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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-15
FORDNEY TALKS.

The Beet Sugar Industry is of too
Much Importance to Be Ignored.
From the Michigan Sugar Beet:
Congressman Fordney, of the Sagi-
nav district, has the following TO say in
defining his position on the beet sugar
question:
II am Of the firm opinion that the
forthcoming congress will do all that
lies within its power to protect the beet
sugar growers of America from foreign
competition, and if necessary from any
and all illegitimate local methods, de-
signed to cripple this industry. Should
the so-called sugar trust resort to the
class of warfare referred TO in the Ad-
vertiser's article. think congress will
fad way of regulating the matter.
Along this line / might add that while
in Washington recently l called upon
the secretary of agriculture to get his
opinion as to the likelihood of the sugar
tariff being reduced. He assured me
that no material reduction was likely,
and by his talk l know bat the beet
sugar growers have a good friend in
the right place.
The beet sugar people are not losing
any sleep over this matter. The sugar
trust with its millions will no doubt
make stubborn fight to have the tariff
on sugar reduced, but congress will see
to it that the beet sugar industry which
is now one Of the most important in the
land, will be fostered and protected.
Henry j. Oxnard, president of the
American Beet Sugar Association, says:
"The movement on the part of the
sugar trust in selling its refined sugar
far below the cost to it of the raw ma.
terial. and in the special market which
is now reached to some extent by the
beet sugar products, cannot but call
down on the head of the trust the con.
demnation, not only of the. beet sugar
producers, but also of all the fair mind.
ed people In the country, and having
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-15

the busiest men in Michigan, and 1t was
over an hour before our card could be
presented to Capt. Boutell. Although
crushed with work, he willingly gave
up an hour to discuss the sugar beet
question in Michigan. Beside his
interests in the pioneer sugar factory
of Michigan, the captain has large
shares in the Bay City, West Bay City,
Saginaw Valley. Marine City, Mt Gle
ments, Wallaceburg, Eaton and Lam
sing sugar factories, in all. Very few
people have true conception of the
magnitude of this industry even now, he
said. In 1898 we contracted for 400
acres for the Michigan factory. Three
years after, Michigan alone has 5000
acres devoted to the cultivation of sugar
beets, and thirteen factories are in OPP
Grafton this fall and winter In three
ing sugar beets requires intensive cul-
CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-15
New Lothrop.

Mrs. Ambrose Wilson Is quite ill--Mrs.
Moore is moving into s. M. O'Del's house
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown visited
Rev. and Mrs. Windrem Monday--Mrs
Bert Carey, of Montrose, visited her moth
er, Mrs. VIM. Glazler, last Wednesday
"A serious accident occurred here on
Saturday evening. As Mr. and Mrs. Enos
Munsop, who were accompanied by Miss
Julia Adams, were leaving the village
for home, Mr.. Munson drove too near the
edge of the steep embankment, east of the
village, and their buggy was overturned
and the occupants thrown out. Mrs. Mum
son sustained fractured shoulder aud was
internally injured and IS now in critical
condition. The other occupants were more
or less bruised and shaken up, but escaped
serious iDJury--A party consisting Of
Samuel O'Dell, Harry French and Mrs. j.
s. Shoemaker started for Hemit, CAL, on
Monday mornirg--The Lady Maccabees
entertained the Montrose hive last Wednes-
day. A special program was rendered and
an enjoyable time is reported.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-15
Death of A. e. Stanhope.

Andrew E. Stanhope, one of the bes.
known dray and delivery men of the
city, died at his home on the corner of
Saginaw and Mason streets Monday
morning. He had been sick but short
time with pneumonia. The funeral
services were held Yesterday at the
Congregational church. Owosso Lodge
No SO |. o. o. F.. of which Mr.. Stan.
hope was the Noble Grand at the time
of his DEATH had charge of the services.
Mr.. Stanhope had been resident of
this city for the greater part of the
time for the last twenty-three years,
having moved here from Ovid.
During the most of the time he has
been the proprietor of light dray and
delivery line, handling light freight al d
picnics and other parties. He has been
a pleasant and obliging man to deal
with and was we'll liked by those who
had had business relations with him.
He was member of Owosso Lodge No.
AZ, A. O. u. w. in which order he
carried an insurance or $lCUU. he also,
as noted above, was an active member
of the Odd Fellow fraternity in this
city He has been more or less sick
for nearly two months having at first
been confined to the house by an in
jurei knee. 1t was during the time
that he was confined to the house that
pneumonia set in.
Mr.. Stanhope is survived by a
mother, Mrs. Lucina Stanhope, of Car
land sister, Mrs. Eunice Hicok, of
the same place; three brothers, Henry
g., of Owosso, Ralph and William, of
Ovid; his wife, and four children,
Claiming, of Detroit; Harry and
Edward, and Mrs. James Gray, Of this
citv
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-15
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST.. NEW YORK.

The Macomb county beet growers
have had successful year. The beets
have produced an abundant harvest
and the average sugar per centage runs
from IL to 16 per cent.
The Sugar Beet Publishing Company,
of Bay City, will next season grow 1000
acres of sugar beets with experimental
farms in Bay, Saginaw and Huron
counties. All the land will be fall pre-
pared and some 90 teams are now at
work. The fall blowing is being done
nine inches deep, turning up fully four
inches of new soil, Experiments are
being made with different soils and by
following variety of crops.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-15
Sugar Beet Notes.

The III zee Bay City factories paid
$50, 600 for beets delivered in Septem
Der.
Growers are still hustling great loads
of beets into the local factory and are
we'll pleased with the result of their
summers work.-Saginaw News.
The value of the beet tops for cattle
feed has been we'll demonstrated this
year. Thousands of head have been
fed at the Patterson, CAL, ranch and at
other large ranches in the valley for a
number of weeks.
The sugar beet or OPP in this section is
being rushed to the factory very rapid.
ly. The beets seem to be we'll grown
and If the percentage of sugar is high
as last year the growers will find the
crop profitable. Richmond Review.
Fred Hartsig leading citizen of
Warren, was in town Monday. Mr..
Hartsig stated that the beet crop was
excellent in Warren, and every body
seemed likely TO be satisfied, my
father signed an acre." said Mr.. Hart
sig. "When he came to SOW he didn't
use seed as freely as some farmers, and
had enough to SOW an additional half
acre. From an acre and half sowed
with about Is pounds of seed, he gets
% tons Of beets and they test nearly 16
per cent. So he will get 1928, APP
proximately, from the land. If there
is any other crop on earth, that will
produce a return like that, would like
to know the name of it."-Mt. Clemens
Monitor.
A Bay City dispatch to the Saginaw
News says: w. II Gilbert, of this city,
the largest individual sugar beet raiser
in the state, expects a shipment of.
$500 head of sheep Friday from
Montana and will test feeding them on
beet pulp. The train from Montana
will comprise. twenty. one cars contain
ing about 300 sheep each. Owing to
Mr.. Gilbert's being unable to interest
local factories in the deal he has
arranged to fatten 1900 at the Lansing
factory, 1000 at Ionia and 1000 in Bay
county, while the remainder will be
scattered in small punches. Silos have
been erected at the Lansing factory
costing $4,000 and representative
from toe Michigan Agricultural college
will watch the progress of the sheep,
weighing them each month. The
sheep now average 65 pounds. The
sheep will be fed on beet pulp and
clover hay. 1t is claimed that mutton
fed in this manner will bring at least Q
cents more in the spring when it is
proposed to kill them than the sheep
fed in the ordinary way.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-15

done this they pla,e themselves in an
exceedingly poor position TO go before
congress and ask for the perpetuation
of their power as retiners; although
they have recently arranged to increase
their capital stock to the extent of sl5,.
000.0 900 to rivet their control OF the raw
nrnducf
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-15
South New Haven.

The quarterly meeting at the F. M
church last Sunday was well attended,
Mr.. F. Bennett, of Corunna, will preach
at this place every Sunday morning In the
near futule-Bert Clark pressed hay We'd
nesday of this week-F. Kelley pressed
hay for II. Allton this week--Emma
Morris visited Anna Amos over Sunday
Ella Cutler was home Saturday and Sun
dav
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-15
Hundreds
Of Millions

of cans of Royal Baking Powder
have been used in making bread,
biscuit and cake, and every house
keeper using it has rested in perfect J
confidence that her food would be
light, sweet, and above all, whole
some. Royal" is a safeguard
against alum, which comes in the
cheaply made powders so often
pushed upon the unwary purchaser.
Caution your grocer never to send
you any baking powder other than
the Royal"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-15

A household necessity. DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil. Heals burns, cuts, wounds
of any sort; cures sore throat. Group,
catarrb, asthma; never fails.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-21
Sixty Hours in an Old We'll.

Michael Stepanick. n Polish laborer
employed on the farm of John Owens
at New York Mills. spent three days IN
an old well aud lives TO tell his expc-
riences. Mr.. Owens sent Stepanick to
Cook for some stray cattle. When he
failed to return n search was made for
the man, but no trace of him was dis
covered until three days after. \
boy searching for nuts heard some
moans coming from an opening in a
brush heap. Then came curses. and
the boy went to Il nearby farmhouse
for help. Ira Belts. John Crossman
and George Younger accompanied the
boy to the spot and found the missing
Stepanick In the bottom of a fifteen
foot well. Stepanick was TOO weak to
adjust rope about himself, and Belts
and Crossman lowered Younger into
the well. Stepanick. almost uncon.
sci0us, was hauled out and taken to
Mr.. Owens's home, where he Is slowly
recovering from his terrible expc-
rience.
Stepanick said that in searching for
'"N '"'''' h' Tiditcu III Wuik over inh
brush pile. Then he fell into the de-
serted well, and for several minutes
he was stunned. There were about
two feet of water in the bottom of the
well. and there he stood for over sixty
hours. His cries for help brought no
assistance and he was unable to climb
mp the Shiny rocks. Stepanlck's hands
were badly lacerated and his mind was
ON the verge Of tottering. His good
physical condition alone caused him 10
hold out as long as he did
The well was on the old REYNOLDS
farm Years ago Il house stood near
1t. but Ii was torn down. Old boards
were placed over the well and then II
was surrounded by brush. Its exist.
ence had been forgotten by those liv.
ing in the neighborhood until Stepa-
nick fell into it.-New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-21

Du Plooy. so far as II Is known. Is
the only Bocr prisoner in Bermuda
who has succeeded in obtaining his
liberty. although several stories are
told of prisoners cvadlng the vigilance
of the guards In the prison camps and
escaping TO the main island.
In making these attempts the Beers
prove themselves TO he extremely en-
terprising. One man under cover of
darkness made Il number of breathing
holes IN big packing case which.
with its cover knocked off, was lying
on the beach. The following morning.
during the bathing hour. he succeeded
in launching this. and managed unob-
served to get his head inside 1t. lie
had taken the precautiOn to knot a
piece of cord through two of the
breathing holes in what had been the
bottom. but as 1t noated was the top
of the box. Holding to this with one
hand he swan along with the reced-
ing tide so idly that to the guards 1t
appeared that the packing case was
being carried at random on the waves.
IT. so happened. however that the en-
vious eyes of sailor on one of the
British gunboats fell upon this box as
II drifted past and wood being scarce
he obtained permission from an officer
to drag 1t aboard. One can conceive
his amaZement when he found beneath
Il a living Boer.-Pearson's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-21

John Henry Alexander, who ran the
atres In Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dunn
fries and Carlisle in the nrst half or
the nineteenth century. had, like a
good many actor-managers. high
opinion of himself. Hence he was
politely styled Alexander the Great"
One night during Il play he had TO
fire a gun at bird, the discharge be-
ing followed by the fall on the stage
of a stuffed bird. Alexander fired, but
no bird fell. Shaking his fist at the
property man" aloft. he muttered in
audible tones, doom wi the doc.
man, doom WI The doo.' And by and
by, amidst shrieks OF laughter, there
dropped on to the stage the figure Of .
"doo,' or pigeon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-21

small bird shot into the mother bears
eve. She went down, but was quick
ly up and Mt him again. with uner-
ring aim Low sent charge into the
other eye, and hastily slipping another
shell into the gun finished her by u
charge In the throat. The claws tore
his trousers as the bear fell.
The younger bear pursued Schneider
and Sands. whose guns had been left
some distance away. Sands reached
the guns first and ran bacl, to his
friends assistance. His first charge
tore the nose of the bear, and his sec.
ond lodged In It's forcieg. II came on
and reared to strike him. At that mo-
ment Schneider poked his gun over
his friends shoulder aud stopped the
bear with charge in the centre OF
the forehead. II fell TO the ground
and Sands finished the brute. All three
men were more or less scratched. The
cub escaped.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-21
Horseshoes as Quit Rent.

An ancient ceremony took place at
the Law Courts, says the London En-
press, when the Kings Remembrancer
(Master PollOckj sat in the Referees
room at the Law Courts to receive the
quit rent services from the city oil
London for two beredltaments of great
antiquity held by the city from the
Crown. The payment Is made for an
estate called "The Moors," in Shrop-
shire, and for II tenement called THE
Forge which once stood in 81 Glenn
eats Danes. The City SolicltOt (Sir
Hcmewood Crawford appeared to
make payment. and the Referees room
was crowded by number of interested
spectators, this being the second oc-
casion upon which the payment has
been made in open Court.
The Solicitor, having read the city s
warrant for the payment, laid before
the Remembrancer six hOrseshoes and
sixty-one nails in neat parcels as pay
rient OH account of The Forge" Two
faggots were then taken. one of which
was cut in two with one blow from Il
good axe" ana the other by three
blows from peer aXe"-two axes OF
different quality-being payment fol
The Moors." The Remembrance
having expressed himself as satisfied
with the payments, the ceremony was
over,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-21

Floyd COnyer and his men. of Cedar
Key. Fla. met with peculiar adven-
iurc with a tarpon n few night ago
While sailing along there was II sud
den splash in the water and n heavy
object fell on the deck. which proved
to be Il tarpon, between five and six
feet long. After striking the deck 1t
gave another leap and struck the sail,
which knocked 1t back upon the deck.
and into the hatchway, where they
succeeded in capturing it. The negroes
were frightened nearly out of their
wits. They thought II was mermaid
or some horrible sea serpent, and were
almost ready to desert the ship.-Jack-
sonvillc u'ln) Times Union.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-21

i've hunted everything from gray
squirrels to grizzlies" said veteran
Philadelphia sportsman "and the near.
est ever came To being seriously in.
jured by any sort of game was one
time when u wounded bird attacked
and tried to kill me.
~ was a hoy then. and went down
to u creek that flowed through my
fathers farm to watch for u mink. 1t
was early in the evening and n blue
heron came and sat within tempting
gunshot. | knew II would spoil my
chances at mink to shoot the bird and
| didn't intend to do Il. but kidlike
raised the gun and took aim just to
see how I could kill II If would. I
lowered the gun and then raised 1t
again Every time. raised 1t I would
touch the trigger gently. After a
while | touched It too hard. the gun
went off, and ] started toward the
heron, which was wounded
II thought II would he good
to do so when its bill shot out like u
sledgc hammer and struck mo between
the eyes. When | came to my scnes
II was dark. and II was several min
utes longer before | could remember
where | was ar what had happened.
A little harder and the bird would
have killed mo. | shudder even yet
when | think what would have been
the result If the bill had struck one of
my eyes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-21
NE "Kesp s.raylN,~ slcneoAeos


MY hoy" said Uncle Hiram, you'll soon
he starting out.
To drive DER life's long roadway, and oft
bit Of doubt
Will puzzle YOU completely as to which
you'de best pursue
OF branching wavs. when roads fork out,
as there inclined TO do.
Each bears the equal marks OF wellworn
travel. like as not.
And 80. ones undecided which he'd bet
ter choose to trot:
But have learned the route. my boy, and
thus much III confess
The Keep a-tryin'' sipnboards mark the
highway to success.
Success is such pretty town-to reach
IL. all men strive;
You'll find the crowd. though. growing
less the farther on Won drive.
For many, seeking shorter cuts through
Dilly-dally Lane.
Get so far of the highway that they find
You'll be allured. ms on YOU go. by finger
posts that say
Take Chances Road. past Wstiuiville,
it's far the better way
But I this safer route would fiin upon
your mind impress
The Keep a-tryin' signboards mark the
highway to success.
"The road that runs through Waiting
vile has prospects bright and fair,
When first you start. but. farther on. IL
leads through swamps of care.
And, after that, you'll have to climb the
weary hill Of debt:
Then, stil1 beyond. there looms in view
the tolleate Of regret
And so my boy when starting on the
road OF life. alone,
The route your Uncle Hiram chose trust
you'll make your own.
And heed his plain directions IL you'd
quite AVOID distress:
The Keep a-tryin'' signhoards mark the
highway to success
Roy Farrell Greene. in Success.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-21

Daily. / Daily except Sunday.
Trains and are solid vestibulcd, with hand
some day coaches, and reclining chair ears, alss
cafe cars daily except Sunday.
Trains and have Pullman Sleepers between
Buffalo and Pittsburg. and Rochester and Pitts.
burg.
EDWARD G. LAPEY,
General Passengesf Agent
(Forn N. p - Rochester. n. Y
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-21
Drowning In Golden sand.

l.. DH JENSEt -tNt I ana
l.. Simpson. both of sgd
~ ney. Australia are travel
ing on pleasure through the
United States. Mr.. Simpson has had
an experience that does not often fall
to the lot of man-of being nearly
drowned In gold. And It happened In
this wise, he says:
81 was In New Zealand about u year
ago and was down In The southern part
of the place. There Is river there.
named the Ialdas, and n very peculiar
river II Is in a good many ways. 1t Is
remarkable for the strength and swift
ness of its current In the mountains
and 1t goes underground for n space
of about a mile in its middle course.
But the chief of It's peculiarities Is the
gold-hcaring qulcksand to bc found
near It's mouth There Is about n mile
of the river there. where It aprcads out
that Is full Of puicksand. and for n
good distance This sand IN full of gold
II assays rs high aS $1,000 ton aud H..
of course. Il very valuable thing. I'm
til recently there was no known way
Of utilizing this gold. but about Il year
ago a n"w method was foun whereby
the gold could bp extracted.
well was near there. with a
party of friends. camping ant shooting
! ana fishing. The first ncht rode out
on my horse down the river TO see
some people that lived OF flrn near
I'll" mouth uf the river. There was u
light wind blowing nt the time and II
blew my hat all of sudden from my
head and Oui into the stream. Ii
foa'ed down slowly. and | rode on
the bank and followed and watched H..
| Thought that II would souu come near
the bank and then | would he able 10
60 OH, ana get II by making my horse
wade In the stream. | haG not heard
OF the puicksand
Pretty sool. II did net come near
the bank. and urocd the animal out
into the river. The hcrse would not
30. however. ana n"ighCd loudly when
| brought near the water. After | had
made repeated oiTlriS to get the horse
out into the stream | gpvc It M. ana
and get the hat myself. II was clcsc
TO the bank AMI the ri.'cr DID not look
deep
$50 | jumped cr the hor-c and into
the stream aud tEel in an instant
knew what was the matter with the
animal. For | had struck the quick.
sand. 1t was the place where the
| gold Is most To be found. but II did
not seer, to make any difference TO me
whether it was gold was sinking in
or Just plain sand. II rose higher and
higher on me. and | felt that II wns
surely the end But the luck was
with mo. ard | was pulled out by Il
chance passer on horse. who threw
n lnriat over mF shoulders. thought
that | was surely being cut in two By
the larlat. But | was not and | was
pulled out after a while and got over
/ my scare. That sand where | was is
now worth millions of dollars. aud |
was literally drowning in gold. but II
wasn't any fun. can tell YOU"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-21
CONOENSEO TINE TNbLE
IN EFFECT NOV. 3, 1901.
NORTH BOUND.

Additional train leaves Butler for Punxsutaw
ney 1880 A. NJ. daily, except sundays.
aNr,TM ROIrNn
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-21

Additional train leaves Punx xsutawney for But
Ter 4:35 p. NJ. daily, except Sundays.
CLEARFIRLD DIVISION.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-21
Lively Fight With Bears.

Two New York hunters, i. W. Low
and Joshua Sands, and a friend, An.
gustus Schneider, of Nyack. had dcs.
perate fight with two bears at Clara.
vile. n. y. The hunters had been af.
ter patrldges, ana when the noon hour
came sat down to eat their luncheon.
A good sized bear cub tumbled down
among them from an Overhanglng spur
OF rock. Almost at the same moment
the mother bear and nearly grown
young bear were upon them. Low
seized his gun and sent a charge OF