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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

son, husband, father and brother whose
personality was such as to endear him
to them in an extraordinary degree.
May Providence vouchsafe to them all
the comfort that springs from loving
memories.
In civic affairs Mr.. Swarthout's worth
won the recognition of his fellow citi-
zens and he was often intrusted with
public Office, always, we believe, as a
matter of trust and never of his own
seeking. For four years he was Justice
of the peace, eight years a member of
the board of education, three terms
president of the village and at the time
of his death member of the common
council. In all these positions his
record is spotless and as remarkable
tribute to his unfailing candor and
courtesy it may be said that he ever re.
tanned the respect of all even those who
differed from him widely on matters of
public policy. Politically he was
republican and for years was influential
in the councils of his party in town
and county.
In church utilization, Mr.. Swarthout
was for nearly forty years member of
the III. Il. church, and was a member
OF the executive board at the time of his
death. He carried his religion into his
daily life and was an ornament to his
faith. For thirty years or more he was
a member of the Odd Fellows, occupied
all the chairs in the lodge and enjoyed
the unbounded affection of his fellow
fraters.
AS man and citizen. in life's great
est theatre of activity, where essential
virtue is tried in the fire of self interest
and the result is known of all men, Geo.
w. Swarthout measured up to a very
high ideal. Quiet and unassuming
gentle as woman, but strong and in
flexible in his conceptions of right and
duty and morality, he achieved as such
characters always must, wide and
enduring regard among all classes of
citizens. He was a writer of more than
ordinary natural gifts and many grace
ful and humorous pieces of prose and
poetry came from his pen He did
his duty we'll as common obligation to
GOD and man and approached the termi-
nation OF his earthly career with
and resignation. On the day
OF his death he told his sorrowing
friends that the end was near, and but
a few hours before he passed away he
called friend to his side and with I'M
mentality gave directions
with regard to the arrangements for
his funeral. Truly his life had been
such as to realize Bryant's immortal
verse in Tnanatopsis:
$50 live, that when thy summons comes to ioin
me innumerable caravan, that moves
TO that mysterious realm, where each shall
take
His chamber in the silcat halls of death.
Thou go not, like the quarry slave at night.
to his dungeon. but, sustained and
soothed
BY an uufaltering trust, approach thy grave.
like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
about him, and lies do wn TO pleasant dreamsr
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21
The Eighth District.
FROM THE SAGINAW COURIER HERALD.

might easily consider the Importance
of Illinois as a strong factor against
such a nominee as Mr.. Bryan in the
middle west and turn to the speaker
of the house who has potential
strength in every state that the Re-
publicans can hope to carry. Thus
the Eighth district is within a reason
able scope of political tactics when it
1 recommends its delegates to consider
Mr.. Cannon's availability when they
get into the convention.
Those who are afraid somebody
else will be nominated and elected
and thus cut off the districts influ-
ence in the next administration need
not worry. That influence cannot be
any less at any rate, that it is with the
present one. If appointments are
meant by influence" its present
quota may be quickly enumerated
without using figures. But what ac-
tual influence a congressional district
eXerts is mainly through its congress-
mans standing in the house. Mr..
Fordney is on the ways and means
committee the most important and
influential of the house committees.
He is in position to be sought rath-
er than TO seek Whoever is elected
president, if a Republican, under the
circumstances will make no difference
with the congressman's work in be-
half of his district and for the poll
cies that his constituents believe in
Mr.. Fordney vigorously opposed the
Cuban reciprocity tariff which was
earnestly advocated by President
Roosevelt, because his district was
against it. 1t did not alter his rela
tons with the administration nor his
attitude toward it's other policies.
Mr. Roosevelt likes a fighter. So
does Mr.. Taft, and Mr.. Hughes is
rather of the militant sort himself.
If either of the latter should become
president, Mr.. Fordney is diplomatic
enough to take care of such con-
tingency. The fact that his district !
asked it's delegates to consider the
availability of Mr.. Cannon as a presi- !
Dental candidate would hardly make |
him person non grata at the White |
House after March 4, 1909-especial- |
ly as a member of the powerful ways |
and means committee.
Having taken the action it did last |
fall, the convention when it re-assem-
bles can do no less than it has already
n one without Stu1tifyinp the district
and besides it would be unwise from
an internecine political standpoint to
do otherwise.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

Some criticism has been INDUCED
in by portion of the press on the at
titude of Congressman Fordney. Mr.
Fordney opposed Cuban reciprocity
on the ground that it was not good
! for the United States and results have
proved that he was right No sooner
had the reciprocity treaty been enter
ed into than Cuba changed her tariff
laws against us and we are paying her
la balance of millions of dollars annual
ly Mr.. Fordney thought and rightly,
| that the United States had expended
| enough in blood and lives of her
young men and millions of money for
| the liberation of Cuba without giving
trade agreements that would initiate
against one of Michigans chief indus
tries. In congress he opposed the po-
sition taken by Secretary Taft that
we should admit Philippine sugar
free. The committee having the mat
ter in charge year ago offered to in
corporate a recommendation to admit
250,000 tons yearly free of duty, but
Mr.. Taft wanted the amount raised to
500, 900 tons yearly This was refus-
ed by congress. Now, it is said, Mr..
Taft is satisfied to limit the amount to
800, 900 tons yearly Some there are
who seem to think this sugarbusiness
Is not of much account. Michigan
uses about $7,000,000 worth of sugar
yearly. Last season we produced
about 100000. AS Abraham Lin
coin said once in substance, 81 don't
know much about the tariff, but If we
pay England $2S for ton of steel
rails, we have the rails and England
has the money; If we pay our own
manufacturers and workmen $2S for
a ton of rails, we have the rails and
the money too" Michigan now has
the sugar and the $7,000,000 too. In
the recent panic the payment of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to the
beet growers of the Saginaw Valley
and other sections, in money when
to the business of the state. The in
dustYy is worth preserving and worth
fighting for. When William McKin
ley ran for congress after the enact
ment of the Mckinley bill he was de-
feated because people said you could
not develope any tin plate business
in this country and men were hired
to go about ostensibly as tin peddlers
asking high prices on account of the |
bill. 1t defeated Mckinley |
but it made him governor and presi- |
dent and the tin plate industry is now
one Of the great industries of the
United States. In the proposed ship
subsidy Legislation the bill proposed
was defeated in committee because
Mr.. Fordney thought it an unfair bill
TO the small vessels. 1t would only
turn money into the hands of few
owners of fast boats, great corpora
lions. While in favor Of bill that
would fairly promote our merchant
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

| 1t seems to be generally understood
that the Eighth district congressional
convention, when it reassembles to
name delegates to the national Re-
publican convention, will re-affirm its
| previous action and again select j. w.
Fordney and e. o. Dewey. This will
mean recommending Joseph G.. Can
non to the two district delegates as a
suitable candidate for president,
There appears to be. belief outside the
district that the first convention
whose work was rendered nugatory
by the requirements of the national
committee call, had instructed the
delegates to vote for Cannon. This is
not true-the conventions action left
the delegates unbound and unin-
structed. The resolutions on the sub
ject recommending the speaker as
good presidential timber
And isn't Mr.. Cannon fully that?
There are vastly more people than
those who live in the Eighth Michi-
gan district who know him to meas
ure we'll up to the requirements of
the great Office and who favor his
nomination. If the party wants a
Republican of tried and true metal,
one who has stood square upon the
principles of the party for many
years without wavering and has al
ways exercised the courage of his con-
victions without question from friend
or foe alike, it wouldn't make a mis-
take if the choice should fall upon
the Illinois man. The records prove
him abundantly qualified, as we'll as
thoroughly honest; he is of and near
the people, with far longer experience
in public affairs than any other man
mentioned. He is a self-made and
sterling example of the sturdy and rug
ged business man of the middle west.
And he is absolutely staunch upon
the most vital principle of Republi-
canism-the protective tariff. So no
one can question his regularity or his
availability.
The situation now gives no sure
indication of who will be the nominee.
Mr.. Taft is undeniably in the lead,
but he is yet far from a majority.
Twice Mr.. Blaine was apparently |
much nearer the goal than Mr.. Taft
is now and saw his ambition deferred
each time. The same thing might east
ly happen in the case of Mr.. Taft, es-
pecially when it is considered that men
like Hughes, Cannon, Fairbanks, Knox,
Cummins, are going into
the convention with a combined fol-
lowing of no small proportions. In
possible deadlock, the convention
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

The retirement of Frank H. Hitch
cock as first assistant postmaster gener
al will be sincerely regretted by every
one connected with the postal service
Under his administration many impor'
tant changes for the Improvement OF
the service have been inaugurated and
his last report contains numerous sug-
gestions which should be enacted into
law
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

A dispatch from Washington to the
Detroit Journal last evening says: 1.-THE
Saginaw convention of the eighth con.
gressional district will not instruct for
Speaker Cannon. Rep Fordney says
he has alway favored instruction
The fight will come between non in.
struction men and Taft"
The following letters at the Owosso
postoffice are advertised for the week
ending Feb. Is, 1908: Mrs. l.. G.
Austin. Mrs Sarah Austin, T. w. Col.
bry, f. Gardner, Lee Hall, Miss Alice
Hawley, Mr.. McGuyre, Thomas w.
Nadal, Chas. w. Rogers.
The West Side indoor ball team had
little trouble in defeating the Star
Clothing Co. team from Grand Rapids
on Friday evening. The feature of the
game was the pitching of Dorr Day,
and with little better support the
visitors could not have secured the
three runs which they got while the
Owosso boys were piling up nine.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

Congressman Sherwood of the Tole-
do Ohio district addressed the House
few days ago aud said that after an
absence of thirty-four years he found
none of his colleagues Of the Forty.third
Congress except Speaker Cannon. All
but twelve members of that Congress
are dead. The only senator of that
period who is still a senator is Allison
of Iowa There are some veterans in
Congress, but the average service there
is brief
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21
Six Mile Creek.

In spite of the storm of Saturday
there was a large attendance at the
meeting of the New Haven Farmers
Club at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Hart. 1t was decided that the
members attend the county asso-
citation in body at Corunna, Satur-
day in a body. The March meeting
will be held at the home of the pres
ident, Charles Gassman.-Irving Hill
lis has purchased a hay press and is
now busy with the same.-Mrs. Geo.
Ireland continues about the same.
Miss Phoebe Kirby, of Oakley, is
now caring for herr. Penabaker
and family spent Sunday with rela-
tives near Easton.-Mrs. Dolan is
very sick but under the care of DR..
Sackrider seems to be making a lit
tie improvement.-Mr Everson has
purchased the Watson property here
and is now occupying the same
Mrs. j. Leroy Jones is on the sick
list.-Mrs. William Morse has been
very i'll but is now improving.-M
Jacob Schautz is entertaining her
mother, Mrs. Kline, of Bennington
George OFT was a business visitor
here Thursday.-Mrs. Sherman Keith
is now improving after quite a severe
Messrs. Thomas and
Frank Spencer left Monday for Roa-
noke, Virginia, where they expect to
investigate the resources of that
country with view to purchasing
there.-The demand for
coal here is SO great that the coal
yard is almost constantly filled with
teams waiting their turn for load.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

The publication in the Saginaw News
the leading democratic paper in the
eighth district-of an interview with
Dr.. Samuel Kitchen, the republication
of the same in the Detroit Free Press
with some additions from democratic
reporter-written to create discord in
the ranks of the republicans and if
possible to break the stronghold Con.
gresham Fordney has upon the voters
of this district-has been the subject of
comment by some newspapers and vot-
'ers during the past few days THE
TIMES prints herewith what DR.. Kit
chen had to say, and asks its readers to
read the same carefully. remembering
at tho same time that DR.. Kitchen was
dropped some months ago as member
of tho pension examining board in
Saginaw county and blames Cong. Ford
ney for his removal He says
''If my health permitted" said DR..
Kitchen, II would like to get into
this fight. IL understand it, govern
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21
Fearless and Sound.
FROM THE CLINTON REPUBLICAN.

marine. it must be fair bill to secure
his support.
Mr.. Fordney has always been emf
nently fair and fearless. He does
nothing in the dark. The Eighth dis
trict of Michigan never had a harder
worker for it's interests. The soldiers
never had q better friend in congress.
His positions have been dictated by
sound business judgment and have
been right. He is always ready to car
ry out the wishes of his constituents.
So far as his position regarding Mr..
| Taft is concerned, no better answer to
his critics can be made than Mr..
Fordney's own words as reported by
Miller, the staff correspondent Of the
Detroit News Monday. The News has
not been particularly friendly to Mr..
Fordney. The interview is as fol-
| lows:
Washington, Feb. 19.-"My posi-
ton regarding Secretary Taft and his
candidacy for the presidency ap-
pears to be both misunderstood and
misrepresented in some quarters"
said Congressman Fordney Tuesday.
ut has even been insinuated that l
said l would not support Taft If he
were nominated. I have never said
so and 1t is not true. / admire him
and only disagree with him in regard
to certain of his principles. One of
these is his views on the sugar ques-
ton and another is his attitude on
tariff revision. Upon those questions
disagree with him honestly and
squarely and / guess he knows it.
But as for voting him shall
certainly do so if he is nominated.
Not only that, but will support him
heartily"
To Let Convention Decide.
''Will you try to contest the next
convention in the Eighth district in
order to elect Cannon delegates to
the national convention" he was
asked.
Fl shall not. The convention we
did hold last fall was not controlled
by me. 1t elected Cannon delegates
because the majority of the delegates
were for him. That action having
been knocked out by the national
committee we shall have to hold an
other convention, which has been |
called, and whatever action it takes
will be dictated by the majority of |
the delegates comprising it. 1t is up
to the Republican voters of the dis |
trict to send such delegates to the
district convention as they may de-
sire.
"Will you attend the next district
81 am not certain yet. | will If
| can get away from Washington at
that time" Harvey.
a To-T
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

The government has commenced suit
against the American Express company
at Cincinnati on charge of carrying
first class mail matter in violation Of
the government regulations. This is
said to be the first of series of suits
which will be instituted against COM
mon carriers for the same offense. The
penalty is 500.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

Dr. and Mrs. F. F. Hoyer went to
Flushing Wednesday morning to at
tend the funeral of a relative.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. s. Allison left
wednesday morning for Gulfport,
Miss.
Mrs. w. F. Benkleman and son.
James, are in Point Edward, Ont,
for a two weeks visit with their
mother and grandmother. !
A daughter was born Tuesday
morning to Mr.. and Mrs. Morrice
Green, of Duluth, Mimi, Mrs. Green
was formerly Miss Louise Knapp, of.
Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

Michigan friends of Henry M. Rose
are greatly pleased to note that he has
been made assistant secretary of the q.
s. senate-a life position-at good
salary. Few men are as well qualified
for the place as Mr.. Rose
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21
Eighth District Congressional Con
vontion.

A Republican convention for the Eighth Con
gressionsl District is hereby calico for March
"a. 1908. 10 be held in the City OF Saginaw. Said
convention will be called to order at o'clock
D. m. Ia the Auditorium of the City Hall, and
will, select two regular and two alternate dele
gates TO attend the Republican national con-
ventioh called for the 10th day of June, 1908
such other business as may legally come before
said convention. The counties composing The
Eighth Congress sional District will be entitled
To representation I'm said convention as follows:
Clinton county, 10 delegates; Saginaw county,
81 delegates; Shiawass 0 county, IL delegates;
Tuscola county. IL delegates.
By order Of the Committee
A Z. BLISS,
Z, w. CAMP, Chairman.
Secretary
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

Because of the raising of sugar beets
the price paid the farmer for hay, oats,
potatoes and other crops is greater than
it used to be and therefore the farmer
ought to be unfriendly to Cong. Ford
ney, is the logic of Dr. Kitchen.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

The constitutional convention is com.
pleting it's work this week, the time
since Tuesday noon having been occu.
pied with the reading of the constitu-
ton. Some changes have been made.
the most important being the fixing of
the salaries paid state officers and strik.
ing out the property qualification for
voters on bonding or franchise matters.
A three. fifths vote will be necessary to
carry propositions of this kind. The
salary of the governor and attorney
general were fixed at $1,000 each, the
secretary of state, state treasurer, aud
itor general and land commissioner
%, 500 each. 1t was certainly far better
for the convention to name the salaries
rather than leave the same to the legis-
lature as had been proposed and with
out question this action will result in
giving many more votes for the adop-
tion Of the constitution. The salaries
are oil reasonable. ia fact that proposed
for the auditor general is $500 less than
now paid that officer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

The tenth district republicans will
hold their congressional convention. on
the 27th to elect delegates to the nation
al convention.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

The suggestion of the Evening Argus
that Cong. Fordney withdraw as a
candidate for delegate to the national
convention and allow "some other rep.
resentative man from Saginaw. like
Watts S. Humphrey or Arthur Hill to
take the place on the delegation, caused
broad smile on the part of every one
who read the letter recently published
over the signature of Mr.. Humphrey
giving many and varied reasons why
Secy. Taft should not be nominated and
why the Michigan delegation should
not be instructed for him. 1t easily
eclipsed any utterance on the part Of
Mr.. FordneV. 1t can also be put down
that Hon. Arthur Hills influence will
be exerted to have Mr.. Fordney named
AZ one of the district delegates.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

Q a - TO 7I a.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-03
MARRIED ANOTHER
OLD MAN FOUND A DARLING FOR
HIS MONEY, BUT SHE MARRIED
THE YOUNGER MAN. a;

An amusing story Of how a man
who lives in a little town near Minot
got the slip at the hands Of a pretty
girl, is told in the following letter:
------ N. D., May "a. 190S-Mr.
Clark Hovey, Minot, N. D., Dear
Sir: IN MWUYU
Kould i ask you to Civ me an adj
wise and, will settle With you for
same. sand for address to girls
from matrimony office, and gearl
here From got one of the adj
dresses hVate they sent me. anwent
to Minneapolis and wrote to me sew
eral letters in False names and !
rote to Her bak and /, sent Reg
istered letter With money in which
she accepted. But she vas chust jok-
ing and is married now and has not
given me the smallest kind of sele-
ment For the drawback she meade to
me. is in need Of houskeeper and
vas to try an got one this Way and
Paide QUITE some money for it. Will
you give me an advice and help me
With the case. am paying from 65
to so dollars in taxes for evary jear
and want and is going to hate Gov
eminent rite. Plias Let me Knw at
at oncie. Jours truly.
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PERSONAL

(
Editor James NJ Patton of the Odd
Fellow World Of Sioux Falls, S. D.,
I is one. Of the prominent figures
/ among the many attending Grand
Lodge. Bro. Patton has been con-
slant attendant for many years and
is an earnest worker in the world OF
Odd Fellowship.
R. G. Miles, clerk. Of court Of Nc
Intosh county, is here to represent
Ashley in the Grand Lodge Of the
Odd Fellows Of the state. He favor
ed the Tribune Office with a call last
evening.
g. G. Hammond. the Ashley bank
er, was an arrival on the 500 last
evening, accompanying his mother,
who was on her way east.
Governor Burke returned from
the eastern part of the state yes
terday. a.
Senator McCumber went west on
a speaking tour Tuesday. He is
feeling good over the. bright pros
poets for the regular ticket and will
do his full share towards its cleo
ton.
Major Murphy of Minot, was
among the arrivals yesterday from
the east.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-03

( IL I3t 3 I
G. A. Johnson, candidate for gov
ernor on the regular Republican
state ticket, went east yesterday af-
ter spending several days on the
Slope, which he found most cordial
in its reception Of his candidacy.
+ Hon. Alexander Mckenzie has re-
turned from the east.
VIM. DIETRICH, linotype expert on
the Fargo Forum, arrived in the city
yesterday to attend the Grand Lodge
of the Odd Fellows. He favored
the craft with a call.
Jamestown Capital: Mrs. G. b.
Aafneff and little son are in the city
from Bismarck visiting with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Harring-
ton.
Hazelton Republican: Mrs. Dan
Williams, of Painted Woods, was in
town last week, visiting Mrs. w. T..
Yeater, an old friend. Mrs. Will
liams was one of the original "old
settlers" of Emmons county, and the
town of Williamsport being named
in honor Of her husband Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams were the first couple
married in this county, and are we'll
known to all the older residents Of
this section.
Capt. A. j. Osborne of Dickinson,
candidate for railroad commissioner
on the Republican ticket, is in the city
greeting his many friends.