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

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A meeting of the Threshers' Associa
tion of the county is to be held at Rich
ardson's hall in this city tomorrow.
The Owosso and Corunna Typographi
cal Union recently admitted four loca
printers to the Union, making sixteen IL
ALL
ID. III. Traphagen former principal OF
the Washington school, has left Seattle
Wash, for his third season in the Klon
dixie.
Hired help for general Homework is
| very scarce, 1t being almost impossible
to get competent girls in this or neigh
boring cities.
George Gordon, of Carson City, was
badly disfgured Sunday by falling in
an epileptic fit on the pavement. DR..
D. Fl. Lamb attended him.
William Vert has entered Connor's
ice cream factory, making nine men so
employed Mr. Conner has just receiv-
ed carload of ice cream tubs.
Leslie B. Hanchett, son Of Hon. Ben
ton Hanchett, of Saginaw, died on
Wednesday, aged 80 years. Mr.. Han
chett was born in this city.
Clare Desjardins. son of Rev. Paul
Desjardins was surprised by score of
little friends Friday evening, the &C.
casion being his thirteenth birthday.
The Federal Labor Union will elect
officers June 20. Until Sept. 1, the
Union will meet only twice month,
on the first and third Friday evenings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith F. Colvin, of
Buffalo, have been visiting Charles
Miller, East Exchange street, for few
days. Mr.. and Mrs Colvin came on
their wedding trip
The salary of Mr.. A. H. Let's, clerk
at the Owosso post Office, has been in
creased from $500 to 5000 to take effect
July 1st. The increase was secured by
Congressman Fordney.
The American Express Company now
operates three wagons to do the deliv-
ering in the city. The junction agent
is Leo~C. Moss; the drivers are Roy
Everetts and Clarence Baker
The o. L. l. band has issued a large
number of advertising envelopes, with
the following printed upon. them
in red ink Band Convention Owosso,
Michigan, Thursday June 90, 1902
In the May climate and crop bulletin
appears the following: Shiawassee,
frost slightly damaged early corn and
potatoes; wheat, oats and meadows look
promising; planting beans and late po-
tatoes.
Misses Anna and Minnie King gave a
party Friday evening in honor of Miss
Katie Mcdonald, who left Tuesday for
her home at st. GATHERINGS, Ont. Miss
Mcdonald was presented with hand
some ring.
Edward J. Hunt has returned to his
work at Wheaton, Ills. Together with
large number of the other Owosso
boys he is working on the new cleo
trio railway at Wheaton. Mr.. Hunt ex-
poets to be home July for brief stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Rabe, of
Chattanooga, Tenn, have wired Mrs
Rabies parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c..
Motto, that their fourteen year old son
had been killed. presumably by the cars,
while at his work as freight-checker at
the depot.
VIM. Kohlmeyer, president of the
Threshers' N. p A. 24S, attended a
meeting of the Saginaw. county associa-
ton on Tuesday and is in ST. Johns to-
day attending meeting for that
county. He is accompanied by his wife,
who will visit sister residing in St.
Johns.
Dog Warden Charles Holden on Mon
day evening killed a dog by putting the
animal in a sack and pounding him to
death with club The brutality of the
proceeding shocked all who witnessed
it, but Holden claims the council will
| not stand the expense of gas for
asphyxiation.
In the Ypsilanti normal class for this
year, appear the following names of
newly graduated teachers, and their as
signments for the coming year: Ger.
trude Sherman, Owosso, first grade at
Saginaw; Mary Stevens, Owosso, first
and second grades, Cedar, Mich. Ida
Pratt, Laingsburg, second grade, Hamil.
| ton, Ind
Thirty-five Owosso boys, ranging in
age from ten to fourteen years, weeded
seven acres of beets on DR.. Charles
Shickles' farm, Saturday, in about five
hours. The doctor, from this showing,
is satisfied that in the event of factory
being established here, there need be nc
worry about labor.
Mrs G. A. Durham was given a
double surprise Monday, the occasion
being her 59th birthday. The first was
/ the unexpected arrival from Utica III