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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
BY'KATHERINE f. KELSEY,
Probate Register.
Announcement Regarding the County
Teachers Examinations for the School
Year I8oo-rooo
PLACES AND DATES.

PLACES AND DATES.
Until further notice the examinations will be
held as follows:
Corunna, beginning the last Thursday Of
March,
Durand, beginning the third Thursday of
June,
August,
Owosso, BEGINNING the third Thursday of
October.
SCHEDULE
All examinations will commence at 800 a. m,
standard time. Applicants will write upon
orthography, penmanship, geography, and
y. s. history, and theory and art the second
and physiology the third half day; and gram;
grade) the fourth half day; third day (for first
grade applicants only physics and geometry.
The above schedule will be strictly followed.
REQUIREMENTS.
For third grade, not less than 20 per cent will
be accepted In grammar, arithmetic, history,
civil government, geography, and reading, and
for second grade not less than rs per cent In the
branches before named and not less than 20
per cent IN any other branch; for first grade,
not less than 80 per cent In the branches before
named, and not less than 80 per cent In any
other branch.
Applicants for first and second grades who
pass in part OF the branches may rewrite at the
next examination In those remaining. After
falling in two consecutive examinations they
must rewrite In all branches.
the branches must rewrite In all branches ex-
cept those In which they receive at least eighty
five per cent, and such third grade credits wifi
be carried until the next examination only.
Before certificate will be granted to applicants
for third grade, who have never taught, they
must furnish sufficient proof Of having read,
carefully and studiously, Page on Teaching"
"Swetts Methods OF Teaching" whites
School Management" or some other work on
teaching Of equal merit; and they must also
have familiarlzed themselves with the general
principles OF the state Manual and Course of
Study" The foregoing work is necessary In
order TO pass the subject of theory and art OF
teaching Such third grade applicants must
also, possess the required knowledge OF school
law, the same as other applicants for certifi.
Gates.
Attendance or non. attendance at the tea cb
ers Institutes and the teachers associate ons
held In the county during the year next re-
ceeding the examination, will be taken In to
strict account In granting certificates OF any
grade.
o. L. BRISTOL,
Commissioner of Schools.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
Probate Order,

At a session of the Probate Court for said
county, held at the Probate ONCE, in the city OF
Corunna, on Saturday, the 23d day of September
in the year one thousand eight hundred and
nfnety-nine.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of Jonas Rob-
pins, deceased; on reading ana filing the petit
ton OF James A. Hayt as guardian, praying
that administration of said estate may be
granted to John III. Gormley or some other
suitable person.
1t is ordered that the ed day of October, next,
at ten O'Clock In the forenoon, at said Probate
once, be assigned for hearing said petition.
And it is further ordered, that copy of this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day of hearing. in THE OwossO
TIMES, newspaper printed and circulating in
said county Of Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge OF Probate.
BY KATHERINE f. KELSEY,
Probate Register
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
ssassinate Gen. Jiminez,

Ga. nation is expressed at the
discovery of a rebellious plot involving
an attempt to assassinate Gen. Jiminez
and Gen. Vasquez, the provisional
president of Santo Domingo. Many
persons have been placed under arrest
charged with completely in the plot,
and it is expected further arrests will
be made.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
More Trouble I'm Georgia.

Gov. Gambler, of Georgia, received &
telephone message late at night on the
10th from the sheriff of Pike county al
GAINESVILLE, advising him that the
Negro population of the town, al an
attempt to avenge the VIII ping Of
three of their number by viii ,es, were
gathering and threatening to burn the
place. Troops were Immediately placed
at the sher. Us disposal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O!

Ask your grocer today to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The chill
dren may drink 1t without injury as well as
the adult All who try it. like 1t. GRAIN
0 has that rich seal brown OF Mocha or
Java, but 1t is made from pure grains, and
the most delicate stomach receives it without
distress. u the price of coffee. 15c and
25 cts. per package. Sold by grocers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
October Crop Report.

Line weather during oepuomD6r na'
been peculiar in some respects. Ere
quent showers early in the month aid
ed materially in preparing ground fol
seeding to wheat. They promised al
so to help potatoes, but the killing
frosts of the middle of the month put
a stop to all future growth. Later, in
the middle of the month, the tempera
ture was considerably lower; heavy
showers fell in many parts of the state
Perhaps the most notable feature was
the September snow storm, which Is
something uncommon for Michigan
| WHEAT.
The total number of acres of wheat
on the ground last April, as returned
by the supervisors, was 1,914,941. OF
this whole amount 1,443,344 acres
were in the southern counties, 342, 474
in the central counties and 129, 1913 in
the nothern counties.
According to the reports received
from crop correspondents, n per cent
of the number of acres of wheat on
the ground were harvested. The per
cent harvested was, in the southern
counties 70, in the central 66, and in
the northern SO. This would indicate
that the total number of acres of
wheat that was harvested was, in the
southern counties 1,l52,165, in the
central counties 1882 acres, in the
nothern counties IL, Jos acres, and in
the state ,40l ,902 acres.
The final estimated yield per acre
for the number of acres harvested is,
in the southern counties bushels, in
the central counties bushels, in the
nothern counties bushels, and in the
state bushels.
From this we would estimate that
the total yield for 1899 is 10000, 900
bushels.
The total number of bushels of
wheat reported maketed by farmers in
September at the Touring mills is
AT 1892 and at the elevators 12,489,
or total of 100, 371 bushels. OF this
whole amount $685. 46 bushels were
marketed in the southern four tiers of
counties, 1882 bushels in the CEN
trail counties and 6S,09S, bushels in
the nothern counties. The total num-
Der of bushels Of wheat reported mar
keted in the two months, August and
September, is 1,533,034, which is
1884, BAT bushels less than reported
marketed in the same months last
year. At 40 mills and elevators from
which reports have been received,
there was no wheat marketed in Sep
TENDER. The total amount of wheat
shipped by railroads from various
stations, as reported for August, is
ALL 71 bushels.
The acreage sown this fall as COM
pared with AIN average is, in the south
ern counties, 80, in the central 81, in
the nothern counties 88, and in the
state sS. The average date of sowing
wheat in the southern counties is Sep
TENDER 20, in the central counties Sep
tamber 20, in the northern counties
September Is and in the state Septem-
Der 20.
OATS.
The estimated average yield per
acre in bushels is 80 in the southern
counties, 33 in the central counties, 35
in the northern counties, and 33 for
the state.
CORN.
The estimated average yield per
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20

The National League season closed Oct. 18th,
Brooklyn winning the penant. Had Philadel-
phla been able to have finished in first place
the players would have received s., 900 for pres
emit from their owners or even IL they had fin
ished second they would have received g.. 500.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20

suffering, and good deal Of backache,
but / thought all women had these
things and did not complain.
II had doctored for some time, but
no medicine seemed to help me. and my
physician thought it best for me to go
to the hospital for local treatment.
had read and heard so much of your
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20

RI GAVE little thought my health, writes MRS VIM "
BELL, 23o N. Walnut ST., Canton, O., to Mrs. Pink
ham, until l found myself unable attend to my
household duties
had had my days of feeling well and nv monthly
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
BASE BALL.

The following table shows the number OF
games played won, lost and the percentage of
each club In the National League, up to and in
GLIDING Sunday, Oct. 18th:
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20

Admiral Dewey has returned to
Washington from his visit to Vermont
and Boston.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
Probate Order.

State OF Michigan, County of Shiawassee S.
AT session OF the Probate Court for said
county, held at the Probate Office, in the City
OF Corunna, on Wednesday, the 4th day of Octo-
Der, in the year one thousand eight hundred ana
ninety nine.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge Of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Edmund G.
Filxins deceased; on reading and filing the petit.
ton OF Charles e. Filkins, praying that ad-
ministration OF said estate may be granted to
David Cramer or some other suitable person.
1t is ordered, that the Both day of October next,
at 10 o'clock In the forenoon, at said Probate
ONCE, be assigned for hearing said petition.
And 1t is further ordered, that copy of this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing, in THE Owosso
TIMES, newspaper printed and circulating in
said county of Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of Probate.
BY KATHERINE e. KELSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
THOUGHT.
LESS
WOMEN.

NeRetaDle compound tudt 4
my mind to try it. Twas tro'
falling of the womb, had shal
ovaries, leucorrhea and paint
I was so weak and dizzy tn
often have severe fainting
took in all several bottles o.
Pinkham's Vegetable Conf
and Blood Purifier and use
Sanative Wash, and am n
good health. I wish others
to know Of the wonderful
good it has done me, and
have many friends taking it
now. Will always give your
medicine the highest praise. !"
MRS. A. ToLLE. 1916 Hill
ton ST.. Philadelphia. Pa,
writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-
] was very thin and my
friends thought I was in con-
sumption. Had continual
headaches, backache and
falling of womb. and my eyes
were affected. Every one
noticed how poorly I looked
and / was advised to take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. One bottle
relieved me, and after tall
ing eight bottles am now a
healthy woman; have game
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20

acre Is 80 In the southern counties, 80
in the central counties, 20 in the
northern counties and 81 in the state,
POTATOES.
The estimated yield of potatoes is,
in the southern counties 81, in the
central counties IS, in the northern
counties 20, and in the state 6S.
BEANS.
The estimated yield of beans per
acre in bushels is, in the southern
counties IL, in the central counties IA,
in the northern counties IL, and in the
state IL.
BUCKWHEAT.
The total acreage of buckwheat is
24,59l. The average yield per acre
in bushels is IL in the southern coun-
ties, IL in the central counties, IL in
the northern counties and IL in the
state.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
Oelsdo, Saginaw & Muskeaon Division

Between Owosso Junction and Muskegon.
Leave Owosso Junction, e;l5 Q. m. and 7:sS
q m.
Arrive, Owosso Junction, $50 p. m. and 7:o
p. M
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20

healthy woan have gained in weight o5 pounds to
pounds, and everyone asks what makes stout"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20

pototoes, s5c per sp b sti tive Poultry,
spring chickens, nc per Id; fowls, enc; tur-
keys, DC: ducks, &c. Eggs, strictly fresh.
lsc per doz Butter, best dairy, zoe per Id;
creamery. 25c.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20

wEsTBOUND.
1902 a. m train has Parior car to Grand Rap.
Ids. Extra charge 25 cents.
7:l7p. m. train has Parlor car to Gran1 Hav
On. Extra charge Is cents
EAsTBOUND.
300 q. m. train has Parlor car to Detroit. Elk
ira charge % cents. Pullman Parlor car De.
troll to Toronto, connecting with Sleeper for
the east and New York Connects with U. q
q. T. division at Durand for Chicago and PIT,
Huron and with c., 8. q M. division for Saginaw
and Bay City.
500 o. m train has Parlor car to Detroit. Ex.
TIA charge Is cents and Pullman Sleeping car
Detroit to Toronto, Suspension Bridge, Buffalo,
Philadelphia ana New York. Connects at Du:
rand with c., ). and M. div. for Saginaw and
Bay City and with O. q q. T. for PIT. Huron and
Battle Creek.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-20
Forest fires are doing great damag
in the vicinity of Birch Run.

FOrest nres are DONG great damage
in the vicinity of Birch Run.
The Swedish Methodists of Marquette
laid the cornerstone of their new church
on the 18th.
Admiral Dewey contemplates visiting
Chicago sometime between Nov Is and
Dec. ], and two days. festival in his
honor is being arranged by the windy
city.
A tornado struck dwelling four
miles south of Morder, MIMI, on the
10th and demolished it entirely. The
family escaped by takiug refuge In the
cellar.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-10-05
n -
Too Hot 20 Extlnguish.

From the Memphis Scimiter: A we'll
known Mississippi farmer will have
cause to remember his recent visit to
Memphis. He stopped in a w~ell-known
cafe, and among other things ordered
a sirloin steak. A bottle of tobasco
sauce was on the table, and mistaking
it for catsup he spread it quite law
ishly on the steak and settled down to
enjoy the meal. He cut of a big
piece. but no ooner had 1t struck his
mouth than he began to feel like his
tongue was on fire. He twisted and
turned, and soon had the eyes OF every
one in the dining hall fastened on him.
The more he twisted and screwed his
face the hotter the steak in his mouth
got. He didn't know what was the
matter. He could stand it no longer.
and reaching up his hand he jerked out
the burning bite, threw It on the floor
and in a very dramatic way exclaimed.
Now, d-n you. blaze!"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-10-05
COULDN'T STAND PROSPERITY
An inventor Too Nervous to Count His
New Fortune.


an inventor Too Nervous to Count His
New Fortune.
inough excuses for all sorts OF do
rugs have been made on account of a
circus and the circus parade the latest
AZ indianapolis is something out of the
ordinary, says the Philadelphia In
quirer. A story is told OF w. b.
ocnWartz, a lawyer of indianapolis, who
mas patented a typewriter having a
NUMBER OF vital and valuable points,
going into Fletcher's bank with a rep
L~esentatlye OF the typewriter trust.
Inc lawyer had a certified check or
araft for something like $50, 900. which
mad been given him for his interest in
the patent. The check was presented
ana the cashier began piling out bun
dies OF bills. When the full amount
mad been placed on the desk the teller
asked Mr.. Schwartz to count it and see
II all was right. He counted awhile,
put became so nervous that he could
not check out" the supposed amount
IN each pile of bills, and finally pushed
all back and said: "oh, l guess it's all
right. Give me a certificate of de-
post" 1t was done and Mr.. Schwartz
left. The incident was quite amusing
to patrons of the bank who happened
III at the time. When asked about 1t
Mr.. Schwartz denied being excited on
account of the large sum which he had
Just received as a result of five years
work. He said it was the circus parade
that excited him. Mr.. Schwartz is a
practicing attorney, living at 1870
Brookside avenue, with an Office at
l46h East Washington street. He was
born in Berlin, Holmes county, Ohio,
In 1859, and after attending school at
that place and at Pittsburg, Pa, went
TO Brazil, Ind, where he was admitted
TO the bar and practiced there from
1889 to 1894. He went tt indianapolis
in 1895, and shortly after, on account
OF frequent use of a typewriting ma
chine, became imbued with the idea
OF inconvenience of the machines OF
that day and thought that a visible"
writing machine would be the proper
S4AAh5' IlO NOlhCu Jill luc pldn Ill
his head and finally put 1t into
sketches. His plans were so perfected
about a year later that he applied for a
patent, which was granted in August,
1896. Not long after the patent was
granted, representatives of the type
writer trust began negotiations with
Mr.. Schwartz for the purchase of the
patent. He refused all offers, but
kept the trust in tow, and several con
ferences during the last few weeks re-
suited in the sale of the patent to the
trust. On account of business and
personal reasons Mr.. Schwartz declin-
ed to give the exact amount OF the pur-
chase money, and the details of the
transaction, but 1t is understood that
he received more than $500 in cash
and is to receive $4,000 a year until
1901 to refrain from further action
connected with the invention of type
writer's.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-10-05
Electricity in cripple Creek Mines.

Cripple Creek Is perhaps the only
gold mining district in the world
where a miner can go to his work in
an electric street car, descend the
mine in an electric hoist, keep his
mine dry by an electric pump, do his
work by an electric lamp, run drills
operated by electric air compressors
(possibly, in time, to be superseded by
direct electric drills). and fire his h
by electricity from a switchboard re-
mote from the point of explosion, IL
is estimated that in the Cripple Creek
district the use as above OF electric
W as compared with steam power,
effects a saving Of from Is to 90 per
cent, according to the location and CIR
cumstances OF the mine. Electrical
power is revolutionizing the mining IN
dustry at Cripple Greek In reducing
increasing profits and max
ing available lower grade ore, hitherto
discarded or ignored as incapable OF
being mined and treated at a proht.-
Engineering Magazine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-10-05

From time to time we get fresh lignt
mon the extent of Rowland Hills SER
vices to posterity, says the London
Chronicle. There is a general concen-
sus that his was the merit OF having
introduced uniform inland penny pos
tosre. BUT the French now claim to have
been first in the field with postage
stamps and stamped envelopes or
wrappers. A French collector pos
sesses a "billet de port yape,' when
enclosed a letter from Pellisson 70
Mile. de scudery. and in the French ar
chiyes there is the text OF a royal Dill
lets de port paye," however. soon as
trdbution OF letters in Paris, ana ar
ranging for prompt replies by means
OF stamped papers. which are to be for-
warded oy the sender, and which may
be used to inclose or adhere TO tne
written answers. The "billets &C port
pave. however, soon disappeared anu
4 was not until the year 1s4S that a
law vas passed making the use OF
stamps obligatory.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-10-05
ARE EXPERIENCE.
or q Man Who Won Against . brace"
Faro Game.

Faro Came.
New Orleans Times-Democrat: cit
isn't many men who have beaten a
brace faro game" said an old steam.
boat captain, "hut l enjoyed that ex-
p%erience in Memphis n night, at the
time gambling was wide open every
where along the river. l was steered
into the place by a pleasant-spoken
chap, who had scraped acquaintance
at the hotel, and | saw Immediately
that was against a lot OF robbers. /
realized, however, that / would proba-
bly, get sandbagged il l raised a row,
so | concluded to sit down at the faro
table, lose a few dollars, and then make
some excus to go out. I bought a
stack OF chips, and had just started to
play when two new men came in, n
of them evidently a "capper" for the
house and the other a drunken plan
ter. From the significant glances OF
all hands it was plain that a rice prize
had been landed, and, as they made
room for the poor dupe at the table,
the dealer asked me very c~ourteously
to cash in my chips and quit. You see,
they wanted to get rid of me so as to
devote their entire attention to pluck
ing the planter, and the dealer gave as
a reason that Col. - was an old
friend and liked te have the game to
himself That gave me my cue, and
/ told him pretty shortly that I in
tended to remain where / was. oh,
let i'm stay grunted the planter, good
naturally, and the chap behind the
table, Sowing like mad, resumed the
deal. The drunken man slapped down
$50 at a time and l followed him with
s. a shot, playing opposite. In other
words, when his bet was open mine,
was '%coppered,' and vice versa. It
was impossible for them to win from
him without losing to me, and I could
hear the whole crowd gritting their
teeth every time l gathered in the
chips. They wanted my gore, sure,
but didn't dare modest me for fear OF
alarming the planter. / kept it up
until l had won about 500, and then
l cashed in and sauntered out, leaving
the victim at the game. / yearncd to
give him a tip, but that would have
meant certain death; his presence and
lack of suspicion were the only things
that saved me. / never heard how
much he lost"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-10-05
Mrs. Appleton's Ruse.

Now that Mrs. Lysander John Apple
ton and her daughters, Daysey. Mayme
and ~Junebelle, have concluded their
summer visiting and returned home,
Mrs. Appleton has sent out a report
that Chauncey st. Elmo Appleton has
the scarlet fever. Mrs. Appleton does
this to head off return visits from the
neople she and her daughters have Wis
tied this summer. 1t is a dodge she
works every fall, and we hereby give
her friends notice that Chauncey st.
Elmo hasn't the scarlet fever; didn't
have the measles last fall, the whoop-
ing cough the fall before that, and has
never had anything but teething trou-
bles.-Atchison Globe.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-10-05
someth,nw Abous shoe Lace..

1t seems ridiculous to think that
fashion regulates even the sort OF shoe
laces one wears. but 1t does to a Q
tain extent at least The very smaftest
shoe lace is wide, the wider the better.
is OF silk, and most notable OF all, has
no metal tags. at the ends. The strings
should be tied In a large bow and the
ends. allowed to- hang out. when tho
footwear gives all possible evidence OF
being up.to-date. They lock very pret-
tx, SSfese laces, but one wonders What
,tHeiH sfect wopld.be, on the temper III
fipleds as They are, thax-hadt p.be laced
and uniaced whenever the shoes were
assumed. Happily they are ussd only
In low footwear, and are 20 long that
they may be ioosened sufficiently to al
low the foot to slip out, so this trial