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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24
NEW YORK kids"
ON THANKSGIVING
y N Thanksgiving day the visitor

N Thanksgiving day the visitor
to New York city. especially II
" he extends his observations to
the poorer districts of the city,
is much amused and interested by the
ragamuffins who form a quaint and
distinctive part of the city's celebration
Of the day. These ragamufiins are
youngsters OF both sexes who dress
In all sorts of queer and elaborate
costumes and parade the streets.
There is no concerted general parade.
but merely local assemblages. seldom
over ten or twenty in number. Most
Of the groups are smaller. To dress
Ing up" the ragamuffins often add beg
ging for small coins, fruit, candy, ETC.,
and It is this feature Of the annual
masquerading that has led In recent
years to a demand for its suppression
Often New York parents will give per-
mission to their children to masquer-
ade. but they add strict injunctions
against begging. They are willing to
let Johnny or Jennie enjoy the day In
the ancient, time honored manner, but
they set their faces against mendican-
cy. you may dress up and go out,
but you mustn't do any begging" is
the order.
Many of the young ragamuffins find
their greatest JOY in arraying them
selves in the clothing of the opposite
sex. Half grown boys trail long skirts
behind them or initiate the fashion
when 1t calls for short skirts. And the
hats they wear are wonderful and fear
full creations. The little girls like to
don trousers and discarded mems hats.
Often the boys and girls black their
faces, but not many masks are seen.
Well known characters are frequently
initiated. and in the recent past GER
tain movie comedian with a funny
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24
Not Eventually American.

Our American Thanksgiving is usual
ly considered our one native contribu-
ton to the holidays Of nations, as its
observance originated with the New
England fathers. Perhaps the fathers
themselves liked to think of it in this
originative way and 30 wished it per
petuated-as something that had fow-
cred on the bleak rock Of their per-
sonal struggle. 1t was to be peculiar
" their day, peculiarly a heroic New
England day, an American day. So In
sense it is; so in sense 1t Is not
Essentially our American Thanksgiv-
ing Is least American Of our holidays,
for the simple reason that 1t IL too
human to be merely American. There
were no most human things left for
the New England fathers to originate
They are immemorially older than this
country. There are no original ways
Of expressing gratitude. ALI the path
ways Of thanksgiving are very old
paths.-James Lane Allen in Munsey's
Magazine.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24


on motion Of Mr.. Hanscom same was adopted,
| ayes DeYoung, Hanscom, Rosevear:
An Ordinance amending Section % Of an
ordnance entitled, IAN Ordinance regulat-
| liz vehicles in and traffic on the streets,
highways and public places In the City of
violation thereof passed and approved
May 10, 1916
| The City Of Owosso Ordains:
Section I: That Section q Of an ordi-
nance entitled, IAN Ordinance regulating
| vehicles in and traffic on the streets, high,
ways and public places of the City of
and to penalty for the
May 10. 1916 be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sect. "a. Every m Cor vehicle perated and
driven on any Of the public highways In
| the City Of Owosso shall be provided with
adequate brakes sufficient to control the
vehicle at all times, and suitable and
| signaling and shall during the period Of
| from one hour after sunset to one hour
before sunrise display ut least one lighted
| lamp on the front and one on the rear of
such vehicle, which shall also display red
light visible from the rear. The white rays
Of said such rear lamp shall shine upon
| such vehicle The light from the front
lamp shall be visible at least 200 feet in the
IN S neh b the rd motor the yece
shall be visable at least 100 feet to the rear
| of said vehicle, and such rear lamp shall
| De kept cream SO as not 10 III
terfere with the throwing of the light
! from the same. Every motor vehicle shah
| be provided and equipped with some prac-
| teal and efficient device or devices where
| by the forward light or lights Of scuh We
| hicle may be dimmed or lessened to such
an extent that such light will not inter.
fere with the sight nor emporarily blind
/ he vision OF the driver of an Approaching
vehicle or pedestrian; and IL shall be tn.
| duty Of every chauffeur or driver of such
motor vehicle or other vehicle equipped
/ with such lights to effectually apply such
| DINNERS to the forward light or lights of
the vehicle being driven by him and cause
such light or lights to be dimmed and
lessencd so as not to interfere with the
sight or temporarily blind the vision Of
| the driver OF any approaching vehicle and
| shall apply such DINNER TO the forward
| light or lights Of the vehicle being driven
| by him aud cause such light or lights "a
be dmmed and lessened at all times while
said vehicle Is operating upon the paved
/ streets Of the City OF OwoSso. Provided
| that motor bicycles or motorcycles shall
be required to display during the time
above mentioned but one lighted lamp IN
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24
"nsrv... Home" and Thanksgiving.

The harvest home of the Saxons and
Celts. the cerealia of the Romans. the
Israelitish feast of tabernacles and.
for all that we know to the contrary.
the first harvest celebration OF pre-
adamite man were the actual pre-
cursors Of our Thanksgiving. Even
among the American Indians there was
held an autumnal festival which might
not unjustly claim precedence as the
true aboriginal Thanksgiving of the
western world. Modern observances
of Thanksgiving. with their sporting
features. are denounced In certain
quarters as sadly at variance from the
ideas Of the Plymouth colonists during
their first golden autumn on the coast
Of Cape Cod bay. Indications are not
altogether wanting. however that the
manner of celebrating has changed In
nonessentials only 20 longer is Ii
whole week devoted to Thanksgiving.
as Ia the days of Governor Bradford
A single day suffices.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24
NOTICE OF PUBLIC IMPROVE.
MENT

and Of special assessment number 136
for the construction Of sewer along
Mason street from Dewey street to
Gilbert street and upon Gilbert street
from Mason street to the south line
of lot l, block Of City Assessors
Plat No. l.
To All Whom 1t May Concern =
Pursuant to resolution of the
Commission of the City of Owosso
adopted at a session held upon the
Both day of October, A. d. 1916, no
tice is hereby given that the City of
Owosso proposes to make the follow
ing improvement, viz:
To construct sewer along Mason
street from Dewey street to Gilbert
street and along Gilbert street from
Mason street to the south line of lot
/, block 7, Of City Assessor Plat No.
l. That the plans and specifications
and estimates of cost are on file in
my office for public inspection; that
the Commission have designated as
the special assessment district upon
which the special assessment for said
Improvement shall be levied the fol-
lowing: Commencing at the north
west corner of lot three of block
seven of the City Assessors Plat
number one; thence east to the north
east corner of said lot; thence south
to the southeast corner of lot six of
block two of G. r. Lyons Addition
to the City Of Owosso; thence west to
the northwest corner Of lot one Of
said addition; thence south to the
southeast corner of said lot; thence
west to the southwest corner of said
lot; thence south to the northeast cor
ner of lot seven, block one of said
addition; thence south to the south
cast corner Of said lot; thence west
to the southwest corner of lot five of
said block one; thence north to the
northeast corner of lot three Of said
block one; thence west to the north
west corner of said lot; thence north
to the northwest corner of lot one Of
block three of G. r. Lyon s Addition
to the City of Owosso; thence east to
the northeast corner of said lot;
thence north to the northwest corner
Of lot three Of block six of the City
Assessors Plat number one of the
City of Owosso; thence east to the
place of beginning; the same to be
assessed according to benefits.
The Commission of. the City of
Owosso will meet at its regular SEES
sion on Monday, the 4th day of De-
cember, A. ID. 1916, at 1880 o'clock
in the afternoon when it will hear OBJ
jections to the improvement as afore-
said and to the district to be assessed.
Notice is also hereby given that the
special assessment heretofore made by
the City Assessor for the purpose of
defraying that portion of the costs
which the Commission decided should
be paid and borne by special assess
ment for the Improvement as afore-
said is now on file in my office for
public inspection. The Commission
of the City Of Owosso will meet at its
regular session on Monday, December
4th, A.. ID. 1916, at 1880 o'clock in
the afternoon to review the special
assessment and hear any objections
to any assessment which may be made
by any person deeming himself ag-
grieved thereby.
Dated November 18th, 1916.
ARTHUR II. DUMOND,
2wkc City CLERK,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24
PETITIONS

The following petition was presented and
referred TO the department of public improve
ments:
Petition No. 843.
To the Commission OF the City Of Owosso,
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned props rty owners residing
on 5. Saginaw street between South and Stew
art streets, petition for the grading O. said s.
Saginaw street between Ridge and Stewart
streets.
Signed:
+. +. Beebe and five others.
The following petition was presented and
referred TO the department OF public utilities:
Petition No. 844.
To the Commission of the City OF Owosso:
The undersigned taxpayers respectfully petit.
tion your honorable body to cause a street light
TO be placed on South Chapman street near the
Grand Trunk tracks.
Signed:
John H. Dibean and three Others.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COMMISSION

owosso, Nov. 90, 1919.
Regular meeting OF the Commission,
Mayor DeYoung presiding.
- Members present. DeYoung. Hanscom.
Rosevear.
The minutes Of the last regular meeting
were read and approved a. printed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24
CASTOR|A
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 80 Years
Always bears II
Signature 'as of .&MAzZzSs<
Commissioners Notice.

V''SstOHeTs NUtIco'
In the matter OF the estate OF Mary Mer-
chart. deceased.
We, the undersigned, wing been appointed
by the Hon. Matthew Hush Judge OF Probate
In and for the County OF Shiawassee, STATE Of
Michigan. Commissioners to receive examine
and adjust all claims and demands OF all per-
sons against said estate, do hereby give notice
that we will meet at the Owosso Savlf gs Bank.
In the City OF Owosso, In SAID County on
Monday. the 8th day of January, A D. 1917
and on Thursday, the sth dav OF March, A. ID
1917, NJ ten o'clock in the forenoon of each OF
said days. for the purpote OF receiving and
adjusting all claims against said estate and
that four months from the 9Th day of November.
A. ID. 1915, are allowed to creditors to present
their claims to said Commissioners for ad,
justment and allowance.
Dated, the 9th day OF November. A. d. 1916.
WORTHY s. COOPER,
ARTHUR ALLlTON,
COmmiesioners
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24

me front OF such vehicle. the rays of
which shall be visible 100 feet I'm the di-
rection In which the motor vehicle is pro-
ceeding and one lighted lamp In the rear
the light from which shall be visible al
least 100 feet TO the rear of such vehicle
and provided further that all bicycles shall
be required to- display during the time
above mentioned one lighted lamp In the
front or said bicycle, the rays OF which
shall be visible 100 feet In the direction
which said bicycle Is proceeding: also with
an adequate bell.
Section 3 This Ordinance shall take ef
feet 70 days after its adoption and publ
cation
Passed and approved November 10th,
JAMES DeYOUNG.
Attest Mayor.
City Clerk.
The bill OF Ebert Parsons for 81 so, cos In
the Supreme curt In the case OF the Audi or
General VS.. Sadie Woodland was presented and
on motion OF Mr.. Hansc IN same was all owed,
ayes, DeYoung, Hanscom, Rosevear.
On motion OF Mr.. Rosevear the Commission
adjourned ayes DeYoung, Hanscom, Rosevear
JAS DE YOUNG,
ARTHUR Fl. DUMOND Mayor.
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24

TELLING YOU STILL,
40 COME 10 THE TABLE By VALLEY AND
HILL
With the fields sayin' "Plenty." an
tellin' you still
To come to the table. by valley and
hill.
An the winds singin' Joy as they're
sweepin' along, -
reckon were here fer Thanks
givtn' song.
So, day time or night time,
We're reapin' the bright time.
An any time Love comes Is always
the right time
Atlanta Constitution.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24
IT THANK THEE, LORD"

7 THANK thee, Lord, for ev.
cry moment dropped
Into my life that had some
Z sweetness in it;
For all the golden hours when
friendship. met
And gave up heart for heart
and thought for thought;
For all the love that faithful
hearts let fall
To drop into mine own; for ev-
cry look
From loving eyes; for every
{ smile or word
That gladdened me; for subtle
influence
That made me strong, dear
Lord, I thank thee.
I thank thee, Lord; I thank
thee for the hours
When flowed my tears;
When fell those grief wrung
drops
On lips that murmured, Lord,
thou knowest best"
For all the love born sorrow,
hidden pain;
For all the cares and burdens
Of my life
(For, glad or sad, thou givest
for the best);
For all the strength thou CAV
est me to bear,
Dear Lord, I thank thee.
Rose Pastor. .
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Unpaid Checks sss7 as
Ba'ance Nov. list, 1916. 5ssOi "a
Respectfully submitted.
A. Il. WRIGHT.
Unpaid Checks
ss97 as
Q 5ssoi 81

A. Il. WRIGHT.
City Treasurer.
NEW BUSINESS
The following resolution was presented and
on motion OF Mr. Rosevear same was adopted
ayes DeYoung, Hanscom, Rosevear:
November 20, 1915
Resolved by the Commission OF the CITY OF
Owosso that the claims and accounts hereto
attached be approved and the Mayor and Clerk
are hereby instructed to issue warrants on the
City Treasurer against the various funds for
amounts shown:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24

Adverti' ed letters at the Owosso post
office for the week ending Nov. 49, 1915:
Miss L A. Babrock, Barry Hospital,
Marion Bits, o G Pipes, Charles Reid,
j. j. Rub, F. H. Smith, Clyde Waid,
Geo. w. Willis.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24

The following ordinance was presented an
on motion Of Mr.. Hanscom same was adopted
ayes DeYoung, Hanscom, Rosevear:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24
REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS

REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS
The following report was presented and
ordered printed
Owosso, Mich, Nov. 20. 1916
To the Honorable Mayor and Commission CT
the City Of Owosso, Michigan.
Below is q statement OF the receipts and
disbursements Of the City Treasurer's office
Tor the month OF October, 1915, with detail
ed statement OF the balances in the various
funds Nov. ], 1916
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24

BANK STATEMENTS
For the month of Ootber. 1915.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24
ABOUT THE BIRD
OF THANKSGIVING

"HE bronze turkey. that variety
which today holds the place Of
honor In the North American
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24

Balance Nov LIST, 1915,
Newark post., 1916-01-19

the rural sanitation campaign re-
suited in a reduction of the cases
from SO to II.
The tangible results of opera
tions in rural sanitations indicate
that marked advancement in main
tanning hygienic and satisfactory
surroundings in country districts
is possible by the application OF
the common principles of preven-
tive medicine. Insanitary condi-
tions exist largely because they are
not known to be such. Actual de-
monstrations of their harmfulness
dations for their correction, re-
main one of the most gratifying
and successful methods for insti
tuting reforms and has been, in the
experience of the Public Health
Service, invariably accompanied
by definite and measurable re
suits.
Newark post., 1916-01-19
Reducing Typhoid In
Rural Communities

Reduction in typhoid fever and
improvement in sanitary condi-
tions have followed the intensive
investigations of rural communi-
ties carried on by the United
States Public Health Service in
cooperation with local and State
health officers, according to the
annual report Of the Surgeon Cen
eral of that Service. During the
past fiscal year 1860 rural homes
in eight different states were
visited and many Of them revisit
ed. In each of these homes infor-
nation was obtained as to the pre-
valence of disease and insanitary
conditions and a complete sanitary
survey Of the premises conducted.
This was followed by reinspections
to determine if remedial measures
had been instituted. In but a re-
latively small percentage Of the
cases did the persons concerned,
after having their attention drawn
to the danger of a particular un-
hygienic condition. fail to inaugu-
rate corrective measures. Stimu-
lus was given to the work by means
of public lectures, the formation of
active sanitary organizations, and
the enlisting of all public spirited
citizens in the campaign for re-
form. Public buildings were also
inspected and local authorities
given expert advice in solving
such sanitary problems a. the dis
posal of eXcreta, the prevention of
soil pollution, and the meinten-
ance of pure water supplies.
The surveys made during the
year 1914 had shown that in ru-
raj communities less than one per
cent Of the homes had sanitary
toilets and that more than fifty
per cent of the people were using
water from polluted sources. This
condition, according to the Public
Health Service. made the rural
sanitation question loom large
among the matters vitally affect
ing the welfare Of the nation
Following these studies and as a
result Of the interest aroused, the
typhoid fever rate, an excellent in
dicator Of the sanitary status of a
community. has in some places
frequently been cut to one quarter
of its previous figure. In Berke-
ley County, West Virginia, the
cases of typhoid fever were re-
duced from 249 to 40 in one year
In Orange County, North Carolina,
Newark post., 1916-01-19
IMPORTANCE
OF DELAWARE
Chesapeake Canal In Plan Of
Defense

Defense
A report has been sent to the
U. S. Senate by Brigadier General
NJ. NJ. Macomb, chief Of the War
College in which Secretary of War
Garrison and General Tasker H.
Bliss, concurred, setting forth the
military advantages of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal. The
report points out that Lewes, Della
ware, now undefended, is weak
spot, which the attacking feet in
the war maneuvers easily passed,
on the route to PHILADELPHIA.
General Macomb's report said in
part:
'sIt is believed that the canal
has some value as it exists today
as an obstacle to the advance of a
hostile expedition landing on the
west bank of Delaware Bay and
Newark post., 1916-01-19
historical idea of


patriotism.
The speaker then set forth the
positive and constructive policy OF
great civilizing nation in whose
advancement every other people
should share. "We should spend
the money" the speaker continued
mo longer needed to prepare Tor
war and so to provoke it, for the
highest walfare, and especially
for the education of all the peo-
pie. We should treat the imml-
grant peoples who come to US with
proper respect; we should re-
member the millions of backward
peoples in all our territory and
put an end to the ignorance, the
lynchings, and the hopeless hous.
ing conditions. We should founc
schools and colleges in the coun'
tries which have been ravaged by
wars and revolutions. These
things and more we could easil!
do, as soon as we are relieved OF
the stupid old fallacies about in
ternational rivalries and enmities
We can do this. We must do it
The time is ripper than we think.
Newark post., 1916-01-19

advancing against wilmington
and Philadelphia. The flne unue-
Tended harbor at Lewes, manes
such a landing a probability. Inc
canal, especially at the locks, is SO
narrow, only twenty-four feet at
the locks, as to form an oosta'i0
not very formidable.
"The canal is too small for the
massage of submarines or otner
naval craft that would be used
for preventing the landing OF
troops from hostile transports and
too small and obstructed by locks
for rapid transport OF troops ano
material from one bay to tne
other.
"a canal such as proposed,
would allow the whole force o.
submarines, ETC., to be held IN one
of the two bays and with equa
efficiency in either. Without the
canal the force of submarines, ETC.
must be divided between the two
bavs, and to reinforce by the out
side, a distance of more than 2o'
miles, as against about l5 miles
by the canal.
"a canal along this line and on.
from Delaware Bay to New 4orl
harbor would make a landing O.
between Narragansett Bay ant
Newark post., 1916-01-19
TO HELP THE
WAR SUFFERERS
All-Buy-a-Yard-Day In Will
mington

Those who have it in their
hearts to feel for the Belgian and
French sufferers from the horrors
of the European War, the kind of
sympathy which expresses itself
in giving, will have an opportun-
ity to open their purses on Satur-
day, January %, when the Will
mington merchants will observe
an All-Buy-a-Yard-Day.
The All-Buy-a-Yard-Day sale
has been devised as means of
carrying on the work of the Com
mission for Relief in Belgium, a
nationwide organization wi h
headquarters at II Broadway,
New York. Hon. David T. Marvel,
former judge of the Supreme
Court of Delaware, is the commits
sion's local representative.
The sale plan is such a novel
one that it needs word of ex-
planation. The commission wants
goods, clothing, shoes, clothing
material, etc, to send to those
who receive its relief or money
wherewith to buy them. To OBJ
tain it they have enlisted the aid
of the merchants, who have been
asked to take all the stock they
can provide, reduce it to its abso-
lutely lowest selling price, ticket
it as Buy-a-Yard-Day stock and
and offer it on a given date for
sale. The public is asked to buy
this line of goods generously and
send the purchases to the commits
sion's representative, Judge Mar
vel, or to the commissions New
York headquarters.
The sale thus provides way
for merchants to rid themselves
of old and normally slow-selling
or unsaleable stock at a saving OF
its cost or thereabouts, the pub
lie pays its charitable debts
cheaply and the commission gets
what it greatly needs.
The commission wishes to un-
derscore these needs in the pub.
lie mind. It is giving reli to 2
250,000 sufferers in Belgium ano
1,750,000 in that part of Northern
France held by the German arm
les. 1t is operating no less thar
55 ships, constantly carrying car
goes to Europe, an average o.
four sailings being made weekly
The ships are immune from al
war hazal ds save mines at sea
One vessel recently went to tn
bottom through this cause.
Those who help the cause alon
and they are expected to reac,
$4,000 or more in results, ma
buy as much as they desire
either individually, in pairs, Q
clubs.
Newark post., 1916-01-19

Chesapeake Bay, and the construc-
+;on If this canal is an important
s+en toward the accomplishment OF
this result. .
GAS an obstacle and a part OF
the land defense of Wilmington
and Philadelphia a canal suited
Newark post., 1916-01-19

for commercial and naval purpos.
es would be Of great importance
Defended by a few troops and
small gunboats, such an obstsc,.
would hardly be crossed, and il i
not believed that it would be al.
tempted"
Newark post., 1916-01-19
Away Ahead

Come look us over, compare
qualities and prices and you
will understand why we are
doing such an increasing
trade.
Business Suits, Sc. IS and SO
Dress-up Suits, SLIPS to
$3.50
Prince Alberts, $40 to s35
Full Dress, SIS to $40
Tuxedo Suits, SIS to s35
Corduroy Suits, $40 and s12
Corduroy Trousers, 50 to 81
Heavy Kerseys, 81 and $3.50
Heavy Overcoats, $3.50 to SIS
Dress Overcoats, $3.50 to $50
Fur Lined, s25 to $50
Chauffeur's Overcoats, SIS to
s25
Everything else in Cloth
ing, Hats, Shoes and Furnish
ings. Special Sale on Hats,
$3.50 Shoes, Manhattan Shirts
and Underwear.