The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
Entered at the Postof1ce IN Owosso for
transmission as second class matter.
Published everv Friday noon.
OWOSSO FRIDAY. JAN. 20, 1899.
LOCAL NEWS.

Ponds. iF+tt# NJfit" tHt
Carl Beuter is in Bancroft with line OF
cloaks for Lyon & Pond. ....l'
Owosso Telephone 222 will call up the
residence of DIR. W. D.. Noyes. own -t,
Born, on Tuesday, to Mr.. and Mrs. e. ID.
Vandekarr, of Caledonia, son.
THE TIMES will begin the publication OF
the list of state tax sales next week.
The high water washed out two sections
of the Main street foot bridge Saturday
night. Is
Pres. W. G. Sperry, of Olivet College, is
expected to fill the Congregational pulpit
next Sunday. .,s,. o.y,.,,.,r.
Godfrey Haber died at his home In New
Haven on Friday last, aged SO years. His
wife and. five children survive him.
B. w. Brewer has. possession of the
bowling alley which w, h, Ford opened in
the opera house block some time ago. ~
/ The new bridge across the river on Main
street has been completed and opened for
traffic. Geo Thomas was the first one to
drive across 1t. 90 ft&%te& tae@N
At the dedication of the Kay Congrega.
tional church at Shaftsburg, Tuesday, $500
was raised which pays the entire indebted.
ness on the building.
Jarvis Harrington, the Corunna mil
lers charged with selling adulterated buck
whea, -four, were tried before Justice
Peacock and acquitted.
F. K. Walton has sold acetyl ene gas plants
this week to DIR. Shickle and w. Ii. Trip
q Co. The plant in DIR. McCormick's resi-.
dence gives good satisfaction.
Joseph johnson will board with Sheriff
Scougale so days for stealing pair OF
shears and razor from the county jail,
where he finished 10 days sentence Satur-
day.
Mrs. Wright, mother of Mrs. l.. ii.
Leland, died at the home of her daughter
on Detroit street, Sunday, aged IS years
The funeral services were held Wednesday
Rev. G. " Nortbrop officiating.
X. +. Johnson, of Saginaw, secretary OF
the Valley Telephone Co., was in the city
Tuesday consulting the officers of the
Owosso Telephone Co. relative to the con
structon of lines between the two cities.
On Monday DIR. A. M. Hume received hi.
discharge as major of the Michigan Ma
| orA No So lao cNaAs
made more friends or did more efficien
service during the past seven years thar
DIR. Hume.
| Sneak thieves-evic emily local talent
broke into the NJ. G. depot Monday nigh
and destroyed the weighing and gum ma
chimes to obtain the little money the,
might contain. The ticket Office was als'
entered but nothing of value taken.
The many friends of Rev. J. @. Crome
are pleased to learn that he has received
unanimous call to the pastorate Of Fountain
Park Congregational church, ST. Louis
Mo. The church is one of the best in th
city, has bright prospects for the futur
and both the membership and Rev
Cromer are to be congratulated upon tn
new relation.
On Saturday Messrs. j. & II. G. Friesek
purchased from H. B. Gates the lot an,
building now occupied by G. McNally, an,
In the spring will remove the old woodel
structure and erect a fine three story brick
The second floor will be occupied by Geo
Grahame's cigar factory and the third foo
as banquet hall by the Masonic lodge
The improvement will add greatly to tn
appearance of the street. G. L. Dimmic
may decide to put up q building on the ad
joining lot, providing the council will gran
him permission to remove.the building no,
on the lot to his lot on east Exchange street
The Valparaiso, Ind, Messenger of
recent date has the following to say of
former Owosso lady, whose friends will
pleased to learn of her success: mis-
Gertrude Smith, very popular young lad
among musical circles of the city, has bee
called as a musical instructress to th
Bethany college at Llndsborg, Kansas
She has accepted the position and will re
port for active duty with the beginning Q
the new year. Miss Smith is graduate Q
the musical department of the Norma
school and has been taking post gradual
course. She Is an accomplished youn
lady and has the best wishes Of many Va
paraiso people,"