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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-08
TOWNSHIP LIBRARIES.

According to the several Inspectors re-
ports Of the townships in this county, fol
the year 1888, but one township maintains
n library, and that is the township of Haz.
elton. The following is from the school
laws of 1881. page SO, Is Ill, section y;
"A township library shall be maintained
in each organized township. which shall
be the property of the township ;"
A fund from the State is sent to each
county and then apportioned to the town.
ships, the same as the educational funds.
According to law this fund shall be re
ceived by the Inspectors of each township
and with the same they shall purchase
books and procure the necessary appeD-
dages for such library. The benefits to be
derived, by the youth, from the access to
good library do much to aid and advance
education and intelligence among the PEG.
pie. A good book is good friend; an
instructive book is an instructive friend.
A bad book is an enemy to every one with
whom 1t comes in contact.
To the boards of School Inspectors of
Shiawassee county, are you doing all you
can to advance the educational interests of
your locality? Read the law on this point
and know what power is vested in you, in
this direction. Perhaps that friend or
neighbor of yours, if he had access TO
some books, instead of spending an hour
at the bar room, corner grocery, or some
other place learning everything but that
which tends to educate and enlighten,
would CLEAN some thoughts from said
books which would change the course of
his life in such manner as to pay for
many libraries, both to the person and TO
the community at large.
This need not be left wholly to the In
spectors. Any one interested can use his
or her influence in this direction. Circu
late petition and present it to the chair
man of the board of Inspectors, asking
that library be purchased and maintained.
G.. w. s.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-08
COURT NOTES.

The Circuit Court, Judge Newton pre-
siding is in session this week. Jurors in
attendance from Owosso are John Carr,
Ephraim Durham, G. w. Collier and Geo.
w. Slater. Messrs. Priest. of Venice,
and Beers, of Bennington, were excused.
At the call of the calendar the following
cases went over; the People VS.. Albert
Gage, charged with larceny, A. r. Nc
Bride for the People and Hugh McCurdy
for tina respondent. George N. Hopkins
VS.. Mathew Bush. Jr. and Hermon Har.
rington. Replevin. Continued on the
application Of the defendants on the usual
terms. G. r. Lyon for plaintiff; Nc
Kercher 6 Bush and Hugh McCurdy for
defendants.
William Brtten, appellee, VS.. Homer B.
Dunning, appellant. was non.sulted with
costs of So to appellant. Jas. McGrsth
and Hugh McCurdy for appellee; Nc
Bride s. Miner for appellant.
The estate of VIM. r. Reed. deceased,
VS.. est. of Geo. w. Reed, deceased, appellee,
was discontinued. s. F. Smith for appel.
liant and Hugh McCurdy for appellee.
Benjamin II. Warder VS.. James E. Ag.
new, John II. Shick and Margaret
Shick, assumpsit, continued. Hugh Nc
Curdy for plaintiff and A. II. Mcbride
for defendant.
James Deinison, appellee, VS.. Alton
Orvis, appellant, continued. VIM. A.
Frazier and Hugh McCurdy for appellee
A. r. Mcbride for appellant.
In the certiorari cause of Mary Ann
Lawccck, plaintiff in error. VS.. A. II. Nj
Bride and r. E. Kelsey, defendants in err
ror, a jury was demanded. VIM. A. Fra
zier and Hugh McCurdy are for the plain
tffs and A. r. Mcbride for defendant.
The divorce cause of Mary e. Robinson
vs.. Joseph II. Robinson, was stricken from
the calendar; s. F. Smith for complain
ant and Turner g. Turner for defendant
The cause of Ada Crippen VS.. John F
Laubengayer is reported to be settled an,
discontinued. Cook, belong and Eel
lows, for plaintiff; G.. r. Lyon for de
PENDANT.
In the appeal case of Peter Waits, ar
pellant, VS.. Malcomb McCuaig, appellee
the jury found for the defendant no caus
of action. Wixom g. Moseley and j. M
Goodell, for appellant, Mcbride & Mino
for appellee.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-08

THE TIMES Printing Co. have on sale
or for exchange for good house and lot
in the city of Owosso, 80 acres of farming
land, 81 miles from Chesaning, 20 acres
improved. 10 acres Of fine timothy mead
ow and 90 acres Of timber. The wood
and timber on the land will sell for enough
to pay for the property. For further par.
ticulars call at this Office.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-08
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
CoRUNNA, FFB. 9, 1884.

neSuldr meeting Oh tne onlaWaSsee
County Teachers Association.
Meeting called to order by the President.
Prof. o. G. Seelye, of Owosso Devotion
al exercises were conducted by Prof. Z.
NJ Plunxett. of Vernon.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
then read and approved.
The program as laid down was deviated
from somewhat, and Prof. q. l.. Monroe,
of Perry, gave the Association an interest.
ing talk on "Penmanship." The subject
was discussed by Prof. Farmer, Miss
Palmer and others.
Miss Meta Gould, of Owosso, then pre-
sented a paper on Elementary Reading"
which was discussed by Profs. Griffith,
Thomas and others.
A recess of twenty minutes was taken,
after which Mr.. L. NJ. Hopkins read an
excellent article on "Civil Government"
This article was accepted without dis
cussion, and was followed by paper by
Mr.. E. d. Wiltse on "Gleanings From the
kindergarten. This paper was discussed
by Prof. Baker, OF Ovid, and Prof Seelye.
A committee consisting of Prof. G. r.
Brandt, of Byron, and Prof. Thomas, Of
Owosso, was appointed to confer with
Prof. Baker, of Ovid, on the propriety of
holding joint meeting of the Shiawassee
and Clinton county associations.
The following committees were then
appointed by the President: Com. on
Program, Profs. H. B. Farmer, G. j.
Monroe and Miss Minnie Sleeth. Com
on Resolutions, Prof. E. M. Plunkett and
Miss Adah Curliss.
The exercises of the afternoon were
opened by Mr.. Earle N. Colby, of Shafts
burg, on the subject of "The Object of
the Teachers Association. Mr.. Colby's
paper contained many good ideas. The
paper was discussed by Profs. Farmer
aud Thomas.
The Association was then favored by q
piece of music by Mrs. Kellogg.
Mr.. Geo. w. Sickles then gave talk
on Spelling" which contained many
good points; numerous other ideas were
also presented by others in the discussion.
Prof. J. r. Thomas followed with IN
instructive paper on Narcotics"
Miss Jennie Fyfe, of Corunna, enter.
tanned the Association on the subject of
"Elocution in Our Public Schools"
The Question Box" followed and many
interesting questions were answered
Prof. f. l.. Griffith read a paper on
"Methods of Teaching Grammar"
Mrs. Kimball then favored the Associa-
ton with piece of instrumental music.
The report of the committee on Resou
tions was read and ordered printed.
The committee appointed to arrange for
joint meeting of Clinton and Shiawassee
associations, reported that they had Sc
lcctcd the first Friday and Saturday of
May next as the time of meeting, which
report was accepted. Profs. Farmer and
Thomas were appointed to prepare the
program. The Pres. y. G. Seelye, then
made some remarks.
The report of the committee appointed
to prepare an address to the people of the
county was accepted, after an amendment
to have the same printed had been lost
The meeting was entertained by piece
of music by the Young Mems Orchestra
The Executive Committee arranged fol
the holding of the next meeting of tn
Association at Owosso on the last Frida!
and Saturday of August.
Whole number of teachers present SO
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-08

L. o. Dewey sold last week a Wyandotte
cockrel to gentleman at Seneca Falls, N.
Y. and a trio of Plymouth Rocks to A..
Frank Westcoit. OF Vernon. Those wish.
ing Langshan, Wyandotte and Rose Comb
Brown Leghorn eggs for breeding will do
well to send In orders at once.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-08
E. J. Hul5ut, piano tuner, is in town.

+. j. Hul5ut, piano tuner, IL in town.
Geo. F. Robinson Is in jackson this
week, looking after pension matters.
G. j. Stuart has just received another
large lot of the celebrated Detroit Linseed
oil meal, the best feed for stock that can
be obtained.
In looking over our new ads. the reader
should not fail to note that E. M. Brooks.
West Owosso has every reason to be proud
of this business house. and all the city are
at times benefited by the activity and
enterprise of Mr.. Brooks.
The White Bros send out this week a
price list, printed at this Office.
The Academy of Medicine held an in
teresting meeting on Thursday afternoon.
We noticed quite number of the leading
physicians of the county were in attend
anne.
The Moore Brothers are fitting up and
will soon open the finest set of photograph
rooms ia Shiawassee county in the rear
rooms over Dimmick S store ON WASH
ington street.
Read b. & BIS change of ad.
We believe, anybody to the contrary
Notwithstanding that there is not more
orderly city in Michigan than Owosso or
one where the Marshall is more efficient
In the discharge of his duty.
Attention is asked to the article on an.
other page from the Michigan Farmers
description of the flocks and herds owned
by Messrs G. Hubbard e. Son, of Benning.
ton. No more than the truth is told in
the article. and such herds are credit to
the county. Other articles describing
other herds etc., are to follow, but this
and the article about the property of VIM.
Green, of Sciota, are all we have room
for to-day.
A lodge of the Sons of Industry was or
ganized in this city On Monday night by
ID. G. M. Geo. II. Granville, assisted by
ID. G. NJ, A. NJ. VanGieson, both of De-
troit. There are A charter members, and
the lodge starts off under the most favor.
able auspices. The officers elected and
duly installed are az follows.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-08

From a free notice published once
among the Wants in the columns of the
Free Press, we received over dozen ap-
plications for ''sit' in less than three
days. Advertising pays.
The election of officers in Owosso
Lodge, No. $40, l. o. G.. T on Monday
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-08

the virtues of the mineral waters and Mr..
Richardson to see the country
The County Clerk is very busy this
week but experience makes perfect and
the work in his office moves off like clock.
work. It's well, good officer is what
the people need.
The cargo this week at Duff's consisted
largely OF fish, of which more than 100
barrels and packages were received Lent
is coming and Duff is prepared 10 feed
the multitude.
The monthly meeting Of the Young
Peoples Temperance Society was held at
the Congregational church last Sunday
evening, Prof. Thomas in the chair. The
Rev. Mr. Reynolds, pastor of the Maple
River Baptist church, Rev. Mr.. Fgbert
and Rev. G. II. Wilson addressed the audi.
ence. The speech of Mr.. Wilson was to
the point, he called things by their right
name and demanded protection for our
people from the seductive influences of
the saloon. The meeting was one of
great interest and we doubt not much good
was done.
The Odd Fellows lodge at Bancroft Is
in fourishing condition and royal
good set of live men. We wish 1t un.
bounded prosperity.
The Bancroft House, at Bancroft, under
its present management is popular, sets Q
good table, and is reported to be wei
patronized.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06
Republicans in Session.

NEW ORLEANS, March 5-The Republican
state convention met to-day. Gen. A. S.
Badger of the state committee called the
convention to order. Al Dumont was
made temporary chairman. Committees were
appointed and a recess taken. At the even
ing session the report of the committee on
permanent organization was adopted. 1t made
w. P. Kellogg, presi dent. P. B. s. Pinch
beck, e-president took the chair. A reso-
luton was adopted naming w. P. Kellogg,
P B. s. Pinchbeck, A. s. Badger and A. j.
Dumont delegates for the state at large to
the Republican national convention. The
convention then took recess till noon to-
morrow. In the meantime members
for the various districts to select their
delegates to the national convention believed
that Louisiana will send solid Arthur dele
cation to Chicago The following was made
the special order and the first business to-
morrow:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense of each dele
gate of this convention that full state
ticket be nominated. This resolution seemed
to be favored by a large majority of the
convention. A. j. Dumont, was made chair
man Of the state central committee.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06
Rednctinn In Rates.

The st. Paul and Manitoba road has taken
hold of the matter of reducing the rates on
its road to various points. This reduction
for emigrant's movables will have a decided
ly favorable effect in increasing emigration
into the Red river valley. This is done for
the purpose of aiding the emigrant, with
a view to settling up the coun-
try and also with a desire
to show disposition to be liberal to those
who are seeking homes in the northwest.
The following is the substance of what will
be the official announcement:
On March 10, the st. Paul & Manitoba
railway publishes large reductions in rates
on emigrant moyables, the new rates from
st. Paul to Devils Lake, Grand Forks, Lari-
more, Grafton and st. Thomas, d. T., are
reduced to forty dollars per car. Fargo,
Moorhead, Casselton and Glyndon, thirty
FIVE dollars. Fergus Falls, Wahpeton and
Breckenridge, thirty dollars. Croookston,
Warren, st. Hilaire and Stephen forty dollars.
The reductions range from So to $50 per car.
The application as to what articles constitute
emigrants' movables has been literally in
creased, compared with other roads, much
more latitude being allowed than roads oper7
ating to Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and south
ern Dakota 1t is expected lines operating
from Chicago, Milwaukee and Peoria to st.
Paul, will reduce their rates ten dollars per
car on all emigrant traffic, so that settlers can
locate in the Red river valley at fully as low
rates as are charged from Chicago to south
ern Dakota points.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06
Tho Jo;oo Pnc;fe

BosToN, March 5.-The annual report of
the stockholders of the Union Pacific railroad
company, gives the length of the road at 1920
miles. The gross earnings for the year was
s21, 022, 541, the operating expenses includ-
ing taxes, 1O,354540. Surplus of earnings,
$40, 64S, 900. Interest and dividends col
lected on invested securities, S2,0s6, 6S2,
making total surplus of earnings of s12,-
1888. The total payments were 81, 452,-
500, showing surplus for the year of 81, 261-
773. The funded debt table, shows the bal
ance outstanding OF ss4, sos, S32. Compared
with the year previous, there
was a decrease in the earn
ings of s1,S21, 342. The aggregate amount of
passenger and freight traffic for 1888 exceed
ed the amount for the previous year, but the
diminished earnings were caused by a re-
duction in rates. The total number of pas
sengers carried was 1,1S5,9S4, an excess Of
81 per cent. and of tons of freight carried
1858, 1856, an excess of 90 per cent. over
1882. The business depression in Colorado
for the greater part of the year, together with
the division of the Montana traffic with the
Northern Pacific railroad, and the entire d.
version from our lines after September 18th,
Of the passenger business between Oregon
and Washington territory and the east,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06
St. Paups Chippe,ca VALLEY Line.

The Milwaukee & St. Paul's Chippewa
Valley extension, from Eau Claire to Chip
pewa Falls, is completed to a point where
a connection is made with the Wisconsin
Central, over which line entrance to the
city of Chippewa Falls is to be made. The
Milwaukee & st. Paul's road between the
two cities closely follows the course of the
Chippewa river, touching number of ex-
tensive numbering mills and placing itself in
position to command the business from
them. 1t will use the Central's new bridge
across the river, near Chippewa Falls, and
road of that com panyinto the Falls from that
point. 1t is a somewhat singular fact that the
business which may reasonably be expected
from the large mills along the river between
Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire, has to every
appearance been overlooked by the two roads
running between the two points. The Wis
consin Central and the Omaha, in making
the distance between these cities, running
almost parallel, quite distance east of
the river and the mills, an air line having
been sought and found by both roads. In
following the river the Milwaukee & st. Paul
has necessarily been compelled to build
few more miles of road but it runs to the
very doors OF establishments which will sup
ply heavy and profitable traffic 1t is ex-
pected that the new road will be in operation
into Chippewa Falls in about week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06
THE RAILROADS.
The Northwestern Pool Awaits
But the General Managers
Approval.
Progress of the Milwaukee 6 North
ern-ReductiOn of
Rates.
Annual Reports of the Union Pacific and c.
&C. & I. Roads.
Trouble in the Traffic Alliance Between
the Monon and the Big Four.
7fit,cankee g. Northern,s Progress.

Miltcankee d Northern's Progress.
With no heavy snowstorms to interfere,
the Milwaukee g. Northern's extension north
from Ellis Junction to point about mile
beyond Pike river, in all distance of TWEEN
ty-two miles, will be completed and ready
for opening to regular traffic within two
weeks from the present time. The grading
was completed several days ago, and so sys-
tematically had the work of rail laying been
carried on that but a few miles OF rail re-
manned to be put in place. The complexion
OF this extension brings the Northern TO as
good terminal point as could be desired,
from the fact that it is the very
heart OF an extensive timber
country, and with an abundance OF
business "within arms reach'' to keep the
road employed for some time to come. just
west OF the terminal point, no more than ten
miles distant, there is, according to the
statement of one of Wisconsin's most re-
liable timber hunters, not less than 2,0O0,-
OOO,000 feet of as fine standing pine as ever
grew in Wisconsin. 1t will be an easy mat
ter for the Northern to reach this rich section,
by branch, if it is not desirable to do so
with the main line. Surveyors continue to
run preliminary lines from the pike in va
rious directions, but as yet the company had
not decided by what particular route it will
direct its advance steps for the coming sea-
son. The recent fight made against the North
ern Michigan (Ontonagan) land grant by con-
gress,fs likely to alter the company's plansln
the way of extensions. Far more desirable
routes can be followed, in running through
northern Michigan, than that required by
the land grant, and should the grant be de-
clared forfeited, there would be little induce
ment for the railway company to build the
road as prescribed in the grants require
ments. 1t is not likely that further extern
sions of any crest length will be made north,
until this land grant matter is settled;
neither is it likely that the action of congress
should it declare the grant forfeited, will be
accepted as final. The courts will unques
tionable be called upon to decide the rights
of the railway to the grant, as such decis-
ion will be final and lasting. When it is
given, the Milwaukee Northern will be better
enabled to announce by what route it
will complete its connection with Lake
Superior.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06
The .Alton Cnttinn Rntee.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 5.-Commissioner
Pierson telegraphs Chairman Townshend, of
the st. Louis Passenger association, asking
if the Chicago IL Alton are still selling
through tickets to New York at S21, via the
Chicago IL Grand Trunk and the West Shore.
Commissioner Fink requested the West
Shore to refuse to honor such tickets, if
the Chicago IL Alton persists in maintaining
this unauthorized rates. 1t is alleged the
Chicago IL Alton are still selling New York
tickets at S21, which is SO. so below the regu-
lar rate, and insists it has the right to DO so.
A meeting Of the st. Louis association will
be held on Friday, at which resolution will
be offered calling on General Passenger
Agent Charlton to order the withdrawal of
these tickets. If he does not comply with
the resolution, it is said Fink viii order the
West Shore to cease to honor the tickets.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06
CURRENT CONTENT.

SOME analysis of the book in which the record
of compensation paid to senator's for the period
of ninety years has come to public notice. The
book needed reminding and was sent to the gov
eminent printing Office for that purpose, where
some curious soul peering over its pages touched
upon some items which are now public property
The record begins October "a, 1891, with the first
session of the second congress, at Philadelphia,
and ends with the session which expired July
8, 1884, The records of the earliest session are
approved by Samuel A. Otis, the first secretary
Of the senate, and audited as correct by John
Adams, vice president. In the early days the
senators were only paid for the time when they
were actually present at the sittings of the SEN
ate, and all days of absence were deducted. The
foot-notes of the record show some of these de-
auctions, as follows:
Deduct Mr.. Bayard, absent ten days, $50; Mr..
Bradley, absent forty-nin days, 1894 Mr. Frank
lin, absent ffty-eight days, S348; Mr.. German,
absent one day, Sc; Mr.. Giles, absent thirty five
days, 500; Mr.. Hunter, absent thirty days 81 80
Mr.. Lambert, absent twenty days, $40; Mr..
Lloyd, absent twenty-five days, S132; Mr.. Tur-
ner, absent twenty-eight days, S16s Total,
S1,51S.
Note-Mr. Worthington returned Sc for one
days pay to be deducted from the foot of the
above account. Mr.. Turner also returned S12;
total, S1s. The later records con-
tain no entries of this nature. Indeed, it is no.
torious that Senators may be indefinitely absent,
as in the case of Senator Cameron who is spend
ing year in Europe, and yet drawing his pay
with mathematical precision. While the early
practice was wholesome, and the present one al
together vicious, perhaps the country is not much
the loser, and it would be money in Uncle Sam
pocket if some Senators would simply draw
their pay and not NEEDLE with and middle the
public business by their presence.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06
YESTFRD4Y,s MARKETs.

The markets at st. Paul were inactive yester-
day with prices unchanged. Wheat at Milwau-
kee declined Kc At Chicago the market showed
a want of vitality and closed weak and lower.
Wheat declined N@2Sc, corn A@55c and oats
&c lower than yesterdays close. Pork went
back 2O@27c. There was no excitement
on Wall street. Money was easy
at ~ per cent. Government bonds firm, states
steady, and railroads rather irregular. The stock
market was dull and quiet, the market closing
firm, but with sixteen trading stocks a shade
lower. Manitoba was 17s lower, and Oregon
Navigation so, Union Pacific, st. Paul, Lacka-
wanna and New York Central were shade high
er. The mining stock market was without char
acter, with prices unchanged.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06
DemOuncing the Commissioner.

CHICAGO, March 5.-Some of the officials of
lines in the Western Trunk Line association
are passing the time denouneing the power
which got them into the Colorado muss, with
out being able to get them out again, while the
managers as rule preserve polite silence
the subordinate officials are free to condemn
the policy of the commissioner The latter re-
fuses to talk of the situation and evidently
feels keenly the criticism with which
his policy is favored in all quarters.
How he may execute a graceful
retreat from his position does not yet appear,
but that he may have 'long-headed'' plan
by which he can prove the wisdom and con-
sistency of his conduct is not impossible.
If he has, the railway world will be only too
ready to welcome its PRONUNCIATION.