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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-08-18
BUSINESS PLACES TO CLOSE.

At Noon Wednesday Next for the
Pine Lake Excursion and Picnic.
With a willingness which almost
assures success--a good day being the
thing needed = the business men of the
city 90 far as seen have signed an
agreement to close their places of busi-
ness at noon on Wednesday, August
23d to give everyone An opportunity to
take in the Improvement Association
excursion to Pine Lake. Up to this
morning the following names had been
secured:
J. c Shattuck. The Times Printing
Co., Detwiler s. Sons, E. L. Bunting,
Bullard 4 Hagan. Ira G. Curry, Pearce
e. Ward, Loomis g. Osmer, Murray e.
Terbush, Owosso Grocery Co., Osburn
g. Sons, G. M. Miller, J. B. Sullivan,
w. E. Hall & Son. Rolla L. Chase. J.
A. Byerly, B. M. Dawes and The State
Savings Bank, Evening Argus, Bah
bette Bros, M Angelo, Nutson & Lath.
rop, Ray Stinson, Hoffman Bros, R.
Hochild, A. j. Stevens, e. L. Carr, M.
Kerbv, Carl Frickie, A. F. Hollis, Beat.
tie & Ross. John Steck, s. T. Van.
Dusen, win E. Collins e. Co., Tooley.
Gurden g. Lingo, w J. Blood, ]. A.
Barrie, Bowers 81 Underwood.
b. C.Miller. C.A.Sculline. Pavne G.
Euler. Thome & Frisbie. Sprague &
Company, b. S. Sutherland. F. H..
Williams, J. T.. Weber, G. S. Allison
& Son. Citizens Savings Bank, c. G.
Wright, 0. G. Whitney, c. Z. Fair
weather, l.. v. Fulmer, Clara Ruess,
F. b. Holman, Knapp g. Smith. The
Evening Argus, Kelley & Douglas, G..
G. Duff, Gus Ables, j. +. Hartle, W..
G. Duitield, The Ladies' Hat Shop, w.
II. Camburn, R.Raatz, Owosso Floral
Company. Geo. N. Monroe. Owosso
Savings Pank, Chas. Fl. Jewell & Co.,
Edward Wixon, Marble Bros. II. L..
Findley, Frank Moffat, d. Fl. Day,
VIM. Feindt, j g. Johnson, Southland
& Densmore, Kaufman 4 Meinstein,
ID. r. Hickey e. Co.,J. A. Heidamos,
Gerow Implement Co., Ferris Bros,
F. z. Sutfin, II. A. Brown, John
Wood. Chas. A. Lawrence, ]. J. Per-
kins, Owosso Press-American, Sun
nyside Greenhouses, The Foster Co.,
l.. s. Benson. d.. b. Reynolds II Co,
ID. M. Christian. l.. Struber & Sons,
M. F. Blair, Davis Dry Goods Co.,
Lyon & Pond. Albert Todd Co.
The picnic promises to be a grand
success, and much interest has been
manifested among the people in gen.
eral. who have few opportunities of
visiting the pleasant park and lake
or any other day than Sunday.
Arrangements are being completed
for some sports during the day, includ'
ing two league ball games. The fare
for the round trip is 90 cents. children
under 10 years Of age AZ cents. Tickets
will be on sale Saturday at several bust
ness places and 1t Is the wish of the
committee that 30 far as possible those
who intend buying will do 80 at once.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-08-18
Oakley.

A severe electric storm visited this
section last week Thursday; lightning
did damage to w r Spencer's house.
Another similar storm came Monday
night but no damage was reported
Miss Helen Hill Of Lansing. is the guest
OF her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs John
Hill-Mrs Harriet Demun is sufferer
from erysipelas in her William
Mccartney Of Owosso, visited In Oak.
ley Sunday-Andrew Tottenham of
Luce. was IN town the 6rst of the week
Mr. and Mrs Geo Douglas of Flush.
ing, were the guests Of Mr. and Mrs
John Douglas few days recently
The Misses Agnes Keyes and Monta
Coy visited in Grass Lake the fret of
the week--We understand that Guy
Gray has bought ont livery at Perrin.
ton. He left for there Mondav-Mrs
w r Beers Of Lansing, was the guest
of Oakley relatives Sunday Miss
Grace Teller " IA off duty at Fillinger
q Gorjan's part Of last week on &C.
count of sickness-D Vollmer was at
his home in st Charles oyer Monday
night - Howard Keyes visited in
Owosso the first Of the week-C A
Coy was In Saginaw on business lest
Saturday-Mrs Louie Ferguson re.
turned Monday from Califoi MIA where
she spent the summer-Mr and Mrs
Frank Niver spent Sunday in Saginaw
Mr. and Mrs Phil Mickles enter
tsined Mr. ard Mrs Fayette Haynes of
Brant. over Sundsy-Mr and Mrs
Chas Gooldie and Miss Mabel Sterling
were in Bay City Sunday Bert Cow.
or is making preparations to make the
cement blocks for his new house
Roy, the nine.yesr.old son of Mr. and
Mrs John Hartman, east Of town. pass.
cd away Monday morning at o'clock.
He had been sufferer for some time
from heart trouble. The funeral was
held w ednesday afternoon at Q o'clock
from the N Il church, Rev Young Off.
ciating. and interment was made in
wildwood cemetery-Miss Hazel Nil.
Ter returned Tuesday from IN extended
visit with her sister at Toledo, Ohio
-Relatives OF Albert Chapel OF Flint.
received word that he had passed away
Tuesday afternoon-L Y Howell went
north on ashing trip Tuesday Miss
Belle Dearman is clerking at Rundell'a
store--Art Hill has gone to Fenton to
work for bis brother.in.law, Monroe
Towne--Mr and Mrs Geo Cute and
] B Hoffman were In Sag Wed
nesday-John Chapel OF Gould City,
was In town Wednesday, A snth.
erland Of Birmingham. was in town
Wednesday. Mr. Sutherland formerly
conducted meat market here. Miss
Violet Teachout who has been visiting
here the past two weeks. accompanied
him home-Wickham for shoe and
harness repairing. Best work at REQ.
sonsble prices.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-08-18
ShIawassee.

The Misses Helen and Elizabeth
Pratt Of Vernon, were the guests Of
their aunt, Mrs Ross Harmon, a couple
days last week.-Mrs. B w Mattoon
entertained the Maple River Ladies'
Aid society last Fridsy-Jesse Deuel.
visited near Flushing the latter part
Of the weekAJohn Furguson, U. s.
NJ. is at home on thirty. day fur
lough--The Misses Grace and Libbie
Mccullough returned last week from a
trip on the lakes--D Sullivan has his
new barn nearly completed-Miss
Bessie Moore Of Detroit, visited her
grandmother here last week-Henry
and Will Hunt and their best girls Of
Owosso, spent Sunday with the
formers brother, Charles Hunt, of this
place. sp
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-08-18
Perry.

Miss Addie Loranger returned TO
Detroit Saturday after a two weeks
visit at the home Of Mrs w Conklin
Rev and Mrs Hodge of Detroit,
were guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs George Burkhart Sunday. Rev
Hodge occupied the M E church pulpit
here 33 years ago-Mr and Mrs r III
Cottrell were called to Detroit Friday
by the illness of their daughter, Mrs E
J Cobleigh-E Hart and Mr. and Mrs
Alton Phelps of Bath, were guests Of
Mrs James Cottrell Sundsy-Mr and
Mrs II D Stoddard have returned from
q short visit to friends in Mason
Roy Bugbee spent Sunday with friends
in Owosso-Herbert Smith has re-
signed his place in Starks g. Plunkett's e
elevator, and will study telegraphy-
Mr. and Mrs Ora Raymer, Miss Flor.
ence Dorm and Henry Watson re.
turned Monday from ten days outing
at Long Lake-Darwin Smith spent
Sunday in Haslett-Mr and Mrs
Ralph Meyer of Dawson, are spending
few days with friends here-Mrs A
N Stevens, who is i'll with stomach
trouble, has suffered slight relapse
Guy Waffle Of Bath, was in town
Sunday and while cranking his auto
the crank slipped striking his right
arm, dislocating the wrist and break.
ing the arm just above the wrist. Drs
Flint and Halstead were called to
reduce the fracture-Rslph Moyer
has bad case of poisoning caused by
coming in contact with poison ivy,
while visiting friends near Detroit
Stanley Wallace bought the lot just
south Of the furniture store Of Wallace
& Son, Monday. They will erect an
other three story store of brick ad
joining the one they occupy. The
building will be 22x104 feet. This will
give them the largest exclusive furni
ture store in Shiawassee county. They
have been in the furniture business
here for over twenty years-Mr and
Mrs Arthur Higbee of Laingsburg
spent Sunday with friends here
The Baptist church was filed at the I'm
ion services, Sunday. Rev M g Powiey
Of the Congregational church addressed
the audience-The front OF the
Stichler building is undergoing repairs
There were 450 tickets sold for IN,
excursion to Haslett, Friday. = TIL,
Baptist boys ont played the Methods
boys In the baseball game, the scor'
standing IA to in their favor-rTh,
hotel at this place was reopenet
Monday by NJ f Harrington-Johl
Snyder has resumed his position a
meat cutter in the Henry Messenge
meat market-Mrs B E Cummin
and daughter have returned from a eli
weeks visit to friends in Flint. Belding
Mt Pleasant and Grand Ledge
Grant Hosmer has taken a positio
with Starks & Pl lunkett-Mrs A
DeCamp of Bannister, who has bee
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs A
Burke, returned home Monday eveninS
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-08-18

Somebody did o golden deed.
Proving himself 0 friend IN, need;
Somebody sang cheerful song.
Brieht'pinR the skies the whole day long.
was that somebody YOU,
Was that somebody your
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-09-15
GRIM WAYS IN GUINEA.
Skulls In Every House, and Enemies
Killed In War Are Eaten.

Walter GoodfelIow, who led q
British expedition into Dutch New
Guinea, says of the very primitive
people found there: "rhe natives
wear no clothing, but this needs to
be qualified in the case of widows in
mourning At such time woman
is very much covered up. She wears
elaborate grass clothes, like long
mantle, and has a thing resembling
huge poke bonnet over her head.
She also paints her face with yellow
ocner. The natives mourn for men,
but not much for women. At the
moment of death great wailing
or screaming Is set up, and every
body covers himself with mud. The
dead are always buried in the morn
ing about an hour before daylight
During the night the whole village
evidently sit up walllng. One would
start off in quavcring voice high
above all the other voices, and they
would keep this up for hours and
hours. The dirgc or wailing song
which they chanted was most i'm
pressIye during the silence of the
night. and the tap-tap-tap of the
tomtom accompanying it added to
the effect. About an hour before
daylight they would take the body
off to bury it, and one heard this
wailing with the regular tap-tap-
tap of the tomtom gradually dying
away in the distance.
''In their huts they preserved the
skulls Of their relatives. DR.. VOL
laston and | went down another
river and visited very large viii
lage where we desired to collect
some skulls. 1t was always rather
difficult to establish trade at first,
but after the first shyncss had worn
Oft we found the natives only too
ready to sell the skulls they had.
One woman brought out the skull
of a child which she said was her
own child and wished to sell it to
us. Presently the whole village
street looked like Golgotha, all
the people having put the skulls
they owned outside their huts.
They did not ask us to buy them,
but they evidently hoped we wou!d
do so. Every house had three or
four skulls set out in front of it.
Another time man brought the
skull OF his young wife to sell. 1t
struck me as being a particularly
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-09-15
WHEN GROWTH STOPS.
Reasons Why We Do Not Keep on In
creasinJ In Stature

"edS0"S why we 10 No' NeeP ." ""
''eaS'"9 ~ stature
nX pounds ana haII Is 'he
Wel@ht oil the average chlld at
olrth; at lHc chd OF the llrSC year
the average Wcl8ht IS ei8Illech
POUNDS ana d HaIi' d gam OF I"eI'c
POUNDS, ana at lne chd OF inc sec
ono year IIle "el@iI IS tWehly-Inree
POUNDS. a gam OF oiIy lour pouhu'
ana nan. ANA WIN each success
si'c year lhe gam IS less ana less
uhlI maturity IS Feached. why IS
the gam icSs eacH year? Ana why
docs II HhaHy cease aIto8ether;
he reason IS 'l'at the absorbing
surfaces lh'iue 'He stomach ana III
'esllhe' 90 not ana IN lhe nature
ol tHlh@' cannot 3roW ProPortloh-
a'eIy 10 'HG gro" III u tne Oouy aS
a "hoie' during Ihe irSt year oI
CROWN lne chiId Dody becomes
approximately 'ireG tlmes as large
as II was "V OlrIn' 3uI the interior
oI 'nc Slonlac" ana power Oh l"e
cHlIu at '"e age OIL one year IS not
even :" nee dS IdI9c DIS II was "'
oIrlh' icU "IoHe 'llIce 'lineS ineS aS idI8c'
ct al l''o hourISI''neht "ilich uP-
!. res iHdlc'IdI9 Ior grown I'aS 10 Oe
loNoFoGu oy '"c membrane "!lig" G
Ii'ioN 'Ht SIo'Iacn' ana e5PeciaIIy
'IIe ''''a'I intestine IT, Is therefore
''''Ii ti'"I gro" III 81 rHe Oooy aS d
" ""o'e must S''o UdIiy SuoSlue a'
O"r tissues 10 De HourlSilcu SiIcu graz
ua'IS d2PIoac" d SIZE at "Iich IheIr
uc'IaIloS balance 'le utmost supply
81 H"'['t'on taNeh up oy the sIoln-
acn ana intestine
Ano'leF reason "iy we SraduaIly
cease TO gro" Is '"aI WIN 'ne ao,
vance II years we are usually caIlgu
uPo" 10 eA'enu PToPoIIIo"aIeII
more energy III t"e business S ana
PLea1'reS oI I'IilS. Inc lhIah.
WiIcn W grows 50 raPldIy lies most ol
lne IIIne asIeeP' IeaVlhS most ol It's
hourlSiiinehI LOT grown.
LApcIliiieHtS sIio" curious uIl-
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-09-15

grcusomc sight, because he stood
there for a long time with the skull
u"I"r his arm
"rhc natives seem to attach nc
importance to tGc lives Of the wo-
Ilcn. We once saw a man drowning
woman and rescued her We got
Ter on to the bank. where she lay
for some time before she was sufli-
riculy recovered TO get up and
crawl away to the village. could
cite other examples to show that
this is not an isolated instance Of
cruelty. Cannibalism is not prac-
ticcd by the Mimika people rs q
general custom, but enemies killed
in warfare are eaten" - Chicago
News
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-09-15
loo Naive.

A New York official said of pol
itician's excuse: ''It was altogether
too ingenious and naive. 1t re-
minded me of the butler story. A
man advertised for a good butler,
and the next morning a young man
presented himself.
"'Haye you got references? the
man asked.
"les, sir said the applicant. I
have number of excellent refer
ences.'
"'And where did you get them 2
"From the reference library.
SIR was the reply."-New York
Press.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-09-15
Gross MISREPRESENTATION.

Several of my friends have told
me-" roared the caller, a portly
paunchy individual with fiery
nose, chat your paper the other
day spoke of me as 'the monumen-
tai demagogue of the age"
"Whoevcr told you that" vocif-
Grated the editor. quivering with
indignation, uttered an infamous
falsehood. We spoke of you as the
monumental demagogue of the
age" "--Chicago Tribune.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-09-15
Not Serious, but Curious.

"And / can't lie on either side,"
walled legal patient, continuing
symptoms of illness.
"Great heavensp exclaimed the
doctor.
els it very serious, doctor ?" asked
the legal patient anxiously.
"Oh, no, not very, but it is the
first time ! ever met a lawyer who
could not lie on either side."--
Brooklyn Eagle.
"My first vile married me to re-
form me-"
"Of what %
'eBeing bachelor"
"Well, she succeeded in that,
anyway"
'T should say. I've been married
twice since." ."-Cleveland Leader.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-09-15
\ Neat Explanation.

An Irish editor being unable to
obtain suiliciency of news for his
daily paper, made the following ex,
,raordinary announcement: "Owing
to an unusual pressure of matter we
are today obliged to leave several
columns blank"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-09-15
TRADE DOLLARS.
Authorized In 1873 and Demonetzed
by the Act Of 1887.

Ny tf'S fNOl SI 1901.
A trade dollar is slightly larger
than a standard dollar, but it is not
current coin, and It's metal value is
only about 40 cents, though coin
collectors will pay SO cents for it.
SO many Of these mongrcI dollars
were in circulation Il generation ago
that most persons were watchful to
avoid getting one, but in recent
years they have been so rare that
many people never have seen one.
Trade dollars we're authorized bv
congress in 1913 for the purpose of
stimulating commerce with the ori-
ent, For many years the Mexican
silver dollar had been a highly val
ued coin in nearly all far eastern
countries. Hundreds of millions of
them we're shipped to China, Japan,
the Philippines and other countries
in that part of the world to pay for
the products exported from them to
Europe and the United States.
American lawmakers thought
that a coin Of practically the same
weight and size as the Mexican dol
lar bearing the imprint Of the Unit
ed States could be used advanta-
geously as a substitute for the Mexi-
can dollar.
In the five years beginning with
1873 the United States mint pro-
ducod nearly 36,000,000 of these
dollars. Most of them were export
ed, but enough of them remained
in this country to be embarrassing
because of their similarity to the
standard silver dollar, and in 1887
congress provided that for six
months thereafter all trade dollars
presented to the treasury should be
exchanged for standard silver dol
lars, and after that time the trade
dollars were left to shift for them
selves, being worth only their metal
value plus whatever premium coin
collectors might be willing to pay
for them. Nearly 100000 Of
them were redeemed, and when the
period for redemption ended only
2S4,5S7 of them remained in this
country, less than 1 per cent Of the
number that had been coined.
The trade dollars have on one
side sitting figure of the Goddess
Of Liberty and on the other an
eagle Of different design from that
on the standard dollar. The inscrip-
ton is Omitted States of America,
Trade Dollar, 420 grains, 900 fine"
The standard silver dollar weighs
412.5 grains. The weight of the
Mexican dollar is 417.79 grains, but
97.27 per cent of it is pure silver,
so that though it weighs less its
metal value is about 7 per cent
more than that of the old trade dol
lar. Probably this is the reason
that the trade dollar never made
hit with the people of the far east.
There is ground for suspicion that
the originators of the trade dollar
thought the orientals might be
duped into taking it in preference
to the Mexican dollar because of its
slightly greater weight, notwith-
standing the fact that IFS silver val
ue was about Z per cent less. But
the oriental money changers quick
ly learned this difference in value,
and the deception wouldn't work.
The trade dollar was authorized
by the coinage act which became
famous under the designation of
"the crime of '73" in the free silver
agitation which began few years
later and continued for more than
twenty years.-Kansas City Star.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-09-15
Then He Got a Pound

Mother-Mercy, child, what in
she world has happened to you?
Your clothes are cut full of small
holes.
Willie-Oh, ma, we've been play
in grocery store and / was the
Swiss cheese. Boston Transcript.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-06
Have They Made Good ?

Probably the "rummies' will voci-
and thin Democrats will also say yes.
But the unprejudiced citizen will have
to be shown. Now and then a politi-
clan explains things to the American
public and gets away with it, but per-
sonally we should not care to base a
campaign for public office upon the
record of the 18th Legislature. There
are a whole lot of things that will
have to be explained.
The sentiment of the State last
September was unanimous and
strong for the Massachusetts ballot,
but it had little weight in the bal
ance with party necessity. The evil
dent will of the people in regard to
direct primaries was also disregard
ed, and an effort made to avoid the
plain mandate of the constitution by
refusing to allow the Pencil bill to
go to referendum. On that score
however the courts will doubtless
have something to say.
Corporation control, conservation
of our water powers, distribution of
the school fund, and a host of lesser
questions were referred to the next
Legislature, keenly disappointing a
large section of the thinking public
The younger voters of Maine who
had supposed that the Democracy
stood for everything progressive,
have had an opportunity to see that
human nature is much the same re-
CARELESS of party labels.
But on the other hand the 18th
Legislature has passed a lot of ap-
of the pudding is of course in the eat
parently desirable laws. The proof
ing, but many of the approved meas
ures are In harmony with the best of
public opinion. The ratification of
the Federal Income Tax amendment,
even If done in response to the execu-
tive prod, was highly commendable.
The general handling of the States
financial problem is likely to please
many more than 1t disappoints, but
as a whole the course of the Legis-
lature does not settle the outcome of
the election in September 1912 by a
considerable margin.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-06

men takes of the tariff on building
materials used in their construction.
Next it takes off the taxes for fifteen
years. Then 1t limits the amount of
the rent that may be charged to Is
per cent of the cost. And finally
oblges the builders who operate un-
der this law to sell to any
worklngman at actual cost plus ten
per cent Government aid and life
insurance are also available in finan-
cling the deals.
OF course this is a roundabout way
Of trying to make the earth serve the
needs of the people who live upon 1t,
but it is substantial progress just the
same How much better than stand
ing pat with an artificial system that
diyerts the bounties of nature into
the laps of the privileged few, leaving
the landless multitudes to endure
hunger and cold?
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-06
Real Direct Primary for 1912

AS the devil hates holy water so
does the old time politician regard
the direct primary Because of Its
enemies. the average man knows
right off that it is something that he
wants. And the voters of Maine are
going to get a chance before long to
cast their ballots for a direct pri-
mary law drawn in their interests, in
stead of for the benefit of the poliu-
clans.
There seems to be considerable
misunderstanding over the status of
the direct primary bills that were
before the 18th Legislature, because
many of the newspaper writer's have
taken their ideas from irresponsible
gossip. rather than from the docu-
ments themselves. The Davies bill
was introduced under the initiative
clause of the constitution. more than
-. 900 voters having signed the petit
tons for it, The Legislature having
failed to pass it without change, it
must now go to the people for ratifi-
cation or rejection. The constitution
specifies that the governor shall
call a special election for an initiated
bill. when the petitioners SO request,
and the petition accompanying the
Davies bill did so request.
Meanwhile the politicians have
passed the Pennell bill, under the i'm
preston that 1t would govern the
campaign of 1912, while the Davies
bill was awaiting ratification. Now
the Pencil bill is but parody on
the direct primary, and should the
voters of Maine get their ideas from
the workings of that measure, they
might become disguised with the
whole thing Little danger Of that
however.
There is to be a special election
the second Monday of next September I
anyhow, and Governor Plaisted will I
have to send the Davies bill to the T
people at that time, or cause the state T
the great and unnecessary expense of
a separate special election. If
ratified by the voters, the Davies bill |
will take effect within forty days 7
from the completion of the official I
count Section % of the Davies bill F
Af Of
sistent laws or parts of laws then in I
force, so the passage thereof auto
repeats the Pennell bill, +
Thus the will of the people is bound
to prevail, in spite of all the schem-
ing of clever politicians. Fact is that
Maine did pretty cute thing when
she adopted the initiative and refer /
endum.