The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-04-21
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
Entered at the Postoff1ce In Owosso for
transmission as second class matter.
Published everv Friday noon.
OWOSSO, FRIDAY. APRIL 21, 1899
LOCAL NEWS.

S. B. Pitts was in Flint on business Mon
day.
William Elliott, of Durand. was in the
city Monday.
Company G held drill Tuesday evening
at the armory.
Mrs, Clark Aiken returned from a visit
with friends in Flint Tuesday.
Clyde S. Mason made a short visit with
his mother the first of the week.
DR. Bert Hall, of Pompeii, was the guest
of his brothers in this city Monday.
Mrs ID. NJ. Tillman, of Byron, was the
guest of friends in this city Wednesday.
Mrs d. Nichols, of Byron, has been
granted widows pension of So per month.
A. j. Patterson, city. has been granted
an increase of pension from SIT to S24 per
month.
j. S. Colby went to Mt. Pleasant Wed
nesday morning being called by the serious
illness of a nephew.
Special attention is called to ad of ID. j.
Evans in this issue, of Saginaw County
Farm Lands for Sale"
G. f. Brewster formerly of this county,
has been re-appointed chief deputy game
warden. The salary is $1,000
Mrs. John Hoover returned to her home
in Chelsea Tuesday after few days visit
with her daughter, Mrs. r. w. Crawford.
The Current Topic Club listened to
papers by Mrs. G. G. Duff and Mrs. Albert
Todd at the home of Mrs. A. f. Stever
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. M. Hopkins, of Vernon,
were in Owosso Monday morning, MI
Hopkins stopping over on his return to his
Chicago Office from New York trip.
The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal church
will serve chicken pie supper tomorrow
evening in the Ladies Library rooms from
five to eight o'clock. Supper fifteen cents
or two for twenty.f five cents.
Rev. G.. Fred Williams preached in the
Episcopal church Sunday evening the
rector, Rev. r. o. Cooper, having been
taken suddenly sick after the morning ser.
vice.
Mrs. Lena Z0phi died at her home on
Herman street, Saturday morning, aged
ifty-fve years. The funeral was held at
the home Tuesday, Rev. G. Spathelf oficiat-
ing.
II. @. McGuineas is adding second story
| to the rear part of his residence corner OF
Main street and Michigan avenue and is
making various other improvements at the
same time.
Charles Henderson had his clothing
caught on a shaft while repairing machinery
in the Fox 81 Mason factory Corunna
| Tuesday, and narrowly escaped death. He
broke a one and a half inch shaft in his
effort to free himself.
r. g.. Morrice, K. j. Cook and @. w.
| Shlpman, commissioners on claims in the
Hope Lemon estate held a meeting in
| Corunna Monday. The commissioners have
a claim of $40, 900 made by some New York
attorneys for services to pass upon.
Haug & Scheurmann, Saginaw architects,
are drawing plans for the three story brick
building to be built on West Main street by
John Scheider for Sunnyside Greenhouse
also plans for four room school houses al
Byron and Vernon to cost about $4,000
each.
| The excursion of the city schools Il
Lansing and the Agricultural College
| which had been planned to take place to
morrow has been postponed until May 9th
word having been received from the col
lege that the grounds are still too wet and
soft for visitors.
The marriage of Mrs. Emma Welter, o
st. Johns, and Mr.. Hiram Weatherbee, o
Owosso, took place Saturday evening at tn,
home of the brides mother, Mrs. q. Sturgis
in st. Johns. About sixty relatives ant
friends were present. They came at ono
to Owosso where they will make thei
home.
G. A. Connor spent few days durinl
the latter part of last week and the first o
this looking up Ice cream business for tn
coming season. He finds the outlook en-
couraging for q good trade. IL there is an.
Ice cream sold at all Charlie should get
good share of the business for his cream ha
q state reputation for choice quality ant
the best keeping qualities.