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The Glenwood post., 1915-09-04
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If you are interested in fruit ranch
of the better than usual quality here
is just what you are looking for. Twen-
ty acres one mile from railroad town
in splendid community with church and
school privileges; all planted to apples
of the best varieties, Jonathans, Rome
Beauties, Ganos and Stayman Winesap
in four tracts; great care was taken in
selecting and planting these trees. The
land 10 choice in character and an extra
good water right goes with it. There
is four-room house on the place and
about 5000 worth Of tools 60 with the
property. The trees are in Z healthy
and thrifty condition and are just com
ing into bearing, having produced their
first carload Of apples this year. If
you are looking for = place where you
can really enjoy country life and WOO
back your failing health among the
chickens, pigs, bees, garden and fruit
you need not look further. Owner is
professional man in the city and
cannot enjoy the place - he had
planned 10 do. without moro Of 4 sac
rifice Of time than he can afford, but
it is just the right place for someone
who can come here and make = home
Of It. This property has cost the owner
over $4,000 cash as checks will show,
but he has authorized me to offer 1t
At $4,000 with . cash payment Of 1880
or upwards and time on balance to suit
buyers convenience, or might exchange
for Denver property Of good value.
The Glenwood post., 1915-09-04
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The Glenwood post., 1915-09-04

80 acres. 2S acres In cultivation !;
crops raised are hay, grais and pota'
toes; . good Groom Aouss, barn and
out buildings; . No. water right;
4wire fence; u mile frem loading
station, also . small town.
Price, 5000; $4,000 dewn and bal
ance $3.50 per year until paid At
per cent interest.
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The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
CANDIDATES GET A SURPRISE
See Meteor as They Are Crossing
Swamp and Fear End Of World
Is Coming.

Hickory, Mlss,-A few nights ago,
as four gentlemen Of this place were
coming through Chunky swamp, a me-
teor threw a fash of light as bright
as day into their faces and scared
them almost as badly, perhaps, as did
the mysterious light which surround.
ed Paul on the road to Damascus.
Two of the men who, by the way, are
candidates, were In very dark and
lonely part Of the swamp, and thought
they were about 70 be held up by
highwaymen wher the light flashed
all around them.
Then they saw the meteor falling
through the trees not more than q
hundred feet away, apparently. One
OF the men said he thought the world
was coming to an end, while another
said perhaps the Germans had his ad'
dress.
The gentlemen who saw the mete-
or were M. G. Scarborough, +, @. Sem
mes, w. M. Everett and N. M, Ever
EFT.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
MESSAGE IN AN OLD HOUSE
Dry Job PIastering in California With
Vintage of 1857, Says Note
in Bottle.

Auburn, GAIA message from the
days of gold was found by workmen
tearing down the old residence OF
Senator W. b. Lardner in this city.
The message, written on part of leaf
from the Congressional Record of 1883
was in a wine bottle, and had been
placed between the walls of the house.
1t read as follows:
This house was plastered by James
McBurney, and it was a damned dry
job. Bullock wouldn't give us any
whisky. JAMES MBURNEY.
1t was dated May 2S, 1859. The bot
tie contained a label reading as fol-
lows: California Wine from Los An
geles. White Wine. Vintage of 1857.
Geo T. Thatcher G. Co., San Francis
CO."
The reference in the message to Bull
lock was meant for the contractor who
built the house, it is supposed. The
house was a fine one in its day, and
was we'll made, the plastering being
specially we'll done, which may be ac-
counted for by the fact that it was so
dry"
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
THE WINDOW GARDEN
BY EREN {. REXEORD.


II may not seem reasonable to the
reader to treat of winter window gar
dens in midsummer, but a careful con-
sideration of the subject from my
point of view will convince the flower
loving person, l feel quite sure, that
this article is timely"
Look over the window gardens of
your neighbors, in winter, when they
ought to be at their best to give the
fullest degree of satisfaction, and
think you will find the majority Of
them far from satisfactory.
The plants will be small, much too
small to be ornamental; and if you
keep an eye on them throughout the
season you will find that few Of them
reach the Towering stage before
March, which is to say that most
specimens in the ordinary house col
lection of plants give few or no flow
ers at the period when window gar
den should afford US the greatest
amount Of pleasure.
What We aim at is flowers in winter
not in the spring, when the blossoms
Of the outdoor garden are at hand.
Said a woman to me, not long since:
Il don't see why it is that | can't have
flowers in the winter. Some Of my
friends have, and they don't take half
as good care Of their plants as | do.
Why, some of them don't repot their
plants at all, still | notice they have
towers from them; and | go over all
my plants just before winter sets in,
and repot them and cut them back or
start new ones and take pains to give
them the best soil and am so careful
about watering, and fertilizing, and
airing, but most of them will not bios
som for ms. They look healthy and
they grow well, but one doesn't care
for Just leaves.
Now, this woman's failure to obtain
flowers from her plants was explained
by three words she made use of-"just
before winter" The attention she
gave the plants at that period came
several months too late.
The fact is, as anyone will readily
see when they come to think the mat
ter over, a plant cannot be satisfac-
torily developed in two or three
months. Not much can be expected
from a plant that is not made ready
for winter until that season is about
upon us.
In order to secure good collection
of good-sized plants for the winter,
one must begin to get ready during the
summer By the term "good-sized,"
do not mean large plants in the usual
sense of the word, but rather plants
of sufficient development to justify one
In expecting flowers from them for the
holidays.
Age is often a more important factor
in plant culture than mere size. Young
plants seldom bloom while develop
ment is taking place most rapidly
They must "get their growth" so to
speak, before we can expect them to
bend their energies to the production
of flowers.
Therefore, I advise the owner Of a
collection Of house plants from which
she wishes to secure flowers all
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
it's construction. Then they got down

its construction. Then they got down
to work and built the road.
Although only thirty-five miles in
length, the road had more directors
than the Pennsylvania, New York
Central, Union Pacific and a dozen
other big systems combined. At one
meeting 300 of the directors were on
hand-and they were not all there at
that time, either.
But the Atlantic & Southern was
not without prospects-an big ones,
too The late Edwin Hawley at one
time had his eye on the property, and
at the time of his death was prepar-
ing to purchase 1t and make it a con-
Meeting link between the Minneapolis
& st. Louis, Iowa Central, Chicago &
Alton, Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
Glover Leaf and Chesapeake & Ohio
roads 1t was his intention to extend
the little line southwark to Kansas
City, northeastward to Des Moines and
westward to Omaha.
Leslie Nj. Shaw Wanted It
And after Mr.. Hawleys death Leslie
M. Shaw, formerly secretary of the
treasury, tried to buy the property at
receivers sale. Mr.. Shaw deposited
$4,000 when the line was knocked
down to him at auction, but failed to
come forward with the remainder at
the proper time and his deposit was
confiscated. He is still fighting in the
courts to get his money back.
Two years ago, after passing
through receivership, the line was sold
at auction and was purchased by the
firm which had furnished the cross
ties, the bid being the amount still
due 1t. This firm operated the road
for eighteen months, lost money every
month and finally, on January l,
closed 1t down entirely.
But the Atlantic & Southern prom
ises to live long in law and to furnish
a precedent of vast Importance. There
is pending before the Iowa state rail-
road commission a suit brought by the
commerce counsel Of the state to
force the owners of the Southern to
operate the road, whether expenses
are being earned or not. This is the
first case Of this kind in any state in
the Union and the decision Will be
fought through the highest federal
courts, regardless of the side that
wins before the commission. Iowa is
represented by J. II. Henderson, com
merce counsel for the state, who con
tends that the builders of the road
took upon themselves an obligation to
furnish transportation to the people
along the right of way and that they
must fulfill this obligation regardless
of their personal loss,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28

New York.-Mrs. Hermann Oel
richs has proved that there is some
thing new In the way Of charity en-
tertainments, II not In anything else
under the sun. She sprung one at
Newport the other day that people Will
be talking about for some little time
1t was fashion show and theatrical
entertainment all In one and 1t had for
It's setting the lovely French renais
sance house OF white marble that Is
Mrs. Oelrich's summer home. More
properly 1t had the rose gardens, the
white espanades and the background
OF the sea for its setting, since the
entertainment took place out OF doors
twenty-five professional models,twelve
dancers, several young women ac.
tresses and forty members of the
smart set were engaged in the produc'
ton Of the fashion passing show.
The photograph shows Mrs. Howard
Cushing as Joan OF Arc"
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
Invents Protector From Gas.

Paris.-Hiram Maxim is credited by
the London correspondent of the Petit
Parisien with having invented a sim
pie and inexpensive contrivance to pro-
tect soldiers from the effects of dead
ly gases. This device is designed to
cause the gases to rise, pass over the
heads of the men against whom they
are directed.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
CROWD OF MEN GO TO STATE
FARM AND TAKE THE
PRISONER.
WAS HANGED NEAR MARIETTA
Warden and Superintendent Covered
While Men Take Frank From
Keepers-Prison Telephone
Wires Cut

Milledgeville, Ga-A mob various
" estimated at between % and Is
cverpowered the warden, superintend'
ent and guards at the Georgia state
prison farm, near here, and quickly
got Leo NJ. Frank and rushed him
away in an automobile
Frank was hanged to tree two miles
out on pike from Marietta.
First reports that it might be friends
of Frank were dispelled when pris
Cnor said he had heard . member OF
the mob say that Franks body would
be placed on the grave of Mary Pha-
gan at Marietta, Frank was serving a
life term for the murder of the girl.
The mob was orderly, but worked
quickly. Eight automobiles took the
men to within a short distance of the
prison. First all wires from the prison
and all except one from Milledgeville
were cut
Five men went to the house Of j.
T. Smith, warden, covered him with
pistols and stood guard over him.
Other men went to the house of ]. NJ.
Burke superintendent of the prison
and held him under the cover of their
guns.
Practically every other member OF
the mob then rushed 20 the stockade
gate nearest the dormitOry where
Frank was being housed.
Discovery of Franks body was made
by searchers from several cities, who
started out in automobiles after news
spread that Frank had been kidnapped.
The body, hanging from an oak tree,
was found clothed only in the silk
shirt which Frank wore when he was
torn from a bed in the prison dormi-
tory. A white handkerchief covered
his face, his feet and legs we're firmly
bound, and under his right jaw was
the knot of the hangmanS moose eX-
pertly tied to make certain quick
death.
The body was carried to Atlanta.
At first secreted in a barn. 1t was
deemed best to remove it to an under
taking establishment to pacify the ris-
ing temper Of a crowd searching for it.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
United States Rejects Views.

Washington-The United States
dispatched to Vienna note reject
ing the Austro-Hungarian views that
the great scale on which war muni-
tions are being exported from Ameri-
ca to enemies Of the Germanic allies
lis not in consonance with the definl-
tion of neutrality"
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28

through the winter season to get the
plants under way now. If some OF
them are large, cut them back and al
low them to renew themselves wholly,
as to branches, during the months be-
tween now and winter.
Report now, If necessary, and shift
such as seem to need larger pots. IL
young plants are to be used, procure
them at once and keep them going
ahead steadily.
Do not be so anxious to secure rapid
development that you fall into the
error of overfeeding. Simply aim to
bring about strong, healthy growth,
and as long as plant seems to be
making such growth do not make use
of the fertilizers.
1t is one of the hardest things l
know Of to make an enthusiastic ANA
teur plant grower satisfied to let well
enough alone" She is constantly
wanting to urge her pets on little
faster, and in her efforts to do this
she gives them more food than they
can digest, and the consequence is
a breakdown from overstimulation
nine times out of ten.
A plant that does not get as much
food as it can make good use of, will
give vastly greater satisfaction in the
long run, than the plant that gets so
much food that it doesn't know what
to do with it.
Some persons are under the impress
sion that all plants for winter use must
be young ones. Such is not the case,
however Year-old plants, as a gen.
eral thing, are much preferable to the
young ones.
There are exceptions as i the case
of Chinese primroses, Primula obconi-
ca and others of habit similar, in
some respects to our ANIMALS; but for
the majority of plants adapted to
house culture like geraniums, hello
tropes, begonias, abutilons, asparagus
in variety and carnations, older plants
should always be chosen.
This summer | start the geraniums
which | intend to depend upon for win
ter flowers a year from the coming
winter. These will bloom some this
winter if let them, but shall hold
them in check to a great extent for
future service.
The person who breaches "youns
plants for winter towering to you
does not take into consideration the
fact that a plant started this season
from a cutting will have but few
branches by winter, and a plant that
has but few branches cannot give
many flowers because ample Towering
surface means many branches.
Therefore, instead Of letting the ge-
raniums you start this summer bios
som in the winter keep pinching them
back to produce a sufficient number
of branches to give the desired
amount Of Towering surface.
The more branches there are the
more flowers you may expect.
Cut your ferns apart now and use
each division of the roots that has
piece of crown attached as the basis
of a new plant Use leaf mold or
turfy loan for this class of plants, IL
obtainable.
Hanging baskets should receive at
| tention at once.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
New Cattle Disease Appears.

Lansing, Mich,-Puzzled by a dis
ease which is killing cattle In Sagi.
nav County, members Of the State
Live Stock Sanitary Commission were
confronted with another problem when
a report was received at Standish,
Arenac County that cattle there were
being stricken blind
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
Prairie Fire in Texas.

San Angelo, Tex,-Twenty-fve sec
tions, comprising 10000 acres Of graz
ing land, we're burned in Crockett
County as the result Of prairie fire.
Ozona, one of the largest towns in the
county, was saved from destruction
only by change In the direction Of
the wind.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
Alaska land Reopened.

Washington.-Nearly half Of the
land in the Chugach national forest,
Alaska, through which the govern
ment railroad is to run, is restored to
the public domain by proclamation Of
President Wilson. The boundaries Of
the forest contain approximately s.
$4,000 acres.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
All Alabama Schools Must Report.

Montgomery, Ala,-All private, de-
nominational and parochiai schools
must report regularly to the state Edu-
cational Department, according to u
bill which passed the Alabama h"use.
The bill has been passed by the Sen
ate, and now goes to the governor.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
RAILROAD BUILT
By FARMERS MAY
GO TO JUNK PILE
Atlantic & Southern Has Not
Turned a Wheel Since
January |.
IS ONLY 35 MILES LONG
Strikers Once Ran II Till They Got
Their Back Pay"-LeS!ie M.
Shaw Wanted II Once, But
Changed His Mind.

Atlantic, lathe last chapter in
the spectacular history OF the Atlau-
tic & Southern railroad is about to be
written; the line is about to be sold
for junk The rails and ties viii Prob
ably be taken up and carried to Ar
kansas. and they will be used in
building little railroad in that state.
The stations will be sold to anyone
who will buy them and the right of
way will revert to the farmers along
the way who originally donated most
OF 1t to the railroad that was to bring
competition and a reduction in freight
and passenger rates. Not a wheel has
been turned on any portion of the
road since January l, and the owners
are now negotiating for the sale of
the property to W. Harding Davis of
st. Louis, dealer in secondhand
railroad materials, for use of the line
that is being built in Arkansas.
The Atlantic & Southern was
unique among railroads. 1t is thirty
five miles long and was completed on
January l. 1911, after a spectacular
building race for a price of $4,000
which was to be paid conditional upon
the completion of the road upon that
date. During the last month of build
ing the work was carried on day and
night, electric lights being strung
along the line and double shifts, both
as to men and horses, employed.
The job was completed with only
a few hours to spare and the first
train to pass from end to end arrived
at the terminal within less than one
hour OF the last moment possible for
1t to do so and yet win the prize.
Built by Farmers.
The little railroad was built In large
part by farmers. Not only did the
farmers finance the deal, but they
performed most Of the work. When
ever farmer had nothing else to do,
he hitched up his team, drove over
to the line and put in days work
on the grade. Sometimes he was paid
In actual cash; at other times he was
given credit on his stock subscription
and at still others he was paid in stock
Of the road Much Of the right of way
was donated by the farmers and some
OF the cross ties were cut by them and
delivered free.
The building Of the Atlantic &
Southern followed closely upon the
completion of the Atlantic & North
ern, road about eighteen miles long,
running northward from this town.
But whereas the northern road was
success from the beginning, the South
ern never paid operating expenses,
much less a dividend.
J Operated by Strikers.
At one time there was strike on
the road the section men and the five
trainmen quitting work because they
had not been paid They barricaded
the line and for almost month not
a train was operated in either direc-
ton. Finally the strikers took pos
session, ran trains, took the money
and paid themselves off and then sur
rendered the property to the owners.
The little road was expected to
prove that farming community could
finance and build its own transporta-
tion systems. Every farmer along the
right of way took stock and gave do
nations; towns voted bonds to aid in
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
Mnxican Children Starve.

Mexico City,--The death by starva.
ton of eight children was reported by
tho police The general hospital also
reported deaths by starvation, but the
number WAS not made public.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-28
Women 70 Get Same Paw.

Chicago, ,-SuItragists wore iubIlant
over the action of the State Board OF
which decrced that
women employed in state institutions
shall receive the same pay as men
where they do the same work.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-03-05
The following ordinance was presented aut
on motion referred to the city attorney.

The following ordinance was presented aud
on motion referred to the city attorney.
An ordinance tn prohibit the selling. giving
or furnishing 81 cigarettes, cigarette papers,
cigars or tobacco In any form TO persons under
the age OF nineteen years and TO prohibit the
smokipg or use OF cigarettes, cigars or tobacco
In any form to persons under the age OF nine
teen years on the public streets and public
places in the City OF Owosso, and to prohibit
the frequent'ng by persons under the age Of
nineteen years, In stores or other like places
for The purpose OF iudulging In the smoking of
cigarettes, cigars or tobacco In any form.
The City Of Owosso ordains:
Section From and al err the taking effect
OF this ordnance H. shall be unlawful for any
person persons, firm or corporation, within
the corporate limits OF the City OF Owosso, TO
sell. give, or furnish any cigarette, Cigarette
paper, cigar or tobacco In any form, to any
person under the age Of ninei cen years.
Section 9. 1t shall be unlawful for any per.
son under the age OF nineteen years TO smoke
or use any cigarette, cigarettes, cigarette
paper. cigars or tooacco in any form. on any
public s rect, highway, alley, park or on or In
any lands, premises or buildings used for pub
lie purposes in the City Of Owosso.
Section 8. H. shall be unlawful for any per-
son to knowingly harDor any person or persons
under the age OF rineteen years, or 10 permit
or grant to any Pers n or persous under the
age OF nineteen years the privilege Of gather
ing upon or frequenting any store, place OF
business, property or lands owned, managed
or held by him, for the purpose of lnduiging in
the use OF cigarettes, cigars or tobacco In any
form; Provided: That no part of this ordi-
nance shall be construed to interfere with
the rights Of parents OF legal guardians Ia tn Z,
rearing or managing OF their minor children or
wards withio the u1ds Of their wn private
homes or premises.
Section 8. any person or persons violating
any OF the provisions of this ordinance shall
upon conviction thereof be punished by a Inc
not exceeding one hundred dollars. or i'm
prisoument 10 the county jail Of Shiawassee
county for period not exceeding sixty DAYS,
or both such hne and imprisonment, In the
discretion Of the Court.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect
twenty days after n 8 ai,ption.
committee representing the Asburv VI. e.
church society addressed he Commissi n ask
ing for refund on sidewalk on account OF old
tar walk The committee was requested TO
secure proof, IL possible, that the Old tar walk
was guaranteed walk.
bill from Geo A. Ogle & Co, for $50 for
two copies of County Atlas was presented.
Mr.. DeYoung moved that the claim be dis.
allowed on account o. inaccuracies and In
sunicieucies In the Atlas, which prevailed,
ayes DeYoung HansoOm, Rosevear
Mr. Rosevear moved that the Commission
adjourn until March 18th, 1915. which prevailed
JAS. Dn YOUNG,
ARTHUR II. DUMoND,
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-03-05

UWOSso, Feb, 4 1914
To the Honorable Mayor and Commission of
the City Of Owosso, Michigan
Gentlemen:
Below is a statement OF the receipts and dis.
bursements of the City Treasures ONCE for
the month VI January 1915, with O detailed
statement OF balances In various funds Fec.
LIST, 1916:
Balance on hand Jan ist 1915 3,G3, 90
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-03-05

WANTED-Specialtv salesmen, ara
Gle of merit, absolute necessitv 70 O..
business men, large or small. Fro
sition good for $40 to $50 weekly. liszit
ed only by ability and amount Of tisn
devoted. Harry r. Woods. Sasinaxt
Mich. Adv.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-03-05
Mother Gray's Sweet Pow6srs ~
Children.

For Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Tech
ing Disorders. move and regulate CO.
Bowels and are pleasant remedy fsc
Worms. Used by Mothers for % ysssr
They never fail. At all Druggists, &c
Sample FREE Address, Allen q. QsEs
sted, Leroy, N. Y.