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f r Pretty hard to have a good looking Buggy without a CHAMOIS. A have a Hue of Chamois that sell from 5c to $100. A first class Buggy Chamois costs about 35c and is worth dollars to your buggy. Come in and Look Them Over, no trouble to show them. S PRAGUE & CO., Druggists, 107 N. Washington Street, Owosso. WE r Have been so busy grow ing that we have not had time to change our ad. We now have 306 telephones in Owosso, free ser vice with 18 in Corunna, besides seven prominent farmers south of the city. The Owosso Telepnone to. M L. Stewart. L. I Chas. D. Stewart. Stewart. I L. STEWART & CO BANKERS. OWOSSO. - IV1IOM. ESTABLISHED 1869. E. M. Miller, Paying Teller. W.H. Bigelow, Receiving Teller. MONEY TO LOAN AT 6 PER CENT, Inter eat payable annually or semi-annually; will ocept payments od the principle at or within to days of any Interest period; will loan In sums of 1600 to 12.500 on Improved farms In Shia wassee couniy, and on centrally located pro perty In the city of Owosso, (city property muBe producing an Income). On farm pro perlror city property we loan not exceeding ) per' cent, of actual value Abstracts of Title and Fire Insurance required. Qratt drawn on all parts of the world. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. THE OWOSSO TIMES. Entered at the Postoffloe in Owosso for transmission as second-class matter. Published everv Friday noon. OWOSSO, FRIDAY, NOV. 3, 189. LOCAL NEWS. D. Berry visited Flint relatives i Citizens' Savings Bank Capital, 150,000. Depositors' Guarantee, 1100.000. H. Keeler, President. C. Frieseke, Vice President. G. L. Taylor. Cashier. DIRECTORS: ti c. Fkikskke W. E. 1 1 a 1 . 1. J. W. SIMMONS. M- S. Kkklkh albert Todd. Oio. L. Keeler iI C DAWES. I. H. Kkeler. Rudolph Colbt. Transacts a General Banking Business PAYS INTEREST ON DEPOSITS. CT Bank open on Saturdav evenings Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent TKi OWOSSO SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL. $100,000. INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS Payable Quarterly on Savings Deposits. Officers Chas. E. Ristley, Prest. C. W (iale. V. Prest. A. D. Whipple. Casu'r. J.C. Van Camp. 1st Ass't Cash'r. F. W. Lawrence, 2nd Ass'tO u'r. DlRKC-TORS V. B. Camburn. K. Dudley. . v. Gale. W. M. Kilpatrick O. T. Mason. ( has. B, Rigley. W. A. Woodarcl. Bank Open- :00u. ra. to 8:W) p. m. ; evenings. 6 :00 to 8 :00. Saturday Owosso Markets. rfOKKKOTKD EVERY FRIDAY MORNIN l Butter, per lb. Eggs, per doz Potatoes Oats, per bushel Wbeat, red. per bushel Wheat, white, per bushel. Wheat new. M to 25 4.1 to 50 Rvr ner bushel . Beans, per bushel 1,18 Corn, shelled, per bushel Corn, in ear. per bushel Hay, prime, wo. i sloo to 6.00 to l. 36 90 7.00 to H.i 0 Hay. Timothy, No. 1 7.00 to 8 00 3.00 8.00 Choice alsike mixed o w m o Baled bay tl.00 extra. Straw.- " baled .......... i T H ( 'oniiH A Son! SPf. 'A J' 8.00 to 4.00 Lambs ... ...... 6Kto6X Bpnng uiUDu. 6 to 6 Michigan Cent! Stoclf Yaras, ucuon. Cattle were steady at the Detroit Lire Stuk Market. Thursday. Nov. 1st oojb; prime steers and heifers. W6-; bThdy butchers, W.oo 4,ft0; common 12.00 0 8.26 ; canners' cows. 11.80 2 00; Blockers and feeder (lull, at 13 00 ((& 4.00 Milch cows, active at 185.00 & 60.00: calves active at $V0 7.00. Sheep and lambs, higher; QualHj fair prime lamns. 75 4.90. mled, $3.25 & 4.2ft; OuMn, 12.00 & K 50. Hogs, lower; quality, fair; prime medium", ftt.oo 1.05; Yorkers. IS SXJ 4.0; pigs S8JW SO. roughs, ti.n 3.00; stags one-third off, cripples, ll . 00 per cwt. off. tteoeipts-Cattle. 500; calves 160; sheep 2000; boS, 5000. OAKSIDE SCHOOL SIXTEENTH YEAR. Fall Term begins Sept. 1 i prepare for teaching, business and higher Instructions of learning, dividual instruction a specialty. For Catalogue apply to MRS. L. B. GOULD, Owosso, nich. Principal. Pol ale cheap, for cssh, a lady's bicycle, or win irade lor wmnl, lor a cutfer .r any thing t can am J A. AKMSTBONO. 4w 12 Grand Ave, UWWM K. Mil?, vcrai yearling I homu fibred Shropshire rauis. also sev, -mi ram iambs P A Ukkkn, Hancrott. Mrs. JN Sunday. J. H. Faxon visited Fenton friends over Sunday. Mrs. Alfrtd Palmer is visiting friends in Chicago. Ropert Paris, of Saginaw, visited Owosso friends Tuesday. Miss lvah Peterson week visiting In Flint. Warren Stuart was home from Toledo Tuesday. Mi J. F. Davidson Is spending a few days In Fenton. Will Sullivan has begun work In a Durand drug store. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Detwller visited In Henderson Tuesday. The work on the Saginaw street sewer baa been practically finished. J. D. Priest has sold his milk route to A. L. Deusmore and A. Murner. Miss Lena Gregory has returned to New York City to spend the winter. A. M. and E. E. Bentley have been In Detroit on business during the week. A. B. Sells, of Marion, is now billing clerk at the Ann Arbor freight office. Miss May McKenna, of New York City Is a guest at the home of H. D. Lyon. Hubert Tawse entertained his father, Robert Tawse Sr., of Jackson, over Sun day. The pension of Saml. B. Reed, of Dn rand, has been Increased from $6 to 88 per month. Mrs. C. W. Gale has been entertaining her sister, Mrs. Wymaji, of Grand Haven, this week. Judge Smith returned from Mt. Pleasant Saturday evening after holding court there for a few days. Mrs. J. D. Estes has been visiting rela tives and friends in St. Johns this week, re turning yesterday. Mrs. E. B. Dewey went to Lansing yes terday for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M. Dewey Jr. Piano recital at Baptist church by Constantln von Sternberg Nov. 17, under the auspices of the Women's Club. Richard Moinette was sentenced to the county jail Wednesday by Justice Baldwin for teu days in default of a five dollars fine for being drunk. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Webster and children have been in St. Catherine, Ontario, this week, called there by the death of Mrs Webster's mother. spent a part of the I Miss Betsie Edwards entertained the ' clerks of D. M. Christian's store at her MrUan Hchs hBVP "P'1"1 sale '.i irsrne of all kindr. io some tine fletuni roioduced from tanious paintings tt mm i1 xcrlptiou. Date oi sale Nov. 3, 4, ft and 7(h. Ann Arbor and Detroit. John Edgerton went to Detroit the first of the week on business. Rev. P. J. Slane was in Detroit on busi ness the fiist of the week. Mrs. Harry Noble returned Saturday evening from a trip to Toledo. Mrs. D. M. Christian has been spending a few days in Detroit this week. Miss Emma Lawrence is spending the week with relatives near Morrice. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M. Dewey Jr. were home from LansiiiK over Sunday. Miss Mame Lewis visited with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Howe, in Linden, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gerson spent Sunday in Lansing with Mrs. Gerson's parents. N. A Finch, or Detroit, spent a part of the wk In the city meeting old friends. Henry Warren was home over Sundy from his t.ip on the road lor Lyon & Pond. Will Priest made u brief visit with his brother in Ann Arbor, the latter part of last week. Mies Mable Wilkinson, of Vernon, spent sjtinday in this city the guest of Miss Jean ette Smith. T. D. Harris retained to his work at the naval recruiting station in Chicago the first of the week. J. B. W oodin went to Detroit the first of the week as he had planned to accept an 16 to 18 I ill . HyL. Kendrick, who has chage of the K. Black & Son store, spent Sunday at is hoaje in St. Johns. and Mrs. R S. Knight, of Bay City, ve been visiting Owosso friends and rela tives a part of the week. Wetford Sweet, of Flushing, was the guest at the home of bis father, Rev. John Sweet, the first of the week. Hamblln & Crawford have sold the old Chipman house across the street from the Baptist church, to Mrs. Adam DeCkert. Eugene Brewer, of the Agricultural Col loge, was home over Sunday on account of the serious Illness of his grandmother, Mrs. E. Salisbury. Mrs. E. E. Bentley returned Saturday evening from Ann Arbor where Bhe visited her son, Claude, who is in the en gineering department of the University. J Dodge has sold his interest In the Owosso Ouifittiug Co. to Arthur Thompson wbo in company with Oren Snyder will run the stoie under the above name and will keep a stock of both new and second hand furniture. A number of Owosso ladies have been In attendance on the meetings of the state federation of women's clubs at Jackson this week. Among the Owosso delegates are Mesdames L E Gould, A. '(odd, A M. Hume, E W Woodard and J. J Davis. The fifth district Christian Endeavor union Is holding its founh annual conven tion in Plymouth Congregational church at Lansing. Kev. C. H Hanks, Miss Hannah Dewey, Miss Grace Jacobs, Miss Marion Puller and Mi-s Ella Connor are among the number of delegates frnu Owosso. A middle aged man named Ferdinand Chance, who has been an inmate of the county house for the last two years, was kill ed by a D AM. coal and freight train on the coal mine spur about hall a mile south ot the Keroy eiev.Uor Monday BfMfWKM He was sen by the nglmer while walking on the track ahead of the rain but he paid no attention to UMStfMtl and was r;in down Irefore the train could be stopped. Tie head and right arm were nearly cut from the body. party, Tuesday evening. Mrs. George Symes accompanied Mrs Fred Marvin on her return to her borne in Mt. Clemens and will take treatment at one of the sanitariums for a short time. Mrs. Carrie Travis, formerly well known in Owosso as Miss Carrie Bilhimer, is the guest of friends and relatives in and near the city. Mrs. Travis resides near Topeka, Kas. R. H. B. Morris of this city exhibited a sprig of green cherries Monday to friends about the city. The cherries were picked the day before on the Chase farm in Shia wassee township. Mrs. L. G. Heyer brought her little daughter home from Ann Arbor Saturday night after the little girl had undergoue treatment in the University hospital for an Injured eye. Work has been commenced on the Ball street sewer, contractor Davles finally ac cepting the proposition of the board of pub lic works. The taxpayers were saved quite a large amount by the refusal of the hoard to accept the bids originally made. A protest against the seating of Congress man Roberts, of Utah, was circulated among the members of the congregation at the M. E. church Sunday morning and was signed by a large number of people. The circulators were preparing the protest to be forwarded to Congressman Fordney. Rev. F. A. Stephens, of Vernon, spent Sunday in Owosso with friends aud in the evening occupied the pulpit of the Congre gational church. Mr. Stephen's church building at Vernon is being reseated and otherwise Improved which gave him the opportunity for spending Sunday in Owosso. H. O. Comstock in visiting bis parents In this city and recuperating from the effects of Illness, which while not at all serious at any time or bad enough to keep him from bis work In the draughting office of the Carnegie Steel Co , at Pittsburg. Pa., has left him in need of rest and a brief change of occupation. While holding court in Mt. Pleasant Sat urday Judge F. S. Smith of this city denied motions to quash two cases against John F. Ryan, of Mt. Pleasant, the man whose name was associated in toe minds of many people with the murder of Cashier Struble at Shep ard two years ago. One of the cases was for fraudulently discharging a mortgage and the other for illegally issuing a certified check. Knapp ot Smith expect to be In their new store, the west or double store in the Haar er block, a week from Wednesday. They will have more than five hundred more feet of floor space than In their ptesent location while if the basements also taken Into ac count the Increase will be over fifteen hun dred feel. A morgue has been built at the back end of the building for their use. In the meantime they are otTering special In ducements to all buying furniture Irefore they begin to move. Note their ad in an other column. The last big foot ball game which the University of Michigan eleven will play on home soil this season will be played at Ben nett Park, Detroit, tomorrow, when the University of Virginia will contest for hon ors In ihe west. Excursion rates of one fare for the round trip have been arranged for with all roads F Milling Into Detroit. A big attendance of ex University men and alumni, besides lovers of the game gener ally, is expected tor this game which is the only test ot ti e mtl VCfMM the eat which will be seen In the si its ihis year. The U. of M. tenm Is said to he fully as good as it ever is an early In the season as the present time. F. E. Kinney has ben in the city on busl ueBs a part of the week. Mrs. T. J. Horsman Is In Saginaw visit ing Mr. aud Mrs. W. D. Kilpatrick. News received this week from Rev. C. V. Northrop is of a more encouraging nature. Wednesday was All Saints' Day and was observed with appropriate services in the Episcopal and Catholic churches. Edwin O. Wood, of Flint, supreme com mander-in-chief of the Loyal Guards, will be In the city this evening and will attend the meeting of the local division. Sunday will be "Young Men's Day" at Riverside M. E church. lu the morning at half past ten o'clock, Prof. A. J. Cadman will speak on "The Young Man and Suc cess" and in the evening the pastor Rev. C. G. Squire will speak on "The Young Man and Character. w J as. W. Gibson left Tuesday for los Angeles, Calif., to take up work with the Modern Woodmen workers who are organ izing the order in that state. Mr. Gibson planued to take ' a somewhat leDurely trip across the continent and will spend some time bracing up his health at Los Angeles before he attempts to take up his new work. The work of grading for the spur to the Owosbo Coal Company's mine has nearly reached the shaft. The ties are already on the grouud and the rails are looked for soon. From the present shortage of coal the indi cations are that the company may find the railroads large purchasers as soon as It is in a condition to ship coal. O. L Sprague, census supervisor for this disti ict.bas received the plan for the division of bis district from Director Merriam at Washington but some revision will be neces sary and the matter of appointments of enumerators cannot be taken up until the boundaries of the enumerators' districts are definitely settled. Mr. Sprague will return the plan to Washington with suggestions as to what changes be deems advisable and the plan as finally approved by Director Mer rian will be received by him later. Perry Masons dedicated a handsome new Masonic hall Wednesday evening in the new Stitchler block. The lodge has now a tine new home, conveniently located, easy of access and furnished with new carpets and new furniture. Best of all it was dedi cated with the lodge iree from debt. A fine literary program was given during the evening and an elegant banquet was served by the ladies of the Eastern Star. Later In the evening work vas done in the third degree. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schaar celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wed ding Wednesday evening at their home No. 917 South Chipman street, where they enter tained about a hundred guests and took the marriage obligations anew accordhig to the old German custom. An elaborate sup per, cut flowers, dancing, music and cards were the later social features of an even ing wnicn win not soon leave the memory of those who attended tbis renewal of a cus torn of the fatherland. Company H or the Owosso Light Infantry and the Owosso Light Infantry Band scored a succeess at their Halloween social time Tuesday evening. The concert given by the band was thoroughly enjoyed and the attendance was so large that even standing room was at a premium during apart of the evening. It wai open house from cellar to garret, and parlors, read ing roim aud billiaid room were all enjoyed by the guests. Dur ing the latter part of the evening dancing was indulged in on the drill floor. The re ceipts tor tne evening amounted to over a hundred dollars. Shiawassee county delegates to the var ious state meetings continue to capture hon ors for the county, another Owosso man having just added his name to the list. Mr. C. J. Stuart, of this city, who attended the meetings of the loan and savings societies of the state in Kalamazoo last week, was elected one of the five delegates chosen to represent Michigan In the national meeting of loan and savings societies to be held next year. A well merited recognition not only of Mr. Stuart's ability but of the association he represented which has the reputation of being one of the best managed and most substantial of any lu the state. The report made by Mr. John Sprague, Owosso's rural free mail carrier, which is published in another column is interesting reading for Shiawassee people and especial ly for the farmers of the county, while city residents and merchants will see in the growth of the service matters which will affect their own interests and the methods of conducting their business. The facility with which news can be sent by people residing in the cities to friends and relatives in the country when the system becomes more extended will make a distinct change In the relations between city and country, as the figures published already clearly In dicate to any reader. O. A. Gilbert, of Detroit, assistant super intendent of the rallwav mail service was in the city yesterday, making I'm Ti mi:- a very pleasant call during his stay. Mr Gilbert has the reputation or being one of the best men in the state connected with the mail service and has done much to improve the same. The immediate business In hand was the proposed change of the star route service running from Owosso to West H aven and Easton, and the route running to Hartwellvllle, Saserville and Pittsburg, It la proposed to change the first route so that the mail will be carried from Hender son and the second from Bennington Instead of from Owosso. Mr. Giloert thinks Mfesf service can be given in both cases and that the government will save quite an amount as both routes are much shorter than the present ones. The people who receive ihc'r mail at West Haven ami Easton. how ever, do not look at the BjMsMlSJ In the same light and have sent lu a petition, largely signed, asking that no change be male. I Careful Clothing Buyers w are wise in their distcrimiuation. They come here. We take care to infuse into our stock the best thought, S wisest progressiveness and most superior work. We succeed because we strive so diligently. This store Hfc feels keen satisfaction in its displays always the very 9 best Clothing for the least money from the purchaser m m 1 MEN'S OVERCOATS S I THAT HAVE STYLE, not hastily slung together, but coats that have a Z Jfe character of their own. 1 38.00 I SIM w I $15.00 All wool Black and Brown Beavers, Good Italian Lin ing, Haircloth Sleeve Lining, an up to date Coat in every respect and worth ilO.OO of any person's money. Blue, Black and Brown Kerseys look like $15.00 Coats Fancy and Plain Lining reinforced with .Sateen, Patent Piped Seams, Broad Shoulders Top Coats at 912 that are especially made for dressy trade. Handsome Overcoats in Kerseys, Coverts, Friezes, etc., Nobby Linings, Plain for those who prefer them, Swell Satin Piped Seams, Satin Lined Sleeves, Full Box Back, Broad Millitary Shoulders. Mens' Popular Suits, VP 9XK Little Priced of course, and such a variety of fancy Worsteds, Cheviots, Oxfords, Herringbones, J-ff Cashmeres and other desirable fabrics. $5.00, $6.00, $8.00, $10.00 $12.00, 15.00, $18.00. i MURRAY It THUS I .Mr t. gl', vW.. vV. .5M. .!. Mfe jM. vM'.. v- jt .M, v' -M. vMA. vtt 1 vi? vi "vt? Vi -vif i? w v? v? vl 'i ffiFvi? vr? 'in? n 5t? LADIES' and MISSES' WINTER JACKETS. We have just received 50 Ladies1 and Misses' Mode Jersey Jackets, Double Breasted, Serge Silk lined throughout, and cut and made in the Latest Style. LADIES' SIZES, 82, 84, M and 38 inches. MISSES' SIZES, 14, 16 and 18 years We offer this lot at the Very Low Price of $5 00 Each. Ladies' Silk Waist Specials. 14 China Silk Waists in Black, Turquoise Blue and Cyrano, with Pointed Yoke, Plaited Back and Corded Fronts. Regular $3.50 Waist, at 18 Taffeta Silk Waists in Black and Turquoise Blue, with Pointed Yoke, Plaited Back and Tucked Fronts. Regular $5.00 Waist, each 3 Taffeta Silk Waists in Light and Turquoise Blue and Cerise. Regular $7.50 Waists, each S1.98 S3.48 !i4.4B Our New Art Needle Work. DEPARTMENT OPENS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6th, And will be in charge of Mrs. Mary Sharpsteen, who, duripg our Opening Week, will be assisted by Hiss Osgood, Representing Bkldino Brothers it Co in giving FREE INSTRUCTIONS IN ART NEEDLE WORK to Purchasers of Materials in this Department All next week we will show a large variety of finished and commenced work, and we invite you to eome and inspect it. Osburn & Sons.