The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-15
OWOSSO. FRIDAY. NOV. Is, 1901,
LOCAL NEWS.

| LOCAL NEWS.
L. s. Benson was In Detroit on business
Wednesday.
| d. d, Pp!ver, of Lalugsburg, was in the
city Wednesday.
| The front of the Osburn store is being
painted 4 bttrs white.
W. l.. Parker was Ia Detroit on business
| the FIRST of the week
Albert Todd returned yesterday from an
extended southern trip.
Henry 8. Hadsall left Tuesday on an
other extended western trip.
Miss Blanche Brewster, OF Bancroft, was
the guest of Owosso relatives Sunday.
Mrs. James Osburn has been visiting in
Ypslanti during part of the week.
Fl. p. Wolaver left Monday on trip
through the southwestern part OF the State.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Psarce, OF Elsie,
were guests at the homo Of F. w. Pearce in
this city Sunday.
Mrs. j. P. Everett returned to her home
in Pontiac the first of the week after a
weeks visit In this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. b. McCaughna enter
tanned MIS-. T. M. Euler and Mrs. Harry
Payne, of Bancroft, Sunday.
Carrier Chas. o. Loring is taking the
balance Of his annual vacation and Lee X.
Clarke is carrying the mail on his route.
Manager w. X. Fabep, of the Owosso &
Corunns Electric Company, has been In
Chicago on business during the week.
The annual Crysanthemum show of the
Sunnyside greenhouses is in progress. AS
usual the exhibit of these houses Is of the
finest.
Mrs. M. K. Densmore left Monday on
her trip to TT. Worth, Tex, where she
goes as delegate to the national w. G. T.
U. convention.
j. j. Erb and family left Wednesday for
Wellesley, Ont, to attend the funeral of
Mr.. Erb's father, who died on Tuesday,
aged IS years.
NJ. II. Reynolds, of this city, was re-
elected Normal Superintendent for the
State Sunday school association at the Ann
Arbor meeting Wednesday.
Mis- Nanetta Dushane, of Howell, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. b. s. Stratton
Sunday and Monday, spending the latter
day visiting the city schools.
A new wood, hay, and feed firm is doing
business on the west side. The members
are w. A. Wright and ID. Il. Moss and the
tirm name is Wright & Moss.
The organization of The Owosso Casket
Company was completed by the election Of
l.. E. Woodland president, f. j. Woodland
vice president and F. b. Woodland secre-
tary and treasurer.
A small fire was started in the store of A.
T. Thomas Saturday evening by electric
wires. The fire broke out under the ceiling
on the first floor and required few pals of
water to put it out.
A. X. Newman and Michael Fautb, 10th
formerly of this city, who have been spend
ing several months in San Francisco and
other places in the west, expect to start for
Michigan the latter part of this week.
Mrs. Chas. o. Loring returned the first
of the week from an extended visit in Iowa
and North Dakota with relatives. She was
accompanied home by Miss Ethel Hunt,
who had made still longer visit in the
west.
RP. Shorts, OF Mt. Pleasant, has been
the guest OF his friend, Hugh Conklin, a
part of the week. Mr.. Shorts was former
" principal of the Laingsburg school and
made numerous friends about the county
during his residence here.
A Cross between telephone wire and On
electric wire in the large dry goods store of
ID. M. Christian Saturday night gave
promise OF a lively little fire for few
minutes. The cutting of one Of the wires
stopped the electrical display before much
damage was done.
Editor White will probably not ask his
young hopeful to build the FIRE again in the
| morning for few days at least. The
young gentleman referred to built such a
furious fire Monday morning that II set fire
| to the floor In the attic, burned up small
amount of clothing stored there and came
near to burning the whole house. Prompt
action on Mr. Whites part saved the house
| from destruction.
The first number of the Peoples course
which was given at the Armory Wednes-
day evening, was complete success.
Prof. Clarke showed himself to be familiar
enough with his subject, that of wireless
telegraphy, TO make the audience also uL-
derstand much more about it than one would
expect. The attendance was good and the
outlook for the course Is all that could lie
asked.