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The bee., 1902-10-02

say that Wood will never play
the part he took when leading
the gang in Hopkins. If he
would only show up in his true
character as seen down here a
one nights stand in town would
be too long and the demand for
stale eggs would be far beyond
the supply, but evidently the
drama, if such it can be called,
is founded on fiction and not on
facts.
Superintendent Harris has be-
come so accustomed to see U. M.
w. buttons worn about Mortons
for the past two years, until very
recently, that it is now told on
him that he has offered so cents
to any one of the once famous
gang of idlers who will muster
up enough courage to wear one.
They now lumber so few and are
so thoroughly disgusted with
their past conduct that they are
now afraid to be recognized as
one.
Foreman Toombs has put a new
fan in at No. IL ready for work
and a new engine house at Vic
toria mine has been completed
and both scales at the latter place
overhauled and put in first class
shape.
Foreman E. L. Stokes says his
new palace stable down in the
No. IL mine has been completed
and naturally he feels proud over
the fact that he has had the hon.
or of building for the st. Ber-
nard Mining Company the first
stable to be built under the
ground by that company.
The construction force under
the supervision of Foreman
Toombs, we are told, will soon
commence work on a new tip and
trestle at No. IL mine and will
also put in a new shaker screen
there. In fact, the building
crews now at work for the st.
Bernard Mining Company are
rushed with work. An addition
al trestle will soon have to be
built for the new coke ovens fast
nearing completion, and it looks
like the day of rest for our car
penters is not near by.
One of the U. M. w. sympa-
thizers living at Mortons, who
has been trying to ride two hors-
es going in opposite direction by
trying to be for and against the
gang received quite a shock one
day last week when he appealed
to Supt. Harris for support in a
project he had under considera-
tion and was told plainly that no
consolation by way of help would
be given HIM because of the ac-
tivity displayed by him in behalf
of the union mine workers when
he thought their star was in the
ascendancy, but whom now he
had forsaken when defeat was
written upon their banner.
! Another illustration of how
even a good man can be blinded
and deceived was shown recent
ly. when Rev. Samuel Fallows,
Presidlng Elder or the Reformed
Episcopal Church, made a tour
of the anthracite coa' regions to
ascertain the true conditions of
a fairs as they exist there. We
take it for granted that there is
no middle ground to oscupy in
the controversy now going on in
the strike region, and that the
Bishop has about as much human
nature about him as the rest of
us, who always take sides even
in dog fight and that he went
there strongly prejudiced in ia
vor of the strikers, which fact is
made plain when he stated that
"Mitchell he could not speak too
highly Of" He quotes no oper-
ator, yet he went there to get
both sides. This reminds us of
a similar occurranca taxing nlace
The bee., 1902-10-02
FACTS 5 FICTION

Inc FalrVleW review IN last
weeks issue contains an article
from the pen of 'Maxie." 1t is
unusually interesting on account
of the hero, a one-legged man,
doing stunts and performing
feats of agility as he chases a
negro boy around the room. In
the beginning of her effusion,
which was evidently copied ver-
batim from dime novel, of the
blood and thunder variety, Make
says her hero was profusely put
together; her meaning here is a
little obscure, as the man could
not have had a profusion of legs,
arms, &c. A little further on
she refers to the shrek of a bull
frog. This could not have been
Kentucky frog, if so it was
strangely at variance with its
kindred around darlington. 1t
must have been a new variety
with a steam calliope attach
ment. We are a little inclined
to think Make kinder overlooked
her hand on this article and we
would advise her never to at
tempt to write unless provided
with Webster's Dictionary aud a
pictorial history of frogs and
their habits.
#x@
j. @. H. in the Review last
week got off some verses in which
he alludes to us as "Old Blue G.e'
We take exceptions to this. We
are not old; it does not follow
because ones pale dome of
thought glistens like moonlight
on the snow, that he is old. In
the second verse he makes News
and fool rhyme. In the third
printer and sinner, and in the
fifth verse he says "Same old
snakes crawling out of the shoes" "
We would like to know if this
is personal or to what shoes he
has reference. Poets are al
lowed a great deal of latitude,
j. @. H., but you want too much.
Why could you not have said:
Same old office,
Same old pay,
Handed out
On Saturday.
Same old office,
Same old fools,
Monkeying around
Same old mules.
same old once,
Same old type,
Same old printer
On the swipe.
The rythm of your verse may
be alright j. @. H., but your feet
are not mates.
-"
Miss Alma Powell, an actress
formerly the wife of Ward Head
ley and now leading lady with
the Robinson company, playing
in East Lynne at Cincinnati, had
a scrap with Miss Helen Nixon
last Monday on account of the
latter's wearing a better and
more snowy dress than she did,
says the Cincinnati Post. Miss
Powell is well known at Prince
ton and Madisonville.
-
Over at Hopkinsville recently
the town was nightly stirred ul
by a Methodist revival and among
the brands garnered from the
burning was a notoriously hard
bat who, for convenience, may
be designated Bill. Religion
took hold of him like a case OF
cholera morbus and his growth
in grace was so rapid that after a
few sessions at the mourner's
bench he passed around the con.
tribution box. While thus en-
gagged, as he approached the rear
of the church, he came upon a
bunch of his OLD companions in
worldliness, who had come out
expressly to see him perform.
Bill was equal to the emergency,
and as none of the sinners in
question showed any inclination
to contribute, he leaned over and
said in a sepulchral whisper, au-
dible in all the church: "Shell
out, boys, salvation is free, but
1T costs like HI to run a Meth.
The bee., 1902-10-02

Miss Alma Powell, an actress
formerly the wife of Ward Head
ley and now leading lady with
the Robinson company, playing
in East Lynne at Cincinnati, had
a scrap with Miss Helen Nixon
last Monday on account of the
latter's wearing a better and
more showy dress than she did,
says the Cincinnati Post. Miss
Powell is well known at Prince.
ton and Madisonville.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14
SIGNALS THAT FAILED.
Embarrassing Situation of MAJ
Who Had the Committee
Habit.

ST have long since quit serving on
| committees" said man from Arkan-
sas, who is now living in New Orleans,
according to the Times-Democrat,
"and under no circumstances would
l accept place on any kind of COM
mittee. l had the committee habit
once, and 1 had a thoroughly devei-
oped case of it, too. 1 was living in
Little Rock at the time, and no COM
mittee was complete without my
name. There was on one occasion
a big function at the capital, and 1
was placed on an important commit
tee. The hall was jammed with spec
tators and guests. We had every avail
able band in that section of the coun-
try, including the bands which had
been organized in private and public
institutions. One of my duties was
to look after the bands, so the music
could be kept going. Another member
of the committee had scattered the
bands around the hall, and he had
placed one band up in the gallery
portion of the hall. Il wish you
would signal the band in the gallery
to strike up he said to me, and
made my way down the aisle until
got to point where the band was
placed in the gallery. made the sig
nal. The members of the band paid
no attention to me whatever. 1 got
excited and a bit angry, and my sig
mailing became more violent and 1
went through series of absurd arm
movements and my face was burning
up with embarrassment. I felt man
pulling at my coat tail, and when 1
turned around he said: Excuse me,
but are you waving at that band in
the gallery?' "They are the biggest
lot of blocllheads 7 ever saw" said
In reply. Excuse me- he said, softly,
that is the band from the blind asy-
lum.' 1 have not served on commit
tee since that time, and 1 believe I
am completely cured of the commit
tee habit"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14
Monday, Jan. Is.
MORNING SESSION.

At special session of the Board OF
Supervisors of Shiawassee County
commenced and held at the Court
House in the city of Corunna, in said
county on Monday, the 18th day OF
January, A. ID. 1902.
Board called to order by the Chair
man.
Roll called by the Clerk.
Present Suprs Baldwin, Boutwell,,
Corcoran, Chavey, Evans, Freeman,
Gould, Kent, Lyman, Lynch, f. G..
Morrice, f. HI. Morris, Munson, Pea
cock, Perry, Rush, Smith, Stanlake,
Sugden, Vert, White and Young,
The Chair announced that the hour
had arrived at which we had special
order of business, viz: the report of the
Committee on Sheriffs and Deputy
Sheriffs, Claims and Accounts.
On motion of Supr. White the Board
adjourned until tomorrow morning
at O'Clock, out of respect to Sheriff
Gerow, whose brother law, James
Saddler's funeral is held today.
@. A. BALDWIN, Chairman.
Countersigned,
J. Y. MARTIN, Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14
GOODNESS OF THE BAD MAN.
Were n Keen Eye, Quick Hand
and n stout Heart.

The bad man is not necessarily bad
at all. He is often very good fellow.
Bad is merely a synonym for danger
Gus. The "bad" man was formerly the
"good' man. He is simply the from
tiersman whose evolution has kept
pace with that of the firearm-prod-
uct of the border and the siX-shooter,
says Everybody's Magazine. Keen Of
eye, quick of hand, and strong of will,
he has that supremacy which always
comes to the man of cool and clear
headed personal valor everywhere,
except in society's latest and most re-
fined development. The term was used
rather to express the feeling that he
was, in the vernacular of the border,
ga bad man to monkey with" To gov
ern and control communities in which
vicious men were not infrequent,
where all were restless and the major
ity turbulent, the ordinary forms and
servants of justice were inadequate.
Law and order required the assistance
of officers who, though enlisted to
keep the peace, did not hesitate TO
be law unto themselves. If civiliZa-
ton was afraid to indorse their ac-
lions, it was at least proud Of the re-
suits of the labors of the peace officer
of the border. Hclok, Tom Smith,
Patrick Shugrue, Michael Shugrue,
William TiIghmann, Hector Thomas,
and a score of other men as marshals,
sheriffs and deputies enforced the law,
made life safe and property secure,
and brought order out of chaos by
their ready courage and good sense.
AS Wild Bill Hickok was the original,
so was he the first of the class
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14
Tuesday, Jan. II.
MORNING SESSION.

At special session of the Board OF
Supervisors for the County of Shia.
wassee continued and held at the
Court House in the city of Corunna in
said county on Tuesday, the 18th day
of January, A. d. 1902.
Board called to order by the Chair
man.
Roll called by the Clerk.
Present, Suprs. Baldwin, Boutwell,,
Corcoran, Chavey, Evans, Freeman,
Gould, Jarrad, Kent, Lyman, Lynch,
f. G. Morrice, +. H. Morris, Munson,
Peacock, Perry, Ruggles, Rush, Smith,
Stanlake, Sugden, Vert, White and
Young.
Minutes of yesterdays session read
and approved
Supr. Vert submitted the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved that in the matter of the
small pox claim of the village of
Laingsburg, allowed by this Board at
its present session, the Clerk of this
Board be and is hereby instructed to
attach his certificate to copy of
said claim, stating that said bill has
been allowed and paid by this Board,
that the Clerk of this Board is also in
structed to take, do, and perform such
further things as may be necessary to
put this matter in shape for allowance
by the Board of Supervisors of Hills
dale county, and as soon as said Clerk
has placed said claim in proper form,
that he send said bill to the Clerk of
Hillsdale County with request to
place the same before the Board of Su-
pervisors of Hillsdale County for al
lowance.
On motion of Supr. Vert the reso-
luton was accepted and adopted by
the following yea and nay vote:
Yeas-Suprs. Baldwin, Boutwell,,
Corcoran, Chavey, Evans, Gould, Jar
rad, Kent, Lyman, Lynch, f. g. Nor
rice, F. H. Morris, Munson, Stanlake,
Sugden, Vert, and Young, Total
yeas, IL.
Nays-0.
: Corunna, Michigan, January 18th,
A: ID. 1909.
To the Board of Supervisors of Shia-
wassee Codnty:
We, your Committee, would respect
fully report to this honorable Board
that in pursuance of the resolution
heretofore passed authorizing us, as q
committee to borrow the sum Of three
thousand ($s, 600. OO) dollars, we have
borrowed said money, with interest
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
Giant Trees of the Pacific Coast Hav,
Never been I'm JeOp-
ardy.

Statements in the California papers
that the sequoias have no commercial
value are apt to create surprise at
all the effort that has been needed to
begin the work of making these gi.
ant trees public instead of private
property in order to preserve them.
If they have sentimental value only
no great price should be asked for
them. Indeed, that is the argument
addressed to the eastern owner Of
the Calaveras grove, with whom the
national government is dickering.
Hitherto it has been threatening un-
less his price was paid to convert
the trees into lumber, when "every
lumberman knows that the trees are
of no value for milling" says the San
Francisco Chronicle.
In the first place, the San Francis
CO paper explains, the cost of telling
any one of the 90 big trees on the
500-acre tract would be excessive. It
would take five men 20 days to bore
enough holes through any tree 30 feet
in diameter. After being felled the
trunk would have to be cut into 40
foot lengths to be serviceaple. A
block of wood, say 33 feet in diam
eter by 40 feet in length, would
weigh about 600 tons, and no ma
chinery has yet been built CAPABLE of
handling it. No saw could work on
such section, if it were possible to
get il to a mill, and to split it with
dynamite, as Mr.. Whiteside once sug-
gested, would shatter the log and
spoil the lumber. In other words, the
big trees are vastly too massive for
commercial use.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14
HOW TO ENTER POLITICS.
A Small budget of Sage Advice from
Kansas Editor to Aspiring
Statesmen.

If you want to be a politician, the
first thing to do is to get into the push,
or at least create the impression that
you are in, advises the Topeka Mail
and Breeze. When there is a conven-
ton, if you can't work in as delegate,
you can at least get into the crowd
in the hotel lobby, and if you carry
yourself in shape you can make the
stranger who is within the gates Of
the city believe you are not only del
egate, but one of the steering COM
mittee. Keep busy. Take at least eight
or ten men off to one side in the course
of the evening for private converse
ton.
There is quite good deal in making
people believe you are cutting a good
many lemons, whether you are or not
1t is good idea to be seen off in a
corner talking with some prominent
candidate. You can arrange this if
you have the proper amount of gall.
You may not have anything to tell him,
but then you will be seen in consulta-
ton, and you will make some parties
who don't know you very well think
that there must be hen on. But,
above all else, cultivate your gall. II
you can get some reporter to inter-
view you on the political situation, that
will be a good scheme. The newspapers
can make a reputation FOR almost any
sort of man.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14

On motion of Supr. Rush the report
was accepted and adoptd by the fol-
lowing yea and nay vote:
Yeas-Suprs. Boutwell, Corcoran,
Chavey, Evans, Freeman, Gould, jar
rad, Kent Lyman, Lynch, Munson,
Perry, Rush, Stanlake Sugden, Vert,
White and Young. Total yeas, IS.
Nays-0
On motion of Supr. Perry the Board
adjourned to meet in special session
on Monday morning at 10 80 o'clock.
G. A. BALDWIN, Chairman.
Countersigned
JOHN Y. MARTIN Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14
WARREN JARRAD,
+. @. MORRICE,
+. II. RUSH,
Committee,

Sommi1tcos
On motion of Supr. Smith the report
was accepted and adopted by the fol-
lowing yea and nay vote:
Yea-Suprs. Boutwell,, Corcoran,
Chavey, Evans, Freeman, Gould,
Jarrad, Kent, Lyman, F. G. Morrice
F. HI. Morris, Perry, Ruggles, Rush
Smith, Stanlake, Sugden, Vert, White
and Young. Total yeas 81.
Nays-0.
Supr. Gould offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption.
"That in making arrest or serving sub
poena, outside the county, where the
mileage as fixed by statute, is not
sufficient to cover all necessary expense
of travel and allowance to sheriff and
deputy sheriff for time actually spent
at $3. 90 per day the county shall
allow as extra compensation $3. 90 per
day and actual necessary expense OF
travel, in place of the mileage allow
ance. And where it is sufficient to
cover all necessary expense OF travel
and $3. 90 per day for time, 1t shall be
so construed to cover both time spent
and actual expense, which resolution
carried by the following yea and nay
vote.
Yeas--Suprs. Boutwell,, Corcoran,
Chavey, Evans, Freeman, Gould,
Kent, Lyman, f. @. Morrice, #. H.
Morris, Munson, Ruggles, Smith and
Young. Total yeas 10.
Nays-Supr. White. Total.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14

thereon at the rate of five (5) per cent.
per annum, and that we have turned
said money over to the Treasurer of
Shiawassee County, and that his re
ceipt therefor is hereto attached.
O. A. BALDWIN,
@. D. SMITH,
f. G. MORRICE.
Committee.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14

giles, Rush, Smith, Stanlake, Sugden
Vert, White and Young. Total yea
81.
Mayo.
Supr. Gould submitted to tn,
board two accounts of Daniel Gerov
and moved that the accounts be al
lowed at the balance claimed $972. To-
which motion was carried by the fol
ing yea and nay vote:
Yeas-Suprs. Boutwell,, Corcoran,
Chavey, Evans, Freeman, Gould,
Jarrad, Kent, Lyman f. G. Morrice,
f. H. Morris, Munson, Perry, Rush,
Smith, Stanlake, Sugden, Vert.
White and. Young. Total yeas 20.
Nays-0.
Supr. Gould submitted to the board
the accounts of j. L. Curtis for $3.50,
and moved that the accounts be al
lowed as claimed, which motion car.
ried by the following yea and nay
vote.
Yeas-Suprs. Boutwell,, Corcoran,
Chavey, Evans, Freeman Gould,
Jarrad, Kent, Lyman, f. G. Morrice,
f. H. Morris, Munson, Perry, Rug
giles, Smith, Stanlake, Sugden, Vert,
White and Young Total yeas 20.
Nays-0.
Supr. Gould moved that the remain
der of the report of the committee on
sheriff's and deputy sheriff's claims
and accounts be accepted and adopted,
which motion was lost by the follow
ing yea and nay vote:
Yeas-Suprs. Gould and Stanlake.
Total 2.
Nays-Suprs. Corcoran, Chavey,
Freeman, Jarrad, Kent, Lyman, f. G.
Morrice, f. H. Morris, Perry, Rug
giles, Rush, Smith, Sugden, Vert, White
and Young. Total 16.
Supr Gould submitted the follow
ing resolution and moved it's adoption.
"That in computing time for
which board of prisoners is charged
the county shall allow only for actual
time of imprisonment, lodging to be
computed at one-quarter of the rate
per day. =" Which motion was lost by
the following yea and nay vote.
Yeas-Supr. Gould. Total /.
Nays-Suprs. Boutwell,, Corcoran,
Chavey, Jarrad, Kent, Lyman, f. G.
Morrice, f. III. Morris, Munson, Per-
ry, Ruggles, Smith, Stanlake, Vert,
White and Young. Total Is.
Supr. Gould submitted the follow
ing resolution and moved it's adoption.
THAT in matters of investigation
the sheriff shall be allowed SO per day
for his time, and to be reimbursed for
actual necessary expenses attending
the same" which motion was car
ried by the following yea and nay
vote:
Yeas-Suprs. Boutwell,, Corcoran,
Chavey, Evans, Freeman, Gould,
Jarrad, Kent, Lynch, f. G. Morrice,
F. H. Morris, Perry, Ruggles, Rush,
Smith, Stanlake, Sugden, Vert,
White and Young. Total yeas 20.
Mayo.
Supr Rush from the committee on
claims and accounts submitted the fol-
lowing report:
To the honorable the board of super
visors.
Your committee on claims and &C
counts would respectfully submit the
following as their report, recommend
ing the allowance of the several
amounts as given below, and that the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14

On motion of Supr Smith the report
was accepted and adopted.
Supr. Rush, from the Committee on
Claims and accounts, submitted the
following report.
/. To the Honorable the Board of Su-
pervisors:
Your Committee ON Claims and Ac-
counts would respectfully submit the
following as their report, recommend
ing the allowance of the several
amounts as given below, and'that the
Clerk be authorized to draw orders for
the same.
Items. Claimed. Aid.
City Of Owosso, supplies In
small pox cases. ~ $50 ~ $303 81
A Ball M d. to Z year serv
as jail physician and treating
John Shepard who came fr' m
20 House. 49,. $40 SO
w Knight, to desk chair for
20 treas 4W %
OBJ Smith supplies In contagi-
GUS diseases =. ..... ........ :. 81 "a
AT Parish. health oficer, dis
injecting houses ...... ... 900 600
committee -. $50: -. 20 90 30 90
committed. ,......:.. -. .... so 90 90 90
@ A Balo win. services days
looking after law suit with
Durand .....-.................. 90 90
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14
Corunna, Michigan,

January 14th., A. d. 1902.
Received from Q. A. Baldwin O. d.
Smith and f. G. Morrice, the commit
tee appointed by the Board of Super
visors of the county of Shiawassee to
borrow the sum of three thousand ($3,
00O OO) dollars for the purpose of fin
ishing the Jail of Shiawassee county,
the said sum of three thousand ($3, :
600. 00) dollars, which / have credited
to a special fund for the purposes
aforesaid.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14
Russian Girl students Must Mari,

Russian Girl students Must Marry.
In Russia If girl desires to study at
either of the universities etiquette re-
quires that she should be married,
says London newspaper. According
ly she goes through the civil form Of
marriage with one of the men stu
dents, whom she may have never seen
before, and perhaps may never speak
to again. These marriages are per-
fectly legal, and II the contracting
parties like each other they are united
for life, but otherwise their marriage
is dissolved when their university
course is finished, and both are free to
marry again.