The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-10-21
OWOSSO FRIDAY. OCT. 81, 1898.
LOCAL NEWS.

the owosso Telephone Company's lines.
The crew at work on the stone crusher
Kept up operations until midnight Wednes.
day.
Charles Lawrence was called to Port
Huron yesterday by the sickness of a rela-
tive.
M. Osburn has added to his flock of Lin
coin sheep fine yearling lamb purchased
of Gibson & Walker, of Iderton, Ont.
The Daily American did not. appear
Monday, on account of the funeral of Mrs.
M. A. Mcintosh, mother of Editor Nc
IntOsh.
The DOrcas Society will hold business
meeting Tuesday, at the Dorcas Home, to
consider the resignation of the president,
Mrs. A. M. Hume.
Mrs. Sarah Shanafelt has returned from
visit in Canton. Ohio. She is accom-
panied by her mother. Mrs. Mary Ball, who
will make her an extended visit
Rev. +. S. Retain, of Detroit, an old
Owosso boy who is visiting friends and
relatives and attending the Baptist state
convention, was in Detroit Wednesday to
officiate at two weddings.
Capt. Van Epps and LIST Lieut. Retain
were in Detroit Tuesday and Wednesday
making inquiries about the numerous forms,
regulations, ETC., involved in making out
the final papers for Company G.
Edward Burk, of Detroit, who attempted
to commit suicide Wednesday morning
while respondent over business, was at one
time quite well known in this city, being
administrator of the Geo. Fauth estate.
Mrs. j. s. Colby is entertaining her broth
er, Orderly Sergeant Charles Van Horn, of
Co. G, U. s. Infantry, who is home on a
thirty days sick furlough. He was two
weeks making the trip from Ponce to New
York.
The Warren-Scharf eight year guaranty
bond at last appears to be perfectly salts
factory, signed by the president, secretary.
and a majority of the board of directors of
the company, and otherwise up to specifica-
tons.
The Board of Public Works has rejected
a large amount of the crushed stone on
Washington street, because there is so much
of 1t that is much larger than the specifca-
tons call for. Much of 1t will have to be
recrushed.
Will Payne has purchased the property
before the fire, buy ing it from the Calkins
estate. He has already begun excavations,
preparatory to building another store on
that site.
Judge s. F. Smith was the recipient of a
handsome watch chain and Odd Fellow
charm Monday. The gift was made by the
present Jury in the circuit court, Circuit
Court Commissioner j. Fl. Collins making
the presentation speech.
Col. G. v. r. Pond, assistant adjutant
general of the Michigan G. A. r. who is
quite we'll known in Owosso, was married
Wednesday afternoon in Lansing, to Mrs.
Jennie l.. Gibbs. They left on wedding
journey to New York and Boston.
"Florida on Wheels" arrived this morning
and has been thronged all day by those who
enjoy the splendid display of fruits and
beauties IF the land of summers. The trop-
ical exhibit is magnificent, and there is a
tank of live alligators to interest the curl
ous.-- Goshen Qnd.) Daily News.
At the ID. & M. Ry. Nov. As.
1t will be we'll for Owosso taxpayers to
keep in mind the fact that Bay City is offer
ing the inducement of site and $40, 000
bonus for the establishment of the Woodland
Furniture Works in that city. Fifteen
thousand dollars should be considered but a
trifie to what Owosso must lose forever II
this amount is not put up.
Hancock & Pond have completed the
equipment of private electric light
ing plant In the Fox furniture fac
tory In Corunna, but it doesn't happen
to be the first established in the county, or
the second either for that matter, as has
been stated by different papers. They
might have been seen in Owosso factories
several years ago.
Fred Saunders. of Corunna, who drove
his team so hard on the night of the Wood
ard fire that one of the horses died the 9th
err day from the effects of 1t, is now the pos
SCISSOR of another as good as the one he LOST
by trying to save Owosso. This was
brought about largely through the efforts o!
Mr.. r. P. Bigelow, OF this city. who tool
no subscriptions among the business men
Mr.. BigeIow secured $3.50 aud turned
over sl4.50 of this to the Corunna depart
ment after paying for the new horse for
saunders. Mr.. Bigelow deserves the
thanks of Owosso citizens for Stirring them
nm To nav this debt.