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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-05
West owosso.

Miss Myrtle Perkins is visiting relatives
in Toledo.
DR.. E. Holmes, of Saginaw, visited Owes
50 friends Monday.
Mrs. Daniel Lester has returned from q
two weeks visit with Saginaw relatives.
John and Miss Carrie Wriggleworth, of
Cohoctah, have returned to their home after
visit with Owosso friends.
Mrs. Arceilia Perkins, of Toledo, is the
guest of Mrs. Ira Chase.
Mrs. and Mrs. Charles Rubebam returned
from visit with Detroit friends, Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Boyce is visiting Byron friends.
Mrs. Charles Allen is the guest of Lansing
friends this week.
John Carpenter was in Chesaning Thurs
day.
Mrs. Robert Garner, of Standish, was
the guest of Mrs. j. l.. Van Doren, the first
of the week.
Mrs. Smith, on Gencsee street is very
i'll with a fever.
Mr. Peacock has removed his family tt
Corunna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Paris have returned
from visit with Saginaw relatives.
Mrs. Cora Begole, of Alma, was called
home Wednesday by the sudden illness O
her mother.
Mrs. Whipple is visiting, Jacob Perkins
of Chicago.
VIII Russell, of Chicago, is the guest o
Sam Russell this week.
Miss May Marsh is slowly recOverin:
from an attack of fever.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-05
Personal Mention.

Jack Faughner was In Owosso Thursday.
Rev. DIR. Conover was in Saginaw Mon
day.
ID. II. Salisbury was in Lansing Wednes-
day.
Rev. r. r. Davies returned from Ohio,
Tuesday.
G. w. Giddings of ST. Louis was in Owosso
Tuesday.
Mrs. August Krause returns to Saginaw
tomorrow.
1t is rumored that Jerome w. Turner will
remove to Muskegon.
A. w. Scovile paid legal visit to the
State capitol, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Racely, of Marshall, visited
at Geo. Carpenters, Thursday.
Mrs. f.. o. Dewey is visiting her sister,
Mrs. l.. L. Phelps, in Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Faxon spent Thanks
giving in Duplain at the residence of j.. A..
Watson.
Miss Rose Hight, sister of Retta Hight
we'll known i'm OwOssO, has gone to Join the
latter in the Sandwich Islands.
Cards are out for the marriage of Byron
Dawes and Grace Mosher at the resi-
dence of the brides mother Dec. 10, 4:3O p.
m.
Shiawassee county was represented ut
the State Sunday school convention at
Lansing by Sec'y M. II. Reynolds and wife,
Rev. II. II. Davies, Miss Edith Wykes and
James N. Mcbride of OwOssO. Mrs. j. v.
ID. Wyckoff, of Laingsburg, Rev. j. b..
Oliver, Bancroft, Rev.L. Littell, Morrice,
ID. Dunning and wife, Perry, w. A. Alex
ander and Miss Leora Curtis of Bennington,
Geo. Il. Mason and wife, Mrs. ID. S.
Cramer, Miss Eva Cramer, of Burton.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-05
LOCAL NEWS
Finest celery at Hunts.
Enameled photos at Dunham's.

Finest celery at Hunts.
Enameled photos at Dunham's.
New dried and evaporatd fruit at Hunts
Bottle pickles for 15c at Hunts. regular
price '25c.
Go to Connor's new brick store for your
lunches and oysters.
Several of the Sunday schools of the city
are arranging for Christmas exercises.
Several parties of hunters have gone
north on the Ann Arbor Ry for a weeks
sport.
Jno. Il. Address of Chesaning will re-
move to Owosso and will erect tenant
houses.
Hunt has the best crackers III Owosso,
and they will bear investigation. Come in
and try them.
The annual meeting of the Shorthorn
cattle breeders association will be held at
Lansing, Dec. II, Is. Practical papers OF
value will be read.
Six dollars was subscribed and sent by
the employees of the Owosso Casket Co. to
the Oerstch sisters i'm Detroit whose herOism
has attracted so much attention throughout
the state.
A correspondent OF the OwOSS0 PreSS re-
ports that lame democratic boy who walks
on crutches with just common ordinary
club killed seventeen rabbits all In day.
we wonder how the fishing Is i'm that
neighborh0od.
.HelIo, Dave Dwight, can you shoe my
horse right away?" "Yes, sir. / have five
men ready to wait on you and 1000 gooo
sbarp shoes on hand, you will not have to
watt That's about the way Dwight re-
plies to all bis customers.
Prominent citizens from adjoining towns
In calling at a newspaper Office are usually
mentioned but just little aside from this
TIrr TIMES wishes to note the visit of ten
wear old boy named Breaugh, from Ben.
nington. who stated his business and talked
about affairs with the understanding thai
would do credit to one twice his age.
A short time since patriarchal looking
old sinner appeared in Owosso and enquirct
for the trustees of the Methodist church
Te these men he told an affecting story o
being robbed while returning from visi
and wanted to borrow $500 enough 10 tak'
him 10 his home in New York state. Th'
stranger was taken in and the stranger re
turned the kindness by taking these goo.
brethren in to the extent above mentioned
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-05

The Epworth League of the M. +.
church will give pink social at the resi-
dence of ID. M. Christian, East Exchange
street, Dec. o. AL are cordially invited.
On Thursday, Nov. 81, many friends
filled the comfortable residence of Geo.
Bradley of Middlcbary, to celebrate the
marriage of his daughter, Miss Rose +.
TO Mr.. David II. Hurst, of Owosso,
popular conductor on the II. " A. A. IL N.
M. II. II. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. f.. l.. Little Of this city, Miss Eta f..
Bradley, a sister, acting as bridesmaid and
Mr.. James Hurst of Owosso, as groomsman,
A generous rcpast followed. The bride and
groom took the evening train for Chicago
for wedding tour, followed by best wishe:
of many friends.
Ginger snaps and graham waters only To-
pound ut Hunts.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-05
semi.Anuual Collection Of Taxes.

One of the marks of good tax system is
that the money collected should remain out
of the hands of the people as short time
as possible. And the shorter this period,
the better. If the Legislature would provide
for semi-annual collections, the money first
paid in would well nigh have reached the
channels of circulation before the other half
would he due. There would be no increase
In the machinery of collection except in the
labor of officials, who are all salaried officers
except township treasurers. The business
interests would feel this change most bene-
ficially as money would be more widely
distributed rather than collected at financial
centers.
The value of money in business depends
not only OH the quantity but the rapidity OF
circulation, and the congestion that occurs
at the annual collection Is not only unwise
but uncalled for. Bearing" the market
and crowding down the price of articles be-
cause of that certainty that taxes must be
paid, would largely be done away with.
Study of local taxation by the various
farmer organizations would amply repay the
expenditure of time and the legislator who
secures law providing for semi-annual tax
collections will find himself not unrewarded.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-05
w. ID. BRANDS,
Township Treas.
Emo Playing Cards.

Send ten Q0) cents In stamps or com 10
John Sebastian, Gen'l Tiki. and Pass. Agt
Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pacific Ry. for
pack of the latest, smoothest, sickest play,
ing cards that ever gladdened the eyes and
rippled along the fingers or the dcvotee 10
High-Five, Severity. Casino, Dutch,
Euchre, Whist or any other ancient OF
modern game, and get your moneys worth
FIVE times OYER
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-05
Society Elections.

At the annual meeting of the directors of
the Y. nj. &. A. on Tuesday evening the
following officers were elected for the ell
suing year:
President-C. S. Ensminger.
Vice President-E. o. Dewey.
Vice President-A. Galloway.
Secretary-M. Miner.
Treasurer-E. w. Woodward.
The following standing committees were
appointed:
Finance-C. f. Rigley, w. Woodward,
Z. o. Dewey, +. w. Woodward.
Rooms and Library-C. ID. Stewart, c..
+. Haight, b. S. Knapp.
Lecture-C. S. Ensminger, M. Miner, f.
w. Woodward. Z. o. Dewey, L. e. LOhnes.
The directors by q unanimous vote asked
Sec. +. T.. Lohnes to remain another year,
and voted to send him to the Lake Geneva
training school for month next summer.
Mr.. l.. has been faithful worker for the
association.
A. o. L. W.
Owosso lodge A. o. u. w. elected the
following officers for 1891 at its meeting
Tuesday evening:
Master Workman. G.. Dingman.
Foreman-II. ii. Frain.
Overseer-W. T.. Copas.
Recorder-J. w. Zimmerman.
Receiver-T. M. Wiley.
Financier- III. l.. Lewis.
Guidc-L. Johnson.
Inside Watchman-C. Cook.
Outside Watchman-S. Martin.
Representative to grand lodge. W.
| Dodge; alternate, }. G. Dingman.
Trustee-R. Cheal.
The lodge is in a flourishing condition
| with 107 members. Anyone desiring to
carry 81, 900 i'm life insurance will do wei
| to investigate the workings of this order.
| The officers elected by Quackenbush post
! G.. A. II. Wednesday night are as follows
! COmmander--E. V. Smith.
Senior Vice Com, Julius Frieseke.
| Junior Vice Conn.,. A. Novess.
Chaplain-Wellingto White.
Quarter Masters. A. Crane.
Officer of the day. a. Rhodes.
Officer of the guard-Herman Friescke.
Surgeon--O. Il. Webster.
Delegates to State Encampment--G. w
Loring, o. F. Webster.
HELPING HAND SOCIETY.
The ladies of the Helping Hand Society
held their regular meeting at the home o
Mrs. Pulver, in South OwossO on Wednes
day of this week. and the following Officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President-NIrs. Pulver.
Vice President--N1rs. Ferguson.
Treasurer--Mrs. Fred Townsend.
Secretary--AIrs. Edward McAfee.
Assistant Sec'y-Mrs. +. Crandell.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-05
Pipes and smokers articles at Como

tdlCy GOOuS W. 1dilu Ilttte Idlcy BOOuS.
A full line of dress buckles just received.
A full supply of wooden hosiery. Come
and see those fine, heavy double mittens for
children, full supply 121 Main st. West
Fruit, jams, all kinds at Hunts.
Fred III. Peterson offers for sale his mare
Consuleo, sired by Louis Napoleon 2O7, sire
of Jerome Eddy 2:16%, Chas Hilton 2:171S,
Uncle Sam (2syear-old) 2:31T. Consuelos
dam was by Robt. Strader, by Strader's
Clay %; 2d dam by Stonewall Jackson.
The mare is well bred and an elegant
roadster; sound in every way: has shown
trial miles in public i'm 2:S51E. Anyone
wanting trotter or fine roadster can dc
no better than to purchase this mare. In
quire of Dewey d Stewart or address Mr..
Peterson at Grace Hospital, Detroit.
The Lawrence, seven octave piano organ
is the most practical novelty in the way OF
musical instruments ever invented. Call at
store of Mich. 5. M. d Organ Co. and see it.
A coincidence of circumstances was the
explosion of a tank of naptha in Chicago q
| few hours later than the OwOssO accident.
| The explosion in each case resulted from q
| lighted lantern and caused the death Of the
men.
Connor's is the place to get good dish OF
| oysters or lunch.
Special sale on all silk ribbon for holiday
trimming. No. z, Q, IL and 10 at &c. 1Oc
| lie and 12c. OsBURN & Sons
Good house for rent on River Street. In
ouire of A. M. BENTLEY
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-05
BOYS Take Notice.

Having been appointed by the Board OF
Education as Truant Officer Of the Union
School District of the City of Owosso, the
law will be strictly enforced.
JOHN L. MABIN, Truant Officer.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-05
For the collect Of Taxes.

The treasurer of Caledonia township will
he at the Office of the County Treasurer
Corunna, on Saturdays of each week and Mt
the store of Hartshorn, Son Il Grove, Mon
days of each week.
w. ID. BRANDS,
Township Treas.
/ will be at Hartshorn, Son d Groves
agricultural store in the city OF Owosso
every Saturday during the month OF Decem-
Der for the purpose of receiving the taxes
for the township of Owosso.
FRANK ii. RUSH,
Township Treas.
The treasurer of Rush township, will be
nj Detwiller IL Sons store, Henderson, on
Fridays and at Knapp IL Smiths store
Owosso. Saturdays of each week.
THOMAS CARMODY,
Treasurer.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-05

Oysters served in all styles at Brewer &
Cars.
Mustard sardincs only Zoe can at
Hunts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-27
Baokvoods Hotel Aeoommoda atom,

This happened away in tlre baSkwoods
Of Arkansas. A tourist going over the
state on hoFsebaes- stopped foz the night at
one of the popular hetefs q a certain local
ity. The hotel happened 70 Be q log and
slab affair of three rooms and the sazue
number Of beds, while the pro1EIetOr WIS
the proud parent q nine wooIy lS0k1Dg
sons under twelve years Of age AkIAz a
supper of hog and Lom'ny'' the follow
ing occurred between the host and one of
his boys;
Come, Billy, get the broom stTRvvs."
Nine hRocm straEs OF unsqusl lsagthN
were produced b Lilly. Tbs father lid
them In ms hsRd IN s1eh q manner that
only an end Of each straw could be seen.
Then each boy drew a straw
''HA, hap Eaid the nary parent f0vtslly.
"BiH, you an BaeA az Ligs git the short
ones"
What does that meant asked the
amused gnest. whose look Of ar usenent
faded away when his hest sald.
"Aszni Why, that's a EttIs way ws
have o. soetIH' which three u en- shall
sleep with any gent tia. happens 70 stoo
over night with u ! speet You'll hnd
Buck AZ Bill "a Iags mighty lively hed-
fellEzz, but ds1't you ~ sfesrsd 10 give
EN- 9 gvarIz-ic' l. wi1h your boot or q bed
Stat II they cir . t-Ilni1' too high CO
long. boys, al pile IA viii this gent, Eod
mind that yUa behave yourselves De
troit Free Passs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-27
A GOOD CROP. AND HOW SECURED.

| F. NJ Shaver, of Minneha township,
Sedgwick county, brought to the city yes
terday a number of sample ears of corn
from his present growing crop, that from
| appearance has never suffered a moment
from drouth. although Mr.. s. informed
the writer that his farm has had no more
rain than any other dry portion of this sec
ton. His farm is all upland and of course
could not be benefited by the under flow
of the river in the valley proper. Mr..
Shaver assures us that his corn fields are
still green, although most of the ears are
fully matured and much of it ripe enough
to gather Mr.. SHAY er explained how this
seemingly marvellous success has
been achieved. First, he prepared the
ground properly, secured and planted as
early as he could Though not as early as
some of his neighbOrs) early varieties of
seed As soon as the corn was up and
large enough to pillow ne began to Guilt
vate it and kept it up at intervals through
out the season, blowing it whenever it
needed it without regard to the heat or
drouth. The result is that he will harvest
full average crop of corn and also secure
good crop of rough feed by saving the
fodder.
The variety of corn he planted is smaller
than the common corn in the hands of
farmers generally, and in a season of rain
and plenty of moisture in the ground will
not produce quite as much as the large
corn, but taken through a series of years
the small, early maturing varieties will
yield more in the aggregate than the other.
The secret of his success land he has not
failed to raise fair crop single year in
the six he has resided in the county and on
his present farm) Mr.. Shaver attributes
mainly to work-systematic work. He
plows the ground-plOws it deep and often;
in fact, does his part of the work as well
and faithfully as circumstances will admit,
and nature responds literally every time.
He don't stop blowing his corn when it is
dry and hot, for fear of killing it, as some
alleged farmers do, but goes into it and
drives the plougshare deeper and deeper
everytime; brings moisture from below
when it fails TO come from the clouds. If
everybody would adopt this line of policy,
crop failures in Kansas would never be
known.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-27
THE MAYORS BANQUET.

Mayor Clement returned from his
| Boston trip on Sunday evening via the
Rock Island, having been gone little
| over two weeks. The chief purpose of his
trip was to attend the banquet given by
the Mayors club of Massachusetts to the
president of the United States, his cabinet,
| distinguished military men and the
mayors of the leading cities of the country
The banquet was given at the famous
Youngs hotel, and plates were set for 100
Before entering the banquet hall about
two hours were spent in social converse
ana getting acquainted. Mayor Clement
was the only Kansas gentleman present.
and from the youngest city represented on
the occasion. The mayor states that there
was a general good feeling manifested
toward Kansas, and an eager desire TO
gain reliable information about the city
that is really regarded as the wonder of
the southwest.
The mayor met many gentlemen who
were personally interested in Wichita who
had been here and were familiar with the
city's surroundings, and they expressed
their faith in the future of the city, and
their confidence that it would be all that
our people claim for it. Those who had
not been here expressed great surprise on
viewing the beautiful and solid buildings
and business streets as shown in the pho
tograph album which the mayor carried
in his pocket.
The banquet was grand affair, in the
very highest style of Boston art in that
direction. The president, General Sickles,
General Butter. General Devins, Admiral
Gherarchi, and other prominent military
leaders, were the prominent speakers, and
all subjects referred to the war and the
patriotism of the people. General Butter
said: This is a unique gathering-one
like it has not been on the earth before.
No such body of entertainers was ever be
fore assembled in this or any other coun-
try. Such a body of distinguished men
were never brought together at the same
time in the city of Boston, nor any other
rifv -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-27
CAMP MEETING.

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
We have secured Rev. Milton l. Haney,
of the Central Illinois conference, assisted
by Rev. s g. Rhoads, Ind, and the fol
lowing men from our own state: Rev. j.
d. Botkin. p f, Wichita district; Rev. ).
Brink, Douglass, Kan; Rev. c. :. Nus
baum. Goddard Kan, to lead the hosts of
God into conflict with the world, the
flesh and the devil at Riverside park,
Hutchinson. Kan, September 1920, 1890.
1t will be an old-fashioned Methodist
camp meeting in which all the neighbOr-
ing pastors and people are invited to par
ticipate. Rev. BoJkin says of Nj. l.. HaRey
that he is a man of high Christian char
acter and recognized ability These other
men are known as pastors and workers.
Singing will be led by Rev. w. H. Clark,
Wind0n, Kan.
Tents for the season will be rented for two
dollars; fifty cents extra for floors; ground
rent for persons bringing their own tents
fifty cents. Lunch on ground.
No gate fee Will be charged. Railroad
fares are reduced 10 one and one-third for
round trip on certificate plan.
Shade. electric lights, mail and express
service. street cars. plenty Of good water
are some OF the comforts and commences OF
the park. Comel come!
Isum B. Case and c. K Woodson. pastors.
p. S-Address, Isum B. Case, South
Hutchinson, Kan. for tents or information.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-27
Lower Twin Creek. Witch.

The little community Of Lower Twin
Greek, IL Nile township, O., Is just 81 pres
ent stirred from center ~ CircuSDfereDce
over the advent Of what 1t believes to
be veritahle witch IN its midst. This
woman came 70 the placo some tine ago,
and since has been leading q mysterious
life, and has BECOME the Salk OF the entire
nei9hborhood In the daytime she wan
ders about the countryside from one house
to anotheS entertaining the simple house
wives with strange tales OF distant ooun-
tries which she hiss visited and OF strange
supernatural phenomena which she hzs
witnessed, and some Of which she has been
a part Her stock Of witch lore is bound-
less, and she understands the charmaA well
"a the medicinal properties Of every plant
in the field and woods At night she in
some way disappears, and although on sew
eral occasions she has heen watched she
has always managed to elnde her spies aDd
make her nocturnal visits TO wftchland IN
attended
Recently she has been making some as
tonishing exhi billions OF her art In oonnec-
ton with Mrs Sam Cooper Of Tint neigh
borbood, who for years has been suffering
from nervous affection Of the muscles Of
nSf n6CA 10 JAtk1S sue S2A4O LAOL kAAp 1CI
head still The witch told hez thai she
WA under the spell of certain man of
the community, whom shs Described, and
that IL she would examine tho bed and pill
lows whereon she slept she would find
thirty-three witch balls. The examination
was made and curtously enough theexact
number of balls, ingeniouSiy formed from
the feathers, were found
And now night has been appointed
when at tAs hour Of Midnight these balls
are to DO burned, and at such time, tie
Groom declares, the man who II welding
the spell viii die at oDee and thevVoEnan
be cured The people arc snxtousfy await
ing the hour, and IN the meantinEs The
man described by the mysterious woman
is moving Dervously about aud unpSezs-
antly conscious OF being ons q the main
characters IN most serto1s tragedy or q
most ridiculous faree.-Cor Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-27
MIDNIGHT ROBBERY.
The Missouri Pacific Passenger Depot Burglar
ized and Thieves Escape.

Shortly after midnight daring robbery
was attempted and was partly accom-
| plished at the ticket Office of the Missouri
| Pacific passenger depot. The Waterman
who makes his headquarters at the freight
depot makes a round of the entire depot
every half hour and thus the thieves were
interrupted at their work He says it was
few minutes past twelve when he
thought of taking another look around
and started north up the platform. There
was light in the ticket office and as he
passed the window he fancied the ticket
cases looked empty. They were vanished
yesterday and for that reason had been
left partially opened. He walked as far as
Second street and noticing nothing wrong
there walked back to the west window
and looked in at the ticket case He
noticed then that the east window, which
IS opposite and only partially hid by the
ticket case which was standing in the
center of the floor, was down from the
top. He was positive he had closed all the
windows early in the evening and knew
then that the ticket case had been robbed.
He Immediately walked around the south
end of the depot with the intention of in
NSoGIedIIH5 IufGnef ana Closing UnG VIII
dow. Thus far he had seen nobody, but
as he came around the corner he saw a
man jump from the window and run
north up the alley. Pulling his revolver he
ran after him, firing three Intellectual shots.
A gentleman who happened to be walking
east on Third street saw three men run
across the street from the alley just after
hearing the shots. AT the time he was
not certain that he had heard pistol shots
and was not near enough to recognize the
men. The faint description of them which
the watchmen and this gentleman are able
to give tallies exactly with the description
of the men who were frightened away
from the Arcade recently by Officer Dun
bar. 1t was impossible to tell how many
tickets were missing last night, but the
watchmen said he did not think they had
taken more than several packages. They
were coupon tickets and were useless IN
less stamped. This matter can be doctOred,
however, by professional ticket thieves,
and by getting into the hands of innocent
parties may cause the road some trouble.
There was no evidence of their having
touched anything in the office beside the
ticket case and it is likely one of the
thieves was hiding behind it when the
Waterman first passed the window.