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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
Fire Department Organization.

The members of the fire department met
in the department room in the city hall
Tuesday evening for their annual meeting.
Chief Blair announced the appointment Of
the assistant chiefs, Fred Edwards being
the first assistant and Frank House the
second, and the company itself proceeded
TO the election of the remaining officers
which resulted as follows: Secretary
treasurer, Frank House; foreman hose CON-
pany, Charles Beatty; 1st assistant, Ed.
Wright; "a assistant Duard Blair; foreman
hook ard ladder truck, James Hopkins; 1st
assistant, James Brown; I'd assistant, Glen
Blair. Floyd Reynolds was also made a
member of the company and the company
voted to take part in the Memorial Day
services and in the decorating of the graves
of the deceased members of the department.
A spread was then INDUCED in by the boys
with the compliments of tlieir chief, and a
smoker followed.
The affairs Of the department are in good
shape in every way and particularly is this
true in the matter of the personal feeling
which prevails between the men and their
chief, thing which is of the greatest itn-
portance In any organization. Chief Blair
has the confidence and hearty goodwill of
his men and the department is one of the
best volunteer departments in the state.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
Look Out for This.

The postotfice department has sent out a
warning notice relative to gang Of swind-
lers, who have recently appeared along the
line OF new rural free delivery routes In
different parts of the country The notice
says that the swindlers have bsen travelling
about the country representing themselves
as postofflce inspectors. Their scheme is to
pretend to inspect the mail boxes and then
demand from the patrons rental of from
So to IS. II is the habit of the swindlers to
work their schemes shortly after new rural
routes have been established, and the
patrons, not being familiar with the re-
quirements, are easily led to believe that it
Is necessary to pay rental on the boxes.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
Won Oratorical Honors.

MIR. Seth Q Pulver, of Laingsburg, the
representative Of Olivet College, won the
intercollegiate Oratorical contest at the
Agricultural College on Monday evening.
There we're thirteen contestants represent
ing the several colleges in the State. The
subject Of Mr.. Pulver's Grafton was
Gettysburg" and it was handled in a
style which easily gave him first honors.
Mr.. Pulver was given great reception at
Olivet on his return the next day. Shiawas-
see county friends extend to the victor their
heartiest congratulations.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
FRED w. LAWRENCE TO LEAVE
Resigns June Ist to Establish Bank
at Marion.

Resigns June lst to Establish Bank
at Marion.
Fred w. Lawrence has given his resigna.
|tion to the officers of the Owosso Savings
Bank to take effect June 1st. He expects
to leave soon after that date for Marion
where he has made arrangements TO es-
tablish private bank.
Mr.. Lawrence Is one of the best known
young men OF this city, where he has lived
nearly all OF his life. He is a graduate of
the Owosso schools and at the time when
his father was In business In the city spent
considerable time at his store gaining an In
sight into business methods, bookkeeping,
etc. Shortly after graduating from the
schools. in September, 1891, he was offered
a position In the OwossO Savings Bank
where he has been since that time. His
work in that place has always been most
careful and painstaking although at the
same time he is rapid aud energetic work
er. He was promoted from collector to
bookkeeper, and for the last few years has
oSCu IuttuSl DOuotSu Wy NhC NLicCsOlo WIN
showed their confidence In him by electing
him TO the Office of 2 assistant cashier.
The con6denc, which all OF the business
inen of the city have in him AMI the re-
spect which they have for him is equally
strong. His whole life has been spent be-
fore them and he is trusted with the very
best OF reason.
Ii a social way Mr.. Lawrence has taken
his part. He has served as trustee of the
Baptist church several years and, is HOW
superintendent OF the Baptist Sunday school.
He Is also connected with some of the in-
surauce societies as their finance manager.
He is everywhere regarded as careful and
conservative but energetic young man who
is thoroughly familiar with the banking
business In all of lis details, and Owosso is
sorry to lose him. Mrs Lawrence is also a
graduate of the city schools aud Is well
liked by large circle of friends particular
ly in the Baptist church where she is an
active member.
The location which Mr.. Lawrence has
chosen offers excellent prospects for the
establishment of banking business. The
village is situated in Osceola county, about
eighteen miles south Of Cadillac in a
numbering and farming community.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
Epworth League Officers.

The Epworth League of toe First M.
E. church Tuesday evening elected the
following officers for the next year:
President, Kittie Burhans; 1st vice
president, Arthur Alliton; I'd vice presi-
dent, Mrs. George Fauth; Sd vice presi-
dent, DR.. b. S. Sutherland; 4th vice
president, Edna Osborn; secretary.
Vera M. Johnson; treasurer. Allie Pitts.
Miss Osborn was also elected delegate
to the district convention which meets
at Chesaning, May 81.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
Give Us Men.

Give us men!
Men-from every rank,
Fresh and free and frank
Men of thought and reading,
Men of light and leading,
Men of royal breeding,
Men OF faith and not of faction,
Men of lofty aim or action
Give us men-I say again,
Give US men!
Give us menl
Strong and stalwart ones;
Men whom highest hope inspires.
Men whom purest honor fires,
Men who trample self beneath them,
Men who make their country wreath them
AS her noble sons
Worthy OF their sires
Men who never shame their mothers,
Men who never fail their brothers,
True. however false are others;
Give us men-I say again,
Give us mem
Give us men
Men who when the tempest gathers,
Grasp the standard OF their fathers
In the thickest fight;
Men who strike for home and altar,
Get the coward cringe and falter,)
God defend the right!
True as truth, though lorn and lonely,
Tender-as the brave are only;
Men who tread where saints have trod,
Men for country and for God;
Give US men-I say again,
Give us men.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
Appointed Substitute Clerk,

Mr.. Arthur II. Let's, of Durand, formerly
of this city, has been appointed as substitute
clerk at the Owosso post Office. He will
not give up his position as stenographer
with the Grand Trunk Ry. at present as the
substitute clerk is rarely called upon for
active service. In case OF vacancy in the
clprkship
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
Salaries Increased.

Postmaster Hugh w. Parker. of Bancroft,
will draw salary of $l,1OO after July 1st,
au increase of 500. Postmaster Wooley,
of Elsie, will also receive the same salary.
Both offices were but recently advanced to
the presidential class
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
County Orders for April.

County Treasurer r. f. Kay paid the
following orders during April: County,
S5l.35; poor, Sl,O3l 81: juror, So 25; wit
ness, Sl1.ss; sparrow, S21.7S; soldiers re-
lief, ST. is; drain orders, S324.4s; building,
S191 .65; death warrants, $6l.50.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
Surprises
i'm Furniture

Unless you been visiting lately or have been
to other big in big city, you have no idea
what surprises we have in stock for you in furniture
Never mind whether you want to buy anything now or not
come in and show you of them Of you
will be interested in prices and they will surprise you too
for prices all low good goods be made and
sold for We have the pleasantes furniture store in
central Michigan and would like to receive call from YOU
We will feel well repaid if you have pleasant half hour
we know you will.
We have besides everything in the line of furniture,
fnc line of Baby Cabs, Go Carts, Hammocks and full
line of Undertakers Supplies
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17

Rev. Z. W. Hunt, who has beenIll for
the past week, is better, though still con-
fned to the ouse.-Lansing Republican,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-02
A Wonderful Trotter.

Eleata, winner of the Merchants and
Manufacturers stake at Detroit, is the
most promising young trotter of her age
and experience ever seen in the grand cir
cult. Starting in public for the first time
at Dover, n. H, two weeks ago, she
trotted so easily in 2.1324 that John L.
Turner, one of the Oldest horsemen in
the country, was moved 10 assert that she
was the fastest, best gated and best
hammered trotter he ever saw. At De-
troit she trotted the third heat in 20S%
without disclosing the limit of her speed,
and though she has started only twice,
circuit followers are already saying she
can beat 2.07
This wonderful four-year-old trotter is
owned by Frank Jones of Portsmouth,
n. IL. He bought her at auction two
years ago for 5000. She was trained last
season by Thomas d. Marsh, and could
have gained a fast record if her owner
had not decided to reserve her for this
years campaign. Mr.. Jones has entered
her in all the big stakes, and unless
some mishap befalls her she is likely to
make clean sweep through the circuit,
winning the Charter Oak Blue Hill and
Pennsylvania. Her earnings may be the
largest ever placed to the credit of a
trotter in one year.
Though Eleata was bred at Mrs. Jane
L. Stanford's Palo Alto farm in Cali
fornia. most of her ancestors came from
Orange County, N. Y. Her sire, Dex-
ter Prince, was raised at Stony Ford,
and was by Kentucky Prince, from Lady
Dexter, a full sister TO Dexter, 2.17h.
Eden, 219Ib, the dam of Eleata, was by
Nephew, a grandson of Robert Bonner S
Edward Everett, and Eleanor, the grand
dam of Eleata, was by Electioneer, an
other product of ORANGE County's famous
Stony Ford stud.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-02
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.
DISASTROUS FIRE AT KEENE.
Wholesale House of Holbrook Grocery
Company Gave the Firemen a Hard
Eiaht-Contents Practically Ruined.

A fire that started about $50 O'Clock
Sunday morning in the large building of
the Holbrook Grocery company on ST.
James street, Keene, caused a loss of
about $4,000 to the company, of which
S72. 900 is on stock and $4,000 on building
insurance $4,000.
The fire was the most threatening that
has been seen in the city for years, being
in the centre of cluster of large wooden
buildings, where the flames could have
quickly swept a large territory but for
the firemen's excellent work. The fire
caught on the first floor from some uneX-
planned cause and ran rapidly through
the elevator shaft TO the upper floor of
the three-story building, and when the
fremen arrived the entire upper story
was burning fierccly. \ few minutes
later the metal roof fell in. The flames
were soon extinguished in the lower
stories and the thick plank flooring on
the third floor prevented the fire from
penetrating beneath, after it had once
been confined to the upper part of the
building. For more than an hour the de-
partment worked heroically before the
flames were subdued, and no other build
ing was damaged.
The company had a large stock of gro
ceries on hand, those on the third floor
being ruined by fire. on the lower
floor the fire damage is small, but, owing
to the nature of the stock. the smoke
and water damage will be almost total,
except in the case of canned goods.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-02
A HOUSEHOLD NEED
Within Reach of Everyone. A woman'
Letter to DIR. David Kennedy.

Within Reach of Everyone. A Woman's
Letter to DIR. David Kennedy.
81 want every one to know what the
new medicine, Calcura Solvent, has done
for me. 1 am over seventy years of age.
and for over twelve years have been
sufferer from rheumatism. Nothing seemed
to reach my case. 1 was in constant pain,
my joints, hands and wrists being SO swol-
len that was compelled to bandage them.
No one can understand my sufferings, so
great was the pain. first commenced to
use your Calcura Solvent in March. 1900.
and the swelling and pain gradually dis
appeared. At present L am entirely free
from both.
81 have also used your Herculine Tonic
IN connection with the Calcura Solvent,
and find it of the greatest aid in maintain
ing ones strength and vigor. shall never
be without these two medicines, and shall
always keep them in the house. have
been told there is no cure for rheumatism.
but now am convinced that relief and
final cure may be obtained by using your
wonderful new medicine, Calcura Solvent. -
Mrs. b. N. Gordon, 70 Broadway, Rens-
Belaer, N. Y.
If your druggist is out of Calcura Sol
vent, send $1.00 to DIR. David Kennedy,
Kennedy Row, Kingston, N. Y; express
prepaid. Write for free sample bottle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-02
The Supposed Corpse Wanted Dinner

.."Isn't it pretty near time for dinner?"
was the query that astonished an under
taker and embalmer who were sent to
administer the last physical rites to DR..
Nelson Call at Lancaster. N. H., Monday
evening. As a case of suspended anima-
tion this was remarkable. All the physi-
clans of the surrounding counties are ar
irving with inquiries as to the facts of
the case, and so far all have shaken their
heads and declared 1t beyond them. The
facts. so far as known, are these: DR..
Nelson Call of Guildhall, VT was driving
a spirited horse from Groveton. four
miles above his town on the New Hamp-
shire side of the river. At n railroad
crossing the animal became frightened
and unmanageable and ran away. 1t ran
the vehicle into a ditch and the doctor
was thrown out. Some passersby saw the
man lying prone and insensible, and on
being recognized he was taken to his
home. A physician was called in and pro-
nounced life extinct, saying that the
mans neck was broken. About noon
Monday the undertaken and embalmer,
who had been telephoned for, arrived
He viewed the dead man and prepared
to make him ready for the coffin. He was
looking over the embalming tools when
the supposed corpse sat up. and, leaning
on his elbows. asked sleepily If it wasn't
nearly time for dinner. He then got up
and walked into the kitchen, where he
partook of a hearty meal. In the after
noon he was observed doing good half
days having in his meadow. There is no
doubt that the doctor was thrown on his
head and rendered insensible, as he says
the last thing he remembers is leaving
his buggy on the fly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-02
NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of
N an execution IN favor of +. W. Childs of
BrattebOro i'm the County of Windham against
L. ID. Powers of Springfield in the County of
Hampden and State of Massachusetts, debtor
l have levied on four pieces of land in the town
of Jamaica, described as follows; to wit, The
first piece is bounded on the north by land of
G. ii. kingsbury, on the east by West River,
on the south and west by land of E. NJ. Howe
known as the Boyden lot, containing so acres
be the same more or less. The second piece of
land being the Phelps lot $50 called and being
lQ5 - rods in length OF the west end of lot
No. 1888, containing los acres be the same more
or less. The third piece of land is bounded on
the east by land of Minerva A. Rawson, on the
south by land Of IL. j. Stewart, west by land
by lands of c. II. Landmarks estate and the
Jamaica Savings Bank and being the Chase
pasture $50 called. The fourth piece is bound
ed on the south by the highway leading TO the
school house on west hill, west by land of c. j..
Howe, north by land of Titus and Angelina
Howe, and ON the east by land formerly owned
by NJ S. RawsOn and the highway leading to
the highway first mentioned containing 40
acres be the same more or less, known as the
Coleman lot. The above mentioned pieces of
land being the same land conveyed to Bessie
Il. Worthen by c. c. Fits by his deed dated
the 18th day of January, A. ID. 1899, recorded
in book % page 523 of the land records OF the
town of Jamaica.
Also one other piece or parcel of land i'm said
town of Jamaica described as follows: TO wit.
Bounded ON the north by land of George f..
Brown estate, on the west and east by land OF
VIM. II. Gleason and on the south by the high
way ana land OF 10. 4. Smlth containing Two
acres be the same more or less, with the build
ings standing thereon and being the same
premises conveyed TO Bessie Il. Worthen by
ID. II. Forester and wife by their deed dated
the 14th day of July, A. ID. 1893, recorded in
book % page 525 of the land records of Jamaica.
/ shall sell said Real Estate at the Hotel in the
town of Jamaica in the County of Mindham
on the 10th day of August, A. ID. 1901, at III
O'Clock in the forenoon in satisfaction OF said
execution ana the costs and charges thereon.
Dated at Jamaica this End day of July, A.
ID. 1901.
10. sHUMwAY, Deputy Sheriff.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-02
II. E. GORDON, lCor
Q. Il. THOMPSON. { w
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
EGrn 4 III, OLE NJ 4 = WI L.

Y ENIAI = Of WANA " IIIITC.
The undersigned having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of
Marlboro commissioners to receive. examine
and adjust all claims and demands of all per
sons against the estate of Masa Willis late of
Brattleboro in said district. deceased and all
claims exhibited in offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purpose afore-
said, at the Vermont National Bank on the
18th day of August and 23d day of January
next, from o'clock until o'clock p. NJ, each
of said days, and that six months from the 9th
day of July A ID. 1901 is the time limited by
said court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Brattleboro, VT, this 29th day of
July \. ID. 1901. 81
GEO. G. ANERILL, Commissioners
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-02
TO CROSS THE OCEAN IN FOUR
DAYS.
Speed to be Increased by Use of Tur-
bine Engine and Of Crude Petroleum
for Fuel.

Charles X. Flint has fondness for Iast
boats. An ordinarily fast craft wont
do for him. He must have something that
will go through the water faster than any
other vessel atoat.
A few years ago he had a world beater,
but somebody built a boat that was as
fast or faster, and Mr.. Flint then gave a
commission to Charles ID. Mosher to de-
sign and to Ayres of Nyack to build a
boat, called yacht Tor convenience,
which should be able TO travel forty knots
an hour. The boat has been called the
Arrow, and in few days she will have
her official trials.
Since MIR. Flint gave the commission
for fortyknot boat others interested
in fast vessels have been trying TO figure
out whether it would be possible and
profitable TO build, not yacht, but an
ocean liner that would cross the Atlantic
in four days. one of the persons who
took up this problem was George Wilson,
president of the Atlantic Shipping
Company of New York. Mr.. Wilson be-
lieves that his engineers and designers
have solved the problem by the use of
turbine engines driven by the direct i'm
pact of the combustion of crude Texas
petroleum.
Mr.. Wilson says that his company is
now making arrangements for the build
ing of ships to cross the Atlantic from
New York to Berehaven. in the southwest
of Ireland, in three and half days. He
says that, allowing two hours from the
companys pier in New York to Sandy
Hook and thirteen hours from Berehaven
to London, passengers and mails would
be carried from New York to London in
a little less than four and a quarter days,
taking into account delays incident to
customs examination and the handling
of baggage. He says that the vessels
contemplated Will have an average speed
of thirty knots clear across the Atlantic.
Mr.. Wilson draws attention to the fact
that when steamers of his line are rum
ming a man can run over to London and
back in nine days.
This great speed is to be attained and
the company building the ships is going
to make money out of the project through
the use of the turbine engine and of
crude petroleum for fuel. Hitherto 1t
has been supposed that the cost of run
ming an ocean liner much faster, for in
stance, than the Deutschland, would be
too great and too much cargo space
would have to be sacrificed for boiler
and engine rooms to make such vessels
prohtable.-[New York Sun.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-02
The Greatest Year of All.
IFrom the Boston Journal

Now that the treasury department has
completed and revised the main statistics
of the immense foreign commerce of the
United States in the fiscal year 1901,
which ended on June 80, it is possible to
make exact comparisons between this
record breaking year and the prosperous
years that have gone before.
The external trade of America for 1901
shows an enormous total of more than
two billion dollars. The precise figures
are: Imports, $500, 67SO16; exports, $1,46O-
453 500. Our imports have fallen off since
1900, when they were SS49,941 1884, but our
exports-that is, our sales of American
merchandise to foreign countries-have
increased over 1900, when they were
81, $40, 6S571. The chief item of our pur-
chases of goods from foreign countries
is no longer finished manufactures. We
are ourselves now the worlds greatest
manufacturing nation, and the largest
class of merchandise we buy abroad
is the crude materials of domestic in
dustry. These amounted in 1901 to $3.50,
T63, 4O4 while imported articles manufac-
tured ready for consumption amounted to
$3.50 662, 9O3, or less than one-siXth of our
total imports.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-02
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE

- ESTATE OF EMERET J. WAIT.
The undersigned have been appointed by the
Hon. Probate Court for the District of Marl-
boro Commissioners, TO receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Emeret j. Wait late of
WardsbOro in said district, deceased, and all
claims exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purpose afore-
said. at the late residence of said deceased on
the 2lst day of September next, from 10 O'Clock
4. NJ. until O'Clock p. NJ, of said day. and that
six months from the 27th day of June. A. d.
1901, is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors TO present their claims to us for
examination and allowance.
Dated AT WarCfsboro this 24th day of July, A
ID. 1901.
SPENCER 81 q sF R&3HBsINsoN Commissioners.