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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17
PRIMARY Election Law Finds Strong
Champion.

Hon. Justus s. Stearns has an
AOunce1 his position la respect to the
enactment Of primary election law
along the lines agitated for the last
few years ia no uncertain terms.
The announcement was made in an
interview in the Detroit Journal of
Tuesday. Mr.. Stearns has become
we'll known to the citizens OF Mlchi
gan through his work while in the
offloa of secretary OF state and even
more for the boldly, enthusiastic and
we'll nigh successful way in which he
threw his whole strength into the last
CANVASS for the governorship of this
state. He is known as a man who
5oes not go after things in any talf
hearted way, and the fact that he has
taken up the cause of the demanded
reform in the methods Of holding the
saucuses and primary elections insures
she warmest kind Of a campaign for
ihe reform of both methods and laws.
The only way, according to Mr..
Stearns, in which the passage Of such
law can be secured Is by the calling
OF the legislature in special session for
she express purpose of passing it, In
no other way eau the individual mem.
bers be put on record so unmistakea.
bly, that they would not dare go back
On the wishes of their constituents to
,he extent Of defeating the measure.
therefore, urges Mr.. Stearns, the
legislature should be called in special
session for the purpose Of enacting the
Jaw. And there will be many through
eut the state who will be inclined to
believe that he is entirely right in the
matter and that Governor Bliss would
be more than justified in using his
authority for The purpose suggested
In speaking of the needs of the re-
iorm OF the primary laws Mr.. Stearns
spoke with emphasis. Matters were
pot minced in the least. He feels
certain moreover that his position is
one in which the vast majority of the
better class of citizens of the state of
both parties most heartily concur.
He declares what In only too many
sases is doubtless true, that the
present methods OF holding caucuses
ana conventions offers little besides
Encouragement to the average busi-
aess or laboring man so far as attend
tRs and taking part In the work is
concerned. The opportunities for the
eoatRol OF the caucus or convention
& Q few who do not stop at any
laeans to carry out their plans are too
we'll recognized, while the means
necessary to be taken to beat out the
Naa wh0 undertake to run the con.
yeRti0n require kind OF effort and
the practice of methods which are, to
say the least, distasteful to many OF
the better stamp-to say nothing of
the cases where even more strenuous
eforts would be required. 1t Is with
She idea OF placing the nominating
powers directly in the hands of the
individual voters that the primary
election law is urged.
Once let the nominations come from
the people themselves, with the as
surance given to every one that his
vote will be honestly counted, and the
interest which has been 80 lacking
that 1t has been complained of, will
seviye. Upon each separate voter as
much as upon every other then, it is
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

that the factories were started under a
distinct Republican promise that sugar
beet making was to be fostered and en-.
couraged by the protective tariff policy
For the party to go back on this agree
ment after the sugar beet people had
erected factories and induced the
farmers to engage in the growing of
beets would be nothing short of bad
faith"
Senator Mcmillan told H. B. Joy that
the thing for the Michigan committee
to do was to prepare to prove that the
industry could not stand a reduction in
the price of refined sugar. He said, II
they could establish this, they would
have no difficulty in preventing legisla-
ton bringing about reciprocity with
Cuba.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17
Reduced Rates in the West.

Commencing March LIST and daily there
after, until April 30.h, 1902, the Wisconsin
Central Ry. will sell Settlers tickets from
Chicago TO points in Montana. Idaho, Ore
gon, Washington, and British Columbia, at
greatly reduced rates. For detailed infor-
nation lrquire of nearest ticket agent, or
address b. w. SteinhOff, ID. p. A., Ssgi-
nav wv ST. Mich; or Jas. G. Pond, Genl
Passenger Agent, Milwaukee. Wis.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17
Heads Should Never Ache.

Never endure this trouble. Use at once
ahe remedy that sstopped 1t for Mrs. N. A.
Webster, OF Winnie, Va. She writes, ''Dr.
Kings New Life Pills wholly cured me of
sick headaches 1 had suffered from for
years." Cure headache, constipatIop,t j
liousness. 25c at VIII K, Collins q Co.
and John s. Haggarts drug store.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17
Probate Order.

State OF Michigan, County OF Sbiawassee, SIS
At session OF the Probate Court for said
county, held at the Probate ONCE, in the city OF
Present. Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of Samuel =.
Jones, deceased. On filing ~
petition OF Sarah e. Jones; praying for the
bate OF the will of said deceased now a <
this court.
1t Is ordered that the 10th day OF FebfusfY
next. at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at said
Probate ONCE, be appointed for hearing said
petition.
And 1t is further ordered. that copy OF this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing, In THE OwossO
TINES, newspaper printed and circulating In
said county OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH
Judge Of Probate.
BY KATHERINE e. KELSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17
Notice..

l have sold my German Coach stallion
aud purchased the French Draft stallion,
franklin, No. 1881. He was nrst prize
winner for two years at the Ohio state fair.
shall make the same route in the spring.
JOHN CUTE, Owossc, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17
The Saginaw Courier-Herald Changes
Hands.

The Saginaw Courier-Herald was
purchased Wednesday by Hon. Chase
s. Osborn, Of Sault Ste. Marie. and
Walter j. HunsaKer, of Detroit.
Both of the new owners are among the
very best known of Michigan news.
paper men. For years the former
owned and published the best news
paper in the upper peninsula, The
Sault Ste Marie News, and it is but a
few months ago that he sold that
paper. Mr.. Hunsaker was for ten
years the managing editor of the De.
troit Journal and had the satisfaction
Of seeing the paper greatly advanced
In usefulness during his control OF
affairs. He resigned his position
with the Journal soon after il
changed hands some months ago OF
the new proprietors 1t is Mr.. Hunsaker
who will be directly connected with
the management of the Saginaw
paper, Mr.. Osborn devoting his time
to the duties of the office of state
railroad commissioner. He has al.
ways shown himself one of the most
wide'awake newspaper men in the
state however and his influence can
not help making itself felt in the
making of the Courier Herald still
better than it has been In the past.
THE TIMES Is glad to welcome both
gentlemen back into the active news.
paper field.
To the retiring management much
credit is due for the place which 1t
has made for the Courier Fl erald in
the homes of the Saginaw valley. Mr..
e. d. COwles, the retiring editor,
leaves his post only after continuous
service for thirty years on the paper
of which twenty niue years were spent
In editorial work. His brother, f. G..
Cowles, who also retires, has been
business manager for seven years, his
service on the paper antedating that
period by five years. They have built
up a fine newspaper property which
Messrs. Osborn and Hunsaker will
still further improve.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

Want to buy well improved farm, good
buildings, of 100 to 200 acres anywhere
from Gaines to Owosso within I've or six
miles of railroad. Let US hear from some
one that wants to sell. Esquire at THU
Office or address, Box 23l, Fenton; describe
land and give price In letter
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

While in Lansing on Wednesday, Geo.
B. Horton, worthy master of the State
Grange, made the following statement
touching his aspirations along gubernatorIal
lines: ''All precedent and party usage is
in favor of the denomination of Gov. Bliss.
However. If 1t should develop that the gov
ernor should decide not to be a candidate
or II a situation should arise at the conven-
ton so that my name could be presented
with propriety, | should feel deeply sensi-
BILE of the honor of having my name pre-
scented. for 1t is an honor to have ones
name mentioned even as a gubernatorial
possibility. l will not say that have no
ambition to be governor some time If the
opportunity presents itself, for think 1t is
an ambition that any man has right to
have"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

For Sale-Choice, pure bred, Barred
Plymouth Rock Cockerls at reasonable
price, also high grade Jersey COW with
calf by side. J. NJ. Place, North Chapman
street.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

said, the blame or credit for the nomi-
nation will rest. From this it will
come that the only possible way Ia
which an Official can secure second
or third term will be by giving such
general satisfaction that more
people will be satisfied to have him
serve them again than would be
pleased with change. Thus on the
very start the method Will have a
tendency not only to place the choice
OF the officers Of the people where IT
undoubtedly belongs. in the hands OF
the people themselves, but 1t will
tend to make the officials who have
been chosen more conscientious In
their work.
Perhaps Of all places where this
effect is expected, in case of the adOp-
tion of such law, Is in the state
senate. Here according to Mr..
Stearns, things have arrived at such
state that In his own words it has
become no longer necessary to keep a
lobby at the legislature-the Sim
mortal nineteen" Is the lobby in itself.
The one victory of wrestling the
senate from the control of the cor
porations and making it an independ-
ent deliberate body once more is OF
itself In the eyes of Mr.. Stearns
enough to warrant any expenditure Of
effort to sec IRE the passage of the
primary law, and there are perhaps
not many about the state who have
the welfare of the state at heart who
would care to dispute him.
Mr.. Stearns has set out on a worthy
cause and his well known abilities in
connection with the statement which
he has made mark him as one of the
most conspicuous leaders in the move
ment for the reform if not in fact, the
leader in every sense of the term.
THE TIMES hopes that this conclusion
Is true and that he will throw his en-
ergies into the movement for better
primary laws. determination which
will mean much both for the state
and for his own satisfaction.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

The New York court of appeals has re-
versed the order of the appellate court
granting a new trial to franklin Miller, of
syndicate fame. The opinion OF the court
in referring to the history, etc., of the syn
dictate says, "the whole project from begin
ming to end was a transparent swindle."
Miller will now 60 to prison to serve ten
years sentence. All of which is very good,
but 1t does not help ont the people in this
vicinity who invested their dollars with the
expectation of getting rich in day.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

The Best Rheumatic Cure and Pain ID
stroyer Known for sale by j. G. johnson
druggist, OwossO.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

How Are Your Kidneysg
Dr. Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney Ills sam.
pie free Add Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or n. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17
wanted. at the Michigau Milling Cc. a

VuHteu, HV tno "rCHfE"u UfrIfHB %.
elevator, corn, oats buckwheat, barley,
beans, rye and clover seed as well as wheat.
We are always In market at the highest
cash prices. 11-22-2m.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17
Expansion of the Mccormick Work.

Expansion of the Mccormick Works.
Owing to the unprecedented demand
for Mccormick machines, the Nc
Cormick Harvesting Machine Co., has
found it necessary to erect ten new
buildings to secure the larger capacity
needed to meet the increased require
ments. These buildings furnish up.
ward of twelve acres of additional floor
space, which materially increases the
capacity of the plant; and forty.eight
acres of ground have been recently
purchased for the purpose of further
expanding the great Mccormick works.
During 1901 more than $3.50, 900 Me-
Cormick machines were made and sold.
but this enormous output was in
sufficient to meet the demand of the
worlds agriculturists. With the ad.
ditions enumerated above, the capacity
of the Mccormick works now Is one
complete machine every twenty Sec
onds, or three machines minute-such
is the marvellous rapidity with which
Mccormick machines are manufactured
for 1909. 1t requires this immense out
put from the world-centre works to
supply the agriculturists with machines
for harvesting the grain and grass
crops Of the world
w. E. Payne & Co., of this city, are
the local agents for the Mccormick
machines.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forevee
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

Saginaw Eve0ing News: A letter has
Fordney, which states that he does not
believe that the tariff will be taken from
the Cuban raw sugar. The Michigan
members are hard at work making car :
vass among the members and find many
who are decidedly opposed to the reduction.
de says that several members of the ways
and means committee will fight the PROPOSE
ton tooth and nail, aud Congressman
FordDey feels confident that the beet sugar
men will win out.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

In the last four years New York state has
appropriated $67O,OOO for good roads 20
meet an EQUAL sum provided by the various
counties. Gov. Odell in his message calls
attention to the fact that the careful
maintenance of a good road when built is
an essential part of the business.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

Bay City beet sugar companies paid for
beets delivered up to Jan. LIST, the sum of
Ss52,373 The total for the season will
reach million dollars.
THE TIMES acknowledges the receipt { (
a copy of the Toledo Blade containing a
very interesting extract from paper read
by d. j. Nysewander (tormerly of this city }
at recent meeting of the Lucas Co.
Horticultural society, of which he is presi-
dent. Tbs paper was on EARN Life" and
told In we'll worded sentences of the in
dependent life the farmer can live IL he has
an average farm free from debt,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1902-02-07
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America has 2S,0O0 druggists.

Alhellcd mas -o,OOO druggists.
New York has 10000 night workers.
In Japan there are less than $50
men who have $250,OO0 apiece.
Canada's forests are found to be
equal to supplying the world with
pulp wood alone for $40 years. on the
basis of 100000 tons of manufac-
tured pulp A year.
There are $4,000 persons, men and
women, employed in what the law
describes as gainful occupation
working for others for compensation
in New York City.
The employees of the Grand Trunk
railway at Port Huron, Mich, have
raised fund of $4,000 to establish a
cooperative store where they can
purchase the things they need at lower
prices.
The total value of the manufacture
or bricks and tiles in the United
States in 1900 was $76,336,S71 and Of
pottery $19,76S,670.
Locomotives to burn oil are appear.
ing in the Pacific States. They are
built with the cab and furnace in
front and the smokestack behind. The
tender is discarded, and the oil and
water are conducted in pipes.
Circulars issues by the Carpenters
Council of st. Louis, have been re-
ceived in Chicago, stating that St
Louis is flooded with carpenters, and
that work on the Worlds Fair build
ings will not begin until next spring
William b. Eckert, one of the Oldest
members of the printers craft. died at
the Union Printers Home in Colorado
Springs. The cause was old age, the
deceased being 81. Mr.. Eckert was the
first member admitted to the home at
the time of its opening, 10 years ago.
He came from the Philadelphia union
and was a worthy ard respected mem.
Der. He had the distinction of being
one of the original founders of the
Typographical Union of North Ameri.
ca in 1852, and always had been one
Of the strongest and most upright
members.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1902-02-07
THE STORY OF A STEW.


Mary Johnson was there and she de.
nounced the scheme as "a shame" The
other girls looked at each other as much
as to say 20, but isn't she artful"
The fair was on. AL Harlow had
bought tickets for all sorts of things and
he paid three prices therefor. He had
paid 81 postage each on letters i'm the
postottice and had paid 30 cents each
fol IL dozen attempts to hook Il penny
whistle from out the fish pond" Now
it happened that Al had been obliged to
work late at the book shop and he had
gone to the fair without having taken
as much as Il bite of food. He was
young. active and healthy and he was
as hungry as a bear. After he had
parted with a large part of his finan.
cial substance he said within the hear
ing half dozen of the girls and some
what thoughtlessly: ''I'd give SIS for
something to eat"
You shall have it," they said in
chorus; "sit down.
They pushed him into chair by
table which was close to the door of
the fair kitchen. AL had seen his young
men friends eating for an hour past.
He knew that they had paid only a dol
lar head for their dinners and that
they We're having each substantial
meal. He hoped that his five dollars
would bring him something solid, vet
appetizing. The six girls to whom he
had impaired knowledge of his hunger
disappeared into the kitchen. There
they talked louder than they knew and
Al heard every word.
We'll just give him the regulation
church fair oyster stew" said one
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1902-02-07
QUAINT KOREAN CEREMONY.
Weird Rites of Releasing a Soul from
the Pangs of Purgatory.

Weird Rites of Releasing Soul from
the Pangs of Purgatory.
The ceremony in the old South Gate
was held to release a spirit from hell,
says the author of delightful paper
on Korea.
In the middle of the dense crowd fill
ing the pavilion was rectangular
space. At each end stood man with
a big fold of loose cloth in his arms.
Beside each of them a woman stood.
Around them ran the folds of the
cloth, which also crossed the rectangle
diagonally. On the folds were Chinese
characters, and in the midst of them,
wearing red shirt with red bands over
her shoulders. and long, loose sleeves
Hopping in the air. With her was an
old woman beating big cymbals to-
gether. Before them were the widow
and son of the man whose spirit was
by this ceremony to be released from
hell. At one side woman beat a drum
resembling two hour glasses, and be-
mind her were three great tissue paper
figures suspended in the air and way
ing wildly. These represented spirits
The crowd stunned them awesomely.
On the floor before the sOrceress was a
little table holding two peeled melons,
one red, one yellow, some wine in Il
green bottle and three green apples,
which it was pleasant to think would
surely give the little devils cholera
morbus. The widow. an ugly, Scared
raced woman, poured out some wine
and prostrated herself before the table
several times. The son, well-dress I'd
Fellow, did the same, while the sorcer-
ess, kneeling down, beat the cymbals
10 call the devils to the Offering. A ma
tive told me that the man had been
dead four years, that the devil had pre-
sumptive rights for three years, but
that the deceased could now be got off
provided, of course, the moutong wom-
an was satisfied with her remuneration.
When the performance lasted three
days 1t would often cost 500. The
pieces of cloth would be burned, the
native said, to make a ladder for the
spirit from hell to heaven. The surplus
folds in the mems arms went TO the
sorceress.-Leslie's Magazine.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1902-02-07

1t appears that the punishment
meted out to the reckless bicyclist is
reckless automobilist the seriousness
of his offense. TO II man able to own
an automobile valued at say $4,000
what is Il $40 fine to him? n mere
bagatelle If for each violation of the
in the sum of from $500 to S4OO per-
haps it might make some impression
on him. A still more salutary effect
would he secured by IL brief term of
mprisonment-for the lawbreaker the
oretically stands in the same light be-
fore the bar of justice, be he million
aire or vagrant.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1902-02-07

voice. It'll be "A good Joke and he's
too easy to say anything, and there'll
be just S4.95 clear profit"
Splendid" sang Il chorus. Then AL
heard another voice He recognized it
as that of Mary Johnson. 1t was
voice softer and with Il better modu-
ation than any he had heard. Perhaps
it was what she said that made him
think this but he thought it neverthe-
less. That's not only shame, girls"
said Mary, but it's mean Because Al
tries to be good-natured and does
things for us all is no reason why he
should be imposed upon and made to 90
hungry"
Mary said another voice, you are
always spelling our fun"
Then there was silence. In few
minutes six young women escorted in
Il watery oyster stew and put it down
with not even so much as Il cracker on
the side. 1t was indeed Il regulation
church fair stew. 1t had one oyster.
miserable. attenuated. pale little
'AihS INV al w.! IllaC are sacrificed
for charity. Mary Johnson was not
among the onlOokers as AL ate. When
he rose from the table he said: Good
night" and left Not all the impor-
tunities to buy carnaton for only Sl
succeeded in holding him longer
Two weeks later the young womeu
met in the parish house to make the
hnal accounting of the financial end of
the fair. They had made lot of mon.
ey. AS Mary Johnson held out her
paper OF accounts to the treasurer the
girls saw something on her hand and
with one accord they screamed: "Mary.
where did you get it?'
On the engagement finger of Morv's
hahd was heavy gold circle holding
III golden clasp n magnificent pearl
Mary blushed II moment and then with
glad look that betrayed something of
triumph replied: Its nv engage.
ment ring. Al Harlow gave if to me
yesterday. The pearl is beauty. is if
not! Partridge x Co.. to whom Al
showed it, appraised its value at $1,000
Al found the pearl in that plate of oys-
Ter stew, for which you charged him
So.'-Chicago Record-Herald.