The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
George Chandler was in Toledo Mon.

A.. E. Smiley was in Detroit on bust
ness. Tuesday.
]. ]. Mackey was in Muskegon Mon.
day and Tuesday.
Charles M. Whelan, of Shiawassee
was in the city Tuesday.
The Exchange hotel is being put in
shape to be opened May 1st.
The masquerade skate at the armory
will be given next Thursday.
Julian butcher is in Lansing work
ing at the REQ automobile works.
e. A. Smiley and family will occupy
the residence vacated by Leigh
Christian.
The family Of E. M. Hopkins, of De-
troit, will spend the spring and sum-
mer at Vernon.
Miss Junaita Baldwin, of the Baldwin
Concert Company, spent Monday with
Miss Mabel Ferry.
Miss Abigail Buckingham returned to
Flint, Tuesday, after a visit at her sis.
ter's, Mrs. s. E. Parkill
A new apportionment of delegates
gives Shiawassee democrats thirteen
delegates to the State conv ention.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Mckenzie ENTER
tanned the Consolation club at their
home on Oliver street Monday evening.
Miss Mabel Josselyn has sufficiently
recovered from an illness which began
last November to be out for ride this
week.
Charles Cooper, seventeen year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs Lyman Cooper.
formerly of this city, died at Alpena
last week of meningitis.
DIR. G. Mccormick inspected Ithaca
Canton, Patriarchs Militant, Tuesday
evening. He was accompanied by j.
Van Hoten, Wilson Brooks and E. o.
Place.
Supervisors Vincent, of Middlebury,
AID VanDeusen, of Fairfield, were in
the city Tuesday. 1t is understood both
favor the election of one Of the new
members of the board for chairman.
The Michigan Farmer is publishing
a series of articles on Strawberries as
a Farm Crop" written by G. B. Cook,
of Maple River The articles are illus
trated with views taken on the farm of
Mr.. Cook.
J. w. Jordan has been in Vassar part
OF the week assisting in the work of
making the reports for G. T. Jarvis,
revenue collector FOR the sixth district.
Mr. Jarvis, who has been sick several
months, died Wednesday.
The Portland Observer believes the
day is not far distant when $1,000 Ii
censes for saloons will be the law of the
state, and adds, Already there is talk
in Michigan of raising the license to
that figure by the next legislature.
Fred Carlisle, of Detroit brother Of
Mrs. e. G. Mead, Of this city, died at
his home on Saturday last, aged rs
years. For many years he was one Of
the best known business men in Detroit,
having been engaged in many enter
prises of importance.
The lowest liquor license in Massa-
cbusetts is $1,000 per year, the highest
So, 600, and in many cities the number
of saloons permitted is one for each
thousand population. Owosso has one
for four hundred and twenty-five peo-
pie.
J. D. Estes, of THE TINES, will go to
Ann Arbor, Monday, to undergo an
operation at the u. of M. hospital Tues
day. He has been in poor health for
some moHths. at times suffering greatly.
1t is thought the operation will speedily
restore him to health.
Advertised letters in the Owosso post
office for the week ending April Z,
1906: Miss Minnie Adkins, Fred Brown,
Mrs. Elizabeth Clough, Michael keenan,,
Jas. Kirby, Miss Sarah Lucas, William
McHerry, Mrs. Matte McKenna, Mrs.
John Shay, Mrs A. M. Stowell, Esther
Young.
". VI iNCbOhtAllj OOOhtJ SOLuulisSlOhCI
of schools of Barry county, spent We'd
nesday in this city inspecting the work
of the county normal class. He is in
specting all the county nornals for the
department of Public instruction and
has already visited several. His report
of the work here will be greatly to the
credit of Supt. Simmons and the teach
or in charge.
A special meeting of the council was
held yesterday afternoon to take action
in regard to the saloons of the city.
One element in the council desired to
raise the license, and a compromise was
made, whereby the bonds were reduced
from $4,000 to $1,000, and steps were
taken to increase the license from $500
to 5000. In order to do this an ordi-
nance was introduced and given it's
first reading. Coldwater Courier.
A dog with rabies passed through the
country one mile north of here Monday
He was accidently met by
Leighton Swarthout who succeeded in
keeping ort of bis way by climbing a
fence. Henry Marsh was notified by