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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12

lieves the new plan much worse than
the old and that certainly was bad
enough.
AS soon as he was seated E. L. Lyman
asked permission to say word and
spoke very highly of the new law and
believed it was a twentieth century
move. He said for the past forty years
the farmers had been working the
roads and we had no good roads yet.
If the system would ever give good
roads the past would have shown it.
He spoke of the good roads leading TO
Durand and said the reason for it was
because Vernon township raised two or
three thousand dollars annually for the
highways and work was put upon them
by competent men. He spoke of the
poor roads around Bancroft and told
why.
Mrs j. A. Wilcox read the poem
written by her upon the occasion of a
similar picnic three years ago.
d. E. Mcclure, of Lansing, was the
speaker of the day. Mr.. Mcclure spoke
in the same place three years ago He
is an easy speaker and mixes enough of
the humor in to keep all interested
He said per cent of the population of
the globe was American and that the
Americans produced s5 per cent of the
agricultural products of the world, "a
per cent of the manufactured products,
90 per cent of the wheat, so per cent of
the corn, 60 per cent of the cotton and
40 per cent of the oats.
He lauded the grange where the
father and mother could take their
children for social intercourse. He
believed the social problem for the
country boys and girls one which
should interest the farmer more. He
prophesied the going out of business Of
the saloon and the slot machine in the
next ten years.
He made plea for Sabbath observ-
ance and the doing away with the ex-
cursion. He touched upon the immi.
grant problem bat did not attempt to
solve it.
Throughout his talk he spoke with
out notes and held the attention of his
hearers.
The dinner hour was a very pleasant
one, all being served on the grange lap
boards. The hostess had prepared cof-
fee for all.
1t is the wish of all that Mrs Reeves
be permitted to entertain many more
gatherings like the one on that day.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
An Enjoyable Picnic.


Many of the members Of Burns
Grange, No. 100, and friends picnicked
under the spreading walnuts and ma.
pies on the beautiful lawn of Mr.. and
Mrs. Goodwin on the Reeves place last
Friday. This is an ideal place for a
picnic such as the grangers hold and
many times before this has the foliage
of these beautiful trees shaded the pic
nickers fro n the sun.
The day was an ideal one for such
occasions and it's memories will be ever
lasting.
Mrs. Reeves is an old and highly re-
spected member of the grange and we
understand she expects soon to go to
Rochester to live with her son, hence
the members wished to gather beneath
her hospitable shade ere she left them.
The martial band from Durand had
been engaged and filed the air with
music while the gentle breezes from off
the flowers filed 1t with sweet perfume
Mrs. Reeves very feelingly welcomed
the guests there saying she believed all
needed the rest which comes with such
gatherings.
Willie Patterson sang solo and was
compelled to respond to an encore.
N. X. Potter was called upon to Say
something about the new Good Roads
Law"
Mr.. Potter cen see no. good thing in
the new Law and said the Farmers had
been caught mapping again." He be-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
Responsible People.

DEOPLE occupying positions Of higl
1 responsibility and trust are always
very busy people.
They have little or no time to devote
to side issues.
1t is therefore very rare that such PEG
pie are willing to write testimonials fol
anything.
Then again there is a natural diff
dence in giving public endorsement &c
any commercial enterprise on the part
of people who are much before the
public.
Rare Endorsements.
1t is thus that it is very rare that pub
lie officials, like governors, congress.
men, consuls, senators, ETC., give public
endorsement 30 a proprietary medi-
cine.
1t is therefore a great triumph that
Peruna has the unqualified endorse
ment Of 80 many men in official posi-
ton.
Scores of public officials of national
reputation have enthusiastically de-
clared in favor Of Peruna in public
print over and over again.
A Startling Fact.
There is no way to account for such a
startling fact as this except that Peruna
has extraordinary unusual merit.
After all, people high and low. are
constituted very much alike.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
Vernon.

Miss Elsie Lord, of Byron. is visiting
Vernon friends---John Carl was home
f,om Chicago over Sunday-Mrs Marie
O,ney and daughter, Celia, are visiting
relatives in York State-Mrs Almeron
Morris, formerly Of this place, is visit
ing her. uncle, Ed Wilkinson-Mra and
Mrs L w VanAlstine called on their
son, at Durand, on Sunday-William
Wilkinson and wife, of Lansing, visited
here the past week-Cyrus Case was
in Flint Monday and Tuesday on bust
ness-Little Mabel and Gladys Durl-
ing, of Canada, are visiting relatives
here-The remains of old Mr. Grimes
arrived here Tuesday from Tennessee
where he went few weeks ago with
his son, Elliot Grimes. The cause of
his death was paralysis. The funeral
was held from the Congregational
Church on Wednesday afternoon
Rev. Trip was at Lennon Tuesday, at
tending the funeral of Mr. Moore
Mrs F DeHart is enjoying visit with
her sister from the southern part OF the
state-Mrs Lizzie Harris is visiting
friends at Clarkston-Miss Edmund
son is visiting at the home of VIM
Harris-Ray Brooks was seriously
burned about the face and hands, by a
giant fire cracker on July 4th. DR. Car
ney, of Durand, dressed the wound
Mr. and Mrs Cecil Mclaughlin were at
Durand July 4th.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
The Magnificent State Capitol Building Of Wyoming.
Natural Enthusiasm.

When q person has been really helped
in getting rid of some chronic malady
after other things have failed, it is quite
natural for enthusiasm to lead people
to make statement of the fact.
For great services, gratitude is nat
ural.
This is the only way that it can posi-
bly, be explained why it is that so many
persons prominent in public, diplomatic
and social life give testimony for
Peruna.
Actual Benefit.
Peruna promptly relieves.
This is the explanation.
Catarrh is disease difficult to relieve.
A great many of the doctors fail to
relieve it.
Gratitude Results.
A few bottles of Peruna cure chronic
malady of many years standing and it is
almost impossible to repress the natural
feelings of gratitude which spring up.
Catarrh of Head and Throat
Mr.. Joseph Reiss, 1924 N. 18th street,
st. Louis, Mo-, writes:
~ had catarrh of the head and throat,
but through the use of five bottles of
Peruna and two bottles of Manalin l
was cured.
81 think that Peruna is the best tonic
that l have ever used and | would adj
wise all catarrhal sufferers to use
Peruna."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
The Difference.

"Waiter." protested n commercial;
traveler. with Indignation I'm both
cred If can ever see any difference
between your roast mutton and your
roast lamb"
ooh. sir" the waiter rejoined. there
is a difference. The roast mutton is Il
shilling and the roast lamb is one and
sixpence. Mail.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
Naminq the Baby.

They were choosing a name for the
new baby.
II think Esmeralda is too sweet
said one of the infants aunts.
"Alfreda is better and more uncom-
mon," said another.
"How would Alvina do?" asked n
third.
Hardly" said the fond father. "You
seem to be getting away from the idea
that this is baby and not new kind
of cigar."-London Graphic.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
Six Mile Greek.

The beautiful rain is coming this
morning. Everything needs it-A
large quantity of hay has been gathered
this week.-Mrs. Angevine. of Flint,
is visiting her friend, Mrs R Weidman,
this week -Charley Steele returned
to his work at Roscommon last week
Mrs p P Beswick will visit her sis
ter in Illinois next week We think it
quite scheme of the millers and gro
cerymen to make spec on -four, mat-
ing at least 25 cents on every % pound
sack on hand 1t was an outrage, and
all to make little more money, but let
us farmers take a bushel of wheat to
market and they could not get one dol
lar for the best, so you can easily see
where the combine is. There is no use
downing the Rockefellers, we have got
them right at Winter apples
are going to be scarce, early apples a
fair crop, cherries rather scarce. Pota-
toes are coming. on in good shape. The
writer Of this has new potatoes large
enough to eat; also green peas the 4th.
There is nothing like a good garden,
and if we don have it the men are too
blame, sure-A good many near here
ate their dinners on the bank of the
river the 4th, tastes a lot better there
too, especially with fish for dessert.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
Chaplin.

A B Gilbert is entertaining bis broth
er and daughter from Lenawee county
Harry Heron and father have gone
to Buffalo to attend the funeral of the
latter's father-Lyle Sawyer and
Harry Peters leave this week for Alder
ia, Canada-Mrs George Peters ex-
poets to leaye this week for Wisconsin
Florence Goble is home after visit
ing in O wosso and Ovid.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
Henderson.

The L Al of the Disciple Church
met Wednesday at the home OF ID
Hunt Miss Leota Bunting is spend
ing portion of the week with her aunt
Mrs w Willoughby-The w G I U
met Thursday with Mrs B S Watson
Mrs w Kelley has returned from visit
with friends in Detroit-Several from
here attended the rural carriers exami-
nation at Owosso, on Saturday-James
Hooper, of Clio form erly Of this place,
visited over Sunday at j Bingham's-
Mrs G P Sackrider is visiting in Leslie
The Junior League of the M E
Church will serve ice cream and cake
on the parsonage lawn Friday evening.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
A Better Scheme.

THAT house / have taken from you"
said the dissatisfied tenant, sis horri-
bly, drafty. When / am sitting in the
middle of the room my hair blows all
over my head Can. you do something
for the windows!'
Don't you think. sir" replied the
house agent suavely, at would be
easier and cheaper for you to get your
hair ut?'-Philadelphia Inquirer
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
His Memory.

First Boy-Did you really win three
prizes at school?
Second Ditto-Yes. and one was for
my excellence Of memory.
How did you win the others?'
1.-THE others? forget what they
were for. Translated For Transatlan-
tic Tales From Blanco Negro
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
The Epitaph of Mary Lyon.

In the grounds of Mount Holyoke
seminary, overlooking the beautiful
valley through which the Connecticut
flows seward, is monument to Mary
Lyon, the Massachusetts teacher who
founded the college. On it Is inscribed
q sentence of her own. "There is moth
ing in the universe that am afraid Of
but that l shall not know and do all
my duty"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
The Great Dancer.

what do you consider the chief
danger Of wealth." asked the solemn
man.
"That the other fellow will have It,
responded nearer inclined to flip.
pancy.--Philadelphia Ledger.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
Still a Dream.

Dolly - Molly Wolcott told me a
month ago that her new gown was
going to be a dream. Polly-Well, that
is all it is so far. Her husband won't
give her the money for it.-Somerville
Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
No Chasing.

Jeweler-This ring is shillings more
than the plain one on account of the
chasing. Buyer-But you won't have
to chase me. I'm going to pay for
what / get.-London Lady.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
Tie Preventive,

A girl is rarely deaf to q mans pro-
posai when a diamond ring accom-.
panics it-at least. not stone deaf
Life
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12

A rash man provokes trouble, but
when the trouble comes Is no match
for it.-Chinese Proyerb.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12
Found SIoan's Remedies Very Salts
factory.

Crandall q Co., East Buffalo, N. Y,
say: Sloan's Nerve and Bone Liniment
and Chill and Fever Remedy are the
standard medicines with shippers COM
ing through. We have given them
both many severe tests, and have found
them very satisfactory in each case,
The demand is still increasing for them.
/ consider the Liniment the best for
general use that l have used for the
past twenty years of my experience in
the hotel and stable business
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
LAKE STEAMER BURNED.
The Naomi Entirely Destroyed /,
Middle Of Lake Michigan
Five Deaths.

Grand Rapids, Mich, May % -Four
coal passers were burned to death
and one passenger, j. M. Rhodes OF
Detroit, Was fatally burned when the
Crosby line steamer Naomi, formerly
the Wisconsin, was burned to the
waters edge early Tuesday In the
middle of Lake Michigan, Fifty
passengers and all of the crew except
four coal passers were taken off in
small boats by the steamer Stratford
and the Naomi's sister ship, the Kan
sas, which was en- route from Mil
waukee to Grand Haven. The loss Of
The Naomi which was in command Of
Capt. Thomas Trail. is estimated a.
S225, 900. After the passengers and
crew We're rescued, barge which had
been attracted to the scene by the fire
put a line on the burning hulk and i
now towing her to Grand Haven
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
Corporal Knowles Gets SO Years.

San Antonio. Tex, May 2S,-The
sentence fixed by the court-martial il
the case of Corporal e. j.. KRowles
of the Twenty-fifth infantry recent
ly tried for having assaulted Captain
Edgar A. Macl1lin, Of the same regi.
ment, while the regimnet was sta
toned at Fort Reno, Okla, in Decem-
Der, last, fifty years at hard labor
in the penitentiary at Fort L.eaven-
worth, Kansas, was Tuesday approved
by eneral Albert L. Meyer, command
ing the department of Texas. The
court found Knowles guilty on tive
specifications, assault and battery
with intent to kill and assault with
intent to commit robbery The sen
tence named is but two years less
than the maximum penalty which
could have been assessed
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31

90 w+th 4 matter that only you and |
knew anything about, and what you
know about il you have merely in
ferred. Then, when l saw you here in
the house there seemed to be no other
explanation at all, at least of the most
important part of the thing. But now
it is more hopelessly tangled up than
before, for, as you were in my office
Yesterday afternoon, you could not pos
sibly have had anything to do with it.
Delightfully."- interesting. I'm sure!"
said MacArdel, land most appropriate
when occurring in house alleged to
be haunted Still, l confess l could
follow you more closely if had some
faint glimmer of an idea of what you
are talking about"
/ handed him the note. and he read
il slowly and thoughtfully.
When did you get it?" he asked.
Found it on my bed this morning
when l woke" | replied.
Who put it there?" he continued.
How the devil do / know who put
it there?" / returned, excitedly. 1.-THE
house was locked up and so was the
room The window was open, adj
NIT, but l am positive that no one
could have gotten in that way. There
are too many vines about it. and not
a twig was bent
so yOu thought it was a miracle
and that it must have been l who
performed it, eh?" said MacArdel. 81
know you always maintained that |
worked a miracle when l cured your
typhoid
Hang it all, Mac" ! exclaimed. IL
don't care a snap of my little finger
how it got on the bed! l want TO know
who wrote it,"
We'll, didn't, anyhow" said Mac
Ardel. Il never heard Of il before. /
suppose somebody wanted to play a
Joke on you for your temerity in sleep
ing alone in a haunted house. Pretty
poor sort of joke, to be sure. but l
don't see anything to warrant your
getting so excited over it"
SEQ here, Maci" said. drawing my
chair up close to his, you don't seem
to understand Just what mean The
point is simply this. No one could have
written a thing like that in such q
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31

positive way, unless he mad known
that It was true. Now, you are the
only person living with whom I have
ever talked on this subject. for you
will remember that you ouce init
mated pretty broadly that 1 was in
love with Miss Carney"
And you denied it fatty" he re-
marked.
Yes" replied, 81 denied it
fatty"
"MacArdel," said, soberly, looking
him squarely in the face, you've cor
nered me and / might as well tell you
the whole thing. 1t was three years ago
when we talked of this before, and
must have loved her then and from
the day j first saw her. But not as !
love her now, old man, for now she is
my all in all and my only thoughts are
for her welfare and her happiness.
You know l saw her very frequently
when she was living in town, and now
that she is away our correspondence
is necessarily frequent, so that | can
keep informed of her whereabouts
and know of her needs from the es-
tate"
"Of course, you could not pay her
any attentions unless you meant to
ask her to marry YOU" said MacArdel,,
but | don't see any objection what
ever to that. l know you haven't any
money, but your social position is as
good as hers. and you are doing well
in your profession. 1t seems to me
that it would be very appropriate
match If you love each other
No, Mac" 1 insisted. TITS better as
it is Considering my position in con-
nection with the estate it would be
mean advantage for me to take, and.
Mac, if she refused me, | believe |
would kill myself, I'm such a fool
over it,"
But suppose she didn't refuse you
said MacArdel softly, laying his hand
on my arm.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
7own's First Great
Day of Decoration

fH TR TIMOTHY SULLIVAN
N IN came down from Water
UN Glen, Mimi, and settled at
Nv N. Boomer, Okla. among the
6rct non,arS and the first
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
CHAPTER WI.
A Disappearing Cigar Case.


What on earth brings You here,
'Mac?" exclaimed, accepting his prof
fered cigar and lighting it with sud
den interest and respect for the tradi-
tional pipe of peace.
Train" said MacArdel. coupled
with an overwhelming desire to seize
upon you and take You OFF with me
for o months vacation"
80 that's why You called at my of
flee yesterday afternoon, eh?" I quer-
led
How did you know that l was
there?" asked MacArdel.
MY secretary mentioned in his
letter that came this morning" I eX-
planned. "And it's a great good thing
that he did, for while the information
only made a big mystery out of what
appeared for a moment to be COM
paratively small one, it served, fortu-
nately, to clear you in an instant from
a very serious charge that | was nurs-
ing against you"
"Humphl" said MacArdel. so that's
the way you treat your friends!
Condemn EN- without a hearing,
eh?"
We'll, Mac" I replied, this had to
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31

NO, old man, it's no use talking
that way" l replied. IN just go on
as I've been doing. It's the only thing
| can do, as see it,
BET you dinner at Sherry's that
you propose to her and marry her
within two years." said MacArdel,
with a quizzical look in his kindly
eyes, and, with a half-hearted grasp of
his hand, / accepted the wager with
temerity that was half wishing and
half hopeful.
$50 you see why feel so strongly
about this note" said, rising and
opening the door, which / had closed
carefully on my entrance. THE sub
ject is one that | cannot bear to have
trihed with, and, anyway, cannot I'M
agine who could have read my inner
most thoughts so correctly. That
puzzles me more than the mysterious
appearance of the letter in my bed:'
81 fancy well be able to explain that
without much trouble" said MacArdel,
lighting fresh cigar and laying his
ClSdl ease Ou tlAC OOoiuO iAih-
These mysterious occurrences always
happen in most simple fashion, after
all is said and done. One night, last
summer ! was reading in bed and just
before putting out the light laid my
eyeglasses on a little table about six
feet from the window | was perfectly
sure about it, for the spring was bent
slightly and l had spent several min
utes fussing with them before | put
them down. The next morning they
were gone and never turned up, in
spite of the most vigorous search, I'M
til the maid found them. three or four
days later, hidden completely in the
folds of the lace curtain which had
blown across the table and caught
them up. AS my room was on the
fourth floor and had been securely
locked all night, the affair was quite
mystifying until it was sv simply ex-
planned. Wen find out before long
how the letter got on your bed, and
that will doubtless lead TO the dis
covery of its author. Have a fresh
cigar and show me around the place
bit 1t looks mighty interesting and
romantic"
Cro BE coNTINuEDl =
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
Only Three Stops.

Washington, May. 24.-The presi-
dent it is said AT the White hoasA, will
not make more than one stop in any
zone state on his way down the Mis-
sissippi river after he leaves Canton.
on the 30th of September. Unless
present plans are changed. only three
stops are to be made in all, ST. Louis.
Cairo. Ill.,. and Memuhis, Tenn. HIS
will embark at some point in Iowa.
The trip is to be made with the inlan!
waterways commission and members
Of the Lakes 10 the Gulf waterways
association
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
After Live Stock Exchanges.

Topeka, May pa hard figh,
against the stock exchange in the
stock yards ut Kansas City. Omaha
and ST. Joseph may be started soon
with the legal departments Of Kan
sas, Nebraska and Missouri back OF
the movement A delegation con :
sisting of Thomas Potter, Georee
Plumb of Emporia and w. J. Todd
of Maple Hill, representing the Co.
operative Commission company. had
II long talk with the governor and
expect TO see the attorney general
relative to an attack on the stock
exchanges. From here the COM
mittee will go 10 Missouri and
Nebraska to consult executive Off
Gals relative 10 concerted action in
The three states.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31

Opening the door strobe down
stairs, into the library, and UP ID the
figure in the chair
"Hellol" / exclaimed, grasping him
by the arm,
Better late than never!" he re-
sponded with hearty laugh. What
made You sneak upstairs in that mys'
terious way? Think | was ghost?'
NO" l replied, slowly and serious
ly, 81 thought you were a scoundrel,
and / owe you an apology from the
bottom OF my hearty
Have a cigar, old man, said Mac
Arde1
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
Destructive Nebraska Storm.

Lincoln, Neb.. May ga severe
electrical, wind and rain storm pre-
vailed near the town of Dayey. nine
miles from Lincoln Friday evening.
Charles Schlitzner. farmer. was
killed by lightning and his z-year-old
son was badly injured, possibly fatal
ly The rainfall Amounted to cloud
burst, the precipitation being placed
mt six inches. Cornfields and gardens
were destroyed and the country
bridges washed out. The district de-
vastated is not large.