The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-25


cations that petroleum oil has been
found near Roscommon, the county
seat of Roscommon county, in large
quantities, and the discovery has
caused great excitement.
The St. Louis, Mich, Leader,
whose editor is Secretary Of the
State Senate, speaking of the TEN
perance question says, "Public senti-
ment is growing on the temperance
question, and if all who hope for the
submission of the prohibitory amend
ment will vote as they pray and vote
with the Republican party, the sub
mission is not five years away if it is
three, while by voting for separate
ticket and thus helping to elect Dem
ocrats TO Office its submission is q
question of years, ten at least if not
twenty"
Rev. DIR. Talmage in recent SER
mon said: EITHER rum must be de-
feated or the church of God and
civilization will be. Better compro-
mise with the panther in his jungle,
the cyclone in its fight, or with an
Egyptian plague in its ravages |"
Congressman Winans of the sixth
district goes on record at Washing
ton as voting against the restoration
of the duty on wool. Now is the
time for farmers to stick pin and
remember Winans.
Bee keepers in this vicinity say
that bees were never in a better con-
dition than they are this spring.
c. T. Sturgis, insurance agent,
says the amount of losses by fire in
America during January, February
and March were S27,ooo,ooo.
There is to be a sheep shearing
festival at Ionia on the Ist day of
May.
The bogus butter manufacturers
have received 4 death stroke in the
recent passage of the oleomargarinc
bill by the New York state senate.
The Republicans elected 1913 town
| el. "a, al
Greenbackers or in Clinton county
this year.
The central Michigan ,rolting
circuit has arranged meetings as fol-
lows: Battle Greek, July aS-3r; Mar
shall, Aug. SIS; Jackson, Aug. rs-15;
Flint, Aug. 1922. A total of Sra,
900 will be given in prizes.
The New York Sun says Samuel J.
Tilden is the Democracy's true leader.
As they are both gong toward the
grave, with Sammy little in advance,
this is probably true.
More than million head OF cattle
wintered in the territory of Wyoming,
and the general ground up" of this
enormous number will begin about
the middle of May.
II have been married now,' boast
ed prosy old fellow, Z" more than
thirty years and have never given my
wife cross word, nor have / ever
been without bottle of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup in case Of cough or
cold"
CT. B. & c. S. Smith, of Eagle,
have purchased the following Jerseys
from M. w. Bates, of Grand Rapids,
the COW Plymouth Maid, winner Of
J four first premiums and first last year
in the COW class with &c in the ring;
the yearling heifer Lady Butterfeld,
winner of the first premium at the
last State fair, and the heifer calf
Rosy Lady sired by Rosy Boy son
of the famous Cash Boy. They now
have IA full blood Jerseys, and some
of the old exhibitors at the State
fair will need to look we'll after their
laurels next fall.
What One Dose Did.
S. S. Graves, of Akron, N. Y had
Asthma of the worst kind. Took
one dose of Thomas Electric Oil
and was relieved in five minutes.
He adds: "Would walk ten miles
for this medicine and pay S. bottle
for it. 1t cured my wife of rheuma-
tsm like magic.
A new iron bridge is to be built,
| this summer across the Shiawassee
river at Chesaning.
A Bad Breath
Is insuherable. We don't like it. A
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