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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23
v. Of NJ. Alumni Organize
by Professors.

Thirty. three graduates of the Univer.
sitv of Michigan attended a banquet at
Hotel Wildermuth Friday evening.
President Harry b. Hutchins of the
University, former resident of this
city, being the guest of honor The
graduates represented classes from 1857
to 1911.
After the banquet Supt Hanson of
the Owosso schools. acting as toast
master, introduced G.. r. Lyon, of the
class of 1897, who ralked reminiscently
OF the early college days and compared
the university of then and today. Rev.
A. j. Holland talked of the needs of
college trained men in the business
world and their great value.
President Hutchins was warmly
greeted when introduced, the diners
all rising. He extended to the alumni
President Emeritus Angels greeting
and praised the organization of an al
umni association here telling of the
good the forty five other similar asso-
cations were doing He told of the
needs Of The U or NJ nov. new science
hall, IN eqipment for post gr ,duate
work, residence building for girls.
After the speakin2 permanent or
ganization was formed, by the elertion
Of G R. Lyou, president; A D. Whip
pie, vice president; l. Il Min.r, Secre-
Bry II u Arnold. tre1suter Warren
PierpOnt, l. q Curry and Rev A. j.
Holland were appointed "A committee
to manage the lecture curse which
begins tonight at the E iscopal church
when Prof Jerome G. Kuowlt,n will
give an address on The Trial of Jesus
Christ from the Legal Point IF View"
Friday, darch /, DR. Victr G
Vaughn will speak on prevention of
Diseases at The Bap lat church.
Frinav, March s, Prof Henry NJ
Bates of the law department.. will dis
cuss the sherman anti trust law
Friday, arch Is P.of Robert M
Wenley Of he literary department lee
lures on New Eugander and Scott"
FRIDAY, March %, Prof A A. Stan
Icy, the well kno~ nusi al head the
uoiversiry, will tell of "Folk Sopgs."
No admission will be charged for the
lectures aud every ono will be of the
highest class and he churches should
be crowded by the people of Owosso
aud Sniawassee uuty
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23
Industry viii Be Destroyed n Tariff
Is Removed.

Congressman Joseph W. Fordney re.
turned home from Washington yester.
day afternoon and will remain in this
city for, about week. When asked
last evening in regard to the sugar in
quiry Mr.. Fordney said:
II see that the committee has report.
ed out on the sugar investigating mat
ter. Well, it has been long drawn
out and hard fight The length of time
required to thresh this matter out was
occasioned by failure to agree on
whether or not the question of tariff
on sugar imports should be mentioned
in the report The majority on the
special committee, that is the Demo
cratic members were crticising the
present tariff on sugar. The minority
members including myself were strong.
ly against this. as we claimed that it
was not within the jurisdiction of the
committee to take this matter up at all
'It was not what the committee was
appointed for The first paragraph of
the bill which created the committee
directed it TO investigate such viola
tions Of the Shern an antitrust law as
had not been prosecuted by the federal
authorities The majority members
wished to go further than this, how
ever, and declare that the American
Sugar Refining Co. which was the cor
poration under FIRE, was illegally or
ganized in restraint of trade, and was
illegally holding capital stock in beet
sugar companies, the Michigan Sugar
Co. and three others being mentioned
in their report
REPORTED ON BEET SUGAR.
when the majority report was
drafted and we had received a copy the
four Republican members of the com
mittee went over it carefully. part by
part, and checked each item noting the
parts to which we objected. To myself
was delegated the task of reporting for
the minority on the beet sugar end Of
the matter. began this work on Dec.
15 1t was an exhaustive report and
answered some of the points in regard
to the tariff which the majority report
contained.
Among other things / could not
agree with the majority in regard to
the statement that the American Sugar
Continued to page2
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23
oWosso-coRuNNA NJ. U. r.
Line to be Rebuilt This Spring
Line May be Extended to Du-
rand.

Positive assurance has been given
Mayor Sprague that just as soon as
weather conditions will permit the
work of completing the reconstruction
Of the line of the M. U. r. between
this city and Corunna, commenced last
fall, will again be undertaken and
pushed to completion as fast as possible,
This means first class road bed and
good car service between the cities,
thus fulfilling the promise made by
Hon. T. w. Atwood several months
ago. 1t Is hoped it also means that
ultimately the line will be extended on
to Durand. the right of way for which
is now owned by the M. u r.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23
THE VALUE OF ALFALFA
Growing of This Crop Should b
Considered.

SSbo'o0t So.
At the Gratiot County Farmers in
stitute held at st. Louis, Prof. j, c..
Mcdowell, one of the experts Of the U
s. Department of Agriculture, talked
in most interesting way on alfalfa.
AS the growing of this crop is being
considered and discussed all over the
state, we take it that our readers will
be pleased to read what Prof. Nc.
Dowell had to say.
:Alfslfa is coming rapidly into favor
in all parts of Michigan, Wisconsin
and Minnesota, and the successful pro.
duction of this important crop appears
to be limited more by the lack of in
formation as to how it may best be
grown than by any uncomfortable pc
culiarity of soil or climate. For long
time, alfalfa has been grown extensive
ly along the Pacific coast. 1t is lead
ing crop on the richer soils of the semi.
arid mountain states OF the west, and
the yields are exceptionally heavy in
the irrigated valleys of that entire
region.
During the past ten years 1 have
made careful, study of the possibilities
of successful alfalfa growing on the
soils of the northern states of the mid
die west, and am now fully satisfied
that the production of alfalfa in this
state are not excelled in any other sec.
Continued on page
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23
FORDNEY Saves
SUGAR INDUSTRY
FORCED DEMOCRATIC COMMIT
TEE TO MAKE cOMPlI-
MeNTARY REPORT.
THREATENED RUIN AVERTED
Michigan Congressman Poipted Out
the Danger to Growers by Sub
mission to the Sugar Trust.

Michigan Congressman Poipted Out
the Danger to Growers by SUBJ
mission to the Sugar Trust.
Washington, Feb. 15.-From a pro-
posed bitter arraignment of the Michi-
gan beet sugar industry Congressman
Joseph W. Fordney, Republican, of
Saginaw, Michigan, has forced the
Hardwick Democratic) committee on
investigation of the sugar business to
report entirely complimentary to the
big Wolverine product.
He has forced the Hardwick commit
tee to strike out all reference to the
tariff and every allegation inimical to
the beet sugar traffic.
Notified tonight by Chairman Hard
wick that the report would be modified
in these reports, Mr.. Fordney consented
TO sign it, as will the other Republican
members of the committee, and the re-
port will tomorrow go to the house,
signed by every member. Republican
as well as Democrat. There will be no
minority report.
1t is q big victory personally for Mr..
Fordney. as well as for the beet sugar
growers and manufacturers of Michi.
gan and other beet producing states
On top of this triumph Mr.. Fordney
has been given to understand at the
White house that there will be no such
suggested reductions on duties in
Cuban sugar as has been limited at
The beet sugar business has been saved
from threatened ruin.
Since the announcement of the sugar
investigation last June, Mr.. Fordney
has taken the stand that the beet sugar
business. in which Michigan is leader,
should not be sacrificed either to free
trade or to the sugar trust. Arrayed
against him were the Democratic COM
mitteenAsn seeking a reduction or a
complete removal of duty, together
with the cane sugar re6ners seeking
to have all duty stricken from foreign
raw sugar
BEET SUGAR MEN CAN NOW LIVE.
The beet sugar business was assailed
by Democrats and reiuers alike and as
tentatively drawn the report. prepared
Continued on page 2.)
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23
Simpson Bound Over.

Harry A. Simpson, former cashier of
the First Commercial and Savings Bank
of Durand, was discharged, Monday, on
a charge of falsifying the books, but
was rearrested on charges of embezzling
$4,000, $643 and $3.50. taken before JUS
tice Patchell, waived examination and
was bound oyer to the circuit court for
trial in May A bond of $1,000 was fur
nished by R. q. Macy of Durand and
A. J. Barclay of Bad Axe
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23

Judge s. s. Miner has finally decided
to build four story building at the
corner of Washington and Main streets
to replace the building destroyed by fire
in November. The building is to be
modern in every respect, equipped with
passenger and freight elevator to &C.
commodate both the persons who may
rent the offices facing Main street on
the second and third stories and the
Arthur Ward Co. which will occupy
the first floor, parts of the second and
third stories and all of the fourth story.
The building throughout will be heat
ed with steam. The present foundation
walls are to be torn out, an area way
excavated under the entire width OF
the sidewalk on the west and south of
the building. The foundation under
the dividing wall between this building
and the Wesener block is to be torn out
and replaced with heavier one, while
four inches of the brick wall on the
south side running to the top of the
builning will be removed and replaced
with an eight inch wall, thus making
the wall sixteen inches. The plans are
being made by Fisher Bros. of Pontiac,
and work will be commenced at the
earliest date possible on the construc-
tion. The building will be an ornament
to the city and Judge Miner is to be
congratulated on securing the site and
for his enterprise in erecting such a
building.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23
"My Hat is in tho Ring ("

Cleveland, o., Feb. 21.-"My hat is
in the ring"
That is what Theodore Roosevelt said
here tonight when an admiring Cleve-
land friend sought to learn whether he
was a candidate for the Republican
nomination for the presidency
During the brief stay of Col. Roose-
velt in Cleveland, w f. Eirick, well
known locally in politics. greeted the
former president whom he knew we'll
II want direct answer, Colonel. "
said Mr.. Eirick. ''All your FIR ends
want to know. and want to know now,
whether you are to be a candidate"
"My hso is In che ring" replied Col.
Roosevelt. "You Will have my ans.
swer Monday"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23
Burton.

Mrs Darwin Green srent the past
week with her ter Mrs Wn Will
liams, in Corunua-M and Mrs Geo
Post spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs j seph Purvis aud family
David Banghart Of Owosso, was in
town Saturday on business Post.
master q y Rogers is quite i'll with a
a severe attack of the grip-The
chicken pie supper served Nv the gentle.
men Friday evening in the parlors Of
the z church WAS success both
social and financially Receipts were
$21,24 Mrs Charlotte Dnrman of
Grand Rapids, is here caring her
sister MIS- Eliza Glover, who is very
i'll with pneumonia - Mr. and Mrs M
Sinclair, who were called here by the
serious illness of their grandmother,
Mrs Eliza Glover. returned to their
home in Jackson the first of the week
Rev T. A Perry and Rev G w Har-
ger of Lansing, were here on business
Friday of last Walter wilson
who visited friends in this place last
week. returned to his home in Clio, the
first Of the week-Frapk Davids was
in Vernon on business Tuesday,
Miss Helen Green was In Garland, with
relatives a few days the past week.
Bruce Convis of Henderson, took din
per Wednesday at the M Aid The
Womens Foreign Missionary Society
of the VI z church will hold their an.
niversary and thank ff,riug services
Sunday NOR ing Mt ten o'clock, assisted
by tie pastor Everyone will be well
me
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23
Co. HIS Opening Party.

Go. H., M. N. g.. will give dancing
party at the new club rooms in the
Race building on 3. Water street,
March Is. This party will be in the
nature of dedication of the new rooms.
The affair will be In charge OF Ex.
officers Capt's. ]. o. Parker, F. E. Van
Dyne, W.. M. Case, 2. H. Ross, A. ].
VanEpps, j. n. Steck, Lieuts. 8. M.
Campbell and D. K. Parker.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23
Bound Over to Circuit Court.

Kid Wheeler and Mrs, VIM. Perry
were bound over to the circuit court,
Monday, by Justice Friegel for violat-
ing the local option law; Sam Roark
was fued $40 for drunkenness and VIM.
Perry's examination set for Feb. 90.
Perry and his wife were out on 5000
bail but are now unable to furnish the
$500 bail demanded and with Wheeler
are in the county jail.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23
Owosso Girls Win.

Before large crowd that first enjoy
cd practice of the champion west side
indoor base ball team, and later in
dulged in skating, the Owosso high
school girls defeated the West Bi anch
high school girls in an excellent basket
ball game at the Temple rink Friday
evening 10 to 8. The West Branch
team is one of the best and had pre-
yiously defeated the Owosso girls.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23
!. D n. Ralph Dies In Arizona

d. 81. Ralph, formerly a resident OF
Owosso, and at that time owner of the
Owosso g. Corunna Electric Co., died az
ruscon, Arizona, Saturday, of tubsrcu-
losis, after years illness. He is sur
vived by his widow. who was formerly
Miss Jennie Thompson OF Corunns.
aud three daughters. The remains
were taken to the home in Philadelphia,
Pa Mr. Ralph was former mem Der
{ fOwosso lodges of Knights oe Pythias
and Elks and had manv friends in Owos
40 who regret his death.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23

Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending Feb II, 1912:
VIM Anderson, Mrs Mary Crane. Will
liam Mckinley Gould, Nashem Hlsan.
Miss Laura Syer, Miss Cora johnson.
Harry c.. Mason. Mrs. Andrew Mon
tague, Mrs. Claude Nelson, Albert
Northrup (2), Will Richards, Mrs. Ber
thu Sisco, Mrs Solomon Stevenson,
Eiuari Teske.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23
Continued on page 6

The Owosso Boiler works has just
completed steel kettle for cooking
potatoes at the asylum at Pontiac. The
vessel is dainty little thing holding
only six bushels.
w, M. Fitzpatrick and s. @, Pulver
were in Detroit, Monday, on bushes,
In the u. s. district court.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-23

The members of the Baptist church
have arranged for farewell reception
to Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Laughton at the
church parlors, Wednesday evening,
Feb. 80. All friends are invited.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-10-09
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Lam mmers. Ad.
The Printz Co. Ad.
Boggs q Bull. Ad.
The Kinter 20. Ad.
Robinson Il Son. Ad.
Oil City Trust Co. Ad.
Smart & Silberberg. Ad.
Forest Co. Nat. Bank. Ad.
Coleman Il Watson. Reader.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-10-09
Attempted Swindle.

Additional facts about the check swim
dler, whose getaway at West Hickory
was mentioned in this paper last week,
are furnished by the Tidioute News:
Monday a man signing his name as
Jacob Refs presented check on the
Central National Bank of Buffalo for
81, 900, to the Tidioute Savings Bank for
deposit, claiming he wanted to buy a lot
and put up a theatorium and wanted a
checking account. He wore conspicuous
ly an Odd Fellows pin and visited some
of the brethren, claiming to be down and
out and needed help, which was promised.
Later he visited Ewad's store, picked out
a watch for $50, for which he presented a
check on the Tidioute bank, flashing
certificate OF deposit for the 81, 900. Later
the matter was talked over among the
boys and Mr.. Ewald, suspicious, re-
covered his watch and the Odd Fellows
relief failed to materlalize. In the mean
time Mr.. Elder, who had wired, received
reply from the Buffalo bank to arrest
aud hold Jacob Refs or Jacob Gary"
and notify them and the State Bank at
Syracuse, Ind. However, in the mean
time Jacob had disappeared, but was
later located at Hickory. A constable
there could not be found and Constable
Henry and Dan Carmichael went to Hick-
ory Tuesday to arrest the man. By some
means what was In the wind got out at
Hickory, and when the constable ap-
peared Refs slipped in between two
buildings and afterwards took up over
the hill, moving very rapidly. 1t is to be
regretted that the rascal wasn't nabbed,
but the desire for some people to talk
frustrated the attempt.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-10-09
II Was a Close Call.

William Bowers, of Rouseyille, a well
known oil well shooter, sustained bad
scalp wound and possible skull fracture
and a severely bruised left shoulder late
Friday afternoon on the Billikin Oil Co.'s
property, eight miles from here In Tio-
nesta township. He had lowered all of the
shells containing the high explosive and
was reeling in the steel line by which
they had been lowered into the well,
when the clamps that fastened the reel to
the fywheel OF the derrick engine broke.
The iron spool, upon which the steel wire
had been wound, had a weight of about
100 pounds and when it was torn loose
from the fywheel it was thrown in the
direction of Bowers, striking him on the
head and shoulder aud. glancing, fell at
least 30 feet away. Bowers was lifted
loot in the air by the shock and then fell
on the floor of the derrick unconscious.
There were a number of spectators, as
we'll as the drilling crew, handy and they
laid him on a cot and carried him to
farm house, several rods away. A buck
board and team we're secured and he vas
driven to the P. h, r. station here and
taken on the 900 o'clock train to the Oil
City hospital in care of DR.. Dunn of this
place, He is man of great physique and
perfect health and it is not believed that
the results will end seriously, although
his escape from instant death seems al
most miraculous to the eyewitnesses. At
last accounts the man was getting along
we'll
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-10-09
Porkey.

Mr.. Rossman and two other gentlemen
of Butler county, are here collecting par
atine to ship out, and are living in
shanty at Minister.
Mrs. o. 4. Rupert returned Friday
from visit with her mother at Sheffield
for three days, and brought her sister
back with her, Mrs. Carrie Linde, who is
enjoying the beautiful scenery of this
place and is having fine visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hull and Mr.. and Mrs.
W. B. Card, of Grand Valley, came oyer
on Sunday last in an auto and spent part
of the day with the e. T. Downey family
at this place.
The Penna Gas Co. shipped out the
large pile of telephone poles from the
switch here last week. These poles came
ont of the Porkey Run leg to tho gas
station up in the woods.
Forest Proper is again trying his luck
at Minister and has a we'll drilling up
there. w. II. Archer and Harry Smith
are putting it down, working days only.
The little girl OF Fred Gillespie at We'll
lers is very i'll with measles and nervous
affection. There are several cases of
whoopiDg cough up the creek as far as
Hastings and the people here are expect
ing it to reach us at any moment. There
will be a lot of children here to get it, and
there will be "kotfing" time if they all
get IL the same time.
The Wilburine Pipe Line we're the first
to have their line broken under the new
road at Sheriff. This occurred last week
but by the quick action of MIR. Brennan a
large loss was sverted. He at once shut
down and ran to Fools Creek Store and
sent F. f. Spencer TO Sheriff on a motor
cycle to shut the gate on the line there,
and thereby saved all the oil in the three
inch to the top of Bull Hill The line was
dug up, and it was very big digging job
and repaired. The cause of the break
was the settling down of the road and the
rocks in the foundation put too much
strain on a collar, breaking the pipe.
f. A. Lttleffeld spent Sunday with
friends in the village coming down from
Watson Farm on the bicycle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-10-09
Statement

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the FOREST REPUBLICAN, published
weekly at Tionesta, Forest County, Pa:
Published in accordance with the Act
of August "A, 1919.
The name of the Editor. Managing
Editor, Business Manager and sole Owner
of this publication is j. Il. Wenk, Tio-
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this 2Sth day of September, 1912.
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My Commission Expires Feb. 81, 1915
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-10-09

w. o. Calhoun, of Linesville, Pa, Mr..
and Mrs. Mccoy, of Kane, Pa, Mr.. and
Mrs. Curt Thomson, of Barnes, Pa, John
Thompson, of Erie, Pa, Joshua Bailey,
of Waterford, Pa, Mrs l. o. Murray, of
Sislersville, w. Va, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Critcblow, of Warren, Pa, and Mrs. G.
d. Small, of Oil City.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-10-09
&. +. WATSON.
JOHN COLEMAN.
HARRY WATSON.
adv

j. W. Copeland, of Dayton, Ohio, pur-
chased bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for his boy who had cold, and
before the bottle was all used the boys
cold was gone. Is that not better than to
pay a five dollar Doctors bill? For sale
bY all dealers. adv
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-10-09
Cabbage For Sale.

Having on hand surplus of Cabbage,
fully matured, shall offer same for
sale at low price, either wholesale or
retail, while the surplus lasts. Come
early. CHAs. A. ANDERSON,
adv Tionests, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-10-09
Colgate's
Preparations.

SOAPS.-Glycerine, Tar, Cold
Cream, Cashmere Boquet, White
Clematis, Big Bath, Elder Flower,
&c.
Colgate's Dental Cream and Den.
tai Powder.
Colgate's Cold Cream in tubes.
Colgate's Violet Talcum Powder,
also Cashmere Boquet, Dactylis, DC.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-10-09
For Sale,

All the second growth oak on 1850 acres in
tract belonging to NJ. E. Sinclair. Apply
SINCLAIR GLOVE Co.,
20i East 9th Street,
adv Los Angeles, Cal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-10-09
Notice for Publication.

Not ce is hereby given that the CO.
partner hip heretofore existing under the
firm name of Coleman d Watson is here
by dissolved by mutual consent of the
undersigned.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-05

Dr. Geo. P. Sampson, who is prominently mentioned for Sup erintendent of the State Board of Health. was here the first of the week attending a meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-05

Hon. O. B. Sutton, member of the Board of Supervisors, is here this week from Winslcw. attending a meeting of the Board. Bert is looking fine and says he is enjoying the best of health.
The evening world., 1912-10-10
Why You Should
Battle Internally

Under our present mode OF living,
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That's the reason Physicians first
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Physicians generally, in order to stop
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keeps il healthy without druggins,
II is now shown by all Riker and Hege-
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Brooklyn.
Ask for booklet. why Man Of To.
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