The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-01
LOCAL NEWS.

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Judge S F. Smith is holding court in
Howell this week.
Attorney VIM. Fraser, of Lansing,
was in the city Tuesday.
The Baptist Ladies serve supper at
the church tomorrow night.
Dr.. r. G. Mahaney is able to be out
again after a severe illness.
E. E. Henderson is out in the state
for few weeks business trip.
Frisbee Bros Railroad Shows will
give two performances here May 7.
Elmer Cheney has commenced the
erection of residence on North Ball
street
o. l.. Sprague has purchased a lot on
the east side of Ball street, north of
Oliver.
The Clipper Base Ball Club was de-
feated at Corunna, Saturday, by score
of 10 to 2.
Chas. Greenwalt is again in posses
sion of the farm he recently sold on
Chapman street.
Ray Morehouse has sold his house on
South Shiawassee street, and has moved
to 1913 River street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul M. Roth are in the
city for visit of a couple of weeks
with relatives and friends.
w. G. Gunnison has gone on the road
for correspondence school. Mrs. Gun
nison is visiting at New Lothrop.
Twenty-one candidates have been
secured by the l.. o. T. M. in their
membership contest the past two weeks
Rev. J. P. Warner preached sermon
on Sunday evening at the First M. E.
church on Acquaintance With God"
Frank ]. Mack, night policeman, sent
his resignation to the council on Mon
day evening. 1t will take effect May A.
G. A Morgan, who lives with his son,
DIR. l.. ]. Morgan, is home from New
York and New England, where he spent
the winter.
Peter May, of Glenwood Avenue,
strained his back quite severely, Mon
day, while lifting on log at the Estey
lumber yards.
Mrs. John Bell, who lives near the
north end of Ball street, fell Monday
evening into the cellar and broke her
left collar bone.
Reed & Gray, the West side grocers,
have sold out to Ray Morehouse and S.
M. Campbell. The new firm takes pos
session Monday.
The last liquor bond sent to the coun.
Gil is that of Mrs. H. S. Johnson, OF the
New National, with n. Miesen and f.
Sanderhof as sureties.
The Chamber of Commerce will cor
respond with d. o. Watson, who wants
to locate machine shop, employing ~
men and paying 50. so to SO 90 per day
in this city.
Aid. J. r. Ketcham, w. III. Van Size
and w. E. Washburn have been ap
nointed committee to investigate Com
stock Creek with view to widening
and deepening it.
The firm of Whitney q Day ha
taken charge of the Beebe photograph
| gallery. The young men are very wei
and favorably known here, and have
had much experience in photography.
Supt. C. III. Cossitt has estimated tina
the city will be required to pay $50, OO'
for the proposed extension OF the water
works system to the sugar factory anC
for the laying of other mains about
town.
The Common Council has raised the
salary of the city attorney from
$3.50 to $4OO per year, and of the three
night policemen from $12 to $14 pei
week The officers will work an hour
and half longer each day in return.
Fire broke out at midnight Saturday
On the third floor of the North, Jen
nines & Foster Co.'S furniture store
Smoke, fire and water did 5000 of dam
are to the stock and the household
goods of C. A. Conner in the store adj
joining
Mrs. Daniel Foote, 800 South Lansing
street, chased woman who came t.
steal her pansies Monday night, int
the lumber piles at the foot of Soutl
Lansing street, where the unwelcom
visitor escaped. The latter had basket
and started to dig at the pansy bed be