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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Blue Ribbon Races.

The unexpected speed shown by horses
that have raced on the half mile tracks,
coupled with the splendid trial miles
by those that are intended for mile
track racing only, shows that the aver
age time down the grand circuit will
be faster this year than it has been.
There may not be any more sensational
trotters and PAGERS in sight, but the
number of good horses capable of beat
ing $40 is is considerably greater.
This class of horses will first be sent to
their limit at Detroit's annual blue rib
bon meeting, August tn 5, which
promises to be unrivaled by anything
In the country.
There are so many fast horses that
both stake and class racing will be hotly
contested. Think of twenty-five in
the M. & NJ. and like number in the
Chamber of Commerce stake, something
far beyond any other renewal of either
event. The classes range from five or
six in the free-for. alls to dozen or more
in the division between 200 and 2:15.
With large fields and the best lot of
horses that ever campaigned down the
big line, racing in connection with the
famous Detroit meeting cannot help
being brilliant.
The demand for box and reserved
seats in the grand stand at the state
fair grounds is such that it is believed
more people will come from distant
points than heretofore. Not only is it a
delightful time of the year for an out
ing in the City of the Straights, but the
visitors are afforded an opportunity to
see all that is best in harness racing.
There is only one blue ribbon meeting
and this is its twenty sixth anniyer-
sary.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Michigan Primary Defense League.

Under the direction of Arthur II.
Vandenberg, editor of the Grand Rap
ids Herald, an organization to be known
as the Michigan Republican Defense
League has been formed with the pri-
mary object of insisting that the law
providing for the selection of candi-
date for u S. Senator shall be carried
out by the members of the next legis-
lature. The platform Of the league is
as follows:
1--WE believe that the Republican par
ty gave Michigan an election boon Sec
ond only to the Australian ballot in
Importance when it provided primary
nominations.
We applaud the wisdom of the last
Republican legislature which made pos.
sible trial of this principle as applied
to the popular selection of United States
Senators.
We believe that the integrity of the
primary is charge upon the Republi-
can party; and we pledge ourselves to
its unequivocal support.
We insist that the candidate for
United States senator who, in next
falls primary, receives the largest par
ty vote in the whole state, shall be the
party candidate for United States sena.
tor; and to that end, we propose to de-
mand from every Republican candidate
for the next state legislature an un-
equivocal pledge that he will vote for
the candidate for United States sena.
tor who receives the largest party vote
in the party primary.
We are promoting no individual can.
didacy. We are organized solely as
Republicans and for the sole purpose OF
seeking enforcement of Republican
primary laws to the letter"
Mr.. Vandenberg is chairman of the
board of governors, made up of one
member from each county in the state.
The representative from Shiawassee
county is E. o. Dewey.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Binder Twino In Demand.

Lansing, Mich, July 15.-With the
binder twine season of the binder twine
plant of the Jackson state prison prac-
tically closed, a glance at what has re-
suited this year is interesting and shows
how little effect the clamoring of the
trust and opponents to the state employ
ing convict labor for this purpose, has
had.
Up to June 1S orders had been receiv-
ed for 1895, $50 pounds of twine, repre-
senting 1870 orders and during the fol-
lowing week 373 more orders were
added and representing 254, 24O pounds
of twine, making total of $3.50, 105
pounds of twine ordered.
OF this amount 2, 446, ,065 pounds have
been shipped, Since those figures the
sales have been raised to over 1900, 600
pounds and which will make an increase
of about 25 per cent over the sales OF
1909.
Up to June 25 the cash orders amount.
ed to $63, $50 81, while about IS per cent
of the sales are on 80 days time. With
this excellent showing those who clamol
against the binder twine plant should
take particular notice of what Is being
accomplished.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15

some place where his horse could not
go, but the horse could ford streams
and endure long. tramps Mr.. Smith
travelled many years establishing
churches and serving them.
For some time he lived in Owosso
then in the township of Bennington.
In 1866 he moved to Woodruff preach
ing in this place some years before and
afterward. as long as he was able. He
finished life's work about. sixteen years
ago. New comers to the neighborhood
were of the Methodist denomination
and in 1856 or not far from that time
another class was formed and Metho-
dist services have been held with but
slight Interruptions, but with some
changes, until the present time. In
1879 church was built which is still
being used.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Death of Mrs. Wellington Clark.

Flora. wife of Wellington Clark,
died at the family residence four miles
southeast of the city in Shiawassee
township, Friday evening, from neural
gia, aged Ga years, Mrs. Clark was a
most estimable woman and held warm
place in the affections of many &C.
Iquaintances, and she will be missed by
them as well as by her immediate fam
lily. Residing for forty years on the
Same farm she had seen and helped in
the development of the better life Of the
community. Funeral services were held
bit the home Sunday afternoon, Rev. G.
H. Hanks officiating. Besides her hus-
band, surviving Mrs. Clark are her
laughter, Mrs. Guy Markham, sister
Mrs. A, s. Wakely of Milford. and her
baughterin.law, Mrs. Lee r. Clark,
whose husband died in Bay City few
weeks ago.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Fine Compliment to Miss Martha
Horsman

Owosso friends will be pleased to
learn of the good fortune Of Miss Mar
tha Horsman of Detroit. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Horsman formerly
of this city, where Miss Horsman grew
to young womanhood) and will join
with us in extending congratulations
on the splendid trip abroad which she
will enjoy as one of the winners in the
Detroit Saturday Night voting contest.
This paper recently offered trips abroad
to the eight ladies of Michigan who had
the highest vote in the subscription
contest and Miss Horsman had the good
luck to head the list. The party left
Detroit last week and on Friday sailed
from Philadelphia for Antwerp. from
thence they will go to the Hague, Am
sterdam, Cologne. Heidelberg, Ober-
ammergau (where they will attend the
Passion Play, Munich, Lucerne, Gene
va, Paris, London, and other points Of
interest, reaching New York on the
home trip August 80.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Special Session.

AT the request of the members of the.
board, the county cleik has sent out
notices of special meeting of the board
of supervisors of Shiawassee' county for
Tuesday, July 10, to take such action
as is deemed necessary in preparing to
defend the suit brought by Hugh Nc
Curdy Eaton of Ohio, in the United
States Court to collect the $50, ZOO loan
ed the county by the late Hugh Nc
Curdy, and also with reference to the
motion made for a re.hearing in the
case of John T. McCurdy VS. Shiawassee
county in the Michigan supreme court.
Prosecuting Attorney Hicks has filed
his appearance in the Eaton suit and
would, of course, defend the actions
fully, but the state law requires
action by the board and as no regular
session will come before the suits are to
be heard special session was necessary.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
D. l.. Winkler Dead.

David L. Winkler, aged 73 yeayS,
and a veteran of the civil war, die&
at 2:15 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
after an illness of two weeks with n
complication of paralysis and heaxt5
trouble.
Mr.. Winkler was born in Summit
county, Ohio, and has been a resi-
dent of the county for the past thirty
years. He was a prominent farmer
living in Owosso township for manT
years. During the war he was u
member of the 29th Ohio volunteers
Mrs. Winkler died nine years ago
One sister, Mrs. William Connor oil
Oeio, ILL.,, and the following childrea
survive: Herbert Winkler of Manila.
Philippine Island, George Winkler Uf
Nevada, Mrs. A. l.. Bailey of Owossu.
Mrs. Mary Chute of Nevada and
James and Olin Winkler and Mrs.
George Rush of Owosso township
Mr.. Winkler was membersoS TIM
First Methodist church of this CITY
and Of Quakenbush Post, @. a n
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
WORLp.FAMoUS ARTISTS COM
ING.
Ringing Brothers Have Secured n
Wonderful Array of Foreign TaseNt


Ringing Brothers Have Secured n
Wonderful Array of Foreign TaseNt
Never before in circus history hsxl
such a company of talented performsrg
been assembled as the one presenting
the program under Ringing Brotherz
great exhibition tents this SEASON
There are 375 performers in all. Over
800 of them were engaged last wiutec
by the European and Asiatic agents oE
the show.
The equestrian features offer some-
thing entirely different from the riding
acts of the past. Lovers of eccentric
graceful and daring horsemanship lIa~o
treat in store. Among the best az
this talent are the buttons, EmWE
Stickney, Lulu Davenport, Al McCree,
John Agie, the Clark brothers, the four
Renos, Eveline Francisco, Miss Maud
Wulff. Miss Marie Davidson, Miss Flor
ence Harris and Daisy Hodgini Ne''
Among the acrobats are the fataoaG
Lorch family, from Germany; the Mag
clio -Marnitz troupe of up side down te&
ringers, from Italy; a company of pee
formers from the court of the Shah ef
Persia and the great Pacchecos. ChieE
among the aerialists are the AleriE
troupe, the best high-air casters and
vaulters on earth; the two Klarkoniaug.
the only aerial douele- e-somersaulters ir
the world; the Shaws, the Flying
Smiths, the Millettes, the Wards anf
the Nelson's.
In trained animal features the sfiuw
is rich. There are the Schuman horses,
which for several years have been ag
great an attraction to tourists in Europe
as the art galleries of Rome and Pacac.
There are three herds Of telephoninsy
elephants and troupes of trained pigE
dogs, mules and ponies.
Another big sensation is presented by
the three Saxon brothers, beyond SE
doubt the strongest men in the world.
One of them lifts 374 pound dumobsT
above his head with one hand. Two
of them lie on their backs and support
bridge. over which passes touring
automobile and six passengers. TIE
eldest brother lies on his back and with
his feet supports plank on which sit
thirteen men, while with his hands ms
holds up a 200 pound dumb-ben suI
three men.
The menagerie is now a complete en-
position of natural history, with not q
specimen missing. At its head is DAT
win, the missing link, an animal that
looks more like a human being tliar
some men. There are 1000 animals io
the menagerie. The parade OF the mOru-
ing is complete new display, far the
best the Ringing Brothers have exAc
presented. 1t is three miles long.
The big circus will exhibit in Owossas
on Monday, Aug. 1. 1t will give t~c
performances. Each will be exsctsy
the same as those presented in the
Madison Square Garden in New York
City. The four millions of peopie at
the metropolis say Ringing Brotaen
are the greatest showmen in the wossG
The papers stated that the perfoEvnr
ances in the Garden were the best IN
every particular ever given in that city.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Home and Contents Burned.

A little home which Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Banghart were buying on a con.
tract, located on State street, near
Ament was burned to the ground with
all its contents, Tuesday noon. The
house was insured but not the contents.
The cause of the fire is unknown. Only
the children were at the home the
mother having gone to do some work
at the home of l.. Hall, near by, and
the father to get his sprinkling wagon
team which he drives for M. l.. Parker
Mrs Banghart was overcome and
tainted when she realized her home
was burning.
Much sympathy is felt for the family
and subscription paper started by
Aid. W. E. Washburn is being liberal
ly signed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Died in Niagara Falls, N. Y.

James H. Laverock of this city re-
ceived a message Tuesday announc-
ing the death of his brother, John
Laverock, which occurred Tuesday
morning at his bone in Niagara
Falls, N. Y.
Mr.. Laverock has many acquaint-
ances in this city, having made his
home here five years ago. Besides a
wife. deceased is survived by son,
Arthur, who resides in Detroit and
brother, William Laverock of
Gregory.
The remains were brought to Owosso
Wednesday, to the home of J. II Law
crock Ball street, and the funeral was
held from there Thursday afternoon al
two o'clock.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
New Iothrop.

DR. Fl 7 White was in Ann Arbor,
Monday-Mr and Mrs Geo Zintel and
son Kermit, were in Owosso, Sunday
Miss Rosa Mulchy was in Saginaw,
Mondav-Mr and Mrs w @ Bailey
and daughter spent Sunday in Corunna
Mrs f Buzzell is spending some
time in Reece--W G. Bailey spent last
week in Flint--Geo Bullock was in
Owosso, Tuesday--Rev and Mrs Be-
dell and family returned Saturday after
spending some time near Gaines visit
ing relatives-MissN Nellie Collard has
returned home after spending some
time in st Johns-Miss Loretta II
Andrews of st Johns is visiting Miss
Vera M Beatty-Miss Fay Snyder OF
Saginaw, spent some time last week Wis
iting relatives In town-Miss Bernice
Clark is visiting relatives in Montrose
David Thompson of Belding, Il
spending q few days with his son, Wm
Thompson-Jno Campbell spent por
ton of last week in Flint.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Gases Settled.

The cases against six base ball play
ers for playing Sunday ball that were
not decided in the justice courts have
been settled by the men paying ST. so
each and costs, the amount being an
average of the three judgments given
against the men tried, six cents, 81 and
$4 The prosecutor felt that the amount
OF the judgments did not warrant furth
er trials and the entire matter is now
before Judge Miner as to a permanent
injunction against Sunday ball playing.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Board Organized

The board of education has or
ganized for the year as follows
President, w. E. Hall; secretaxys
B. S. Sutherland; treasurer, J. G..
Shattuck.
The president appointed the spk~
lowing standing committees:
Buildings and Grounds-0- Il.
Sprague, B. S. Stratton, ]. c. SnSt-
tuck. e3tt
Teachers and Schools-B. S. SuIn~
erland, ]. G. Shattuck, O. Ia.
Sprague. ,o,,f
Text Books and Library r. j.
Stratton, J. d. Cfum, B. S. Suther-
land.
Fuel, Furnaces and Machinery
J. G. Shattuck, o. l.. Sprague, 4 N
Crum
Supplies and Claims. d. Cruu
B. S. Stratton, B. S. Sutherland
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Prize Winning Solicitor Here.

w, d. Nelson of Cadillac, Mich,
who is probably the most successful
magazine solicitor in the United States,
is working in this city and vicinity for
Hampton's Magazine, and expects to
make as big showing here as he did
during the last nine months when he
won prizes consisting of five passen-
ger touring car automobile, $1,000 in
money and made commissions of over
$500 a month.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Sprague and Shattuck Reelected.

The annual election of trustees for
the Union School District came about
as near being unanimous as was posi-
BILE. But thirty.two electors in the en-
tire district took the trouble to caet
their votes for trustees, showing general
satisfaction with the work The past
three years of the trustees whose terms
expired, Otto l.. Sprague and Jesse @.
Shattuck, the former of whom received
every vote cast, and the latter all but
one. The evening meeting drew still
smaller number, but eleven persons be-
ing in attendance and one of them re-
mained only long enough to administer
the oath to the officers and>tellers
President Sprague presided, reading
the call, followed by the reading of the
minutes Of the last annual meeting, the
reports of the secretary, auditing COM
mittee, treasurer, and the estimates for
the coming year. The reports were
received and approved, Messrs. J. A
Armstrong and w. F. Alexander were
named as tellers and by unanimous
vote the board was authorized to expend
$47, OOo.5O during the coming year, and
a second ballot gave authority to spread
on the tax roll the sum of $21, 900 A
resolution presented by E. o. Dewey
was adopted instructing the board to
take the necessary steps to secure leg
islative amendment to the district char
ter to provide for the holding of the
annual elections in the same manner as
they have been conducted by vote of
the district for few years past, the
requireing of the filing of nominations
for trustees three full secular days pre-
vious to the date of the election, and to
provide for registration of electors to
enable them to vote at the election or
the annual meeting.
The reports and estimates are printed
on page two
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
RifIemen Plcked-Two Owosso Men
Win Places.

Private Frank Mier and Maj. M. J.
Phillips of this city, won first and last
places on the team of twelve men pick
ed from the Michigan National Guard
to represent the State at the National
Guard contest at Camp Perry. Ohio,
next month. Mier's score was 1874,
Phillips 653. Lieut.. Chas Lahman is
second substitute with score of 644,
Col. Geo B. McCaughna third substi-
tute, score 637. The scores were un-
usually high this year, showing an i'm
provement in the work of the men.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Three Injured.

The family of David Jones, foreman
for the Gage Coal Co. in this city, came
from Bay City to visit him Sunday and
during the afternoon started for ride
in a carriage, but soon after. starting a
wheel on the buggy was wrenched off
by the car track and the horse becom-
ing frightened kicked, striking the six
year old son, Raynor, on the nose break
ing it and seriously injuring his head
and face. Mrs. Jones and the daughter
were badly bruised. They were all
taken to the home of Lewis Hall, cofner
of Stewart and Cedar streets.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Troubles Never Come SingIy.

Ernest Gould believes that troubles
do not come singly. While fishing a
few days ago his line caught and in
trying to release it he fell fracturing
rib, and as he fell his hand was bit
ten by water spider and is badly
swollen. Later in riding a bicycle
across an accustomed short cut on the
Mason and Hickory street corner he
struck an iron post and fell striking his
eye with his thumb injuring the eye
badly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Found Dead.

James Mccullough of Shiawassee
township, received dispatch Tuesday
announcing the death of his son Robert,
aged forty-one years, at Morgan Hill,
California, where he had resided for a
number of years on bis fruit ranch.
The remains will be brought to Vernon
for interment.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Leg Crushed.

VIM. Voight, who lives on Howard
street, a teamster for the Owosso Ice
d Fuel Co., was the victim of bad ac-
cident, Tuesday, when his horses back
ed suddenly while he was getting
ready to load wood near the Ann Arbor
shops and caught his right leg bet ween
the hub of the wagon and post badly
crushing the knee 1t is hoped that he
received no permanent injuries.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
New Trial Granted.

Judge Miner, after hearing the argu-
ments of the attorneys in the case, has
granted new trial in the case of Mrs.
Emma Grosbeck against the Grand
Trunk Ry., for $35, 900 damages on ac-
count of an accident which resulted in
the death of plaintiffs husband. The
case was recently tried and verdict
given in favor of the railroad company,
the case turning on the question that
the car from which Grosbeck fell be-
cause of a defective ladder was not
owned by the company.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Must Drain the Pond.

The brick yard pond at the corner of
Stewart and Shiawassee streets having
become nuisance, the council has or
dered it drained at the request of the
board of health. The sewer outlets at
Mulberry and Oliver street bridges will
also be fixed so that whirlpools which
hold the refuse will not result
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Prosperous Building and Loan As
ISOLATION.

The st. Johns Building and Loan
Association, one of the old institutions
of the kind in the state and always
well managed, is just maturing its 21st
series of stock. Stockholders have paid
in $97 rs per share and receive 1924 SO.
the earnings thus being $s7 81 per
share. The payments covered period
of 391 weeks at the rate of % cents
each.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
State Sportsmen's Association to
Meet In Owosso.

In response to the invitation of the
Shiawassee County Sportsmen's Asso-
citation the state meeting of the Sports
mems Association is to be held in
Owosso at date not yet decided upon.
The meeting will bring large num-
ber of people to the city and the meet
ing will be held either at the armory
or hcCurdy park, depending somewhat
upon weather conditions. The County
Association will provide an evening
banquet, with number of prominent
speakers in attendance.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Notice..

All school children can now procure
vaccination certificates from physicians
who vaccinated them, or from any 9TH
er physician in the city. Keep them
for presentation at opening of school in
September. Those who. have not yet
been vaccinated should have it done at
once.
BY ORDER OF HEALTH BOARD.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15

Rev. G. H. Hanks left for Norwich,
Ohio. Wednesday morning to visit his
parents. His father is in poor health.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Owosso Team Loses.

The Owosso base ball team that play
ed in Maple Rapids Saturday. was de-
feated to 1. Sunday at Portland the
Owosso team was beaten 8 to /. 50
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Exchange Value of Farm Products

Gxo"ange value OF arm Products
is the title of speech made by U. S.
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, May 27th,
1910. This speech has been issued in
document form by the American Pro-
tective Tariff League of New York, as
document No. &c.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15

Miss Emma Lawrence is visiting her
brother, Frank, at Ola, Mich.