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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26

There is little doubt that it emin-
ates from the Michigan Brewers and
Liquor Dealers Association alias
! 1.-The Michigan Publicity Bureau"
One of these marked copies re-
ferred to, asserts that an Ionia brew
ing firm which was about to fail
brewing beer is just rolling in pros
perity under the stimulating effect
of near beer" Well if this is
true, what has this brewery or it's
friends to kick about?
Another tale of woe is that
prominent local option worker" in
Midland was found with some wet
goods on him and it is attempted to
convey the idea that this man was
a model citizen before he was touch
ed by the blighting influence of
local option. Bosh, everyone in
Midland county knows that under the
saloon regime, this same man was
one of the worst boozers in Midland
county, and if he reformed, worked
for local option and then from grace
fell down in wet Saginaw, how it
this chargeable to local ovtion?
The fact is that nine-tenths of the
stories sent out by the Michigan
Brewers Association under the false
and misleading names of the mich
igan Publicity Bureau" and Lawyer
Earle Browns claw Enforcement
League" are pure fiction.
If these stories have any founda-
ton at all it would take micro
scope to find it.
The question before the citizens
of each county as the Clinton Re-
publican forcibly puts it's is,
''Is it better for all the people of
this county to restore the saloons?"
Not, is there some drinking in To-
cal option counties? Not, are there
some local option workers who fail
to practice what they preach. May
be they worked for local option to
save themselves from temptation.
Not, are there some decoctions sold
in soft drink parlors which are
mighty "near beer" if not "real
beer" but is the general effect of
the absence of the open, legalized
saloon, beneficial to the whole peo-
pie? That is the question and the
whole uestion.-Gratiot County
Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26
MILK AT FIVE CENTS.
American Farm Products Company
Is Furnishing Milk to Owosso
Public

The American Farm Products COM
pany made public announcement this
week that it would furnish whole milk
to Owosso consumers at five cents a
quart, which is cut of two cents a
quart under the price charged by
Owosso milk dealers generally. 1t is
also furnishing whipping cream at
thirty cents a quart which represents a
cut of ten cents. The milk is sold only
in bulk at present and from the COM
pany's ice cream department. Later,
after regular supply of bottles has
been secured, it will be placed on sale
at the grocery stores.
This milk is Pasteurized which pro.
cess makes it absolutely pure. When
milk is Pasteurized it is heated to 1870
degrees and then run over cooling coils
until cooled again. The heat destroys
any possible impurities and the process
also prevents the milk from souring.
In larger cities the city ordinances re-
quire all milk dealers to Pasteurize
their milk, it being regarded az the
only way of insuring pure milk sup
ply.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26
A Sensible Move.

A dispatch from Washington says:
with view to enabling anyone to
determine the denomination of post
age stamp at glance, Postmaster
General Hitchcock has decided to have
printed, as an experiment. the ten-cent
stamp in rich brown ink on yellow
paper. If the experiment proves sue
cess other stamps of higher denomi-
nation will be printed so. A supply of
the new stamps will be placed on sale
as soon as possible.
Heretofore there has been much con-
fusion over the colors of the various
denominations of the stamps because of
the use Of inks of different shades of
the same colors.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26
D. r. Salisbury Sells Auto Tire
Business.

The building on South Washington
street occupied by the American Tire
Co., has been sold to William Duffield
of Flint, who has not as yet announced
what it will he used for The sale also
included the patents for the automobile
tire which the company has manufac-
tured. d. r. Salisbury retains posses
sion of the machinery which will be
moved to some other location and he
will continue to make Indian suits for
boys and girls, a product for which
there is an unlimited demand and for
which he has an established trade.
Possession of the building will not be
given until the first of the year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26
Circuit Court.

The jury in the case against Con-
rad Mehlenbacher for opening his sa-
loon on Sunday was unable to agree
standing six to six. The defense was
conducted by S. Q. Pulver, who put
up defense strong enough to raise
doubt in the minds Of six Jurors
as to whether the men seen coming
out of the shed in the rear of Meh-
lenbacher's saloon had actually been
in the same.
A divorce was granted to John VS..
Luella Relaford, both of Owosso.
On Monday next the case of c..
H. Barrett VS.. II. N. Ainsworth is to
be taken up with Judge X. S. Scarf
of Ithaca presiding.
The jury was excused on Friday
last and the attention of the court
has been devoted to chancery cases
this week.
On motion of G.. f. Friegel, Judge
Miner modified the Injunction
granted some months ago restrain
ing the Shiawassee Light & Power
Co. from setting or removing any
poles in the city so that the poles
now placed in Terbush park may be
taken off.
The motion of s. @. Pulver to have
the case against Oliver Lafave, charged
with selling liquor illegally, dismissed
because the defendant was not present
when certain testimony in the justice
court was sigded, was denied, and La
fave will be tried before the jury is fin
ally dismissed. Prosecutor Hicks and
Assistant Collins opposed the motion.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26
Electric Line Expire % Service.

The Michigan United Railways have
established regular freight and express
service, shipments being received for all
points reached by its line or connecting
electric lines. Quick delivery" is the
slogan. The new freight house is To-
Gated on East Shiswassee at. Get the
new telephone number and make in.
quiries. Two freights each way daily.
Lansing Republican. This same SER
vice can be looked forward to by people
along the line of the Owosso. Lansing
electric railway, which 1t is generally
understood will ultimately become a
part of the N. u. r. This may posi-
bly, mean cheaper express and freight
rates on small PACKAGES.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26
Council Grants Permission.

AS stated in THE TIMES four weeks
ago the U. S. Weather Service depart
ment for Michigan has decided to in
stall a guage in Owosso on the Shia-
wassee river to extend the benefits of
the flood and river service. The coun-
Gil granted permission Monday to Di-
rector Fred Schneider to place it on
the Main street bridge. The records
will be kept and reports made by a
prominent business man.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26
The Only Question.

The Herald is in receipt of various
marked copies of Detroit papers con-
tanning articles rejecting in some
way on the operation of the local OPP
tfon law. Doubtless other papers
throughout local option counties are
receiving similar marked copies.
This would lead to- the suspicion
that some one is interested in dis
seminating this sort of information
or transformation.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26
Thanksgiving Exercises at Holiness
Seminary.

Quite number of members and
many others attended Thanksgiving
exercises at the Holiness seminary on
Gute's hill Tuesday evening, the exer-
cises including hymns, prayer, recita-
tions, songs and debate on the sub
iect, Resolved that Moses was a
greater man than Joshua"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26
Two Early Morning Fires.

The fire department was called out
at $3.50 Wednesday morning by fire in
the roof Of o. C.Launsteins milk house
on Pine street. The flames were easily
extinguished, the loss being about 800.
The second call came at 5:15 from the
Ann Arbor shops, the store room
building and its contents being dam
aged to the extent of several hundred
dollars.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26
womon's Club.

At Saturdays meeting of the
Women's Club at the home of Mrs. F.
J. Mcdaniel, Grand Avenue. Mrs. Geo.
E. Thompson made an interesting and
comprehensive report of the State
Federation meeting held at Ypsilanti.
The club was also delightfully."- enter
tanned and instructed by Prof. Hoyt of
the Ypsilanti State Normal school,
in talk on kindergarten methods.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26

Congressman David DeArmand of
Kansas City, Mo-, one of the most pop
ular and able democratic members of
the house of representatives. was
burned to death in his home Tuesday
morning.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26

THE TIMES is printed Thursday morn.
ing this week on account of Thanks.
giving,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26
LOCAL OPTION FORCES ORGAN
IZE.
Vigorous Campaign to be Instituted
-Over-C Confidence is the Only
Thing Feared.

Despite the storm there was an
attendance of seventy-five persons
at the meeting called at the First
M. e. Church in this city Monday
afternoon to perfect the county or
ganization for the local option cam
paign. The attendance was surpris-
ingly large and the interest manifest
showed the determination to win
the fight to make Shiawasseea dry"
county. Officers were chosen as fol-
lows: President, Clayton T. Cook,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17

NOTED ARMY BAND
IN SUMMER MUSIC
Third Artillery Army Organiza-
ton to Give Concerts at
Piedmont Park

OAKLAND, June 16.-The Third
United States artillery band. one of the
most famous musical organizations on
the coast, will give a series of con-
certs in the Eucalyptus amphitheater
at Piedmont park during the summer.
The initial concert will be given Sat
urday evening. commencing at 5
o'clock. special car service has been
arranged in anticipation of a large
crowd.
Bandma ster Armand Putt, with the
consent of the military authorities. has
arranged the concert series in response
to a popular demand for a repetition
of the music provided by his band in
the amphitheater May %. 1t is an
nounced that during the coming series
the band will be materially strength
ened and that a number of new solo
lists will be heard. Varied programs
will be rendered.
The seating and lighting arrange
ments at the amphitheater have been
improved since the last appearance of
the band and every effort has been
made to provide for the comfort and
enjoyment of the audiences. During
the concerts the lower portion of the
park will be closed in order to guard
against disturbances which might in
terfere with a proper appreciation of
the music.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
old ALERTS' TEAM
CATCHER is DEAD
John Mckee, Formerly Well
Known as Alameda Baseball
Player, Passes Away

ALAMEDA. June 16.-John Mckee
formerly a well known baseball player
of this city. died this morning at the
Alameda sanatonlum after ap illness of
three days. Mckee was 81 years old
and had been a resident of this city
for 90 years, moving here from San
Francisco. He was the son of the late
~. B. Mckee, formerly well known
commission merchant in San Francisco,
and the nephew of the late Judge Sam
uel Bell Mckee, formerly justice of the
supreme court of this state.
Mckee was we'll known among the
ball players of this and other nearby
cities, having made record in the old
Alameda Alerts team some eight years
ago as catcher. He was a graduate of
St. Ignatius college. San Francisco.
Mckee leaves a widow, Charlotte c.
Mckee; daughter, Mary Catherine
Mckee, and two sisters and a brother
Jane, Rose A. and William Mckee, all
OF this city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
FRIEDMAN ESTATE is
AGAIN BEFORE COURT
Charities Want Full Requests to
Them Distributed

The hearing of the petition of the IL
charitable institutions mentioned in
the will of julius Friedman for dis
tribution to them of a third of the
specific amount bequeathed them was
halted yesterday by a number of OBJ
jections from attorneys representing
the institutions interested. Attorney
Wallace A. Wise, acting by virtue of
his appointment by Judge Trout to
look after the interests of the legatees,
presented the petition. The most
strenuous objector when the matter
came up in Judge Grahams court yes
terday was Frank j. Sullivan attorney
for the Catholic orphan asylum.
Mr.. Wise had no right to make this
petition in behalf of the Catholic or
phan asylum" said Sullivan.
do you blame me for acting for the
interests of your client?" Wise ques-
toned.
Il blame you for fling this petition
for a distribution OF third when
we are entitled to the entire legacy
with interest" Sullivan answered. add
ing he would like the matter to go
over week or two.
There were also in court attorneys
for the ST. Mary's hospital, the Cali
fornia Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children, the Protestant
orphan asylum and other charities re-
membered by Friedman all of whom
wanted their entire legacies paid over
Judge Graham decided that it would
be preferable for each institution to
petition separately. and put the hear
ing over to August 5.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
WILL OF E. A. DENICKE
DISTRIBUTES $5O0,000
Widow and Two Children Share
in the Estate

Ernst August Denicke, who died in
Geneva February IL, 1909. at the age of
So, left an estate worth in the neigh
borhood of 100000 His will was filed
with the county clerk yesterday. Den
icke, by the will, divides his posses
sions as they would have been divided
had he died intestate. among his widow,
Ida Denicke of Berkeley, his daughter,
Ida D. Leuschner, now in switzerland,
and his son, Ernest Henry Denicke, a
lawyer.
In other words the widow gets half
the estate and the children share and
share in equal proportions.
To his secretary, John Kretshmar,
Denicke left $500 In the will he first
revokes that bequest, explaining he did
so because Kretshmar had shown he did
not need the money by refusing a po-
sition with the Central trust company
of Oakland. carrying a higher salary
than he was then receiving; but sub
sequently he returned to his first mind
and wil1ed the young man $500. 4
bequest of the same amount is made
to Helen Loock, a nurse.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
IS HICCOUGnING
HIMSELF TO DEATH
Turfman Attacked Year Ago by
Malady Which Doctors
Fail + Break

OAKLAND, June 16.-George Jarvis,
formerly a well known horseman, who
is now patient at the county infirm-
airy for tuberculosis, is afflicted with
complication which is unusual to
science and is puzzling the physicians
in charge He is constantly racked by
hiccoughs, with which he was seized
over year ago. He has been unable to
find a remedy.
At the time the affiiction came on him
a year ago, Jarvis was frequenting his
accustomed haunts horse owner
and turf follower. For several weeks
he endured BODY shaking attacks of the
hicooughs and scorned medical atten-
ton for what he thought passing evil.
Eventually the malady grew on him un-
til physicians ordered him to Arizona,
having found that the lungs were af-
fected with tuberculosis. Jarvis has
spent his fortune in the fight against
death and is at the inffrmary with the
mysterious disease unbroken.
His condition is such that he can not
recover. The doctors are unable to tell
whether the hiccoughs preceded the at
tack of consumption and were it's pre-
cursor or whether the retching was a
symptom of tubereular affection.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
Local Brevities

SELLS DoCToRED MEAT-Ah Yick, Chi
nese butcher at 1860 Dupont street. was fined
so yesterday for selling meat adulterated with
sulphites.
BRUTALLY BEATS wIFE-Joseph Cola. fish
erman. 962 Gilbert street, sent to the county
jail for six months yesterday for brutally beat
ing his wife. Maria.
NEW CONSUL GENERAL FOR PANAMA
Collector of the Port Fred w. Stratton was in
structed by the treasury department at Wash
ington, ID. c., yesterday to recognize Julio
Poy1o as consul general at this port for Panama.
CONTRACTOR IN BANKRUPT COURT
tractor, filed petition in bankruptcy yesterday
in the United States district court. His -liabli-
ties are $1,344.94, with about $1,000 in available
assets.
CAMERA CLUB LECTURE-The regular
monthly illustrated lecture of the California
Camera club will be held at Christian Science
| hall Friday evening June Is. The subject of
the lecture will be The Old San Francisco and
the New"
CHECK PROVES WORTHLESS J.
White ia Humboldt bank building, obtained a
warrant yesterday for the arrest OF Alexander
Bruce ON a charge Of passing fictitious check
/ for $143.75 drawn the Exchange bank OF
| Santa Rosa.
FINED FOR INCORPORATING OFFICER
H. c. Morris sentenced yesterday 10 pay a
fine of $50 for impersonating deputy United
court by Judge John J. de Haven. Morris
pleaded guilty to the charge.
| AFFIRMS LOWER COURT - The supreme
| court yesterday affirmed the Judgment of the
| lower court in the action of Alexander ]. Mac.
donald against Josephine Macdonald. in which a
decree of divorce was granted to the plaintiff on
/ the grounds of extreme cruelty.
LABoRER COMMITS SUICIDE-Charles A.
| Rollins. laborer, aged s. years and living al
| IL Hoffman avenue. committed suicide yesterday
| by blowing out his brains. the deed being com
street As far as the eoroners officials could
learn. he had no relatives in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
BOY SHOOTS AT MAN
WHO STRUCK MOTHER
Serious Outcome of a Party in
Vista Grande

John Fennell. a laborer living at
Midway street, Glen park. is >at the
city and county hospital guarded by
a policeman, at the request of Sheriff
Chatham of San Mateo county, with
a bullet in his back and a wound in
his left wrist. AS soon as he RECEIVERS
he will be taken to The jail at Red
wood City.
party at the residence of Mrs. Con-
nelly. widow with three children.
living in Melrose street. Vista Grande;
and imbibed too much beer. When
upbraided by the widow he struck her
and was thrown out. He threw rocks
at the windows and George Connolly
son of the widow, II years of age,
went out to stop him. Fennell struck
the boy. who ran into the house.
grabbed alrevolver and fired a shot in
the air TO intimidate Fennell, who
advanced upon him.
The boy fred again, the bullet strik-
ing Fennell in the left wrist, and as
he turned the boy fired again, the
bullet lodging in. Fennelrs back.
Fennell made his way to the city
and county hospital that night, but
refused to say how he got his wounds
but when the boy George surrendered
himself to Sheriff Chatham, the facts
became known.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
CITIES TO UNITE
IN LAYING SEWER
Huge Drain for Storm Waters
May Be Built Jointly
by Towns

OAKLAND, June 16.-Drainage OF
the storm waters in the fats OF north
Oakland. Golden Gate. Emeryville and
South Berkeley probably win be effect
ed before next winter by means OF a
huge sewer constructed by the various
municipalities. The project was
preached at the meeting Of the board
of works this morning. City Engineer
Turner of this city. City Engineer Nc
Clure of Berkeley and Town Engineer
Hawley of Emeryville advocating the
plan.
Turner is the author of the project.
The engineers of Berkeley and Emery
Vile attended the netting today to dis
cuss the proposed sewer and supported
It, Owing TO the absence at Seattle or
Mayor Mott. president of the board OF
works, action was deferred for a week.
1t is proposed TO distribute the con-
structiOn cost on a pro rata basis
among EmeTyvilIe. Berkeley. Oakland
and the Golden Gate sanitary district.
The cost to each will be moderate.
The proposed sewer would be one OF
the largest drainage systems In the
county. The main pipe would extend
from the bay to the Berkeley line. with
drain pipes distributed through the
fats
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
CHOW DOG KEEPS THE
CUSTOM HOUSE BUSY
Owner of Pup Regrets Animal
Was on Manifest

Just an ordinary chow dog from
China mixed things considerable yes
terday in the custom house. 1t is not
often dog gets into the custom
house, but this black mouthed animal
of the Flowery kingdom was brought
in officially. For a time it looked as
if Collector of the Port Fred Stratton
would not get away on his vacation,
as he was scheduled to leave on the
evening train. But through the COM
bined efforts of Deputy Collector New
ton Farley and the customs brokerage
firm of c. d. Bunker & Co. the canine
was figurativey tin-canned out of the
custom house and went its way either
bowling or rejoicing down Sansome
street.
When the steamer Manchuria reached
port F. Kensel of Hongkong, on his
way to New York, started ashore with
the pup. He was stopped Why
stopped? Could he not bring a dog
home from China. A regular chow dog
that never barkS until after he takes
hold, strange behavior only found
in his breed. Other passengers were
bringing pets ashore, why should he
be stopped?
1t appears that in some strange way
the chow dog had got on the ships
manifest. THAT settled it. Anything
on the manifest must pass through the
custom house and the duty paid. So in
this way the chow dog found its way
into the custom house.
More trouble was ahead There had
never been CHOW dog landed before,
and nobody from John P. Irish to the
messenger boy would venture val
uation The government is strict and
there might be a come back. Finally
a stray Chinese placed the value at So.
Then a long wait of hours while the
90 per cent duty was figured out. Ken
sci paid, the 81 charges in time to miss
the last train that day for New York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
JAMES NAMED AS
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Good Government Enemies Had
Declared That He Was
Slated for Retirement

BERK ELEY, June 16.-Enemies OF
which will take Office July l and rid
the city of the push" WHICH has domi-
mated politics here for several years,
and who have been predicting the re-
tirement of Principal NJ C. James of
the Berkeley high school on account
of an alleged misunderstanding with
Frank f. Bunker, superintendent of
schools, were given a setback this
morning with the announcement of
the newly elected school authorities
eipal for the coming year.
Coupled with the announcement
came the news that the members of
the faculty of the high school will all
be retained by Bunker and the new
school board This climax of affairs
after weeks of alleged Information
has come as source of qualification
to members of the good government
forces here.
Bunker said today that he was sur
prised at the adverse reports center
ing around the. selection of a princi-
pal for the high school. He said the
board. which viii assume office July 1,
would have taken action on the matter
of reappointments before but for the
absence in Mexico of School Director
elect Roy j. Young.
designations of Monroe E. Deutsch
and Frances " Carter were accepted
and leaves of absence granted for a
year to Annie c. Edmonds, Jennie
Sleeves and A n. Sheldon. The sal
airy of Charles S. Evans supervisor of
mechanical arts, was raised from
$1,000 to $4,000 year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
PICKPOCKET ARRESTED
AT BUTCHERS PICNIC
One of "Kid" SulIivan's Gang
Admits Identity

OAKLAND, June 16.-Anis Henry,
alias Willie Reagan. supposed to be a
member of kid" Sullivan's notorious
gang of pickpockets. was arrested at
Shell Mound Park yesterday afternoon
on complaint of Alexander Rodoni, who
charges that the prisoner attempted to
rob him during the butchers picnic.
Henry at first endeavored to hide his
identity, but fRally admitted to the
police that he was the same man who
was tried in Judge Cabaniss' depart
ment of the superior court in San Fran
cisco about a month ago for having
robbed a Chinese.
The jury in the case disagreed and
Henry was at liberty under ST 900 bond