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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
The Common Council.

At the special meeting of the council
and the board of works Friday night. it
was decided to buy new fire engine, a
Nolt first style, for $4,000. Mayor Ar
mold will appoint committee to decide
on the advisability of repairing the old
engine.
At the common council meeting on
Monday evening, a resolution was pass
ed that the Grand Trunk be allowed
$500 for lowering the Comstock Greek
culvert under its tracks. Clerk Ed
wards was instructed to write Pres. G.
H. Stephenson letter, acquainting him
with the unsatisfactory condition OF
the electric lighting in this city.
A long sidewalk is to be built near tn,
Alvin Evans place on Mulberry street
and it was decided to have the commit
tees on streets and on side walks present
when the grade for the walk was made
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Probate Court.

In the estate of Abbie c. Shattuck,
deceased, formerly of Owosso, on hear
ing of petition to reopen the estate, the
bond of w. J. Parker, administrator
was fixed at $4,000. The petitioners
asked to have it made $1,000.
In the case of Fannie w. Thomas, of
Hazelton, insane, an order was made
admitting her to the asylum at Pom
tiac.
The will of William Fletcher, OF
Owosso, was admitted to probate Tues
day morning, Louisa A Fletcher hav.
ing been appointed administrative.
In the estate of Benjamin Van Riper,
deceased, will admitted to probate.
Angeline, Albert and Bertha Smith,
of Durand, have been placed under the
guardianship of their father, Charles
r. Smith.
In the estate of Carolina Clay, deceas
ed, a petition for the appointment of al
administrator will be heard Oct. 26.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Union Plains.

B. F. Miller and wife went to Huron
county Friday to visit Mr. and Mrs John
ID McCaughna, returning T'Iefe e..ueSs
John Fosket visi-.,' Us sister in North
Howell from Thursday till Monday
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Keller and Mrs H
Spring visited Mr. and Mrs Fred Spring
last week.-Mrs. George Cole of Ban
croft, is visiting Mrs l. A Hankey
Miss Ida Kirker is sick at the home of
Norman Lewis Telephones have been
put in the homes of Harvey Cole, N. F..
Richards, F G Cole and G E Waits
Lewis Chaplin and wife, of New 10th
rop, were guests of B S Fosket and
family Sunday-Henry and Homer
Cosselman went to Fenton, Tuesday
Farmers are rushing the bean harvest
during this good There will
be shadow social at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Geo Hales, Wednesday even
ing, Sept 3Oth, for the benefit of the
Union Plains Sunday school. Every
body bring cake or biscuit. All ars
cordially invited.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
The Supervisors Picnic t.

The Supervisors association of Shia-
wassee county held a picnic at McCurdy
Park on Tuesday afternoon, and was
greeted with ideal weather. After din
ner at the Casino. Supr. Warren Jarrad.
of Antrim, presided over the meeting.
Hon. Hugh McCurdy, supervisor in
1859, delivered an address of welcome,
and thanked the people of the county
for voting for the fine new court house.
He upheld President Roosevelt for not
acceding to the request of trades-unions
in the Miller matter, and received warm
applause for his remarks.
Ex- Mayor Morris Osburn, Of Owosso,
responded to the address of welcome,
and urged that the association be made
one of practical value.
A. L. Chandler, in his address, CRITICS
ed the state tax commission very severe
ly for its attitude of suspicion towards
the supervisors, and A. B. Crane spoke
along the same line.
City attorney F. H. Watson and Judge
S. F. Smith thought the commission
was being unfairly treated, and said so
in good speeches. A quartet which rem
dered music, Mrs. W. A. Rosenkrans,
Mrs. J. NJ. Goodspeed, G. D. Mason
and Rudolph Colby, of Corunna, was
extended vote of thanks.
Three of the four oldest ex-supervis-
ors of the county, G. J. McClintock,
who served in 1854, Judge McCurdy, of
Corunna, andJ. G. Marsh, of Woodruff,
| who served in 1859, were present and
all addressed the meeting. The other
fifty-niner is Jabez Close, of Byron.
The constitution and by laws as read
by S. S. Miner, of Owosso, were adopted.
They provide for an annual meeting on
the first Wednesday after the first Mon
day in January. Dues shall be fifty
cents year Those eligible to member
ship are supervisors and ex-supervisors,
county officers, and ex-county officers,
and the editors of county newspapers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
County Sunday School Association.

The County Sunday School Associa-
ton held its 25th annual session in the
Congregational church Owosso, We'd
nesday and Thursday. From 75 to 100
cut of town delegates were in attend
ance, and the work was very profitable
to all.
President G. P. Casler, of Ovid, was
in the chair Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Iva Peterson rendered an organ
voluntary and Rev. J. P. Warner con-
Quoted devotional exercises Mrs R. j.
Tick followed with solo.
M. Fl. Reynolds and G. T. Campbell
of Owosso, and J. G. Curtis, of Vernon,
discussed respectively the three great
| Sunday school days,-Offering Day,
Rally Sunday and Decision Day.
Other topics were The Value and Use
of the Blackboard in the Sunday School,
by Rev. G. w. Green, of Perry; Our
Lords Last Command, Gol by Rev. j..
H. Coultard, Owosso.
At $40 Mrs. G. L. Fox, of Grand
Rapids, state primary superintendent,
conducted model primary class, the
pupils coming from the public school.
The two principal addresses at the
meeting Wednesday evening were made
by Mrs. G. L. Fox, of Grand Rapids.
who spoke on Primary Work" and
Field Secretary Alfred Day, of Detroit,
who spoke on "The Big Boy Problem. "
Mrs Fox urged that the children be
carefully taught as well as older pupils.
Mr.. Day recommended interesting the
big boys of the class, organizing them,
loving them.
There was but small audience pres
ent at Thursdays sessions, but much
earnestness was manifest. Thursday
mornings program was carried out with
two exceptions-Rev. j. H. Coultard, oi
Owosso, having spoken Wednesday and
Rev. H. Van Zimmerman, of Laings
burg, not being present.
The following officers were elected:
President-George P. easier, Ovid
Vice President-M. II. Reynolds
Owosso
Secretary-Miss Jennie Kirker Ban
croft.
Treasurer-H. w. Splitter, r. F. d
No. 2, Owosso.
Supt. Home Dept.-Mrs. ID. S. Cram
er Burton.
Supt. Primary Dept.-Mrs. Geo. Ian
phere, Owosso.
Group presidents: N. E. Jas. Hopson
Owosso r. F d.; N. w, G. T. Camp
bell, Owosso; S. E., j. G. Curtis, Yer
non; S. W., H. Van Zimmerman, Laings
burg,
S. d. Emery, of Owosso, spoke Thurs
day afternoon, and declared that Will
he might be reproached as unorthodox
he nevertheless believes the church ha
lost much through wrong teaching. Ii
regards the idea of teaching the chile
that he comes into the world condemne'
to everlasting damnation because o
original sin as all wrong
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Reciprocity and Tariff

is the title of few document of thirty,
two pages just issued by the American
Protective Tariff League, and includes
all of the reciprocity treaties now under
consideration by Congress, the editorial
opinions of the late Speaker Reed on
the Cuban treaty, and an exhaustive
treatise ON the constitutionality of reci-
procity>treaties by former Representa-
tive Sheldon of California. Sent to any
address for four cents Ask for Docu-
ment No. 43. Address w. F, Wake
man, General Secetary, 339 Broadway,
New York, N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Court Notes.


M. d. Lindsey caused the arrest this
week Of Peter Helme and Arthur Drain
for stealing six bushels of potatoes.
Helme was sentenced by Justice Nc
Caughna to ninety days in the Detroit
works, while Dean was sentenced to
sixty in Corunna Jail.
The case of the People VS.. John Mar
tin, of Martin street, for assault and
battery on Master Carl Bartz, a neigh
bor's son, resulted Friday in Justice
Walsh's court in disagreement of the
jury.
Carl Spiegel, Martin and Milwaukee
streets, was assessed $40, fine and costs
by Justice Walsh, last week, for assault
and battery upon an aged neighbor,
Mrs. Frederick Hermann.
Daniel Richardson, who escaped from
the Lansing reform school last week,
hatless, coatless and without Shoes and
fled through Owosso towards his home
in Saginaw, was captured at Swan
Creek Friday and returned to the insti.
tuition.
James Martin, of Owosso township
has been sued in Corunna before Justice
Mcbride by Oscar Post, of Middlebury
for the price of wagon. Martin claims
there was a chattel mortgage on the
vehicle and to save trouble he paid the
man who held the mortgage. The hear.
ing will be October 10.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Eight in Supreme Court.

Eight cases from the Shiawassee Cir
cult court are on the calendar for the
October session of the supreme court.
They are:
A. L. Chase VS.. Ainsworth q Hammer;
John T. McCurdy VS.. Reuben L. Brown,
administrator of the estate of Susan
Dillon, deceased; E. H. Hovey VS.. the
Grand Trunk Railway; George McKen'
zie vs. the Michigan Central Eusebia
VS.. William Downey; E, P. Gregg VS..
the First National Bank of Durand
William Maudlin VS.. the Union Tele
phone Company; Thomas Marvin adj
ministrator, VS.. Elmer Bowlby.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25

The American Lumberman of last
week under the head Of "The Business
Man in Politics, published an extended
notice and an excellent cut of Congress
man Fordney. Among other things it
says: HE is now serving his third term
in congress and it is not too much to say
that if he should desire TO succeed him
self for another term his party friends
will gladly support him in that ambition.
even if they do not absolutely insist
that he accept denomination, which is
by no means uncertain in the course of
coming political events. His record in
congress has met with the hearty appre-
citation of his constituents. He has
been particularly active in the work Of
promoting the protective principles Of
the party in the development o. the
sugar beet industry, as well as in all
other measures tending, in his judg-
ment, to.advance the prosperity of all
the people. His work is recognized
at home and few representatives in
congress during the time in which he
has represented his district have at
J tanned such deserved popularity. =, y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Sugar Factory Notes.

Supt. Kohn s. knt Tuesday afternoon
at the factory.
The beet sheds are about completed,
the roof having been put on during the
week. The driveways are now being
put in the best shape possible.
The roof will be on the Office building
within few days and work will be
pushed rapidly on the inside finish.
Thomas P. Phillips and Harry Mat.
thews are working as n.achinists.
President Chas. w. Brown, of Pitts
burg, Pa, Secy Smith and Supt Kohn.
of Bay City, are inspecting the plant to-
day
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Advanced a Grade.

The increased business of the Laings-
burg post Office for the past year has
resulted in its being advanced from a
fourth to third grade Office with a
salary of $1,000 per year, in addition to
which some allowance will be made for
rent, etc. The change will necessitate
the appointment of a postmaster for the
term of four years and Congressman
Fordney will re-appoint H. II. Pulver,
who has served very efficiently for the
past. 21 months.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Circuit Court.

In the case of Charles F. Green, ad-
ministrator of the estate of Mary A.
Mitchell VS.. Thomas p. Mitchell, Wat
son & Chapman and S. S. Miner, attor-
neys, judgment by consent in the sum
of $780, was rendered; in the case of
Thomas p. Mitchell VS.. Irving and
Marvin Mitchell, foreclosure, a decree
in the sum of So, 900 was granted.
In the case of Brands VS.. Rivett for
the possession of 175 square feet of land
in the village of Durand upon which
building of Rivetts is located. Judge
Smith Monday made an order of eject
ment.
Norman Reed was found guilty of
bastardy in the circuit court Saturday,
and must pay $1.25 weekly for the sup
rort of his child.
Ferris Berry was Monday declared in
contempt of court by Judge Smith,
and an attachment will issue. Berry
must either pay S72 he owes his. wife
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tenn not exceeding six months.
Henry Chamberlain, the Owosso
street car motorman cited to appear on
Monday to show cause why he should
not be punished for contempt of court,
failed to present himself, and it is said
be has left the country. An order of
$500 solicitors fee, $40 witness fee
and 81 90 per week was entered against
defendant. On Monday next his ap.
parent contempt will receive official
cognizance.
Fitzpatrick & Pierpont have begun
suit in the circuit court for Anne Coakes,
Richard and Mary Phillips, of Owosso,
VS.. Nellie Ellis and Sarah Castle, ill
for partition of land.
Lambert johnson convicted last weel
of contempt of court for resisting al
officer in the court room, apologized or
Friday and his fine of two dollars was
remitted.
Frank Fowler, of iConnor's Cafe
Owosso, was granted divorce from
Bessie Fowler last Friday. He at one,
secured a license to marry Mrs. james
Gibson, of this city.
Mrs. Mary E. Hyde, of Venice, ha.
begun suit for $1,000 by capias agains
, Michael Reinel we'll to do neighbor
for alleged attempted criminal assault
F. ]. Northway is Mrs. Hyde's attorney
while A. L. Chandler appears fo
, Reinel.
, Mrs. Blanche Darling, formerly O
/ Owosso, now of Detroit, has been grant
ed a divorce from her husband, B. F
Darling, of Pontiac. Permanent ali
mony and the custody of the couple
child will be decided later by the court
Oscar H. Cornell, of Owosso, who az
pealed from an adverse decision in tn
; justice court, was acquitted in the Gil
cult court on Thursday of the charge @
trespass. Mr.. Cornell, several witnesse
swore, hunted over a farm in Mapl
River, one Sunday, but he succeeded i
proving an alibi.
The trial of the case of Fred Perrin
of Bancroft, VS. johnson & Son, of Gosl
en-, Ind, was begun yesterday in th
circuit court. Perrin, who is ha
: buyer, sues for s4OO for commissions o
hay bought and for expense money &C
vanced. Nj. V. B. Wixom and John ]
McCurdy are the attorneys
= Wanted-Furniture makers in a
e departments. New factory, nicel
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Officers Installed.

At special meeting of the Eastern
Stars held Tuesday the following
officers were installed, Mrs. Lottie
Bigelow acting as installing officer and
Mrs. Mabel Sprague as marshal:
w. M.-Mrs. Mary McCaughna.
w. P. Mr. Otto Sprague.
A. M. Mrs. Ida Langerwisch.
Secretary-Mrs. Kate Kohler.
Treasurer-Mrs. Mary Osborn.
Conductress Lima Mack.
A. G. Mrs. Minnie Mckenzie.
Adah-Mrs w. I. Stapleford.
Ruth-Mrs. Imogene Parker.
Esther-Mrs. Lillian Hadsall.
Martha-Mrs Lottie Palmer.
Electa-Mrs. Amelia Hollis.
Marshal-Mrs. Estella Brown.
Chaplain-Mrs. Aurelia Osborn.
Organist-Mrs. Ella Watson.
Warder-Mrs. Flora Nichols
Sentinel-Mr. n. Ball.
The following are delegates to the
Grand Chapter, to be held at Lansing,
October 14th and 18th, 1908: Mrs.
Mary McCaughna, Mrs. Ida LANCER
wisch and Mr.. Otto Sprague. Alter
mates, Mrs. Lottie Bigelow, Mrs. May
Mcdaniel and DR.. J. d. Crum.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Flushing Fair.

One of the greatest district fairs in
Michigan will open at Flushing on We'd
nesday next, Sept. 30, and continue. un-
til the following Friday night. Visitors
will be entertained every minute.
Three good race events each day, the
Melroses, the famous high wire perform
ers, big registered stock sale and much
else to please.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25

The new paving on South Washing.
ton street will probably be finished by
the middle Of next week
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25

Wanted-Furniture makers in all
departments. New factory, nicely
equipped. Call or address the Herzog
Art Furniture Co., Saginaw W. S.
Mich.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-08
pedisrees of Arabian Horses.

The Arabs have no written pedi-
grees. 1t is all an affair of memory
and of notoriety in the tribe. Certain
alleged pedigrees of Arabian horses,
couched in romantic language and rep
resented as carried in a small bag and
hung by cord around the animals
neck, have been published, but these
are forgeries got up probably by horse
dealers. Egyptian, Syrian or Persian.
The breeding of every horse is mat
ter of common knowledge, and it
would be impossible for his owner to
fabricate pedigree so as to deceive the
natives, even if he were so inclined.
Tie Bedouins, it seems necessary to
admit, are in general great liars, and
they will lie Ito a stranger about the
age, the qualities or the ownership of
u horse, but they will not lie about his
pedigree, even when they can do so
with impunity. To be truthful on this
subject is almost a matter of religion,
certainly point of honor in the des-
ert-Atlantic.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-08
SEVERE ATTACK OF GRIP.
Cured by One Bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy.

ssWhen had an attack Of the grpi
last winter (the second one) l actually
cured myself with one bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy" says Frank
w. Perry, editor. of the Enterprise,
Shortsville, Ny. This is the honest
truth. l at times kept from coughing
myself to pieces by taking teaspoon
full of this remedy, and when the
coughing spell would come at night I
would take dose and it seemed that
in the briefest interval the cough
would pass off and would go to sleep
perfectly free from cough and its ac-
companying pains. To say that the
remedy acted as a most agreeable sur
prise is putting it very mildly. l had
no idea chat it would or could knock
out the grip, simply because had not
tried it for such purpose, but it did,
and it seemed with the second attack
of coughing the remedy caused it to
not only be of less duration, but the
pains were far less severe, and | had
not used the contents of one bottle be-
fore Mr.. Grip had bid me adieu. For
sale by P. @. Wilder & Co.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-08
Carson Letter.

ED. COURIER: New York, out of re-
spect and reverence for its commercial
interests in the South, has cut out
Uncle Toms Cabin from the list of
text books in it's public schools Uncle
Toms Cabin is vile SANDER on
brave and generous people. There
has been more abuse of our own sol
diers in the PHILIPPINES by our own
officers, proportionately, than negroes
suffered in the South during slave
DAYS. It is notorious fact that If a
large slave owner had particularly un-
healthy work to do in the way of
draining symampy lands that he would
send north and employ white labor for
the purpose; it came cheaper in the
end. as slaves were worth on an aver
age 5000 each. On the other hand,
our soldiers youths-have
been forced to cleanse Havana and
Manila, to-improve the health of the
mongrels that inhabit them. Again,
the negro as a slave, taking the black
population as a whole, was infinitely
superior morally, and in every quality
that goes to make up man, than he is
to-day. Taking the body of old slaves
who yet live and they constitute the
best element of the black population,
and their children are pretty fair as
whole, but their children's children
are simply horrid, showing rapid fall
to the bad since their emancipation,
and since suffrage has been extended
to them to make votes for the party of
high moral Ideas.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-08
Danger of Colds and Grip.

The greatest danger from colds and
grip is their resulting in pneumonia.
If reasonable care is used, however,
and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
taken, all danger will be avoided.
Among the tens of thousands who
have used this remedy for these dis
eases we have yet to learn of single
case having resulted in pneumonia,
which shows conclusively that it is a
certain preventative of that dangerous
disease. 1t will cure cold or an at
tack of the grip in less time than any
other treatment. 1t is pleasant and
safe to take. For sale by P. g. Wilder
& Co.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-08
Animals That Delight to Play

IN animals the faculty of amusement
awakes very early. Our four footed
friends seem to be aware of this and
make it a part of their parental duties
to amuse their young. A ferret will
play with her kittens, cat with hers,
dog with her puppies. A mare will
play with her foal. though the writer
has never seen a COW try to amuse her
calf nor any birds their young. Ii their
mothers do not amuse them, the young
ones invent games of their own.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-08

Arthur Raycraft, of this city, has
been elected secretary and cashier of
the Bank of Nevada in Reno. Arthur
was formerly assistant cashier of the
Bullion and Exchange Bank in this
city and occupied the same position
with the Bank of Nevada until his re-
cent promotion. which is a deserved
one. He is one of the most capable
young men in the State of Nevada and
has all Carson as we'll wishers. News.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-08


In view of the large number of bills
enacted into laws which do not bear
judicial scrutiny, it might be well for
American lawmakers to borrow an
idea from the British Parliament. Mr..
Edward Atkinson writes to the Spring
field Republican: For a very long
period there has been a permanent
civil officer known as the craftsman of
acts of Parliament. The place has
been filed by a skilled barrister.~ No
bill presented either by the govern
ment, by the opposition or by private
members of Parliament, can be brought
before the House of Commons until it
has been subjected to thorough re-
vision by the official craftsman in
order that the phraseology of the bill
may be exactly consistent with its
purpose, and in order that it may not
conflict with other statutes in man.
ner not previously known to the pro-
moters of the MEASURE A competent
OllCitl dIdlCSlldn VI DlllS W DS buD-
mitted to Congress, to State Legis-
latures and to county Boards of Super
visors would save the courts much
trouble. We have in Congress and in
local Legislatures judiciary committees
composed Of the most prominent law
yers in the respective bodies, but the
scrutiny of these committees does not
secure precision OF phraseology that
leaves to courts only the consideration
of laws in reference to harmony with
organic laws. 1t is true that an official
craftsman would throw some states
men out of job, but it is also true
that the welfare of the public would
thereby be served. The loose, not to
say slovenly, phraseology of many OF
our statutes is a reflection upon the
intelligence of the people. Courts OF
review puzzle themselves over the
meaning of statutes and too often deter
mine both purpose and meaning by 9
five-to-fouf decision. A thoroughly
competent official craftsman to whir
into shape bills TO be introduced into
our Legislature would be worth to the
people twice the salary paid the chic
executive officer of the Statc--S. r
Bulletin.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-08

Queen Alexander, is the latest to
join in the war against trace suicide"
The queen, it seems, has set the pace
by riding through the streets of Lon
don holding little Prince Henry of
Wales in her lap, and now the society
leaders are following suit and parading
the streets with any old sort OF baby
they can get their hands on. The
poodle lap dog has been given black
eve.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-08
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
Carson Valley Water Storage, Irri-
cation & Canal Co.

BY order of the Trustees of this COM
pany, there will be stockholders
meeting May 10th, 1908, at 2 p. NJ. in
Wilder's hall, Galstneryille, Nevada.
All stockholdersafe requested to be
present, as business OF Importance will
come before the meeting.
Earl CHRISTENSEN,
Secretary
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-08

A Baltimore girls skin is said to be
turning to fab scales, according to the
Evansville lind Courier. Of course
this is not fish story, but simply an
editorial fabrication.