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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
n. H. Pulver of Laingsburg, was an
Owosso visitor Monday.


Owosso visitor Monday.
w. V. Robinson has returned from
business trip to Detroit. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson expect to remove to
Detroit the last of next week.
o. L. Sprague and DR.. B. s. Suther-
land were in Lansing Monday to at
tend a joint meeting of school board
and school superintendent.
Mrs G. 8. Allison entertained at an
auction bridge party at her home on
Water street Wednesday, Mrs. w. E.
Collins and Miss Georgia Colt being
prize winners.
Mr.. and Mrs A. T. Thomas were
hosts at o'clock dinners followed by
card playing at their home on Main
street, west, Tuesday and Thursday
evenings.
r. d. Crawford wishes to sell his
home on Saginaw street in this city.
Any one contemplating buying home
should see this house inside as well as
outside. 1t will be sold at bargain If
taken in the next few days. See ad'
vertisement in another column.
A wrestling match between Frank
Burns of Boyne City, and Chris. Jordan
of Detroit, has been booked for the
Owosso theatre on the night OF Monday,
April 90. Jordan claims to be the wei.
terweight champion of the world. He
has wrestled here before.
The Pythian Sisters will hold So
cial session and supper Wednesday
afternoon, April "a, at the hall. The
affair will be followed by the regular
meeting in the evening.
Mrs. M. w. Southland, Ball street,
has received a letter from her son,
Benjamin Essig, who was recently in
jured in the Telluride mines in Col
orado, stating that he Is convalesc-
ing and that he will leave that place
enroute to this city in about ten days
Mrs. Southland will go to Chicago, Ill.
to meet her son.
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Sproule has
returned from trip out of the city,
in search of one of the young men
suspected of robbing the Lebowitz
shoe store Sunday evening. The
pursued dropped out Of sight in a
nearby city as completely as though
the earth had swallowed him, stated
the deputy.
The United Commercial Travellers,
Owosso Council No. 21S, gave a public
installation of officers and lunch Sat
urday evening, April ID. The edibles
were contributed by the gentlemen and
Chas. McNally chaperoned the gastron-
omical end of the blowout in very
creditable manner with the efficient
assistance of George Gray. A nice as
sortment of the National Biscuit Com.
pany's was furnished by their genial
salesman, Fred Hanifan. Senior Coun.
sellor Clark presented everyone present
with fine box of Walker candy. After
considerable persuasion the retiring
senior counsellor was induced to dig up
half apound Of "A cent coffee 4 Brother
G. v. Page ate so much OF Jim Copas'
boiled ham that his wife was obliged to
walk him around the block to insure
digestion.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
CUT FOR RAIL MEN
Employees Of the Pere Mar.
quette Are Affected.
Everyone Receiving Salary Of More
Than $50 Month viii Be Asked
to Accept Reduction. y

New York, April 1S.-Every employee
of the Pere Marquette railroad, wheth-
er a member of the union or not, who
has been receiving more than $50 a
month in wages or salary, will be ask
ed to accept reduction of per cent.
This statement was made here.
Recently the road withdrew from the
conference of executives of the east.
ern railroads on the demands of the
engineers for an advance in pay, its
withdrawal following the receivership.
In the circumstances, it Is understood,
it was decided to ask the locomotive
engir GERS rs well as all other employees
to help the property back to solvency
again.
The aggregate saving to the COM
pany/with a per cent reduction in
effect is expected to be 100000 year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
TWO Is TOLL OF WRECK
Moses Slonin Succumbs to Injuries
Attire Twenty-Four Hours.

Ann Arbor, Mich, April IS. - The
second death from the ID. U. r. wreck
at Lima Center occurred in the
homeopathic hospital, when Moses
Slonn, after lingering twenty-four
hours, breathed his last. 1t was re-
ported from the hospital that he had
died shortly after being removed from
the operating table, but he rallied and
al day his life had hung on a thread
and at sqndown he died. The broth
er, LYMAN Slonin, is very low, though
there is some hope of his recovery.
The two Brothers were from Jerusa-
lem, and they We're in this country in
the interests Of an educational move
mcnt for their people. Beth are said
to be rabibs.
The D. Y. r. officials have not yet
completed their investigation CT the
-5nsC OF the wreck
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
Escaped Waits Retaken.

Flint, Mich, April 1S.-Hunger com
PEELED Leo Gaumsn, aged fourteen
and Ford Fortier, aged thirteen
waits, who escaped from st. Vincert's
home in Saginaw Sunday night, to
give themselves up to the local police
late at night. They had walked the
entire distance of thirty-three mile;
from Saginaw.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
over 200 New Members.

The membership contest Of the Y. w.
G. A. closed Monday with the red rose
team captsined by Miss Emma Foess,
winner. The pink team headed by
Miss Edna Farr, secured the most mem.
bers but the reds the most money. The
contest added 219 members making
total of over 800 The three losing
teams will banquet all teams next week.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
jackson Man Killed by Train.

Jackson, Mich, April 18.-As the re-
suit Of injuries received, Daniel F..
Tewksberry, aged twenty-three, a
switchman at Jackson Junction yards
died in the city hospital. Tewksber-
ry was terribly injured when a switch
engine and a string of box cars back.
ed down upon him, all of the cars pass.
ing over his body
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
Arrest the Conductor.

The city gives notice that it will back
up any citizen in his complaint against
the conductor of any train that is, held
On a crossing more than FIVE minutes.
The ordinance is being badly disre-
garded much to the inconv enience of
the citizens Of the city.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
Building coom at LitchfieId.

Litchfield, Mich, April 1S.-This vii
lage-is having substantial building
boom, eight or nine new houses beirJ
built this spring. A fine stone church,
started by the Baptist people, will
add to the beauty of the town.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
plcease Kllls Dairy csttle.

Litehfeld, Mich, April 1S.-vestus
Il. Riker, Galryman of this place, has
suffered a serious loss as the result
Of some unknown disease among HE
fine herd Of cattle.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
Fancier rancIes Another's Rooster.

Grand Rapids, Mich, April 49,
William Doezema stole prize rooster
from local coop and was sentenced
To serve ninety days straight. He
says he is a machinist but cannot re.
sist the temptation Of possessing the
choicest fowls as he is fancier.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24

she was desperate with determination. She Kne" IaI
this prize would keep her from the necessity OF leaving
the den till her little ones should be past their lrSt
heplessness Nothing should be allowed to snatch II
from her! But for all her furious efforts unmanageaDle
was that limp form with its long, sprawlng legs thaI
her progress up the broken steep was dangerously so"
Suddenly the moose realizing that she coulq ho'
catch the bear. stopped with wrathful snort fio"
ing I'D the dank moss with her great outhrust loe le
she wheeled about TO return to her cali One started
back at a shambng trot suspectng no evil and satiS-
fed with herself for having so well routed the ene!
Then she marked that the little was no longer IN ms
place She gave one mighty leap forward her wlld
eyes sweeping the whole base OF the rock. Ana then'
looking upward she saw what had befallen.
As that black bulk of vengeance came thunderng
toward her. the lynx strained desperately TO I'LL her
nrze beyond its reach The steep at this point was 100
abrupt for any moose to climb but the frantic mother
hurled herself up it so far that her outstretched hoos
struck the rock on each side of the cafS hind quar- terS
Daunted for the instant the lynx let 60 her hold ana
shrank away with snarl. But, seeing how tar snort
of her her asSaiant had fallen she sprang forward again
and sank her teeth into the victims throat with CONN.,
dent defiance.
EROM that wild leap the mother had fallen back NO
lently on her launches. Unconscious OF the shock,
she drew back few steps, and rushed again to the at
tack This time she came on less wildly; and the lynx,
rng down on her over the shoulder of the prey had no
sgiyings But in reality now that the wise ola
moose was most dangerous Having come triumphant
through MANY seasons many vcisstudes, she knew how
handle her powers TO best advantage and in that rst
lean she had seen that her little was finished past
all helping Revenge was all that she could strive Tor
AS She charged again she gathered her gaunt legs
beneath her at the last OF it, and Launched herSen up
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24

ctooDed The fox was too buSlneSSke 10 play WIN ana
torment his victims as one of the cat family would do
but killed them at once and made haste to carry them
off to his den Though not without healthy edge 10
his own appetite he thought first OF his mate and CUBS
to which ne was untiringly devoted
The knoll being now longer occupied by the terri
Bile lvnx mother the lesser folk of the forest began ca-
tiouSv to revisit it, though they made no long stay IN
that neighborhood because they never knew when the
den at the summit might attract some dangerous occ
pant Before long the bones OF those two bodies at the
foot of the rock were polished clean and white and
then the place fell deserted except for the chckadees
and the woodpeckers.
the summer drew TO close and the first gimmers OF
autumn scarlet began to tip the naples, scattering
here and there across the wilderness reappeared few
rabbits Their enemies being now less numerous they
multiplied with amazing rapidity, as II thinking they
had the earth to repeniSh; and again tall ears ana
bulgng eyes were Pickering through the coverts, sensi-
tive cleft noStrls questioning every air, and nui1y
white tails bobbing up of the godbrown fern beds.
The rabbits did not love the cedar swamp, with its wet
moss and black half hidden pools; but few of their
more adventurous spirits roamed everywhere.
One fresh October morning, when the birch trees
were all gold among the gray rocks of the knoll rowing
buck rabbit came TO the foot OF 1t and stumbled upon
that bunch of white bones. AT first he much
frightened and with two prodgious leaps took hiding
in the nearest thcket. But the bones made hostile
move whatever, and presently he felt somewhat re-
assured After he had stared at them for sometime he
concluded that they we're harmless. With uncom-
pretending curiosity he hoped all around them, and
then sat up beside them his launches, his long
erect in foolish inquiry The last thing he could guess
was that he and his kind responsible for that pile
of bleaching bones.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24

THE LYNX had been watching from her high crevice
when the moose made her mad charge upon the
bear. Her pale, round eyes famed. SoundesSy she
droDped from her ambush There was no cry from the
feeble victim The lynx was expert and too wary
a hunter for that She wanted struggle that would
attract the mothers attention from the pursuit OF the
bear So the unfortunate calf which had only Just
opened his eyes upon life went out OF it without know
ing what had happened to him. Without an instant S
delay the lynx began dragging the limp but still quivcr-
ing prey up the rock Her only chance was to get 1t
speedily beyond the mothers reach.
The lynx was marvelously strong for beast OF her
weight which was not more than orty-odd pounds and
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24

came and had no suspicious of the presence OF the lynx
who glarcd down upon her unseen from bush screened
crevice near the summit She was black and grim and
very formidable looking the great moose, and could
well have smashed the life out of the giant cat with one
stroke of her spayed fore hoof So the lynx had no no
ton Of interfering with her But she was interested IN
the errand that brought the dark tree eater TO TINS re-
treat. And she hopefully licked her whlskered Jaws
About daybreak, on the soft moss at the foot OF tle
rock the gave birth TO long legged shuddeIng
calf Forgefu at once Of all her suffering, she licked
dry and glossy dark and at last along in the warm OF
the day, it staggered feebly to its feet and made It's
hrst effort TO nurse. 1t was groteSquey gaunt, ana
ank, and big headed and loose ointed and It's sprawl
ing legs were too weak TO support its weight long In
Two or three minutes it sank down again on the moss
where it lay staring around with mild injurious eyes
while its mother gazed upon it in tender ecstasy 10
ner 1t the thing Of beauty that the whole green
forest held.
Suddenly faint sound other than that of rustlng leaf
and twg caught her vglant She turned her head
Sharply There among the cedar trunks, not hundred
leet away was the bear, turning and munching
cluster Of bright yellow fungi. bear! That was the
most 70 be dreaded OF all possible enemies With harsh
cIy' sort Of coughing below she rushed at him.
AT sight Of this black whrlwind sweeping down upon
nun the bear surprised and panied. He was not
very big bear And she was a very big moose If capa-
oe oi refectiona point which doctors differ with
Solhe acrmony,-he perhaps reflected that the knoll
was not lucky neghborhood for him. Too many
ho.heIs and hardly enough mushroomsi In any case,
M ueclded TO 90 away at And he acted with such
eIthess upon this wise decision that he managed TO
Aeep certain distance between his hind quarters and
1loSe tunousy pounding hoofs. He felt that he had
reason TO congratulate himself.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24

she found nothing Of him except the musky smell he had
left behind him so literally.
As luck would have it, however, at the foot OF the
knoll almost directly beneath the lair ITSELF she found
another intruder. Nosng for roots in the nch earth
between the rocks black bear His presence there
was quite innocent His thoughts were far from young
ynxes but to the eyes of the anxious mother ne was
snng his wav to the hiding place of her little ones.
Now, the most powerful of lynxes, of course is no
match for a bear; but a mothers mother-and that
makes all the difference in the world. The bear was
atentiycy turning over the moss and sod, unnnd1ui
nj dance when a cyclone of claws and teeth and
screechcs fell upon his neck. Taken so completely by
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24

ward with a finely calculated effort. Thoroughly de-
ceived the lynx clung obstinatcly to her hold, with
ears attcning back in angry scorn But this time she
had seriously miscacuated In the second one Of
those huge battcrng fore hoos smote down upon her.
II crushed her head right back between her shoulders
and her body suddenly relaxed slumpcd forward
upon the neck Of her victim.
Falling back before, because 1t was impossible for
her 10 gain any foothold on that steep, the moose
charged once more and repeated her wonderful leap
This time her stroke brought both the bodies tumbng
over each other to the ground The victor now somber
and deliberate in her fury paved them carefully apart
and proceeded to stamp the OF the lynx into the
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24

earth. When this was accomplished TO
her satisfaction, she went and noScd
her little one tcndcrly for several min
utcs, muttcring thickly in her shaggy
throat. Then, with dropping head, she
stood over it mOtionless for hours, till
the last OF the sunset had faded out and
all the forest was in blaCkncSs. At last
the moon got up white above the tree
tops, and ran pale fingers down the tace
OF the rock till they uncovered the grim
scene at its base. The moose, as If sud-
denly pulling herself together to accept
the inevitable, lifted her great black
head, shifted the night air with wide
nostrils, and made of noiselcSsly
through the Ccdars.
An hour or two later the bear came
cautiously prowling up. Unseen him
self. he had seen his late enemy 90
stalking by, with an air Of no more
concern in that part OF the forest.
Much puzzled, he had come to seek a
solution of the mystery. He found the
solution entirely to his taste. He
gruntcd contcmptuously over the
pounded remnants of the lynx, and
then, we'll able to appreciate such a
dainty. made hearty meal OF young
moose meat. He sat down on his
launches and grumbled happily over
his repast, perhaps thinking how
favored were the bears over all other
dwellers of the wilderness. 1t would
have been a sound and true reflection,
could he but have made it, and no
more than the due of the Power that
had been so generous to his kind.
MEANWHILE, the baby lynxes in
lNI their den, now hungry past all
caution and mewing harShly, might
have been left to a lingering and piteouS
death. But Nature is seldom so cruel.
Stealing through the black shadows
and darting across the patches OF moon
light came the fox, anxious to see II any
thing new had happened at the knoll.
Pecring from a thicket, he marked the
bear at his feast, and soon made out
10 understand. Stealing about to eX-
plore the knoll, he presently caught
the cries of the kittens. This was
phenomenon not hard for him to in
tcrpret. After prudent investigation
he crcpt into the den. There was some
splitting, feeble but courageous, and
then the cries of loneliness and hunger
to. laNs
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24


match for a bear; but mother
makes all the difference in the We
attentiycly turning over the moss
of danger, when a cyclone OF cl
screeches fell upon his neck. TAX
surprise, he fairly bleated, and gave
futile clutches over the shoulder
with his massive paws, which would
have made short work Of his auda-
cious aSsailant could they have fair
" reached her. But they touched
nothing save a little elusive fur;
and the next moment, seized with
panic, he wheeled and fed wildly
through the cedars. The lynx chung
tohim, biting and clawing, till low
branch swept her off. Whereupon,
after pausing to free her teeth from
the long black hairs they had been
so diligently collecting, she sped
back 70 the den with her feelings
somewhat relieved.
The bear ran on, his panic grad
uallv giving way to Indignation till
at last the latter conquered. Then
he turned and began slowly retrac-
Ing his steps. Hewould find his in
solcnt assailant and DO her up But
when he reached the knoll he
changed his mind once more. After
all, was 1t worth while going out Of
his way % find her, She seemed
70 be so elusive He passed round
tothe other side Of the knoll, and let
of his resentment in rending to
pieces an old antlOg.
To the bear, though 50 ignomini-
ouslv routed by his small antago-
mist. the affair was Of no great
moment. His hurts were not deep,
and they were soon forgotten. But
10 the mother lynx it was different.
Her security was gone. She felt that
both the fox and the bear were after
her little ones. She no longer dared
tohunt At any distance from home;
and near home, thanks TO her own
reputation. il was bad hunting. All
she could do was to lie in wait, with
infinite patience, for chickadees and
wood mice; while her hunger grew,
and the supply Of precious milk in
her breasts began to diminish, and
the little ones, whose eyes were now
justopcning, becamemore andmore
inSiStent in their demands.
A BOUT three days after the cpl
Il sodes of the fox and the bear
there came to the knoll an immense
COW moose, seeking, as the lynx
had done. solitude and security.
To the other side of the knoll she
came; and had no suspicious of the
who glarci down uDOn her unseen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-16
The deadly Parallel''
AS Applied to Gardeners
''Progressive' Career.
PORTLAND ARGUS INTERVIEW.

The following interview with Mr.
Gardner appeared in the Portland Ar
gus of Feb. s, 1911:
I am an avowed exponent of reci-
procity with Canada" said Mr. Gard
ner, yesterday, for | believe that
Names best interests eventually lie
in the better trade relations with our
neighDor, Canada. Neither the legis-
lative resolution nor the sentiment OF
National Master Batchener of New
Hampshire truly expresses the pro-
gressive Grange sentiment in regard
to reciprocity, in my opinion. There
is in the opposition to reciprocity, as
expressed iii the National Legislative
meeting, nothing but machine politics
and it does not affect in the least the
sentiment of the Maine Oranges re-
garding reciprocity with Canada.
which the Progressives of Maine, |
dare say, believe in thoroughly.
Reciprocity with Canada would
benefit Maine perhaps more than any
other state, in view of the fact that
we are by our geographical position
debarred from participating in the
commercial trade of the country, which
StppS 1t DOGloiit III tAiC 1Aekclt anu
Maine IS left to get her market for her
self The great section at our doors
opens TO Maine the most inviting field
for development of trade and we
should not hesitate to take advantage
of it by urging Congress to pass the
reciprocity treaty. President Taft is
right when he says cur trade devel-
opment should not be gagged by Gus
tom houses. With our so millions we
should have no fear of freer trade with
our neighbor of nine millions.
1.-THE theory evolved by the late
Governor Powers that Aroostook would
be destroyed commercially if the pro-
tectiVe tariff was taken off potatoes
is exploded. The Aroostook potato is a
drug on the market, today. not
through free trade with Canada but
because other states, which had aban-
doued raising that crop have resum-
ed potato growing under modern con-
diiions of agriculture and the market
is glutted.
Protection has not saved the Aroos-
took potato and the farmers up
there are beginning to realize it. The
Maine Oranges will differ, I presume,
ON reciprocity, but that the opinion of
the legislative committee of Mr..
Batche.ler represents theory in ac :
cord with the Grange at large is err
ronaous and the meeting of the
Oranges at Auburn, yesterday, when
none opposed reciprocity and many fa-
vored it. shows how the wind is blow
ing over the farms of Maine. Maine.
as one of the leading farming States
of the Union should take the lead in
reciprocity with Canada, in my opin-
ion, and ! feel that when the true sem
timent is obtained by meetings all over
the State. Maine will he found to be
progressive and for reciprocity"