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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
General Items.

j.. w. Turner was In Lansing Tuesday en-
business.
Glenn Potter, of Kalamazoo, is visiting
his parents In this city.
T. j. Tubbs spent Sunday with his
parents on Shawassee street.
Miss Meta Marvin returned to her home
in Hartland Monday, after weeks visit
with her aunt, Mrs. K. M. Miller.
l.. e. Gould's house on Pine street,
which was recently damaged by fire is
being repaired.
Frank Smith has returned to Owosso
fyom Lowell where he had been working in
a furniture factory.
A dancing party is to be given this even
ing at the home of ID. Gibbons, residing
five miles northeast of this city. A mum
Der of Owosso young people are planning
to attend.
Miss Florence Cooper, of Cheboygan,
who has been visiting at the home of A. T.
Thomas, went to Lansing Saturday to be
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Geo. a.
Dewey.
Joe Gerson expects to reopen his clothing
store on or before next Saturday having
made satisfactory arrangements with his
creditors. John Malc0mson will take the
place formerly filled by AL Malcomson in
the store.
Owosso Lodge No. 81 f. & A. M. con-
ferred the Master Mason degree on two
more candidates Wednesday evening and
enjoyed refreshments after the work. The
lodge enjoyed the most prospectus. year of
its history IN 1899 but from present indica-
tons 1900 seems to promise even greater
prosperity than last year.
M. p. Hunt, of Seattle, formerly of this
city, expects TO leave about March 18th, for
Cape Nome, Alaska, to accept very fine
position in government commissioners
Office, an office which has but recently been
established. Ed j. Hunt, of this city, ex-
poets to visit his brother at Seattle before
he embarks for the gold fields.
An oiatorical contest, participated in by
students of the high school of this city, will
be held In the as sembly room on Feb. 90.
The Orations are to be judged by thought
aud delivery. The successful contestant
will be sent to Flint In March to partici pate
In the state high scho II contest. Much In.
terest is being manifested by the OwOsso
students and it is expected the local contest
will be an exciting one.
While working in the shipping depart
ment of the Owosso Carriage Co.'s plant
Monday afternoon, Henry Bartrem met
with a painful, tho not seri Gus accident,
when another employe of the company ran
one of the wheels of a loaded truck upon
Mr.. Bartrem's right foot. The flesh and
bones OF the foot were bruised considerably.
Henry is now able to get around by the aid
of a cane.
d. F. Covert was in Ithaca, Saturday
figuring with w. I. Naldrett and N.
Church, on lumber for his new resi-
dence, which he will build the coming
summer, on his ten acre farm, on Null
berry street, north of the Central school
building, Owosso. Mr.. and Mrs. Covert
like their new home very much Ithaca
Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
Local News .

Mrs. j. G. Walton spent Tuesday visiting
friends In Ann Arbor.
Mrs. f. M. Grove entertained st. Mary's
Guild Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. F. North entertained
the Invincible Whist Club Monday evening"
Ii. Il. Daniels entertained his brother,
Geo. B. Daniels, of Pittsburg, Pa, Sunday.
The Ow0sso Junior Band will give a
concert and party in the armory on the
evening of the 22d.
Al Malcomson, until recently clerk in
Gerson's clothing store in this city, Is now
employed in Buffalo store.
Rev. John Sweet p. E. will preach at the
Kelly church, Friday $3.50 p. M, also the
Ct ming Sunday $3.50 p. m.
Capt. A. j. VanEpps has recently re.
ceived his final settle ment from the state
military authorities which entities him to
consider himself acprivate citizen once more
Frank Thorn has been appointed sub
agent for the Detroit Journal. Will Lucas
still has general charge of the agency for
the city.
Mrs l.. A. Partridge, living north of the
city, received message Monday announc
ing the death of sister in western New
York. She has gone east to attend the
funeral.
Fred Marvin has been promoted from the
Grand Trunk agency at Mt. Clemens to the
agency at LenDox, more important point,
nearer Detroit, and paying a better salary
than the Mt, Clemens agency.
Fire started in the house occupied by A
CurtIss, on Ament street, Monday afterno IN
but was put out with the assistance OF
neighbors before the fire department
reached the place. A defective chimney
caused the trouble.
The morning train south on the Ann
Arbor Ry. failed to put in an appearance
on Monday Jas usual, owing to a wreck at
Cadillac. Another train was made up In
this city leaving at the time for the regular
train 10 leave.
The first meeting of the j. p. Of A., a So
ciety organized by the Junior class of Owos-
so high school was held at the hone OF s.
s. Miner, King street, Monday evening
when Leo Crum was elected president and
James Mclean, secretary. The club was
organ zed for the study OF parliamentary
law. The next meeting will be held at the
home of Leo Crum, next Monday evening
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09

There Is disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by
it-heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure
or apoplexy are often the result of kidney
disease. II kidney trouble is allowed to adj
vance he f'dney-poisoned blood will attack
the vital organs. or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness of the blood-the albumen
leaks out and the sufferer has Bright's
Disease, the wor.. form Of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root the new dis
covery Is the true specific for kidney, bladder
and urinary troubles. 1t has cured thousands
Of apparently hopeless cases, after all other
efforts have failed. At druggists in fifty-cent
and dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free
by mail, also book telling about Swamp
Root and its wonderful cures. Address
Or. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. and
mention this paper.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
Opposed to sub-Treasuries.

st. Paul, Feb. THE Chamber Of
Commerce unanimously resolved to OPP
pose the location Of sub-treasury at
st. Paul, Minneapolis, or any other
place, for the reason that "the sub
treasury system is detrimental to the
commercial interests Of the country and
of no advantage to the United States"
The resolution was adopted in execu-
tive session, and was brought out by
the fact that certain Minneapolis par
ties are working at Washington to Sc
cure such a sub-treasury for that city.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
spani,h Prisoner. Revolt.

Manila, Feb. THE insurgents
have been driven out Of Legaspi on Al
bay bay, province Of Albay. The reb-
els of Tagabas province were convey
ing some 800 Spanish prisoners to Lib
manan and on arriving there the pris-
oners, exhausted and starved, revolted
and dispersed their guards with stones
and clubs. They also captured few
rifles and barricaded themselves at
Lithuanian, where they are awaiting
the arrival Of American troops.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
Building Big Hotels.

Hancock, Mich, Feb. Ga company
Of leading business and professional
men is being organized here to build Il
modern fOur-story hotel at the corner
Of Quincy and Reservation streets, on
the site occupied until recently by the
fire hall. HOughton is completing n new
hotel costing $125,000 and the neces.
sity Of the new hostelry is apparent.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
Shiawassee Pioneers.

The annual meeting of the Pioneer
Society of Shiawassee county will be held
in the M. e church, Corunna, Feb. 22nd
Business meeting and election of officers al
1920 a. m. The afternoon will be given tC
pioneer talks, music, memorial papers, etc.
Dinner will be served In the church parlors
by the ladies of the church. Everybody
welcome.
j. M. FITCH, Durand, Pres.
A. FL. PARKILL, OwOsso, Secy.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
Big Breach of Promise Suit.

Denver, Feb. 7.-As Samuel Strong
was leaving Altman with his bride,
Regina Neville, whom he married at
noon, papers were served on him In a
breach of promise case. This suit Is
brought by Luella Vance, who asks
$25O,O0O damages. Strong Is president
Of the Free Coinage Mining company
and the leading stakeholder in the
Strong mine at Victor and Is very rich.
Strong has been married before and
divorced His first wife and a grown
son are still living
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09

West Superior, Wis.,, Feb. 6.-State
Railway Commissioner Rice, who Is In
the city, states that he has positive
information that the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul railway will build
to this city the coming season, work
to begin as soon rs possible In the
spring. Terminals and route have
already been surveyed Bayfield,,
Burnett, Polk and Douglass counties
will be crossed by the new line.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
American Ceramic Society.

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 6.-The Ameri-
can Cereamic society, in annual con-
ventiOn here yesterday, elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Carl Lang
enbeck, GAINESVILLE, o.; vice president.
Charles f. Burns, Trenton, N. j.. Sec
rotary, Professor Edward Orion, Jr..
Columbus, o.; treasurer, Stanley G.
Bart, Cincinnati.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
Big Purchase by Carnegie.

Humboldt, Mich. Feb. 6-The Car.
negie Steel company interests have
bought the Sampson mine near here
and will reopen the property with a
strong force in the immediate future
Until last season no iron mines here
have produced ore for eight years,
while this year Humboldt will have
five, and perhaps six, actively worked
iron mines.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
BURT ID. CADY, Sec'y.

Auditor General Dix has written as
follows to county treasurer regarding
lands sold for taxes: II desire to call
your attention to the fact that lands
which are delinquent for the taxes of
1896 were sold for these taxes May @,
1899, and that the same may beredeem-
ed from this sale in this Office until
April 30 only. Unless these taxes are
paid on or before that date settlement
must then be made with the tax-title
purchaser, who is authorized under the
law, to charge double the amount of
the taxes, together with So 90 additional,
upon each description of land. Prompt
payment of these taxes will save
trouble and expense. Lands delinquent
for the taxes of 1897 will be sold next
May, and payment before that time will
save additional interest charges. This
service, which is gratuitous, will cause
much extra labor for the county treas
urer's Office, as all of the rolls must be
gone through for the description and
names of the owners"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09

bringing them with the main body at
the capitol grounds. These orders will
remain in effect until after Governor
Goebers remains have been placed in
the vault of the Frankfort cemetery
Thursday afternoon. This was done
to avoid any possibility Of irritation Of
Governor Goebels friends and parti-
sans during the time the body lies in
state at the Capital hotel and the
burial Thursday and to allay as far as
possible the feeling caused by tile pres
onca IF state troopc
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
All Drills Suspended.

Even the provost guard was with
drawn from the vicinity Of the Capt.
tai hotel. The commissary sergeants
will not be allowed to leave the capitol
grounds to procure necessary supplies
for their men and all drills have been
suspended until Friday. Only a small
guard was left at the armory to pro-
tect the supplies and ammunition
stored there. Outside Of this guard not
a soldier will be allowed to leave the
capitol grounds until Friday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
Convention OF Republican State League

-
The annual convention of the Repu blicar
State League will be held at the city of DE.
troit, In the parlors of the Cadillac hotel,
on Thursday, Feb. 22d, at eleven o'clock In
the forenoon. for the transaction of such
business as may properly come before the
convention, including the election of pres
ident, vice president, secretary and treasur-
er of the league for the ensuing year
There will also be elected six delegates from
the state at large, with alternates, and three
delegates with alternates from each con.
gressional district of the state to attend the
national convention of republican clubs at
st. Paul, Mimi, July Is, 10 and II.
The delegates of the convention will con
sist of the chairman and secretary of each
enrolled club of the league and one delegate
additional for every fifty actual members of
such club who have paid their dues and are
in good standing.
r WILLIAM A HURST. Pres.
n
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
Zitkala-S a (Red Bird,
Fiction

One of the most important features OF
THE ATLANTIC for 1900 will be the publ
cation Of large number of Short Stories
OF the first quality. Conspicuous among
these will be Maud Evelyn. by Henry
Douglss Wiggin, w. d. HoweIis, Sarah
Orne Jewett, Joel Chandler Harris, and
many others.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
John Fiske

During 1900 THE ATLANTIC will present
several papers from Mr. Fiske, among
which will be one upon The African Slave
Trade In the fifties and another upon The
Life and Work Of Huxley.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25
The Corn Crop orlsoa.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The Depart
mene of Agriculture today made public
its final estimates of the acreage, pro-
duction and value of the crop of 1899.
The values are based on the avrage
farm prices on December 1, in accor-
dance with the practice of the depart
ment.
The wheat area was 44,592,516 acres,
the production SAT, 303,s46 bushels, the
value S349,545,359, the average yield
per acre 1878 bushels, and the avera-
age farm price per bushel 5s.4 cents.
The corn area was S2,1OS,5S7 acres,
the production 2,O7s,143,933 bushels,
and the value S692,21o,11O, the average
yield per acre 25.3 bushels, and the av-
erage farm price per bushel 3O.3 cents.
The corn area now reported is $751;
600 acres larger and the total crop 49,
100000 bushels larger than they were
reported in the preliminary estimates.
The area in oats was 26,341 $50
acres, the production 796,177,713 bush
els, the value 19s,167,975, the average
yield per acre 30.2 bushels and the av-
erage farm price per bushel 24.9 cents.
The barly crop is estimated at 49,
3S1,563 bushels, the rye crop at 23,961,-
IA bushels, the buckwheat crop at
11,094,473 bushels, the potato crop at
22S,7s3.232 bushels and the hay crop at
56,655,756 tons.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25
Two Letters which Prove
that Lydia e. Pdnklsass,ys
Vegetable Compound will
Remove 7ixz,10s' and Cure
Other Female Weakness.

:" Two years ago / was great
sufferer from womb trouble and pro-
fuse flowing each month, and tulnors
would form in the womb. had four
tumors in two years. / went through
treatment with doctors, but they did
me no good, and l thought l would
have to resort to morphine.
1.-THE doctor said that all that could
help me was to have an operation and
have the womb removed, but l had
heard of Mrs. Pinkham's medicine and
decided to try it, and wrote for her
advice, and after taking her Vegetable
Compound the tumors were expelled
and I began to get stronger right
along, and am as we'll as ever before.
Can truly say that 1 would never had
gotten well had it not been for Lydia
r. Pinkham's Compound. MARY A.
STAHL, Watsontown, Pa.
After following the directions
given in your kind letter for the treat
ment of leucorrhea, can say that I
have been entirely cured by the use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies, and
will gladly recommend them to my
friends. "A. B. DAvIDs, Binghamton,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25
EMPLOYEES WANT PENSIONS.
Burlington aIen wish to Follow Penn.
sylvania Precedent.

Oh cago, Jan. PA petition for the
Inauguration of pension plan similar
to that recently adopted by the Penn
sylvania company is being circulated
among the $4,000 employees of the Bur
lington system. General Manager
Brown says that when the petition
reaches the higher officials of the sys-
tenn it will be given due consideration.
In brief, the plan proposed is to re-
tire on a pension all employees reaching
the age of 10 years, or who have been
in the service of the company for thir-
ty years, the amount of pension to be
based on the average salary for the
last five years in service, at the rate of
one per cent for each year employed by
thecompany. Forexample. a man work
ing for the company twenty-five years
wound be entitled to an annual pension
oil. one-fourth of the average salary re-
ceived by him annually for the last five
wears.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25
FLOWING in JANUARY
Snakes Enjoy a Release From Their
Information.
THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS In IOWA
Exceedingly Prolonged Period of High
Temperature for the Present
nlonth-A Cold Wave
Expected
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
1t is very seldom in the history of
Iowa that farmers have been able TO
do any blowing during the month OF
January, but if all reports are true
such has been the case this : year.
There is one man in Ottumwa who de-
clares that he saw live snake the
other day, vending its way thru the
grass. 1t was not of the specie of rep
tiles that have their being in The wine
glass. but the genuine specimen of the
cold. clammy serpents that hibernate
during the winter months, and which
are seldom seen in this latitude before
spring. Winter was Il long time get
ting here, and in reality only the fore
runner of that season put in an APP
pearance during the latter part of De-
cember and the very first of the pres
ent month. There has been very little
zero weather, and as compared with
former DEFENDERS and Januarys, very
little rain or snow. All these favor
| able conditions have been thankfully
| received, but nevertheless there is no
! assurance that there will be a con-
| tinuation of the same for any given
length of time. In fact, the arrival of
a cold wave is scheduled for this ever-
ing.
! According to Observer Graves COM
pilation of statistics at the local
| weather station, the coolest weather
of the present winter was December
81, 1899, when the mercury was as
low as degrees below zero. 1t was
below on the Both, and at zero on
the 26th of that month. On the first
and second of the present month it was
above and on the Sd it was above.
From that time to the present day it
has ranged all the way from Fl to 81
| above.
On the 2Sth of January. 1899, the
records show that it was below zero,
and on the Goth and 3Oth it was 1o be-
low, closing the month at below.
On February /, 2, and 3, last year,
il was above zero, falling to below
on the 4th. 1t gradually descended,
growing lower day by day, until it
passed the several stages of zero on
the 5th, below on the 9th, below on
| the 18th, IS below on the 9Th, 23 below
on the 9th, IL below on the 10th, 10
below on the 18th, II below on the
18th, and 10 below on the 18th. The
| weather then moderated, the mercury
ranging near the 40 mark for several
days. Again on the 27th it went to i
below, and on March 6 it was only /
above.
Eighteen hundred and ninety-nine
will be remembered as severe, cold
winter, as was attested by the large
consumption of fuel as compared with
the slight demand for that commodity
this winter. The decrease, is very per-
ceptible, SO say the local fuel dealers,
and many of them fear that February
will not favor them in this respect.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25
Iowa supreme Court Decisions.

Des Moines, Jan. 23.-The supreme
court yesterday, in the case of Ferry
John Herriott, treasurer Of state, hand.
ed down an opinion that the original
inheritance law as passed in 1896 is
unconstitutional, but that the curative
act of 1897 remedies the defects in the
original statute.
The following decisions were rem
dered by the supreme court yesterday:
Dorman, appellant, against Chicago
and Northwestern Railway company
Harrison district; affirmed.
Warder, Bushnell & Glossner com
pany, appellant, against Horne Bros.
Linn district; reversed.
Ferry against Campbell, appellant
Pottawattamie district; reversed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

ss NEWARK. OHIO.
LIB. Hartman, NJ. D., Columbus, O.:
s. 10 now seventeen years since I re-
ceiyed the first edition Of your book
entitled " The Ills of Life" I received
Il in the evening mail, and before I
retired I read and pondered over every
word in the book. was greatly inn
pressed with your candor and sincerity.
The book left no doubt in my mind as to
the remarkable virtues Of your Fe-ru-na.
twas because of this impression that I
resolved I would test your assertions,
and test them in way that could leave
nodoubt.
4 began prescribing Pe-ru-na, es rec
commended in your book, and prescribed
It precisely as you directed. AS you
know, the prevailing diseases are, in
Nominations or irritations of the inter-
mi organs of the body, either Of the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25
Another Case Of Womb,
KILN and BIa oder
Trouble Cured by Lydia
e. Pis,khag,,,s Vegetable
C0saauOIxx,af.

DEAR FRIEND Two years ago had
child-bed fever and womb trouble in
its worst form. For eight months after
birth of babe was not able to sit up.
Doctors treated me, but with no help.
1 had bearing-down pains, burning in
stomach, kidney and bladder trouble
and my back was stiff and sore, the
right ovary was badly affected and
everything | ate distressed me, and
there was a bad discharge.
II was confined to my bed when
wrote to you for advice and followed
your directions faithfully, taking
Lydia p. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, Liver Pills and using the Wash,
and am now able to do the most of my
homework. / believe I should have
died if it had not been for your Com
pound. I hope this letter may be the
result of benefting some other suffer-
ing woman. / recommend your Com
pound to every ne."-MRs. MARY
VAUeH', Trimble, Pulaski Co., Ky.
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their doubts, and sometimes very en-
physically, but after had treated q large
number Of cases that had been given up,
snd cured them, they began to believe
what I said.
4 rely 50 wholly upon Pe-ru-na in
very disease that affects the mucous
membranes lining the internal organs,
ehatI never for q moment think Of pre-
scribing anything else. Since using Pc
rn-na, 4 have never had patient die
from Inflammation of the lungs, bladder,
]. bowels, stomach or kidneys. Every case
recovered in . very short time. In other
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25
SPANISH WAR PENSIONS.
Rush of Applications = $500 Claims
From Hattie OF San Juan

Washington, Jan. 23.-Many applica-
tons for pensions from soldiers of the
Spanish-American war are reaching
the pension Office. More volunteers
than regulars are applying. From the
battle of San Juan, in which there were
1872 regulars killed, 1,097 wounded and
:. missing, there have been 1852 claims
for pensions by regular soldiers. In
the same battle "a volunteers were
killed. III wounded and as missing,
but the pension claims from the vol
unteers number 1868. There were %
regiments and three batteries of reg
ulars in the battle and only nine reg
iments of volunteers. From one reg
imsnts that lost none killed or woun-
ded, 419 pension claims are pending.