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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-08-24


Time-2:l9i, 2:20a; 2:2O.
Six furlong dash, purse $3.50: Brown
Prince (Brooks), won; Billy Stewart
(Mingo), second Noble Grand. third
time. 117 35. Bon Box. Sedall, Jack
Stearns, J. G. Cantrii. Phoenix Cottage
andCopperton also ran.
Thu folio vi, g <have entries in the
live stock departments at the county
fair:
CATTLE
Fred 4. Martin, s head Holsteins;
j. w. Hurst, 10 head Holsteins; A. L..
Loomis, ID head Holsteins; f. l. Irish,
o head Gurnseys; II. N. Soaring, Ovid.
8 head Polled Durhams; L. c. Kelley,
Plymouth, 10 head Polled Durhams;
Frank Lepior, Holsteins.
HORSES
James Delaney, four Percherons and
Belgians; Clyde Brown, four head
carriage horses G. j. Schneider, one
mare, carriage stock; G. w. Sayles,
Pittsburg, one Shire stallion. 8 years
old; one Shire stallion, II years old;
James Odell, 8 grade draft horses, and
one team registered Percheron mares;
William Sawyer, Jr.. French draft
stallion. grade mare, two.year- old
gelding, one registered Belgian mare;
John Cooke, Peicheron gelding; Jas.
Mcneil, two year old colt, and two
mares and their colts, all grades; Joseph
Stark, Lsingsburg, two year old Perche-
ron mare, Percheron yearling, and
mare and filly, and Belgian and Perche.
ron stations; John Cute, Percheron
stallion; Olive Matthews, pony; Roscoe
Bailey. pony; E. B. Martin, Lennon,
French draft stallion; Harry Soaring,
Ovid, s standard bred Percheron mules.
Hubbard IL Son, Ovid, head of
mules: 81. N. Soaring, Ovid, Q head OF
mules. nt,
There are over 1000 birds Of all
kinds in the poultry department. L. G.
Kelley Of Plymouth and F. E. Simpson
of Ypsilanti, have carload Of all
kinds of birds entered scores of others
are entered by individuals. There are
about twice as many birds entered this
year as last.
SHEEP,
Wrsy Simpson. Mendon, Mich, 81
mead of Hampshires, Shropshires, Ok
fords and Southdowns; Blair Woodman
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Free Methodist Conference.

The annual session of the East Michi
gan Conference of the Free Methodist
church is being held at McCurdy park
this week. About one hundred tents
have been erected and several hundred
people are expected during the confer
ence. Conference sessions are held each
morning with preaching services after.
moons and evenings. Rev. DIR. ID. G.
Warner of Chicago. is presiding.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-08-24

Bennington, IL head of Horned Dorsets
and Cheviots; Robert Ackerson. Jack
son county, II head of Ramboulets,
Marinoes and Delanes; Carl Moeckel,
Jeckson county. II head of same kind !;
Eager Stock Farms, Howell Rambou-
let sheep.
0. J. Schneider, Poland Chinss; Or
lando Wrigglesworth, Howell, 80 head
Chester Whites; Eager Stock Farms,
Duroc Jerseys and Tamworths.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-08-24

Announced at County Fair by w. K.
~ Prudden.

The winners In the farm contest fol
Shiawassee county were announced a
the Shiawassee county fair Wednesda,
by w. X. Prudden of Lansing. ]. @.
Carruthers of Shiawassee township
won first prize $75; d. G. Reed, Vernon
township. second prize $50; and l.. A
Hart. " nice township, third prize $25
The judging was done by Prof. ]. F
Cox of the M. A. G. City garden prizes
were also awarded at the same time
the winners being Mrs. J. Kneeland
Mrs. Fred Huss, r. H. Thoms.
A short program was carried out
talks being made by Prof. Cox ani
Prof. Loree of the M. A. c., W. A.
Seegmiller and Prof. Robert Linton
of the Owosso schools.
In awarding the farm prizes, Prof
Cox based his decisions on the amount
of food produced, while following q
ration farm policy, maintaining the
soil fertility, and proper proportion and
diversity or crops.
Mr.. Carruthers has farm of 75(
acres, divided as follows: so acres OF
beans, 40 acres of potatoes, 30 acres OF
oats, 40 acres of corn, 70 acres of wheat,
go acres of hay, 30 acres of alfalfa and
100 acres of pasture He employs nine
men, and is getting the maximum OF
man efficiency and production per acre,
and at the same time is maintaining q
balance that will insure soil fertility
for next year.
Mr.. Reed has t57 acres of land. The
judges foued it very clean, while his
beans we're the best seen in the county.
He has 80 acres of beans, % of wheat
Is Of oats, 90 ofclover, 8 OF corn, and
% acres of hay. This proportion il
very good, Prof. Cox asserts.
Although renter, Mr. Hart is stead.
lily improving the place he works. The
farm consists of 100 acres, and Mr.
Hart's crops are we'll balanced. He has
16 acres of beets, % of beans, Is oi
wheat, o OF corn, Is of oats, and % acres
of meadow. All of the prize winners
are big sheep feeders.
County Agent Cooks farm was enter
ed and was among the eight left afte,
the others had been eliminated. How.
ever. because of the fact that he had
directed the contest he withdrew his
place.
FARMS ABOVE THE AVERAGE
Prof. Cox declares that he found the
farms in this county above the average
and that the farmers are responding
very satisfactorily to the appeal fol
increased food production. He says iha
he finds the great need of the county to
be tile drainage. He also says that hs
cannot imprese on the farmers toe
strongly the need of fertilizing theil
land, by using up all the manure
produced on the farms. He declared
that two tons of barnyard manure art
worth one of the $50 commercial ferti
lizer. He urges the farmers TO get Their
manure on this fall for the grain crops
All the prize winners are returning tC
the land every bit of manure produced
on their farms, and are using acid
phosphate fertilizer as we'll.
Harriet Louise Is the name of the
little daughter which came Monday II
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Gibson, North Shiawassee street.
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Co. n Ball Team Will Play Here
August 80.

Permission has been given by Major
Gansser, commanding the battalion,
that fifteen men ofCo. II. Thirty. third
regiment, may come to Owosso. Aug
30 and play a game of baseball with the
Owosso, White Sox. the proceeds OF the
game to be used for the mess fund of
Co. Il. Andrew Brown is captain of
the company team and Ascher. an
Indian, will pitch for them.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-08-24

Robert Wilcox of this city. won one
of the auto races at Saginaw. Sunday,
making ten lies in 10 minutes and 40
seconds, and won second in the free-for-
all. He won 500 and q silver trophy
cup WHICH was given by the Ford Co.
for the winner OF the Ford race. t
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-08-24
OFFICE BUILDING
AND REST ROOM
City Has Plans for Proper Ground
Floor Offices for CIerk and
Treasurer and Comfort
Station Required
bv 4 aW

Plans for a city Office building and
the rest room required bv state law, have
been prepared by Architect q. d. HUI.
bert and are in the hands of the city
commission. The building is planned
for the city lot east of the present city
hall and may be made with basement
and one or two stories. The building
would be 22x54 feet and would give
ground floor offices for the city treas
urer and city clerk, and rest room If
built with basement and one floor. II
with second story the commission
would have a chamber for meetings.
No action will be taken at present to
erect the tuilding but during the year
the matter will undoubtedly be pro.
vided for.
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King Kannuck, bg, (Mor.

King Kannuck, bg, (Mor.
rison ................. 3 1 / 1
Major Finn, bg, (Spang-
ler) ...... ........... a
Gingerale, bm, (Calkins) 3 2 3
Trampine, bh, (HubbelD 2 3 Q
Hazel May, bun. (Mead) 8 8 A A
Vera Direct, bm, (Hi-
'cock) ..........' ...... 9 9 @ d
Ponchartrain, bh. (Rorh) z Z dis.
Niger Joe, By. Drown,
Qte) ............. LIS.
Time 2:21t; 2:2lf; 2:2li; 1924.
Half mile run, two In three, purse
$780,
Billie Stewart, (Minden). .... 1
Jack Sterns (Blacklock) 1900. 1 8
Brown Prince (Bauen). ..... 8 q
Noble Grand (Joe Dyer. ...... 4 q
Kenneth Miller. ..... ......... Q d
Phoenix Cottage ........... 8 9 q
Time 81 4 8, 81 3.5, 81 10.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-08-24
lOl TOTAL MEN ACCEPTED
Of 328 Examined-Exempsion Denied
81 Appllcants-soms Have Ap.
pealed to District Board.

The county draft board finished its
work as to the first men called to make
up this county's quota of the new army,
Mon.ay, rejecting "a applications for
exemption, leaving with the 81 who
did not claim exemption 101 of the 175
necessary. Some of these men may be
exempted by the district board of ap.
peals. The examination of 400 more
men will begin on Aug. 2S.
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. b
2:l5 trot, in 8, purse $500.
Pearl Thorn, BIN. by Pet
or Leybourne, (Shackett) 1 Q 1 Q 1
Jolly, bg, by Boree Jolly,
(Anderson). ...... -. 3 l 2 3
Peterna. bm, by Ken
tucky Todd (Linburg) Q 3 3 3 2
Time 2:16t; 9:14i; 2:15f; 2:19; 2:16
Five furlong dash, purse $3.50:
Beverly James (Bauer) won; Jessup
Burn (Minder) second; Kenneth, third;
Spobn, Black Sheep, Izzit Bey, Bon
Box. Nino Muchacho and Galley Slave
also ran. Time 1903.
Summary: First event, $50 trot or
pace, 3 in 3. Purse 800, mile heats.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-08-24

Redwood, Fair to Medium, Sunny
Jim. John B. distanced in first heat.
Time-2:l5t, 2:13i, 2:f3t.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-08-24
FAIR Is BIG SUCCESS
Exhibits Larger, More Race Entries,
Better Attractions and I'm
mense Crowds.

The Shiawassee County Fair has
again proved its worth as the leading
yearly amusement and farm and manu-.
featuring exhibit event of the county.
New buildings erected have been filled
to capacity. Stalls are filed to over.
flowing with stock and race horses and
exhibits of merchandise, fancy work,
vegetables and other articles are
plentiful and of high class.
The amusement end of the yearly
fair has been a pronounced success.
Lovers OF carnival shows were never
better provided for. the Parker Shows
being the best of the kind in the
country, clean fun, marvellous exhibits
of mechanical skill, curiosities, trained
animals and other features making a
complete attraction for young and old.
The races were the best ever held,
excellently managed with close contests
and band and specialties for the amuse.
ment of the crowds between heats
The drills by Co. 90, Home Guards
were daily feature on the big field
inside the track and much interested
the visitors.
Governors Day, Thursday, drew the
big crowd which watched the inspec.
tion and drill by the home guards and
listened to addresses by Governor
Sleeper and Congressman Fordney. A
big stock parade was held at noon.
The fair was not visited by the usual
number of confidence men who take in
the fairs, but one man being arrested.
and he secured forty cents from a
farmer by refusing change after secur-
ing subscription from him for a
sporting paper. One drunk was cared
for by the guards until friends took
him home.
The summaries of the races up to
Fri~sy are as follows:
WEDNESDAYS SUMMARY.
2:14 pace. 8 in 8, purse $500.
Ia 8 A
Bsronwood, bg, by Baron ~
gale. (Ra9sdale}.s-......~5 .1@-2@1
Donnie M, by Donald -r belacf
Wilkes, (Deyenter). -. 3 1 s 4
College Boy, bg, by Obe-
diah (Cares). .......... 2 8
Josie B, bm, by DIR. Joe,
(Brown) .............. 8 s a 2 8
Dropwocd. bm, by Allen.
wood (Bedford) ....... a 4 8 3 dr.
Sunday Evening, bm.... 6 6 8 dr.
Time, 2:l2i; 2:124; 2:12t; 2:15; 2:l63.
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2:1s pace, 8 in 8, purse $500.
Anna Mack. bun, by Noting.
ham (McNabb).. .......... / 1 1
Nellie Chimes, bm, (Ragsdsle). Q Q 2
Huron Hall, ch h, (Lavey) -. 4 8 8
Nobel Allison, bm, (Cares).... 8 8 s
Billy s., bg. (Scoggins) ....... 8 A 4
B Timber, br b. (Hiedreot).. 9 z 9
Daisy Flower, bm, tSefert) 49,. z
Roeline, ch m, (Wall) ....... 8 8 8
Redwood, Fair to Medium, Sunny
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Wray Simpson. Mendon, Mich, 89
mead of Hampshires, Shropshires, OK
fords and Southdowns; Blair Woodman,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-06
FAME FOR THIS LITTLE
GIRL OVER NIGHT

One night, not long ago, very lit
tie girl went to bed. Her name was
Marie Osborne. She was then un-
known except to privileged few.
By the next day she had become fa-
nous. The Pathe Gold Rooster play,
called Little Mary Sunshine" in
which she was the star, had been
shown in all the big cities of the
country, during the intervening twen-
ty-four hours.
Soon the vast worldwide organ
ization of Pathe began to send her in
round tin boxes to the end of the
earth and the entire civilized globe
took her to its collective heart Then
came Shadows and Sunshine" and
Joy and the Dragon Now Twin
Kiddies" her latest starring vehicle
is to be shown at the Star Theatre
Thursday and Friday.
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"A JEWEL IN PAWN"

Jack Conway, who has had such
remarkable success in directing Ella
Hall in Bluebird features, will pres
ent that dainty little star in another
Bluebird at the Star Theater on Sat
urday only when "a Jewel in Pawn"
will provide the medium for Miss
Halls return to the legion of friends
she has made through her earlier ap-
pearances as a Bluebird star. Es-
pecially gifted in talents to deftly
and correctly interpret juvenile char
actors, Miss Hall IS fitted with role
in "A Jewel in Pawn" that fits her to
a nicely. She plays the part of a
little girl who is left in pawn by her
mother, who borrows enough money
to go home to her father and seek
forgiveness for marriage cOnsum-
mated against his will Left with a
kind hearted old pawn broker Ca role
oxpertly played by Walter Belasco }
she falls in love with a little news
boy, impersonated by Antrim Short
and the romance of the tenements
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goes on to a happy ending, after an
entirely unexpected twist is given to
events by the sudden appearance, up
on the scene, of the little girls i'm
mensly wealthy grandfather Left
to choose between society and the
slums; between an English fop or her
newsboy for husband, the little girl
does the entirely human and consist
ent thing-she marries the choice of
her heart and remains Jewel" in
pawn to Dan Cupid instead of the
kindly old Jew who has so tenderly
nurtured his most precious pledge"
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made and the road crew is now busy
on the grading. The main part of
the work just now is to get the trees
and stumps out of the way and after
that is done it will not take a great
while to do the grading. When COM
pleted, the steep pitches, and hard
pulls will be practically eliminated
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Dennis Back In the Game.

Bruce Dennis, former publisher of
the LaGrande Observer, is back in the
newspaper game after few months
respite. In company with j. T. Bea-
mish, formerly of Detroit, and W. H.
Walton, formerly of Hood River, he
has bought the Baker Herald from c..
c. Powell and F. w Tenney, who
have published it for the past six
years. For the present, Mr.. Dennis
will continue as executive secretary
of the State Defense Council.-Pen-
dleton Tribune.
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and the road made to conform to
per cent grade for nearly the entire
distance and it will be much easier
to get fuel into Heppner from Inat
quarter than it is now. Much i'm
provement could be made, also, in the
grade up the mountain to Ditch creek
and We should like 70 see this done.
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Party AutOes to Portland.

Ben Patterson left Sunday by auto
mobile for Portland. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Her
bert Bartholomew and granddaugh-
ters Margaret and Katherine West
and Ben Griffiths. Mrs. Bartholomew
and the girls have been visiting at
the Patterson home for several weeks
and were returning to their home in
Portland. Mr.. Grifiiths has been
freight agent at the local depot for
the past year but recently resigned
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The Federated Church.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.

Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Regular morning church service
400 a. m.
Sermon topic, "The Pursuit of
Happiness"
Evening, "He That Hath Eyes"
If you have had a good vacation
come out and join in praising God
among his people; If vacation did not
come your way, come ont and forget
it; there is still something worth liv-
ing for. You are invited.
H. A. MOVES, Pastor.
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LADIES' am Heppner agent for
the Spirrelli corset. See me before
buying. Satisfaction guaranteed.
MRS. H. McATEE KINNEY.
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HW DR.. Turner, the we'll known
n.y. eye specialist of Portland, will
be at the Palace hotel, Heppner, again
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 13, IA.
In lone Sept. II. In Lexington
Sept IL. Headaches relieved, cross
eyes Strengthened. Satisfaction guar
anteed. Consult him Don't forget
the date.
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The county road from the old
Hamilton mill on up Willow creek to
the Coal Mines is to be improved and
the heavy grades eliminated to
large extent. A new survey has been
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-06

FOR SALE-Ford car, 1915 model
in good condition, completely equip
ped. Reasonable. Inquire at this
Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
Conference of Scandinavian Countries Interests the w. S.

part were able to take some defensive
measures of diplomatic character. and
even Holland was not without the
means of moderatng Germany's ag-
gressions and of checking England
measures. All the time these coun-
tries were supplying both sets of bel
ligerents with food and exacting war
prices for them.
They sold fish and bacon and eggs
and other produce. Their shipping
also exacted tribute in the carrying
trade. and enormous profits were
reached. just as was done by the ship
ping in the United States and Japan.
The net result OF all this is that
after three years of war the people
of the Scandinavian countries and of
Holland have very large sums to the
profit side of the ledger. That is not
to be held against them. since Japan
and the United States make the same
showing.
The moral. however. is that in view
of this war prosperity these countries
should be able to submit to the cur
tailment of their profits, and possibly
some hsrdships in the spirit OF phil
osophic resignation. While the United
States was not at war the munitions
makers and the agricultural classes of
the country were prospecting just as
were the Scandinavian and Dutch peo-
pies.
Now the situation changes. for in
order to shut off supplies from Ger
many the United states hnds II neceS-
sary to take stringent measures, in
Guiding food and fuel embargoes The
European neutrals have sent commits
sions to this country to explain their
situation which in some cases. it is
represented. will be desperate If the
United States does not supply with the
cereals and with other foods as well
as with fuel. They can get coal from
Germany. but Germany exacts very
high price for II in the way of food
stuffs in exchange.
The position of the Scandinavian
neutrals is undoubtedly difficult one.
When the United States began its war
measures and the question of food
stuns was receiving consideration the
suggestion was made that these coun-
tries might have food IL they provided
their own cargo ships for 1t. The cargo
carriers. Of course. would have to take
their chances with the German sub
marines, but so would the American and
British cargo carriers. and il seemed
only reasonable that in taking this
risk 1t should be for the benefit of the
allies, rather than for the benefit of
neutrals.
None of the neutral governments has
objected to the proposition that the first
business Of the United States Is to feed
its own people, and after that to pro-
vide food for it's allies. while neutrals
naturally come last They have sought
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made one i'll and unhappy. And l am
going to marry him l heard her add.
standing UP, as she said 1t. very
straight and tall.
Marry, I knew what that meant. A
long aisle in a church: women in white
and big music in the air behind. ] had
been flower girl at a wedding once and
had not forgotten. We had had ice
cream and cake and
But my childish thoughts stopped
short at the answer she received and
all the words which folloWed-Words
which burned their way into my infan-
tile brain and left scorched places in my
memory which will never be eradicat-
ed. He spoke them-spoke them all:
she never answered him again after
that once. and when he was gone she
did not move for long time and when
she did II was to lie down. stiff and
straight, just she had stood, on her
bed alongside mine.
I was frightened: so frightened. my
little brass bed ratified under me. 1
wonder she did not hear it. But she
heard nothing; and after While she
was SO still I fell asleep But ! woke
again. Something hot had fallen on
my cheek. l put up my hand to brush
it away and did not know. even when
/ felt my fingers wet. that it was tear
from my sister-mother's eye.
For she was kneeling then: kneeling
close beside me, and her arm was over
my small body: and the bed was shak-
ing again. but not this time by my
tremors only. And ! was sorry and
cried. too. until l dropped off to sleep
again with her arm still passionately
embracing me-.
In the morning she was gone.
1t must have been that very after
noon that father came in when Arthur
and l were trying to play-trying. but
not quite succeeding. for ! had been
telling Arthur. Tor whom ! had a great
respect in those days, what had hap
pened the night before, and we had
been wondering In our childish way If
there would be a wedding after all. and
a church full of people. and flowers,
and kissing, and lots of good things to
eat. and Arthur sail no. it was too ex-
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terial at hand The original plan was
to introduce an American artificial
limb plant. but lack of proper Ameri-
can wood and other obstacles has made
that project a bit difficult. Despite the
fact that the American wooden legs
are the lightest and most desired. GER
tain red tape has made IL exceedingly
hard for Director Bull to go ahead on
real American progressive principles
An objection to having an American
named plant and American named legs
has caused bitches in the work of 1T
ting out the boys. Mrs. Green. however,
having at heart the welfare of her
charges, says a leg by any other name
would serve as well. and she gets her
American legs for her boys one after
another. Della Nedova has done much
and 1t Is his earnest desire TO see the
plant perfected on American lines and
10 teach the boys the trade of making
American legs.
So far the Italian government has
made no provision to supply artificial
limbs to its armless and legless men,
Green has been indeed like a prayer
answered by the Madonna.
Il was given a sum by friends ir
said Mrs Green. land l intend to put
Ii all in artificial legs.
The boys at Mirahori are all en-
thusiastic that America has entered
the war. an ally of the Patria. There
is a decided hope in their hearts. too,
and that Is that the American soldiers
won't need wooden legs.
Wouldn't II be awful II America kept
all hes wooden legs at homer inter-