The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-10-14
OWOSSO FRIDAY. OCT. IA, 1898.
LOCAL NEWS.

Ernest Mann will manage the foot ball
team for the Athletic association.
"Dr." p. T. johnson will speak at the
Spiritual Hall Sunday, Oct. 10th, 2sd and
3Oth.
Rev. M. M. Martin, of Ovid, exchanged
pulpits Sunday morning with Rev. j. c.
Cromer.
The OwossO Casket Works is the latest
company to erect fence about Its factories
and yards.
| Hon. James O'Donnel win discuss the is
sues of the campaign at Corunna on Friday
evening next, Oct. 81.
Col. A. T. Bliss, of Saginaw, expects to
attend the meeting of the Shiawassee
Battalion on Thursday next.
| The Owosso Casket Works is building a
check room between the wood working
shop and the Offices and adjoining the lat
| ter.
| G. L. Dimmick had a narrow escape from
injury Monday morning, one of the Todd
coal teams running away and smashing his
carriage.
Mrs. Geo. w. Detwiler received tele.
gram yesterday stating that her brother had
his left arm wrenched eff while working in
Passolt's soap factory In Saginaw.
Calvary mission held a reception Friday
evening at 1Ot5 West Main street, where 1t
now has its home. The mission has con-
tracted for the Thomas lot on State street.
The Owosso high school foot ball team
had game scheduled with the Saginaw
high school team for tomorrow at the fair
grounds, but it now appears that the plans
have fallen through.
Herman Ahrends died Sunday at the home
of his mother on South Chapman street. He
was nineteen years old and died of con-
sumption. The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. P. Kionka officiating.
The Sunday Free Press complimented
Capt Fitzpatrick on making as good show
| ing with the foot ball team of the OwossO
Athletic Association as they did last Satur-
day, saying the team was playing against
too great odds.
The stone crushing plant of the paving
company secured an ideal location on the
site of the old Dewey mill. The plant is a
large one of the kind, the power being fur
nished by the largest portable engine and
boiler ever brought into the city.
The Baptist State Convention meets in
this city. next week, opening Monday with a
ministers conference. The convention
proper begins Tuesday and closes Friday
evening. A large number of delegates
from all parts of the state will be in attend.
ance.
The work of laying the concrete founda-
ton for the paving has been completed
north and east of the Washington Exchange
street crossings. The discipline maintained
among the workmen and the rapidity and
system with which the work is pushed
along is revelation to most Owosso people
and meyer fails to hold the interest of a
number of bystanders.
| One caisson has already been built in the
river to aid in putting in the iron pipe for
the sewer on Main street. The sewer be-
tween the river on Main street and the point
where it empties into the river on Shiawas-
see street has been completed and as soon
as the two parts are connected up across
| the river at Main street the sewage will be
down.
Mrs. b. III. StIahls suffered severe loss
by fire Monday evening on her fam east of
the city. The loss included two barns, a
feed. The flames could be seen for miles
around, telephone inquiries coming from
Vernon to know what was burning. 1t is
supposed to have been the work of tramps
The property was insured.
| One of the effects of the reorganization
of the Owosso Carriage Company will soon
be In evidence to the residents of the south
side of the city. A two story brick build
] ing, 50x100 feet will soon be built just south
of the present buildings Such improve
ments however are just what might be
expected when such man as A. M. Bentley
is made the president of the company and
man who has already shown his worth in
the compaDy's employ as has s. b. Pratt,
is retained as its secretary.
Mrs. Bagley, who has millinery parlors
over e. l.. Devereaux's store was severely
burned about the face and hands Saturday
evening. She had just lighted kerosene
stove and some dripping oil caught fire, set
ting fire to her clothes. She ran down the
stairway on Mason street where the fre wa:
put out by Chas. Baldwin, who had pres
ence of mind enough to throw his overcoa
about her. The fire in the building wa:
put out without much damage being done
! IN the huildin0