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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17
Successful Church year.

The annual business meeting Of thu
Church of Christ was held Tuesday
evening at the church. Reports were
read from the various departments
showing the church to be in very
prosperous condition. The past year
has been by far the best in the finan.
cial lines in the history of the congre-
cation. During the year the church
finished paying off an old debt and at
once began the accumulation of build
ing fund, In six months, more than
$500 has been raised for the building
ing fund and is now in the church
treasury. The following is a summary
of the reports presented.
Total received by the church treas
urer, 81. 1872 81; total received by Sun
day school, $267 II; total received by
Willing Workers, 1904 20; total recesved
G. w. B. NJ. 800 80; total received by
Y. P. s. G.. E., $50. 46; total received by
Trustees. $537. a. total from all sources,
S2,341.1S.
Thirty-seven members were added to
the church, 90 of whom were by bap-
tism. The church is planning larger
things for the coming year.
Rev. c. M. Keene, the pastor, is a
very earnest and faithful minister, and
his sermons have attracted large audi
ences with the above good results.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17
THE NATIONAL GRANGE.
It's Forty first Annual Meeting to Be
Held In Hartford, Nov. 1922.

Its Forty first Annual Meeting to Be
Held In Hartford, Nov. 1922.
Great preparations are being made
by Connecticut Patrons for the coming
of the national grange to Hartford in
November. State Master Wood and
J. Fl. Hale, chairman of the executive
committee and many others are busy
in making plans for the entertainment
of the grange visitors, who are expect
ed to number anywhere from 5000 to
5000 during the ten days session OF
the national body. Headquarters will
be at Hotel Garde, and the sessions
will be held In Fort Guard hall and In
representative hall at the capitol. The
half dozen hotels of Hartford will be
filed to their utmost, but 1t Is said
that 500 private houses will be thrown
open to guests, so that every one may
find accommodation.
The chief matters of interest TO come
before the session will be the biennial
election Of officers and the discussion
of public questions in which the grange
5nds particular interest, among which
that Of tho parcels post will perhaps
take precedence. The election of Off
GERS Is likely to create more than usual
interest. 1t is conceded that National
Master Bachelor has made good
during the first term Of Office, and he
will doubtless be given another term.
But there is likely to be lively con
test for some of the other offices. The
dates for the meeting are Nov. 1922
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17
Must the School Fraternities be Sup
pressed?

The school management committee
of the board of education has voted
in favor of a rule excluding from the
public schools all members of school
fraternities or sororities. The law de-
partment of the board has declared
such q disciplinary measure legal In
certain other states this extreme step
has been taken with the permission
of the courts. The prediction is that
next Wednesday the full board will
adopt the proposed rule and that its
legality in this state will be settled
ultimately by the courts.
If the fraternities in our public
schools must be driven out of exis-
tence in this way they have only them
selves to blame. When they first
appeared they were tolerated. When
abuses sprung up in them which Sc
riously interfered with school disci-
pine they were warned. When the
abuses grew so bad that school Off
Gals unanimously became opposed to
them, the school board withdrew
from their members all special school
privileges and honors. This rule was
not vigorously enforced at first and
several years went by, pending hear
ing in the court, before the frater-
nifty members were finally told that
they could have won more grace.
Since then the fraternities have
been in state of open defiance of
the board and their influence upon
school discipline has been worse than
ever. The extreme measure which
the board is now contemplating has
been directly necessitated by this de-
fiance.
The educators of the country stand
a hundred to one against the frater-
mites. Parents of children not be-
longing to such societies have reason
enough to oppose them. Parents of
children who do belong to them
ought to oppose them because of the
known instances of evil effect they
have had on their members, even out
side of school relations.
Whatever action the school board
may now take, the fraternities have
just one chance for life. That is to
change fundamentally their work and
ways. If they do not they will be
in the end, even If special
legislation becomes necessary for
that purpose. The schools are more
important than the fraternities.-l
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17
Growing Timber.

The late John ID Lyman was one of
the first in this part of the country to
urge that by intelligent management
the growth of timber upon given
tract might be rendered not onlv con
tinuous but profitable. He was advo'
eating the principle of selection from
among trees more than thirty years ago
and was an enthusiast on the subject of
forestry to the end of his life. His idea
was not original with himself and he
made no such claim, having taken it as
the national forestry service has since
done, from the system already in prac-
tice in some parts of Europe, most nota
bly, in Germany, and the Scandinavian
peninsula. There has not vet been
time in the United States for sum-
ming up of results, but the experience
of such towns as that of Faleide, in
Norway, go to show what may conf
IDENTIFY be expected. Enough money is
derived from the forests, which are
cut and marketed, to pay
all the expenses of the town and in con-
sequence there is no local taxation. 1t
is stated that lumber and wood to the
value of $5, 900, 900 have been sold dur
ing the last thirty years, and the forests
have been so skillfully replanted that
this rate of income is permanently
assured.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17
SYSTEMATIC ORGANIZATION.
Cooperation of Subordinate, Pomona
and State Legislative Committees.

and State Legislative Committees.
While the grange is an organization,
it does not get all the benefits that
might accrue from more systematic
organization. There is lack of time.
ly cooperation to secure highest re.
suits. For instance, each Pomona
grange should have its legislative com.
mittee, which should thoroughly ia.
miliarize itself with the plans and pur
poses of the state legislative commit.
tee, or, to turn it about little. the
state legislative committee should see
to it that Pomona legislative commit
tees and indeed subordinate grange
legislative committees should be ia
miliarized with the objects it is un.
dertaking to accomplish and how it
proposes to accomplish them.
At Pomona meetings the subordinate
legislative committees should report on
any work in hand and thus give
the Pomona legislative committee in
struction as to needs and demands in
respect to any local legislation. as
through boards Of supervisors or coun-
ty legislative boards, by whatever
name called, as well as to enable Pc.
mona legislative bodies to keep the
state legislative committees posted on
matters relating to grange and farm
ers' interests in each county. Perhaps
one of the most efficient Pomona leg
islative committees in New York is
that Of Chautauqua county, but there
is no reason why every county should
not boast Of just as good.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17
. a - TOR Z "A.
nso,, ma ,The Kind You Have Always Bought
s's. ct &>MAza
Biu Beds.

Our ancestors would have had small
respect for the modern single bed. We
all know their old four posters with
their ample room to spread, but these
were quite cramping in comparison to
some of the really big beds of the
world. The great carved oak bed of
the Saracens inn, at Ware, England.
now a curiosity of Ryehouse, at Hert-
fordshire, measures twelve feet square
and can hold four people comfortably
But no one on record seems to have
wanted so much night room as Og,
king of Bashan, whose iron bedstead
had an area of $50 square feet and
was eighteen and three-quarter feet
long and eight feet wide.-London Sat
urday Review
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17
The Associations Platform.

The principles on which the Nation
al Association of Manufacturers
stands in the matter of labor are
those endorsed and adopted by prac-
tically every organization of employ
ers in the United States.
No boycott.
No closed shop.
No sympathetic strike
No limitation of output.
No compulsory use of the union
label.
No sacrifice of the independent
workmen to the union.
No restriction as to the use of tools,
machinery or materials except
such as are unsafe.
No restriction as to number of ap-
prentices and helpers when of
proper age.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17

The Alma Record says: THE secre.
harry Of the Union Telephone Company,
Mr.. T.. l.. Conn, has been with the com.
pany in various capacities for period
or four years, three years of which
have been spent at Dnrand. Mr., Conn
sanle to Alma last summer aud has
thoroughly established himself in the
good graces of the company, proving as
mo does an able successor TO that prince
az good fellows, John H. Fildew.
The births in the county for the
aonth of November number forty,
while there were there thirty deaths.
The following letters are advertised
q, the Owosso post Office for the week
ssding Jan. 4, 1908: Arthur Adams,
MIRA. M. M. Castle, Mrs. F. A. Cole, B
Deyoll, Miss M. Hall, gBIll Hook, J. c.
Lawson. Miss Gertie Smith, Gurnord
MicNair, Ok Fibre Brush Co., w. E.
Shaw. Foreign: Flip Racer (2), Mrs. J.
sk;ngley, Antun zlodi, Josef
stu lenka.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17

Quick climatic changes try strong
constitutions and cause, among other
evils, nasal catarrh, troublesome and
offensive disease. Sneezing and snuff
ing, coughing and difficult breathing,
and the drip, drip of the foul discharge
into the throat-all are ended by Ely's
Cream Balm. This honest remedy con-
tains no cocaine, mercury, nor other
harmful ingredient. The worst cases
yield to treatment in short time. All
druggists, Soc, or mailed by Ely Bros >,
SO Warren Street, New York.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17

All doubts as to the intention of Gov.
Warner regarding third term are set
Mt rest by his latest statement in which
ne says: ''No matter how many csndi-
dates there are, nor who they are, l will
be candidate for third term in Office.
This is my final statement, and l say
that no matter who runs for governor,
I win be one of the candidates" There
can be no mis- understanding about
that
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17
How's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catsrrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. F. j. CHENEY & Co.
Toledo. Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known r. J. Che
ney for the last Is sears and believy him per-
fectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga.
tions made by his firm
WALDING, LINNAN & MARNIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o
Halls Catarrh Cureis taken internally. act.
ing directly upon the bloodand mucous sur
faces OF the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 20 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Take Hall FAMILY Pills for consultation
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17

Waterman (breathlessly)-The boys
dormitory is on fire, and If they find
1t out they'll stop to save their foot
balls, bats and things and perish.
Boarding School Principal Quickly
Notify the boys that all who arc not
downstairs in two minutes won't gel
any pie.-Kansas City Independent.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17

If the present plans of the Owosso
Light & Power Co. are carried out work
win be provided at an early date in the
spring for large force of men for
several months. The construction of
the dam and the building of the power
house should also mean cheaper electric
lights and power for the people of the
city and surrounding country.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17

Present appearances indicate that Mr..
Bryan will not have the easy sailing fol
the democratic presidential nomination
which he has counted upon. The figure
of Gov. johnson of Minnesota, has come
into prominence within the last few
days and it is apparent that well or
ganized movement all over the country
has been perfected in his behalf.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17
o. L. I. Officers.

The Owosso Light Infantry, which is
the civil organization of Company H,
has elected the following officers
Presidents. M. Campbell.
Vice-President-Otto Schroeder.
Secretary-James Ortiz
Treasured. X. Parker.
Historian-A. Mccall.
Members of the Board-Frank Evans.
Miles Cook, d. X. Parker. James Orth,
and Charles Lahman.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17
HARRISBURG to Hartford.

Pennsylvania oranges are preparing
to attend the national grange meet
ing at Hartford in goodly numbers
Plans are being made for large party
to rendezvous at Harrisburg. then to
proceed to New York, stop overnight
and go on to Hartford next day.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17
THE OWOSSO TIMES
EDMUND o. DEWEY. EDITOR.
OWOSSO, FRIDAY JAN. II. 1908

Over two million two hundred thous
and cubic yards of earth we're exca.
waited on the Panama canal during the
month of December, an average for
saoh working day of eighty eight thous.
and cubic yards.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17

New York will have added about TO-
600 new members by the time the next
state grange meets in February, 1908.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17

The vicar-Do you give your dog any
exercise, Mr.. Hodge?
Farmer Hodgc-Oh, yes. He goes
for tramp nearly every day.-Tlt Bits.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17

Exact justice, equality and a fair
reward are the watchwords of the
grange.-Aarop. tones.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17

The Owosso Light e Power Com
pany has compiled the following list
of users of power steam or electrici-
ty in the city:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17

brane resulting from Catarrh and drives
away q Cold in the Head quickly. Restores
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size
so cts. at Druggists or by mail. Liquid
Cream Balm for use in atomizers rs cts.
Ely Brothers, SO Warren Street, New York.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-17

JUHn EVANS Candy Works. -.
Corey's Loundry Is II. p. boiler, K
II. p. engine.
Hughes Laundry 80 II. p. boiler,
II. P. engine.
Owosso Boiler Works ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
Why Is It?
REPORTER beine q ore

A REPORTER being a great ad,nirer of
\ the novels of William Dean How
ellis. once asked this famous writer why if
was that his novels did not sell nearly a.,
well as those of-and here the renorter
mentioned a half dozen well known
names.
Mr.. Howells with smile replied.
A certain quack stood one afternoon
before the door of his rich mansion when
a physician Of great learning and talent
passed.
1.-THE two men fell into talk. and the
physician. a pla:n-spoken person, said
rather bitterly to the quack:
"'How comes it that you. without edu-
cation, skill, or the least knowledge of
medicine. are able to live in the style you
do? You keep your town house, your
carriage. your motor and your country
house. while I, allowed to possess some
knowledge. have none of these things. and
indeed can little more than pick up a
bare subsistence.
1.-The quack laughed good-naturedly
LOOK here said he; how many peo-
pie do you think have passed us since you
asked that question:
Well said the other. about hun
dred.'
And out of that hundred how many
do you think possess good common Sense?'
= Possibly one was the reply.
Well said the quack, that one comes
TO you. and L take care of the other
ninety-nine.
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IN BORED ~ TIE 1yIE BUSINESS "sED
THE B0AR,

the direction of large Buffalo. who was
peacefully warming his back in the brigh
September sunlight.
rs this the Buffalo?" asked the Natu
ralist.
The Buffalo Topped his whskers feebly
and turned a sleepy eye On the ques
toner.
This is Buffalo he replied in a rum
bling. peevish voice that seemed to star
in his heavy chest and finish through hi.
intensely Roman nose what did yo,
think it WaS-a waDiti?
What do you think of fall moving and
housecleaning around Eere?" asked the
Naturalist Investigator
'.Oh, don't give a continental" replied
the Buffalo with an air of calm indiffer-
ence.
The Naturalist blushed and murmured
something about its not being nice to h al
an animal use such language. 1t was bad
enough in a human; it showed downright
depravity in beast.
Young man" said the Buffalo sleepily
as he turned his back that he might catch
the full strength of the sun, were you
ever chased by a lot of men across d
Vastly plain"
The Investigator was forced to admit
that he had never experienced this luxury
Or" resumed the Buffalo. were you
eve" chased around in a circus ring unit
you would have willingly murdered your
own mother-in-law?
This also, the Naturalist confessed was
a Joy that had never been his
The Buffalo sighed a deep heavy sigh
Then don't come CritiCising me when
/ say I don't care whether I'm moved
or not" he erowled because I don't
Occasionally when a keeper gets trouble
some | look at him. That is usually
enough. If it isn't l speak to him. and
that always suffices. Let EN- go ahead
and clean all they want l don't give a
darn
And he really didn't. either As long as
the aspiring Naturalist was in earshot he
could hear the Buffalo rolling this deli
cious morse heavily about in his dropping
mouth.
There was wild commOtion among the
land tOrtoises. the Oldest inhabitants of
the Zoo in point of years when it was
learned that a naturalist not yet out OF
favor at the White House had come to
hear their complaints. At the time of the
Investigators arrival the tortoises We're
holding a sort of free-for-all indignation
meeting.
The patriarch of the tortoises a hoary.
rheumatic old fellow, who could barely
flip about and who is estimated>tO be over
two centuries in the land of the living,
marched heavily forward and proceeded to
relieve his feelings.
Young Feller." said the Aged Tortoise In
a horse. emotion-swept voice as he leaned
heavily on his front fiippers and sestcu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20

tee as much as sees a physicians sign
they return to the home and place an eX-
ira lock on the cat cages.
At the present time the cat shelter on
D street southwest has about forty in
mates. Although many cats are brought
there. the majority OF them are sufferers
from feline weaknesses and it's dose of
chloroform for theirs. With telephone
installed. the cat shelter is always ready
to do business. and Mrs West and the
ladies who supervise the running of the
place, have hired an old negro aunty to
care for the cats. This woman has be-
come very much attached to her charges
The ID street house is well removed from
a residential neighborhood. and there have
nev been any complaints regarding the
presence of the cats there. Occasionally
a grirlalkin of high degree finds its way
to the feline happy home, but it is not
likely to remain there very long, for
some one is sure to wish TO adopt it. The
shelter depends entirely upon the volun-
tary contributions of the public, and while
donations are not demanded, they are
usually given when the people from the
shelter call and remove an ailing, old or
undesirable citizen of catdom.
Nor is the work of attending cats limit
ed to a charity sphere. AS one may find
entertainment for remuneration at the
fine hotels. and at the same time a free
shelter in some of the rescue missions.
SO is it in the world of cats. Many mem
berS of the congressional and diplomatic
sets Or the city keep NUMBERS OF cats. In
fact. one woman well known in the dipIo-
matte corps remained in the city this
summer because she could not find any
one to care for her nine pedgreed cats
in the manner to which they have been
accustomed.
So another cat project is now afoot.
With lot in exclusive Cleveland Park in
view. which has been offered for 81 300.
a Washington woman is contemplating
the opening of feline boarding house
where al aristocratic pussy may be en-
tertained with all modern improvements,
including bath and hot water for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
"TAKE QlQCK JOB or
IT OK I'LL 90 10 SLEEP
F0R THE N1Y7ER."
SAID THE Bar.

there'n be trouble. II I slap that fat
Keeper"
The Lioness' idea of slap is a round
arm jolt calculated to kill bullock out
right. She seemed to derive actual pleas
ure from imagining the appearance of the
obese keeper after she had hit him.
Why. she cried anGrily. I've been
keeping house for years before l got tied
up with this mena gerie. and l always did
il all right These men are putting my
affinity SO out of temper that he's going
TO hurt somebody before they get through.
Fall housekeeping, S-s-s-s-spt!'
The animals who look forward to cold
weather didn't seem to mind the clean
ing-up so much They regarded it as d
sort Of harbinger of winter, an equiva-
lent to the swallows song in the spring
The bears Were rather inclined to ap-
precate the efforts of their keepers to
make everything tidy for the winter. The
polar bear was positively joyous as he
galloped up and down his cage.
Don't tell me-" he whimpered, for all
the world like big Newfoundland dog,
Il know what this business means. 1t
means cold weather. No more mosqui-
toes. no more horse flies. no more scorch-
ing summer heat or mugsineSs for long
time. That's what it means.
I've been here long enough to appre-
ciate what this cleaning up means. 1t is
the preparation for the nice days when
the slush and ice cold rain and snow will
fall and III have to beak the ice in my
swimming poor every ilolihuS Deiole l
go in TO swim. 1t will be cold soon now.
Let me tell YOU | look forward each
year TO this cleaning business as much a.
l do to the outgrowing of my winter fur.
You can imagine how | feel during the
summer with the temperature UP to 500
every day and me melting in d fur over
coat It's fierce.
But when the keepers start to come
around and mess the place up / know
that those times are over and the cooling
StiffeninP hrepZpS of winter 3hOnt n
blow Don't tell me. Winter will soon be