The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-08-24
THE EARTH IS THEIRS.
THIS MUNDANE. SPHERE WITH
A FENCE AROUND It

THIS MUNDANE. SPHERE WITH
A FENCE AROUND II
Generously Handed over to the Flint
Travelling Men by Their owosso
systhssen The Base Ball Champ
iouship Banner and Broom Restored
tothe oity--The Flint Visitors to
owosso on Saturday Entertained IN
MAGNIFICENT Manner.
FIom dhe Flint journal. a.
Four weeks ago when score Of com
mcrctal tourists who make their home and
pay ,txes in The enterprising town of
Owo&sp paid a fratcrnal visit to their breth.
crn this city they were accorded a
recer (ion that caused them TO open their
eyes III astonshment, and entertained in a
style that sent them back home feeling as
though they were hopclessly in debt to
somebody and the chances OF their ever
getting even with the wOrld-which at
that Time seemed to them to revOlve right
around in the immediate vicinity Of Flint
-were exceedingly slim. Instead OF
yielding TO this feeling of lack Of faith in
their. ability 10 do unto others as they had
been done by. however, the visitors at
once set their wits To work to devise ways
and nseans whereby they might with credit
to themselves and their town repay the
debvh gratitude which they somehow or
other believed in their inmOst hearts they
owed Ia their bretheren of the city with the
hard panlc. They remembered that they
had been presented on their arrival with
the key to the gate of the city; that they
had been handsomely entertained at two
of he'lcading hOlcls That band OF music
la q lleen gotten out in their honor; that
they had been allowed TO carry away with
them tlle base ball championship banner
and brooni, and that many other things
had h3ppened 10 contribute to their enjoy
ment 81 the day. With all these features
of the)r visit still fresh in their minds they
reasoied among themselves that in order
TO make an appropriate display OF their
appreciation of the handsome treatment
they HID received at the hands of their
fell0wdrummers in Flint that they must
retallste in manner that would show TO
the w1rld the generous hospitality of the
couInercial tourists of this city was not
so perfect but that IL could bc improved
upon.g Thus they reasoned aud planned
and in solving the problem as to how they
should make the retaliation as effective AS
they desired it TO be they lost sleep enough
to make sick man well. But after days
and nights of brain-Iacking and scheming
they finally surrounded the difficult prob.
lem in hollow square and compelled 1t
TO sue for mercy. Then manifesto was
issued to the commercial tourists of Flint,
and ia response to its contents the latter,
accompanied by a number of invited guests
and their mascot, Sid Lamb. encased In
life like representation of luscious water
melon Just culled from the vine, boarded
a special Car ut the Chicago Il Grand
Trunk depot, Saturday morning at sos
o'clock, and were soon being whirled over
the ties in the direction of Owosso.
The company of invaders numbered
sixiy.five persons, each of whom support
ed u white plug hat with blue band and
a walking stick provided by Harry w.
Watson. After the train had started it
was noticed with regret that among the
genial countenances that were missing
from among the faces of the jolly eycur-
sionists was that of Jake G0rlon. So ser.
ious an omission from the makeup of the
party led 10 an investigation, which re-
vealed the fact that some mean whelp had
gone and told Jake that he would be called
upon to respond to toast at the banquet
which was to bring the festivities at OwOs-
SO to close, and the information had
exercised such serious effect on his con-
stitution that he suddenly remembered
that he had received a telegram from his
house to 60 and spend the day. in East
Saginaw. The fact of the matter is that
Jake's name was not down on the program
of toasts at all, which goes 10 show that he
was made the victim OF most despicable
and unconsciQnable trick. The absence OF
this most estirnable drummer exercised a
rather depressing effect upon the crowd of
excursionists. but by resOrting to II liberal
indulgence in smoking, singing and card
PLAYING they managed to keep their spirits
up until Durand was reached. Here the
party was met by r. p. Bigelow and G.
W. Starr, ambassadors from OwOsso, who
supplied each member of the crowd with
a red badge and n ticket for dinner. Then
the cxcursionis,s left their car aud spent
the half hour that elapsed before the arriv.
al of the train for Owosso in foraging
about in the neighboring gardens and
decorating themselves with big yellow
sunfOwers. When they returned to their
car after their outing they presented
curious contrast of colors-red badges,
WDltc udtS, DtuC utuuS ydlldI SUI
stood out in bold relief
against the modest furnishings of the
coach. 1t was with some difficulty that the
conductor Of the next train was convinced
that the party was not booked for Kala-
but he was finally induced to rele.
gate his letter judgment to a back seat
and the journey was resumed, to the
infinite delight of the people of Durand.
A run Of thirty minutes trough! the
train to the depot at Owosso, where the
visitors found in waiting for them a grand
On alighting from their car the
Flint tourists formed in line and under
of Ed. Withee, marched to the
place that had been assigned them in the
parade which was TO inauguratc the days
The procession was about
u quarter of q mile in length and most
affair. First came the Owes.
SO high school cadets in uniform. then
Higgins sheepskin band and next trans
parent chariot, drawn by a diminutive
muie, and in which were seated the
mascots of the opposing forces. Behind
this gorgeous vehicle walked the Owosso