The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-08
LOCAL NEWS.

| tuesday. t,-
The Lake Ice Company has begun the
harvest of ice.
E. A. Phelps, Of Lansing, was in the
city, Saturday.
The Company has on hand about8 500
barrels of sugar.
Mrs. Glen u. Angevine has returned
home to Covington, KY.
Mrs. Lloyd Lewis, Park street, has
been quite sick few days
Some of the sugar is being put up in
bags to supply local dealers.
Verne Miles, of Lansing, will open a
shooting gallery at 2O4 North Washing
| ton street.
Mrs. Julia F. STARTS extends thanks
to the Congregational Social Union for
box of flowers.
Henry Beswick has the contract for
the interior finishing of the new school
building at Elsie.
William L. Payne, the harness maker
at 100 South Ball street, has been seri-
ously ill for some days.
| Arthur Perry and Floyd Newell have
gone to Holly to work with the Michi-
gan Telephone Co.'S gang.
Charles Mckenzie is back from along
stay in South Dakota and is the guest of
his brother, W. E. Mckenzie.
Alonzo Hurd, of Petoskey has rented
the F. H. Gould store on North Wash
ington street, and opened restaurant.
The trustees of the Baptist church
have organized by electing James Find
later, chairman; and l. H. Keller clerk.
Miss Mabel Wheeler entertained at
a six o'clock dinner on Saturday evening
in honor of Miss Blanche Nagel, of
Lansing.
G. H. Taylor has reduced the depth of
Osburn e. Sons show windows by
twenty inches making much better
window to trim.
Mrs. Nancy Gould and daughter, Miss
Meta, have returned to Riverside, Ills.
Mrs. Gould will spend the winter at
Chicago and Buffalo.
A. l.. Randall, night chemist has gone
to Lapeer. j. c. Seward, former day
chemist, takes his place, and Chief A.
N. Clark becomes day chemist.
A burning chimney on the residence
of August Kabelitz, Stewart street, call
ed out the fire department Saturday
evening. No water was thrown.
The Dorcas society acknowledges the
receipt from some Burton ladies of pro-
visions, of 50 from j. G. Shattuck and
of some flour from R. N. Parshall.
The score of prisoners in the county
Jail adopted New Years resolutions
pledging themselves to be more orderly
and obedient this year to lawful
authority.
A horse drawing cutter ran away
Monday morning in West Owosso. A
small boy in the vehicle was in danger
of death or injury when Edward Feerer
stopped the horse.
H. p. Wolaver, w. p. Harryman and
Lester Brewer have gone to Mishawaka,
Ind, to attend the school of the Mis-
hawaka Wooden Co.'S. statesmen. The
school is an annual affair.
Leon Yorton and wife have moved
from Jackson to Owosso. Mr.. Yorton
is trouble man for the Bell Telephone
Co. Mrs. Yorton was formerly Miss
Pearl Even, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Willoughby, of
Adams street, celebrated their 53rd we'd
ding anniversary, last week. There
were % descendants present, who gave
Mr.. and Mrs. Willoughby handsome
oak rocker as remembrance.
E. e. Gould and family returned
Tuesday evening from short visit with
relatives in Oakland Co. Mr.. Gould
has been employed by the Kilby Co. as
machinist at the sugar plant and will
remain with the Sugar Co. in the same
capacity.
1t is said that the city ordinance pro-
hibiting the keeping of slot machines in
the city is being openly violated in sew
eral places. One young boy was arrest
ed few days ago for stealing money
from his employer to play these ma
chimes. Why not enforce the ordinancea
Undertaken q. F. Walker, of Chesan-
ing, had his team and sleighs here on
Saturday evening to receive body from
one of the trains at the Junction. The
horses, becoming frightened, ran away
before the coffin was placed in the
sleigh, and covered half mile of streets
in West Owosso before being caught.