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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

The annual meeting of the Michigan
Press Association held at Lansing this
this week proved to be one OF the greatest
Importance to publishers, besides being an
unusually pleasant gathering The officers
elected for the ensuing year are: Presi
dent, w. r. Cook, Hastings; vice president,
@. II. Newell. Coldwater; secretary, D.
j. Savage, Midland; treasurer. <. :.
Andrews, WILLIAMSON; delegates IT, the
National Editorial Association at Portland,
Oregan, Fred Slocum. Caro-; Robert Smith,
Lansing; M. e Brown, Battle Creek; 4. X
ellison, Benton HarbOr; b. j. Lowery'
Howard City; II. K White, OwOssO.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

Cadillac News and Express: One of the
candidates at the coming republican state
convention at Lansing will be Col. d. >
Dean, of Ann ArbOr, for regent OF the
University to succeed himself. Gel. Deans
record as soldier for the union In the war
OF the rebellion is one that reflects upon
him credit and honor, as does his lifetime
standing as citizen and business man ana
as worker In the ranks of the republican
party In his city and county and state
Col. Dean has served through one term as
regent, ard his familiarity with the needs
of the institution, coupled with his zeal for
economical expenditures of all public funds,
form arguments for his nomination which
should not 60 UNDECIDED
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
Half-Rates to Detroit.

The Grand Trupk Railway System will
issue e. cursiOn tickets frem all its stations
In Michigan to Detroit and return at
Single Fare For The Round "Trip on account
of the Michigan Club Annual Meeting aud
Banquet at Detroit, February. 22d. Tickets
will be sold for all trains on February 81 st.
and for the morning trains of Feb %, ana
cluning February 23d, 1899 This gives
good opportunity to visit Detroit at a cheap
rate this season OF the year, and the public
should avail themselves of this opportunity.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
Ask your grocer for The Dustless Floor
Brush.
County Meeting.

The annual meeting of the County As.
ISOLATION of Farmers clubs will be held on
Saturday, Feb Is, in the court house in
Corunna, commencing at 10 o'clock a. m.
Election Of officers at p. m. The topic is,
"How Best to Keep up the Interest of Our
Clubs" Discussion of this subject to be
led by N. K. Potter; the members expected
to take part In discussion. A question box
to be an important feature In the program.
By order of f. M. WHELAN, Pres.
FL. A. MASON. Sec.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
Michigan Central Stock Yards, Detroit.

Cattle were dull at the Detroit Live
Stock Market, Thursday, FEBRUARY 10th, quality
common; prime steers and heifers, SAB a. @Io
handy butchers, $3.50 a AS; common, 1913 "a
S.26; Gamers cows. 81 80 90 275; stockers ana
feeders, active ut ~ rs a $50,
Mich cows, dull at 5000 "a 1000; calves
active at $500 a 6.76.
Sheep and lambs, quiet quality fair;
prime lambs, M75 a AS mixed, $50 0426;
culls. $3.50 "a $780,
Hogs, lower quality, poor; prime mediums
$50 DS.s6 Workers, 8s75 a 380;pigs % SOD ss.n'
roughs, S3.25 "a $50; stays one-third on; GRIP
pies, 81. 90 per cwt on
hogs, 2300.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
For Commissioner Of Schools,
o. L. BRISTOL, of Perry.
Call for Judicial Convention, 35th Judicial

Call for Judicial Convention, 35th Judicial
Circuit.
OwOsso Mich. Jan. 20, 1899.
The Republicans of the 35th Judicial Circuit
m convention at the Court Room in the Court
House, in the village of Howell Mich Liv.
ingston county. on Thursday, the 9th day OF
March, A. D., 1899, at one o'clock p. m, for the
purpose of placing in nomination candidate
Tor Circuit Judge of the 35th JUDICIAL Circuits;
the counties composing said circuit will be en-
titled to be represented as follows:
Livingston county, eleven Q1l delegates.
Shiawassee county, fifteen 15) delegates
ODELL CHAPMAN,
Chairman of Judicial Committee.
AUSTIN K. RICHARDS, FRED EDWARDS.
Members Com.
JAMES W. EDGAR
Chairman Co. Com.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
Doctor Arrested for Bigamy.

Niles, Mich, Feb. 15.-Dr. Charles w.
II. B. Granville, president Of st. Luke's
hospital here, was arrested Monday
morning for bigamy. The charge was
made by his former wife, who when
she was married to him at Poplar
Bluffs, Mo-, in 1886, was Mrs. Elizabeth
Griddle, widow Of Union soldier She
says he abandoned her at South Bend,
Ind. AT that place he became ac-
quainted with Mrs. Anna Belle Hans.
Granville brought Mrs. Hans here, and
according to her own confession and
her marriage certificate, he married
her at st. Joseph, Oct. 4, 1897. Gran
vile denies any marriage with Mrs.
Griddle.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

The republican county convention held
in Corunna yesterday deserves no greater
oommendation for any of Its deeds than for
the prompt and enthusiastic adoption of the
resolution endorsing Judge Stearns +.
Smith for his upright and efficient work on
the bench. And the voters will be equally
unesuivocal In their endorsement Of the
Judge at the polls.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

THE TIMES was informed Wednesday by
prominent Livingston county republican
that the delegation from that county to the
approaching republican judicial convention
would undoubtedly be soidly In favor of
the denomination of Judge 8. +. Smith.
that his services on the bench had been
highly satisfactory to the people of that
county, and that people desire an oppor.
tunity to give him an endorsement at the
polls.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

Mrs. Frank Thompson. of Kerby, Is very
sick with pneumonia.
Agent Wykes. of the d. q NJ, is confined
to the house by sickness.
: Mrs. Dawson, the evangelist at the
Asbury M. K. church, has been sick with
the grip the past week.
State Secretary M. Fl. Reynolds has been
doing Sunday school work in the eastern
part of the state this week.
Rural mail carrier John Sprague, who
has been confined to the house the past two
weeks with the grip, is on the way to
recovery and expects to commence his
duties again next Monday.
The village of Vernon met with severe
loss last Friday noon when the schoo,
house took fire from defective chimney
and was totally destroyed. With the
building was also lost the school library
which was considered to be one of the best
in the county. The building was erected
in 1871 at cost of $4,000 1t was insured
for $1,000.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
To cure La Grippe, keep warm, especially
the feet, and take DR.. Miles Nervine.
Has a Habit of Going Dumb.

Niles, Mich, Feb. H.-Miss Grace
Harner, the daughter Of q wealthy
farmer residing near Baroda, this coun-
ty, has twice in the last month been de-
prived Of the use Of her voice. and now
she cannot say word. 1.-THE first time
Miss Harner was rendered speeches.
she was attending school and had per-
feet control of her voice. Shortly after
Christmas the girl surprised her parepts
by commencing to talk, and her speech
had returned to her as quickly as II
had taken it's fight. A few days ago she
was again stricken after being fright
ened by a sudden noise, and now she Ii
unable to utter a sound. Doctors are
greatly puzzled, as they can afford her
no relief
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
Currant Plants.

$4,000 Fay currant plants for sale, both
one and two years old. Fine plants and
the best and largest currant that grows.
Prices 81 so and 30 90 per hundred.
@. s. ENsMINGKR. 651 Pine st.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

Ths Saginaw county republican conven-
ton yesterday endorsed Judge Daboll for
Justice of the supreme court.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

The state convention of Spiritualists he d
In this city the latter part of last week was
successful In every respect and reflects much
credit on the Owosso society for the
energy with which they took care of the
convention and the delegates. The meet
ings attracted much attention from out
siders who took the occasion to enlIghten
themselves on the beliefs OF the society.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

Livingston Republican,: Judge s. r.
Smith for the circuit court, and Judge
Grant or some other republican equally as
good for the supreme court will make a
strong ticket for Livingston county.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

The dustess floor brush is the only
broom that makes no dust Mfg. by the
MICH BRUSH Co,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

For Sale-18 thorough bred Partridge
Cochin hens and % thorough bred BLACK
Minorca pulets. Who wants the l0tT
Call and see. #. j. MCDANIEL,
617 Grand Ave, OWOsso, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
TWO YEARS HENCE!
Congressman Brucker Getting Ready r,
for the Next Campaign.

Congressman Brucker Getting Ready ~
for the Next Campaign.
A short time after the beginning of the
last session of congress word was passed
around that Congressman Brucker had a
bill before the house providing for an ap-
preparation for public building at OwOssO,
and that he stood fair chance, even much
better than former representatives had ever
had, of getting 1t safely through. His
friends among the members of the demo
eratic-uniOn-sil party were delighted.
They saw In it a masterpiece of political
maneuvering. He would be heapiDg Goals
of fire on Shiawassee's head, and the sight
Of the handsome public building In OwOssO
would make him solid In that county two
years hence. Beautifully done, but ye
gods! what criminal carelessness!
Time passed on and the simple and trust.
ing citizens of OwossO and Shiawassee
county rested peacefully and gratefully In
the sweet hopes that their silvery voiced
congressman was going to be as good as his
word. Then came the sixth OF February,
aid with 1t what a shock! The only bill
reported to the house providing for new
propriating fifty thousand dollars for new
building in Menominee, the result of the
wide awake attention of Congressman
Sheldon who visited the committee and
urged its claims, No other state in the
union was treated so shabbily as Michigan
and yet there were two other bills In, pro-
viding for Michigan cities-One for Battle
Creek, and the other, the one mentioned
above, for Owosso.
The reason is plain. In fact, 1t is told
with charming bluDtness by Mr.. Mercer,
chairman of the committee on public build.
lngs and grounds, who said the OwOsso bill
was not acted upon because no Michigan
member urged the bill before the committee,
and the committee could hardly be ex-
pected to take more interest in such bills
than the authors themselves, especially
when other congressman warmly urged the
passing of their bills. Thus 1t appears that
very little attention at the right time
would certainly have secured the OwOsso
building, Michigan being so far behind the
rest, but Congressman Brucker must have
forgotten all about the Goals of fire he was
going to heap on SHAW assess head. Or,
perhaps he thought the Eighth district
didn't deserve e public building anyway.
Still again, who knows but that he has
grown tired of the idea of running for con.
gress again next year. Perhaps 1t is Just
as well anyway, for II he should, Shiawas-
see would be quite likely to forget to urge
his candidacy at the polls quite as effectu-
ally as he forgot to urge her public build
ing bill just at the critical time.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

thanking the convention, made up OF
men whom he had long since learned
to regard as friends and neighbors, for
their endorsement of his record, pro-
ceeded to give the m talk on the
principles of liberty which he believes
he sees Spreading into the isles of the
Pacific through our influence there
Providence has always been with the
country under republican rule and even
he scold weather in the south would
thave its effect in killing fever germs.
erome w. Turner made, a felicitous
speech paying just tributes to Judge
Smith in his easy and pleasing style.
MIR. Turner has scarcely q peer in the
state in the matter of making speech
to which it is genuine pleasure to
listen, and Shiawassee republicans hope
to always have him on hand at conven-
tions. Odell Chapman spoke briefly
but put considerable ginger into some
of his remarks He believes it the duty
of Shiawassee to support Judge Daboll
for justice of the supreme court, but in
referring to the attempts to turn down
Judge Grant for denomination because
through some decisions he had
made himself unpopular with the gov
ernor, he spoke to the point Mr..
Chapman, like many others, does not
believe that the chief executive of the
state should also be the legislature and
more particularly, the supreme court
as well. His remarks along this line
were warmly cheered.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

Keep your floor clean by using the dust
less floor brush. No scrubbing. Mfg. by
MICHIGAN BRUSH Co.
Grand Rapids. Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

After La Grippe DIR. Miles Nervine renews
the wasted tissues and restores health.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
STATE GOSSIP.

Late crops in Lake county were badly
frozen last week.
Heavy rain in Calhoun county on the
18th did much good.
Clare was visited by a S14, 900 fire on
the the night of the 14th.
One hundred new houses have been
built at Ann Arbor this year.
Last weeks frosts destroyed the
pickle crops in Allegan county.
The manufacture of sugar at the
Bay City factories will begin on 25th.
Three Rivers expended s12, 900 in the
running of her public schools last year.
It is said that the last weeks frost
has caused loss of 100000 bushels
of potatoes throughout the state.
The Detroit, Rochester, Romeo e.
Lake Orion railway will begin rum
ming cars over their road Sept. 20.
The annual meeting of the Sunday
schools of Macomb county will be held
at New Baltimore on October II and IL.
The total number who have patron
| lied st. Joseph as the Gretna Green
of Chicago since June 4 is 752 couples.
The 40th annual fair of the st. JOS
eph County Agricultural society will
be held at Centerville, Oct. 3, 4, and G.
II. Allen. of West Branch, has 9
squash vine that measures over 20I
feet and has 40 squashes-all from one
seed.
The beet sugar factory at Rochester
is rapidly nearing completion. Work
ingmen are busy day and night on thu
plant.
Allegan county farmers who expert
mented with sugar beet cultivation
this season are well satisfied with tn
results.
Bessemer claims the distinction o
having the FIRST snowfall of the seaso
in Michigan. The snow fell on tn
morning of Sept IL
In the arbor of Samuel Gardner, o
owosso, is a grape vine which has pre-
duced one crop this season and is nov
maturing a second one.
Owing to a scarcity OF work, Secr'
tary of State Stearns has decided to r.
dace his force Oct. 1, on which dat
three clerks will be laid off,
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
A Triple Tragedy.

Rockville, Pamela county, Texas, IS
excited over a triple tragedy. JAS.
Forsythe, highly respected young
man, and Ollie Simpson, belle OF the
neighborhood, eloped and were mar
ried recently. When Andrew Simpson
the girls father, learned OF the wed
ding on the 18th he started after the
couple on horseback. As he rode up
to Forsythe's home he saw his son-ln-
law fleeing through the orchard. lie
brought him down with seven buck
shot in the groin, leaving him for dead
King ii. Forsythe, father OF James,
came out of the house unarmed, to see
what the trouble was, and was IN
stantly killed with a load of buckshot
in the abdomen. Simpson then dis
mounted and ran into the house with
his pistol, saying he would kill his
daughter, but young Forsythe's mother
seized and held his pistol until the girl
escaped. Simpson then walked out
and put the revolver to his forehead,
killing himself instantly. Young
| Forsythe may recover.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

The weekly weather crop bulletin
saws: Showers have been general In all
parts of the state and the severe drouth
IS broken, but the rainfall in most OF
the lower peninsula counties was IN
sufficient. More rain is needed for fall
blowing on high land and clay soils,
and is also necessary 10 terminate tall
sown wheat. and rye. Corn cutting
has made rapid progress during the
past seven days, and in four southern
tiers of counties a large part of the
crop is in shock; in more northerly
COMMITTEES corn cutting has been quite
generally begun. The severe drouth
during August has greatly shortened
the yield of corn, especially late
planted. The bean harvest is about
completed and much shortened crop
is nearly all secured. The showers OF
the past week have been beneficial to
pastures and late potatoes. Late po-
tatoes have improved but indicate
light crop Buckwheat is in very poor
condition, much of it having blasted
in flower, and it has filed poorly.
Sugar beets need more rain, but are
still in fairly good condition. Apples
continue to drop very badly and will
be a very light crop. Fall blowing is
we'll advanced in the southern counties
and some seeding has been done.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22

The 18th annual communication OF
the sovereign grand lodge, l. o. o. f.,
convenes in Detroit this week. There
are no officers to elect at this time.
The grand sire is elected for two years
and the present incumbent came into
his Office at Boston last year. BY the
precedent of many years the deputy
grand sire is advanced to the office OF
grand sire at the conclusion OF the
superior officers term. There will be
the usual grist of legislation brought
before the sovereign grand lodge.
There has been in times past consider
able question about the admission OF
women delegates to the sovereign
grand lodge. This question came up
after the adoption of the Rebekah de-
gree an the formation of the Rebekah
lodges. The women wanted represen-
tation in the sovereign body, which
legislates for them. There was pc
tition before the order some years ago,
about 1892, and representation was re-
fused. This question, it is expected,
will be decided at this meeting.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
TICKNGS OF THE TELEGRAPH
News of the Day as Told Over the
Slender Wires.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN NEWS
suited In the Death of Six Negroes
An Adobe House In Mexico Col
lapsed Killing Eight Persons.


Carterville, Ill, was the scene of
bloody riot about noon on the nth in
which six Negroes were killed and one
fatally wounded, while two others re-
ceived slight wounds. Trouble has
been brewing since the militia was re-
called by Gov. Tanner a week ago.
The white miners of the place has re-
fused to allow the Negro miners to
come into town, always meeting them
and ordering them back On the above
day, however, 10 Negroes, all armed,
marched into town going to the Illinois
Central depot, where they exchanged
a few words with the white miners
there. Then the Negroes pulled their
pistols and opened fire on the whites,
who at once returned the fire. run
ming fight was kept up The Negroes
scattered, some being closely followed
by the whites up the main street,
while the remainder fed down the rail-
road track. Here the execution was
done, all who went through town es-
Gaping.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
Paid $4,000 Franchise Fee.

The American Car e. Foundry Co,
which owns the Michigan Peninsular
car works at Detroit, has paid the sec
rotary of state the second largest fran
chise fee ever turned into the treasury,
$40, 600 on its capital stock of 100000. :
900. The largest fee ever paid was
also from Detroit, being the trust that
took in the Scotch tobacco works.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
Rosrs VIII Not Recede.

The Transvaal adheres to the seven
years franchise law, but is willing to
consider and if necessary to adopt any
suggestions Great Britain may make
with regard to the working of the law.
In regard to the other points of Mr.
Cham berlain's dispatch, the Transvaal
boldly stands by the London conven-
ton 1t is said that the reply is
couched in polite terms State Secre-
tary Reitz, in the course of an inter-
view, expressed some doubt as to
whether any alteration would be made
in the existing franchise law, but said
he believed way should and could be
found to establish an arbitration court.
"As to suzerainty, the least said the
soonest mended," remarked the state
secretary. In the forecasts of Presi-
dent Kruger's reply there is undoubt-
eddy large basis of truth which seems
to bring the dispute within a measur'
able distance of war.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
a.155 Deaths i'm August.

The August report of Secretary of
State Stearns shows 2,755 deaths in
Michigan during that month, or 1856
more than occurred during July, and
300 more than in August, 1893. There
was a slight rise in the percentage of
deaths from whooping cough and ty-
phoid fever. There was an increased
mortality from diarrheal diseases.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
Capt. Hodgsdon Compl mented.

Assistant Secretary Spaulding has
paid handsome compliment to Capt,
Hodgsdon, of the revenue cutter Fes-
sender, at Detroit, by detailing him to
command the entire fleet of revenue
vessels that will take part in the cere-
monies attending the welcoming OF
Admiral Dewey at New York. This
honor is bestowed upon Capt. Hodgs-
don in recognition of his services dur
ing the battle of Manila and subse-
quently when he commanded the cut
ter McCulloch which was used as dis
patch boat by Admiral Dewey.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
Mckinley Not a "scab."

The Bricklayers and Stonemasons'
union of Chicago voted to issue card
of honorary membership to President
Mckinley, so that when he handles a
trowel in laying the cornerstone of the
new government building Oct. 8, he
may not be branded as ''scab." The
card will be personally presented to
President Mckinley on the day set for
the ceremonies by Geo. p. Gubbins,
president of the union.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
New Counterfeit Sc BILL

The secret service has discovered a
new counterfeit So silver certificate.
It is of the series of 1896, check letter
&C" Bruce register, Roberts treasurer.
1t is printed on two pieces of soft thin
paper, pasted together, no attempt
having been made to initiate the silk
6ber in the genuine. 1t is apparently
a zinc etching, the lathe work and por-
traits are especially bad and the coun-
terfeit should be readily detected.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
House Cnllansed and KILLED Eight.

An adobe house, five miles from
Mora, N. NJ, collapsed on the 18th,
killing Manuel Cordova and his wife
and six children. 1t had been raining
in that vicinity for several days and
the dirt roof of the house having be-
come saturated, fell on the inmates,
crushing them. Only one member of
the family, boy of 10 years, escaped,
he being outside the house when the
accident occurred.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
Cleveland strike Broken.

President H. A Everett, of the Big
Consolidated Street Railroad Co., of
Cleveland, says that the street railway
strike was definitely broken on
the 14th by the appearance in the
morning at the lake View barns of Is
of the strikers in a body requesting
reinstatement. Regular employment
could not be given them and they were
put on the extra list.