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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18
Notice of Special Assessment.

To Michigan Central Railroad Co. II
Preece, John Ketfer, John Strahle, John
Devereaux, A Lee williams, III M Post. J u
liza sharts, william Green. Frank Weld
Charles r. Schultz, Patrick Frawley. Geo
b. Symes. Lois HaggTrt, John II Walsh
saginaw Building d Loan Asso. 9 s & o
Williams, Bishop Foley and his successors
IL N Ainsworth, w II Bookway, M-rricls
Blair, M II Reynolds, Fred Morton, Charles
Phfppen, T. Kohler. Sabine StOrrer, II AK
ford, Ada Russell. James r Yeates, Mrs. w
III Boyce s Knapp, Virginia Storrer
Louis F storrer. r. n Parshall, Mrs f Is
Hadsall estate, w White, Mrs A Callard. ii
X White, l. f Woodland, p II White, w G
Owosso & Corunna Electric Go. M ID Corey,
A Headley, Mrs. III @ McGuineas,A TThom-
as, Ann Arbor Railroad 90. w l. Parker
Estey Mfg Go, ID X Salisbury, and to all 9th
er persons Interested:
Take Notice-That the roll of the special
assessment heretofore made by the board
Of assessors for the purpose OF defraytng
that part of the cost which the council ds-
ctded should be paid and borne by special
assessment for the paving of West Main
street from the Shiawassee river bridge to
the Michigan Central Raj road tracks, and
South Washington street from the Shiawas.
see river bridge to the south line of Howard
STREET. is now on file In my Office for public
inspection.
Notice is also hereby given that the coun.
ell and board of assessors of the city OF
Owosso will meet in the council room in
said city, on Monday, Nov. 2lst. A. ID. 1904, to
review said assessment at which time and
place opportunity will be given all persons
Interested to be heard
Dated Nov. /. 1904.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18

To Roehm, George II Abrey, Gustave
Bake, w Ross, ii and 8 Williams, Michi'
Owosso manufacturing Co., w Pierpont, M
stewart g. Co., Remington and Barnes, ii w
and A Williams, w Smith, w II Baker, s
Il Pitts. w ID Burke, Asa Curtis, q l. Dim Us lex
w Il Richardson Hannah Cook. Ira Kelley,
lanes Mcintosh, Clark Gibson, Hicks. e
II ard Dewitt, W PARKS, Cavanaugh,
Warren, Amos Hurrtll, John Kelly. amos
Derrick, u Knapp, N J Pease, NJ Grow,
Hansman, Mr. Wright, J II Deal Lena Me-
lntee, Mrs Kaezer, George Foess Fro nkH Ouse
e M Oris,lpine,J W olo man, Ed Snyder John
Weidman, NIL Stewart g. Co, &C Duff, w H
sivers, l. B Allison, w j and A Kidd, M l.
stewart q Co.. Owosso Savings Bank, McKin.
M Case. J l. Ash, illiam Archer, j M Blair
Sidney Archer, ID @ Cooper, David Henion,
Julia Conpors, Julia stack Frank Cola err,
George Symes, Charles Meyer, Kate Hoffman,
EWorden, Remington, Homer Hodge, 4
Woodland, e Chavey, Mary Brown: A Bald.
win, Mrs L M jackson. Charles Holden, h
Lingle. II @ Main, Frank Norris Marshall and
Wadsworth, Emma Weatherbee, Alvin Evans
est,,J Branch, J Alderton, Butcher
Ca /, M wOodin,- NJ Davidson, VIM Sober,
Ashton. Oscar Bailey. n a Halsey. Mary Els.
tey. Rachel Soltz. Robert Harmon. Q Wal
lace, w E Blanchett, J A Horton, L E Johnson,
w n NC henZl6, " OBDuVu. OnoTleS foVry, 16O
Burbank, A Bald ia, M Chase. ] G Osburp,
o M NoOnan. William Blauchett, Owosso g.
Corunna Electric Co, J Hoffman. Clarence
Backner, Mrs @ Titus, e Titus, b Suther-
land, o Leonardson, Otto Iindner. Elmer
Harvey. n Sturtevant, William Barnes, II j
Corey M l.ovett, e ]. Devereaux. f Sutfin,
Norton, Frank Trask. ID Estes, Rodgers,
Marion Brown, Frank Kennedy, and to all 9TH
or persons interested.
Take notice, that the roll of the special as.
sessment heretofore made by the board of
assessors for the purpose of defray ing that
part of the cost which the council decided
should be paid and borne by special assess.
ment for the construction of sidewalks is
now on file in my office for public inspection
Notice Is also hereby given that the council
and board of asses sors Of the city Of OwossO
will meet at the council room in said city
Monday, November 81, A. d. 1904, 10 review
said assess ment, at which time and place OPP
portuoity will be given all persons interested
to be heard.
FRED EDWARDS, City Clerk.
Dated Owosso Mich, Novembe Der /, 1904
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18
Notice of Special Assessment

TO Charles A Fillinger. II N& A VII.
llams, Fred Woodland. l. whiting; Cath
Hughes, Nicolas Mtt sen, Muskegon Brew
ing Go. d II Frieseke. sbury N u church,
ANDREW an, Montague, Lew Palmer, w 9 Price,
FurReson, Arthur Chapman. Mrs M Bailey,
Jasper Gregory, Richard Warren. George w
Bentley, Q A Irowbridge, r. B Denyes Geo
Dvnyes, Geo Good yin est, Haupt, Andrew
Goodwin,E Cords,J w snyder, j WSchisler,
II Keller. August Wendt, Lydia Goodrich,
Hamblin estate, A K Giles. Charles skin
ner, II Gregg, Percy Brockway. CT Kousch,
Susan FaxoD, w ] sax, H ellen Heyer, l. Van
r Chaplin, T. l. Nutson. William Harnish,
Fred Mier. Bee be. John Goodwin, VIII
liam Weidma n, Ella Weidman, ID Jean Jac-
rabacher, z A Barnes. NJ Pryor. Joseph
Amos estate, FIG Ellis. r Soper, samuel M
Davis, ] g Colgate. G Holmes, Mat DreX-
Bluth. NJ J. stewart & Co Albert sax, Ru-
dolph Oltnrig Herman Smith. :. Dover
eaux, a Il Pulver. Mckenzie & Robertson.
Margaret Brown. M Krieger, Louis Hey, +,
q McCaughna. ii + Luenser, ID Whee!e",
Daniel Dire xler, Elmer. Fors. estate, Ches.
ter Rogers. John Udell Bert Joy. = Van
Tihiin, II Monroe, and to all other persons
interested:
Take Notice-That the roll of the special
assessment heretofore made by the board Of
assessors for the purpose OF defrayfng that
part of The cost which the council decided
She uld be paid and borne by special assess
men for the construction OF n drain known
as the Stewart street sewer drain from the
corner of Shia assoc street east to Cute
drain. is now on file in my Office for public
inspection
Notice is also hereby given that the coun-
Gil and board of assessors of the city of
Owosso will meet at the council rooms In
said city on Monday, Nov. 2lst 1904. to re-
view said assessment. Mt which time and
place opportunity will be given all persons
interested to be heard.
FRED EDWARDS.
City Clerk.
Dated Owosso. Mich, Nov. /. 1904.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18
Notice Of Snecial Assessment

To Q Abel. II d Dewey, Michael shehee, j F
Wildermuth, Carrie Swarthout. Frank House,
o Fox, d Butts, q ID Moreau, j 81 II Frieseke,
Tawse and Trumble, II G Brooks. A LIE. vii.
liams A G Williams, J Mcintosh. J f Dennis
on. Fred Carpenter, Charles Burnett. Hannah
Cook, Ira Kelly, ID b Reed, w Mckenzie, Il j
Tobey, @ V Gibson. Catherine Titcomb, L ]
Wicking. W A Woodwork. Thomas Kerwin N
Goodyear, Frank Sutfin, Union School Dist ic
Taylor II Hoyer, Robert BOwles, smith,
Glen Blair, j Weber, David Blair. Frederick
George Markham and wife Claud Craig, G
Champion, W Wren, william Wren. Fred
Sanderhoff, Arthur Watts. Mary Bartel, G
Potter, William Barnes est. Arthur A Bixby,
. Sprague, John Spras Ne, II and H DeWitt
William Scott, Adam K Auiler, Mcintosh,
AloDzo Crane. Crane, q N Young, Fred
Osburn, h Gregory est, M Osburn, James
Hopkins, Louisa A Gould Mary Estey. and to
oil OF her persons interested:
Take notice, that the roll OF the special as
sessments heretofore made by the Board of As
SCISSORS, for the purpose of defraying that part
paid and borne by special asses ment, for the
construction of a sewer on Comstock street
from Oak 10 dewey street, north on Dewey
street to school house and commencing on
Mason street 2) feet east of the east line of
L ak street to center of Dewey and Oliver
east line OF Hickory street, is now on Il e in
my office for public inspection.
Notice 's also hereby given that the Coun.
Gil and Board of Assessors of the city OF
Owosso will meet at the council Dom in said
city on Monday. November 81, AID. 1901, to re-
view said assessment, at which time an place
opportunity will be siven all Persons inter-
este to he heard.
FRED EDWARDS, City Clerk.
Dated Owosso. Mich, Novemb Der j, 1904.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18
Bishop Given a Tea Set.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 1.-THE sew
enty-1rst annual convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church diocese
Of Michigan began Wednesday in this
city. The convention began its ses-
sions in the morning by the celebra-
ton of the holy communion. The SER
mon was preached by Rev. c. e. Max
on. The afternoon session opened
with fifty-seven laymen and seventy
one clergymen present. The most inn
portant event Of the session was the
presenting Of a beautiful silver tea
set to Bishop Davies in commemora-
ton Of his fifteen years of service as
bishop of the diocese. Then followed
report of various matters of the do
cese by Bishop Davies.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18
AN IGNORANT CORONER.
Startling Conditions Continue to De
veiop In the Wayne County Cases.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 17.-Coroner
John T. Hoffmann's professed igno-
rance in matters pertaining to the
duties Of his own Office serves him
well in the investigation now in prog.
rcss in which he is the central figure.
AT every crucial point in the proceed
.ings, when his answer to the question
put to him would be of value to the
state investigating officers, Coroner
Hoffman, has ready one Of two an
swers:
81 don't know; or. 81 can't say as
to that"
Yesterdays sessions of the investi-
cation developed the fact that no mat
ter how far the alleged witnesses were
obliged to travel in order to reach the
coroner's Office, whether it was two
blocks or many miles, Hoffman, al
ways charged up to tie state and col
lected Sc for sixty miles; it made no
difference how far he was obliged to
walk to the scene Of death, he always
charged up and collected fees for four
miles; it made no difference whether
his official records of inquests dis
closed testimony Of only two or three
witnesses, he charged up to the state
and collected fees for administering
the oath to four witnesses; when con.
fronted with the proposition that he
was in this manner making improper
charges against the state, he excused
himself by saying that he did not
know the law, and that coroners be
fore him had always made out the
bills to the state in the same way.
1t has also developed that Coroner
Hoffman, forgot" to file his official
bond for the second and third terms,
the latter of which he is now just
completing.
Numerous individual cases where
postmortems have been held were
taken up yesterday and many more
will be investigated.
In the matter of paying witness fees
he protested ignorance as to whether
the witnesses were paid for their ser
vices or not, though the state was
charged up with the same.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18
SWITCH LEFT Open
Rear.End Collision on Pere Marquette
the Result.
THREE PERSONS WERE KILLED
Accident Happened at Small Station
East of Grand Rapid3-Nine Other
Persons Were More or Less In.
jured.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 17.-Pere
Marquette train No. G, leaving Grand
Rapids at 500 o'clock last evening for
Detroit, crashed into the rear of train
No. "a, due to leave here twenty MIN
utes earlier, while the latter was stand
ing on the Y track at Elmdale, small
station twenty-five miles east Of this
city. Three persons were killed and
nine or more injured, as follows:
Killed: ]. L. Streletskey, 1889 Cham
plain avenue, Chicago; M. Simeon, S15
Seventy-ninth street, New York; un-
known colored man.
Injured Clarence l. Pickett, Bos-
ton, scalded and knee injured; T. l..
Charles, Cuba, N. Y, head cut, burns,
serious; r. G. Savage, 1873 South.
Union street, Grand Rapids, burns and
leg fractured, John L. Smith, 131
Washington street, Grand Rapids, cuts
and burns, not serious; e. A. Lamchie,
116 South Sheridan street, Bay City.
burns, not serious; Allen Lee, 1853
Marquette avenue, Chicago, slightly
injured; Express Messenger Watkins
OF train No. 6, scalp wound; Baggage
man Botsford Of train No. 6, slight;
telegraph operator named Deneen, adj
dress unknown, slightly injured.
All except the last three were in the
parlor car Of the Saginaw train. 1t is
supposed that Deneen was making his
way from one station to another along
the road and was riding either in the
express or baggage car.
How the Wreck Happened.
It appears that train No. "a, due
to leave here for Saginaw at o'clock,
was a few minutes late owing to a
wait for passengers from connecting
road, and was standing a couple of
train lengths in on that part of the
Y-track at Elmdale leading to Sagi-
nav, and had stopped. 1t is supposed
that the switch was not closed after
the train passed onto it's own track
and when the Detroit train came along
1t ran into the open Y and crashed
into the parlor car at the rear Of No.
"a. Train No. 6 was running at slow
rate of speed. having slowed down pre-
paratory to stopping at the station.
AS soon as the news of the wreck
reached this city a wrecking train was
sent to the scene. The dead and in.
jured were brought here, where the
more seriously injured were taken care
of at local hospitals.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18
A DOUBLE ASSAULT.
Queer Mixup Between Student and
Farmer at Ann Arbor.

Farmer at Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. ia dou-
tle assault and battery case came on
in court Wednesday and William Quay,
student, paid $5.45 for assault and
battery upon 13-year-old Ruth Maui
hetsch and John Maulbetsch, a farm
er, paid 1920 in behalf of his 9-year.ol
son Alvy, who was charged with as.
sault and battery upon Quay.
The suit grew out of case Of mis-
taken identity. Quay and party Of
student friends were driving back
from Ypsilanti last week, and as they
passed the Maulbetsch farm they en-.
gagged in repartee with two children,
apparently both boys. who were play
ing out in the road Quay took excep-
tons to a remark the larger young
ster made and descending from the rig
caught the child and gave it thor
Cugh shaking, while the small child
peppered him with stones. The father
appeared on the scene at this time and
informed Quay that his victim was a
girl, and that it would cost him $25 to
settle. Ten dollars was offered, but
Maulbetsch held out for his original
sum and the students whipped up their
horses.
Maulbetsch called up the sheriff by
phone and the students were arrested
when they reached the city limits.
Quay came back at Maulbetsch by
swearing out warrant charging the
boy with assault and battery.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18
Notice of special Assessment.

ToG M Grahame. James Thayer, Mrs.
Rucs nj q ster, German Evangelical church.
q Duff and to all other persons interested
Take Notice-That the roll Of the special
ass ssme % / heretofore made bv the board OF
asst ssars for the purpose of defraying that
part Of the cost which the council deci ed
should be paid and borne by special
assessment for The cleaning of premises or
dered by the board OF health, cutting of OBJ.
noxious weeds. and making OF sewer and
water connections, is now on file in my
office for public inspection.
Notice is also hereby given that the coun :
ell and board of assessors of the city If
Owosso Will meet at the coun IL room In
said city on N onday. Nov ~. A. ID 1901, to re :
view said assessment. at which time and
place opportunity will be given all persons
Interested to be heard.
FRED EDWARDS.
City Clerk.
Dnted OXosso. Mich. Nov. l. lgOi
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18

owned by the City before any expense be in
CURED, which was carried.
Aid. Copas presented following petition
which was upon motion referred to the Street
Committee.
Owosso, Nov. ]. 1901.
To the Honorable Mayer and Common Council,
OF the city or Owosso:-We, the undersigned
petition your honorable body 10 replace James
Doyle on his former work a. we deem him en-
ttieu 10 same. j. ii. Copas and So others.
Following claims and accounts were present
co. snd upon motion referred TO the Committee
on claims and accounts.
From Contingent Fund-Owosso Press Pub
20 s3l W: w Collins q Son 90, A Crane
5lOJ, y Wells 1873, Jennings Foster Co soc, S
Lamirom 10 10. ii Copas 10 co, w G Cadwalla-
ger cO Is Crane 600. Harvey Lamfrom 90,
Henry Johnson, 200, II M Post SIC, Curry IL
20 Davis Dry Goods Co loo, Owosso g. w =
GO 90, j Clark 70, II Is Sturtevant 10 90. A L
NlcholS 10 90, James Weeks d 90, Il Gilbert
0uo' Hurlbert CO. Lovett 90, l. @ Heyer 10 90,
Ghas u RiRley Jr lU00. Edward Conant 90.
barney Gabriel 600, e M Jordan 600 Il Nj
horapacher 60 J J Brown TOTO, II BRANDED
10 w, A Kent 90; Fred Chapel 6 90. M Van
buren u, George Chapel 200 w f. Washburn
10 10 Campbell 90, John Walsh 90,
james Lnch 600
From Sidewalk FUND.- Koch 20 70, w Carl
10 90 y Retain Is rs, Russell. 22 so, W NJ Bur.
ION 10 40, M "A Tanner u 90 Il Ingraham Fl co,
M kreger 81 O0. Jas Odell 20 10, Beckwith Est,
40, Owosso Hdw Co 03, Todd g. Co Is co.
Curry $40.
FROM highway Fund.- Hayes Is 40. Jas
Odell q. l. Woodland II Sc, Beckwith Est
30 10, r Jewell 80, T. Dye II 81 Brewster To-
Fred Fowler "a IS, j Priest 81 90, Frank Fowler
20 Is, Frank Bailey21 so, j Colard 81 40. j Dut-
cher % 20. Helt 600, d Speck 2o01. Louis
Freass 20 90, w Douglass Is 90. "A G Country
man 90 T. Hayes 20 49, o Brewster 28 10, G
Erect 45c. G Curry "a.
From Police Fund.- II Ross 30 90, Bert
Hodges % co. Geo Denves 2S 90, f Cady % on,
Theron Stevens IL 90. f H Morris 1s 90, E S
Richards 60, Joseph Shafer 90, Harry Van
Dyne 90. Geo Joy 200, Chas wilkes 2 90, f J
Mack 90.
From Water Works Fund-A Countryman
as, L Freass 60c, Kelly & Douglass 10 49, Rob-
bins & Son "a. Geo Freet &c. o & Elec Co
OO, Owoss0 Press Pub Co SOC.
From Fire Dept Fund-Owosso Fire Dept
81 80, H M Wise 70, Floyd + Doherty so, w
Robertson 20 90. Martin 20 90, G G Wright
%, Geo Cook 30, Minnie L Smith A 90.
From Board of Health Fund-O Brewster
II 81, Osburn Sons IS.
Aid. Sturtevant presented following report,
which was upon motion receiy ed and ordered
placed on file.
Owosso Mich, Nov. 1st, 1904.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Of the city of Owosso.
Gentlemen - Following Is q complete report
OF the receipts and expenditures of the City
Treasurer for the month Of October, 1904.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18
Common Council.
Common Council Chamber,

Common Council Chamber,
Owosso. Mich, November IA, 1904
Regular meeting OF common council. Mayor
Stanley T.. Parkill, presiding.
Aid present at roll call, Sturtevant. Lam
from, Copas. Brown, BRANDED, Hcyer, Rigey,
Washburn, Campbell.
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved
Aid. Sturtevant, presented following re-
monstrance, which was upon motion referred to
the Committee on Lighting.
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City Of wosso,
conference.-the, the undersigned, residents
and taxpayers OF the city OF Owosso do peti-
ton your honorable body to have the electric
light on the corner OF Lee and Ada streets
for which your petitioners will ever pray
w. 5. King and II others.
Clerk presented following communication
IL was moved and supported that the same be
by the Mayor to act with the City Attorney,
which was carried.
Owosso, Nov. 18TH 1904
On going up Gute's hill Oct. 18th on defec-
plank falling and cutting cash over my right
eye and skinning nv cheek injurps my right
shoulder and badly injuring my chest for
M. ID. Grow.
Mayor appointed as such committee, Aid.
kigley, Copas, Lamfrom.
Clerk presented following resignation. 1t
was moved and supported that the same be
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso.
Gentlemen:-On account of my removal from
the NTH ward, hereby tender my resignation
as Supervisor OF that ward and would ask that
the same be accepted for the reason that am
unable TO act, and that there is constantly
matters that need attention.
Yours respectfully.
John II. Walsh.
1t was moved ard supported that William ".
vansice be appointed as Supervisor OF the
Fifth Ward, to fill vacancy.
1t was moved and supported as an amend.
ment. that James Lynch be appointed as
an Supervisor OF the fifth ward, which motion
did not prevail, ayes Sturtevant. Copas. Bran
del, Heyer. Nays Lamfrom, Brown, Rigley,
Campbell Washburn refusing to vote.
The vote upon the original motion resulted as
follows, ayes nays0.
Clerk presented following communication
from the Board of Public Works.
II was moved and supported that the petition
for the sewer on West Main street be returned
TO the Council with the recommendation shat n
right OF way be secured across all property not
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18
PiIqrim Magazine Mortaaqed.

Battle Creek, Mich, Nov. 1.-THE
Pilgrim Magazine Co. Of this city has
fled a mortgage here, due in six
months, to the Union Trust Co. of De-
troit. The sum mentioned is $4,000
and covers materials, plant and sub
scription list to the magazine, which
has wide national circulation. The
mortgage is signed by II. w. Mergen,
thaler, president of the Pilgrim. and
attested by Hiram M. Greene, treas
urer
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18
FOR POUNDING HER
Woman In Ionia Shot AssauIter, In.
tending to Kill Him.

Ionia, Mich, Nov 17.-Jessie De.
long Of Denver, Col, is in Jail here on
a charge Of assault with intent to
commit the crime of murder in the
Front street restaurant of Ethel
Ward. She shot Harry Knapp and
the ball is lodged in his back, though
he is not seriously injured.
The pair were cooks at the restau.
rant, and the woman says the man
pounded her when she refused him
money and has pounded her at inter
walls for two years. She got tired of it
and says, when I shot him I intended
to kill him"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18
Held a Shaving Race.

Detroit. Mich, Nov. ia shaving
race was the unique entertainment af-
fcrded a few Detroiters the other
evening, the contestants being Ed
Christian, local barber. and George
Mckay Of Chicago. Christian carried
of the honors by "scraping" the faces
Of thirty-one men in 30 minutes and 20
seconds. McKhy's record was twenty.
eight men scraped In the same length
Of time
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18

Holden-Both Of your children are
getting along. They'll soon have to de-
eide upon their careers. Belden-Oh.
that's all settled long ago. Tom has
made up his mind to be a retired mil
lionaire. and Henrietta thinks she is
cut out for rich widow. Boston
Transcript.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18

Smith never quarrels with his wife
She spends nearly all her time abroad.
Eyes, they get along together by hv'
ing apart."-Houston Post.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-18
Notice Of Special Assessment

Dated owosso. Mich.. Nov. l. 1901.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-07-22

Sparks are formed by the expansion,
under the action of heat, of air con-
tanned in the minute cells Of wood, coal
or other burning substance and also
by the evolution Of gas in the same
cells. When the elastic force of the
imprisoned gas or dir is greater than
the tenacity Of the material can hold
in check, then the small cells or cavi-
ties burst, and the flying splinters rise
as sparks. A sharp crack commonly
accompanies the explosion and con-
tinues as hundreds Of these cells burst
in rapid succession. The quick flight
Of these burning particles acts as
fan to increase the fame, and when
the substance burns so far that no
more fame is formed the remaining
carbon ash is kept in a state of in
candescence by the draft Of air. When
all the carbon has been consumed the
spark dies out, as is evident if we
watch falling spark on dark night.