The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
1t Is certainly to be hoped that Durand
will get its new union depot this year.

1t is certainly to be hoped that Durand
will get its new union depot this year.
The Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias
installed officers Wedn ssday evening and
drilled for the first time In their new ia
tigue uniforms Thursday evening. The
company will be the guests of Lansing Sir
Knights next Thursday, leaving Owosso by
special train over the Michigan Central at
two O'Clock In the afternoon, returning at
midnight.
DIR. and Mrs. A. M. Hume were married
twenty years ago Saturday, January 18th.
Rev. Frederick Strong, now residing here,
performed the marriage ceremony at the
John Dewey farm. Rev. and Mrs. Strong
took dinner with DR.. and Mrs. Hume,
Sa urday evening In honor OF the ami
versary.
Our good friend, Norman K. Potter, of
Burns, mis-spoke himself while praising
the State grange at the farmers institute In
Durand, Friday. He said the grange
''made good business men out of the
womep!' Mr.. Potter enjoyed the laugh as
we'll as any one when the mistake was
commented upon.
The following is very much to the point
and some would do we'll to ponder over 1t:
"Who sympathized with you when your
little eirl was sick? Was 1t your home
merchant or was 1t Sears & Roebuck?
Who carried you last winter when you were
out Of a Job and had no money? Was 1t
Montgomery, Ward s. Co. or was 1t your
home merchant? When you want to raise
money for the churches or for some needy
person in town, do you write to the Fair
store In Chicago or do yon 20 to your home
merchants? How much does Siegel,
Cooper & Co. give toward keeping up the
sidewalks of the town or paying the
minister's salary? When you were sick
how many nights did Hubbard, Spencer,
Bartlett & Co. sit up with you? When
your loved one was buried was it your home
merchant who dropped the tear of sympathy
and uttered the cheering word, or was it
Marshall Field & Co?'-Ex.
A delightful paper IN the January
Atlantic of that anecdotal kind which
fascinates readers is Harold Spencer SCOTS
article on Some Southey Letters. Having
had access to some hitherto unpublished
correspondence of Southey's, he finds
therein much fresh and entertaining matter,
descriptions of books and places, personal
remarks and criticisms on friends and
famous people,. -Co!erdge, Landor, Shelley,
Wordsworth, and others, and many literary
and other notes, comments and opinions.
The February Century is to contain two
articles, with illustrations, on the new
scheme for beautifying the City of Washing.
ton; and another important feature In the
same issue is "a Visit to Mount Vernon
Century Ago." containing conversations
with General Washington as recorded in
the diary of Polish poet attached in this
country to the suite of Kosciuszko In one
of their talks the matter of new buildings
for the government departments in the
Federal City" was brought up,-the ex-
pense of the buildings was estimated at
500, 000 and it was suggested that 1t would
be difficult to get enough houses to lodge
all the members. livery well,' the Ger
eral said. jokingly; they have only to camp
out: the representatives will be placed in
the irstIow, the Senate In the second, the
President with his suite In the middle"
The present Typographical arrangement
of the City OF Washington was designed !
under President Washington's supervision,
and the new plans contemplate an enrich
ing of this arrangement, the chief improve
ment being superb avenue from the
Capitol to the Washington Monument. the
latter forming an axis from which other |
avenues and vistas will open.
This article will be Of special interest to |
people as Senator Mcmillan is |
chairman of the committee having In |
charge the contemplated improvements.
Indeed, 1t is largely due to his enterprise |
that the work Is to be undertaken. The
plans, II carried out, will make Washing
ton one of the most beautiful cities In the |
world.
The Perry Journal says: People of this |
Sth Congressional district ought to take q |
pride In their representative In congress.
Mr.. j. w. Fordney. Mr.. FOrdney is |
creating a salutary influence among the |
law makers at Washington. He appears |
on two important standing committees-tte |
merchant marine and fisheries committee,
and also on the committee OF public 'lands.
His constituency has confidence In his |
ability, and support him loyalty:
'Tisn't safe TO be day without DR.. !
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