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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11
Deed Must Stand.

. Lyman Douglas, SO wears old, of Lam
sing, decided his farm in Bennington
township to Lyman and Lelah Patten.
gill, grandchildren, to 60 to them one
year after his death. Later he thought
he needed to sell the farm to keep him
in comfort and asked Judge Miner to
annul the deed, but the Judge decided
against the old gentleman as the deed
was legally and properly executed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11
Mural Carrier Examination.

The Civil Service Commission has
announced an examination to be held
August 0 at Owosso and New Lothrop,
for the rural carrier service in Shiawas-
see county. Male citizens between the
age Of 1S and IS years are eligible for
appointment and as q result of the ex-
animation vacancy in the service at
New Lothrop will be filled and list Of
eligibles established for other offices in
the county. Civil war veterans above
the age limit of IS are permitted to take
the examination. Blank applications
can be procured at the post Offices in
Owosso and New Lothrop and should
be filed with the Civil Service Commits.
sion in Washington during this month
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11
PERRY IN RUINS
Business Section of Village Nearly Wiped Out Sum-
day by Fire Starting in Roof Of Elevator.
Los. Estimated at SIPS OOO With About 500 600 InsuanceNo
Loss Of Life or Serious Injuries Rebuilding Commenced
at Once and Village Will Be Better Than Ever.

Beardsley, $4,000, $4OO insurance;
E. Perry $500; DR.. Ward, $4,000;
DR.. Bloomer, s1,100, $500 insurance
N. G. Deaminger, $4,000, $500 in
sura1ce: Benjamin Brown, Laings-
burg, $1,000, no insurance; A. D.
Barnes S4,500, $4,000 insurance;
Mrs. A. S. Stichler $1,000; Mrs.
c. M. Spaulding, $500; Bert
Francisco. $500; Michigan State Tel
ephone Co.. s2,500, partly insured.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11
New Books Received.

The following books have been added
to the public library:
The New Philosophy of Henri Berg
son of Leroy.
Poor Dear Margaret Kirby by Norris
Little Topsy Thistle, by Warren.
Dave Porter in the Far North, by
Stratemeyer.
Polly of Lady Gay Cottage, by Dowd
The Inside of the Cup, by Churchill.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11
Fine and Jail Sentence.

John Lehner was sentenced, Monday,
by Judge Miner in the circuit court, tc
pay fine of 800 and serve 60 days in
the county Jail for violation of the
local option law while running soft
drink establishment on South Wash.
ington street in this city six months ago.
Geo. Tillman was sentenced to serve
six months in the Detroit house of cor.
rection for grand larceny at Byron two
weeks ago.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11
School Residence Law Interpreted

BY decision of the supreme court,
orphan children or children of non resi-.
dents who reside with relatives or 9TH
ers who care for and control them. are
entitled to attend the public schools in
the district in which they reside with
out paying tuition and are properly
included in the census of those districts.
This is exactly opposite to the interpre-
tstion of the law as it has stood for q
long time. The guardians or relatives
or others with whom these children
reside are under this decision liable to
prosecution If the children do not at
tend school. .t- t--'
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11
Annual School Election.

The annual election of the Unlor
school district will be held in the Odd
Fellow temple next Monday, with the
polls for the election of two trustees
open from 2 to p. m, and the business
meeting will open at 1880 p. m. Trus'
tees o. L. Sprague and J. G. Shattucs
have declined to be candidates for re-
election, believing they have given their
full share of time to the important
duties which deyolve upon the mem.
bers of the board. To sucoeed them
three names have been suggested, W
d. Whitehead. Fred Welch and G. T,
Campbell.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11

Total Est. receipts see, ,5Oo.ot
The board of education asks that
the amount of $33,00O.O0 be spread
upon tne tax roll.
In case the bond issue does not
carry it is estimated that about SS,-
10000 extra will be needed to furn-
ish and equip room to care for all
pupils for the ensuing year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. John Royce Of Mour d
City, Ill, are expected to arrive today
for visit at the home Of Mr.. and Mrp.
L. p Royce.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11
Owosso, Mich, We'd, July 2, 1919
President Board of Education,
OWosSO

Your committee appointed to
await the books of the secretary and
treasurer of the board covering the
business of the school year 1912
1913 beg to report that they have
carefully examined said books and
have caecked over all the paid or
ders with the books of the secretary
and find that they correspond exadt-
ly and that all orders were drawn
for purposes and in amounts author
lied by the Board of Education.
Signed, j. G. Shattuck,
w. r. Goodrich,
Auditing Committee,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11

Get Permit to Rebuild or Repair.
ANY citizen desiring to rebuild or re-
pair his property to the extent of 800
or more will by the ordinance passed
by the council Monday be compelled to
get permit from the City Clerk and
state the work to be done, location ETC.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11

Report of Secy. Board of Educs-
tion, July 8, 1912 to July IA, 1918,
Orders drawn:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11

DR.. c. Mccormick is driving q new
Ford automobile.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11

Report of Treasurer Board OF Ed
ucatiOn July 9, 1912 to July IA,
1913: t.
July 9. 1912 Overdraft. $2,15z,s2
Receipts for Year
Primary Fund. 49,. ....$17,55s.6S
Normal Fund. >. ..... 100000
School & mill tax, Owosso
city ...... ... :. 30,3D4.o9,
School and Mill tax, Gale
donia twp. -. 277.2s
School AID mill tax, Owos-
SO twp. ........ 49,. y 1921
DELINQUENT tax. ...... 1,592.54
Tuition. =. 80 ,344.s3
Co. Normal Fund ...... $4,000.
.Sundry Sales Supt.. ....... 102.ss
Interest on deposits. :. =. 29.5s,
Fees from Supt. -. ....G 23,0Gl
Sales lumber, iron, stone,
etc. -. ...... 1925
w. e. Hall, rent. ...... SOC
Vouchers returned $54 ,428.6S
Deficiency. :. ...... 3,757.7s
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11

Total business for yr. $54,42S.6S
B. S. Sutherland, Sec'y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11

Total. 49,. 49,. 80. $56, ,5S1.5e
o. L. Sprague, Treas,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27
Farm Land Brings $500 an Acre
And Why?

Time and again it has been proven
that legume crops would wonder1ul-
" enrich any land in which they MAD
been sown, but until William Gallo
way, of Waterloo, Iowa, purchased
a worn out farm near that city ana
carefully and properly prepared his
seed beds in which he sowed legume
CROPS with practically all his gram
vetch between the rows or corn as the
corn was laid by-cow peas ana soy
beans with oats, and alfalfa III care
fully prepared seed beds-no farm
land in the state of Iowa or the corn
belt ever sold for $500 per acre Tor
farming purposes.
Mr.. Galloway has been at the head
of the legume planting movement IN
the corn belt. No one has advocated
legume planting more forclbly than
he. and no farmer has more closely
practiced what he preached than MI
Galloway.
After few years of good clean
farming in which inoculated legume
crops, such as COW peas, soy beans.
vetch, clover and alfalfa, were used
to bring the soil up to high state OF
fertility, Mr.. Galloway was forced to
dispose of his farm owing to ms
large manufacturing interests and IT
was purchased by Mr.. Eli Messer OF
Dysart, Iowa, at $500 per acre, the
land being sold to the highest bidder
at public auction on November 9TH.
Since this bonafide sale has been
made the question that arises in the
minds of thousands of corn belt
farmers is, What will the best farm
land be worth in another twenty
five or fifty years?" 1t has already
heen proven that corn belt farm land
can produce a to 10 per cent profit
on a valuation of $1,000 per acre,
and on the Galloway farm alfalfa
fields bonafide 8 per cent profit
has been made from alfalfa alone
the number OF cuttings running from
three to five per year and the hay
being valued at SIS per ton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27
East Des Moines Couple Goes to Leon
Did They ElOpe?

Miles Chapman, 1874 East Grand
avenue, of the Des Moines Ice Com
pany, and Miss Josce Bruner, East
Thirteenth and Walker streets, de-
parted at noon for Leon, Iowa.
Why did they go?
Miss Burners relatives said she
went for visit with a sister. They
did not know Mr.. Chapman accom-
panied her.
Mr., Chapman sister said she
thought he was at work at the once
of the Des Moines Ice Company.
Fellow employees said that Mr..
Chapman did not work today ana
had taken a leave of absence.
One who declares he knows SUM-
med it up by saying:
"Eloped."
After some urging he continued:
"Mr. Chapman and Miss Brunel
are to be married this afternoon
They wanted to surprise thell
friends. And ! guess they did. But
truth will out and when couples con.
template marriage it is pretty hard
to keep the secret. OF course they
told some one and their plans were
ropedIcu Ill WulopClo
friends. Yes, today is the big DAY
for them. We extend congratula'
tons"
Mr.. Chapman is we'll known in Des
Moines. He came here three years
ago from Abba, Iowa. He holds
good position with the Des Moines
Ice Company and has scores O.
friends. Miss Bruner lived in Eas
Des Moines for many years until
short time ago, when she went te
Oklahoma with her parents, MIR. ant
Mrs. Bruner. Later she returned tc
Denver and returned to Des Molnes
few weeks ago. Her parents also re
turned recently.
Friends of the young couple KEEP
the wires hot between here and Leol
trying to find out something abou'
theJ reported wedding, but Wlthou
success.
"AnyhOw," said one young mar
who is a close friend, there will Dc
some charivari when they return. -
Des MOineS Capital.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27
Noticing Strangers.

The man from the cast was eX-
pressing himself as pretty well pleas
ed with his new home in the pest
town of the best state in the mlddle
west which of course means the pest
state in the union and over the lden-
tity of which there will be no ques-
ton. He said he liked it and the
town in which he had located. 1T
takes longer for a western man to
get acquainted in the east than TOR
an easterner to know the people out
here" he explained. I'm the east
no notice is taken of strangers
Perhaps that is why men who
come west rarely go back east un-
less they fall heir to property or the
sheriff comes after them. Nobody
goes east to live unless may be some
person who has accumulated large
fortune and imagines that he ought
to 20 east as William Waldorf Aston
went to England, to "be of the aris-
tocracy." Folks that come west
stay west where people take notice
of stranger" and where men are
companionable in plain man fashion.
It pays community to take no.
tice of strangers The chances for
utrning away an angel unaWares
from the front door of the city are
much greater than at the back doors
of the private residences. One OF
the strong attractions of any com
munity to strangers seeking resi-
dental locations Is companlonshlp.
A handshake and a pleasant greeting
are two big assets to town and they
don't cost much. :
Of course the west has opportunity
that the east has not; but it is good
thing to remember that the east
takes no notice of strangers and
the system that looks upon the stran-
gers within our gates as a possibili-
ity of profit is good one to avoid.
Towns make friends precisely as in
dividuals make friends. Men seek
clean companionable men. The best
and cleanest and most courteous and
helpful town has the most and the
most desirable people.
The east doesn't notice strangers.
About all the east gets out OF the
west is the vests surplus money.
The west gets the casts men while
they are worth having. Lets notice
strangers. Marshalltown Times-Re-
publican. iss Il
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27
Tool Chest Romance.

1T is plane that | love YOU he
began.
us that on the 'level?' she asked.
Haven't l always been on the
square" with you?' he urged.
But you have so many vices,
she demonstrated.
mot bit of it, he asserted.
What made you brace up?' she
queried, coquettishly.
1.-The fact that saw YOU he re-
piled, with bow.
81 ought to hammer you for that,
she answered saucily.
Come and sit by me on the
bench" he urged.
Suppose the others should file
in?" she murmured.
"You shouldn't let your arm com
pass me-" she continued.
Il know a preacher who is a good
JOINER" he suggested.
Promise not to 'chisel' him out
Of his fee," she requested.
THAT wouldn't 'augur' we'll for
u.s." he answered.
"Shall wear the blue print'? she
asked as they started for the license.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27
The Rev. Irl II. Hicks 1914 Almanac

The Rev. Irl r. Hicks 1914 Alma
nae is now ready and will be mailed
prepaid for only 35c. Professor
Hicks fine me gazine. Word and
Works, for one year. and 4 copy OF
this almanac for only one dollar. The
plain lessons on astronomy, and the
correct forecasts of storms. drouths,
billiards. and tornadoes, make these
publications necessity in every
home in America. Send to Word and
Works Publishing Co., 34O1 Frank
lin Ave, st. Louis, Mo.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27
The Weekly Inter Ocean and Farme

Is the only weekly published by great Chicago
daily Thus the special advantages in securing
and printing important worlds news ere clearly
obvious. From both THE DAILY and THE Sun
DAY editions Of THE INTER OCEAN, which is &C
knowledeed to be the ahlest edited publication
in the West, the cream of editorial thought has
been selected for THE WEEKLY INTER OCEAN
AND FARMER. When you add the special fea-
lures of its own various attractive departments
you will realize and appreciate tie big moneys
worth given in each issue of THE WEEKLY
INTER OCEAN AND FARMER at its regular sub.
scription price of ST year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27
This 226-Piece Assortment FREE
You Also Get These Two Publications
Farm and Ec-:.c

Is published twice month, "a issues a year,
OF from l6 to As large pages; chock full of in
formation and suggestions which you will find
nowhere else. 1t deals with everything Of in
terest to the Housekeeper, Farmer, Gardener,
Fruit Grow err, Daryrnan, Live Stock anG Poll-
try Keeper. Each issue has several special
tices BY we-known writer's about the farm and
how to make it pay. years subscription will
include the big Poultry Annual issue, printed in
February which alone is worth the en- tire price
of the whole years subscription. Everyone
who has or ever expects TO have poultry should
be sure to get the Poultry Annual.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-08-13

No better buggy made than the
Brockway. Have you ever used
one? Let us show you our stock.
Wilson & Cantelou.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-08-13
INFLUENCE OF HOUSE PLANTS
Their Positive Value Extends Not
Only to Those In the Homo, But
to the Passerby.

The cultivation OF house plants has
q refining and quieting influence on
families where they are grown; they
adorn the house as nothing else can,
and give to the cheapest furniture an
air of elegance which no other orna-
ment can :mpart. And the influence
of flowers is not confined to the house
or household where they are culti-
waited; they are most graceful form
of charity to the poor passerby who
has no means Of gratifying his taste
for the beautiful. To him. blooming
flowers, surrounded by their leaves Of
different shapes and shades, even
when only seen at distance, through
window. give positive pleasure
which those more accustomed to such
qualifications can scarcely appreciate.
1t is impossible to overestimate the
effect Of youthful association and daily
companionship with such exquisite
shape and coloring, which foster tn the
minds of children q taste for simple
and natural forms of amusement and
recreation
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-08-13
&1I50
\ TOvNV1{ 4
IS HELPS
MIGHT SERVE AS A MODEL
Beautiful Rural Home, Properly Ia'u
Out and Kept Up, Nearly Ap'
preached the Ideal.

A short time ago the writer rode
past rural home that certainly
should satisfy any earthly being for q
place of residence.
A hundred feet highway frontage
had been reserved in the middle OF an
orchard Of 20 acres about square. Ine
house stood about one hundred rect
back, the whole plat was inclosed by
q neat wire-mesh fence covered VIII
roses and various climbers. A re"
clumps of shrubs we're arranged just
inside the gateway along front anu
side fence and about the foundations
Of the house. Very few trees were IN
the foreground and these few were
kept out of the lawn center, but on
either side of the house yet not close
to the building were Aanked quite a
number. thinly planted in front bu1
more thickly about rear Of house 30
one could not look beyond a point op'
posite the rear corner Of the house IN
the front was blue grass lawn, fair
ly we'll kept and occasionally moved,
though quite long at the time OF obser-
vation. The lawn did not look as
though it had been "barbered" for q
month nor as though it proved prob
lem to keep it up except with great
labor. Two or three vines lightly
draped the house. few flowers were
to be seen in all parts and in some
spots bright mass spoke Of Towering
ANIMALS or perennials. All was neat
and clean yet did not look as though
raked and swept every day or even
every week. The whole place harmon
lied with the spirit Of nature ana
rurality, where every prospect pleases
and not even man is vile. The home
and all surrounding looked so sufl-
cient, so satifying, SO rural, without q
suggestion Of the artihcialty found In
cities or suburban districts. that 1t
called vividly to mind the happy pas
toral scenes of old suggested by Gold
smiths couplet:
"A time there was, ere Englanfs
griefs began.
When every rood Of ground main
tanned it's man"
1t costs but little to so arrange the
home grounds, it's upkeep calls for but
little Of time or money, yet such homes
are the country's strongest asset,
speaking volumes for the prosperity
and happiness Of the rural residents-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-08-13
Growing Trees From Top Down.

A foreign railway company has
solved the plan of getting good shade
trees in short time. though they may
be small. These trees are 30 ar
ranged that after two years time they
will give as much shade as trees In
the ordinary way Of setting out would
give that are fifteen or twenty years
old. The company gets a small elm
tree, preferably digging this, roots
and all. from the ground. The tree
then is set, the top part being set
into the ground and the roots are left
In the air. The tree then grows, forms
roots on which originally was the top
of the tree, and the original roots that
now take the place Of the branches
begin to leaf out and form complete
foliage very quickly. Beautiful speci-
mems Of such inverted trees are to be
seen by the fountains in Kensington
gardens, London.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-08-13
Old CITY Found.

Surprising discoveries have been
made in the effort to e1cavate the
vast baths of Caracalla at Rome, that
have lain hidden under 100000 cubic
meters Of earth. Ia this latest ex-
cayation it has been found that un-
derneath the baths proper was a
subterranean city. consisting Of over
1900 yards Of vast galleries used by
the slaves and attendants and for
marvellous hydraulic, heating and ven
tIating systems. The drainage LIS de-
scribed as splendid, and but for the
rise In the level Of the river Tiber.
which makes It impossible sufficiently
30 slope tho psDsa. these Grains could
I'm be uee4
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-08-13
Garden Spirit.

IF you want to have beautiful
roses in your garden. you must have
beautiful roses In your hearts," con-
cluded a speaker in some memorial
remarks on the late Dean Hole, who
had achieved an international repu-
tation as a lover and promoter Of
roses. The remark touches on the
true secret of success in gardens;
there must be a very deep, real and
penetrating affection for plants or the
fullest success will not be obtained
with them. And this affection must
be clean and honest or the result Will
still fall short of full measure. The
true garden spirit lies In the heart;
and the inward beauty is nourished
and enlarged by the nature besuV
without.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-08-13
Programme Woman's Missiona-
ny Union, Edgefield Associ-
alton, Antioch, August
26.27, 1913.

lst Session, Tuesday morning.
10 a. m. Intercessory Service, Mrs.
NJ. D. Jefries.
Words of Welcome, Mrs. Mary
Brunson.
Response, Mrs. F. P. Rush.
Roster Of Woman's Missionary So.
cieties with reports.
Annual Address of Superintendent,
Mrs. !. L. Minis.
Presentation Of Missionaries and
Visitors.
Distribution of apportionment cards
with discussion on.
What is dor with the money con-
trihuted to Bible fund of S. S.
Board, Mrs. J. O. Marshall.
For what is our Home Mission con-
trlbutiou used, Mrs. w. E. Lott.
Our part on Foreign Missions for
next year, Miss Jennie Pattison.
The Importance of raising appor-
tionmeDts.
Some plan for raising apportion.
ments.
Report Of standing committee on
literature. Mrs. Fannie Griffis.
Recommendations of State Execu,
tive Board, Mrs. J. w. Peak.
Standard of Excellence. Is It attain
able and how? Miss Josie Shep,
pard.
MONDAY quiet hour with the Bible
conducted by Mrs. Talbert.
Greetings from missionaries and
visitors.
Election of nominating committee
Appointment of committee on time
and place, and resolutions.
Announcements. Dismission.
Lunch Hour.
Second Session, Tuesday afternoon.
Young Woman's Auxiliary Hour.
Devotions, Miss Mabelle Strom.
Report of Superintendent with f.
nancial record.
Discussions.
The beauty impaired by the Mis-
sionary Spirit, Miss Royal Peak.
Gods share of their salary or spend
ing money, Miss Snow Jeffries.
Report of Standing Committee or
Training School, Miss Helen Sal
ter.
Recommendations of State Execu
tive Board, Miss Helen Tillman
MONDAY quiet hour led by Miss
Edwardina Blalock.
Learning Loves Lesson or Persona
Service, Mrs. J. R. Fizer, Cor
Sec. w. M. U.
Announcements. Dismission.
Wednesday Morning
3rd session, 10 o'clock.
The Bible, as our iguide, by Mrs
Carrie Burkbalter Freeman.
Minutes Of afternoon session.
Address, Mrs. w. w. Lawton
missionary to China.
Recommend tions of executive
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-08-13

The late models that are out in
the American lady corsets to fit all
figures, Rives Bros has and sells
them. ADV.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-08-13
Simple Rules for Long Life.

When a man Of ninety-seven talks
on heal I, we listen, and especially If
his nam. is Smith. The oldest living
graduate of Yale, August Smith. says:
Get to led early every night. Take
your meals regularly. Eat only plain
and weil-cooked foods. Don't CAD
around all over creation attending
balls and parties and things"
Add to this the advice Of noted
neurologist who says: Don't harbor
a crouch. Don't live In the past.
Don't play the martyr, but instead,
play ball, get busy and saw wood"