The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-06-29
Editor Brewer, of the Howell Herald,

Editor Brewer, or the Howell Herald
was in the city Saturday.
Charles Preece and son and Roy
Amos are fishing at Linden.
DIR. Geo. Byerly, of Detroit, has beer
a guest at G.. R. Blacks this week.
Hon. Chas. E. Ward, of Bancroft
called on Owosso friends Wednesday.
Miss Clara Witt has gone to her hom,
in Almont to spend the school vacation
p. D. White returned home Thursday
morning from his visit to his old home
in Massachusetts
Cashier w. A. Rosenkrans and wife
of Corunna, left Monday for trip o.
three months in Colorado, Utah ant
California.
Married, Monday evening at the home
of the bride on Mulberry street, Eli G.
Cushman and Myrtle Wallace. Rev. G
H. Hanks officiating.
Attention is directed to the ad of the
Johnson Department. Store in this issue
Genuine bargains are being given al
this closing out sale.
The council has amended the fire
works ordinance and it is now unlawful
to sell or use firecrackers more than
two and half inches long.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Frisbie left Mon
day for trip to Boston, New York,
Philadelphia and Washington, and will
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Howe at EN-.
poria, Va.
Miss Violet Crane has returned to her
home from Evart where she has been
teaching in the village schools. She
has accepted position in the Pontiac
schools for next year.
J. Frank Barnes, of Burns, was in the
city Tuesday. He has been about the
county for week past in the interest
of his candidacy for sheriff and seems
pleased with his prospects.
Former Superintendent of Public In
struction Pattengill was in the city
yesterday. A visit from "Pat' is al
ways enjoyed by his friends. While
here he was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
g. M. Dewey.
Charles Gray, of Galveston, Texas,
was arrested Saturday for entering the
house of Edward Miller, of Corunna.
He was found in the house when the
Millers returned from a drive and they
notified the sheriff, who succeeded in
capturing him after chase and after
firing revolver several times.
The investigation of the city fire
department has been conducted by the
self-appointed committee, and a report
was made to the council Monday even.
ing. Absolutely nothing of any value
to anyone was accomplished by the
investigation" the cost so far is about
800 and the improvement Of the water
works is held up by the refusal of mem
bers of this committee to vote for re-
solution fully covering the needs of the
system.
Aid Townsend introduced resolu-
ton at the council meeting Monday
evening that the board of public works
be instructed to purchase new boiler
for the water works and secure pump
to be used while the present pumps are
being repaired and refitted, and that
the station be rebuilt to enclose the new
boiler The resolution was objected to
by Aid. Brown and Aid. Lamb who
want two boilers and four million
gallon pump and are unwilling to allow
any Improvement except according to
their ideas.
At the Council meeting Monday even
ing resolution was introduced by Aid.
Washburn providing for the securing of
plans for brick building for hose
house and voting precinct on the lot on
West Main street near Brooks & Sons
store. The plan is also to sell the pres
emit hose house on Lansing street. May
or Parkill vetoed the resolution on
Tuesday giving as reasons that the
present hose house is sufficient for the
needs, that no specific sum was named
for new building and no provision
was made in the annual appropriation
bill.
Superintendent of Public instruction
Kelly has sent out circular to boards
of education notifying them that the
November apportionment of primary
school m ney will be from $6 to $40 pei
capita and that the apportionment will
be on the basis of the 1905 school census
1t is also pointed out that the none,
can only be used for the payment o.
teachers wages AS the union schoo
district had nearly $500 children o.
school age in the last census it will b,
seen that the next budget for schoo
taxes can be materially reduced even OF
the lowest basis named by Supt. Kelly