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Checks on the Crocker National Bank
for the amounts of the prizes We're
mailed 10 the winners Thursday night
and q number of them have already
acknowledged receipt Of the orders for
the coin and lost no time in getting the
checks csshed. Following are some OF
the expressions Of gratitude for The
calls bounty.
FROM BROTHER LEWIS
Sacred Heart College. Fell and Fillmore Streets.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal Jan. IS, 1907
Contest Editor. The Call
by Dear Sir: have 70 acknowledge The re-
ceipt ~ y0nr check for $500. our portion Of the
spoils for the hrst period Of the contest Sacred
Heart College has been well rewarded thus far.
fortune viii stay with US 10 The end
By entering The Call contest Sacred Heart
College has benefited in more ways than one
You viii doubtless be interested to learn that
we registered III new students last week
pleasing condition OF affairs, due, at least in
part 70 the frequency with which the name Of
our college has Of late appeared In your columns.
We have lost no time in utilizing our prize. as
We expect consignment OF books from the East
in the course Of a few weeks
Sincerely thanking The Call and every one oi
the numerous friends who have contributed 70
BROTHER LEWIS.
PROM MRS. DEAsY
Napa CAL jan I9 1907.
To the Contest Editor The Call
Dear Sir: Kindly allow me to express ny
sincere thanks for yOur check for $780, as ] feel
] owe my change in fortune 10 The San Francisco
Call.
7 also desire 10 thank my friends. one and all,
who Loyalty helped me 70 win second prize.
While / was somewhat disappointed that i
could not win first prize j 10 not regret that
Sacred Heart College won the $500. as know
the college can make just as good use OF the
money j could.
desire 70 state that I viii be IN the second
series of the Gold Prize Contest. as well IS
IN the third and hnal, and j sincerely hope
that my friends viii be able 10 help me 10
draw one Of the big purses in this series.
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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

For periods of more than one year
the voting power of the subscriptions
will be as follows: Daily Call, 5000
votes for each year; Sunday Call. 750;
] Weekly Call. 500.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
EMILIL HAWAI-
FRoM MIR. BEBERGALL

1896 Bryant St.. San Francisco, Cal.
Jan. is, 1907.
Contest Editor, The Call:
Dear Sir:--As a winner IN your gold prize
contest ] wish 70 acknowledge, through your
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17

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practically unlimited. Every gradu-
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Write today for attractive catalogue.
Address,
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1913 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17
Bookkeeping.

This subject is taught by Actual
Business" transactions. The methods
employed are in complete accord with
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17
Henry johnson Accepts Good
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Of the Charter Shorthand
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Although the enrolment at BagweI
Business College during September
has perhaps been the largest in the
history OF Atlanta Business Colleges,
and large number have already made
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college offers as still greater in
ducement to those who wish to Sc
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These rates will not be extended and
those who can not enter now should
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TeIegraphy, Unlimited Scholarship $35
Bookkeeping and TeIearaphy 80. 60
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Shorthand In Half the Time.
Charter Shorthand taught at Bag
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Stenographer with Westinghouse
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study of Charter Shorthand at Bag
we'll Business College.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27
Mortgage Sale.l

Default having peen maze IN the conditions
OF q certain mortgage made by Robert Johnson
aE0 Edith M. Johns on his wife OF the County
Of Shiawassee and State Of Michigan, to Edith
A. Hartshorn OF the same place as mOrtgagee,
and bearing date the twenty ninth day OF June,
one thousand eight hundred ninety nine and
recorded In the ONCE OF the Register OF Deeds
for County OF Shiawassee and State OF Michi-
gan on the thirtieth day OF June. A. D., 1899 in
Liber 81 of mortgages on pages 35s 8, on which
mortgage there is claimed due at the date of
this notice the sum Of eight hundred eighty
three and 100 dollars, principal and interest,
and an attorney fee Of twenty-five dollars pro-
vided for in said mortgage, and no suit or pro.
ceedings having been instituted to recover the
moneys secured by said mortgage or any part
thereof, Now, therefore, by virtue OF the
the Statute in such case made and provided
notice Is hereby given that on Tuesday. the
fourteenth day OF January, A. ID. 1908. at ten
o'clock In the forenoon OF said day shall sell
at public auction to the highest bidder at the
front door Of the Court House in the City of
Corunna, and State OF Michigan. that being the
place where the Circuit Court for said county
0held, the premises described in said mort
gage, or so much thereof as may be necessary
to pay principal and interest due on said mort
gage and all other legal costs together with an
attorney fee of twenty five dollars as provided
by law, the premises being described in said
mortgage as follows: The west half of the
northeast quarter OF section eighteen OS) and
the north part OF the south pant Of the east
half OF the northeast quarter of section eight
cen. in township six co. north, range three
t3) east, containing in all ninety Two acres and
batng the same land conveyed by John Dawson
alderman Johnson on the Goth day OF
eth, 1873 and recorded in Lber IS OF Deeds
on page 593 In the ONCE of the Register OF
Deeds for said county.
Dated Owosso, Oct. 18th. 1907.
EDITH A. HARTsBoRN
w. c. Cadwallader, Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27


special order of business, viz: The re-
port of the committee on equalization.
On motion Of Sup'r Lowe the re.
port was adopted by the following yea
and nay vote. called for by Sup'r
Bailey. Yeas Supervisors Bailey,
Carmody, Colby, Dewey. Griffin, Hicks
Hurrell, Kingsbury, Kinsler, Lowe,
Mills, Peacock, Penabaker, Perrigo,
Shelp, Smith, Van Deusen, Vincent,
Vert, White and Wilbur, 81; Nays 0.
Sup'r White submitted the follow.
ing resolutions:
Resolved by the Board of Superyisors
Inat the law lbeing section 18, chapter
239 of the Public Acts of 1890 in rela-
zion TO the Supervisors requiring
sworn statements from persons whom
oney oeiieve possessed OF property not
exempt from taxation be strictly ad.
hered to.
On motion of Sup'r White the
resolution was adopted.
Sup'r Dewey submitted The follow
lug resolutions:
Resolved by the Board of Supervisors
OF Shiawassee County that a special
committee Of three be appointed by
the Chairman to investigate the
q neStion Of the use of voting machines
and the purchase of them for use in all
voting precincts of the county. such
committee to report at the January
session Of the Board.
Sup'r Dewey moved that the resolu-
tion be adopted which motion was lost
by the following yea and nay vote,
called for by Sup'r Kingsbury: Yeas,
Sup'rs Bailey, Colby, Dewey, Griffin.
Lowe, Mills, Peacock, Sutterby, Van
Deusen, and White. 10. Nays, Sup'rs
Carmody, Hicks, Hurrell, Kingsbury,
Kinsler, Penabaker, Perrigo, Shelp,
Smith, Vincent and Wilbur, IL.
On motion Of Sup'r Carmody the
Board took recess until this after
noon at one o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
Board called to order by the chair
man.
Roll called by the clerk. Present.
full Board with the exceptions of
Sup'rs Sutterby and White.
Sup'r Dewey, from the committee
on claims and accounts submitted the
following report
To the Hon. the Board OF Supervisors:
Your committee on claims and accounts
would respectfully submit the following as
their report, recommending the allowance Of
the several amounts as given below, and that
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27
Japan,s Policy of Retrenehment.

The financial programme Of Japan
was formally settled at the meeting of
the council of the elder statesmen. 1t
involves a reduction in the expenses of
the army and navy for the next six
years, whereby the government will
save $2OO,O0O,oOO.
5000 ChiIeans Quit Work.
Dispatches from Santiago, Chile, indi-
cate that about 5000 laborers in the
Tarapaca nitrate fields have gone on
strike, and business is paralyzed. The
situation is considered critical, and
warships and troops have been sent to
the troubled districts, but up to the
present time there has been no VIC
lence.
Riotins Spreads In ireland.
1t Is reported from London that the
growing lawlessness in Ireland has
become so grave that the authorities
had contemplated invoking the crimes
act In FIVE of the worst counties. This
has not yet been done, however, as the
officials are loath to use severe coer-
Give measures.
Gar Wants Big Navy.
The reconstruction Of the Russian
navy, which has been held In allegiance
owing to the pressure of important in
ternal affairs, has now been brought
to the front by the admiralty, which
is said to be carrying out the personal
wishes of the emperor Theprogramme
submitted 10 the douma entails an ex-
penditure of $500, 100000. This, OF
course, covers several years. The dou-
ma committee Of the national defense
has sent formal demand to the min
lister Of marine for full particulars of
the scheme which has been worked
out.
FiIipinos Pass School Bill
The first bill to come up for final
reading In the Filipino assembly was
one appropriating $1,0QQpO for the
construction Of school he outlying
barrios, or villages. This has been
unanimously supported by the COM
mittee having 1t In charge, and 1t is
expected that It. will be passed without
= dissenting vote.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27
l.. WEBB,
=. +. VAN DEUsEN,
K. II. WILBUR,
Committee.

On motion of Sup'r Shelp the Board
took recess for ten minutes.
At the expiration of the ten min.
utes the report of the Committee on
Apportionment on the motion of Sup'r
Wilbur was accepted and adopted by
the following yeaand nay vote, called
for by the Chairman: Yeas, Super
vlsors Bailey, Carmody. Dewey, Griffin
Hicks, Hurrell, Kingsbury. Kinsler,
Lowe, Mills. Peacock, Penabaker,
Perrigo, Shelp, Smith, Sutterby, Van
Deusen, Vincent, and White, 10.
Nays, O.
Sup'r Dewey from the Committee on
claims and accounts submitted the
claim OF G. S. Patched as Coroner for
S5S.O6 to the Board and moved that
the claim be returned to the State
Auditor'with statement of the facts,
which motion was carried.
Supervisors Sutterby and White
entered at this time.
Sup'r Kingsbury from the special
committee appointed to inventory the
Court House furniture submitted his
report.
On motion of Sup'r Kingsbury the
report was accepted and adopted
Sup'r Vert offered the following
resolution:
To the Honorable Board of Super
viSOrS OF ShiawaSSee county:
Be it Resolved, that the several
amounts appOrti0ned to the several
townships, cities and wards of the
county, also other amounts on the
certificates from the county clerk be
and are hereby directed and authori-
zed to be spread on the several town
ship, city and ward tax rolls of said
county by the several supervisors and
city assessors. JNO. q. VERT.
On motion of Sup'r Vert the resolu
tion was adopted by the following yea
and nay vote, called for by the Chair
man: Yeas Supervisors Bailey, Colby,
CarmOdy, Dewey, Griffin, Hicks,
Hurrell, Kingsbury, Kinsler, sLowe,
Mills, Peacock, Penabaker, Perrigo,
Shelp, Smith, Sutterby, Van Deusen.
Vincent, Webb, Vert, White, and
Wilbur, 23 Nays 0.
Sup'r Dewey moved that the report
of the committee on furniture be re-
ferred back to the Committee for
further investigation to report at the
January session and the report with
drawn from the record, but the list of
furniture be filed with the Clerk,
which motion was carried.
Read, corrected and approved.
On motion ofiSup'r Webb the Board
adjourned to meet in adjourned session
Monday, January 9Th, 1908.
j. j. WHELAN,
Chairman,
Countersigned,
JOHN Y. MARTIN, Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27
Mortgage Sale.

= Whereas, default has been made in the pay.
ment or the money securtd by mortgage dated
the 2ist dsy OF Iu,y 1906; executed a. by Fred
township, County Of Shiawassee and State OF
Michigan. to Andrew Rohrabacher. Pres. and
William H. Hunt Cash. OF the Union Bank
Laingsburg, Mich. which said mortgage was
recorded In the Office OF the Register Of deeds
OF the County Of Shiawassee, in Liber 1O7 of
MORTGAGES, on page $50, on the 2Srd day OF july
A. ID. 1906, at two O'Clock p. m
And. whereas, the amount claimed to he due
on said mortgage ut the date of this notice. is
the sum of seventeen hundred and twenty
S$i720) dollars, OF principal and interest and
which is the whole amount claimed TO be un-
paid on said mortgage, and no suit OF proceed
ings having been instituted at law to recover
the debt now remaining secured by said mort
gage or any part thereof, whereby the power Of
sale contained In said mortgage has become
operative, Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given that by virtue Of the said power OF sale
and In pursuance OF the statute in >such case
made and provided the said mortgage will
be soreclosed by sale Of the premises therein
described. at public auction, to the highest
bidder. at the front door Of the Court House in
the City OF Corunna. In said County OF Shia-
wassee, on the Bird day OF January next, 1908, at
said premises are described In said mortgage
AZ follows, to-wit: Commencing on south line
OF section one, twenty six rods west Of south.
Hue parallel with east line of section one to the
duarter line: thence west on quarter line sew
- roS~. .Nence south parallel with aforesaid
ITO south line OF section one; thence east on
Md secCion line seventy RODS to beginning.
Also commencing at the southeast corner Of
said section one; thence running north on said
section line TO the quarter line post; thence
west on said quarter line twenty-six rods I;
thence south 10 the south line Of the section !;
thence east twenty-six rods on the south line
OF said section to the place OF beginning being
a part OF section one; all In town six, north
range one east and containing niDety.six acres
in both descriptions; all In the County Of
ShiaWassse and State of Michigan.
IA od this lth dav Of Catcher 1907.
ANDREW RoHRABACHER, Pres
WILLIAM ii. HUNT Cash.
OF the Union Bank, Laingsburg, Michigan
Mortgage.
WATSON a CHAPMAN.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27

Sup'r Colby, from the committee APP
pointed to inspect the Dorcas Home,
submitted the following report:
To the Honorable the Board of Super
Visors:-
Your committee appointed to visit
the Dorcas Home would resectfully re-
port that we have performed that
duty, and we find this institution has
charge OF q children, who range in
age ,from two to fourteen years, and
VINO seem as contented and as we'll
cared for as children in the ordinary
home.
And we further report that the
management have made many i'm
pr0vementS in the past year.
ana we would also report tn e
management OF their home ask that
the Honorable Board of Supervisors
appropriate the sum of $500 for their
use which request we submit without
recommendation.
: e. d. COLBY,
e. r. VINCENT,
T. j. HICKS,
e. CARMODY,
JAS. KINsLER,
Committee.
On motion Of Sup'r Colby the report
was accepted and adopted and the
committee discharged.
Suy'r Dewey submitted the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved by the Board of Supervisors
that the county clerk be and is herebv
instructed to draw an order for 800
payable Nov. LIST, 1907, and an order
for 500 payable April Ist, 1908. on
the contingent fund, ia favor Of the
DOrcas Society Of OwOsSo in addition
to the order of $3.50 payable January
LIST, 1908, this appropriation of $3.50 to
considered the full appropriation and
aid for this society from the County of
Shiawassee for the year October l,
1907 TO October l, 1908 with the under
standing that this society is to provide
a suitable place to take care of de-
pendent neglected and delinquent
children as defined in House enrolled
act No. 8, public acts Of the special
session Of 1907, and board such
Juveniles at the rate of so cents per
day and care for them as provided in
said act.
On motion of Sup'r Dewey the reso-
luton was adopted by the following
yea and nay vote, called for by the
chairman: Yeas-Sup'rs Bailey, Car.
mody, Colby, Dewey, Griffin, Hicks,
Kinsler, Lowe, Penabaker. Perrigo,
Shelp, Sutterby. VanDeusen, Vincent
Webb and Wilbur, 16. Nays. O.
Sup'r Peacock, from the committee
on Equalization, submitted the fol-
lowing report
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27


mathematician. q successful inventor,
n teacher and politician. He was
knighted for his achievement in send.
ing messages through the first Atlantic
cable
Peace Conference Closed.
The Central American peace confer
ence. which has been holding daily
sessions in Washington for several
weeks. has concluded its work except
for the formal signing of the several
treaties agreed upon. The most inv
portant step toward the preservation
Of peace in Central America is tho
treaty establishing permanent cour:.
The other measures are those provid'
ing for extraditlon. for the establish
ment of Central American pedagogy
ical institution. the establishment OF
an international Central American
bureau similar to the bureau of Amer
lean republics at Washington, finan-
cial convention, treaty for the estab.
lishment of better communication be-
tween the countries and general
treaty Of peace and amity.
Enaland's Naval Filler.
The English turbine torpedo boat de-
stroyer Tartar in her final trials broke
all records In fast steaming, attaining
a speed of 37037 knots and maintain
ing the unprecedented speed Of 35.36S
knots on a six hour test.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTINUED from supplement)


Sup'rs VanDeusen and Kingsbury
entered at this time.
On motion Of Sup'r White the re-
port was accepted and adopted by the
following yea and nay vote, called for
by Sup'r Wilbur: Yeas-Sup'rs Bal
ley, Carmody, Dewey, Hicks, Hurrell,
Kingsbury, Kinsler, Lowe, Mills, Pea
cock, Penabaker, Perrigo, Smith, SUIT
terby, VanDeusen, Webb, Vert,
White and Wilbur, 10. Nays, O.
The Clerk presented to the Board a
report of the State Taxes of $61, 972. IS.
Sup'rs Griffin and Shelp entered at
this time.
On motion of Sup'r Smith the Board
the Board took recess until this at
ternoon, at one O'Clock.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27

'Sup'r Peacock moved that the re-
port be adopted.
On motion OF Sup'r Colby the report
was made special order of business
for tomorrow morning at half past ten
o'clock.
On motion of Sup'r White the Board
adjourned until tomorrow morning
at nine o'clock.
Read and approved.
j. j. WHELAN,
Chairman
Countersigned,
JOHN Y. MARTIN, Clerk.
Wednesday, October Both, 1907
At an adjourned session of the Board
of Supervisors of Shiawassee county,
continued and held at the Court House
in the city of Corunna, in said county,
on Wednesday the Both day of October
A. d., 1907.
Board called to order by the Chair
man.
Roll called by the Clerk. Present
Supervisors Bailey, Carmody, Dewey,
Hicks, Hurrell, Kingsbury, Kinsler,
Lowe, Peacock, Penabaker,
Perrigo, Smith, Sutterby, Vincent,
Webb, Vert, Whelan, White and
Wilbur, 10.
The Journal Of yesterdays session
was read and approved.
Sup'r Penabaker from the Com
mittee on INDECENT Soldiers submitted
the following report:
To the Honorable the Board of SUI
pervis0rs:-
Your committee on INDECENT Sol
diers Relief to whom the report of the
Soldiers Relief Commission was re-
ferred, would respectfully report that
we have compared the orders with the
books Of the county treasurer from
January lst, 1907, to Oct. LIST, 1907,
and find them TO be correct.
X. G. PENABAKER,
GEO. PERRIGO,
Committee.
On motion of Sup'r PerrigO the re-
port was accepted and adopted.
Supervisors Colby, Griffin, Mills Van
Deusen and Shelp entered at this
time.
The Chairman announced that the
hour had arrived at which we have
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27

He won his chair az
professor of natural
philosophy at Glas.
gov when he was
twenty-five years
old and held IL con-
tinuously for fifty.
three years. His
principal distinction
was in the realm ut
physics, although be
was also noted rs
an electrician. a
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27
70 r E IGN

England Loses Famous Scientist.
Lord Kelvin, the noted English sci.
enlist died at his home in Glasgow
Dec II at the age of eighty-three. His
career was one of tireless activity.