The Owosso times., 1897-06-11
Wards Words.

government. The village president and
board OF trustees being free silver men we
have a solid board of silverites who propose
that none but such need apply for position
or commission. And snch board, COM
posed of men who know absolutely nothing
about the needs and necessities of village
or how to do work that is laid out and point
of these sage men no order is observed, Lut
all gable at once when discussing point,
paying no attention to parliamentary rules
of which they seem to be entirely ig-
nOrant. However, they are not to blame.
They were elected without their consent
and serve under protest. The result is that
our streets are in a terrible condition
though there must be money On hand-and
no effort to put them In even passable order.
In short, the whole bueiness from start to
finish is as i'll shaped as the transactions are
in, when published for people to wonder at.
Our proximity to the Legislature has made
spring backward, and farmers-whO are the
bed rock of fnance-are complaining some,
but wheat and grass are doing nicely.
Speaking of our legislature we do 1t with
bated breath, for such startling body of
incompetency perhaps never met in the
halls of our capitol and the outcome of their
energies has resulted in nothing of any seri-
Gus Importance. 1t would have been as
we'll had they never convened to meddle
with our statutes. They came very close to
doing some good work but always dropped
the subject on the table or sent it back to
committee to die before 1t was born. The
capital punishment bill only lacked one of
passing the senate, but it died for lack of
that one vote. 1t may have been noticed
that our worthy senator's name is recorded
against 1t, and there has been three deliber-
ate murders committed In our state since
the legislature adjourned; and yet hanging
is no deterrent. Clothing and feeding such
mlscreants for life is better, where they can
follow out their devilish prediction on
their keepers and other associates.
Our Hotel Lebar has been re-painted and
papered, besides being remodeled within
and supplied with additional furniture by
the owner, Mr.. Lebar, who has leased 1t
again for term of years to its present pro-
prietOr, the gentlemanly Mr.. Feek, who to-
gether with his excellent wife "know how
to keep hotel" Travelling men agree that
in its accommodations, sample room and all
there Is none better. Mr.. Lebar has store
opposite the hotel which is running over
with goods and flocked with customers.
The Laingsburg Touring mill, owned by
capacity all the time and turns out a quality
of flour second to none. In addition to the
mill Mr.. Lawler-Jim we call him-has
three farms to look after; and by the way,
Jim is a character. Born poor boy-don't
even know who his parents are-he was
brought into this new section by Mr. Wood
hull, who looked after him till he could
grub for himself, which he has done so sue
cessfully that today he Is well heeled, al
though he has lost enough money in one
way and another to make one man pretty
comfortable. Still, Jim is not proud and
no one would suspect by the clothes he
wears that he was SO important factor in
this community as he Is.
1t may seem strange but 1t is fact that
all three of our churches have been struck
by lightning and had their spires knocked
into kindling wood, with the exception of
the Congregational spire, which was but
slightly damaged. Some people might sug-
gest that we had an. over supply and that
some of them ought to be knocked out, but
you can't cram that idea down any really
good church man. He'll tell you that Prov
idence had nothing to do In putting them
up or knocking them down, but that 1t was
the work of human hands in the first case
and of the elements in the other. This
idea of laying all our calamities at the door
of Deity is outrageously absurd.
And now some scientist has discovered
that mosquitoes are benefit in that they
being bred in damp and noisome places sub.
tsist on and eat up the germs of disease
which otherwise would poison humanity.
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body know that they breed often right in
the grass around our doors and swarm into
the house to suck the warmest blood they
can find in the family. Everybody knows
this. and as for the disease germs in swamps
we can live and inhale them If we can en-
dure the poison from the occasional "stink-
erette," as old man Weatherwax calls the
cigarette.
Simpson q Son, undertakers. are a close
second to four doctors that there are in our
otherwise healthy community. They also
handle as good stock of furniture and fix
lures as can be found in any town of this
size and at as reasonable rates.
In hardware Jo Wyckoff takes the cake;
keeps timer and one Of the most affable
and pleasant clerks-Frank Whitney
that any one need ask for. No matter what
happens, rain or shine, Frank is always the
same pleasant, cheerful and unrufIled gen.