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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04
Selleck-Wilcox

Miss Edith Selleck and Robert VII.
COX have just announced the fact taat
they we're married in Flint on Satur.
day, June 7. They are residing with
her parents at 612 Adams street.
Botn the bride and groom are we'll
known here. Mr.. Wilcox has spent
most of his life in Owosso AMI gradu-
ated from the high school with the
class of 1907. He is employed as a
machinist at the garage Of Stewar:
& Appleby. Mrs. Wilcox came here
four years ago from st. Johns, ald
has been employed as stenographer
for L. j. Kinney.
Many friends extend congra tula-
tions to Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04
BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND RING CIV
= sas'-s'ss' EN- FREE. 5sf's'ejj.
Queen Contest to be Feature OF
the Moose Carnival.

. Queen Contest to be Feature OF
the Moose Carnival.
A popularity contest is being insug'
urated and win run throughout carni.
val week. Many young ladies are
already interested. The first prize, a
beautiful diamond ring, is now on dis
play at Steck's jewelry store window.
where voting envelopes can be had. A
second prize is q gold watch, now on
display IN Gaylord's jewelry store win
dow, where voting envelopes can be
found. Voting places are National
Hotel, Sprsgue's drug store, REYNOLDS
cigar store, Arcade restaurant, White
heads drug store and the Sugar Bowl
caudy store.
4 The votes are one cent each. The
contest is being conducted by the
Moose committee, assisted by M. B.
Golden. Anyone wishing any informa-
ton regarding the contest may call
Herb Raymond or M. B. Golden, at the
Hotel Hauck, and secure the informa.
tion desired.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04
Rutherford Greater Shows Coming
To Owosso.

Starting Monday evening July z, and
continuing all week The Rutherford
Greater Shows of Pittsburg, will exhib.
IL their big attraction on the lot oppo.
ate the old Ann Arbor depot. The
Rutherfords come here under the aus
pices OIL. o. D. M. who have complete
charge of the big organization. The
public press all over the country speak
in the highest terms Of this splendid
attraction. They will arrive here Sun.
day fterpoon-coming from Battle
Creek, where they are showing this
week. This company carries 1856
people and require special train of IA
cars to move them. The L. o. o. M.
should be congratulated in. securing
such splendid attraction for their big
week. tiNs 1t'
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04
To Appeal to Circuit Court.

Justice VIM. Rowley Of Laingsburg,
denied the defendants in the case OF
Ethel Tobias vs.. John Schlicher the
privilege of introducing evidence at the
hearing Saturday and awarded Aver
dict to the plaintiffs Of $f07,50.
The case will be appealed to the
circuit court according to George
Pardee, attorney for the defense.
The case was brought about to col
lect on 500 note with interest, which
Schleicher gsye William CLARK. Ethel
Tobias was the assignee Of the note.
Schlicher declares he paid Clark but
did not take receipt. Clark died
soon afterward.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04
Charter Goes to the Governor.

At special meeting Of the Owossc
charter commission Tuesday afternoon
the charter draft prepared by Attorney
8. @. Pulver and revised by the com
mission, which made q number OF
minor changes, was adopted by the
commissioners and the clerk was in
structed to submit it at once to the
governor for approval. The proposed
cha rter embodies the commission form
Of government plan, providing for a
mayor and two salaried commissioners,
each of whom is to receive salary Of
81, 500 per annum.
After the document is approved by
the governor, 1t must lie on the table
for 90 days before it can be legally
voted upon by the people. 1t is be.
lieved it will be returned by the gov
ernor in time to be submitted at a
special election on November 5, next.
1t would then, il adopted, become
effective the first Monday in April, 1914
and terms of the present city officials
expire the second Monday in April
when the commission would assume
control of municipal affairs.
A provision requires that the charter
draft must be published in full in all Of
the Owosso newspapers at least 20 days
before being voted upon.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04
Real Estate Transfers.

j. Bruce to S. Hale pit ne Il sec.
Ia, Burns S400.
H. Lee to j. Lee and wife, pit blk 6
Laingsburg, $1,000.
c. Lemon to M. Rpgner lots II and
IL, blk 81, Corulna $3.50.
j. Watson to L. Bottoms ct al lot
on sec. 35 Shiawassee S45.
T. Brady to e. Merchant pit lots
10 and IL blk B M. A. Chipman's add
Owosso, $125. g-4..
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04
Suffers Sun Stroke.

A. T. Mills, Michigan Central yard
master, suffered a sun stroke Monday
afternoon and did not recover conscious
ness for several hours, but has improved
now so that no serious result Is feared
He fell near the handle factory when
returning from getting q drink, ana
was taken later to his home on Ridge
street.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04
New Block. viii Be Used.

The tests of creosote blocks for paw
ing the Washington street bridge hav.
ing been unsatisfactory, the work viii
not be continued until new supply Is
received from the makers at Toledo.
The Toledo firm desired that Owosso
authorities be on hand when the new
lot is treated and representatives are
there today.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04

2ext year, still we must crowd them
into four rooms and trust their train
ing to four teachers.
A thorough explanation of the sit
uation in other grades will follow.
The Board of Education.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04
Killed BY Lightning.

Roy Corcoran, q farmer residing near
Shaftsburg, was killed Monday after
noon by lightning and his hired man
seriously injured. The men were work
ing In the field at the time of the storm.
The hired man was knocked uncon-
scious and dragged some distance by
the team. When he regained his senses
he saw Corcorsn afire q short distance
away. He reached his side and ex-
tinguished the flames but he was dead.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04

Calvin and Morell Bentley went to
Detroit Tuesday. Before returning
they will take boat trip to Duluth.
@. Gale Downing has been appointed
postmaster at st. Charles, to succeed
w. @. Mertz, republican. July l. Mertz
has held the Office since Mckinley g
first term, 1896. This is the first Office
which has changed hands in Saginaw
county under the new administration.
Mrs. A. F. Howard went to Mt
Clemens Wednesday to visit her son,
DR.. Howard, and family. After visit
there she goes to Detroit where she
will meet Mr.. Howard and together
they will take q lake trip She will
visit her daughter, Mrs. Mcmillan, at
Munising before returning home.
Corey 8. Nesbitt was examined by
Drs. Rowlev and Hixson last week and
afterwards adjudged insane by Judge
Matthew Bush. Mr.. Nesbitt will be
sent to Pontiac as soon as arrangements
can be made. There is no better known
or more popular railroad man and
citizen Of Durand than Mr.. Nesbitt
He and his family have the sincre sym.
psthy Of the community. He has rail.
roaded for many years aud would soon
have been on the pensioned list of
Grand Trunk employees. --Durand Ex.
prese.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04
Hsgenbe eek Wallace Show Here july
26th.

J. E. Evison, advance agent for the
Hagenbeck. Wallace circus which will
show in Owosso Saturday, July 20,
was in the city today making con-
tracts. The circus will exhibit on the
Williams property adjoining the site OF
the Owosso Carriage & Sleigh company
on South Washington street. The
circus is transported in so cars.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04

Mrs. John Z. Mather and daughter,
Miss Florence, of Bloomington, Indi-
ana, are spending the week at the home
Of J. A..Byerly. They came to Owosso
TO be present at the interment Of the
remains Of Allen Markham, Miss
Nather being Mr.. Markhsm's fiance.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04
Shiawassee.

Several formers around here have be.
gan haying-T Cooling and family OF
Vernon, visited at the home of Theron
GLADDEN., Sundsy-Jess Morrison ID
entertaining sister from Saginaw this
week-Will North and wife of Sagi.
nav, are spending few days with her
parents here-Mrs d Bagin enter.
tained q few friends last Thursday in
honor Of her mother Mrs VIM Hughes
of Corunna-A new motor boat has
been added to the river feet this season
quite large crowd of people were
at Whelan park Sunday. bathing, boat
ing and fishing and Managers Vanaller
and assistant Escott were kept busy at
tending to the regular campers and
transients-Jsmes Vincent of Durand,
was the guest of Mrs Gertrude Booth,
Saturday-Ross Harmon is remodel
ing his barn and putting in cement
hoors-Will McEntee of Owosso, visit
ed at the home of r Harmon part of
last week-Ben Easier purchased q
new grain binder this week-A num-
Der of people from here attended the
show at Owosso, Monday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04

Robert Phelps of Lansing, is visiting
Donald and Colin Mccormick.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04
RE-SUBKIT BONDQUESTION
Board Of Education Believes People
will Vote for More School Room.

At the annual Union School District
of Owosso meeting July IA the voter
will again have the opportunity of vot
ing for or against the purchasing of
new sites and the erection of new
school building to care for the children
who were crowded into portsbles. ol
regular rooms or who had only a hall
day at school last year. The PROPOSE
tion will be the same as recently sub.
mitted and defeated when but small
fraction of the voters expressed them.
selves, that is to bond for $34.O to
purchase two sites and build and equip
one building. A statement of the gen.
eral reasons for building follows:
Following is the communication of
Mr.. Longman:
The increase in school attendance
is due largely to the following fac
tors:
First: In five years the school CEN
sus has increased from 2247 to 2548,
gain of sol.
Second: During the same period,
the per cent of attendance mas in
creased from so to 81. This means
that on the basis of 1000 pupils you
would now find go of them in the
schools on any average day, whereas
five years ago, when the compulsory
education laws were less stringent,
the number present would have been
800.
Third: The nonresident tuition
this year amounts to over $1,400.
This is mucn more than double the
amount received five years ago.
Fourth: Five years ago the boy or
girl of fourteen found it very easy to
leave school. The present compul-
sorry education laws hold practically
every child in school until the six
teenth birthday.
Fifth: 1t is generally admitted
that the present kindergarten at
tracts more of the five-year-old chill
dre1 into the schools than did the
system of five years ago, before the
regular kindergarten replaced the
"sub-primary"
1t should be remembered that the
two portable buildings on the Cen
tral grounds are the only added ac-
commodations of recent years, and
these buildings did not take care of
half of last years congestion. 1t
was still necessary to conduct half
day sessions in four rooms.
Talk the matter over frankly and
fairly with one or more Of the fol-
lowing members of the board of ed
ucation: j. H. Robbins, B. S. Suth-
erland, o. L. Sprague, w. E. Hall,
j. G. Shattuck, w. r. Goodrich.
M. w. Lonsman, Supt.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04

| lneSe are DAYS Wnen we near
much about scientific management.
Why not use the same careful con-
sideratio1 in our great school indus
try, enrolling over 1000 persons,
tnat we would in, a manufacturing
plant employing hundred people?
This is what the board of education
has tried to do.
Early in the spring a map of the
city was prepared showing the place
or residence of every kindergarten
pupil enrolled in the public schools.
There were EOS. Presumably these
must be cared for in the first grade
next year. We have five first grade
teachers to take care tof them. We
must have one more.
Sixty Eof these pupils reside north
of Clinton street and west of Wash
ington. The two first grade teachers
at the Central can care for these and
also offer some relief to the Bryant
district.
Forty-three of these pupils reside
south of Clinton and west of Shia-
wassee. These can be cared for by
the first grade teacher at the Bryant.
Thirty-seven others reside east of
Shiawassee and south of Clinton and
the river. These will be satisfactory
ly handled at the Washington first
grade
But in the territory east of Wash
,ington street and north of the river
we have sixty-five pupils and but one
teacher to care for them.
Now, parents and taxpayers, isn't
| It just as easy to solve this problem
as it would be for the farmer to study
out what to do when he has sixty-five
lambs and a pen which will hold but
thirty-five of them?
AS a matter of fact, the map
drawn last spring but partially
shows the seriousness of the situa-
ton. TIE enrolment has increased
since that time. Furthermore, a
few of the present first-graders were
not promoted. These factors will, to
the best of our knowledge, make it
necessary to prepare for 227 first
graders next year. Surely we need
sixth first-grade teacher.
The second grade with 226 pupils
shows practically parallel situation
They, too, need six teachers whereas
they have but four and one-half.
This year we have enrolled 231 be-
ginners and we expect as many more
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14
R o MASSEY'S VIEWS.
CONTINUED from Page Two

wrappers for Navy plug, and i'll
Eastern Virginia and Maryland
thcy grow a heavy brown shipping
tobacco. The bright yellow tobac-
co and the White Burley bring best
prices usually, though the black
wrappers also sell at a good price,
while the shipping tobacco sells
for six to nine cents a pound. In
pennsylvania, on highly improved
land. they grow a cigar leaf that is
used in cheap cigars, and in Ken
lucky OH limestone soil, they grow
Burley, and in the western part Of
the State, black tobacco.
If you grow the bright. or gold
leaf. tobacco, you must have hued
barns for the curing and experts to
cure it for you, for the only way to
learn how to cure tobacco in hued
barns is to hire all expert and stay
by him and learn his method with
each harmful in different condi-
tons. In Maryland, they cut their
tobacco and hang in any shed and
let it cure, and usually have it still
OH hand when planting the mex,
years crop.
Now. | cannot say what sort OF
tobacco your soil in north Georgia
will produce. and no one can tel
till it is tried. Hence you SHOULD
go very slow and try to find out
The price will depend on the quail
ity OF the product and the perfec
ton Of the cure.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14
ODD TREE-GROWTHS.

| have always taken an interest
in certain trees and in my wander
ings through the woods have no
ticed some very peculiar ones. One
of these was an old chestnut tree
which had fallen down and now
from the PROSTATE trunk is grow
ing a large sized black birch tree.
Another interesting tree was one
which had bbeen pinned to the
ground by wood thrown upon it
when young. It's few branches had
grown on II side only.
An apple tree i'll consequence of
the heavy wind had grown in the
g%rotesque shape Of an elbow while
the queer growth Of the branches
of another one in our orchard
made it closely resemble a paint
brush.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14
WHY THE FARMERS LAGS
BEHIND.

Two or three years ago the
Farm Journal made the following
statements:
Not one farmer in three takes a
farm paper.
Not one in twenty takes a paper
devoted to horticulture.
Not one in twenty takes a live
stock paper.
Can we wonder that the progress
of farming is SO slow: that the
towns have outstripped the coun-
try in growth and prosperity that
farmers are SO often regarded as
their legitimate prey by quacks
and takers and sharp-dealing
scoundrcls?
We cannot expect men III other
callings to respect our work if we
do not respect it ourselves and it
shows very little respect for it
when two-thirds of us do not take
a paper devoted to farm work.
Men and brethren, it is time for
a ctange-not with you who are
reading this, but with those neigh
bors of yours who do not read al
all. You may prosper without,
them; but you can prosper more
with them. Are you not willing te
help get them to reading farm pa.
pcrs and so assist them to become
better farmers and give them
truer estimate of the great worl
III which they arc engaged:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14

harvest. Ia report the beginning and
ending of the shipping season; 10 re-
port the crop movement from pro
ducing points through "gateways" 10
principal markets.
Subjects For Investigation.
Among the subjects whose inVesti-
CATION is suggested are the storage nj
farm products either on the farm or
pending their sale, the
business of commission dealers. the
various costs Of marketing, properly
ltemized, and CONS ared with prices
OF products at the farm and 9TH ON
SuIners prices; a description Of prin-
clpai markets and Of chief producing
regions. and some problems OF trans
portatiOn.
Some information with regard to
foreign markets. il is advised. might
be made useful TO producers. 1t Is
proposed also to keep an elaborate
record Of prices Of farm products in
which prices at the farm shall be
paralleled by wholesale and retail
prices. Among the other recoUmen-
dationS are the maintenance Of a list
of marketing associations and the col
lection OF statistics concerning the
business done BY them: the inveStiga-
ton OF systems Of marketing farm
products in other countries, with spe-
cial attentin TO hose features which
1t may be assumed might be adopted
benehcially In this country.
The Secretary Of Agriculture closes
his recommendations by making one
concerning the participation OF con
SOmers in the solution Of marketing
problems. "A cheapening OF farm
ers' costs Of marketing will naturally
result in gain to the producer. rather
thar to the consumer. II the con.
sumner is to gain by changes in The
costs Of distribution, it seems proba.
BILE that be must do SO through cheap
ening or eliminating costs at his enc
Of the chain Of distribution. TIL,
consumers can cheaper the costs o
farm products by cooperative buyin:
and by reducing the expenses of re
tail and other local distribution. Tn
consumers aspect of the problems o
the distribution of farm products i
a conspicuous one at the present time
n problems in distribution that ar
concerning the consumer rather thar
the producer may well be include
within the service Of a division o
! markets.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14
BUYINGG ON CREDIT

Consumers who trade on the
credit system always have to pay
dearly for the privilege. 1t is
wrong to heap the sins of the con-
sumers upon the midliemen or
blame the high cost Of living upon
the farmers. They are both inno-
cent Of the crime. Eliminate the
buying on tick and the whole
thing is solved. Money talks.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14

\ well-known commercial fr,iit
grower of Washington state made
a oo-carload shipment of apples to
Australia for which orders were re-
ceived early i'll the season. The
varieties ere principally Wine
saps and J~onathans for which cash
prices were paid from SI.5o to
SI.7S per box.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14

The farming business is getting
to be a big proposition. Farm life
of today means more than the
daily round OF chores. with the
long, idle winter spent reading the
almanac OF Whittier's Snow
Bound"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14

Every furrow which, is ploued
faithfully and upon honor makes
the world a bit better.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14
HANDY FEEDING TROUGH.

Feeding pigs from a trough hav-
ing states put across it at intervals
is said to be a very economical
plan. The liquid is poured into a
a funnel-shaped top spout, having
the height to suit the feeder. The
Stats keep the pigs orderly and
prevent crowding. The pipe is in
tended to carry off any unnecessary
liquid or water and is useful II
cleaning the trough.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14

Cleanliness in the poultry pens
puts many dollars into the pockets
of the poultryman.
Men that know how to use farm
tools right. and have the fairness
to do it, are the mes we want Oh
our farms.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14

Good farming is not so ml,cl, in
wha; we do as in the way we 10 i.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14
SYSTEM OF MARKETING
PRODUCTS OF FARMS

Continued from PaE- one
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14
LEGISLATION FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Continued from Page One.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-14

harvest. to report the beginning and
nding Of the shipping season, 10 re-
port the crop movement from pro-
duclng points through "sateways' 10
principal markets.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-05-30
WANT TO FACE
THESE TWO men
POLICE akLlEvE THAT coNLEY
AND FRANK SHOULD LOOK
INTO EACH OTHERS EYES.

Atlanta. MAY - Fully convinced
that the negro 1ames Conley, is tell
ing the truth about writing the notes
that were found beside the body OF
Mary PhaGan. the police are cousid-
efing the ACCESSIBILITY OF asking
Judge Roam for special authority to
confront Leo M. Frank with the ne
gro. In the event such request We're
granted. Frank would have the right
to have his attorney present
The police say there is no longer
the slightest doubt that Conley did
actually write the notes.
A new ana puzzling feature OF
lhe case during Jhe past couple OF
DAYS has been the attitude of Mr.
Hearst's newspaper, the Atlanta
Georgian 1t is apparently having its
news stories written with the object
Of shifting the aconsations, il possible
from FRANK to Coniey, and today
quoted somebody as saying that j
was only a matter OF hours until Con
ley would confess. though he is mo-
accused al III que. aud the police
do not eyen sesi him Of commit
ting thc murder