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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06
palace OF DELlGHT.'
~ SCUDDER'S PHILANTHROPIC ENTER
PRISE IN JERSEY CITY,
bow TIE LINES OF TIL, POOR N TIE TENE
BENr DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN BTJGHTiNEp
BY TIE REsOUEcEs OF TIE
PEOPLES PALACE.

PEOPLES PALACE
The attention which has recently been be
roWcd upon the dancing class at the Peoples
Palace I'm jersey CITY, has been helpful 20 that
institution, In that it has brought it anew be
FORE the public and has led 10 a discussion OF
The work accomplished there. 1t is now eight
years ago that the rev John l. So uddcr started
the ENTERPRISE modelling !, after The Peoples
Palace IN London. which has FOR years been
making the lives of the East End poor brighter
AMI more useful. This Peoples Palace, in its
turn il IS interesting TO note. was suggested by
The description Of The Palace Of Delight" that
wonderful phanthr"pic organization in the
novel IAN Sorts and Conditions II Men
The Jersey city Institution. although i was
planned by q minister and H. managed under the
ausricos of the TWO churches of which Nj Scud-
dcr &c I'm charce-the Jersey city TaEcrna IL and
the First Coneregational-is nevertheless en-
tirelv secular Ii is Gesigne4 10 prov ide for the
tenement population which includes many thou
sands Of persons in ioWcl Jersey city, cheer
FIJI ho,oeliko place of resort where they may
have ev.rv form Of bealthfl recreation and
amusement. ana may also obtain Industrial and
educational training at prices within thc'i small
means.
The Palace, which adlo;rs The Tahc;naelo III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

shower baths and lockers and hot and cold
water baths There Is a general amusement
room, where there are bowling alleys, billiard
tables and shuttle boards.
I'VE believe" says Mr.. Scudder that II we
havc Billiards and bowling and such games TO
amusc our people we can compete successfully
with the saloons which offer those attractions
We charge loss taan the saloonkeepers do. and
have n great demand for our amusement
hall and its equipments. The people are glad to
go to decent place, when one is provided for
them"
In speaking Of the sN inning tank MI Scud-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

der was enthusiastic regarding It's value. Re
member" he said. Jersey City has no free
public baths, except this one. Until this was
started, four years ago, there was no place
where the poor could go to battle. You have
no idea OF the ssh there is for our tank all
through the summer In the last year-that is,
during the warm n."rths-we gave fourteen
thousand free ,'ahs 1t is the greatest source
of comfort and pleasure to the poor people. es-
pecially to the boys. Our tank holds forty
thousand gallons Of water 1t is deep, too. in
the middle so that the youngsters have to be
careful how they venture around in it, unless
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06
We give each bath0

they are good swimmers. We give each bathO
plenty Of soap and a shower bath, besides tns
plunge In the tank. The reason for running inc
swimming tank in the summer time only Is be-
cause We have found 10y experiment thai the
people take cold in the winter by going out ale
ter the baths. The summer is the time when II
accompIishes the most good anyway, and as II
takes money to support it. and that is hard to
get. We use it in the most beneficial way
not FREE, BUT CHEAP
The educational classes at the Palace are not
free, but the charges in them are made very
low The instruction in them is much the same
as that in all institutions which aim 10 give
training that will enable Young men and women
to earn their living, but il goes even further
than this and includes subjects which are OF
more value aids to general culture than as
direct means Of livelihood Thus, while the
chief classes are those in stenography. type
writing and dressmakng, lessons may be had
also in ALGERIA geometry Latin, q, rnan, Eng
lIsh and in both vocal and piano music. There
are physical culture CLASSES IN connection WIN
the gyrlnasiums, ana company OF boys Known
as the palace Cadets, meets regularly Tor
military drill which appears To be great source
of delight To them. In the list the dancing CLASS
which has received 50 much notice, should mol
be omitted II is not new, and Nj. Scuoder
thinks IT rather a joke upon the newspapers
which have been amusing themselves with II OK
late that they did not discover its existence
two years ago.
"As for the dancing class in a church idea"
said Mr. Scuddcr, chat is Absurd. II is not
connected In any way vita the church, but n
a regular parl of tho educational work of the
Peoples Palace, which is entirely secular.
Dancing is an accomplishment which. when
properly conducted, is perfectly harmless and
is valuable in giving grace and ease az move
ment. Besides this, our classes make the peo-
pie acquainted ith each other and promote
the social spirit, which We are always glad TO
see Every form Of innocent amusement does
a certain amount toward Frightening the lives
of those who can ge1 it. Following out this
sane idea. we have amateur theatricais at fire.
quent intervals given by members Of the Pal
ace. These, together with various Kinds OF
musical ana literary entertainments debates,
stereOpticon lectures, etc. are often held in the
Tabernacle which We are allowed by the
Church to use as public hall.
HAMPERED BY LACK OF FUNDS
''Oh, the Palace is doing a magnificent work."
continued Mr. Scudder earnestly, but we ars
so hampcred By lack Of money. our present
buildings are not large enough, and know
just the kind OF palace want but when
we shall be able 10 build 1t s problem. The
Weather classes Of Jersey City are constantly
moving away to Ncw-York and 20 Brooklyn, to
the Oranges and other New-Jerscy towns, and so
we lose great deal Of their aid There are
1t Is hard to make them take an interest in On
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Chaplin.

John SOmers, west of town, is building a
very fine barn-James Herrin, has his
spacious barn nearly enclosed-Specal
services commenced at the M. E. church of
Chaplin on Sunday night last. Rev. John
Kerns, of New Haven, is assisting the pas
tor, Rev. Peters. Much interest is mani
fested-Mr. Bachelor, who for a long
time has been confined to his house on &C
count of sickness, is still in a critical condi
tion--Mrs. Nancy Gibson, mother of ex
supervisor +. A. Gibson, is suffering from
a fatal disease-William Murlin, of this
township, will conduct a Sunday school
convention at st. Charles, on Saturday and
Sunday, June and 5. A fine program has
been arranged, in which some of the best
Sunday school workers of the state will
take part On Saturday afternoon a town
ship association for ST. Charles will be Cffi- :
cered, equipped and set in motion. The
people of st. Charles, especially the Sunday
school workers, will avail themselves of
this opportunity of instruction. On Sunday
night Rev. j. e. Clouse, of Pttsburg, Pa,
an aged veteran of the ministry, will give a
lecture, subject, 1.-THE Hand of God In the
Deep Seas and Strange Lands as l have
Seen It." Mr.. Clouse is very attractive
speaker, and holds the attention of his
audience from start to finish.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Bids for Paying.

The Board of Public Works of tho
city of Owosso, Michigan, will receive
bids up to two O'Clock p. M, Thursdav
June is, 1893, for paving certain streets
as specified in the plans and specifca.
tons on file in the Office of the Civ
Clerk. Each bid must be accompanied
by certified check for two thousand
dollars to be left in the hands of the
Board of Public Works as a guarantee
of the faithful fulfillment of the propos.
ais submitted on the part of the bidder
The Board of Public Works reserves
the right to hold all certified checks for
period of ten days after the bids are
opened.
The Board of Public Works reserves
the right to reject any and all bids,
Plans and specifications may also be
seen at the office of II. f. Riggs, the
engineer in charge at "The Nasty"
Toledo, Ohio.
Board of Public Works.
JOHN l.. ASH, Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Henderson.

Mrs. Kishpaugh, of New Jersey, is visit
ing friends here. Mr. Kishpaugh is expect
ed soon. Mr.. X. was pastor of the M. K.
church here for three years and has many
friends here who will be pleased to see him
Mrs. Arnold's house is nearly COM
pleted. Mr.. Rowley and Kirby also have
the foundations laid for their houses and
will begin to build soon--Mrs. Ella Hook
attended the w. Z. T. U. convention held
in Saginaw last week.-Mrs.. ROwley was
in Saginaw on business last Tuesday
Mrs. A. e. Agnew is visiting friends in
Livingston Co-Fred Rowley commenced
work on the r. r. section last week after a
rest of ten days--Mr. and Mrs l. Ii. Keel
er were in the village Wednesday evening
The Henderson base ball team visited
st. Charles Decoration day to play against
the st. Charles boys. The Henderson boys
say they did not keep count of the score.
We don't know why-The Henderson
school, which closes to-day, will give an en-
tertainment Friday, June 10th, at the
Town Hall, for the purpose of buying the
the school a flag. An admission of ten
cents will be charged.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Union Plains.

Fred Ireland, of Detroit, returned Mon
day after spending few days at his faith
er's--Word came Saturday for Lewis
Hankey, Jr., and wife, of the death of
cousin of Mrs. Hankey, a little child OF
James Balm, of Deer field, but unfortunate
ly Mr.. and Mrs. Hankey were in Genesee
county on visit and did not return until
it was too late to attend the funeral
Mrs. B. S. Foskett visited her daughter,
Mrs o. Wrigglesworth, near Howell. Tues
day--Frank Shelp and his sister, Ida.
went to Hartland Monday on account of
the sickness of niece--An ice cream
social was held on Wednesday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John McCaughna
by Mrs. McCaughna's Sunday school class
Proceeds, five dollars, which will be used
toward the purchase of library for the
Sunday school.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
TERRIBLE TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Man Shoots His Wife, His Baby. and Then
Commits Suicide.

Man Shoots His wire, HIS BABY. ana Then
Commits Suicide.
Perry, o. T., June 2.-William Piper
whose home is at Gueda Springs, Kan,
but who formerly lived in Ohio, shot
his wife and baby here, and then fired
three bullets into his own brain. Some
weeks ago Piper and his wife sepa-
rated; since then husband and wife
have kidnapped the infant child from
each other half a dozen times.
A few days ago Mrs. Piper and her
sister stole the child from Piper's home
near Gueda Springs, and later Piper APP
peared at Mrs. Piper's stopping place
near Perry. A struggle for the posses
sion Of the child took place. The lit
tie one was severely injured by being
dragged back and forth. The woman
finally secured the baby. Piper, at
close range, at once opened fire on the
wife, the child and his sister-in-law.
He left all for dead, and, going out in
the field, committed suicide.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Mortgage Sale.

Whereas, default having been made in the
payment of the money secured by a mortgage
dated the 5th day of March, A. d. 1894, executed
by William Ii. Powers and Harriet, his wife to
Eugene l.. Devereaux. which said mortgage
was recorded in the office OF register of deeds of
the county OF Shiawassee, in liber GO of mortga-
ges, on page 90 on the 18th day of March, A. d.
1894, at o'clock A. M and whereas said
mortgage has been duly assigned by the said Eu.I
gene l.. Devereaux TO Jessie Parting by assign.
ment bearing date the 23rd day of April A. d.
1894 and recorded in the office OF the register of
deeds of said county of ShiawaSsee, on the 23rd
day of April. A. ID. 1894, at 1880 o'clock .P, NJ in
lber SO of mortgages on page 3g7 and the same
is now owned by him. and whereas, the amount
claimed to be cue on said mortgage at the date
of this notice Is 1920 so OF principal and inter.
est, and which is the whole amount claimed 10
be unpaid on said mortgage. and no suit or pro-
ceedings having been instituted by law to
recover the debt now remaining secured by said
mortgage or any part thereof. whereby the
power of sale contained in said mortgage has
become operative.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that by
virtue OF said power of sale, and In pursuance
of the statute in such cases made and provided
the said mortgage will be foreclosed by sale
OF the premises therein described. at public
auction to the highest bidder at the front door
of the court house in the city of Corunna in said
county of Shiawassee on Saturday the 9th day
OF August next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon
OF that day, which said premises are described
in said mortgage assfollows to-wit: Beginning
on line parallel with Oliver street "A rods
north OF the north line thereof and AZ rods and
oiOoo 'uot vi tuC WEST un6 OF the east nail OF
the south west quarter of section IS, running
thence north to the south line of King street,
thence east along the said south line OF King
street TO point, from which II a line was drawn
south 10 said first line, being the north line OF
queen street, parallel with said north and
south line II would enclose two acres, thence
south 10 said north line of Queen street, thence
west on said north line of Queen street to place
OF beginning: containing two acres of land all
OF said premises being situated in the city Of
Jessie PARr1Nc
WATSON &CHAPMAN Assignee.
Attorneys.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Vernon.

Mrs. Charlie Clark, of Perry, visited
relatives here this week-Decoratio SER
vices were well attended here---Mss Ethel
Springer rides new wheel-Miss Abbie
Howard closed her school in the Chaker
district on Friday Miss Nellie Buyea,
of Bancroft, visited Miss Della Marks the
first of the Week.-Mrs. Elsie Golf has
new wheel Fife Lyon closed her school
In the Lyle district on Friday with picnic
Miss Lou Satterlee, of Owosso, spent Sun
day here-Miss Lizzie Lawcock spent
Sunday at Frank Tilden's-An infant
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Grow is serious
ly sick--The East Vernon Farmers Club
met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Patched onsW "wednesday afterpoon-Miss
Carrie Davidson left this week for Canada,
where she will spend the summer with an
aunt-Mr. and Mrs. George Carruthers
entertained the South Vernon Farmers
Club Thursday afternOon-Mrs G. Tick.
ner has been on the sick list the past week
Mr.. Churchill has moved into the house
lately vacated by Dr. Holizman--Mrs B.
Crows mother from birmingham is visiting
her--Mrs. Wallace is moving to Durand
Rev. Davidson will store his goods and
spend the summer on his farm near Char
lotte--Mr. and Mrs. A. Palmer have
moved into DR.. Scully's cffice for the sum-.
mer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03

Mrs. l.. II. Wood returned to her home
at Midland yesterday after spending few
days with her parents in this city. Prof.
Wood spent Sunday with his wife here and
returned home Monday.
The first party of the season at Caledonia
Park was given Monday evening by the
gentlemen of the Dancing Club to their
young lady friends.
The second run by the Fat Mans Bicycle
Club was made Friday afternoon to
Hawkins bridge. The ride was much
enjoyed by the members and upon return
ing to the city. a supper was partaken of at
hetel Wildermuth.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Byron.

Mrs. c. K. Welch went to Corupna Fri
day and on Saturday, with Mrs. j. ID.
Royce, went to Shepherd to visit friends
Mrs. Mulkins visited friends at Oak
Grove last week-Mr. Andrew Rohra-
bacher, of LaiDgsburg, was in Byron last
week-A. r. Hunt went to Fenton,
Wednesday-Miss Hattie Fishbeck, of
Howell, visited at V. l.. Stark's last week
IT. A Lawrie was In Oakland county
last week in the interest of the fish and
game laws-Rolla Lord went on the
excursion from OwOsso to Detroit, Thurs
day-Rev g. K. Rowe preached memoir
ial sermon last Sunday, subject: 1.-THE in.
fuence of flowers and song upon the life of
soldier"--Asher Hyatt now occupies
the Myron Carpenter house. Mrs. Il. Il.
Rosenkrans occupies the house vacated by
hIm-M. M. Hillman, OF Tyrone, visited
at X. O'Hearn's last week, and while there
his horse got away in some manner and
left for home---E. r. Lemon. of Misha-
waukee. Ills. spent Sunday with his moth
or, Mrs. K. Lemon---Ed. Wrigglesworth,
of Detroit, was in Byron Memorial day
Everett Orr was home from Ann Arbor
over Sunday--Hubert Brown. of Fowler.
spent Sunday with his parents, and Memoir
Ial day In Byron--The program Monday
was all that could be desired, and every.
thing passed off pleasantly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
EDMUND o. DEWEY, EDITOR.
TEN PAGES.
OwoSso. FRIDAY, JUNE 3. 1898.

Just how the aldermen who voted against
the passage Of the ordinance providing for
the expenses of the city for the coming
year, can justify their action has not yet
been explained. Indeed there is no posi-
BILE explanation. That certain appropria-
ton in which they were much concerned
was stricken out by majority of the coun-
cil-the people having previously voted 1t
down--was absolutely no reason why they
should tie up all the financial affairs of the
city. The duty of the aldermen was so
plain that their mistake will not be quickly
overlooked or forgotten by the taxpayers.
As it is, the city is practically without funds
to carry on the work this year, and unless
the ordinance passed providing for the COL
lection of city taxes in July is repealed and
the beginning of the fiscal year changed
from October to March next, not dollar
will be available in any fund until October,
1899. If such action is taken funds can be
provided by the December collection of
taxes to be used after March LIST, 1899.
The action of the aldermen is all the more
inexcusable from the fact that City AttOr-
ney Hadsall was present at the council
meeting and fully explained to them the
situation and the positive essity of pass
ing the ordinance at that session. 1t is
safe to say that each of the aldermen is
heartily ashamed of his vote and the petit
ness mafested.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
APPORTIONMENT OF TROOPS.
Some of the States VIII Not BE Asked for
Any Additional Men.


Any Additional Men.
Washington, June 2.-Adjutant Gen.
eral Corbin is engaged in making up
the apportionment of troops which each
state is to be asked to furnish under
President McKinley's second call for
$4,000 men. Because of an excess over
their quota under the last call some Of
the states will not be asked for any
additional men at this time. So far as
is possible the existing regiments will
be recruited TO their maximum strength
Some of the state governors in their
communications with the war depart
ment have manifested a decided OPP
position to filing up the existing reg
iments, preferring to recruit entirely
new organizations, and in some of these
cases it is believed likely the depart
ment may Weld, although no one will
make any official statement to that eff
feet. There is disposition on the pa
Of the war department to avoid any un.
seemly, wrangle over the matter, but
instead to yield a point for the sake of
appearances Ample authority 1t is
said. exists under the volunteer act for
the war department to proceed on its
own responsibility with the work of re-
cruiting without any call on the gov
ernors to assist In that work.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Laingsburg.

Laingsburg will not celebrate the glorious
Fourth of July this year--John Halett
has bought the Butler place IN the wes'
part of the corporation--Wm Austin, of
Sciota, has just completed fine barn
The graduating exercises of the high school
will be held at the Congregational church,
June 18th, at s o'clock p. m--Dr. Geo.
Lilley was visiting friends here Wednesday
and Thursday of this week--The ID. of
r. will give a social at the l. o. 0. +. hall
Saturday evening--Up to this date our
saloonists have failed to procure bonds.
this is practically dry town. The grass
isn't large enough to NOW in the streets yet
There is no Improvement in the physi-
cal condition of Mr.. r. Swarthout, he is
very weak and helpless---Crops are look
ing fine and we have promise of abundant
haryests,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03


ness.
Geo. Copas returned home Tuesday afteI
short visit at Buffalo.
Miss Myra Sherwood went to Grand
Rapids Tuesday for a short visit.
Miss Bertha Travis, of Elsie, spent sun
day with Miss Blanche Doolittle.
Morris Stein. of Grand Rapids. was IN
the city yesterday on official business.
Miss Iva Peterson expects to leave this
evening tor Mt. Pleasant for short VISIT
Mrs. s. f. Mershon, $50 Adams street,
returned yesterday from few days Visit al
Ovid.
Misses Agnes Carmody and Donna Sher-
man will attend the Junior hop at 81
Johns tonight.
g. A. Pitts. of Fent0n, who has Deeh
attending school for the past year at fpsi-
lant, visited his brother S. b. Pitts In this
city, Wednesday.
Mrs. L. E Woodland and sons Fred, Carl
and Lee expect to leave Tuesday morning
for Bethlehem. Penn, for short visit with
Misses Grace and Clara before they return
home for the summer vacation.
Carrie Holcomb, of Howell, is spending
the week in this city, the guest of her sister
Mrs. r. G. Topping.
Mrs. Perrin and daughter Fleda. or
San Jose, Cal, are visiting at the home OF
G. S, Williams
Several of the young people of this city
attended a social at the home of John
WillOughby, residing two miles southwest
of the city, Wednesday night.
Mrs. W. j. Bonn, of Saginaw, will sing
at the NJ. E. church Sunday morning and
evening.
ID. w. Osborn, Miss Pearl Osborn, of De-
troit, Mrs. g. M. Bushnell, of Flint, Mrs.
w. j, BeDn and Clinton Bonn, of Saginaw,
are in the city to attend the commencement
exercises this evening. They are guests at
E. K. Lohnes'.
Hon. j. E. Hammond, of Lansing, and
E o. Wood, of Lansing, were in the city
this morning.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03

We will pay salary of SIS per week and
expenses for man with rig TO introdnca
our Poultry Mixture In the country. OnIv
q, cd hnstlers wanted. Reference. Al
eress, with stamp, Eureka Mig. Co, 500
Mo Ave, East ST. Louis, Ill.
Wanted: Some energetic man to taks
the agency for our goods in Owosso and
vicinity. A permanent position, and good
money in it for the right party. For par.
ticuIars write Grand Union Tea Co 1S9
West Main street, jackson, Mich.
For Residence SIS West Main 81
good house, we'll cistern. ETC., good barn
and over lot and half of land at bar.
gain. Enquire of A. ID Wbipple. city. or
4. V. Smith,
Del Rosa Cal
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Second Illinois Ready 70 Move.

Jacksonville, Fla, June 2.-Command-
ers of the Second Illinois and First
Wisconsin have received orders to be
In readiness to move at a moments no
tice, and there is much enthusiasm in
the camp 1t is generally believed that
the troops will be sent to Cuba to as
sist in the attack on Santiago. Sew
eral transports which are now In the
harbor have steam up and are ready
to take the soldiers aboard as soon as
orders are received from Washington.
General Fitzhugh Lee was given a
magnificent reception upon his arrival
at Jacksonville.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
MILES AT TAMPA
Entire Staff Accompanies the
Major General.
SHOWS SIGNS OF STRAIN.
Entire Brigade of the Light Ar.
tillery in Fir.
ing Drill.

All the Maneuvers Gone Through with.
the Firing at Times Being Deafening-
Press Censorship mt Tampa Being Rig.
idly Exercised - News Hard to Send
Away-Adjutant General Corbin Max.
ing Up the Apportionment of Troops.
Washington, June 2.-Secretary Alger
sent to the house additional estimates
of 100000 required Immediately for
the expeditionary force to Cuba and for
workNand equipments necessary in the
campaign against Porto Rico and the
Philippine islands. Secretary Alger
transmits a letter outlining immediate
action against Cuba and saying it is
proposed to dispatch $4,000 to 10000
troops at once, to be followed as rapid
ly as possible by $4,000 more.