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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-07-18
New Mast, Simply a
Spiral Mesh of Steel,
Remained Standing on
Monitor Florida AL
though Cut in Many
Places by Shells.

The need of some new method indi-
Gated by that battle was accumulated
and made urgent by the test to which
the Hero was subjected. Some of our
own very alert and progressive navy
officers at once set about solving the
problem. The result was the test to
which the monitor Florida was sub
jected a few days ago. The Arkansas,
a sister ship, was selected to do the
firing.
The Florida is one of the new type
of single-turret monitors. For the
purposes of the test she was lowed to
the Thimble Light Shoal, off Old Point
Comfort, and anchored about midway
between Cape Charles and Cape Hen
ry. The Arkansas took a position
about $50 yards westward, so that the
shots, after passing through the Flor
ida'S military mast, would fall into the
open sea. The shots were fired at a
range of about $50 yards with a re-
duced charge, SO that the effect was
practically the same as a range of
5000 yards with a full charge of
powder.
The mast is described as a mesh of
steel, SO feet in height, and carried
near the stern of the monitor. 1t was
built upon double spiral principle,
each set of spiral columns running in
an opposite direction. At the top was
platform upon which were two dunn
mics weighted and wired for record
ing the shock of the projectile The
steel rods which form the mast are
two inches in diameter at the base,
narrowing at the top. The experts
who had designed it had employed all
of their mechanical skill to construct
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-07-18

Proof is inexhaustible that
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound carries women safely
through the Change of Life.
Read the letter Mrs. E. Hanson.
304 E. Long ST., Columbus, Ohio,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
81 was passing through the Change
of Life, and suffered from nervous
ness, headaches, and other annoying
symptoms. My doctor told me that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was good for me, and since tax
ing it feel so much better, and can
again do my own work. I never forget
to tell my friends what Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound did for me
during this trying period"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-07-18

when battle is soon to be joined In
his admirable essay on Courage and
Prudence" published by the Naval in
stitute, Capt. B. A Ffske says that
whatever method of observation from
aloft be employed, it is evident that,
even supposing the shots to group as
well as at target practice, the work of
the observers aloft will be of the most
delicate kind 1t is difficult to realize
any job that could be given to mortal
man, not excluding that of the admiral
or captain, requiring such absolute
presence of mind, and such persistent
concentration, as that needed of every
member of the fre-control party.
ANY member of a guns crew, in
fact anybody else in the ship, can get
some relief by physical exertion of
some sort; or, if he be a gun pointer,
can press his button and feel his gun
fire But every member of the party
aloft must do nothing but use his
brains, with a little assistance from
his eyes. The most perfect self-for-
getfulness will be required of every
one. No one must be diverted by any
accidents happening to his own ship,
or by anything going on in the pano-
rama before him; and such things as
shrapnel and high explosive shells
bursting near by, and the foremost
going overheard, he must utterly ig-
more"
How New System Works.
Capt. Ffske is widely known as the
inventor of the range finder which
bears his name. The present system
is one by which a group of observers
stationed aloft note the relation of the
splash of the shot to the water line of
the target and endeavor to correct
any errors in sighting. They watch
the fall of the shots through powerful
glasses, and according to the place
where the shot strikes a change in
range is ordered to the gunnerS, until
the shots hit the target. Usually the
third shot gives the right range.
Two important differences between
target practice and battle are noted by
Capt. Fiske: One is that the sea at
target practice is always smooth; the
other that the target does not hit
back. 1T may be pointed out in OBJ
lection" he says, that target practice
must be held in smooth water, because
among the gun pointers
is essential to success, and competi-
ton can be had only when the condi-
tons are identically the same for all,
which is only when the water is
1t may be objected also that
it would be impracticable at target
practice to have a target that would
hit back in the way the enemy would
in action"
Should See Effect of Fire.
This authority maintains, however,
that it should be easier to get on to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-07-18

erect though pierced by many shot
Strength and Lightness Needed.
IL was necessary to reconcile two
conditions. The steel skeleton must
be OF great strength, and yet its parts
must be so light that the impact of a
shell cutting through the latticelike
frame would not receive enough resist
ance to explode it Modern shells.
particularly those of the smaller cali
Der, are fitted with a percussion fuse
so sensitive that the resistance offered
by the crest of very small wave is
sufficient to explode it. And one of
these bursting in the framework would
be more than likely to tear the struc-
ture to pieces and bring it Gripping to
the deck, observers, range finders and
all
The mast was subjected to a thor
ough test and emerged successfully.
Inc first shot, a four-inch projectile.
cut one of the steel rods. The second
cut several more rods, but did not in
jure its stability twelve-inch pro-
jectile likewise did very little damage.
When five shots had been fired at the
mast Lieut. Richard D. White and
Lieut. Commander George Bradshaw.
assistant inspector of the target prac-
tice, climbed to the platform at the
top OF the mast and shook it with all
their strength, but still the mast stood
firm
Goodness and Nerve Required.
If any post ever requires GOODNESS
and iron nerve, one would think that
it would be required by the men who
take station in one of these structures
when an enemy has been sighted and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-07-18
NAVAL Experts ALL
FOR SKELETON MASTS
Old-Style Structures for
Use of Range Finders
Have Been Proved by
Severe Tests to Be
Untrustworthy Dur
ing Battle.

- - ASHINGTON.- Tremendous
sums are annually expended
WV in target practice by the
navy of this nation. The
ultimate end sought for in
this SedulOuS training and
costly expenditure is the acquiring of
an ability to hit the enemy first, to hit
rapidly, and to hit hard.
1t is now realized that the sea fights
of the future will open at extremely
long ranges, say five or six miles
1.-THE fleet that first gets the range
says Rear Admiral Evans in a recent
interview, land is best handled after
the range is obtained, will undoubted-
1y do such damage in the first ten min
utes as practically to disable the OBJ
posing fleet"
All other things being equal the in
1tial advantage would therefore ap-
pear to be the deciding one The gain
ing of this advantage is now almost
wholly dependent upon the observers
stationed in the tops, the clear-eyed
cool-headed men who from their point
of vantage determine the range, and
by the various systems of fire control
communicate it to the men behind the
guns. With these salient points in
mind, the reader can clearly compre-
bend the vast Importance of an OBJ
serving station sufficiently elevated
for the range finders to execute their
mission with precision and celebrity,
more important still, a station that
can remain longest erect under the
stress of battle
OId-StyIe Mast Obsolete.
In a recent notable test which was
conducted by the British admiralty, it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-07-18
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control system had been reduced 20
impotence in two minutes
Our own experimenters, however,
seem satisfied with the Florida test,
and officially announce that it was
satisfactory Y. Times
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-07-18
DEDICATE GIFT OF MAckAYs.
State Holiday Declared in Honor OF
the Event at Reno, New.

Reno, Nev.-By act of the legisla-
ture state holiday was declared to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-07-18
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fbroid tunors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous prOStration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-24
Death of Alfonso Reed.

Alfonso Reed, former resident of
Owosso, and a brother of G. w. Reed,
of this city, died at his home in Judd's
Corners, Sunday night after brief
sickness with grippe followed by pneu-
monia. Mr.. Reed had been engaged in
business for nearly twenty years, until
about year ago when his son took
charge of the general store. He was
born in Maple GROVE, Saginaw county,
Jan. 3lst, 1862. came to this city when
a young man, and resided here until he
removed to Judd's Corners. Mr.. Reed
was twice married, his first wife being
Miss Minnie Wicking, of this city, who
died % years ago. He is survived by
his wife and three sons, Claude. Eric,
AMI Lynn. Deceased was prominent
memb Der of the Cleaners and Maccabees.
Funeral services were held yesterday
and the remains brought to this city
for interment. Mr.. Reed was highly
esteemed
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-24

]. Frank Barns of Byron, was in the
city Wednesday.
A. d. Whipple was in Estey on bus
mess, Wednesday.
Walter Amos has been. home from
Detroit part of the week.
Mrs. G. s. Allison has been the guest
of r. q. Allison and family in st. Johns
part of the week.
w. J. Blood was at Cadillac and other
points north on the Ann Arbor the first
of the week on business.
MIR. and Mrs. G.. w. Detwiler left
Tuesday for Cleveland and Norwalk,
Ohio, to be gone several days.
Miss. Hazel Evans returned to her
home at Lansing. Monday, after visit
ing Miss Bessie VanDyne for several
days.
Over six million dollars was paid
in pension last year to soldiers,
soldiers widows and children residing
f, in Michigan.
, T. H. Halstead, until recently the
editor of the Perry Journal, was in the
city Monday He leaves soon for
| Guthrie, Oklahoma, to stay for some
time.
Mrs. L. II. Retain and children re-
turned to Flint, Monday, after spending
| some time here at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fox, Lingle
Ave-
The Ann Arbor car shops are now
working on five hour schedule. 1t is
not believed that this will be main
tanned any length of time as there is
plenty of work to do
Mrs. Edward Breaugh died at he1
home in Bennington township, on Sun
day after long sickness. She is sur
vived by her husband. two brothers
and a sister Funeral services were
held at st Paul's church Tuesday morn
ing.
The following letters at the OwossC
postoffice are advertised for the weel
ending Jan. IS, 1908; Will Bartreen
John Bell, Louise d. Bellings, Til
Ellis, Mrs Myrtle Hayes, Corno
Howell, Gyetko Janosnak, Mrs. Ids
Fitzpatrick, U. E. Lemon, Lock Box $50
Glib Pardee, Mrs. E. A. Post, j. G
Smith, Louis Stevens, J. B. Stewart, w
d. Swanson, w. J. Walsh, S. A. Wat
son, Clarence Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Thomas, ant
Mrs. George M. Dewey leave Wednes
day morning for California. They will
spend two days at the Grand Canon il
Colorado and then go to Los Angeles
After visit of several weeks in variou
parts of California, Mrs. Dewe
will return home and Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas will go to Portland, Tacoma
Seattle Edmonton, Alberta and remai
a month with Mr.. and Mrs. Emery
Thomas at Vancouver, B. c., returnin
home by the Canadian Pacific Ry.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-24
Used His Rifle to End Life.

Carrying out threat which he had
frequently made to his wife and to
some neighbors, Louis Strauss COM
mitted suicide about nine o'clock Mon
day morning by shooting himself
through the head with rifle at his
home oneast North street. The man
had been very respondent of late as he
had but little work and being of a
morose disposition it took but little to
cause him to do the deed The night
before he threatened to shoot himself
but as he had 80 often made the threat
before his wife paid but little atten-
ton to him. After breakfast on Mon
day morning he said the time had come
to act and taking his old German army
rifle left the room and few minutes
| after his wife heard the report Of the
gun and going to the room where ht
was found him dead, the bullet having
gone through his head, probably caus
ing instant death. His age was 81
years.
Coroner Loring was notified and inn
paneled the following jury: w A
Raymond j. J. and Il. Flanagan, L
Crandall, w. S. Smith, l.. johnson
The remains were view and the inques
adjourned until Thursday afternoon
when verdict was found in accord
ance with the facts. The body wa
taken to Towards Undertaken Parloi
and the funeral services were hel
Wednesday afternoon.
q Much sympathy is expressed for Mr.
Strauss as she has had much to endni
a for years past owing to Strauss ungo
4 ernable temper and his treatment
a her at times when he become despon
Q emit. AS there are no children she
. left alone and in rather poor circur
stances.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-24
Death of Oorr Tillotson.

Dorr Tillotson, former well known
resident of the city, died at the Soldiers
Home in Johnson City, Tenn, on the
10Th and his remains were brought to
this city on Wednesday and placed in
the vault at Oakhill to await interment
beside the other members of his family.
His age was 81 years He had been in
poor health for a long time, suffering
with tuberculosis. Surviving him are
three brothers, w. X. and Charels Til
lotson, of New York, and Whiting Til
lotson, of Detroit.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-24
LOCAL NEWS.

q r. Estey has been in Grand Rapids
mart of the week at the furniture snow
CT. Campbell inspected the knights
Templar commandery at Three Rivers
Wednesday evening.
Roy Corcoran got one hand mixed
with machine at the plant o. tne
Owosso Manufacturing Co., Monday
and lost the end of one finger.
There will not be anything like dun
time in Owosso this year if the plans
suggested at meeting of the west side
business men are carried out,
J. Fred Smith of Byron, was elected
secretary-treasure of the Michigan
Holstein-Freisian breeders association
at its annual meeting held in Lansing
last week.
Frank Westcott went to Detroit.
Wednesday, to spend several days
assisting his nephew, S. l.. Porter In
the hardware store which he has re-
Gently opened.
The case of the People VS.. Loren
Webster and Mrs. Viola Slater, both OF
St. Johns, has been dropped as the com
nlaint was withdrawn. All costs were
Z Maid and Prosecutor Hicks agreed to
the settlement.
Owosso Lodge No. 753 B. P. Q. Elks
now has nearly $50 members and tine
debt on its temple has been reduced u
$500. Plans under way now 1T Is ex
pected will reduce this amount at leas
a thousand dollars.
The local lodge of Elks initiated eign
nav members Tuesday evening an
then held a social session, followed oY
banquet. Mayor Lamb acting as toas'
master. 1t was an evening or ENJOY
ment for the members.
Goo Bowers. who resides near Brer
Creek. raised 81 tons of sugar pee'
from single acre last season. WHO
netted him $1O5. This is the large
WELD in this locality for the past SCI
son.-Flushing Observer
O. A. Garfield, Durand, will be exam
med before Justice Potter in that VI
LACE Saturday morning on charge
embezzlement, preferred by 5.
patched and Chas Haskins, form
bondsmen of Mr.. Garfield when ne W
village clerk and who made good
ficiency in his accounts.
Ed. Shelp, the we'll known wrestl
of this county, and c. q. Watson W
halls from Minnesota, but is spenoi
the winter near Owosso, are to mt
at the Byron opera house next Mona
evening. catch. as catch-can, TWO
three falls. The match Will De wo'
seeing-if you enjoy the sport.
Invitations have been issued for
wedd;ne of Floyd A. Parmenter, son
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Parmenter, OF on
wassee and Miss Leora L., daughter
Mrs. Rosanna Payne, of this city,
Thursday, Jan. both, at the home
the brides mother. They are TO res
in an elegant new house recently &C
Melted on the Parmenter farm.
A very pleasant evening was pas
at the open session of the Eastern 81
held Tuesday evening, when the
lowing program was given; Select
orpheus Qutartette; reading, y
sI.or;se Sullivan; banjo solo, Mrs I
MCDANIEL; address, Rev. G. II. Hal
solo Miss Sullivan; duet, l.. FL. Pa
and Miss Westcott; solo. Roy Mel
Rev Hanks spoke on what the l
ern Star Means to Masonry AM
ferred to the Masonic Home at Gl
Ranids and the hospital soon to
erected. A banquet followed, W
netted s11 for the hospital fund.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-24
Close Call for Former Owossoites.

SiOSe SdI TOT OTUieF oWOsSottSS.
1t is not often that one can speak of
lucky fire" but such is the case of
blaze in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Rowell, of east Clinton street, last week
Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Rowell
went to neighbours leaving lighted
lamp on the table. When they re-
turned they found the house in dark
ness. Upon entering the house they
found that the lamp had exploded,
burning the table covering and the
articles which laid thereon, the mould
ing around the window casing, while
some of the burning embers had
dropped to the floor. The lucky part
is that the fire was out when they
arrived home, due probably, to the fact
that the house was closed and there was
no draught. The loss was adjusted by
the insurance company at $15. OO.-Ovid
Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-24
Attorney Chapman Wins Another

Odell Chapman returned from Sagi-
nav, Wednesday evening. where he
had been for several days representing
the plaintiff in the case of the First Ma
tional Bank of Durand VS.. f. e Tall
madge and other Saginaw men, brought
to recover on notes given in payment
for horse purchased in 1904 of Com
stock 81 Crawford, of Byron. Judg-
ment for 30, 1854 Is was returned in fav-
or of the bank. 1t is intimated that the
case will be appealed to the supreme
court.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-24

HACK, for sale. Inquire at All or 421
Laverock Ave-, Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-24

THE TIMES and the Detroit Daily
Journal one year for $3.50.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-24
Owosso Markets.

CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.
The highest market price quoted is given or
each item.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-02

Speculation, and in some quar-
ters, anxiety was at fever heat
Tuesday afternoon, when it be-
came known, that States Attor-
ney Maxwell and Sheriff Moses
had just stepped off the train,
having come from Belle Fourche
ION business. And thus it was:
But these gentlemen were in no
hurry to divulge their specific
business although the reno Wn
of the doughty sheriff Of Butte
county is such that at Lennon
at least it is known, he will stand
for no monkey business. For
while the streets were fairly
swarming with beauty Of the
Chemically bleached' order, all
looking up nice quiet boarding
houses in hurry. However, it
is Understood at present that the
visit Of these gentlemen is merely
for the purpose of rounding up
some horse thieves that have
been operating south of here.
One Of these, a fellow named
Busby was recently arrested OF
'LeBeau for stealing a horse be-
longing to a German named Dan
Dewald, who lives IL miles south
west of town. The man was
brought here this morning for
examination.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-02

Cooperative Observer Goforth
has the following resume of
meteorological data for the month
of September:
Temperature: Minim u M
Sept. l, 81 degrees; %, rs, 38
deg; 26, "a deg; n, "a deg; %,
% deg; 20, "a deg.; 80, 36, deg.
Maximum -7th, SO deg; 11th, SO
deg; 10th, 81, deg; lowest in day
time, 26th, 43 deg.
Precipitation: Total for month.
POL iuches. Greatest, 18th, Isl
inches.
Days clear, 10, part cloudy, 9,
cloudy, 5. Killing frost, q & %.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-02
Dad footing His Horn.

And sure, fine horn it is
which F. F. Williams -Dad-has
secured as another attraction for
his pleasant amusement estab-
hshment.
Now, only the other day the
newspaper man had vowed deep
within his breast the terrible vow
that he would no more put in any
boosts for good old Dad-but it's
no use-all our resolutions have
again been thrown to the wind
and here goes another boost, free
as the air of heaven or the water
among the buttes for Dad.
F. F. Williams has just received
and installed a fine Edison phono-
graph, the very highest type of
that machine, costing nearly $3.50,
and for the last several evenings
those whose fortune it was to
loiter in that direction had the
pleasure of listening to a splendid
program of instrumental and
vocal music from the phonograph.
The volume of sound generated
by that mechanism is phenomenal
and the music can be heard
plainly for quite a distance into
the street.
He has also just opened his
bowling alleys in the basement
of his buildings. They are per-
fectly constructed, and will help
materially this coming winter to
keep Jack from becoming a dull
boy"
Above lines are not an adver-
they are just boost -
nothing in it for the editor
cept undying glory. But the
next time you see Dad, just tell
him-you saw it in the State-Line
Herald.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-02
Reasy's Shop Afire.

Thanks to a little game of
poker prolonged well into Sunday
morning, Blacksmith easy is still
doing business at the old stand.
Henceforth let no one say that
good old fashioned game of
Stud or draw" has not it's
uses as the following lines will
show:
The boys had just decided that
it was time to break away from
that little game which had occu-
pied some of them for something
better than 4S hours straight.
Just why they broke up tht little
pastime is not to the point
enough, they got out on the
street, and one of them whose
eyes were not yet completely
paralyzed with the strain of
watching for the two-pair or
three of a kind that was to land
him safe, one of them on seeking
his couch, had his attention
attracted to a peculiar glare of
light streaming from the windows
of Reasy's shop, and on further
investigation found that the cause
thereof was a blaze which had
already made considerable head
way in the interior of the build
ing. He promptly gave the
alarm, and in a short time the
brsve fire laddies were on hand
and with the aid of the chemicals
had saved the building.
Investigation showed plainly
that the fire was of incendiary
origin. When the doors were
forced open, a pungent stencil of
kerosene was noticed, and later,
after the blaze had been extin-
guished, the place where the
flames started showed remnants
of sticks of wood laid one upon
another, clearly demonstrating
that someone had there nursed
the fire into strength. There is,
however, no clue, to the incen-
diary.
But, just let our kind reader
be carried by his imagination for
a moment: Imagine, oh ye Lem
monites, if that fire at Reasy's
shop, and a sharp nor Wester had
swiftly set in, carrying sparks
and fiery destruction into the
heart of our fair young city,
sweeping it off the map in few
half-hours. And, then, ah, how
we would be mournfully standing
about the ashes of our fair hope,
helplessly gnaghing our teeth and
tearing our hair, while exclaim-
ing in bitterest anguish of heart;
Alas and alack, that there were
no devotees of the gentle art of
poker watching over the destinies
of our city when the fell element
of destruction was yet in its
bounds.