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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
them for eight or ten hours.

i've had some queer experiences in
Wall street said Pittsburger, but
listen to this Recently | had been at
the office of certain banker twice
between noon and o'clock and he
had been at my office once 1t was a
day full of important work for us
of considerable anxiety for me. At 3:
rs | called again but the banker was
closeted with two men and could not
be disturbed. A few minutes later an
other man arrived and was shown i'm
to the inner office. Muffeld sounds
of earnest conversation could be heard
with an occasional note OF added EN-
phasis. Finally the visitors trooped
out mysteriously. "Well, Smith"
said as faced the banker, whom are
you stealing a march on this time?
Millions in II ] suppose" mo" he re-
piled Been organizing church choir
and so he had.
According 20 the Tombs physician
Frank MCGUIRE the condition of Harry
X. Thaw, whose health 50 many stor-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20

Favored with lemons Around each
secret was wrapped a strip of paper
on which was printed motto or bit
of verse We could purchase six Sc
crets for a cent and found much pleas
ure in the little love messages we un-
folded as in the sweets themselves.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20

One. OF the stately apartments that
are made 10 wear an unusually pom
derous air by the prevalence of heavy
mahogany furniture. and which bearq
the chilling lille OF Directors Room
was changed into a place of feminine
festfyityi the other day through the
courage OF a stenographer and the
good nature of her chief. The direct.
ors room In question was that In the
establishments OF a large publishing
concern One of the many young wo-
men stenographers, employed BY the
concern had birthday and her col
leagues decidede to give her sur
prise party II the gods that ruled over
them In business would only nod
while the arrangements for the func-
ton were going on and fall asleep
while It was in progress. On being ap-
proacbedy In the matter the particular
goodgwho(was iil charge of the office
staff cheerfully agreed not only to al
lowtthe girls the use of the room.
but also promised that there should
not be a single letter dictated for an
hour and an half on the particular
daytO that morning every girl con-
cerned IN the party except the one
In whose honor 1t was to be held ar
rived at her desk with mysterious
package under her arm. Shortly before
noon several of the stenographers
closed ther desks and disappeared into
the directors room, to which abode OF
the mighty the girl with the birthday
and all of the others were invited to
enter when. the proper hour came
There they found the long mahogany
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20

On the sidewalk of a quiet uptown
street, one afternoon during the last
warm spell, a small boy had construct
ed a stand out of two boxes and a
board and from a tin pail was dispen-
Ising ice cold lemonade to his play
mates and the passerby for cent u
glass. An old lody looking down on
him from the window of her flat
grew reminiscent. 81 have Just been
thinking how many things children
have nowadays than they used to have
when ! was a little girl" she said;
Now. lemonade for instance In those
days came from South America by
slow trading vessels and were very
expensive rhe nearest approach to
lemonade which we enjoyed was a
glass of water with little cream of
tartar stirred in it. This made a tart
refreshing drink, which we little ones
,rellshed In warm weather. Soda water
las IL is known today was water
clear effervescent drink much like
plain soda water AS for ice creaml
Well Ice cream in any form was
rare treat. A family never thought of
indulging In 1t unless they had COM
Ipany to dinner The flavors were also
very few Oranges pineapples, bananas
land all such fruits were as rare and
costly as lemons, and were never
used for the purpose. | never saw
whole box of candy at time when |
was a child and the bonbons and the
Icaramels of today had still to be in
vented Sour balls We're the supreme
delight of all children then in the
way of sweets, remember, too. lit
tie confections called secrets which
enjoyed great vogue among us. They
were shaped something like a caramel
but We're more sugary and generally
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20

New York, July 19-"rhe Sunday
Rowdy is getting to be serious prob
lem in this town. said Plttsburg
man. "He is destroying all the
pleasure decent people get from
Sunday afternoon outing. You take
a trip to Bronx or Van Cortlandt
Park, to the Jersey suburbs, or any
where in the country; you're then
happy, but tired, and you want a
peaceful ride back into the city In
stead of that you find yourself en-
tangled in mass of young ruffians.
and suburban train and every ferry
boat regularly Sunday noon till mid
night. They are bowling, yelling, sky
larking and lighting all over the car
or ferryboat taking possession as
completely as IL there were no other
passengers on board. In fact, they to-
tally ignore all the other passengers
scrambling and falling over them
and treating them as so many dunn
mics. Conductors, guards and ferry
hands never pay any attention to
them. II you venture to demonstrate
with any of these young thugs you
are greeted with string of foul oatf 5
regardless of the women whom YOU
may be escorting, and of all other
women present. In the majority of the
cases the samples of the coming gem
Grafton are we'll dressed and look as
II they belong to good families. One
wonders what sort of people their
parents are
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
Shot at Random.

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The Birmingham Age-Herald says
"a lot of energy goes TO waste In a
dogs tall" Which is, wagglsh bit
of wisdom.
About once in so often Della Fox
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again be able to appear on the stage.
"Wellman should take along good
hot air man." says the Chicago News.
You mean another" good one, don't
you brother?
The average agent will "take" a
good deal of abuse. He will also take
your money and peace of mind If
given opportunity.
Has husband any more right to
go into the kitchen and find fault
than a wife has TO 60 into her hus-
banu'S office, and find fault?
A woman always has it in for man.
First, when little girl, it's the
Boogy man; then it's her brother;
then IT'S her father; then it's her hus-
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The play is strongly written melo-
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and in contrast with the many So
called melodramas written In recent
years, there are no features that are
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
PERE MARQUETTE RAILROAD
COr1PANY
PERE MARQUETTE RAILROAD
COMPANY OF INDIANA.

Notice of Special Meetings of the Stock
holders.
Stockholders of the Pere Marquette Rail
road Company are hereby notified that a
specia! meeting of the stockholders Of the
Company will be held at the principal Office of
the Company ia the Fort Street Union Depot
building in the city of Detroit Michigan, ION
the 23th day of October. 1907, at $3.50 o'clock In
the forenoon, for the following purposes:
l. To ratify, approve and confirm the votes
and proceedings passed and taken at special
meeting OF the directors of the said Company
held on the 18th day of August, 1907.
2. To sanction, raiify and approve GER
tain agreement dated August 12th 1907. for the
consolidation of the Pere Marquette Railroad
Company (of Michigan) and the Pere Mar
qustte Railroad Company OF Indiana. entered
into by the directors of the two said compan
les under the corporate seal of each.
3. To ratify, approve and confirm a certain
agreement dated the l2lh day of August. 1907,
between the Pere Marquette Railroad Com
pany, The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Railroad Company and Nathaniel Thayer and
others, committee, providing for the settle
ment by arbitration of all clairos whatsoever
between the two said corporations and for the
P.re Marquette Railroad Company to the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad Com
pany, dated LIST of March. 1905 upon such
terms as the arbitrator (Messrs, William w.
Grape ana Judson Harmony may determine.
t. To transact any other business that may
be brought before the meeting by the directors
and to pass any votes and to take any action
relating to any of the foregoing matters.
nd tha ~. ITO
Railroad Company of Indiana are hereby mott
fed that special meeting OF the stockholders
of the company will be held at the principal
Office Of the Company in Michigan City, In
diana, on the 2sth day of October. 1907 at $3.50
o'clock In the forenoon for the following pur-
poses:
1. To ratify, approve and confirm the votes
and proceedings passed and taken at special
meeting OF the directors of the said Company
held on the 18th day Of August, 1907.
2. To sanction, ratify and approve a certain
agreement dated August 18th, 1907, for the
consolidation of the Pere Marquette Railroad
Company (of Michigan and the Pere Mar
quette Railroad Company Of Indiana, entered
into by the directors of the two said companies
under the corporate seal OF each.
3. To transact any other business that may
be brought before the meeting by the BOARD
OF Directors and to pass any votes and to take
any action relating to any of the foregoing
matters.
by order of the Board OF Directors Of each OF
the said companies.
DAVID BOSNIAN,
Assistant and Acting Secretary,
Pere Marquette Railroad Company,
DAVID BOSNIAN,
Assistant and Acting Secretary,
Pere Marquette Railroad Company OF Indiana
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14

Sast SordaN S Southern R. R.
TIME TABLE.
In effect June %. 1907
LEAVE EAST JORDAN at $50 a. M.
and las pm; Arriving at Bellaire
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Al trains daily except Sunday.
Trains run by central standard time.
w. p. PORTER K. j. CRoSsMAN,
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14

DROBATE ORDER State OF Michigan.
Il The Probate Court for the County of
Charlevoix.
At session OF said Court, held at the Pro
bate Office In the City OF CharlevoIx, In said
County, on the cath day OF August, A. 10. 1907;
Present: Hon. John M. Harris, Judge OF
Probate
In the matter of the Estate of John II. Bills,
deceased.
Orval s. Bills having fled In said court his
petition praying that a certain instrument In
writing, purportiDg to be the last will aud
testament OF said deceased. now on file In said
court be admitted TO probate, and that the
admin istration of said estate be granted to
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II is ordered, That the 23rd day OF Septem-
Der. AID 1907. at ten O'Clock In the forenoon, at
spid probate office, be and Is hereby appoint
cd for bearing said petition;
IL Is Further Ordered, That public notice
thereof be given by publication Of copy of
this order. for three successive weeks previs us
20 said day of hearing, in the Charlevox
County Herald, newspaper printed and cir
culated In said county
JOHN NJ. HARRIS.
true copy. Judge of Probate
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
Spring
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14

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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-03-20
MORGAN.

MOIACaN.
Itemized Report of Township Trustees
of Hanover Township. Crawford
County. Iowa.
To the Honorable Board of supervis-
ors Of Crawford County. Iowa.
Gentlemen = Herewith please find a
full and complete itemized report of
receipts aad disbursements of the
road funds of Hanover Township.
Crawford County. Iowa. for the year
ending December 81, 1906 as required
by section 1566-a, Code Supplement-.
rANvALuATIoN FOR THE YEAR 1906
hodi Fslate ...... N-3oo w
Personal property. .......... ........ 402 ~
Railroads ......... la5 OO
IelephoHeS. ............ ~ ~
Telegraph ....... ................ ~
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Crawford County, Iowa. for the year
ending December 81, 1905, as required
by Section l566-a, Code Supplement-
mills on the dollar of the assessed tax valua.
ton.
RECEIPTS,
To amount received from County
Treasurer, April apportionment.. 1859 80
To amount received from County
Treasurer, October apportlonment.. 1l3 20
To amount received from collection
of poll tax, in cash, town order 81
Overdraft December 81, 1906 ...... 80. 924
Total receipts. -. ...... 1880 81
DIsBURsEM EVENTS.
January LIST, 1906, overiratt 81
BY cash paid road superintendent. 80. 453 Is
BY cash paid for labor ............ S,S as
By cash paid fer lumber. ............. 143 81
By cash paid for guide boards -. 92l
l4sS 81
W RGrimes, labor. 80. ID 67
John McGloff1in, labor ........ 80. 80 AZ
Edward Saunders, labor ...... ........ Up
John Comstock, labor. ......... ....... 81 IL
Charles Schutt, labor ............ :. % 90
Allie Hadley, labor ............. az 90
w McCracken, lnbor.. .. ........ -. A. 90
Q Sykes, labor. ............. >. So
Henry Jochimsen, labor. 800
Charles Steckelberg, labor. ............ zoo
William Lueth, labor 100000. so
Hockett 4 jain, labor ............... $50
A p Petersen, labor. 49,. % Us
John Van Meter, labor ................ Sill 70
Fritz Mundt, labor. ............ -. 10 90
6 L Breckenridge, labor go. :. :. -. 81 Al
Nathaniel McNeal, labor .............. 90 TO
John G Miles, labor. $50. 800
VERNE Massey, labor Observation-Disclosures. 16 81
R........... ..... s 1913 as
A o Behrend, lumber ;. .......... % 50
Isaac Hird, lumber ........... ....... BY OF
Green Bay Lumber Company, lumber 81 so
1893 81
John Bayles, road superintendent 453 Is
We, the undersigned Township
Trustees of Nishnabotny Township,
Crawford County, Iowa, do hereby
certify that the above statement is a
true and correct report of the receipts
and disbursements of the road funds
OF said Townships appears of record
as shown by the books in the office of
the Township Clerk
j w COMSTOCK
A A BARBER
WIN r GRIMES
Trustees.
Attested to by
q l. BRECKENRIDGE,
Township Clerk.
Dated at Manila, Iowa. this sth
day OF January, A ID 1907.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-03-20
JACKSON.

Itemized Report of Township Trus-
tees of Jackson Township, Crawford
County. Iowa.
Gentlemen: Herewith please find
full and complete itemize report of
receipts and disbursements of road
funds of jackson Township. Crawford
County. Iowa. for the year ending
December 81. 1906 as required by Sec
ton l566-a. Code Supplement.
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IrEMIzED REPORT Or TOWNSHIP
TRUSTEES OF NIsHNABoTNY
u,ruNo,r,p CpA>yCopn NnrN

TOWNSHIP. CRAWFORD COUN-
TY, Iowa.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Crawford County, Iowa:
Gentlemen: Herewith please find
a full and complete itemized report
of receipts and disbursements of the
road funds of Nishnabotny Township,