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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22


Editor Grandon of the Adrian Tele-
gram in his Timely talks" column al
ways has something to say that is en-
tertaining and at times his comments
are 40 "pat" as to be we'll worth repro
ducing SO THE TIMES takes the
liberty Of reprinting the following from
q recent issue:
Although this country has gone
through and still seems to be in the
midst of one of the greatest periods of
prosperity that was ever known, there
is probably the widest and deepest dis
content ever before known in the
country. The great public feels that
most Of their public servants are either
grafters themselves or have aspired to
and ara holding Office to protect some
special interests. The great trusts
which have gobbled everything in sight,
are now trying to gobole each other.
The great labor unions with short
hours and top notch wages are striking
all over the country and spending mil
lions of tbeic defense fund over matters
that school boys would settle in ten
minutes There seems to be feeling
OF dissatisfaction even when things
generally are conceded to be nearer
right than they ever were before, and
this discontent demands change.
Business men squirm, twirl and twist.
and at every squirm, twirl and twist.
expenses 60 higher The children of 81
. day workmen want the same kind of
clothing, the same kind of luxuries that
the $40 90 day men get and fret and
stew and worry their parents because
they cannot get them. Working men
feel the constant demand of wife and
family for conditions of living, which
the capitalist alone can maintain, and
1t creates discomfort AS things strike
me. we are going at too rapid a pace.
The mon, who have plenty of money,
waste it in riotous living. The new
rich are hunting fool ways Of making
displays. oil of which leads to discon.
tent. We need to get back to simpler
conditions Tue race has gone mad
with extravaganza. For ten years the
country baS been following fads, only
TO find each one a greater delusion than
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
EDMUND 0. DEWEY. EDITOR.
owosso, FRIDAY MARCH 90, 1907

The upper peninsula is represented on
the republican state ticket for the COM
ing spring election by but one man,
DR.. William A. Cotton, the candidate
for member of the state board of edu-
cation With the additions of recent
years to the Normal schools of our
state. the state board of education
which has full control and direction of
the four state Normals, has become one
OF Michigans most important boards
Governor Warner selected DR.. Cotton
for service on the board by appointing
him to fill vacancy, and the republi-
can state convention approved of the
governors action by selecting the upper
peninsula man as it's candidate. DR..
Cotton is an educated man and we'll.
trained in business directions. He is
such a men as the voters of Michigan
need have no hesitation in selecting for
membership of the state board of edu
cation Cadillac News and Express.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22
Third.Term Sentiment.

Straw votes recently taken among
the Republican members of the legisla.
lures of Nebraska and South Dakota, to
test their preference for the next presi-
Dental nomination of their party,
show an almost unanimous sentiment
for Roosevelt, if he will accept From
Kansas and other states it is reported
that delegation in favor of Roosevelt
will be sent to the convention, whether
he likes it or not, and there is talk to
the same effect in other western states
If, however, Mr.. Roosevelt will not
accept another nomination-and he has
let it be known with complete positive
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22

the one just passed. Much wealth has
made the country mad. Those who are
we'll fixed, comfortably situated, are
Disconnected because they can not fol-
low every fad or fancy that presents
itself under new features of the rich.
1t will be a matter of great regret if a
period of hard times becomes necessary
to bring the people back to their senses
and it is to be hoped the lesson of the
simpler life, the Lessons of practical
economy, can be learned without the
severity. the misery and the poverty of
such a visitation.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22

LIEU L. tON. hELLEf'
the former had the better of the con-
test The parties will meet for q final
trssle next week Monday and quick
action on the various bills making re-
auctions in passenger fares may then
be looked for.
The companies claimed to be handi-
capped last week by the absence OF
their principal attorneys who were de-
tanned in court and they asked for a
postponcment until after these gentle
men could be heard.
Commercial Men VS.. Railroads.
The effort made by the railroad COM
panies az Thursdays hearing was not
extremely vigorous except as to small
Ter roads. Representatives Of some Of
the smaller roads undertook TO show
that these lines had so little passenger
traffic under the most favorable cOndi-
tons that they could not possibly
stand reduction and keep out of the
hands of receivers, while the argu-
ment of others was that conditions in
Michigan as to density of population.
etc, arc so different from those pre-
vailing in Ohio and other states which
charge a maximum passenger fare of
two cents per mile, that the expert
eEce OF sucn states could not fairly
be used as n basis on which to predi-
cate results in Michigan.
The commercial men appeared to be
"Johnnies-on-thc-sp however. be-
ing loaded with facts and statistics
which they used to controvert the ar
garments Of the railroad men. One of
the former, who was all through the
Ohio campaign for reduced fares.
stated that precisely the same argyll
mCnts We're made in that state which
was compared with eastern states.
Companies Opposing Everything.
1t was shown. nevertheless, that the
passenger earnings of Ohio companies
have materially increased since the en-
forced reduction Of one year ago. An
other advocate of reduction insisted
that the companies were simply. in
this case, adhcring to their timc-hon-
ored plan Of opposing everything. He
called attention to the fact that they
as vigorously opposed the adoption of
air brakes and the abolition Of the
deadly car stove. it being necessary
to force these improvements by legis-
lative enactment. the result. however,
being, as is predicted in, case of re.
ductiOn Of fares. vastly to the financial
benefit Of the companies.
It is quite evident that a law re-
duoing fares will be enacted That is
certainly the temper Of majority Of
the members of both houses at the
present time. and ii is not believed
that the arguments advanced by the
companies at next Mondays hearing
will change this sentiment It Is not
improbable. however. that. as finally
passed. the bill will either exempt
roads whose passenger earnings arc
less than $1,000 per mile of track op.
Grated. or permit such roads to charge
maximum fare of 21S cents per mile.
Reciprocal Dcmurragc.
Sentiment on railroad legislation is
crystnllizing to such an extent that it
may be fairly predicted that the effort
70 secure the enactment of n recipro-
cal de.nurragc law will not succeed
The companies appear to have demon
strated to the satisfaction of n majori-
ty OF the legislators as we'll as OF
numerous heavy shippers who at IA,
outset held decidedly different opin-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22
Probate Order.

State OF Michigan, County OF Shiawassee. SIS
At a session of the Probate Court for said
County, held in the Probate once In the City
OF Corunna, on the 18th day OF March, A. d..
1907.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF Joshua Gibbs,
deceased.
On filing the petition OF Royal s. Gibbs pray.
ing for the probate OF the will OF said deceased
now fled in this court.
1t Is ordered. That the 9Th day of April next,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said Probate
once, be appointed for hearing said petition.
And ii is further ordered, That copy OF this
order be published three successive weeks pre-
vous to said day OF hearing In the Owosso
TIMES, a newspaper printed and circulating in
said County of Shiawassee.
CA true COPY MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge OF Probate
BY KATHERINE Il. KELSEY,
Register OF Probate.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22

Sufferers who say they have tried
everything without benefit are the
people we are looking for. We want
them to know from glad experience
that Ely's Cream Balm will cure cold in
the head, hay fever, and the most ad-
vanced and obstinate forms of Nasal
Catarrh. This remedy acts directly on
the inflamed sensitive membranes
Cleansing soothing and healing. One
trial will convince you of its healing
power. Price SIC. All druggists, or
mailed by Ely Bros, SO Warren st i,
New York.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22

ness that he thinks the best service he
can render the country for the four
years following March A. 1909, is not to
be president-toward whom of the other
Republican leadersis sentiment tending2
To test this question additional straw
votes, excluding Roosevelt, were taken
in both the Nebraska and the South
Dakota legislatures. The result show
ed that Taft had as much support as all
the others combined. In Nebraska
Taft had 80 votes. His nearest competi-
tors were Root. Beveridge and Fair
banks in that order, with eight, seven
and six votes, respectively. Cannon,
LaFollette, Cummins Dolliver and
Hughes had together 10 votes. In
South Dakota Taft had 46 votes, with
LaFollette II, Hughes 10 and Root,
Shaw, Fairbanks, Dolliver and Moody
together "a. For both legislatures the
total was Taft, 81; all others, "a.
These votes are among the indica-
tions that the progressive element of the
party with Roosevelt out of the run
ming, is centering on Taft as the best
exponent of his policies and the most
capable:man for the chief magistracy.
1t is equally certain that the strength
of the conservative and reactionary
elements in the Republican parties is
centering on Fairbanks. Between
Fairbanks and Taft the next national
convention will very probably make its
choice. Chicago Record. Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22
Many Children Are SickIy.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
children, used by Mother Gray, nurse
in Children's Home, New York, break
up colds in "a hours, cure Feverishness,
Headache. Stomach Troubles, Teething
Disorders, and destroy worms. At all
druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22
TRAVELLERS VS..
THE RAIL WAYS
Contest for and Against Re-
ductiOn of PaSSen-
ger Rates.
ARGUMENTS BY BOTH SIDES
Drummers Appear TO Have Had
the Best of It with the
RaiIroaders.
Efforts 10 Secure a Reciprocal De-
murrage Law Will Probably
Faii-Kelley Able Pre-
siding Officer.

Lansing, Mich, May 19.-The COM
merclal travellers and representatives
of the railroad companies had another
engagement on the floor of the senate
before the railroad committee of that
body last Thursday and it is the very
general opinion of the onlookers thar
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Is senior
partner OF the firm OF +. J. Cheney & Co., doing
business In the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use OF Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn, to before me and subscribed in my
presence this 9th day OF December. A. D. 1886.
CSeaD A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucuous sur
faces OF the system. Send for testimonials free
CD. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22
Send Your Cattle and Horses Hides

to the Crosby Tristan Fur Company,
Rochester, N. Y, and have them con-
verted into coats, robes, rugs, gloves and
mittens; better and cheaper goods than
you can buy. Never mind the distance,
Crosby pays the freight " See our new
illustrated catalog page Is. If interest
ed send for 1t.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22

st. Johns Council, r. q S. M, will
go to Lansing Thursday night to con-
fer the uper-excellent degree, and in
vite all companions of Corunna council
to be present.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22

Everybodys friend-Dr. Thomas
Eclectric Oil. Cures toothache, ear
ache, sore throat. Heals cuts, bruises,
scalds. Stops any pain.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-22
Copper War in Courts.

The copper war which was raging
so ticrcely when last weeks letter was
written continued well along into last
week and has now been transferred &c
the courts. After giving two extend
The Washington herald., 1907-10-13
TAKES STRIKE BY FOREL0CK.
LOuIsiana'S Governor Believes in Pre-
VcntiOn Rather Than Cure.

Governor Blanchard will remain here
to-day, and probably several days, owing
to the strike situation, says the New Or
leans Picayune, Of October Z Having
come in yesterday from the Waterways
Convention in Memphis, he established
his headquarters at the st. Charles Hotel
and promptly proceeded to take such ac-
ton as he saw proper in regard to the
situation on the river front. Among the
first things he did was TO communicate
with the military commanders. for it is
his intention to use the full power Of
the State. If It is necessary, in the pro-
lection of life and property.
When asked about this yesterday aft
ernoon the governor said that he came di-
rect to New Orleans from Memphis for
the express purpose Of looking into the
city now. He says he viii remain here
long enough to find out for himself, and
to this end he will be glad to receive the
responsible heads of the labor unions
involved, as wall as the committee rep
respenting the shippers, should they de-
sire to present their respective sides of
the controversy.
The governor says that, without TAX
ing sides with either party. he has clear
duty 90 perform In any situation that
might arise threatening disturbance. riot
ing, or violence, and that duty is to pre-
serve the peace, uphold law and order,
protect life and property, and see to it
that the business and commerce OF the
city is not interfered with.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-13
YOUNG JOHN D. EARNS 81.
Serves on Grand Jury and Is Punct-
uaI in Attendance.

John D. Rockefeller, jr., crown prince
Of Standardization and heir-apparent to
his fathers millions, went 20 the Grim
inal courthouse to-day 10 earn s. from
the city and county of New York. says
dispatch from that city. Mr.. ROckefel-
ler's father is at least a near-billionaire.
Just how mach money the son has is not
known positively II is said. however.
that he has probably $1,000 900 in his own
name. With an investment at the rate
Of per cent this would yield an income
Of $4,000 year. a little more than N,S72
day.
In order TO earn the s. from the tax
payers Of New York County. Mr.. Rocke-
felled had TO listen, for half a day, to
witnesses VINO told how other persons
against whom they gave testimony had
committed nearly every crime on the cal
endar from murder down 10 larceny.
John D.. jr., was promptly on time His
father long ago taught him that pune
tuaIity is a basic rule of business. He
was there when Edward J. Cuddihy, the
foreman Of the grand jury. called the first
session to order. Mr. Cuddihy is an IN
dertaker when he is not foreman Of a
grand jury.
As Mr. Rockefeller approached the
criminal courthouse he found himself
staring into the very eye OF camera.
The photographer was in too much Of
hurry TO say Look pleasant now" and
perhaps that is why young Mr.. Rookie
feller didn't He wore a black derby hat
and dark business suit He carried a
light overcoat over his left arm. His
appearance was very solemn.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-13
PLAN NEW SUBSIDY MOVE.
Substitute Bin May BE Revived In Ap-
prOachinE Congress.

It is two months till the meeting Of
the Sixtieth Congress, and the ship sub
sidy mongers are already astiF, declares
the Philadelphia Record They have sent
their emissaries among the new Repub-
lican members; for they look for no sup
port from Democrats in either House.
At the same time they are expecting
much aid and comfort from President
Roosevelt's next message as well as from
the report Of the Commissioner Of Navi-
cation. But in the temper of the Re
publican mind toward all corporations
just now the subsidy mongers are con
vinced that they cannot get what they
want, and are willing TO take less than
half loaf rather than no bread
The original Frye-Hanna subsidy bin
is beyond the hope OF revival. and the
modified bin Of the GaIinger commission.
which failed in the late Congress, is not
likely to meet with any success in the
next-not # our Uncle Joe Cannon,
Speaker of the House. can prevent it. In
this untoward situation the subsidy mon
gers have intimated that they are not
uHWiilihB 10 ldht tne ouDoLtutt ulLtlcu
a few dayS before the last Congress
adjourned This substitute. which they
then disdained in their hope of a much
larger grab, provided for subsidlzing a
steamship line from New York TO Rio
Janeiro; another from a port on the Gulf
of Mexico to Rio; a third from New York
to Buenos Ayres. and a fourth from a
port on the Pacific Ocean to Chile. This
would afford at most a Yearly subsidy
distribution Of S2.6OOO 900. which. il must
be said. is extremely modest in view Of
former claims
The Washington herald., 1907-10-13
DEFENDS DISTRICTS THIRST.
Gotham Paper objects to AIabnma's
Making Washington "DFy."

Strangely enough in all this falkland
there is much of it-about providing the
District OF Columbia with a prohibition
law, nothing is said about submitting the
proposition to residents of that NO
Mans Land, says the New York Tele-
graph. Wisely. perhaps. Congress has
taken from them the right of suffrage.
With large illiterate negro population
a municipal government of the regulation
kind might possibly lead to grave scan
dals. For this reason Congress, through
a committee and board of commission
ers, legislates for the District Little
fault has been found with this system
The Federal government provides for
half the annual burget and the local tax
payers for the other half, and the city
is kept clean as well as wholesome. Il
is a delightful place in which to live
Congress has never yet to our knowledge
shown a disposition 20 give the city any
thing else than a square deal
But what right, we ask in all candor,
has Congress TO regulate the meat and
drink of Washington people? Is it any
excuse for a Representative to say ne
comes from a prohibition district and
that his constituents demand il? What
have his constituents got TO do with il?
How would they take interference in
their personal affairs if IT were proposed
by, for instance. the merchants Of Penn
sylvania avenue? The only possible ex-
cuse is that they do not wish their Con-
gresham to be led into temptation-a
lame excuse at best, for after all il is
the duty Of electors to choose officials
that cannot be tempted
II would be just as reasonable for the
people of Alabama to prescribe the sort
Of clothing residents of the National Cap
ital may wear. and its cut, as it is for
them to say through their mouthpiece
Representative CTaig-that they will
undertake to regulate the thirst Of a COM
munity nearly 1000 miles away.
However. there is one consolation
Roosevelt is not afraid of the fanatics.
and he would veto any such measure
should it come t9 him for signature.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-13
HOWARD HAD 70 LEAVE
SulphurOus Language of Sherman
and Davis Too Much for Him.
Carl Schurz's Autobiography Brings
to Light Hitherto Untold story
About Warriors.

In his autobiography the late Carl
Schurz wrote: zone frosty morning I no
ticed a rather decent-looking house by
the roadside from the chimney Of which
a blue cloud of smoke curled up. In the
front yard two orderlies were holding
saddled horses. 1 concluded that there
must be general officers inside. and pos
sibly something TO eat. Seduced by this
thought I dismounted and found within.
toasting their feet by a cracking wood
FIRE. Gen. Sherman and Gen. Jefferson
c. Davis. who commanded a division in
the Fourteenth Corps attached to Sher-
mans c0mmand-the same Gen. Jefferson
c. Davis who, at the beginning OF the
war had attracts much attention by the
killing of Gen. Nelson in the Gait House,
at Louisville.
Gen. Sherman kindly invited me to sit
with them, and / did so. A few min
utes later Gen. Howard entered. I have
already mentioned that Gen. Howard
enjoyed the reputation OF great piety and
went by the name Of The Christian
soldier Gen. Sherman greeted him in
his brusque way, exclaiming Glad to
see you, Howard Sit down by the fire
Damned cold this morning. Howard.
who especially abhorred the use Of
swear words, answered demurely:
Yes. general. it is quite cold this morn
ing Sherman may have noticed a slight
touch OF reprOof in-this answer. At any
rate ! observed wink ne gave Gen
Davis with his left eye. while sarcas-
tic smile fitted across his features. II
became at once clear what it meant. for
Davis instantly, while talking about
some Indifferent subject. began TO inter
sperse his speech with such a prOfusion
Of 'damns' and the like when there was
not the slightest occasion for II. that
one might have supposed him to be labor
ing under intense excitement. while real
ly he was in perfectly cold blood. In
fact, as I afterward learned Gen. Davis
was noted for having mastered the
vocabulary of the Army in Flanders
more completely than any man Of his
rank
Howard made several vain attempts to
give a turn 20 the conversation. Encour-
aged by repeated winks and few SYM
pathetic remarks from Sherman. Davis
continued the lurid flow of his Internal
isms. until finally Howard. with distress
painted all over his face. got I'D and left;
whereupon sherman and Davis broke out
in peal OF laughter And when I ven
tured upon a remark upon Howards suf-
ferings. Sherman said: Well. that Chris
ton soldier business is all right In its
place but he needn't put on airs when
we are among ourselves.
a few weeks later. when the Knoxville
campaign was over. Sherman addressed
a letter TO Howard thanking him most
descryedly) for the excellent services rem
dered by him on that expedition and
praising his as one who mingled so
gracefully and perfectly the polished
Christian gentleman and the prompt
jealous. and gallant soldier When I
read this I remembered the scene 1 have
just described. and imagined I saw a lit
tie twinkle in Sherman's eye"