The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-07-23

not be obliged to appoint another man.
Will Be Home by the 25th.
ct will be able to start for home in a
day or two after the adjournment of
congress-" says Congressman Sam Smith,
land I can see no reason why cannot
be in Michigan by the 25th of this
month. I guess will be the first Mich
igan congressman to return to Washing
ton, for / will be back by the middle Of
September. l have some business that
will require my presence here at that
time, and besides, I want to bring my
children here so as to enter them in the
Washington schools as soon as they be-
gin. / think 1t would interfere with
their standing in school IL should wait
until November before entering them"
1.-THE Michigan delegation Is receiving
numerous applications from female Of
f1ceseekers," says Congressman Spald-
ing. II would rather get an appoint
ment in any other department for lady
than one in the library. The ladies say
that 1t would be so pleasant to work in
such a beautiful building; but they do
not know that hardly one of them will
work where the beauty is. The great
majority of them will be cooped up in
rooms that are nothing more than cells,
in which are nothing but row after row
Of books, with no view from the win
dows except a small court which is al
ways quiet and dull Therefore their
work will become almost unbearably
monotonous. Besides, the work Of hand
ling these books from the shelves to the
trucks and from the trucks back to the
shelves will be enough to wear out the
strongest woman in a very short time"
First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath has made the following allow
ances for horse hire and carfare for free
delivery postoffices in Michigan for the
next fiscal year: Adrian, 5000; Ann Ar
Dor, $500; Battle Creek. 5000; Bay City,
$500; Detroit, $500; Grand Rapids,
1885, jackson. 1915; Kalamazoo, $500;
Lansing, $3.50; Muskegon, SASS; Saginaw,
$1,000; West Bay City. $50; Ypsilanti,
5000.
Temporary Inspector of HuIls.
]. H. Langley will continue to be tenn
porary inspector of hulls at Grand Ha-
ven for ninety days. This concession
has been made by the civil service COM
mission at the request Of the secretary
of the treasury. Before the expiration
of this term there will be a civil service
examination, and If Captain Langley
succeeds in passing the examination he
will receive a permanent appointment.
Mrs. Mary Bowman. who has been
popular as janitress of the senate gall
leries at Lansing. is very anxious to Sc
cure a similar position at Washington,
where the pay Is nearly double that
which she receives at Lansing. She has
written to the Michigan senator's and
has furnished strong recommendations
from members CT the legislature. II is
not likely. however. that the colored
woman will receive an appointment. as
places In the senate are very scarce, and
very few women are employed
Senator Burrows has made a strong
fight for 81 lumber and has been sup
ported by the Republicans of the house
of representatives. but the senators have
persisted in demanding that the rate be
fixed at 81 per thousand. Senator Nc
MILAN favored compromise at $3.50 per
thousand.
General Alger will go to Iowa and ad-
dress veterans camfire at Spirit Lake
on the 10th inst. He will then go to
Chicago and participate in the Logan