The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
eS Entered at the Postoffice In Owosso for
b. transmission as second -class matter.
Published every Friday noon.
OwOsSO FRIDAY. FEB. 4. 1898.
LOCAL NEWS.

The thermometer registered IA degrees
below zero Monday.
Tha City Band is making preparations
for its ball on the 22d inst.
The owner of ticket 1859 takes the $50
gold watch at f. B. Holman's.
The Junior st. Cecilia society will enjoy
sleigh ride to Ovid this evening.
The Grove Bros stock of boots and shoes
was sold on Tuesday to John Lyle.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Patterson, of Clinton street, Saturday.
The new Taylor block on South Wash
ington street has been wired for electric
lights.
G. Mclean has purchased an interest in
Geo. Welte's photograph gallery and the
firm will hereafter be known as Welte q
Mclean.
A new shaper has been added to the
Robbins Table Co.'s plant. The increase
new piece of machinery.
An error crept into our article last week
on fraternal insurance. The number of as
sessments for the Degree of Honor, A. o.
U. w., was six instead of twelve.
Albert Todd's valuable Jersey cow died
Monday night. No cause is known as the
animal was seemingly perfectly well the
night before.
The ID & NJ turn table at the old round
house in this city has been taken up and re-
moved to Durand. 1t was transported to
to that place on fiat car Tuesday.
Born, Jan. 9th, to MIR. and Mrs. John
Black, of Chicago, a daughter. Mrs Black
was formerly Miss Cora Merell. Owosso
friends all unite in congratulations
The fire company was called to Johnson's
bakery, on COrunna road, Tuesday night,
but found no fire. The smoke from the
furnace caused the alarm to be turned in.
The return game of indoor ball between
the Light Infantry and Port Huron teams
is TO occur at Port Huron on the Sth inst
Fare for the round trip 81 90 over the ID. q
NJ. aud g. IL G. L. A large party will &C.
company the boys, going on a special train.
Secretary w. Il Bennett, of the Toledo
Ice Co. was in the city Tuesday consulting
the men who were hurt in the Whitmort
Lake disaster. The ice house is being re
J built and is reported nearly completed
Mr. Bennett said the company would begir
cutting ice next Monday.
The annual sleigh ride of the High schoo
foot ball team will be given this evening
The load will leave the high school buildin,
Immediately after the lecture, to be giyel
this evening in the assembly room, and will
be driven to the home of Jerry Gibbons
six miles northeast of the city.
c. b. Radford has purchased an interes
with G. A. Conner in his business and tn
, firm will be known as G. A. Connor q Go
Both of these men are business hustlers an,
success Is assured their united efforts. Tn,
firm expects to push the ice cream trad
next season heavier than any time In tn
past.
The committee appointed by the Bushes
Mems Association to investigate the ques
ton of establishing q cheese factory Il
Owosso, reported at the Friday evenin
meeting that E. f. Dudley had decided ;
start the business. This will be good new
to our farmer friends, as Mr.. ID. will Civ
= them good market.
The snow storm which visited the cit
Monday and Tuesday seems to have bee
general over the State. Every train pull
} ing In this city was from one-half to thre
hours late The T. s. e. M. train due her
Tuesday did not arrive till Thursday. Se'
eral extra trains were added to the Ann Al
Dor, owing to the great delay of the regu
lar trains.
Mrs. Louisa MacQuisten, who has bee
acting In the capacity of dining room girl
The New Merell for the past few week
8 was arrested Tuesday on a charge OF arse
preferred by her husband, DR.. ID. W. Ma
Quisten, of Detroit. The doctor and tw
children claim they saw and recognized ht
Sunday night. the night of the fire, and sa
she was hanging about the premises prey
ous to the fire. Several guests of TT
Merell have signed affidavits to the effe
tnat Mrs. MacQuisten waited upon the
table on the evening In question; thus
aioi can easily be established by the lad.
) Mrs. MacQusten was taken to Detro
J Tuesday night to answer to the charge.