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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-09
WICHITA COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
Notes and Dots Made of shs Weeks TRAM
sactlop.


Note. and Dots Made OF the Weeks Tran
sactlon.
Mr. Edward Sneed. a former graduats
and who is bookkeeper and s;snosraphe-
for the Perry. Oklahoma. Milling ana
Elevator company. made the college .
pleasant visit on Saturday while spend
ne a short vacation IN the city.
Mr. Julian. a STUDENT % Professor
Robins nearly elgig, years ago. called az
the coIleg. Saturday He - with the
Standard on company a. Kinws. Kan
Miss Edna Jones OF ne shorthand de-
rartment Is able 20 be out sessn. sft~
severe case o. rheumatism Cor the past
six weeks.
Miss Laura Morris. r~rsnt zTa5uass
from the shorthand dersr ncnt accept
ed position as p,enoxrsph~r vic, -as
Potts Drug company during the past
week.
Mr. ". r. nfchne-. ~ho oompsetsi
the course IN shorthand las. week has
accepted a position as s;enosrapher n
the law ONCE Of Hon. s. n. Peters -
Newton. Kan.
Messrs Louis Brons.ron and JeHe No
1ffrs Oh AUs ARtHIi~AAAHi Aft-AANistTft$
both accepted positions with no Sc1
wholesale boot and shoe house. tls's city.
during the past week.
Mr.. J. X Ballou. former vrsdusss
from the commercial Department. sns
who has been teaching In the Oklahoma
commercial college a. OklaaornA Cry
th. past year. visited the college during
the week while on hts way home n ths
northern par, % ne state for a vacation.
MI L. +. Mats. cry. enrolled for To
shorthand course during 70 week.
while Mr.. Edward Echrpke % Brairsss.
Kan. enrolled for the fal Commercial
course.
Miss Jessie Adams VII op>r. q special
summer school monday IN ma th~orv
Bookkeeping room for ch.lfren IN ths
grades from ne 5th 10 ths s;h. tn
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-09
GREAT WAS REFORM
AS CONDUCTED UNDER THE REIGN
CF GROVER THE GROSS.
Every Principle of Administrative Cleanli-
ness Violated Under Cover Of the SANITY
Sham of Civil Service Reform Man Who
Knows Tells all About the Spies, Alias
Inspectors, Who Were Set Hounding the
Letter Carriers, and How These Same
Spies. in Turn, Were Bied for Campaign
Purposes.

Washington, May 8.-The committee
On civil service Of the senate today re-
sumed the investigation of the operation
OF the law which was undertaken some
time ago. Senators Prichard of North
Carolina and Chiffon OF Texas and Presi-
dent Proctor and Mrs. George r. Wales,
Of the Civil Service commission, con-
Quoted the proceedings.
Several letters from government Off
Gals giving their opinions of the law
were read. Secretary Bliss recommend
ed that each commissioner Of the depart
nent' have the right to appoint a pri-
vate secretary or confidential clerk and
that the chief clerk OF the department
and chief of division be exempted from
the classified service. The appointment
of special agents. such as land, timber
and mineral land commissioners, and
particularly special Indian agents, he
wrote, should be more directly under the
control Of the secretary, who is respon-
sible for them. He suggested an exam
lining board Of the secretary and the four
commissioners 10 make special examina-
tons for Sgch Offices.
Commissioner Of Pensions Evans and
Commissioner Hermann Of the general
land office, recommended that the chief
clerk, appointment clerk, private secre-
tary, chiefs Of divisions and examiners
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-09
%~. NJ MIL

DR.. Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery
is no, ''cure-all." Getting right down
10 bottom facts. IL really cures ea, ono
disease. Tia; one disease is impr 5psr
nutrition in all its forms. Eut II hap
pens that tbs one disease manises .
itssis in the form % the various diseases
that have been named. II cures this sns
disease, and cures II certainly. quickly
and permanently. I; makes a new man
out OF an invalid. X builds him up IA
every way and builds him up in the
natural wsy-hy feeding him. II first
feeds his blood and through his blood
every organ in his body. Il Is the s.ok
mans food-the bread OF life for The all
ing. There Is nothing in the World "iuss
as good" and the druggist who says 40
makes the statement for the sake OF q
little added prof; 20 be made upon sons
inferior erticle--probably Of his own con-
Coction.
DR.. Pierce viii cheerfuliy answer all
letters from sufferers free OF charge. Civ
ing his best advice He may be reached
by addressing the association OF which
ne IS president. the
WORLDS DISPENSARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION.
No. $50 Main street. Buffalo. y. z.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09
Car Shop Notes.

Master Mechanic Robert Tawse went to
Frankfort Wednesday on business.
Three stalls in the mechine shop are filled
by engines Nos. %, Ss and 2Ol, which are
receiving general overhauling. No. SO Is
being repainted in the round house.
The Ann Arbor Ry. is fitting up room
In the machine shop at Owosso to he used as
school of brake instruction. The room is
being fitted up in what has been used for
the tin shop between the engine room and
the forge room. A set of ten freight car
brakes will be fitted up so that they can be,
attached together exactly as train of ten
cars. Besides these, one brake will be
shown in section. This will be connected
when they do, thus enabling the operator to
see just how the valves and pistons on the
inside of the brakes work. Mr.. w. Barnes
who has had charge of the air brake repair
ing in the shops for several years past, will
have charge of this new room. The inter-
tion is to have the men sent here as fast as
convenient and have them instructed as to
the why's and the wherefores of the brake
actions. AS the passenger brakes are some-
what different from the others, a separate
set of passenger brakes will be set up.
Things are humming in the boiler shop
this week. In spite of the heat and short
hours the men are hustling as for dear life.
The reason for the excitement seems to be
that in the absence of Foreman Benoy, who
with his family is visiting in Ohio, Charles
Duffy is acting foreman. 1t is stated on
good authority that some records are likely
to be smashed.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09
Burton.

Many of our young people spent Satur-
day In Laingsburg, Round Lake, Saginaw
and Flint---Miss Laura Scott returned
home from Fargo Friday--Mrs. j. N. Nc
Bride and daughter Lois and Miss Sarah
McWillams were the guests OF Mrs. b.
Bonsor Friday of last week--William Pot
ter returned from Port Huron Saturday
evening--Perry Dunbar left Friday of
last week for Los Angeles, CAL, to visit his
parents--Miss Bessie Hosmer was the
guest of friends in ChesaniDg Saturday
Miss Mildred Yoxen, of Wayne, is visiting
her brother Edie and her sister Mrs. Chas.
Barrows-Dr. and Mrs. George Cramer
left Friday evening of last week for their
home in Baraboo, Wis.--E r. Vincent
and wife and A. e. Cadz and wife dlned
with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Vincent Sunday
The M. p. aid society held meeting
Tuesday p. m. at the home of Mrs. j. G.
Cook--Miss Sarah McWilliams entertain
ed friends from Brant last week--The
Endeavor meeting will convene Sunday
morning, Edward Vincent, leader. Topic,
Individual responsibility for the conversion
of the world"--The wheelmen of this
place are arranging for a run to Ovid some
evening in the near future--Miss Lena
Burras, of New Haven, is visiting Ler aunt,
Mrs. j. Bradley.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09
Byron.

Miss Emma Lusk returned Saturday from
visit at st. Johns, Owosso and COrunna
Mrs. M. V. Steffey still remains In very
poor health-The beanery here has been
closed for the present on account OF the
warm weather-Mrs. A. r. Morgan was
called to Plnckney last week on account of
the sickness of her mother-The Byron
band dispensed music at Morrice Saturday
Married, July Sd, Guy Comstock and
Miss Nellie Mcqueen, both of Byron. The
happy pair took an early departure for
Flint-Mrs. Q. M. Buell. went to Kalama-
zoo on Friday to spend the Fourth with
friends there, returning Monday-Mrs.
Ida Fortress, of Owosso, is visiting friends
In Byron-Byron was not quite depopu-
lated the Fourth, yet many of her citizens
went to other villages to elebrate-Mrs.
l.. j. Hoisington, of Marcellus, and Mrs.
George DeLong, Of Three Rivers, are guests
at A. Hoisington's. Mrs. DeLong Is a
teacher In the public schools at Three Riv-
ers-C. e. Welch at Corunna Monday
Charles Lamereaux Ia suffering with a
fractured arm.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09
Vernon.
fractured arm.

ID. Post and family spent few days at
Long Lake, the first of the week.-Mrs.
VIM. Flemming is visiting her parents in
Canada-Mr. Hill enjoyed visit from
his brother, of Mason. this week.-Mrs..
G. Tickner Is visiting at Deer Creek-A
number of young people plcnicked at the
river here, Saturday-Leman Cambry, of
Linden, visited friends here the past week
&C. Dorrance visited In Detroit the first OF
the week.-Mrs.. d. Lytle and Mrs. h
Richards are visiting near Flint-The
Misses Anna and Gertrude Mead were mar.
ried at st. Johns last Wednesday. They
were former residents of this place and have
the best wishes of host of friends
George Valentine and wife, of Ovid, VISITED
at N. j. Strong's, Monday-A number o.
citizens Of this place picnicked at Valley
Mills, Monday-Miss Georgia Tilder
rides a new wheel-Misses May PER-!
and Ethel. Putnam, of Durand, were II
town, aturday-Kenneth Mcintosh, o
Detroit, visited his parents here the first o
the week-Frank DeHart and family lef
for few weeks at Topinabee, on MOnda.
Mrs. G. Golf visited at Ovid, the first o
the week.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09

Ing. In the afternoon program Of sports
was carried out at the Hill, the program In
Guiding fencing, baynot exercises, shooting
and racing. In the evening, dancing In The
hall and fireworks outside furnished amuse-
ment for all.
The delegates organized their convention
during the afternoon, then adjourning until
Tuesday morning, Pres Frank Behlipg,
Of Detroit, presiding. The president re-
viewed the work of the past year and ap-
pointed the various committees. The treas
urerer's report showed $500 paid out of the
beneficiary fund and balance of 5000 still
on hand. The principal business of Tues
day, however, was the amending of the
constitution SO that $3.50 will now be paid
as a death beneficiary instead of $500, as
before. Another change provides that
when the balance In the treasury falls be-
low $500 all death benefits shall be paid by
assessment until the balance is restored.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are: Colonel, Otto Tiedeman, of Ann Ar
Dor; Major, j. Gutekunst, Grand Rapids;
Adjutant, VIM. Juergens, Detroit; Quarter
master, Frederick Blotz, Detroit; Trustees,
August Winters, Detroit; William Felt
heiser, Ann Arbor; Frederick Barteis,
Owosso.
1t was decided to hold the next conven-
ton in Mt. Clemens. Resolutions we're
passed, thanking the members of the Owos-
so society and the retiring officers.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09
Westbrook-Tick.

The marriage of Miss Bertha Tick,
daughter of Mr.. ind Mrs. Fred Tick, Of
Corunna avenue, to George Westbrook,
took place Wednesday morning at the
Episcopal church, Rev. K. W.. Hunt, off,
ciating. Miss Emma Frieseke acted as
bridesmaid while Harry Mackey was best
man. The Episcopal form of the wedding
ceremony was used, Rudolph Tick, of To-
ledo, brother of the bride, giving her
away. The bride was dressed in q
green travelling suit and carried roses.
After the ceremony was over, Mr.. and Mrs.
Westbrook took carriage for the Ann Ar
bor station, leaving for Minneapolis via that
road. A large humber of friends we're
present to see them Off. The bride is well
known in Owosso as is also the groom, who
is in the employ of the Ann Arbor Ry., as
a machinist. They will make their home
In Durand.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09
Justice Mccaughna in the New Office.

Justice Geo. B. McCaughna opened his
new Office for business Monday in the Will
liams block, over Black & Sons store. In
the evening party of the professional men
of the city Visited the Office and proceeded
to satisfy themselves that the new Justices
first day in his new Office should be far from
a dismal or cherries one. Cigars. lemon
ade, and stories kept all busy until late.
The troubles which beset justice and the
various experiences both exasperating and
amusing which he has, were brought out by
the older men who have beeu on the inside
for years. The event was In every way q
very auspicious opening Of the new Office
and very pleasant initiation of new jus
tice. Mr.. McCaughna has one Of the pleas
antest offices in the city, having the south
front suite of Office rooms In the Williams
block, looking out on Washington street
and a part of Main.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09

the week.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09
Morrice.

The announcement In this correspondence
last week of the marriage of Wesley Hill
was an error. AS 1t was premature and
somewhat embarrassing to the young gentle
man we hasten to make correction. 1t
should have read William A. Hill, who with
his bride returned to Chicago, where he will
take special studies through the summer in
the University and enter upon his school
work as principal Of the high school at
Hammond in September, This makes his
fourth year at that place. The lady to
whom he is married was Miss Carrie Ham
mond, daughter OF a wealthy banker, Ex-
Congressman Thomas Hammond. Mr.. Hill
appears on the road to prosperity as re-
ward of great diligence and perseverance
Miss Fanny Chaffin, teacher from Del
ray, is visiting fr!ends--Rev. Robb, of
Perry, preached for Rev. G. w. Barnum
Sunday morning. Mr. Barnum attended
quarterly meeting at Shaftsburg. Mr.. Robb
is student of Albion college and has been
sent to Perry to supply the pulpit for the
balance of the conference year--Mrs.
Stephen Mills, after visit Of several weeks
with Mrs. Mcknight and other friends, re-
turned this week to her home in Ann Arbor
R. o. Austin played ball with the Perry
team at Corunna, Tuesday----Jno. Bach
man returned home from Detroit the first of
the week with his certificate Of registry as
druggist. He was one of the graduates in
pharmacy at the University in June.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09

Harpers Bazaar of July 10 will contain a
very interesting paper by Lille Hamilton
French on "The Pundita Ramabal," the re.
markable Hindoo lady who has done excel
lent work for her people during the recent
famine in India, and suggestive article on
'French Business Women" by Madame
! G. Z, ViliOt.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09
Our "Little Country Maids" Did Thei
Callers Lose Their Way3


Thirteen of Owosso's fair young ladies
got up during the early morning hours
Wednesday and loading various camping
supplies and household utensils into one
horse lumber wagon, climbed In themselves
and started out Of town, driving tandem, be-
fore people were ''up to look at Them"
They drove out to the Sherman farm, two
miles west and one mile north of Bennning-
ton, where they will occupy an otherwise
unoccupied wing OF the house. 1t is stated
on good authority that In spite Of the early
start the young ladies were we'll warmed up
and sunburned before reaching their destin-
alton.
The young ladies In the party are the
Misses Florence Fitzpatrick, Florence Ayers,
Glenn Williams, Mamie Todd, Nora Sher-
man, Donna Sherman, Annie Thomas,
Clara woodard, Grace Todd, Maud Gale,
Lizzie Todd, Vera Haskell, and Louie Duff.
Yesterday forenoon during the warm
hours of the day, the Messrs Claud Bentley
and Charles Sackrider apparently having
serious doubts as to che safety of certain Of
the above mentioned young ladies, started
out with their bicycles to ride out to the
farm. 1t is said that they now know where
the farm is, and also that it is only seven
miles further to the farm via Plttsburg,
though on a warm day it may seem at least
a half mile more than that. Other riders
took the shorter route last evening" and the
farm is likely to be popular resort with
some of the young gentlemen of the city for
] a few days.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09
"Wilkommen Kamarade"-The Germans
Entertain the Landwehr Verein.

The eleventh annual convention OF the
Deutchen Landwehr Understandings Yer
Elm brought large number of strangers to
this city Monday to celebrate their annual
meeting and the Fourth with the Owosso
Arbeiter veiein. The local society, ac-
companied by the City Band, met the dele
cations at the trains, one delegation of
about twenty coming from Detroit. The
societies marched through the business part
of the city, making a very creditable show
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09
CALEDONIA PARK CELEBRATION
A Large, Orderly Crowd Well Entertained
There Monday,

A Large, Orderly Crowd Well Entertained
There Monday,
The reputation which Caledonia Park
gained Monday will be to its credit for a
long time to come. The management had
promised celebration there and not a
thing was advertised which was not shown.
The weather was perfect, and the people
began taking the cars for the park early In
the forenoon, carrying hammocks and
and lunch baskets. In the afternoon every
car was crowded and the park was full, re-
naming so for the rest of the day.
Music was furnished during the day,
there being harp and a violin as we'll as
concerts by the West Owosso Band. A
shooting gallery furnished amusement for
many, while the daylight freworks-a nov
city in the city-and the bicycle races filed
out the program still further. A vaudeville
show in the pavilion and dancing In the
dancing hall were further additions to the
program and received their full share of at
tentiOn.
The mile professional bicycle race be-
tween Hathaway and Douglas was won cas-
! lily by Douglas, who did not trouble himself
to 60 faster than 2:3O. There were four
entries In the one mile amateur race, which
was run In ABB. Considerable f., was had
out of the five mile running race between
the ''official dog catcher" of Owosso and q
man from near Bancroft. The race soon
ceased to be funny, however, to the parti
cipants as well as to the spectators, and il
was declared off.
In the evening the crowd remained to see
the performance of the show troupe and to
enjoy the cool shade and breeze. After the
show the fireworks were displayed from q
platform erected out in the river. The dis
play was good.
The only unpleasant incident of the day
was the insufficiency of eatables and drink.
ables. The crowd bought everything that
Connor had provided besides taking the
full supply of milk which the Owosso Dairy
Co. brought In. Even the park we'll went
dry. In spite os these minor discomforts
the crowd was in the very best of humor all
day long, without single incident of
roughness or drunkenness to mar the pleas
ure of the occasion or to disturb the picnick.
ers Mr.. Ralph is to be congratulated on
| the successful celebration, and the 540O per-
sons who visited the park Monday will be
sure to remember the way all were treated
and come again when they have day off.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09

five William Shelton passed away at his resi-:
dence 6i2 Bradley street. Mr.. Shelton has
for several years past been in poor health
and has been constantly but slowly falling,
and though his death came suddenly, 1t was
not entirsly unexpected.
Mr.. Shelton was one of Shiawassee's pio-
neers, having come to this county in the
early sixties and he has been resident of
the county ever since.
William Shelton was born at Water
Beach, Cambridgeshire, England, April 30,
1926. In England, too, he met and married
Miss Sarah Mason, Sept. 25, 1s45, who now
survives him after more than fifty years of
happy married life. In 1856 Mr.. Shelton
came to America with his family, settling
near Phelps, Ontario county, N. T., where
they remained until the early sixties when
they came to Shiawassee county. Here
they lived on the old Dewey farm west of
the city for sixteen years and then purchas-
ed large farm west OF that one, about four
miles this side of OYid, where they lived
until about four years ago. At that time
Mr.. Shelton's health had begun to fail and
it was thought best to leave the farm and
come to the city to reside. During the pas'
two years, however, he has been becoming
gradually worse, paralysis becoming more
general Trouble with his eyes also set in
and the loss of the sight of one eye was fol-
lowed last September by total blindness.
The heat of last Sunday seemed to CON-
pletely exhaust him and he never recovered
from the effect but grew worse until the
end.
Mr. Shelton was we'll known throughout
the county In the years of his prime and
will be we'll remembered by all the old resi-
dents and pioneers as man OF sterling
character and great activity. Besides Mrs.
Shelton, seven children, three sons and four
daughters, are left to mourn his loss: Ed
ward Shelton, president Of the Government
Agricultural College, near Brisbane, Aus
tralia John r. Shelton, In business at
Grand Rapids, William Shelton, of Salem
Depot, N. H., Mrs. Edward Crawford, Of
Woodruff township, Mrs. Martha Mason,
of this city, who but Saturday went to Jack
son to spend the summer with her son Clyde,
Mrs. Henry Launstein, of Owosso town.
shin. and Mrs, William Lauenstein who has
been In New Orleans the past season and Is
expected home tomorrow.
Definite arrangements have not been made
vet concerning the funeral but it will proba-
bly be held tomorrow afternoon at the house.
The Owosso times., 1897-07-09
TWO owosso PIONEERS GONE.
Henry Parsons Passed Away Yesterday
Morning-In the Afternoon William
Shelton is Called Home.

f1enfy Fatooho FaS6cu Away tCStehosy
Morning-In the Afternoon William
Shelton is Called Home.
Though 1t was generally known that Mr..
Henry Parsons was quite low. it came as
shock to the older resident of the city yes
terday morning to learn that he had passed
away about half past one yesterday morn
ing at the home Of his son, Murello, Gil N.
Ball street, where he had been since May
nth.
Mr. Parsons was born In Wiltshire, Eng
land, In 1899, and came to this country with
his parents three years later. He lived in
Eyria, Lorraine county, Ohio, when young
man, and in 1851 married Miss Sarah M.
Galusha, of Russia, Ohio, town near Ely
ria. They continued to make their home
In Elyria until the fall of 1856, when, the
day after he cast his ballot forJohn G. Ere.
mont, Mr.. Parsons started for Michigan with
his family, and has lived in this state ever
since. In the spring of the following year
they came to Owosso. Here Mr.. Parsons
bought the lot now occupied by Burns w.
Brewers residence, and built house there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons lived In this house
until ten years ago when hoping to improve
Mr.. Parsons health by change, they trad
ed this home with Mr.. Brewer for his farm,
six miles south Of the city, In Bennington,
where they have lived until this spring,
when Mr.. Parsons came to visit his son and
be where he could receive medical treat
ment.
Mr.. Parsons worked for White Brothers
when he first came to this city and they
owned the shop which is now Woodards'
planning mill. Later he, in company with s.
Hitchcock, operated a mill for cutting ve-
neer, broom handles laths, ETC., in the
building now occupied by the brewery.
Since leaving that he had been In the en-
ploy of Mr.. Woodland until he went onto
the farm.
Mr.. Parsons was we'll known by all the
older citizens, and was highly respected
citizen, always faithful and endeavoring to
do his full duty. He leaves widow and
two sons, Murello, at whose home he died,
and Irving, who lives on the Doud farm,
three miles north of this city In Rush.
The funeral will be held at the house at
three o'clock tomorrow afternoon, Rev. K.
W. Hunt officiating.