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The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-27
COAL CREEK ITEMS.
Mrs. wm. Richards still lies very

Mrs. Wm. Richards still lies very
i'll.
Henry Rosser. OF the Model drug
store, took in the sights of Flor
ence Thursday evening.
The remains Of William Wag-
staff were inferred in Highland
cemetery Wednesday
Mrs, Robert Millikin and daugh-
ter came down from Elkton Thurs
day. They ire the guests OF Post
mistress Doyle.
C. j. Dewey, representing the
Colorado Packing and Provision
company, was doing business with
ont merchants Thursday.
Mrs. T. NJ. Howell and Mrs.
Robert Millikin were visiting in
Florence Saturday.
J. w. Lawrence WAS down from
Augusta Friday to spend an hour
with the boys.
Daniel Williams is sporting a
brand new wheel 1t is Crescent
and beauty.
Big preparations are being made
for the Charity ball and supper to
be given here Monday night
Ed, r. Williams is moving over
from Rockvaie,
Everybody is getting ready for
a summers prospecting.
Miss Lloyd is now visiting az
Cripple Greek.
Mr.. and Alrs, Flynn left for
Denver Thursday They viii re-
main there week and then "a
east to spend the summer
DP. Jones, general superintend-
ent of the Colorado Supply com
pany, was visiting the store at tlis
point Saturday
Mary 6. Davis left Saturday for
Pueblo.
Mrs. William Barrett arrived
here Saturday from Denver.
Jack Harris and Win Griffith
left Friday night for Trinidad.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-27
Silver and Lead

Silver, 59s; lead, 81. 20.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-27

Personally conducted excursions,
to all points east via Rio Grande
and.great Rock Island route leave
Florence at ALI p. m. every Fri
day Pullman rates, 81 to Omaha
or Kansas City; 50 to Chicago: S5
70 Boston and New York. Re
serve your accommodations early.
Get full particulars of agent, or
write w. II. Firth, G.. A. p. D., 500
18th straef Denver, Colo.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-27
The Rain Tree of Ferro Island.

The island Of Ferro is one of the
largest in tho Canary group, and
it has received its name on account
Of its iron-bound soil, through
which no river nor stream flows.
In the midst of the .Island there
grows tree known as the raining
tree, the leaves of which are long
and narrow. 1t continues in CON
staut verdurc winter and summer,
and the branches are covered with
cloud which is never dispelled,
but. resolving itself into moisture,
causes to fall from its leaves
very clear water in such abundance
that eisterns placed at its foot to
receive it are never empty. April
Ladies' Home journal.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-27
A Candidates Experience.

The following sworn statement
Of "A candidate for Office, published
by the Taylor (Miss) Tribune,
would Indicate that running for
office in Mississippi is byno means
"A =uap:
Lost four months, twenty-thrce
days canvassing; 1,349 hours think
ing about the elections fveacres of
cotton; twenty-five acres of corn;
whole sweet potato crop; four
sheep, five shoats aud one beef
given to barbecue; two front teeth
and a considerable quantity Of hair
in a personal skirnish. Gave
ninety-seyen plugs of tobacco,
seven Sunday school books, two
pairs OF. suspcnders, four calico
dresses, seven dolls and thirteen
baby roitles
Told 2,SS9 lies; shook hands
23,476 times; talked enough to
hnve made in print GOO large vol
umes size of patent Office reports; ;
kissed l26 babies; kindled four
teen kitchen fires; cut three cords
Of wood; pulled l7l bundles of
Fodder; picked 7l6 pounds of cot
ton; helped pull seven wagon loads
of corn; dug fourteen bushels of
potatoes; toted twenty-seyen buck
cts Of water; put up seven stoves;
was dog bit four times; watch bro
ken by baby, which cost S3 to have
repaired.
LOANED out three barrels of
oor.twenty seven bushels of meal,
100 pounds of bacon. ffty-seven
pounds of butter. forty-two dozen
eggs, three umbrellas, thirteen lead
pencils, one bible dictionary, one
moving blade, two hoes, one over
coat, two boxes of paper collars.
none of which have been returned.
Called my opponent peram-
bulating liar doctors bill $40.
Had five arguments with my wife
result: one flower vase smashed,
one broom handle broken, one
dish pf hash knocked off the
table, one shirt bosom ruined, two
handsful of whiskers pulled out,
ten cents worth of sticking plaster
bought Besidesspeuding 81 ,76S. :"
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-27

Wanted to buy few good Real
Estate Mortgages for cash. See
j. j. Fitzgerrell. 1853
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-27
WAR INVESTIGATION.

W ~ N IN A-s9 M AfANs
TnE public is informed chat the
big Four" the packing trust
which supplies this part of the
country with beef, hrs increased
the price to its customers for all
first class orders. The price of
minor quality beef remains uu-
changed for the reason that ther,
is very little demand for that sort
since the war investigation into
the methods of the beef trust has
given the public some insight into
the operations of the packing
houses. What the public did NOT
know before, how canned beef is
prepared by the trust and what
sort of meat is used for It's prepar-
alton, it is now, thanks 10 the in
vestigation started by General
Miles, fully informed upon and as
a consequence the demand for the
article has greatly decreased as
might have been expected.
From the testimony given be-
fore the military court of inquiry
it is apparent that very inferior
grade Of meat is used for canning
purposes and that the packing
houses are not adverse 10 putting
condemned meat into the cans
This being known and The fact
being established by competent
testimony the demand for that
sort of stuff has materially de-
creased, Ia order to even up
things the trust has increased the
price on first quality meat so as TO
be recompensed for the loss on
the unstable canned stuff. The
uext thing in order will be the
falling off in demand for canning
cattle So long as there is no call
for canned meat the trust Will no
longer continue TO prepare that
sort Of meat for the market The
demand for good qualify cat
tie will increase and with it the
price and poorer qualities will for
some Time to come prove a drug in
the market-all ON account Of the
war investigation. Denver Post
EVERY editor has received them
The postmaster sends them to the
editor, The postmaster is not to
blame. For instance, there was a
man by the name of, well, say Tim
Short, who sent us three notices to
stop his paper, he did not want ii
any longer. We wondered what
was the matter. Upon iuvestigat-
ing the subscription book we found
that Tim was short $40. He had
never paid cent ana yet he stop
ped his papera as matter of ecom-
omy Ito us. He didn't want us to
lose any more by him. A few days
afterwards Short was at church,
and his melodious tenor rang out
loud and clear in that old soul
stirring song, Jesus Paid it All
He might have been mistaken, but
his earnestness impressed us. So
the next day we sent him a receipt
in full, begging his pardon for not
knowing that he made an assign
ment OF his liabilities to the Lord. I
Ex.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-27

The unpleasant weather of the
past few days causes the travelling
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-06-16
SHOWS AN INCREASE.
Average Wages Paid In Michigan This
Year.

Year.
Lansing, Mich, June 12.-Labor Com.
missioner Cox, who is chief factory inspect
or for the state. says that in the inspection
of the first 1900 Michigan factories, from
January 1, 1899, to June 1, 1899. there were
found n new factories which had been
built since last inspection. or these So gave
the amount of capital invested as $1,000
or an average of $40, 59l.23 for each factory
At the same ratio the other 10 would have
invested $20l, 1913, making an aggregate for
the II factories of $685. 24
The n factories were employing 752
males and $40 females, total of LOTT EN-
ployes, or an average of IA employees for
each factory.
The aggregate wages paid the EN- ployes
was 81, 424 43 each day, or monthly wage
Of S37, 035.1S The average daily wage OF
these employees was 81 S3. which, taking
into consideration that nearly 80 per cent
were females, brings the average wages
about per cent above that paid in 1898
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-06-16
Byron Farmers Club.

The Byron Farmers Club was enter
tanned at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dyer Rathbone, Wednesday afternoon,
June 9TH.
The program was begun with song,
entitled, Were Growing DID," by B.
G. Kanouse. Concerning the first sub
ject for discussion, Poultry" Dyer
Rathbone said they had about rs Hou-
dan hens, and they realized q a month
for eggs, but they don't try to have
them. lay in winter. Mrs. B. g. Kan
ouse said her mother always has laying
hens in winter, by simply feeding warm
food. l.. c. Kanouse said one of Mr..
Rathbone's hens came over to his place
last fall to eat with his fatting hogs.
Finally the snow came and biddy
stayed all winter and is there yet.
When she began laying he saved the
eggs and began setting hens on them;
and now he said we have set all our
hens on her eggs. After this B. j.
Kanouse sang song entitled, 1.-THE
Music of the Old Rooster"
The president appointed James Golf
and w. b. Warner as a legislative COM
mittee.
Mr.. James Golf gave his views on
fencing. He concluded that the woven
wire fence is the best fence to build.
However, there were advocates of the
slat and wire, or cyclone fence.
us it best to cultivate deep or shall.
low" This subject was assigned to
w. b. Warner. He said we could not
adopt either method TO the exclusion of
the OTTER. Early In the season 1t was
thought best to cultivate deep, but las
the season advances. shallow cultiVat-
ing Is better, on account of the roots of
plants. And yet he said, our fathers
plowed out their corn the last time and
sometimes even after 1t tasseled put
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-06-16

and they raised as good corn as we do.
This question fiually led to the consid-
Grafton of deep or shallow ploughing.
Mr.. Orr likes to plough 8 or 0 inches,
but it requires more manuring than for
shallow ploughing. Those who have
sandy farms were more in favor of
deep ploughing, while those on clay
farms think they obtain the best results
by shallow ploughing.
A. Orr was called on for talk on
sheep. 1t was plain to be inferred
from his remarks that he is sheep
man, for he thinks sheep are the best
kind of stock to keep. He does not
wash his sheep thinking it cruel
practices; but l.. G. Kanouse made 1t
clear that the man who don't wash his
sheep or at least put them in the water,
and so the wool will go as washed wool,
is the loser, by the difference between
the price of washed and unwashed
wool, as there is no difference in the
weight. Malcolm Wiltse said, how
ever, that his wool shrunk a pound and
half head by washing Lawrence
Euler said he preferred to shear his
sheep earlier and save washing. The
discussion of this subject caused con-
siderable merriment.
L. G. Kanouse reported that he had
received the library from the State
librarian, and after the club adjourned
any who so desired could take book
to read.
"The Game Law" the Drain Law"
and Trusts" are the subjects for dis
cussion at the next meeting, which will
be at Peter Rohrabacher's.
r. ID. Morgan, George Brough and
James Bixby were elected to member
ship, and the meeting closed. F.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-06-16
HANNA DOESN'T THINK BRYAN
WILL BE THE NOMINEE.
Mckinley and Hobart VIII Again be
Nominated by Republicans, He Says.

Mckinley and Hobart VIII Again be
Nominated by Republicans, He Says.
New York, June IA Senator Mark
Hanna does not think VIM. j. Bryan has
as good chance to be the democratic
nominee for president as he had two months
ago. The senator believed at that time Mr..
Bryan could have no rival. Now he thinks
he may not be named.
In an interview concerning the next ma
tional campaign, the senator said
"As to republican candidates, there is
not the slightest possibility that there can
be anything but reconciliation Of Nc Kinley
and Hobart. don't recall, from the years
have been In politics, any president or
vice president who have been in q eater
harmony, politically. They have thorough
understanding of each other, and are close
~ bound socially. 1t has been said that
Mr.. Hobart's illness might prevent his re-
nomination, but he is recovering rapidly
and will be In excellent condition when the
next session Of congress begins"
''What do you think should be the chief
planks of the Republican platform of 19OO?"
he was asked.
II am not the republican party. I am
not the national committee, and the dele
gates to the next convention have not been
chosen"
'sWIll there be an antitrust plank?,
1.-THE position Of the Ohio republicans is
the only one of which can talk. You re-.
member that at the republican convention
in Ohio, recently, declaration was made
against the formation of combinations that
are harmful to the people,"
''What do you think of the presidents
change In the civil service rulesp"
ut is a good change, but not properly
understood, II seems to me. There Is talk
that the doors have been opened for 10000
republicans. The actual fact Is that only
about 1000 places have been taken out of the
competitive class. The presidents action
Is a sensible remedy for bad condition of
things created by President Cleveland. who
placed about 90, 900 cnder the civil service
regulations, and saddled his appointees on
the republican party.
.'cIeveisnd created new spoils system,
which has now become int0lerable. Con-
fid initial places were made to come under
his ruling, and the republican heads of de-
partments have had to get along with dem
Ocrats. with whom they bad to maintain
the closest official relations. The people,
voted for republican administration. and
they cannot get II while the democrats
hoara the poWer. McKtuley's ruling Is 4
good and wise one"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-06-16
New Lothrop.

Ii. N. Hills was i'm Flushing on Friday
Sherman Colby was in Saginaw OF.
MOnday-Walt Sanborn went to Bay
City on Monday Washington Sny der
went to Flushing on Monday-Mr. and
Mrs G. A. French were in Flint on Friday
ing, were in town on Thursdsy-GeO
Budd and DR.. j. d. Bell, of Flushing, were
in town on Thursday-Lue Beatty has
accepted position with his brother, Will.
in the st6te-Bert. Chamberlain and wife,
of Elsie, were the guests of Miss Mabe
Moore, on Sunday-S. d. Wilson and
family left on Wednesday for Syracuse,
N. Y, to visit relatives--H. K. Nye and
Frank Haskins,o of Flushing, were In town
on Tuesday of last week.-Mrs. Elmer
Judd and son, Glen, attended the Moorish
reunion at Burton on Thursday--Rev. G.
EDgand's subject at the M. p. church next
Sabbath morning will be "Dlvine Require
ments Miss Fannie Beecher. of Flint,
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
purchased piece of property near Gaines
where he will make his home in the future
Clarence Amidon returned home from
Lerado on Saturday evening, where he has
been in the employ of Geo. Snyder--Mr.
and Mrs. John SRyder left on Saturday
morning for Auburn, Bay county, to visit
their daughter. Mrs. Henry Turner--Wm
Speer, of Oregon, who has been absent from
this place for IL years, is visiting his broth
ers, John and Cameron, at present--Maud
Gillett, OF Maybee. arrived In town on We'd
nesday of last week. She will make her
home with her brother, Clark, in the future
Rev G. r. Kellerman pastor of the M.
E. church of Lapeer, will occupy the pulpit
at the M. K. church next Sunday both
m orning and evenipg--Will Taber and
wife, of Metropolis, Iii. ARE visiting relatlv
es In this vicinity. Mr.. Tabor was In the
service Of Uncle Sam during the Spanish
war where he spent 10 months, portion of
which time was passed in .Cuba--The
ladies Of the M. p. church and friends of
Mrs G. England to the number of about six
ty, gave her very pleasant birthday sur
prise at her home on Monday afternoon of
this week. Supper was served including
strawberries and ice cream. She was re-
membered with several tokens and all wish
ed her many happy returns and hoped her
forty. first birthday would be long remem
bered..
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-06-16

On the recommendation of Congressman
Fordney. g. w. Lindley has been APP
pointed postmaster at Vernon to succeed
Frank Westcott, resigned.
The friends of Otto l. Sprague, OF this
city. have been busy during the past week
extendinA congratulations upon his appoint
ment as supervisor OF the census for the
eighth congressional district. The selection
OF Mr.. Sprague gives general satisfaction
throughout the district and Is recognition
OF the county that Shiawassee republicans
appreciate. The position pays 81, 600.
Congressman Fordney is in Washington
for few days and will 20 from there to
the Pacific coast to be absent month or
six weeks.
Labor Commissioner Cox has appointed
VIM. Atwood, OF st. Charles, as deputy
mine inspector.
The annual adjustment of the salaries of
postmasters gives Postmaster Pickert. Cor
unna, an increase of 500, Postmaster
Epson, Durand. $780, Postmaster Evsrts,
Chesaning. Sl00.
Congressman Richard p. Bland, of Mis-
sOnri, died Thursday morning after a long
sickness. he was one of the leaders of the
democratic party and man of great force
of character.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, predicts the
unanimous re- nomination of both President
Mckinley and Vice President Hobart
j. S. Haggart slipped while in Detroit
Wednesday and sprained an ankle so
severely that he was obliged to get crutches
before coming home.
H. s. Greenwood, G P. A. for the
Wabash road, was In the city Thursday on
business.
The Fat Mans Cycle Club enjoyed run
to Corunna Tuesday afternoon where they
w re caught by the rain and obliged to have
recourse to the hospitality of Landlord
Smuh of the Grand Central. After return
ing to OwossO they went to the home of
Fat man K e Bentley where an elegant
trout supper was served. At a business
meeting the application of DIR Hume for
membership in the club was favorably act
ed upon and the applicant was promptly
called up by telephone and asked to go to
the home of e E. Bentley at once. Much
of the rest of the proceedings is shrouded
in mystery but it is generally understood
that the Doctor was initiated in very
way.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-06-16

The report which some one attempted to
start concerning an attempt to Dust Dr.
James b. Angel from the presidency Of
the University Of Michigan, hes had the
effect which might have been expected. 1t
has simply brought more forcibly to the
minds Of the people throughout the state
that the University while under the guidance
of President Angel, with his world wide
reputation as an educator and a diplomat,
Is under the best of care and is bound to
keep on progressing as 1t has constantly
done during the years Of his leadership.
Michigan meIy well be proud of her Uni
versity PRECEDENT.
Rev. John Sweet, Of this city was given .
most complete as we'll rs pleasant surprise
yesterday morning by the RECEIPT of the
news that Albion College had just conferred
the degree of Doctor of Divinity upon him.
The honor, which Is an honor to Owosso as
weILas to DIR. Sweet, is q we'll deserved one
as;there are probably few stronger or more
fearless divines In tho Methodist church in
tne State tDan tho nov. vohh oWoot " ~
The newly made Doctor will wear his new
honor with credit to himself, to the degree
and to the institution which gave 1t to hun.
Supt. @. T. Grawn, of the Traverse City
schools, was In Owosso the first of the week
in connection with the settling up of the
"A. K. Blackwood estate Mr.. Grawn Is
the man about whom the rumor has been
persistentIy circulated that in case OF
change in the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the train.
ing school at Ypsilanti he would be offered
the position. That he would make cap
able man, II such change should be made,
no one who knows him doubts.
Mrs. Geo. II. Chapman, Of st. Johns,
visited Owosso friends during the week.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-06-16

Referring to his probable election as
speaker of the house of representatives.
Gen. Henderson has the following to say:
!" am much gratified at the kindly expres-
sions received from my colleagues In the
house, and every man In the house can feel
assured that when get into the chair his
rights will not only lie respected, but pro-
tected. AS to how l stand, every man
knows that believe In liberal pensions for
the old soldiers the men who fought to pre-
serve the union of the states. AS to my
policy, should be elected speaker of the
house, the best thing can say is that l will
be fair. No man can ask more than that
and no man can be more than that. can
truthfully cay have made no pledges what
ever, and only went into the fight because
my delegation, without exception, desired
me to do so. If l am elected will go into
the chair with not the promise of single
chairmanship to redeem, and absolutely un-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-06-16
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
EDMUND O. DEWEY, EDITOR
owosso. FRIDAY. JUNE 10. 1899,

The appointment of Mr.. Otto l.. Sprague,
Of this city, as supervisor of the census for
the eighth congressional district is good
one in every respect and ensures a business
like administration of census affairs In this
district The position is one which requires
no small amount of administrative and ex-
ecutive ability and this appointment, which
Is a credit TO Senators Mcmillan and
Burrows and Representative Fordney, is
a fair sample of the strong class of men
chosen to supervise the work of taking the
census throughout the state and Co. .ioly
does not show any crying need for civil ser
vice interference here. The appointment
of Mr.. Sprague, who has been well known
as one of the most wide awake end fairest
of party workt rs, Is matter of satisfaction
to his friends in general and his party
friends in particular who know the ability
he possesses and the GOOD work he will do in
directing the work in this district in a man.
ner satisfactory to the most exacting.