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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16
Notice of Public Improvement

and OF special assessment No. 14s for the CON
struction OF sewer along East Howard
street from center OF alley in block 20 of A.
l. Williams edition to the City of Owosso.
thence easterly 25U feet to manhole.
To All Whom 1t May Concern
pursuant to resolution of the Com
mission Of the City of Owosso at q SEES =
sion held on the 18th day OF November, A..
u; l9lI, notice is hereby given that the
lowing improvement, viz:
To construct sewer along East Howard
street from center Of alley in block 20 of A. L.
Williams Addition to the City of Owosso,
1881 IS. " ""H0i0' ~ eS'inia'ea cost OF
That the plans and specifications and
estimates OF cost are on file in my office
for public inspection; that the Commits
sion nave designated as the special assess
ment district upon which the special as
sessment for said Improvement shall be
levied on all the lots and parcels of land
fronting and abutting upon said improve
ment.
The Commission Of the City Of Owosso
will meet at It's regular session on Mon
day, the 21st day Of May, A. d. 1917. at
h :so o'clock In the afternoon, when it will
aforesaid and to the district to be assess
ed
Notice is also given that the special as
sessnent heretofore made by the City
portion of the costs which the Commits
sion decided should be paid and borne
by special assessment for the afore-
said Improvement, Is now on file in my
office for public Inspection. The Commfs.
sion Of the City of Owosso will meet in
Its regular session on Monday. the 3rd
day of December A. ID. 1917, at T:3n O'Clock Ia
the afternoon, to review the special assess
ment and hear any objections to any as
sessments which may be made by any
person deeming himself aggrieved there
by.
Dated this 18th day of November A. D. 1911
ii. HAWCROFT,
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16
EAGLES HAVE PATRIOTIC
MEETING AND INITIATION

The Eagles held an initiation and
patriotic meeting at their home Fri
day evening. DR.. Carl Winter, grand
president of the order, was present
and greatly enthused those present
with his address.
In the last Liberty Loan drive the
Eagles of the country subscribed ST.
100000 and they expect to equal
this figure when the next loan is asked.
DIR. Winter will go to Chicago, where
he will sign check for the payment
of 81 900 insurance to the first Eagle
who died in France. ., ,,..r,.
Chaplain Henry Lampke of Sagi-
nay and State President William
Graham of Lansing also spoke.
M. F. Grove, past state president,
E. R. Clarkson, secretary, and P. ".
Gadola, past president, all of this city
also spoke. Mr.. Lampke's address
was on the laws of the lodge and that
of Mr.. Graham was on the principles
of the order.
One candidate was initiated and the
work was done in an impressive man.
ner. Grand Chaplain Lempke occu-
pied the chair of president during the
work. After the initiation buffet
luncheon was served.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16
up TO You" SAYS EMpEY

Arthur Guy Empey, American boy who went into the
British army after the Lusitania disaster who served
who back to write that great book cover the
Top in Americas greatest newspaper the New York
. Times:
''Then, he went with change of tone and with admir-
alton in his voice that showed how he felt before he had
the end of his sentence here the Y NJ c. A You people
in America ought to do everything help the NJ
c. 1t the real home of the American soldier in France 1t
can't give him his loved but it gives him the comforts
and interests and pleasures of home 1t brings home him
there the mud Of the trenches And those Association
aren't drawing wonderful salaries either they voun
eers and they the midst of the mud and the firing
the soldiers make the soldier comfortable and help him
maintain the religion and the manness that he had when he
went into the The NJ c. A. doesn't make distinc
ton in any way-Protestant Catholic jew atheist every
is welcome
"Show the soldier who makes disparaging remark
about the Y NJ c. A. its work. and III show you soldier
who is derment the army who constantly trouble
and who has lost the respect of officers and It's up
you people here at home to help the Y. Nj. c. A."
Have you done your bitf
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16
LEADERS PUSH Y. M. C. A. DRIVE
6errien County Takes First Bio Gifts
At Start.

Berrien county led off in the big
state war fund campaign when II
wired into state Y. M. C. A. headouar-
tiers Thursday of last week "One 81. 600
gift, two $500"
Harry Lauder, the Scotchman, who
has made millions laugh in every city
Oh this land and most of Europe, gave
a grand opener to Detroit's campaign
for 100000 in the Armory Sunday af-
ternoon when he told the solemn story
of the war.
The great churches of the cities of
Michigan, the little country churches.
opened their services to the story of
the Y. M. c. A. on Sunday.
Campaign committees are at the ton
OF their drive in every county in the
state.
Soldiers from Camp Custer, Briga.
der Generals Miller and Morse. sew.
eral high staff and regimental officers,
and score of non-commissioned off.
GERS and privates have gone out into
the cities and towns all over Michigan
to tell the people of the state what
the Y. NJ c. A. means in camp.
The boys campaign to earn and
give $40 apiece was led off by the
boys of Highland Park high school. De.
troit, one hundred of whom got togeth-
or in the very beginning OF the cam
paign and pledged $1,000. Boys all
over the state are looking for Jobs
that will earn them the $40 they need.
Detroit manufacturing concerns are
allowing boys to come in and stay
long enough to earn their funds.
The state Is divided into seven great
districts outside of Detroit for pur-
poses OF carrying on the campaign.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16

Frank Parlenak, favmer, aged 81
years, a native OF Austria, now LIVING
at New Lothrop, aud julius ShalIhorn
aged 30, native Of Germany. now liv.
ing at Durand, have declared their
intention of becoming citizens of the
Unit, States.
The clerks of Osburn g. Sons store
have completed and shipped to Lieut..
George p. Sackrider, now somewhere
in France, hospital quilt for conval-
escents. The quilt is knitted in blocks
six and one half inches square, and
nearly all of different colors. There are
SO blocks in all. The girls made the
blocks during the spare time at the
store. The blocks were sewed together
by Mrs Fred Osburn and Adam Deck
ert pressed the finished quilt. Lieut..
Sackrider is with base hospital No. SO,
somewhere in France"
Lawrence Osmer, son of Mr. and Mrs.
has been called into the federal service
In the department OF food conservation,
and left Monday for Washington. Mr..
Osmer will represent the government
in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and West
Virginia, in the milling and grain inter-
ests, He will work under Herbert G.
Hoover, national food administrator.
Mr.. Osmer has been in the employ of
Fred WEIGH for number of years and
is recognized as young man of excep
tional ability and wonderful insight
into the grain business. The summons
into the federal service is a signal recog.
milton Of his ability.
Hon. g. b. Horton, one of the promi.
nent grangers Of Michigan, favors the
election of Hon. Chase S. Osborn as
Master Of the National Grange.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16
Home Destroyed by Fire.

Fire starting from sparks from the
chimney practically destroyed the fine
home of Charles and Helen Holman
just north of the city limits on Hickory
street, Sunday afternoon, entailing q
loss of $1,000, partially insured. The
fire had good start when discovered
by neighbors who carried Miss Helen
Holman, an invalid, to ar-by home,
ard then took out the household goods
from the first floor, but were unable to
save anything from the second story.
The fire department responded to an
alarm sent in by telephone after the
house was hopelessly ablaze, and line
of hose was laid from the corner of
Washington and North streets, and the
back part of the house with some of the
contents we're saved from the fire.
A crowd of people from all directions
gathered to see the fire, hundreds of
automobiles being at the scene during
the fire.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16
Death Of Mrs. w. M. Parker.

Mrs. William M. Parker, aged 6s
years died Saturday night at the fam
lily home on Main street east of Owosso,
in Caledonia township, having suffered
a second stroke of paralj sis The fun
eral was held Thursday afternoon at
the me-, K v F. M. Purdy officiating
Mrs Parks had resided in this coun'
ty since 1911, coming from Oakland
county with the family, she being the
Youngest of eleven children. all of whom
have passed away except one brother,
Jas hickey. who made his home with
her. She is also survived by her hus-
band and one daughter, Mrs. Howard
Slocum Of Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16
SEVERAL DISCHARGED

The Corunna district exemption
board has received notice that the fol-
lowing men,have been discharged from
service at Camp Custer since the last
contingent left this county:
Floyd Horn of Garland and Lester
v. Andrews Of Observation-Disclosures
issued by the district board soon after
they went to camp.
Others discharged for reasons not
stated; George T. Schooley, Durand,
September 20; George w. Putnam,
Owosso, October 16; Donald w. Stew
ems, Morrice, October a; Edward A.
Putnam, Owosso, October q; Roy G.
Smith, Durand, September "a; Albert
G. Baxter, Durand, September "a; AL
bert H. Book, Owosso, September 20.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16
Annua Meeting Of Milk Producers
ASS &c alton Of Shiawassee Co.

Tue acnu al meeting of the Shiawas
see c unity Milk Producers Association
will BE- held ia Owosso armory. l p. m.
Saturday Nov, II, to elect officers and
transact important busin ess in the in.
terest of this company's dairy industry
Official inspection of the Shiawassee
County dairy station and machinery
will be made, market con 'itions will be
studied and dairy feeds considered.
This meeting is of great Importance.
Every dairy man ard Others interested
are urged to be present. Meeting called
at . IN sharp.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16

eat the lunches that have been brought
from home. The barracks filled with
hunks are not the place to have the
talk out and they are still less the
place to eat what is in the big baskets.
The Y. M. c. A. keeps open house"
to all these visitors and here the boys
have taken fathers, mothers, wives and
sweethearts on the many rainy Sun
days this fall 1t Is just one of the
Y. M. c. AS ways of being handy, Of
doing the thing that needs to be done.
TO let the folks in on Sunday sort of
keeps the home fires burning" and
1t gives the boy memory of the folks
that sticks by the Y. M. C. A. building
after they have gone home.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16
CAMP Y. NJ. C. A. PLACE TO VISIT

These are Michigan folks, eating
lunch with their boy in one of the Y.
M. G. A. buildings at Camp Custer. A
lot of people come out to camp on
sunday. The boys wait in crowds
around the fence where the car pulls
In from Battle Creek to see whether
their folks have come. Then the boys
take these "tenderfeet" from back
nome around the camp. But that isn't
all, they want chance to talk and to
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16

At Camp Mills. the temporary en-
barkation point on Long Island, $4,000
letters are written on Sunday by the
10000 men. Here 80 secretaries are
working in the six tents. The attend
ance of 10000 men a day at religious
meetings Is not extraordinary.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16

Mr. and Mrs. W. F Gallagher were
hosts last eve ming at theatre party q
the Strand, complimenting Miss Rizpah
Terbush and James Mullaney, who are
to be married tomorrow. Following
the theatre entertainment, three
course luncheon was served at the
Gallagher home and an hour spent
socially.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16

TIMOTHY SEED $500 per bushel; High
hrst class in every way. Timothy-Asike Mixture
$3.50 per bushel, As lbs. Bags extra at csc. each
YoUne-hAnpolPH SEED CO., owssss. Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16

You can't go with your boy--send
the Y. Nj. G. A.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
MADEMOIsELLE TIREVIT.

Have you ever heard of Mademoi-
selle Tifevit? If not, you shall hear
about her now, for surely she has a
it was on her account that duel
was fought. duel in which the two
rivals for her favor fought each other
in al1oons It was in 1903 that Mile.
Tirevit graced the footlights Of the
Imperial Opera at Paris. She attract
ed many men, especially one M. de
Grandpre and another, M lie Piue.
They became jealous of each other and
decided that a duel was the only
way out of their predicament. It was
to be duel without hatred and SO they
postponed the reat event for one
month. Meanwhile they came to the
conclusion that an ordinary duel
wouldn't do at all and they hit upon
the brilliant idea Of fighting in the
air. So they ordered two balloons con-
struoted exactly alike and on the night
of June ,22. settled their affairs in
anticipation of the great event on the
morrow. AT the appointed hour each
man entered his balloon armed with
biunderbuSs and at a signal the
ropes were cut and up they went. They
were to fire at balloons. not at each
other, At a height of half a raile in
the air MFR. de Grandpre sent a ball
through nj, lie Piaue's balleen and the
latter was dashed to pieces, The
other landed safely several hours
later his honor intact,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22

MARRIED
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

GARNEY-SCHOIL DAN
bury, June 16, Frederick Carney
and Miss Sophie Schmo1linger.
CORIANIS- CATEIIlA-In ~Danbury,
June Is, Miss Virginia M. Catella
and Herbert Corianis of Paterson,
MORSEITINKER - At. Stamford.
June IT, Miss Ruth Tinker to Mr..
Daniel Parmelee Morse, Jr., OF
Brooklyn, N. Y.
KNAPP-DYER-In Glenbrook, June
16, Arthur C. Knapp of Stamford
to Miss Alice Maud Dyer.
HAM-MARCINEKA = In Dan
bury, June IA, Miss Bertha Mar
cink and Francis D. Bigham.
KEATING-NESLIN Norwalk.
June IA, Thomas F. Heating and
Miss Margaret A. eleslfne.
MURPHY-KEELE Stamford,
June IA, Terrence J. Murphy and
Miss Florence M. Keeley.
SOMMERS - WHITEHEAD = In
Stamford, June IT, Louis q. Som
mers and Miss Ethel L. Whitehead.
lHAYNES-TW - In Danbury,
June 16, Francis s. Haynes and
Miss Margaret B. Tweedy.
TYLEsR-HALLIdA = In Noroton.
June II, George F. Tyler and Miss
Elsie Mailman.
ROACH-WALSH- Danbury, June
20, John Roach of Bridgeport, and
Miss Mary Walsh.
tHOWES-CAREY In Brooklyn.
June IS, Florence Lillian Carey to
Paul Griswold Howes of Stamford.
WOOSTER-BIDWELL - In Hart
ford, June IS, Charles A. Wooster
of Tariffville and Miss Alice Bid
we'll Of Thomaston.
SCHUITZ-WILLIA - In Nor
walk, June 10, John Schultz and
Miss May Williams.
DENTON-HOWES- New Fair
field. June is. Harold Denton OF
Holmes. N, Y. and Miss Mildred
Howes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
Wife An Epileptic So
He Asks For Divorce

Declaring his wife concealed from
him the fact that she was subject to
epileptic attacks, Gustav Fesce, of this
city, appeared before Judge Curtis in
superior court yesterday morning to
seek a divorce from S. Fesce. He said
he married the defendant at the city
hall, September z, 1915, after he had
known -ner a month They went to
live with Fesce's parents, but after
the defendant was found to be an
epileptic the parents made the couple
move. The defense is that the hus-
band knew of his wife's condition be-
fore he married her. Judge Curtis
reserved decision.
Bessie Wolcott ST. John of Norwalk,
was given a divorce by Judge Reed
from Percy F. st. ohm of Norwalk. De-
sertiom was the ground. The couple
were married in this. city, February %,
1913. On February 2, 1914, st. john
left his wife when she complained be-
cause he wouldn't look for job.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
ANNETTE KEIIiERMANN
ENDORSES SHORT SKIRT

When Miss Annette Kellermann re-
turned from her years work in ia
maica, furnishing thrills for William
Fexss million dollar production. "a
Daughter of the Gods she found
that the short skirts she had left had
grown astonishingly shorter during
her absence. ~
do not think" Miss .Kellermann
told a Fifth avenue modiste, that
because in pictures I go romping
absalt in the morning-noon and even
ing dress of Mother Eve, that 1 am a
natural born enemy of clothes. But
/ do rejoice in the popularity of the
fun, short skirt Il fairly shudder
when I think of the old-time skirt,
bo<h long and wide, with it's full COM
plement of heavy lining and velvet
sbfnding'-a wicked weight for any
woman to swing from her waist and a
street-sweeper If ever there was one
'eI find, however, that there are peo-
pie who fancy that because can
wear short skirts, or no skirts, with
impunity, that I enjoy having my at
tention drawn to the shortcomings re-
vealed by the short skirts of others.
They think should be greatly anus
ed at the sight of bow-legs, weak
ankles, railing In TO one another,
crooked feet and shoe heels run off
to one side or the other or inwardIy.
On the contrary. these sorry exhibits
make me feel like crying. I can see
back Of them the negligent neither.
allowing her growing daughter to sit
with her pliable little legs twined
about, one another. or those of a chair,
to sit cross-legged in the window-seat,
or stand on the outside or inside
ankles of her little bare feet, all
crowding and cramping the, muscles
and bending the bones awry."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
ToDAY's POEM
AT MY RIGHT HAND

Foes may bluff me. or may spurn me,
Friends may fail to understand.
Yet, wherever I may turn me,
Half the worlds at my right hand.
Half the fragrance, bloom and beauty
OF all flowers boundless store
Stand, like servants doing duty,
At my right hand evermore.
Half the fun. and joy. and gladness
OF all pure and honest life
On my right are driving sadness
From the left hand ways of strife.
If, perchance, I also find there ~
Half the needs and woes Of men.
may minister, and ornd there
Wounds that soon shall heal again.
Travel then in what direction
North, or east, or south, or west
I've at least half earth's perfection
Journeying as my right hand guest.
Why should anxious fears deride me,
And my soul be filled with dread?
I have half the world beside me,
And whole world overhead.
John Philo Trowbridge in Boston
Transcript. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
CONSIDERS HIMSELF
STILL KING OF GREECE

Berlin, June 22-It seems that King
Constantine does not wish himself
considered as a dethroned monarch.
This at least is the construction placed
by German correspondents in Switzer-
land on communication by the Greek
Minister in Berne, who was particular
in emphasizing that no formal abdica-
ton had been signed and that no such
document had been made public.
The juridical conception of the case,
according to the Greek Minister in
Berne, is that the King was made to
separate himself from his people by
force, and was compelled to leave his
country to sojourn in Switzerland.
During this time his second son has
been commissioned to act as regent In
King Constantine's place.
London, June 22-Former Queen
Sophie, now in Switzerland with the
party, will shortly visit Emperor Will
liam. her brother, at German Head
quarters, according to an announce
ment in the Dusseldorf newspapers, as
quoted by the Exchange Telegraph
correspondent at Amsterdam.
A dispatch from Lugarno, Switzer-
land, says the Federal authorities are
continuing the investigation into the
demonstration against former King
Constantine Of Greece, and have re-
ceived a preliminary report. The for
mer King and his suite remained in
side their>hotel yesterday. They in
tend to leave today for Bernie.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22

This is Enthusiastically season Of
separate skirts. All OF the new mod
els are adaptable to development in
the retGnfng materials, fashion fay-
or1ag sports silks and satins in
charming variety just now. The skirt
Illustrated Is twe-piece model with
high waistESe. It closes at the left
side and the top may be gathered to
form q heading or finished with q
straight belt, with sash ends. With
the straight belt square pockets are
used, but with the gathered top, fan
cy pockets are employed. In medium
siSe the skirt requires SN yards 36-
inch material.
Even though the skirt be made
OF silk or satin, the home dress
maker need have no hesitancy about
attempting It. Today's lesson deals
especially with the cutting and the
directions are supplemented by q
clear guide. Fold the material and
place into position first, the front
gore, resting It on the lengthwise
fold. Along the sewage opposite may
be laid the piecing for the front
gore and the g1rdle. The sash comes
next to the front gore, the large 20"
perforatfons resting on 1engthwise
thread. Arrange the pocket above
the sash. TO the upper left Of the back
gore. which rests on lengthwise
fold Of material. II the skirt be de-
sired without heading. cut OF the
upper edges Of the cores Is inches
above single small 20" perforations.
The lower edge may be cut Of or
turned under In a deeper hem, II
the skirt In longer than desired.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
tBy Lee Pape)

This aftirnoon Kumpiny marched
over to the empty lot to practice dig
ging trenches, the intire kumpiny be-
ing present, as follows, Genrel Mar
tin, Kaptin Potts, Lootenant Wernick,
Kerpel Simkins. Sargent Hunt and
Private Persy Viewer, the trench tool
being a shuvvel out of Paptin Pottses
house witch Private Persy Weaver car
ried over his shoulder, on account of
being ordered to.
And wen we got to the empty lot,
Genre1 Martin sed, Private Viewer,
dig a trench.
Private Viewer, did a trench, sed
all US uther officers.
Wat, all by itself? sed Persy.
Serteny, officers never digs, sed
Genre1 Martin.
Well then, o heck. wy don't you
get some more privates? sed Private
Viewer.
Fo1ward dig, sed Genrel Martin.
Folward dig, sed us uther officers
And Persy began to dig a trench
with the shuvvel, not being eny
sintch on account of the, ground be-
ing as hard as enything, and us Of
fcers stood GROUND tawking, Sargent
Hunt saying, I wish officers was al
lowed to dig, if they was Id be glad
to dig some of it myself
Cant you pertend you're a private
for a little vile? sed Private Viewer
Sargent Hunt not saying weather
he Good or not and jest then Kerne
Simkins sed, Cheese it, the enemy
Meening F'1atfoot the cop wawkins
across the lot to see wat we was do.
ing, and Kumpiny B quick retreete6
| without losing man, exsept one, or
account of Private Viewer mister.
| iously disappearing.