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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23
REPRESENTATIVE MASTER
Says He VIII Not Prophosy Till Votes
Arc Counted.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. TO-
Sheridan F. Master representative
from the First district of Kalamazoo
county, leading candidate for speaker
of the next legislature, was in the city
Friday on business in the United States
court
He was the guest of his brother-in.
law, Alderman Elvin Swarthout. Mr..
Master left Friday night for his home.
He evidently feels pretty good about
his chances for landing the speakership,
though he is1making no predictions as
to the outcome and refused to give an
intimation of his strength.
1T has been my experience in poll
tics" said he, that nothing is abso-
lutely safe until the votes are counted
For this reason / would prefer not to
give out any statement as to the
strength expect.
It is rumored at Lansing that John J.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23
Circuit Court

w. j. Parker has begun suit for di.
vorce in the case of Maggie VS.. Russell
Middleton. Plaintiff formerly lived at
New Lothrop, but says her husband de.
serted her there three weeks ago, leav.
ing her and their seven months old
babe destitute. Mrs. Middleton is now
working in Owosso.
Attorney Franklin L. Lord, of Detroit,
candidate for speaker of the house in
the state legislature, was in Corunna
Monday getting out part of the record
in the case of Quinnine VS.. Quinnine.
Tarsney & Fitzgerald, of Detroit,
have begun suit in the case of Nj. B..
Faughner VS.. S. l, and Mary Fox and
G.. d. Mason. 1t is to secure an exc
cution on an old Judgment against S.
/. Fox.
The attorneys, Watson & Chapman
and John T. McCurdy, met Monday and
settled bill Of exceptions in the case
of Elizabeth Mccormick VS.. the Grand
Trunk Railway.
DEGREES of divorce were granted
Wednesday in the cases of Flora VS..
Joseph Boiles, Violet VS.. Nicholas J.
Huff, Ella VS.. Ambrose Harris. and
Minnie VS.. Jesse Painter The last
three couples reside in or near Durand.
Huff has been twice married and twice
divorced from the same woman.
By his representations to the court
Wednesday, William Green, of Owosso,
succeeded in having the amount of
alimony he will be required to pay to
his divorced wife and twin children
reduced from S. per week to 81.
Attorney Davis of Ionia, was in the
city Thursday and took decree of fore
closure in the case of Fanny r. Sharick
VS.. John and Agnes Honecker. The
decree involves farm property in Owes
so township.
William Carr, of Owosso, was sem
fenced Friday by Judge Smith to from
8 to z years in the Ionia reformatory
for horse stealing. Carrs partner
Main, got similar sentence, although
he was sent to Jackson
Mrs. Cola ellis butcher, has brought
suit for divorce against her husband,
Julian butcher, Jr., alleging non.sup-
port.
The divorce case of Mark VS.. Maude
Persall is being held open for investiga-
ton, although decree has been grant
ed. A. l.. Chandler, attorney for de-
PENDANT, claims she was not given a
proper hearing.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23
Big Profit on Pulp Fed Sheep.

A special dispatch to the Denver Re.
publican, from Greeley, Colo, and dated
December ~, says: "Ten hundred and
eight ewes, the first of the sheep being
fattened this year on beet pulp by the
Greeley Sugar Company, will pc placed
on the Denver market Tuesday. This
bunch has made the greatest gain in
weight in two months and will net the
feeders larger profits than any bunch
ever fattened in this district. They are
Mexican ewes from five to seven years
old and were placed in the pens October
ID. On that day they averaged in
weight "a pounds each. To-day they
weigh 100 pounds, having gained 20
pounds in two months.
Each sheep has been fed 10 pounds
of pulp day and half pound of al
falfa. This has been the only food
given the sheep and they have required
no water except that contained in the
beet pulp. They cost the sugar COM
pany $3.50 head, with freight paid to
the river. The cost of feeding pei
sheep for two months has been 10 cents
for beet pulp, IA cents for alfalfa, and
IA cents for labor, or total expenditure
of $3.50 head. The selling price to
the Denver Packing Company is $4 10
head at Greeley, netting the sugar
company $1.90 head.
The packing company says that they
are first class in every respect and will
dress 80 to SO per cent mutten. 1t is
apparent that great profits result in
feeding beetpulp to sheep. Experienced
feeders say that 12 cents worth of pulp
is equal in fattening value to 81 worth
of corn. There are -ow 1000 sheep
being fattened at the Greedy Sugar
Company's yards and as many more
will be fed at the Windsor and Eaton
factories. Within month 70, 900 head
of sheep will be fattening on beet pulp
supplied by the three factories. Three
hundred and fifty tons Of pulp day is
leaving the Greeley factory for the
farming district and there is not half
enough to supply the demand.
'Three thousand loads of fertilizer
will be taken from the Greeley factory
pens, which will bring the company
good price. One thousand head of
cattle are being fed at the Greeley yards.
and $500 head will be placed in the
Windsor and Eaton factory pens soon
These cattle require 1870 to $50 pounds
of beet pulp per head a day and 10
pounds of hay. The gain is 90 pounds
week. AS soon as the cattle are ready
for shipment they are cut out and
placed in pens by themselves.
Cattle shipments will continue I'M
til May or June. Fifty head of dairy
COWS are being fed on pulp in the
Greeley yards. Results have shown
that beet pulp as food for cows in
crease the flow of milk 80 per cent and
does not effect the quality. Beet pulp
is an ideal stock food and whenever it
can be obtained it is used instead of
corn, as the profits are much greater
thereby.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23

lions out of it in time, if he had exploit
ed company for distributing the
germs.
Now the agricultural department at
Washington is sending out to those who
ask for it enough of the inoculating ma
terial for several acres, in the shape of
three little packages No. 2 consists of
a piece of cotton upon which millions of
bacteria have been dried and packages
1 and are the food by which farmer
can multiply the germs in a sufficient
quantity to inoculate the seed for from
one to five acres and the cost to the
government is less than four cents for
the package which will produce results
that would require thirty or forty dol
lars worth of ordinary fertilizer.
The instructions sent out with the
packages is to put number one package
in gallon of rain water in a clean pail
or tub, and stir until dissolved; drop the
cotton into this and cover so ss to pro-
tect from the dust, put in warm place
and let stand for "a hours, then add
number three and let stand for
"a hours, when it will have as
sumed a cloudy appearance, and it is
ready for use. Moisten the seed which
you wish to plant with this and put it
in shady place to dry, and do not de-
lay planting more than 4S hours.
Another plan is to take enough earth
so that the solution will molsten it, then
mix this with say half wagon load of
soil and scatter upon the ground as you
would fertilizer, narrowing it in.
If many farmers have tried the ex-
pertinent of making clover grow where
it seemed impossible to get catch, by
taking soil from field where there is
rank growth of clover, sweet clover or
alfalfa and scattering it over the worn
out land at the rate of about 900 pounds
to the acre, and writer in a recent
number of Hoard's Dairyman told of
method of distributing the bacteria by
means of diluting the bacteria laden
solution with water, and distributing it
over his land by means of sprinkler
similar to that used for sprinkling
Doubtless the discovery is far from
perfect, in its application, at least and
before many years farmers will be able
to matain their soil to such high de-
gree of fertility, that there will be no
poor farms, and that agriculture will
be brought to such st ate of perfection
as will revolutionize present methods
and the waste places and barren plains
will TEEN with abundant verdure, as do
favored sections where the soil seems to
possess all the essentials for abundant
and luxrriant plant growth.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23
QUEER CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
Small Particles OF Rndium Presented
by London Women.


by London Women.
There Is this to be said of the latest
fad Of London society women-the CIV
ing of small particles of radlum as
Christmas presents-that none Of the
recipients can complain of having re-
ceived cheap gift. To give radium in
this way costs from $40 to $50, the out
fit necessary therefor consisting of a
"spinthariscope" and speck of the
new metal hardly big enough to be
seen with the naked eye.
Sir William Crookes, the English sci
enlist, invented the spinthariscope,
which is q kind Of microscope through
which small quantities of the precious
stuff can be examined to better adj
vantage. The spinthariscope sold by
q London chemist who has the radium
monopoly Is about the size of q finger
ring case and has an opening for the
eye something like that in a child's
kaleidoscope. BY taking the apparatus
into darkened room and squirting
through the eyehole one can see flashes
Of constantly varying light shooting in
all directions, like miniature fireworks.
The idea Of making Christmas gifts
of radium has proved uncommonly in
fectious, and the run on the chemists
stock necessitated hasty communion
ton with the firms in Bavaria and Aus
tria who supply most of the radium
that reaches England. = Washington
Post
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23
Money to Loan
at 6 Per Cent

Will accept payments on the
principal; viii loan in sums of
$500 to 81, 300 on improved farms
in Shiawassee county, and on
centrally located property in the
city of Owosso, Getty property
must be producing an income).
On farm property or city pro.
perty we loan not exceeding 40
per cent of actual value. Alb
stracts of Title and Fire Insur.
ance required.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23
Christmas and New Years Excursions
via Grand Trunk Railway System.

One and one-third fare for the round
trip, all trains Dec. Gath. 25th, 26th.
31st, 1904, Jan. LIST and End, 1905, with
additional selling date of Dec. 23rd to
Michigan points only. Return limit
any date to and including jan 4th, 1905.
For fares and further particulars con.
suit the local agent.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23
Sale Adjourned.

Notice is hereby given that the sale
of school house and site of fractional
school district No. 1, Bennington and
Perry has been adjourned to Thursday,
Jan. 5, 1905, at 2 o'clock p. H., at the
premises.
E. N. WAUGH, Chairman,
j. w. HUBBARD, Clerk.
CHAS. STECKER,
SchoolBoard of the Township of Ben.
nington.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23

Much has been said in the past by the
opponents of the republican party
against the proposition to subsidize
ocean steamship lines by liberal mail
contracts to promote trade with South
America and other foreign ports, and
this-opposition has been shared by some
republicans. 1t is lamentable fact
that our South American trade has
been neglected, or rather has never been
developed because of lack of direct
and frequent communication with
South American ports, and goods and
mail have gone from the United States
to Europe, and from Europe to South
America, and vice versa, and the Euro
peans have secured most of the trade.
From Brazil we purchase large quanti-
ties of coffee, and pay large adverse
trade balance in gold. The opposition
to ship subsidy is largely through lack
of knowledge of the real conditions.
Ships can be built cheaper in England,
Germany and France than in America
on account of cheap labor in those
countries, and in addition to that their
ships are sailed one third cheaper for
the same reason. But further and
greater reason for foreign ships carry
ing our freight is that the three coun-
tries mentioned pay large subsidies to
their steamship lines which gives them
an immense advantage over American
lines. This country pays over two
millions a year freight to for
eign ship owners. Recently the gov
eminent advertised for bids to carry
supplies to Manila. A French steam
ship company got the contract because
with their mileage subsidy they could
underbid our own boats. The United
States never can re-establish its 1ner-
chant marine while foreign countries
pay subsidies unless our government
pays subsidies to equalize the cost of
building and sailing foreign ships and
the subsidies they receive. We might
just as well stop talking about building
up our merchant marine unless we are
prepared to adopt the only course that
will do it.-St Johns Republican.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23

Young men and women wanted to
learn telegraphy. Railroads need oper.
ators badly. Total cost six months
course at our school, including tuition
(telegraphy and typewriting) board and
furnished rooms, $50. This can be re-
duced. Catalogue free. Write TODAY.
Dodge's Institute, Monroe St., Val.
paraiso, Ind.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23
N. !. STEWART I CO.
BANKERS.

Half the ills that man is heir to come
from indigestion. Burdock Blood Rit.
tiers strengthens and tones the stomach.
makes indigestion impossible.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23

Mccarthy, the Arenac county reformer,
and ]. w. Galbraith, the Houghton
county "stalwart," are willing to resign
their chances in favor of Master, but
that each makes as a condition of his
withdrawal his appointment as chair
man of the important house committee
on judiciary, one of the best places in
the command of the speaker. Mr..
Master said he knew nothing of this
sort Of scrap II have made no
pledges of any kind" said he. Il have
not even revolved the matter of APP
pointments over in my own mind, feel
ing I had better get the speakership
first before naming my committee
chairmen."
Mr.. Master has not changed his atti-
tude on primary reform. He does not
believe in the state wide application of
the direct nomination principle until
the state shall have an opportunity to
vote on the question.
Down in my county we don't care
much about primary REFORM" he said.
"The people there are in the position of
not caring if they get it or don't be-
cause it has never been made an issue.
l believe every election district that
wants to use the primary reform method
of Meningitis candidates should be al
lowed a chance. but l am not at all in
favor of examining primary reform
bill down the Threats of those who do
not want it. don't believe in apply
ing the principle of direct nominations
to the entire state until the state shall
have had an opportunity to say whether
or not it wants to try the system You
know even the three counties of Wayne,
Kent and Muskegon, which have had
the law in practice, are not altogether
satisfied with their laws. Each county
finds something to criticise, and it is
more than likely that each will have
bills in the next legislature providing
for changes. This is radical change
to make and l believe Governor Warner
was right in advising us to go slow and
try it on small scale before we apply
the principle to the state"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23
FARM INSURANCE

In old reliable stock companies will be
found more satisfactory and will cost
you no more than in the Mutuals. Call
and talk the matter over with w. C..
CADWALLADER, Keller Block,
EOwosso, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-23

Miss Static Wilson, of Grand Rapids,
is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Fl. Wilson, of this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
HOTEL GUEST WAS WILD.
Barrfcaded Himself in Room and Throwed Furniturc Through
 Window.

New York. Aug. 3o.--A young man who registered $s Arthur F. Willard, of South Superior. Wis, created much confusion in a Broadway hotel early today before he was overpowered by the police. After barricading himself in his room on the fourth floor, Mil lard aroused the hotel by cries and by throwing furniture about the room and out of the window onto the din- ing room and office skylight below. The police had to chop fin his door with an axe. and one of the officers was stabbed before the man was arrested. The commotion last half an hour.
 Willard is about % years old. He was well dressed and seemed well sup piled with money. He registered and seemed perfectly rational. Four hours later the guest telephoned the night clerk for policeman. A special of- ficer answered the call, but Willard slammed the door in his face. Then he called for the clerk and manager When they apeared. he began yelling at the top of his voice and throwing the furniture out of the windows Scores of guests ran to the hallway, and a squad of police was summoned.
 As Willard refused to open the door it was broken with axes The interior Of the room was wrecked and Willard stood with arms folded viewing the ruins. As Policeman Arnima the lead CT of the squad. attempted to seize him. Millard's arm shot out and a knife in his hand penetrated the officers breast Half dozen men Ieaped upon the stabber. He was overpowered and carried to the station. The wound sus- tained by Arnima was an ugly one. three inches deep. but will not provo fatal.
 At the police station whore MilIar was taken, a surgeon diagnosed the case as delirium tremens. Willard was apparently sane when arrangued be- fore the desk and he was placed in d cell Several hours later the doorman heard screams from the cell and found the prisoner battering his head against the iron bars of the doors. The walls and the door were splattered with his blood. A surgeon was again sum moned. He said Willard had a scalp wound and the man was taken to the hospital
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
NEW YORK PRIMARIES
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRRATS
 HOLD ELECTION.
McCarren Carries Sixteen Out of Twen- ty Assembly Districts In Brook Iyn-Parsons Defeats COnk- ling for Republican
 Leadership.

New York, Aug. 30.-Both the Re- publican and Democratic parties held their primaries in New York city to- day, but the interest centered in the Democratic contest in Brooklyn where State Senator McCarren and Deputy Fire Commissioner Doyle. the latter the representative of Charles F. Mur- phy, the Tammany leader fought. It was conceded that McCarren sym pathizers would carry the majority of the Brooklyn districts.
 McCarren did carry sixteen out of twenty-one assembly districts, but the Doyle men took the other five. It is said in political circles tonight that McCarren is disappointed that Doyle carried even five districts and that he expected to sweep Brooklyn and do away entirely with Tammany influence. Tammany is elated at the result.
 In Manhattan and the Bronx there were practically no change of leader ship in the various districts.
 In the bitter Republican fight in the Twenty-fifth between Herbert A. Par sons and Howard Conkling Parsons ernor Odell was deeply interested in the attempt to defeat Parsons who is Platt Republican.
 William s. Deverey was decisively defeated in his fight in the Ninth Dis trict.
 In Devereys district, the Ninth, Richard Butler, formerly assemblyman n from the district, and one of Deverey's s lieutenants. was assaulted by a gang composed chiefly of negroes. and was badly beaten.
 The attack provoked a general figAt and led almost to a race riot. Hun dreds ran to the assistance Of Butler and in turn attacked the negroes. The trouble occurred In West Thirteenth Street and police reserves who were rushed to the scene had much trouble in restoring order.
 After the result of the contest ii Brooklyn was known, Senator McCar- ren said:
 Tt is practically clean sweep of the county. The opposition lost one district formerly controlled by them. Tn the fight of Brooklyn against Man haitian, the Brooklyn people demon strated their independence. I do not consider it a personal victory for my self. Any leader representing Brook lyn would have received the same en worsement."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
Personal nlention

MT. R. A. Mullins. representing Polk & Co.,, of Columbus, O., pub fishers of directories for ali the cities in Alabama and Florida, Is irt the city, registered at the rooms of the Commer- cial and Industrial Association. Mir. Mullins is making a preliminary can- vass for the 1905 directory which will be issued about January l.
 Mir. Jay P. Nix of Cleveland, O.. was a caller yesterday at the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial Association. MT. Mix owns property in Baldwin County. Alabama. and is looking over various Alabama cities with the view of permanent location.
 Judge Thomas Bradford, Associate Convict Inspector, returned last night from a trip through South Alabama, where he has been inspecting lumber camps at which State convicts are em- ployed.
 Mir. H. Burgin Fuller has returned from a two weeks pleasure trip to Mobile and Gulf shore points.
 Mir. A. s. Knowles has returned from an extended business trip to New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
Socialists as a Party.

FnIiduelpnla fuDiiC LeuSeTs
 A couple of ye;srs ago the socialist party made a strong showing in Mas sachusetts but last year the party seems to have gone to pieces. its vic- tories being few and insignificant, while its defeats in its former strong holds were many and decisive. The malcontents carried in 1892, for Weav- er Colorado, Idaho. Kansas. Nevada and North Dakota, not one of which they are at all likely to carry in 1904. But In some of the Eastern States they are said to be stronger than they were in either 1892. 1896 or 1900. It is im- probable, however, tEat they will carry a single State of the Union but they may reduce majorities and in close States prove an important factor. The best service they can render the coun- try is all to vote and all Of them vote for their own candidate. Should they do that 1t would be accurately known how many or how few the socialists are; whether they are or are not d party to be reckoned with.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
SEEKS OLD OFFICE.
Ex-sherin of Teller County Brings Le- gal Action.

Cripple Creek, Col. Aug 3o.-The first of the promised actions by officers of Teller County who were deprived of their offices was filed in the District Court today. Henry M Robertson, for mer Sseriff. petitions the court to oust Edward Bell from the office of Sheriff and assess 5000 damages against him for usurpfng the office.
 In the complaint Robertson recites the events that occurred June last when he was compelled to resign. Soon after the Independence explosion he de- clares he was induced to enter Armory Hall where a large number of mine owners were congregated. The doors were immediately locked and q guard placed at them. Then he was inform cd that unless he resigned as Sheriff he would be killed. He demurred and rope with q moose was shown him and he was informed that unless he resigned quickly the doors of the hall would be opened and the mob permit ted to lynch him. He resigned fin order to save his life.
 Informations were filed before dis.