The Owosso times., 1900-06-15
Post Office Affairs.


designated as a depository of money order
funds, to take effect July 2. After that
date certificates of deposit for such surplus
money order funds as may be received by
the Office from postmasters of money order
| offices will be issued.
Glynn f. Blanchard has been appointed
as ''stamper" with salary of $40O per
year, his duties to begin July I'd. He Is
| the present substitute clerk and his sue
cessor will be appointed as soon as the re-
! suit of the recent civil service examination
| Is made known.
The following changes In the roster of
clerks and increases of salary have been
| ordered by the p. o. department: Miss May
general delivery clerk with an increase in
salary from $500 to 5000; Harand White,
mailing clerk, S70O to $500; Hugh M. Miller
from stamper at $500 to general delivery
clerk at 5000; Rollon A. Lord, stamper, S40O
to $780, The salary of Miss Nettie Matlock,
assistant postmaster, has also been in
creased from $500 to 81, 900 per year. The
order goes into effect July 1. The changes
were recommended to the department by
the postmaster and were secured thru the
work of Congressman Fordney.
Geo. Menhennick, of Toledo, spent the
first of the week in Owosso
Carl Beuter, of Detroit, was the guest Of
friends in the city Sunday.
Frank Woodland looked after business for
the Casket Works in Milwaukee, Wednes-
day.
The Y. M. G. A. lecture committee is a.
ready arranging for the Star course for
1900.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Christian and Mrs.
ID. M. Christian were In Grand RapidS,
Tuesday.
Bert Trask has given up his position with
the Ann Arbor and gone to Sault Ste.
Marie to accept good job
Ringling's circus drew a large crowd and
the average small boy and his papa we're
pleased with the entire outfit.
Rev. f. Dewey Ehle, will occupy the
B sptlst pulpit Sunday. He is visiting in
the city at the home of j. s. Smith.
Supervisor j. Y. Martin, Of Caledonia,
Candidate for the republican nomination
for county clerk, shook hands with Owosso
friends Tuesday.
The pensions Of Chas. T. Twitchell, o.
Judds Corners, and w. w. Dennis, of Ovid,
have been increased to IS per month, the
latter to date from Nov. 16. 1898.
Lyon & Pond occupy a page in The
TIMES today calling attention to the unusu-
ally bargains they are offering in the line Of
dry goods, curtains, carpets, etc.
Harvey b. Mclaughlin. of Vernon, will
leave on Saturday for Philadelphia to at
tend the republican national convention as
one of the delegates from this district.
| Mrs. John Sweet and daughter, Miss
Nellie, left Tuesday for Orion to spend the
summer at the assembly grounds. Rev.
Sweet will be with them part of the time.
Congressman FOrdney spend short time
in st. Johns Tuesday. Mr.. Fordney has
proved to be one of the very best working
members In congress, and is very strong in
this county.-St Johns Republican.
H. r. Daniels has returned from Billings,
Montana, where he has been employed as q
teacher in the high school for the past year.
He will return IN the fall, having been re-
engaged at an advanced salary. He will
spend the summer at Mackinaw.
Hon. f. H. Watson is in receipt of letters
almost daily pledging support to his candi.
dacy for attorney general. These letters
come from all parts of the state and In
many cases from delegates. The chances
for his nomination improve daily.
Congressman Fordney called on OwossC
friends Tuesday while en- route to ST.
Johns. He Is glad to be at home again
altho he enjoyed the session of congress
and the vast amount of work he was called
upon to do After a business trip to the
Pacific coast he will be ready to enter tn,
lively one in this district.
City Assessor Laverock Is busy spreadins
the tex for the summer rolL TIE rate viii
be about rs cents per hundred dollars. The
total amount of the roll. exclusive of paving
spfinkling or sewer tax, is $29,675, includ-
ing the following items: Fire department
So, 500; water works, $1,000; police, 81, 500
light, $4,50O; sewer, S7OO; board of health
s275; contingent fund, $4,000; interest an,
sinking fund, $1,000; interest and bond
fund, 81. 800; highway fund, s4,70O.
Erwin Geeck and Ed Fortress were IN
Lansing the first of the week selling Geeck',
patent fruit can sealer.