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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01
Sudden Death of Edward Wells.

Edward G.. Wells, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Wells, died at the family
home on Park street, Monday morn
ing, after an illness of one week, suf-
fering from an obstruction of the
bowels, which was not considered as
endangering his life and in fact he was
at the breakfast table Monday morning,
drank a little tea, but becoming weak
and faint was helped back to bed and
soon expired.
He was.but 20 years of age, has been
an active and steady workman, being
employed by the city in the water
works department, was quiet and
pleasant and had a large circle of
friends who deeply sympathize with
the afflicted parents with whom he has
always lived and for whose comfort he
was ever watchful
The funeral was held from the home
on Thursday afternoon, Rev. G. H.
Hanks officiating.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01
Leaves Daughter i'm OwOssO.

Warren Lewis answered to the
final roll call Friday evening at eight
o'clock after an illness of several
years, the last three months having
been confined to the house. He was
born in Alden, n. Y, March Is, 1928,
and remained there during his boy
hood days. He was united in mar
Der II, 1851, in Bennington, n Y,
and they came to Michigan four years
later locating in Dexter. Later they
came to Chesaning where they have
resided the past AZ years. In 1868
he enlisted and served in the army
until the close of the war. He was
wagon maker by trade and until the
past few years had a shop adjoining
George Ackley's blacksmith shop. He
had enjoyed good health until
about three years ago and which con-
tinued to become worse until the end
last Friday. Besides his. wife who is
in very poor health he leaves two
sons and two daughters. They are
Hartwell, of Houghton, U. p; Os-
car, of Tacoma, Wash; Mrs. Addie
Taylor. of Portland, Ore, and Mrs.
Ida Soule, of Owosso. The funeral
was held from the home on the east
side. Tuesday afternoon, Rev. M. P.
Karr officiating. The pail bearers
were chosen from the National
League of which he was member.
interment was made in wildwood -
Chesaning News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01
Eastern Star Association

The County Association of Eastern
Stars will hold its annual meeting in
Corunna, Wednesday, May 20. The
session WILL be an all-day one, and
every Chapter in the county will be
largely represented.
The association was formed at
Laingsburg two years ago, and an
officer was elected from each Chapter.
The Chapters of the county are en-
tertaining the association in rotation,
and this year it is Corunna's turn.
There will be a reception at the
Corunna meeting in the afternoon,
followed by a six o'clock dinner. In
the evening the work will be exempli-
fled by degree staff picked from the
best members of each team of the
association.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01
VOL. XXX
Annual Tax Sales.

The annual tax sales will be held at
County Treasurer Shipmans Office com
mencing next Tuesday. The descrip'
tions to be sold are of lands delinquent
for the tax of the year 1905. The
list of delinquents in taxes for former
years will also be offered While tie
taxes have been paid on many of the
pieces of property advertised there are
still number of descriptions on the lis5
which will be sold unless the taxes are
paid before Tuesday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01
Presidents Day

MOHudy AFTERNOON the current
Topic Club, and several guests were
pleasantly entertained at the home Of
the president, Mrs. b. G.. Evens. The
last meeting of each year is called
Presidents Day, and is set aside for
any program that the presiding Of
ficer for that year may choose or or
iginate. This plan has produced for
the club each year entertainments
as different yet as charming as have
been out presidents.
The arrangement of Mondays
meeting by Mrs. Evens maintained
the best traditions of the club and
will go long way towards strength
ening the eXpectant interest with
which our members have been accus-
toned I'd await the Presidents Day.
Mrs. EVens chose that her day
should be day of poems that we all
ought to know, and gave as a general
theme for the program the following
quotation:
Whatever your occupation may be
and however crowded your house
with affairs, do not fail to secure at
least a few minutes every day for re-
freshment of your inner self, with
poetry, She then started the pro-
gram by reading Thomas Carlyle's
poem To-day" as expressing the
thought that we should appreciate
each days opportunities. Then she
preceded each selection following
with a brief sketch of the poet and
his work
Mrs. Duff read "The Spacious Fir
mament on High" by Joseph Addison.
William Cullen Bryant was repre-
sented by a poem given by Mrs. Col
lins.
''To a lDandelion" by James Rus
sci Lowell, portraying the love of our
American poets for these living
pages of Gods book was enjoyed as
Mrs. Oliver Davis read it.
Mrs. Dudley read Wordsworth's s
"The Daffodils" a fitting companion
piece to the preceding poem, and one
listened to with renewed interest as
it had been heard at the club
within the year.
Marble of Lilac Time" song of
love and joy by Walt Whitman Mrs.
Todd gave with a spirit to correspond
Mrs. T. o. Christian read Sir Walt
er Scott's Patriotism" and Mrs. J..
G. Osburn, "The Lovers by Geo.
Eliot.
"Babyhood" read by Mrs. Roth ap-
pealed to all, for who does not won
der of what the wee things are think
ing?
Mrs. Perkins read a fine example
of the writings of oMther Arnold, en-
titled "Self Dependence.
"You Never Can Tell" a poem of
helpful and practical advice, by Ella
Wheeler Wilcox was read by Mrs.
F. B. Woodard
Mrs Chas. Williams repeated a
characteristic poem from Tennyson
and Shakespeare was represented by
Mrs, Clayton Loring giving Portals
speech on mercy.
Kipling's Recessional read by Mrs.
West closed the literary program.
The new program for the next
years work was distributed, each
enfolding a souvenir carnation. In
deed from many places carnations
nodded graciously to the guests. A
jolly chatter was interrupted by the
serving of delicious refreshments.
The club fingered over the famous
Current Topic coffee and all declared
that Poets Day was another happy
episode to add to the long list of
the Current Topic Club.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01
Warner and Kelly at Ovid.

Gov. Warner and Lieut. Gov Kelly
will speak at OVID, Saturday afternoon,
May 9th at 2 p. m. at the opera house
on Estate issues and measures of inter
est to all" People of the west side of
this county will thus have an opportun-
ity to hear these gentlemen.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01
Odd Fellows Celebrate Anniversary

The hall of Owosso Lodge No. 81,
Odd Fellows, was filled Tuesday even
ing to assist the lodge in celebrating
the s9th anniversary Of the founding of
the order Rev. G. W. Jennings made
the principal address, which was inter
esting as to facts and eloquent as to the
good the order has accomplished. He
was followed by several members in
short talks, Miss Helen Zimmerman
,recited Miss Clara Willoughby sang,
and Miss Myrtle Gardner played ex-
cellently, Mrs Rollin Pond and daugh-
ter gave recitations which were encor-
ed and the Morley Zouaves in new re-
gala delighted the audience with their
clever and perfect drilling.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01
Republican coun,y Convention.

1t is hoped that there will be. a large
attendance at the republican county
convention to be held in the court room,
Corunna, on Friday, May Sth, at 80 p.
IN. The convention will elect sixteen
delegates to the state convention to be
held in Grand Rapids, May 18th, and
will also elect chairman of the county
committee.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01
Long illness Ends Life Of J, vanDusen

Judson VanDusen died at his home
on North Saginaw street, Saturday
night, after long sickness with lung
trouble, aged So years. Mr.. VanDusen
was born in Seneca county, New York,
but has lived in Owosso most of his life
being well and favorably known, hav-
ing acted for many. years as city mar
shall and night watchman and later
conducting dray line. He has been
in such poor health for many months
that he was unable to work and for the
last three months has not been out of
the house.
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters, son and two brothers, S. T.
VanDusen of this city, and Chas. +.
'VanDusen of Calumet, who came here
Friday because of his brothers serious
condition.
Funeral services were held Tuesday,
Rev. G. FL. Hanks officiating. Inter-
ment in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01
Circuit Court.

The May term of the circuit court
opens at Corunna on Monday next with
50 cases on the calendar, as follows:
Criminal 10, issues of fact 81, chancery
2S. The jurors are summoned to appear
on Tuesday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01
An Important Meeting.

tuberculosis has been the scourge
of the human race from remote ages.
1t is estimated that in the United
States one seventh of all the people
die of this disease. The medical
profession wishes to enlist the assist
ance of every intelligent man and
woman in the county to help eradi-
cate the plague from our midst.
Come to the anti-tuberculosis
meeting on Tuesday next and learn
how this is to be accomplished. Our
success depends on concerted action.
In this country alone there are $50,
600 people suffering from tubercu-
losis today. Each victim is a centre
of infection, spreading it among those
with whom he or she may come in
contact. What better service can you
render your fellow citizens or your
selves than to actively engage in
fighting for our emancipation from
this deadly scourge? Attend the
meeting at the Congregational church
Tuesday, May 5th at 1870 p. m.
it will both interest and instruct you
and may be the means OF saving your
own loved ones. The program is as
follows:
Restriction and Prevention of Tu-
berculosis, DR.. Victor c. Vaughan,
Ann Arbor.
The Duty of. the Profession To-
ward tuberculosis, DR.. P. NJ. Hickey,
Detroit.
tuberculosis in Michigan Today,
DR.. Frank w. Shumway, Secretary
State Board of Health.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01
Marriage Licenses.

John A. Streyer, Lansing .27
Alice Glassbrook, Owosso 20
Ray kagle, Owosso .21
Bertha May Sprout, Owosso .....21
Albert w. Atkins, Morrice ..... .21
Mary I. Kellogg, Morrice ........1S
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01

Mrs. Henrietta Collins left for Mar
sh all Wednesday to spend the next few
N onths
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01

The Epworth League of the First
NJ. E. church held their regular busi-
ness meeting Tuesday evening with
election of officers for the following
year as follows: Pres, Kathryn
Bowen; 1st Vice-Pres., Jennie Teller;
2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. Ida Franks
3rd Vice-Pres., Ethel Hutchinson; ;
4th Vice-Pres., Pearl Stratton; Sec,
Bessie Tobey; Treas, Roy Spiess
Pianist, Lilah Thomas; Chorister,
Mable Farr.
The Washington times., 1908-06-25
IN HOSPITAL
DUE TO LIGHTNING
Women Fall in Stampedeand
Many Are Badly Bruised.
Money Loss Small.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Many Of tne
patients IN the Newark tuberculosis
Hospital on top Of Caldwell mountain.
at Verona, y. J., are suffering from
painful injuries today When lightning
struck the three-story brick building
last night most Of the patients were
IN the dining room and in the rush to
get out a dozen tainted and with others
who stumbled over them in the dark.
were trampled
The lightning struck the chimney OF
the center wing and then went through
the roof Of a coal shed between the
center and the east wings. The wing
was recently completed at a cost or
$4,000, and being freproof. did not
catch fire.
The lights were extinguIshed, how
ever. and simultaneously with the
dazzling fash. the splinter Of wood and
the sudden darkness. patients at the
table fed for the doors. A dozen WON
en- tainted and choked the doorways,
those behind falling over them. The
screams OF those who were being
trampled on added 10 the panic
The building is ten miles northwest OF
Newark and very inaccessible being on
top Of a mountain half a mile from
the nearest house. While no one was
seriously hurt, many were bruised.
The Washington times., 1908-06-25
MORGAN JOCOSE.,
Il. D. IS BULLY"
Cleveland's Death DepriveS
Country of Great States
man, Says Financier.

NEW YORK. June 25.-J Pierpont
Morgan, in exceedingly good humor,
because Yale saw ~ 20 bestow upon
him the degree OF Ii D, sailed to
day on the .teamship Provence for
Europe Although the fnancier II Us-
ually loathe to talk with newspaper
men. he called the reporters into MS
stateroom and told them 20 FIRE away
with questions.
Asked why he was going abroad 50
soon again-iieying returned only a
week ago-he replied:
Il came over only 10 attend the wer-
ding OF my niece. Ursula. 10 the Rev.
DR.. William Simon. I have an i'm
portant engagement on the other SIDE.
and must be there by a certain day
You may say for me. however. that 1
am IN an optimistic mood. and in the
few days I have spent at home / have
noticed q marked revival OF business
and a great Improvement in finances.
ali coming in the few weeks I spent
abroad
Mr.. Morgan said he felt greatly de-
pressed over the death Of Grover Cleve-
! land.
He was one OF my most intimate
( friends for many years he went on.
/ Il considered him the most lOVable
man in the world and the United
( States lost one Of its greatest states
men in his death. I would ike 20 Pey
/ him a great tribute. but the news came
I To me so suddenly fl would require d
! long time 10 reflect"
I Here the financier stopped
What DO YOU th-ak Of your degree
l he was asked.
IT'S bully 70 be 4 doctor OF laws .
was hEs answer.
Were YOU ever a candidate for the
/ Anauias Club2" one reporter ventured.
Mr.. Morgan smiled
Il believe be rejoined. I can con
/ scientiousiy say never was I'd rather
/ be an IL. D."
The Washington times., 1908-06-25
sym" A MEMORY
At PRINTERY NOW
Last of Money-Lending Con
Germs Closes After Three
Years Liquidation.

The so-caIled symposium. or money
lending scheme, that fourlshed i1 the
Government Printing CIce as a mutual
arrangement between The employees until
forbidden by q Ukase issued hy oscar
J. Ricketts,. as Acting Public Printer.
today passed into history. tie receiver
OF the last concern 10 close Up is ar
fairs having paid the fnal dividend,
Practically every division in the otiicy
maintained q symposium before The or
der abolishing item went iutO effect IN
September. 1875. There was hardly an
empIoye Of the 0fhce who was not 2
customer Of the symDOsiums, and the
force was becoming largely deuoralizec
ny the habit Of borrowing money. some
Of the employees finding f. so easy tC
oorroW, went the limit in ali the sym
p0siums at the same time. with re-
suit that IL has taken them almost three
years TO set out of debt
Some Of the division symFosiums were
found 10 be in bad condition after the
order was given. many evidences OF
high financing on the part OF the man
ayers coming 20 light which resulted IL
several os them taizinE g the woods
until arrangements could be made JC
straigh en- out affairs
As result Of the three years Of re-
form ard retrencLment at The big print
cry thc financial condition OF the en-
Tloyes is said % have improved ma
JerI&ily-
The Washington times., 1908-06-25
WILMINGTON CLUB
TRIMS COLUMBIA
Capital Golfers Lose Both Team
and FOurSOme Matches on
Delaware Links.

WILMINGTON. Del. June 25.-In a
team match here yesterday between the
Wilmington Country Club and the Co
lumbia Coli Club. of Washington, the
Wllmiugtons took eight out Of ter
points
The playing yesterday WAS prellm'
mary TO the annual open tournament
held on the local links. In the four
sorueS the home CIsb was also victor
i0us. taking four out of five matches
j. W Mckinley ana j. J. MORROW were
the only Washington players 10 score IL
the team contests.
The scores.
Columbia Golf Club-F. Harlan. o: L
". Weaver, O, J. ". Mckinley, /; j
G. DavidE, n. @; +. b. Eynon. %; J.. S
DUyaL jI- o. J. J. Morrow, j, p 3
Brown, O; ". H Moses. o. J. NJ. Stod-
Gard. 0. 2 1tal. -
WImjngl N Country Club-E- r
Mitchell. /. II N. Taylor, I; RoberI
Weir. O: Harry pyle, ]; T. p Draper
J. F. Dell. Janvier !. =. j. Dailett
o, T. NJ Brown, 4: G. n. Steward,
J. T. Smith l. Total. s.
The Washington times., 1908-06-25
THREE ARE KILLED
BY LIGHTNING BOLT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, June %
Lindsay Blue. aged fOIrteen, son OF
John l. Blue. an aucuoneer, Robert
snead aged twelve, son % Robert L
snead. a machinist. and Ralph Bethel
AGED eleven. son Of Mrs. SaIlie Bethel.
a widow, were killed by lightning yes
terday afternoon
The boys. on their return home from
a small creek. one mile south OF the
city. where they had been bathing,
stopped under a big chestnut tree just
as two Of them pulled down a limb OF
the tree 70 examine a birds nest. the
lightning knocked AL three OF the boya
20 the ground.
AS soon as the Storm was over the
bodies Of the boys were brought 20
their homes. in tbs city. all living in
the same square.
The Washington times., 1908-06-25

American Charge Supposed
to Be on Way to Gable
Station.

There was no change today in the dip
lomatic relations between the United
States and Venezuela, and none is an
tic!pated for some time 10 come.
Jacob Sleeper, the American charge
d 'affaires. who suddenly quit the Vene-
zUelan capital after an exchange of
notes with President Castro. has as yet
been unable to advise the State De
partment of the details which led up 10
the final break in the diplomatic rela-
tions between himself and the country
10 which he was accredited. 1t is be
Heved that he is now on a steamer
bound for willemstad. from which port
he can get into cable communication
with Washington.
Senor y. VeIoz-Goiticoa, first secretary
Of the Venezuelan legation in Washing
ton, remains ignorant OF the circum-
stances which caused AR Sleeper 10
depart. and he Is in a quandary as TO
his own standing. he still is the recog-
rizcd representative Of the troublesome
South American republic, although this
country refuses 70 maintain diplomatic
relations with the country he repre-
sents.
Hc will remain in washington, prob
ably, unless ne receives orders TO return
home.
The Washington times., 1908-06-25
MARYLAND BREEDER
SUCCESSFUL ABROAD
Rockville HorSeman Is Making
Australians Sit Up and
Take Notice.

ROCKVILLE. Md, June 25--William
p. Veirs, son OF the late Samuel c.
Neirs, Of Montgomery county, is max
ing a great success as a breeder Of fast
horses I'm Australia. where he Is In Dusi-
ness Until Nj Veirs imported from
America standard bred horses, there
was not a fast harness y rse in the
country. now there are several hum
dred ard the number is rapidly multi
plying.
In Dixie Alto, a fuI brother 20 the
famous Arion, Mr.. Neirs has the fastest
horse in Australia. He can go IN 40,
but mas not been allowed 70 marx him
self that low. IN a recent show contest
at sydney, Dixie was awarded urst
premium in a class OF x. and i1 speed
contest at the same place won easily
from the best horses in the country
Mr. Neirs also owns Winn Alto, said
10 be the fastest tWo-year-Old IN Aus
tralia. and PocahOntas, the champion
brood mare there. He has recently inn
ported from America four brood mares
that are bred in the purple and IN his
string Of Youngsters are several that
should make names for themselves
The Washington times., 1908-06-25
TWENTY-ONE BID
FOR CONCESSIONS

Bids are being opened today by Cozn-
missioner General Of immigration
Frank p. Sargent for concessions at
the I.Ilis Island immigrant station.
There are twenty-one bidders for the
three privileges, which consist Of the
money exchange, cOmmissary. and bag
gage express business. The cCmmissary
privilege is the most sought, ten bid
ders having submitted their apphca-
lions The money exchange brought
eight bidders, and the baggage express
three.
The concessions run for three years,
and arc considered to be very valuable
The business done is almost wholly with
immigrants and emigTants. Mr.. Sargent
will not announce the successful bidders
until after the tabulariOns have been
made
The Washington times., 1908-06-25
LITERARY BATTLE
ON WITH PARTIES
Frankej Speeches, 70 Inlu-
ence Voters, Fill All
the Mails.
Strong, unceasiLz and systematic

Strong, unceasiLS, ard systematic
the literary cannonade is on.
From Democratic and Republican
members. and from the committees g
10th parties. speeches are being sent 20
the voters ana the newspapers Of the
country.
The object IS % make votes Il mat
tiers not 70 the poItcia that some OF
their speeches VIII Ee used 20 line the
kitchen shelves instead Of 20 enrich the
human brain
The speeches are on their way and
arriving every day.
In the Lau -Oday, for instance. were
the following speeches taken from the
Congressional Record and ranked
The vital Issue Before the Ameri-
can People" by Representative Ford
ney Of aIichigan; Atlantic Coast In
land -. terways," by Representative
Moore OF Pennsylvania. philadelphia,
Mother Of Patriotism" also By M
Moore: Memorial Relative 20 the Inl-
riztive ard Referendum by Senator
owen Of Oklahoma.
1Ir FOrdrey's Vital Issue" was the
most imposing looking. u mad head
lines on il Ike those in q newspaper.
and was put Up IN small, convenient
form.
The battle is on The politicians are
making good on their boast that the
publicity work IN this campaign VIII oe
the best ever
The Washington times., 1908-06-25
REGENERATING THE INDIAN.

Among the Peublo Indians is the larg-
est Indian school in the country, under
kindly management, which is hero
icany struggling 20 NJ $50 round pegs
into square holes. It looked like a bad
job. The teacher seemed unhopeful.
and the depressed faces Of the pupils.
beneath the unhandsOme Government
bang OF their hair, contrasted painfully
with my memory Of the jollity and
bubhling-over spirits OF some Navajo
children. mounting their ponies by
climbing up their tales and galloping
gaily of TO their daily tasks of herd
ing the cattle and sheep Of their fam
flies.
Carlisle agriculture is a faiidre in
Arizona. because Of natural conditions
OF moisture. which forbid breaking Gp
the soil with plows. but the Hopi with
their primitive methods cultivate corn
and melons. and grow peaches success
fully. easily providing food for their
families. while the item Of clothing is
quite negligible.-The Outing Magazine
The Washington times., 1908-06-25
OLDS WILL ENTER
NO MOTOR RACES

LANSING. Mich, June 25.-The Olds-
mobile has been added TO the company
Of high-grade cars that will not partici-
pate IN any more track racing.
This announcement was made by
Frederick L. Smith, vice president Of
the Olds Motor Works of Lansing.
Mich Danger 20 human life and limb
IS the reason given by Mr.. Smith. In
an in n-erview, he said that Il was not
the iLcentiOn 10 exclude road races and
endurance contests. as they are com
parariVely safe
But. We are notifying all our people
inst we will not ourselves go into track
racing from now on under any circum-
stances. Track racing is a crime"
The Washington times., 1908-06-25
HACK" IS DEAD.
REPORT DECLARES
WraStler's Demise Reported
From Resort Where He
Went to Recuperate.

LONDON. June 25.-N is rUmo~ed
here that George Hackenschmidt. the
wrestler. is dead al AlX-la-ChappeIle
where he went several weeks ago %
recover from injuries received IN hls
wrestling match with Frank Gotch. in
which he lost the worlds championship
20 the American.
The report is as yet unCoufTmed-
HaCkensChmidt was suffering from
water on the knee when he went 20
Aix-la-ChappeIIe. After an examination
by doctors he was told that he would
never again be able 20 wTestlc.
The injury 10 his knee resulted from
his being thrown violently by GotCh at
Chicago II was also feared that Hack
enschmidt had been internally injured
in the match.