The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-04-14


City Band concert tonight at the Baptist
church.
Il. s. Hadsall was in Lansing Tuesday
on business.
G. r. Burt, of the Alma Sugar Co., was
In the city Wednesday.
The Owosso Telephone Co. received
car load Of poles today.
Editor q. G. Vaughan, of st. Johns, was
in the city this morning.
Blackmar, the druggist, advertises con
ditiOn powders for horses and cattle.
Samuel Willis, of Thompsonville, spent
Sunday in this city with Mrs. Willis.
g. b. Sickmon left on business trip to
the southwest part of the state Tuesday.
Miss Carrie Curry left today for few
weeks visit with her brother at Unionville
Mich.
Mrs. G. ID. Stewart and Miss Anna Con-
ant went to Detroit Monday for few days
visit.
l.. Krob and family went to GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, their former home, Saturday, for an
indefinite stay.
Prof. j. w. Simmons, principal of the
training school at Ypsilanti, is visiting
Owosso friends.
The Owosso students at the University
will come home today and tomorrow for the
spring vacation.
This city was favored with its first heavy
April storm with thunder lightning, and
hail accompaniment Monday.
Mrs. Amanda Coffman, of Grand Rapids,
will lecture again Sunday morning and
evening In the Spiritual Hall.
The high school athletic association elect
ed Cecil Post manager of the track team at
meeting held Tuesday night.
Steamboat service In connection with the
d., G. II. q M. road between Grand Haven
and Chicago and Milwaukee has been re-
sumed.
Mueller Bros. have sent out large num-
Der of invitations to citizens to be present at
the formal opening of their new brewery
on Monday next
Miss Allie Brooks is visiting in Detroit
where she accompanied Miss Martin, of
Rochester, N Y, and Mrs. BENZ Stout and
daughter, Miss Marion, of Detroit, who
have been herguests for the past week.
The Fountain Park Congregations
church, st. Louis Mo-, has called a council
to be held April 21st for the installation of
Rev. j. @. Cromer as its pastor. The
Owosso church has received an invitation to
send delegate to the council.
Work is now progressing In good shape
on the addition to the postofice building.
There will not be a basement under the
new part, only an air chamber beneath the
floor being provided for. The excavating
for fOundati ons for the walls and for the
vault is well under way.
Eugene Beal, of Ann Arbor, has closed
up the shoe business which he has conduct.
ed in this city during the past year under
the direction of Charles Zle1e, removing
the stock to his Ann Arbor store. Mr..
Zefe remained for few days visit with
the many friends he has made here.
AT the annual meeting of the Owosso
Telephone Co. held yesterday the reports
of the officers as to the business of the past
year were very satisfactory to the stock
holders. The old directors. G. w. Gale, G.
Mccormick, j. s. Haggart, ID. G. Clapp, K
A. Gould, Tod Kincaid and K. o. Dewey,
were reelected.
Gen. II. M. Duffield was greeted by a
large audience in the Congregational church
Tuesday evening where he delivered the
first lecture in course of four lectures given
by the Sunday School. The speaker, who
has large. commanding figure, gave an off
hand talk on the experience of the Mich
gan troops in Cuba. He enumerated the
disadvantages under which the Michigan
troops labored, and eulogized them for their
performance of what they were called upon
to do. with fearlessness and proper 0bedi-
ence. Gen. Shafter was also eulogized for
his foresight in pushing AHEAD without
waiting for the formation of base of sup
plies according to the old accepted theories
of campaigning, for the simple reason that he
perceived that 1t was fight with Spaniards
or yellow fever, and unless they got at the
Spaniards quickly the yellow fever would
prevent their ever being able to do So
Corporal Beers came In for full share of
commentator, and the National Guard or.
ganization was given great credit as form
ing good nucleus for the building up of an
army, and as being something the state
cannot afford to do without.
The First Methodist church Of this city
presented an unusual scene Sunday even
ing of decidedly stirring nature. Two
Mormon elders who have been working in
this city for some time past had presented a
letter to Rev. John Sweet to be read by hin
as their reply to statements and charges
m ade by him on previous occasions. Mr..