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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-22
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-03
Living Prices Higher In England.

The cost of living has gone up 81
per cent since the first of March last.
Blame the Tariff. we hear some one
yell. But this happens to be in Eng.
land. 1t is in England that the cost
has gone up. It probably has gone up
here also. But it has gone up in Eng.
land. England is Free-T Trade nation.
There everything ought to be cheap,
according to our Tariff reformers. But
everything is not cheap and everything
is going up in spite of Free-Trade.
The sooner we get the foolish notion
out Of our heads the Tariff is to blame
for the higher prices the better it will
be for us, because it will enable us to
apply some remedies that ought to be
applied. So long as we merely blame
the Tariff, through our politicians, that
long We will be deluding ourselves.
We thought to cure high priced leather
on shoes last summer by placing hides
on the free list, but leather has gone
up. instead of down, since we placed
hides on the free list. In that case
Free Trade was no cure for the evil.
The trouble with the world is I'll at
we are not producing enough. There
are not enough hides to go round.
There is not enough wheat to feed all.
There is not enough beef to give every
one what he wants Not being enough |
means that prices will be forced up.
The cure for our economical and in
dustrial diseases is to be found in q
return of larger proportion of tie
population to the soil We must in
crease the producers and then we will
decrease the prices. Cedar Rapids
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-03
OWOSSO, FRIDAY, DEC. 8, 1909.
Lansing esp,Ists Hear Plain Truth 5

Rev. George Laughton of Owes
talks right out in meeting. T. {
clergyman from the Casket City b,
lieves in calling spade "a spa6
He likes to hit straight from tx
shoulder.
Sunday noon Rev. Laughton adj
dressed the members of the Chris
tian Sociology class of the First
Baptist church and Gle made some OF
those present shiver and all of those
present sit right up and take notice
The speaker told some plain truths
and pointed out a lot of reforms
which can be accomplished in the
churches and among church mem
bers.
among other things the speaker
drew forth from fhis ginger can the
following thoughts:
I'm olden days it was a solvent
church in bankrupt age but nova
days it is more apt to he a bankrupt
church in solvent age"
THE hippodrome style of revivals
in churches must be done away with.
THE church should make it
easier for man to do right and be
Christian and not harder for him
to follow that path and then they
will get results"
'tOne of the great faults of the
church today is the money madness
which has affected our people and
has crept into the churches"
THE best training a girl can have
is that she receives from her mother
in her own home.
One reason more women earn
their own living than they used to
formerly Is the fact THAT we are liv-
ing in a different age and women
have to work now"
TOO often we find girl giving
herself to a man just for home"
"The pews in a church should be
taken up before the members take
up Industrial reforms"
The church can be made a DOW
erful agency for reform in any COM
unity."-Lansing Journal
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-03
Maple River Farmers Club.

The Thanksgiving meeting of TIE
Maple River Farmers club was held
last Thursday at the pleasant home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Scranton and F.
E Sheldon. The meeting was largely
attended by club members and visiting
guests from the city and other clubs.
The day was beautiful and added much
to making the occasion very enjoy
able event.
The forenoon session was opened by
President c. T. Cook, and election of
delegates to the state association re-
suited in Pres. Cook and Leo G. Rey-
holds being delegated to attend this
meeting Dec Z and g. The names of
MIR. and Mrs. s. g. Bartlett and family
were presented for membership.
f. M. Whelan gave practical talk
on the question, THE Presidential
Junket and It's Significance" Mr..
Whelan was somewhat lost to know
just what was the purpose of this ex-
tended trip. If it was to become better
acquainted with western conditions so
good and well, but if it was to tighten
some political strings that were slack,
then it becomes very questionable
whether it was in the interest of the
people.
"The man behind the Farm" was
presented in paper by Leo G. Reynolds
who spoke of the various factors that
have been most potent in the building
up and accumulation Of national
wealth. In the past few years the
American farmer has added over $780,
900, 900, 900 of wealth to our nation.
The corn crop is the greatest product of
the American farm and is worth more
than all the gold in the richest treasury
in the world.
Miss Addie GLADDEN. read a very ex-
csllent paper on "The Old Time
Thanksgiving" which set forth the
origin of the today honored event and
how it was celebrated in the earliest
days Of our forefsthers.
1.-THE worthy Poor" was spoken on
by E. J. Cook who spoke Of our duty to
the needy. Mr.. Cook referred to many |
biblical illustrations, showing that it |
was the early teaching of Christ to
give freely to assist the less fortunate
people in the world. We have several
Institutions in this county and states
that are trying to protect and shelter
the poor and it should become the duty
Of every person to do what they can to
assist the work of these institutions.
Miss Bessie Hardy recited very en-.
and ENJOYABLE Thanksgiving
,oem that added much to the after
loon progrm.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-03
REFUSES To SHOOT DOG.

Policeman says Che Was Doing Fam.
lily Duty In Biting Dog.
1t mamma dog bites a boy who
attempted to pet one of her baby dogs
should the old dog he killed?
Motorcycle Officer Fred Raymond of
Detroit wrestled with this problem The
other afternoon and finally decided
that he would not shoot the animal.
A lad, peeking down a cellar win
low, saw an old dog fondling seven.
puppies. OF course, the boy had Ia
pet the little ones. The old canine
promptly nipped him on the hand.
"Well, the dog was doing her family
1uty," ruled Raymond. after much ar.
rument.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-03
Shadbolt-Telfer.

A quiet and simple, but pretr
wedding took place at the home O
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Teller, 1901 Null
berry street Wednesday Afternoon
at two o'clock wflen their daughter
Miss Jennie Arletta, was united i
marriage to Mr.. Elmer Owen Sh az
bolt. Rev. Joseph Chapman of Dry
den united the lives of these csti
mable young people in the prescn2;
of about forty immediate relatives.
The house was tastefully de,o
rated with crepe paper, smilax and
white roses; the scheme in color was
green and white throughout, extep,
in the dining room, which was pink
and white.
At the appointed hour, as wed.
ding maroh was being very nicely
rendered by Mrs. Joseph Chapman,
the happy couple, attended by M'ss
Ethel Shadbolt, cousin of the groom,
and Mr.. Gavin Teller, brother Of the
bride, took their places under a
bower of lace and smilax, where tihe
ceremony was performed. The cils
service was used and little Ruby Ee,
Frenn, niece of the bride, acted as
ring bearer, carrying the ring on a
white rose bud.
The bride was handsomely atti.ed
in gown of cream landsdown silk
and carried spray of cream rosos;
the bridesmaid was gowned in cham
payne crepe and blue and carried
yellow roses.
After congratulations, the guests
were escorted to the dining rom,
where a three-course wedding sup
per was daintily served by four of
the brides cousins.
Mrs. Shadbolt has lived in Owes
so practically all her life and is dear
1y beloved by host of friends, wno
feel that they have been bettered by
her sweet, Christian example, bon
in her home life and in social affa; 8
She is member of the First M. Z.
church and Sunday school, where
she mas been a most faithful AID
successful teacher for six yearc.
She is also member of the Epwoi III
League and Queen Esther circle,
auXiliaries of the church.
Mr.. Shadbolt has been employed
by the REQ Motor Car Company of
Lansing for the past four years, first
as telegraph operator and later as
head receiving clerk. About two
months ago he resigned his position
there to enter the hardware business
in Byron, as a member of the firm of
Neal e Shadbolt. Mr. Shadbolt pos
sesses unsurpassing qualities as a !
business man, and the outlook for
the future is full of promise. He is /
a member Of the First M. E. church
of Lansing and also a member of !
the Y. M. G. A. of that city.
Expressions of good will were
shown by their friends in the form
of many useful and valuable gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shadbolt left on the
evening train for short trip in the
state and will be at home in Byron
after January 1.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-03
Council Proceedings.
Council Room. City Of owosso,

Council Room. City OF Owosso
November gath, 1909
Regular meeting Of the Council, Mayor Wal.
lace u. Burke presiding
Aldermen prescott at roi call, Clark
Wren, BRANDED. Palmer. Conant, Perrlgo,
washburn. Later Mcdonald. Absent, Stur.
tovant, Brown.
The minutes OF the las. regular meeting were
cad and approved.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-03
Less 30 per cent
Amt. due
aI69a 40
ELMER F.. JOsLIN,
Citu Survavor

| ELMER +. JOSLIN,
| City Surveyor.
! Aid. BRANDED moved that A. f. Hollis be
given the job of covering steam pipes on irsI
floor of city hall for $500, which did not pre-.
| rigo, Washburn.
Aid. Washburn moved that the special
committee on steam heat be Instructed ia
have the contractor cover the boiler as per
contract, which prevailed.
Aid: Palmer moved that two spring locks be
placed on Hose Hose No 2, which prevailed.
Aid. Conant presented the following resolu.
ton which was on motion adopted. ayes s, nay 9
Resolved That 1t is deemed advisable by the
Common Council Of the City of Owosso to
vacate, dis continue and abolish that portion of
M lwaukee avenue, Fletcher street and Howell
street described as follows: Milwaukee ave /.
nue.. from Cedar street east to the west line of
lot 9 OF block 20 OF A. L. & B Williams add.
ton to the City OF Owosso II extended south /:
Fletcher street from Cedar street east to Shia
wasseee street. and Howell street from the
south line OF the Grand Trunk Railroad Com.
pany's right OF way south to the north line Of
Thomas street, and the alley laid out In plat OF
block 2 OF H. N. & 5. A. Williams subdivis on
OF outlot OF A. L. & q. @. Williams addition TO
the City OF Owosso. according to recordt pat
thereof; that the Com mon Council OF said city
VIII m ct at the Council Chamber on Monday
lne mira DAY OF January, A. d. 1910 at 7:3n
o'cio:k p. IN, TO hear objections II any why SAID
streets should not be vacated and closed BE
1t further
Resolved, That the City Clerk is hereby di-
rected TO give notice of said meet ng with a
copy OF this resolution by publishing said
notic and resolution for OF less III IN four
weeks oe ,r the time appointed for such
newspapers)t the City OF Owosso. Objections,
II any, to the proposed action OF this Council in
vacating and abolishing that portion OF said
ssreeIs above described may be flied with the
City Clerk In writing
AID Conant presented the following resolu.
tlon which was on motion adopted, ayes 8, nays
O.:
Resolved by the Council OF the City OF
Owosso, That the City Clerk be and is hereby
lbs ructeo TO draw 20 orderfrom the Cor tiugent
fund IN favor OF City Atty. Pulver for 30 o. to
De used FOR witness fees and other expense In
connection with the Meng case against City.
Aid. Conant presented the following resolu.
tion. which was on motion adopted, ayes g.
navsO:
Resolved by the City OF owosso, That the
Clerk be and Is ,heI eby instructed to draw
orders on the Oliver 4 Washington street
pavement fund In payment OF loans and inter.
est due December LIST, 1900, from said fund as
follows:
y. Citizens Savings Bank, 5000 principal and
$50 70 interest.
State Savings Bank, $500 principal and SO rs
interest.
Aid. Wren moved that the street commits
sioner b. instructed TO put cinders on Williams
as temporary walk until spring, which pre-
vailed
w. d. BUFKE,
Mayor.
". DUMOND,
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-03
Tho Youths Companion Calendar
for 1910.

The publishers OF The Youths Com
panion will a. always at this season,
present every subscriber whose sub.
scription ($1 10y is paid for 1910 beau
tiful Calendar for the new year. The
u ture panel which suggests the title,
Nv netian." for the Calendar was
p nuted nv the famous marine artist.
T""mas oran. His Venetian scene,
r-proauced in the Calendar by thirteen.
color lithogiap'y, will be found we'll
preserving, long after 1910 is gone by.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-03
Adjourned.

ARTHUR ". DUMOND,
City Clerk.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-05-09
DR.. ]. F. P. WETZEL

Throughout the years of its active propaganda Free
thought has always insisted upon and given encouragement
study and investigation in order know and understand
No better illustration of the results to be obtained thereby
upon the individual mind be found that what is af
forded in the and work of the subject of this brief
sketch.
Our readers will recall the splendid article published
few weeks ago upon morals health and the State Some
favorable have been received upon The pubca
ton of that article In this short account under
take to give, in outline, the life of its author
Dr. j. F. p Wezel was born at Weston Lewis county,
Virginia, in 1853 now part of West Virginia, and
named after President Pierce The Wetzel family had
acquired distinctive prominence in that section from the
early settlement of the valley of the Ohio River Lewis
Wezel was well and widely known noted Indian scout
while Wezel's Cave bears the family While still
young man. Mr.. Wetzel took scientific in the
University of his native State, and afterwards taught
school, passing through every department from teacher in
the primary grade that of principal. Later, he took
of instruction in the Kentucky School of Medicine
in the Louisville Medical College from which he graduated
with honor, and began the practice of his profession He
married Elizabeth j. Fsback the eldest daughter
of near and dear neighbour from which union there have
been born eight children.
Imbued with a progressive mind Dr. Wetzel and his
family moved Kansas where he pracced medicine for
time and LATER moved further westward, where he be-
member of the faculty in different medical schools
and colleges Among these may be mentioned The Viii
lamette Medical School, at Portland Oregon The Post
Graduate Medical Department of the University of Cali
forna and the Pacific Coast Regular College of Medicine
In the latter he filled chairs namely, Professor of
Physiology and Lecturer Electro Therapeutics and
Elecro-Surgery.
His wide research into natural science and all its cOrre
aves led him directly to Freethought and result, he
extremely liberal all subjects For many years he
has identified himself with the Liberal movement and has
written extensively liberal and scientific lines When
Lucifer published by Moses Harmon first brought
light Valley Falls Kansas, quarter of century
Blue-grass blade., 1909-05-09

ago, Dr. Wetzel for that paper. He also firm
and fast friend of the late Dr. j. L. York. the noted Free
thought lecturer who held forth for years in San Francis
In order to keep the Liberal movement alive after
his advent to San Francisco Dr. Wezel started Free
thought societies, organized Paine memorials, but shortly
after the earthquake in 1906, Dr. York died, and DR..
Wetze with number of younger and willing hands and
hearts, went work and revived the propaganda. DIR.
Wetzes voice is still heard with uncertain sound, as
his lecture before the Materast Association will attest,
which has appeared in the Blade, in part He is coher
ent logical and convincing and speaker He bases
his arguments upon facts and allows his imagination
to lure him into unknown depths
Like the late Robert G. Ingersol subject from
a line of orthodox preachers and again like Ingersol he
began investigate at early age. Emerging from the
shrysalis of nfantle thought DIR. Wetze passed of
his shell of superstition into the light of truth and Free
thought.
In politics. Dr. Wetzel always a Democrat He
gave up party affiliations years ago and undertook
propaganda in behalf of what known the Interest
Tax Movement which he had formulated, believing to
be feasible plan for the conducting of public affairs
lie did endorse the Single Tax theories of the late
Henry George, urging that his plan was more compre-
hensve scientific and line with the evolution
of political and economic changes.
Although the Doctors duties, professionally, very
exactng, he still finds time wherein to lift his voice and
his pen for freedom of thought and conscience He
cordially dislike sophsry. Subiecng every ISM every
fad the supreme of human reason he dent
fed himself with any form of religious political super
stiton but is willing to investigate every worthy subject
brought his notice Only in this way truth be made
manifest If refuse is to be bigOt, there
can be bigory in the nature the mind, makeup of
DIR. Wezel and would prosper at rapid
rate did we have of such advocates willing and
capable of speaking in its behalf.
1t is gratifying know that Dr. Wetzel has promised
to complete his article HEALTH Morals and the State
other parts of which will appear in the Blade in due time
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-11

4 southern congressman who Tor
merry practiced law in Mississippi
tells of an amusing case lac once tried
in that state. He was then q student
in the office or his uncle, a Colonel
Martin. who figured in local politics.
The main figure in the trial was a
lazy darby named DICK sutton ar
rested at the instance Of his WIFE
who alleged that he contributed
nothing To her support and refused to
work.
During tho examination Of sutton
the young lawyer asked;
Dick. have you any fixed in
Gomez"
sutton was puzzled by the term.
Counsel explained h "a the expression
meant a certainty. money paid not
for odd jobs. but Tor a steady en-
ployment. in other words. a compen-
sation at stated intervals on which
one could absolutely rely.
Upon the conclusion OF counsePs
remarks the darky's face frightened.
Il think / has a liked income. sah,"
said he.
And what is this fixed income? ?"
was the next question
well. sah." answered Dick, with n
broad grin in the direction of Colonel
, Martin. de Colonel dere alters give
me TO dollars IN a sac o. lou ON
lection day. '-Rochester Herald.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-11
The Public Forum
Editor Morning Journal.

Editor Morning Journal.
All sorts of people are worrying
about socialism in these days. MI.
Roosevelt has lately delivered an as
tonishing diatribe against it in the
outlook, Mr.. Taft has referred to It
several times which indicate his APP
prehensions, the Catholic church
never loses an opportunity to de-
nounce it. and man good people arc
rubbing their eyes and asking what
it is all about anyway.
1t is noticeable that all the Hu.rry
against socialism comes from the add
ministrators of the established order
Of things. And it is always in owl
dencc that people Of that class, name
~. kings. emperors, captains of in
dustry. senators. judges and priests
only hold their offices by the consent
OF the ignorant multitude, When the
poems do not like the established or
ger VI iiilltEE NlltN dit oPf "
very badly. really rude you know. and
they rise and cut off peoples heads
without any discrimination at all.
Therefore anyone who raises his voice
in protest against things MS they are
is usually silenccd by the voice of au-
thority and hidden to the back seats
Of the festival and the merry war
goes on. Poverty and suffering, vice
and misery, all the ills from which
organized society suffers are justified
bv the voice of authority and ouI
rulers even quote the Bible against ms
and tell us that we should be con
tented in that station in life in which
it has pleased God to place us anc
that things cannot he helped.
Socialism is simply a perception. /
is the perception hat man organize
| society, that its ills are due to his ig
norance of the forces which blind,
work for or against his attempts t.
square himself with the conditions az
fecting his welfare. That is. If Ia
would Danish sickness. poverty, fam
inc. crime and misery from his en-
vironment. he must not plant tn
1 Sftu u lAtS' Nih'H anu NhAtANhA' Ai'i'
in his organization. If he plants III
seeds some Of them will eventual.
grow TO glad fruition and trouble him
Now il is clear that the present or
ganization Of society plants, cultivate
and harvests these crops in amazinI
and increasing quantities. When on
in fourteen Of the people composing
that fraction of the social organism
known as the city Of London. is con
coded to he a pauper and receives re
lief from the commo purse it is !
vain TO assert hat the world is grow
ing better and that the apparent evil
are only superficial.
The socialist has simply analyze
the science Of organized society
placed IL in the scientific crucible ar
after its reduction to elemental atoms
announced the causes and also TIA
remedy.
It appears rs a result Of this an
alysis that there is a peculiar and Gu
mulativc process continually at wor
in the present organization Of societi
by which the class hat owns IN
means Of the production of wealth
Always adding 10 its store while III
class hat actually produces 1t all get
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-11

court funds and the canine real fund
while small increases have been made
in the fund for boarding prisoners.
The general fund remains the same,
although the commissioners desired to
increase il and would have done so
had not other leVies been increased.
In addition the commissioners were
required to make a special levy to pay
wild animal bounties, under a law OF
the last Legislature which made this
fund a tax against all property instead
of a special tax on livestock as has
been the case heretofore.
The cause of the increase of practi-
cally 10 cents on each $l00 valuation
was the advance of l.45 mills in the
territorial tax rate, APP mills in the
city rate and , mills in the rate for
city school purposes.
The fact hat the commissioners
were able to make a reduction of g.
mills in the rate for county purposes,
i spite of a year which has made
heavy demands on all departments of
the county government, speaks well for
the economy of the commissioners and
the county government.