The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-06-22
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
Entered at the Postoffice in owosso for
transmission as second class matter.
Published every Friday noon.
OWOSSO. FRIDAY. JUNE %, 1900
LOCAL NEWS.

A"ioo DoooiS DihChudI 10 Violtius III Suai
lotte.
Mr.. Frank Moffat spent Sunday in Du-
rand.
Mrs. A. K. Hartshorn is visiting rela-
tives in Cleveland.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Burhans, a
daughter on Tuesday.
Miss Emma Lawrence is In Dundee for q
short visit with friends.
Miss Elaine Danforth is visiting relatives
and friends in Detroit.
Mrs. p L. Davis, of Hillsdale, is visiting
her son, G. w. Loring.
Drain Commissioner c. w. Parker is
pushed with work all the time.
Mrs. Milo Bot will spend the next few
weeks with friends at Frankfort.
Miss Name Lewis visited Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Lewis, Ia Saginaw, Sunday.
Miss Ora Shanafelt left Wednesday fol-
Canton, Ohio, to be gone two weeks.
Miss Emma Hux spent Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. William Elliott, in Durand.
Harry Nix, of Ovid formerly Of this city,
has opened photograph gallery in Howell.
Misses Helen and Claribel Gregory and
Edith Van Wagner were in Flint Monday.
Hon. j. w. Turner was In Ionia, Mon
day, as a witness to a will In the probate
court.
Roy Green attended school commence
ment exercises at Memphis the first of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. f. Bentley attended the
commencement exercises at the Uniye rsity
yesterday.
Miss Matte Warren returned from Cleve-
land, Monday evening, to spend the sum-
mer in this city
The K. o. T. NJ. and the l.. O. T. NJ.
will attend service at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning.
Mr., and Mrs Will Wolverton, of Eagle
River, Wis, are visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. T. Wolverton.
Aid. Warren Pierpont left yesterday for
Shortsville, n. Y, to be absent few days.
Mrs. Plerpont will return with him.
The TINES is of the opinion that none
of the city officers will attempt to enforce
the bicycle ordinance recently passed by
the council.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Brewer have returned
to GAINESVILLE, Wis.,, accompanied by Miss
Erma Brewer, who will spend the sum-
mer with them.
Roy and Miss Laura Clough attended the
commencement exercises of the Caro- school
yesterday. Their brother was member OF
the graduating class.
l.. A. Lille, of Allegan, candidate for
the republican nomination for auditor gen.
era, was in the city for few hours We'd
nesday morning.
The council should take some steps to
see that the streets are cleaned better and
sprinkled more frequently The damage
done by the dust is considerable.
1t is expected that the testimony In the
Waltz will case will all be in by tomorrow
night and that the arguments to the Jury
will be made the first of the week.
Mayor Osburp, j. w. Turner and j. w
Jordan expect to attend the republican
state convention in Grand Rapids next
week. So far as known every one of the
delegates elected will be in attendance.
r. ID. Harris Is at home for ten days
while his uniform as an assistant paymaster
in the navy is being made. Mr.. Harris
says the uniform only costs the trifiing sum
of 5000. He is to report at Boston, July 1st
for ten days instruction before being assign
ed TO duty.
Engineer II. K. Riggs was overcome by
gas while inspecting work in manhole OF
the sewer system at Marshall on Tuesday,
Two men who attempted to rescue him met
slmitar fate and it was seven minutes be-
fore Riggs was taken out. He will recover,
altho it was close call.
Mrs. Irene Huxley, whose parents reside
in Corupna. committed suicide in Findley,
o., Monday night. She saturated her pill
INV with chloroform and then pulling the
bed clothes up over her head sutfocated.
She was but 81 years old. Dependency
caused by her husbands mistreatment drove
her TO the deed.
The school board on Tuesday evening
awarded the contract for the construction
Of the high school building to Hickman q
Son. of Kalamazoo, at S51,54o. There
were three other. bids ranging from 5l,s92
TO s54. 500. The contractors agree to have
the west wing ready for occupancy, Sept.
lst. the north addition Nov. LIST, and the
balance of.tbe building by Jan. 1st. The