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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
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ARTHUR q. DUMOND,
City Clerk.
Report of Owosso City Treasurer for Sep. islS.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council <of
Owosso,
Gentlemen:
Below is a statement OF the receipts and dis
bursements of the City Treasurers once for
the month Of Sept. 1912, with detailed state
msnt of balances in various FUNDS OCT ISL
1919:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Aid Conant presented the following re-
port. which was on motion adopted. Ayes
Reineke Sutfn, Mclaughlin, Brown. Wright
Conant, Palmer, Chavey. Nays-None.
October 2lst, 1919.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council:
Gentlemen:
Your committee to whom were referred the
several claims and accounts would respectful
ly report favorabiv on the following and ask
the unanimous consent of this council that
said claim /, be allowed and the City Clerk In.
structed to draw orders for the same.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
: ~ Council Room. City of owosso.
october 2lst. 1912.
Regular meeting of the Council. Mayor
Geo. w. Clark presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call: Reineke,
Brown Wright. Conant. Palmer. Chavey,
Later: Suthn. Mclaughlin. Absent; Nc
Donald. Washburn.
The minutes OF the last regular meeting
were read and approved as printed.
PETITIONS.
Aid. Brown presented the following petit
tion, which was on motion referred to the
committee on sidewalks and crosswaiks:
PETITION NO. $50.
TO the Honorable Mayor and Council of the
City of Owosso:
The undersigned property owners respect
fully petition your honorable body to cause
a cement sidewalk to be constructed on
the north side of Main street. abutting lots
10 and 20. block /. City Assessors Plat
No. 2.
Signed
GEO. BARTLETT.
FRANK SCHYMURA.
Ald. Brown presented the following petit
ton, which was on motion referred to the
committee on streets and alleys:
PETITION NO. 3sl.
TO the Honorable Mayor and Council of the
city of Owosso:
The undersigned property owners respect
fully petition your honorable body to
cause a curb to be constructed on Main
street between Dewey street and lakewood
avenue and also to macadam said street
between the points named. In consideration
of said macadam work being done. we
agree to pay the full cost OF constructing
said curb.
Signed: FLOYD CAI.KINS.
CARL +. WIETZKE.
r. FERRIS
c. HOBBS.
l.. j. CALKINS.
Aid. Brown presented the following petit
ton which was on motion referred to the
committee on streets and alleys:
PETITION NO. 362.
Owosso Mich. Oct is. 1912.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil Of the City of Owosso:
The undersigned property owners respect
fully petition your honorable body to order
a curb constructed on both sides Of Park
street between Main and Exchange streets
and we agree to pay the cost OF construc-
tion of the same abutting our property.
Signed,
HARTSHORN & SON
e. o. & NJ. c. DEWEY.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
COMMUNICATIONS.

The following communication was pre-
scented and on motion received and fled:
October 81, 1912.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the
City of Owosso:
Gentlemen The Board of Public Works,
in compliance with your instructions. adj
vertised for bids for construction of pave
rlent on West Main street between the
Michigan Central and Ann Arbor Railroads
and this date received the following bids
@. A. Lowry of Saginaw. S,777 80
Andrew Geeck of Owosso. ........ S,907. SO
The Board voted unanimously to recon-
mend to your honorable body that the bid
of c. A. Lowry be accepted and contract
awarded to him.
Respectfully,
A II. DUMOND,
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS.

PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS.
Aid. Conant presented tho claims and
accounts as noted below and on motion
same were referred to the committee on
claims and accounts.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
AID Brown presented the report Of the
street commissioner for the week ending
October 10th and motion same was
received and adopted.
Aid Brown presented the following re-
ports which were on motion received and
ordered printed:
- t,l'a 7SS.ssS-s .tt October 18th, 1872
To tho Honorable Mayor and Council OF tho
City of Owosso:
Gentlemen:
Below Is statement OF the receipts and dis
bursements of the CITY Of owosso for the
month OF Sept. 1919. with detailed statement
OF balances in various funds October LIST,
1919:
Balance Sept. list, 1919 $780, 10
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
LOW TONES ARE A SEDATIVE
Pitch the Voice Deep Whom Sndor
Nervous Tension and Self-Controi
Ia Gained.

An excellent sedative for nervous
excitement is found in using the voice
at its lowest comfortable key. Imme-
date relief from suffering Is often
obtained by dropping the voice from a
high pitch to a lower tone. Teachers
whose pupils become restless and I'M
ruly as they themselves grow tired
and nervous will find that a low
pitched, quiet toni will relieve their
own nervous tension, and prove
derfully quieting to their pupils.
This simple expedient Is also use
full when you are trying to control or
prevent weeping. There are times
whan a person fears to talk lest he
break down and cry, yet must answer a
question or carry on a conversation.
Again. the deep lower tones of the
voice. Joined to slow. deep breathing,
come to the rescue, and self-control Is
gained.
In any situation where n must
struggle for eelf-possession, the low
pitched voice, with its impression OF
poise and self,confdence, Is a wonder
full aid. Even under ordinary circum-
stances the lower register of the speak
ing voice is richer and more musical.
Companion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
Man and His WAYS.

One day a ~well-known politician was
enjoying a chat with a friend at a no.
tel, when a strange young man came
up and said:
Can l see you for a moment, Mr..
Dash7"
Certainly" said Mr.. Dash. rising.
The young man led him across the
room and seemed to have something
important to say to him. Arrived in
a corner, the stranger whispered in
the politicians ear:
II am OF the STAFF Of an evening
paper, and / should like you to tell
me what you think Of the situation in
the east"
Mr.. Dash looked a little puzzled at
FIRST, then he said:
Follow me-"
Leading the way. he walked through
the reading-room, through a passage
into the dining-room, and drawing his
visitor into the corner behind the hat
rack, he whispered:
~ really don't know anything about
IT,"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
FOR
TENT SERVICE
Official Board OF Danish NJ.
{. Has Session.

The official board of the Danish
Methodist Episcopal church met at
the church last night and planned
to have a tent service in connection
with regular services during the
months of July and August. Accom-
mittee composed of Olaf Nielsen,
John Christoffersen and Anton Hyl-
dahl was named to look into the
matter and to secure a tent and site.
The meetings in the tent will be
held during the week nights, while
on Sundays they will be given over
to the Salvation Army.
1t Is proposed to secure a site
near the public library. Rev. c. w.
Hanson, pastor of the Danish M. Il:
church, is an ex-officio member OF
the committee in charge of the ar
rangements. He will be in charge
of the meetings. There Will be
some outside speakers and special
music each night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
CURIOS FOR THE CHILDREN
Ono Room In Smithsonian Institution
Filled With objects Of Interest to
Young Folk.

Among the dim old rooms OF the
Smithsonian Institution, in Washing
ton, Is one very bright and CHEEKY
apartment, over the archway of which
are the words "Children's Room" Here
there are arranged all sorts Of natural
objects in which boys and girls are in
terested, such curious things as min
eral wool, flexible sandstone. lard
scape marbles, a model of the Great
Mogul, the largest diamond ever cut,
and another OF the largest lump OF
gold eyer found.
In another case are the strange
glove and finger sponges and the We
nus flower basket, and over a case OF
beautiful shells is one OF iridescent
and brightly hued butterflies.
How creatures hide Is Illustrated by
walking leaves" the night hawk,
crown creepers. walking stick" and
other queer creatures that are scarce
to be detected because Of their clever
adherence to leaves, twigs and other
objects of similar coloring.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
Rico omeIet With Cheese Sauce,

One cup of hot boiled rice, two
eggs, half a teaspoon Of salt, q little
pepepr, one tablespoon Of water, one
tablespoon of butter. Separate yokes
and whites. Beat yokes until thick.
and add rice, salt, pepepr and water.
Mix well, then fold In the stitIiy beat
en- whites. Melt butter In omelet pan,
turn In the mixture and cook as puff
omelet until firm. Before turning
from a spread one-half with a layer
Of cheese sauce, then fold the other
half over and turn omelet onto a hot
platter. Pour remaining Ii around
omelet and serve at nce
Cheese Sauce-Two tablespoons Of
butter, two tablespoons of -four. one
quarter teaspoon salt, ~one-quarter
pepper, one cup milk, one-half cup
grated cheese. Prepare white sauce
and when ready to serve add grated
cheese without boiling until cheese Ia
melted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
STOPPED THE cHILD'S CRIES
Sudden Philanthropy CT Newsboy Put
an End to Walls Of the
Youngstsr.

Nobody seemed to know what he
was crying about, but It must have
been something, for the youngster was
running the entire gamut Of infantile
shrieks. He was a tow-headed, lace
collared little chap Of foul or five,
down town on q shopping tour with
his mother, a large, ~fashionably at
tired woman Of the society type.
People along the street turned and
looked at the waiting youngster. but
1t wasn't up to them to say anything
and they Just let him cry. The mother
tried to hush him. but TO no avail.
Whatever 1t was that he was go ZACH
rymous and worked up over had him
right. Then strolled UP a little news
boy-a lad probably nine or ten years
Of age, but not much larger than the
f~ve-year-old. The newsboy was just
starting to eat a banana when he
heard the shriIl shrleks Of the smaller
kid. Whether as a joke or in a spirit
Of magnanimity he rushed up along
side of the astonished mother, placed
the banana in her sons hand and
says:
Here, DO, eat that an stop your
yel1in'."
And the unexpeotednes OF the gift
did actually stop the noise and tears
in about two seconds and a half.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
Books RuthIsssiy Destroyed.

The Puritans destroyed many col
lections Of books in the monasteries,
and even Cromwell burned the Ok
ford library. then one Of the finest in
Europe. Extremists in revolution. as
In religion, have been equally de-
s~tructive as regards books. The Span
ish inQuisition and the French
luton were az one in this respect. Tho
crusaders were d%estroyers of what they
regarded as heretical books, and in
Russia today the war OF orthodoxy on
s~ectarian dissent still manifests itself,
among other things. In the ruthless de-
struction Ct the books Of the non.
HonFOrmiSts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18

Money values In the tenth century
were very low, according to our Ideas.
but as the purchasing power Of money
then equaled from eight to twenty
times what 1t Is today, one must not
hasten a comparison. In At~helstane's
time a horse was worth 120 shillings.
an OK 80 pence, a cow 20 pence, a
sheep 5 pence, a hog 8 pence, a slave
20 %shillings, making a slave worth
eight oxen, and these prices, except
in times Of famine, appear to have
changed little under the Norman. In
1856 wheat sold at Is pence the quar-
ter of eight bushels, and in 1243 1t
brought only "a pence, but in 1924
seed wheat sold at 8 shillings a bush
Ell, barley at 2 shillinss and oats at
1 shilling a bushel.-National Maya
zine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
CannY GrocAr.

The canny grocer sized up his GUS
toner:
She had ordered six strictly fresh
eggs.
He took down the paper bag and,
going to the basket, picked them out.
Twisting the top Of the bag together
he handed 1t to the woman, who paid
him and went away.
The canny grocer smiled. He had
given the woman seven eggs when
she ordered but six.
He knew that when she reached
home and found that she had seven
instead Of six eggs she would be so
delighted with the superstition that
she had ~overreached him that she
would entirely disregard the fact that
six of the eggs were storage and one
was dubious!
For the grocer understood human
nature. And he was canny.-Platn
Dealer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
How to Become a Neurasthenlc.

Eat 20 breakfast. Indulge in but
one meal daily; at any rate not more
than two. Eat no meat. Eat freak
cereals, vegetables, nuts and fruit.
Masticate every morsel 26S times
267 times won't do. Take a cold bath
every morning.
Be massaged daily. Read the health
magazines daily. Read all the books
on how to gain self-control and on
psychotherapy. Concentrate the mind
upon the digestion and upon all arti-
cles Of diet. Upon every possible oc-
casion discuss your imaginary trou-
bles with your friends and coerce your
wife into catering to every dietetic
within that you can formulate. Buy a
lot of apparatus for indoor exercise
and roll a cannon ball around over
selected portions Of ones anatomy
Critic and Guide.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
BIG RUBY UNDER HIS SKIN
3urmese-EurasIan Was Used as Hid
ing Place for Jewel by His
Father.

Surgeon Watson tells Tip about
some strange smuggling, a story of
3urmah rubies and diamonds that
passed through this port undetected,
+ not unsupported. The surgeon was
sailed to a big hotel to see a g n
leman with a painful arm. The pa
lent was a yellow, slender. tawny
blond, the left arm a little swollen and
very painful. A hard lump was found
Under the skin just above the elbow,
md this was pressed N the funny"
nerve that runs behind the elbow.
The lump felt so queer and unusual
hat the surgeon took an X-ray shot
At 1t and found 1t to be a big ruby,
about five carats.
This Is the novel story Of a man
with the ruby In his arm: He was
4 Burmese-Eurasian (his father half
white). In his childhood his father
had been the chief of a band Of da-
colts. cut-throat h~ighwaymen, and had
skillfully and painlessly inserted q
number Of stones into the layer Of
fat under the skin of his fat boy, to
make him a walking cache of secret
treasure. AS a youth he went to a
mission school, later was graduated
from a tech" school, and was now
a highly successful business man. The
man with the arm set with rubies
would allow no more examinations or
X-ray pictures. There was not q
trace of scar near the ruby, so skill
fully had the insert settling been
made. When asked what he intended
to do about his hidden treasures. he
said that was for his father to say
II aflve.-New York Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
KEEPS OUT OF WATER NOW
Camden With Fishing Line Tied to
HIs Leg Has Lively Time
With Plckerei.

A Wisconsin gander was so upset
by experiments made upon and
through him by a mischievous boy
that for a long time he would not go
into the water.
The gander's determination to abb
stain from water as a means Of bath
Ing grew out OF the following circum-
stances:
The boy thought he would tie a fish
Ing-line to the gander's leg and with
a hook properly baited turn the bird
out INTO the water. The bait was a
frog.
The gander went into the mill pond,
where he swan around for half an
hour, turning "fip-taps" and diving
'or food. Suddenly he felt q pull at
his leg and looked as surprised as the
lone fisherman when he caught a
whale.
The gander concluded hat there
was something the matter, and he
looked to ascertain the cause. The
pickereI on the hook gave several
Jerks, whereupon the gander decided
IudL no WdilLSu W ~ uOuuo.
He at once started for the shore,
but the pickerel on the hook wanted
to go the other way. The gander
seemed frightened at first. Then he
svinced signs Of anger and tried to
dy to shore, bit the pickerel pulled
aim back.
After half an hour Of the hardest
work he had ever done, the gander
came ashore dragging a six-pound
pickerel up the bank.
The boy took off the pickerel and
baited the hook with another frog. He
tried to 'duce the gander to go In
Tor another swim, but no amount OF
persuasion could get the bird to do so.
He simply could not be driven In. For
many weeks the gander would not go
into the water. He would proceed
with the rest of his flock to the wa
ter's edge, but there he would stop.
He would seem to be arguing with
them with reference to the danger
they were counting. d!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
Not 70 Embellishments LlklnQ.

Ridiculous was the duel General
Israel Putnam arranged when chal-
lensed by an English officer. The
general was to provide weapons. Ar
rived at the spot selected, the Eng
Iishman found "Old Put" serenely
smoking by the side of an open
powder keg, into which he had stuck
a match. Requesting his antagonist
to be seated on the other side Of the
key, General Putnam lighted the
match and smoked on unconcernedly.
The Englishman for a moment watch
Cd the lucXer working Its way down.
ward. then beat q hurried retreat.
The key contained nothing but onions
with a sprinkle Of powder en- top.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
PERSONAL

Walter J. Rielley, of Rector street,
is spending the day as the guest of
friends in New York.
William T~herkelsOn, of Water
street, is at the home of friends in
New York for the afternoon.
James Gallagher, of Commerce
street, is able to be about agan
after an illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard +. Larkins,
of Elm street, have returned home
after visiting friends in Keyport for
a week.
Miss Mildred Parsons, of Kearny
avenue, has returned home after Wis
iting friends out Of town.
George Ramsay. of Fayette street,
has returned home after a visit of
a week with relatives in Old Bridge.
Earl Cluney, OF State street. was
entertained by friends in South Am
boy last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Larson, of
Jersey City, have returned home af-
ter visiting friends in this city for
a week.
James Alfred Compton, of Water
street, is spending the afternoon
with friends in Newark.
Miss Alice Peterson, of New
Brunswick avenue, was the guest OF
friends in New York yesterday al
terpoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
Kentucky Ham,

Cut six slices Of ons-half inch thick
from the thick side Of a country cured
ham. Dredge with -four and pepper,
heat the rooster, arrange the slices 30
they will not touch, bake 30 minutes
In a moderate vel Pour of half
the drippings, to this add four table
spoons OF sweet Q and 4 Of
coffee. Let boil up, pour over the
slices Of ham after they are arranged
on the platter. Serve hot.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18

To clean plano keys moisten a soft
cloth by dipping It first In lemon Juice,
then in silver whiting and rub briskly
on the ivory.
White paint is cleaned satisfactorily
by rubbing 1t with q cloth dipped in
hot water, then IN a saucer Of bran.
The bran acts as q soap. does not IN
jure the paint and restores the gloss.
Remove verdigris from metal by pol
ishins It with q soft cloth dipped in
ammonia,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18

One heaping cup Of sugar, a pinch
of salt. one heaping teaspoonful Of
baking powder, carefully sifted twice,
one small rounding tablespoonful Of
lard; mix lightly. Put one egg In a
CUP and beat until light, add milk un-
til th~ree-quarters full. pour in and stir
until smooth, then put on board and
roll out like other biscuit, Be III
and try this.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
For Cleaning silver

Next time the irksome task Of silver
cleaning comes around, l mean the bu-
reau silver. that nearly every woman
uses, try washing 1t thoroughly before
applying the polish and see how much
easier your work will be. Not only will
the article polish easier, but the al
dirty work will be found infinite
" cleaner.-Exchange.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
ALVIN 3. FOX
GETS DECREE
OF ENGINEER

County Engineer Alvin b. Fox, Of
this city, will receive The degree Of
civil engineer tomorrow night at the
annual commencement exercises Of
Rutgers College, New Brunswick.
Mr.. Fox graduated from that insti-
tuition of learning in 1908, and since
has been preparing In the POSTCARD
uate course CT the college,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
T. DELTA EVENT.

Plans are complete for the lawn
festival to be held Saturday night
by the members of the Kappa Delta
Society for the benefit of the Y. NJ.
G. A. fund. The event was sched-
uled for last week, but was postpon-
ed owing to weather conditions.
Original plans will meet the gaze
of the throngs who will undoubtedly
attend the event for this great cause.
The affair will be held on the lawn
adjoining the Fowler residence in
Water street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
TAKEN To ASYLUM

Edward Weiss, arrested on a
charge of i~ntoxlcation, was taken tc
the State Hospital for the Insane, ct
Trenton, this afternoon by City Mar
shall Walters. Weiss has net reccv-
cred from his I'd. ts.," 50 it was con-
sidered advisable by the police au-
thorities to transport the man to
the Trenton institution. The trip
was made in an automobile.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Arrow
smith. Of 2O6 Front street. will start
on Sunday, June %, for a two
months European trip. They con
template going by way OF Albany,
n. Y, thence to Buffalo and Niagara
Falls, when they will go to Bristol,
England. by way Of Montreal, Cana
da. From Bristol they will go by
rail to Liverpool and Wiggan, the
home of Mr.. Arrowsmith's parents.
After a few weeks there the couple
intend to cross the channel to Cher
brough. France, and go from there
to Paris, after which they intend go
ing to Hamburg and Berlin, taking
in the sights of the principal Euro
pean cities along the route. They
are not expected to reach home until
the latter part Of August.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
No Quorum for Nier's Club,

The Mems Club failed to get a
quorum together last night at the
Simpson Methodist Episcopal church
for its final meeting of the season.
1t Is likely that A. H. Hope, the
newly elected president, will call a
special session shortly before the
first of July to hear the report of
the board o. control and to transact
other important business to wind up
the season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
CADETS EXPECT CROWD.

Every indication is that the ninth
annual lawn festival of the West
minister Cadets to be held on the
grounds adjoining the Presbyterian
chapel on Rector street this Friday
will be one of the biggest events the
Cadets have held in some time. The
young soldier boys have planned for
what Chairman Henry Hanson, of
the arrangement committee, says is
to be the greatest yet. over 1000
are expected to be the guests of the
young soldier boys on that evening.
There is considerable rivalry be-
tween the members of the two com
panies as to which will sell the most
tickets. This has resulted in an I'M
usually large advance sale.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18

At a meeting CT Algonquin lodge
No. "A, Knights of Pythias, in its
rooms n Odd Fellow hall last night
plans were made for attending the
memorial service in Railway next
Sunday afternoon under the au-
spices of Reliance lodge, of that
city. and other lodges in the dis
trict. Rev. SariIus Rechnitzer, OF
Clinton, a member of the local
lodge, is going to be the principle
speaker at this time. The members
Of Algonquin lodge will leave here
on the 1870 o'clock train for Rah-
way,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
PIaYsrOunds Opened.

Passaic, June 1S:-The city play
grounds In the Second Ward Park
and on Dundee Island were thrown
open to the public yesterday and
when school closes, June 81, three
school yards Will be set aside Of use
as Fairgrounds for the younger chill
dren.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE.

Announcement has been made of
the marriage Of DR.. Otto x. Twin
genberger and Miss Paula Berg,
both of this city. DR.. Z~wingenberg
holds a responsible position at the
local plants OF the Roessler & Hass-
laCher Chemical company. They
will make their home here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-18
D. A. A. c. TO MEET

The D. A. A. c. will meet tomor-
row night and pick a team OF turn
ers to enter in the meet at Paterson
on July 4. Every member Is urged
to attend this meeting.