The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-18
Dr.. ]. d. Crum visited the University

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Washington with Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Kill
patrick.
Jerome w. Turner, of this city, will de-
liver the Memorial Day address this year In
Corunna.
Z. p Gilbert and Chas. Hopkins went to
Linden again Tuesday morning for a short
fishing trip.
The May term of the circuit court opened
Monday morning with Judge s. f. Smith
on the bench.
Cement walks have been laid In front of
Struber's shoe store and Revenaugh's bar
Der shop this week.
Hall Bros. have very ingenious screen
door device In the form of semi-circular
storm door covering their entire front en-
trance.
| The death of Mrs. Phoebe Rose, aged
sixty-fOur years, occurred at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Ingersoll, on East
Williams street, Thursday. The body was
taken to Lansing for burial.
| Hon. j. w. Turner will deliver an ad.
dress on the subject of ''Some Qualities Of
the Pioneers" at the meeting of the State
Historical Society in the senate chamber In
Lansing on Wednesday, June 9th.
The old inside stairway In the Beebe
store occupied by l.. d. Wilson's grocery
has been taken out and new one built on
the outside to provide little more much
needed room for the increasing grocery
stock carried by that enterprisiDg grocer.
Owosso Lodge f. and A. M. has received
an invitation to visit Howell Lodge on the
evening of May 30th and confer the third
degree. 1t Is probable that the lodge will
accept the invitation in which case special
train will carry the lodge members down
and back.
Secy. Pratt, of the Owosso Carriage Com
pany has been displaying one of the CON-
pany's new speeding wagons on Owosso
streets this week. The wagon is fitted
with pneumatic tires, the wheels being of
the bicycle pattern and the rig is very
easy riding one besides being attractive in
appearance.
The annual calendar of the university of
Michigan for the college year 1SS9-19OO is
ready for distribution. 1t is volume of
$50 pages giving the facts regarding the
years work, requirements for admission to
the several departments, the faculties, the |
courses offered and the students registered. |
Copies may be had by addressing Secretary |
James Fl. Wade, Ann Arbor, Mich.
The following is list of letters adver- |
tised May 12, 1900 at the Owosso post |
Office: Mrs. Addie Rose, T. l.. Winslow
(2), Arch McWhinney, Bert M. Smith
Mrs. G. II. Marshall, Mrs. A. j. Mann,
Mrs. Edw. Kirby, Mrs. VIM. Kerley,
Pearl Lent, j. p. Gordon, John Fenwick,
Mrs. VIM. Eldiidge, E. w. Coburp,
Edward d. Corey, John Boyer, Mary r.
Avery.
The friends of DIR. Harry A. Cossitt are
pleased to learn of his continued success,
the latest success scored by him being a
very desirable position in the New Jersey
State Hospital for insane persons and others
suffering from mental diseases, a position
which he secured In competitive examina-
ton. The hospital itself is in sight of New
York City and the position won carries a
fine salary with it.
Officer Lee 81. Retain began his duties as
night police Wednesday night, covering the
district north of Main street except the one
block between Main and Exchange streets
and Washington and Park streets. Officer
Aldert0n has the rest of the territory east
and north of the river except on Saturday
signed to confne his attention quite largely
to the south part OF Washington street
alone.
Owosso Lodge r. and A. M. held a
special meeting Saturday evening to- work
the Master Mason degree. The Entered
Apprentice degree was worked Wednesday
evening of this week. Next week, how
ever, will be the big event of the month for |
the Blue Lodge when the members will take
day off and work large class in the third |
degree. The work will begin early in the |
afternoon and continue all the, afternoon |
and evening.
The official board of the Disciple church
held meeting Friday night at which time
the reported trouble in regard to the desire |
of the church to retain the services of Rev. |
s. A. Strawn was thoroughly discussed and |
the board decided by unanimous vote of |
all the members present to take steps to cor
rect the impression that the membership |
was badly divided oyer the matter of the |
retention of Mr.. Strawn. Elder p. j. Dean |
was the only member of the board residing |
in the city who was not present at the meet |
ing. The result of the meeting seems to |
furnish conclusive proof that Mr.. Strawn is |
at least the practically unanimous choice |
of the board, and evidently is the choice of |
O majority of the church members as well. |
The Detroit Journal of the 10th inst. had |
the following in its Washington correc-
pondence concerning Washington trip |
which the editor of THE TIMES made last |
week and the probable outcome of the same: |
Congressman Fordney returned from
Saginaw last night and was accompanied |
by D. Dewey, the postmaster at Owosso, !
who wants some improvements for the good |
of the patrons of his Office. The congress-