The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-13


Neiehbors held joint installation Wed
nesday night.
The Spiritual Society will hold a social
at the home of Mrs A. Steggall, AIS Com
stock rect, this evening.
Miss Genevieve Sackrider entertained
party of friends Tuesday evening in honor
of her friend, Miss Fitch.
Chas. w. Gale and family have been
confined to the house with the grip the
greater part of the week
The trustees of the Baptist church have
and n. X. White clerk.
Frank r. Bump, is among the mum
Der of grip victims and has been unable to
be at his Office much Of the week.
A. w. Henderson is closing up his City
Restaurant business with the expectation Of
going into the hotel business in the southern
part of the state.
The Owosso Primary Sunday School
Union met at the Y. NJ @. A rooms Wee
program of study.
Evangelist COrdner spoke to well filed
house of men at the M. K. church Sunday
afternoon. The address was a good one
and commanded the closest attention.
The County Poultry Association will
hold its first regular show at Ow0ssO,
Feb Q. 10 and IL. For further particulars
write the secretary, G. p Reynolds.
The evangelistic meetings at the m. E.
church are continuing to attract large
crowds and are keeping up corresponding
interest. Both speaking and singing are of
the best ever heard on such occasions.
Word has been received that Bert Mat
thews. whose financial difficulties in
Charlotte were mentioned last week, has, as
was suggested likely then, been able to ar.
range matters satisfactorily 10 all con-
cerned.
More money always follows greater in
tellgence in orchard, field, or garden. To
give this intelligence Is the object of this
institute. Come to Vernon Feb. 7th and
Sth and see If the institutes are accomplish
ing their purpose.
Prof. Byron King gave reading In the
high school Monday afternoon which made
friends of the students, a good number of
+. HON attended his entertainment in the
evening. The Baptist ladies who had the
entertainment in charge cleared but a
small amount considering the high grade Of
the entertainment.
Officer j. E. Cady and Nat Vernon dis
agreed so badly over some personal or
family matters Friday. that the disagreement
ended in rather lively personal encounter
and Cady went through seventy FIVE dol
lar plate glass window in the front of N. A.
Goodyear's meat market. The officer pur-
chased new glass.
The body of Miss Ella May Towar, the
army nurse who died recently in San Juan.
Porto Rico. reached New York Tuesday,
on board the transport Mississippi. Miss
Towar was a cousin of-Mrs. Fred Carpenter,
of this city, and her home was ia Byron,
near which place she now has sister
living. 1t is expected that the funeral
services and burial will take place at Byron
today.
The City Band held an unusually gooG
practice Tuesday evening. w. f. Stead
man, who was the leader of the band bear
ing his name last year, was present anC
will play K fat cornet. Frank K. Case, Of
Ann Arbor, who has just moved to thi.
city with his wife and has taken a position
with the Mich. s. M. Il o. Co., will play
one of the clarinets. With these addition,
In addition to the old members the band ex
poets to be in fine shape for the comins
season.
| The gigantic short end sale of dry goods
at Lyon & Ponds store has been. an i'm
mense success. Their store has beer
crowded every day and every hour of tn,
day. 1t is no wonder when you can buy
| the ''short ends" of good reliable goods a
such ridiculously low prices They are 90
ing to continue this sale all next week anC
we earnestly urge every reader of this pa
per to go to their store and take advantaQ,
of this ''short end" sale. We advise you
IL possible, to do your shopping in tn,
morning, as afternoons they always hdv,
the largest crowd. Lots and lots of good
you can buy at one half and one. fourth o
what other stores ask.
MIR. ID. G. Clapp left Monday for Gran,
Rapids where he has engaged Office roo
in the Pythian Temple building and will
show his very complete lines of designs TO
next seasons goods during the balance o
the present month. Mr.. Clapp has alresd
furnished designs for some If the larges
and best furniture manufacturers in tn
country and expects to meet these customer
and sell to them as we'll as to secure ne,
ones. He has his drawing materials wit
him and will work out at once new ideas a
they come to him or make adaptations @
his designs to meet the suggestions an
wishes OF customers. This Is a bushes
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