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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08

Electioneer now has 100 of his get with
records of $3.50 or better.
That fancy beneless pig bacon Is what you
want with buckwheat cakes.
Hunts Mountain Java" coffee Is without
doubt the finest drinking coffee on the mar
ket. Try it.
C. S. Bingham, of Vernon, recently sold
So, 900 worth of Shropshire sheep to A, o.
Fox, of Oregon, Wis.
sGit Thar Eli'' tea dust at 20 cents pei
pound at Hunts. Samples free. This dust
Is as good as any 40 cent leaf tea.
Il. j. HOrsman reports the loss of a five
dollar bill from his pocket Wednesday Ol
Thursday. He will reward finder for Its
return.
The Owosso holiday trade this year ha:
been excellent. OwossO merchants have
carried large stocks and the result has
fully JUSTIFIED their expectations.
Shiawassec Division, b. of l.. f., desire
to extend a vote of thanks to the citizens OF
Owosso for the patronage given their annua
ball. The division expects to meet all losses
incurred by the fire.
Plbert Il. Bennett Primo tenor, Christs
church, Detroit, pupil Of Sig'r Tagleri
has engagements In Michigan towns fOl
| concerts. Owosso people could doubtless
make an advantageous arrangement tt
secure concert from him.
Lost-One $40 bill at the Bachelors sup
per in the Curry building Monday night. A
suitable reward will be given. Return tC
The TINES Office.
The fox hunt advertised for Rush anC
surrounding township week before last re-
suited in considerable amusement. The
.I,,, f1r hn VA ar
with horns and clubs, but no guns, to adj
vance simultaneously and meet at an agreed
place near the center of the township. Sew.
eral foxes were seen but managed to escape
through the Hines.
est average, 3S& deg; coolest average, ~
deg; coolest days, Eth and nth, 16 deg.
warmest days, Sd and 23d, 81 deg; fail
days, IL; Iainy days, s.; snow, 4; southerly
winds, IL days; northerly winds, 4 days
warmest day of year, August 9th, "a deg;
coolest day of year, February 4th, deg.
| average warmth for the year, 5516 deg.
average cold for the year, S92S deg.
List of letters remaining uncalled for in
the OwOssO postoffice for the week ending
Jan. 2, 1892; j. Hills, VIM. Bryant Geo
Wilson, August Thrund, George Saxon
Lille Sheats, L. T.. Parrish, j. Eleanor
Phillips, Minnie 4. Eidt, b. c. Farnum
Allie Farewell, Floyd Hopkins, Neale'
Hew, III. G. Ide IL Co.. Hattie Miller, Fan
ME Mahatfay, W. ID. Andrews. A. j. Gallo
way.
All are cordially invited to attend 4 LEAP
year necktie social at Union Hall. Hartwell
vile, Saturday evening. Jan. 8, 1892, under
the auspices Of tho l. o. of &. L. Gentle
men to furnish lunch for two, also two
neckties, one to be placed in an envelope
ladies to pay 20 cents for same and eat witt
gentleman holding corresponding necktie
prize will he given to the gentleman WHIT
brings the best lunch. COMMITTEE.
The Bennington Detective Association
| will hold its regular annual meeting on
Wednesday, Jan. 18th, 1892, at O'Clock
p. m. in Harryman's hall, Bennington, fol
the purpose of electing officers, admitting
new members and transacting such othei
business as may be brought before it.
/ II. Is. VAN LEW, Sec.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08
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Probate Order for Hearing Final Ae-
count.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, ISIS.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, &c
COUNTY OF SHIAWASsEE, ! 80
AT "a session of the Probate Court for said
county, held ut the Probate once, In the City OF
Corunna, on Thursday, the 3ist day of Decem-
Der, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-one.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate.
In the matter OF tho estate OF William New.
berry,u deceased, Charles A. Whclan, one of the
executors of said estate, comes into court and
represents that he Is now prepared to render
his account as such executor. Also for John w.
Wilkinson the other executor OF said estate and
who is now deceased.
Thercupon IL Is ordered, that Monday, the first
day of February next, at ten O'Clock In the fore
noon, be assigned for examining and allowing
such account and that the heirs MT law of said
deceased, and all other persons interested in said
estate are required to appear Mt n session of
said court, then to be holden NJ the Probate
ONCE in the City of Corunna. in said county,
and show cause IL any there be, why the said
account should not be allowed.
And II IL further ordered, that said executor
give notice TO tho persons interested in said
estate OF the tendency of said account, ana the
hearing thereof, by causing copy OF this order
TO be published in THE TIMES, newspaper
printed and circulated in said county for three
successive weeks previous to said day OF hear
ing.
MATTHEW RUSH,
Judge OF Probate.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08
Reno B. Fori's Comedians.

What is said to be a very pleasing attrac-
tion i'm the shape of Yankee comedy will
be the next regular attraction at the Opera
House. 1t is Reno & FOrd's Comedians, in
what is billed as the Barnum of Yankee
Comedies, Joshua Simplins," next We'd
nesday evening, Jan. Is. The play abounds
with refined comedy and contains just
enough plot to add to the interest of the
piece. In connection with this company is
an excellent band and orchestra which has
been the recipient of much praise wherever
the company has appeared. The band will
make parade about noon Wednesday, each
member dressed as genuine hayseed, dl-
rect from Onion county, Vermont.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08
Annual Elections.

l.. o. I. NJ.
Adelphia Tent, l.. D. L. NJ. elected the
following officers Dec. 18th:
Com.-Etta Fairman.
-COm.-Myra Roberts.
II. K.-Mate Lewis.
+. K.-Lena Shaw.
Prelate-lda Fisk.
Sergt.-Nettie Broefiel.
NJ. at A.-Ellen Nelson.
Sentinel-Allie Fraser.
Picket-Isabel Curtis.
sHIAwAssEE COUNTY PROHIBITION CLUB:
President-D. NJ. Christian.
Vice-Pres.-,J. NJ. Fitch.
Sec.-E. l.. Brewer.
Executive Commttee-A. Nc Caughna,
Byron; A. Wright, Antrim; L. Ii. Smith,
Morrice; VIM. Simpson, Laingsburg; J. Il.
House, Bennington; j. Newberry, N. K.
Strong, Vernon; j. Bulemore, Venice; j.
Hoenshell, Caledonia; w. +. Alexander,
Bennington; F. Rogers, Middlebury; II.
Allen, Fairfield; NJ. w. Drake, Henderson.
Fl. w. Pearsall, New Haven; j. Fee, New
Lothrop; j. Shout, Corunna; ii. w. Mann,
OwOSsO.
sHIAwAssEE SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
The annual election of directors of the
,Shiawassee Savings and Loan Association
occurred Monday evening. About 500
shares of stock were represented. The
directors elected for three years were: ii. G.
Frieseke, f. nj. Marsh, Il. IL. Banster, w.
VI. Fitzpatrick T.. V, Smith; for two years,
&C. s. Williams, L. A. IIamblin; one year,
Fred Osburn. The directors subsequently
organized by the election of G. s. Will
ams rs president; j. w. Simmons, vice
PRESIDENT l.. u. Gilbert, secretary; II. G..
F'riesekc. treasurer; w. NJ. Fitzpatrick, at
i0rney; Security committee, ii. G. Fricseke,
G.. s. Williams, l.. A. IIamblin.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08
OwoSso, MICH. DEC. 30. 1891

j. ii, GILPIS, Vice-President and Secre-
tary U. s. +. S., Saginaw (E. S., Mich:
DEAR SIR:--SOme time in July last, Mr..
A. j. Knifliin was at our place soliciting
applications for membership in your society.
The statements made and information
given by him were rendered in such q
straightforward and honest manner that he
soon convinced me that it was good society
to join. Little did think at the time he
wrote my application that | would so soon
become one of the bene6ciaries of said So
ciety, but such is the case. You will there
fore accept many thanks for the prompt
action taken by your society in adjusting
my claim and for prompt payment of the
same. All done within one week.
Respectfully yours,
CHAS. W. PARKER.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08

It would seem that Soper in Michigan and
Dave Hill are at present the two democrats
most democratic in Michigan and New
York. Hill stole the New York legislature
and Soper Sc, 200 worth of Michigan's prop
erty. Hill advised the democratic party
when tie steal was completed to stick to the
attack on the Mckinley bill and Sopcr was
advised by the democrats in Michigan to 60
home to the pine clad hills Of Newaygo and
keep quiet
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08


Our distinguished contemporary, The
Press editor, has evolved q theory of state
taxation which makes out that taxes are
always higher after the close of the legsla-
tive sessions than otherwise. However as
the Legislators and employees are paid i'm
mediately and the cost of state institutions
vary but little from year to year with the
tendency to increase in the same ratio of
population, it is not clearly seen why tax
alton should he more at tho times of legisla-
tive sessions than otherwise, especially the
year when $4,000 was received from the
federal government.
The Miner bill and the reapporti0nment
bill will doubtless be passed upon by the
State Supreme Court at an early date. The
claim that the act was not legally passed
will be argued since the Senate acted with
out q quorum in seating Morrow and Fried
lender. The court, by strictly partisan
vote, has already passed upon this in the
State Senate acted legally in these con-
tested election cases, holding that the Sem
ate journal could not be set aside by the
parole evidence of the individual senator's.
Judge Champlin's term on the Supreme
bench has expired and Inc is succeeded by
Montgomery, republican, and this phase of
the matter will be reconsidered. 1t seems
strange that the Senate clerk who makes up
the journal could have moro authority than
the senators whose votes declare the laws,
but whose protests recorded in the same
journal against the very declarations of the
journal are not TO be considered as compe-
tent as the hired clerks of the Senate. This
same journal was approved by the votes of
the senators in stolen seats who could not
be competent to approve or disapprove of
Al official act of body when they were not
members of that body. Ii is expected that
the decision of the Supreme court will now
he reversed on rehearing. The objection Ia
the Miner law'wil also be urge,t upon con-
stitutiOnal grounds, as to vietlltr ii is in
the power Of the legislature to curtail the
right of the people of all the state in their
claim to vote for the electors at large. The
negation of these two laws would leave
Michigan electors, Legislators and represen-
satives to he elected just as they were in
1890. Shawassee Co. would be back in its
old congressional district and have two rep
esentatives in the legislature.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08

The Chicago Graphic is the only illustrat-
ed western paper of national Importance.
Thoroughly American, above the mere par
tisan in politics. it each week comes as
princely visitor filed with good things,
which are not cphemeral but of lasting
character.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08

New York has been stolen by the demo-
Gratis and the chief highwayman, David d.
Hill, wraps the senatorial toga about his
person ard will assist in making laws FOR
the PEOPLE. II seems that vice as well as
virtue has It's reward
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08

}. II. Dodge, the statistician of the agri-
cultural department says that the Mckinley
bill must be conceded as the most favorable
tariff law eyer enacted for the agriculturist.
and that in no previous year has there been
the number Of farm mortgages discharged.
These statements are founded upon statistics
and not upon fancy. The arguments used
against the Mckinley tariff law are largely
those where juxtapostion of fancy for fact
has taken place.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08

Blaine is the name that comes up from the
east and west, north and south, from the
masses of Republicans for the presidential
campaign for 1892.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08
NOTICE.!

wish to the Public that my Wholesale trade
has grown to such proportions that it takes nearly my in
vidua attention. except Saturdays which shall give my
retail trade have secured the services of Mr. Ed Lusk
with the help of G. e. Salisbury Mr.. g. W. Darling will
take charge of Manufacturing and Repairing department.
which the best equipped shop for doing fine work this side of
Detroit also wish to that in position to
purchase Boo and Shoes for considerable less price
any of competitors therefore and will sell Boots and
Shoes Leather and Findings retail by giving
the benefit OF wholesale prices On January 1s shall
mence to sell for cash down only can't sell goods whole
sale prices and give credit please do ask shall
be pleased all old and great many new
ones know that you good deal of money every
year. besides giving my customers the largest stock select
from in Central Michigan Wishing you all a happy and
prosperous New Year, remain ever
EOur 70 Serve
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08

Hunts palace crackers cannot help but
please you. Call and sample them.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-09

The savage islanders of the south
Pacific believe that the world is a cocoa
nut shell of enormous dimensions, at
the top of which is a single aperture
communicating with the upper air,
where human beings dwell. At the
very bottom of this imaginary shell is a
stem gradually tapering to a point which
represents the beginning of all things.
This point is a spirit or demon without
human form, whose name is, "Root Of
All Existence" By him the entire
fabric of creation is sustained.
In the interior Of the cocoanut shell,
at its very bottom, lives female demon.
So narrow is the space into which she is
crowded that she is obliged to sit for.
ever with knee and chin touching. Her
name is "The Very Beginning" and
from her are sprung numerous spirits.
They inhabit five different floors, into
which the great cocoanut is divided.
From certain of these spirits mankind
is descended. The islanders, regarding
themselves as the only real men and
women, were formerly accustomed tc
regard strangers as evil spirits in the
guise of humanity, whom they killed
when they could, offering them as sacn
fices.-Exchange.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-09

Snake stories are always in order in
the spring, and the latest one comes
from an interior town in Ohio, where
the heat from the stove awe&ened the
reptiles and they commenced to fall to
the floor from holes in the ceiling. John
Thompson, who lives in the Cheat river
country, was In the city yesterday buy
ing provisions for q lumber camp. He
tells tale that Is not unreasonable and
one can readily believe it.
The mountains along the Cheat are
famous for their blacksnakes, and they
can be seen at any time during the day
in the summer summing themselves on
the rocks. Mr.. Thompson says when
the weather suddenly broke up about
April and led number of people to
throw off their underclothes, the black
snakes awoke with start, rubbed their
eyes and crawled out on the rocks to
stretch themselves. The sun was so
warm that many of them ventured far
away from their winter homes, and
when it suddenly got cold again the
snakes couldn't get back. Mr.. Thomp-
son claims he got tired Of killing black
snakes which were 80 stiff that they
couldn't move. They were stretched
out on the stones, and were at the mercy
of the lumbermen, who amused them
selves making the fat heads Of the
snakes more fat This is a true story
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-09
billiards without Balls.

According to an eye witness peculiar
incident happened one evening recently
In the billiard room of hotel at Tacoma,
Wash. The room was crowded and all
of the billiard and pool tables were oc-
cupied but one. Two gentlemen en-
tered the room attired in full evening
dress. Engaging a billiard table the
boy brought the balls, but the players,
to his utter astonishment, told him they
did not need them. Removing their
topcoats, coats and hats, they took cues
and commenced mimic game.
They made the customary moves
around the table, studied apparent
plays, made the usual grimaces at
misplays, and regularly counted their
strings. A wondering crowd gathered
about them. They thought the men
were crazy. A funny part Of it was
that they never smiled, took the guy
ing" of the crowd serenely and, when
the points were marked up, paid for the
game and unconcernedly walked out.
The solution of the mystery was that
the imitation game was played on q
wager.-Chicago Times.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-09

Perhaps the principal object of the 70
vision Of the United States paper money
is to make the backs Of the notes more
open, that is, less covered with the en-
craving, so that the silk fibers shall be
more distinctly visible.
The distinctive paper now in use no
longer has the two threads of silk rum
ming longitudinally through the note.
but in their place are two stripes, each
half an inch wide or so, of short red and
blue silk fibers scattered thickly in the
paper, in such manner that they show
only ON the reverse OF the bill.
These two fiber stripes practically di-
vide the note into three sections of about
equal size, and this feature of hber in
the paper Is held to be an almost abso-
lutte safeguard against successful coun-
terfeiting. But that is only one of sew
eral devices employed to insure the
inviolability OF the currency.
Each note has an entirely separate
design, the work Of which is SO open as
to show readily any error of an attempt
ed counterfeit, and no portion of the
design Is repeated on the same note; so
that no small part could be engraved by
q skillful operator and then duplicated
by mechanical processes TO I'LL any
amount of space, as has been the case
with some of the previous ''paper mon
ey" of the government.
The geometrical lathe work OF the
new designs is said to be the most ex-
quisite and complicated ever executed,
and such as TO utterly battle any at
tempt at its Illicit reproduction.-Paper
World,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-09

The officers Of the Illinois Humane So
giety detailed to prosecute the partici-
pators in the tame fox hunt at Fairland
are much disturbed over the methods of
legal procedure in Douglas county. The
action against the fox hunters was called
before Justice Lamb at Tuscola. Wit
nesses testified before jury that tame
fox had been chased by the defendants
and their hounds and had been caught
and torn to pieces by the latter. Attor-
ney A. w. Thomas, of Chicago, cited a
Massachusetts, decision sustaining the
position of the Humane society, which,
while not denying the right of men to
hunt and kill wild foxes, held that q
tame fox, cared for in captivity by man
from the time it was only few days
old, is domestic animal.
g. w. Wolverton, of Tuscola, attor-
ney for the defendants, then addressed
the jury. He troubled himself but little
about replying TO arguments of the Chi
cago lawyer, but the fact that a Massa-
chusetts decision had been cited So
verely wounded his local pride.
"Gentleman of the jury" he said,
1--WE are residents of the state of Illinois
in the glorious west-wild and woody, il
you will-where each man is an indie
pendent American citizen. What is
Massachusetts,? An alien common
wealth. 1t is Massachusetts. Why,
gentlemen of the jury, on Boston COM
mon today witches are burned at the
stake, and if man is found outside of
church Sunday he is placed in lock-
up. What has Massachusetts to do with
us2 We are American citizens and
we want to chase foxes and we chase
foxes"
After hearing which the twelve good
men and true Of Tuscola rendered YER
dict for the defendants. The Humane
society had hoped to make this a test
case under the state laws, which pro-
vide that any person guilty of ''tortur-
ing any animal" shall be subject to Q
fine of not more than 5000. The Mas
sachusetts decision was directly in point.
and although the justice before whom
the action was brought was manifestly
impartial, the jury, which was composed
largely of friends of the defendants,
rendered q favorable decision on the
question of law impossible. Chicago
| Tribune.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-09
Riw sheen shearing.

Sheep shearing is now being pushed
rapidly, and most of the focks In the
valley have been shorn of their feecy
coats. Some big records have been
made in shearing, but the ten men
headed by o. H. Lane seem to take the
lead. They clipped $4,000 feeces in six
weeks. The best record for single day
was made by G. o. Meager and L.
Palmer, who sheared 155 each. Lane
will start in few days for Flagstaff,
where he and his band have work al
ready engaged to last three months
The clip this season Is unusually good.
although the early winter drought killed
of large percentage of focks. Han
son Brothers. Of Show Low, wese among
the heavy losers, having lost $4,000
worth Of sheep by death and strays.-
Arizona Republican.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-09

Probably the most remarkable occur
renee ever known happened in Dawson
Wednesday. Martha Roundtree, the
we'll known negro woman who kept q
restaurant at the south end Of Main
street, now occupies a grave at the ceme-
terry, the result of q sneeze. The ply
sicians of Dawson say that they have
never heard or read of similar ease.
Wednesday the woman, as well as usual,
was at the restaurant attending to her
work. She had just left the rear of her
eating saloon and walked to the front
when she was attacked with an exces-
sive spell of sneezing and coughing
She had been afflicted with hernia, and
the strain was 30 great as to burst q hole
in her stomach. Surgical aid was called
in and her stomach sewed up, which
gave temporary relief. She fingered
until late Saturday afternoon, when she
died. The victim Of this remarkable oc-
currence was q large woman, weighing
248 pounds. .---Ssvannah News.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-09
PRICE ONE CENT


II Is time TO pick greens. or, rather,
dig greens. Travelling the rural roads
In Connecticut just now, especially in
the neigborhood Of visies. one sees chill
dren and women ~ the green lots by
the roadside diggins ia the ground just
as fast as they can. Each one carries a
willow arm basket or tin pail. and q
short bladed case knife. The little
squads chatter and lanyh and talk
gossip, and now and then one .sills the
refrain of a popular song. They are
not skylarking or merrymaEing: they
are digging greens-red and yellow
dock, dandehons, burlock and plantain
for home consumption.
Everybody wants greens now, and
trade In them is very lively. In few
weeks the garden greens-cultivate
dandelions or spinach-will be ready to
market, and then the popular demand
for wild greens will cease. Most of the
will greens gathered by Connecticut
women and children are dandelions and
dock, but some of the bolder ones, MINI
BILE footed maidens, put on rubber boots
and slouch hats, penetrate into the tan
gled swamps, leaping from one quaking
tussock to another, and harvest bushel
of wet and shining cowslips n day.
About decayed old stumps In forest
dales skoke thrives, and they pluck 1t in
handfuls.
AT the beginning of the season dan
delion greens are worth forty or fifty
cents peck in the market, and the re-
tail dealers sell them for fifty or sixty
cents; later the price runs down TO
twenty-five cents peck.-Cor. New
York Sun.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-09

Seaweeds vary surprisingly in their
habits of life. Some species grow alto
gether beneath the water, attaching
themselves below the lowest tide level;
others frequent heights where they are
left dry at every retreating tide, while
others yet are found in situations where
they are scarcely ever covered by water.
Whereas most of them attach them
selves to rocks or solid bottom, keeping
to the shadows, there are exceptions to
the rule, among which the most remark
able Is the '.sergasso," or s'gulf weed,
which floats on the surface of the ocean.
Immense fields of it are seen by the
navigator, extending as far as the eye
can reach. It Is sometimes so abundant
as seriously to interfere with the prog
ress of ships, and it was this which so
alarmed the crew of Columbus on his
first voyage Of discovery.-Interview in
Washington Star