The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-22

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look after the business of Connor % Co.
for the next few weeks. The cigar
company with which he is connected is
so far behind in the manufacture of
goods that only necessary supplies are
being furnished customers. While Mr..
Connor is here, Fletcher Conner will
take vacation.
Tubb's orchestra has organized for
the year by electing G. L. Tubbs, man
ager; E. c. Smith, director; b. p Rob-
| bins, secretary. treasurer The make up
will be as follows Z. j. Smith, violin;
r. F. Walrath, clarionet; B. p. Rob-
bins, flute; E. H. Grahame, bass; Ger
trude Smith, piano. G.. L. Tubbs, cornet
Geo. Hunt. trombone; c. A. Ruebekam,
drums.
Midshipman Harry A. Orr writes
| that he is at present at Provincetown,
Mass, where the entire North Atlantic
| fleet has assembled for fall target prac-
tice. This work will not be completed
until Oct. 10Th, after which the Illinois
will go to the Boston navy yards and
Harry will have short furlough and
expects to come home for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Smith, of Corun-
ma, entertained number of Owosso
and Corunna people at six o'clock din
ner Monday in honor of Mr.. and Mrs
| A Af yof
happened also to be the birthday ami
versary of G. d. Smith, Judge Smith
and Mrs. G. M. Bilhimer and all were
congratulated by the company.
Following is the list of advertised
letters in the Owosso postoffice for the
week Sept. 16, 1905: B. H. Barrett,
Fred Fenske, Mrs. Angelina Hall,
Dempstead Howe, Miss Dora Caster
Howe, Martha T. Jones, Allen Kenion,
Henry Nudge, Miss Catherine
Noonan, Miss Mile Spalding Miss
Maud Van AIKEN, Chas. Van Deuen.
The Eastern Star round up Tuesday
evening was very pleasant affair. An
elegant banquet was served at o'clock
and then music by Misses Peterson,
Lyon and Abbott and addresses by A.
D. Whipple, CIV. Jennings, Mrs. j. w.
Simmons, Mrs Walter Osborn and Mrs.
f. j. Mcdaniel made very enjoyable
program. Lodge work was then taken
up and the degree work done in a SUI
perior manner.
John Hughes has local reputation
as successful fisherman and is also
known as a truthful man. Here's his
latest: While fishing yesterday at THE
Reds he hooked the largest fish he had
ever seen in the river and for ten or
fifteen minutes had the liveliest kind of
battle to land the fellow. He had
succeeded in getting hold of the fshs
gills when a last desperate plunge was
made and John-well, he just looked at
the streak left in the water,
Calvin Bently, who has been west
!, for a number of months, and was
supposed to be in Phoenix, Arizona,
surprised his parents, Sunday, by tele-
phoning them from Jackson Mich. in
the afternoon and then by walking into
the family home in the evening, hay
ing taken a trolley car to Detroit and
come to Owosso on the d. d NJ train.
He is much improved in health and will
probably return to the west after a
visit here.
The casket factory indoor base ball
team has organized by electing Louis
} Heyer manager and Andrew Green cap.
} tain. The team will probably be made
up as follows: catchers, John johnson
and Charles Spring; pitchers, Ray Re.
tan and VIM. Graham infielders,
Andrew Green, George Dryer, Charles
Holmes, Leo Mckenzie, Herman Smith,
bud" Worden and Tooley, the latter
an outdoor professional from Howell
who is now with Midland; outfelders
Harry Wright, Woodland, Frank Trask
W. F. Bennett, confidential secretary
of the president of The Commercial
Stock and Telegraph Co., of Detroit
dealers in stocks, bonds, coppers, grains
ETC., was in Owosso Tuesday and after
a careful examination of the condition
here decided to open an Office for the
company, making Owosso distribut
ing point, using telephone communica.
tion for this purpose. The company is
fitting up an Office in first class style in
the Williams block and Mr.. R. A.
French, young, active and we'll in.
formed man in this line of business, has
arrived from Niagara Falls, N. Y,
to take charge of the Office. Mr.
Frenchs wife is with him and in a few
days they will begin housekeeping on
Corunna avenue. 1t is the intention
Of the company to have an Office in
Owosso permanently and has sent one
of its best agents here to take
charge.