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Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11
Court House Begun

Long & Newman, contractors for the temporary court house, arrived with their force this week and on Thursday broke ground for the structure on the lot in front of the new jail on Main street, Fl Centro. There are four large buildings now in process of construction on Main street.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11
The Pure Food Law

Secretary Wilson says, "One of the objects of the law is to inform the consumer of the presence of certain harmful drugs in medicines" The law requires that the amount of chloroform, opium, morphine, and other habit forming drugs be stated on the label of each bottle. The manu- facturers of Charnberlain's Cough Remedy have always claimed that their remedy did not contain any of these drugs, and the truth of this claim is now fully proved, as no men ton of them is made on the label. This remedy is not only one of the safest, but one of the best in use for conghs and colds. It's value has been proven beyond question during the many years it has been in general use. For sale by Fl Centro Drug Store.
 If you wish to sell quickly, list your land with us. Imperial County Land Company, Fl Centro and Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11
WANTED!

If you have 40 or 80 acre tracts improved or unimproved, bring or send in your description. If your price is right, your money is ready.
 V. E. SToCKwELL & Co.,,
 El Centro, Cal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Eastern Star Election.

The Order of Eastern Stars held its
annual meeting Tuesday evening and
elected the following officers:
Worthy Matron-Mrs. L. S. Mack.
Worthy Patron--W. E. Collins.
Associate Matron-Mrs. T. M
Euler.
Conductress-Mrs. G.. z. Pardee.
Associate Conductress-Mrs. Car
rie Reineke.
Secretary-Miss Laura Green.
Treasurer-Miss Ada Holman.
Several other officers to be appoint
ed by Mrs. Mack, which have not yet
been announced. Two weeks from
Wednesday a big roundup and ban
quet will be held by the local chap
ter and at that time Worthy Grand
Patron James Fraser and Worthy
Grand Matron Mrs. Gardner will be
present.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Entertainment Course.

Owosso is to be favored with first
class course of entertainments during
the coming winter through the efforts
of Owosso Lodge No. 753, B. P. o.
Elks, the Chicago Ladies' Orchestra
assisted by Miss Davault, reader,
opening the course at the Baptist
church, Friday evening, Oct. End.
The other four numbers of the
course include Congressman Jas. E.
Watson, of Ind, one of the most elo-
quent members of the House of Rep
resentatives, The Toronto Male
Quartet, Ehas Day and wife, enter
tanners and the southern orator
Booth Lowery, president of the Blue
Mt. University. The Chicago Ladies
have the honor of opening the courses
i'm several of the larger cities in CEN
trial Michigan and may be depended
upon to give Owosso the musical
treat of the season.
L. A. Snderhoff. Z. A. Stanard
and DIR. G.. N. Finch are the commit
tee having the course in charge, and
have secured the finest auditorium in
the city for the entertainments.
The course tickets good for five
numbers will be sold at $1.00 and
single admissions ITO the opening
number so cents. No seats reserved.
While the principal object is to fur
nish entertainment for Elks and their
families, the public are invited and
may secure tickets from members of
the lodge or at the temple.
After the payment of all expenses
any surplus remaining will be turn
ed over to the Eks committee having
in charge the Christmas celebration
for the poor children of the city,
so that patrons will be assisting in a
very worthy cause while enjoying five
first class entertainments for one dol
lar.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
IUGGLED HIS EYE.
The Trick by Which Lord Wolseley
Conquered an Arab.

conquered an F.rap.
The loss of an eye years ago once
stood Lord Wolseley in good stead. 1t
seemed impossible to get any informa.
ton of the enemy's strength and the
forces under the command of Arab
Pasha. At length an Arab was caught
near one of the outposts. Naturally ex-
pecting that he would be able to give
good deal of information, he was
taken before Lord Wolseley, who ques-
toned him. The man, however, re-
fused to speak.
Seeing that 1t was useless to con-
tinue to ply him with questions, the
commander in chief resolved to use
strategy. 1T is no use your refusing
to answer me-" he said to the man. II
am wizard. and at single word l
can destroy you and your masters. To
prove this to you will take out my
eye, throw it up into the air. catch it
and put 1t back into my head"
Suiting the action to the word. Lord
Wolseley removed his glass eye. threw
it into the air. caught it and put it
back into the empty socket. That dem
onstration was sufficient to convert the
Arab. A man who could do such q
miracle was wizard indeed and was
to be propitiated. not angered. He ca
pitulated without further demur, and
the information he gave is said to
have led to Arabi's defeat.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11

Tod Kincaid, OF Corunna, formerly
of this city, has traded his property in
Corunna for Detroit real estate, and
in the late fall will leave for Cali
fornia with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gale,
of Corunna, where they will reside.
The two gentlemen have long been
connected in business way.
His many friends in Owosso will
regret Mr.. Kincaid's determination
to go west. He has long been prom
inent factor in the county, having
developed and worked several coal
mines near Corunna, and having al
SO been "a pioneer in the organization
of the Union Telephone Co. Mr..
Gale was also interested in coal-min-
ing and in recent years has been
with the Corunna Furniture Co., of
which he is a stakeholder.
Both gentlemen are prominent in
high Masonic circles.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11

Why the Famous Critics Hands Were
Still Soiled After a Bath.

Why the Famous Critics Hands Were
Still Soiled After Bath.
A correspondent Of the Boston Her
aid says that a remark attributed to
the late Sully Prudhomme was made
originally by the famous and eccentric
literary and dramatic critic, Gustave
blanche, who died in Paris in Septem-
Der, 1857. For a long time it was
thought that he slept in the public
streets, and he himself took pleasure
in giving credit to this report.
"Where are you lodging" some one
asked him.
II don't lodge" he replied; 81 perch"
"And whereT'
Champs Elysees, third tree to the
right"
Another anecdote of blanche is that,
being once invited to dine with a cele-
brated actress, Annias or Nine. Dorval,
he arrived before the company.
my goodness, Planche," cried the
hostess, what figure you cut! Go
take bath, beg. Here is ticket"
He returned in an hours time as
clean as when he set out. You I'M
happy man, you have not taken the
bathr'
"By my faith, l have!"
"Look at your hands,
"Ah, that is because l had a book
while in the water"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
The Thief Trackers.

A curious profession among tie Be-
douin is that of the thief crackers"
Being without paddocks or stables and
their animals always more or less at
liberty, theft of stock would appear to
be an easy and frequent matter. Each
tribe, however, has it's little company
Of crackers" and it would lie either
a bold or an ignorant man indeed who
ventured to interfere with an Arabs
live stock. There was one instance in
which a camel stolen from q camp
near Ismailia was, after weeks of la
Dor, successfully tracked to the Sudan,
where the beast was recaptured and
summary vengeance wreaked upon the
robbers. Selected for natural ability
and trained from boyhood to discrimi-
nate between each animals footprint,
this faculty becomes so highly devel-
oped that particular horses or cam
els trail is unerringly picked up from
among the thousands of impressions
on the dusty highway.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
An Aggravating Boy.

Lord Curzon exhibited brilliant quail
tiles both at Elton and oxford. At the
same time he was by no means q
quiet, studious boy when he attended
the famous public school. One Of the
mathematical masters there told how
CurZon gave him more trouble than
any boy he ever taught. "He was in
cessantly playing the fool and rag.
ging' and apparently paid no attention
to what l was teaching But what
made him more/especially aggravating
was that. whenever I came down on
him suddenly and asked him to go
through some difficult problem that l
had been explaining, he never failed
to give me perfectly lucid and sat
isfactory proof. And very often he
was the only boy In the class who
could."-Pearson's Weekly.
Il went to hear III Trovatore' last
night"
Fine opera
"Oh. shucks. man, the hand organ
have been playing them tunes fol
years! ! recognized 'em .all."-Pitts-
burg Post.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
FASTING as a Sacrifice.

The origin of the religious practice
Of fasting is very obscure. Herbert
Spencer collected considerable body
Of evidence to show that fasting may
have arisen out of the custom among
savage peoples of providing refresh
ments for the dead. These offerings
are often made in so lavish a manner
as necessarily to involve the survivors
in temporary starvation, and 1t is no
uncommon thing for man to ruin
himself by funeral feast. 1t is sug-
gested that the fasting which was at
first the inevitable result Of such sacM-
fee on behalf of the dead may eventu-
ally have come to be regarded as an
indispensable part Of all sacrifice and
so have survived as an established
usage long after the original cause had
ceased to operate.-New York Ameri-
can.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Order Ct Public alton.

State of Michigan, County OF Shiawassee, IS.
All session Of the Probate Court for said
County held at the Probate once, in the
City OF Corupna, on Thursday, the Ord day
of Sept In the year one thousand nine hun
bred and eight.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of William ID.
Garrison deceased On reading and filing the
petition OF William p. Garrison, praying that
administration of said estate may be granted
person.
1t Is ordered that the 5th day OF October
next at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said
Probate ONCE, be assigned for hearing
said petition.
And 1t is further ordered, that copy Of this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day of hearing In THE OwossO
TIMES newspaper printed and circulating in
SAID County OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge OF Probate.
BY FLORENCE LINDSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
CIRCUS RIDERS.
They Were Kings of the Show In thc
Old One Rina DAYS.

OId One KING DAYS.
Riders at one time were the chief at
traction of the circus and were billed
as we now bill our death defying
deeds" In the old one ring days the
whole performance was practically di-
vided between the rider and the clown.
When the rider was not riding the
clown had the ring all to himself. even
the band ceasing to play until the
clown sang or got off his jokes, after
which the rider resumed the perform
ance. All riders in those days were
champions in the show printing, writes
Tody Hamilton in the Washington
Star.
When the late James A. Bailey made
his tour Of Australia he had Jim Robin
son, the great rider, at $500 week.
payable in gold. The Snowman became
sick of his bargain and tried to scare
Robinson out of it by dwelling on the
unhealthfulness of the climate. He
told Robinson that 1t was very risky;
that few people could stand it, But
Robinson was wise and wouldn't scare
and insisted on the terms of the con-
tract.
1t used to make Bailey turn cold to
approach Robinson on the long voy-
age every week and hand the champion
$500 in gold coin the same as if the
rider were at work. but jim held Bailey
to his contract No rider before or
since has ever received such q salary.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Again Answers Roll.

Answering to his name at roll fcall
for the siXty-fourth time, in as many
consecutive years, Rev. Seth Reed, of
Clifford street, is in attendance at the
meeting of the Detroit conference, in
session this week at Calumet. Rev.
Mr.. Reed left for that city yesterday.
AT the time organization was eff
fected siXty-four years ago at Grand
Rapids, Flint was included at the
Michigan conference. Owing to the
large growth in membership, how
ever, it was later divided into two
districts, Rev Mr.. Reed being since
that time in the new division. He
expects to be absent from the city fol-
the remainder of the week.-Flint
Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Ca TOR
Bears the zlhe Kind You Have Always Bought
signature sf LMzZz1I
Circuit Court.

Corunna, Sept. 10.-Special-Fo
lowing is the calendar for the Sep
| TENDER term of the circuit court:
riminal-The People VS.. Alden
Soper, The People VS.. Bessie Wheeler
The People VS.. William Wall, The
People VS.. Herbert Smith, The People
VS.. Roy C. Cheal The People VS.
Charles Glover, The People VS.. Geo
Depew and Marvin Depew, The Peo-
pie VS.. Dennis o. Cramer, The Peo-
pie VS., Arthur Jebb and Joseph L.
Felkek, The People VS.. John Humley
The People VS.. Oscar Garfield.
Law-Henry Reason VS.. Detroit
Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway
Co., Margaret Seigle, Administrative
VS.. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwau-
kee Railway Co., Glenn Morse, adj
ministrator, VS.. Detroit, Grand Hav-
Ell e Milwaukee Railway Co., John
Bower VS.. John Hicks and George
Dunn, VIM. Drueke Co. VS.. Louis San
derhoff, George S. West VS.. Kern
Brophy, New Haven Coal Co. VS..
Owosso & Corunna Electric Co., John
Griffin VS.. George n. Frey, Charles T.
Jenkins VS.. Ann Arbor Ry. Co., B,
Marx e Sons VS.. w. E. Hall e Sons,
in the matter of the estate of Mary
j. Estey, deceased, in the matter OF
the appeal nom probate court, Chas.
E. Rigley, Jr VS., Owosso Press Pub
fishing Co.. Samuel Willis VS. Fred
Strausine ct al, Frank G.. Lee VS..
School district No. 8, Vernon town
ship, Cornelia Simon VS.. Grand Trunk
Western Ry. Co., Hoffman Bros. Pro-
duce Co. VS.. Louis c. Hall, Maynard
Fredenburg VS.. Albert Maudlin, An
drew Niblock VS.. Ann Arbor Ry. Co.,
Emma Groesbeck, administrators, VS..
Grand Trunk Western Ry. Co., VIM.
O. Norris VS.. Thomas Case. Richard
Powers e Robert Powers vs. Michi-
gan Central Ry. o., Edgar Devore VS..
John Olcott eft al. Don Blanchard VS..
John Olcott eft al, Nora Burt VS.. HI
ram o. Clark, Judson Brown VS.. Nell
son Hartman, Charles Watson ct al,
VS.. Franklin Farley ct al, Leo Hintz
VS.. Fred Strausine ct al, Frederick
Hooper VS.. Mueller Bros, Antony
w CIDCl W.. M uCIlCi lbos, IhuSoihDNh
& Bale VS.. H. p. Halsted ct al, Homer
B. Gray VS.. Alonzo J.. Glover, Mccall
Co. VS.. e. B. Stewart & Co., Western
Wheeled Scraper Co. VS.. JOS. A.
Thick.
Chancery-Ellen Wentworth VS..
Chas. Rorabacher, Johnnie Relaford
VS.. Lucia Relaford, Catherine Hatha-
way VS.. Frank Hathaway, Henry
Schroeder VS.. Chas. Schroeder ct al,
Herbert Russell VS.. Emma Russell,
May Gackler VS.. Floyd Sanford ct al,
Armeda Lyon VS.. Cleve Lyon, Ada V.
Burbridge VS.. Jesse ]. Burbridge,
May Harper VS.. James Harper, Dewitt
G. Jenney VS.. Edward II. Hazelton ct
al, Lucinda M. Shears VS.. Jennie
Smell ct al, George T. Peach VS.. Per-
ny Agricultural & Driving Associa-
ton, Nellie Thinner VS.. Edward Tim
mer, Fred Rose VS.. Della Rose, Len
ora Reese VS.. Samuel Reese, Edith c.
Vincent ct al. VS.. Henry Melenbacher
Vina Buell. VS. Ernest Buell., George
Sharp VS.. Maude Sharp, Emma Low
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Order of Publication.

AT session OF the Probate Court Tor
said County, held at the Probate once
in the City Of Corunna, on Wednesday, the 9th
dav of September in the year 1908.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate
In the matter OF the estate OF James G.
Brand, deceased.
On reading and fling the petition OF Mary
cite Brand as executrix praying for license to
Sell real estate belonging to said estate for the
purpose OF pay ing debts.
1t Is ordered, that the 18th day OF October,
next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. at said
Probate ONCE, be assigned for hearing said
petition.
And 1t is further ordered, that a copy of
this order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day of hearing, in The OwOssO
TINES, newspaper printed and circulating In
said County Of Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of Probate.
BY FLORENCE LINDSEY.
Probate Register
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Where PoIitensss Doesn't Pay.

"French and German hats" said a
halter, "only last half as long as ours.
It isn't the poor quality of the hats,
but the fine quality Of the manners,
that causes this. Lifting the hat in sal
utation is the hardest work that falls
on the headpiece. and the French and
Germans lift it to men and women
equally, thus giving it twice as much
labor as we do. Naturally. then, 1t
wears out twice as quickly. 1t goes in
the brim in no time over the water"-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Council Proceedings.
Council Room, City OF Owosso.
c., Q.I tneg

Council Room City OF Owosso.
Sept. 3rd, 1903.
Adjourned meeting of the Council, Mayor
Wallace d. Burke presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call; Sturtevant,
Wren, Brown. Conant Palmer aud Washburn.
Later, Rnndell, BRANDED and Perrigo.
The Council resolved itself into q Board OF
Review TO hear objections to the assessment
roll OF Michigan Avenue Pavement, which was
presented, and no objections being offered. the
roll was on motion approved, ayes Q, nays0.
Aid. Conant presented the following resolu-
ton which was on motion adopted ayes Q, nays
o:
Resolved by the Council OF the City OF Owos-
so that the special assess nent on the Michigan
Avenue Pavement be paid in five equal annual
installments with interests at 6 per cent.
Aid. Rundell presented the following report
which was on motion accepted and adopted:
Your committee on streets and alleys would
respectfully report In regard to the proposed
steam railway from Owosso to New Lothrop
that they would recommend to the Council
favorable action in any way within our power
to aid In the construction Of the proposed line.
Adjourned until September 1lth.
ARTHUR H. DUMOND,
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Order Of Publication.
BY FLORENCE LINDSEY,
Probate Register.

State OF Michigan, County OF Shiawassee, SIS.
AT session OF the Probate Court for said
County, held at the Probate ONCE. in the City
OF Corunna on Tuesday, the Sth day Of Sep
TENDER In the year 1905
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate.
In the Matter OF the Estate OF Louis
Strauss. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Frank
Bessinger as administrator praying for an
order assigning the residue OF said estate to
the heirs at law OF said deceased.
II Is Ordered That the 9TH day OF October
next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon at said
Probate ONCE, be assigned for hearing said
petition.
And IL Is Further Ordered, That n copy OF
this order be published three successive weeks
previous TO said day of hearing. in the Owosso
Times, a newspaper printed and circulating
In said County OF Shiswassee.
MATTHEW BUSH.
Judge OF Probate.
BY FLORENCE LINDSEY.
Probate Register. ~
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Order Of Publication.

State of Michigan, County OF Shiawassee, SIS.
At session OF the Probate Court for said
County. held at the Probate once, In the City
of Corunna, on Thursday. the ard day of Sept.
In the year one thousand nine hundred and
eight
Present, Matthew Bush Judge OF Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Janette L.
Garrison deceased. on reading and filing the pc
tition OF William =. Garrison praying that ad
minstration OF said estate may be granted to
Leonora Il. Garrison or some other suitable
person.
1t is ordered, that the 5th day OF October
next at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at said
Probate once. be assigned for hearing said
petition.
And IL is further ordered, that copy of this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing in THE OwossO
TIMES a newspaper printed and circulating In
said County of Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge OF Probate.
BY FLORENCE LINDSEY,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
FIXED TIE PisN0.
An Unmusit,al Variation In One CT
GottAehslk's Concerts.

GottAehzik's Concerts.
Gottschalk. the pianist. was noted
for his enormous physical strength al
most as much MS for his brilliance as q
pianist On one occasion he gave a
practical illustration of his strength
which, while it did not display his dis
position in the most amiable light, I'M
doubleday afforded him much satisfac-
ton.
He was in concert playing on piano
that was built on a new model, one OF
the peculiarties of which was that the
lip of the keyboard cover projected far
ther over the keys than in most pianos
when the instrument was open for
playing. Gottschalk, who was accus-
toned to throw up his hand to con-
siderable height during the perform
ance of brilliant passages and was I'M
used to this new form OF keyboard,
constantly hit his knuckles against the
projecting lip.
This repeated rapping of his knuckles
at last began to have an irritating eff
feet on him, as the audience could
plainly see. Suddenly after partic-
ularly hard rap he stopped short in the
middle of his selection, wrenched the
offending cover out of the instrument
by main force and hurled 1t across the
platform with great violence. Then.
with q smile of the greatest satisfac-
ton, he reseated himself at the piano
and continued his playing. - Chicago
Record Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
But Yet a Man.

II suppose | have about the most
band In the world she was saying
sadly. when he comes home at about
of the morning. turns all the lights
on and wakes me out of sound sleep,
he always says in the most polite way
imaginable:
"'Don't let me disturb you, dear.
But will you please help me unfas-
ten this collar button ?'-New York
Press
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Commissioners Notice.

In the matter OF the estate OF Cassius G.
Grow, deceased.
We. the undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Matthew Bush. Judge Of Probate
in and for the County OF Shiawassee, state Of
Michigan, Commissioners to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and Demands OF all per
sons against said estate, do hereby give notice.
that we will meet at the store OF August Steph.
an, In the City OF Owosso. In said County, on
Monday the 10th day OF November, A. ID. zoos
and on Monday, the 18th cay OF January. A. ID.
1902 at ten O'Clock in the forenoooof each OF
said days, for the purpose OF receiving and
adjusting all claims against said estate, and
that four months from the 10Th day of
September, A. ID. 1893. are allowed to creditors
TO present their claims 10 said Commissioners
for adjustment and allowance.
Dated, the 10th dav OF September. A. ID. 1908.
AUGUST STEPHAN,
DUANE Q. COOPER,
g. Commissioners.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Different Now.

"It's funny how marriage will change
man." said Flogg the other day.
"There's Monster, for example. Be-
fore he was married a glance of May
Taintor would intoxicate him, so he
used to say. Now when he comes
home late at night and meets Mrs.
Monster, nee Taintor, the sight of her
actually sobers him." - Boston Tran
corfpf
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
ChapIn.

Chaplin celebrated Labor Day Monday
with horse races and other amusements.
There was large crowd for a small
place and dusty time enjoyed by all
Ed Clark and family and Doctor
Bell and wife took supper with Mr. and
Mrs Jerome Hoover Sunday night
The Lady Maccabees and husbands sur
prised Mr. and Mrs David McCarty Fri