The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-05
A. l. Curry spent sunday in Fenton.

G. w. Loring was home from ST. Louis
over Sunday.
The Dorcas Society Melted $50 at its tes
Saturday evening.
Judge ]. II. Cranston, of st. Johns, was
in the city Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. ID. Fletcher, of Waters,
Mich, are in the city.
Rev. David Howell, of Lansing, called on
Owosso friends Wednesday.
l. ii. Keller has been elected president
OF the board of public works.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Mackey spent Sunday
in Durand with their son, Harry.
The Eastern Star attended the City Band
minstrel show in body Wednesday night.
The pension of Andrew Kinney. Ovid,
has been increased from $40 to $l4 per
month.
Samuel Willis, of Thompsonyille, spent
the first of the week in this city with Mrs.
Willis.
Dan Ketchum, of this city, will be tried
at Ovid today on charge of fast driving
on the streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. o. Christian and son
spent Sunday in Lansing with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. M. Donsereaux.
Mrs. Z. W. Hunt and daughter Gladys,
of Lansing, were guests at A. T. Thomas
the first of the week.
Special attention Is called to ad. of ID. j.
Evans in this issue, of Saginaw County
Farm Lands for Sale"
l.. +. Gould will represent the Congrega-
tional church at the State Association meet
ing to be held In AIpena this month.
1t is expected that Hon. II. r. Pattengill
will give the next lecture in the course
given by the Congregational Sunday school
Fred A Keif left yesterday for bust.
ness trip through Wisconsin and other west
ern states introducing his system of cutting.
The delivery horse of Osburn & Sons in
duged in lively runaway yesterday.
starting from Estey factory A. No dam.
age was done.
Comparatively few pieces of property
were sold at the tax sales Wednesday, a
large share of the descriptions advertised
having been previously redeemed.
DR.. VIM. Jopling was in Bay City Tues
day attending the fcneral of Dr. Ferguson,
the veterinary surgeon who died from the
effect of kick in the head by horse.
A restoration and increase of pension
from $40 to $24 has been granted j. @.
Bentley, deceased, and a widows pension
of $12 allowed Linda Bentley, of Corunna.
Mrs. h. 81. Daniels and Mrs. j. L. Ash
were elected delegates to the district con-
vention of the Methodist Home Missionary
societies to be held May "a and Is in May
vile.
Fred Sanftleben, who for years was
nightwatch at the car shops without miss
ing a single night, has resigned his position
and gone into the saloon business with
Adolph Bluth.
Mr.. G. NJ. Swan left Wednesday for his
home In Delwam, N. Y. Mr.. Swan has
spent nearly year in Owosso and leaves
many friends who hope to see him return at
no distant day.
The Owosso Telephone Co. has issued a
new card containing its list of subscribers,
also list of New State subscribers in
Corunna. The total number for Owosso Is
is 267, Corunna 10.
Fred Rose left Wednesday for st. Louis,
Mo-, where he has a position in carriage
factory. Mr.. Rose was an employee of the
Owosso Casket Works and has been in this
| city some nine years.
! Four candidates took the second degree
in Masonry Wednesday night, and one
took the first degree, in OwOsso lodge No.
81, F. and A. M. The lodge still has con-
siderable work in sight.
| Representative Mason proposes to MAIN
tain his standing as an agriculturist, and
spent Saturday shearing his flock of sheep.
The average weight of fleece was frac-
ton of an ounce less than ten pounds.
The county Ministerial Association will
hold regular meeting In the Y. M. G. A.
rooms on Monday morning. Rev. r. o.
Cooper will read a paper on "The secular
newspaper in its relation to christianity"
Albert q. Sax was arrested, waived ex-
animation and has been bound over to the
circuit court for trial on the charge of dis
obeying the law requiring screens and cur
tains to be removed from in front of the
bar after closing.
f. j. Marvin, j Fl. Robbins and w. K.
Billiard will attend the grand lodge Knight,
Pythias to be held at Grand Rapids mex
week. Mrs. j. Ii. Robbins will attend tn,
state meeting of the Rathbone Sisters to b'
held at the same time.
The brick wall between the Kalamazoo,
store and the store occupied by Free
Carpenter has shown signs of crumbling TO
some time past. Jack screws and other ap
J pliances were put to work this week an,
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