The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-16
Local News.


Rev. q. l.. Witet, of Detroit, will occu-
py the vacant Baptist pulpit Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Mr. Grant A. Randall, of Olney, was a
pleasant caller at THE TIMES Office We'd
nesday and again today.
j. J. Mackey injured one of his feet quite
severely Wednesday while working at the
car shops, by letting heavy piece of iron
fall on it.
Hon. Richard Olney, ex-Secretary of State,
will contribute TO the March Atlantic Month
ly notable political paper entitled "The
Growth OF our Foreign Policy"
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. d.
Griffith died Saturday, after an illness of
two weeks. The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon, kev. j. p. Warner officiating.
A dispatch from Washington yesterday
TO the Evening News from their special
CORES poudent says that, Congressman
Fordney has secured the following pensions:
James Dowd, Shaftsburg, $l4, from March,
1899; VIM. Beckwitb, Owosso SIT, from
same date; David Wetherby, Saginaw, SIT,
from February, 1885,"
No formal invitations have been issued
for the reception to be given by the Eastern
Stars to the members OF the Masonic
fraternity except those extended through
the city papers. The Stars expect to have
their new piano In the hall that evening
and invite livery NJ ison, his wife, sister or
sweetheart" to be present and epjoy it with
them.
party Of over Fifty friends appeared at
the nome of Mr. aud Mrs. John Human on
the COrunna road Monday to give them a
pleasant surprise party before their expect
ed removal. After they had passed a few
hours very pleasantly, Mr.. and Mrs. Hin
man took hand in the surprise business by
informing their friends that the parties to
whom they had contracted to sell their place
had backed out anu consequently they would
net move away, an announcement which
made the occasion still more enjoyable
che to those present.
Wednesdays Detroit Evening News con-
tanned over half page of extracts from the
press of the state which show cOncusvey
enough the appreciation with which the
News is regarded by the other papers of the
state. The comments of the state press are
News, but are no mere than that enterpris-
ing, wideawake, news-getting, news pub
fishing journal deserves. The item which
escapes the Detroit Evening News is seldom
worth travelling very far to learn about
there is no more Enthusiastically get up
and get" newspaper published In the
country, whether its political views are
always concurred in or not.
j. b. Hoffman, proprietor of the Chaplin
cheese factory has concluded arrangements
which have been penting for several months
for the establishment of a cheese factory in
Vernon. The machinery has been purchas-
ed and will be delivered March 10. Mr.
Hoffman has also engaged one of the most
expert cheesemakers in the west, whom he
met at the recent convention in Detroit.
and can guarantee that the output of the
Vernon factory will fully equal that of the
we'll known Chaplin factory. Contracts have
already been made with considerable
number OF farmers, and cheese making will
begin in earnest April 1. Mr. Hoffman re-
Gently had letters from seven different places
in one week asking him to establish factor
les in the places from which the letters were
written.