The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-08-18

Mrs. Nancy Gould and Miss Meta
Gould are visiting in Saginaw.
Robert Hershey is studying telegrapby
In the Postal Telegraph Co.'S Office.
Charles Preece is building an addition to
the Miller House for bath room and lava
| tories.
| There were no services in the Baptist
church Sunday owing to the illness Of the
pastor Rev. g. V. Northrop.
b. s. Stratton and family returned from
an outing at Crystal Lake and other lakes
near Frankfort Tuesday evening.
Scion De Witt, Of st Johns, more or
less familiar figure in Owosso, was killed at
Caro- Friday by being run over by train.
Both OwOssO bands accompanied the
Masonic excursionlsts to Detroit Wednesday
to take part in the state band tour aament.
Mail carriers y. o. Loring and Ed. Stan
nard left Wednesday morning for the st.
Clair flats where they will spend part Of
their vacation.
| On account of an application for dis
charge made by Sergt. j. Henry Bartrem,
Corporal Roy o. Woodruff was promoted to
be sergeant and Will Beers was made
corporal.
| ID. M. Estey closed deal Tuesday for
valuable tract of timber in Crawford coun.
ty A mill will be put in operation In the
timber and the lumber shipped to the
Owosso factories.
The members Of Asbury M. K. church
held jubilee social on the church lawn
Tuesday evening when they burned the
mortgage which formerly rested on the
building but which has been recently paid
of.
Harry S. Gasoline, of Saginaw, secured the
cadetship at Annapolis in the competitive
examination held in Saginaw Friday, Ralph
Langley securing the alternate appointment
The entrance examination will be held in
Annapolis early in September.
A message from Congressman Fordney
Saturday, stated that he started for Owosso
to attend the county picnic Of farmers clubs,
but the train running of the track through
an open switch delayed 1t for about an hour
and half, by which time it was too late to
get to OwossO.
The last of the asphalt has been laid on
Main street and the Main street bridge has
again been opened to public traffic, con.
venience that meets with hearty apprecia-
ton by a public which has been fording
the river and making long detours for the
past few weeks.
George Hinze, of North Park street, was
arrested Wednesday by officer Cady on com.
plant of Jas. Upbam. The arrest was the
first one to be made under the present bicy-
Gle ordnance. Hinze was reckless and ran
over the young son of Mr.. Upham while rid
ing on the sidewalk Tuesday. He had his
trial before Justice McCaughna Wednesday
afternoon, who fined him SIS As and gave
him severe reprimand besides.
Our readers who attended the "GigantiC
Short End Sale" given by Lyon & Pond
last January, will not need any other invita-
ton than that given in the full page ad. or
the last page of this weeks TIMES to make
them attend their second sale of this kind,
which Is now on. The first was the bigges,
of its kind ever given in OwOssO, and the
firm assures us that the stock and bargains
offered at this sale are both far ahead OF the
previous one. They also say that the pres
!, ent sale is already proving more popular
, than the other and that during the busy
hours their store Is packed, while at al
hours they have lively work attending tt
the wants of the large number constantly
, present. This firm has evidently struck th'
key note in popular sales. For full particu
, lars see the page ad.
Z The school board accepted the resigna
. ton of Mr.. Anderson, who had been en-
8 gagged as principal of the high school, ant
r elected Mr.. Leslie II. Wood to the position
a Mr.. Wood is q graduate of the Owosso higl
school and later of the University wher
he took the degree of Bachelor Arts. II
, holds life certificate from the state boar
, of education and has taught continuousl
since his graduation having had charge o
the Birmingham and Midland schools an,
!, last year of one of the ward schools In Jack
! son. He has spent the most of his sum
mers doing educational work at Bay Vie,
:. and this summer has been doing advances
:. work In the University and attending th
summer school. There Is 10 questio
, about his ability and his friends are cor
fident that he will meet with unqualiie
success In his new position.
The physicians of the city with fe'
other interested spectators met at the ofic
of DIR. G. Mccormick, Friday evening
where they witnessed an exhibition whic
= is quite remarkable, and probably the onl
thing of Its kind In the world. The exh
:, bition was given by Dr., or Prof. Fit
gerald, who has appeared before near
. every clinic in America, and PRACTICAL
= every one In the world. The wonderf
characteristic of the man Is that he can
= will dislocate practically every joint In b
" body, showing In way most instructive