The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-06-13

was III the city THIS week, billing the
county for the circus, which comes tC
Owosso July IL.
Sloan, the West Exchange street
baker, has rented the store adjoining
and will use it for restaurant An
archway will connect the buildings.
Joseph Meacham, aged 10, had all
four fingers of his right hand complete
ly severed by saw at Estey Factory A,
Tuesday. The young man resides on
Grace street
The Fat Mans Bicycle Club had its
monthly feast at the Wildermuth Tues
day evening, after which the Fat Men
and their ladies had pleasant time at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Austin.
Ethan Ernest has sold his house at
424 Abbott street to John Mclean, who
Will move in soon. Mr. Ennest's new
territory takes him away from Owosso,
so he can not make this city his head
quarters longer.
Percy Edwards and party of dozen
boys went to the sugar beet fields near
Caro-, Monday. Lester McDiarmid will
take probably forty to the same place
June 81. They will not return until
school begins in the fall.
J. B. Ross, of Elsie, was fined SO by
Justice McCaughna, Saturday, for call.
ing William Roark, an Owosso old
soldier, obscene names. The arrest was
made under the ordinance, City Attor-
ney Turner acting as prosecutor.
N. V. B. Wixom, of Bancroft, lost
the little finger of his left hand at
Durand Tuesday. He was standing in
passenger coach, when the train
jolted violently, throwing the door shut
on his hand. The finger was cut clearly
| off.
DR.. John Sweet, a former Owosso
preacher, now a resident of Detroit, has
allied himself with other pastors there
and brought suit against Sheriff Dick
son for allowing two American League
teams to play base ball there on a recent
Sunday.
Mr.. Charles Lacey, formerly manager
OF the Postal Telegraph Office here, and
Miss Nina Retain were married at the
brides home on North Water street
Tuesday evening Rev S. Fl. Porter
field, of Memphis, uncle of the bride,
performed the ceremony.
Mrs. James Race and Miss Evangeline
Laurie have been elected second and
third vice presidents, respectively, of
the Epworth League of the First
Methodist church, to fill the places
made vacant by the designations of Mrs
George Fauth and E. E. Lohnes
Mrs. Jennie T. Smith was married at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Helen NJ
fuller, sos Bradley street, Wednesday
afternoon to Mr.. Emerson E. Hills
Rev. G. H. Hanks performed the
ceremony in the presence of 30 guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Hills will reside on the
groom's farm north of Henderson.
w. E. Payne & Co. have designated
tomorrow as Mccormick delivery day.
The o. L. 1. Band will furnish music,
and the implement firms guests will
have dinner at the New National hotel.
H. S. Hadsall will be POSTMASTER, and
Rev. G. H. Hanks and George B. Nc
Caughna will make brief speeches.
The Ann Arbor Company had its fine
new all home-built car, Crystal Lake
400" on exhibition near the depot,
Wednesday afternoon, and many people
inspected it. The car is well-nigh per-
feet in design, workmanship and finish.
1t will run between Beulah and Frank
fort, this summer, through one of the
most picturesque bits of scenery in
Michigan.
Comrades w. H. Beatty, T. NJ. Wiley,
G.. T. Mason M. G. Dawes, O. F. Web
ster, David Gray, A. B. Crane, John
Wood Alonzo Wallace, Mrs. Wood, Mrs.
w. E. Merell, Mrs. g. T. Mason, Mrs.
A B. Crane, Mrs. NJ G. Whited, Mrs.
o. Thompson and Mrs Matilda Boyce
attended the G. A. r. and w. R. G. en-
campments at Pontiac this week
A fakir selling watches on the street
at from 80 to s. apiece last week,
cleaned up $40 in one day His method
is to visit all jewelers. in city, buying
worthless watches which have accumu
lated, polish them with whiting, and sell
to the gullible who think street sales
man is in business for his health. That
plan was followed here, and several resi-
dents have become owners of watche:
which do not run.
Frank H. Watson, candidate for the
republican nomination for attorney
general was in Detroit Tuesday, and
said he is quite certain that he will be
nominated before the roll-call reaches
Wayne county, though he will try tc
get the delegates from this neighbor
hood. Cali of the eighth district will
be for Bliss and Watson, said he, "ant
IL ia the first time in some wars tina,