The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-18
Local News.

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w. r. Smith has been visiting his son
Cuyler, In Lapeer, this week.
Supervisor Sprague was in Tuscola count
on census business Wednesday.
Allie Rourke was home from Lansing t
spen Sunday with his parents in this city
A number of cities in the state are agitat
ing the adoption of standard time. Sensi
BILE thing to do.
Photographer A rthur Miller has rentet
rooms over Carpenters grocery for use II
connection with his gallery which adjoin
these rooms on the east
THE TIMES Is pleased to acknowledge
the receipt of copy of the 1899 report O.
State Commissioner of Railroads Chase s
Osborn. 1t is volume whose 216 pages
contain much information which often |.
more than convenient to have at hand
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ellis expect to leave
next week for England to spend three
months In that country and on the con.
tinent, visiting the Paris Exposition before
returning home. Mrs. Robert Coakes will
accompany them to England with the ex.
pectation Of making her home there.
Among the OwossO people who are in
Ann Arbor enjoying the May festival are
Mesdames G. Mahaney, E. l.. Devereaux,
w. s. Jones, ID. II. Lamb, and the Misses
Jones, Peterson, Lizzie Todd, Helen Shan
afelt, Dollie Murray, and Maude Gale, and
Mr.. Harry Matlock.
Ira Snyder received bad cut on his head
Friday afternoon while working on his farm
south of the city near the Maple river.
While throwing manure out of his wagon
his team started up quickly, tipping
Mr.. Snyder out of the wagon backwards
and striking on his head Dr. Shickle was
summoned by telephone and the wound was
dressed, several stitches being required to
close up the same.
The supreme court on Tuesday affirmed
the decision of the circuit court In the case
of Edward Rohrabacher vs.. l.. E. Woodland.
The case was brought to recover damages
for an injury to one of the compainant's
hands received while working on machine
in the defendants furniture factory. The
fret trial resulted in disagreement of the
jury, the second in verdict of no cause of
action. Rohrabacher appealed to the higher
court with the result stated. Van Ranst
Pond was Mr.. Woodlands attorney.
As result of the inspection of the pave
ment by the board of public works, Supt.
j, B. Robbins and Engineer Riggs Friday,
the board recommends that the balance due
the paving company on the paving done In
1899 on Main and Ball streets be paid to
the company when few slight depressions
shall haye been remedied, the curb
made right In some places and the brick
along the street car tracks be put in proper
shape. The pavement which was found
defective in the work Of 1898 by the city
engineer, the board recommends be relaid
on demand of the city rather than at pres
ent and contract to that effect has been
drawn up.
The output of the Chaplin cheese factory
Is already proving to be about double wha
what 1t was last year and still the makers
are never troubled with the disposal of that
justly popular brand. The increase in the
output shows not only the best of satisfac-
ton on the part of the buyers and users of
the cheese but it also shows that the far
mers Of Chaplin are thoroughly appreciative
of good thing and are going into the dairy
ing business more strongly than ever.
There can be no doubt too, If science tells
anything about farming, that the disposal of
the results of the dairy farm must be mole
profitable to the farmer than the raw pro-
ducts of his fields. The farmers of Chaplin
are to be congratulated on having market
for their dairy products right at their very
doors and the farmers of Vernon will also
find that their new factory which is under
the same management will prove paying
investment In every way to them and one
which they cannot afford to fail to support
as generously as possible from the very
start.
Supt. Austin has received a book from
the state printing Office which may prove of
more than passing interest to the old
soldiers of this vicinity. If at any time any
of them should wish to see the same Mr..
Austin will be pleased to show 1t to them
as 1t is now part Of the high school library
and the privilege of making use of the
library is of course general. The book Is
the history of the Michigan organizations
which took part 10 the military operations
of 1868, at Chickamaugs, Missionary Ridge,
and Chattanooga. 1t was compiled by
Chas. E. Belknap, captain 21st Michigan
Volunteer Infantry, from official reports,
records of the union and the confederate
armies, and other authentic sources. The
book is not only a valuable one for refer
ence but is to large,extent most interest
ing and fascinating reading. There are
over fifty illustrations In the book, large
number of which are half tone engravings
of the numerous Michigan monuments
scattered about Chckamaugs Park, aud
scenes on the Tennessee River and about
Lookout Mountain. The copy just received
Is one of the second edition authorized by
act Of the legislature OF March 30, 1899.