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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
Killing of Birds Tree Deatruot otion.

Children of today will live to see
the time when every tree and shrub in
America will have been destroyed by
insects unless the slaughter of birds is
done away with" said Col. G. o.
Shields of New York city, in delivering
an illustrated lecture at South High
school building Tuesday evening, on
"Wild Animals and Birds"
"Game laws and game wardens have
proven to be inefficient to stop the
ruthless killing of our feathered friends.
The only solution of the problem is for
property owners to see that the trespass
law is enforced"
Colonel Shields showed number of
views portraying bird and animal life,
and told of the great number of insects
which different species of birds kill
each year. He also pointed to the value
of birds in the eating of weed seeds. -
Grand Rapids Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
OWOSSO. MICHIGAN. FEB. 4. 1916.
UNIVERSAL TRANSFER
OF TELEPHONE SERVICE
Improvement Association by Resoiu.
ton Request Authorities
to Order H.

At the Tuesday meeting of the
Owosso Improvement Association o. L.
Sprague presented the following reso.
luton which was unanimously adopted,
there being no objections raised by rep.
resentatives of the telephone companies
who were present:
Whereas, The use of the telephone
has become necessary in the conduct
OF nearly every successful business
enterprise, and
Whereas, Public convenience can
be best subserved by an interchange
OF communication between all pub
lie utilities furnishing such service,
Therefore, BE it Resolved That
the Owosso Improvement association
favors general interchange of tele-
phonic service, both local and long
distance, between all telephone util-
tiles throughout the United States.
Resolved, That the secretary of
this association be and Is hereby in
structed to send copy of this reso-
luton to the Michigan Railroad Com
mission, Lansing, Mich, the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, Wash
ington, d. c., and to the representa-
tive in congress from the Eighth
Congressional District of Michigan.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
EXPERIMENT
BRINGS SUCCESS
Edison Now Allows Disc Rocorc
offered to Public Under
His Namo.

The Edison Diamond Disc Phono-
graph marks the attainment Of an ideal
by man whose ideals are many years
in advance of the age in which he lives.
In 1877 Mr.. Edison invented the phono.
graph; one year later he patented the
disc phonograph. This may come ss a
surprise for not until now has the great
inventor permitted disc phonogrsph
to be offered to the public in his name.
The New Edison Diamond Disc Phono.
graph, therefore, represents thirty five
years Of experimenting to perfectly
reproduce sound. A visit to the store of
the Shattuck Music House. one of the
finest in Michigan, and you will be
wonderfully impressed at the demon
stration you will see there. After you
have heard the Edison Diamond Disc
you do not need be told that it is
different from all other sound repro.
ducing instruments. Your own appre.
citation of real music will enable you to
recognize its grand superior, musical
qualities
The hardness of the Edison disc is a
very noticeable characteristic 1t being
many times harder than the substance
of which other discs are made, being a
new chemical material. This hardness
insures the life of the indentations 80
that the minutest sounds once recorded
are not destroyed by use.
The fineness of the grooves is another
feature. An Edison disc Is cut $50
threads to the inch, other discs gener-
ally IS or 80 to the inch
The life of the record is protected not
only by the thickness, it's hardness, its
toughness, but by number of devices
which the Shattuck Music He use will
gladly explain to persons interested in
this wonderful invention.
Toe Edison Diamond Disc Phono.
graph, the instrument that plays this
wonderful record, is also the culmi.
nation of many years of work and
experience. It has many wonderful
features which cannot be enumerated,
and anyone interested in invention or
music can only appreciate this instru.
ment by seeing it and having its
mechanism explained.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
Godfroy-Hoovor.

Saturday at high noon at the home
of Mrs. George Il. Hoover In Burns
township, the marriage of her daugh'
ter, Miss Minnie L., to Charles E. God.
frey of Bancroft. was solemnized.
SThey were attended by Mrs. Florence
r. Robinson and his son, @. Sherwood
Godfrey. Rev. G. 81. Hanks Of this
city performed the ceremony.
Following the ceremony and felicita.
tions wedding dinner was served to
the guests, who were near relatives and
intimate friends. Mr.. and Mrs. God
frey left Saturday evening on short
wedding trip and after their return will
reside with the brides mother until
spring. Mr.. Godfrey has purchased the
old Godfrey home in Bancroft, and will
remodel 1t early in the spring.
The bride is popular young woman
and is well known throughoutth coun-
ty for her success as modiste. The
groom is chairman of the board of su-
pervisors ard is a prominent business
man of Bancroft, where he Is in the
furniture and undertaking business.
THE TIMES with many friends In all
parts of the county extend hearty con.
gratulations.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04

and ballots printed much earlier than
heretofore. Therefore the legislature
amended the election law so that all
caucuses, conventions or primary cleo
tions for nominating candidates for
any office whatever MUST BE HELD
AT LEAST 20 DAYS BEFORE
ELECTION, AND THE BALLOTS
FOR EVERY ELECTION MUST BE
PRINTED AT LEAST II DAYS BE-
FORE ELECTION
Township, village, city and county
committees should note the provisions
of the new law, and call all party eau.
cuses in townships. villages and in this
city not later than 20 days previous to
the spring election and the tickets for
the election must be printed not later
than IL days before election.
This new law makes no change in
time or dates of registration. These
can be held at the times they have been
heretofore.
1t will be well for all interested to
study this new law, and be prepared to
follow its provisions. The time will be
much earlier than caucuses have been
held heretofore; but the new law ia
mandatory on that part 80 that no town
ship or city caucus can be legal this
year which is held later than Monday,
March 13. 1915.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
No Township, City or Village Caucus
Legal in Michigan If Held Later
Than Monday, March l3. 1916

The people of this state by constitu
tional am endMent, voted that travelling
salesman who could not be at their
places of residence on election day
should have the right to vote neverthe.
less, and provided that official ballots
should be mailed to them in time so
that they could mark them and return
them to the city, village. township or
county clerk in time for delivery tc the
election boards on election day.
Agreeable to this amendment, which
the voters of the state enacted, the last
legislature provided the law for making
it operative. The new law provides
that any travelling salesman who will
not be at his place of residence on eIec.
tion day, may apply to the city, village
or township clerk for an official ballot
to be sent him at an address he NAV
give. The clerk to whom the applica.
tion is made must forward by regis.
tered letter to the travelling salesman
who applies for an official ballot in
time 30 the recipient can mark it and
have it returned by registered letter to
the clerk early enough so the clerk may
file it on election day with the election
board where the travelling salesman may
reside.
To enable all this to be DONE it is
necessary to have nominations made
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
ssfiGFALL GUILTY.

odd Wigfall, colored porter on the
/okrbor railroad, was found guilty,
L-4dsy, by jury in the circuit court
Aviolation Of the local option law.
al was proven that he sold quart of
Sliquor to man named Royce who de-.
iivered it to Fred Fuller. Durand bar.
Y ber. who said it lasted him a week.
sWigfalls wife. a good looking and
I handsomely dressed colored woman. DR..
A. M. Hume and Rev. G. II. Hanks tes-
titled as to Wigfalls good character and
reputation.
Ernest Wallace, Ann Arbor Railroad
porter, arrested for violation of the
local option law, in connection with
M the sale of whiskey at Durand, has
Joined the other colored man, in the
county Jail to await sentence by Judge
Miner. Wigfall was convicted with
such ease that Wallace evidently re-
garded standing trial as waste of
time, and pleaded guilty Wednesday
morning.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
WHO WILL BUILD HOUSES?
OwOSSO Needs Homes For Additional
Men al MaIleableS Co. Plant
Canvas Of City Fails to Show Twenty.
five Suitable Vacant Quarters.

After careful canvass, the American
Malleables Company is unable to find
houses which may be rented by the
men whom they are to employ in the
new addition to the plant. E o. Dewey
reported the matter to the Improve.
ment Association at the Tuesday noon
meeting and Vice President Blagdon
stated the needs of the new company.
They want to bring in families so that
the men will remain in their employ
and want suitable homes for them
which will rent for from $40 to $15 a
month.
Superintendent j. B. Cary stated that
after a careful canvass, eliminating
the high rent houses and few which
had prohibitive restrictions, there were
less than 25 houses available and prob
ably half of these could not be secured.
People who have anything to rent
that might be available should report
to Mr.. Cary at the Malleables office.
E. 10. Dewey and Mayor DeYoung are
the Associations committee, which will
endeavor to interest citizens to construct
the houses needed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
Berry Crates Must Be Marked.

A recent service and regulatory an
nouncement of the Bureau of Chemistry ry
contains the following. which should be
of interest to shippers of berries
peaches, and tomatoes when ordering
their crates for next seasons shipments
The department is of the opinion that
berries, peaches or tomatoes in small
open containers which are packed in
crates and arranged within the crates
in layers or tiers, constitute food in
package form within the meaning of
the net.weight amendment, and that
consequently the law requires that the
crates shall he marked with state.
ment of the quantity of the contents
Each such statement should include
the number of small containers and the
quantity of the contents of each.
Pending determination of the ques.
tion whether the net. weight amend.
ment applies to berries in small open
containers (such as those which usually
hold quart or pint each, and which
are commonly placed, without covers,
in crates, each crate holding a number
Of the small containers), and unless pub
lie notice of not less than two months
be given, the department will not
recommend any proce edings under the
Federal Food and Drugs Act solely up.
on the ground that berries in such small
containers, shipped in interstate COM
merce or otherwise brought within the
jurisdiction of the Food and Drugs Act,
bear no statement of the quantity of
the contents upon each such contsiner.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
Perkins-Fereuando.

AZ pretty hcme wedding was solem-
.eixed Tuesday evening when Miss Effie
Perkins became the bride of Elmono
1Fsrenando. both of Detroit. at the home
81 the brides sister, Mrs. Allen 81.
Beebe, N. Adams street. At $50 o'clock
the young people took their places I'M.
e<tpnded and Rev. G. 81. Hanks per.
Md the ceremony.
v 3wing the ceremony dinner was
dto the guests who were only the
NSiate relatives of the bride, Mr..
Ferenando left Wednesday for
IA In Detroit.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
DR.. B. G. Mattson and s. @. Pulver

DR.. B g. Mattson and 8. Q. Pulver
attended banquet in Laingsburg,
Tuesday evening, given by the Con
gregationsl church, DR.. Mattson being
one of the speakers of the evening and
Mr.. Pulver toastmaster.
B. 4. Hardy attended a mseting OF
the West Michigan Holstein breeders
association held in Grand Rapids, We'd
nesday. giving talk on preparing cat
tie for the fairs and sale ring.
DIR. B. g. Mattson will go to st.
Johns Friday next, to take part on the
program of Christian Endeavor gath
ering.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
Like Letter From Homo.
Grand Rapids, Mich,
January 81, 1915.

OwOSSO TINES:
Enclosed please find my check fol
one dollar to cover subscription fol
THE TIMES for year 1915.
We are very much pleased to receive
the same and sometimes when I gel
through with the cares of the day
read this paper, ads and all, and &c
does Mrs. Turner, because we can see
familiar things now and then, although
most of them are new, but you know
that age contemplstes and remembers
and perhaps this is what we are doing.
Thanking you in advance, remain,
Yours very truly,
G. q. TURNER.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
Ann Arbor Car Shops.

The Improvement Association com.
mittee held session Thursday noon
with General Manager Towsley of the
Ann Arbor regarding the contract for
the new car shops and arrived at a
satisfactory understanding which will
be reported at the Association luncheon
Tuesday for action.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
RECORD FEBRUARY
ASTRONOMICALLY
All Of Five Planets Ever Visible Here
May Be Seen This Month.

Also Eight Great First-Magnituds
Stars Out of Fifteen Ever Seen
Here. All in View at Once With
Eclipse Of the Sun Thrown In.
Shortest month of the twelve, the
February of thiseyear. promises to be
one Of the richest in what 1t has to offer
astronomically.
l. In the first place the extra day in
this month, which constitutes the en-
tire year "leap year, provides US with
a calendar different from any enjoyed
since the centennial year, 1876. forty
years ago; and different from any that
will follow for twenty. eight years
longer, when 1914 will have begun.
This is leap year beginning on Sstur-
day, containing SO Saturdays and 80
Sundays. such as no person under 40
years of age ever knew before, and such
as possibly very few will see again
repeated in the millenisl year, 2.0OO-S4
years hence.
3. The 3rd of February brings as
total eclipse Of the sun, visable as
partial eclipse, in the morning hours,
all over the United States, Canada and
the northern part of South America.
The path of totality, perhaps 500 miles
wide, lies mostly on the sea, but runs
across Colombia, south and east of Pan
anna. Though the eclipse will be only
partial with us, it will be well worth
seeing, the eyes being carefully pro-
tected by we'll smoked glass. The black
disc of the moon will be plainly visible,
and it's progress across the suns face
full of interest. For New York the
eclipse begins at 1858 and ends at 12:45;
for Chicago, 9:16 and II O3; for Denver.
7:41 and 9:l4
3. A beautiful conjunction of the
moon with brilliant Venus occurs on
the 9th, and the two bodies may be seen
together in the west both the 9Th and
the 9th shortly after sunset.
A beautiful conjunction of the
moon with only less brilliant Jupiter
occurs on the 7th, the two bodies seen
together in the west, as darkness comes,
on both the 9Th and the 7th. The ma
jestic advance OF the lunar crescent
past these two most glorious orbs should
be carefully watched in the early even.
ings of the 5th. 9th aud 7th.
WE'LL CALL ON MARS.
5. The planet Mare, now rising in
the east, with its lurid hue, early In
the evening, will come to opposition"
at Q a. IN. on the 10th. This term
means opposite the sun, as seen from
the earth; and, as the earths path is
next inside that of Mars, opposition
brings the two planets side by side, and
hence nearest each other; the actual
nearest approach occurs the day be-
fore the opposition. II, is, however,
further from the earth's path to Mars
path at some points than at others; and
so IT happens that. at this opposition,
Mars is distant about 10000, 900 miles,
whereas sometimes he approaches as
near as 80, 900, 900 miles. Even 80, Mars,
the supposedly inhabited planet, will
be big and bright. conspicuous figure
Continued on page four.)
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
Iuspection Feb. II.

Company n, M. N. g., will be in
spected the evening of February IL, by
Captain Harry II. Tebbetts, Tenth
United States Infantry. The thirty
second regiment infirmsry will be in.
spected the evening of March 30, by
Captain Frank L. Wells, Twenty.sixth
United States infantry. The infirmary
lis commanded by Capt. Harold A.
Hume and is composed of Owosso men.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
Considers Two Plans.

THE commission has under con-
sideration two plans for motorizing
the fire department. One plan con-
templates the abandonment of the
present two stations and building a
new central station. While the To-
cation of this new station has not
been definitely decided upon, the va
cant lot on the southwest corner Of
Main and Shiawassee streets, oppo-
site the Carnegie library, is looked
upon with favor by the commission.
If the new station were built on this
lot the creek and grounds would be
improved in the same manner as the
library grounds have been improved,
thus beautifying what is now an un-
slightly spot.
"It would also provide much need
ed. room in No. l house (city halD
and make it possible to bring the Of
fees of the city clerk and treasurer
on the ground floor; furthermore, 1t
would also leave more room for the
police department, justice court and
commissioners offices. The sheds in
the rear of the city hall could be
used for the storage of street ma
chinery and heavy tools. The
clerks and treasurers' offices could
be used for work shop purposes, thus
saving $4O0 per year which is now
paid for rent.
The cost of this plan would be as
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04

A civil service examination for the
appointment of rural carrier at Car
land has been announced at the Owossc
post Office for Saturday, Feb. 20 next
(Males only of the required age). An
elegible list for other Offices is also
established at the same time so that
anyone in the county can take the ex'
animation. Application blanks and
further information can be secured OF
H. M. Miller at the post Office.
Reports for December show 5S births
and 43 deaths In the county.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
Refuses to Reduce Grades to Ten.

At the special meeting of the school
district of Vernon village Friday even
ing 1877 voted against and s5 for the re-
ducing of the school from twelve to ten
grades. A petition had been signed by
some of the larger tax payers and others
asking to have the school reduced to
ten grades.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
Two Cent Law Uphold.

Judges Kuappen, Dennison and Ses'
sions in the United States court mas
rendered decision which virtually
holds Michigan two cent fare law con-
stitutional, denying the Injunction
asked by the Pere Marquette Rsilroad
against the enforcement of the law.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
Sent to Workhouse.

Charles Allen was sentenced by Judge
Miner, Saturday, to serve So days In
the Detroit house of correction for a
local option violation. The offense IN
cluded the throwing of man into a
vat of cold water and forcing liquor
down him.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04

Particular attention is called to
the fact that included in the cost OF
operating the new motor driven de-
partment is a 100000 payment on
the bonds. Notwithstanding this
yearly payment of 100000 the new
up-to-date motor driven department
can be bought and operated at a low
er yearly cost to the taxpayers than
the present horse-drawn system, or
in other words the present depart
ment costs yearly $11,5S1.SS. The
new motor driven department, an
cluding the payment of 100000 on
CONTINUED on p,ge eightJ
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
SUPERVISORS DID RIGHT


Compel Submission Of Local op.
tion Question.
In most clear and comprehensive
opinion filed Thursday morning Judge
Miner in the circuit court refused the
petition of L. G.. Heyer for writ of
mandamus to compel the board of
supervisors to re-convene and submit
the local option question to vote in
April 1916.
Judge Miner holds that the petitions
presented did not comply with the laws
requirements in the fifth ward of Owos-
so and New Haven township. With
these eliminated there were not suffi.
cient names to compel the submission.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04

The flag presented by Quackenbush
Post will fly over the new armory for
the first time on Saturday, Feb. 12th-
Lincoln's birthday, most appropriate
date.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
Month Of New Weather Records.

January, 1916, will likely be remem.
bered for some years to come as the
one month where there was only one
clear day and also as month of near
summer warmth, according to the
monthly weather summary issued yes.
terdsy by local Meteorologist F. H..
Coleman Of the weather bureau. On
just one day, January 7, the automatic
instruments in the weather bureau
Office at the Arthur Hill Trade school
registered "clear, showing maximum
of 81 hours of sunshine. OF the other
days in the month there were 13 when
the instruments failed to show any trace
of sunshine. The temperature was also
more than unusual. showing an average
for the month of % degrees-just one
degree warmer than the record break
ing January of 1918. The average tenn.
perature for the month last year was 30
degrees. The highest mark reached by
the mercury during the month was SO
degrees on the 9th and the lowest was
q on the 18th. The normal average
temperature for January is 90 .5 degrees.
Although the temperature for the
month was warm and the weather
cloudy, the rainfall was only .25 of an
inch above the normal of 226 inche
There was 1.8 inches of snow, which
fell during the month. The prevailing
direction of the wind during the month
was south. with q total movement of
$500 miles, making an average hourly
velocity of 1879 miles. The highest
mark reached by the wind was veloc-
ity of 40 miles per hour on the 5th.
The weather chart showed eight partly
cloudy days, 90 cloudy and Is on which
there was at least .01 of an inch of rain.
fsll.-Saginaw Courier. Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
COST OF MOTORIZIHG
Plan to Build New Building Too Ex.
pensivo-Re.Equip Firo Depart
ment in Present Quarters.

Mayor James De Young, Wednes-
day gave out an interview in which
he quoted facts and figures regard
ing the two tentative plans the COM
mission has for motorizing the fire
department. One plan calls for Gen.
tralization and motorization Of the
department, while the other calls on
ly for the motorization. The mayor
favors the first plan. The executive
said.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04

People in this city have been receiv-
ing postal cards headed Ancient
Prayer" 1t is mentioned that the one
receiving card should rewrite and
address to nine other persons, and i'm
plying that unless this was done mis-
fortune would befall them. Some per-
sons have been made exceedingly
nervous over the prediction. No doubt
the intent in first sen ling the cards was
to do religious act, but as to the pre-
diction OF evil, it Is bosh and should not
be considered.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
$32,00O.00
Less salvage on horses ar

present equipment -. 10000
Total cost .......... $50, ,OOO.OO
The yearly cost of operating the
fire department under this plan
would be as follows:
Yearly payment on bonds. 100000