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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-06-08
ALUM BAKING POWDERS.
Declared A1ulterated Food and their
Sale Illegal,

The result OF a trial just concluded at
Canton, N. Y, before Judge Kellogg,
will have statutory effect in checking
the sale of one class OF adulterated food.
Two men named Moon and Herill, were
arrested for sellning adulterated baking
powder in violation of the State food adul-
teration act. The indictment was for both
selling baking powders that were inferior,
adulterated and injurious to health by reas-
on of being made from alum, and for sell
ling them under pretense that they were a
wholesome, cream of tartar baking powder
A stubborn defence was made. the claim
being set up that the baking powders were
not articles of food and that the powder
the defendants were selling, which was
known as Gillet's, was standard article
of trade, and that alum baking powders
inferior. TO it, like Davis's, and others,
were being sold by other dealers in the
same town without complaint. The Court
held that baking powders were articles of
food within the meaning of the law, and
the jury found the defendants guilty upon
all the charges. The case has attracted
much attention from being the first brought
under the State Food Adulteration Act
against dealers in alum baking powders.
The result Of the trial is to class such bak-
ing powders as adulterated articles of food
and to make their sale illegal. There are
many alum baking powders put up in
cans, under some name or brand. in addi--
ton TO those sold In bulk, the sale of all of
which cautious dealers win probably be
unwilling to continue.
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street from the north line of Mason street
to the south line of lot owned by George
Thomas The ordinance was read the
first and second times by its title unani
nous consent was gwen, the ordinance
ordered read in full and placed on its pas
sage and passed ayes nays 0.
Aid. Wells presented an ordinance 10
provide for the sprinkling of Main street
from Washington street. west to the race
bridge. The ordinance was read the first
and secold times by Its title, unanimous
consent was given, the ordinance ordered
read in full and placed on its passage and
passed, ayes Z, nays 0.
Aid Wells presented an ordinance 10
provide for the sprinkling of Exchange
street from Washington street west to the
west line of lot owned by Z. A. Peasc.
The ordinance was lead the first and
second times by its title, unanimous con
sent was given, the ordinance ordered read
in full and placed on its passage and passed
ayes nays 0.
The Mayor nominated for constable in
the 1st Ward, e. p. Byerlyi sd Ward, w.
p. Steadman; 81 Ward, VIM. Howell; 4th
Ward, Joe Terlill. Which nominations
were confirmed by the Council.
The Mayor nominated for Constable in
the first judicial district s. A. Crane,
which nomination was confirmed by the
Council, ayes nays 0.
The Mayor presented communication
from Detroit Cd. Haven 81 Milwaukee
Railway which was referred to the COM
mittee on Police and Fire department
The Mayor presented verbal petition
which was referred to the committee on
streets and sidewalks.
On motion the Mayor was instructed &c
provide screens for rooms in city hall and
have same put in at the expense of city.
Aid. Fitzpatrick moved to have resolu
ton in regard to highway tax taken up and
20 cents be inserted instead of 80 cents as
passed by the Council May 2S, 1888, and
vetoed by the Mayor. On motion OF
Aid. Wolverton the same was laid on the
table until the next meeting. carried.
The Council then adjourned until Wed
nesday night at 7:30 o'clock.
DANIEL L. MURPHY,
City Clerk.
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Easton.

Mr.. H. Hoff, of Dakota, is visiting his
relatives here.
Miss Louie Shields, Of Alton, has re-
turned from a visit to her uncle, Mr.. Fair
banks.
Miss Minnie Rose, of Corunna, visited
Miss Matte Haugton, last week.
The New Haven s. s. conyention, which
the Easton people attended Sunday, was
perhaps the best that has been given by
mostly home talent Mr.. G.. OTIS address
OF welcome was one of the best features
of the whole program. Mr.. ParkilI, of
Owosso, favored us with an excellent ad.
dress. Miss Nettie Hurd disappointed no
one in her charming little poem, which
was finely rendered.
Messrs Haughton and Knight arc re
painting their residences. Messrs. Trum.
BILE e. Shuttleworth, OF Corunna, are doing
the work.
Mrs. Amos, of West Haven, visited
friends of this place, last week.
Mrs. M. A. Taylor will carry the mail
from this place to West Haven, commenc.
ing July 1st
MIR. Sutton is visiting at his home, in
Albion. XYZ.
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Real Estate Transfers.

CoRUNNA.
Dollie T.. Howe to Bartley r. Marshall.
lot IL and J lot 10 bk. 80, 5000.
OwossO CITY.
John G. Kohler TO Chester f. Rogers,
pit lot IL NJ. l.. Stewart and Co.'s add,
$l75.
Ernest VanOstren 10 Albert X. Giles,
lot sec "a, $500.
a. b Chipman to Niles Virgins, lot
sec IA, 5000
Washington Smith to Oranda T.. Town
send, lot sec lS, 500
Geo. Thomas to Eliza 4 Ellen Gran
dell, lot sec "a, $25.
RUSH a. NEW HAVEN.
Eugene Wallace TO Jesse Weidman, 76
acres sec "a Rush and sec 10 New Haven,
$1,000.
mAZELToN.
Peter Brown to John N. Bondot, 40
acres sec 8, 81 400.
VENICE & VERNON.
Orrin b. Hibbard to Olive Hibbard,
80 acres sec 33 Venice, sec Vernon,
$1,000.
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TO WHOM 1T MAY CeNcERN:-I am pre-
i pared to do FerretinR. Work on Criminal or
Civil cases I'm Michigan, elsewhere. Also,
Collections entrusted to me will be promptly
attended to. Charges INSIDE known on applica-
ton. ]. e. vANH0TEN, Detective. l.. q
Burton, Shiawassee Co., Mich.
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cHALLENaN!
Mopping Bee.

Not realizing our superior ability, but
knowing your total inability to play ball,
we, the Travelling Statesmen of Owosso,
challenge the Grocerymen of Owosse, to
play game Of base ball, at Pastimc Park.
on Monday June 18th, at 300 o'clock D.
m, the side losing the game to pay for the
supper for both mines and their wives;
professionals barred and no dogs allowed
on the grounds.) And, while it may seem
cruel and unjust TO the criticizing eve of
the unsophisticated public, to see you
come out of your dens like the unsuspect-
ing turkey gobler before Thanksgiving,
and walk TO the affray like lambs to the
slaughter, yet we extend TO you our heart.
felt sympathies; But way down in our
childlike interiors we thirst for
GLORY.
'Sic Semper Centennial"
'Nux Vomica Saleratus"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-06-08

All our readers will be interested in the
quaint and amusing way they will be told
why ga horse sheets and ga horse blan-
cts are the strongest made and why the
owners of horses will save money and have
better animals by using these goods. The
most amusing illustrations are yet to come,
so look out for them We think the man.
ufacturers of ga horse blankets, fly nets
and lap busters are on the right track
when they make strong goods which will
last several seasons.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-06-08
AcoEpTANcE.
ofthe MOD.

Why, certainly; you can't como no rhe.
torical Goldfish dodge on us. Well meet
you there, and we'll make you git way
down into your little interiors, and don't
you misconstruct the import thereof.
Speaking of gore, why, pastime will be all
we shall present, for we are modest; but
the laurels we wear will be enough to
knock you into morbid state of innocu.
GUS desuetude.
Venf, Vidi, Vici.
Chops and Tomato Sauce.
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Old. Settlers Picnic.

The Shiawassee County Pioneers will
hold their annual picnic at Morrice. June
goth, 1888, commencing at II o'clock am.
and continuing throughout the day.
The exercises are expected to be of un-
usual interest and will consist of addresses.
poems, music and pioneer "reminiscences.
Everybody invited.
A, II. OWENS, Pres,
~ uo, ,s.x. Coa
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MARRIAGE Licensees:

G. HOLMAN, Sec.
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.I.EMPER FIDEIIs CANTON, No, 0, I.O.O.F.,
- meets In Odd Fellows Hall, on the I'd We'd
nesday, in each month. All Patriarchs Militant
in good standing are most cordially invited to
be present. G. MCCORMICK, Commander.
W. MATLOCK, Clerk.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-06-08

Licenses have been granted during the
week to the following parties:
No. Name and Residence. Are
1S0 John Dean, Henderson, "a
Addie Peters, - %
1S1 Jesse Wiedman, New Haven, 30
Katie Camp. Owosso, 10
1S2 Geo. w. Little, Perry, 81
Nora Shadbolt. Owosso, 22
1873 William Honecker, Owosso %
Flora Irving, Vermontville 90
184 Henry f. Bagley. Owosso %
Rosa A. Bagley, Marshall 26
1856 David " Clark Byron 90
Florence Badgero, % 1S
1856 Fred E. Close. Byron 20
Myrtle E Savage, Byron 10
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Council Proceedings.
COMMON COUNCIL ROOM, }
Owosso, June 4, 1883.

Owosso, June 4, 1888.
Regular meeting of the Common Coun-
ell of the city of Owosso, Mayor Williams
in the chair.
Present - Aid. Frleseke, Holmes,
Keyte, Fitzpatrick, Robbins, Wells and
Wolverton.
Minutes of the last meeting read and
approved.
To the Common Council of City OF
Owosso
Gentlemen: Il hereby veto the resolu-
tion passed by you ut the regular meeting,
May %, 1888, which calls for raising 3, %
on every 500 valuation In the city for
highway purposes. G. S. WILLIAMS,
Mayor.
Owosso, Mich, May 81, 1888.
To the Common Council of City of
Owosso:
Gentlemen II herewith give my reasons
for vetoing the resolution passed at the
regular meeting of the Council May 2Sth.
1888 for raising highway fund, notice of
which flied with the City Clerk May 30,
1888: do not believe we need any such
amount for highway purposes as would
bc raised on present valuation of the city,
which understand is nearly $4,000, 600.
therefore consider it texcessive and that
the taxpayers are not prepared to raise any
such sum as would be realized by your
resolution and the needs of the city do not
require such amount.
g. S. WILLIAMS,
Mayor.
Aid. WOlperton presented the following
petition sigGed by j. G. Williams and 52
others, which on motion was referred to
the City Attorney:
We the undersigned citizens of the City
of OwOssO believing that the circulation
of the paper called the Saturday Telegram
in this City is against the interest of public
morals and is vile, lewd and libeous, we
therefore petition your Honorable body
| that such means be used by you to sup
press the circulation thereof as shall be-
just and right to protect The citizens from
scandal and disgrace.
Aid. Wells presented the following pc
tiliop signed by Washington Smith and
| others:
To the Mayor and Common Council of the
City of Owosso:
We the undersigned citizens and tax
payers would respectfully petition your
Honorable body TO cause a three foot side
to be constructed as follows: One com
mencing on the north line of King street
and extending 30 rods north on the east
side Of Congress street and the other 2G
rods north on the east side of Elmwood
street and your petitioners will ever pray.
The City Clerk presented the following
petition which was referred to the Com.
mittee on Finance:
OwossO. May 31st, 1883
70 the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Owosso, greet.
ing:
Your petitioner. John T. Martin, of the
City, now acting as nightwatch, asking
your Honorable body to give me an in
crease in my salary to ten dollars per week
instead of nine, if possible. and oblige,
JOHN T, MARTIN.
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allowing poem written by G. G.. Dpf and
'ad at the Memorial Day exercises last
eek.
Comrades. we're here again,
Loyal aud true as steel
To the memory of our brothers slain,
And our cOuniry's common veal.
But, alas not all are here
That met Since, but breath,
For sone have crossed the p0ntoon pier
That spans the river Of Death.
Carson. the grand old man,
The Comrade loved aud true,
Has passed the shadows hey ond the van
To the great silent army of blue.
lie was never absent before,
He was always at his post
Where e'en now, on the other Shore
He's with that grandcr veteran host.
Owen, too, within the year,
Has crossed to the silent shore,
And his report henceiorth will be, not here.
But missing forevermore.
And all along the line
Within the year just past
Has answered to the cOuntersi2n,
The death angels bugle blast.
And havoc has been made,
And ranks been sorely pressed,
All we're not tho same fresh, grand brgaJe,
We were when at our best.
For, Comrades, we're growing Old,
And faster. swifter every year,
WeIe drifting into Destiny's fold
And the end, we're warned, is near.
But faithful to the last
To the memories here entwined
Well guard the lustre Of the past
That's in our hearts enshrned.
That ustre is the way we stood,
Side by side with bated breath,
In sickness, in prison, In the carnage OF blood
And in the very face and jaws Of death.
All. Ills the touchstone of that past
Comes flashing down the trackless way,
That thrills our hearts, though with gloom
o'crcast,
Aud lifts to nights sublime to-day.
y is that noble passion Of the soul,
Born of dev0tion's deathless love,
That lalters never till beyond the goal
We render account TO the Captain above
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The following accounts were presented

The Street Commissioner, s. A. Crane,
made regular report for the last two
weeks which was accepted and ordered
placed on file.
The City Attorney reported an ordinance
to prohibit explosives being kept inside
of the city limits, on motion the same was
referred to the Committee on General
Business.
The committee on Finance reported
favorably on the accounts as above pre-
sented; ;the report was accepted unanimous
consent was given and the accounts al.
lowed, ayes Z nays0.
The liquor bond of VIM. j. Miller was
reported back and on motion of Aid. Rob
bins the same was accepted and sureties
approved by the following vote: Ayes,
Frieseke, Holmes, Keyte, Robbins and
Wolverton.5; Nays, Fitzpatrick and Wells,
Q.
Aid. Frieseke presented an ordinance to
provide for grading Stewart street from
Sbiawassee street west to Cedar street in
the city Of Owosso.
The ordinance was read the first and
second times by its title, unanimous con-
sent was given, the ordinance ordered
read in full and placed on its passage and
passed, ayes z nays 0.
Aid Wells presented an ordinance TO
provide for the sprinkling Of Main street
from the race bridge, west to Chapman
street. The ordinance was read the first
aad second times by its title, unanimous
consent was given, the ordinance ordered
read In full and placed on Its passage and
passed ayes q, nays0.
Aid, Wells presented an ordinance to
provide for the sprinklng of Washington
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-02
THE MUGwUMPs DUMBFoUNDED.

No one will be more disappointed by
Mr.. Blaine's letter than the mugwumps.
It will not only give them disappoint-
ment, but positive chagrin and shame,
if they are capable of feeling shame.
They have been pretending all the while
to know so much more about Mr. Blaine S
intentions than he knew himself that
his letter is cruel blow to their pride.
They have insisted that he was a candi-
date, that he was striving in every way
to secure the nomination by indirect
methods and that his Florence letter was
only a blind to deceive his friends. They
must have been afraid that he really
would be nominated, or they wouldn't
have been so wrought up over the sltua-
ton. But their SANDER and their malice
are equally futile against him. He cares
for neither and the public has only con-
tempt for all they can do. 1t will be
hard now for them to explain how it was
that they knew so much about what MIR.
Blaine was not going to do. There is
little left for them to say now. They
have insisted that they knew Mr.. Blaine's
intentions. and they have mapped out
the program for the Chicago convention,
but his letter has overwhelmed them
with confusion and shame. So far not
an expression has escaped the lips of one
of them. VIII they act the part of Peter
or follow the example of Judas? Most
likely neither, we opine.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-02
INTERESTING READING.
A sample of Cleveland's civil servic

A sample of Cleveland's civil service
appointments:
The first seven territorial judges named
by him, five within week were pub
licly named as morally and profession
ally unfit, and three of the five have
since been retired for misconduct. 4
list of Objectionable appointments made
during the first half Of the presidential
term showed that fifty-nine have been
of persons who have been convicted or
indicted for various crimes-ten have
been concerned in political crimes, three
deserters and one expelled from the
United States senate, three disqualified
from office for violation of oaths, three
the tools of persons SO disreputable that
they could not hold Office. and six more,
of whom three were appointed to enforce
the internal revenue laws, were either
themselves liquor sellers or the attorneys
OF liquor sellers. To these are to be
added sixty-one notorious political hacks.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-02

In his address before the Civil Service
Reform league in New York on Tuesday
evening Mr.. Curtis, the leader OF the
civil service reform movement, declared
in favor of changing the presidential
term from four to six years and render
ing the incumbent of the Office ineligible
for reelection, and announced that the
accomplishment of such change would
constitute the coming work of the
league. The suggestion is not new
one; it has been before the country for
number of years, but, like that of presi-
Dental succession (who should, or would
succeed to the presidential office in case
it were vacated, the Office of vice presi-
dent being vacant at the same time, as
at present, for instance) it has been held
in allegiance, neither party seeming in
clined to take it up and press it to a
definite conclusion. 1t is not a partisan
question, and perhaps this may account,
in part at least, for its failure of the rec
ognition and consideration its Importance
merits.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-02
Sheridan as a Fighter.

From the Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette-
Sheridan was one of the most notable
evolutions of the war.
1t found him young man in obscurity
and when is finished, he was one of the
half dozen of the foremost military men
of the age.
Governor Alger, of Michigan, had the
honor to hand him his commission as
colonel of regiment of Michigan caval-
nv. and the two did some dashing service
together, showing their high and gallant
soldierly qualities.
Sheridan is the best evidence of the
great faculty in Grant of picking out
good men. Sherman ard Grant were
companions, and grew together, but
Grant looking for man to handle vast
armies and get the best work out Of them
selected Sheridan, and Is entitled to a
share Of all the glory that belongs TO the
choice.
The first fame Of Sheridan was as a
headlong, staunch, desperate fighter.
His bearing at Stone River first called
the attention of the whole country 10
him. His fierce galloping into the thick
of the fight and his wonderful faculty in
cheering men to stand up to the deadly
business was much commented upon.
After a time came Mission Ridge, and
then Sheridan was wanted IN the east.
and obeyed orders with great grief and
bitterness. He wanted to stay with the
boys in the west, and preferred TO serve
the infantry.
In the east his career broadened. He
commanded armies and won battles. and
restored combats that were wavering
with the drift against Us, rode twenty
miles at full speed and reinforced an
army oy its presence and gave it victory,
and at last pushed things" at Appomat-
tox, showing In the field the highest ca
pacity.
The thunders and terrors Of the battle
field cleared the mind of Sheridan. and
we believe Grant was night Ia calling
him the ablest general the war educated
in handling an army under iire-fighring
not upon the engineer and schoolmaster
plan-but striking with the cavalry as
with sword-using the artillery ike a
a pistol, and putting IN the masses OF in
fantry for the stroke of fate, at the weak
point Of the enemy. He was IN the
grand old sense Of the title field mar
shall.
And be was loyal hero. No fms
phrase TO excuse sscophantic Difference
TO rebels. and no fimsy rsasous for no,
striking them hard. he made his mark
In the war. and as be recently said b.
never apoiogIzsd for IT.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-02

Poor old William Andrew Jackson
Sparks has been treated very shabbily by
the Illinois Democracy. Leading party
managers led him to believe that he
could have the gubernatorial nomina-
ton, and there is reeson to believe that
it was the honest intention to give it to
him: but at the eleventh hour the word
went out that as Sparks had been turned
out of the land Office by Cleveland, his
nomination would be very displeasing
to the great Democratic boss, so Sparks
was thrown overheard. Sparks is a
crank. but the manner of his treatment
shows the effect of the one man power
in the Democratic party, which even
controls nominations for state offices.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-02
PROHIBITION AND WOMAN'S SUFF-
RAGE.

The point raised by Mr. Mills, of Ohio,
in the prohibition convention at Indian
apolis Thursday. that the incorporation
of the woman's suffrage plank in the
platform would set the cause of prohibi-
ton, as an independent national move
ment, back twenty-five years, was well
taken. The presence of the women who
were in the convention as delegates and
the prominent, not to say controlling,
part taken by them, produced just such
scenes as would follow in every political
gathering should women be accorded all
that is demanded by the mouthy, heady
representatives of that idiosyncrasy.
There are thousands of good men and
patriotic citizens of both the leading
political parties who are prohibitionist
from principle and who cheerfully do ali
they can to further the cause in all its
legitimate aims and purposes, but who
will not, under any circumstances. to en-
courage by word or act this or any other
movement that is hampered by an issue
as harmful in its effects as they con-
scientiously believe the woman's suffrage
question to be.
We regard the question of prohibition
as a living and growing one, and we be-
lieve that it will obtain as national one,
eventually; but it is no going to be help
ed forward by the crankism that would
make it an independent issue and then
handicap it with all sorts of idioms and
impracticable experiments, and the soon
er the would-be champions of the politi-
cal conglomeration consummated at In
dianapolis is brought to realize it are
corked up the better it will be for the
prohibition cause and the country.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-02
Radger's new directory of the city O

Radger's new directory of the city of
Topeka has been completed and the book
of five hundred and seventy pages is be-
fore the public. The State Journal de-
votes a column and half to a review of
the book, which it pronounces perfect in
its get up and mechanical execution.
The Journals review lacks only one
thing of being perfect and complete as it
describes the directory to be, and that
is a summary in cold figures of the city S
population. 1t is just little singular
that this most important feature to out
siders should have been omitted in the
Journals review of the work which it
describes so cleverly and which, it says,
SO cleverly sets for the capital city in all
its details. A slight inadvertance, per-
hapS.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-02
An Endless Honeymoon.

Judge Gray, who presided over the
trial of the anarchists, Is considered the
sternest man on the Chicago bench But
there is a soft side TO his heart: the side
that ought to be soft. Those who know
them best say that he and Mrs Gray ase
as fond of each other as when first mar
ried. though the heads of both are white
with age She bids him good bye at the
door when he starts down town IN the
morning, and watches him til ne turns
the corner, where he invariably looks
hack and waves a final good bye. and
his return at evening is greeted with as
much JOY as in the brave and tommy
days al cid.