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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-09


in last 8 years $175, 56S.22
That it has cost the people of Shi-
awassee county .$175,568.22 more
than the average running expenses
of the county and the SIS, 100000 vot-
ed by the people to build a court
house, or in other words it has cost
the county of Shiawassee in the last
three years above mentioned as fol-
lows:
For taxes raised. -. $3.50, 2S2.4 5
Increase in borrowed debt 62,39S.94
Court house bonds. 80. 100000
1915, 681.39
Cost of county expenses
for years 1900-1903. 1926, 1917
Excuses above average
cost $3.50, 1892
Deduction cost Of court
house as shown by
county audit. SLAP, 451. SO
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-09
Notice of Special Election.

Nouce OF special 6locton.
County Clerks once,
Shiawassee County, Michigan.
To the Sheriff of the County of Shiawassee:
Notice Is hereby given that at a special cleo.
tion to be held on the 18th day OF August, A. D.,
1907. the following proposition will be submit
ted to the electors:
Monday, July LIST, 1907
At special session of the Board OF Supervs-
ors OF Shiawasse- county, called by the Clerk
nine supervisors OF said county, pursuant to a
written notice.
Said meeting was held pursuant to said DO.
In said county. on Monday, the LIST day OF July.
A. D., 1907, at II O'Clock. q. m,
Board called to order by the chairman.
The roll was called by the Clerk and the fol-
lowing supervisors answered present: Super.
visors Bailey, Carmody, Colby. Cook. Dewey.
Grifhn, Hurrell, Kingsbury, Kinsler. Lowe,
smith, Sutterby. VanDeusen, Vincent, Webb,
Vert, Whelan, White and Wilbur-4
Supervisor Dewey moved that committee
resolution for submitting the bonding PROPOSE.
tion, and prepare statement of the indebted.
ness OF the county. which motion was carried,
Supervisors Dewey. Cook. Perrigo, Sutterby
and Kingsbury.
AFTERNOON.
Board called to order by the chairman.
Roll called by the clerk. Present, full board.
Supervisor Dewey, from the special commit.
tee appointed to prepare resolutions on the
bonding proposition. submitted the following
resolution, and moved that the same be adopt.
ed, which motion was carried by the following
yea and nay vote called for by the chairman
Yeas-SupervisOrs Bailey, Carmody, Cook,
Dewey, Hurrell. Kingsbury, kinsler, Lowe,
Pennabaker, Smith, Sutterby, VanDeusen
Vincent, Webb. Whelan, White and Wilbur
~. Nays, none.
WHEREAS. The legislature OF the state of
Michigan has passed a certain act being Sem
ate Bill No. $50. which has received the signature
and approval OF theGovernor ofthe state OF Mich.
igan, which act has become alaw, by which It
Is provided among other things that q special
election of the qualified electors of the coun.
" OF Shiawassee shall, upon request, be called
forthe purpose OF voting uponthe proposition OF
borrowing the sum OF seventy.four thousand
i've hundred dollars 1874 500O 0) and issuing the
bonds OF the county therefor. to be used TO pay
certain hoating Indebtedness OF said county as
follows: Jonn T. McCurdy, ten thousand dol
lars PRINCIPAL, and interest thereon at four per
cent per annum from and after the 18th day OF
octob, r. niDteen hundred five; Catherine Mox-
ley, six thousand five hundred dollars principal.
and interest on three thousand five hundred
dollars OF said principal sum from and after the
otn DAY or January. nineteen hundred Ave, and
on two thousand dollars OF said principal sum
from and after the 18th day OF November, nine.
teen hundred five. and on the remaining one
Thousand dollarsof said principal sum from
ana after the 2Sd day OF November, nineteen
nundred I'VE. at four per cent per annum; SUI
san MCCARTHY. one thousand dollars principal,
and interest thereon from and after the 22d day
per cent. per annum; Richard e. Kay, one
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-09
500 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased Ia
learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able 10 cure in all its
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con.
stitutional disease. requires constitutional
ternally. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system, thereby de.
stroying the foundation ~ the disease, and
giving the patient strength by bulldog, up the
constitution and assisting nature In dong Its
work. The proprietors have 50 much faith In
It's curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for anv case that IL fails to cure.
Send for list OF testim Nnials.
Address: Y. J. CHENEY a co. Toledo, Ohio
Sold bv all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for cons tipatiou.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-09

Excess not accounted for sos, 1869
This statement allows for the nor
NAL expenses of the county and the
full cost Of the court house, and yet
there is over 100000 not accounted
for. Where has this money gone? Is
the question the people are asking
and want to know before any of the
money is voted.
The expenditure above normal
with unauthorized expenses on the
court house amount to $4,000 and
the supervisors have refused to show
where this money has gone to and
the people wish to know.
Some statements coming from the
board of supervisors and county seat
in regard to the expenditure of coun-
ty funds contains statements that are
misleading or untrue. The recent
statement made by the committee in
calling the election to vote for bonds,
was $4,000 when in fact it was but
$3.50, and the committee stated the
actual cost of the court house was
but $123,000 when the county audit
ors had made it much more than that
sum. Such statements as these are
as close as the average guess comes
from that source.
Taxpayers of Shiawassee county,
stand for your rights and vote No on
the payment of illegal loans, until
this extravaganza expenditure of your
funds and money are accounted for.
GEO. T. MASON
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-09

with impunity' by our county officers.
To sanction the illegal acts of these
public offices would be an everlast-
ing stain upon the name of Shiawas-
see county. 1t is not a question of
population of debts but question
of unfolding the constitution OF the
state and the will of the people of the
county.
If we vote to pay these loans we
might as we'll abolish the constitu-
ton of our state so far as it pertains
to Shiawassee county. The, people of
the county by so doing would waive
their right to constitutional protec-
ton.
Citizens County Committee.
Stanley e. Parkill, Chm.
Charles Whelan, Sec.
George T. Mason, Treas.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-09

Owosso Township Grange at its
meeting Tuesday, with 80 members
present, adopted the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, BY the Owosso Township
Grange that we endorse the foregoing
communication from the citizens com.
mittee.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-09

he largest and best stock Of wedding announcements calling
cards and ruled goods in the County THE TIMES office
First class job printing Of any kind moderate prices.
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II. Mason Not Favorable Il
Bonding the County.

Comparing the county taxes dur
ing the three years of court house
construction and the three years
prior thereto we have the following
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-09

Total for three years. $239,2S2.45
Excess of last 3 years. .$113, 1923
Indebtedness JAM, 1908 5 5S,376.34
Indebtedness Jan.1, 1906 $120,775.23
Excess of Indebtedness in
8 years. ......... $62,39S.94
Total excess of expenses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
Jamaica's Race Track
Will Be Much Enlarged

From good authority II has been learned
that the Metropolitan Jockey Club has de-
cided definitely to enlarge the Jamaica track
and to have the work begun as soon as pos
sible after the conclusion of the spring
meeting. With the addition contemplated
the track which is at present mile In cir
conference, will be an oval of a mile and
quarter, with a homestretch approximately
as long as the one at Aqueduct. that is,
about seven-sixteenths of a mile OF direct
straightaway from the turn into the stretch
to the finish line. The alterations and ad-
ditions will make Jamaica the equal OF any
course in the Jockey Club circuit, and 1t
Is not improbable that in a short time II
will be recognized as the best racing ground
in the vicinity of New York Its buf dings,
from the viewpoint of the spectator. are
superior to any other similar structures.
The additional land necessary for enlarg
ing the course will be secured by moving
the Long Island railroad tracks, it's inn
mense storage buiIding and the half dozen
stables that lie opposite the upper turn. The
Metropolitan Jockey Club owns the land on
the side of the tracks, and 1t Is understood
that the railroad company has expressed It's
willingness to move further out in order to
benefit the course. 1t will be repaid by the
additional travel to the track, which has
been more or less unpopular with racegoers
and horsemen because of its lack of long
stretches. which conduce to untrue racing.
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MONROE SALISBuRY'S DEATH
UNIQUE CHARACTER ON TIE
TRoTTING TURF.
No One Brought Out So Many Re-
markable Light Harness
Horses.

The death Of Monroe Salisbury. the
"Kingmaker," of Pleasanton, Cal.,eof can
Ger, which took place Thursday in New
York. removes from the American trotting
turf unique character. "A native. of the
state of New York, he went to Chicago
when a young man and engaged IN the real
estate business with the late Marshall
Field and the late Potter Palmer. In the
sixties he went to the Pacific coast, where
he engaged first in carrying the mails by
pony express and later in staging, railroad
building mining and banking. His stage
and pony express lines extended over 5000
miles at one period, Salisbury, was a man
yof affairs, and was as rough, tough and
virile In his personality, and as angular
as a block of freshly quarried granite. The
gunplay men in the far west soon learned
that Salisbury was dangerous man to
stack up against. He stood six feet three
inches in his socks, weighed close to 200
pounds had fist the size of Virginia
ham, and was afraid of nothing that wore
pants or hair. He was SO fearless that he
never carried a gun. although his life was
frequently in danger in his early days,
while his punches were as famous out west
as were Sullivan's and Jeffries' in the east.
No man who had ever felt them hankered
for more. ..-e
AS Salisbury advanced in years his hear
Ing became affected SO much so that be-
fore he died it was dfff1cult to converse with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

The pigeon fanciers Of Washington hays
recently been treated to the most Interest,".
Ing race ever flown by Washington pigeon
flyers. This was the contest from the great
jamestown exposition competing for two
solid silver cups and other valuable przes
by the finest racing pigeons Of the national
capital Seven hundred and fifty pigeons
were entered for this race. and We're ship
ped to the exposition Monday, accompa MED
by Mr.. Gibson as convoyeur, who was with
them from the time Of leaving here until
liberated at the aeronautical grounds. Ha
released the pigeons Friday at H.
under ideal conditions, in the presence Of
the largest throng thus far attending the
exposition. and the same conditions pre-
vailing at home. The winning birds aver
aged from forty to forty five miles an hour.
With one exception the race was an ex-
ceptfonally close one, not less than eight
lofts believing Themselves to be winners
until the race committee had figured the
speed.
The National Capital Flying Club took
the lions share of the honors, and from
the support 1t gave to the jamestown Race
Association and the arduous work of its
members. 1t richly deserves its success
The following Is the average speed per
minute Of each loft: D. c. Hartley. 1850
yards per minute; c. F. Rupert, 1.251; w.
1,243.N; w. Gebicke. 1,242 Jno. Hoimead.
1928; c. F. Hengesbach, 1.237 F. e Dis
mer. LBS; F. E. Young, I21s; Geo. June-
mann, 1,2O6; Harry Beach. LIST; H. Grim
der. Ito; w. o. Norwood, LIZA; w. III.
Sarton. 1.1b1: ]. c. Ladd, Liza: VIM. Smith.
La; w. Hixon. LOIS; j. Crawford, 1895;
A. Sheldon. 1.0e5: r. Wolf. 1892; E. N.
Saxton. 100; e. T. Chewing. 900; P. Laid,
9ss; Connecticut lofts. $40; Arthur Noble,
s2s: VIM. Ferguson, day record; Geo. P.
Mailer, day record: c. N. Odell, day record;
]. @ Eastburn, no report
The concourse race from the 500-mile sta
ton will be the most important event which
will come OF In the near future, and judg-
ing from the results OF the above race, it
will be a very exciting one.
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him. In the early nineties he owned half
interest in Marshall Hall on the Potomac,
and once told the writer that he had con-
ceived the idea of converting 1t into a stock
farm SO that he could avoid the change Of
climate SO detrimental to horses wintered
on the Pacific coast and raced on the. grand
circuit. The last long interview the writer
had with Salisbury was In 1893. He had
lust sold the famous race stallion and race
horse sire Director, 2.17k. to A. II. Moore
of the Cloverdale Stock Farm, near Phila-
delphia, for $4,000. and had the check In
his vest pocket. He was in excellent hui
NOR and relaxed sufficiently to indulge in
some of the stirring "reminiscences Of his
early days In California and on the plains,
when he led the strenuous life and de-
lighted in halrbreadth escapes.
AS a Judge of race winners, the equal OF
Salisbury has never been seen on the Ameri-
can trotting turf. No follower of the light
harness game has ever brought out so many
remarkable horses as he, and no man con-
nected with the game ever slaughtered
them more remorselessly. The list he
owned or managed speaks for Itself: Direc-
tor. 2.17A; Flying Jib. 2.04; Direct. 205h;
Directum, 2O5h; Azote. 2.04A; the phenom-
email three-year-old mare Expressive. 212x;
Consuela D.. 2.O7&; Alix, 2O3%: Little AL
bert 2.1O; Monte Carlo. 2.07A; Judge Green,
zoo; Bolivar 2.O0s4 Aristo, 2.OsA; Monroe
Chief, 2.1Sh, and several more not now
remembered.
On the turf Salisbury was the most auto
cratic OF men. He supervised every detail
connected with his horses. His caretakers
and drivers were compelled to obey his
instructions to the letter. When his horses
were being worked he was present. He
would tell his trainer and driver just how
fast each horse must be worked how many
heats should be given him, and, when race
day arrived. If his driver varied hairs
breadth from his instructions whether he
won or lost he at once heard from
Salisbury, and in some cases was immedi-
ateiy discharged. His invariable order to
his driver I'm race was to get out in
front and stay there, II he could and he
was on the spot to see that he was obeyed.
Saiisbury's recent ventures in the Klondike
turned out unfortunately. OF late years the
winning habit had forsaken him, and the
man who had handled millions in his day
died in comparative poverty.
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day brought the genial Teuton many con-
CALCULATIONS. While the first winner. Tom
McGrath, is owned by Henry Brandt. the
Schrieber trainer, the colt was bred by
Schrieber at his Woodlands farm In Mis-
souri,. He was well backed and went to the
post favorite.
Banyah, the second Schrieber-bred horse
to score defeated bunch of two-year-olds
at the long odds of 80 to 1. while Joe Carey.
another Bannock burn, captured the Larch-
mont stake from some good three-year ODDS
in hollow fashion
1t is a long time since Schrieber horses
have won three races in one afternoon on
Metropolitan track. and his horses Will
not run loose from now on. Bannockburn.
sire of two Of these three winners and OF
Dr. Gardner as well, was mudlark OF ex-
ceptional merit.
Holscher confirmed his Benning form
yesterday by defeating Dolly Spanker,
Beauclerc and The Quail at mile and a
sixteenth The mud served him well and
he wore down Dolly Spanker in the maj
strides ,,
Today's events for the Toboggan handi-
cap, Juvenile stake and other events were
full of incident and the Belmont meeting
has made a successful start. e. Z. r.
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Reasons Of Governor Hughes
for vetoing the FrawIey Bill

Gov. Hughes Of New York has put away
Senator Frawley's boxing bill in a single
blow. He declares that the measure went
too far, and also that it is not needed for
the benefit of amateur boxing So he sent
to the legislature a veto message. If the
governors view Is correct the bill prac-
tically repealed the law against all kinds
of prize fights in New York state, even
against the old London ring fights without
gloves. While the main object of 1t was, it
was declared, simply to permit amateur
boxing at which admission fees would be
charged. the governor insists that the bill,
in fact repealed section 1853 of the penal
code. which prohibited prize fighting and
sparring exhibitions. But the measure
serves to point out one fact, and that Is
the governor Is not an inexorable opponent
of boxing. He writes as IL he would like to
see fast and brilliant match himself, but
he insists that he could not permit the re-
peal of the whole law against prize fighting
He also maintains that the bill Is not need
ed for the promotion of amateur boxing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
EVIDENCE GROWS
AGAINST JACK O'BRIEN

LOS ANGELES, May 11.-That homely
old saw, 1T never rains but it pours,' IL
being amply illustrated in the case OF
''Faker'' Jack OBrien. First, the Phila-
delphian received hard beating from
Tommy Burns, and then Burns to add TO
O'Brien's hurts, showed up the crooked
methods resorted to by the Quaker. Then,
to add the finishing touch to the career Of
the individually supreme" one, James J.
Jeffries, retired champion fighter of the
world comes out with a statement In
which he says that O'Brien offered him
$50, 600 to fake fight with him.
Jeffries attended the fight, and he was
filed with disgust at the runaway farce
which o Brien tried to make of the match.
When he learned that the Philadelphia at
tempted to frame the battle, and thought
till the last minute that he had been sue
cessful the big alfalfa farmer became
angry.
"O'Brien is the greatest faker in the ring
today" he said. I'm fact, he Is the most
daring one, too. He Is the only man who
ever had the nerve to frame bout with
me- He made his proposition soon after
the fight with Burns which I refereed.
After this affair, O'Brien went to Nevada
to see the Cans Herman fight. When he
returned he visited me at my home and an
nounced that he wanted to talk over busi-
ness proposition with me. I saw what he
was trying to get at and waited for him to
talk. Finally he came right out and said:
1T is Just this. 1 have found certain
parties in Nevada who say they will give
$50 900 purse for fight between you and
me. They will put an additional 200 in
the bank for you, making $4,000 Alto
gether. Every cent Of 1t will go to you
but you will have to take the count to get
It,"
81 laughed in his face, and he saw right
away that it was all off. told him / did
not need the money that badly, and he
Interrupted me to say:
".Of course, l did not think you would
pay any attention to the offer, and told
the Nevada people 30 at the time.
to obtain his much Wanted individual SUI
premacy." But he has an explanation that
does not sound as original these days. as 1t
sma cks of the grotesquely incongruous. One
would almost be led into thinking that
O'Brien was joking when he made his ex-
planation:
he is in more ways than one. Il treated
the affair as a business proposition But
Jeffries did not take that view when o Brien
went to him with the $4,000 Offer OBrien
claims that the other fight with Burns was
also a fake, and that 1t was scheduled to
he a draw And he adds:
Now as to this fight the other night, Nc
Carey promised me that he would post the
entire purse of $4,000 II would give him
INV /. o. u. for $4,000 This was to pro-
tect him from me in case / won the fight
and demanded the advertised share Of the
purse.
II was not the one who preached the sub
| ject of a fixed fight. The man who did SO
is McCarey
Then O'Bren remorsefully winds up his
statement:
II have no plans for the future. 1 sup
pose they will give 1t to me good and
strong but when it comes to that deserve
| IL 1 have done wrong, and / am sorry"
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wardness of tho seaeon Tho renntot,on of
the track among horsan,en an 1900 -
Copperthite stood ready to meet deficit
II one became necessary. but naturally did
not care 10 put his hands down too deep In
his pockets to give races at this point for
f>otner peoples benefit. Entries were needed,
and plenty Of them, II the meeting was to
De made anywhere near success, hence the
mixed events. 1t will be understood, how
ever, Dy all horsemen. and racegoers tina
the PAGERS VIII be handicapped In each event,
80 tnat the only advantage that will be de-
rived py the owners OF them Is In the man
ner OF getting away-the average PAGER hav-
Ing the advantage of the trotter, as he
u,ef a ,ea.ure .nat innnenced the manage
ahla +ao. 80 to 80 plosIaM - uIe lament-
LIE lac. that lrotters are growing fewer In
=, anu pdcers are increasing rapidly
ia numbers.
Inc use or hoppies has made present con-
dltlons possible, and. OF course, track man
asers tWho are not In business for their
health) have to meet them as they find
PAGERS In Washington today than ever be-
lore In Its history, and 81 per cent Of those
owner. mere wear-the- straps when raced
tnereiore, IT Is not remarkable that owners
OF cream gong trOtfers demur when invited
to enter into events with horses that can
only be controlled In their gait by having
tneir -FOUR legs tied together, and without
wnicn contrivance they could hardly beat
three -hinute trotter.
The Morris hrotbers NJ tbis oitX> pU;,no,,
Michael and IohnNare trv;ns - 90 = onn
ner on (iovernor stan,ory 49, ~ ~. III,
eovernor ~ h,'na.sS. oe Nov lhat ule
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Then There Was Spreckels.

Then, too, that horse Adolph spreckels
wasn't such tady one, and he gathered in
more than enough purses to pay his way
while he was going to the races. But
they'll tell you out yonder in San Francis
CO that Adolph Spreckels. the man after
whom the horse was named, dropped lust
100000 on the horse, betting on him when
ne also ran, and that he never pulled down
the price of a smoke on the horse when
Adolph Spreckels did connect first with the
tape.
I'D be almost as willing to have 'em
name two-for-five cigar after me as a
race horse, and / can't make 1t much
stronger than that"
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Naval Academy Aquatics.

Special Dispatch 10 The star
ANNAPOLIS, May u.-Naval Academy
rowing has had another interference with
its seasons plan by the cancellation of the
race arranged for June l with the Ariel
Boat Club OF Baltimore, but an effort is
being made to arrange a race with the
University of Pennsylvania for that date
The varsity and freshman crews of Penn
sylvania will be secured to row against the
first and second Naval Academy crews II
possible. II is not certain that the academy
management will be successful In securing
this race. but a strong effort will be made
and IL II is accomplished 1t will go far
toward redeeming an unfortunate season
SO far az the securing Of local races has
gone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
Oxford Invited to a Track Meet.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May l1.-fale and
Harvard have invited oxford to a track
meet on July 4. Manager Summer OF the
Yale track team stated that the message
sent to England was in the nature OF an
Invitation rather Than a formal challenge
to Oxford and Cambridge. The letter. which
was signed for Yale and Harvard by the
managers, stated that the Americans pre-
ferred the games should take place July
at the Harvard Stadium. 1t however stipu-
lates that New York city would not be OBJ
jected to ar would any other date be re-
fused IL more satisfactory 10 the English