The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-13
OwOsSO FRIDAY. JAN. 10, 1899.
LOCAL NEWS.

The Y. M. G. A. congress meets again
tonight.
Workmen began cutting ice on the river
above the car shops, Tuesday.
The Postal Telegraph office is now in
shape for business in Deckert's store
The Foresters postponed their mas.
querade party until next week Tuesday.
Assembly at the armory tonight with
Wesener's orchestra furnishing the music.
The grocery firm of Duff & Detwier has
dissolved partnership, G. G. Duff retiring.
The Rathbone sisters installed officers
and INDUCED in banquet Wednesday
night.
DIR. Tufford was called into the country
Monday to set broken arm for Mrs. Robert
Smith.
The council has extended the time of
payment of taxes, without the additional
| five per cent until January 20th.
The council made a move in the right
direction when it took the first step Mon
day night towards securing a stone crusher
for the city's use.
The Owosso Carriage Works team de-
feated the Independents Saturday evening
by a score of Q to 4 The Independents
have still to win their first game.
| Drain Commissioner G. w. Parker now
visits the various drains about the county
where his presence is required, with a new
carriage and new span of horses
The Bee Hive has been open again all
this week and any who were disappointed
at being una BILE to get in to purchase from
this large stock can now find them ready
for business again.
The base ball team of the Owosso league
defeated the Bay City team IN their game
| in the armory Wednesday night by score
of too. TIE Owosso team whitewasbed
the visitors until the eighth inning.
James Nafus was acquitted in Justice
McCaughna's court Wednesday on the
charge of stealing two loads of wood from
the Symes & Harris addition. He had
plenty of proof that he bought the wood of
a chopper.
The examination of b. b. Prindle, Oh
charge of burglary, was completed In
Justice McCaughna's court Friday, and in
default of $500 bail Prindle was returned
to the county Jail to await his trial in the
circuit court.
The fire department was called out by a
small blaze in Q. G. Duff's residence We'd
nesday evening. The fire was put out
without any water being thrown by the de.
partment. The damage was slight,
principally due TO smoke up stairs where
the fire started.
A. j. Patterson is seriously considering
the erection of two new stores between the
New National hotel and his present bust
ness blocks on West Main street. The
FIRST floors will be rented for store purposes
bit the rest will be used by Landlord V.
K. Brown for additional hotel rooms. The
latter purpose is the chief cause of the ad.
ditional buildings, as under Mr.. Browns
management of the hotel, additional rooms
have become necessity.
The work on the new Main street bridge
has now reached point where people have
no trouble in seeing that the work Is pro
crossing. The bridge is now being plankeC
with heavy oak planking. 1t has every APP
pearance of great strength and even II thu
water should, at some future time, rise al
high as the lower edge of the big Orders, |
does not look as though 1t would be very
likely to carry away the bridge until 1t rise
considerably higher than that. The bridge
| too, will be a most convenient one as far a
width is concerned.
At meeting Of the board of directors o
l the OwossO Light Infantry, held Tuesda!
; evening, II was decided to call meeting o
= the company for the purpose OF takinl
, steps to reorganize tonight. 1t seem
, somewhat uncertain yet just what must b.
done to get into the state service again. bu
whatever 1t may be, those having the mat
+. ter In charge, do not feel disposed to lie
q any opportunities slip, and therefore in
tend to be ready to step back into tn
ranks of the Michigan National Guards a
the first opportunity. 1t was also decides
to issue cards to the members of the old Co
@, Sd Regt. M. N. G., for the use Of tn
club rooms at the armory which will not b
open to the general public hereafter as the.
have been lately.