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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
Burton Farmers. Club.


The first meeting of the Burton
Farmers Club for the new year was
held January Sd at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Love.
The meeting was opened with a
song by the club and devotional exer-
cises conducted by Mr.. Roberts. father
OF the hostess, who was a guest for
the day. Other guests present were
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Miller, of the
North Owosso Farmers Club; Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Haupt and Miss Elizabeth
Roberts.
The presence OF the senior Mrs.
Love, mother of the host. who for the
past thirty eight years as wife and
widow OF the late Andrew Love has
occupied the old home, added much to
the pleasure of the members Of the
club, most OF whom have known and
highly esteemed her for many years.
The educational work under the
head of promiscuous questions which
is the first order after the formal
opening of the club, was then taken
up.
The motto Of the U. S was given.
and its meaning defined, and the gov
eminent seal, its origin. its use and
purpose was discussed generally. Mr..
Post was asked, When was the flrst
gold found? He said, gold was first
found in Adams day, in the land of
Hayelah, mentioned in Genesis, Sec
ond chapter, eleventh and twelfth
verses.
The afternoon session opened with
the all absorbing topic, Twill it pay
the farmer to raise sugar beets?"
Most Of the farmers had formed their
opinion-not from any personal ex.
perience in that branch of farming,
but from reading, or from the expert
ence Of friends, or the experience that
these friends had told them of their
experience, or the experience Of their
friends or neighbors, all reliable par
ties. with results in profits, from ten
cents to forty dollars per acre. Mr..
Randall had read that beets exhaust
the soil. Q. r. Woodin saw no reason
why that should be the case, as sugar
beets are so per cent water. G. G..
Rowell had grown beets three years in
succession without diminishing the
productive qualities of the soil. r.
@. Shepard who had the floor first and
last in the argument, believes that
with the usual method of the rota.
tion Of crops which farmers always
follow in order to maintain the fer.
tility Of the soil, with thorough cul-
tivatiOn, and strict attention to BUSH
ness, having in view the growing of
beets instead Of weeds, it would pay
the farmer to raise sugar beets. The
club was unanimous in the desire to
see sugar beet factory established in
OwOsso in the near future when a
number OF the members are ready to
practically demonstrate the problem,
Is there money for the farmer in rails.
ing sugar beets?
A paper Of great merit prepared by
Mrs. Merrill. entitled, Who are the
Norsemen? was read by Mrs. Geo. II.
Mason, Mrs. Merrill not being able to
be present on account Of the illness Of
her husband, w. E. Merrill.
Mrs. James Post gave from memory
an interesting talk upon the Icelandic
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
Burns Farmers Club.

The January meeting was held at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. S. Rixby.
President 1. L. Mills called the meet
ing to order promptly at 10 o'clock.
Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Cross, OF Byron,
were present and were made honorary
members, and Rev. Cross was elected
chaplain, after an amendment was
added to the constitution, adding
that to the list of Offices.
The question, Would sugar beet
factory in Owosso be a benefit to
Burns farmers? was left over from
last meeting.
James Golf led in the discussion Of
this question. He thought it would.
Some thought it was too far away to
help US very much. Others thought
those who shipped their beets to the
factory on the cars would have the
advantage of those who lived adj
jacent to the factory, as they could
unload Immediately and not be COM
PEELED to wait their turn to unload.
The best way to feed mich cows to
get the best results was assigned to L.
G. Kanouse. He said the best results
he ever had was where he fed cut
cornstalks after pouring hot water on
them in box, letting them stay in
the water from night till morning
and from morning till night for each
feeding. OF course he fed some grain.
He said, however, that he believed Ia
feeding what we raise on the farm, as
when we buy feed for cows it takes
away the profit. Mr.. Ellsworth asked
him how large a herd of cows man
must have to make it profitable for
him to build silo. He answered
that If you can feed of the whole
top surface every two days 1t was all
that was necessary. But IL 1t takes
longer than that the ensilage would
sour. He said he was at an agricul-
tural college farm one year and no.
ticed while near the silo that it was
sour. He told them he did not won
der they lost cow by feeding it.
Would it be for our interest to have
the state taxes separated from the
county and township taxes? was dis.
cussed and the members seemed to
think it good enough as 1t is.
Miss Julia Euler read selection on
woman's sphere.
After song by William Onyan the
club adjourned.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
THE OWOSSO TIMES
EDMUND o. DEWEY. EDITOR.
MICHIGAN PROTEST DELIVERED
Beet Sugar Men Had Talk With the
President.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Washington, January 1S-(Special)
A number of the Michigan beet sugar
manufacturers had nice visit with
President Roosevelt today and things
were so lovely that they managed tt
get In a few words against reducing
the tariff. The president was exceed
ingly cordial and told his visitors that
he wanted to do nothing which would
injure any American industry. bu,
that he also desired to do something
for Cuba If it was possible to do so.
No effort was made to make any
specific references to the tariff ISSUE
and on the assumption that little
talking would be done the Michi
ganders had prepared memorial
which they presented and which he
promi e ! to read over very carefully
The memorial, In part, says:
within two months after the
Dingley law went into effect, the con.
tract was let for the first beet sugar
factory in Michigan. This factory
took eff its first crop the fall of 1898
Since that time, twelve other factor
les have been erected and four more
are now in process Of construction
The capital invested is $40, 500, OO0 In
1893, Michigan paid the sugar trust
81 0C0, 900 for sugar consumed. In
1901 her own factories produced 1885,
406 600 pounds Of graduated sugar, or
so per cent tf her consumption, for
which she received $5,647, 800. Beets
new under contract for the season of
1902 will increase the output to 1885,
sol, 0C0 pounds, or "a per cent above
her consumption.
CAN'T STAND TARIFF CUT.
"In 1901 Michigan raised 66.4OO
acres OF beetS, yielding 597 800 tons,
for which 1888 farmers received 49,
107 500. In the beet fields 30, 7G7 per.
sons found employment during the
growing season, besides 2,67S factory
hands during the manufacturing
period.
1--WE cannot stand any reduction in
the tariff on raw sugar, especially as
such reduction will only serve to as
sist the sugar trust, thereby furnish
ing them with increased funds, with
which to combat our industry.
Because the republican party has
always kept its promises Michigan has
ever remained true to that party's
principles. Today her sons believe
that the sacred pledge given In 1896
and reaffirmed in 1900-a pledge upon
which we have already invested over
$40, 900, 000-will De kept inviolate.
We cannot believe that the industry
thus inaugurated will be ruined by
the very political party which gave it
birth; that our seventeen busy fac
tories will be closed only to stand as
monuments, marking the power Of the
sugar trust in its ceaseless effort to
crush competition"
The president stated to the delega-
tion that this country should do some.
thing for Cuba, whereupon Repre-
sentative Wm.A Smith, on behalf OF
the delegation, urged that the beet
sugar industry should not bear the
brunt Of this country's generosity.
They were willing that something
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
Repairing
Neatly
Done

Never thought of such a
sign for a medicine did you?
Well, it's a good sign for
SCOTS Emulsion. The body
has to be repaired Ike other
things and SCOTS Emulsion is
the medicine that does it.
These poor bodies wear cut
from worry, from over-work,
from disease. They get thin
and weak. Some of the new
ones are not well made-and
all of the old ones are racked
from long usage.
SCOTS Emulsion fixes all
kinds. 1t does the work both
inside-and out. 1t makes soft
bones hard, thin blood rcd,
weak lungs strong, hollow
places full. Only the best ma
terials are used in the patching
and the patches don't show
the new glow of health.
No one has to wait his turn.
You can do it Ycurself-ycu
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
Woodruff and Sciota Farmers Club

Woodruff and Sciota Farmers Club
The Woodruff and Sciota Farmers
club met at the home of w. w. Berry.
After the usual opening exercises Pres.
G. F. Child made few remarks; among
other things he said: One thing APP
pears desirable and that is thatwe come
into closer relations with the county
and State associations.
Mr.. Huffman read synopsis of the
Attorney Generals speech before the
State association on Independent State
Taxation. Mrs. w. w. Berry gave a
description OF visit to the Caro- sugar
factory; select reading, Mrs. Warren,
The man behind the pillow; music,
violin and guitar; profit and loss in
the care of farm machinery, Mr. Cle-
ments. Mr.. Headley spoke on the care
of growing crops; song by Pauline
Ochs; select reading, Mrs. G. Child; rec.
itation, N. W. Tucker, The Puzzled
Dutchman; paper, The mission of the
Club, Mr.. Headley; recitation, Pauline
Ochs; music, violin and tambourines
The question box was conducted by
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
Educate Your Bowels.

Your bowels can be trained as wei
as your muscles or your brain. Cas-
carets Candy Cathartic train your
bowels to do right: Genuine tablets
stamped c. c. c. Never sold in
bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
Marriage Licenses.

Jos. w. Dingwall, Owosso.. .... e
Isabel M. Wrigley, Owosso 80. E. %
Ernest M. Mann, Owosso ....... q
Adalyn w. Van Derzee, Owosso. q
Gerry McCroy, st. Charles. 49,. :. 2s
Thresa Ebenhough, Owosso. 80. 81
B. S. Lewis, Ovid ............. 80
Stella Patrick, Middlebury. ...... &c
Afford Bennett, Shiawassee. ....... IS
Anna Millman, Shiawassee. 49,. 2S
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
Many School Children are Sickly.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for chill
dreu, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in
Children's Hone, New York, eas up
colds In "a hours, cure ftverishness, head
ache, stomach troubles, teething disorders,
and destroy worms. At all drug & 'sts, 25c.
Sample mailed free. Address, Allen 8.
Oimsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24

Following Is the list of letters advertised
at the o wosso Post Office for the week end.
ing January is: NJ. Youpan, Mark
R1urke, o w. Pats, Willard Nicholson,
Mrs. Ala Leonard, Willie Goddard, Car
ley Denis, J. F. Byard, Miss Minnie Boor-
mar, Chas. Butter, Mrs. CEas. Graham,
Mrs. Enley Osborn, Mrs. f ison Spear,
Miss Florence Spence.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
A Certain Cure for ChiIblains.

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease,
powder. 1t cures chilblaius, frostbites,
damp, swearing, swollen fe, At all
druggists and shoe stores, 25c.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24

To put tie brake on the wagon going
down the hill is help TO the horse, when
the wagon Is heavily loaded. But what
driver would think of applying the brake to
a loaded wagon going up hill? II he did,
his sensible horses would probably balk.
Many man is In the condition Of pulling a
load up hill with the brake set against him.
When his stomach is out of order, and the
allied organs Of digestion and nutrition i'm
paired In their functions, a friction is set up
which has TO be overcome in addition to the
performance of daily duties. A foul
stomach makes a foggy brain, and the nan
with a disordered stomach has often to
grope his way through the days business
like a man In a fog. He forgets appoint
ments. Problems seem presented to his
mind wrong end to-" This condition is
entirely remedied by the use of DR.. Perce's
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t puts the
stomach and digestive and nutritive system
into condition of perfect health, and gives
clear brain, steady hand and light step
for the days duties. When constipation
clogs the channels of the body, DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets will work an effectual cure
of that disastrous disease.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
hood be done, but aid not want The

should be done, but did not want the
industry destroyed.
Mr.. Smith acted as master Of cere-
monies, while Representatives Ford
ney and DarTagh were also present.
The manufacturers included Exon
gresham Bradley, OF Bay City, who
presented the memorial; n. III. Stew
art and ii. b. Coleman, OF Kalama-
zoo; F. II. Hathaway, Alma; Fl. b.
Joy, Detroit; j. G. Mcpherson, Sagi-
nav, and Garrett j. Diekema,. Hol-
land.
POLITICAL ISSUE IMPORTANT.
The president recognized Mr.. Die
kema, who is member OF the Span
ish claims commission, and greeted
him as MY Fellow Dutchman."
When Mr.. Joy was introduced the
president again exhibited a keen
memory, as he quickly said, $50 this
is one of my correspondents" refer
ring TO the fact that Mr.. Joy had
written him regarding the beet sugar
matter.
The party were well pleased with
their reception, and seem to think
that the president is taking the
trouble to investigate both sides of
the question before taking any further
steps.
Ii the beet sugar interests win out
in the present fight there Is reason to
believe that it will be on the political
issue that has been raised. Secretary
OF War Root discussed the matter
with Senators Mcmillan, Platt and
others this morning, and the hint was
thrown out that il the tariff is re.
duced on Cuban sugar the republicans
are quite likely to lose a number of
districts in the beet sugar producing
states. This fact will have more
weight in determining the result than
any commercial reason that might be
advanced, and full advantage is being
taken OF it.
Senator Mcmillan remarked today
that no proposed legislation in the
last twelve years has so aroused the
people of Michigan and he was quite
astonished to find his Office deluged
with kilograms asking that the tariff
be left where it is at present.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
. a - TO a.
Bears the 1Ihe Kind You Have Always Bought
''s, .; &xzZzzM

Honor and shame from no condition
rise;
Act we'll your part, there all the honor
lies.
Alexander Pope.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24

ut is not the smart pupil who smarts
the most"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24

Neglected colds make fat gravey ards."
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup helps men
and women to happy, vigorous old age.
"One doesn't have to be lawyer TO
get the benefit of "bar" associations.
''Some men are known by their deeds
and others by their mortgages"
It's folly to suffer from that horrible
plague Of the night, itching piles. Doan's
Ointment cures, quickly and perms nently.
At any drug store, SO cents.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
Real Estate Transfers.

B. Turner to G. McLain nj Its IL
blk 4 Fauble's add and e4 1t Is blk 3
Durand $1,000.
G. McLain to G. Shattuck nj Its IL
blk Fauble's add Durand $1,000.
J. Pearen to W. Dwyer pit nwi sec
% Owosso $165.
Shiawassee Savings Society to A.
Alderton & VT 1t 90 & nj 1t 81 blk Il
Maple Ridge Park $3.50.
c. Shattuck to G. McLain 1t l blk 4
Durand $3.50.
NJ. Totems to S. Totems pit nw4 sec
2 Caledonia 1902.
S. Dayton to II. Reed, pit swi sec 20,
Woodruff, $500.
G. Beatty to d. Beatty, pit set sec y
Hazelton, $3.50.
r. Bruce to P. Sawyer ct al, pit lot 4,
Runnells add, Lothrop, $1,000.
G. England to j. Mulcaby, lot blk
3, Lothrop, $3.50.
II. Wentz to o. Went7, lot blk J..
Struber's sub, OwoSso, $1,000.
r. Stone to o. Britain and wife, pit
net sec 5, Antrim, $500.
]. Beebe to H. Douglass, lot s blk G,
Goodhue's sub outlot 2, OwoSSo, $500.
F. Meyer to w. Wood and wife, w W
! set sec %, Hazelton, $3.50.
w. Miller to A. Parkinson, WI vi Sc
/ sec 35, Hazelton, $1,000.
E. D. Sanborn to j. Walworth, lot
blk IL, Lothrop, $50.
j. Brown to B. Burkhart, lots lip
blk 8, A. w. Calkins' add, Perry, $50.
]. O'Dell to c. O'Dell, lots 1O-11 blk
3, Phillips I'd add, Bancroft, $500.
E. Jones to F. Consline, pit net seq
6, Rush, $500.
w. Derr to G. Case and wife, pit net
sec 5, Shiawassee, $500.
w. Derr to w. Payne and wife, pit n
VT sec 4, ShiawaSsee, $500.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24

Money is called dough" because It
is needed for bread.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathnrtic, cure constipation forever.
l0c. 25c. II c. c. c. fail, druggists refund money.
The Cook County herald., 1902-08-16
GOT THE QUILT AT LAST.
Humorous Detroit Bell Boy Has Fns,
With Hotel Guesf

Humorous Detroit Bell Boy Has Fn1
With Hotel Guest.
The clink of the ice in the pitcher
as the boy came down the han haa 1azs
charms for this guest, who stopKea
at one of Detroit's hotels last week
1t was cold night and, finding ihAt
there was not sufficient bed clothing,
he pushed the bell. Shortly afterwsza
a colored boy appeared with a pitcher
of ice water.
II want quilt for my bed" sasa
the guest, and he shivered and
whacked himself with his arms to get
up a circulation.
Cali right, sah," said the bell boy,
but he insisted on leaving the pitcher
of ice water.
The quilt failed to materalize, AND
again he pushed the button, and
again the humorous bell boy caHse
with another pitcher CT ice water and
placed it on the dresser.
TIE guest swore softly to himse2ff,
and explained that he did not want
ice water, but quilt.
I'm cold, not thirsty" he said
Still no quilt, and he jabbed the
button viciously, says the; Detroit
Free Press. Another pitcher Of ice
water appeared, and the. temperature
in the room rose 10 degrees.
."Get out of here, you imp of Satan
and get me quilt. No sir, You can't
leave that ice water in my room.
He got the quilt
The Cook County herald., 1902-08-16
Which Was Like a Woman.

Copyright, 1902, by Daily Story Pub. Co..
Brian Lett sat upon his doorstep
playing with the children. 1t was
sunset. Big, brawny, good-natured,
he came over the hill from Gatesville
five years before, and settled. Set
Ting in village means getting en-
ployment, living most anyway, being
most anybody. Under such condi-
tions you're nobody. Get married,
you're somebody. Brian Lett got
married. She was Dorothy Moore.
She had three children. She was a
lawful widow. Her husband, Jack
Moore, was in prison for life.
A good-looking woman may have q
husband in the penitentiary and be
we'll thought of; but she cannot re-
main untalked Of and have a single
man for boarder. Brian Lett had
boarded with Mrs. Moore to help her
along. 1t was the best thing, he could
do to marry her.
The village lawyer fixed things, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lett settled down.
This summer evening Lett sat upon
the steps playing with the three child
ren. They were much attached to
him. Bert was ten, Mildred eight and
half, and Susie seven. They called
him Papa Lett, much to his liking.
Mrs. Lett was in the kitchen doing
up the after-supper work.
A shadow fell across the threshold
of the back door.
Mrs. Lett looked up.
Jack Moore stood before her.
Dorothy" in a voice softer than
Of yore, "who is that on the front
steps playing with the children?'
my husband"
She spoke in whisper. Her voice
failed; her frame quivered; her face
paled at the awful dilemma.
"You took your rights, didn't you
Dorothy?"
She could not speak; but twirled
the dishcloth around in the suds.
Il am hungry, Dorothy. Can have
something to eat?"
She put him out meal.
'The same old blue set, Dorothy
the same bread knife, the same pre-
serve jar, and my old cup, tool"
There were tears in his eyes.
The woman looked into his face
Voices came through the hall. Lett
was talking with a neighbor.
Il hear Moore's been pardoned
Lett. Do you think he'll come around
here?"
The man at the table raised his
eyes to those fxedly regarding him
The Cook County herald., 1902-08-16
No Petrified Sonqs There.

Representative Lacey, who is chair
man of the committee on public lands
was recently urging the passage OF
his bill to make a national park of the
petrifed forest in Arizona, and telling
the House that this tract was one OF
the wonders of the world, when Rep
resentative Robinson Interrupted him
MAY l ask" said the Indiana repre-
sentative, IF this is the forest where
the petrified birds sing petrified songs
as they perch on the petrified
branches of petrif1ed trees-the one
where the petrified fish are swimming
in peCrified streams; where the petri
fed buffalo is seen suspended in the
petrifed atmosphere having tried to
jump across the canon, and having
been petrified in transit and still
hangs there because the force OF
gravitation is petrified, too?"
20, no." replied Mr.. Lacey, that
is in the Yellowstone. There are no
petrifed songs in this forest; all the
songs are up to 9te."-Washington
Times.
The Cook County herald., 1902-08-16
The Fur Carriers Adventure.
BY w. BERT FOSTER.

copyright. 1902, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
"This yere Maine," c@.id the old
man, who sat tipped Jack in crazy
armchair on the shady side of the
house, sucking the blacklist of corn
cobs, This yere Maine amt what it's
cracked up to be for game, nowadays.
But you tellers from taown come up
her, git er crack at er Jim-buck er
two, an think you're havin' sport.
Talk erbout huntin'!"
He snorted, and Chevier, who likes
to jolly the natives along, and could
get more information out of a we'll
sweep than most men can from
college professor, offered the old set
tier his bag of "cut-plug" and at once
they two" began to get chummy.
"Oh, of coarse, twas poachin'," l
heard the old fellow say, and he spat
emphatically. "You was askin' erbout
the Allegash waters. Them useter be
good huntin' an trappin' territory
wen was younger. How? Take it
thirty year ergo-even twenty year
back. They're purity now, an good
fishin' an there's some game; but
took seventy otter pelts out er that
string of upper ponds in four weeks
one winter, an otter skins was wuth
! fifteen dollars them days.
"No, l wasn't maxim business of
poachin'. l had shack up there an,
as say, in four weeks I salted down
them seventy skins. But only set
six traps, and wouldn't have been
there to tend them only we had a
monstrous run of bad weather an
couldn't tend to reg'lar business. l
was fur carrier. Yaas, smuggled
the pelts through for other fellers, as
you say.
"That" very wint cr-'twas long er-
bout February, and knowed there
was a big storm due mighty quick
hit the thing at reckoned was the
closest call I ever had. For a few
moments, Mister, reilly thought old
Gabriel had got his cornet tuned up
for me, an no mistake! An wen ye
come ter figger on it, there amt sech
great dif'rence 'twixt gettin' killed
outright an bein' scared most ter
death-an' that lasts what happened
ter me that trip.
This yere happened jest after
got that run of otter l was tellin' We
of-seventy skins, ev'ry one of 'em
beauties. picked up a big sled load
an when started up Churchill Lake
early in the mornin'' an my shack was