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The Owosso times., 1903-08-21

Give us me

Give us men.
Men from every rank
Fresh and free and frank,
Men OF thought and reading.
Men OF light and leading,
Men OF royal breeding.
Men OF faith and not OF faction,
Men OF lofty aim or action.
Give us men-I say again.
Give US men,
Give us men!
Strong and stalwart ones:
Men whom highest hopes inspire,
Men whom purest honor fires,
Men who trample self beneath them,
Men who make their country wreathe them
AS her noble sons
Worthy of their sires!
Men who never shame their mothers,
Men who never fail their brothers.
True, however false are others;
Give US men say again,
Give US men.
Give us men,
Men who when the tempest gathers
Grasp the standard OF their fathers
In the thickest fight
Men who strike for home and altar,
LET the crowd cringe and falter),
God defend the right
True as truth. though lorn and lonely
Tender-as the brave are only;
Men who tread where saints have trod,
Men for country and for God
Give US men-I say again,
Give us men.
hns. az INxo "a
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21
Captured Convict Dwight.

Eaton Rapids, Mich, Aug. 20
Word was received here Tuesday night
that one of the escaped convicts from
Jackson state prison was headed this
way. About IL o'clock at night Bert
Collins and Clarence Orr, living six
miles east Of here, saw strange man
making across a field and laid in wait
for him. Upon his arrival he was or
dered to throw up his hands. 1t
proved to be John Dwight, one Of the
men who escaped Friday afternoon.
Dwight made no resistance to arrest.
Deputy Sheriff Hodges, of Leslie, was
notified and came and took Dwight
back to Jackson.
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21
Real Estate Transfers.

G. Tuttle to J.Kebler 1t blk Lave
rock S add Owosso, S35.
N. Little to M. Roe & WI 1t II bk 2
Thomas I'd add Owosso, $3.50.
B. Parkhurst to M. Davis WI nwl
sec II Burns, $500.
L. Fleckinstein to w. Olney s. WI pit
nwf sec Vernon, $1,000.
NJ. Delong to r. Hyslop pit Its 5 and
6 bk 3 Mabbett's add Ovid, $1,000.
B. Holmes to Q. Holmes 1t 4 bk D.
L. Co. s 1st add Durand, S4o0.
s. Conklin to w. S. Kimmer pit NV
t sec and pit swi isec 5, Antrim, s2S50.
E. Bristol to G. Holman pit set sec
II Owosso, Sl90.
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21
Unable to Sell Bonds.

Port Huron, Mich, Aug. 2O.-Despite
the fact that Port Huron's credit Is
AL, no offers can be secured for bond
issue of 100000, interest per cent,
recently authorized for public improve
ments. Bids were twice asked for.
Agents of bond buyers say that fifty
seven other cities this year also had
per cent bond issues turned down,
and all for the same reason that Port
Huron's issue Is turned down-which
is stringency Of the money market.
The council Tuesday evening raised
the rate Of interest on the issue to 5
per cent.
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21
Three Men ParoIed.

Lansing, Mich, Aug. 20.-Governor
Bliss has paroled the following con-
victs: George c. Nearh, sent from st.
Clair county to Ionia prison for seven
years for taking indecent liberties with
a child; Charles e. Prince, sent from
Kent county to Jackson prison in
April, 1896, for ten years, for burglary;
Claude Faery, sent from Genesee coun-
ty to Jackson prison in November,
1901, for three and one-half years, for
arson. Nearh Is fatally i'll with heart
disease. The prison physician says he
can live but few months, and he IS
released so that he can go to the
Soldiers home.
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21
EXPORTS OF 1903.
Significant Figures as Compared With
Free-Trade Conditions.

There are some very encouraging fea-
lures connected with our exports dur
ing the fiscal year just closed.
In spite of the fact that our recovery
in corn of SEA, 900. 600 disappeared in the
loss on wheat, and that we also fell off
heavily in oats, we did so well on wheat,
flour and other products, that our total
export of breadstuffs was of the value
of $4,000, 900, against $2O5, 600, 900,
for 1902. In the last democratic year
the total was only $136, 900 and in
1895 (democratic) it was as low as $780,
100000 1t was only S161, 900, 600 in the
best democratic year, 1894
In exports of general provisions in
1908, we suffered the following losses
Pounds
Bacon. ................ ..."l75,OOO, ,OOO
IOrk ...... ...'..' .s.'. oV,VVV,VVV
Lard NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 63,0OO,OOO
fresn DeeI.... ............. 4o,VVV,VVV
Oleomargarine Oil. ......... $4,000, 600
Yet our total was $3.50, 900, 900, against
s127, 200, 900 in 1896, $3.50, O,OO0 900 in the
best democratic year, 1894.
In cotton exports we did remarkably
well. the figures being 1915, 0OO, 900 (S2,-
800. 900 more than the banner year 1901),
against $19O, 900, 900 in 1896, 1904, 900, 900
in 1895 and 1910, 900, 900 in 1894.
Compared with 1896 the prices real
ized were (using Mr.. Wilson j. Platt's
table in New York Times of August 81:
Wheat Corn Cotton Lard
per per per per
bushel bushel. pound. pound.
1896. f. ..65c. 38c. sic. 6.6c.
1903. TIC. SAC. soc. 1896
Grouping breadstuffs, cotton, provi-
sions, cattle and hogs ($2S, ,0OO, ,OOO), min
eral oils 1866, 900, ,OOO), we have the fol.
lowing results:
DEMOCRATIC.
1894. '''''' ''............. $5S7, O0O, 600
lo50. '..'''. oSV,VVV,oVo
1896. 6............,... 80. 547, ,OOO,O ,OOO
REPUBLICAN
I0UO, ...s ...s.s... '.p'C~, VVV,oVo
or 1921 200, 900, more in 1908 than the
1851, 900, 900, average for 1894, 1895,
1896.
WALTER ]. BALLARD.
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21
Mlnina Men in Convention.

Ishpeming, Mich, Aug. 20-About
200 mining men from eleven ranges in
the Lake Superior district are here to
attend the ninth annual meeting of
the Lake Superior mining institute.
The Michigan mining commissioners
of the ST. Louis exposition are also
here to confer with prominent mining
officials relative to the exhibit. vari-
ous mines were inspected Wednesday
and the first bushes session was held
last night In the opera house.
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21
Still More unti.,a,

do your neighbors sing the latest
songs OF the day?' asked the landlord.
II shouldn't object to that" answered
the sad eyed tenant; "their speciality is
the latest songs Of the nIght."-Wash.
lngton Star.
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21
The First Bad Luck.

Robert Baker, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Baker, of Burton, Shiawassee
county, was recently killed in Sioux
City by fall from scaffold of a build
ing he was erecting for the Mccormick
Harvester company. A remarkable
fact in connection with his death is
that it is the first in family of thirteen
children.
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21
Times slower stnSe.

Muggins-Men live faster than wom-
en-.
Buggins-That's right. My wife and
1 were the same age when we were
married. I'm forty-five now and she
has only turned Observation-Disclosures
Record.
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21
TWO WERE DROWNED.
Gallant Teacher Lost Life in Attempt
to Rescue Connpanion.

10 Hescue CompanIon.
Holland, Mich, Aug. 20.-John Van
Dillan, Of Chicago, and Henrietta
Wrikkers, of Grand Rapids, were
drowned in Black lake Wednesday af-
ternoon. Their boat struck log and
Miss Wrikkers lost her balance and
fell into the water. Van Dillan leaped
after her, but as neither could swim
they drowned before help could ar
rive.
The bodies were recovered in half
an hour.
Van Dillan was instructor in a par
ochial school.
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21
Threatened With retanus.

Olivet, Mich, Aug. 20.-Fred w.
Ellis. electrical engineer, has been TAX.
en- to the Newark sanitarium at Char.
lotte suffering from a revolver shot
wound In the hand. An operation has
been performed, but lockjaw Is feared
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21
Marriage Licenses
Marriage Licenses
Charles Dennison, OwosSo Tp...... AZ
Elma Burroughs, Owosso. ........ Al
Bert w. Parkhurst, Burns. ........ 81
EdeSsa M. Lyman, Corunna 49,. 1s

Three spectres that threaten baby's
life. Cholera infantum, dysentery,
diarrhoea. DR.. Fowler's Extract of
Wild Strawberry never fails to conquer
them.
List of Jurors Drawn for the Septem-
ber Term of the Circuit Court
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21

Half the ills that man is heir to come
from indigestion. Burdock Blood Bit
ters strengthens and tones the stomach; !;
makes indigestion impossible.
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21

Itching hemorrhoids were the plague
of my life. Was almost wild. Doan s
Ointment cured me quickly and per-
manently, after doctors had failed" c..
F. Cornwell, Valley street, Saugerties,
n Y
The Owosso times., 1903-08-21

Accidents come with distressing fire.
quency on the farm. Cuts, bruises,
stings, sprains. DR.. Thomas Eclectric
Oil relieves the pain instantly. Never
safe without it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-10
P.rkhurst on New York.

And now we are only seven weeks
from the edge of another pit. With
the first of January will commence two
more years OF hell on earth. We are
going to have twenty-four months OF
open city. People are going to have AL
the gambling. all the whisky and ali
the RIGHTEOUSNESS that they want-and
they want a great deal. And the new
administration comes In with the de-
l!berate intention OF promoting drunk
enness, gambling and lechery as so
much material to be converted into
dollars.
II am not here to plead for the poor
wretches that gamble away their
money and their souls on the Bow
cry. I have rot taken n brief for the
immoral resorts of Allen street. but
what is really damning the town with
a deeper and swifter damnation Is
the uptown equivalent OF the down.
town hrothel Oh, yes, that was great
preaching on Tuesday. God took the
lid off of hell and let us smell some OF
the smoke that ascends up forever and
ever"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-10
No More pcadh.ad Officials.

Chicago, Dec. 1O.-F'ree railroad rid
ing on live stock account Is to be sert-
ously curtailed on and after Jan. /.
Not only is the stockmans return pass
to be called in. but in many other re-
spects is the daadhead list OF the big
western roads to be abbreviated.
Ever since the infancy of the trade
officials of the various stock yard COM
panies have enjoyed gratuitous train
service. a new pack Of annual passes
reaching them promptly at the begin
ming of each year. This week notifica-
ton was received by them THAT after
the expiration Of the current year they
will experience the necessity of buying
tickets or using the ties. for which the
roads will, considerably make no
charge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-10
Iowans at the Yards.

r. L. Orcutt Monroe, Iowa, was here
yesterday and sold seven cars of west
ern lambs at $40. He was we'll suited
with the market.
J. F. Ward. a prominent feeder OF
Fort Dodge Iowa, had cattle and hogs
on this market this week which sold
satisfactorily.
e. NJ. HuHord, Garwin. Iowa, was on
Wednesdays market with two loads of
yearling sheep which sold at $3.50.
These yearlings were bought in Omaha
and fed on rape for sixty-seven days,
gaining PAN pounds per head. Mr..
Hufford thinks rape a good feed.
E. A. Fle1nming, a prominent cattle
feeder at Dexter. Iowa. was In We'd
nesday. with four cars OF cattle, the last
of his summers feeding. He had eight
cen dehorned steers. averaging 1901
pounds, which sold at &5.25, and thirty
one horned. steers averaging LIB
pounds, at $5.15. He was well pleased
with the Chicago prices yesterday. He
saws that there is not one car OF cattle
on feed In his section, where there were
ten a year ago now. He attributes
this to the exorbitant prices being ask
ed for corn. and says that many big
feeders in his part OF the country Will
do nothing unless corn drops to where
II belongs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-10
CORN PLANTING EXPERIMENT
Satisfactory Results From the Test
Made at Whiting.

Special to Times Republican
Whiting, Dec. 10.-According to
the report OF Ora ]. Easton OF this
place. who has been in charge of the
Monona county experimental station
the past year. the work undertaken to
ascertain the best method OF planting
corn and what number OF stalks would
give the largest and most profitable
yield, has on the whole, resulted quite
satisfactorily. The frequent rains and
cool night interfered with the crop, the
listed corn at all times being full
week later than the corn planted IN
hills. The lister burrows remained I'M
der water two weeks at one time. All
OF the seed was cultivated in the same
manner with three deep plowings. The
first lot Of seed was listed. the second
drilled sixteen inches apart, and the
rest check rowed In the old fashioned
way.
The drilled corn was best OF all in
yield and amount of good seed. OF the
planted corn, the thin corn yielded the
best corn, but three stalks to the hill
produced the best. The listed corn,
however, was a close third.
The farmers generally appear we'll
pleased with the report, and are en-
thusiastic In the determination to profit
by 1t, and obtain larger returns from
their cornfields next season by giving
early and more careful attention to the
selection OF seed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-10
rRIMsLE BEGINS SUIT.
Damage Case Results From the Quail
Incident,


Incident.
Special 20 Times Republican.
Keokuk. Dec. 10.-N seems now that
Judge II. H. Trimb.e is endeavorlng TO
do a little Laughing himself since 1t
has quit hurting. He has filed dam
age claim OF $1,000 against the city III
the city council for injuries received
in collision he suffered on Twelfth
street. Oct. 20, with the buggy OF Lex
ter Carrier Fields. Each was thrown
out OF his vehicle and injured. Fields
asks for 5000 damages. The acciden;
occurred in the evening, wnere street
work was being done and the thor
oughfare was torn up The claim Il
that the street was not sufficiently
lighted where the accident occurred.
This Is the accident In which Judge
Trimble was thrown from his buggy
and with him two dead quails, FOR
which the deputy game warden flle1
information and Judge Trimhle was
fined In the court of Justice Fowler.
The citizens laughed at the JOKE ana
Judge Trimble paid the fine. 1t seems
that Judge Trimble wants to do some
laughing over little circumstance
tina, caused him considerable pain be-
sides $40 and costs for two quatls that
he didn't get to eat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-10
BIG LOCKOUT OF RESTAURANTS
Fiaht With San Francisco Unions Z
Close Hundred Places.

San Francisco, Dec. 7.-Nearly 10l
restaurants In this city will remain
closed to patrons from Sunday morning
until such time as the Restaurant
Keepers Association rescinds Its reso-
luton and passes the order to reopen
their doors. The edict is issued by the
association and is binding upon every
member under penalty OF a heavy fine.
The restaurant proprietors are wroth at
what they consider the perfidy Of the
unions involved, cooks. walters, dish
washers and vegetable cleaners. whom
the proprietors accuse of deliberately
violating compact entered into by tn
unions with the association and making
more favorable terms with non mem
bem than were granted to the associa-
ton.
The unions demanded renewal Of the
existing agreement with the employers
which will expire within one month
Instead OF asking the association for 6
renewal, they went to the individus
members of the association. Those who
refused or hesitated to sign We're lest
without help in the kitchen and din
ing room, by order of the unions, and
We're forced to suspend business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-10
To Combine Companies Affil-
lated With Independent
Telephone Association
AFFECTS LINES IN MANY STATES
A Vast Amount Of Property in All
Parts of Illinois: Indiana, Iowa,
Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin,
Is InvoIved-Basis of Operation to
Remain tho Same.
Remain tho Same.


Chicago, Dec. 10.-A movement to
merge all the independent telephone
companies affiliated with the Indepen-
dent Telephone Association was start
ed yesterday at the annual meeting OF
the organization. The plan is to organ
ize the different companies into one
corporation. but to operate each COM
pany in its respective territory on the
same basis as at present.
Such an organization would involve
millions of dollars worth of property in
all parts of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ken
lucky. Michigan and Wisconsin.
A committee was appointed by the
chairman OF the convention to learn
what could be done along the line of
consolidation and the result of this
Investigation will determine what ac-
ton Will be taken by the association.
Will Enter Chicago.
During the days session active ar
rangements We're made by the associa-
ton to establish exchanges In Chicago
these lines to be in no way connected
with the present telephone system Of
Chicago.
The Independent lines now connect
almost every city. village and hamlet
in Illinois and adjoining states by long
distance lines. Up to the present time
however, the association has been un-
able to secure franchises. which will
permit it to enter Chicago, but by the
combined efforts Of all the companies
of the association, a system which has
recently been established in Hyde
Park, 1t is declared. will be extended to
all parts of the city.
While the discussion of extending
connecting lines to Chicago was in
progress. excitement was caused by
the declaration Of one OF the delegates
that a representative Of the opposition
company was in the hall. The outsider
was summarily elected by the SER
geant-at-arms.
Among the speakers at yesterdays
session was Professor ]. C. Kelsey, of
Purdue university. who spoke on the
Standardization OF Apparatus" Pro-
fessor Kelsey urged the necessity of
making some standard OF apparatus,
and for every company to use this ap-
paratus. thus making better system
and cheapening the materials needed
by the companies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-10

movement of trade from all sources
is more active at a shade firmer values.
An improving feature to the trade is
the higher average quality of the arriv-
ais. particularly in the heavy draft
offerings Country feeders are market
ing their finished horses in advance of
the holidays. The fed-out lots from
Iowa are especially attractive, and
have sold in a few instances UP to $2i3
for fancy grades. one show animal
changed hands within $40 of the mar
ket record on "a special order from on
of the exhibitors at the late interna-
tional exposition. But the regular
commercial draft horses are more act
i've al $1T5@225 and upward with COM
mon grades steady at sl25q le5. There
is a steady northern demand for good
farm mares at s75@1so. Expressers
are moderately active at s115Q1lO and
upward, many special orders for the
holiday season being executed. Driv-
ers of the best quality hold steady at
s150M4O0, with the commoner kinds
dull at $65Q125.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-10
Prices Continue to Decline, Too
Many Cattle Having Been
Marketed This Week
HOGS ACTIVE AT BETTER PRICES
Veteran Feeders Look for Better Prices
for Cattle and Hogs in January =
Good General Demand for Sheep and
Prices Ruled strons-Active Horse
Market.

| Chicago, Dec. 10.-Cattle-Trade was
slow once more at declining prices, too
many cattle having been marketed this
week and the great bulk of steers sold
| 10Q20 lower than last week. "A few
| choice fancy beeves are selling at b.lU
| @5.S5. but the greater part OF cattle
arriving sell at 3.7595.OO Good, fat
are bought at 500 in large numbers
Plenty of yearlings sell at 4.75@b.2o.
Medium grades sell largely at 4.60'
while common light steers find buyers
| at 290@S.75. Cows and heifers are IN
fairly active demand, and stockers and
| feeders have fair sale.
In the big supply yesterday were
many good cattle, but nothing quite as
prime and choice as a load of yearling
Angus which averaged 1.212 lbs and
sold at s5S5. They had been fed thir-
teen months, or since they We're weaned
Another load OF choice 1,350-lb Angus
steers sold at 1856, but sales were not
very numerous above 1925. Some 800
to 1,241 lib Nebraska yearlings sold at
1926, and some Hereford and Galloway
yearlings sold at $3.50. 1t is surprising
what good, thick, fat cattle had to sell
at $4.5015.00. Steers OF exceptional
finish, which were neglected because
they were too heavy. averaging 1.573
to 1910 lbs, sold at $4.60@4.75, with
1,75s-lb cattle at 1896.
Il do not know just how far the
liquidation of these common, thin and
half fat cattle will co. said L. H.
Kerrick, of Bloomington, but still
stick to what said last October. am
satisfied that finished cattle will sell
higher right after the holidays. Maybe
my eight cent prediction will not be
realized, AZ good many cattle have
gone on feed, but there can be no
question about higher level OF prices
being in sight"
Hogs.
The hog trade was active and prices
strong, at 5@1O higher. sales ranging
at 4.15@4.65. The bulk sold at 4.40 q
ass.
Sheep.
There was the usual active general
demand and prices ruled very strong
for desirable offerings. Lambs were
active at 100000 for poor lots and
up to 5.50@5.90 for the best; few prime
being offered. Sheep sold freely at
1.5o@4.5O for natives and 2.00@ 4.50 for
westerns.
Yearlings were in very strong de-
mand at Che 10 cent advance, the best
Sb-lb Me- can yearlings selling up II
$3.50, or 10 cents higher than has beer,
paid here for such in ten days, and the
choice handy native yearlings as hign
as $3.50, while choice class OF 137-ib
yearlings sold up to $40, and big
band of western yearlings at $3.50. M
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-10

celebrated the golden wedding of MIR.
and Mrs. Ed Taylor, many friends ana
relatives gathering to congratulate
them upon the happy anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor were born
seventy nine and sevanty-tive years
ago in Brown county. New York. They
were married in 1853, ana remained
there Until 1875. when they came to the
Iowa prairies. making new home
there. which they occupied until eigns
years ago, when they came into the
town of Ainswortn. where they nave
since lived
An only child, son. died here In
1885.
They are hale and Hearty, and are
apparently good for many years yet to
come.