The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-07-06
Local News.

Geo. W. Haskell has been home from
Lansing this week.
Jay Mattison has been the guest of Mid
dlevllle friends this week.
Harry Crosby spent the fourth at the
home of his grandmother In Byron.
Pawnee Bilrs Wild West show will ex-
bibit In Owosso, Wednesday, July Is.
Rev. q. B. Goldsmith, of Lennon, was a
pleasant caller at THE TINES Office, yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Fitzpatrick came
home from Saginaw last evening for few
days sta
Miss Rife Manning, of the West Bay City
schools, is a guest at the home Of Dr. and
Mrs. Mccormick.
Mrs. w. A. Woodland, accompanied by
her mother and sister, left Monday for
Mackinac Island
Col. and Mrs. Q. V. r. Pond, of Lansing,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Van r. Pond. In this city.
Clark Haynes, who has been night opera
tor at the Grand Trunk station in this city,
has been transferred to Lowell.
Prin. A. F. Benson, of the Webster school,
Grand Rapids, was the guest of his parents
and of Owosso friends, Wednesday.
DR.. R. G. Mahaney returned from Ann
Arbor Saturday evening for few weeks.
rest at home before beginning his active
practice.
K. o. Dewey and G. T. Campbell will
attend the summer meeting of the Michigan
Republican Newspaper Association to be
held at Charlevoix next week.
Thru the efforts of Congressman Fordney
the pension of James Donnigan, of this
city, has been increased to ST. per month.
The case was very deserving one.
G. A. Conner had no reason to complain
at the lack of ice cream weather during the
fourth this year He sold altogether about
thousand gallons and was then unable to
supply the demand.
DIR. G. Mccormick and daughters Annie
and Maggie left Wednesday noon for Ridge
town, Ontario, where the young ladies will
spend the remainder of the school vacation
The doctor will return Saturday.
The annual school meeting of the Owes
so Union School District will be held in the
Armory next Monday evening. Members
of the school board to succeed Drs. A. NJ.
Hume and B. s. Knapp will be elected
The money order window at the postoffice
is now kept open from ZOO a. m. to 1880 D.
M, standard time. This will be great
convenience to parties desiring to either
purchase orders or to have them cashed.
Harvey o. Bushnell has been appointed
postmaster at Nicholson to succeed Jos.
Nicholson, resigned. Mr.. Bushnell has
purchased Mr.. Nicholson's business and
will continue the Office In its present Ioca-
ton.
Rev. W. T. Woodhouse arrived in this
city Thursday for visit with old friends
In the county. Mr.. Woodhouse was formerly
pastor Of the Baptist church at Vernon. 1,
Is expected that he will occupy the Baptis,
pulpit in this city Sunday.
Rev. w. f. Vogle met with very painful
sccident Wednesday while out driving
with q friend. His horse ran away near
the Oliver street bridge and Mr.. vogle
was thrown out, spraining one Of his ankle
and cracking one Of the bones in the same
The Owosso friends of Will q. Brown, o
this city, who has position in the censu
departm emit at Washington, will be please
to learn that Director of the Census Mel
Ram has given him an increase In salar
from 5000 to 81, 900 for efficient and faith
full service" go M a.
The American Express Company's deli,
cry horse driven by Will Bowling ran ava
Monday evening, going from the junctio
to the rear ofthe express Office, dstanc
of over mile, at q lively gait. He me
with no mishap however until In the rea
of the Office when he slipped and fell dow
but without serious injury.
The members of Company Il and th
D. l.. l. band report the finest kind of
good time at the celebration in st. John
Wedn esdsy and the large number of oths
Owosso citizens who also attended the sam
celebration affirm that they had no reaso
to feel otherwise than proud of the shown
made by both of the Owosso organization
Following Is the list of letters remsinin
uncalled for at the Owosso post ONCE for Il
week ending June 30, 1900: Mrs. Bel
Case (2) Joseph g. Case (2), Frank PER-.
Fred Appenzler, Mrs. Bishop, Andre
Camp, Lily Elliott, Eta Elton, K. Flshe
Mrs. Matilda Fuller, Geo. johnson, Edd
Primrose, Don P. Shocks, Claude Sugdel
John Tlllsop.
Those people who we're jolted over Il
Washington street crossing of the d. & \
In this city on their way to and from Il
assembly grounds can we'll be excused :,
wondering why the proper officials do NJ
see that the railway company puts 10 ne
and suitable planking. The street aero
the numerous tracks Is as bad as q
toughest corduroy" ever seen.