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The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
Death Rather Than work.

Clinton, N c.. May 1o.-James Spell.
twelve years old shot himself dead
rather than work in the fields TO aid his
widowed mother.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

Private Dalzsll Is back from Ohio
and says Taft should win the State
without trouble. The ''PriTate'' g.
as usual. emphatic in his conTie-
tons
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

scion Of aristocracy. Billions OF ignorant
hens with no future to look forward to
and no past to be proud OF are busy safe
guarding the prosperity Of America by
laying eggs. This should be a precious
thought to the humble and difident citi-
zen who does not go to the polls and cast
ballot for progress because his efforts
will be 50 small Let him lay II in the
box while millions of other voters are
doing the same, and great will be the
results.
tCopJdEht, 1911 By George Mstths~ AdHnA)
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
AHitfor
Every Had.
BY YE LOCAL SCRIBE.

Louis Q. witkou1ki, who one
upon a time was Mayor q Glen
Echo. viii surely. in the oourse Of
human events. become Mayor Of
kensington. His political activity
in that charming suburb il bring
ing The village out OF its spring
slumoerA
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
Nay II in History.

May II. I7ss-Dr. Johnson fingers too
long at the tavern and is locked out BY
his wife.
May II, lso7-shakespeare and Bacon
have g disagreeable nst nght. street
hrawi
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

The Reichstag is copying some Of the
House Of Commons rules Of order. No
occasion for a war scare, however.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

What a tribute to our manufacturers
is Germany's proposal to raise the tarin
upon automobiles.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

We see that Lieut.. Alexander B.
Michel. our ". X. and est. mArine
oficer tretired. has = new straw
lid We are told that during the
winter the rats destroyed The sur
vivor q last summer. and hence The
new purchase.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

George White. Charlie Bell, NInt
Ailes. and VIII F1ather have Just
Nnarned from Briarcline Manor. n.
T., where they listened to an In
teresting series of lectures. includ-
ing one entitled Should Bankers
Wear Beardsi"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

There Is no truth IN the report
that John A. Ioyce Is TO write
a brADd-new poem On the excise
law.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
Her suspicions Aroused.

sMy father talked me into taking this
course in domestic science"
And how do you like domestic
scienceY',
wen II looks like ordinary kitchen
work 70 me. II my suspicious are con-
nrmed, shah drop the course and make
father buy me a $50 hat"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

II Kaiser Wilhelm persists in opposing
the Reichstags measure against dueling
he will deservedly earn the title Of the
most un-Christian monarch.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

We have noticed 7. c. Duiin. at
the ball game quite frequently Of
late. T. c. Is fast becoming one
q our fair eity's best little fans.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

Our EeuiAl fellow-citi1sn. Eli
Fouts. called upon Us yesterday 70
pass the time Of day.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

An Irish-German alliance Is now urged
as an argument against home dule in
ireland. but the prospect Is so remote
It is likely to have no influence on the
situation In the United States the Irish
and Germans are not noted for their
mutual mixing qualities, but you never
can tell what q political complication
will develop into.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
A nIt nf RenI PhiIoaophy.

Most husbands think they are good
husbands"
SAY the rest Of IT.
"And most wives humoT them IN that
belief" -
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

shiIler's skull has been found: but we
hardly think it VIII do him any good.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
No Time 10 Leave.

you say your wife doesn't care to 20
away for the summer
NO; there's a choice line OF gossip
going the rounds at home just now"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
quite So.

"DiIate on the fact that we suffra-
gettes have been entertained by Newport
society,"" advised the leader.
why should we do that? Ours IN a
worthy cause"
II know. But a worthy cause isn't in
II alongside Of a fashionable fad"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

Kaiser Wilhelm. who says the Pana-
ma Canal Is not big enough, evidently
labors under the impression that 1t is
being buiit for his especial benefit
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
We All Like IL.

The end-seat hog gets men agog
And causes fights and factions.
Ought he to go? Well, dunno
The end seat has attractions.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

And now Germany wants to increase its
tariff on automobiles, presumably to pro-
tect itself from our pauper automobile
manufacturers, whose pauperism is at
tanning a notoriety that Is worldwide.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

There is something funny about the
Of q German librettist that
he is unable to set q light opera to
"rag-time' music. because the German
language. does not accommodate itself
10 the fiippancy OF ''ragStiune."
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

German stockholders in a manufactur-
ing concern complain bitterly because
their dividends amounted to only Is per
ever were persuaded to invest at all
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

A consular report is to the effect
hat German wine is now being sent
10 France with a view to ''naturalizing'
L and thus putting ii on the market
as champagne. VIII this spell the ending
u the long-standing feud between Ger
many and France?
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

The fact that the Kaiser Is content to
rely upon public subscriptions in an at
tempt to have an aerial feet bigger than
the biggest' Indicates either that he pre-
fers to have the public risk its money IN
that untried enterprise or that the taxa
ton for the established military arms Is
Up to the limit.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

Prince Adelbert, the Kaiser's son. VIII
not visit America. Rsrhaps Papa Will
lam has heard Of those high jInke IN
Washington's best society.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
Snapshots From Congress
man TOrdney's Addresses

opponents opposition
based the fact that the Supreme Court has declared their
everybody-h girl who works
bill taxing corporations and last this bill
yielded thirty millions to the Federal Government
My opponents by length This
nng had time and inclination to the records OF
think would find been officially aspiring,
acquiring expiring and retiring for 10 these and they
judgment for They these side
mind off the 1893 which brought
about by the same policies they are again advocating
m Why mates S vn far @ ovs ne sS s
divert from the park damp and dangopsy disturbing
family and mine
If the voters Sugar
Trust officials testify before the Congressional Investigating Committee
IS retaining duty foreign These
q m Gand b py foresn npa9 sugar p which ud
enable them drive the beet manufacturers of business
these bandits up ~
h on o pa pP h 9 aes hh eG for
wish copy
The Democratic telling that their is not for Free
s%a rs
Don't, don't, don't be afraid
coupIe sleep awoke,
9m msn vs. n % @ T d En What hy na ssn
@a you but a Sas 3 s d ts pd @ a
# s4s RSS4S# 5&E 5
BIZ a o So d You Os g r the same 1872 p w h
produced n 1892
a s Dmo Both e s tending
a on t 52s tss s s a battle s en- ad
issues fair fight pleasure but when seek by implication
methods and I think they will this time
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
corunna to Vote on Franchise.

The people of Corunna will have a
chance on November 5 to vote on grant
ing franchise to the Consumers Power
Co. The council Monday passed favor
ably on the franchise and voted to put
it up to the electors for approval.
The franchise would run 30 years. 1t
is not exclusive, however, and any other
company that wishes to do so may come
in, providing the city gives it the right.
No stipulation as to the rates to be
charged is made The matter will be
settled after the franchise is granted,
provided it is granted, and city light
ing contract wi be drawn up if the
council sees fit to enter into one with
the company. 1t is understood that the
company will fix so cents per month as
the minimum rate for lighting resi-
dences The price that would be charg
ed for street lights has been discussed
only in an informal way.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
Circuit Court Jurors.

CoruGna, Oct. 24.-The following
jurors were drawn Thursday for the
November term of circuit court:
Bert Stewart ami Richard Wilkin-
sen, Caledonia; F. K. Brown and
George Sharr, Corunna, first ward;
Harvey Allen AMI Alex Mccartney,
Corunna, second ward; II. w. Post
and Frank Brown, Corunna, third
ward; Charles Carol, Fairfield;
Fred Lyons. Hazelton; Joseph Kee-
ner, Middlebury; VIM. S. Smith, New
Haven; o. c. Post, Owosso township;
George Brown, Owosso, first ward; ;
Fred Bowers. Owosso, second ward;
Arthur Steggall, Owosso, third ward;
Clarence Baker, Owosso, fourth
ward; Frank Fuller, Owosso, fifth
ward; l.. d. Nichols, Perry; Addison
Van Sickle, Rush; S. ]. Bennett,
Sci0ta; Louis Heath, Shiawassee;
Bert Augsburg, Venice; Frank Black
Vernon; Alex Hoag, woodruff; VIM.
Sanders, Antrim; Henry Jacobs, Ben
nington; Guy Braden. Burns.
The November term will open on
November 18th, and the jury is ask
ed to report on the 18th.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
Facts Regarding Fordney

ing M e. 4ss give, for
with @ iii 5 es AMID a. his S 81
is long and ndefnte-very much
Fact No.1-Mr Fordney an active and Hard Working
Member usually his when has been session
No He has been Effective Member Of Congress
circle Of who b Get Things Done
III WAYS w9 and esn eom@ s o shat be
and powerful committee in Congress
Fa! ST5s.
Improving Saginaw River This
and directly ndFect every
me States
there Of great
shippers and merchants in this section
than Fact S dome b; a s'S 9S nothing
ds 3 ss s h Or s 0ss sov how Many
soas s' o n know big nSFh d wd enough enlist
no who has been the other sidewhether Taft
rs like s ro h S ai reducing Ga the & a @
as's ni hs
E ss a that @ ssp esss s saa ss
ns's @ han vas; e;
clean the fence wiped out entirely
Ne @ L % tf a%s s II.
lively insignificant sum a feet Logs Are
Industry s p,ss employing as THOUSANDS
%Psy for f od% and o'he necessities %
to make times Who would reduce their ability in this
effective in Congress
He has learn the game and get the n m a ege
men s "E sSrS.Is ter.
Sa him sa s personally TIVE
would like hand where he takes outf
always ps THIS oHaR MR 'Ss ''
e. s s be . ssy s
ISN'T always When hay, aye
iob' 'resi.-t~.' ss~-.~rr -i'-s~SAa
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
QUESTIONS STATEMENT.
AS to the Number of Bull Moosers ir
the District of Columbia.

We are in receipt of letter from
Geo. +. Robinson, formerly of this
citw now an employee in the govern
ment service in Washington, in which
he says:
II am in receipt of a letter from
home enclosing clipping from some
one of the newspapers regarding the
political sentiment in the District. l
must say that whoever gave the in
formation is considerably off. There
are $4,000 employees in the govern
ment service in the District of Co
lumbia, over one-third of whom are
messenger boys under age, and 1900
were appointed from the District and
SO have no vote. In the Treasury
there are $500 employees, 100 of
whom are women. A large percent
age of these voters were appointed
under President Cleveland and think
seven out of ten are Democrats. /
question whether 100 of the Treasury
voters are for Col. Roosevelt ] am
not surprised that the informant of the
Owosso paper from which the clip
ping was taken did not wish to have
his name mentioned"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
Local News.

w. }. Melchers of the Union Tele.
phone Co., was in Saginaw, Monday.
Mrs. L. e. Phelps, of Lansing, has
been guest part of the week at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. E. o. Dewey.
Mr.. and Mrs Leslie Wood returned
to their home in Kalamazoo Friday.
They were accompanied by the lat
ter's father, John Goodwin, who will
make his future home there.
The remains of Clifford Hubbell who
was killed by contact with an electric
wire Monday afternoon, will be taken
to Big Rapids, probably on Saturday,
There will be no service here.
The members of the choir of Salems
Lutheran church, of this city will take
part in concert given by the Saginaw
Lutheran choir in Saginaw Sunday
afternoon.
1t is expected that with a week of
good weather the concrete paving on
Main street from the west side of Park
street to the east line of Saginaw street
can be completed. The grading has all
been done and part of the material is
on the ground for the concrete. The
Improvement has long been needed and
will add much to the appearance Of that
street.
The following Owossoites return
ed to their home on Wednesday
from a fishing trip Of several days In
Bay City: Mr.. and Mrs. John Brooks,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Jones, Mrs. s. II.
Henderson, Henry Ward, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Beebe, James Osburn
and G. S. Allison. The members of
the party have proven that they
caught some fish by sharing them
very literally with their friends In
this city Thursday.
Verne Moore, 10 years old. and Ralph
Mcdowell one year older, have been
complained against in the probate court
at Corunna, for shooting the windows
out of house on Fraser street, belong.
ing to Bert Corey of Grand avenue.
The boys confessed to having Smashed
all the windows in the house Friday.
by shooting % calibre bullets through
them, from q rifle. A family moved
out of the house Thursday
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
Board Of Supervisors.

The board has voted $500 for the Dor.
cas- Home in this city, thus continuing
the practice of the last few years, the
supervisors realizing that the children
dependant upon the Home have the
most excellent care with practically
family surroundings at less cost than If
wholly dependant upon the county.
dorunna, Oct. ga county hos
pitsl, in which contagious diseases
may be properly carsd for. is plan be-
lug considered by the board of super
yisors. The board, "Wednesday morn
ing, passed 2 resolution, introduced
by Supervisor Colby of Woodruff
township, asking the chair to appoint
a committee of three to investigate
the matter of erecting such a build
ing. The committee is TO report at
the meeting of the board in January.
The plan was suggested to men,
hers of the board by DR.. Fred A.
Watts, the county physician. for
Owosso, who declared that the hos
pital is almost a necessity here. A
"peeial ward would be provided for
tuber culosis patients and the hospital
would be self-sustaining as far as
possible.
The chairman has not yet named
themembers of the committee.
!. Corunna, Oct 23.-The board of
supervisors Wednesday voted to ap-
proSriate $4,000 for the use of the
commissioners of the poor, instead of
$4,000 as requested by the commits
sicners in their ann lal report.
The report was submitted to the
board some time ago, and was refer
red TO the proper committee. We'd
needay morning, the committee re-
ported, recommending the adoption
of the report With the exception of
the slice in the appropriation. This
action was taken.
Cprunna, Oct. 24.-Chairman Vim
cent OF the board of supervisors has
named Supervisors Colby, Wilbur
and Sprague as members of the COM
mittee to investigate the matter of
building county hospital for con-
tagi9us diseases, as authorized by the
board Wednesday.
The committee is instructed to be
prepared to report at the January
meeting of the board.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
The Truth About the Tariff on Sugar
BeetS.

~~s~s
Both the active opponents of Cong
ressman Fordney have dwelt long and
loud upon the statement that Congress
man Fordney injured the growers Of
sugar beets by voting for the Payne tar
if bill which provided a duty of ten
per cent. ad valorem on sugar beets,
the claim being made that this was q
reduction of fifteen per cent from the
rate fixed undes the Dingley law. The
fact is that the Dingley bill did not fix
any rate at all upon sugar beets and
the board of general appraisers decided
that they should be classed as vegeta.
bles and duty of IS per cent ad valor.
EN- collected. The congress which pas.
sed the Payne bill evidently did not
think this the proper classification and
30 fixed definite duty for the first time
on sugar beets.
Not an American farmer or grove,
of sugar beets was in the least detri
mentally affected by this change fol
the reason that no beets were imported
under the old ruling and no Michigan
sugar factory, at least. desires to pur'
chase any Canadian beets under the
present duty for the reason that they
cannot afford to do 30 except for one
reason, viz to obtain a sufficient supply
of beets to enable them to run their fac
tories to full capacity. This they can.
not afford to do and will not do if Mich.
igan farmers will grow the beets be-
cause of the fact that when they pay
the present duty of As cents per ton and
customs house expenses amounting to
five cents per ton and then add AN av-
erage fire. ght charge of 81 40 per ton as
against an average freight rate of AZ
cents per ton for beets grown in Michi.
gan--the beets cost SO 40 per ton fol-
10 per cent. beets grown in Canada
while Michigan beets of the same grade
cost 81 80, or an additional expense OF
ST.. AZ per ton to saw nothing about the
tIOubiC dhu CAid C4pChsO III oOCuIlue
Canadian contracts. So far as we have
been able to ascertain by diligent in
quiry not single acre of Canadian
beets is under contract this year by any
sugar company in Michigan and none
ever were contracted for, save to pro
vide supply to enable the factories tt
run and thus afford Michigan farmers
a certain market at fixed price for ont
of the best paying crops ever grown up
on their farms. This attempt to injurt
Mr.. Fordney, who is and has been the
best friend the farmers of this county
and district has ever had in congress-
who has fought two presidents when he
believed the policies they were advocat
ing were detrimental to the agricultur
al interests of the country, who hal
fought and incurred the enmity of tn,
sugar trust which has threatened ant
in the past endeavored to defeat him
falls fat when the whole truth il
known.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
Instantly Killed at Perry.

Perry, Oct. 24.-Mrs. Frank Cole
was instantly killed while walking
on the Grand Trunk track Wednes-
day night, by local freight train,
which was switching. Mrs. Cole and
her step-daughter, Ella, had started
from town and were crossing tracks
when the engine backed down to-
ward them. Ella saw the cars and
reached out to assist her mother,
when the latter fell down and the
train passed over her body twice, lit
orally grinding it to pieces.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
Celebrated Golden Wedding

Perry, Oct. 22.-Mr. and Mrs.
Adam Euler celebrated their golden
wedding Saturday at their home here
in the village. There were thirty
eight present which included chill
dren and grandchildren.
A three course Inner was served.
Those present from away were Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Euler of Howell; Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Euler of Granville,
o.; Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Schumacher,
of Fowlerville, and Mrs. Sarah Eddy
of Byron, Mr.. and Mrs. Euler were
remembered with many nice presents
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
Raised Her Own Salary.

Accused Of appropriating more
than $500 of money belonging to her
employer, c. A. Lawrence, and $131
worth of dress goods and other arti-
eles, Miss Bernice Gunsolus, 20 years
old, and saleslady, settled up the
matter with Mr.. Lawrence to avoid
prosecution for embezzlement. Miss
GunsoMs left the city Friday even
Ing.
Through q plan suggested by Off
GER Fred Brown, marked money was
used in trapping the girl. Thursday,
it is alleged, she took $40 that
should have been turned over to her
employer. or this amount, Sc. 40 was
in nickels and dimes. The other dol
lar was made Of half and two quart
ers, the half dollar having been
marked. The cloth was found in
Miss Gunsolus' trunk in her room.
She had worked for Mr.. Lawrence
for about two years, and at the time
of the discovery of her alleged short
age, was receiving SIS per week. Her
parents reside In Cheboygan and she
boarded with an Owosso family.
Her bank book showed that she had
nearly $500 on deposit.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Every Voter in Owosso City Must
= Register if He Wishes to
= Vote.

No voter can vote on Tuesday,
Nov. 5th, who does not register on
one of three days, Nov. l, 2 or a.
The law requires complete new
registration in cities of the fourth
class on presidential year.
If you are in the city any one of
these three days and fail to regis
ter, unless you are kept away by
sickness, you will lose your chance
to vote on the Tuesday following.
REMEMBER EVERY VOTER
MUST REGISTER. REGISTRA-
TON DAYS ARE FRIDAY, SAT-
URDAY AND MONDAY, NOV. i,
2 AND a.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
Dr.. A. M. Hume to Receive 33rd
Degree.

DIR. A. M. Hume one of the best
known and most popular Mason in this
part of the state has been selected to re-
ceive the thrty.third degree in Scot
tish Rite Masonry this year. DR.. Hume
has well earned this recognition and
his many friends extend congratula.
tiops.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25

An oyerheated range, placed too close
to the wall in the kitchen of L. j. Kinne
OF Mulberry street, ignited the wood
work Wednesday noon. The fire de.
partment was called out and extin-
guished the blaze without difficulty.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Pearce\ and
children left Friday morning for
Edmonton, Alberta, to reside. Miss
Carrie Palmer, Mrs. Pearce's sister
accompanied them as far as Chicago
and may make her home there with
another sister. A number of young
women gave Miss Palmer theater
party, Thursday evening.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
HEAT Is DEFICIENT.

Director Schneider, of the U. S.
Weather bureau at Grand Rapids
states that to bring this year up to
the average. as regards to TEN
perature, every day from now on until
Jan. /, 1913, would have to be Is de-
gress above normal, being something
more than a thousand degrees be-
hind and average year. The rain fall
for the present year is 4.16 inches
above normal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25

A cement curb is being built on both
sides of Park street from Main street
north to the alley.
Mrs. Jennie Kingsley, Of Perry, N,
Y, IL guest Of Mrs. Richard Phillips,
Park street.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-18

Two blocks from Central Ave- just off St. Louis Ave, lot 150x2l0 with eight house that could not be rebuilt for the price asking for the whole property This property would make ideal home for family who likes city and country life combined. This property will make full lots 50x150, worth $500 each. l. is high and dry above city level Has good well of water. This property acquired in trade and must be sold Terms be arranged. Price $2,000
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-18

Mo- 15 Henderson Ave, lot 50x140 five room cottage and bath with barn. This house has been entirely rebuilt fence around the property One of the nc little homes in the city Within blocks of Oals- lawn school house Has city water and new gas main be- ing laid and in thirty days will have natural gas We sell this property terms of $200 cash, balance at the rate of $15 per month Sale price S1,200.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-18

Sixteen acres on Pleasant Valley Road one and half miles from the city. Improvements consist of four house large barn enough to six or eight cows and large storage room for feed This would make ideal chicken and truck garden farm. A real bar gain at $1,500
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-18

A modern five room cottage with bath on Grand Ave- two blocks from Central Lot 50Xl50 in good neghpof hood This property will grow in value every day as Grand Ave- will some day be the boulevard of the city
 This house is in good condition Never vacant We can rot give you the exact number owner does not want to disturb the tenant unless sale is made price $2300