The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-26

Mr.. j. Shaft, of Shaftsburg, was in the
city Wednesday.
Postmaster Stevens, of Perry. was in the
city this morning.
Mrs. w. s. II. Wood, of Howell. is visit
ing Ow osso friends.
Mrs. l.. j. Kenny, of Lansing, visited
friends In the city, Tuesday.
Maj. Paul M. Roth is expected home to-
morrow for stay of several weeks.
Miss Ruth Fulkerson went to Baroda
Saturday, to work in dry goods store.
The Dorcas Society holds business
meeting at the home this afternoon.
Mrs. r. Youngs and Miss Cecil Coats, of
Det,oit, are visiting friends in the city.
Mrs. s. T. Van Dusen and children have
visited Howell relatives during the week.
A. NJ Bentley went to Shortsville, N, Y,
Tuesday, to look after the Empire Drill
Co.'S. affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Campbell and son,
Evens, returned from their western trip,
Wednesday morning.
The Owosso Masonic lodge instructed
two candidates in the mysteries of the first
degree Wednesday evening.
Messrs. John Cardwell and Rudolph
Tick left Tuesday evening for Toledo
where they will visit friends for few days.
Prin. ID. f. Mertz, of the high school.
entertained his brother, Will, of the De-
troit high school teachers force, Saturday
and Sunday.
Geo. +. Robinson writes home that he is
pleasantly located In Washington and will
assume his duties in the war department on
Monday next.
All members of the w. r. G. will meet
in the parlors of the Methodist church, Sun.
day morning at ten o'clock, sharp, to attend
memorial services.
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss
Helen Duff and Lou Allison, of the jewelry
firm of Allison & Son. The wedding will
take place June 9th.
Miss Margaret Dynes, of the Owosso
Telephone Co.'s Office, entertained a num-
Der of young lady friends Friday afternoon
in honor of her guest, Miss McKeva, of
Bay City.
Frank johnson has been appointed post
master at Olney, vice E. Smith removed.
The selection does credit to Congressman
FOrdney.
The fire department was called out We'd
nesday evening by burning chimney on
North Ball street between Janette and
Elizabeth streets. There was no work for
the department, however, when it had ar
rived.
Rev. FIR Sane endorsed Mayor Hume's
efforts to enforce the laws regarding
the proper closing of the saloons in his
sermon Sunday morning. The reverend
Father even went farther and denounced
the saloon business In general.
The Junior Band cleared about fifty dol
lars from Its social at the home of G. ID.
Hunt Tuesday evening. The band is
showing great improvement in its playing
this season. The boys have just COM
pleted good band stand on West Main
street.
The ladies of the Baptist church cleared
nearly ninety dollars by the Crary tours
given in the church last week. The views
from the Holy Land given by DR.. and Mrs.
Crary Sunday night were enjoyed by a
large audience. The silver collection
taken up at this service amounted to over
twenty dollars.
The county convention of Kings
Daughters met in Durapd Wednesday for
their first annual meeting as we'll as the
the state. Miss Ivah Malisky, of this city,
read paper on, "How best push the work
into neighboring communities" Miss
Ethelyn ellison, of this city, was also in at
officers for the ensuing year: Mrs. G. M.
Martin, county secretary; Miss Minnie
Reed, recording secretary; Miss Ethelyn
ellison, treasurer.
The Argus seems to be trife cratic in
Its school news. Tuesday 1t stated
positively that the thirty-6ve students 1t
named would graduate next month altho
until the school board met that evening 1t
had not been officially decided In single
instance whether the student should be
given diploma or not. However, to make
up and atone for this reckless bit of news
paper enterprise, 1t put off saying anything
about the very fiattering offer which Supt.
Austin had received from Michigan City
until the news came out in the Owosso
: Press altho 1t had been subject Of street
conversation all the week.
Rumors of the offer to Supt. K T. Austin,
of this city, of the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
Michigan City, Ind, school with salary of
81. 800 and further increase to So. 900 next
year have been afoat about the city since
the first of the week although 1t did not get