The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-03-31
OWOSSO THIRTY-SIX YEARS AGO.
An Interesting Relic of those Days.
From the Owosso Press


From the Owosso Press:
Corunna, March Is, 1899.
DEAR FRIEND WHITE-When man &C
quires strength and influence, it frequent
ly affords him pleasant pastime to look
upon childhood and compare the then and
now and draw new inspiration for still
more noble deeds and loftier and grander
purposes.
found the enclosed paper the other
day, and upon looking it over discovered
the men of that time nearly all gone, and
the struggling village of Owosso of that
day now an important commercial center
and occupying high rank in all that
makes a city great, and respected for the
honorable position it occupies; and think
ing you might be pleased to review the
paper, "The Owosso Press" of Saturday,
December Is, 1852, Volume I, No. Is, l
send it to you. Respf'y yours,
HUGH MCCURDY.
The esteemed favor from Hon. Hugh Nc
Curdy is an old time miniature of the
o osso Press-a four page that has grown
to an eightor ten page paper-and of the
city which counted its population by the
hundreds instead of its present thousands.
The paper was edited by Messrs. Han
chett & Lyon, and being before the day
of stereotyped plates is entirely of home
composition, and reflex edtorially and
in selected matter of the tastes and views
of the editors. 1t is bright and newsy,
the civil war forming the chief news top
ic. The best idea we can give of the bus
mess of Owosso in those days will be
found in the "Owosso business directory"
of the paper, in which 1t will be seen that
the variety of wares carried by individual
dealers was in it's small way forerunner
ofthe big department stores of the present
day. Here follows the directory list:
Jacob Aberle-Exchange Hotel, accom-
mediation for travellers, boarders, teams
and stock.
8. Ament-Hotel, corner Washing
ton and Main.
Throop & Osburn-Dry goods, grocer
les, hats, caps, Bank block.
George Moses-Dry goods, groceries
and provisions, hats, caps, boots and
shoes, produce, Exchange street.
George Black-Dry goods, groceries,
etc., IngersolPs old stand.
w. w. McGilvra & Co.,-Dry goods,
groceries, provisions, hats, caps, clothing,
boots, shoes, crockery, etc, Washington
street.
CA. & N. Baldwin-Dry goods, grocer
les, boots, shoes, crockery, etc., Washing
ton st.
b. +. Taylor-Groceries, provisions,
wooden ware, fruits, confectionery, ETC.,
Exchange street.
M. l.. Stewart-Wholesale and retail
dealer in groceries, provisions, willow
ware, Yankee notions, Washington st.
John Rice-Groceries, provisions, wines,
liquors, tobacco, segars, Washington st.
J. F. Laubengayer-Drugs, medicines,
chemicals, perfumery, fancy articles, ETC.,
Washington st.
Hitchcock & Brother-Drugs, medi-
cines, paints, oils, books, stationery and
general news depot.
s. A. Green-Boots and shoes, rubbers,
leather, etc., Washington st.
l.. Struber-Boots and Shoes, custom
work, leather, hides, etc., Exchange st,
w. III. Andrus-Hardware, stoves,
pumps, tin ware, pine lumber, shingles,
Exchange st.
Mrs. Fuller-Mlliner and dressmaker,
Washington st.
J. M. Guile-Watchmaker and jeweler,
Washington st.
d. Gould & Co. Bankers, Bank block.
III. Observation-Disclosures furnishing
store, Washington st.
w. Ii. Keyte-Harness maker and sad
der Washington st.
g. Phillipson-Sadder & harness ma
ker, Washington st.