The Owosso times., 1900-07-20
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Local News.

Miss Glynn Williams VlSlteu III Jhckson
Sunday
Geo. M. Edwards was in Flint Wednesday
on business.
Miss Mamie Cummings has been visiting
in st. Johns this week.
Born, Monday evening, to Mr. and Mrs.
Charles McGilvra, a son.
Elmer Cheney returned Tuesday from q
few days fishing at Linden.
Prin. F. w. French, of Perry, was in the
city Monday calling on friends.
Mrs. W. s. Ament has returned to this
city from her visit in Oberlin, Ohio.
T. r. Bailey, of Dundee, Ind, has been
visiting Owosso relatives this week.
The insurance on the Helen Nielsen mil
linery stock has been adjusted at $3.50.
Carl Wright lost fine horse by lockjaw
Friday at his farm northeast of the city.
Geo. B. Daniels, of Grand Rapids, was in
Owosso calling on relatives Tuesday even
ing
Chas j. Jewell, of Pontiac, is assisting
Glen Reynolds at Collins drug store this
week.
H.A. Blackmar is assisting at Parkill's
drug store during the absence of Wade
b. Camburn.
Mrs. A. Z. Hartshorn returned Monday
from visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ems
minpar I'm Jackson
The Royal Templars of Temperance will
hold meeting for the election of officers
tonight in Brewers hall.
Fred Miller has been on the sick list a
part of the week and has been absent from
Carpenters store few days.
The Ann Arbor ran an excursion train
Pawnee Bill's circus in this city.
Two Pullman cars of emigrants went
thru the city Tuesday night on the north
bound Ann Arbor passenger train.
Sllas Sadler, of this city, has been named
rs one of the aides on the staff of the Mchi-
gan Department Commander G. A. R.
The Congregational ladies' social union
hold lawn social on the lawn between the
residences Of A. Todd and E. T. Austin
this afternoon.
l.. ID. Wilson, who has been confined to
his bed for the last two weeks, is still quite
III altho there have been some signs of i'm
provement in his condition this week.
Harfohnrp n Cor, aptarto;pad fbair oalac
men at the home of A. 4. Hartshorn Tues
day evening as reminder of their apprecia-
tion for the work done by them so far dur
ing the season.
Samuel Withrow, of Muskegon, recently
appointed deputy commander of the K. o.
T. M. for Michigan, has been assigned to
this district and has established his head
quarters in Owosso.
John Brooks, of Adams street, has purchas-
ed forty acres of bottom land on the Maple
River flats southwest of this city and expects
eventually to have as fine truck farm as
there Is in the county.
Hugh Miller, of the clerical force of the
p)stofice, carried mail on Chas. McGillvra's
route Monday, the two regular substitutes
being employed on the routes of Ed Stan-
nard and W. G. Eggleston.
The south bound Ann Arbor train was
a)out two hours late Friday evening owing
to an accident at McBain which derailed
two cars. With usual Ann Arbor good
fortune, however. no one was injured.
A. M. Donsereaux, formerly of this city,
but now Of Lansing, has purchased the
Lansing grocery stores owned by the late
r. b. Shank. of that city, and expects to
operate them in connection with his present
large department store business in the same
city.
Toe post Office department has awarded
the contract for carrying the mails between
the Owosso post Office and the several rail-
way stations In the city to Lester g. Barnes,
who was the lowest bidder for the same.
Mr. Barnes will furnish suitable screened
can be gotten.
The school board has contracted with the
Haney School Furniture Company, Z
Grand Rapids, for the seats for the new
Central school building. The order calls
for nearly thousand seats and was placed
at a much better figure than was feared
might be required owing to the action Of
the trust. The price is still Of course
somewhat higher than 1t was year. ago
but the board secured other concessions
which may Offset part Of this difference.
Word was received by Postmaster Dewey
last evening foom the post Office department
stating that an additional carrier has been
allowed the Owosso Office to begin Septem-
Der 1, thus securing beyond further ques-
tion the improvement In the postal service
in this city for which the postmaster visited
Washington last winter and an addition to
the service which was In fact promised to