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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-31
FATAL TO MIGRATING BIRDS
Lighthouses Kill Many Thousands,
Which tho Keepers Dispose Of.
In City Markets.

A writer furnishes some striking
figures concerning the havoc wrought
among migrating birds by big light
houses. The lighthouse on the Pointe
de Penmarch, in Brittany, France, has
a revolving light Of 30,000,000 candle
power. Visiting this on November 10
last year, and again on the twelfth,
the observer saw tens Of thousands Of
birds whirling round, and 1t seemed
to him that the light shot out per-
feet hail Of electric sparks among the
migrants. Next morning he was pres
ent while the dead bodies were being
collected. They are dispatched every
day to Paris by train, and the "catch"
he was told, often comprised from
1000 to 1000 victims; one morning
alone there had been more than 500
woodcock in the bag"
On the two mornings he was pres
ent there were only a score Of wood
cock the first day, but on the second
the ground was Uttered with from 600
to 1000 victims, chiefly blackbirds,
ducks, woodcock, thrushes and golden
plovers. Another offender is the light
house on Belle lie, of the south
coast of Brittany. On two dark
nights last November, with an east
wind blowing, this light caused the
death of 5000 birds, including cur
LEWIS, thrushes, snipe, starlings, over
100 woodcock and some sparrows and
quails. Thirdly, the Pilier lighthousel
kills every season some 700 woodcock.
An old sportsman Of Normandy de-
clares that round the lighthouse of
Barfeur last November there were
picked up in the course Of four nights
| 10000 birds Of all sorts, including
1900 woodcock. The destruction Of
bird life by the hundreds Of light
houses elsewhere can only be imag-
ined.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-31


The City of Owosso Ordains:
Section I. That provision IL hereby made
for and the several amounts ereinafter stat
ed are hereby appropriated and required to
defray the expenditure and liabilities OF the
city of Cwosso for the next fiscal year COM
mencing October LIST, 1912 and ending Septem
funds of the said city and from the street dis
trict funds and from the interest and sinking
fluid. as estimated and determined upon as
No. 215 of the Public Acts OF 1895 and hereby
order the same, or 80 much OF said amounts as
be be pad to see
general funds and street district funds OF the
city.
Section Q. The object and purpose for which
said appropriat ions are made and the amount
appropriated for each purpose and to each of
the general funds AMI street district iu'Us are
hereinafter specified and the sums r'quired TO
be levied or re assessed as mentioned in Sec
tton eleven OF said chapter and the disp sition
TO be made OF such moneys and any local i'm
provements which the council OF said city
fiscal year, to be paid in whole or IN part by
special assessment and the estimated cost
thereof are hereinafter designated:
For Salary Fund $3.50 co
For Contingent Fund.
General expenses 302 bO
Deficiency for present
year l0OO w
9 1922 so
For Fire Department Fund.
Salaries and General
expenses l06l5 W
Deficiency for present
year l3O0 W
1913 90
For G, neral Street Fund.
Salaries and General
expenses 1885 %
Equipment and tools 700 60
West Main Street pavement
from Mich. Gent. II,
west to a ooint eO0sfeef east
sofright OF wav OF Arm Ar
b1r railroad Company $500 on
Street Improvement
b)ndS FOO 20
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Section 3. Especial Assessment: West
Main street pavement from the right Of way OF
The Michigan Central Railroad west to point
approx imately go feet east Of TIE right o. way
OF the Ann Arhor Railroad Company, esttmat-
cd cost go 00O on the city at large and the fifth
district highway fund to pay 40 per cent of the
cost leaving q total special as es, ment tn b.
srread upon he special assessment district Of
S6NO) co."
THIS ordnance shall take immediate effect.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-31

For General Sewer Fund.
Lansing street sewer 80 30
Water street sewer l63 "A
Grace street sewer % AZ
Railroad street and
Grand ave. sewer 2l4 ~
Main street and Oak
wood ave. sewer 32Z ~
Corunna ave. lateral
sewer ia W
Monroe and washington
street sewer Ill bl
Washington and Ridge
street sewer 2S9 "
Watson and Prindle street
sewer 296 Is
Mamie street sewer 60 "a
Woodlawn avenue sewer 2l5 w
Alger avenue sewer 166 %
Bradley street sewer 200 OO
Repairs to sewer on
Michigan avenue bOO OO
General repairs and
incidentals 10 20
Loan and interest thereon 256 25
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-31
For Bridge Fund

For Bridge Fund
For water Fund
Watson street main b6n "
River street main l472 W
Main street main l34b w
Martin street main ESQ %
Extension OF Alger street,
Grand avenue, Howard
street and WoOdlawn
avenue mains 200 90
Int. on bonds 706 ~
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-31
OWOssO MICH, MAY 81, 1919.
SUPPLEMENT,
ORDINANCE.

ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BILL FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30th,
1919.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-31
Q 1850 n
. 1862 So

For Park Fund
For General Sidewalk fund
Repairing walks and
cons tructing cross-walks . o. 90
Deficiency for present
year U w
For Police Department Fund o
For Health Fund
For Library Fund
For Light Fund
or Interest and Sinking Fund
Refunded armory b nds . 100 C0
Refunded park bonds 250t 90
Bridge bonds 2OO w
Interest on funded IN
debtedness l0S43 2s
For Street District Fund.
lst District
End District
3rd District
4 h District
bth District
General Expense 1000 90
West Main Street payment 81 90
Section 3. especial Assessment:
Main street pavement from the right Of
The Michigan Centra Railroad west to a
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
OPPOSED TO "eEAN BALL."
George MulIin Would Danish Any
Pitcher Usinu IT,

fitcner Using IT,
Monroe La, March 26.-George Null
lin has decided views against a pitch
er who win purposely use the bean
BALI
such tactics aren't necessary They
aren't called for. Aud amy pitcher
who would set out deliberately to in
lure another player should be ruled
from organized baseball" declared
George yesterday.
IL have been I'm the American league
10 years. have never felt IT my duty
to try to MAIN a player. | wouldn't
do il. II isn't necessary for a pitcher
to fight the battcrs. The pitcher has
tho best of the argument, whichever
way you look at It,
''When YOU consider that there arc
perhaps 20 or 80 players in the two
major leagues who are able TO hit
above 300 IN season YOU will rccog-
nize the truth of the preceding state
ment.
ITO bat 800 a player must get one
hit in slightly more than three times at
bat. To get 400 average he must
get two hits in five times at bat.
THE percentage is largely in favor
of the pitcher. SO why shouldn't the
pitcher depend on his legitimate as
sets without resorting to play that may
deprive another man of his living|
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
HoGARTH'S RURAL HOME.
His Tomb and Garriek's Tribute to the
Great carieatuiist.

His Tomb and Garriek's Tribute TO the
Great Carieatufist.
1t may not be generally known that
Hogarths country house at Chiswick
is preserved entire TO his memory. a
brass plate over the door Is TO this eff
feet: This house was purchased in
1892 by Lieutenant Colonel Shipway
in order TO save it from being demol-
ished. and by restoring the building he
has preserved it TO the nation and to
the art world in memory OF the genius
that once lived and worked within its
walls"
1t was in i749 that Hogarth acquired
the house at Chiswick. his town resi-
dence being at the corner of Leicester
Fields. Between these two houses he
spent most of his life. usually passing
the summer mortnS at Chiswick. The
garden as it stands is somewhat
abridged OF its former dimensions. The
stable and painting room have disap-
pcared but one important feature re-
mains. This is the mulberry tree, un-
NtI MifUrt ElANht AlN NAAANA AtAAh'A wv
little fouudlings put out TO nurse at
Chiswick Hogarth's marriage was
chidless. and his affection went out
to stranger children.
Hogarth died at the age of sixty
seven at his house in Leicester Fields,
where be had gone In weak state
after an Illness. The funeral was ut
Chlswlck. His tombstone bears the
following inscription:
Farewell great painter Of mankind,
Who reached the noblest point Of art.
Whose pictured morals charm the mind
And through the eye correct the hearth
II genius fire thee. reader, stay;
IL nature touch thee drop a tear;
II neither move thee turn away.
For Hogarths honored dust lies here
These lines were written by his
friend David Observation-Disclosures
Review.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
CHILDREN Will
BE given PRIZES
SOUTH SHORE RAILROAD WILL
OFFER AWARDS FOR COM.
PETITION IN AeRl.
CULTURE

E. w. McPherran, land commission
er OF the South Share road, is plan
ming some novel garden contests FOR
the boys and girls who live along the
line OF the road
Just what the prizes will be or the
exact nature of the contests have not
as yet been worked out.
The South Shore will furnish the
children with seeds and there win be
prizes OF some sort in the different
classes.
The railroad company wants the
children now growing ur along the
line to take farms instead of going to
the city, as soon as they wish TO
branch out for themselves. The plan
is TO get them so interested I'm farming
that they will wish TO remain on farms.
THE children of the settlers are the
future farmers said Mr.. McPherran
and we want to make the life attrac-
dive to them. II is only question Of
time until life will be as attractive in
the country as 1t is i'm the city. That
is what we are working toward. We
want the children reared In the coun-
Try to have the same advantages as
those brought up in the city. The
country districts are rapidly develop
ing ana this change will soon come
about.
Clubs are soon TO be formed among
the farmers along the line of the rail-
road. There will be potato clubs, gar
den truck clubs and other clubs formed
after we know what the soil i'm the
different localities viii raise best. It
will be to the farmers own advantage
10 raise that which will do best on
his land. The company plans on help
ing the farmer solve his problems In
the way OF what 20 grow, taking the
class of his land into consideration
Soon the spring meetings of farmers
clubs will begin i'm Northern Michigan,
and Mr.. McPherran with instructors
from different agricultural colleges
will be In attendance. These meetings
arc of great benefit 10 the farmer for
at them many of the problems which
have troubled him are thoroughly eX-
planned
with the coming OF spring there is
great amount of activity along the
line of the road New settlers are
coming In, although the rush just now
Is not as great as the officials expect
IL win be latter.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
DEATH CLAIMS PIONEER
RESIDENT OF HANCOCK
GREGORY HoFER, PASSES AWAY
DURING THE NIGHT.
Was Employed at the Old Smelling
Works for Twenty-Five Years.

Gregory Hofer. aged rs years plo-
neer resident Of Hancock. died at half
past twelve o'clock this morning at his
home on Water street, of paralysis. af =
ter an illness of two weeks. MIR. Hofcr
was one of the best known OF the older
residents Of Hancock, having lived
here for iifty-two years coming here
about 1860 from his native Switzerland,
and for twenty-five years was en-
ployed at the old smelling works.
He is survived by his wife broth
er in Switzerland. three daughters and
one son. The daughters are Mrs. Ma
poleon Onglc and Mrs. Emma Barkell
IIoughton. and the son is George of
Great Falls, Montana The funeral is
expected To take place on Thursday
morning from 81. Joseph's church.
Boston Woman Dies.
Mrs Maria Pelto. aged "a years, an
old resident of the Boston location.
died at her home on a farm near that
place yesterday afternoon. from a
complication of ailments. She is sur
Vived by several sons and daughters,
two Of the latter residing in MinnesO-
Ia, who have been notified of their
mothers death and the funeral ar
rangements viii be completed when
they have been heard from.
Body Brought Here.
The remains of Matt OLA, whose
dead body was found lying by the
roadside near the Johnson camp at
Aston. was brought here today and
taken to the home of William john
son. from where the funeral will be
held tomorrow. with intcrmont at
Lakeside cemetery. Mr.. OLA WAS one
of the olrlest employees of the late An
drew Johnson and was highly esteem
ed and respected
Funeral This Morning.
The funeral Of Anna Sullivan. who
died on Sunday, was held this mornin :
from St. Patrick's church. lntermont
taking place at the old Hancock Cath +
Ollie cemetery.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
PIMPLES AND BLACK
HEADS DISAPPEAR
When Zemo and Ze-
mo Soap are Used

For &c you can test the healing and
cleansing powers of ZEAiO and ZEMO
SOAP. We offer a trial treatment con-
sisting OF generous size bottle of re
MO trial sake of ZIfMO SOAP and n
g. page booklet How Ia Preserve the
Skin'--all for 25c. This offer Is maze
TO Introduce ZEMO into every home i'm
this community. We are confident
that after you have once used ZIcMO
and zEMO SOAP YOU, like all others
who have tested this treatment. will
say that ZEMO and zEMO SOAP are
without doubt the best treatment for
prompt relief and surest cure of nli
forms OF skin and SCALP diseases.
Blotches. Pimples. Skin Spots, in iaot.
all facial blemishes on infants or adults
disappear as if BY magic when these
clean, effective remedies are used. We
want YOU TO test the trial treatment CT
ZfcAtO at 25c-we know ycu'll Chank
MS many times for this advice. Eagle
Drug Store, Calumet; Laurium Phar-
macy. Laurium.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
Hancock Department
BlCkLE OF COPPER CITY
BREAKS INDIVIDUAL RECORD
GOOD SCORES MADE YESTERDAY
IN TOURNAMENT.
Hancock Team, Houshton and calu.
met Elks Do Good Work.

The Copper city. Hancock. Hourh.
ION ana Calumet Elks bowling teams
had their turn yesterday on the Mitch
ell alleys I'm the several events of the
bowling tourney now In progress. Carl
Bickle of Copper City, made a score
OF az In one game, his total average
for nine games being 1880, which
beats the upper peninsula record by
Il pins. Hancock has the high total
FOR the five men games bowlcd TO date.
$50 and BiclSle has the high aver
age OF $40.
This afternoon the Heclas OF Lake
Linden will bowl and this evening the
{ & ii. No. 1 and Copper Range teams
Will be here. The scores made by the
teams that bowled yesterday are as
follows:
Copper City-Bicilc $40; Magstad.
4SS; Kruger. S97; Sebring, i49; King.
i64. Total. zoos.
Hancock 5l5 Fisher. 500 {;
Cox, 524; Wagner, 4iG; Fairburn. asa.
Total. 2475.
Calumet Elks-Fisher. $40; Borgo,
AS; Roberts, 436; Councillor, 4S7 !,
Sands. 1874. Total, 9.3l5.
Houghton-Treloar, Al; Slockett,
495; Anderson. 49O; Mitchell, 450;
Cornellier, 46l. Total, 2.373.
Bickle. j4S; Magstad, 455;
total 1908; King. AS; Sebring. 4ii;
total 919; Fisher. $50; Councillor, Az;
Total. 95s; Rorgo. sos: Sands 445;
total, si3 Kemp, SSS; Roberts. 45l
total 500.
Slngles-Blckle, j72; Magstad. i51;
Kruger. 434; Scbring. 400; King. 4l4;
Fisher, 429; Councillor 4l9.
Wagner, sic; Toloncn. iO5;
MCrae, 1872; total. l,3i9.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
po,sibiIi,ies Of Translation.

An English writer made an expert
ment once Of the gain and loss or
translation.
heard that L. would write my life"
When i gave up my breath.
I felt that this indeed would add
A new delight 10 death.
This was translated into another Ian
guage. then from that into another. and
so on until n dozen versions bad been
made. OF course there was different
translator each time. The last version
reads as follows:
Dear. IN my song you still shall live.
Though under earth you lie.
All, had you now that grace 10 give
/ should not need TO die!
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
HANCOCK sREvlTlEs


Mrs. j. G. Condor and children will
leave today for a six weeks trip To
Florida.
Mrs. Jane Mclean has gone to Chi
cago to purchase goods for the Han
cock Dry Goods company's store.
Manager Ben GettlemaG of the Sa-
voy is arranging TO show the Passion
Play in beautiful colored moving pic
lures on Thursday and Friday even
ings.
Manager ID. Il. Rice OF the Orpheum.
and Mrs Rice have gone to Chicago.
where Mr.. Rice will arrange for new
attractions FOR his theater.
Mrs. w. NJ. Shales returned Sun
day from Chicago. accompanied by her
son Harry. who has now entirely re-
covered from recent illness for which
he was being treated at Chicago
Rev. Joseph Anastasi and family
will leave this afternoon for Chicago
where Mr.. Anastasi has been Offered
post as missionary pastor in Englisl
and Italian by Bishop Anderson.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
TORCH LAKE
RECITAL FRIDAY EVENING
John N Priske, Formerly Of Hubbell,
to Give Entertainment
Photo by American Press Association.

to Give Entertainment
Torch Lake music lovers win be Civ
ell an opportunity on Friday evening
to judge of the progress made in a
musical way by a native son, Prof.
John NJ Priske, formerly OF Hubbell,
now head of the vocal culture depart
ment Of Denlson conservatory. Mr..
Priske arrived here today and Will en-
terrain on Friday evening under the
auspices of the Epworth League So
ciety Of the Lake Linden NJ. II. church
at the church
Following is tho program prepared
for this recital:
Song of the -TSchaioowsky.
Finland love song alaude V. White.
L'esperto nocchicro-Buononcini.
ombra mai ia (aria from 'XerXes')
Handel.
Eliland (song cyclc) (a) silent
Woe: (b) Secret Greetings; (c)
"By Moonlight; (d) "The Anathema';
Cc) Resignation" Fielitz
Cangio d'aspetto (aria from "Admet-
to'D-fIandcl
vi Raviso, CARR Luogi (aria from
La Somnambula)-Bc
Requiem-Homer
Sleepy Song-Wood
Banjo song-Homer.
Mr. priske is the posscssor of a NerS
pleasing baritone voice splendiIy
trained. He has appeared here on
numerous occasions and on his de-
parture from Lake Linden, went to
| Boston where he entered the w ;
| whitney international Opera schoo
and served as soloist at the Chestnut
Hill Unitarian church of Boston. H'
Is now conducting large musica
| classes at the Denison Conservatory
! OF. Granville, o.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26

self has a grandeur and beauty which
is quite unique. It's rolling dunes.
painted with orange and crimson and
gold against violet and purple shad-
ows at sunrise and sunset; its green
GASES, its wild sandstorms, its lovely
mirages, once seen are never to be for
gotten. While the solemn silence
strikes the soul with awe. one almost
realizes why the Arabs call all this
"the garden OF Allah. christian Her
old
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
HOLY WEEK MEETINGS.
Special Series Of Addresses at congre
qationsl Church.

Last Sunday evening Rev. Mandu5
Jarrett. pastor of the Hancock Con-
gregational church. commenced a ser
les of revival meetings to be con-
tinued daily except saturday until
Easter He has announced a series
Of special sermons during holy week,
the program of which is as follows:
Palm Sunday-Jesus the King.
Monday-Jesus as a Friend.
Tuesday-Jcsus as a teacher.
ednesday--Lessons from the Silent
Hours of Christs Life.
Thursday-Lessons from Gcthse-
name.
Coed t'riday-The Glciy OF the Cross.
Easter Sunday-Thc Glory or the
Easter sun.
Pamphlets containing the program ct
meetings and a special outline pre-
pared to aid those desiring TO study
privately the doings and sayings of
Christs last eventful week of minis
try have been distributed TO members
Of tho congregation.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
AFRIcAs GREAT DESERT.
Sahara Is Not All Barren and Has Two
Distinct Populations.

Sahara Is Not All Barren and Has Two
Distinct Populations.
The Sahara, that vast expanse OF
country lying to the south of Algeria.
is commonly called "the desert by
Europeans. The name Sahara in no
wise. however. means desert" 1t is
simply the Arab appellation of this ex-
tensive tract. mainly composed OF
great plains. which are even well pop
ulated in certain districts. 1t is quite
q mistake to imagine that all is barren
and sterile. for there are TO be found
large date palm plantations as well as
numerous flocks OF sheep and great
numbers Of camels which man must
tend and care for.
The Sahara contains two distinct
populations-the one sedentary. the
other nomad. The former live in the
towns and villages. cultivating the soil
and tending the date palms The lat
ter are shepherds, roaming from place
10 place I'm search Of pasture for their
cattle. How few are there in the
home land who have any idea OF the
Sahura or OF the Arab tribes who live
there! Travellers to these regions are
comparatively rare. but all are amply
repaid for a visit
Life among the moving tents OF the
nomads Is deeply interesting in It's
primitive simplicity. The country IL
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
PROMENADE ON FRIDAY.

The Calumet Engineers are making
elaborate plans for the promenade TO
be conducted Friday evening as a spe-
cial feature in connection with the
basket ball game between tho Calumet
Y. NJ. G. n. and Engineers team at the
Armory. It is expected the game VIII
be one OF the best Of the season as the
teams are warm rivals. The c. e IL.
orchestra will furnish music for the
promenade at the close Of the game,
which will continue until one O'Clock
Refreshments will be served
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
DONOR OF $1,000.

The Gift of one thousand dollars 70
tho building fund FOR the new churcn
of the First Congregation OF 49,
mention of which was recently made ~
the News. was made by Mrs jacob
iartncr. as a tribute to the memors
Of her dead husband. who was one
Of the strongest supporters OF u'e
to erect a house OF WORSHIP
Elds for the erection of the enu'Vn
win be opened on April ?, ana "o' \
will start at once.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
Tn. sauinn Machine.

Did you know lighted match or Ia
per would do wonders with the sewing
machine? Try il some day. Light
candle or just match and apply 1t to
different parts of the wheels and cogs.
Limits and threads will burn. the char
can be wiped off. and the machine will
run twice as easily.
When a machine gums it Is advisable
to remove the head. pace it in tub
and cover with gasoline. IL makes a
new machine from an old one
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
LAST WEEK OF CAMPAIGN.
Bonding Proposal to Come Before Vot
ers Besides Municipal Election.

The present week is the last before
election and candidates for Office are
making their final canvass before sub
hitting their fate to the voters nj the
poles on Monday next. big Social
list rally was held Sunday afternoon
at the Kansanl1oti hall. which was
attended by large gathering, and was
addressed by G. e. Mahoney' vice
president of the Western Federation
of Miners, and several of the candl-
dates for municipal Offices.
Besides balloting for local officials
the voters next Monday viii pass on
the proposition to bond the city Tor
$4,000 for the purchase or erection
Of new fire hall in West Hancock.
on this latter women may vote ana
those eligible to exercise the IRAN
chisc should register on Saturday next
which has been designated oy inc
council as registration day
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-26
QUINCY TOWNSHIP CAUCUS.

There was no opposition at the
Quincy township caucus held last
evening and the following ticket was
placed I'm nomination.;
Supervisor. Charles Il. Lawton.
Clerk. Il. G.. Blackburn.
Treasurer. r. j. McLain.
Highway Commissioner, Thomas w
Mcdonald.
Overseer. Cornelius O'Neil.
Member Board of Review, +. J. Me-
Lain.
Justice OF fhe Peace. Alfred c. Butte
Constables a. J. Lord william On
man, Joseph Cliff and Frank Blythe