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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-06-04
PROBATE ORDER.
OF MICHIGAN.

STATE OF MiCHIGAN' SIS.
At session of the Probate Court for the County
of Shiawassee holden at the Probate Office, in the
City of Corunna on Thursday, the 18th day Of May,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
bred and eighty-six.
PRESENT, A. A Harper, Judge of Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Alfred H. Martin
and Elgin l.. Martin, minors.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified,
of Adelia Martin, Guardian of said minors, pray
ing that she may be licensed to sell the real estate
of said minors in said petition described for the
purpose of placing the proceeds of said sale at
interest
Thereupon 1t is Ordered, that Monday, the 14th
day of June next, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing of said petition
and that the heirs at law of said minors, and
all other persons interested in said estate, re-
quired to appear at session of said Court then TO
be holden at the Probate Office, in the City OF
Corunna in said county, and show cause, il any
there be, why the prayer of the petitioner should
not be Granted.
And 1t is Further Ordered. that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate,
of the tendency N said petition, and the hearing
thereof by causing a copy of this Order to be pub
lished In THE TIMES, newspaper printed and cir
culating in said county of Shiawassee for four
successive weeks previous TO said day Of hearing
"a TRUE CoPY)
A. A. HARPER,
Judge of Probate.
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Senator Evart's Joke.

Gov. Alger relates story at Senator
Evart's expense. When the senator ar
rived in Detroit last winter with the
other statesmen who went there as
guests of the republican club, it was
Immediately told around that he had
gotten off a great repartee on the train.
Some one had asked him about his long
sentences. He had replied with a sly
laugh that mo one objects to long sem
fences except the criminal classes. "
There was reception given to the dis
tinguished visitors. While it was in
progress some one spoke to Senator
Evarts about his reputation for long sen.
fences, and he replied that "no one OBJ
jects to long sentences except the crimi-
nal classes" Later in the day q dinner
dinner-table the illusions to the sena-
tors prolific use of words drew out
from him the reply that mo one OBJ.
jects to long sentences except the crimi-
nal classes" There was banquet al
night at which speech-making was the
order of the day. He almost immedi.
ately alluded to the repeated jokes that
were hurled at him for his extended
sentences, and, adding that they came
from the democratic camp, said: INC
one objects to long sentences except the
criminal classes" This fourth repetition
of the joke was too much for the sena.
torial party, and they Immediately took
vote in executive session to admonish
the senator that another allusion to the
criminal classes and long sentences
would be voted a chestnut. IN T.
Tribune.
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MI. hopkins argued that the manufact-
ure OF bogus butter was as destructive to
public morals as the counterfeiting of
money, and hoped that congress would lay
heavy hand on this greatest OF all mod
ern receptions"
Mr.. Hammond opposed the BILL lie said
that 1t was unconstitutional, and was simp-
ly measure TO pOpularize the Internal
revenue system. 1t would establish q bad
precedent. rs every one hereafter would be
coming 10 congress asking for protection
from competitors
Mr.. Reagan said II was very plain that
the purpose OF the bill was to stop the man.
ufacture Of 0leOnargarine. 1t was uncon-
stitutiOnal, as the states and not the gener-
al government had the power to regulate
the traffic.
Mr. Hiscock favored the bill, and said
that imitation butter, which he character
lied as vile. dirty product, freighted with
disease should be made to pay u tax.
The committee then rose and the House
adjourned.
MAY 25.-Mr. Springer, from the COM
mittee on territories, presented TO the house
to-day the adverse report of that committee
on the senate bill to provide for the admis-
sion of Dakota into the union and for the
organization OF the territory OF Lincoln.
The reasons set forth are that the move-
ment which originated in the territory
without any authority or recognition from
congress, is not approved by the people OF
the territory, particularly of the southern
part; the proposed division of the territory
Is question of Importance to the people of
all states, who have just as much right to
have that subject submitted to them as
have the people of the territory, and the
population OF Dakota does not entitle her
10 admittance into the union as two states.
Two minority reports were also pre-
sented. Chairman Hill, of Ohio, holds that
the people Of the territory were not fairly
consulted on the question OF division, and
believes it to be the duty otcongress to re-
pie of the territory. The second minority
report is signed by Messrs. Baker, Syme5,
Strubl, Cooper, and Hermann. They sub
nit that the people of Dakota are in favor
of admitting the southern part as q state,
and that she is entitled to admission.
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Said well-known attorney last even
ing: LET me tell you of Il little Incl
dent connected with my beginning the
practice of my profession in Buffalo. 1t
was some years ago-nevcr mind how
many--that came here, and the day l
came to town l had just 1876 in my
pocket. Meeting party of jovial
Youngsters, we unloadcd' considerable
glassware, and when awoke two days
later 1 was dead broke. The Police
Justice was particular friend of mlne
and so | went to his Office and asked
him to lend me $40. Haven't got q
cent said he, but you just sit down
there for few minutes. Some sucker'll
be brought in here soon; I'll fine him
S5, and you can have the money. And
he was as good as his word. In less
than half an hour / had the W and
went my way rejoicing. "-Ba6ato Cou-
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liesldenJ strong has announced the
intention of the A Gibson road to build
an airline track from Kansas City to
Chicago, forty miles shorter than any
other route, without special regard to
local traffic, The work to be accom-
plished within twoyears. A surveying
party located at Keokuk has finished
It's labors a, far eastward as Gales
burg, and has a force at work on the
route westward TO the Missouri river.
The melting cause OF the enterprise is
the invasion OF the State of Kansas
by the Rock Island and Burlington
roads.
The Enterprise distillery at Pekin,
ILL.,, was destroyed by fire Monday
morning. The distillery contained 20
QUO bushels of gram and $1,000 gallons
Of alcohol. -Four cars loaded with corn
on the track were also destroyed to-
gether with all the government books.
The total value OF the property is esti-
mated at $4,000 on which there was
an insurance of about $4,000. The
fire was undoubtedly the work of an
incendiary. The Enterprise distillery
was owned by Spellman q Doheny, the
firm recently expelled from the whisky
pool, who offer a reward of $4,000 for
the arrest and conviction of the person
who fired the building.
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Not a Liquid, SnnE
or Posoier. Free from
Injurious Drugs and
Offensive odoys.
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Mortgage Sale.

WHEREAS, Default has been made in the pay
ment of the money secured by mortgage dated
the twentieth of September in the year, A. D.,
1850, executed by Samuel Green and Sarah T.
Green. his wife, of the township of Fairfield, Shia-
wassee County, Michigan, to Elias Garman, of
Harrisville, Medina County and State of Ohio,
which said mortgage was recorded in the Office of
the Register of Deeds of the county of
Shiawassee, In Liber "U" Of Mortgages,
on page 3ra, on the twenty-fourth day of Septem-
Der, A. d., 1880, at eI5 o'clock a. m, and whereas
the amount claimed to be due on said mortgage
at the date of this notice is the of four
hundred and eighty-two dollars and eighty-one
cents of principal and interest, and further sum
of twenty-five dollars stipulated for attorney
fee in said mortgage and which Is the whole
amount claimed to be unpaid on said mortgage,
and no suit or proceeding at law having been In
stitutcd to recover the debt remaining Sc
cured by said mortgage any part thereof, where
by the power OF sale contained in said mortgage
has become operative,
NOW, therefore, notice Is hereby given, that by
virtue of the said power of sale and In pursuance
of the statute In such made and provided,
the said mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of
the premises, therein described, at public auc-
ton, to the highest bidder, at the front door of
the Court House In the city of Corunna in said
next, at ten o'clock In the forenoon Of that day,
such sale to be made subject TO a certain mort
gage made and executed by said Samuel Green
and Sarah f. Green, his wife. to one Elias Car
man, which mortgage bears date February Ist A,
D., 1878, and was recorded In the office Of the
Register Of Deeds for the County of Shiawassee
and State Of Michigan, on page I65 Of Mortgages,
liber "U, !" upon the 18th day Of February, A. d.,
1873 at $3.50 o'clock In the afternoon OF that day,
which said premises are described in said mort
gage as follows, TO wit: all that certain piece or
parcel Of land, situate In the township Of Fairfield
IN the county Of Shiawassec and State Of Michi-
gan. and described as follows. to-wt: the north
half OF the southeast quarter Of section number
nine (o) In township number eight north OF Range
number one east aud containing eighty acres OF
land according to the original survey, be the same
more or less.
Dated, this 9th day of Nav. A. D.. 1886.
ELIAS CARAVAN,
O. S. SMITH, Mortgage
Attorney for Mortgage
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Guardian Sale.

In the matter Of the estate Of Alice McHardy, a
minor child OF Arthur McHardy.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF license
TO me granted by the Probate Court, in and Cor TIE
County of Shiawassee, in the State of Michigan.
the 30th day Of April, A d. 1886. will sell at
public auction venduo, to the highest bidder, at
the Bank of M. l.. Stewart & Co., In the City OF
Owosso, in the County of Shiawassee, aud Safe
aforesaid, on the Goth day of June AID. 1856, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day; all the
right, title and interest of said Alice MclIardy, of,
in and to the following described real estate: 1t
being the undivided one-half % of lot number
eight (s), of block number twenty-one (21 accord
ing to the original plot of the Village now City OF
Owosso, in the County of Shiawassee, and State
of Michigan.
Dated April 30th, A. d. 1886.
EMILY f. MCHARDY,
Guardian of said Minor.
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ON and after this date shall keep my Barber
~ Shop open Sundays until ~ o'clock noon.
also call attention 10 the reduction in prices for
Cash. IA shaves 81 90, hair cut and shave 25c.,
children's hair cut 15c. mustache dyed 15c., dry
shampoo 10c., wet shampoo 15c. Special attention
paid to cutting and dressing ladies' and Children's
hair We cut Langtry, straight and single bangs
In the most approved style.
Dated Owosso, Nov. 8, 1885.
ALEX JOHNSON,
Corner Washington and Exchange SITS.
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Toledo, Ann ArbOr & North Michigan Rd
NORTHERN DIVISION.

pS5- All trains run by Central Standard Time.
R0-All trains run daily except Sundays,
III. w. ASHLEY, Genl Sup't.
w. III. BENNETT, Genl Pass. Agt.
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Shocking the Divine

A prominent divine was the invit.
ed guest of Mr.. B. and family. Miss
Alice, the charming daughter of the
host, was gracing the festivity, and
said lmpulsively:
oh, mother, I've been roasting
up in my room all afternoon, and
it's hotter than
'Alice!' said the father sternly.
4 say it's hotter than
alice. said her mother, excitedly,
and the divine looked at her in
alarm.
Il say it's hotter than ever saw
it before, continued the young lady
cody, ''and l just sat there without
a thing on"
ooh, Alice said her father, in
alarm. This time the divine was
thoroughly frightened.
4 just sat there without thing
on
ooh, Alice said her mother, al.
most crying.
Il say | just sat there continued
the girl, not noticing the Interrupt
tons.
4 just sat there without q thing
on except my very lightest summer
clothing, and read my Bible all the
afternoon Will you have some
soup, doctor?
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Woman Are That Way, Too

A man falls in love the same as
a mule goes down with sinking
bridge simply because he can't help
it; but it seldom does him any perma-
nent injury. The shape. OF q nose,
the sweep of an eye or the wave of a
curl trips him up and settles his hash
without an instant of warning, and
there he is, the bluest kind of cap
tive, until marriage or some new fas-
cination breaks the charm that binds
him. He is pretty sure to love like
burning brush heep while he is
about it, but the trouble is, his flame
is too ardent to be durable. He
will swear to blue-eyed sprite that
he loves her to all eternity, and with
in three months he will slide up TO
some other houri, in total forgetful-
ness that he ever lost wink Of sleep
by being in love before.
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FLOWER Serbs. - The publishers
of the Housekeeper are anxious to Sc
cure larger number Of three months
trial subscribers, and offer TO mail
postpaid to any lady who sends TWEEN
ty-tive cents for trial subscription
three months, twelve packets of Amer.
can grown choice flower seeds. For
specimen copy Of this charming home
pap. r, and full particulars as to offer,
address Buckeye Pub. CO.. Mime
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through other cool green cloisters,
to the altar they had left, and there
were no more sneers when Moss
dotted his cap, with its red cockade,
and, in his plush regimentals, stood
before them all to receive his fair
Rose from Queen Flora
Then the fairy train departed, each
leaving q sweet tribute behind; and
Violet stole last away, while her soft
tears perfumed the bridal bed. Rose
leaned heavily attirst upon her stout
young husband, as though her heart
was burdened with bliss or woe; but
soon she was accustomed to his
ways, and loved to stand with him
at the green altar or lean against the
old trees.
The next year, | wot, that fairy
cave was far more beautiful than
then, for there were many moss buds
playing on the green; and if you
would know how beautiful they
were, look at the next moss rose you
find, and you viii think how proud
was this fond couple when they pre-
sented their offspring to Queen Flo.
ia, who said, "These are the choicest
creatures of my band
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A yentriIoquist's Joke.

We recently took walk, says a
writer in New Orleans paper, on
the wharf with a friend, who is a
good ventriloquist.
Two hands of one of our steamers
were engaged in rolling off a cask,
when to the CONSERVATION and sur.
prise Of the persons engaged in per-
forming the operation, a voice was
heard within the cask:
Roll it easy; these plagey nails
hurt. I'd rather pay my passage
than stand all this.
Holding up their hands, their Wis
uals expanded to the size of two sau-
GERS, the laborers exclaimed:
THAT beats the dickens.
The mate coming up at this mo-
ment and unaware of the cause of
delay commenced cursing them for
their dilatoriness, when from within
the cask, the voice came forth:
You're nobody; let me out Of
this cask.
What's that 2 said the mate.
ooh, DON'T You'll kill me, said
the voice. Oh, how these nails
prick ! Look out--don'tD again
said the cased up individual, as the
men were turning it over.
Cooper, said the mate, head the
cask and take the man out.
As the adj sundered the hoops
and the head was coming out, the
voice again broke forth:
BE easy now; is there any one
about | don't want to be caught.
Quite crowd had now gathered
around the scene of action, when a
loud cultural laugh broke forth,
which made our hair stand on end
as the cask was filled with bacon.
What does it mean, said one.
1t beats my time, said the mate
We enjoyed the joke too well to
blow as we walked off arm-in-arm
with the ventriloquist and magician.
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Afraid He'd Bolt.

Sam Hobby, wealthy young man,
has been paying marked atten-
ton to Miss Matilda Miller. Mrs.
Miller, the mother of Matilda, is an
immensely stoutwoman. A few even
ings ago Mr.. Hobby was expected
to call. just before the hour APP
pointed for his arrival Matilda said to
her mother
"Mother, dear, will you do me one
favor?'
"What is it, dear?n
"You know that daughters always
grow up to resemble their mothers y
swell, my dear?"
"Well, now just look at yourself
in the glass. You look as big as one
of those water-tanks. You know you
weigh 169 pounds "
"Well, what is it, my daughter ~
please stay in your room. Don't
let Mr.. Hobby see you. I don't
want him to see much of YOU
"Why so, my daughter?p
Because, ma, I've nearly got him
corraled. He is little kittish, but
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A Beautiful Idea.

Away among the Alleghanies there
is o spring, so small that single OK
could drain it dry on q summers
day. II steals its unobtrusive way
among the hills till itspreads out in
to the beautiful Ohio. Thence il
stretches away a thousand miles,
leaving on it's banks more than q
hundred villages and cities, and
many thousand cultivated farms,
and bearing on its bosom more than
half thousand steamboats,. Then
joining the Mississippi, it stretches
away some twelve hundred miles or
more, until it falls into the great en-
blem Of eternity, 1t is one Of the
great tributaries Of the ocean which,
obedient only to God, shall roll and
roar till the angel, with one foot on
the sea and the other on the land
shall lift up his hand TO heaven and
swear that time shall be no longer.
So with moral influence. 1t is riv-
ulet, an ocean, boundless and faith
omless as eternity.
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4 POEM WITH 4 POINT.

Only pin: yet it calmly lay
On the tufted floor in the light of day
And it shone serenely fair and bright,
Rejecting back the MONDAY light.
Only pin; yet he saw that pin,
And his face assumed fiendish grin,
He stopped while with look intent.
Till he and the pin alike were bent.
Only chair; but on its seat
A we'll bent pin found safe retreat:
Nor had the keenest eye discerned
That heayenward its point was turned:
Only man; but he CHANGED to drop
Upon that chair, when fiZz, bang, pop!
He leaped like cork from out of a bot
tie,
And opened wide its valve de throttle.
Only yell. though an honest one,
1t lacked the element of fun:
And boy and man and pin and chair,
In wild confusion mingled there.
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1t is simply disgusting to hear per-
sons speak scornfully of girls who
work for a living. No sensible man
is dazzled by the glitter Of q jeweled
finger. a gold bracelet or watch,
bought "on tick. perhaps. All these
have not halfas much fascination as
pleasant disposition, happy and
intelligent face, well cooked meal
every day of the week,and a ghstening
properly ironed shirt front. A dim
pied chin and sunny face in the kitch-
en-, is worth half score of "banged''
millinery signs in the parlor clawing
ivory and screeching the words OF ga
flower from my angel mothers grave"
when very likely the poor mother is
hanging out washing in the back
yafd.-E,r.
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DEAD LETTERs.-Following is list
of letters remaining in the Post-oflce at
Martinsburg w. ", March Goth, 1886,
and will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office, April 3rd, IL not delivered.
When calling say advertised.
Dennis Butts, VIM. Barbour, II. w.
Dunring, John Derr, Lee Seckman,
George Williams, Mrs. Mary s. Brown,
Miss Rebecca Davis. Miss Catla Miller,
Miss Cora Sigler, Miss Grace E. Whit
more, Mary a. Wagner, Miss Stella
Whitmore. Eliza Anderson, Mrs. Sue
Burns, Miss Clara A. Leatherman,
Miss Anne McGerbrick. Miss Rotham
Tabler, Miss Mary Wilson. Cards -
Miss Stella Whitmore. Held for better
direction, + Hobson, Beford, Co, Pa.
Luther Carper, Frederick Co.. Va
w. b. CoLsToN, r. NJ.
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I'll have him roped in pretty soon j;
butif he should see you he will think
that III be as big as you some of
these days. and he'll jump the fence
sure. | tell you. just wait until we
are married, and then you can come
and live with us, but don't scare him
off just at this crisis.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-04-09
American Game Now Fashion.
able Beyond the Seas.
the Cleveland Leader

From the Cleveland Leader.
1t is a fascinating game, because in
it ones Judgment, GOODNESS and pluck
count for even more than luck, though
some old veterans assert that even so
fool can bet a good hand" But /
know that their assertioni is too sweep
ing. A fool cannot bet a good hand
so as to get all the money that a be
got out OF it. To a veteran poker
player any mistake OF eye or action is
an indication to guide him, and 1'llde.
fy a fool to take, though, q good hard
bluff" Round the poker-table a man
of anything like acute Judgment can
gauge his opponents admirably, be-
cause more opportunities to do SO are
offered. 1t is there that one sees q
man as he is, and avarice, generosity,
boldness and skill show out first or
last, generally in the way the player
manages his hand. Oh, yes! there is
no doubt but that if a man must play
cards for money the noblest and best
way to play them is in a select poker
group.
The game is peculiarly an American
one. 1t fits in with the national tenn
permanent and | cannot imagine a
model poker player without also
thinking OF the frothy methods in use
in many of our business affairs;
methods that make the American a
bull or bear" as'his inclinations
or interests dictate; that water stocks
and bonds and puff up a poor weak
ling Of a railroad until its rails are
buried in a mass OF debt and every
body 'lets 60" 1t all these trans
actions "bluf," pure and simple, is
the dictator and the creates part of
the stock in trade, with an elegant as
sortment of cheek as a reserve fund
and an inclination to call on "ace
high" When the call comes, if it
ever does come, a man is often un-
ready III apokergame or con change
Our great SPECTATORS adj play poker
and havedone so for many years. If
as boys they had played the game
they would have sat on the ends from
whence limit bets OH a pair OF "deuces'
or trays" would have come and an
air Of innocence would h~avespread its
rays around when the other fellow
dropped out" the "deuces' went in
to the deck and the pot was raked in.
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Interesting War Incident Recalled.

An interesting incident occurred mt the
meeting Of the Dakota Encampment &. A.
r., ut Watertown, Oak. u short time ago.
Frank West of Arlington, OAK, related
how II Altoona pass he received the ia
nous message sent by Gen. sherman,
the fort. for ! am coming" 1t was
stated by several present that it had been
.lreqUensly denied in newspapers that any
such message was ever sent. Mr.. West en-.
phatically stated that he received the
message and showed to the audience how it
was tagged. During Observation-Disclosures
Lucas stated that Mr.. West had a boy
that had never been named, and that Mrs.
West had given permission TO nam him.
He held up the little icllow!a handsome
boy, and proposed that he be named Al
coma Pass West. BY a hearty vote he
was declared to be SO named, and by an IN
thusiastic vote was adopted as the son OF
the department OF the G. A. IL. and Wom-
ans Relief corps OF Dakota. Frank West
~ a member OF Gen. Bishops company
A, Second Minnesota infantry, and at that
time he was detailed to the signal corps.