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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
WAS A BIG SUCCESS.
Mahar's Big Auction Sale Well At
tended. Every Horse Sold.

Last Saturday, James Mahar Of Sagi-
nav, placed on sale at public auction
at Sutterby's feed barns thirty-two
handsome heavy draft colts of two and
three years of age. Those colts were
raised near Tawas City on Mr. Mahar's
5000 acre stock farm. The: sale was
one of the best attended held here in
years and every colt wasl sold. Every
one who saw the colts said that they
were some of the best horse stock seen
here in years and the prices at which
they sold were very reasonable.
This was Mr.. Mahar's first sale in
Owosso. For several years he has held
these sales at st. Johns and it speaks
well of the reputation he has built mp
when one learns that several of the
bidders at this sale were from that
town. But wherever Mr.. Mahar is
known he has built up a reputation of
selling only good horses. We are quite
certain that one or two more such sales
here will show the farmers OF Shia-
wassee county the truth of this state
ment
It certainly pays to advertise your
auction sales in THE TIMES instead of
the old fashioned way with bills. Mr.
Mahar used The TIMES as his main
medium and the results he obtained
amply demonstrate TINES advertising
pays
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
When the Sugar seets Are Topped

When the Sugar Beets Are Topped.
Now the harvest days are ended,
And the wheat is in the bin;
The corn is shocked together,
And the fodder fields are grim
And the farmers caleulatin'
All the fields that he has cropped,
But his bank account is doubled,
When the Sugar Beets are Topped.
The plow is slowly guided
L y and down the furrowed field:
The frost is on the pumpkin,
And the apples gettin' peeled;
The. e.farmer's work is finished,
Aud some he's overlopped
Awaiting for the shekles
When the Sugar Beets are Topped.
Beets they're flour, feed and money!
Yes, they're honey In the comb,
They re buildin' up the country,
And a-nlakin' us home,
Where there's satisfying comfort,
For we'll all he warmly frocked,
(We can all go to Gran paws
When the Sugar Beets are Topped.
There are shoes for all the youngsters,
Aud gown for Rosy Ann,
here are things for all the household,
(Aud we're asking Uncle Sam,
70 come and serve the supper,
When the boys and girls have hoped;
For we'Ie sure to lift the mortgage,
When the Sugar Beets are Topped.
The trees are touched with beauty,
And resplendent everywhere.
The turkey birds are strutting,
With a grand majestic air,
Aud the robin lipgers longer,
Just TO tell us that he stopped,
To sing his farewell solo,
When the Sugar Beets are Topped.
So the SHOWS may come in winter,
For there's feed and fodder in,
And Rosy, dear, is smiling,
AT her sweetheart, in the glim;
There's a'fxing and abusing,
For the question ne has popped,
Theresa job for Father Brady,
When the Sugar Beets are Topped.
Rocky Ford, Colo, Enter prise
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
Burton.

Miss Della Way closed her school Fri
day for two weeks and is spending her
vacation in Ovid with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs G Way-A Jorae treasurer
of Middlebury township, is busy collect
ing taxes-Mr and Mrs Leo Christ
mas OF Garland; spent one day of last
week with Mr. and Mrs Darwin Green
Mrs r B Bromley and two children
Gladys and Winona, of Pontiac, are
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs P
II Wilkin-Mr and Mrs Dave Phillips
entertained at dinner Mr. and Mrs G E
Burr and family Tuesdsy-Jerry Ma
loney of Owosso, is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs Pat Msloney-Mr and
Mrs w G Stiff are entertaining relatives
from West Branch-There will be q
Christmas program rendered by the
children of the M p Sunday school Fri
day evening
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
Robbed the Grand Trunk.

Two brothers, Syrians one a resident
of Detroit, the other of Durand, have
been robbing the Grand Trunk Rail
road of Owosso, and other valuable
property for some time, but have fin
ally been detected, and the Durand
brother was arrested on the train going
to Detroit with stolen property and is
now serving sentence of 80 days in
the house of correction at Detroit The
other thief escaped from the train.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
Crushe i Between Cars.

Henry Baker, aged 33 years, was
killed at Durand Monday night by
being crushed between two passenger
cars on the Grand TrunK Railroad
where he was working as switchman.
He had uncoupled dining car and the
train evidently backed on to him before
he could get out. No one saw the acci-
dent.
Bakers home was in Durand with his
father and mother. He is also survived
by two brothers aud two sisters.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
Garland.

Delayed Letter.
Nemiah Austin has sold his farm to
Alfred Downey-Mrs Roy Gsrdham
and sister, Miss Donna Dawson, went
to Leota Wednesday to remain until
after Christmas Blanche Cald-
well, teacher of the Garland school, re-
ceived telegraph message Friday that
er husband had been kicked by horse
at their home in Montana. Mrs Caldc
we'll left for Montana Sunday. 1t is
regretted by all interested that she is
unable to finish the school as she is an
excellent teacher.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
Fire at the poroas Home.

The fire department was called to the
Dorcas home by fire the last of the
week which did damage to the amount
of about $780, The fire started in a
closet where match was probably
dropped by one of the children. The
thirty children were all gotten out in
safety, two who were in the bath tub
at the time making the exit without
much in the way of clothing.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
Yes, My Little Man, There Is a
Santa Claus. Thank God,''

No Santa Claus? Yes, my little
man, there is Santa Claus, thank
God. The world would be poor with.
out one. 1t is true that it does not
always wear a white beard and drive
reindeer team-not always, you know
but what does it matter? He is
Santa Claus with the big, loving
Christmas heart, for all that; Santa
Claus with the kind thoughts for every
one that make children and grown up
people beam with happiness all day
long.
And shall l tell you a secret which
l did not learn at the postoffice, but it
is true all the same-of how you can
always be sure your letters go to him
straight by the chimney route? 1t is
this; send along with them friendly
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
City Clerk Will Receive $1,000.

The council decided at Monday >
session that the city clerk was earning
more money than he was getting and
provided so that next year he shall be
properly paid, by passing an ordinance,
which appears on another page, raising
the salary to one thousand dollars with
two hundred dollars for a deputy. 1t
should have been done before, but bet
Ger late than never.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
Christmas Day at the Post Office

The post Office will be open Christ
mas morning from to 10 o'clock. The
city carriers will make one genera de.
livery. Rural carriers will also make
their usual trip, this being the only hol-
iday in the year they are required to 60.
For the accommodation of city patrons
the carrier windows will be open Fri
day evening until $50 o'clock.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
Getting More sus,nessllke.

The council did another good thing
Monday evening when it appointed
City Clerk Dumond purchasing agent
and ordered all city employees or Of
ficers to get requisition from the
clerk before buying anything for the
city. This will prevent waste and in
some cases unreasonable prices.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
Tho Owosso Times.

This excellent weekly comes to our
table with twentv-four pages The
large size is fully justified by the ex-
celleuce and attractiveness of the mat
ter.-Gratiot County Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24

M. and Mrs. Frank Bidwell and
daughter. Miss Cornelia, went "
Detroit Monday night to spend day
o. two. sllHxIIs
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24

The Congregational Social Union
desires TO thank Mrs. Sharts for a
sift CT five dollars.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24

BENNINGTON GRANGE.
Master--C. J. Chadbolt. o
Overseer-E. Kline.
Lecturer-Mrs. T.. ID. Burk.
Steward. Spiess.
Asst. Steward. G.. Schott.
Chaplain-Mrs. G. w. Slater.
Treasurer-Mrs. J. c. Schott.
Secretary-Harry Woodworth.
Gate Keeper-A. Rood.
Pomona-Mrs. T. j. Hicks
Flora-Mrs. B. F. Taylor.
Ceres-Mrs. NJ. w. Castle.
Lady Asst. Steward-Mrs.
Librarian-T. J. Hicks.
Organist-Bertha Rood.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
ANNUAL ELECTIONS
CORUNNA G. A Il.

CORUNNA G Il.
Communicative +. Jacobs.
Senior Vice COM. l.. Hackett
Junior Vie Cons. Anatomy.
Patriotic INSTRUCTOR. Fisher.
Surgeof-I4. Warmer.
Chaplain-J. Fisher.
Quartermaster-D Munger.
officer of the Day-A. Porter.
officer Of the Guard-M. Bishcp.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

Bright-Breezy-Bellicoss-B
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

than that. It is our opinion that sich a sermon as Rev. Moore preached won't never do Deacon Butter worth any good. The Deacon is a old hypercrit and can't seem to re- form-we guess he was borned a hypercrit.
 We don't believe in a pastor of his flock soaring church members half to deth by telling them that they are all a going to perdishion. We ourself didn't git over the effeckts of that sermon for two or three days and have only swore onct sinst when we split some type which we was setting up to print a sale bill from first class job printing did at this office at req sonable rates and on that oc- cashion we persoom a little pro- fanity was excusable. Now, if that sermon affeckted us as it did-us who leads what might be called a circumspeckt life-how do you sup pose it affeckted the more wickeder folks who heard it?.
 We hope that Rev. Moore will not preach on this subjeckt agin for quite a spell-it's too warm a subjeckt to suit the masses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
Bud Got His Toe Fast

Bud Hinckley, who ain't quite right in his head, had heart-rendering ex- |perience one day recent. Buds mother she sent him out to feed the chickens in the henhouse after breakfast, giving him a pan with some corn in it, think ing he would have sense enuff to do that being as he had did it alright be- fore. We'll, Bud he fed the chickens all- right and after he had did that he opened the gate which leads into the henhouse yard and left it open behind him. Then he crawls through the hole of the henhouse where the chickens comes in and out to see what he could find in there.
 Bye and bye Bud he got his eye on hole through a board in the floor of the henhouse. and probably jest becuz he couldn't think of anything better to dc Bud he goes and sticks the big toe of his right foot Che was of course in his bare feet, for how otherwise could he stick his toe through the hole with out taking of his shoe?) down thro into the hole. It was close fit, but Bud finally managed to git his toe through the hole, but when he tried to pull his toe out it wouldn't come. and SO there was Bud prisner, as you might say.
 Bud he stood there with his toe in the hole for a spell and then he tried to pull it out again, but it was as tite as ever and the harder Bud puld the more it hurted him, and then he began to holler and yell and boohoo and cry, and his mother heerd him and she rusht out to the henhouse, and after a awful struggle becuz she is SO fat she man. aged to pull herself through the hem house door, and when she seen what had happened to Bud she struggled outen the henhouse again and run for Lem Brown, our expert carpenter, who rushed to the scene with his saw and hatchet and had to cut big piece outen the board before Bud could git his toe | loose.
 Incidentally all the hens and roosters got outen the henyard and now they be scattered all over Bingville. Mrs. Hinckley soon as she got Bud loose give him a good thrashin. but what good will that do? None. And when Lem Brown charged Mrs. Hinckley a quar- ter, which Lem said was his reglar charge for job of carpenter work of that kind, she lickt Bud again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
Country Correspondence
HAPPY VALLEY.

It wouldn't be surprising if we would git som frost within month or six weeks from date.
 Farmers are busy getting ready for winter. We trust we won't have as hard a winter this winter as we had last winter.
 We are glad to report that the Grim Reaper has not swooped down into our midst lately.
 Several is on the sicklist. but not serious.
 Ezra Sparrow got nearly kicked by his horse while feeding same tother ev'g. E. says he will sell this horse at bargain to anybuddy desiring a ami nal which is kind and gentle as lamb which any child can ride or drive
 Miss Molly West has a new beau, according to reports. This Is the third beau Molly has had within a few months. Molly. you must be awful fickle.
 Jim Snyder took five dressed chickens to the county seat last week to sell
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
Pertinent Personals

Miss Tabitha Jones made herself shirt waist last week. Tabitha is quite a sower.
 Amos Hiilyer, J. of the P, also notary publick and legal adviser for tho town of Bingville and vicinity, in ad- dishion to being insurance agent, also agent for windmills and also calendars for sale in season, is on the sicklist.
 Deacon Leavengood was not to church last Sunday when Rev. Moore preached that red hot sermon on "The Burning Lake of Fire" You ort to of heerd that sermon, Deacon-it hit you purty hard.
 Doc Livermore, our human and horse doctor, says that aside from rheumatiz and a few chronic ailments, Bingville is purty healthy for this time of year, and he is accordingly good cal down in the mouth. Doc hopes, however, as winter comes on that the grip will strike in and that he will have moro to do.
 Miss Ellen Hoslins, while playing the melodeum in the parlor of her resi- dence last Satterday ev'g in honor of Sam Riddle from Sorrow Hollow, who was sparkin her, had mouse to run outen the melodeum and skeer her most to death. Ellen. screeched and jumped up on a cheer, while Sam grabbed Up the stove poker and bravely struck at the mouse and knocked vase offen the stand instead, smashing it to smith, ereens. The mouse then run back into the melodeum and is there yet as far as anybuddy knows. Ellen has give Sam the mitten becuz he broke the vallyable vase, which cost 75 cts, and it is re- ported that all is over twixt Ellen and Sam.
 Bill Simms says he never past sich a misable day as he did last Sunday. Just to please his wife, Bill put on 2 boiled shirt and wore it all day. Bill says that's the first boiled shirt he has had on for IS years, and the last one he's going to have on for the next 50 years if he lives that long.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

grabbed him by the calf of the leg and sunk his teeth in clean to the bone. Cy he give a awful holler of pain-and woke up with the cold swet of angwish standin out all over him.
 For the lands sakes," says Sary Jane, "what be you hollerin and moanin and goin on so in your sleep for, Cyrus1 Ever sinst you dropt of to sleep in that chair you've been takin on somethink dreadful-do you reckon it's that pie and kraut and things you ct for din- ner?"
 q reckon it must be-" says Cyrus as he picked up his pipe and filled it agin.
 Cy says he wishes to goodness he had not of went in to see them animiles- he says he can't go to sleep for five minnits but what he dreams that the whole passei of them brutes in thar glass case has busted the glass and is chasin him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

Rev. Sam1 Moore, the beloved pastor of the Bingville church. preached a riproaring sermon on "The Burning Lake of Fire" last Sunday morning, and being as we calkilate everybuddy who reads this knows what partickler climate and Ilocashion is meant by "The Burn ing Lake of Fire" we won't go into any explanashions. All we will say is that if there is any person who is so ignorunt as not to know what Rev. Moore meant by "The Burning Lake of Fire" he had bet ter take the trouble to find out somethink about it so as to avoid it in the fuchure, becuz if a person calkilated that his fuchure life would be spent there we are of the editorial opinion that he would be more nobuller and love his feller man a little mite more and not try to git the best of his neighbor in a horse trade, ct ceterry.
 Suffice to say that this red hot sermon by Rev. Moore was lissend to by large and appreshiative au- dience. Far be it from us to criti- else a minister of the gospel as long as he keeps within bounds, but it is our opinion that Brother Moore jumped over the traces in his last Sunday discourse. In other words we believe that Parson Moore went leetle mite too far when he pie tured the place of fuchure punish ment as lake of burning fire and birthstone where the wicked will be burnt and scorched eternally for their sins. We believe that hades is hot-hot enuff for all pracktical purposes and too alfred hot for comfort, but we don't believe it is as hot as Rev. Moore says it is, and we challenge him to prove it.
 At the close of his sermon he had five up to the mourners' bench askin forgivness for their sins. Among them was Deacon Butter worth, who only two years ago skind us in a hoss trade. After the Deacon had prayed awhile he got up and come to us and askt us our forgivness. We told the Deacon we would forgive him for $23, which was the boot price we paid for the old crobait which the Dea- con cheated us into swapping for. Well, the Deacon he scratched his head and thort it over a while, and finally he said he guessed he Icouldn't lissen to any proposisn'on like that, being as Divine Provi- dence would forgive him cheeper
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
Local Breyitles

Locals is somewhat skeerce this week.
 Jim Hill made a trip to the co seat last week Jim walked over, but he got a chanst to ride back on a lumber wagon from down Snake Bend way. Jim says he would ruther walk than ride on lumber wagon, being as it shuk him up so that he feels as if some of his bones was dislocated.
 The appel crop in our midst is very good this year, but not as bountiful as it was a year ago. It seems that worms has got into a good many of the appels, making them gnarled and runty. This will be a hard blow to them as was ex- peckting to make several barls of hard cider. They will do well if they git one barl
 Mrs. Martha Tucker has put up a awful lot of fruit, but how many jars we do not know. We will endeavor to find out and let you all know by next week.
 Several copies of this weeks Bugle are chewed up some by the mice. We menshion this so that if your Bugle happens to be kind of frayed and chewed around the edges you will know what done it. The mice is getting tur- rible thick in our office and it ain't hardly safe to leave anythink laying around loose any more, espeshially sinst our office cat met her doom by getting fast in our printing press one day, a full acct of which trageddy appeared in the Bugle at the time 1t happened. She was a good cat, too, and we was sorry to lose her. Has anybody got a cat they would like to git shet of who is a good all around mouser? If so will they kindly inform us, being as we can use a cat of that kind in our busi- ness Harvey Miller of Millersville called at this office one day last week and paid up $2 on his back subscripshion. Thanks, Harvey. Now, if few others would do the same we would feel a good cal like a bloated plutocrat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
ZION CROSSROADS.

Benj. Andrews while honing his razor to shave hisself last Sunday morning cut his razzer strop right in half. Lucky you didn't cut yourself in half, Benj.
 We need rain--in faclet we have been needing it for some time.
 Si Hemingway had a narrer excape from having a tree he chopt down in the woods fall on him one day last week and has sinst jined the church and says he is a going to lead a better & nobler life hereafter.
 San, Sam, Woods ., % made A 2 trip . to s.s Hard. rd. been for 10 years. Sam says the town has growd so that he had to look sharp to keep from getting lost while In town. The very idee of person getting lost in the small town of Hardscrabblei
 ~4- VERITAS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

same, but couldn't git what he thort they was worth and brung them back home agin. and says he'll try to eat em up before they. spoil if possible.
 EXCELSIOR. ;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
Wood Sawed Cheep

This 10 to advertise the fackt that have bought Brent wllliams' seckond hand wood same is worth and am now prepared 10 do wood saving in and around kinEYil1e for them need any wood saving did. calkilate that can saw uD your wood for you Q good cal eheeH- CT than you can saw 1t with Q buck saw and much quicker. Take advantage of thia labor saving device and have your winters wood sawed by na at a saving of work to your ant and soopersflshiOus, but take ad. vantage of this great modern invenshion to saw wood It beats the old way of saving by hand all hOller and .MlhS n long felt want. you VvOufd be surprised to see how much wood l can saw uP In q daK; See me for terms on wood saving ana VIII quote you rates per cord with great cheer. Place your order at onces beeus thers is no telling how busy may be later.
 LEM BROWN
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-24
NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR NAMED
Edgar Priest VIII Assume Duties nj
Cathedral school for Boys.

Edgar Priest, for three years organist
at St Paurs Church. director OF the
Musurgia Society. and president of the
Organists and Choirmasters' League.
has been appointed organist and master
OF choristers of the National Cathedral
School for Boys, which will open for hs
first term October , Mr. Priest is well
known in musical circles in Washington
His appointment completes the staff
Of the new National Cathedral School
which is situated IN Massachusetts ave
nue. near Wisconsin avenue, on the
grounds near the site of the new cathe-
dral. II is under the supervision Of the
directors OF the cathedral. and iS planned
10 give boys an opportunity Of getting
course practically the same as that
which has been given for the last ten
years at the Cathedral School for Girls
Mr.. Priest will have entire charge Of
the musical department. His work will
begin on October Z. with the opening OF
the school, the establishing OF which was
largely due TO the efforts OF Bishop
Harding
The new director is a graduate Of the
Royal College OF Music, Manchester.
England. and he was assistant TO Dr.
J. Kendrick Pyle. organist Of Manchester
Cathedral. At the age Of fourteen he
was made organist at Christ Church,
Friesland, England.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-24
Naval Orders.

Rear Admiral c. S. SPERRY. placed on the re-
tired list Of officers Of the Eavy from September
g. 1909.
Lieut.. Commander j. J. RABY. discharged treat.
ment Naval Hospital. Mare Island Cal SICK
leave two months
NIidshipman A W. RIEGER. orders OF August TO-
1900. revoked; detached duty Maine: 20 duty
Eagle.
Nidshipman G. f. BRANDT. detached duty Eagle
TO hcme and wait orders
NIidshirman P. T. HANBSCH, to duty New
Hampshire.
Acting Assistant Surgeon W. A. BLoEDOM. 70
duty Naval Medical School Hospital. Washing
ton. ID. G.
Chief Carpenter F. A. ITRICH, retired. discharged
treatment Naval Hospital, Mare Island. Cal 70
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