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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-18

Mrs. Geo. Long and daughter, Pau
line, left for Vanderbilt Monday after
| visit at ]. d. Crum's.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Collins and son
and H. X. White returned Sunday
from an outing at Beulah.
Chief of Police Hodges has been in
Lansing his week with his brother
who was critically i'll following an
operation.
Miss Rizpah Terbush gave a party
to LAMBDA Rho Tau Sorority girls the
last of the week in honor of Elizabeth
LaFned, of Lansing, and Helen Wat
son, of this city.
J. Nj. Beckwith has ben in Buffa-
10, N. Y, this week to attend the In
ternational Telegraphers' meeting.
Andrew Colwell, of Henderson, has
received an inchease of pension to
$40 a month.
James Willoughby commenced ac-
tion before Court Commissioner
Walsh to have ISAIAH Michner remov-
ed from his farm in New Haven town
ship, but a settlement was made be-
fore the case was to be called last
Saturday afternoon.
Two Bohemians paid SIS each for
being drunk Saturday night on West
Main street. Alfred Love was given
80 days in Jail or SO fine for the
same offense. John Douglas, beg
gar, was given an hour to get out OF
town.
On a second complaint made by
VIM. Gabriel, warrant was issued
in the municipal court Friday against
J. H. Copas claiming he is maintain
ing a nuisance at his packing house
on South Water street. The first
case was thrown out of coutr on a
technicality.
A new club, the "Ossowa," has
been organized in West Owosso with
w. J. Bowling, president; Frank e.
Phillips, secretary and treasurer; NJ.
Byrnes, guard; John Farrell and VIM.
Schultz, executives. The rooms over
Smiths grocery store will be used and
reading rooms, gymnasium, ETC., be
maintained.
The horse, DR.. Harvey, which l..
w. Hubbell sold last spring to east
ern parties for $500 was again sold
last week to G.. Esterbrook, of Dem
yer, Colo, for $4,000. Hubbell paid
81, 900 for the animal and consider
ed him the best he ever owned, but
| thought he could not afford tof keep
the horse. By making a mile in 2:10
horse earned 800 for Mr.. Hubbell
| as that amount was to be added If he
beat 2:15 during the season.
Miss Mabel Eddy, a returned mis-
sionary to India, gave most interest
ing address at the First NJ. E. church
Sunday on the work in that country.
| Tuesday, Mrs. w. j. Blood, whom
; Miss Eddy is visiting, entertained the
ladies of the church at her home on
Adams street and all enjoyed meeting
Miss Eddy and hearing of her ex-
periences in the far off country.
The Owosso township Sunday
School convention will be held at the
North Owosso church Sunday, Sept.
goth, Z o'clock p. m. There will be
addresses by Rev. ]. ID. Young, M.
II. Reynolds and Richard Sidenius.
. A township organization will be
affected. AL interested in Sunday
school work are urged to be present.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-18
DINING ON DUCK.

The restaurant was crowded full
OF men and ladies fair.
But at table on the side
There stood a vacant chair.
At length the door flew open wide,
The waters scraped and bowed;
The gent was led DER to the side
Beyond the gaping crowd.
The bill of fare was passed to him.
He grunted. Just my luck!'
He slipped the waiter out V
And whispered. Get green duck"
The waiter skipped across the street
AS II on business bent,
While all the boarders rubbered hard
To see what all this meant.
But when that duck was borne on high
Through all the crowded room,
And all those turned UP noses caught
The Whit of rich perfume.
They did not wonder at the smile
OF him who had such luck,
To smack his lips and put away
A tender. fat green duck.
c. M. B.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-18
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convinced that il has helped me from
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all-round medicine it has been my priv
ilege to become acquainted with.
"Of this l am quite convinced from my
own experience"
Mr.. w. G. Rollins, Prairie View,
Texas, Secretary of the State Normal
and Industrial College of Texas, writes
that for years he had chills and fever,
and after taking Peruna his appetite
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Some people prefer to take tablets,
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runa.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-18
Helped From Chronic Catarrh
VigOr Plant Again Rented.

The National Grocery Co., of Sagi-
nav, has rented the food factory
buildings on Corunna avenue and will
use it as a distributing plant for its
extensive lines of goods. The COM
pany has a big building at Durand,
but it is probable Owosso is consider
ed better shipping point.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-18
Circuit Court.

Eugene Hackett, charged with
lascivious conduct in Soper's saloon
here last winter was Thursday after
noon sentenced to pay a fine OF fifty
dollars, or go to the county Jail for
sixty days. He paid. The young
man had previously pleaded guilty.
and was used as a witness against
Bessie Porter, of OwoSso.
Dennis Cramer pleaded guilty to
stealing a horse of the w. w Main
barn in Owosso this summer, and will
be sentenced Monday, undoubtedly.
John Lumley is on trial for stealing
a quantity of butter from the Grand
Trunk freight docks in Durand, and
disposing OF it in Owosso. His attor-
ney, A. E. Richards, says that Lum-
ley's two companions, who were re-
leased ON settling a charge of petit
larceny in the same case, were equal
ly reprehensible, and he intends to
ask the prosecution why they we're
not brought into the circuit court.
Divorce was granted George Sharp,
known as George Perry, of Owosso,
from Maude Sharp on the ground of
improper conduct, drunkenness, etc,
Hannah Leatherman was given de-
cree of divorce from Chalmers Leath-
ermann, despite the fact that they
have lived together over twenty
years. Two children graduates of
the Owosso high school, still live at
home. Mrs. Leathermann claimed
her husband abused her and failed to
properly provide for the family.
The case of Glen Morse against
the d. & NJ. railroad goes over the
term. This was a suit for damages
because of the killing of plaintiffs
son, and has been tried once in the
circuit court and sent back for a
new trial by the supreme court but
as similar case is now being heard
by the supreme court on other points
the outcome of that case may decide
the action in this one.
A. w. Soper, former Corunna sa-
loonkeeper, plead guilty to selling
liquor to a minor and will be sentenc-
ed Monday. Eugene Hackett plead
guilty to taking part in an indecent
affair in Soper's saloon last winter
and he will be sentenced Monday.
Bessie Wheeler plead not guilty to
charge of indecent conduct in the
Soper saloon and was tried Tuesday
Roy Derham defended her. She was
found guilty by the jury.
Charles Glover admitted his guilt
ON the charge of stealing a type
writer at Durand three years ago.
He has since paid for the machine,
has lived honestly and worked con-
stantly and will likely be leniently
dealt with when up for sentence Mon
day. Lawrence Reidill also implicat-
ed in this case was released with Sc
we're reprimand until the next term OF
court when he will probably be dis
missed.
The custody of Blanche Wedell. the
IA year old daughter of the late Peter
Wedell and his divorced wife, the
latter being now Mrs. Andrew Barr of
Battle Creek, was settled Monday by
Judge Miners taking the child's wish
into consideration and allowing the
child to stay with its mother, refusing
the custody to Mrs. Harriet Nafus of
Owosso, mother of Peter Wedell The
child is allowed to visit her grand
mother in vacation time and stay as
long as she desires.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-18

On account of the Republican Con-
vention in Detroit, the Grand Trunk
will sell Excursion tickets Sept. 2Stb,
and for morning train Sept. Goth, limit
ed to return September 3Oth, for 50. 65
for round trip. 2w
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-18
War Left Ailments.

Mr.. William J. Lees, 350l Morgan ST.,
st. Louis, Mo-. member Frank p. Blair
Post No. /, Grand Army Of the Republic,
and exCommander of the U. S. S. Ben
ton Miss. Squadron, writes:
"The war left me with complication
OF stomach, liver and kidney troubles,
and / decided to take Peruna for my
affection. 1 began to use it about five
years ago at the earnest solicitation of
some friends. AT that time was only
able to be up about half of the time, and
my health was simply miserable. Icon
slider bottle Oft and on is preventive.
81 certainly do endorse your remedy,
and am glad 10 do So"
Helped From Chronic Catarrh.
Capt. Lemuel NJ. Hutchinson, Mont
pelier, VT, writes:
at gives me pleasure to write you this
letter at this time on account of the good
your Peruna has done me when / was
quite done up with very bad cold.
~ could hardly perform my ordinary
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-18

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Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-15

partments; he must be also a sa-
gacious business man, a diplomat, and a
dozen other things, or his business will
go to ruin in little time. A man might go
as far as thls-and Only a hint of the dis
lance has been su~ggested-and when the
time came might justifiably turn over to
architect and contractor most or all the
task OF planning and carrying out the erec-
ton and furnishing of his new building.
One would hardly expect him to do more
than make a few practical suggestions.
But in the case OF the new Hanson cafe,
the proprietor was also the creator. Ideas
had not been terminating and developing
inside his head for over a score Of years
without finally coming into play. Not for
merely passing interest had he studied
restaurants all over the civilized world.
And through the building, and furnish
ing, to the smallest detail. may and should
justly be called his creation, yet he did
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that the servics of such a restaurant must
be practically perfect in order TO make
the restaurant itself a success, for however
attractive a restaurant might be, IL the
kitchen and the working parts were not
perfectly arranged to make the service
perfect eventually the beauty OF the place
would not be sufficient to attract patrons.
With this in mine the kitchen was
planned. and by kitchen is meant the entire
working department, including the store
rooms. etc In the basement, therefore,
were placed the large refIigerators for the
storage OF quantities OF provisions and
meats and the large wine boxes necessary,
beside the refrigerating apparatus and the
power plant for adequately caring for the
entire building.
On the first floor directly back OF tbs
main cafe was placed the main kitchen,
which Is In every way a model. with every
modern appliance known for this depart
ment installed perfectly. In passing it
might be remarked that Mr.. Hanson pa
tronized home industry wherever possible,
and often he has gone TO considerable extra
expense TO carry out his resolve. The firm
OF Milton Rogers & Sons equipped the culin-
airy department throughout and their ex-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-15
Music Mt All Times.

Guests enter the cafe through Atchison
revolving doors, a mechanism as far aheadl
of the common variety of circular doors
as the motor car OF 1909 is above a Roman
chariot. A glorious staircase confronts the
eye of him who has Just entered. In ma
jestic sweep it runs up to a broad AND
spacious landing, big enough to include thqA
orchestra stand. At the back of this lahd-k
ing is the front Of the 5000 WurlitzerN
PianOrchestra, a wonderful automatic or-'
chestra. The w'lrlitzer company placed a !,
similar instrument on exhibition at the
Leipzig fair in Leipzig, Germany, and while
there Europe's greatest symphony leader,t
Arthur Nikisch, pronounced It the most
wonderful instrument he had ever heard. :
1t was through the Nebraska Cycle COM
pany, the western agents for the Plan
Orchestra. that Mr.. Hanson made the pur- 4
chase. which supplements the strains SO
the regular orchestra. '
Making a gentle curve. the steps dot
ploy from the landing. and n double
flight thus leads to either side OF the GEN.
ter, carrying guests to the second i
floor. The stairs are but one of many
distinctive features in the building, but
they make a deep impression, for tAe ef-,
feet or one is not unlike that which al
noble flight OF steps does in an old Engllshf
country house. Mahogany, marble and
Tiffany bronze ratings and balustrades are
used in the construction. The marble isl
of Italian Cararra marble installed BY the
Nelson Manufacturing company of st
Louis. who did all the marble work around
the building. Their treatment OF the base
ment lunch room is something entirely
new. The walls are composed of ce. annie
vitreous tile worked in an original and
pleasing design. The ceiling is of what Is
known as 6x3 anchor back filings, so con-
structed that it is impossible for them
to fall from the cement. The floors of the
two restaurants and lunch room are Of
one-inch vitreous, hexagon in design. a
The base in the first floor restaurant. /,
including the fountain, is Of Nashville. b
(Tenn.) marble. The base In the second
floor dining room is of Alps Green. The.
marble in the toilet rooms throughout is
of Knoxville.
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On the table, as has been seen in Chicago
when the new year Is two hours old.
Otherwise the scene was a replica. Scores
of modishly CARRIED women and men,
groomed to the last detail, were sitting
at tables eating. drinking. laughing. talk
ing or listening to the orchestra or orches-
trion. which ever happened to be playing.
He to whom a beautiful cafe crowded
with we'll dressed men and women does
not appeal must be of the most severely
ascetic temperament a dyspeptic or a
misanthrope. There are finer things In
life possibly, but the ensemble In this case
has a broad variety OF appeal. Fine linen
and silver. elfin strains of music. the
tinkle of ice in glasses OF fairy form and
prismatlc hue, the scent of delicate per-
fume. the merry laughter of pretty women.
who have dressed with the knowledge or
the hope that many eyes will view them,
the deft, respectful attention of the we'll
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-15

On the first floor as one enters the first
feature which is strikingly noticeable Is
the unique and monumental manner in
which the stairway is arranged from the
first to the second floor. This broad, MARI
BILE stairway, with verde antique wrought
iron rails and newell posts, is in Itself an
Innovation. This first floor is designed in
what might be designated a German adap-
tation of LArt Nouyeau. What immedi-
ately attracts ones attention on entering
this room is the peculiarly homelike and
restful appearance which %pervades the
place. This Is due to several~details which
have beer carefully studied with the view
OF obtaining exactly this feeling.
The floor Of mosaic in it's subdued colors
and the base of brown marble blend har-
moniously into the high wainscot of ma
hogany. This wainscot is made up of per-
fectly plain matched panels, the division
between being a gradually taperiEg plaster
taking on a form of stem as il reaches the
top. and breaking into a large curved grape
leaf with a cluster Of grapes breaking out
on either side, and forming a cap. The
base is formed as q conventiOnaliZed root
OF branches OF "a grape vine. The panels
are curved on the top to carry out the ar
Dor effect. and over all is the graceful
sweeping curve OF the cornice or plate rail
enhancing the effect OF bending vines go
ing over the top of an arbor. Above this
wainscOt are the brackets In plastic. which
support the main coInice Of the room and
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-15

the beams of the ceiling. these heads typi-
flying the spirit Of the vine and supporting
the cornice which again carries out this
idea.
The columns in the room, Of which there
are a minimum, are designed with this
harmonious idea embodied, and instead
of the conventional cap on these columns,
there is a head on each OF the four faces,
typifying this spirit of the vine, holding
up the cross and recrossed timbers of the
entire structure upon which the vine is
growing. The soft tones are not marred
by inharmonious lighting effects, but the
pendant crystals give the of the
dew on the grape" the general lighting
effect Of the room being obtained from the
lamps in the ceiling with globes ground so
that the general effect Of the lighting in
the room is one Of soft, brilliant sunlight.
Worked into this scheme is the magnifl-
cent main staircase from the first to the
second floor, the well for this on the second
floor taking the form OF a large oval.
Growing this is the magnificent dome of
art glass, giving a sense of magnitude and
elegance which has not been obtained in
any restaurant in this country. In submit
ting the contract for this most beautiful
DOME, and in fact all the stained glass ef-
fects throughout, Omaha industries again
come into competition with eastern manu-
facturers. The Midland Glass and Paint
company successfully carried out some most
pleasing effects with their work and proved
that Omaha industries rank with the old
est and largest in the country. This stair
way from the main room to the ladies' din
ing room on the second floor is of a sweep
ing form with newels at the bottom with
l. Art Nouveau idea fully retained. These
newels break at the top in graceful, curved.
wrought iron foliating branches in conven-
tionalized form into a large cluster OF
grape leaves over the top, formed in such
a manner that the electric lights under
these umbrella-shaped clusters form the
clusters Of grapes. Half way up this stair
is a large landing for the orchestra, and
majestically sweeping from either side OF
this landing a gracefully curved stair
leads to the room above on both sides.
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The second story front IS divided into three
divisions. corresponding to the divisions
OF the first story. with a large five-division
window In the central portion and Spanish
lunettes In the end divisions.
The front is OF cream colored enameled
terra Gotta, furnished by the Northwestern
Terra Gotta compan Of Chicago. who ara
recognized by architects as the leaders In
their limo. It was through F. r. Mcconnell
Of Omaha, western representative for this
firm. that the purchase was made. All the
iron work Of the front is treated in a green
Ti~ffany-bronze finish. The woodwork
around the entrance is of mahogany.
The art glass of the front, which is a
special feature designed for exterior as
well as interior effect. is In the Austrian
arts and crafts style, and is the first ex-
ample of this in the city.
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not attempt a task which would have
been beyond his or any other mans power.
He did engage as good an architect as
this country afforded. and he did rely
on the technical genius and creative
skill OF Mr.. Meyer ]. Sturm OF Chi
cage. The professional craft of the
architect and the ideas of the long
time student OF r~estauranting were har-
moniously united to bring about the de-
sired-and achieved result.
Designed to Attract Attention.
A description OF the Hanson restaurant
might begin with that feature of the build
ing which naturally first strikes the eye
and arrests the attention OF the pedestrian
on Sixteenth street. The facade was de-
signed by the architectural firm OF Fisher
& Lawrie OF Omaha, and Is an adaptation
OF the Spanish renaissance style with
Flemish Gothic mouldings.
The front is two stories in height. separ-
ated by a strong band course. At the level
OF the band course an ornamental mar
quise projects about seven feet from the
building.
The main entrance Is in the center OF the
front and is thanked by projecting bays.
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BANQUET Hall n Feature.

On the newell posts of the grand stair
case above mentioned stand genuine bV
statues surmounted by six electric lign
This statuary was made to order in Il
rope last spring for Mr.. Hanson throuN
WILDER Burgess of the Burgess-Grande
Gas and Electric Fixture company.
Beside the basement lunch room the
first and second main floors are what the
ordinary visitor will probably see in tho
cafe. The grill room occupies half the
first floor save for the office rooms be-
meath the grand staircase. On the sec
ond floor is the womAn's cafe, with its nu-
merous recessed alcovss- This division OF
the restaurant gives onto the banquet
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This ladies' room is designed in the en-
pire style with its strictly classical models
and its refined decorative features retained
to their fullest extent. The general style
OF architecture is Doric with the orna-
mentation of the purest empire period. The
woodwork in this room is entirely of cream
colored enamel, the chairs and seats and
even the lamp base being in the verde
antique green, the walls and ceiling being
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cellent stock afforded the opportunity to
equip this department so that it might be
offered as an example for similar institu-
lions to pattern by. Articles needed and
not carried in stock by this firm were pur-
chased through them. On the second
floor Is placed a service room to serve the
upstairs restaurant and banquet halls, and
above this on the third floor the store
rooms and the vegetable preparation
rooms, dish washing rooms and practically
one Of the finest bakeries in the west.
Still above this on the fourth floor is
placed the most perfect ventilat1ng plant
that could be devised. By means OF this
ventilating plant the fresh air is taken in
at a high point, where it is comparatively
free from dust. 1t is then thoroughly
washed and passed over heating coils and
forced throughout the building. Close to
the plenum fans stands the exhaust fans,
which exhaust all of the air from the build
ing, especially from the departments where
there is cooking. so that no doors are evil
dent In any part of the building.
This plant was manufactured by the B..
+. Sturtevant company and is the same as
that used by the National Cash Register
company in their enormous factory at Day
ton.
Credit for the excellent plumbing and
heating systems is rightly due the Western
Plumbing and Heating company of Omaha,
as it was they who submitted the lowest
bid and was awarded the contract for this
part OF the work.
In the front portion of the basement has
been placed the most unique and attractive
lunch room in the west. The arrangement
of the counters in this. as we'll as the ar
rangement of the cases and the open grill,
is particularly attractive, the entire wood
work of the room being in natural oak fin
ish. Some idea of the beauty Of the room
can be obtained from the fact that the
floor, walls and ceiling are completely
made Of glazed tile. the tile on the wall
being put on in small ceramic mosaic, with
a figure design running continuously from
floor to ceiling around the entire room. Al
the front under the sidewalk are placed
art glass lights.
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coRNER on HANsoNs MOST coMPLETE KITcHEN [

to their full size and carried out as designed
by the architect and no expense was spared,
to eliminate even the slightest Earring note
For all of the decorative plastic work. fulf'
sized models were made from the architects
drawings to obtain the exact harmony. I'M
this manner the cafe has fulfulled the aiml
OF its designer and owner, that It Shout
be tho most beautiful and unique rest
ant in America where service is perfe 4
because all that goes to make seEv
perfect, and more, In at hand.
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When the problem of designing the cafe
was presented to NJ. ]. Sturm of Chicago
by Mr.. Hanson the former stated that in
order to make a project OF this character
a success something that had not been at
tempted before, namely, something that
neither New York nor Chicago could ex-
coed in its beauty and simplicity, must be
the ultimate solution. 1t was with this in
mind that the interior Of this building was
designed.