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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18
GREAT INDIAN PRINCE HERE.
Maharajah Gaekwar Comes to Visit
American Educational Institutions.

Maharajah Gaekwar Comes to Visit
American Educational institutions.
New York, May j4.-The Maharajah
Gaekwar, of Baroda, accompanied by
his wife, the maharanee, and his
brother, Sampatfas, landed Sunday
from the steamer Celtric which arriv-
ed from Liverpool. The maharajah,
Gaekar, Is the second greatest prince
In India, and the direct descendant of
one of the maharatta generals, who
were the moguls or rulers of India
when the East India company wrested
control from them. He is the ruler OF
the state of Baroda, which has a pop
ulation of 20,000,000 and an area OF g..
900 square niles. His brother acts az
his secretary.
During my stay in the UniteJ
States" said the maharajah, II shall
visit most OF your large colleges. After
have spent two weeks in New York
] shall go to Boston, from there to
Philadelphia and then through the
west to Yellowstone Park. And Oh
my return l intend. to visit President
Roosevelt ct Washington"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18


rlThe desire of the candidates for state
offices, FIR ON governor to the last candi-
date on the ticket, to avoid complication
through the coming state campaign
with individual ambitions in the direc-
ton of United States senators, seems to
meet the approval of most republicans
in all sections of the state. 1t is to the
interest of every candidate for Office in
all tho counties of the state that friction
and conflict shall be avoided in the
state and district conventions as far as
possible. Present conditions are such
as to assure republican victory fully
as sweeping as that of two years ago,
and present conditions can be and
should be retained.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18
ENTIRE FAMILY MURDERED.
Unknown Assassin Kills Nine Person,
Near Milton, Florida.

Pensacola, Fla, May 15.-The muir
dered bodies of the nine members OF
Rev. Alderman family were found on
Monday, ten miles north of Milton
Alderman, his wife and seven chill
dren, the eldest about IA years old
were killed with an axe and their
bodies partly cremated in their home
Neighbors found the house In ruins
and the charred bodies of Alderman
and the eight other members of his
family scattered about among the
wreckage.
Examination by physicians showed
that the parents skulls had been
crushed. Citizens have raised $1,000
to be offered as reward for the ap
prehension of the assassins.
Alderman moved to the settlement
which was known as Allentown, from
Opp, Ala. about three years ago. He
was quiet citizen and no motive fol
the crime is known to the sheriff.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18
Arbeiter Xerein.

The Ow osso Arbeiter Verein, at its
last meeting, elected officers for the en-
suing year as follows:
President-Chas Schulze.
Vice. President-John Lehner.
Cor. Sec-Albert Schmidt.
Fin. Sec.-Fred Schiebner.
Treasurer-Henry Schmidt.
Trustees-L. Mueller, L. Heise and
G. Thiede.
Banner bearer-F. Goeckel.
Physician-Dr. w. E. Ward.
The society has received many new
members and is in prosperous con.
dition. Last Friday Secretary Albert
Schmidt delivered check for $500 for
Mrs. F. Schaber, that being the insur-
ance carried by her deceased husband.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18
POLITICAL POINTERS.

II Is right to punish those who reg
ister as voters fraudulently, but it is
mucn more important to punish the
scoundrels who induce them to register.
kansas City Journal.
Inc primary is the basis Of our po-
Iticai system. 1t Is near the people
anu the medium through which they
express their desires in the subsequent
cohVention'-South Bend Qnd) Tribr
une.
we shali always have burglars and
o'ner thieves, but we keep them in
toierable restraint, and we shall prob
apiy always have corrupt practices in
elections, but they also must be Kept
down.-Hartford Times.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18
Gothic Headgear.

In medieval times, when the Gothic
style of architecture prevailed, women
wore what might aptly be called Gothic
headgear. The tall cones, some Of
them measuring fully four feet in
height, with wells depending, were in
the same lines as the castles and tombs
of the day.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18

The Printers Bible" is so called be-
cause 1t contains a curious typograph-
ical error in the one hundred and six
ty-first verse of the One Hundred and
Nineteenth Psalm. which is made to
read, Printers have perGecuted me
without cause" instead of princes. Z"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18
The Avernge naby,s Size.

An average child measures about
nineteen and half inches at birth if
a boy and half an inch less if a girl. A
child increases more rapidly in length
during the first week than at any sub
sequent period, and should gain an
inch during the first month Of it's life.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18
Low Settlers Rates.

To points in Minnesota, North Da-
kota and the Canadian Northwest dur
ing March and April. For rates and
particulars write H. w. Steinhoff,
Travelling Agent, Wisconsin Central
R'y., Saginaw, w. S., Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18
Scratch Kills Him.

Grand Rapids, Mich, May 16.-At-
torney Mark NJ. Powers, aged 60, died
Tuesday morning of blood poisoning.
The infection arose VIXEN he scratch
ed his big toe three weeks ago, think
Ing little of the matter until last Sat
urday, when he was removed to the
hospital.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18

Chinese writer's claim that the cult
walton of wheat was introduced into
the Celestial empire by the Emperor
Shinnung 2,700 years before Christ.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18
Flour.

The finest flour is not the most nutri-
tious, for, while it contains the most
starch, the albuminoids and other nu-
tritious elements are almost lacking.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18
r. w. TOWNSEND,
w. u. WASHRuRN.

W. ~ WASt1BOitN,
Aid. Lamfrom presented street COM ON,
missioners' report for week ending May
cepted and placed on file.
It was moved and supported that
bill of Fred Edwards for $19.9S be al
lowed which was carried by ayes 10,
II was moved and supported that res
olution regarding street flushing ma
chine be taken from table, which was
carried, ayes 10. nays 0.
It was moved and supported that
street committee make n trip of insqec-
tion regarding street flushing machines
which was carried, ayes 8, nays, Wat
son, Lamfrom.
Aid. Lamb presented the following
resolution which was upon motion lost.
ayes 4, nays Watson Brown Mills,
Resolved that the Council Proceed
ings and legal notices be printed in
the Evening Argus, The Press Amer
lean and The Owosso Times and that
the committee on printing be author
lied to make a contract with each
paper at 10 cents per folio. one folio
counted, as an inch set in nonpareil
AID. Rigley presented following res
olution which was upon motion car
ried, ayes 7. nays Sturtevant, Lam
from Townsend.
Resolved. by the Common Council of
=. Willoughby & Son for the city print
Ing be accepted and the printing COM
mittee be and are hereby instructed to
make a contract with them for one
year from the expiration of the pre-
sent contract.
Aid. Rigley presented the following
contract which was upon motion adopt
ed ayes z, nays Sturtevant, Lamfrom,
Townsend
This agreement, made and entered
into by and between 7. Il. Willoughby
&. Son, of the first part, and the city
of Owosso, municipalcorporatio of
the second part.
Witnesseth, as follows: That the
said parties of the first part to this
agreement, in consideration of the
formed on the part of the second party.
hereby agrees to print the proceedings
of the common council in the Owosso
News paper to be published in the
pareil type solid. and to be counted
one folio to the inch.
We will also publish all ordinances.
street opening notices, resolutions.
election and registration notices. and
all legal notices In the same paper,
inch.
All of such proceedings. ordinances
or legal notices to be printed In said
paper the same week in which the
proceedings or legal notices are passed
It. 2. willoughby& Son.
w. H. Washburn,
James Lynch.
ID. TT. Lamb.
Comittee on Printing.
resolution which was upon motion
adopted ayes 10 nays 0
Resolved that the date of review OF
the Comstock Creek Drain be May 2S,
1905, at O'Clock p. m, at which time
roll 40
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18
w. 10. Washburn,
James Lynch.
ID. TT. Ianh

Comittee on Printing.
Aid Lamb presented the following
resolution which was upon motion
adopted ayes, 10 nays o
Resolved that the date of review OF
the Comstock Creek Drain be May 2S
1905, at s o'clock p M, at which time
the review and confirmation OF SAID
rolls shall be considered
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18

Renew your subscription to THE
TIMES.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18
Grand Rapids Excursions via Grand
Trunk Railway system.

Each Sunday until October 2Sth.,
1906. Train leaves Owosso 7:47 a. m.
Fare for round trip $1.20 intermediate
points one fare for round trip. If
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-06
NEW YORK CABBAGE HEADS
Seed from the Empire State Produce
the Most of Those Grown
Abroad.

Cabbage heads are mostly New York
ers-at least the vegetable variety in
seed form. From the summer land of
California come the flower seeds.
There are more than 600 seed farms
In the United States devoted to the
production of vegetable, field crop and
flower seeds, some as large as 1000
acres. To scientific methods In seed
growing is credited much of the i'm
provement accomplished in many eco
nomic and ornamental plants, the most
careful selections being made from
year to year to the mother plants for
the next year. Immense quantities of
farm and garden seeds are sent to
Europe, and extremely few, such as
fancy grass seeds are imported there
from. OF clover and grass seeds hun
dreds of tons are annually exported,
Yankee clover being in especial de-
mand abroad. In most European coun-
tries are seed control stations, where
seeds are tested by simple, interesting
methods, much of it done by young
girls. There are 40 stations in Ger
many, which have created such a SEN
timent for pure seeds instead of adul-
terated that the best dealers gladly
submit samples of their merchandise
for proof of quality and guarantees.
The department of agriculture in Yam
keeland purposes to establish SIM
liar system if congress can be per-
suaded to enact the requisite legisla-
ton.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-06

the infirm and the convalescent; wo-
men bearing or nursing children, per-
sons engaged in hard labor or other
duties exhaustive of physical strength,
persons who from poverty are unable
to procure for the principal meal a.
sufficiency of nutritive food.
From the precept of abstinence are
excused. The young under the age of
seven years, the sick, persons who are
SO situated as not to be able to pro-
cure for themselves. abstinence food.
Special Exemption for "Working Peo-
ple."
In virtue of the authority conceded
to bishops of the United States by a
recent Pontifcal Indnct, permission is
granted to working people" to use
meat on all days of Lent, with the ex-
ception of Friday, Ash Wednesday,
the Wednesday and the Saturday OF
Holy Week.
This dispensation from abstinence
extends to all three meals in the day.
The usual prohibition remains
against using flesh meat and fish at
the same meal
Where the wage-earner, in virtue
of the Indult, uses meat, all the mem
bers of his household may likewise
use 1t. The church does not wish to
impose upon the household the in
convenience of double cooking. But,
in cases Of this kind, the members of
the household who are bound by the
precept of fast. are allowed the use
OF meat only at their principal. meal
The sovereign pontiff eXhorts all
who make use Of the privileges of the
Indult to be mindful of their duty to
practice self-denial; and he counsels
that instead of the abstinence from
meat some other sacrifice of bodily
comfort be practiced, the sovereign
pontiff himself suggesting as such
sacrifice abstinence from intoxicating
drink.
Days Of Fast and Abstinence Outside
the Lenten Season.
The pontifcal Indult, of which we
have spoken, exempts working peo-
pie" from abstinence on vigils and
Ember days, except when such Vigils
and Ember days fall on Friday; and
4 on such days the Indult also exempts
from abstinence, in the same condi-
tons as for the Lenten season, the
members of the household of the wage
Garner.
W. Pastors Wil| make to their flocks
in the usual terms due announce
mer,ts of approaching Ember day and
Yigils adding to such announcements
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-06
AS GEOGRAPHY is LEARNED
Young Expert in the
Study.

Little Rob was the prize geographer
of his class; that is, he could locate
cities and bound countries with great
glihness, says Success Magazine He
could draw the most realistic maps.
printing in the rivers, mountain ranges
and cities from memory. Rob consid-
cred geography purely in the light of
game, in which he always heat, but
he never associated it with he great
world apout him Rivers. to him. were
no more than black. wiSgiy lines:
cities were dots. and states were hlots.
New York was green, Pennsylvania
was reu .,.ll California was yellow. Of
course Rob had never travelled. He
was born in Il canyon rear the cDun-
try school lie attended. One day the
teacher made the discovery of Rob's
idea OF geography through the follow
ing incident. After vainly inquiring
of several of the children where Brit
ish Columbia is located, she called on
Rob, who, as usual. was waving his
hand excitedly, wild with the enthu-
siasm of pent-up knowledge.
1T is on page g." he declared.
After the roar had subsidized, the
teacher explained that that was only
a picture of British Columbia. Then
she asked Rob to bound British CO.
lumbia.
Cant, teacher; it is all over the
page"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-06
THE BARKING OF A MOUSE.
Question Propounded by Naturalist
Who Heard Something
Singular.

A mouse began to make q disturb
axce in the paper back of my desk the
CHER night, just as my wife and set
tied down after supper to read, says
a writer in Forest and Stream. He
was a new arrival from some neigh
boring barn. They have found way
into my study up through the sheath
ing of the sliding door. Mrs. A. is very
tender-hearted with all living things
except such small deer as interfere
with her housekeeping. These she
persecutes relentlessly. Her mouse
tap was forthcoming at once, and,
baited with little cheese, was slid
under the desk. 1t is one of these dia-
bOlical contrivances which smash a
wire loop down on the victim.
1t was only few moments till we
heard its vicious click. Immediately
afterward l heard distinctly series
ct rapid aspirated squeaks which made
Inc hustle the trap out in haste to re-
lieve the sufferer. knowing how dead
~ the trap is, was surprised at hear.
ing any sound. l was even more 81
when l saw that the little victim had
tcen caught by the descending striker
square across the back on the lungs
its heart was still fluttering. but it
seemed to me impossible for it to have
drawn breath enough to make any
sound whatever
Then l remembered that the squeaks
were more like barks of fright than
screams of pain. Somewhat wonder
lhgly,, therefore, set the trap again.
TO see if there was a companion.
Within five miutes it nailed another.
There was no sound this time except
that of the trap. Both were immature
females. What wish to know is, did
No. 2 bark when No. 1 was caught?
DO mice ever exhibit fright and sur
Prise by whistling or barking?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-06
LEARN MANNERS At HOME
A Child Can Make Itself Very Dis
agreeable by Disregard for Nice
ties at the Table.

Every one likes to have her children
spoken of as being we'll brought up and
mannerly; but we forget-some OF us
that the everyday home life is RESPONSE
BILE in a very large measure for the way
in which our children deport themselves
when in company. In fact, the home
manners "show through" no mattr
how we try to hide them. In moment
of forgetfulness we show ourselves as
we are, not what we would be thought
to be. This is particularly true of chill
dren. If children are taught by ex-
ample as we'll as precept, at the every
day table, to properly use their spoons,
knives and forks, napkins, cups, etc.,
and to be clearly in handling their
dishes, drinking properly, chewing
with the mouth shut, and not allowed
to pick and pull over the victuals served
In the family dishes, they will usually
respect the proprieties when at the
table of others. In no other way can a
child make itself more disagreeable than
by showing disregard for the decorum
and delicacy of the table. If parents
would only remember this, and insist
kindly but firmly on obedience to these
rules, they would spare themselves
many humiliating experiences.
But these lessons cannot be taught by
precept alone; there must be example
as we'll. If the adults of the family-and
especially the father-allow themselves
unseemly latitude in this direction, be
assured the bright little eyes will see
1t. and some time, when one is particu-
larly anxious to have things at their
best, these limitations of home methods
will flash out, to our intense mortifica-
ton. Recently, at table where every
thing was in the daintiest order. we saw
a young hopeful. most handsomely
dressed and seemingly one OF family
of refinement and wealth. grasp his por-
ton of pie in his two hands. lifting it to
his teeth, which were widely exposed,
literally "gobblng" it down, dropping
the filling on the tablecloth, and, in fact.
making such a. mess of it that his lady
mother audibly demonstrated with him.
to which he replied: Il amt a-goin' to
eat it with my fork; this is the way my
papa eats pie at home" Do you won
der that the mortified mother lost all
appetite for her dinner, and with an en-
barrassed little laugh said the child
knew better. but took advantage of be-
ing where he did not fear punishment
for notwithstanding Commoner.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-06
IRRIGATION PROJECTS.
IN STATE OF MONTANA
Engineer Talks Of Progress That
Has Been Made on Sun Riuer, Milk
Riuer and Other Plans

that stream into the Yellowstone river
west of Huntley station.
On Lower Yellowstone.
Construction work on this project
has been going on continuously
throughout the winter with. large
force. Advertisement has been made
for proposals for constructing the dam
across the Yellowstone river at the
head of the canal. Bids for this work
will be opened in Billings April ~.
Pumping Projects in Dakota.
The secretary of the interior has
set aside an additional $3.50 900 for the
construction of one or more pumping
plants for irrigation in North Dakota.
1t is expected that two and possibly
three projects may be put under course
of construction during the ensuing
season.
Great Milk River Scheme.
Drawings and specifications are be-
ing developed for the construction Of
canals to use the St. Mary lake and
river waters for the irrigation of lands
in the United States. The Montana
delegation in congress has been very
active in promoting this project and
in cooperating in all adjudication Of
rights-of-way and water rights.
HydrOgraphy-Steam Measurement.
Incident to my last trip east, ar
engagements were perfected for Great
ing grand division of photographic
surveys and steam measurements,
which will be headquartered at Bill
ings. This will include the territory
embraced in Montana, North Dakota
and portions of Wyoming and South
Dakota. The Importance of this work
is being realized by the people of the
United States, particularly since the
reclamation construction work began,
the flow of the stream being the foun-
dalton on which all projects are de-
pendant for their water supply.
Additional stations will be estab-
lished on the principal rivers of the
district and constant measurements
will be made and recorded for basis
for future irrigation work. Water sup
ply and irrigation papers, published by
the United States geological survey,
contain these results, and are avail
able to all who are especially interest
ed In this branch of the government
service
While very few people are aware OF
the fact, yet it is true that the force
in the Office of Chief Engineer Savage
has been largely increased within the
past two weeks. Additional engineers
are being assigned from time to time
in order to complete the computations
of the Madison river, the Lake Basin,
and the Clarke's Fork projects. The
engineers who did the field work On
these projects last summer and fall
have also been busily engaged in the
same work since they finished their
work in the field.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-06

Little Falls, Mont, March Oh. N.
Savage, supervising engineer of the
United States reclamation service, in
charge of all projects in Montana, as
well as in several other states, has re-
turned from, the national capital,
where he went Immediately after he
had approved Engineer Robbins final
estimates on the Sun River project,
and has given report concerning the
various projects in this state. :
Referring to the recent visit to
Washington Of delegation of Great
Falls and Choteau citizens in the in
terests, of the Sun River project, Mr..
Savage said: 1.-THE delegation was
composed of Herbert Strain, Fletcher
Maddox, E. H. Cooney, former United
States Senator Paris Gibson, julius
Hirshberg, ]. G. Bair, G. H. Drake,
Carlos Warfield and w. G. Conrad and
Mr.. Darling. The president, the Sec
rotary of the interior and the officials
of the reclamation service assured the
delegation of their desire to cooperate
in all ways permissible, in the present
state of the reclamation fund, in the
development of the Sun River project.
The Huntley Project.
"As you have already announced, the
contract for the construction of the
first division of the main canal has al
ready been awarded to Hughes & Olson
of the city of Butte. In their work On
this project the engineers have been
able to prosecute field surveys
throughout the months of November,
December, January and up to about
February 10, without a days loss of
time, which, in addition to the good
progress made in laying canals, is a
remarkable exemplification of Montana
winter climate. There are few places
in the United States where this could
have been done.
THE contracts for the entire work
have been awarded and the contract
ors are assembling plant and equip
ment with the expectation of complet-
ing the work within the time limit.
Drawings and specifications have been
developed for the pumping plant,
which will utilize water from the main
canal at the first drop, and pump
water from the same canal to an ele-
walton of so feet above the canal level,
to irrigate 5000 acres of higher land.
1t is expected that water will be avail
able for irrigation use in 1907.
Negotiations have been concluded
covering all matters with the North
ern Pacific and G. B. & @. companies
in regard to right-of-way for the
canal, public highways, etc. One of
the matters covered in the contract
is a proposition for the rectification
of Pryor creek, for which it is pro-
posed to construct an artificial channel
which will discharge the waters of
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-06

valuable thing they are. Lands have
doubled in price within the last few
years, and the farmers of Iowa and
Illinois who are pouring into our coun-
try know II. They sell out the 500
an acre farm at the old home and
come north with the money to buy
better land for third of the money.
There is no doubt of this. 1t is being
done every day.
Anyone who has observed the
crowded condition of country hotels
in Minnesota and North and South Da-
kota this year, will appreciate that
there Is tremendous development
eoing on everywhere. The talk is all
of land Not cheap land, but good
farming land which purchasers must
pay the price for.