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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-05

not see the shortcomings and failings
of his party. 1t is of the sort which
corrects errors, maintains the dignity
of the party, insists that it shall stand
for the best principles, the greatest
good, the highest political honor.
Hsis forcible AMI convincing public
speaker. There are few school houses
in Ingham county in which he has not
at some time discussed the political
problems of the day
Personally, be Is genial. approachable.
sincere AS legislator, he will be
painstaking. thoughtful, intelligent,
honest. 1t is in the hands of such men
as he that Michigan may be always con.
tent to trust the gravest interests of the
state.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-05
To the Farmers of ShiaWassee County.

The following relative to the work OF Represen
tative Geo. Mason in the State Legislature and in
his standing with his orother FARMERS In the
house. has from the president OF the
Climb Of tbe LEGISLATURE Mr. Scion Goodel of Ypsilan
Mr. ooe takes an active the return of the
demonstrated their worth and is keeping close
watch on the situation throughout the state He does
speak his mind freely the subject OF the eeec
( ton of Mr. Mason. The letter is as follows:
Ypsilanti Mich, Sept. 10, 1900
To EDITOR The Owosso TINES:
Believing the farmers of Michigan have especia
interest stake in the coming state election and In partcu
to the whom they may send TO the state
legislature should like enough OF your space to say word
the farmers Shawassee about the representative
they sent two years and who is, understand
candidate the hands of the republicans
your county, Mr.. Geo. T. Mason.
Representative Mason throughout the entire
of legislature of the most consistent clear think
ing and hard working whom had in the house. and
did valuable service for the OF the
taxation and the udicous correction of the abuses
the system had got Michigan than probably
you not there where you could the inside
working matters understand AS president of the
club of the legislature however, am in pretty
something of the way in which Mr.
Mason stood by the which decided by the
members of the legislature to be the of the most
to them and that there
member the house of whose assistance and hearty
brothers in this club felt at all times than
they the support of Representative Mason believe
should be the alert to defeat who made
pledges ago. but do not believe
ting tricky political opponents, who have
Spite to grind confuse into defeating
who has shown his sterling worth in the quiet but
depended in which Representative Mason
his. The farmers of than your district
who interested in tax reform everywhere will
keep Shawassee county when 9th
of next November comes round.
SOLON GOODELI !
: President of the Farmers Legislative Club. {
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-05
OF REPUBLICAN OR
ATORY.

Tho Meeting at the Armory Friday Night
Favored with q Number of Michigan's
Finest Young Campaigners.
The republicans who were at the armory
Friday night certainly heard some of the
most eloquent speakers In the ranks of the
younger Michigan republicans or indeed of
those of any other state. All of the
speakers we're young men, but from the
force of the arguments advanced and the
digni6ed but decidedly wide awake and
energetic way In which they acquitted them
selves there would have been no guessing
that they were anything but old campaign
ers IL one could not have seen their faces.
The!first speaker of the evening was the
president Of the state league of republican
clubs, Hal Smith, OF lonia. The present
campaign was, he said, more one of organ
izatioD than education. -Four years ago 1t
was one of education. Success today de-
ponds on the recollection of the change In
the conditions from those prevailing four
years ago. The 'laboring man knows what
repu blican policies have done for him and
needs only organization to keep him mind
full of it. The republican party has given
the full dinner pail. Bryan says that our
retention off the Philippines is unconstitu-
tional and historically wrong because it is
governing without the consent of the gov
erned, but tits he who is wrong. The very
territory In which we are now living was
taken land sgoverned In that very way and
that too by democrats. Louisiana, Ari-
IONA, California-all came into the posses
sion of this country In the same way and
Alaska came by treaty which expressly
stated that the savages living there should
not become American citizens.
Mr.. K. o. Butterheld, of Ann Arbor, de-
clared that the paramount issue was the
Mckinley administration. The question
was whether to approve 1t or stamp 1t as
fraud. The conditions today are much
similar to those of '9s during the campaign
of that year which President Harrison re-
ferred to rs the most prosperous in the his
tory OF the country. We are Interested in
our bountiful harvests and our prosperity
but we were then too, and so interested
that we neglected to be sufficiently inter
ested In the campaign and were defeated
The democrats asserted that a chang,
would be beneficial and four years late,
were saying that 1t needed the policy n,
free silver to restore the prosperity which
had been lost under their administration
They are again asserting the old free silve,
policy, telling the people In the west tina
they have medicine in their bottle which
will cure the people OF their imaginar,
) financial Ills, and telling the peope of ~.
east not to worry tor they cannot get IN.
cork out OF the bottle
MI. w: w. Wedemeyer, also OF Apr
Arbor, referred to the fact that the renph,,
can party was coming before the peonl.
this year with record of pledges e,,sd
Bryan had predicted that the prices ~
everything, especially the agricultural pro.
ducts OF the country would keep falling a,s
falling with silver but events had nr,v.a
that the truth about his propbec,as 600,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-05
about like what was said to him four years

ABOUT ike what was said to him four wears
ago In reference to the arguments which he
was using at the time to enforce his proph-
ecies, that IL the premises of his argument
had the small pOx there would be no danger
Of the conclusion catching the marady, 1t
was so far away. The Germans, he said.
and be jokingIy asserted his right 10 speak
authoritatively on the position which the
German American citizen held because he
was born and brought up In a settlement of
them, the Germans were not going to be led
away from their love of sound money this
year by any cry of Imperialism or any other
false issue. As to trusts the democrat
party had had a chance to do something TO-,
restrict them but had neglected their on
portuui'y, and the first antitrust bill to pass
the house was one which~was drafted by
William Mckinley when he was a member
of the house. The proposition for con-
stitutional amendment to enable congress to
deal with trusts was voted for by every re-
publican except four and voted against by
every democrat except two. Then what an
argument for the position of the republican
party on the matter of trusts Is the nomina-
ton of Theodore Roosevelt who has actual
~ placed on the statue books of the state of
New York laws dealing effectively with
trusts. As for Imperialism, it ia simply an
issue trumped up because they had to have
an issue. But now there is one other thing
which should be called to your attention.
II you are going to support William Nc
klnley there Is another thing which must be
done besides voting for him. You must
also support the man who will stand back
or him. You should remember that next
to the Importance of voting for Mckinley
himself Is the Importance in this congress
sionsi district of voting for the reelection of
Congressman Joseph w. Fordney. If you
wish to vote for sound money, you should
vote for Joseph w. Fordney. Col. Bliss
was also given hearty endorsement by the
speaker.
MT chase 3. Osborn, of Sault Ste. Marie,
spoke briefly but, az he AWAY, does en-
t're'y 10 the point. He asserted that il was
important to vote for every man on the
N'~nNs obu Ill l0dt TO the high
est place. Especially, he said, you should
vote Tor your splendid congressman whom
know personally and love dearly. Then
100 you should have every vote cast for Bliss
Tor governor, and Mckinley should receive
the votes of all. like the Amer'c,nism
vi Tue mckinley administration, said the
speaker. 1t Is like the Americanism of
that early administration which went to
rrlpoii rather than pay tribute to pirate
na''on. Like the men of that day so the
men OF tins administration went to Pekin,
announcing that they would 90 with the
allied forces II the allies would 70 but that
IL tney would not 90 then the United States
government would 20 alone and would free
ner representatives herself. The rest of
'"e address, was, rs all OF Mr.. Osborn's
speeches are, full OF life and int. rest and he
was warmly cheered when he finished his
remarks.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-05

From the State Republican.
No filter man will sit in the senate
next winter than John Robson, repub
lican, from the 14th senatorial district;
and fitness for this Office, in this state'
this year, means very much. He did
not seek the office; he never sc ught an
Office.
Born in 1883, he is a mature man, in
excellent health, mentally aud physi-
cally. Living in Michigan since 1887,
he has as boy and man seen the entire
development of the commonwealth
from the time it became state.
A graduate of the common schools of
the state, he has never ceased to be u
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-05
n MICHIGAN < JOHN ROBSON, Candidate for State Sen
MI nAnn atO, Has Lived Here Since 1887
" WAN Brief Sketch of His Life

student. Amid all the exacting duties
of an active business life, he has found
time to keep abreast with modern ideas,
and has made himelf a part of the think
ing reasoning, progressive world.
He was clerk at eighteen, a partner
in business with his employer at twenty
four. As clerk. as member of the firm
of Mead & Robson and of Robson
Brothers, Lansing has known him since
1854. TO say that he at once gained
and always kept the confidence of the
business community is to pay him a
fine compliment. He did more than
this He has been. in and out of bust
ness, man of the strictest honor,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-05
Republican Meetings.

Odell Chapman, A. K. Richards, G. M.
Hamper, Henderson, Saturday evening Oc-
tober 6.
Congressman Fordney, hon. John Rot-
son, Fred II. Allen, Shaftsburg, Monday
evening, Oct s; Bancroft, Tuesday evening,
Oct. o; Laingsburg, Wednesday evening,
Oct. 10.
A. K. Richards, Hurst School House,
Antrim, Thursday evening, Oct. IL.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-05
Another M,ss,atement Nailed.

The Detroit Free Press for last Fri
day contained what purported to be a
report of the political features of the
last meeting of the Maple River Farm
ers' Club. The chief object of the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-05
To Cure a Cold in One pav.

i, lake Laxative Bromo Qu,nine Table $.
All druggists refund the monav ~ I, ,ails N
box. CSC. s"a'ufe Is on eac"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-05

AsYsse..s; D. 'Gs.ea @sr1. 1',er'T.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-05

Sketch of the Republican Candidate
for Sheriff-Comes From Fighting
Stock-Is q Soldier Candidate, but
also Has Good Official Record Be-
hind Him.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14
DON'T DO 1T.
Commander Shaw Advocates q Bad
Proposition.

Dispatches from National Command
er Shaw's home state that he says ''a
resolution will probably be passed at
the Encampment at Chicago, to change
Memorial Day from May 3Oth to the
last Sunday in May"
This step. it is said, will be made
because the day as now observed is
largely devoted to games and amuse-
ments, and its original object largely
lost sight Of. Therefore, he proposes
to change it to the day that was set
apart as day of religious worship, in
the hope that the day would be more
properly observed.
There is already vigorous opposition
to the proposition, and should be.
In the first place, changing the day
to Sunday, would not prevent the day
being turded into sport by those SO in
clined, but would only add to the desc
Grafton of the Sabbath.
Christians throughout the country
will oppose this change, and thousands
who are now the most sincere in their
observation of Memorial Day, will take
no part init, if it is changed to Sunday.
1t is not probable that any such prop
ition will be passed by the coming En-
campment, as such change cannot be
made without giving 80 days notice to
all membe RS of the Encampment, and
must receive two-thirds vote.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14
DECISION REVERSED.

Some time prior to the 17th of May
last, Bertha Smith, daughter OF David
Smith, was living in the eastern part OF
the county, with her grandmother,
Sarah Knoch, and while at school, her
father, a resident of Logan county,
took possession of the child and refused
to return her to her grandmother.
Thereupon Mrs. Knoch filed petition in
the probate court of this county, asking
the issuance of writ of habeas corpus
for the child. The writ was issued to
Sheriff Hauss and the little girl was by
him brought into court. A demurrer
to the Jurisdiction of the court was filed
and the court being of the opinion that
the demurrer was well taken, sustained
it and dismissed the action at the cost
of Mrs. Knoch.
She then took the case to the COM
mon pleas court on error. This court
reversed the probate and sent the cause
back for further action which will be
given today.-Wapakoneta Republican.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14
ROBBERY AND
MURDER!
:''
Express Messenger Murdered
Between Urbana and
Plain City
THE MURDERER ARRESTED
While Visiting his Affianced at
Columbus. and makes
Confession.

Friday light, Charles Lane, the
Adams Express messenger on the Pan
Handle train, was murdered, between
Urbana and Plain City, and the safe
robbed of s14OO. The murder was not
discovered, till the train reached Co.
lumbus. The Messenger was found ly-
ing on his face in the car with six
wounds on his person. Saturday, de-
tectives found that a stranger had
stopped at the hotel at Plain Plain
City, late Friday night, had not regis
tered, and had left before the landlord
got up next morning. They found, on
searching his room, a revolver hid be-
tween the mattress and wire springs,
and also a wrapper of an express pack
age, that had been dropped in the
room. They found that stranger
had expressed a package, early that
morning. for point in New York, via
Columbus, and had taken the train to
Columbus. They intercepted the ex-
press package at Columbus, by tele-
graph. This was found to contain the
wrappers of the stolen packages. The
description of the man, and these and
other facts fixed suspicion on Charles Fl.
Ferrel, former employee of the ex-
press company. He was arrested Sun
day afternoon, at the home of young
lady he was to marry Thursday of this
week, and before he reached the police
station he had confessed the crime.
One thousand dollars of the money he
had given his affianced to keep for him,
saying he had saved it from his earn
ings. His story was, that he was dis
cournged, not being able to find work,
and had committed the crime to get
money to defray his marriage expenses.
He went to Urbana, boarded the train
went to the Express car and asked
Lane whom he knew, to let him ride in
the car, as he had no money, and shot
him from behind, before they reached
Plain City. He there stopped at the
hotel as related, and expressed the
wrappers to fictitious address, to get
rid of them, knowing they would not
be opened for two years. Yet within
48 hours he.had confessed his horrible
crime. The murdered messenger
leaves a wife and 16 months old child.
An interesting question comes up in
connection with the trial, of Ferrel.
nwhat county will he be tried? Was
the murder committed in Champaign
or Union? Did the man die in Cham.
paign, Union or Franklin? The ex.
press papers ought to throw light on
the question. fpackages were put of
at Milford, the murder was committed in
Union, as the murderer got off at Plain
City. If no expressage was delivered
at Milford, the probability is the muir.
der was committed in Champaign. He
will be held in Columbus, till the ques
tion is settled. If the murder was com
mitted in Union, Judge Dow will have
to try the case.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14
PERsOAAL NOTES.

Mrs. L. M. Mclaughlin is on the in
disposed list.
Recorder Swisher went to Xenia or
business, yesterday.
Mrs. r. B. Kellar left yesterday fol
Petosky, to shake hay fever.
Mrs. Jesse Thomas, of Chillicothe is
a guest of Mrs. Addison Fawcett.
Mr.. Burleigh Mclaughlin, of Marys-
vile, was in this city the first of the
week.
Mrs. JoHantgen leaves for Michigan
this week to remain until hay fever
season passes.
Mr.. M. X. Boyd is attending a meet
ing of the Grand Lodge of Colored
Masons, in Columbus.
Miss Agerter, of Lima, visited her
friend, Miss Maude Fichthorn last week
returning home Monday.
Mrs. Ella Campbell and daughter,
Hazel, OF Lima, who have been visit
ing relatives in this city returned
home yesterday.
Mr.. Joseph Stafford, OF Columbus, is
the guest of his daughter, Mrs. T. H.
Campbell.
DIR. J. P. Harbert, in letter to DR..
R. w. Chalfant, expresses himself as
greatly pleased with his new home and
prospects in Indianapolis.
Mrs. Margaret Roebuck has returned
from trip to Detroit.
Mr.. Robert Lamb left Monday, en-
route for the Pacific Coast.
Prof. Henry Whitworth left Satur-
day, to take up his work at the Ada
University.
Messrs. E. w. Patterson and .. M.
Newell are in Chicago on business.
Mrs. Mabelle Cushman-W Wright is
home for visit.
Miss Jessie Gearing is visiting the
Postmaster's family.
Miss Pauline Jordan of Toledo, is Wis
iting her relatives in this city.
Miss Lou Reynolds of Marysville, is
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Will West.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14
THE STREET FAIR.

The street fair is over, and every one
is happy. The weather was hot, and
the water could not be used for sprink-
ling, but everybody could drink all of
it they wanted, and have it with ice.
The booths are down. w. T. Patter-
son bought the lnmber of the midway,
and if we could but wash the streets, the
old town would be herself again. The
people were good and tired Saturday
night, and it was a small per cent, that
attended Sabbath School and church
the next morning. In the evening the
Union services were slimly attended
Butif we can have good rain we will
all be just as good as ever, and begir
to plan for the Logan County Fair, Oc
tober /, 2, 3, 4.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14
DEATH OF LOWELL HAINES,

Lowell Haines died at Marysville,
Saturday morning at 2 o'clock of con-
sumption, aged thirty years. Loe is
well remembered as most accomodat-
ing clerk at the Case Drug store, and
many friends will regret his early
death.
For six years he had been in partner
ship with Burleigh Mclaughlin in a
Drug Store il Marysville and was an
exceedingly popular young man. He
was married last November, and the
young wife is sorely bereft. The
funeral was held Sabbath afternoon.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14

When the thermometer marked "a
in the shade on our verandah, Friday,
in the east room, down stairs. in our
residence, it marked only 80-a differ
ence of IA degrees-all done by keeping
the doors and windows shut and the
blinds down, from in the morning
throu ghout the day.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14

On Wednesday Aug. 1st within the
radius of Barton's confectionery house,
Moots' grocery and Annat's store .
cameo ring with the name Alice en-
graved on the inside. Valuable to the
owner on account OF being q namesake
gift. The finder will please leave the
same at the Republican Office or sd-
dress Alice Kennedy, West Liberty,
Ohio, and receive reward.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14
PLENTY OF WATER.

The Water Works Trustees wrote
three months ago for /parts to make
connections with the two new wells.
They did NOT come AM last week, and
work was bsgun sfohce to make con-
nections. Itis expected that this will
be completed by the middle Of this
week, and they will then have double
the supply q water and capacity for
it, they had heretofore.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14

Our undertaken, L. Lane was called
near Mt. Moriah, about 10 o'clock Mon
day night by the death of Mrs. A. w.
Morton. The funeral services were
held yesterday and were attended by a
large concourse of mourning friends.
Deceased was an aunt of Mrs. J. G. Ja-
ques of this place.-East Liberty Star.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14
DEATHS IN WEST LIBERTY.

Mrs. Wesley Yoder died Saturday
night, after short illness, leaving a
husband and family of children, one a
baby of two weeks. They have the
sympathy of the entire community.
Mr.. George Scott died of consump-
tion, Sunday. He was a member of the
IL Ohio Cavalry, and unmarried. Fun
eral was held Monday, and number Of
comrades attended from this city.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14
POCKET MAP OF CHINA.

Latest indexed map of Chinese EN-
pire, with enlarged map Of portion of
China, where difficulty exists, and in
formation relating to present crisis,
mailed on receipt of four cents in post
age by w. B. Kniskern, % Fifth ave.
nue., Chicago, Ill.