The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-19
RovAt BAKING POWDER co.. 100 WILLIAM ST.. NEW YORK.
Lo cal News.

w. d. Brands, of Kerby, was in the city
yesterday on business.
s. Dean, of Ann Arbor, returned home
last evening after a short business trip here.
Arthur Byerly, window dresser for
Osburn & Sons, has arranged very tasteful
display of mems furnishing.
Most of the business men are we'll pleased
with the action of the common council
In accepting standard time.
Cyrus Wheelock, deliveryman for the
OwossO Hard ware Co., was compelled to
quit work Thursday morning by sickness.
Hon. Perry T. Powers and Hon. Grant
Fellows were in the city for a short time
yesterday. Both predict republican
majority in Michigan of from 10000 to
80. 900.
As Seymour Hoyt was driving the Foster
Brothers. furniture wagon Wednesday
morning the kingbolt broke throwing him
TO the ground He escaped uninjured and
no damage was done.
There has been considerable filling in
with gravel on Oliver st. between Washing
ton and Water. Wednesday evening as
Claud Taylor drove onto Oliver from WASH
ington his horse slipped in the gravel and
broke the thills. No further damage done.
Rev. F. S. Lyon was called homo from
Flint where he was attending the State
Baptist association Tuesday by change for
the worse in the condition of his daughter
Miss Florence Lyon. Yesterday her condi-
ton was better again tho she was still far
from being out OF danger. Sire was report
ed to be resting better again this morning.
George w. Haskell has written a letter
branding as absolutely false the story which
some of the opposing party have been
using TO help their candidate, that he was
quietly using his influence to knife Stephen
A. Crane, the republican candidate for
sheriff. Mr.. Haskell states very plainly
that bis republicanism Is not of that brand
and that all his influence is being used for
the election of Mr. Crane. The story that
he was doing anything else did both gentle
men an lDJustlce.
The candidates smoker given by the Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt club Wednesday
evening at the club rooms was big sue
cess. The front Office rooms and the big
dining room were all filed to OVERLOOKING
and speaking was carried on In both places
at the same time. Solos, stories and cigars,
songs BIZ the Acme Quartette and speeches
by the candidates on the county ticket pro-
yided unlimited entertainment until late
hour. Speeches were made also by Hon. j
w. Turner, F. II Watson, Judge s. r
Smith and Mayor Osburn. The evening
was greatly enjoyed aud more enthusias n
was displayed than even the club workers
dared hope for. The effect of such meet
ings are ar0using interest In the campaign
can hardly be over estimated.
The council did toe proper thing in pas s
ing resolution making standard TINA tn G
official time in the city. Now let the goot
work be continued. Set the clocks ant
watches back twenty-eight minutes and lei
factories, schools, stores, etc. begin a
before. AZ seven, eiRnt vi hine ocioch, oni.
on standard time. There Is no use Il
making unnecessary confusion by changin
the noon hour, which Is twelve to ON
o'clock, and making 1t half past eleven T
half past twelve. Put the clocks back an
then 90 on as before, and forget all about!it
making he tday begin half hour later i
the morning and last half hour later In tn
evening. That is the only practical way Q
getting the real benefit OF standard time
Let business begin with seven o'cloc
standard time on November 1, and noon com
at twelve o'clock standard time and not .
half past eleven a. now, and then and onI
then will standard time be the only time u
the city. Do not court useless confusion b
leaving the work half done.
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