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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Notice :of Special Assessment No
SO For the Construction Of Curb
on Water Street = ON Main
Street to King Street.

To Mueller Bros. Brewing Co., G. L Dim
mick, Chas Miller, M A Carmody, b Miller, G
& e ellison, L f Lyon, T M Wiley, Frank Com.
stock, Mrs Patrick hughes estate, Geo A Per
rigo, Cyrus Matthews, A NJ Bentley, Roy Mat
thews, Anna Dudley. b Collins, G y Allison.
Mary Getman, L Dolst n, Ella smith, A
Alliton, L Benson, Osmer, l. Chand.
Ter, Is \ Gaylord, X Aitken. II w Galusha
estate, Nettie Dwight, o L Sprague, w G
Cadwallader, ID Christian, E Mead estate N
Ayers. Louise Sullivan, w F Gallagher. r e
& T VanDusen. Mary Sharpstene, g
Evens. s A Evens, q f Brockway, Nina Ort-
wine, T. A Ward, Geo Carpenter estate, Ktttie
Goss. II b Seurtevant, Alice Tuthill, A T Phil.
lips, Il @ Osborn, Union Telephone Co.. e A
Gould and to all other persons interested,
take notice;
That the roll OF the special assessors hereto.
made by the Board OF Assessors for the pur.
pose OF defraying that part of the cost which
the Council decided should be paid and borne
by special assessment for the construction OF q
curb upon each side OF Water street from the
north line OF Main street to the south line OF
KING street is now on fie'in my ONCE for pub
lie inspection. Notice Is also hereby given
that the Council and Board of Assessors will
meet at the Council room In said city on Mon
day, November 9Th, 1911, at 1850 o'clock in the
afternoon to review said assessment, at which
time and place opportunity will be given al
persons interested to be heard.
Dated Dot. 18th, 1911
A. n. DUMoND,
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Notice Of Public Improvement

To All Whom IL May Concern:
Pursuant to resolution of the Council OF
the City OF Owosso. at a session held upon the
sixteenth day of October, 1911, notice is hereby
given that the City OF Owosso proposes To
make the following Improvement. viz: To CO
struct sewer known as Youngs and Robbins
Street Sewer along the following route:
Commencing at the corner of Brooks and
Youngs streets running thence east along the
center OF Youugs street tn its intersectio
with Robbins street, running thence north
along the center OF Robbins street to It's inter
section with Main street;
That specifications, plats. diagrams and
estimates OF cost have been filed by the Board
OF Public Works In my ONCE and are open TO
designated as the district to be assessed for
said iu provement all the lands, lots and par
cells OF land lying within the district herein
after bounded and described, the same to be
assessed Tor said Improvement according to
benefits derived therefrom, said district being
bounded as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of Main
street and west corporation line, running
thence north to o point where the center OF
Cleveland street II extended westerly would
intersect the west corporation line, thence east
to west end Of Cleveland street thence south
TO point In the center OF Brooks street OPP
posite TO southeast corner Of lot ten of Forest
Park addition, thence east to right OF way OF
Ann Amor Railroad company. thence south tn
the southeast corner OF lot twenty OF block
fourteen of City Assessors plat No. 8. thence
vest to east line OF lot SO Of Forest Park ad-
ditiop thence south to Grand Trunk Ry right OF
way. thence west to corporation lineShence
north to beginning.
The Council Of the City of Owosso will meet
at It's regular session on the 9Th day OF Nov.
1911, at 1880 p. m. when IL will hear objections
to the Improvement as aforesaid and TO the
district to be assessed.
Dated Oct. 10Th. 1911.
A. II. DU MOND.
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27

stre Of Michigan. The circuit Court for the
County OF Shiawassee. In Chancery.
II the matter OF the petition of Tod Kincaid,
Dr n h L. mb Abram F. Howard and Seth
q PuIv for dissolution OF the corporation
In IVA as the Kerby Coal Mining Company.
session OF S Aid court held upon the 9th
day OF October A ID. 1911, at the City OF Cor.
UNA, in said County OF Shiawassee.
Presentation Selden Miner, Circuit Judge.
On reading and filing the petition of Tod Kiu-
cald, Dryden Ii. Lamb, Abram F. Howard and
Seth q Pulver, majority OF the directors OF
the Kerby Coal Mining Company, a corpora
ton organized and existing under the laws OF
the State of Michigan, praying for a dissolution
OF sRid corporation and on reading and filing
the affidaIt of said petitioners that the facts
stated in such petition and the accounts. inven-
annexed thereto are just and true;
such corporation show cause, IL any they have,
why such corporation should not be dissolved
before Neil K. Walsh. one OF the Circuit Court
Commissioners OF the County OF Shiawassee, at
his ONCE In the City OF Owosso, Michigan, on
the 18TH day OF January, A. ID. 1912, at ten
O'Clock In the forenoon. THIS order shall be
published once each week for three weeks sue
cessive. In the OwOsso TIMES. which is a news
paper published In the County OF Shiawassee
where the principal place OF conducting the
business OF such corporation is situated
SELDEN S. MINER,
scu, n, Circuit Judge.
Solicitor for Petitioners.
Business address, Owosso, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Resolution Ordering Election.
ARTHUR II. MOND.
City Clerk

Whereas, written application and petitions
addressed to the Board of Supervisors of Shia
wasste County have been received by the Clerk
OF said County. praying that an election be
held In and for the said County OF Shiawassee
under the provisions OF Act No. 207 OF the
Public Acts OF 1880 approved June 20 1889, and
Acts amendatory thereto, to ascertain the will
OF the qualified electors of said County whether
the manufacture Of liquors and the liquor
traffic should be prohibited within the limits
OF said county aud
Whereas, said petitions have been laid be-
fore the Bosrd OF Supervisors of Shiawassee
County at their present session. by the Clerk
OF said County, which petitions have been duly
examined and upon (which examination 1t ap-
pears that such PETITIONS have been signed by
said County as shown by the returns and can.
vsss OF the last general election for state
Oficers held In said County In November, 1910.
The board finds that the highest vote for any
state officer In said County at the said last
general election was 5,704 votes and that said
petitions have been signed oy about 2 47S
electors of said county.
,sTherefore resolved and II Is hereby ordered
that the question whether the manufacture OF
liquors and the liquor traffic be prohibited In
Shiawassee County under the provisions OF
Act No 2t7 OF the Public Acts of 1889 and the
acts amendatory thereof and supplemental
thereto be submitted to the qualified electors
OF said County at the next general election OF
township officers in the several townships,
villages and cities In Shiawassee County 10 be
held on the first Monday in April 1912. to
ascert ain whether or not the manufacture OF
liquors and the liquor traffic should be pro-
hiDited within the limits Of the County.
A. GRIFFIN,
Chairman.
Countersigned.
ALBERT L. N CHOLS,
County Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
MRS. lsTANNARD TO TESTIFY


Ontonagon, Mich, Oct 26.-Mrs
Stannard. charged with the murder OF
her husband, will be placed on the
stand In her own behalf In his open.
Ing address the senior counsel for the
defense, p. II. O'Brien, said he pro-
posed to show conclusively that Mrs.
Stannard did not poison her husband,
that she worked hard to help support
the family, and that Stannard, when
drunk, was very cruel and disagree
able.
After closing its case the prosecu-
ton was granted permission to re-
open 1t to admit the statement of
Grace Hammes that Stannard said
there was poison in his coffee on the
morning Of March &c.
DR.. Hanna testified concerning ex-
periments he made with strychnine
and coffee, and said no sane man
would drink coffee containing enough
strychnine to kill, after tasting it, I'M
'ess he desired to die.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
SMELLED GAS BEFORE BLAST
New Witness Aids Defense at Trial %
James B. McNamara.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 26.-Efforts
to obtain talesmen satisfactory to both
sides in the case of James B. McNa-
mara. indicted for murder In connec-
ton with the explosion in the Times
building here, continues.
B. w. Clark, the talesman who
talked with Harry Chandler, vice pres
ident of the company publishing the
Times, whom he met in the street,
mentioned only casually that he was
drawn for jury duty and eliciting the
comment from Chandler that he hoped
Clark woul qualify, has been sum-
marily excused by the court.
A son of Clark may prove a valua.
BILE witness for the defense. Young
Clark told his father that he smelled
gas fully lock from the Times build
ing while passing on a car the night
before the explosion.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27

lions to construction OF curb on Saginaw stree,
between King and Goodhue streets. the MayoI
called for objections. Mono were offered.
Aid Sutnn presented the following resolu.
tion which was on motion adopted, ayes Rein
exc, Sutnn. BRANDED, Brown, Palmer. Consnt,
Chavey; nays none:
Resolution No. SIT
tention of this Council TO construct a curb on
each side OF Saginaw street from the north
line OF Goodhue street to the south line of
KING street, and OF the district to be assessed.
and the time designated for hearing objections
thereto, and all objections having oeen heard
ana duly considered. IL Is now resolved that
said Improvement be made and the construc-
ZION OF said curb on each side OF Saginaw
street I. ON the north line OF Go0dhue street
10 the south line OF King street be and is here
Said work to be done according to plans and
specifications and estimates OF cost prepared
oy the City Engineer ana filed In the office OF
the City Clerk, at an estimated cost OF $4,000
be IL further resolved that the Board OF
Special Assessors be and is hereby directed to
make special assessment upon the lands
constituting the special assessment district
Tor said Improvement and described In the
resolution adopted by this Council. designat-
Ing said district, for the sum OF 1859 co. said
sum being the entire cost OF said work AS
estimated and the cost OF surveys, plans and
assessments; said assessment TO he made ac-
corulng TO frontage upon the said improve
ment and upon fling said assessment roll 10
VIC oInce OF Inc Clty Slerk. Salu clerk IL hereOy
directed to give notice according TO law tnst
said roll Is on file In his office for public in
spection, and that the third regular session OF
this Council after the filing OF said roll In at
least two weeks intervene and II not then at
the next regular session thereafterl be desig-
mated for reviewing and hearing objections to
the confirmation OF said roll.
Aid Brown called attention TO had condition
the ditch on Gould street was left In when coal
mine railway was constructed and on motion
the city attorney was instructed TO notify the
proper parties to clean out the ditch.
Aid. Brown stated that 1t had been reported
70 him that fake advert sing Ia being employed
oy one OF the theatoriums and asked that the
natter be Investigated.
On motion Council adjourned.
o. L. SPRAGUE
Mayor. 4
ARTHUR II. DUMoND,
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27

State OF Michigan,
County of Shiawassee, IS.
l, Albert l.. Nichols County Clerk of the
County OF Shiawassee, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true and correct
transcript, compared by me, from the original
record OF the order issued BY the Board OF
Supervisors of said County calling special
election on the proposition of County Prohibit.
ton and OF the whole of such original, as en-
tered in the Journal OF the Proceedings of said
Board at their meeting Of october 18th, A. d.
1911.
In testimony whereof I have here
- unto subscribed my name and af
fixed the seal of the Circuit Court Of
[sEALl SAID County, at the City Of Corunna
in said County this 24th day Of
OCTOBER, A. ID. 1911.
ALBERT L. NICHOLS,
County Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Order Of Publication.

State OF Michigan. the Probate Court for the
County OF Shiawassee.
AT q session of the Probate Court for said
County, held at the Probate ONCE. in the City
OF Corunna on Wednesday TIE fourth dav OF
October In the year OF one thousand nine hund
red and eleven.
Present, Matthew Bush. Judge OF Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of Almeriou p.
Merrill, deceased.
On reading aud filing the petition OF Emma
M. Merrill praying that ad ministration of said
estate may be granted to James j. Haviland or
some other suitable person.
1t is ordered that the 9th day OF November
next at ten o'clock In the forenoon. at said
Probate ONCE; be assigned for hearing said
petition.
And IL Is Further Ordered tn at a copy of this
order be published thres successive weeks
pre- vious to said day OF hearing in the Owosso
Times newspaper printed and circulating in
said County oil ShiawasSee.
MATTHEW BUSB
Judge OF Probate.
By FLORENCE LINDSEY,
Probate Register
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Notice to Contractors.

The Incorporated City OF Cwosso Michigan.
will receive bids until ten o'clock October 30th,
1911, for the construction of sewer on West
Main street as follows:
$50 Feet of ten inch sewer pipe.
~ Feet 10 inch iron pipe.
10 Y branches.
3Manholes,
All in accordance with the plans and speci-
fcations prepared by the City Engineer and
now on file In the office of the City Clerk.
All bids must be accompanied with certified
check approximately In the amount of five per
cent Of the bid, made payable, without re-
course, to the Treasurer Of the City of Owoss0,
Michigan The City reserves the right to re
ject any or all bids, to waive defects and to
accept any d. All bids must be In sealed
envelopes marked on the outside Sewerage
bids and addressed to A.. II. Dumond. City
Clerk.
Dated October 10th. 1911.
ARTHUR II. DUNOND.
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Probate Order.

State Of Michigan, the Probate Court for the
County of Shiawassee.
AT q session of the Probate Court for
said County held at the Probate ONCE In
the City OF Corupna, on Thursday, the 10Th
day OF October In the year one thousand nine
hundred and eleven.
Present Matthew Bush, Judge Of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of George J
Leonard deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Frank
II. Rush as administrator praying for q license
to sell real estate.
II is ordered that the 18th day OF November
next at ten o'clock In the forenoon, at said
Probate once, be assigned for hearing said
petition.
Ana IL is further ordered that copy OF this
order be published three successive weeks
previous TO said day of hearing, In the Owosso
Times a newspaper printed and circulating In
said County OF Shiavastee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge OF Probate.
BY FLORENCE LINDSEY
Prob ate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Notice 70 Contractors.

Tho incorporated City of Owosso, Michigan,
will receive bids until 10 o'clock Q. m. Novem-
ber 18th. 1911. for the construction OF Q sewer
on Comstock street rs follows:
100 feet OF inch sewer pipe.
flush tank.
All in accordance with the plans and speci-
hcations prepared by the City Engineer and
now on file In the of1ice of the City Clerk.
All bids must be accompanied with certified
check approximately In the amount of five per
cent of the bid. made payable without recourse
to the treasurer of the City of Owosso, Mich.
gan. The City reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. 70 waive defecIs and to accept any
BID. All bids must be In sealed envelopes
marked on the outside Sewerage Bids" aid
addressed to A. II. Dumond, City CLERK.
Dated October 25th. 1911.
A. II. DUMOND,
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Notice of Public Improvement.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Pursuant to a resolution OF the Council Of
the City of Owosso at session held upon the
sixteenth day OF October, 1911, notice is hereby
given that the City OF Owosso proposes tC
make the following Improvement viz: To con
struct o sewer known as Shiawassee Street
Extension Sewer along the following route:
Commencing at the south end of the presen,
sewer on Shiawassee street, running thence
south to the intersection OF Shawassee and
Milwaukee streets.
That specifications, plats, diagrams and
estimates of cost have been flied by the Board
of Public Works In my office and are open to
public examination; that the Council have
designated as the district to be assessed for
said Improvement all the lands, lots and par
cells OF land lying within the district herein
after bounded and described, the same to be
assessed for said improvement according to
the benefits derived therefrom, said district
being bounded as follows: All lots. lands and
pre- misses AUDITING upon Shiawassee street be-
tween Mil waukee Street and the south end OF
the present sewer upon Shiawassee street.
The Council OF the City OF wosso will meet
at Its regular session on the 9Th day of Novem
Der, 1911, at 80 p. m. when 1t will hear obJec-
tious TO the Improvement as aforesaid and to
the district To be assessed
Dated October 10th. 1911.
ARTHUR H DUMOND.
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Notice Of Public Improvement.
To Whom 1t May Concern


Pursuant to a resolution OF the Council of the
City OF Owosso at session held upon the eth
day Of October, 1911. notice is hereby given that
the City OF Owosso proposes to make the fol-
lowing improvement, viz: To construct a
sewer known as the Corunna Avenue Sewer
Commencing at the right OF way OF present
main line OF the Ann Arbor Railroad Company,
in the center of Corunna avenue; running
thence northwesterly along the southefly siue
of Corunna avenue to the Eastern Division of
the South Ow0sso. Main Trunk Sewer.
The following described lands constitute the
special assessment district for said proposed
Improvement:
Commencing at point on the east line OF
Division street 1872 feet from the north line OF
Corunna avenue thence south II degrees paral-
lei to and 1872 feet from the north line OF Co
runna avenue TO the south line of the Ann
Arbor Railroad, thence southerly to the right
OF way OF the Grand Trunk Railway, thence
westerly along the north line of the right of
way of the Grand Trunk Railway to the east
line OF Division street, thence north TO the
place of beginning.
The Council of the City OF Owosso will meet
ct it's regular session on the 30th day of Octo-
Der, 1911 at $50 p. m. when IL will hear objec-
tions to the Improvement as aforesaid and to
the district TO be assessed.
Dated Oct. 18th, 1911.
ARTHUR H. DUMOND,
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Probate Order.

State of Michigan. the Probate Court for the
County OF Shiawassee.
Alta session of the Probate Court for the
County OF Shiawassee, held at the Probate
ONCE, In the City of Corunna on the 9th day
OF October 10 the year one thousand nine
hundred and eleven.
Present. Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate.
deceased.
The Executor OF said estate having rendered
final account to this Court.
1t is ordered thas the 4th day of December
next at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said
Probate office be appointed for examining and
allowing said account.
And It is further ordered that copy of this
order be published three successive weeks,
previous to said day of hearing, In the Owosso
Times newspaper printed and circulating In
eaid County Of Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge OF Probate.
BY FLORENCE LINDSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Order Of Publication.

State OF Michigan. The Probate Court for
the County OF Shtawassee,
Alta session of the Probate Court for said
County, held ct the Probate ONCE, in the City
Of Corupna, on Tuesday the 3rd day of Octol er
In the year one thousand nine hundred and
eleven.
Present, Matthew Bush Judge of Probate.
ia the matter of the estate of ] Bert Sullivan
deceased. On reading and fling the petition
Of Louise p. Sullivan praying that admins
tration of said estate may be granted to the
Il 10 ordered si that T' the sotS dsy October
next, at ten o clock In the forenoon, At said
Probate ONCE be assigned for hearing said
petition.
And It is further ordered, that copy of this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day of hearing In The OwossI
TIMES q newspaper printed and circulating In
said County OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
BY FLORENCE LINDSEY, Judge of Probate.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Notice Of Public Improvement.
To Whom IL May Concern:

10 whom IL May Concern:
Pursuant to a resolution of the Council Of
the City OF Owosso At "A session held upon the
23ro day OF October lSll, notice is hereby
given that the City of OwossO proposes to
make the following improvement, viz To
construct sewer known as King Street Later.
al Sewer along the following route: Com.
mencing at the intersection OF Hickory street
south OF King street and King street, and run
nirg East $40 feet.
The following described lands constitute the
special assessment district for said proposed
Improvement: All lots, lands and premises
abutting upon King street from the tntersec
ton OF King street and Hickory street south
OF King street to point $40 feet east OF said
tntef section.
The Council OF the City OF Owosso will meet
at Its gular session on the 18th day OF Move m
Der, 1911. al 80 p. m. when II will hear objec-
lions to the improvement as aforesaid ana to
the district to be ssessed.
Dated Oct. 25th, 1911
ARTHUR Fl. DUMOND,
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Notice Of Public Improvement.
To Whom 1t May Concern:

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Pursuant to q resolution of the Council OF
the City OF o Sosso 1T session held upon the
23rd day OF october, 1911. notice is hereby gwen
that the City OF Owosso proposes TO make the
following Improvement, viz: To construct a
sewer known rs Comstock street Sewer along
the following route: Commencing at the in
tersecdon OF Comstock and Dewey streets,
thence east along the center line Of Comstook
street distance OF 700 feet.
The following described lands constitute the
special assessment district for said proposed
improvement: LOIS %, IS, % 80. and "a of
Stafford. Gardner 4 Trankle's &c trail Ad.
dition to the CITY OF Owosso. Ua16
The Council OF The City OF Oxosso will meet
at Its regular session on the 18th day of Novem-
Der, 1911, At 1850 p. m. when it will hear objec-
lions to the improvement as aforesaid and to
the district to be assessed.
Dated Oct. 25th, 1911.
ARTHUR II. DUMOND.
City Clerk
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Kin Meet After Fifty Years.

Fairfield, Ill, Oct. 26.-Fifty years
ago Jason Thomas left the home
his parents to make his way in the
world, leaving his infant brother Da-
vid with them. The two brothers have
lust been reunited at the home of il
son here. Jason is eighty-four years
old and his brother is f1fty-four.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27
Stoves

And Household goods for sale. Bar
gains if taken at once Must be sold to
close estate. Inquire of E. o. or G. M.
Dewey.