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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-08-14
shaftsburs and NORTH WlIIiams ton


Our village was thrown into a state
of excitement Moiiday afternoon when
an electrical storm approached. Mrs
Nj. Colby went out to take down some
clothes from the line when a bolt of
lightning struck and killed her. The
funeral services were held Thursday
afternoon at two o'clock. A husband,
three children, a. mother, besides other
relatives and friends are thus sadly be-
reaved. Quite a number of other peo-
pie were shocked but none seriously
hurt-Mrs. A. Hoag is entertaining
friends from Buffalo-Mrs. Irene
Coryell and daughter, of Lansing, Wis
tied with R. N. Hawkins and family
last Week.-Mrs. Alma Piper enter
tanned company of young people at
finch Tuesday evening in honor of her
friend, Grace McDugal, of Laingsburg,
who is visiting her-Miss Florence
Picket is entertaining her friend, Miss
Alice Druen, of Detroit-The West
Locke. and Williamson Center S. S.
held a picnic at Pine Lake last week
Wednesday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-08-14
G arland.
Delayed letter.

Delayeu letter.
Mrs. Henry VanDuse1 and childI i
visited her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Park
Scott, Sunday-Miss Grace McCul-
Tough is the guest of Mrs. Geo. Wood
ard-Mrs j. B. Lewis entertained her
cousin, Miss Alta Carpenter, from near
Ovid, Sunday-Ed Green and family
spent Sunday with his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. VIM. Green-Miss Jessie Smith,
of Chaplin, came Sunday to spend some
time with Miss Fannie Colby-Miss
Carrie Lattimer and Miss Graham, CT
Detroit, and the Misses Maud and Grace
Lattimer, of Price, came Monday for a
short visit with Alpheus and Elbridge
Wellington and families.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-08-14
Chaplin.

Mr. and Mrs. Fuller, of Webberville,
visited their niece, Mrs. Dell Loynes
last week James Pierce has gone to
Buffalo-Miss Bina Blaisley and Miss
Nelah Loynes are visiting in Owosso
Mrs. George Clark land daughter. who
have been visiting friends in Chapins
have returned to their home in Owosso
The Methodist Episcopal Aid So
ciety will meet at Mrs. Ed. Clarke's
Thursday-The Z. b. Aid Society
will meet at Mrs. Dell Loynes' Friday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-08-14
SAFE OPENING TOOLS.
Implements OF which burglars New
err Even Get n Glimpse.


1--WE have toolspfor opening safes"
said the foreman Of the imachine room
of Il safe factory, "that no burglar
could initiate even If he got them. But
it would be one OF the most difficult
things in the world for him to get even
q sight of them. The tool room Is
guarded as closely as a bank vault.
Waterman stays in 1t all night. We are
very careful about employing our men.
They must give bonds and have the
best of references. The chance OF q
burglar getting into our employ for the
purpose Of learning our methods is
scarcely worth thinking about.
"Very frequently we have hurry calls
for q man to open safe where the
time clock has gone askew or where the
clerk has forgotten the combination.
You can readily imagine that with a
bank or trust company 1t is an essen
tial thing to have the safe open before
business begins. When we send q
man out he takes wagon load of tools,
for he must open the safe without ruin
ing the lock, and he does not know pre-
cisely what the trouble is. He carries
a photograph of himself with our Gre
dentials on it. Nor will he open the
safe while alone. Some bank official
must remain with him, no matter how
long the job takes. That is for our own
protection. Some very queer alleged
robberies have been charged to men
sent out to open safes.
ITO mechanics in our business 1t is
laughable to read that full kit Of bur-
glars tools has been found beside a
safe. AS have said, it would require
an express wagon to carry them, and
burglars don't work that way. If they
care to take chances by blowing up a
safe with dynamite it is another mat
ter; but those fellows nearly always
get caught.
"a police officer told me that burglars
make their own tools. The big crooks
are all spotted and are afraid to go out
and buy the material for them. Some
of them send their wives and children"
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-08-14
Northern Michigan Excursion.

Wednesday, Sept. End, the Ann Ar.
Dor R. r. will sell excursion tickets TO
Frankfort, Petoskey, Crystal Lake, Bay
View, Mackinac Island, Charlevoix.
Ludington, Elk Rapids, Manistee and
Traverse City, good for return on regu.
lar trains until Saturday Sept. 18th in.
elusive.
Special train will leave Owosso at
1O47 a. m. Fare for round trip $4.OO.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-08-14
Sunday Excursion to Crystal Lake and
Frankfort.

The next Sunday excursion to Crystal
Lake and Frankfort over the Ann Arbor
R. r. will be given July Goth. Special
train will leave Owosso at 4:30 a. m.
Fare for round trip $500; children I'M
der twelve years of age half the adult
rate.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-08-14
Nearly Forfeits His Life.

A runaway almost ending fatally,
started horrible ulcer on the leg of j.
A. Orner, Franklin Grove, Ill. For
four years it defied all doctors and all
remedies. But Bucklen's Arnica Salve
had no trouble to cure him. Equally
good for burns, bruises, skin eruptions
and piles. 25c at j. S. Haggart and w
E. Collins q Co. drug stores.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-08-14

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
Lets. All druggists refund the money if
It failsto cure. E. w. Groves sigma
tu-e is one ach box. 25c.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-08-14
Owosso Markets.
CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.

Quoted by Bunting g. Fillinger, Grocers.
suffer, per d.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IA TO II
Eggs, per doz"..".". ........".... II
Potatoes, -.......-............ On to 4C
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12

Superior public schools show good
gain in the matter of enrolment the
first week over the fret week year
ago. The figures were not all in the
first week last yelr so that the actual
gain is not known, but practically
every school shows n gain so that it
amounts To good deal.
There is one noticeable decrease
and that is in the Ericsson district.
o hers show very good increases.
The Nelson Dewey shows a gain of 50
ii the grades and II in the high school
making gain of 1913 in all depart
ments, and many more names yet to
be added to the roll later ON Adding
the 400 or more that attend st Joseph
school and those that go to the Nor
mai will make a grand total of over
one thousand school children at the
East End not including those in the
Ailouez or Itasca districts. There is
a good gain in most of the other dis
tricts.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12

The follow article from the Milwau-
kee Sentinel of Wednesday will be of
interest to all our residents at the
head of the lake. If the young in
ventor can do what what he claims,
Superior will furnish him fine field
for operation, and will make us inde-
pendent of the coal barons of the East.
"For purposes of interesting Milwau-
kee capital, Homer f. A. Warkentien,
b. S. and NJ. G. A. S., AS Newport
avenue, Chicago, Monday afternoon
in the back yard of 453 Jefferson street
turned sticky red clay from Cudahy
into smokeless coal. The demonstra-
ton was attended by Circuit Judge
Warren d. Tarrant, Attorney &. f.
Harng, and Charles Dixon, among
others.
Metal pals or pots and porcelain
dish, surrounded by mysterious look :
ing bottles graduates, and baskets OF
clay, figured IN the experiments.
The young inventor took chunks of
clay of the different species and put
them in separate pals, and one kind
went into the dish with a board over
it. Then he poured something into
the pals out of graduate. This mix.
ture was permitted to work awhile,
and then came the application Of
the newly invented chemical
agent, turned into smoke as soon
as the air struck it The pots Of clay
were permitted to remain untouched
for some time, and when they were
finally opened there was shiny,
black, crisp substance, that looked
like anthracite and which the demon.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12

It is related Of q Missouri engineer
that be does not hesitate 10 drive his
machine nt fun speed through the
blurbrst storm at night with wash.
outs all around him. but that he IL
afraid 10 go home alone in the dark. II
some one Is not ut the roundhousc 10
20 with him he sits there I'll dlylight
It Is the Old story of every man having
his own peculiar fears There is doc
tor we know who will cut man 10
pieces and smile the while II" + an
old soldier aud often faced the can
mons mouth But he will b.tray the
most abjrct terror II one Of the harm.
less little elm tree worms happens TO
drop on his person Kansas CITY Jour
nal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12
NEW BOATS IN COAL TRADE
Pittsburg Fleet Starts Carrying Coal to Su-
DeriOr and will COn1AUc

Where the coal receipts are going
to end is a question. The record had
been broken September and tho two
million mark has now been passed for
the frat IN the history Of the head Of
the lakes.
The Fttsburg Steamship company
the trust is in the coal carrying
buancss This means lot Of big ear
goes OF coal for superior and also %
greater amount Of coal that might
otherwise not have come up, And il
is a strange thing that the trust should
20 into the coal carrying business, the
boats being designed for the ore bus
ness and having always been used cA.
clusively in that business, 9s far "a
possible,
The steamer Helena aud steamer
Sitka reported TIA" lirst cargur7 Tue.
day from Euo Pa, puluug g uo'
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12
CHEAP COAL OF CLAY
Young Chicago Inventor Makes Wonderful
Transformations Finer Than Best
Anthracite.
strator said costs but 81 .O5 a Ton.

strator said costs but II 05 ton.
This is what is claimed for it: With
fifty tons Of clay, forty one tons of
coal can be made through the chemi-
cal change. There also drips out OF
the percolated mass about twenty
nine pounds of aluminium.
"The process is a clear proposition y
said Mr.. Warkentien. at is simply
the extraction or the transformation
of the heat producing qualities, which
are found in clay, by chemical
change, and the injection OF carbon
into it, in an inexpensive manner.
The Arizona college of mining has en-
dorsed the invention, as have also the
chemists at the Smithsonian institu-
ton We have sent the apparatus to
several great institutions together
with the solution which will cause the
change and all have made the tests
themselves, and written back words
Of praise. We are to capitalize the
company to exploit the invention at
Chicago with $1,000, 900, and will put
plants in Illinois and Wisconsin"
The preparations are poured into
a top can. and trickle down on the
clay, changing that common stuff in
to vari colored chunks Of brilliant and
sparkling coal. The aluminium is also
separated and the chemicals trickle
into the lower compartment and are
saved, but this was not usec yester-
day.
Warkentien is a graduate Of the
Lu . ~ institute. Chicago, and is doing
some work at the UniE ersity Of Chi
cago
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12
EUCLID WILL NOT CLOSE
Arrangement Being Made for Winter
Many Rooms Already Assigned.

As was stated in these coums last
week the report thaC the Euclid Hotel
was to be closed has little or no found
alton. The death Of Mr.. Gilbert dis
arranged matters somewhat and the
future policy of conducting the house
has not yet been dctlinately decided
upon. The Euclid is one Of the most
popular family hotels in the city, with
its large, light, well ventolated rooms,
cool in summer and warm in winter
and with home comforts combined
makes it desirable resort for single
persons as well as those with families.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12
LABOR DAY POSTPONED
Labor Day Celebration Postponed on Ac-
count of Rain. Games Tomorrow.

The weather interfered with the
celebration of Labor Day that was to
have been celebrated in this city last
Monday. The committee in charge
had made elaborate preparations but
the steady down pour of rain all day
made it impossible to carry out the
program as arranged
But it takes bad weather and lots
of ito mar the enthusiasm Of organ
lied labor, and Notwithstanding the
towering clouds and the cold, driz
zling rain the down town streets early
in the morning were filled with union
men, wearing the badges of their re
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12

At one time the officers under Lord
Howe refused to drink his health at
their mess, for. though n splendid ad
miral he was not popular In the navy
on account Of certain shynrss and
want Of tact with those about him.
The chaplain, who was a protcgc Of his
lordship. was mortified at this and de.
termncd that the officers should drink
to Lord Howe When called upon for
a toast one day hc said, "NcIl, gentle
men, / can think of nothing better at
this moment than to ask you 70 drink
the first two words Of the Third Psalm,
for n Scriptural toast for once may be
taken from one Of my cloth" The
toast was drunk Not one Of the Off
GERS Indicated by word or look that he
was ignorant Of the words alluded to.
ON referring to the Bible II was found
that the Third Psalm begins Lord
how are they increased"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12

Arrangements are now being made
for the winter and many rooms as
signed, get there are room for others
rho company will make the house in
the future the same as in the past first
class III every respect, aud they desire
the patronage Of the public, and cs.
pecially those of the East End who
board by the day or week If our
people will look to their interests,
every room in the house will soon bc
occupied and this undesirable rumor
that the house will be closed, siIenced
forever.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12

There is as much mystery as history
connected with the common tubcr call
cd the potato. Its nativity, original
place in the kingdom Of nature and
several other things regarding IT are
still open questions. As 70 It's nativity
the weight Of argument seems to favor
the tropical or subtropical regions n
America There IL a tradition that the
vines once grew 10 monstrous size and
that the balls were Of the "bigncss
Of melons," and at that time the roots
were not tubcrs. the edible pnrts grow
Ing among the branches II seems that
they were first introduced into Europe
In the year 1863
HaskcU's Roots aud Wild Plants"
says, "Wamkins first fetched a queer.
bulbous root out Of America which
some called 'bodadD' while others,
who had heard the pcrvlans mention
It, spoke Of II as u potato." reriam's 3
Cyclopodia of Agriculture says that Sir
John WumkIns found Il growing wild
near Santa Fr Dc Bogota at an MIA
tudc Of 5000 10 1900 feet He also
says that it was fetched ont Of Amer
len" nj about the time settled upon by
HaskclI viz. in the year l5GJ.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12
DOUGLAS COUNTY COPPER
Machinery Expected for Dedham Mine
Next Week--Will Soon be in
Operation

ing them essayed on their own re
sponsibility.
With the present rapid rate of de-
velopment, it is hoped that next
spring will see the mine in fair opera :
ton and the copper placed on The
market. Those interested declare the
experimental stage is passed, that
Dedham has the goods and will GER
tainly prove valuable investment to
those interested.
The development of Dedham means
| that work on the Bardou mine in the
same vicinity begin in the near
] future.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12

Tepoorten Bros. are rushing to
completion the Dedham copper mine
machinery, and with favorable cir
cumstances, the plant will be complet-
ed within few days. Indeed, it is
expected the machinery will be on
the ground some time during next
week, when it will be set up as eX-
peditiously as possible and actual
mining operations commenced.
This week three Chicago capitalists
accompanied Superintendent A. b.
Ross to the mine, with a view of look
ing over the field, selecting ore speci-
mems from the various pits and hav-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12
WISCONSIN GRAPHITE
Facts in Regard to a Home Industry Of
which But Very Little is Known,

\ Wisconsin Industry which is
bound to assume much greater pro
portions in the near future, and about
which little has been heard Of outside
of Portage county, is graphite mining.
These mines are located about miic
from the village of Junction city at
the Junction of the Wisconsin Central
Lines and the c. NJ x st. Paul rail
way.
Graphite Is atypical form of carbon,
the same rs tie diamond or charcoal.
but it cannot Toe burned as charcoal
nor diliused like the diamond under
heat. II is non fusible and non com
busuble, making it the best mineral
yet discovered for the manufacture of
crucibIes for the melting of the re-
fraotory metals There are two prn-
cipal forms of graphite, the fuIiato and
the amorphous The foliate variety
is distinguished by the crystals al
ways forming the leaf shape, while
the hmorphous variety has no rpgu-
lar form of crystalzation
The Wisconsin graphite is an amor
phous variety of great purity and fine
texture. 1t occurs in we'll defined is.
sure veins dipping on an average OF
about SO degrees. In these veins the
mineral occurs very pure and clean,
making mining very inexpensive,
An average of Sl.0G per ton will cover
the cost of mining. The Oldest com
pany in operation, the Wisconsin
Graphite Company, has this year
built large new reduction plant in
McDill near Stephens Point, where it
secured an excellent water power.
This company also has manufacture
ing plant iuPittsburg, Pa. 1t keeps a
crew OF miners constantly employed
a. the mine and ships the ore to Me
Dill for treatment
In appearance Wisconsin graphite
ore resembles slate, but upon rubbing
with the finger or cutting with sharp
instrument the difference il plain,
graphite showing SHINY, black pol
ish like n freshly hlackencd stove In
face graphite enters largely into the
manufacture OF stove polish.
1t is in the lead pencil, however
that ii is most commonly met with,
and while one pencil contains but a
small amount, in the aggregate the
lead pencil trad" uses large quantitic-
OF the mineral In crucibles also 1t il
very largely used, and OF recent ycjre
/ core carbons, rheostats, and various
| electrical appliances have come tc
add TO the consumption of the miner
al. The use OF steel for Rtructnra
work and roofing, shoeting, etc, ha,
been responsible for ;he large increase
in its consumption,
In 1894 the Master Railway Painter.
Of the United states took up the study
of graphite M "A protective covering
for iron and exposed notnl surface.
with the result that they recommend
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12

1T looks as II We were IN for an.
other Napolconlc revival"
what makea You mink so|
Il understand the Lime and Plaster
club has revived the old debating qurs
ton Resolved. Dat BonIpartc am a
greater man dan Napoleon "-Cleys
la al Plain Dealer.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12

This years figures total up 5,llI
This is a good growth. The average
enrolment for last year was 6,227, but
that is with the entire year taken in
to consideration aud that mark should
be passed before the present year is
out
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12
pr;shts Of the Maeeahees'

SUPERIOR TENT ~ 50 Meets eye every uai ni
day ,En,n errnne in Lodge room, Music ha'l' At
500 p N PETER NELSON Com nand
IoiIN sHEPARD Record Keeper
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12
SOCIETIES.

Independent order of odd fe''o"s
>oprtrR>. LODGE so. 339. Meets in ona
Frrnws ilall every Monday evening ~ vol.
y ~, Visiting brothers given a co'u'o' wy
come GEORGE plNG NAll, \. t.
FRANK LEAMON. seciy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12

ROSEWOOD CAMP No. iol5, Modern WoormeL ~
America-Mects every Tuesday III MUS. ,ir,
iinc" building, at p. m our ll Gaih phn, har
Is Always burning and ntlghhors i'o'' ''''''
camps III "'"" ~, +. AL right Y. &,
H. WEBB, Clerk
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12

NE-GON-E QUAY COUNCIL, SO, , meetS meets ~ u.
Music Hail on the first and thild Wednesday
ofe;r'h month, ,.,.,ox p,c,houtas
MRS X BAKER, X. Il.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12
Trains Leave
and Arrive al
SUPERIOR,
T he
Northwestern
Line

m Nj FNc,rt sUNDAY-pAY TX
U,JU PRESS tor - Paul. Minneapolis,
Il III Eau claire. has pHrior cars. Ar
VII rive Superior 2Jh H. fn.
or T. ~ HAILY-Suuerior Chicago
h ~ h Fast Mail lOt Chicago and Mi
Il al wsukec. Wagner Nesrihulc buffet
o'@ slygVers and solid through train
tDthicNgu Arriyes az superior
lt2! a. m.
or f. " DAIIY-"TWItIGU LIN
H,V h TIED" for # Paul and NIunpap-
u II oils Nrslbuied. Carries Buffet
t. paflol Cars Arrives at superior,
glsp. M,
d L. BACON. Ticket Agent.
City Ticket Oflire.
IL Tower Avenue
Tower Ave station. West superior. Wis.
i.,a ave. station. SUPERIOR, Wis
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12
5117 SCHOOL CHILDREN
Public Schools Show Good Increase in
Number OF Attendance the
First Week.

The following are the figures as
turned in to Superintendent Jackson:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12
CREA| NORTHERN R'Y

Excellent Dining Service on day trains.
Alltrains from Union Depot.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-16
THE LAME BALLOT LAW.

From all parts of the state de-
termined cry is being made for
amending the ballot law. Some
papers are going to the extreme of
agitating for the repeal of the
Australian ballot system, and a re-
turn to the far more Objectionable
system of former times. We GER
tainly cannot indorse this action,
but we do believe few amendments
to the election law are in order, and
would help amazingly in carrying
out the wishes of the people as reg
istered at the polls. The contested
election case for the office of sheriff
in Tuolumne county has brought
into strong relief the injustice of the
present law as interpreted by the
courts. By official count there were
297S votes cast for the Office. When
the trial court got through with the
ballots, under the now notorious
ruling that a stamp opposite the
words mo nomination" is a distin-
gushing mark that invalidates the
ballot, the vote was whitfield down
to 2053. Thus 925 voters we're dis
franchised on the proposition-nearly
one third of the total voting strength
of the county. The citizens whose
votes were thus rejected, doubtless
did the best they knew how to legally
mark their ballots, without the re-
motest idea of affixing a distinguish
ing mark thereon. Other voters
may have so fixed their ballots with
the object of being able to ident tify
them, and yet their votes might pass
muster through the courts, while
the perfectly innocent voter, doing
his best to comply with the law, is
thrown down. The system is all
right, but it must be redeemed from
the pitfalls into which the rulings of
the courts have plunged it. Better
allow a thousand distinguishing
marks than to place it within the
province of the courts to disc ualify
one third of the registered voters.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-16
PINE GROVE.

The people of Pine Grove are taking
advantage of the good roads.
Pine Grove literary and debating
society was re-organized on Jan. 9th
Miss L. Bradshaw, president, A. Jone.
vice president, Mrs. Geo. Hozenfelt sec
letary, Miss Maude Griffin treasurer
ii. Luttrell sergeut-at-arms. Place oil
meeting at M. E. church every Tues
day night, at 7:S0 p. m. On last Tues
day night a good program was render
ed, and collection of 81. so was taken.
On Friday night, Jan. Is, there will
be a lecture by Rev. L. v. Walker
and refreshments afterward
Next Tuesday night the literary
society will meet and debate the ques
tion, Resolved that the granting o
woman's suffrage would be beneficial
to mankind. Affirmative, Mrs. Brad
shaw, John Cramer, Mr.. Batchelder
negative, A. Jones, Miss Mullen, Mr.
Heiner.
Henry Griffin is having trouble will
his old enemy, erysipelas, in one of hi
ewes.