The times., September 09, 1887, Image 4

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Laircra'ffarar.
' We have luJ fine showers, for which
- w e are indeed thankful. '
"Wheat sowing has been begun and corn
is mostly cut. . Thero will bo . less wheat
sown ia the township this fall than In any
season for many years. Farmers are get
ting "tired" of boarding tlicmsejus '.and
working for nothing. .
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31iss Lilllo Jlerill, of Saginaw Is ylsiting
the family ptll. Swarlhout ' )
Col. Sabicskl the eicat temperance ora
tor will lecture here Friday, Saturday and
Sunday eyenlngs'of ' this w;ek." By the
way we have not heard much about tern
pcranco lately. ( What Is ti be done in
Shiawassee county in regard to local op
tion? Who will set the ball rolling? De
, ing a full blooded prohibitionist I consider
local option as only u "half loaf good so
fur as it goes. But give us prohibition
from one end to the other of this great
land In every county and lnevery village.
This should be the aim of every temper
ance worker. I nm in furor of taking ad
vantage of every means offered as n step
toward this end. : Local option is a step In
the light direction, and -should be used to
the veiy best adv;iuti'go possible, always
true temperance man the absolute, unquali
fied prohibition of the liquor . trade from
Iriaine to 'the Pacific. .
Kev. A. G. Blo.od pn ached his farewell
discourse here Sunday morning, and Jlon
day evening he started with Ids fnn;ily and
household goods for his farm in Antrim
county. lie owns 740 acres of V( lid land
hiving on the G. II. & I. ft. II. upon which
ho has a saw mill, and will soou have a
hingle mil! in operation. Ho will build a
number of houses and move a number of
families there, In short, he will found a
village which will be called Springwater.
lie leaves the ministry on account f ill
health. lie fs u plain spoken, conscien
tious chiiijiwi man and has a warm
place in the hearts of the Methodist society
hero w here he litis hiborcd fur ili.n-ii inrn
yeurs. We bid him God speed and wish
him Kic-cess Ii Jds new undertaking.
' 'Council Proceedings.
1 'COMMON COUNCIL ROOM, )
Owosso, rterT. 5, 1887. )
Ikgukr meeting of the Common Coun
cil of th city of Owosso, Mayor Calkins
in the chair. . , ..
Present: Aid. Frleseke, Keyte, Robblns,
Titcomb. "Wells and Wiley. . . -. y
1 Mintlte3 of last 'meeting read aud ap
proved. ! 1 " ' - J " ' '' ' '.
The following accounts were presented
and referred to.; the committee on claims
and accounts: ...
A. K. Giles, nightwatch, $ 11 00
"VV. Barresford," nijjhtwatch, 9 00
K. M. Brooks, cement, 12 85
E. M. Brooks, coal, ' 03 10
L. P. Gilbert, street work, 4 88
H. Arkle, street .work, . 4 88
J. Devereaux, street work; 5 00
Fred Arhand?; street work, 5 63
Wra. Smith, street work, 5 63
V. Cheal, street work, 5 63
W. Douglas, street work - 7 50
W. P. Steadman, street work, 4 50
N. Johnson, street work, ' 1125
Cbas. Kce, street work. 3 75
S. A. Crane, street work, ' V - 6 00
Geo. Brown, street work, 2 50
Geo. Bedford, letter'g for fire depi. 1 50
Ohas. Reynold?, street work, 3 75
E. Dunlap, street work, 6 25
John Love, street work, 12 50
I. W. Knapp, street woik : 5 00
Jas. Post, street work. 11 25
M. Whited, street work, 1 25
John Little, street work, 2 50
Fowler & Miller, street work. . 24 00
L. E. Woodard, lumber, . 90 81
: Fred Morse, gravel, 23 00
, Matchless Polish Co., polish, I 00
11. cossitt, supplies, 1159
Robbins & Son, tearing down Mul
berry street bridge,
13 00
street
Tho following report from the
commissioner was presented :
Commissioner's report for the week end
ing Sept. 3, '87: Amount of lumber 2097
feet; amouut of lime, 18J barrels, $17.42;
amount of team work, $2.50 per day, 21 J
days, $53.75; amount of stone 15 pereh,
$9.00; amount mason work, $2.50 per day,
CJ days, $10.88; amount labor, $1.23 per
day, 21 days, $37.88; amount of sand
50 cents per load, 10 load, $5.00; amount
labor by commissioner, 4 days, $1.50.
$fr.C0; amount of labor $1.50 per day, 8
days. $12.00. Total, $150.93.
Respectfully submitted,
S. A. Crane.
The grade roll for Dewey street was read
and on motion confirmed, ayes 0, nays 0.
The committee on claims and accounts
.reported favorably on accounts as present
cJ, with the exception of those of L. E.
Woodard, 'C. II. Cossitt, Fred Morse and
. the Matchless Polish Co. Report was ac
cepted, unanimous consent was given and
the accounts allowed, ayes 0, nays 0,
Aid. Friesekc presented the following
resolution, which was accepted and adopt
eJ, ayes 0, nays-0:
Jlttolced, By the Common Council that
the committee on Ways and Means bo and
nre hereby Instructed to borrow the sum
of fifteen hundred dollars; interest not to
exceed eight per cent per annum; tho same
to b placed to tjio credit ol the contingent
fund of said city.
Aid. Wells introduced an ordinance
providing for the construction of a side
-walk on the south side of Main street from
Elm 6treet to Shiawassee street. The or
dinance was read the first and second
times by its title.
On motion tho committee on grading
aod sidewalks were instructed to hare a
grade established from tho Washington
slrcet bridge to the D. & M. railway.
The Council then adjourned.
Edmuhd O. Dewey, ,
City Clerk.
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Toe slippers and walking shoes in
the latest styles, at Ti Collins.' ,
Byrca.
Fred Carpenter has resumed . his
position and is feeling quite well
again. :
H, W. Bunco was out of town the
first of the week on important busi
ness. Prof. Norton was in Owosso Wed
nesday. '
School opened Monday with Prof.
Brandt, Miss Mary Brown and Miss
Eva Lawrie, instructors.
Clark Buhl and wife - left Tuesday
for a two weeks stay at Petoskey.
There is now talk of a fourth brick
store In addition to the three already
in course of construction. '
. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Lynde'are vis
iting friends in Isabella county.
The funeral or Victor McLaughlin
whb was accidently shot last Sunday
by Miss Libbie Foote was held Tues
day at the M. E. Church, Rev Gibbs
officiating. The deceased wa9 eigh
teen years old and highly esteemed by
all his yourtg associates. The afflic
ted family have the sympathy of the
entire community.
Eusluos3 Training: In our Hirh School.
It Is hardly necessary to discuss in
the audience of the public the advan
tages of a .business education. It is
universally conceded by the intelli
gent and unprejudiced, that in what
ever avocation the youths of our
country desire to engage, there can
be no question but that the first step
is to obtain a practicable business edu
cation. The truth is, so .sharp is the
competition, so skilfull have leading
business men become, that it is almost
impossib'e for young men to excel, or
even to succeed in buiiness if they ure
not directly educated for this
-'changed condition of the times."
The most earless observer of our
practicable age, readily recognizes that
there never has been a time whan in
telligent young men and women, who
have been thoroughly educated for
business, were in greater demand
than at present. Now, in order that
the aspiring youth of our county
miftht have an opportunity to qualify
himself for a business life, a Commer
cial course has been introduced in
our high school. Some of the studies
pursued' in the course are Commer
cial Arithmetic, Commercial Law,
Book Keeping', . Physics and Civil
Government. It is needless to discuss
the advantages of a course in which
such practicable studies are offered.
There can be no doubt that the far
mer, mechanic, merchant; voter " and
legislator would be far better quali-
to discharge tne duties ot tnetr pro-.
iession if they were, thoroughly in
structed in the studies offered, in our
Commercial course. '' ' ' .
' . Mankind, excepting a small class,
as a rule are employed in the pro
duction, preparation and distribution
of commodities, and efficiency in
these pursuits depends upon an ade
quate knowledge of science. To im
part this knowledge is the aim of the
commercial course. "Natural Philos
ophy, a ptacticable knowledge of
which underlies most all the comforts
and conveincies of our nlodern civili
zation has recently been added . to
this course. . What knowledge is of
more, real, practical value than a
knowledge of general mechanics, the
laws of Heat, Light, : Electricity and
Acoustics. It enters into the details
of every day life. Boys and girls
should aim most to acquire a thorough
knowledge of those studies which
have a direct -bearing upon the indus
tiial activities of the age in which we
live.
No young man should think of
stopping school until he has secured
a practicable business education.
A Novel Bet.
While I am not a betting man, said
F J. Cheney, of the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., I considered it my
religious duty to make that fellow a
bet, you see he was about dead, and
I guess he would of died belore
spring, if I had not of got him on
the bet. You know some men Nhad
rather lose their life , than lose a
hundred, well he was one of that kind
and we both came near being out but
I saved my hundred and it only cost
him ten dollars. How's that? He
sent for me one day and said the
doctors had all given him up to die,
with the catarrh. I told him that I
would bet him $too that Iall's Cat
arrh Cure would cure him or I would
give him $ioo if it failed. He took
the latter proposition. This was
three months ago; you, see how he
looks now, don't you, as well as any
one, and a dandy. American, To
ledo, O.
flSTFor sale by J. F. Laubengayer,
druggist, Owosso, Mich.
' Sealed Sldi t
Will be received by the Building
Committee of School District No. a,
of Caledonia, for the building of a
frame School House in said District,
according to specifications to be seen
at the store of E. L.; Brewer, until
the 15th of September. The com
raittee reserve the right to reject any
or all bids. Sept. 6, 1887.
Francis Gl. Hodgh:,
Cha. W. BandkaW,
Christian Wildermuth,
v. . - ' Committee; v4
, ..-
Smoke your children's Dad-Gra-hime
& Connor : 4 -J i O U "A
Now that we have had a good rain; it is time to prepare for
' the Shiawassee County Fair, to be held at Owosso, ,
October 4, 5 and 6. v
MBATWHILB
Is in the field with a supply of-those
r Br
wen
FLYING DUTCHMAN
Farm Tools
The Sovereign Crown Jewel
Will take the lead this year. It. is the most beautfful stove
on the market. For. utility it is not equalled.
WOOD & COAL HEATERS FROM $8,00 UP.
BUGGIES ! BUGGIES'!
IDOTTIBIjIE .ajstid single.
HARDWARE SUPPLIES
Of all Kinds.
Paints, Oils, Varnishes, &c.
WASHINGTON STREET,
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Hp
m
Has just received an ELEGANT STOCK of
IN GREAT VARIETY.
NEW SILKS and PLUSHES!
Uew Bpess Goods Stock
AND
Trimming Braid to latch.
SPECIAL
Foe? Saturday, Sept. 10.
Four all Linen Collars for 25c. All Linen Cuffs for I ic.
One set Fancy Collars and Cuffs for 15c.1
Linen Chemisettes, 15 & 20c. All Pure Silk Gloves at 30c.
Children's White Dresses
and Robes.
1
65c Child's White Dress for 49c
85c
69c
$1.00
1.25
1.40
2.00
2.50
" 79c
" 99c
" $i.i9
" 1.49
44 1.69
44 2.19
EJSW CARPETS ,
;D.. M. Christian, Main St.
1171 isi
5
AND " .
of all Kinds.
OWOSSO, MICH
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35c Child's Robe for 26c
50c
65c
75C
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
39C
49c
59C
; 79c
$1.19
1.59
2.09
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For the Balance
uiiii 1 1 mi
TO MAKE ROOM FOR .NEW
We ILead the Tpade in
; . the Cappet Line. '
Sfluare Dealing & Low Prices do it.
FLOOI OIL CLOTHS
IN LARGE VARIETY, ALSO
A H m CID
FOR HALLS AND
G 0 E Jk
Coronet & Tailor lade Corsets,
WESENER BLOCK, OWOSSO.
PfiUL M. HnTH,
HErchnnt $ Tnilnr.
.
TTTTTm received
1 nave j -
SODulv-i,fc
. Tri1.
St0CK " ..Vent the
from, auwb
from $6.00 up. .
just in my
before youbuy
of the Month I offer
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STORE PURPOSES.
Woolens for
my stoc . and
,rrtsinc au v
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largest o sclect.
of Hats, loo
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4th ' DOOR BELOW' POST 0FFICE.O
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