The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
OWOSSO FRIDAY. FEB. II, 1899.
LOCAL NEWS.

Pioneer meeting at Corunna on Wednes-
day next.
Miss Stella Thompson. of Corunna
avenue, is Ill with the grip.
The Women's Literary Club will meet in
the armory parlors tomorrow afternoon.
VIM. Green spent Tuesday in jackson
looking over the horses on the Blackman
stock farm.
The Owosso Telephone Co. has placed
one of its instruments in the Reporter
Office this week.
Chas. w. Starr has sold his cigar and
tobacco business to August Stephan who
will take possession March LIST.
The parties who recently purchased Geo.
Carpenters driving horse for $500 sold the
animal the next day to Marshall gentle
man for $500.
Frank Knapp. engineer at Estey factory
b, will be tried before Justice McCaughna
on the 21st charged with assault and bat
terry upon Chss Grace.
President PaImenter, of the Shiawassee
Mutual Fire lns, Co, was in Laingsburg,
Wednesday, aud adjusted a loss on the
Childs' property at $l2.
The OwossO Casket Factory indoor base
ball team was defeated Wednesday even
ing in Port Huron by the Bankers club Of
that city, scorce ii to 8.
The Casket Factory Club was the
recipient of box of FL Globo cigars, the
gift of August Stephan, Wednesday when
1t left to play the Port Huron team.
Several pictures painted by Fred @.
Frieseke In Holland during the year just
past, are attracting considerable attention
in s. T. Van Dusen's window this week.
A bicycle party made moonlight run
over the cycle path last night. No acct
dents occurred but one or two wash out and
few rough spot. furnished some exciting
sensations.
q. G. Moore, of Shawassee was in Lans
ing Tuesday attending a meeting of the
mutual insurance companies of Michigan.
ne was cDOstu as HtuUeT VI TIE OK
ecutive committee.
st. Johns Republicans: John Collins,
who has been with Il. l.. Kendrick, has
been offered and accepted position with
Lyon & Pond, an OwOsso dry goods firm
John is fine young man.
The residence of j. l.. Olcott, of Pitts
burg, was destroyed by fire about o'clock
Monday morning, catching from burning
chimney. The loss will be fully $1,000,
covered by insurance. A clock 40 years
| old was destroyed.
There will be lecture In the Baptist
church under the auspices of the Y. p.
Union next Friday evening by the Rev X.
A. BOyl. The subject il, ''Seen and I'm.
SEEM" and the lecture Is said to be good
one A nominal admission fee of ten cents
will! be charged.
During his short stay in Detroit Mr..
Frederick A. Keif met with the most en-.
couraging success with his new system of
coat and vest cutting, teaching 1t to several
OF the best known tailOrs In the state, all of
whom were enthusiastic in praise of Its
simplicity and accuracy.
| The following is a list of letters adver-
tised at the Owosso postoffice Feb. IL: Mrs.
j.. Kennedy, Mrs. Fannie A. Fish. j.
James, Froney Lux, j. N. Smith, j. o.
Robertson, Ii. f. Robinson, Mrs. Alvina
Sheldon. Mrs. II. e. Stewart, Jim Taylor,
Mrs. Wright. Retta Becker, Mrs. b. w.
Stone Foreign, b. ID. HaukinsOn, Mrs
Catharine Vanzandt.
The st. Valentines Ball given by the
Assembly Club, Monday evening, was q
very pleasant social event and one which
the members of the club and their guests
greatly enjoyed. Among the visitors from
out of the city we're Mrs. Pearsoll, of Lans-
ing; Miss Edith Waters, and Messrs. John
Turner and Harry Izor, of Durand; the
Misses Eveleth and Bessie Garland, of
Corunna.
i Carl Beuter has resigned his position
with Lyon q Pond In this city to accept a
much better position with Edison, Moore &
Co. in their big Detroit house. He will at
first have charge of the shirt waist depart
mept. Mr. Beuter has made many friends
In Owosso since he has been employ ed
with Lyon q Pond and while congratulate
ing him on his success, they will be sorry
! To have him leave the city.