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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20

The Jersey COW Glenida's Baby.
herewith pictured. L. owned by w.
L. Hunter a Son OF Lincoln. Neb.
Last year she won the honor OF be-
Ing the highest producing COW In
the state. Besides being q great
producer. she Is cow Of consider
able beauty. type and almost ideal
In dairy conformation Her record
or over $50 pounds OF butter put her
seventh In rank as a producer up
to a short time ago. when Eva OF
Engleside took her place. thus CIV
Ing her eighth position among the
twenty-six cows that have produced
over TOO pounds Of butter.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
Speed Trial of Mcnamara.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. Is. - With
two talesmen temporarily passed by
the defense and third under exam
nation, the murder trial of James B.
Mcnamara went forward with consid-
cradle speed. Counsel and talesmen
alike seemed relieved by the prospect
of rapid work.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
WHOLESOME, HIGH
GRADE DAIRY PRODUCT

So many lives are dependent upon
the purity of milk that clean mix
has become a practical moral of the
day. Infant mortality, the spread OF
typhoid fever and the possibility Of
contracting tuberculosis from milk
have brought the attention of boards
Of health and the public In general to
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
Teachers Set Meeting Date.

Kansas City, Mo-. Oct. 1s-The
next annual meeting of the National
Educational association will be held in
st. Paul July 8 to IL, inclusive.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
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.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Council Room City OF owosso
October 10. 1911.
Regular meeting OF the Council, Mayor Q.
l.. Sprague presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call: Reineke.
Clark. Sutfn. BRANDED. Brown, Palmer, Con
ant, Chavey, Washburn. Absent: Mcdonald.
The minutes CT the last regular meeting
were approved AZ printed.
Petitions.
Aid SutfiD pre- ented the I, flowing petition.
which was Oh m I'll IN referred to the aldermen
from the fourth ward:
Petition No. s1s
To The Mayor and Common Council OF the City
HavLg been given grade for my building
on south Water street by your city engineer by
which 10 build walks and foundations for said
buildings VIC. Id respectfully ask YOUR honor
alb Q boay to Nil IN tbs street sufficiently to
give suitable approach to said grace lines as
made.
U. S Race and others.
Commu N &c atoms.
Aid. sut6n presented the following com
municaiio :, which was on motion referred to
the City Attorney:
Owosso. Oct. 18th, 1911.
Mr.. Sutfin, Alderman Second Ward.
The Dorcas Board would be plea. ed to have
you petition the Honorable Mayor ana his able
assistants, the aldermen. to Cause the water
and sewer lax amounting to $500 against the
home TO be taken of the tax roll. We thank
the council In advance for we are quite sure of
your hearty cooperation In this good work.
Yours for helping the helpless,
Mrs. A. M Hume.
Pres. Board.
Presentation of Accounts
Aid. w. shburn presented the claims and &C.
counts as Doted below and ON motion same
were referred to the committee on claims and
accounts
Reports from City Officers.
Aid. BRANDED presented the report of the
street commissioner for the week ending
Octo Der 14tn and on motion same was received
and hled.
Aid. Clnsnt presented the following report,
which was on motion received and ordered
printed:
Report Of Owosso City Treasurer for Sept
1911.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of
Owosso,
Gentlemen:
Below is a statement OF the receipts and dis
bursements OF the City Treasurtr's Once for
the month of Sept 1911, with detailed state
ment OF balances In various funds October LIST,
1915
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
Committee on Sidewalks and Crosswalrs

Resolved, by the @ ,mmon Council of the City
of wosso that IL IL hereby determined te,be a
necessary public improvement that sidewalks
be laid down constructed and built on the diff
above described and OF the material and dimen
5ions mentioned In the above report Of the COM
mittee on sidewalks and orosIwalks; TO be-
built and constructed according 70 the erm- OF
an OF dnanec eutitled. ''Ah orc mace to prov de
for the building, construction and repair OF
sidewalks in the city OF Owosso," passed and
approved March 2stb. 1910
The Street Com missioner Is hereby directed
TO notify the owners and occupants OF the
premises above descr bed that the same will
be built under the direction of the city In ac-
cordanoe with the terms Of said ordinance after
thu expiration OF the lime for notice prescribed
In said ordinance.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
Frances Jones
W 4 wAsHBURN,
GEO CLARK,
GEO O REINEKE.
on Claims and Acco,

GEO REINEKE.
Committee on Claims and Accounts.
Aid. Chavey presented the-folio wing report
and resolution which were on motion accept ed
and adopted, ayes Reineke, Clark, Sutfn,
branded, Brown, Palmer, Conant, Chavey.
Washburn; nays none
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso
Gentlemen:
Your Committee on sidewalks ana crosswalks
do hereby most respectfully report that II is a
necessary public improvement that sidewalks
Dc laid down and constructed In the City of
Owosso on the following streets and In front
or the following de cribed property and OF the
ed:
CEMENT WALK five FEET WIDE ON THE
NORTH SIDE OF COMsroCK STREET
Chas Fillinger south ~ feet OF lot block 20,
original plat city OF Owosso.
CIV Smith lot 8 block 26 original plat city of
Owosso
CEMENT WALKS FOUR FEET WIDE ON THE
SOUTH SIDE OF HENRY STREET
lie + WATSON lot block ~ M l. Stewart &
Cos Second Addition to the city OF Owosso.
Martha Woodland lot block i2 M L Stewart
d cos Second Addition to the city OF OSosso.
Dated October 9tn. 1911.
S G. CHAvEY,
f. Il. SUTFlN,
A Palmer,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
Norway,s Queen Has eronehltI..

NorWdys Vueeh r1ds broHcnItIs.
Christiania, Oct. 1S.-The condition
of Queen Maude Of Norway is not SO
good Her cold has developed into an
attack of bronchitis.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
. b9746 80

5s746 80
Respectfully submitted
JAY MATTEsoN
City Treasurer
Reports from Standing Com
mittees
aid. Clark presented the following report
which was on motion adopted, ayes Reineke,
Clark, Sulhn. BRANDED, Brown. Palmer, Con-
ant, Chavey Washburn; nays none:
October 16, 1911.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council:
Gentlemen:
Your committee to whom were referred the
several claims and accounts would respectful
ly report favorably on the following and ask
the unanimous consent OF this council that
said claim be allowed and the City Clerk ia
structed to draw orders tor the same.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
Presentation of Accounts

Aid. Wvshburn presented the claims and &C.
counts as Doted below and On motion same
were referred to the committee on claims and
accounts.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
New Business

condition OF West Main street and moved that
the street commissioner be instructed to EN-
ploy teams and grade the street, which pre-
vailed, ayes Reineke, Clark, Su'fin. BRANDED.
Brown, Palmer, Conant, Chavey, Washburn;
nays none.
The Mayor stated that he has a proposition
from M Bentley. offer ng to pay one half
the expense OF macadamiz' portion Of
Chapman street Ii the city would do the work,
Aid. Wsshburn moved that the communica-
tiOn be received and filed
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
FLOODS AND FAMINE
CITIES AND TOWNS IN CHINA
UNDER WATER, MANY HOMES
BEING SUBMERGED.
Because Of Destruction of Fields and
Scarcity of Rice, the Cost of Liv-
ing Has Risen to Highest Point
Ever Attained.

Washington.-The enormity and
horror of the famine situation con.
fronting China. caused by the over
How of the Yang Tsen river, was on
Wednesday officially reported to the
state department by American Con.
sui General Wilder at Shanghai, and
the question of rendering Red Cross
assistance is under consideration.
AS the amount at the disposal OF
the American Red Cross society foi
this purpose is infinitesimal when
compared with the proportions of the
necessity, 1t is possible that an ap.
peal for additional funds may be is.
sued.
The entire territory between Han.
kow and Shanghai, distance OF
about 600 miles. has been overlooked,
Mr. Wilder reports. Cities and towns
are under water, many dwellings be.
ing submerged. Because of the scar
city of rice and the destruction OF
the fields, the cost of living has risen
to the highest point ever attained.
G. ID. Jameson, an American engi.
neer. is now in China, at the expense
OF the American Red Cross, studying
means by which that country may
scientifically control the ravagins
waters of the streams.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
usefuI Athletic Suit.

costume which combines both bloom.
ers and skirt. but which provides for
fastening the latter article out OF the
way. The skirt has a front flap which
can be opened and fastened up to the
waist. leaving the lower limbs free in
the bifurcated garments and permit.
ting much greater freedom Of move.
ment The other part of the skirt is
sewed fast to the seams of the bloom.
ers and when the wearer is swimming
for instance, helps keep her afioat.
This costume is also convenient one
for cycling, as the skirt can be fast
ened up when she dismounts. The
waistband of the costume Is OF elias
tic dimensions
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
WHY LITTLE STARS TWINK E
British Scientist Says Phenomena Is
CHIEFLY Effect Produced In Atmos.
phere on Waves Of LIGHT.

Pernaps you remember that in youth
some kindly elder soul took you into
the darkness of some glorious sum
mer night and pointed out the stars
and planets. telling you glibly enough
that the unwinking star overhead was
planet. while that blue one down
there which wrinkles" was star The
fact that planets shone only or mainly
with reflected light, while the stars
burned" was supposed to explain the
twinkling, as against the steadfast
radiance. Even this young Illusion is
dispelled by a British scientist, who
says:
The twinkling of the stars Is chief
ly an effect produced in our atmos
phere upon the waves of light. II ia
due to currents and strata of Air NJ
different densities intermingling and
noating past each other. through which
the light passes to the eye. It is seen
much more In cold than In warm
weather. and near the horizon more
than overhead. The same effect NAV
be seen by looking out. OF a. window
over a hot radiator. or at a candle
held on the other side of hot stove.
SD that one must look through a body
OF highly heated air at the candle
name The flame will be seen to
waver and CULVER. The various layers
OF air are at different densities and in
motion. Rapid twinkling of the stars
is sign of change of weather"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
MOROCCAN SITUATION CLEARING
Better Feeling Noted In Both Berlin
and Paris.

Paris.-Tension over the Moroccan
situation, regarding which negotia.
tons are now going on between
France and Germany, has been some.
what relieved by impressions derived
both from Berlin and from official
quarters in Paris that an agreement
is more likely since the French pro.
posals have been read by the EN-.
peror and the imperial chancellor.
The anxiety however, by no means
has disappeared, but a certain conf.
dence has ben inspired by the pub.
lished statement of sober-minded Jour.
nails, such as the Temps, that the
probability of an accord has sensibly
increased
The foreign office maintains a com
plete silence regarding the progress
of negotiations.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
SOMETHING
-I,H6
LITTLEONES
TOY FOR TESTING THE LUNGS
Weight Is Wound Up as Wind Wheel
lie Blown Acknowledging ind,-
cate Relative Strength.

A device for testing the lung capa-
city that can be made at home has
been designed by Delaware man. A
long piece OF strong wire is bent to
form q handle. One end of the wire
Is then bent at right angles to the
handle, to form shaft. and the other
end Is run for short distance par
allel to the shaft and then bent down
and terminated In loop. On the
inner end OF the shaft a spool with
blades in it. to form a wind wheel, is
tournaled. On the outer end of the
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
Remarkable Speed in AeropIane.

Boston.-The remarkable speed of
~ minutes 35 Is seconds for thirty
five miles over water, carrying a pas
senger, was made in an aeroplane
Wednesday by Claude Grahame
White. He succeeded in winning the
Boston light race in his Newport
aeroplane on the closing day of the
second Boston and Harvard aero
meet. Tom Sopwith, another Briton,
was second in his Bleriot, In 80 min
utes seconds, without a passenger.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
ORIGIN OF WEDDING RINGS
According to Ancient Ritual Husband
Began by Placing Band on Thumb
and Next Three Fingers.

According to the ancient ritual in
marriage. the husband began the ring
business by placing it upon the brides
thumb and putting 1t successfully on
the next two fingers. pronouncing for
each one a person of the Trinity;
with final amen when the fourth
finger was reached. and there the ring
remained.
The Greek church ritual directs that
the ring be placed upon the right
hand. Puritan influence sought to
abolish the ring as vain and heather
emblem, but the sweet old fashion of
giving and taking emblem. for our
loves sake" yet remains to us.
Betrothal or engagement rings vary
in fashion nowadays and always de-
pend. or should. on the purse of the
donor Where there are no limitations
of this sort his taste, II II be perfect.
VIII lead him to choose a diamond
solitaire, and of the best he can az.
ford. small and pure blue white
stone being altogether preferable to
large stone. Some prefer ring set
with three stones. generally a sap
phire set between two diamonds. 9th.
ers select ruby or an emerald. which
slgnifies promise of happiness.
Few persons choose pearls for an
engagement ring, as pearls are sup
posed to typify tears. They are also
100 perishable to become emblems OF
love, which. in its first glow, at least,
is always understood to be indestruc.
tible. Their beauty is very precarious,
being dimmed or aged" as the lapi.
Gary expresses it. by contact with i'm.
pure air, while acid annihilates them
completely.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
Lung Testing Toy.

shaft is another spool to which a cord
Is fastened. The cord supports little
wooden ball. To test the lungs the
device is held in front of the face and
the wind wheel is blown around. AS
1t revolves it winds up the cord. AS
there are markings on the cord to in
dictate how much is wound up the
relative lung strength of the people
using the apparatus can readily be de-
termined.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
Conundrums.

MIR. James met three tramps this
morning To the first he gave five
cents. to the second ten cents and to
the third ten cents. What time was
it? Do you all give up? 1t is easy
enough to see that it was quarter to
three.
In the days when Dan Rice was at
the, height of his fame as a horse
back rider he rode half a score Of
carresring horses at once. What
time was 1t then? Going on ten, of
course
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
YOUTH AND AGE.

asked my pa simple thing.
Where holes In doughnuts 60"
Pa read his paper then he said.
oh. you're too young to know"
I asked my ma about the wind
why can't you see II blowr
Ma thought a moment, then she sa,d.
"Oh. you're too Young 10 know
Now. why on earth 40 you suppose
They went and licked me so?
da asked. Where Is that JAM" l said.
Oh. I'm too young to know.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
ACTION ON STRIKE POSTPONED.
Committee of international Unions
Refuse to Sanction WaIkout.

Chicago.-After members of the In.
ternational committee representing
the unions involved in the disput with
the Illinois Central Railroad company
had refused on Wednesday to sane
ton strike of the federated shop
employees of the road, definite action
of any character was deferred until
members of the executive board of
the international Association of Ma
chinists should meet In this city.
The international committee decid.
ed it would be unwise to sanction
strike, and agreed to turn responsible
ity over to the committee of the fed
GRAFTON of the Illinois Central shop
workmen.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
Bailey to Retire From Senate.

GAINESVILLE, Texas.-United States
Senator Joseph w. Bailey on Wed
nesday confirmed the announcement
That he would not be candidate for
reelection to the United States SEN
ate His term will expire March 3,
1913. 1t is said Senator Bailey will
go to New York City to practice law
after his term in the senate exnires
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
Way TO Open Pea Pad

Little Ruth aged four. was visiting
in the country One day she saw her
grandmother opening some pods and
asked what they were. They are peas
for your dinner. my dear" was the
reply.
A couple OF days later the old lady
was doing the same thing again. when
Ruth said: Grandma. may | help un-
button the peas!"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
Thlrty-two Drowned at Sea.

Lima, Peru-A telegram received
Wednesday from the purser of the
ohilean steamer Tucapel. which was
wrecked near -Quiica. says thirty-two
persons We're drowned anG ninety
were saved
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
Hearing on Wool Rates Reo,,n.

Chicago.-An investigation into al
legged unreasonable rates on ship.
ments of woods and hides rom west
ern points to eastern markets was
begun here "Wednesday by the United
States interstate commissioner.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
THINKING Of Hlmself

Little Elmer was riding on a hobby
horse with playmate He was on the
horses neck. and did not feel comfort
able. After moments reflection he
said:
willie. think If one of us gets OF
could ride better"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
ATHLETIC SUIT VERY USEFUL
Boomers Under Skirt, Which Can Be
Fastened Out of the Way-conve-
nient for Bicycle Riding.

Most girls prefer boomers for wear
in bathing or while INDUCING in other
athletic exercises, but do not care to
walk around in them. For their bene-
ft California man has designed a
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
Loses Leg at 1os.

Tulsa, Okla.-Jimmy Walker, a
Shawnee Indoan, 10S years old. will
live despite the fact that he lost a
leg in a railroad accident near here.
MS physician says. Walker was once
chief of his clan.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-09
Reject Citizens Army propos,,

Newacastle-on-Tyne, England.-By
haif million votes to $4,000. the
trades union congress, now in ses.
SIGN here, on "Wednesday rejected the
proposal for the organization of cit.
izen army
The Appeal., 1911-02-18

with an income OF about $4,000 per
annum, purchased one of the fine
houses and moved into it. The gentle
man is man of the highest charac-
ter, his wife is lady of refinement,
a graduate of one of the leading
American universities and also a
graduate of famous German conser-
vatOry of music, in fact the entire
family is infinitely superior in every
respect to any white family in the
block, but the Caucasian Christians
became indignant at what they called
a Negro INVASION" and began to
move away one by one and now they
have all gone, many who owned their
own home having sacrificed them to
get away from Afro-American Chris
tians
And by the way, it was a committee
of Washington Christians which de-
creed that no Afro-Americans should
be permitted to take part in the Sun
day school parade in that city last
year.
Few Caucasian Christians live up to
the highest tenets of Christianity
when the color-line is reached.
The Appeal., 1911-02-18

the Man

him the best he knew how. Once az
a procession in his honor passed
through the streets of city he heard
a little boy .exclaim: r '"Why, father,
General Washington is only a mani"
He looked with thoughtful interest on
the child and patting him on the head
replied: That's all, my little fellow,
that's ALL" He was one of the most
dignified men that ever lived, yet one
of the most modest. One finds pleas
ing evidence of his common human.
ity in the fact that while quite young
he fell easily in love and wrote verses
and sentimental verses at that
When he was twelve years old, short.
ly after the death of his father, he
after promising his elder brother to
be STEADY" 1t was a mixed school
Of boys and girls and one of his
schoolmates, cousin, said in later
life that while George was remark
ably studious he was also fond of
"romping with one of the largest
girls; this was so unusual that it ex-
cited no little comment among the
other lads" It was while at this
school that George wrote the follow
ing acrostic:
From your bright sparkling eyes I was
undone
Rays you have more transparent than the
sun,
Amidst its glory in the rising day,
None can you equal in your bright array:
Constant in your calm and unspotted
mind,
Equal to all, but will to none prove kind ::
So knowing, seldom one so young you'll
find.
'Ah, woes me that I should love and con-
Long have I wished but never dare re-
veal,
Even though severely Loves pain feel;
Xerxes the Great wasn't free from Gu
pids dart,
And all the greatest heroes felt the
smart.
The Appeal., 1911-02-18

All over the United States, the
Irish are making fight against the
comic post cards in connection with
St. Patrick's day. The Ancient Order
Of Hibernians have petitioned the
Postmaster General to prevent the
Objectionable matter from going
through the mails.
The Irish are right. There is no
reason on earth why these scurrilous
cards which reflect upon the Irish
people should be transported in the
United States mails. All honor to
people who SO vigorously protested
against the insults offered to their
race ... ..~%.
This matter of Objectionable post
cards ought to be looked into by the
Afro-Americans, for there are now in
circulation many hideous caricatures
of race. Somebody ought to take
hold of the matter and make some
noise about it. No wrongs are ever
righted except by protest.
Kick! Kick!! Kick!!! ~.
The Appeal., 1911-02-18
CAPITAL CAUCASIAN
CHRISTIANITY.

The Washington Herald, in a recent
issue, has long-winded editorial on
the goodness of the people of the
Capital City and among other things
says that the lives of the residents
are in keeping with the highest ten
cts of Christianity.
This may be true in some respects,
but when the color-line is reached
the Caucasians of Washington do not
follow the tenets of the meek and
loWly Nazarene. In no city in the
United States is there more bitter
race hatred, and there is less reason
for it than in many other places
While there are many bad Afro
Americans, the percentage of intelli-
gence, refinement and wealth is large,
but this seems to infuriate the alleged
Caucasian Christians and cause them
to hate their Afro-American brethren
the more bitterly
The Caucasian hypocrisy has been
strikingly shown on several occasions
within the past year In one fashion
able street, there is block contain
ing many fine residences. Among
them, however, are a few shacks oc-
cupied by low-grade Afro-Americans,
but the aristocratic whites and lowly
blacks have lived in harmony for
many years. ,.-.
Last year a wealthy Afro-American,