The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-08-01

naDltS nave become 100 antlQuateu III III can
no longer shape Its conduct and its rules to
the needs of millions of American voters
Bills will soon be presented to every per-
son indebted to THE TIMES for subscription
and we must insist ON settlement.
Louis A. Waters, the Republican candi-
date for lieutenant governor, in Pennsylvania,
began life as coal picker so did Rev. II.
X. Davies, pastor of the Owosso Congrega.
tional church, and i'm nearly the same local
ity, at about the same time. Today both
men hold commanding positions in the
world of letters.
The third party prohibitionists held their
State convention at Lansing, Wednesday.
The following ticket was placed in nominal
ton: Governor, A. S. Partridge, Flushing;
Lieutenant Governor, Henry L. Allen,
Schoolcraft; Secretary, of State, E. S. Palm
eter, Hart; Auditor General, l.. III. Ives,
Mason; Treasurer, A. p. Coddington, Lena
wee county; Land Commissioner. Carlton
Rich, Lapeer; Attorney General, James ID.
Adsit Traverse City; Superintendent of
Public Instruction, David Howell, Lansing;
Member Board of Education, Prof. Charles
Scott, Hope College; Justice of the Supreme
Court, Noah w. Cheever, Grand Rapids.
The platform demands prohibition of the
liquor traffic, the issue of money by the
government direct to the people, establish
ment of postal savings banks, the readjust-
ment of the tariff and an increase of specific
taxes, the passage Of per diem service
pension bill, government control of railroads
and telegraph lines, the Australian system
of ballot, improved civil service, equal suf
frage without sex distinctions, prohibition
of speculatiensn margins and formation of
trusts. 1t is against alien ownership of land,
and for declaring OF all unearned land
grants forfeited. There was long fight over
a plank urging the loan Of legal-tender
money by the government upon reliable
security.
Mrs. Lyman Abbott, wife of the successor
of Henry Ward Beecher as pastor of Plym-
outh Church, is to become one of the editors
of The Ladies' Home Journal, on Septem-
Der LIST next.
The great son of Electioneer. Palo Alto,
2:124, and the peerless son of Pilot Medium,
Jack, 2:15 have been matched for the sum
of So, 900 to be trotted for OH the track of the
Detroit Driving Club. Detroit, Mich, on Sat-
urday. Aug. 2, 1890. The opportunity to
witness so grand an event in trotting con-
test of speed will not present itself but once
in lifetime. Both horses ere in the finest
form for fast time, and the fact that the
event will take place over the track of the
Detroit Driving Club is sufficient guaran-
tee that the time made in this match will
eclipse that of the record of either of the
The records of the horses
started i'm the Summer meeting of the Club
have grown beautifully less. showing the
rack to be one of the finest in the world.
This is race for blood. Mr.. Marvin, be-
hind Pal0 Alto, will not allow, if he can
prevent it, the reputation of Palo Alto Stock
Farm to belowered by defeat, and Mr.. Budd
Doble, as driver of Jack, can i'll afford to
have his colors lowered. 1t will be the most
lotly contested race in The annals of the
.urf. They are out for the money, and the
yame son of Pilot Medium will not be out
lone If Doble can prevent it.
Chesaning Argus:-A farmer by the
lame of Mcclellan, of Saginaw township,
lad some wool stolen last week. Monday
wO suspicious looking characters who gave
heir names as johnson and Miller, and
who had been to Owosso and sold some
WOOL, were picked up by deputy sheriff
3enette Monday on suspicion, and Tuesday
IN officer from Saginaw took them to that
.ity where thir examination will be held.
The wagon which was an old rickety end
pring, was strapped, rubbered, wedged
md bound in every conceivable shape, so
hat no noise whatever could be heard from
I when running, and the horses which were
pair of mustangs, were broken to run like
igers. In all it was pretty suspicious
ooking affair, and If they are not guilty, in
III probability someone in the immediate
'icinity would have been losers of property
# some kind. We should begin to keep
IN eye out for the honored time of such
,eople is approaching.
The special clearance sale of organs. pi-
nos and sewing machines. by the Mich S.
VI. IL Organ Co., is making business very
lively. New sewing machines, SIS; Organs,
40; pianos from SIZE up. 1t is the oppor-
unity of lifetime to get good instruments
It the price of poor ones. Call before it is
90 late.
FoR SALE CHEAP--A good bicycle lamp
t Cars News stand.
1t may interest our free traders to learn
hat despite the operations of what they are
Won't to call our Ubiquitous tariff, Three
have been shipped from this
ountry to Palestine for the new railroad
'etween Jalfa and Jerusalem. They are
famed Jaffa, Jerusalem and Ramlch"