The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-04-07
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
Entered at the Postoff1ce IN Owosso for
transmission as second class matter.
Published everv Friday noon.
owOSSO, FRIDAY. APRIL Z. 1899.
LOCAL NEWS.

Amos Jones is clerking for G. G. Duff.
George Sweet was home from Ovid for
Easter.
Mrs. S. b. Pratt visited st. Johns friends
Tuesday.
Fred Ke,f was in Chesaning, Monday, on
business.
Miss Nellie Furguson is clerking at ID. M.
Christians.
L. d. Wilson and family spent Sunday
in st. JOHNS.
Cecil Post returned from visit in Sagi-
nav, Tuesday.
Born, Saturday, daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Brown.
II. p. Wolaver has taken position with
a Massachusetts, shoe firm.
The Easter Offering at Christ Episcopal
church amounted to $500.
Hall Bros. shipped a carload of potatoes
to Pittsburg, Pa, Saturday.
Willis Miller, editor of the Chesaning
Argus, was in the city yesterday.
The Maccabees held an open meeting at
their lodge rooms Wednesday evening.
George e. Bailey returned Monday from
a visit with his parents at Porter, Ind.
Sidney Archer was home from the st.
Louis sanitarium to spend Easter with his
parents.
DR. Bert Hall, of Pompei, was the guest
of his brothers, W. K. and l.. G. Hail.
Easter day.
linery stock to rooms over W. A. Richard
sons grocery.
Geo. d. Koran, formerly of this city, was
re- elected alderman of the fifth ward, Lans-
ing, on Monday.
Rev. ID. ID. Martin, of st. Johns, and
Rev. CoddingtOn, of Laingsburg, were in
the city Monday.
William r. Fox returned yesterday from
Almont where he was called to attend the
funeral of his brother, Ambrose.
Street car service has again been in
creased to trips every half hour, the broken
shaft having been fully repaired.
Miss Cora Collins, of st. Johns, spent the
first of the week with her brother, John
Collins, clerk at Lyon & Ponds.
About thirty small friends helped Miss
Dora Pitts celebrate her eighth birthday,
Monday, at her home on Michigan avenue.
Frank Barnes, of Burns, was in the city
yesterday. Naturally he feels pleased that
his township swung into the. republican
column Monday.
Byron Knapp returned to Chicago Wed
nesday, after a short visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. II. Knapp.
Atty. Odell Chapman purchased an 80
acre farm In Rush yesterday, adjoining his
$40 acre farm. Consideration 80, 900.
Rev. Geo. K. Grassland will address the
Y. M. Q. A. mems meeting Sunday after
noon at four o'clock. The male chorus will
sing some new music.
1t is stated that all township officers, who
have to file bond under the law, are re-
CURED to .put so cents in revenue stamps on
each bond to comply with the revenue law.
The Owosso Casket Works indoor base
ball team was photographed Sunday and
expects to have the picture reproduced
among other championship team pictures
in the indoor base ball guide of 1900.
The Knights of Pythias held school of
instruction at their hall last night under
the direction Of Grand Vice Chancellor A.
W. Bennett. of the Michigan Grand Lodge
and afterwards gave banquet In honor of
him.
Rev. @. V. Northrop, of the Baptis I
church, has received an invitation from the
Petoskey Baptist church to preach the SER
mon in that church April IS, when Rev. II.
| II. Ford Is ordained. Mr.. and Mrs. Ford
we're baptized by Mr.. Northrop In this city
last fall and later went to Petoskey, to
/ which church Mr.. Ford had a call.
Mrs. Amanda Coffman, of Grand Rapids,
who greatly entertained an audience last
Sunday morning and evening at Spiritual
hall, corner Main and Park streets, will
again deliver an address Sunday morning
and evening at the same place, followed by
her very fine tests of spirit return, with her
delineation of character and description of
] places.