The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-09-08

OwossO friends the first part of the wet k
Mrs. l.. Flckenger has returned from be
st. Charles visit and will remain in Owoss,
for another visit before returning to be-
home In Malvern, Ark.
The Owoss0 Mfg. Co. has been increasin 2
its force of men quite rapidly for the last
week and is practically In full swing I'm
the biggest years work in Its history.
The Owosso Business College began its
seventh year Tuesday with better attend
ance than ever before, very gratifyi *
state of affairs for Principal A. j. Cadm IN.
The Baptist pulpit will be occupied Sun
day by Rev. Fred s. Retain who is spending
his vacation in this city, with his mother.
Mr.. Retain is pastor OF the largest church
in West Virginia and is a talented gospel
preacher.
The Senior Christian Endeavor Society of
the First Congregational church was enter.
tanned Tue:day evening by Miss
Marion Fuller. A very pleasant time was
spent on the lawn and light refreshments
were served.
A union meeting of the Junior and Senior
Christian Endeavor societies of the First
Congregational church will be held in the
lecture room of the church, Sunday evening
at 6:15. Everybody is most cordially in.
vited to attend.
q. +. Mathews recovered four buggy
wheels in Durand Tuesday which had been
stolen from him by Geo. Fowler who has
made such nOtoriety for himself during
the last few weeks and is now taking a
vacation In the Detroit house of correction.
Prof. r. r. Moulton. of the university of
Chicago. wife and son Gale, arrived last week
to visit their mother, MIRA X. j. Gillett, and
Messrs w. N. and l.. r. Gilett, of Ben.
nington. Mr.. MOulton left Monday for
Williams Bay, Wis. to attend a meeting of
the national astronomical society, having a
part on the program. Mrs. Moulton will
remain for visit with friends here,
Dan Ketchum paid fine Of Eve dollars
and costs, Wednesday, before Justice Bald
win for fast driving on the streets the
evening before. People who saw the driv-
ing thought 1t was combination of whirl-
wind, runaway and horse race but while
the horse is speedy it will not be quite so
likely to be put through such PAGES on the
pavement very often after Wednesdays
experience and the justice did the proper
thing.
Mr.. Ed. Allingham who was unfortunate
enough to be burned out few weeks ago
In the old Patterson store on south Wash
ington street, has his own fine new brick
store Immediately adjoining his former
location on the south now ready for bust
ness. Tomorrow will be opening day
and Mr.. Allingham will open the largest,
and most attractive market In the
city. an advantage largely the result of its
being an entirely new store of course and
partly because no expense has been spared
to make the place attractive and to make 1t
r0Omy enough to accommodate the business.
Considerable sport was furnished Tuesday
afternoon when for an hour Landlord
Wildermuth superintendent the work of
three Detroit "white wings" as they pushed
the cart and scraped and worked the shovel
on the Ow0ss0 pavement. The new white
wings were travelling men who had made
fun of Owoss0's street cleaning force and
were promptly offered dollar an hour to
improve on their work. The offer was &C.
cepted and the fun began. Landlord Fritz
showed himself a capable boss and the
travelling men not to be- outdone and bound
to win their dollars stuck through to the
end of the hour.
Mrs. Anna Young has begun a suit
against the Ow0ss0 Il Corunna Electric Co.
for $40. 600 damages on account of the death
of her son, John Young, which was caused
last June by charge of electricity received
from one of the company's guy wires.
Young grasped the wire near the old power
house formerly occupied by the Owosso
Electric Co., on the river bank and was
killed. The complainant charges
that the company was responsible since it
should have had the guy wire properly in
solated and IL there were still any danger
should have had sign up, and also alleging
that the place in question had become
public thorougbfare. s. s. Miner and Wat
son & Chapman are her attorneys.