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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19
Appreciates women's Clubs.
The Grand Rapids Herald for Sund

The Grand Rapids Herald for Sunday
contains an editorial which shows very
conclusively the good opinion 1t has of
the ability of women's clubs to aid in
almost any kind of work which is for
the benefit of the city at large. The
editorial was called out by the efforts of
number of public spirited citizens of
Grand Rapids to interest the people
generally in the matter of identifying
their homes and lawns by setting out
trees and shrubs, planting flowers, etc.
1t Immediately goes on to tell of the work
of the women's clubs in Chicago where
they have taken up this matter and
have done great deal to encourage the
identifying and setting apart of small
parks and play grounds for the chill
dren as well as the mere identifying of
the streets, lawns. and homes. An APP
peal for the aid of women's clubs of
Grand Rapids follows and the ability
which the Herald acknowledges that
they possess in this respect should be
gratifying indeed to those who have the
work of maintaining the interest and
supervising the working of those clubs,
on their shoulders. The suggestion has
been made that even in Owosso there is
chance for similar work on the part
of the women's clubs of the city to do
much towards encouraging the idea of
identifying the city and yards. Proba-
bly, the members, and especially the
officers, of the clubs themselves know
better than the person who suggested
the idea to The TIMES and certainly
much better than The TIMES itself,
whether or not they have more impor-
tant work or whether. the work which
they have already undertaken would
permit of their taking,up this addition
al work. One of the clubs has already
done no small thing for the city during
the season just passed in the matter of
the concert course which it offered
Owosso. citizens, the final number of
which, it is understood, is to be given in
short time. The suggestion of the
Grand Rapids Herald is a good one,
worthy of consideration by women's
clubs in any place, but the clubs them.
selves it must be remembered are to be
presumed to have the choice of what
lines and how many they can we'll work
along
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19
Were Married in March.

Miss Carrie Fisher, of this city, and
DR.. W. A. Harper, of Henderson, were
quietly married in Detroit on March IL,
the report of the marriage not leaking
out until this week. The marriage took
place in the pI essence of relatives of the
groom on the above date and two days
later both returned to their duties with
the expectation of keeping the marriage
secret until the end of the school year
when the bride would finish her work
as teacher in the Emerson school. She
has been one of the best teachers in the
city schools for several years and has
made many friends during her stay in
the city. DIR. Harper is young physi-
clan who is enjoying deservedly good
pratice in Henderson where he is quite
popular. The young people have been
acquainted for years both having been
born and brought up near Byron, and
it Is stated that the engagement Is one
of long standing. Mrs. Harper's resig.
nation was accepted by the school board
at its meeting Wednesday to take effect
today.
The friends of both DR.. and Mrs.
Harper extend congratulations and best
wishes even though the time is little
late for such expressions.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19

What next! Colonel Gardener, who COM
handed the 31st Michigan Vol. Infantry In
the Spanish war and has since then until its
recent return and mastering out commanded
the 30th u. S. Volunteers in the Philippines,
has been accused OF unduly favoring the
Filipinos What kind of military despot-
ism does the colonel think that this country
wants to establish In the Philippines any
wayY A young man whose home Is In
Windsor has recently returned from the
Philippines where he was with the boys of
the 30th and 1t is he who makes this terrible
accusation. He even implies that the
American soldiers of his regiment could
often have Jared better IL the c0lOners
orders against foraging were not so strict
To think that he should have had the te-
merity to make the Filipinos think that they
were going to be treated like white people!
Somehow or other, both In the Philippines
and in China, American officers and enough
of their men have such high ideals In the
matter of dealing with the more ignorant
people under them that the reputation of the
American nation as a nation of military
OppressOrs does not seem to be making
rapid Roadway.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19
passenger run when the awful flood
came and swept every trace of his home

passenger run when the awful flood
came and swept every trace of his home
and family away. After returning and
searching in vain for even trace ofhis
family, he received letter from
Charles Amsden who was IN Detroit at
that time settling up the estate of a
brother who had died "a short time be-
fore. His name had caught the eye
o! the latter in the reports of the
! flood and the letter was written to see
If there was any relationship between
them for as far as Charles Amsden was
aware he had no living relatives.
1t was quickly found that the younger
man was nephew of the older and in
response to request that he come to
him, the nephew started for Detroit
only to find on his arrival that his uncle
had suddenly died while he was on his
way to him. He then began search
for the other heirs which has taken
nearly half year. has carried him
from one part of the country to another,
and is but only now finished. He
found that while there had been six
cousins of his, all equally interested in
the estate of their uncle, there is now
but one besides himself living although
the other five left heirs which will share
their parents portion of the estate.
The location of these heirs and the as
pertaining that there were no other
heirs outside of the nephews and neices
of the deceased man and their children
has been the task which has kept him
busy these months. Mrs. Millers
mother was first cousin of the man
who has been at work on the matter
and she will divide her share with six
brothers who live in or near st. Johns
and are of course equally interested
with her in their mothers share
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller are perfectly
satisfied of the correctness of the state.
ments of their visitor who left Wednes
day for Ann Arbor to consult one OF
two more of the heirs, and Mrs. Miller
has his promise for copy of her family
tree back into the sixteenth century,
a record which Mr. Amsden has dis
covered and compiled during his
search. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Miller are
greatly pleased at the prospects which
seem to have opened before them but
expect to keep right on in their photo
graph work. at least until portion o.
the money itself is forthcoming. Theil
Owosso friends congratulate them or
their hopes, and in turn hope that when
the estate is finally settled their portion
may prove to be even larger than has
been estimated
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19
List of CITY Teachers.

The school board held an adjourned
meeting Wednesday evening and com.
pleted the consideration of the names
of the teachers for the coming year.
With but four exceptions the entire
force from superintendent to the
teachers in the grades were offered their
positions for another year. Of the
number who were not offered the posi-
ton for another year, Miss Roberts. of
the high school had informed the board
previously that she did not wish her
position longer, as had also Mrs. Har-
per of the Emerson school. The entire
list to whom positions have been offered
with the grade which they are now
teaching is as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY. Il. Austin.
Special teacher of music-Lulu
Kanagy.
Special teacher of drawing-Julia E.
Criswell.
High School,. G. Osburn, Edith A.
Hal tshorn, M. Stella Coney, Sophie M
Schwarz.
Central School-Julia Deane, 9Th
grade; Evangeline Laurie, 9Th grade;
lnez Sheldon, 18th grade; Adelaide La.
Rowe, 9th grade; Ellie Ayers, 9Th grade
Fannie Naracon, 4th and 9Th; Bertha
Fowler, 4th grade Isabel Wrigley, 3rd
grade; Evah Carr, End grade; Nellie
Goss, 1st A; Nina Broad, 1st b; Florence
Hadley, 1st B.
Emerson School-Cora Miller, Prin.,
9Th grade; Belle Troy, 18th grade; Carrie
Smith, 9Th grade; Mary Welton 3rd
grade; Blanche Tuthill, End grade
Flora Webster. 1st A; Edith Frieseke Isl
b.
| Washington School,. w. Failor
Prin., 7th and Sth; Elizabeth Perrott
9th grade; Zoe Schurz, 9Th grade; Ida
Langerwisch, 4th grade; Minnie Sui
Ivan, 3rd grade; Christine Gibson End
grade Anna Deal, 1st A; Lillian Sweet
1st b.
! Bryant School-Warren McDiarmid
Prin., 5th and 9th; Frances Stearns, 4tf
grade; Pearl Eddy, Bird grade; Mabe
Parker, end grade; Kate Corlett, 1st A
Mrs. Martha Mason, list b.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19
Twentieth Century Fraternity.

The st. Johns fraternal insurance
society recently organized in that city
under the laws of the state of Michigan
under the above name is starting out
with fine prospects. The business men
and others in st. Johns took hold of the
matter with vim and energy and the
society was organized with two hundred
fifty charteRmemb ers without going far
| from the center of population Of st.
Johns itself.
The new association contains about
all that is good in the line of fraternal
insurance with rates based on the
American experience tables which are as
low as safety will permit. 1t has been
the aim of the association to place the
rates at point where they will meet
the expenses of the order without its
being compelled in a few years to raise
the rates of assessment on the older
members at time when they are at the
mercy of the order because they cannot
get in anywhere else. The rates are
graded according to age at the time of
admission and remain stationary at
that point for each member. Besides
death benefits the new association pro-
vides old age, disability, sick, and
accident benefits, and insures both men
and women. The contracts are as
liberal in every other respect as sound
business principles will permit. There
is no membership fee, no certificate fee,
no per capita tax, no lodge dues, and
no extra assessments. The only fee is
the medical examiners fee of s1.50
which must be paid with the first
monthly assessment when the applica-
ton is made. The plan of the organiza.
ton has been approved by the insurance
commissioner of the state as we'll as by
other men who are we'll versed in
insurance matters
The officers of the association are as
follows: President, c. G. Vaughan;
vice president. S. B. Daboll; secretary,
d. L. Hunt; treasurer, H. B. Washburn;
attorney, w. H. Brunson: medical
director, Henry Palmer, M. d; general
manager, A. P. Wolcott; auditors, j. H.
Fildew, ID. s. French.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19
STATE OF MICHIGAN, o.,
COUNTY OF SHIAwAssEE %
in this way shall give way to those
which do appreciate it.


A few years ago no one would have
suspected that the trend of events
would place the matter of the improve
ment of the country roads of the Unit.
ed States in the hands of the post
Office department, but the latter de-
partment is as a matter of fact well
pleased that circumstances have fairly
compelled it to take up the cause of
good roads. And within the next few
years from now there will be thousands
of farmers throughout the country who
will wonder how they ever got along as
many years as they did with the old
roads. In the meantime, let the far
mers of Shiawassee county, who have
already been favored IN the matter of
rural routes to greater extent than
hundreds of counties, look after their
roads before there is any danger of the
service being discontinued on any of the
routes from the poor condition of the
roads. Owosso township has m ade a
good beginning with its appropriate n
for the improvement of the roads along
the routes running through the town
ship. Let the others do equally well.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19
Will Inherit $4,000.

Unless the most improbable course OF
events comes to pass, Mrs. Arthur j.
Miller, of this city, has claim on a
S25, 900 interest in million dollar estate
a part of which at least will be available
before many months roll round. The
news came to her few days age
through cousin of her mother, Mr.. ID
g. Amsden, and the story of how he
happened to learn of the estate and his
own interest in it isa romantic one.
Mr.. Amsden was a railway engineer
at the time of the Galveston flood and
had been absent from the fated city
which contained his home and loved
ones, but a few hours on his regular
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19

One of the latest victims to the habit of
cigarette smoking Is said to be the French
premier, Waldeck- Rousseau, who is said to
be suffering from cancerous growth under
his tongue which was caused by excessive
cigarette smoking. He has already sub
mitted to three operations and fourth one
will soon be necessary. His physicians
also fear that the same trouble will lead to
the loss of his eyesight. And now is a
good time to look after the recently dis
clssed auti-cigarette bill.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19
That Grip Cough.

Do not let that Grip cough linger alons
thinking 1t will wear itself out; the DANCE
Is that the cough will wear you out.
Downs Elixir used according to direc.
will cure the cough and save any d.
from serious lung trouble.
Bakers Mandrake Bitters will reg
the bowels and expel all grip poison.
the blood. These two medicines
together will build you up afte.
facilitating affects of grip, and preveL
serious result. Get them at any drug
Warranted.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19
Rural Delivery and the Roads.

Advices from Washington indicate
that the post Office department instead
of relaxing its efforts in the matter Of
demanding good roads over which the
rural mail carriers are compelled to
drive, is more than ever determined
that the roads must be good or the
service will be discontinued. The view
the department takes of the matter is
in brief that if after fair trial the
farmers who enjoy the benefits of the
free delivery of their mail do not care
enough for the service to make the
roads in the district as good as they
can possibly make them, then they do
not care enough for the service to
justify the department in going to the
extra expense which the service over
bad boads entails.
The question of how best 10 improve
the roads of the country has been one
which has attracted a great deal of
attention for years Every statistician
who has ever given the matter any
attention and every civil engineer who
has considered the subject of good
roads at all have given figures which
show that the loss to the farmers of the
country is simply enormous every year
from the added wear and tear on teams,
and harness, and wagons, as well as
from the smaller loads which they are
compelled to draw. But in spite of the
knowledge o. this loss which every farm
journal has at some time or other called
to the attention of the farmers of the
country, the farmers themselves have
not taken the matter up.
The postoflice department, which
have among its officials men who have
the interests of the rural population at
heart. has had an inspiration in the
matter of this improvement of the
roads. The department cannot afford
to continue the service where roads are
impossible, especially when there are
hundreds of applications on file from
districts where the roads are all that
they should be. The department there
fore has decided that the opportunity
has come for securing the marked i'm
provement of the roads of the country.
The people who have enjoyed the
advantages of free rural delivery are
everywhere enthusiastic over the
service and when an inspector comes
around, as the department promises he
will come, and finds that the roads are
in such poor shape that it is i'm.
practicable to give the service, there are
not many communities where the report
of such inspector will not prove an
object lesson on the value of good
roads. 1t will bring the matter home
to the farmers as nothing else ever has
been able to do that they cannot afford
to leave their roads to take care OF
themselves.
The department realizes that there
are sections where the depth of the sol
is so great that il may be almost i'm
possible to guard against washouts and
other conditions which may interrupt
the service temporarily during some OF
the spring months, but it does intend to
insist most emphatically on the districts
which are served doing all that they
! reasonable can be expected to do to help
it make the service a success. It pro
poses that the sections which do moi
care enough for the service to co operate
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19

Those Boer representatives. are now In a
position to know what 1t means to tribe
with the American mule. Instead of trying
to prevent their Shipment by the British
they should begin to realize what they are
missing and attempt to secure some OF the
light heeled beasts of burden for their own
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19

T. M. Wiley, manager of Sturtevan's
lumber yard, reports particularly good
trade from farmers at present The fac,
that large number OF farmers seem to be
building houses and barns seems to iDdi.
cate that, whoever else It hit or missed,
prosperity has certainly struck Shiawassee
farmers. And with q beet sugar factory or
a condensed milk factory located at Owosso,
the farmers of Shiawassee county would
see still better times, In fact the best times
which they have ever seen or even read Of.
Incidentally too, U wosso would be somewhat
better of herself with either or both OF
those Industries located here.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19

The wise man does not care to kick
against the pricks, especially with only his
slippers or patent feathers on. And so Sec
rotary Hay seems to have concluded that he
did not care particularly for the fun of max
ing treaties which the senate would not
ratify, all of which goes to show that the
diplomatic secretary of state has come to
the very logical conclusion that II the senate
is rot part of the treaty making part of
government in actual law. 1t Is in fact and
might just as we'll be so recognized. The
result is that Office of the secretary is now
very diligently..at work attempting to find
out just what sort of treaty can be ratified
by the senate. In other words the secre-
tary Is writing to and interviewing all of the
senators, so far as he can, to find out what
kind of treaty they wish him 10 work for.
BY this means he hopes to push through an-
other treaty so that the construction OF the
Ncaraguap canal may be assured. To be
sure this makes the treaty making branch of
the government little complex and un-
wieldy, but 1t Is to be hoped that It will
not become necessary to ever consult the en-
tire membership of the house as we'll on the
ground that appropriations to carry out
treaties must be- originated In the house and
that therefore they must be consulted In the
matter OF the sort of a treaty to be made on
pain OF rctaliating by refusing to make
such appropriations.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19
What Shall We Have for Dessert2

This question arises In the family every
day. Let us answer 1t today. Try Jell-O.
delicious dessert. Prepared In two
minutes. No baking! add hot water and
set to cool, Flavors:-Lemop, Orange,
Raspberry and Strawberry. At your
Rrocers. l0cts.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19

Wonder why the Chinese are so anxious
to have Gen. Chaffee leave larger guard
In Pekin? Strange that with all the troops
of the other nationalties which seem
destined to stay in the Imperial city for
some time yet, they should ask the Ameri-
can general to leave larger detachment of
his troops! The fact that LII Hung Chang
has asked General Chaffee to take this
action is however cause enough for no small
rejoicing on the part of American citizens
everywhere. Nothing could speak more
authoritatively for the high character of the
American soldiery than this appeal to have
them remain after all of the fearful stories
of the robbery, murder, and outrage per-
petrated upon the Chinese by some of the
troops of a portion Of the allies. Evidently,
In spite of the fact that they were in some
cases in rather bad company, our American
boys did not quite forget their own hons
training, and the nation has more reason
than ever to be proud of her soldery.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
EDMUND o. DEWEY, EDITOR.
OWOSSO. FRIDAY. APRIL 10, 1901.

The British government has decided that
American beef cannot he used hereafter in
filing the army contracts. Well, IL they
prefer our mules to our beef, here's hoping
that they will not get sick of their choice.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19

Next Friday will be ArbOr Day. How
many readers of The TIMES are there who
know where tree would make some part
of their yard or the street in front of their
home look betterP The city of Ow0ss0 has
a large number of beautiful shade trees but
is there spot in front Of your house or in
your yard which would be improved by a
treep There are surely many places in the
city where trees are needed. And In the
country too, how many homes would be
beautiful and attractive as they never have
seemed If only few more trees were set
out near the houses. Why not make a
record of thousands of trees set out where
they will make homes and roads and streets
more beautiful In Shiawassee county this
yearp
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19

The Hon. David b. Hill announced at
Buffalo Saturday night that the democratic
party has no use for the passing ''isms" of the
hour. Pretty wise conclusion Dave, espe-
cially since the people have decided on more
they had no use for the democrat party as
long as it had any use for some few ''isms"
to which 1t seemed during that time to be
very much attached. But now the question
arises, does the democratic party know vet
that it has no use for ''isms"? Will it take
the word of the Hon. David b. Hill as
authoritative and conclusive or will it hatch
up some new ''isms" to take the place of
the ones on which it staked its all and lost?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-07

We are informed that Elkhorn's
postmaster lay waiting one morning
last week, waiting for his alarm clock,
which by the way is rooster, to go
off, but becoming alarmed at the late
ness of the hour he arose and went to
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-07

the hen roost to see the cause thereof.
He found the rooster sound asleep and
he wondered at the cause until he
found man, whom we will not
name had went in there from the rain
and had kept the rooster awake So
much he had over slept.
Ole johnson of Elkhern father of
John johnson of this city. was very
uneasy man for short time yester-
day afternoon. He had purchased the
Southwick property and came down
to make the final settlement bring
ing with him $500 in bills and checks.
He was at the home of his son at noon
and came down town in the after
noon, soon after missing his pocket
book which contained the money. He
at once commenced search and after
looking about town went back to his
sons home and found that couple
of boys had picked it up in the yard.
To say that Mr.. johnson was pleased
at again securing his money is putting
it lightly. -Atlantic Democrat.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-07
Very Tired.


1t has remained for little girl to
nearly, if not quite, equal a famous
witticism of Leigh Hunt. OF course
she spoke in childish innocence, where
the English essayist and wit used his
ripened intellect.
Hunt in describing an exceedingly
warm day, it will be remembered.
spoke of it as one which tempted him
to strip off his flesh and sit in his
bones.
The little girl had been romping and
running all day. Toward nightfall her
father met her. Are you not very
tired, little one?" he asked.
oh, not SO very tired. papa" she re-
piled. Then in a burst of confidence
she whispered, only l do feel as
though I'd like to take my legs off and
carry them awhile"