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The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
Primary Election Notice.

To the qualified enrolled electors of the City OF
0wosso. County of Shiawassee. State of
Notice is hereby given that a primary cleo.
tlon Will be held In the several wards OF the City
OF OF Ow9sso on Tuesday, June 18th, 1906, at the
First Ward-Gould's store building North
Washington st.
Second ward-The Times office, East Main
street
Third Ward-City Hail. East Main street.
Fourth Ward-City Voting Booth, West Main
street
Fifth Ward City Hose House, South Lans.
Ing st.
For the purpose of voting for the nomination of
Ior rne otces on @ OF Governor and
fed enrolled electors of all political parties
Also for the election by all political parties of
the purpose OF choosing delegates to q State
convention for the nomination of candidates for
State officers
Each OF the several parties will be entitled to
the number OF delegates from the several wards
OF said city as indicated below: -
The Republican party Is entitled to II dele
second ward; 8 delegates from the third ward:
IL delegates from the fourth ward; II delegates
from the fifth ward.
The Democratic party Is entitled 10 dele
gates from the first ward: delegates from the
second ward; delegates from the third ward;
delegates from the fourth ward; delegates
The Prohibition party is entitled to dele
gates from the first ward; 8 delegates from the
Sec0nu Waru delegates from the third ward;
delegates from the fourth ward; delegates
from the fifth ward.
To nominate by direct vote candidates for
the ohices OF Governor and Lieutenant. Govern.
or OF all political parties.
To the qualified enrolled voters OF the Repub-
lican party there will be submitted the follow
ing propositions:
TO nominate by direct vote candidates for the
ONCE OF Representative In Congress for the
Eighth congressional district OF which this city
forms part
To nominate by direct vote candidates for
the once OF State Senator the fourteenth dis
trict of which this city forms part.
To nominate by direct vote candidates for the
omces OF Representative In the State Legisla-
ture from the Representative district OF which
this city forms part.
To nominate by direct vote candidates for
county officers In the said county of Shiawas-
see.
No person shall vote at such primary election
unless he Is enrolled as q member OF some
party.
The polls of said election will open at
O'Clock In the forenoon and will remain open
until O'Clock In the afternoon OF said day OF
election.
BY order OF the Board of Election Inspectors.
EDWIN f. CoNANT,
Clerk OF said City.
Owosso, Mich Nav 81, 1906.
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Local News.

Carl Knapp is home from Albion col
lege.
Miss Maud LOCKER is visiting in De.
troit.
G. L. Taylor spent Wednesday in
Detroit.
Mrs. J. G. Tufford spent Wednesday
in Detroit.
Rev. j. P. Warner, of Bay City, visit
ed here yesterday.
Mrs. John E. Phillips, of Chicago
Heights, is visiting relatives in the city.
B. 8. Stratton is well satisfied with
his work in the life insurance line and
has asked the Ann Arbor for further
leave of absence.
Mrs. Brown Manning, of Camden, s.
c., mother of Mr.. Laurence Manning,
manager of the o. & G. E. Co., has ar
rived in Owosso for visit of several
months.
Married, Wednesday evening at the
Congregational parsonage by Rev. G.
n. Hanks, Mr.. George Gerard and Miss
Blanche, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs G.
II. Preece.
Married, Wednesday evening, at the
home of the groom by Rev. G. HI.
Hanks, Louis Young and Miss Blanche
Mcbride. Mr.. Young is employed at
the Casket factory.
L. B. Quackenbush Post will visit the
outlying cemeteries Sunday, June 3rd,
to decorate the soldiers graves, at the
hours arranged for last Sunday. BY
order of the Commander.
Mrs. J. J. Munson, of Fairfield town
ship, died yesterday after brief sick
ness with pneumonia. She was a
daughter of Mrs. H. A. Worden, of this
city. Her husband and a son survive
her.
Owosso Lodge No. 81 F. & A. M. held
an afternoon and evening session We'd
nesday and made five Fellowcrafts Mas
ter Masons. A recess was taken at 6
o'clock and supper was served at the
Houck house, one hundred enjoying the
spread.
Owosso citizens have subscribed $500
toward tie fund for the promotion of
the Detroit, Owosso and Saginaw motor
railway and selected s. e. Parkill to act
as director. A meeting is being held in
Durand today to complete the organiza,
tion, L. A. Hamblin attending as proxy
for Mr.. Parkill
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ccNsPIRED WITH SHIPPERS.
Did George Thomas and L. b. Tag
cart In Order 70 Give Rebates.

Did George Thomas and L. b. Tag.
gart In Order to Give Rebates.
Kansas City. May 26.-George l..
Thoinvs, a freight broker, and L. B.
Tagsart a clerk working for Thomas,
Friday were found guilty by jury in
the United States district court, Of
conspiracy with shippers to give re-
bates. The case WAS considered but
thirty minutes. A motion for a new
trial will be urged today, and Judge
Mcpherson will not pronounce Gen.
tence against Thomas and Taggart
until the motion for q new trial is dis
posed of.
George H. Crosby, freight traffic
manager for the Burlington railway,
on trial on charge of conspiring
with Thomas and Taggart to give re.
bates, was discharged earlier In the
day by Judge McPherson, the court
sustaining demurrer alleging that
no evidence had been presented to
connect Crosby with conspiracy.
In the case against Thomas and Tag.
gart, in which they were charged
with conspiring with shippers to oh.
tain and pay rebates, Judge McPher.
son overruled a demurrer. In this
case the court said, the government
contended there was an addendum to
the contracts and that the addenda
contemplated a crime by conspiracy.
The defense offered no evidence and
the arguments were Immediately be-
gun. continuing for three hours, the
case going to the jury late In the
day.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
Protecting The Birds.

The department Of agriculture has
discovered that many of the small birds
killed by hunters are the best friends
the farmers have in their fields. An in
vestigation Of the cotton boil weevil in
the south has shown that in districts
where the birds are few the pest is the
most destructive. In Texas the ravages
of the weevil are,so great as to cause a
large loss in the cotton crop every year.
But much of the danger is removed
where birds are numerous. Among
those receiving special mention for des-
troying insects are the quail, meadow
lark, sparrow and blackbird.
A careful study of the habits of the
quail or partridge of the southern states
has revealed the fact that the bird Is
valuable for destroying weeds. An es-
innate of the number Of quail in Virgin
ia and North Carolina approximates
324, $40 for the year 1905. That flock if
left alcne from September until April,
it is estimated, will devour at least
3,341 tons of weed seeds. During the
summer months the birds pick up bugs,
crickets and worms that prey on the
crops. They remove the danger of
farming and insure annual returns from
field and garden if left to run about un-
disturbed. =
The pests of orchard and field are in
creasing. Special laws are required to
prevent the spread of injurious insects.
Much of that work would be unneces-
sary if the birds were permitted to null
tiply and remain in peace on the farms
and in the woodlands of the country.
The farm is the proper place for be-
ginning a campaign of education on
bird protection. Every farm, whether
large or small, is the property of some
man who has control over its acres. If
the land is enclosed it is protected by
law from the trespassing hunters. 1t is
the duty of the farmer to prohibit the
killing of birds on his premises and to
begin that education at home. A clean
farm is worth more money than one
laden with pests. The farm contain.
ing game birds is worth more than one
having no signs of life in its fields or
woods There is work for every man
to perform, and the sooner it is begun
the better for every orchardist and agri-
culturist in the land.
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Second wsrd-Times Printing ONCE on east
Main street.
Third ward-City hall.
Fourth ward-Fourth ward polling place. cor.
ner Water and Main streets.
Fifth ward-Hose house on south Lansing
street.
Resolved. that the following named persons
be and are hereby designated as inspectors OF
election to act with the regular inspectors for
the primary election to be held Tuesday June
IL, 1906.
First ward-A. L. Nichols.
Second " George M. Dewey.
Third " Fred Chappen.
Fourth " w. b. Russey.
Fifth E" S. z Watson.
And be it further, Resolved. that the follow
ing named persons be and are hereby designat-
ed rs election commissioners for the primary
election to be held Tuesday, June IL, l9(6.
X. A. Gould,
w. Il Hall,
Will Collins.
Upon motion council adjourned.
EDWIN F. CoNANT,
CITY Clerk
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s. s. Miner has purchased the Beebe
property, corner Main and, Washington
strAats
RUINED HIS BUSINESS.
coJ orerator Claims Railroad Work.
cd Car Hold-Up Game on Him.

CoS Orerator Claims Railroad Work.
cd Car Hold-Up Game on Him.
Philadelphia. May 26.-Several In.
teresting developments marked the
closing session of the interstate com.
merce commissions investigation In
to the alleged discrimination by rail.
roads in the distribution of cars IN
the Luminous coal field. The com.
mission adjourned Friday to meet at
time and place to be decided upon
later.
Testimony Of sensational char.
acter was given Friday by F. Albert
ston Boyneburg, general manager of
the Reakert Bros. Co., coal operators.
with offices in this city. He stated
that within the last two and one half
years his company's car supply had
been so inadequate that the business
had been practically ruined. He de.
clared that other companies had been
favored in the distribution OF cars and
said he had no doubt that discrimina-
ton should be practiced against his
company because 1t had failed to make
gifts of stock to railroad officials. He
gave it as his opinion that President
A. j. Cassatt was responsible for the
discrimination.
Through railroad employees it was
developed that for number of years
and until recently the BerwInd-W White
Co.'s coal was shipped to tidewater
without being weighed. Instead the
railroad estimated the weight of each
car by adding per cent to the ca
pacitv of the figures stencilled On the
car. 1t was also shown that the Sus.
quehanna Coal Co. was owned by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co.; has the
exclusive use Of the Greenfield pier,
New York harbor, and has a virtual
monopoly Of the sale of bunker coal
to tugs and small steamers.
1t WAS brought out that certain coal
companies are given allowances for
operating branch lines or spurs from
their mines to the main lines, and
that the railroad made their allow
ance to the Latrobe Connellsville Co..
when the spur was operated by the
railroad.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
sAcRlPIcEs FORTUNE.
Dass Young WlseonsIn Man In Order
20 We'd Detroit Girl.


Portage. Wis. May 26.-Coral Ray.
mond Fuller q farm hand, working on
the T. 8. Stout farm, near Fall River.
has fallen heir to- $10,00O,000 by the
death of his uncle, Coral DeRaymond,
IN France.
Fuller has spent most of his life on
a farm in the vicinity Of Fall River.
He IS known In this vicinity as Ray
c. Fuller, and spent most Of his life
at different vocations. such as book
agent. He was born in Milford. Jeffer-
son county, Wis, June 6, 1885. He
movsd to Fall River with his parents
and received his education there.
Eta Cottet. his mother, was a
grandniece of Coral DeRaymond, q
Paris bachelor, who died recently,
leaving a $10,00O,O00 estate.
Young Fuller is the sole heir, but
the will hass the condition that he
must not marry until he becomes 26
years cid, to receive the entire estate.
Should he marry before that time his
part of the estate is to be reduced To
one-ffth Of the amount, or 100000
to be paid him five years after his
wedding.
Fuller has little to say regarding his
good fortune, further than to verify
the story. 1t was learned that he is
engaged to Cora Tilden, a well-to-do
Detroit. Mich, young woman, and it is
said the date of the marriage had
been arranged before announcement
Of the heirship became known.
He will marry Miss Tildan in the
fall, regardless OF the conditions of
the will.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
Union Plains.

OUuOV EtotVSs
Delayed letter.
The surveyors were through here
Monday surveying for the new road
Mrs Nelson Hoover, of Flint, is visiting
at g w Hoover's-Mrs o Wriggles-
worth, of North Howell, visited at B
8 Foskett's and A G Miller's, Saturday
and Sunday-Miss Gertrude Thomp-
son is assisting Mrs A g Miller in
household duties-Ed Shelp has taken
wife in the person of Miss Myrtle
Foreman, of Grand Rapids-William
Drain is living in William Vaughan's
house on the Walworth place--Mr
and Mrs. Earl Thompson visited her
parents in Argentine, Sunday--Mr
and Mrs G E Welch, of Corunna, visit
ed at b S Fosket's, Sunday-Mrs
Welch remained till Monday-L 9
and A s FosBet, of Howell, made fly
ing visit at the old home Monday.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of shiav

STATE OF MICHIGAN County OF Shiawas
see, IS.
Az a session o, the probate court for said
county, held at the probate office, In the City of
Corunna, on the 2Sth day of May, one thous-
and nine hundred and six.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Oliver b. VIII
liams deceased.
On filing the petition Of Charles S. Will
liams praying for the probate OF the will OF said
deceased as q foreign will.
1t is ordered, that the 25th day OF June.
next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon at Eaid pro-
bate office, be assigned for hearing said petftlon.
And IL Is further ordered, that o copy Of this
order be published three successive weeks pre-
vious to said day OF hearing, In the Owosso
TIMES newspaper printed and circulating In
said County of Shiawassee.
"a true copy.) MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge Of Probate
BY KATHERINE f. KELSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
Water PoIsons Whole Family.

Sturgis, Mich, May 26.-The family
Of Joseph Sturgis. residing one mile
north Of here, were taken Ill with
what was thought to be typhoid fever.
Mrs. sturgis. her three children, a
nurse and Mrs. Henrietta Sturgis and
the hired man are still seriously sick.
DR.. Hughes. of Lima, however, gave
II a. his opinion that the family had
been poisoned by water from q cop
per-lihed tank which entered the tank
by q rusty iron pipe.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
PresbyterIans Want Smoot Fired.

Des Moines, May 26.-At the open
ing session Of the presbyterian as
sembly Friday, Commissioner Samuel
.Wishard, d. d., Of Utah, presented a
memorial to the United States senate
praying for the removal of Reed Smoot
as senator from Utah. Amid scenes
OF great excitement and without dis
senting vote the resolutions were
adopted and ordered Immediately dis.
patched to Washington.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
$500 Round Trip Chicago to Den-
ver Colorado Springs and
Pueblo

Via the Chicago, Union Pacific e.
North Western Line. This low rate is
in effect the first and third Tuesday of
each month. Other low rate tickets
$50. 90 round trip, daily, beginning June
lst. The Colorado Special, only one
night to Denver, leaves Wells Street
Station 700 p. m. Another excellent
through train leaves at 11:30p m. For
tickets and full information, apply to
your nearest ticket agent or address
w. III. Guerin, Gen'l Agt., Passenger
Dept, II Campus.Martius; Detroit,
Mich. 500.
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urton.

Miss Mabel Farr, of Owosso, was q
guest at U. g. Stiff's over Sunday
Alene Lusk, of Owosso, spent Monday
afternoon with her grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs H Scott-Mrs E Nesbit, Of
Ovid, spent Friday of last week with
her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs Geo
Gibson-Our school closed Monday
with picnic which greatly pleased the
children. Miss Anna Abbott, of Ovid,
teacher-Rev and Mrs d 8 Cramer
were guests of their son and wife, DIR
and Mrs q L Cramer, of Owosso, Friday
OF last week--Rev J d Young preached
fine memorial sermon Sunday evening
in the M P church--Mabby Sinclair,
of jackson, visited his grandmother,
Mrs Eliza Glover, the last of last week
Mrs M g Eldridge, of Ovid, and her
daughter, Miss Janette. of Georgia,
were guests of Rey and Mrs d s Cramer
a part of last week Marion Den
Hoten, Of Ovid, attended the school pic
mic Monday-Mrs John Potter is en-.
tertaining an aunt from Maple Rapids
this week.-Mrs. A E Cadz was confined
to her bed part of the week with
rheumatism-Miss Laura Scott spent
last week with Mrs g Snyder near Ovid
Miss Blanch Varcoe spent last week
with Mrs Fl Bailey-Mrs Helen Mer-
rill, of Ovid, spent the past two weeks
with her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs E
Merrill-Ed fowler is in the employ
of N McBride-Mr and Mrs Edmund
Vincent entertained the town board
four days the past week.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01

More than one-half OF the mail cf
Gov. Folks, of Missouri, each day
consists of letters concerning tho
hanging of Mrs. Aggie Myers, the
Kansas City woman convicted of hav.
ing murdered her husband. Women
writer's. without exception, protest
against the hanging, while the ma
jority Of men writer's insist that the
execution be carried out.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
Starved to Death on Ice Cream.

Lite Rock, May 26.-An investi-
cation by the Argenta board Of health
into the death Of A. S. Roberts, a
iewelry peddler, revealed that Rob
erts had tried to live on ten cents
worth of ice cream day and had
starved to death.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
Tornado Destroys Farmers Homo.

Waxahachie, Tex. May 26.-The
residence Of ]. ID. Duke, farmer, liv
ing eight miles east of Waxahachie,
was struck by tornado Friday ard
demolished. An infant, nine days cid,
was killed, and other members of tho
family were. injured.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
Mrs. coIIIns oets New Trial.

Detroit, Mich, May 26.-Mrs. Car
rie Collins, who. in July, 1904. was
sentenced to life Imprisonment in the
Detroit house of correction, for the
murder of her hired man, George
Leachman, Of Shiawassee county, has
received notice that two years Of
effort on the part of her attorneys had
resulted in the supreme court grant
ing her a new trial.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
Cid Text Books Dropped.

Detroit, Mich, May 26.-In the re-
port of the textbook committee, hand
ed in 20 the board Of education, Thurs
day night, it is shown that list Of
about 30 old books has been struck
from the former schedule, as recon-
mended by the supeintedent. About
20 new books are recommended In
their place.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
MORGAN Plans Giant Coal Combine.

New York, May 26.-It is reported
here that J. Pierpont Morgan is finan-
cling a giant coal trust, to be capitaliz
ed at $1,000, 100000. This Is to dodge
the railway rate bill provision that
railroads and coal mines must be sep
Grated.
The Owosso times., 1906-06-01
Saginaw Gets the NEEDLES.

Jackson, Mich, May 26.-The Mich.
igan State Medical society Friday ell
ected pr. G. B. Stockwell. of Port Hu.
ron, president, and chose DR.. Leartus
Connor, of Detroit, delegate to tho
National Medical association conven-
ton, to be held at Boston. Saginaw
was chosen for the 1907 place Of meet.
ing
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Garland.

Miss Nora Balentine, of Elsie, is stay
ing awhile with her uncle, Frank Van
Deusen-Mrs. L. Waters visited Mrs.
-Qyre Carroll, of Middlebury. Sunday
Park Scott has the cheese fac
tory to A. E. Shannon. J. B. Lewis
and B. w. Doyle, Elsie.
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Common Council.

l
Owosso, Mich, May 20. 1906
Special meeting OF common council, Mayor
Stanley e. Parkill presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call. Lamb, Sturte.
want, Watson. Lamfrom, Brown. Townsend,
Rigley. Washburn Lynch.
Clerk read following call:
To the Mayor, Aldermen, City Clerk, and City
| Attorney of the City Of Owosso.
Gentlemen.-There will be q special meeting
SP. M. Tuesday. May Goth. 1905. to take action
with reference to purchasing fire hose.
ID 81. LAMB,
We. WAsHBURN,
JAMES LYNCH,
THOMAS WATSON,
JOIN j. BROWN,
CHAs. e. RIGLEY, Jr.
take recess for ten minutes, which was car.
rled
Aid. Lamb presented the following resolu-
Resolved that the city clerk be instructed to
purchase llcOul one thousand feet of Eagle"
brand OF fire hose made by the Eureka Fire
Hose Company at 65 cents per foot fitted with
automatic couplings, hose to be 2M inches In.
ternal diameter.
Aid. Lamfrom offered an amendment to the
resolution that the clerk buy 5oO feet OF Eagle
brand hose at Csc per foot and 500 feet OF Man
haitian Hose at 7Oc per foot.
Aid. Washburn offered an amendment to the
amendment that 1000 feet OF Eagle brand at 65c
per foot and 500 feet Of Manhattan at 7Oc per
foot be bought.
Aid. Rigley offered an amendment to the
amendment that the clerk buy 1900 feet OF Eagle
brand hose at Csc per foot, which was lost ayes
Lamb. Watson, Brown. Rigley, Washburn,
Lynch, nays Sturtevant, Lamfrom. Townsend
Aid. washburn's amendment was then voted
upon, which was lost, ayes 8, nays sturtevant
Lamfrom Townsend.
Aid. Lamfrom's amendment was then voted
upon, which was lost. ayes 3, nays Lamb, Wat
son. Brown. Rigey, Washburn. Lynch.
The original motion was then voted upon,
which from the decision Of the chair goes over
until next week ayes 6, nays Sturtevant, Lam
from, Townsend
Aid. Rigley presented following resolution
Resolved, that the city clerk be and is hereby
instructed to purchase 1000 feet OF Eagle brand
hose at Csc per foot.
Aid. Lamfrom offered an amendment to reso.
luton that the clerk buy 500 feet Eagle brand
and 500 feet OF Manhattan hose, which was lost,
ayes 3, nays Lamb, Watson, Brown. Rgley,
Washburn, Lynch.
The original motion was then voted upon
which from the decision Of the chair, went over
till next week.
AID Rigley rose to point of order that the
decision OF the chair be not sustained which
was carried.
Upon motion council adjourned.
EDWIN f. CONANT,
City Clerk
Common Council Chamber,
May 81, 1906, A. M.
Special meeting common council Mayor Stan.
ley E. Parkill presiding.
Aid. present Sturteyant, Lamfrom, Brown,
Townsend, Lynch.
Upon motion council adjourned until Thurs
day evening May 81, 1906 at 80 Z. M
Adjourned meeting common council Mayor
Stanley Il. Parkill presiding.
Aid. present sturteyant Watson, Iamfrom'
Brown, Townsend, Rigley, Washburn, Lynch
Upon motion the following resolution was
adopted, ayess. nays0.
Resolved, by the Common Council Of the City
OF Owosso, That the following places be desig
mated as voting places for the election to be
held June l2, 1906.
First ward-Fred Gould's store on north
Washington street.