The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-11-10

Postmaster Lawrence was in Detroit on
business Monday.
Mrs. K. Il. Southworth is visiting in
Ovid and st, Johns.
W. l.. Parker was In Jackson Monday
and Tuesday on business.
An original pension of SO 90 per month
has been granted to Geo. w. Harvey, of
Miss Cora Hansman entertained a party
Of friends Wednesday evening in honor of
her birthday.
o. b. Estey left Tuesday afternoon for a
few days of deer hunting In the northern
part of the state
Tickets for the Y. M. G. A. Star course
are now on sale at one dollar for the course
of five numbers.
Contractor Davies is pushing the work
along on the Ball street sewer In very
satisfactory manner.
DIR. J. b. F. Curtis, formerly a resident
of this county, has been appointed post
master at Commerce, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. T. Covert, of Hancock,
arrived In the city Wednesday with the in
tention of making their home here.
The Owosso Telephone Co. will seon put
up 500 feet of 100 pair cable running east
on Exchange street from the exchange.
The Kings Daughters met with Mrs. A.
j. Van Epps, at her home on West
Williams street, Wednesday evening.
Members of the Star of Hope Rebekah
lodge spent Wednesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Monroe,
Fletcher street.
Rollin Pond was In Vernon Tuesday on
business and in Oakley yesterday. Next
week he will set jobs at Mt Morris,
Pine River and Clio.
Tom Ledbeter has his trial today on the
charge of stealing a bundle of clothes from
John Callard's buggy in Corunna one even
ing last week while nearly drunk.
John A. Morrison, switchman in the
Grand Trunk yards at Durand, lost his left
hand Wednesday morning while helping
switch car with an engine switching pole.
Streets are being graded on Maple Ridge
Heights, an extension of Maple Ridge Park
and lying directly south of 1t. The plat of
this district was approved by the council
Tuesday night.
The Ladies Library Association will
serve supper at the library rooms TO-
morrow, Saturday, from five until half past
seven o'clock. Supper fifteen cents or two
for twenty-five cents.
j. B. Huffman, of Chaplin, will meet the
farmers of Vernon township at the opera
house, Vernon, on Saturday, Nov. 18th. to
discuss the question of establishing cheese
factory in that village.
Secy e. G. Van Ness left for Chicago
Monday to meet his sister. Mrs. Clapp, on
her way back from the west for visit. 1t
is needless to add that Mr.. Van Ness will
visit Coldwater while absent.
Mrs. w. s. Beebe entertained Mrs. W.
j. Sackner, of Grand Rapids. over Sunday.
Mrs. Sackner was on her way home from
Fenton where she attended the reunion of
the old seminary students.
Mr. and Mis-. Allie Murner have moved
into the house lately occupied by j. d.
Priest on Lansing street. Messrs. Murner
& DensmOre are doing we'll In the milk
business which they have lately purchased
of j. ID. Priest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dunbar left Monday
evening for Colorado to reside, where Mr..
Dunbar has already been employed for the
last few years in looking after his copper in
terests in company with his brother in. law,
Jas. N. McB.ide.
Tickets for the Won Steinberg piano re-
cital are now on sale at the Citizens Saw
iDgs Bank and at Parkill & Sons. The
recital will be given at the Baptist church
next Friday evening under the auspices of
the Women's Club.
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of beets from this locality for shipment to
the Alma beet sugar factory Monday. He
drilled in five acres and estimated that he
had about seventy five tons which are to
bring him four dollars or more per ton. &C.
cording to the tests at the mills.
The Owosso high school foot ball team
was in Flint Saturday playing the high
school team of that city. The one score
which the officials allowed went to the Flint
team but only under protest from the
OwOsso team who claim that the ball was
kicked after Flint player had interfered
with pass and while scrimmage was in
progress through the ensuing tumble. The
home team claims that the game should
have been called tie. A return game
will be played here tomorrow.
The many friends of the family of Rev.
DR.. K. b. Bancroft, of Flint, were saddened
to learn of the death of their eight year old
daughter, Huldah, late Friday night. She
had been Ill for over two years with
diabetes. She will be remembered by
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