The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23

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Van Dusen's.
Miss Kate Corlett, of the Blue Island
Ills, schools, will be home for the holt
days.
Thursdays Detroit Tribune contained
fine cut of the late w. s. Jones, of
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mackey, of Du-
rand, and Mr.. and Mrs. Roberss Mack
ey, of Missouri, will be guests of their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs John j. Mackey,
Christmas.
A weasel which has been running
loose in the Davis Dry Goods Co. s store
for several weeks, was cornered and
killed Wednesday night. J. j. Davis
was slightly bitten on the hand by the
animal.
The West Side indoor ball team de-
feated the city team Wednesday even
ing at the armory, by score of Ito 9
in very exciting contest. The bat
teries were Shotwell and Fletcher and
Retain and Sullivan.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. p. Anderson, Mrs.
G.. H. Marshall and sons. Lawrence and
Maurice, will spend Christmas with
friends in Antrim and Locke. Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson will not return until
after New Years.
The European larch trees which Dr..
Beal planted in the M. A. G. arboretum
in 1875 are now being, cut andl worked
up into stove wood, and it is interesting
to note that the amount taken off equal
ed 1853 cords per acre, which, reckoned
at 81 per cord would give an; income of
$13 per year per acre. -LansinglRepub-
lican.
1t is said Attorney-G General Blair has
issued notice to tobacco dealers in the
state citing them to the law which for
bids sale Of tobacco to minors. Much
more to the purpose would be finstruc-
lions to prosecuting attorneys, from
Mr.. Blair, directing them to enforce the
statute. There is everywhere shocking
need of such enforcement. 1t is doubt
full if one tobacco dealer can be sfound
in the whole state who carefully OBJ
serves the law.-Allegan Gazette.
List of advertised letters at Owosso
postoffice for week ending Dec. II, 19O4
Mrs. Carrie Arnold, Homeri,.C Brown,
VIM. Bernstein, Mrs. Nell Bradley, S.
Brocksell, Roy Casady, j. H. Clemen is,
Edward p. de Pont, Mrs. iWilliam Ely,
David Gordon (Foreign), Miss Lou
Griffin, Mrs. Alice Hawley, Fred
Houghton, Miss j. Keller, VIM. McAfee,
Miss w. E. Mitchell, Carrie SMoses. J.
S. Nelson, Fred Nicholes, SAlbert Ri
ward, Lewellyn Simensen, Miss Mae
Waters.
Michael Strehl is in very2poor health.
He is great sufferer most of the time.
The Gratiot County Herald has APP
peared of late in sixteen page form
the paper being almost as big as the
heart of it's popular editor, j. N. Nc
Call. The growth of the Herald's bust
ness has caused Mr.. Mccall to sell a
half interest to his brother. e. J. Nc
Call, who has been engagedIsin news
paper work at Oconto, Wis. Under the
direction of these gentlemen the Herald
is destined to boom as fast Gas in the
past and to become greater power for
good than ever before.
A Washington dispatch of the 10th
says: 1t was announced at the treas
ury department today that advertise
ments will be out in a few days for bids
for the construction Of public buildings
at Muskegon and Adrian, Mich. Form
er bids were thrown out because they
were too high and there must be re-
advertising, The specifications for the
Owosso building are being prepared and
| an advertisement for bids will issue in
side Of 10 days. There is an appropria-
ton Of $40, 900 for the Owosso structure.
Rep. Fordney is after $15,O addition
al. If he gets it, changes and enlarge
ments will be provided for.
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