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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20

Andy POulson's scrape at Caldwell
cost him $3.50. He was fined $50 and
casts amounting to sl75, in district
court. His attorneys fees were $50.
he was arrested twice at Caldwell,
his fine and costs amounting TO SIPS.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20
NEW
GOODS

Just received, New Wool
en- Dress Goods, Dress Trim
mings, Percales, Satines, Mad.
ras Cloth, Embroideries, etc.
See our 25-cent All-Wool
Novelties.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20

The county clerk isalmost swamped
with the rabbit scalp business. Over
lC,6OO scalps were received Monday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20
NEW OCCUPATION TAX.
City Council Fixes the Rates
10 BE Charged.

The city council met in executive
session Monday night and passed new
occupation tax ordinance, which has
been under consideration for some
time. The ordinance is blow at the
department store system. 1t pro-
videS that all stores engaging in two
or more kinds Of business at the same
time shall pay separate license on
each and every kind of business repre-
Sented. This ordinance will catch
the Racket, the Graft Hardware Co.,
tue Curtis Mercantile Co., Richardson
! s. Co., Jacob Engle, Price, Hoge &
Co., and all other firms that dabble in
"side lines" If enforced strictly to
the letter it will compel nearly every
store in the city to pay a double Occu-
patton tax.
The ordinance is particularly severe
also on insurance agents and insurance
companies. la addition to a tax of
Sl5 per year imposed upon each fire,
accident, tornado, marine or other in.
surance company doing business in
the city, except local concerns having
their home offices here, the life insur-
ance agents are required to pay a
license of $40 per year for each com.
pany they represent.
The ordinance is aimed to make
hard scratching for all itlnerant
peddlers auctoneerS, patent medi-
cine yenders, concerts cOmpan
les, agents and solicitors.
Taxes for such occupations are 10
many instances imposed with reckless
disregard for the interstate com.
merce law.
The ordinance will 90 into effect
after its first publication in the
MCnitOr-PresS this week. 1t pro-
vides that all prosecutions for tax
delinquencies begun under the old
ordinance shall be continued without
interruption.
The licenses for doing business in
the city under the new ordinance are
given below:
AuctiOneerS, per annum, $40.
Real estate agents, S. per ear.
Keepers of billiard. pigeon hole, or
pool tables, for first table, Sl5 for each
six months; for each additional
table, SS for each six months.
Book agents, map agents or can.
vassers, 25c per day, SOC per week, 81
per month, s. for each six months.
Keepers of bowling alleys, SIS for
each six months.
Circus or menageries, $50 per day.
Side shows connected with or follow
ing the same, SIS per day.
The council fixed the Incense for
street parades at $50. This section
can be repealed again il a circus like
Ringing Bros. comes along with a
liberal supply of comps" The tax
doesn't apply If license is taken out
under the preceding section.
Concerts, 81 per "A hours.
Commission merchants, s. per year.
Corn doctors, 81 per day; s. per
week; SIS per month.
Doctors, s. per year,
Dentists, s. per year.
Job and transfer wagons, s. each
per year.
Express companies, 800 per year.
Exhibitions for pay, 90 per day.
Electric light companies, $40 per
year.
FIGURING mills, $40 per year.
Fortune tellers, 81 per day; 50 per
week; $40 per month.
Gift enterprise, IS per day; $40 per
week; $50 per month.
Gas and water companies, $40 per
year.
Hotel and Inn keepers, S. per year.
Hacks, buses, ETC., 81 per day; So
per week; S. per month; SIS per year.
Ice dealers, S. per year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
A Cooking Thermometer.

A cooking thermometer is one Of the
blessings Of the modern household.
Every housekeeper knows that temper.
AZURE 10 the secret Of successful cook.
ing, and these useful little articles
keep strict account of what the oven IL
doing. The exact temperature at
which different food preparations
should be cooked is being taught by the
new methods, and the woman VINO
trusts to intuition Is or ought to BE-
shelved. Intuition Is a good thing, q
safe thing to follow In the matter Of
choosing friends. and, perhaps, in q
few other cases. but not in cooking.
Trust nothing but actual hard facts
and the results will reward you. The
cooking thermometer brings success
not only with bread, but with cake and
pastry. Meat cannot receive much in
jury from its absence. since a degree
more or less In cooking is hardly no
ticed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
Tho Ministry of Addiction.

What Is growth In grace but being
emptied of self and filled with the wis
dom and strength of God? And where
shall it be found except in the dark
places of trial, in deserts apart, In
Gethsemanes, and judgment hallsf
When Satan has sifted us; when per-
haps we have yielded to the blandish-
ments of sin and lost our strength az
Samson lost his braided locks; when
we suffer the pangs Of remorse and
shame and cry out for the purging Of
hyssop; then come wisdom and
strength, less boastful but more con-
fident, and we are bound to God with
chains that cannot be broken. sThe
rainbow comes after the storm; peace
when we have agonized for 1t.
1t is hardly possible to say, THANK
God" for fears and poverty and heart
aches; but II all the bitter things OF
life are working together for our good,
we may at least endure them with our
finger upon our lips. Yes, and maybe,
sometime, with open eyes beholding.
we shall see clearly the philosophy OF
Gods dealing with US; as did poor
Thomas Arnold when he raised himself
upon his bed to say with his last rem
nant of strength, THANK God for
pain!"-Rev. d. ]. Burrell.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
OPEN THE DOOR

Open the door: let in the airi
The winds are sweet and the flowers
are fair.
Joy is abroad In the world to-day:
II our door is wide open. 1t may come
this way!
Open the door!
Open the door: let In the sum-
He hath a smile for every one.
He hath made Of the raindrops gold
and gems;
He may change our tears to diadsms.
Open the door!
Open the door Of the soul: let In
Strong, pure thoughts which shall
Danish sin.
They will grow and bloom with grace
divine,
And their fruit shall be sweeter than
that OF the vine.
Open the door!
Open the door OF the heart let in
Sympathy sweet for stranger and kin.
It will make the halls of the heart 90
fair
That angels may enter unaware.
Open the door!
-Watchman.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
Probate Order.

State of Michigan, County of Shiawassee. ss--
AT session Of the Probate Court for the
county o. Shiawassee, holden at the Probate
ONCE in the city OF Corunna, on Wednesday, the
2lst day OF December in the year one Thousand
eight hundred and ntnety-eight. I"
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate
In the matter of the estate OF Garry Brown
deceased; on reading and filing the peti.
ton duly verified, of Josephine Hibbard praying
amongst other things, for the probate OF the
instrument now filed In this court, purporting
10 be the last will and testament OF said de.
ceased. \
Thereupon it is ordered, that Monday the 2sd
day OF January next, at ten o'clock In the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing OF said petit
ton, and that the heirs at law OF said deceased,
ana all other persons interested Ia said estate,
are required TO appear at a session OF said
court then to be holden in the Probate Office,
IN the city OF Corunna, and show cause, II any
mere De, why the prayer of the petitioner
should not be granted \ Z
Ana IL Is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice To the persons interested In said
estate, OF the tendency Of said petition. and the
hearing thereof, by causing "a copy of this orler
10 De puDished in TdE OwoSso TINES news
paper printed and circulated In said county OF
Shlawassee, three successive weeks previous
70 said day OF hearing.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of Probate. \
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
Henderson.

William Maunder, the we'll known car
penter, who has been making his home
at Ellis Otis tor the past few years, left for
England last Monday. he expects to sail
from New York on Wednesday at IL O'clock
a m. and reach Liverpool on about the
will visit his father and mother and take
general survey of the place of bis child
hood. He exptcis to return about April
lst '99-Anna Epton who has been
attending school at the Michigan Agricul-
tural college is home on vacation through
the holidays-Mr. and Mrs. f. Rowley
spent Sunday with friends in Brady
e. K. Bunting made each of his children
happy by placing one hundred dollars at
their disposal for Christmas. We always
thought Mr.. b. would make good Santa
Claus, and now he has proven himself to be
a most generous one-Our village now
affords news paper, the Henderson
Evangel, published monthly by Rev. w.
s. Wallace. 1t is bright, clean, christian
like newsy little sheet, and contains some
very good ads of our business men. The
subscription price is 25 cents year-In
our last writing we said that Fred ROwley
was taken. into the K o. Il. M. but we
are informed that this is a mistake as he
did not join that order, but Daniel and
Clarence Shuster were both taken into the
order on the evening mentiOned-Mrs.
Rowley, and Mrs. Farley were In Owosso
Monday-Mrs Jas. Agnew, Sr., who has
been having poor health for some time was
able to go to Owosso MOnday-Miss
Emma Ball who las been sick for some
time is no better at this writing-The
Woman's Foreign Missionary society held
their regular meeting at the home of Mrs.
w. II. Pitts on Wednesday. They decided
to have their annual supper at Mrs. A. W.
Preyer's on January 18th, 1899.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
No Right To Ugliness.

The woman who is loving in face, form
ana temper will always have friends, but
one who would be attractive must keep her
health. Ii she is weak, sickly and all run
down, she will be nervous aud irritable. Ii
she has constipation or kidney trouble, her
impure blood will cause plmples, blotches,
skin erupti0ns and wretched complexion.
Electric Btters Is the best medicine i'm the
world to regulate stomach. liver and kid
neys and to purify the blood. 1t gives
strong nerves. bright eyes. smooth, velvety
skin, rich complexion. Ii will make good
looking, charming woman of rundown
invalid. Only so cents at Will K. Collins
q Co. Druggists.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23

"Tom Edison the Electrician" play
not seen in Owosso before, although success
full on the road, will be produced this Friday
evening at the Opera House. 1t tells the
adventures of Tom Edison, who rises from
the humble position of Electrician 70 a
millionaire. The scenes are laid in Denver
and in Cripple Creek, and the second act
shows the interior of an electric light plant
In full operation. This is made the great
scene of the play, The william attempts to
wreck the machinery and while at his work
is discovered by ~ father of Tom Edison
Then follows an exciting scuffie between
the two, and the Did man Is pushed against
the switch board and electrocuted. The
play Is filed with many amusing incidents
and cleverly drawn typical western charact
ers and delightful vein of comedy runs
through the entire four acts. Mr.. Blaney
has wisely selected a strong cast, which in.
cludes Jos. j, Bowling. Myra Davis, others
of metropolitan reputation. Price %, 35.
and so cents Seats on sale at Wats0n's
Drug Store
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
MAN MAKING.
We Should At All Times Remember That
We Are the Builders of Ourselves.
.Watchman.

We Should At All Times Remember That
We Are the Builders of Ourselves.
What is all the world doing at once?
My answer is, Building. l admit that
large part Of them, probably the ma
jority, do not know it and have never
thought CT it. Yet building they are.
and have ever been and ever will be.
Aye! and not only are they building,
but they are builders Of that which
they love the best, and in which they
have the nearest interest: they are
builders of themselves. In this great
and universal trade there are no trades
unions and no strikes. There is no dis
tinction Of employer and .laborer.
Bankruptcies and failures, fear, there
are many. Be that as 1t may, let every
man-high or low, rich or poor, young
or old, the Hottest genius and the ver-
lest Ounce, the most careful husband
man of the gifts which God has in
trusted to him and the most profigate
and abandoned gambler-let them all
know that at all times and in all condi-
lions and circumstances they are build
ers, and are builders of themselves.
AS trees make their largest growths
In periods, not, perhaps, of their in
fancy, but of their early spring, SO
mental and moral actions, over and
above what they are in the very pro-
cess of thought and deed, leave behind
them, as portions of the actual charac-
ter of the agent, the largest actual re-
suits. Every one, at the end of the
action, is in himself different from
what he was at the beginning; and II
the act be done in youth, the difference
in him between what he was and what
he is, Is then the widest Do not tell
me in reply that the difference Ia small
and imperceptible; for thus 1t Is from
moment to moment, in being we'll or
i'll, in it's being light or dark, in all the
processes which In the mass make up
the experience of life, with the fruits OF
that Observation-Disclosures
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
Life without Devotion.

To attempt to lead the spiritual life
without devotion is even a greater mis-
take than to go apart from our duties
In order to lead it. Our flying on
Gods errands will be unhallowed
fight, IL we do not first secretly ador
Him In our hearts. A prayerless day
of hard work consecrated by no holy
meditatiop-O what a dull, plodding,
tramping day 1t is! How do we spend
money in such a day for that which Ia
not bread, and our labor for that
which satisfieth not! How does God
In such a day deal with us as with the
Egyptians of old, taking off the chariot
wheels from our work so that we drive
It heavily.-Dean Goulbourn.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
EOPLB TALKED ABOUT.


The empress of Germany starts for
Palestine with 40 trunks full Of
dresses.
Only one clergyman has been deco
rated with the Victoria cross. This
Il Rev. J. w. Adams.
Like most seamen, Admiral Dewey
Ia fond Of horse, but unlike the ma
1ority he Is good rider and hunter.
Justice Harlan gets up at o'clock
In the morning In order to find time
to play golf. Of which he In very fond.
A letter BY Bryant has been found
In which the writer says that he got
first 81 apiece for his poems and later
16 cents line.
James G.. Woodward, who has been
nominated for the mayoralty Of At
lanta, is compositor In the employ Of
the Atlanta Journal. q
s. N. d. North of New York says he
was the first person to make a praO-
teal business use of the typewriter.
He used 1t first in 1872.
James Havlick is the tallest man a
the Oreson's crew, which averages the
tallest tars in the navy. Havlick ID
nearly seven feet in height
Rudyard Kipling is said to be one
Of the least manageable of literary
lions. He dislikes compliments, shuns
society and likes to live quietly.
The duke of Westminster, who has
been married twice, can boast of hav-
ing larger family than any other
member of the British peerage.
Joel Chandler Harris Is said to be
the hardest literary man to interview
In this country. II don't know any
body" he says, land don't care to"
The commission Of John Hay to b
secretary of state credits him in the
District of Columbia. This is the first
time citizen of the district has occu-
pied cabinet position.
G. Godfrey Gumel, the scientist, II
about to publish a book upon the eff
fects of salt in the human body. Twen-
ty years study has led him to believe
that diphtheria, .apoplexy and Other
diseases are dde to a deficiency Of salt.
Queen Victoria, though in every
other respect remarkably fearless
woman. has horror of fires. Her
majesty Is particularly nervous upon
this point when staying abroad at
some place to which she is unaccus-
toned, and for this reason couple 81
hre extinguishers are invariably sent
In advance, to be fitted up In her tenn
porary residence.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
Relipious Paragraphs.

When we get 1t into our heads that
this life Is but the passageway to eter-
nifty, we have learned great truth.
Seventy years of service here is a very
small prerequisite for an eternity of
happiness.
Too many people put on waterproofs
and rubber shoes and raise an UNI
brella whenever they stand under tho
shower of Gospel truth. 1t does not
have q chance to soak in as It ought.
The fact that man does not belong
To q church will not abate for him
even one degree Of the temperature of
hell.
Human nature should really be Co.'s
nature, but what is called by that name
II much more like the DEVILS nature.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
Burton.

Quincy Mcbride is home from the west
for few weeks sojourn-George Nit
chell left Tuesday for Detroit-T. IL.
Bonsor arrived home from Bed Rock, Col,
the first of the week-There will be
preaching In the M. p. church each Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock, during the revival
meeting at the north OwOsso appointment
Frank Scott, of Pontiac, spent part
of the week with Mrs. Alice Scott
Humphrey Scott has been very sick with
hemorrhage of the bowels, but is very much
improved at this writing and Mrs.
WIN. Stanlake are visiting relatives in
Kingston, Ont. two Sabbath schools
of this place will render a Christmas
cantata "A good time with Santa Claus"
in the NJ. e. church Friday evening
Emery Simpson and his sister, Miss Allie,
gave party to about fifty of their young
friends Friday evening of last week
Endeavor meeting Sunday evening at seven
o'clock merry Christmas to all.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
PORTUGAL'S QUEEN.
HELPS TO RULE ONE OF THE LEAST
PROGRESSIVE NATIONS IN EUROPE.


She u Very Much I'm Love With Her Hus-
band and Studied Medicine to Cure His
nis-Has Established . Free Clinic IN
Lisbon for the Benefit of Poor Children.
Queen Amelie OF Portugal Is an ad-
vanced woman, though she Is Queen OF
one of the least progressive nations In
Europe, and a daughter of the conssr-
vative house of Bourbon. When this
gay and pretty princess, who had been
brought up In England, married blonde
and good-natured King Carlos ! OF
Portugal she did what few royal ladies
do-she fell In love with her husband.
No humble Darby and Joan ever lived
in more peaceful conjugal content than
these two young royalties. Not only
does Queen Amelit think her husband
the best of men, bl t she has been most
proud of his blonde but rather chubby
beauty, and great has been her GRIEF
over his yearly increase In weight.
Some time ago kim Carlos figure went
the way common tc most unfortunately
stout men, and IL ugh he has borne
the loss with prinrely good nature, to
Queen Amelie it was a deep source OF
distress. After aveling about with
him to many spas md cures for obesity
and seeing no cutting down OF the
royal waist measu, e, this plucky wom-
an set to work to achieve sufficient
knowledge of med cine to enable her
To conuuer her husbands one weak
ness.
For five years tbs Queen has studied
medicine under the ablest physicians in
Portugal, and at length took her degree
of M. d. after PASSING the most rigor-
GUS examinations. Since her debut az
afull-fledged doctor of medicine she has
actually been able to do more for her
husbands health than any Of the great
specialists to whom he has resorted
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
Women Guides I'm Berlin.

Berlin has now women guides for the
city. They are partly elderly, partly
middle-aged ladies, with a certain
amount OF knowledge Of the world,
some acquaintance with languages and
an assured and amiable demeanor, to
whose care lone female travellers or the
lady travelling parties recently i'm
ported from Scandinavia and America
intrusts themselves. Most of these
resolute persons are Russians or
Austrians. They also do shopping and
other business for people living out Of
towp.-London Globe.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
Sheriff Sale

Notice is hereby given that by virtue ola writ
of execution issued out of the Circuit Court for
the county OF Shiawassee, dated the eighth day
of December, A. d.. 1898, in favor of the Owosso
Savings Bank. of Owosso, Michigan, against
the goods, chattles and real estate of Albert
Miner, in said county, to me directed and de-
livered, did on the 9Th day of December, A.
interest of the said Albert Miner In and TO the
following described real estate, that is to say:
The west half (b) of the south part of the west
half (K) OF the northeast quarter (4) being
that part south OF the Shawassee Town road,
section thirty four (34) township seven "a north
of range three (3) east, Shiawassee county,
Michigan All of which shall expose for sale
ut Public Auction or vendue to the highest
bidder at the front door of the Court house in
the city OF Corunna, in said county of SEiawas-
see chat being the place where the Circuit
Court for the said county is held) ON the 4th
day OF February, 1899, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon OF said day. M. L. SCOUGALE,
FITZPATRICK g. PIERPoNT, Sheriff. /
Plantiff'S ATTORNEYS
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
New Lothrop.
Floyd Snyder Is visiting friends in Film

Floyd Snyder is visiting friends in Flint
The NJ. p. church fair held Wednes
day aud Thursday was decided success
The proceeds amounted to nearly $29
Eden Wilson and family. of Chesaning,
and Henry Zendler of Easton, spent Sun
day at Thomas Snyder's-The infant
daughter of NJ. and Mrs. Fl. ID. Snyder
died very suddenly early Monday morning
after brief illness--rhere will be union
Xmas tree at the M. K. church.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
Oakley.

Louis Wiles of Bath, called on Ezra
Spencer Phillip Mickle ST.. was
married Wednesday to Miss Browrr Of
Owosso-Walter Lingle has secu'h a
position at Rives' Junction as night oper-
ator--Alie Austin of Chaplin, was in
Oakley Friday-Charley Getson of "hes-
aiming, visited at Amos Parshalps Sn, lay
Mrs. MISSIONER, who has been v>'ting
her daughter Mrs. Elmer Downer let for
West Branch Saturday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23

day my wife came across an advertise
ment of Zoa Phora-the 'womans
friend She tried it--so did my daugh-
ter. And il eured them both. Since
mo more doctors bills. There's a
piano in the parlor now-we all ride
wheels, and there's money in the bank
beside"
Zoa Phora 10 the sick woman's great
est treasure. Il acts gently but posi-
lively on her delicate organism-regu-
lates-strengthens-makes way for per-
feet health. a book which tells OF 'Zoa
Phora, free.
Write Zoa PAsea Medicine Co., Kala-
maxoo. Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
A Rame of Brides.

Smolensk. in Russia. has a peculiar
lottery four times year. A young girl
is raffled for in 5000 one-ruble shares.
The winner marriss the girl and re-
ceives the money from the lottery a.
her dowry. The girl. however, may re-
fuse 10 marry the winner, in which
case the money from the lottery Ii d.
vidsd between them.