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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-09
Oakley.

Albert Chapel ana family spent a
few days with relatives in Oakley re.
Gently. Fl. Robinson, of Montrose
was on our streets Wednesday,
Armstrong held the lucky number on
horse raffled by o, Conger, Wednesday
Mrs. b B. Finley and daughter
Fern, spent New Years in Saginaw
Some of our sportsmen attended trap
shoot at "Cantwells Park, - Chesaning,
New Years-Ed. Barrett was in Owos-
so, Saturday-Miss Louie Latta, of
Owosso, visited relatives in Oakley, Sat-
urday-Ray Lansing is ON the sick
list this week-C. j. Teachout was in
st. Charles, Monday-Charley Stuart
has. moved into Emmett Sackrider's
house for the winter. Emmett will go
to Roscommon county to work for his
father and his family will stay in Ches-
aning this winter-John Chapel, Of
Standish, was in town the latter part
of last week-A number of our people
attended the funeral of Mrs. Arthur
Snow, OF Chesaning, Friday-B. b.
Finley was in Owosso, Saturday
Township Treasurer VIM. German was
taken quite i'll Saturday morning and
although some better at this writing,
his condition is still very serious
Herman Wickham, of Owosso was in
town Saturday talking sugar beets--
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Y. Howell entertained
relatives from out of town last week
H. G Wickham attended to business at
the hardware store during Mr.. Eagaffs
absence last week-W. H. Beardsley
spent New Years with relatives -at
Howell-Mrs. r. A. Tobias visited
relatives in st. Charles last week.
Mrs A. w. Miller, Sr., is recovering
from her recent severe illness and is
able to resume her household duties
E. N. Middaugh, of Owosso, spent New
Years at his home in Oakley-Mrs.
James Lynch, of Owosso, visited friends
in Oakley Thursday and attended a
meeting of Oakley Hive L. o. T. NJ, Of
which she is a member-The Detroit
Semi-Weekly Journal of January 9Th
contained the following: Jan. 3-Spec-
fal-John Parshall, residing near Oak
Icy, is near deaths door as the result Of
running a pitchfork tine through his
right foot, followed by blood poisoning" :"
Where the Journal got its information
is more than we know, but he is pretty
lively lead man, as he was seen on The
streets of Oakley on the evening Of JAM
uary jth--Dr. O'Rourke and L. Y.
Howell we're in Owosso, Tuesday---.
Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Demun were in
Owosso, Tuesday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-09

l wish to ask Mr.. Lille whether man living
| five miles from market can prohtably raise
sugar beets j. NJ. WOOD.
pfr
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-09
Vernon.

Miss Iva Clark is home from Mt Pleas.
ant Normal for a few weeks--M. B.
Whitehead and wife are visiting at Z.
Fulton's-Lillian, Shirley and Percy
Clark, of Detroit, spent their holiday
vacation in Vernon--Nearly every one
in town who has not yet had the measles
are now being introduced to them-Allie
Milliner is looking after things ON the
Wright farm during Mr.. and Mrs.
Wrights visit in Ohio--A car of hard
coal was quickly disposed of here on
Monday--G. Golf was in Vernon on
Wednesday, Mrs. Golf returned with
him to Byron for few weeks VISIT.
B. Tilden is again on the road working
for grocery firm. H. DeHart and
wife entertained the South Vernon
Farmers Club on New Years day--A
large number of fat lambs are being
shipped from here and many are filling
their barns with feeders--L. Loucks has
very sick horse at the livery barn here.
The horse was taken sick while driving
from his farm to this place. Case is
on the sick list-Mrs. w. Crawford
visited in Detroit this week.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-09
Southwest Bennington.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Burgess, of
Laingsburg, spent Thursday with their
daughter, Mrs. Win Kemmis- s-Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Shadbolt, Mr.. and Mrs
Alchin and Mr.. and Mrs. Chevenne, of
Bennington, spent Tuesday evening with
Miss Dollie Jobes-The Misses Burt,
of Laingsburg, spent a. few days last
week with their aunt, Mrs Charles
laucherty-Mrs. d. Swanson, of
Bancroft, spent Sunday with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Emory Hutchings-Mr and
Mrs. Slater Vert, of Laingsburg, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Wright-Mrs. Pauline Vosburg spent
Friday with her daughter, Mrs. G. 0.
Robinson in Morrice-Mrs. Rachel
Beardslee is spending the week with
friends in Laingsburg-John O'Neil
has sold his farm to Mr.. Jim Powers
Dick Mahaney has new windmill
A. f. Hunts teams are drawing feed
from Laingsburg to his stock farm here
THE Pittsburg L. A. S. will hold g
masquerade and box social Thursday
evening, January 10, at the hall il
Pittsburg. Everybody is cordially in
vited.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-09

to loose any money. If I charged for
the use Of my teams imagine 1 should
just about come out even. The teams
would have done practically nothing
while they were hauling beets
Now as matter of fact many people
do haul beets five miles and more and
they have made money every year un-
til this one. 1t is safe to say that you
can afford to raise them and haul them
this distance if you grow good crop.
COLON &. LILLE.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-09
ShiaWassee.

Did you 'swear off, on New Years?
-Derward Devereaux and family en-
tertained the pedro club on Saturday
evening-Leon Moore has an attack
of appendicitis Minnie Jesseph
spent Christmas with her aunt at Ann
Arbor--Lew Smith, of Corunna,
spent Sunday with friends here-Hal-
lie Morris was the guest of Mrs. Albert
Strauch near Corunna, the latter part
of the Week.-Mrs. Grace Mccullough
returned to her school work at Owosso,
Monday-Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hart
spent Christmas at Fenton---Will
Clary plays the cornet in the Bancroft
band-Mrs John Hutton, who is tax
ing treatment at Ann Arbor, is report
ed as very much Clinton
Moore, of Telluride, Colo, is at home,
after an absence of three years-Frank
Greenman is drawing material for q
barn--The Shia-town Sunday school,
after strenuous exertion, has at last
acquired the reputation of Bull frog"
Sunday school, that is, freezes up in
the winter and thaws out in the spring
The Hall family held reunion at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs John Hall on
New Years day-Riley Johnson, from
the northern part of the state, spent
Christmas with his children here
Will and Frank Strauch are feeding
large flock of western sheep
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-09
Burton.

Miss Bessie VanDyne, of Owosso,
spent Wednesday night and Thursday
with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Mitchell-Mr. and Mrs. d. s
Wright and two children Eugene and
Miss Allie, of Roscommon, are visiting
their sister and husband Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Cadz-Mr. and Mrs. George
Mitchell, of Fenton, spent New Years
with the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Mitchell-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Bonsor, Tuesday, Jan. 6, daugh-
ter-Rev. ]. D. Young left for Dis
co, Michigan, to assist Rev. w. f. Oliver
in areyival meeting--Miss Sarah Nc
Williams returned home from st Clair,
Thursday-Joseph Varcoe is quite ill
at this writing DR.. Ray Mahaney, of
Owosso, is attending him-Ethel Han
er, who has been guest of her friend
Floronce Wilcox. returned to her home
in Ionia, Monday-Mr. and Mrs. p III.
Wilkins, of Rev, spent Saturday and a
part of Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs A.
E. Cadz-Mr. and Mrs. r. E. Vincent
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. d. s. Wright,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Cadz and Eugene
and Allie Wright. Wednesday-The
Aid Society Of the M. p. church will
hold the January meeting next Tuesday
January 10, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. w. Mason-Dr. Ray Mahaney, of
Owosso has openeda branch Office over
G.. G. Rogers drug store--Mrs. Alice
Scott has been i'll this week with the
asthma.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-09

For rent, farm 1SO acres under cult.
vation' pasture land besides, good build
ings, poss ession given April 1st, 1903
References required. j. s. Mcbride.
Burton, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-09
To Cure a Cold in One o.,

Take Laxative brolno Qulnine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. W. Groves signatures
on each box. 25c.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-21


flowers, the third kitchen utensils, the
fourth any objects in the room where
the party is being held, the fifth
profles of famous Personages. There
may be from five to ten c~lassiications,
according to the time allotted.
Each player is given a sheet of white
paper of similar size and texture.
Half sheets of white note paper are
best. The player having received his
sheet draws his chair to the table,
which must be large enough to seat
the entire company. All players hold
their paper under the table so that
they cannot watch their handiwork,
and tear out any object of the class
given. Thus, under animals, any
thing from a hedgehog to a giraffe
may be designed. Under furniture, 7"
anything from a footstoOl to a side
board; under flowers" such antip-
Odes as the violet and the magnolia.
Trickery of the right sort is entire
" permissible. At the original paper
tear one ''artist" tore an animal which
all persons in the party failed to
guess. He announced it a whale,
which he insisted was not a fish, but
a w~arm-blooded marine animal.
When everyone has torn his or her
object he writes a number given by
the hostess upon one side of the art
product. Pencils and penny note
books are then distributed, and the
torn-out objects are passed from hand
to hand. Each player examines the
representation as it passes and writes
down the nature Of it as nearly as
he can discover. The papers r then
collected by the hostess and each
player is called upon to declare the
subject of his work of art
The tearer having the greatest NUM-
her Of correct guesses as to the other
PLAYERS productions gains point.
me artist whose tearing out is pro-
nounced c~leverest is also given a point.
The respective merits of the various
pieces Of work are passed upon by the
hostess, and each round is carried out
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-21
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Of 1886 British subjects who left
the country last year, 24,750 went to
South Africa.
Weak tea, with milk and sugar, is
considered an excellent restorative
for tired horses.
The mortality of bachelors is
greater, at all ages, than the NOR.
tally of old maids.
A violin-bow, made by the French
bowmakeT Francois Tourte, was re.
Gently sold for SO gaineas.
Within 20 years the south has in
creased its railway mileage 1862 Der
cent and its exports 95 per cent.
The first life insurance society was
started in London in 1898, and an
other in 1900. Neither was gueoesq.
full.
Even so hard a rock as Monticello
granite, selected for the sarcopha0us
of the tomb of Gen. Grant, on ~.
count of its great strength, shows a
porosity of O.23 per cent.
Stones cut from cairngorm are
again fashionable and in much de,
mand. Cairngorm is a variety Of
smoky quartz, having a rich DARK
sherry tint, and was named after
the locality in Scotland af9rding Il
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-21
ENTRANCE
ND AN EXIT
BY Tudor JenIs.

Y7ATE was against their meeting.
In vain did mutual friends" IN
suit and advise ways and means for
bringiagNthe two together; there was
always "a slip 'twixt cup and lip"
an unexpected failure in the best
laid plans, and Miss Browne re-
manned technically a stranger to Mr..
Dunn.
Time and again acceptances for the
same social function had arrived
from both, only to be succeeded by
a hastily written apology or excuse
from one or the other. Apparently,
then, fate was against their meet
ing. Each had been willing to for
ward the well intended plans for
bringing them together, but hitherto
in vain.
One evening Miss Browne, having
with her a visiting cousin, had issued
cards for a reception, and had sent
one of them to Mr.. Dunn. Upon re-
ceiving the invitation he resolved by
the nine gods whom Lars Porsena
invoked that nothing short of III
ness or sudden death should prevent
him from attending.
He made a most careful and pune
tilious preparation for his appear
ance, and when arrayed in solemn
black and fine linen he heaved a quiet
sigh of relief as he consulted his
memoranda of engagements and as
sured himself that nc obstacle in
tervened.
His hand was upon the door, when
his man arrived, to thrust a telegram
into his hand.
"Just arrived, Mr.. Dunn" said
Pirker, with sympathetic regret
modulated by respectful retieence.
Opening the yellow envelope, Mr.
Dunn read the dispatch:
'Arrive by $50 train. Meet me without
fail. Am alone. AUNT JANE"
Gail right, Pirker. Call a cab
said Mr.. Dunn, after a ~nerveless
glance at his watch. 81 must go tc
the station to meet Miss Dunn, my
aunt. 1 shall not go to the recep
ton. Wait up for me-"
Every good, sir"
Once in the hanson, Mr.. Dunn coulG
not help a wry smile of amusement
Anybody but Aunt Jane could have
been arranged for" or put off il
some way, or at least disposed of il
a hurry. But Aunt Jane dearly lovec
q quiet supper with her favorit,
nephew, at which she could rehears,
to him all the minor chronicles o
the old home town, and Aunt Jan
expected a certain amount of con
sideration and Difference from her in
tended heir.
Arriving at the station, he awaitet
the incoming train, meanwhile look
ing over an illustrated magazine an,
wondering why he didn't care to d,
more than glance at the pictures
After the train had been overdue 70
the usual time, it came in with
leisurely carelessness that was mos
e~xasperating, and deposited Aun
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-21


With an easy grace Mr.. Dunn step,
ped briskly from the corridor into
the reception room, alighting upon
q small mat that was upon the thresh-
old. The mat slid forward upon the
polished floor; Mr.. Dunn's feet few
wildly forward; he seemed for one
brief instant to be executing a
spread-eagle amid the ambient air,
and then his athletic training came
to his rescue, and he caught desper-
ately at the pOrtieres On each side
to save himself. His grasp was true,
but the portieres failed him in the
moment of need. They were tackled
firmly to a gilt c%ornice, and pulled
this down with Mr.. Dunn and them
selves. The cornice came without
hesitation, but avenged its fall by
knocking over a lighted lamp; then
Mr.. Dunn, the curtains, the ~eorpice,
the lamp and all that appertained to
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-21

you needn't be so d~Ownhearted. I
won't have you feel so blue" said
Miss Browne. 'Pll-yes, I'll marry
you, if you Hke-you foolish fellowi
Now, will you be ]patient?"
"Patient? Now? l only wish / was
out there" came the rebellious re-
ply.
in a few minutes, and he has the key
The further conversation between
prisoner and jailer vas of too per-
sonaI a nature to be of special inter-
est. Soon Mr.. Browne returned, and
being first sworn to eternal secrecy,
released the now willing captive.
Mr.. Dunn, having failed in his att
tempt to escape, was humble enough
to dine with his eaptors, and before
again attempting a striking exit had
arranged for a wedding, which after-
ward was the event of the season.
Woman's Home Companion
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-21
TIE HUMAN
RECKLESSNE.
UT through the stratu
bare the varying layers.
character.
The layers differ in

~a&4 Lit 4dyC4S uAAS4 IL
ton of the character under discussi
streaks would involve a long and I'd
all the shades and hues Of the unfa
nus homo.
The streak Of recklessness is
character. 1t dips below the surface
and UNDESIRABLE, and then it sud-
upper crust Of events and an item
required to tell the full story Of the
rible consequences following.
Sometimes it is the train thai
taken, the spring is made, and the
Of the story as they crunch over the
meath the wheels.
Sometimes it is the desperate
the stock exchange. The chance is
pies money!, and the sequel is read
man life and fortune, or by the bani
in the criminal and shuts out the SUI.
Sometimes it is the engineer into
precious lives and thousands Of dolla
O. recklessness appears. The opport
lost time brings to the surface the.
the chance, and, like the toboggan Q
incapable of being checked in its |
forward, and the splintering timber
CT the dying and the cry of angus
tenderness over their mangled love,
| rE~--
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-21

- arry out the paper motif stiIl
the supper table may be
GalnSH tricked out in tissue paper
n { nterpiece could be fowerinp
PINK P imrose, its pot covered in pink
tissue Bon-bon dishes of crinked pa
per N Athe same pretty tint and filled
with Pink bon-bons stand at tba fonr
corneF,s. Japanese paper napkins are
folded daintily at each cover. Ice
crea1n is served in tissue paper boxes
and the charming scheme carried out
in a variety of little ways.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-20
DO3SErT IS FROM DURHAM.
One OF the Men Wounded in the Turret of the
Massachusetts,
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, D.. c., Jan. 17.-Admiral
Higginson today cabled from San Juan,
P. R., that by an explosion Of powder
in the eighth-inch turret of the battle
ship Massachusetts five men were killed
and four injured. None were commits
stoned officers.
The text of ADMIRAL Higginson's dis
patch is as follows;
San Juan, p. R, Jan. nth.
Secretary of the Navy, Washington:
Powder charge exploded accidentally
in eighth-inch turret Massachusetts,.
Cause being investigated by board.
Dead: A. Hendrickson, Boats"ain-mate;
F.. II. Losser, apprentice; S. f. Mali
noWski, landsman; K. J. Plat, ordinary
lamar Robert Rule, ordinary seaman.
Injured: W. W. A. Schert. apprentice;
a. S. Tackle, ~coxswain; J. G. Patterson,
ordinary ANA a. y. Dossett, ordi-
nary seaman"
The records Of the Navy Department
show that of the dead, Losser and Hen
erickson lived in New York; MalinoWski
in Chicago; Plat in Troy, y. Y. and
Rule in Mt. Washington. Ohio. OF the
wounded. Dossett, Iandsman, enlisted at
Durham. n. c., July goth. 1901. Next Of
kin Newton Dossett father) 1908 Petit
grew street, Durham, \. {. Patterson
was from P~ittsburg, Tacks from st.
Louis and Schert from Chicago.
It is realized here that it Will be very
difficult for the board referred to in
Admiral Higginson's dispatch TO ascer-
tain the cause of the explosion for, from
the heavy casualty list, it is surmised
that the entire turret crew was either
killed or disabled. The ~eighth-inch
guns are next in size below, the 13-inch
turret guns carried by this battleship,
and Just above the rapid fire gun limit.
So their charges were not contained in
fixed metallic eases, and the powder was
put up in V bags. The regula-
tions require that the powder bags re-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-20
n. e. E. Beers
Market letter.

Especial to the News and Observer.)
New Orleans, La, Jan. 17.-Liverpool
advices were not encouraging, but our
market nevertheless opened l to 3 points
higher on fears of unsettled weather
continuing throughout the belt. Realiz-
ing later, however, was Instrumental in
a decline of 8 to 4 points.
Near the close large buying on the pros
poets of Il lighter interior movement,
caused an Improvement of 8 to 10 points
from the bottom, making the net gain
5 to 6 points on the day. The higher the
market goes the more bullish does senti-
ment become, until now there is prac-
tically no speculative short interest left.
Every one seems to be unanimous in the
belief that q further enhancement is in
order. This opinion prevails in Liver
pool, New York and in the local mar
ket and it is naturally easy under such
conditions to maintain values until some
thing new develops in the situation.
While everything works SO smoothly
optimism is rampant. Still We think for
that very reason it is time for traders to
operate conservatively. TIL receipts,
weather and the demand for spots Will
continue to regulate the further course
of the market.
H. & B. BEER.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-20
CANES BY THE UNIVERSITY.
A Tentative Schedule is Given Out by Manager
Graham

Especial 10 the News and Observer
Chapel Hill. y. c., Jan. 17.-Mr. Geo.
w. Graham, of Charlotte, manager Of
the University baseball team this sea-
son, has given out for publication the
following tentative schedule:
March %. Lafayette at Chapel Hin;
March 81, Lafayette at Chapel Hill;
March 81, Brown University at Chapel
Hill; March Is, Brown University 1T
Greensboro; April 3, Gettysburg COLLEGE
at Chapel Hill, April Z open, April 2,
open. April 10, South Carolina College at
Columbia, S. =: April II. Woford at
Spartanburg. s.. O.; April -; Davidson
College, at Winston, y. G.; April il. Lc-
high at Chapel Hill. April is, p, 2,
open; April %. Virginia at Chapel Hill
April 20, Virginia at Greensboro; May /.
Washington and Lee at Roanoke, Va.
May 2. Georgetown at Washington, -.
6; May 5, open; May 8, Virginia At
Charlottesville.
AS will be readily noticed the schedule.
while embodying games with many or
tho noted institutions both in the North
and South. is by no means complete and
several other games, the dates for which
are now open. as indicated above, VIII
be arranged for within the next week.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-20
STOCKS AND n

New York, Jan. 1.-THE public
apathy towards the stock market was
indicated today by the effect of the pub
location Of the very favorable bank
statement. Traders had bought a few
stocks in anticipation of the good show
ing by the banks. but their attempt to
take profits after the publication caused
a melting away of gains and, in some
cases their total Wiping out. The known
movements of currency from the state
ment of the banks themselves, Indicated
a loan of eight million to nine million in
the cash item, but the actual gain by the
average system of computation shows a
rise of upwards of ST., 900, 900. Last weeks
statement undcrstated the amount of the
actual cash gain by about the amount
that tOday'S statement OverState5 it,
which is not unusual where a heavy
movement comes late in the week. To-
days large lean increase is normal to
the season, but there has been 40 evil
dence of the employment of 50 large d
sum as $14, Geo, 900 in the stock market
this week, and it is supposed that syn
dictate operations unknown to the public
have figured in his item. The increase
of the surplus mounts to s., 400, S25. The
comparative ease which has been reached
III INC IuOIlty IlldIh Z 1clI oHfS Il lulSdIh
interest in the bank statement. Only
Missouri Pacific, Atchison. ST. Paul,
Chicago Great Western. and American
Car made any noticeable show OF
strength and their gains We're not well
maintained. International Power ran up
zine points, but dropped back three.
The market closed irregular.
There has been some demand for lower
grade - speculative bonds.
United States IS have advanced Y and
the old As and the IS Il per cent, while
the 3s coupe and the new As coupon
have declined Il per cent on call during
the week.
Sales of stock were 249, 300 bales, in
GLIDING Atchison, Is, 700; Baltimore and
Ohio. 5000, Cincinnati and Ohio, $500;
rcat- Western, 500; Erie, 5000; Man
haitian. 100: Missouri Pacific, 1920;
Reading, 4,2O; ST. Paul, $500; South
crn Pacific. $500: Southern Railway,
5000: Union Pacific, $500; Copper, $500:
American Car Oundry. $500. United
States Steel, $500; Rock Island, $500.