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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-20

eth to marry him-he told me 50 him
self"
This sudden information proved dis
concerning to the young man; his hand
swerved and he cut deep notch in
the board he was planning for carving.
Cannon" he cried, with, twofold
disgust; what will you tell me next 2"
Then he looked up and caught sight
of his sisters face. His own changed
instantly and he put down his plane.
THE truth is" he said sternly, you
have been playing the fool with Mere
dith. | gave you credit for more sense.
He is not boy to be attracted by silly
caprice. Meredith is man of the
world and my best friend. He has
made no secret to me of his fondness
for you. 1t was quite understood be-
tween us that the object of his visit
this weekend was to clinch matters
with you. You cannot say" he con-
Guided, with some reproach, that I
did not give you hint as to his in
tentions.' Helen fidgeted. That's
just it," she said miserably. "You see
II knew why he was coming"
"Quite So" her brother replied; "but
was that, | ash. you, any reason why
you should have led him a dogs life
ever since he arrived?"
''You may condemn me-" Helen said.
meeting his gaze with some dignity,
but most girls under the circum-
stances would have done the same"
"Girls!" cried her brother, almost
beside himself with chagrin and dis
appointment: "yes-you are right
there 1t is not enough for them to
have a mans honest love; they must
make a fool-a spectacle-of him to
their friends. Pshaw!"
Don't" Helen faltered, In a choked
voice. my hearts broken; Is not
that enough?" She was silent. then
she looked up with tears In her lashes.
Pom, dear" she said, try to UNDER
stand me; think-if you were about to
propose to girl-would you like her,
by her manner. to any way anticipate
your doing sop
Toms brown eyes met his sisters at
last comprehensively. NO." he said
stoutly. Il don't know that should. !.
WELL" Helen faltered, blushing to
the tips Of her little pink ears. ayou
see, Knowing what did-whatever he
would, wouldn't"
All" her brother said, II suppose
that would be the situation 1T seems
simple, but scarcely promising Of re-
suit q.
n s0b, 1t would have come sright-in
time, Helen said, s@onlyL there was
always Gweneth.r 8 1
cweneth what d sarfhH had
|she - -
|frsEod saeH ssitrH aha .s3we1eth Il
- obliging. She Is always ready to
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she watched him enter the draw
Ing room with the avowed intention Of
proposing to her cousin Gweneth.
In her eyes still fingered the in
redulous smile with which she had
listened to his announcement, but as
the door closed behind him came the
appalling conviction that he had meant
what he said.
Life without Meredith-her Mere
dith-the husband of Gweneth; such
ideas were insupportable. With her
hand pressed to her wildly beating
heart, she turned and flew upstairs to
the work room.
Her brother was busy there carpen-
tering and not in the mood for inter-
ruption. "Shut the door, please" he
cried, without looking up; ~the winds
blows the shavings about"
Helen complied, then sat down at
his side.
'Tom," she said in a -strangled
voice, something dreadful has happen
ed. Meredith has gone to ask Gwen
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His Weak.Eud.

Mr.. Melville ingalls,, the Western
railway magnate, was induced by q
friend while spending Sunday with him
to attend service at church, the pastor
of which Is noted for the extreme
length of his sermons
AS the friends were leaving at the
conclusion of the service, the Boston
ian, with touch of pride, inquired:
CDR. Blank Is most eloquent minis
ter Is he not?'
Every eloquent" was the dry re-
Spouse Of the railroad man, "but he his
poor terminal facilities. "-HarpeF ;
Weekly.
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nervous.
"Jigsby got an awful scare last
night.
what was it,"
His youngest boy fell out of bed"
s'What did Jigsby do r..
He woke up and screamed Earth.
quake = Cleveland Plain Dealer.
= 80 = -. = -. :. -. - -
AsaOtha3s@see N. s@
3 The Maid Now there's Fred Hug.
xfns Hey a1saM 1fssf my 0wn heary.
I'D Maxwell, he's scheduled for 1
bftter disqppot 1tmept SEES A i
The Maid Why DO You say thatf
The Man Because you are heartleae,
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Not That Anxious.

Not That Anxious.
"I'd give a million dollars IL / could
keep from getting bald"
"If you will rub raw onion on your
hair every day it will keep it from fall
Ing out"
Gee! I'm not that anxious to keep
my hair !"-Houston Post.
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The Rest she Needed.

the TG3t SnG NUCUCQe
EYES," said Mrs. POpley, I'm going
to take the children away to the coun-
try for q month or SO.
you'll take your servant girls with
you, Of course" said Mrs. Nexdore
Most assuredly not! 1 need q rest
myself. "-Philadelphia Press.
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A Lesson in Love Tactics

60 HE full realization Of her love
for Meredith came to Helen as
y she wafnhad hin, nnfor tho dra w.
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CHAPTER x.

The morning meeting had been devoted
to principles and to the awakening OF
enthusiasm; in the evening the conspira-
tors condescended upon details, and we
held prolonged and anxious conference
at the Signorina's. Mrs. Carrington was
commanded to have a headache after din
ner, and retired with 1t to bed; and from
ten till one we sat and conspire6. The
result Of our deliberations was y pretty
plan, Of which the main outlines Wers -
follows: s@ss vs@s, az & szsssa
This was Tuesday. On Frida2 night,
THE Coldhel, with twenty determi6ed ruff
anna lsR xQqlnte Rkevio1ol5
bound to him. body and soul, By dona-
tion Of no less than fifty dollars . man,
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s4oh. yes, said the first ac'u. =.
..Halnin has bsen n tie profession ~
some years z 81 'ssa -,
arndeei r replied the second ac'0''
sCcmedian 81, trasedian r ,,,,..
,seV0eal . pedestrian mostly. f
deIphia Ledger.
aTtsa s boor rvjle TINT - wol -
any old way ~ = experienced 2
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Home Comforts.
sThe boarders don't seem to IKE ",
country vegetables" said Mrs. Cofn
tossel. ..m.
.srhat's funny" responded the fa.m
er. ssThey ought to 'preciate EN-. ! -.
was bought right in the same town tn''
eome from. "-Washington Star.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-01-05
Mortgage Sale.

Default having been made In the conditions of
a certain mortgage ibearng date, October 7th
1890, made, executed and delivered by Frank
Bessinger, of Owoss0, Shiawassee county,
Michigan, to Joseph Hershey, of Gorham, On
tario county, State OF New York, and duly
recorded In the office of the Register OF Deeds
for Shiawassee county. in Liber 20 of Mortgages
October, in the year 1890, upon which mortgage
there is claimed to be due at the date OF this
notice the sum of three thousand four hundred
and fifty lone dollars for principal and interest
under the terms of said mortgage, and no suit
or proceedings at law or in equity having been
instituted I'd recover the same or any part
thereof.
Now, Therefore notice is hereby given that by
virtue of power of sale in said mortgage
contained, ssaid mortgage will be foreclosed on
the 80 day OF March, 1906, at ten O'Clock In the
forenoon of said day by a sale at public auction
or vendue to the highest bidder of the premises
described in said mortgage, at the front door OF
the Court House, in the city of Corunna Chat be.
ing the place of holding the circuit court for said
county of Shiawassee) for the purpose OF salts
Tying the principal and interest on said mort
gage together with the costs OF sale, including
an attorneys fee of TWENTY-FIVE dollars, as pro-
vided in said mortgage. Said premises being
described in said mortgage as follows, VIZ:
The east half Of the south west quarter "a
and the south part of the west half (1a) OF the
southeast quarter and the south part of the
west half (K) of the south east quarter "a OF
section thirty four (34) town seven "a north
range two (2) east containing one hundred and
forty and eightytwo one hundredths acres,
more or less.
Dated, Dec. 18th, 1905.
KILPATRICk & PIERPoNT,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-01-05
GENERAL MARKETS.
Wednesday, January 8. 1905.


DETROIT-Wheat: No. 1 white,
S5c; No. 2 red, SIC; May, 91kc;
July, SEC. Corn: No. mixed, 44%c;
No. yellow, 45%c. Oats: No. 8
white, 94c. Rye: No. 2, 67hc. Beans:
JAN, 81 81; March, 81 67. Clover:
Spot, So 20; March, So S5.
CHICAGO-Wheat: May, SsAc;
July, S4asc. Corn: May, 44asc; July,
44%c; JAN, Ale. Oats: May, 32asc;
July, 30%c. Pork: JAM, $13 so; May,
sl3 n. Lard: JAN, 81 80; May,
81 At. Ribs: JAN, 81 25; May, 81 81.
Live Stock Markets.
DETROIT-Cattle: Choice steers,
81 5O@4 rs; light to good butchers,
steers and heifers, 50 50@3 so; mixed
butchers fat cows, 81 50@3 80; good
shippers, 80 2503 80; common feed
ers, 81 1903. Veal calves: market
active and steady at $5@8. Mich
cows and springers, $25@47. Sheep
and lambs, dull and lower; best lambs,
81 25@7 80; fair to good lambs, SEQ
z; fair to good butcher sheep, $4@5;
culls and common, 81 50@3 so. Hogs:
active; outlook strong; light to good
butchers, IS 1906 15; pigs, IS 05@
$50; light workers., IS 0505 10;
roughs, 81 o. so.
CHICAGO-Cattle: market 10000
higher; beeves, 50 6506 10; cows
and heifers, 81 5000 Is; stockers and
feeders, 81 5000 26. Hogs: market
steady to &c higher; mixed and butch
ers, IS 05@5 35; god heavy, IS 200
35; rough heavy, ; o5@5 15; light,
$505 27k; pigs, 81 zoos 10. Sheep:
market 10@1bc higher; sheep. $40
90; lambs. ~ 1907 SO.
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tinually except when turning out for
other trucks or wagons coming e. 2
the opposite direction.
Efforts have been made by the agri-
cultural department to ascertain the
relative amount of loss suffered by
farmers through the use of poor coun-
try roads. In the statistics gathered
Of the cost of hauling on country roads,
with estimates of distances and Quanti-
ties moved, the total expenditure for
this work has been found to approx
mate $900,000,000, of which two-thirds
is chargeable to bad roads. Accord
ing to the estimates furnished, it was
found that the average cost was %
cents per ton per mile. In Europe,
where good country roads have long
been in existence, the average cost per
ton per mile is as low as cents. But
even this rate is eXorbitant compared
with the cost of hauling on steel roads.
The question of steel roads is conse-
quently one that applies to the country
districts fully as much as to the cities.
Where only the center Of the road Is
macadamized the cost runs from $1,000
to $1,000.
With our country roads costing from
$4,000 to $4,000 mile, the steel road
would prove more serviceable for many
reasons. The force required to haul
the load over the steel plates would be
much less, and it would prove equally
easy in summer, spring and winter. On
the best macadam country road haul
age in the winter and spring becomes
almost impossible. The soft mud will
work up to the surface, requiring con-
slant and expensive repairing, and
when the spring thaw begins heavy
loads cannot be hauled. Farmers are
thus handicapped in the delivery of
their goods at some Of the most impor-
tant seasons of the year. The ques-
ton OF repairs will always show a
heavy balance in favor Of the steel
roads. There should be no repairs re-
CURED Of steel roads oftener than once
q year, and these should be Of little
account. The steel rails should last
for upward Of quarter Of century
In the ordinary country districts where
traffic Is light.
A good deal depends upon the thor
pughness Of putting down the steel
tracks. There must be a perfect foun-
aation Of stones, gravel or burned clay
Tor the steel plates. The foundation
must be built down far enough to in
sure perfect solidity and the surface
finished of with cobblestones large
enough to give the rails stability in
Freezing and thawing weather. The
weight Of the rails and their confirm,
ous length will ordinarily make them
firm and steady on almost any kind OF
a foundation, but where the soil says
and is washed out in places the con-
slant pounding of the rails will in time
weaken the channel pieces and ties.
The weak parts Of the steel roads are
at these joints, but II provided with
proper stone foundations at each Joint
there should be little danger Of any in
furious strain or friction.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-01-05
BIG TAX cAsE@EeINs.
State and Michigan Central Fighting
1t Out Before Supreme Court.

State and Michigan Central Fighting
1t Out Before Supreme Court.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 3-Tuesday af.
ternoon the battle between the state
and the Michigan Central railroad on
the back tax" case was reopened in
the supreme court.
The state sues for $4,050,540 "a,
with interest, Of which amount 1t
claims to have been defrauded through
false reports made to the secretary of
state by the company, and consequent
ly short payment of taxes, under the
old charter. Under that charter, the
railroad paid a tax on its capital
stock and bonds. The state claims
the real facts did not come before the
encouragement until within six
months before action was begun.
The Michigan Central filed de-
murrer, claiming that the state had
lost it's causes of action by the statute
Of limitations, and that the people
were guilty OF gross neglect in not
bringing the suit to issue before The
demurrer was overruled by the circuit
court and the railroad appealed to the
supreme court.
For one hour yesterday afternoon.
H@1ry M. Campbell, Of Detroit, laid
before the supreme court the defense
Of the Michigan Central railroad
against the states attempt to, collect
taxes alleged to be due the state.
The court has set aside all Of today
for this case, three hours to be given
each side.
Benton Hanchett, of Saginaw will
also plead for the railroad, with Otto
Klrchner, of Detroit, and Thomas e.
Barkworth, of Lansing, championing
the cause Of the state
justices Ostrander, Grant, McAlvay
Montgomery, Hooker and Moore are
sitting. \rustice Carpenter Is indis-
posed q Justice Blair was interested
in the . attorney-sensral.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-01-05
Rochester Farmer Kills Wife, Son and
Dsuqhter With Ak
THEN sHoors SELF wlrA GUN
Nelghbor Discovers Bloody Tragedy
In Home of Clarence A. Barnum-
Financial Losses Are Believed to
Have Led to the Crime.

Rochester, Mich, Jan. 3.-Clarence
A. Barnum, a farmer, living 1-2 miles
southeast of this place, was found
dead at o'clock last evening in his
dining-room, with a discharged single
barreled shotgun lying across his legs.
He had blown the entire top of his
head off and death had been instantan-
eous.
Near him, waltering in the same
pool of blood, was his daughter,
Louisa, dead from a deep ak cut in
the back of her neck. Near her lay
the keen instrument with which she
had been slain.
mother, Mary, reposed face downward,
dead from a gaping AK wound which
lad nearly severed her head, and with
which she had been struck from be-
hind.
In the kitchen, face downward on
the floor, his son, Chester A., aged
IS, was lifeless, a deep wound in his
back telling how he persisted.
Mrs. Park Sibley, neighbor Of the
Barnums, made the CHASTITY discovery,
when, not having seen any of the
Barnum family about the house dur
ing the day, she looked through the
wodshed window and saw the form
Of the woman lying on the earthen
floor.
Justice ]. S. Peters was Immediate
iy notified and he, with several vii
layers, broke in a rear door and en-
tered the house, to find that a terri
he tragedy had been enacted.
From the mute evidence to be had
within the home and additional cir
cumstances brought to light later; it
is the concensus Of opinion that Bar
mum slew his family and then blew
out his own brains.
The deed had evidentaly taken place
lust as the family were about to eat
breakfast Tuesday morning, as the
table was set, and in the center burn
ed kerosene lamp, which leads to
the belief that it was NOT yet daylight
when the family prepared to eat.
All doors were locked. The author
tiles have as yet failed to determine
which of the Inflated family was slain
first. One popularity of the crime lies
in the fact that the wounds Of the
three victims of the ak were in ALMOST
the same identical places. in the back
Of the neck.
The walls Of the rooms are spattered
with blood, but there is no evidence
that struggle occurred.
Came From Homer.
Barnnm. originally came from New
York state and settled at Homer, Mich.
He owned a. house and small farm
there, and last spring he traded this
for the property near Rochester, where
the tragedy occurred. Neighbors' say
he was a cheerful man and that he
was well liked. His wife, was a very
Intelligent woman and had made many
friends during her stay here.
Barnum got on to his farm late and
crops were not success. 1t is thought
that worry over his financial affairs
led to the crime.
A letter was found in his pocket
addressed to his brother lat Waterloo
n. Y, in which he stated that he was
6espondent over fina4cial affairs.
Justice Peters has(empaneled jury
and will hold an inquest today
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-01-05
GOOD WORK.
Done Daily in owosso- Many Citizens
Tell of It.

tOu W
Nearly every reader has heard of
Doan's Kidney Pills. Their good work
in Owosso still continues, and our citi-
zens are constantly adding endorse
ment by public testimony. No better
proof of merit can be. had than the ex,
perience of friends and neighbors.
Read this case:
Mrs G. H. Carmichael, of COL Null
berry street, says IT had infammatory
rheumatism and although / used diff
ferent medicines and doctored great
deal / rapidly became worse and suf-
fered terribly. I was strongly advised
to use Doan's Kidney Pills and procured
them at J. G. Johnson's drug store. l
had taken 80 much medicine without any
permanent results that was surprised
when | noticed how quickly they re-
lieved me. have never had remedy
give me such perfect satisfaction. l
was greatly relieved of my distressing
trouble. l could rest and sleep COM
fortably, while before I dreaded the
misery of the night"
For sale by all dealers. Price Scots.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-01-05
HIGHWAYS OF STEEL
HOW THEY ARE CONSTRUCTED AND
THEIR ADVANTAGES.

Cost of Hauling and Force Required
Much Less-Haulage Equally Easy
In summer, Spring and Winter.
Tracks Must He Thoroughly Laid.
The modern American steel road Is
not so much road of steel as 1t Is an
Improved railway track adapted to the
use of ordinary trucks, says George q.
Walsh in Guntons Magazine. Twelve
inch plates of steel one-quarter of an
inch thick are laid down on bed OF
broken stone or vitrified clay at the
standard gauge of four and half feet.
The rails have faring sides, with down
ward fianges, which fit evenly with
the surrounding surface of stone pave
ment. This latter is raised slightly
over the level Of the steel plates, SO
that by means of the sloping guides
the wheels of vehicles are conducted
naturally to the steel surface below.
The plates are strongly spliced by
channel piece closely fitting. under
meath the joint in order to form con-
tinuous rail of uniform bearing. The
steel tracks thus formed accommodate
Tic WlueSI WueeiS VI tuc hcuNiSos
trucks and give to them far less resist
ance than the ordinary car tracks. The
latter are generally too narrow for
truck tires, and the constant friction
against the sides partly neutralizes the
gain obtained In other ways.
The relative cost of putting down
steel roads either for the city or coun-
try is one that naturally calls for care
full consideration. The amount of met
al for q mile of steel tracks would APP
proximate seventy-fve to q hundred
tons, including the steel spices and
bolts. With steel at $19 to $50 per ton,
the price for which it has sold in the
last few years, the cost of the material
for a mile of steel road either for the
city or country would run from $1,S00
to $4,000. This does not represent the
labor and cost of laying the tracks nor
of fixing the adjacent part of the road.
In the country districts, where the
steel roads would be subjected to much
lighter use than in the cities, the rails
could be narrower, and the road out
side of the line of rails could be left
unfinished. This would enable drivers
of vehicles to use the steel tracks con-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-01-05
MANY PUBLIC REQUESTS
Are Made BY the Late Charles Yerkss
In His viii

New York, Jan. 3.-In bis will, read
Tuesday by Charles A Knight, his at
torney, the late Charles T. Yerkes,
makes many public requests, includ-
ing 100000 in trust, the income to
he paid to the University of Chicago
for the maintenance of the Yerkes
observatory at Lake Geneva, Wis.
Provisions are made for the dis
posal of his New York home after
the death of his wife. to a corpora
ton organized for the maintenance of
his art gallery, the sum of $780, to
lie given this project upon Mrs.
Yerkes death. Mr.. Yearkes also pro-
vides for hospital to be erected in
New York. His widow, son and others
are provided for. The VIII was read
to the members Of his family yester-
day and they expressed entire sat
isfaction with it's provisions.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-01-05
Commissioners Notice.

In the matter of the estate of Abby Jane
Van Ostren, deceased
We; the undersigned having been appointed
by the Hon. Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate
in and for the County of Shiawassee, State OF
Michigan, Commissioners 10 receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands of all per
sons against sad estate, do hereby give notice.
that we will meet at the office of Rolla p. b ge
low in the City Of Owosso, in said County, on
Monday the 26th day of February A. ID. 1906,
and on Friday, the eth day of April, A. D. 1906,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon of each OF said
days. for the purpose of receiving and adjust
big all claims against said estate, and that four
months from the eth day of December A. d.,
1906 are allowed to creditors to present their
claims to said Commissioners for adjustment
and allowance.
Dated, the 9th day of December A. d.. 1905.
ROLLA p. BIGELOw,
THEODORE M. EULER.
Commissioners.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-01-05
Morales Alleged a Traitor.

San Domingo, Republic of Santo Do
mingo, Jan. 1.-Vice-President Gen.
Ramon Caceres arrived here and is
sued decree calling for an extraor-
binary session Of congress to discuss
the accusation of citizens that Presi-
dent Morales is a traitor and an in
stigator of bloodshed. The where
abouts of President Morales is still
unknown, but several officers who left
the city with him, have been arrest
ed outside the town. The government
has declared the Dominican cruiser
Independence to be rebel. All Is
quiet here.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-01-05
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Cleveland Man Kills Woman and Him
self.

Cleveland, o., Jan. Paul Sovdell,
aged 40, a familiar character Of the
"red light" district for the past sew
eral years, Monday afternoon shot and
killed Jessie Smith, aged 20, in re-
sort at GO Theresa street and then
committed suicide. Sovdell was look
ed upon as the girls lover, and was
prompted to the act by Jealousy.
She had been warned against him
and was about to leave the city when
he gained admittance TO her room
New Years afternoon. He fired five
bullets into her body and she ran into
the street, where she died. From an
upstairs window he watched her death
agonies, and then put a bullet into his
own brain. Little is known Of the
girl. She had been here but a few
months.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-01-05
lce-Bound Sailors Heard From.

San Francisco, CAL, Jan. "a let
ter has been received from one of
seven vessels frozen in the ice near
E!erschel island. 1t came from Reub-
on Spencer and Samuel Redmond, en-
gineers on the steamer Bowhead. At
the time it was written, Oct Is, 1905,
the crews Of the vessels had been re-
duced to half rations