The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-05-24
Secretary G. N. Smith, Of the owosso

| Secretary G. N. Smith. Of the Owosst
Sugar Co. twas in the city yesterday. -
Postmaster Fl. Fl. Pulver, of Laings
burg. is in the city today on business
Geo. A. Morgan. who has been in the
east for several months, returned to
Owosso, Tuesday.
Mrs. c. f. Parker is in Milan visit.
ing her daughter, Miss, Rena, who is
teaching there.
Owosso and Flint high school ball
teams will cross bats at Dewey park
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Corey were in
Belding, Wednesday, to attend the
funeral of an uncle, R Willard.
James Mills and Thos. Kinney will
board with Sheriff Watson for ten days
as the result of drunk on Tuesday.
A 26 foot addition has been built to
the building occupied by Heyer e. Row
ley giving them neede<foom for their
business.
The number of prisoners in the coun-
ty Jail at present lacks just about an
even hundred of being up to the high
water mark of 1902.
Geo. Fl. Bedford and J. B. E. Castree
represented Owosso Chapter R. A. NJ.
at the meeting of the grand chapter
held in Port Huron this week.
4 A special musical will be held Sunday
evening at the Congregational church.
A large chorus will render the Pilgrim 8
Chorus from Tannehauser and the Hal
lelujah chorus.
Beginning with next week the early
morning Ann Arbor train north will
carry mail, as will the late train south
at night. This will be great conven-
fence to the towns north of Owosso.
Marshal Hodges has given notice that
he intends to strictly enforce the law
against women frequenting saloons.
This came about by finding woman
and several men drinking in saloon
one evening this week.
One of the senatorial apportionment
bills now before the legislature places
Shiawassee county with Clinton and
Gratiot, and the other with Gratiot and
Midland. If either is to be adopted it
is hoped it will be the former.
Jason E. Hammond, of Lansing,
shook hands with Owosso friends We'd
nesday. Mr.. Hammond divides his
time between the business of the Ham
mond Publishing Co. and the organiza
tion of new life insurance company in
this state.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Aiken, of North
Amherst, Ohio, have spent the past
week visiting their brother, Mr..
N. B. Aiken, of Caledonia Twp.
Mr.. Aiken was former resident of
Caledonia and noted great improve
ment in this county.
There are three little girls, aged five,
seven ad nine, who have recently come
to the Dorcas Home, who are nearly
destitute of all kinds of clothing. Any
one who can contribute something in
the way of clothing to make them com
Portable, kindly telephone the matron
or the president of the society.
Representative Norton has secured
the passage of an act in the legislature
the number of saloons in st.
Johns to nine. The bill also gives the
right to impose an additional tax of
$500 as city tax and permits the coun-
Gil to require city bond of $3, 900. The
license of any dealer may be Cancelled
at any time by refunding the unexpired
part of his license. Many Michigan
cities and villages have had similar bills
passed at this session.
There seems to be a brisk competi.
ton now on in this vicinity for butter
fat from the farmers. The American
Farm Produce Co., of Owosso, and the
Bartrice Creamery Co, of Chicago, are
each after all they can get. Ray Beebe
and Joseph Opdyke are now gathering
cream on two routes and soon two
more districts will be established out Of
Mason. The gatherers take the cream
at the farmers doors and ship it to their
companies each evening
from this station. They pay for the
cream bought each week. The price
paid is regulated daily by the New York
market. Mason News.