The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
Local News.

| Local News.
Chas. G Turner was the guest of his
father j. w. Turner the first part of the
week going to Lansing Tuesday morning to
attend a meeting of the board of pardons.
Mrs. John p. Everett has returned from
q visit with her husband who Is teaching In
the Saginaw high school filling a vacancy
caused by the sickness of regular instruc:-
or.
The funeral services of Chas. Olson were
held Monday at the late home on Broad
way street Mr.. Olson died Saturday from
internal injuries received recently, while en-.
gagged in his work as section boss for the
Ann Arbor railway.
Adolph Bluth Is giving interesting re &.
ports from his brothers Rudolph and Car
ence who lived In this city at one time and
later entered the United States regular
army. The men are now with Dom Paul's
army fighting the English.
Owosso citizens have been having a
second chance to enjoy brief period of
sleighing this week. The show which fell
Saturday night and Sunday while it blew
of the roadway In many places furnished
fair sleighing on some streets and country
roads.
The Maple River "Owls" held meeting
Saturday evening at the Seeley home In
Bennington initiating four new members
and electiDg the following officers: Presi.
dent, r. r. Seeley; vice president, Earl
GLADDEN., secretary and treasurer, Miss
Gail Chs ndler.
List Of advertised letters In the OwOssO
post Office for the week ending Feb. 8:
Edith Bailey. G. K Bennington. VIM E.
Blanchett, Stella Bri0hanes, Franklin K
BOrten, Geo. Conrad, K G. Dunnett, Chris.
Harberle, Mrs. Martha Hackett. Mrs LIZ
zie Hoxie, (2) G. w. Lilley, L. }. Miller. (2)
Mrs. Ola Mott, Mrs. V. Shattuck, Mr.. Me-
son.
The following dispatch from Mt. Clemens
which appeared in Tuesdays Saginaw
Courier Herald under date of February 5th
Is slightly suggestive to Say the least: "The
recent requirement of majority of the
New State telephone stock by the Bell octo-
pus has not been without its effect In this
city. Almost simultaneously with the news
of the absorption came a 100 per cent. raise
in the rate of house phone rental. Today
the linemen were notified of a reduction in
wages"
w. K. Payne believes in selling cutters
when the first moment of sleighing appears
and had sold two almost before daylight
Monday morning. But then he is only get
ting In practice for the 1900 harvester sea-
son and in spite of the fact that the sun
will rise a few hours earlier then than now
he will probably be selling Mccormick har-
yesting machinery before sunrise from the
moment when the first spear of timothy or
clover is ready to be cut until the last stalk
of corn is In the barn or shock.
Tuesday morning papers contained the
announcement of the purchase of another
large stock of dry goods by Lyon & Pond
of this city. The latest purchase is the en-
tire stock of Simpson & Peer, of Ionia and
apparently caused considerable surprise
among IOnia business men. The Iona
Sentinel in announcing the sale expresses
the surprise the move has caused and says
Of Messrs. Simpson & Peer that they have
built up splendid record for square deal.
ing and that their ability as hustlers is well
known. Their future plans are not given.
The Sentinel adds that it is the plan of
Lyon q Pond to close out the entire stock
at big sacrifice during the next sixty days.