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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31
Announcement Regarding the County
Teachers Examinations for the School
Year Iooo-Ioo


PLACES AND DATES
Until further notice the examinations win be
held as follows
Corunna, beginning the last Thursday OF
March.
Durand, beginning the third Thursday OF
June,
Corunna beginning the third Thursday OF
August
Owosso, BEGINNING the third Thursday Of
October
All examinations will commence ut 500 a. m.
standard time. Applicants will write upon
ne ra and
U. s. history, and theory and art the second
half day; reading algebra civil government.
mar, school law, botany, and physics (second
grade) the fourth half day; third day (for first
grade applicants only physics and geometry.
REQUIREMENTS.
For third grade, not less than 20 per cent will
be accepted In grammar. arithmetic, history,
civil government, geography, and reading, and
not less than IS per cent In any other branch;
for second grade, not less than 20 per cent In the
per cent in any other branch for first grade,
not less than IS per cent in the branches before
named, and not less than 30 per cent in any
Applicants for first and second grades who
pass In part OF the branches may rewrite at the
next examination in those remaining. After
falling In two consecutive examinations they
must rewrite In all branches.
Applicants for third grade who fail in part of
the branches must rewrite In all branches ex.
cept those in which they receive at least eighty
five per cent, and such third grade credits will
be carried until the next examination only
Before certificate will be granted to applicants
for third grade, who have never Taught, they
must furnish sufficient proof OF having read
cerefullv and studiously. page on Teaching"
"Swett's Methods of Teaching whites
School Management" or some other work on
teaching of equal merit; and they must also
have familiarZed themselves with the general
xxrfra nff.1A IF hn ut Mnn onA ut
Study" The foregoing work is necessary in
order to pass the subject of theory and art OF
teaching Such third grade applicants must,
also, possess the required knowledge OF school
law, the same as other applicants for certih.
Gates.
Attendance or non.attendance at the teach
ers' institutes and the teachers associations
held in the county during the year next pre-.
ceding the examination, will be taken into
srict account in granting certificates of any
grade.
o. L. BRISTOL. Commissioner
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31
Vote on pIatt Amendment Today.

Havana, May 2S.-By unanimous
agreement, the Cuban constitutional
convention has decided to take final
vote on the Platt amendment today
This decision was reached after long
arguments against the acceptance of
the amendment by Senores Tamayo
and Portuondo, who were answered by
Senores Sanguilly and Berriel. The
conservatives claim that the Plat
amendment will be accepted by the
convention by vote of II to II. The
action of the nationalist part in Ha-
vana, in coming out against the
amendment threatens a bad party
split which is endangering the cleo
ton of Senior Goner the candidate of
the nationalist, for the mayoralty of
Havana.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31
Reception to a Cardinal.

Philadelphia, May 2S.-Cardinal
Martinelli was the center of brilliant
reception at Villa Nova college yes
terday. Two thousand Catholics, in.
Guiding ministers and laity, assembled
to honor the distinguished prelate.
The reception in the new college hall
was the first gathering held there. s.
Edwin McGargee, consul for Greece at
the port of Philadelphia, spoke for the
laity. The Very Rev. l.. A. Leury, o
s. A., welcomed the cardinal on behalf
of the college faculty. A commemo.
tative poem by Eleanor u. Donnelly
vas ieau.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31
Had a Cash in Her Head.

Wayne, Mich, May 2S.-A strange
roman was found on the veranda of
the DR.. Cumming residence. She was
in her stocking feet and wore an old
blue dress. She had horrible cash
on her forehead, laying the skull bare.
She was unable to give an ineligible
account of the accident, or tell who
she was, or from whence she came
She said that she was 76 years old.
Later in the day she was moved to
the county house.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31
A puaiIistlc Professor.

Howard City, Mich, May 2s.-How.
Ird City high school was the scene of
much excitement yesterday Prof
Fuller undertook to punish William
5teenman, who retaliated on the pro
lessor in John -" style, giving him
shree hard blows. The professor came
back when he got his second wind.
and BACKED Steenmans eyes and put
aim out Of school. Sherman gradu-
ates this year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31
A Startling Confession.

Rome, May 2S.-A newspaper pub.
lished in Verona reports the attempted
suicide of youthful blacksmith
named Pietrucci, who has confessed
that he belonged to society of anar-
chists and was chosen by lot to kill
the emperor Of Germany. He pre-
ferred suicide to making the attempt,
In his confession he also disclosed the
names of certain of his comrades who
had been selected to kill Queen He
lena of Italy, President Loubet Of
France and the car of Russia.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31
q HiuhIy-CoIored Affair.

st. Joseph, Mich, May 2S.-Miss
Reack Gerber, pretty Grand Rapids
white girl, claiming to be a graduate
OF the University of Michigan, was
married here to Edward Mitchen, q
Benton Harbor negro. The bride had
several suitors among the promising
white men of the city, but turned
them down to become the negro's
wife. This is Mitchen's second white
wife
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31
All Her ITauIt

Mr.. Peevish-Where is that book of
mine? You know l told you last night
where / had put it for safe keeping.
Mrs. Peevish-Yes, dear, but I don't
remember where you said you had put
it.
Mr.. Peevish-Well, declare! Women
can't remember a blessed thing-Phil-
adelphia Record.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31
Commissioners Notice.

In the matter OF the estate OF Francis NJ
Emmert, deceased.
We, the undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate
in and for the county ofi Shiawassee, state of
Michigan commissioners to receive, examine,
and adjust all claims and demands OF all per-,
sons against said estate, 90 hereby give notice,
that we will meet at the late residence OF said
on Monday. the ed day of July. 1901, and on the
22d day OF October. A. d., 1901, at ten o'clock In
the forenoon OF each OF said days, for the pur-
pose OF receiving and adjusting all claims
against said estate. and that six months from
the 22d day OF April 1901, are allowed TO credit.
ors to present their claims TO said commits
sioners for adjustment and allowance
Dated, the goth day OF April. 1901.
EBENEZER LITCHFIELD.
GRANT RANDALL
Commissioners.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31
rendered His RESIGNATION.

New York, May 2S.-Wm. f. Hazen,
chief agent of the United States secret
service bureau, with headquarters in
this city, has rendered his resignation
to the government authorities, to take
effect on June IL next.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31
GENERAL MARKETS.
Detroit Grain Market.

Detroit Grain Market.
Wheat-No. l white, 75%c; No. 2
red, 75Ac; No. 3 red, 1870; mixed
red, 75Ac; mixed white, 75%c; July,
1880; September, 721sc.
Corn-No. mixed, 431sc; No. 2 yell
low, 44c.
oats-No. 2 white. S1Ac; No. 8
white, sic.
Rye-No. =, sec.
Beans-Spot, S1.7O; October. S1.45.
Clover-STpt, So; October, S5.25.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Wheat-July, 1850.
Corn-July, 4o%c.
Oats-July, 2Shc.
Pork-July. s14.57; Sept, s14.6O.
Lard-July, $S.07; Sept, $50.
Ribs-July, $3.50; Sept, S7.S7.
Flax-Cash, SLIP.
Chicago Live Stock.
Cattle-Good to prime steers, $3.50
@6; poor to medium, $415@5.2O;
stockers and feeders. S3@5; cows,
s2.40@470; calves, $4.15@6.25.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $3.50
5.821a; good to choice heavy, $1,000
6.S5 light, s5.5O@5.75; bulk, $1,000
$50.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
Cattle-Good exporters, S5.6O@5.90;
shipping, $5.40@5.60; butchering
grades, $5@5.35; good stockers and
feeders, $4.50@4.S5; veal calves.
choice, $5.50@5.75; common, $4.75@
5.25.
Hogs-Pigs, $5.S5@5.9O; Workers,
Sc; mediums, $6.05.
Sheep and Lambs-Good handy
weight lambs, 5.65@5.75; fair, $3.50
$50; export lambs, $5.15@5.25; spring
lambs, $6.50@9; sheep, good wethers
1nd yearlings, S4.50@A75; ewes, fair
S.59M4: expcv+. wetherg. $3.50.
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
JURA MOUNTAINS CRACKING

The Neuchatel district of Swift
zerland is threatened with fearful
disaster. A huge mountain in the
Jura range has been so quarried
that its sides are cracking, and the
whole vast mass of more than a mil
lion cubic meters is in motion. In
deed when the present frost breaks
up it is feared that the mountain
viii fall into the valley.
Several towns are in imminent
danger Of being wiped out, and the
inhabitants have been warned.
The Jura range is the block Of
mountains rising between the Rhine
and the Rhone and forming the
frontier between France and Swift
zerland. It is really a huge plateau
156 miles long and 3S miles broad.
The height of the mountains varies
considerably, but that Of the Chas-
seron, near Neuchatel, is 5,2S6 feet.
The cracks in the mountain
which threatens to fall are growing
daily more ominous and create
sounds ikened to thunder. The au-
thorities, of course, can do little to
prevent the impending disaster, but
they are trying to avoid it and to
save life.-London World.
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
COST OF REGISTERING MAIL.

Many persons used to refuse to
avail themselves Of the privilege of
registering their letters on the
ground that to do so was to adver-
tise the fact that a missive was
worth stealing, while, if it were ac-
tually stolen or lost, the govern
ment would pay no compensation to
the loser. Two years ago an appro-
priation of $4,000 was made to pro-
vide an insurance fund.
This amount had been asked for
by the postofice department in the
belief that it would not much more
than cover the indemnities demand
ed in year. The department was
agreeably surprised when at the end
of the first twelvemonth only
$154.03 was found to have been
paid out on this account. Thus it
appears that the adoption of this
system of insurance has cost the
government very little, while en-
couraging many people to register
their letters and packages.
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
NOW IN JAIL.
An Undesirable Bedfellow Robbed
Another of $IOO.

Sheriff Forsberg brought down
from Argyle last Saturday, a man
who calls himself Albert Olson, and
who had that day had his prelimin-
ary examination before Justice
Barker, and by said officer bound
over to the grand jury on the charge
OF grand larceny. He had occupied
a bed together with August Wahl-
mark at hotel in Argyle. and dur
ipg the night he had risen and gone
through Mr. Wahlmark's pockets,
securing 500, and made his escape.
Olson was traced to Warren and ar
rested in one OF the saloons. About
$75 was found in his possession and
identified by MIR. Wahlmark. One
800 bill has been found on the rail-
road track by one of the section
men, presumed to have been lost by
Olson when making his escape, and
a S. bill has been traced to one Of
the saloons here. It is said to be a
clear case. ~
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
MADE INSANE BY SOLITUDE.

For over ten years Marcus Meyer
has acted as sheep herder in the va
kima valley, there being months at
stretch when he would not see
human being. The other day he
was committed to the asylum at
Walla Walla, it being the unanimous
opinion of the directors that he was
driven insane by the solitude to
which he was subjected during the
long seasons in the hills with no
companionship but the sheep. He
is Frenchman and has considera-
BILE money in the bank. The mania
of the insane man is that he is be-
ing pursued by the king of France
and that if caught he will be be-
headed by the guillotine.- Tacoma
(Wash.) Cor. Chicago Record.
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
KING EDWARDS PERoUIsITEs.

a king has many privileges, but
the oldest of all King Edwards is
surely the right he has by statute
to the head Of every whale caught
on the coasts of his kingdom. The
tail is to go to Queen Alexandra,
the object of the division being to
guarantee that the queens ward
robe shall be furnished with whale
bone. King Edward is not likely to
receive many whales, however long
he may reign, but there are many
perquisites of the crown which are
not SO rare as whales in England.
The king is entitled, for instance,
to every sturgeon brought to land
IN the United Kingdom. One of
them, caught in the Thames, was on
the table at Queen Victoria's we'd
ding banquet. The king should re-
ceiye, too, every year from divers
persons, tablecloth worth 3 shil-
Ings, two white doves, two white
hares, a catapult, a pound Of cumin-
seed, a horse and hotter, pair of
scarlet hose, currycomb, a pair Of
tongs, crossbar, coat of gray fur,
q nightcap, a falcon, two knives, a
lance worth 2 shillings and silver
needle from his tailor.-St. James
Gazette. -
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
PRISON BINDER TWINE.
Farmers Notice.

Send in your orders as soon as
possible. PRISON TWINE three
cents per pound cheaper than other
twine. QUALITY FULLY GUAR
ANTEED: PRICES GUARANTEED,
WITH PRIVILEGE TO CANCEL
ORDERS ANY TIME BEFORE
SHIPMENT. Send for club order
blanks, or small order blanks. at
once. After May 1st, under the pro-
visions OF the law, dealers may order
twine from the Prison Factory.
The management OF the Saltwater
Twlne Plant guarantees the quality
OF the Prison Binder Twine TO be up
to the standard grade for which it is
sold, and to be equal to the best
twine heretofore manufactured and
sold by the Minnesota State Prison.
The management also guarantees
the price OF Prison Made Binder
Twine up to and including July 1st,
1901, and will give the purchaser an
option to cancel order at any time
before shipment is made, in case of
failure Or partial failure of crop.
PLEASE GET IN YOUR ORDERS
AT ONCE.
1T HENRY WOLFER,
Warden.
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25

with all elegant leather covered rock
ing chair and a genuine French briar
pipe in a handsome case, Senator
Grindeland making the presentation
speech. A pleasant evening was
spent in talking over. old times and
.partaking of dainty refreshments.
Mr.. Vented was born near Semple-
burg, West Prussia, April IS, 1S41.
He came to America in 1863, land
ing in Quebec. After staying a while
in Canada, he came over to the
states. Michigan and Wisconsin be-
ing in turn the scene OF his activities.
In 1870 he drifted to Minnesota.
Mr.. Wentzel came to Warren in
1874, several years ahead Of the
railroad, and ahead OF the town,
and located on the land on which he
still resides. In picking out this
choice claim, on the timber fringed
banks Of the meandering Snake riv-
er, Mr.. Wentzpl showed the proverb-
ial @ood sense and Judgment for
which his countrymen are always
noted. That here was an ideal spot
for d farm as well as site for a fu-
ture city his keen eye readily per-
ceived. The land being in section l,
an odd numbered section. the rail
road also claimed it as being includ-
ed in its grant, and Jim Hill tried
for years to GUST Mr.. Wentzel there
from, but without success. Mr..
WentZel had been first on the land
and he stuck to it with the custom
ary Dutch persistency, and won.
Part OF the land has been plated
and now forms Wentzel & Grinde-
lands addition to the city of War
rem. On~the remaining portion Mr..
Wentzel now conducts his farming
operations, living happy and con-
tented With his wife and two sons in
his pleasant home on the south side
of the river. After locating at War
rem Mr.. Wentzel was married to a
good woman who has been an ex-
cellent help mate. A married daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. c. Rue, lives at Denver,
Colorado.
MIR. Wentzel's many friends hope
that his life may De spared to cele-
brate many more birth days.
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
WARREN'S FIRST SETTLER
Agreeabiy Surprised by his Many
Friends Friday Evening.

. Last Friday evening Mr.. Charley
Vented, the city of Warren's first
settler, was given Il pleasant sur
prise by a number OF friends on the
occasion OF his Goth birthday ami
versary. Among the old settlers
and friends present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. A. P. Mcintyre. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Grindeland, Mr.. and Mr.. C. S.
Hull, Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Easton, MIR.
and Mrs. w. A. Wallace, Mrs. Nc
Gillian, Mrs. R. Schwinke, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. F. Zinke, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Buchholz, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Morck.
and Peter Ruedy. In"memory of the
occasion Mr. Wentzrl was presented
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
EckVOIl and Haivor,
(Too late for last week.

(Too late for last week.
The cold spell of late has served as
a drawback on seeding.
G. B. Olson has just returned from
a trip to Grand Forks and Crookston.
What can he be after2
Huston Patterson, the popular
horseman of Eckvoll, has been en-
ployed by the Sybjornson Mfg. Co.,
of Big Woods.
Nick Lund is busy grubbing these
days; he says that he will surprise us
next fall.
Gunder Hotter and Iver Iverson
have taken the contract for building
the Northern Pacific railroad bridge
at Drayton, n. D.
The firm of johnson & Johnson, of
Halvor, has added a blacksmith shop
to their vast establishment, and are
now supplying the farmers on every
hand.
Johnnie Sanding, our we'll known
astronomer, says that he will keep
his eye on Jupiter in the future.
Christian Knutson, who purchased
tract of land on the eastern bank of
the lower Snake, has now employed
the service of the Hudson Bay Steam
boat Company to locate its center.
The tinshop, being constructed un-
der the supervision of Ted Figenskau
and NJ. Onstad, will be completed
some time next week. -..
Carl B. Olson and Joseph Knutson
will establish real estate and insur-
ance business at Warroad.
Robert Patterson has had his hook
and line out ever since March, and
has not got bite yet. Something
must be the matter.
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
Those perfect in attendance for the

ANNA SwANDBY, Teacher.
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
OFFICERS AS CYCLISTS.
General Grant and Other Wearers of
Uncle Sans Cloth are Riders.

Perhaps no class Of people value
the modern bicycle to a greater de-
gree than do the officers (and their
wives and daughters) OF Uncle Sans
Army. At every army post where
the roads in the surrounding country
are ridable, the bicycle is an impor-
tant adjunct to the pleasure and util-
lty OF both men and women. The
pralrles OF Nebraska and Dakota,
and even the more mountainous dis
trlcts OF Montana and Idaho. afford
excellent opportunities for wheeling,
and the average wearer OF brass but
tons, as we'll as the ladies of the
post, are skilled and accomplished
riders. Long before the bicycle was
considered as a probable factor in
warfare, it had become popular
vehicle as means Of relieving the
monotony of army post life, and
to-day in our new dependencies the
Philippine Islands, Cuba, Porto Rico,
and even in Guam, the wheel is
looked upon as a wellnigh indis-
pensable companion by officers.
Lieutenant Hobson is a clever and
enthusiastic wheelman, although in
the navy his opportunities for riding
are not as frequent as those enioyed
by the army officer. General Wood
IS also wheelman, and resorts to
his bicycle frequently, both in the
transaction OF official business and
Tor recreative purposes. General
Fred Grant is also a rider, and it will
be recalled that one Of the first OBJ
lects OF interest recovered from the
wreck OF the Maine was the Columbia
bicycle of Captain Sigsbee. In fact,
about the only distinguished wearer
OF Uncle Sans blue and gold who
has not mastered the trick Of balanc-
ing q wheel is Admiral Dewey, and
the hero OF Manila Bay says the only
reason he does not ride is because be
fears that it is a bit too late in life
to teach his sea legs new stunts.
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25

Skin troubles, cuts, burns, scalds
and chafng quickly heal by the use
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It is
initiated. Be sure you get DeWitt's.
Johnson Drug Co.
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
Vaccination Prevents Small pox.

The Chicago Record Herald, reply
ing to the protests of correspondents
against an editorial in that paper
commencing vaccination, deems it
quite sufficient to state the results of
the experience of the health depart.
ment of Chicago, which furnished it
the following summary of it's findings
during the smallpox epidemic of the
last four months in that city:
Out of the total III cases of small
pox found in Chicago between Nov.
30, 1900, and April 10, 1901 the
period of the present epidemic 14O
had never been vaccinated. Of the
remaining 81 cases, % were adults
showing faint, poor or irregular scars,
claimed to be evidence of attempted
vaccination in infancy or early child
hood the most recent being twenty
three years old. Only 2 out of the
III cases exhibited typical scars of
successful vaccination. Of these l
was thirty five years old" -"vaccinated
when child"; revaccination at
tempted three years ago, without re-
suit; vaccine lymph probably inert.
The other was forty years old, also
successfully vaccinated in childhood.
but never revaccinated. These are
the only two cases out of the total
LII upon whom vaccination was ever
successfully attempted, and the most
recent of these was more than thirty
years ago.
The Record Herald adds that since
vaccination was made compulsory in
the schools Of Chicago smallpox has
disappeared from them. The require
ment was first put into effect in 1867,
and from that year until 1881 there
were only seventeen cases all told of
smallpox and varioloid, and these are
explained by the health department
by the imperfect Inauguration of the
compulsory system; and since that
time the disease has disappeared en-
tirely. For twenty years the schools
of Chicago have been immune from
smallpox cases, for although four
cases were reported last winter they
were all pupils who had been let in
on fraudulent certificates and who
had never been vaccinated a con-
frmatory proof Of the efficacy of vac
cination. ''-
Another significant fact of the same
character is that since vaccination has
been universally practiced by the
police of Chicago the officers have
been free from smallpox. The police
men 90 everywhere, into all the
haunts of crime and disease, and are
exceptionally liable to exposure. Yet
though several thousand in number
they enjoy perfect immunity from the
disease. Pioneer Press
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
Household Goods for Sale.

On account of removal from the
city I offer all our household goods
for sale. II in need OF anything,
please call at my residence in Wen
eel & Grindeland's addition.
MRS. ALBERT LUNDGREN.
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25

Has the largest circulation Of
any paper in this district, con-
~sequently offers advertisers the
best medium for reaching buyers
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
School Report.

Report for district No. %, for the
month and term ending April 19,
1901.
No. of pupils enrolled Observation-Disclosures. A
Total days of attendance. 1853
Average daily attendance observation-disclosures. 90
No. of pupils entitled to school apportion-
ment ............ 80
Those perfect in attendance for the
month are: Henry Hanson, Alma
Nelson, Esther Nelson, Anna Dyrud,
Oscar Olson, Victor Nelson, Chester
Hanson and John Olson.
ANNA SWANDBY, Teacher.
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25
COULDN'T UNDERSTAND 1T.

Among the anecdotes related OF
the late Maurice Thompson is one
Of a visit to Gordon county, Ga.
An old inhabitant said to the then
distinguished author, "I can't see
how you could ha' made sich head
way in the worl when I rickollect
that I used to go ishin with you'll"
Atlanta Constitution.
Warren sheaf., 1901-04-25

GOOD SHELTER, GOOD Gel
y lar, Good Artesian Water, is
what you get when you buy q lot IN
Vented & Grindeland's rs addition.