The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-27
E K Frueautr, of Ann Arbor, is in the

city.
ID. Horton. OF Fenton, will deliver the
Memorial Day address at Morrice.
John Flemming has been appointed col
lector of the Baptist church vice Miss Cora
Ball, resigned.
Several new designs for the fall trade of
furniture are being made this week at
Woodlands furniture factory by DC. Clapp.
The school board has purchased Supt.
Simmon,' large collection of minerals,
birds, etc aud will keep the same at the
central building
Miss McKinnis, the eighth grade teacher
at the central for two years past, has &C.
cepted position in the Jackson schools for
the coming year with fine increase In
salary.
| Arthur Farnsworth of THE TIMES is TAX
ing an enforced vacation this week, having
caught the index finger on his left hand In
one of the presses, Saturday. DIR. McCor-
mick dressed the wounds.
Lee M. Lestnet waived examination be-
fore Justice McCaughna on the charge of
perjury preferred by r. Phillips and was
bound over for trial in the circuit court.
Bail In the sum of 500 was furnished.
The Owosso Mfg. Co. is enjoying large
rush of orders for screen doors, something
unusual for this time of the year. Orders
for 20 carloads, to be filed at once are now
on hand. The factory will probably shut
down for the season. about July LIST.
The army work OF the Young Mems
Christian Association will be presented at
a mass meeting next Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock In the M. E. church. Every
friend of Co. G should attend this service.
1t is meeting for the women as we'll as the
men.
| A. l.. Clemens, of Los Angeles, CAL,
spent the first of the week at VIM. Groves.
freight Office and is well known by large
number of Owosso people.
The W. r. G. cordially invites the wives
and mothers of our old and young soldiers
who may not belong to this order, to attend
with them the memorial services Sunday
morning. in the Congregational church.
All please be in the basement of the church
promptly at 10 o'clock.
Will May was acquitted In Justice Nc
Caughna's court yesterday on charge of us
ing indecent language to an officer He was
arrested Tuesday night and placed in Jail,
charged with being drunk and disorderly,
but before the case cane to trial the CON-
plant was changed. 1t is said that suit
for damages is TO be commenced.
In order to save their property at Gute's
Hill the Arbeiter Verein has to raise So, 900
before July 10. Accordingly, letter has
been sent to each society of the State ask
ing that every member donate ten cents to
invested, and to keep the property. There
being 5000 members in the State, If each
person helps with ten cents the property
will be saved
The Ann Arbor switch engine kicked
an empty box car in on the Robbins Table
Co.'S switch Wednesday afternoon. brake
man being left in charge to see that 1t was
stopped at the proper place. From some
cause the brake refused to work and the cal
ran off the end of the switch into the Table
Co.'S oil house, smashing the whole side iu
and breaking open several barrels of oil
The braB eman escaped with slight injury
The last regular meeting of the high
school Amphictyon society for the year was
held In the high school hall last Friday
evening. The program rendered was one
of unusual interest. In the farewell address
given by Isaac GLADDEN. in behalf of the SEN
iOr class, a brief outline of the organizing Of
the society and its object was given. The
Friday night review was full of origina
ideas and witty sayings 1t was voted tina
the society be reorgaDzed again at the be
ginning of the next school year.
The school board at It's session Tuesday
evening by unanimous vote rendered tn,
superintendency of our schools to Prof. K
L. Austin, Of Saginaw, at a salary of 81,
800. This action OF the board is heartily
com mended on all sides, the people gener
ally desiring Prof. Austin for the position
His work as principal in the school CAV,
universal satisfaction, and there is every
reason to believe that as superintendent hi
will be equally satisfactory and success
J full to a marked degree. THE TIMES GER
tanly hopes he will accept.
While out driving Tuesday evening, G.
ii. Cossitt was thrown from his wagon, OF
Oliver street. The horses proceeded W
the street leisurely and were caught by
Harry Cossitt who happened to be coming
along the street, and who now returned tt
find his father. After driving short dis
lance, the horses again became frightened
, threw Harry out and started on lively rur
east on Oliver to Washington, south t
! Exchange, west to Ball, and then north t
Oliver again. The horses were stopped by
farmer about two miles north of the city