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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-18
CANDIDATE FOR GOV.
ERNOR Wins FAVOR
In MASON COUNTY
BY PERSONAL VISIT

Ludington Chronicle, Aug. 6. 1850
Ludington had the honor of enter.
tanning distinguished visitor Monday
when Hon. Albert E. Sleeper of Bad
Axe, ex.state treasurer and prominent
republican candidate for the guberna.
torial nomination spent the day in the
city. While here, Mr.. Sleeper probably
met and shook hands with not less than
500 citizens and many were the favor.
able expressions that followed. AL.
though big business man, Mr.. Sleeper
is exceptionally democratic in manner
and genial disposition. He met the
wor king men in the factories with the
same courtesy and sociability that he
greeted the capitalist and business man
Mr.. Sleeper is making tour of west
ern Michigan in an automobile accom-
panied by his son Stephens Sleeper and
Senator Fred Woodwork, one of his
most able and staunch supporters. The
Thumbs candidate for governor makes
no pretense of being an orator and stat.
ed frankly that he did not seek any
public gatherings but merely wished to
come in personal contact and shake
hands with citizens of all classes as
much as his time would permit He is
essentially business man and is run.
ming for governor on a business mans
platform. If nominated and elected
governor, he proposes to apply the same
principles to the affairs of state that he
used with 80 mvch success in his own
business. Mr.. Sleeper states that he
has not or will he promise single
Office, nor does he desire to stand as the
can didate of any particular class or fac
ton in the republican party.
Those who met Mr.. Sleeper were
more than pleased with his directness
of manner, his pleasing personality and
his evident sincerity of of purpose.
since the withdrawal of
Mr.. Dickinson from the race, it be-
comes more and more evident that
OiOOpOi 10 SdihihS oichSth uhu uis
for securing the nomination
at the coming primary loom very bright
at this writing. Over in the Thumb
where Mr. Sleeper is known personally |
to tho usands of voters, he enjoys re
markable popularity and it is said that
his vote there will be very heavy. He
also connections in Detroit which |
insure very satisfactory vote from
Wayne county If in fact he does not |
actually carry that stronghold. He is
also strong in Kedt county and other
populous sections of the state where the |
vote is unusually heavy.
During his short stay in Mason county |
1t is apparent that Mr.. Sleeper made II
large number of friends. HIS met per-
5onally practically all of the county |
officers and leading Republicans and in
many instances was assured of cordial
support. 1t would not be surprising if
Mason county does the handsome thing
candidate Sleeper at the primary cleo
ton August Goth.
Mr. Sleeper believer in fewer laws
and is bitterly opposed to the present
reckless extravaganza in state expendi.
lures.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-18

In carrying his discussion of the
Budget System" to the voters of Mich.
igan Gubernstorial Candidate Dieke
ma Is doing Michigan taxpayers big
sevice. Having himself fully grssped
the meaningful possibilities OF the
Budget System, Mr.. Diekema is going
mp and down the state explaining the
tax reducing money. saving possibilities
which reside in the application of bust.
ness common sense to Michigan's prob
lens of business in government. wheth.
er or not he shall be commissioned by the
people to put the Budget System" into
operation. Mr.. Diekema ia doing a big
thing for Michigan in preaching the
evangel of business in government"
and he may feel we'll paid for his hard
work in the consciousness Of a public
good accomplished
There will de no Budget System" in
and for Michigan until the people de-
mand it. That was amply demonstrated
in the last Legislature. The Budget
System" strikes a death blow at much
petty patronage which many politico.
statesmen hate to lose. Nor will they
consent to lose it until they realize that
the people are ''onto the game" Mich
igan will 20 on Budget System" bas-
is when the people demand it, The
people will demand it just as soon as
they understand the economic possibili-
ties-the taxreducing possibilities
which are wrapped up in this proposal
Mr.. Diekema is helping to this under
standing Wherefore his primary cam
paign is promoting the communal vel
fare just as much as it is promoting the
personal gubernatorial aspirations of
the gentleman himself.
When Governor Ferris said at Allegan
that state taxes in Michigan cannot
be reduced without impairment to state
he forgot all about the
savings that are patiently possible under
the Budget System 1t is not surpri.
ing that he forgot because his endorse.
ment of the Budget System" in his last
inaugural message was poor, equiyo.
cal sort of fifty-fifty endorsement
whidh indicated neither purpose nor
conviction on the subject. But, at any
rate. he forgot; because under a proper,
'ledle ,gth Budget System" state taxes
d Michigan CAN be reduced without
Impairment to state institutions And
{ we understand Mr. Diekema correct.
y, this is his faith and his undertaking
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-18
MOTHER KILLED BY SNAKE
Kalamazoo Woman Bitten by Rather
Expires of Injuries.

Kalamazoo, Aug. 16.-Mrs. William
Osborne, the mother of five children,
is dead at her home in Alamo town
ship as the result of being bitten by a
rattlesnake.
Mrs. Osborne went into her garden
to pick some cucumbers and when she
reached down after one the snake
struck at her wrist. Medical aid was
quickly summoned, but she died in a
few hours.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-18
Loses Patent Suit to Grand RAPIDS

Grand Rapids, Aug. 16.-Failure Of
Frank A. Bone, of Cincinnati, O., to
file an amended bill to his complaint
IN the United States district court
against the city Of Grand Rapids for
damages for royalties alleged to be
due for patent infringements in the
construction of million-dollar food
wall system along the Grand river has
resulted in his case being dropped.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-18
A Tartar Proverb.

A Turco-Tartar proverb throws a
strong light on the question of the
amount of veracity to be looked for in
official documents by orientals. The
proverb runs as follows: HE who
speaks the truth will be expelled from
nine villages"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-18
FALLS FROM COASTER, DYING
Muskegon Boy Said to Have Stood Up
on Top of Incline

Muskegon, Aug. 16.-John Spaniola,
ten years old, was fatally hurt when
he fell some fifty feet from the top of
the roller coaster at Lake Michigan
park.
He landed on timber below, frac-
turing his skull. The boy, 1t is said,
stood up on the coaster just as it
reached the top of the incline and was
hit by one Of the cross beams.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-18
Backs Auto into Lake.

Harbor Springs, Aug. ia Japan.
csc chauffeur employed by II. G. Che
buck, resorter from Peoria, ILL.,,
backed large automobile off the
Northern Michigan dock. He was able
to extricate himself and swim to
shore. -
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-18

Maud-What makes you so awfully
nervous. dear?
Clara-Why. Fred is to have an In
terview with papa this afternoon.
"Oh. And are you afraid your IA
Their will not give his consent?"
mo; / fear Fred won't show up"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-18
Must Have Located Thar.

Richmond, Iud., Aug. 14.-Cable's
bakery and Chaskey's meat store in
Lenox were burglarized, the third
burglary reported in Lenox within the
week.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-18
oWOSSO MARKETS.
Owosso, Mich, Aug. IS, 1916.
GRAINS

Quoted oy Fred WEIGH
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25

In the case OF cowpeas, the hbrous
roots suffer most, the thicker roots be-
Ing perforated, so that the plants be-
come yellow and dwarfed, and fail to
vine.
Cotton is injured In the early stages
by larvae boring into the seed and In
juring the very young plants, checking
the growth so much that the plant dies
or struggles along only to produce lit
tie or no cotton.
Beetles Of the corn and cotton wire
worm are abroad in the fields from
early June until the last of August.
The eggs, which are laid In groups Of
from three to twenty In the soil about
the roots Of corn, cowpeas and other
food plants, are deposited, for the
most part, during late June and July.
These hatch in from eight to eleven
days into the young wireworms or lar.
vac, which Immediately commence
feeding upon the roots. Each full
grown larva constructs a small earth.
en- cell In the soil and In this 1t
changes to a pupa. The pupal stage
averages II days In length and during
this time the pupa is almost notion
less and takes no food. After this 1t
transforms to the adult or beetle.
The larvae, or wireworms, feed upon
the roots of their food plants through
out the summer months and up to
about the first Of October, and during
this time are found within IS inches
Of the surface of the ground, the depth
depending upon the moisture content
of the top soil. During a hot, dry
spell the wireworms remain from II
to Is inches below the surface. but
after a rain they can be found within
two inches Of the surface.
With the approach Of cold weather
they begin a general downward move
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25
MUCH DAMAGE TO
CORN AND COTTON
Larvae Of Beetles Feed on Un-
dergrOund Stems of Plants.
WlREWORM AND ITS CONTROL
Several Hundred Kinds OF Beetles
Found In Nearly All Parts Of
United States-Many Are
Very Destructive.
tRy EDMUND H. a1RsoN.l

The injury by the corn and cotton
wireworms Is caused by the feeding of
the wormllke young or larvae Of slen-
der beetles, known as "click beetles"
or Swapping beetles" upon the roots,
sprouts and underground stems Of
plants, which are thereby weakened
and stnnted or killed.
These wlreworms have been known
to totally destroy corn throughout
fields Of large acreage. However, this
is not usually the case and the attack
Is most frequently concentrated In
spots" scattered throughout the field,
the plants In these spots being wholly
destroyed. In other parts of the field
there may be slight injury as shown
by the dwarfed appearance Of the
plants, which may later produce 30
per cent or more of a normal yield.
The wireworms are ravenous feed
ers, often cutting off all the roots Of
plant They are especially destructive
during the two months before they
transform to adults. A single half
grown wireworm is capable of killing
young corn sprout and severely In
juring plant from six to eight inches
In height. Therefore 1t can be seen
that when there is concentrated at
tack by many wlreworms in one hill
the plants have but small chance of
surviving.
The parent of the corn and cotton
wireworm is q small dark brown click
beetle, or "snapplng-beetle," measur-
ing about one-fourth Of an inch In
length. The young wireworms, or lar
vac, after Matching from the eggs are
minute. measuring from an eighth to
three-sixteenths Of an inch In length.
All stages Of the insect are spent In
the ground except the adult or beetle,
which only enters It at the time OF egg
deposition.
Reports show that the corn and cot
ton wireworm has been destructive In
the Carollnas. Illinois, Missouri, Ar
kansas and Mississippi. This would
indicate wide distribution, probably
a wider one than the mere records re-
veal, and 1t is possible that the species
may occur throughout the entire east
ern half Of the United States. It's &C.
currence Is closely related to the dis
trlbution Of soils of light, sandy type,
as II Is known that the immature
stages exist only In such soils. 0cca-
sionally an adult has been collected
several miles from sandy locations, but
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25

depth of eight to fifteen inches, or
more, and gives rise at frequent in
tervals to leafy shoots. Thus 1t will
often be found that an entire patch Of
thistles Is attached to one root, and
Is In reality but one plant. The root
Is exceedingly hardy, and can live
over winter or through a prolonged
drought In dormant condition. Pieces
Of the root that are broken Off by a
pillow or cultivator and carried to other
places will await a warm, moist
period, and then begin to send up
leafy shoots, thus establishing q new
patch forthwith. If the leafy stems
are cut down, others will be sent up
to take their place, and this process
may be repeated from two to eight
times before the root becomes ex-
hausted.
The point that must be kept in mind
in fighting Canada thistles is that it
Is the roots, rather than the tops, that
must be killed. Simply cutting off
the tops q few times has much the
same effect as pruning an apple tree.
But If the tops are cut off deep and
frequently. the root must eventually
suffocate through lack Of leaves.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25
KILLING MILK BACTERIA
No Objection to Pasteurization
When Properly Done.
Seems Probable That Within Few
Years Supply for Large Cities viii
Be Thus Treated-Three Proc
esses Now In Use.

There is no valid objection to pas
teurization when properly performed,
and the process makes safer even the
most carefully handled and inspected
milk. 1t seems probable that within
the next two years a large proportion
of the milk supply In the large cities
will be pasteurized There is already
a marked tendency in this direction.
Before the value of pasteurlzatlon
as a hygienlc measure was as well
recognized as 1t is today, 1t was prac-
ticed In secret by a number of milk
dealers as means of preserving milk
and preventing 1t from sourlng. It's
commercial value In this respect is
undoubtedly great, but its chief func-
ton is the destruction Of dlsease-pro-
ducing organisms. Proper pGsteurlza-
ton should destroy about 80 per cent
of all the bacteria in the milk, al
though when the bacterial count of the
raw milk is low the reduction may be
somewhat smaller. The efficiency Of
the process, It is pointed out. cannot
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25
CANADA THISTLE PEST
PrickIy Plant Is Found in Almost
Every Part of Country.
No other Weed Has Ever Received
So Much UnfaVorabIe Attention.
Roots, Rather Than Tops,
Must Be Destroyed.

In the states north of the Ohio
river, probably no plant bears such a
bad reputation as does the sO-called
Canada thistle. This marvelously
prickly plant abounds in grain fields,
pastures, and meadows throughout the
central West, and is locally common
In the northeastern states. 1t is
found in parts of West Virginia, Ken
lucky, and Missouri, and of late years
has been increasingly troublesome in
the grain-growing sections Of the
Northwest. Canada thistle, or simply
thistle" has been condemned in the
laws of 25 states, and at least one
hundred local communities, no other
three plants together having received
so much unfavOrable attention. Ger
tainly no plant is more generally and
heartily dlsllked, unless 1t be the sand
bur Of the southern coastal plain.
The cause of the remarkable vital
ity Of Canada thistle and the point
that distinguishes 1t from other prick
ly plants that are commonly mistaken
for 1t is the long cordllke perennial
root. This root penetrates the soil at
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25
GULL ALL DEFOkMED FOWLS
When They Reach Marketable Size
Fatten and Sell Them-Keep
Them Free From Vermin.

Handle the chicks, and market de.
formed birds as soon as they are Of
market slze Crooked backs, hip joints
of unequal height, crooked toes, long
beaks, combs with side springs, duck
feet, off-cOlored eyes and a pro-.
nounced tendency to off-cOlored feath-
ers cannot readily be detected without
handling the birds. 1t is well to sew
a band of red flannel, or mark with
cOlored paint the legs of birds des-
tined for the early market. A dab of
paint on the wing bow is also good.
Let these birds run with the others
till about the size needed, and then
pen and fatten. Many a sale can be
made at the door If the chicks are
cooped and ready. Keep them free from
lice and growing every day, but get
rid of them quickly.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25
Sink Arranged for Pasteurlzation Of
Milk.


be based on the per cent, but rather
on the character Of the bacteria de-
stroyed.
The kinds Of bacteria that remain
alive after pasteurlzation depend on
the temperature to which the milk Is
heated and the species Of bacteria
which are In the raw milk. Three
processes Of pasteurlzation, known re-
spectively as the flash process, the
holder process and pasteurization in
the bottle, are now practiced In this
country. In the fash process the milk
Is raised quickly to temperature OF
about 100 degrees f. or more, held
there for from 30 seconds to minute,
and then cooled quickly. In the holder
process the milk is heated to tenn
perature of from 40 degrees to $50
degrees #. and held there for half an
hour. When pasteurlzatlon in bottles
is practiced, the raw milk is put into
bottles with water-tight seal caps,
which are immersed In hot water and
held for from 20 to 30 minutes at q
temperature Of 145 degrees F.. In this
way the pasteurizeG milk Is not sub
jected to any danger Of relnfectlon.
On the other hand, the seal caps must
be absolutely tight and this involves
increased cost. In general, 1t may be
said that the holder process Is coming
Into greater favor than either of the
others. This process permits of the
use of lower temperatures which, for
various reasons, Is highly desirable.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25
FEEDING OF MoLTING FOWLS
Material Adaptable for Eggs viii Also
Make Feathers-some Oily Food
ls Necessary.

The feed Of molting hens should not
differ greatly from that of laying hens
Both eggs and feathers are rich In
nitrogen. so food adaptable for eggs
win also make feathers. However, the
latter are richer in oil than eggs are.
and some food Of oily nature should be
added to this ration to supply this
want.
II has been eonclusively proved that
a liberal amount Of sunfower, flaxseed
or oil neal to the ration makes hens
mott faster and leaves them in q
stronger condition and with more VI
tality.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25
DESTRUCTIVE TO THE SWINE
Scours In Pigs More Feared Than Out.
break of Cholera by Prominent
Nebraska Hog Breeder.

Scours in pigs is declared by one
Of Nebraskas prominent hog Ealsers
to be more destructive to the swine
industry Of the state than hog cholera.
The causes are overlooking, change In
feed, decayed feed, lack of exercise,
or dirty water. Sometimes filth in
pens and bedding is an additional
cause when 1t is taken into the pigs
system from the sow's udder or from
the navel. The college of agriculture
says that the correction Of these con-
ditlons is the first measure to be
adopted, and that in case securing has
started, the sow's feed should be cut
down to a small amount Of oats or
bran. When the trouble is corrected,
the ration should be increased grad.
ually.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25
USING WHEAT FOR HOG FEED
Information Of Much Value Obtained
In Experimental Work Carried
On at Missouri College.

(By L. A. WEAVER Missouri Agrlcul-
tural Experiment Station.)
The Missouri agricultural expert
ment station has obtained information
of value to pork producers, especially
In seasons when the corn crop Is short,
by carrying on experimental work with
other crops grown on the farm. BY
conducting feeding trials with wheat
1t has been shown that under soma
conditions wheat may well be used for
hog feeding instead of corn. Results
obtained show that when corn is worth
20 cents or more a bushel, wheat may
be nrofitably substituted for corn, II
the wheat is worth 80 cents or less.
Likewise If corn is worth so cents per
bushel, wheat is worth $1.03 bushel
as hog feed.
1t has been further shown that pork
may be produced more cheaply by adj
ding small amount of tankage to Il
mixture of corn and wheat than by
feeding these feeds without such
supplement.
For example the cost Of producing
100 pounds of pork with corn and tHak-
age was 60 cents less than when
corn alone was used. This would
mean an additional profit to the pro-
Queer of 500 or more on each carload
of hogs fed.
a The results OF these tests are report
ed In full In Bulletin 1876 entitled Feed
ing Wheat to Fattenlng Hogs, pub
llshed by the Missouri agricultural ex.
pertinent station.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25
CONTROL OF CABBAGE WORMS
Mixture of Air-Slaked Lime or Wood
Ashes and Powdered Arsenate
Of Lead 10 Favored.

Dust a mixture Of one or two parts
of air-slaked lime or slfted wood
ashes and one part dry powdered ar
senate Of lead through a cheesecloth
bag or apply with a blower. Apply
while plants are wet with the dew,
after each hard rain or once every
week or ten days during the season
Of attack. Paris green can be used
with Is times its bulk of lime or ashes.
A week or two before using the cab
bage quit applying the poison, as
precautlon against getting any appre-
ciable amount of the poison in the
portion Of the cabbage eaten as hui
man food. Practically all of the pol
son is removed in stripping the outer
leaves. No one need be afraid to use
this treatment.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25
METHOD FOR CLEARING LAND
Combination Of Blasting and Stump
Pulling lie Favored at Unlver-
city Of Wisconsin.

As result Of experiments with
stump pullers and dynamite working
together on the unlyerslty's demon
stratlon tour, the University of Wis
consln has discovered that the best
method of clearing land is a combina-
ton of blasting and stump pulling. The
stump puller people admitted that
time, labor and money could be saved
by first loosening the stumps by blast
ing before pulling them, and the pow
der men admitted that a similar saw
ing could be effected by having
stump puller complete the Job after
comparatively light charge Of pow
der had done its preliminary, pre-
paratory work on the stump.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25

its presence there was more than like
ly due to its own flight from the field
OF its origin. In some localities this
species Is referred to as the SANDY
spot wIreworm."
Corn plants infested by this wire
worm become wilted and stunted, with
leaves OF a blush shade. brown at the
tips. which stand out from the stalks
stifiy instead Of bending over grace
fully as in healthy plant Deprived
Of most Of the roots through the work
of the larvae Of this wireworm, the
piant can be pulled up with little Of
fort Weak plants soon succumb, leav-
ing gaps in the rows. but the more Wig
orous plants put forth new roots in
abnormal numbers. These are matted
together and distorted. and although
The plants survive, only 'nubbins" are
uredaced. The infestation Is not con-
fined 10 the impoverished areas, for
there may be larvae among the roots
az tall and apparently healthy plants.
Rolling land infested by this insect
presents patchy appearance, the
sandy knobs standing out distinct and
hare although overgrown later with
weeds. particularly crab grass. briers
and morning giories. For a long time
there was q theory among farmers
that lightning caused the injury 70
corn whI-a Is now rightly attributed
20 tbs vireNeru-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-08-25
ABOUT THE FARM
Recipe Given by Nebraska College Of
Agrieulture-Great Help in De-
stroylno Insects.

For general use about the farm
buildings to assist In destroying in
sects, the following recipe for white
wash is offered by the Nebraska Col
lege of Agriculture: Stake FIVE quarts
of lime with hot water to about the
consistency of cream. To this add
one pint of zenoleum or some other
coal-tar product, and one quart Of
kerosene. Dilute with about Its vol
ume of water; apply with brush or
q pump. This solution when properly
applied accompllshes three things:
ID Zenoleum acts as a dlslnfectant
by killing disease germs (2) the
kerosene aids In destroying mites;
and (2) the lime whitens the house.