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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-09
THE QWosso TINES
EDMUND o. DEWEY. EDITOR.
owosso.G FR1DAY. APRIL o, 1909
Tho Eioc tion.

The result of the state, city ant
township elections, Monday, is pecu
Iarly gratifying to the Republican
party Their state ticket wins by an
unusually large majority and the re-
suit in counties on boards of supervis'
ors isfar better for that party than any
election In years. In practically all
the cities gains were made in members
of councils and in the number of city
officials. Quite good many cities
elected Democratic or non-partisan
mayors, but in most cases this was the
endorsement of men for reelection who
had made most excellent officials.
In Shiawassee county the Republi-
cans gain one member of the board of
supervisors and all the Republican
members of last years board were re-
elected. most of them by larger ma
jorities than they received last year.
In Owosso the Republicans elected
every man on their ticket but one. q
result scarcely ever attained in this
city. The reelection of Mayor w. ID.
Burke was an endorsement of his care
full, conscientious and business ad-
ministration of city affairs so far as
the mayor has control of them. His
reelection was made almost certain
by the refusal of many Republicans to.
take hand in city politics and run fo
the nonaination for mayor and tn,
approval in this way Of the admins
tration of Mayor Burke. Mr.. Det-
wiler accepted the place on the ticket
knowing that many Republicans were
well pleased with the conduct of the
Office during the last year and that
Burke'sre- election was probable. The
hight votstgiven Mr. Detwiler was
simply an emphasis that the people at
large did not believe there was the
lightest EXCUSE for third ticket this
year. Undoubtedly realizing that
there was but little reason for the
placing 0f thSir ticket in the field the
Citizens Committee, or some one using
the name ,overstepped the line of fair
ness and good sense in practically stat
ing ia their advertisement that all the
other candidates except those on its
ticket stood for lawlessness, vice
and corruption. THE TIMES is
pleased that this method of cam
paigning received hard blow and
particularly is it a rebuke for the few
who were anxious for nominations on
The Citizens ticket when some of
0wosso's best peoplel !were already on
The other tickets for those places and
their claim Of. running for decency,
etc, proved only cloak for
their desire for political Office.
The Republicans being sthe domi-
nant party, named "a full ticket-a
clean tioxet-and evidently one salts
factory to the people. The election
was quietly conducted, mo claim of
corruption or wrong having been
raised against those active in the cam
paign and the only unpleasant part
WAS the Citizens committees appeal,
and as it is understood many support.
srs of the Citizens movement q were
lispleased at this course, it is probable
The election will be remembered as
very satisfactory one.
We trust and believe the city will be
run as quietly and will grow and pros
per rs much or more in the next year
Is in the one just past.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-09

Representative Whelan is still or
the trail of Highway Commissioner
Earle and he remarked this morning
relative to the refusal of Earle To
come before the house last evening
and explain why his annual report is
not in, that 1.-THE house wants to
know what has become of the $780,
600 appropriated for good roads two
years ago; we also want to know
whether the state has had to ex-
pend anything for those stereopticon
lectures the commissioner delivered
in various states; we want to know
why that report was not out on Feb.
] as required by law, and I claim
that it could have been, had he got
ten the copy to the printers on time. i"
There is also a dispute between
the commissioner and Whelan as to
when the report was sent to the state
printers, but in concluding his COM
ment on the commissioner, Whelan
remarked 81 haven't anything
against the commissioner. l don't
know but that he is the best man in
the United States for the place if
the department is to be continued"
Lansing Republican.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-09
Human Nature.

Take the case of the fellow in tht
next block. You have always consid
cred him uppish. He has considered
you uppish. One day you are intro
duccd, and then each Of you discovers
the other to be pretty good sort.-St
Paul Pioneer-Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-09

are at stake on the principle of this bat
tie of the New York farmers against
the commercial feather hunters Clifford
Pinchot, head Of the national conserva
ton commission, has come out In strong
support of the proposed legislation.
Letters of warm endorsement of this
campaign have also been received at
the Audubon headquarters from @. F..
| Cox. president of the New York Acad-
envy of Sciences, Madison Grant, chair
man of the executive committee of the
New York Geological society. DR.. Ray
mond A. Pearson, New York state
commissioner of agriculture and E. P.
Felt, the state entomologist. F. N.
Godfrey, master of the state grange,
has already actively enlisted Witf aii
his forces in the fight. s.
Half of the daily food of the crow
blackbird alone is made up of the in
sect pests that destroy the crops it has
been proven by expert examination of
2, 800 stomachs of these wild birds, the
results of which are being submitted to
the legislators by DR.. T. s. Palmer of
the government department of agricul-
ture. With others of the non. game
species that it is proposed to protect in
New York, these birds have been
shown to be the only effective check
to the plague of brown tail and gypsy
moths which is sweeping over the
county from the New England states
where $4,000, 900 has already been spent
in vain attempts to curb its devastation
of the crops and woods. With the in
sect eating birds it is also planned to
shield the snowy owl, which is known
to consume the hordes of meadow mice
whose depredations have cost the or
chardists of the country millions of dol
lars.
This battle for the proper protection
of the insect eating birds will have its
effect upon the whole country" said
William butcher, president of the
National Association of Audubon So
cieties. more than $l,0OO,OOO has
been proven by the government to
have been lost to the farmers of this
land last year through the depredations
of insect pests. We want to determine
IL this vast loss to the nation is not to
be considered rather than the selfish in
terests of the few dealers in the plum
age of the very birds that destroy
these insects. 1t is high time for the |
orchardists, ranchmen and
planters of this country to assert them
selves in this matter as the agricultur-
rs are doing in this state. We feel
we can count upon the support of |
cry patriotic American to help us
ave the nations valuable bird resourc.
,s."
The efforts in New York state are de-
serving of not alone success but emul-
atom, especially in the southern states,
n several of which our beloved robin
5 shot by market hunters and sold for
he pitiful pittance of 5 cents dozen
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-09
A Comparison.r

Ever seen congress in session.?
mo" replied Farmer Coboss, but |
know about how 1t looks. I hev hired
man who kin git as busy doin' nuthin'
as anything you ever saw."-Lousvillc
Courier-Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-09
OrIy UndeveIoped.

He-It has been said that woman
can make fool of any man. Do you
believe it? She-Of course not The
best she can do is to develop him.
Chicago News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-09

There are enough serious things I:
l.fo without considering yourself on
81 t'.em.--Cynic's Calendar
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-09
County Orders.

Corunna, Mich, April 8, Especial }
The orders for March have all been
paid by County Treasurer Shipman,
and they total up to be the largest of
any month in the year, on account of
the coming due of the drain orders
IN this month. u JSAaS e
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-05-14
Peace Day For Idaho.

A proclamation has been issued
from the Office of the chief executive
designating Monday. May II, as
"Peace day." to be observed through
out the state in commemoration of
the first International peace con-
ference at The Hague, May II, 1899.
Governor Brady is one OF the first
governors of the western states to
take the Initiative toward the estab.
lishrnent OF holiday for the obser %
walton Of the anniversary of the 10.
auguration of the movement for uni
versal peace. In the proclamation
issued, the churches OF the state are
requested TO hold exercises in keeping
with the event. Sunday, May l6, and
the schools to celebrate the day with
appropriate exercises on Monday,
May II. Similar prOnunciamentOs
have been issued by the CHIEF
executives of several states and with
view of assisting 10 the movement
for universal peace Governor Brady
has taken up the matter and issued a
proclamation for Idaho.-Capita
News.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-05-14
POST FALLS.

o. A. Kirby and family, former
residents of this place, are here visit
ing, and may decide to remain and
make this place their home.
G. B. Nash has sold his place in
East Greenacres to Mr.. Lewis of Spo.
kane, and has moved his family to
town and will occupy the house re-
Gently vacated by H. Kitchen.
Miss Mamie Volkel was visiting
friends In Standpoint last week.
T. j. Coburn of Connell, Wash,
has bought the Fred Trumpour resi-.
dence on Sixth street.
Ernest Knight and family, recently
of Luverne, are visiting at the home
Of D. X. Matthews. Mr.. Knight is a
brother Of Mrs. Matthews.
Mrs. Rose Thayer, the lady barber,
has fitted up tonsorial parlors on Spo-
kane street.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-05-14
State Land Sales.

A large number of sales of state
land will be held during the next two
months 10 the various counties of the
state, under the supervision of the
state land department. The first
sale will be that of state lands 10
Gated in Owyhee county which will
be held at Mountain Home May 80.
Timber lands to the extent of approx
imately 400 acres will be offered for
sale, together with approximately
$500 acres of other state lands located
in Washington county at Weiser
June 10 Several sales will be held
in the northern counties OF the state
during the month Of June, sales to
be held of state lands located in
Kootenai county, May 81; in Bonner
county. June 1: Latah county. June
2; Nez Perce county, June B, and
Idaho county, June 5. Each of the
sales in the northern counties of the
state will aggregate from 1000 to
$500 acres. In the sale to be held in
Latah county state lands, $50 acres
Of timber lands will be offered fol
sale.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-05-14

From many definitions OF the word
"Booster", submitted to the Capital
News, the following are selected as
the three best:
A public benefactor in the commu.
nifty In which he resides-one who
can silence the hammer Of the
'Eknocker" by making every blow
struck count two in favor Of his home
town, thereby putting dollars into
his own pockets and those of his
ncighbors as well.--Charles Paynton.
A helper. one who possesses the
physical, mental. financial, or spir-
itual ability, coupled with willing.
ness and a desire to help, somebod,
Or something. 1t may be an 'individ
ual, an enterprise or city. IA ions
pull. a strong pull and pull alto
9ether." fully exemplitles :he Booster
spirit.-Mfs. f. N. White.
Al optimist, one who sees onl,
good in bis town and Its people, on
who without selfish motives is always
by word and deed trying to advance
the best interests of the town ant
state 10 which he or she resides.-
Eldred Annas, aged l3.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-05-14
WANT THE WORK RUSHED
Seattle Fair Officials Send Idaho a
Hurry-up Message.

The Seattle exposition officials
have put time limit on the con-
struction of exposition buildings
that may prevent Idaho from
housing a moving picture show
and also render it impossible for
this state to put in the proposed
county exhibits.
The picture show and exhibits
we're to be installed in a building
separate and apart from the state
building.
A telegram was received at
Boise, May 6, from the directors
stating that bond in the sum CT
$1,000 would have to be furnished
at once to guarantee completion of
that structure by May IS.
The object in requiring this bond
is 10 have the entire fair completed
by the time it has been advertised
to open. If the exposition officials
succeed in doing this it will be the
first time on record that a huge
fair, representing an outlay of
hundreds of thousands of dollars,
has started off with every exhibit
in place.
AS the time allotted for the
completion of the building is hard
ly two weeks distant the various
counties of the state that have
signified desire of entering into
the proposition of conducting this
moving picture advertising scheme
will have to rush their contribu-
tions and railroad final prepara-
tions for the carrying out of the
idea. Statesman.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-05-14
New N. P. Schedule Soon.

A new train schedule on the Nor.
the ern Pacific will 20 into effect May
%, under which westbound trains
will arrive in Rathdrum about as
follows: Number S, I a. M No. /,
s a. M; No. Is, 1886 p. NJ; No. 3, 8
o. m. East5ound trains will arrive
as follows: Number Is, about a. III. !;
No. 6, 2 p. NJ; No. 2, ii p. m.; No.
4, 2 a. M. Numbers and 2 will not
stop here. Under the new schedule
No 2will be night train instead of
midday as at present.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-05-14

DOCKS. Some OF the property
owners are said to be ready to be-
gin work as soon as the board
takes action. The motion was
laid on the table, but it is probable
that definite action will be taken
within short time.
A communication from the park
board was read, and VIM. Rein
hart was appointed member of
the board to succeed r. L. Cole,
resigned. Mrs. D. D. brennan,
who represents the reading circle
on the park board, was reappoint-
ed. The communication requested
that day be designated for the
planting Of shade trees in the park,
and the board instructed the clerk
to publish notice fixing Tuesday,
May IS, as such day.
An incandescent street light was
ordered placed at the N. P. rail-
road crossing of Mccartney street.
The official bond OF R. E. Young,
village treasurer, was approved.
The bills of the Rathdrum Elec-
trio company, $79.64 for April
light and power, and w. S. Gill,
road overseer, $21.25 were allowed.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-05-14
State and COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
A commercial club has been or.
"a nized at St. Maries.

A commercial club has been or.
ganized at st. Maries.
Moscow has an outstanding warrant
Indebtedness Of $27, 900.
The Standpoint school board is said
to he contem plating reduction in
teachers salaries for next year 10
order to curtail expenses.
F rcd M. Seward, convicted of the
mu rder OF Clara O'Neil at Moscow in
Oct ober, 1908, was hanged at Boise
last Friday.
John brennan Of Caldwel sold his
wool clip last week for 10 "a cents
per pound. The prices offered last
year by the Boston buyers for the
wool from the same band was l-3.
A new militia company has been
organized at Standpoint with Eph
Flydell, captain; Philip Matthewson,
first lieutenant, and Will Mcdonald,
second-lieutenant. The company ex-
poets to be mustered in soon.
As a result OF being struck by
glancing ball on the right side Of the
head May7, while practlcing with
the Bankers baseball team of the
Twilight league, at the Boise bar
racks, Milton Bush. young man
who had promise Of bright career,
died shortly after 2 O'Clock next
morning from an internal hemorrhage.
Mrs Helen Shoemaker, wife of for
mer county treasurer. c. J. Shoe
ma ker Of this county, died Monday
morning at the Deaconess hospital,
Spokane. Death was due to shock
following a surgical operation. She
was 40 years Of age and is survived by
her husband and two sons, Curtis,
aged IA, and Harry, aged 9. The
funeral was held at Occur d'Alene.
Legal holidays In Idaho are: Every
Su nday, January lst, February 22nd,
May 80 (Memorial day., July 4th,
Labor day (drst Monday in Septem-
ber), every day on which an election
is held throughout the state. Christ
mas day, aud every day appointed BY
the president of the United States,
or BY the governor OF this state, for a
public fast, thanksgiving or holiday.
New rules aud laws concerning
mining Of all kinds 10 Idaho have
just been codifled and published 10
pamphlet form by State Mine In
spector f. Cushing Moore. The
booklet contains much that is now
we'll known to all mining men and
many points now too generally
neglected or unknown that all miners
can learn for nothing by addressing
the inspector.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-05-14
NEWS NOTES FROM ATHOL
Elmer Barry Of Granite Succumbs
to Typhoid Fever.

Elmer Barry of Granite died Sun.
day after a long illness from typhoid
fever. He was the oldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Barry OF this place. His
mother has been constantly at his
bedside since he was first taken sick.
He leaves a wife and two little sons,
a father, mother. two sisters and two
brothers to whom we all extend our
heartiest sympathies.
is Tritt Of Cheney, Wash, pur.
chased 40 acres OF land from VIM.
Gray, Monday. The deal was made
through the Office of Peterson g.
Norman.
When our good people first enter
the Athol post Office now a.days, they
hardly know whether they are in
Athol or San Francisco, SO great has
been the change within. Uncle Ed
deserves all the praise we can give
him for this wonderful transtorma.
ti0n 10 Uncle Sam's headquarters.
E. 0. Matheney and family OF
Kennewick, WASH, and L. r. Whit
lock and family of the same place
arrived this week to spend the sum
mer at the r. A. Whit!ock ranch.
Frank Spaulding is now the owner
Of the A. II. Noble place. having
purchased the same last Friday.
This joins the Spaulding ranch and
gives him 800 acres. Frank is y
hustler and good worker. 100 acres
Is not enough for man Of his caliber.
1t is such men who succeed 10 this
great world Of ours.
Mrs. Mildred Peterson went, to
Rathdrum, Friday, where she took
part 10 an entertainment at the
Methodist church of that place.
While there she was pleasantly enter.
tanned at the home of Mrs. G. A.
Laird.
Mrs. Geo. Clark visited her parents
in Spokane Friday and Saturday.
Geo. Batters transacted business 10
Rathdrum Saturday.
Miss Anna Fleming spent Sunday
at the parental home in Rathdrum.
Mrs. Cruise and little daughter,
Pearl, returned Saturday after a three
weeks visit in POtlatch.
Jimmie Dyer called on old friends,
Friday.
Miss Ruby Studley visited In Occur
d'Alene last week.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-05-14
TO Make IT Effective
Taft to Urge Amendment Of
Interstate Law.
DOLLlVER AND ALDRICH
The Subject Of Japanese Competi-
tion Again.

Washington. ID. G. May 9.-Presi'
dent Taft is intensely interested in
the problem of amendments to be
made to the interstate commerce law
10 order to make it practicable and
effective and he is holding many
conferences with the attorney general
on this suoject 1t is his purpose to
urge number of important changes,
one OF the most notable being an
amendment which shall authorize the
pooling of rates under the supervision
of the interstate commerce com
mission. This alteration in the law
was ur rged by President Roosevelt 10
several messages to congress and it is
held by President Taft to be all i'm
porta ut in that it will make for the
interests Of the shippers as well as of
the railroads. Mr.. Taft believes that
the result of such an amendment
would be to lower rates to shippers,
10 ma 10y instances. The existing law
is SO far reaching as to be practically
impossible of enforcement.
The prediction that there would be
"hot time" 10 the senate when
Senator Dolliver made his attack on
the textile schedules was more than
verified when the senator from Iowa
on T nesday of this week, took the
floor and boldly challenged the Re-
publican leaders. The skill of Mr..
Dolllver as a debater was shown
many times. He never for moment
lost his temper and his witty replies
to those who sought to confound him
kept his auditors in good humor and
added greatly to the effectiveness of
his argument. Senator Dolliver d.
rected his attack against Senator
Aldr ch and his language aroused the
ire OF the Rhode Island senator and
resulted 10 a cross-fre Of questions
and answers which disclosed more
bitterness than has been shown here.
tofore 10 the tariff controversy.
The Natl Jnal Association of En-
ploying Lithographers was In annual
convention in Washington this week
and its members are much agltated
over the attempt of Japanese litho-
graphers, subsidized by the japanese
COVE ernment, to capture the bulk OF
the photographic business of the
tied States. Some of the mem
bers of the association claim that the
Japanese attempt to get trade 10 this
country, ip addition to the business
German manufacturers are now doing
ia the United States, could have but
one result--the ruin Of an industry
that pays the highest wages, next t.
the diamond cutters, of any trade IL
the country. Some photographers. II
is stated, receive as much as $l00 &
week. The consensus of opinion Of
the members is that unless this 10
dustry receives better protection
Jap pan aud Germany will drive tn,
A american photographers out of busl
ness. They are asking for 45 pc
cent, to be able to do business il
com petition with the Germans ant
japanese. The present schedules o
the Payne bill give them 80 per cen
and they claim that this is no
enough.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-05-14
The Manager Was Cute.
The crowd swayed toward t

The crowd swayed toward the
manager of the open air show.
"What did you mean by advertis-
in thet tight rope walker ?" cried
the spokesman.
Gust what I said," replied the
unabashed manager.
"But the rope was laid on tn
ground" cried the spokesman, can
your fraud of rope walker just
walked on it step or two! Do you
call that tight rope walking?"
Certainly shouted the man.
ager. "The man was tight, wasn't
he ?'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.