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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-01
INDIANAPOLIS, SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER !, 1899

1 believe. the first time that military tele-
graphing has been done I'm that way.
AT present there are telegraphic stations
all over Porto Rico. There are about one
hundred men in the signal corps engaged as
operators, signalists. repairmen and clerks.
They belong mostly 10 the volunteer signal
corps, and are very efficient.
Colonel Glassford tells me that when We
took posses sion of the island the most Of the
lines were down. The native operators could
not read BY sound as our operators Go. They
used the old Morse instruments which had
printing registers. and they were surprised
TO see our men take down messages or type
writers directly from the wires. Many of
the wires were run through the forests.
They cut through the bamboo and banana
plantations and were connected by vines
with the ground. For this reason new lines
had to be put Up. so that a practically new
telegraphic system has been made. To-day
there are $50 miles Of wire on the island,
so situated that Governor General Davis can
reach any part of it at a moments notice.
Uncle Sam thus owns the telegraphic sys,
tenn OF Porto Rico. He has also other
property here different from any which he
owns in the United States. He has. in fact,
titles to all the churches, but these will
be given over TO the Catholic Church, by
which the were built. He has a big thea
ter in San Juan and quite a number of pri-
vate residences. He has many fine bar
rack buildings in different parts of the
island, wharves and other property at San
Juan and Ponce. and somewhere between
2o.@O and 5000 acres Of public lands.
The value of the buildings turned over 10
him in Porto Rico when peace was de-
clared is estimated at Ss,00,O0o so that
yam see that the 100000 which we gne
to Spain was not all clear loss.
FRANK c.. CARPENTER
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-01

New York Press.

Beer is as old as Adam. We have been
drinking Adams ale ever since Eden.
Don't be too sure that this ''ale" was ali
water. There was beer before Adam, ana
before Eden. Beer Is as old as humanity.
IL Cain had had q little more beer under
his belt he never would nave slain his
brother. because beer would have put him
in excellent humor. In very ancient days
barley was used for bread and porridee.
and the porridge turned 10 beer. The
Aryans used one word TO express the three
MISUNDERSTANDING. bread and beer. The
Sanskrit writers separated IL. The Ger
mans have retained the bier. Zythum Is
Egyptian for beer. and the Greeks and Ro-
mans called IL cereyfsta.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-01
The indianapolis School of ElocutiOn and Oratory

Twenty-third year-Sept. IS. Parlor. 56 Talbot
block, ". Pennsylvania st. Elocution. oratory.
gesture, pantomime. vocal and physical culture
taught. Commonsense methods. Children's days
Saturday mornings. T. j. MAVOY, Principal
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
Union Plains.

Martin Harrington has had his barn
moved to site near his house, which
makes great improvement in the ap-
pearance as well as being more con-
venient-N. P. Harder and family
went to Fenton Saturday-Alvah
Merrill, who has been visiting his
brother and other relatives here, re.
turned to Colorado Tuesday. His
grandmother accompanied him
William Sayers is having another addi.
ton built to his barn-Kyle Fosket, OF
Ashley, spent Saturday and Sunday
with his parents, returning Monday,
taking horse which he purchased with
him. Miss May Mclaughlin also went
with him to visit friends at Ashley
Miss Bertha Hoover, of Durand, is
visiting friends here-Luil Sayers re-
turned Thursday after an extended
visit at Pittsburg, Pa, and Atlantic
City, N. J. Her brother, BARLEY. who
is employed in the Westinghouse
Electrical Works, also came home for q
visit. They stayed three days at Mag
ara.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY
An Encyclopedia at Less Than One. Quar-
ter Price.

THE TIMES has recently come into
the possession of set of the American
Encyclopedia which it can dispose of
for less than one.quarter the regular
subscription price. The Encyclopedias
consists of eight super-royal octave vol
umes and was prepared under the
supervision of w. Depuy, LII. d. 1t
has large number of colored maps
and charts and treats over 60, 600 topics.
1t is claimed by the publishers to be
brought strictly down to date and to
contain hundreds of articles on subjects
not treated at all in other encyclo.
pedias. The work is illustrated with
over $500 engravings, and those who
ought to know say it is the best illus
trated and best mapped encyclopedia
in the English language. 1t is printed
on fine paper and Is bound in full leath-
er binding. The set may be seen at
this Office by any one interested in the
same. 1t can be purchased at less than
one-quarter the regular subscription
price. For farther particulars inquire
at this office.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
Garland.

Rev. Clouse, of Owosso. occupied the
pulpit at the M. P. church, Sunday
A. d. Wellington and daughter visited
relatives In st. Johns Monday and
Tuesday--Mrs. Henry Green enter-
tained her sister and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ballanger, of Illinois, part Of last
week--Rev. Baker delivered sermon
in Christ Church Sunday evening"
Mrs. Lusk and daughter, of Owosso,
were guests at Henry Mitchell's the last
week-W. Tumelty is moving to Mr..
Clark's farm near Eureka--James
Hyde, Of Alma, is spending short time
at his farm here--LuSher Leavitt has
returned from his visit in the north
Mrs. II. Green and sister visited at j.
Sparks, Ovid, Friday. -
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
Middlebury.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Clark visited
at Walter Bartlett's Sunday OF last
Week.-Mrs. Mae Fields spent week
before last with her parents at Olney
james Voorhies, Jr., has returned
from his northern trip, somewhat i'm
proved in health--Mrs Wheelock
visited her daughter, Mrs. j j. Knapp,
Wednesday--Miss Eliza Sears, who
has been spending the summer with
Mrs. l.. Stone, has returned home
Mrs. Minnie Bartlett was delegate to
the Bay City onvention--The Misses
Eliza and Eta Sears spent part of last
week with Mrs Foster, near Round
Lake--Miss Della Darling attended
the Purvis-Darling wedding Wednesday
evening--Mr. and Mrs. Meyer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Meyer visited at
Chas. Bakers Sunday-Mrs. Lew
Snyder and Miss Della Darling visited
Mrs. Snyder's sister, Miss Evaline, at
Ed. Nichols, Thursday of last week.
Mrs. j. j. Knapp entertained two cous-
ins, Mrs. Packard, of Superior, and
Mrs. Wheelock, of Howell--Mr.
Ganong has made improvements on his
farm by erecting fine barn which adds
very much to the street--Mr Evans
and family visited friends in the south
ern part of the state recently-Mrs.
w. Bartlett visited at Thomas Clark's,
near Elsie, Thursday of last week.
Mesdames w. Bartlett, G. G.. Smith,
and L. G. Van Dyne, were in
Owosso Monday of last week-Mr
and Mrs. G. G.. Smith and Mrs. L. G.
Van Dyne visited at Milton Clark's in
Ashley Saturday and Sunday of last
', week.-Mrs.. Belle Smith visited her
friend, Mrs. Fannie Scott, of Garland
recently-Mrs. L. G. Van Dyne visit
ed at James Cassaday's Tuesday of last
week.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
No Explorers Fever Here3

1t is sometimes hard to realize that
there are hundreds, perhaps thousands
of people in Chicago who have never
seen the lake front, thousands in New
York, who have never seen Brooklyn
Bridge or the Liberty statue and
probably hundreds of thousands who
have never seen country fields and
scenes, but it IS bringing the considera
ton of this trait of human nature a
little closer home when we find citi-
zen who first moved to Owosso nine
years ago and who had never been as
far east as the express Office, never
seen all the school houses or churches
in the city, or the water works, and
until Wednesday had no idea even
where the city hall was to be found,
yet such man turned up in The
TINES Office Wednesday. His knowl-
edge of city politics had evidently been
slightly in excess of his knowledge of
local geography or else the city street
commissioner had needed a man badly
and stumbled on this one, for he had
worked day or two for the commits
sioner and had been told that he could
get an order for his money of the clerk
at the city hall With this inducement
/ he started out to find the hall and
brought up opposite the same, at this
office, for final directions. The man
could remember of but one or two oc-
casions when he had been east of the
center of our little city and the trip to
the city hall was as much journey into
a new country as journey to the
pyramids of Egypt would be to many
people. And yet he lives in a thickly
settled part of the city on the west side
and even has two horses which he
might drive at any time, tho "the boys
generally used the rig" He got his
city order by the assistance of a TIMES
employee and was advised to take some
of his spare time, and one of his horses,
and find out what sort of city he had
been living in all of these years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
Henderson.

DR.. Lumby Is at Copemish on busi-
ness-Rev. Strawn, of Owosso, is as
assisting Rev. Konkle in series of
revival meetings at the Union church.
They are having good success--Mrs.
Peck died at her home Tuesday after
noon with a cancer Mrs. Peck has
surmeunted many difficulties and has
been long and much respected resi-
dent of Henderson-.Mr. and Mrs.
George Huffman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bingham spent Sunday in Fremont
with Rev. Kishpaugh, formerly pastor
of the Methodist church here--A sub.
scription has been taken for the benefit
of the suffering in Porto Rico, by Mrs.
d. Hook, which was literally responded
to-Mrs. j. b. Hurst, of Durand,
spent few days with Mrs. John Shay
last week.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
WHOLE NO. 1910
Byron Farmers Club.

On Thursday, Oct. 12. the club was
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Warner. Nearly every member was
present, but the spacious farmhouse of
the host was adequate for the occasion.
The male quartet, consisting of Berne
Kanouse: Guy Braden, F. A. Braden
and w. B. Warner, gave us some soul
stirring music, after which the blessing
of God was invoked by Guy Braden.
After Mrs. Diar Rathborn read selec-
ton on, Holding the Baby" the club
got down to business on discussion of
the question of whether the new tax
commission is going to prove blessing
to the taxpayer or simply set of offices
to fill. Mr.. l.. G. Kanouse and B. s.
Fosket thought it too early to form an
opinion or Judge intelligently. We
should wait till they have had trial,
and then if they equalize taxation, or
discover for the supervisors property
that has never been assessed, continue
the commission. Mr.. Malcolm Wiltse
thought they could do no more than
the supervisors could do, and therefore
it would increase taxation. Mr.. A.
Orr was of the same opinion. Mr..
James Golf said there are many kinds
of property the value of which the
supervisors are totally ignorant, and
consequently are obliged to guess at its
value. He also said he knew of cases
where merchants ordered goods not to
be sent on until such time as the assess
ment should have been taken. Mr.. +.
A. Braden said when he was on the
board of review they raised the ASSESS
ment of some of the merchants whose
stock was found by comparison with
that of merchants of other towns, to
have been assessed too low for years.
President Wiltse hoped the commission
would pave the way for a new law
equalizing the taxes among all the
people.
The club seemed to be unanimous in
the opinion that every man should be
sworn when giving in his assessment.
1t was thought to be time to adjourn
for dinner, but the program committee
gave notice that the tax commission
should form the subject for discussion
at the next meeting, and Fosket, Orr
and l.. c. Kanouse were named to lead
in its discussion. Also the question,
"Do we wish to be represented in the
State Association of Farmers Clubs?"
After enjoying bountiful dinner, Mr..
Fosket of the committee on free rural
mail delivery, reported having pre-
sented petition signed by seventy five
who would be benefited by 1t, to Mr..
Fordney and he had promised TO do all
in his power to secure such a route for
us at the earliest day possible. The
report was accepted and the committee
retained. The club voted that here
after questions discussed must be de-
cided one way or the other. Accord
ingly an attempt was made to decide
by vote, the question on the tax COM
mission, but was ruled out of order by
the president as it was on the program
for the next meeting. On the whole ID
was an interesting meeting and at a
late hour the club adjourned to meet at
James Goff's, November 8. BIS. F,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
ShaftSburg.

Clayton Murray, who has been ill for
a long time, is recovering-Announce
ments are out for the marriage of Mr..
Jay Van Ripper and Miss Myra Shaft,
two we'll known and estimable young
people of this place. Congratulations
are now in order--As Mr.. Colt and
Mr.. ,Leggett, of Perry were crossing
the G. e. G. L. r. r. at the Warner cross
ing two miles west of here, west bound
train caught the team killing the horses
instantly. Mr.. Leggett saw the dan.
ger, jumped from the wagon and was
uninjured. The wagon was thrown
in contact with the train, thus throw.
ing Mr.. Colt out crushing his skull,
and killing him instantly. He leaves
young wife who has the profound
sympathy of all--The eighteenth an
nual meeting of the Woodruff Town.
ship S. S. association, will be held in
the Shaftsburg Congregational church
Friday Oct. 81. An interesting program
has been prepared-W. Wright has
moved his harness stock into the Jason
block, where he is more comfortably
situated--John Hancock, is fitting
up the old corner store for black
smith shop--Dr. Kay has been giving
his farmhouse a new coat, having put
on new siding-Jay Van Ripper, will
move his boot and shoe stock, into the
Marsh block, and live in the room:
above.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
Gets State Iobs Easily.


Pat Cavanaugh is an adept at getting
state jobs. He hasn't much of politi.
cal pull either, and was never known
to take civil service examination, and
tho he has had several examinations of
a different kind it is cruelty suggested
by some of his friends that he couldn't
be civil long enough to take the first
kind any way. His last state job was
in Detroit where he worked for three
months under Captain Joe before TAX
ing a vacation and returning to Owosso.
Patsy didn't feel particularly stuck up,
however, over the added fame which he
had won by reason of his serving the
state in its greatest city and in fact
dropped into his old ways as gracefully
as any one could have done. This
week, however, the irksomeness OF
Owosso life began to be too oppressive
and, as good Office seeker, he began
pulling wires for another state job. In
this case it will not affect his chances
for getting the same to say that he bids
fair to succeed. Until the matter is de-
cided he will content himself with a
county position under Sheriff Scougale
who will tutor him until his examina
ton before Justice McCaughna nexi
Wednesday on the charge, preferred by
Mrs. T. o. Ledbeter, of calling her q
particularly bad name. Marshal Ross
with the aid of warrant sworn out
by Mrs. Ledbeter was instrumental in
getting him his county position Tues
daY evening
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
PRICES.

One thing is certain. If man cleans
your watch for fifty cents he never puts
O dollars worth of work on it. II he
charges you seventy-five cents for .
new main spring he doesn't use q
dollar spring. He can't afford to. No
one can. In the present business
activity and business competition things
are worth pretty nearly what they cost.
Something for nothing is an exploded
theory on both sides. The reliable
matchmaker who charges you dollar
and half fora certain piece of work
expects to give you value received. He
expects to apply his time, talent and
skill to your work until it is q first class
job. He tries in every way to please
you. / make my prices for repairing
as low as possible for first class work.
l only charge for what actually do.
l am in business to make money, Of
course, but good work at reasonable
price will make me more money in the
end than poor work at any price.
r. B. HOLMAN,
Opticlan and JeweIer,
OWOSsO, MICH.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
Byron.

John Davidson went to Fenton Friday
Mrs. Leslie Alden, of Lafayette,
Gratiot county, is visiting friends in
this vicinity-William Mcdonald, OF
the Byron Herald, visited Cadillac last
week--Clark Campbell is visiting
relatives in Indiana-Charles Green
went to Fenton Thursday-Frank
Royce was In Byron, as of old, Satur.
day night, selling papers-Eddy Shell.
den is suffering with two boils on one
of his wrists. } Asau AM g n
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
To Cure q Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money IL 1t fails to
cure. K. w. Groves signature on every
box. 25c.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-11
YARMOUTH.

A warrant Is out for special town
meeting to be held Saturday, June 10 at
2.s0. The following articles are to be
considered: To hear the request Of L. p.
L. Shaw and ten others to see II the town
will make necessary additions to the Gen.
trail school. building this summer..so as to
provide suitable accommodations for the
large increase in the number of pupils
this coming fall, and to hire money for
the same. Sealed proposals will be re-
oeived until Monday, july II at 8 p. M.
by the S. S. committee of Yarmouth for
the finishing Of a room in the Central
school building. Specifications can be
seen at the Office of Herbert A. Merrill,
chairman
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-11
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice TO Coal Dealers.

The COMMITTEES on public buildings viii re-
ceive sealed proposals until Tuesday, July 10 h:
S99, at ~ m. for furnishing 700 tons or iess of
bestquslity broken Lehigh coal, anu 525 tons
or less OF best quality egg size Length, aLd l25
TONS or less best quality stove Lehigh coal 224O
pounds 10 the ton, 10 be delivered and Ius in
and trimmed in the bins Of such OF the public
buildings and school houses of the city and
islands, and at such times as may be designa ed,
the coal to be in all respe3ts of the best quality
aud In the best order, an TO be well screened
on the wharves before delivery, and weighed
and Inspected by such weightr and inspector
as the committee NAV designate. Separ at
bids will be received at the same time for fur
nishing $50 tons or less OF Cumberland coal
from the Pocahontas mine, or coal of equal
quality. suitable for steam purposes 224D
pounds to the ton, to be delivered as above.
The committee reserve che right to reject any
or all bids should they deem 1t for the Interest
of the city so to do, and no bid that Is not in
conformity with the foregoing requirements will
be considered. Bids should be marked PRO
posals for Coal" anu addressed 10 Frank W.
Robinson. Chairman Committee on Public
Buildings. iulysdlw
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-11
MORRILLS.

Mr.. George N. Prize. who died on Sat-
urday at his home on Pleasant street,
Deering Centre, died as result of se7-
eral weeks illness with cancer of d Q
stomach. The deceased was aS years of
age and was employed by q. S. Goddard
g. Co., the florists. The funeral services
were held Monday afternoon from the
late residence. The burial was at Ever
green cemetery.
Mrs. Frances II. Drew gave free Loot
ure before fair-sized audience Monday
evening at Hoegg hall. Deering Centre,
ON the subject Building tie Human
Temple" The lecture was to ladies and
children. Mrs. Drew will be at ths resi-
dsnce Of Mrs. Ii. N. Cobb, ITO Oak street,
today.
Tuesday afternoon and evening at the
residence of MIR. and Mrs. Merritt b.
Coolidge, Pearl street, Woodfords. the
Congress Square Universalist church and
parish of Portland are to have lawn
party. The ladies will meet In the after
noon and the gentlemen will attend a
picnic supper at 6 o'clock.
At the Rivsrton Park casino Saturday
afternoon and evening, Mrs. Mary A.
Baxter, Pleasant street, entertained a
party of ten ladies'.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-11
PEAKS ISLAND.

One of the most deplorable outrages
committed by Fourth of July jewellers on
this island was the destruction of 1.-THE
Little Red Schoolhouse." a beautiful
birdhouse, made and erected by Mr..
Frank Lavorezelle, . native of Palermo,
but most patriotic American at heart.
A .tamily of swallows had their home
there, but the poor birdlings were killed.
Mrs. W. A. Hartshorn Of Lewiston,
Mrs +. o. email of Somerville. Mass. !,
Mrs. Mary II. Perkins OF Alfred, Me-,
and Miss Emma Skillings of Portland
have taken q cottage at Trefethen's land
ing for few days.
MIR. and Mrs. Bell of Portland are at
Smith cottage.
Mrs. u. e. Angler of Concord. Mass,
who Is spending some time on this is
land, recently visited her childhood nome
on House island. with her brother and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Trefethen.
Mrs. Brimmer and Mrs. Howe and Mr..
Allen went also from Trefethen's landing
Both parties went in dor!es.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buffom of Skowhegan
has boon visiting friends on Peaks
island.
Mrs. s. e. Frye, who has been at her
teautiful cottage on Westinghouse hill,
has returned to Boston.
Business is lively on this island now.
The rain was most welcome on this Is
land where the fire was burning even
under ground. One thousand dollars
worth Of hose is said to have been fused
up" in.the efforts made to quenoh 1t. The
firsboat was left in ohargs of Mr.. Henry
Trefethen who. with his men, were en-
gagged to cut dawn trees and dig trenches
The lire was reported nearly out on
Sunday.
MIR. Pye of Oak lawn recently met with
a serious accident from the premature
blasting at Diamond island. A rock,
said 10 weigh nine pounds struck him,
| breaking enc rib and shattering q
shoulder-blade. He is reported MS doing
WE'LL and, If able, VIII probably return
to Pine Point in the latter part of the
week.
Ethel. Maurice aud Bernice Durgin of
Deering celebrated the Fourth with
Mrs. Henrietta b. Wildes of Oak Lawn.
| Miss Edith Mains has been whiting Mrs.
Wildes at her cottage.
| DIR. Bowker IL at Central cottage.