The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31
Local News.

II.
Ry., was in the city Saturday.
DR.. A. NJ. Hums was in Morrce Satur-
day on professional business
Better pay your dog license at once as
the dog warden will begin to do business to-
morrow
The Sanitarium has engaged another bath
attendant and masseur, Mr. Alsburg, of
Battle Creek.
The loss occasioned by the fire in the
Story spoke factory was settled by Agent
Jackson at S102.
Mr.. A. G. Kendall. of Philadelphia, is the
new manager for the OwossO Il Corunua
Electric Company.
Alex Barresford has given up his work in
the Ann Arbor shops 10 assist his father at
the Exchange hotel.
Ernest Gould has left for Warsaw, Ind,
where he expects to run refreshment
booth at one of the summer resorts
An original widows pension has been
granted to Mrs. Lovina E. Hood, of this
city. The amount is S12 per month.
The Epworth League of the First NJ. e.
church in this city, conducted services in the
Kelly M. E. church Sunday afternoon.
Frank Bracket, engineer at the brewery,
| cut one of his hands quite severely on a
broken steam gauge Saturday morning.
Mrs. Elmer Banghart left Saturday morn
ing after few weeks visit in this city, for
Fredericks where her husband has recently
| gone as M. G. agent.
Mrs. F. H. Nix, of Ovid, has received
the $4,000 insurance which her husband
carried in the Modern WoOdmen of America.
Mr.. Nix was member of the Owosso
Camp, No zoos.
j. II. Brandal has sold sixty horse
power boiler and fixtures to Symes &
Sanderhotf. The firm expects to move its
saw mill from this city to point near
Traverse City soon.
| Chas. w. Gale is president of the board
o. public works for the coming year. Presi-
dent Parkill having declined to serve again
in that capacity, although still remaining a
member of the board.
| The Federal Labor Union added a list of
one hundred seven new names to its roll
Friday evening. The Union now has a
membership of more than seven hundred
and it is apparently still growing.
The Michigan Central has gang of men
at work extending the sdetracks IN the
Owosso yards. An additional track is being
laid to the lumber yard of the Owosso Mfg.
Co and an additional track for the railway
company's use for storage purposes Is
planned for the north part of the yards.
| The following is the list of letters I'M
called for at the Owosso postofflce week
ending May 25, 1901 A. j. Scrrel, Nellie
Dibeap, Edward SOss, John Haley, Rosa
| Haynes, Edmund Hang, l.. HOchsteadt,
Fred w. Johnson, Jack Dennen, James
Leet, Board of Trade, VIM. Reed, Lock
Box SIS.
The lawn at the Central School has been
regarded, leveled, raked and rolled until il
is again in shape for the growth of grass
which will make it one of the most beautiful
spots in the city. The yard had been put
in excellent condition before the burning of
the old Central School but it is now to be
| prettier than ever.
| Owosso Gas Company's officers for the
coming year are: G. S. Williams, president;
S. and II. s. Dean, w. E. Stevens, c. E.
Rigley, and A. d. Whipple, directors.
The showing made by the company at Its
annual meeting last week was very salts
factory one. The business showed sub
stantial increase over that of the precee ding
year,
| William Bowling went to Detroit Satur.
day morning to accept position as assist
ant stenographer in the Office of the Acme
White Lead & Color Works. Mr.. Bowling
where he gave the best of satisfaction and
has recently completed course in steno.
graphy, typewrlting and other commercial
work In the Owosso business college. he
should give the best of satisfaction.
State Organizer Clark, of Saginaw
president of the Michigan association oil
clerks unions, is looking over the loca
field with the view of recognizing the lOca
association in connection with the Federal
Labor Union which has been recently
organized in this city. The clerks unor
was strong organization In Owosso few
years ago and succeeded in bringing abou
early closing as a permanent feature of the
business life of the city. After accomplish
ing that object interest in the union fell of
and the organization was not kept up.
Rev. F. G.. Cressy, of Dayton, Ohio, oc
cuped the pulpit of the Baptist church Sun
day evening, delivering an address on thu
Chinese empire especially in relation to tht
missionary work done there. The address
was illustrated by large number of stereop
ticon views showing conditions in the
"Flowery Kingdom" The value of Tho
work OF missions in China was most con
clusively shown even from a commercial
standpoint by the testimony of such men Al