The Owosso times., 1899-03-03
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
Entered at the Postoff1ce IN Owosso for
transmission as second -class matter.
Published everv Friday noon.
OWOSSO FRIDAY. MARCH 8. 1899.
LOCAL NEWS.

| to Detroit, Thursday.
Born, Wednesday afternoon to Mr.. and
Mrs. K, U. Dewey, daughter.
A pension of SO per month has been
granted t. e. V. Chase, Of Elsie.
Several Elks from this city attended a
social meeting of that order In Lansing
Tuesday night.
Will Warner, one of the carvers In the
Estey factory, cut thumb and finger quite
badly while at work Tuesday.
The insurance adjusters settled with Joe
Gerson for the loss to his stock by last
week Thursdays fire, at 80, ,361.72.
At the convention of the eastern Michigan
High Court of Foresters held at Detroit this
week, A. d. Willoughby, of this city, was
elected junior warden.
1t is expected that the current from the
water wheel and dynamo at the COrunna
dam will be turned on the street railway
current this afternoon or evening.
The Ann Arbor Ry. discontinued the ex.
press business Tuesday and the American
Express Company began doing business
over the Ann Arbor lines again WedDes-
day.
s. 7. Van Dusen moved his stock yester-
day from the Schuknecht building on Ex-
| change street to the store occupied by L. o..
Christians jewelry stock on Washington
street.
The shaft In the Corunna electric lighting
station broke last night, allowing the fly
wheel to swing around into the steam chest
and cylinder, badly damaging the engine
throughout.
The formal acceptance of the call extend
ed by the Congregational church to Rev.
Carlos II. Hanks, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio is
expected by the Congregational pulpit COM
| mittee tomorrow.
New subscribers who have had the
| Owosso Telephone Co. IS instruments placed
in their residences within the last few days
are A. l.. Curry No 226, w. S. Hunt
42-3 rings, DIR. Ward 225.
Letters advertised at the Owosso postOf-
flee for the week ending Feb. 25, '99: VIM.
Potter, Ida l.. Stevens, John Stout, Mary
Smith, Owosso Starch Works, Sylvester
Runyan, Jane Wright, Emma Thomas,
Mabel Brown, Madam Ii. s. Kelsey.
The social given at the Baptist church
Wednesday evening by the Sunday school
classes of Mrs. A. Evans and f. w.
Lawrence was very successful and
pleasant one. The proceeds were about
twenty dollars.
Mrs. Silvia Frasier, for forty. five years O
resident of Venice, died at her home In that
township on the 23d ult., aged 80 years.
Three SONS survive her: James Goodfelow
and A. w. Frasier, of Venice, and G. A.
Frasier, of Arenac county.
Attention is directed to the large ad. on
page eight of ID. w. McDevitt who will
open book auction in the Patterson build.
ing, West Main St., on Saturday. The sales
have been great success in other cities
and afford an excellent opportunity to pur
chase all classes Of books.
| A bill has been introduced by Senator
Collingwood to detach portion of the
Union School district of this city. The
part affected is the farm of l.. Hopkins
south of the city ard the accomplishment
of the proposed action Is something which
Mr.. Hopkins has long desired.
The Bright Idea Club gave q party a
the home of the Misses Mabel and Fanni,
Osborn Tuesday evening in honor of Johr
Rhodes who Is one Of their members WHIT
leaves In few days for Toledo, as befor,
noted. A fine plaster cast of "The Lord'i
Supper" was presented to him by the club
Mrs. Albert Proper died quite suddenly
of acute bowel trouble at the home Of hel
mother, Mrs. Gillis, west of north Chipmar
street on the extension Of King street, Sat
urday morning. The funeral services were
held at the house Monday morning, Rev
G. v. Northrop officiating. Mrs. Proper
who was sister of Mr.. Proper's first wife
was formerly Miss jessie Gillis, and wal
married to Mr.. Proper, one of the privatei
Of Company q, who saw Cuban service, on
the 31st of last December She was 9
young lady held In high estimation by al
acquaintances. Both Mrs. Glllis and Mr.
Proper have the sympathy Of the com
munity In their loss.