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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
HANDICAP IN LOSS OF EYE
Said to Depend Largely on Time Of
Life at Which the Accident
Occurred.

What actual disability is involved
in the loss of one eye? Accident in
surance companies usually estimate
1t at so per cent, but Sir Arthur Pear
son told the British committee on the
administration of soldiers and sailors
pensions that this was absolutely abb
surd. and suggested IS per cent as a
more reasonable estimate.
1t depends largely upon the time Of
life at which the eye Is lost. BY
binocular vision, says the Lancet, we
fuse two slightly dissimilar images
Of an object, which are focused upon
the two retinas. and this enables US
to estimate correctly the relative po-
sition or distance of objects. This
power, however, Is not confined to
those of us who possess two good
eyes. The man who has been blind in
one eye from infancy possesses It In
almost equal perfection with the pos
SCISSOR of two eyes. For many other
factors unite to compensate for the
absence of stereoscopic vision. These
are atmospheric and shadow effects,
parallax and, above all, memory of
what the shape of objects really Is,
according to knowledge which has
been acquired in early years. largely
by the sense Of touch.
On the other hand, II one who pos
sesses this faculty is suddenly deprived
of II he will be considerably handi-
capped. especially at first. A woman
may find she cannot pour from a tea
pot into a cup without spilling the tea.
A Zimmerman may take some time
before he can hit the nail on the
head with his former accuracy indeed,
whether or not he can ever attain 1t
again is doubtful.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
Notice of Taking Street Into County
Road System.

At meeting Of the Board of County
Road Commissioners Of Shiawassee
County held at the Court House in the
City of Corunna on Friday. May s3,
1919.
Present Commissioner Parmenter,
Cline and Bailey.
On motion of Commissioner Cline the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, by the Board of County
Road Commissioners Of Shiawassee
County that the following described
road be and is hereby taken over into
the County Road System for construc-
tion and maintenance.
Commencing at the west corporation
line of the City of Corunna, thence
southeasterly on Lombard Avenue to
Frazier Street, thence east on Frazier
Street to the intersection of Frazier
Street and Shiawassee Avenue, thence
south on Shiawassee Avenue to the in
tersection of Mcneil Street and Shia-
wassee Avenue, thence east on Mcneil
Street to the east city limits of the said
City of Corunna.
AMOS PARMENTER,
VIM. HI. CLINE,
ROY g. BAILEY,
Board of County Road Commissioners,
Shiawassee County, Michigan. 1920
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
DEATH OF BEEBE C. MILLER

Beebe c. Miller, aged 81 years, died
at his home, 305 North Water street
Saturday night of a cerebal hemor-
rhage. He had been confined to his
home for the last three years, with
ankyiosis of the bone. A plaster cast
was put on Friday morning and the
operation was apparently successful,
but he sank into a coma Saturday af-
ternoon and died few hours later.
Beebe C. Miller was born May 1,
1852 on a farm in Vernon township.
From there he went to Gaines, Gene
see county and learned the barber
trade, conducting a barber shop in
Gaines for number Of years before
coming to Owosso in 1897. He owned
and conducted the barber shop on
East Main street near the Owosso
Savings Bank building for many years.
Mr.. Miller was well and widely
known and his death is regretted by
many friends. He was Knight Tenn
plar and member of the Woodmen.
The funeral was held at the home
Monday forenoon under Knights Tenn
plar auspices, Rev. H. A. Waite Off
eating.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
FERTILIZER TESTS
SHOW WHEAT PROFIT


East Lansing, Sept. 23--An in
crease of more than fifty dollars an
acre in the value of wheat crops has
been secured by the use Of lime anc
complete fertilizers in soil fertility
tests made at the Michigan Agricul-
tural College by M. M. McCool and
C. M. Graham of the college soils de-
paftment. This increase was above
the cost of applying the fertilizer
The following report is sent out by
DIR. McCool at the finish of his test:
"On untreated sandy soil we OBJ
tanned $1O.55 per acre from the wheat
crop. On soil where lime was used the
acre value was $25.11 above the cost
of treatment. Where lime and COM
plete fertilizers were added, the acre
value was $4,000 above the cost of the
lime and fertilizer. The fertilizer con-
sisted of one hundred pounds of nit
rate of soda, one-half being applied at
the time of seeding, and the remainder
in the spring as a top dressing, two
hundred and fifty pounds of acid phos-
Khate and one hundred pounds OF pot
ash applied to the previous crop"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
BONSOR-GETMAN

On Saturday evening, September 20
at $3.50 o'clock took place the mar
riage of George A. Getman and Hilda
May Bonsor at the Baptist parsonage,
Rev. H. A. Waite officiating. The
young couple were attended by Miss
Lois Bonsor and George Robbins, Mr..
and Mrs. Getman are taking their
wedding trip through northern Michi-
gan. The bride is the daughter of
Bert z. Bonsor and has been teaching
until recently. The young couple will
reside in Lansing until he finishes his
course of study at the M. A. G. when
they will live on the Getman farm
north of the city. Friends extend
their heartiest congratulations
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
Priceless Persian Ruus.

II Is a well known fact that an Orr
sntal never sets foot upon his rug
with even the soft sandals that he
wears. When his foot is set upon his
rug it Is entirely bare, and this is the
reason why oriental rugs woven hun
1reds of years ago are still perfectly
preserved. The hunting rugs of Persia
have a great historical value, as they
1epict authenticity how the phoenix
and elephant were hunted in ancient
days. Mounted hunters pursuing the
lion, deer, and other creatures, both
fabulous and real, form the ground
work of all Of these rugs.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26

The win of the late Charles Boyhsy
OF New Haven has been fled for $500
to the widow during her life. and then
1t is to 70 to the two sons of the de-
ceased. William and Fred Bowhay.
Suits for divorce have been started in
circuit court by Mslissa Bonham vs.
Leroy Bonhsm. and Evelyn Bieri vs..
John Bieri. all of Owosso. Two other
divorce cases have also been started but
have been suppressed by court order.
They are both Owosso couples.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
Chancery Sale.

State OF Michigan-The Circuit Court for the
County OF Shiawassee. In Chancery.
Oliver d. Salisbury,
Plaintiff
VS..
Frank @. Benjamin, Cora s. Benjamin,
William u. Dufield, and Rosamond
Dunield.
Defendants
In pursuance OF decree OF the Circuit Court
for the County OF Shiawassee, in Ohancery,
made and entered on the 2nd day OF September,
A. ID. 1919. In the above entitled cause I. Nell
r. Walsh, q circuit Court Commissioner for
the County OF Shiawassee, shall sell at public
auction or vendue 70 the highest bidder at the
front door Of the Court House ia the City OF
Corunna, County OF Sniawassee, Michigan, On
Wednesday, the 26th day of November, A. ID.
1919 at ten O'Clock In the forenoon OF that day,
all that certain piece or parcel OF land situate
in the City OF Owosso, Shiawassee County,
Michigan, and described as follows: Lot mum.
Der two. Block number twenty (20) of A. l..
Williams addition TO the City Of Owosso, Shia
wassee County Michigan.
Dated September zth, A. ID. 1919.
NEIL r. WALSH,
Circuit Court Commissioner
SHAW assoc County, Michigan
GEORGE r. PARDEE,
Attorney for Plaintiff, rX.,a
Business Address, Owosso, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
Cloth From Bark of Tree.

The famous 'tapa" cloth of Poly
nesia is made from the inner bark of
the paper mulberry. When of the fin
est quality it is bleached to snowy
whiteness and fine as muslin. In trop-
ical Africa the inner bark of legu-
minous tree is utilized in the same
way. Indeed, 1t is surprising to learn
how widely tree barks are employed as
material for clothing the world over.
And in the West Indies grows the
"lace-bark tree" which yields deli
cate tissue so like lace that many arti-
cles of feminine adornment are made
from It.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
PETITIONS

The following petition was presented
which was upon motion received and filed:
Petition No. 25.
To the Commission Of the City of Owes
so:
We, residents and property owners In the city
OF Owosso, humbiy petition your honorable
body to take the necessary steps to have the
Shiawassee River from the east city limits to
Oliver st. bridge cleaned by having the rub
bish, stones and islands therein removed We
feel this is something which should be done
from slightly, but more especially sanitary
standpoint.
We also believe we're the islands removed
from the river there would be less danger of the
river overfiowing its banks causing more or less
damage to say nothing about the great incon-
venience. Trusting your honorable body will
take some action along these lines your petit
TONERS will ever pray.
Mrs M. Kaiser and 800 others.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26

julius Dover. South Washington
street clothisr. has erected q handsome
electric sign In front Of his place Of
business. He will move into the build
ing now being constructed at Washing.
ton and Comstock streets as soon as it
is completed.
DR.. and Mrs. @. N. Finch and chill.
dren, Robert and Kathleen, left Wednes.
day by automobile for short visit with
A. M. Clapp and family, of Sterling,
Illinois. They were accompanied as
far as Chicago by Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
,Odel. of Lansing.
A suit begun about two weeks ago
by l. B. Warner, of this city, against
DR.. E. 81. Bailey, of Corunns, was set
tied out of court Wednesday. Warner
asked 800 as the result of an accident
in which he claimed he was knocked off
his wheel by the doctors automobile.
Mrs Hugh Miller and Mrs. r. A.
Lord delightfully."- entertained sixteen
ladies Tuesday afternoon at thimble
party at the formers home on West
Williams street The party was in
honor of Mrs. Harry Crosby of Sault
Ste. Marie, and Miss Lena Dean, of
Los Angeles, California.
The Owosso high school has signed a
contract with Mrs. Tirena Vincent, ad-
vance representative of the John B.
Rogers Producing Co, of Fostoria,
Ohio. to put on their show, THE Wish.
ing Ring" This is the same company
which put on "Fi Fl" in November
1915. 1.-The Wishing Rirg" will be put
on at the Strand theatre on November
10, 10 and 20.
Owosso High School foot ball team
won it's first game Saturday at Athle-
tic field when Iouia was beaten " to 0.
The local team lined up Saturday as
follows: Center, Blair; guards, Dingler
and Coppernall; tackles, Barnard,
Hart and Melchers; ends, Rice. Nit
chell and Reckling; right half, Rig
ley; right full back, Hurd and Beattie;
left full back, Reule; left half back,
Ensing.
The court granted the motion of at
tornevs for Audrey Geek, to set aside
the default taken by the City of Owosso
in its suit against Gdeck. The default
was taken when he failed to make a
plea following the instituting of the
suit. Had 1t not been set aside, the
city could have gone into court at any
time and taken Judgment without
trial before a jury.
Resolutions of regret over the death
in Ann Arbor last week of Attorney
William M. Fitzpatrick, formerly of
Owosso and member of the Shiawas
see County Bar association, was read
before the court Tuesday morning. The
deceased was eulogized by Judge Col
Inns, and Attorneys Pardee, Chandler.
McCurdy, Pond, Pulver. Hicks and s.
8. Miner. A copy of the resolutions
will be sent to the family of the de-
ceased.
A delightful social event was enjoyed
Wednesday evening by the members Of
the First Baptist church choir at the
parsonage in honor of Mrs Lola Kohler,
who Is soon to leave Owosso. Rhodes
orchestra was present and the evening
was spent in a musical way. Refresh
ments were served, after which the
choir presented Mrs. Kohler with q
beautiful laveliere as token of her
splendid work through the past three
years with this organization. The best
wishes of a host Of sincere friends of
the Baptist church follow Mrs. Kohler
as she leaves for her new home in De-
catur, Illinois.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
Practical sympathy.

James Shaffer of Uniontown. Pa,
struck a foreigner who made disloyal
remarks and was fined $40, but the
money was paid by ten members Of
the local Christian church, who on
their way home happened to stop in
the burgess office. Each Of the men
planked ST down on the desk of the
official and the case was ended.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
DR.. Humphreys Remediee-How tc
Use Them.

In general there will be no difficulty
in deciding what particular remedy is
required for any case. Read over the
account OF the disease In the MANUAL
sod compare the same with the symp.
toms present in the person. Read the
directions for preparing and giving the
Remedy, and then follow them strictly,
USING NO OTHER MEDICINES and MAX
ING NO APPLICATIONS except such as
are directed in the book or on the wrap
per-, Remedies for sale by Druggists
everywhere. Manual mailed free.
Humphrey Homeo. Medicine Co.,
corner william and Ann Streets, New
York.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26

The following resolution was presented
which was apon motion adopted ayes, Hans.
com, Roseveur and Wright:
Resolution No SO.
Resolved by the Commission OF the City OF
Owosso that the Mayor be ard he is hereby
instructed. directed and authorized 10 borrow
upon the credit OF the City of Owosso the sum
OF s275 90 and place tue same TO the credit OF the
South washington Paving No Fund.
and execute and deliver as evidence for said
the promisory note of the city OF Owosso
bearing date the 22nd day OF September, 1919 10
become due and payable the LIST day OF Febru-
ary 1920 and shall bear interest alta rate not
greater than i've per cent per annum. N
Said loan Is hereby declared to be made in
anticipation OF the collection OF the special
assessment for the construction OF the south
washington St pavement from the Grand
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26

AS the Riverside club meets with Mr.
and Mrs. Schsfer. October End. the
Maple River Farmers club will meet
with Mr.. and Mrs. I. Scranton the after.
noon of October &
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COMMISSION
Owosso, Mich, Sept. %, 1919.

Owosso, Mich, Sept % 1919.
Regular meeting OF the Commission, Mayor
Wright presiding.
Members present, Hanscom, Rosevear and
Wright.
The minutes of the regular meeting of Sept.
Is. 1919, read and approved.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26

Moved by Mr.. Rosevear that the proposal be
accepted and that the Mayor and City Clerk be
instructed and authorized to enter into a con-
tract with the Fargo Eng Co. for doing the
work. with the exception of furnishing the
monuments, which motion prevailed; ayes
hanscom, Rosevear and Wright
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26

Moved bv Mr.. Hanscom that the proposal
from the Fargo Engineering Co. for a survey OF
Sniawassee XIV De TAX n from the table,
which motion preva led ayes, Hanscom. r Sc
v, ar and Wright.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26

Optimistic Thought.
To the wise there Is pleasure In sol
itude.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26

The following petition was presented
which was received and Mr.. Rosevear moved
the petition be granted, which motion pre-
pailed; ayes, Banscom, Rosevear, Wright
Petition No. IS.
Owosso, Mich, Sept 10, 1919.
To the Commission Of the City Of Owosso
Your petitioner being DESTROYS of erecting q
one-story brick service station to cost approx.
mately 100000 on lots 10, H. Is. is H. 49, 10 and
20, block Q. Lucy Comstock's add. to the City of
Owosso, do respectfully petition your honorable
body for the necessary permission to construct
the driveways needed for a proper entrance to
the proposed service station, same to comply
with all restrictions contained in the ordin-
ances OF the City of Owosso with regard to said
construction work.
STANDARD OIL co.
w. j. Hasse, Agent
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
| Michigan.


Moved and supported that the Auditors re-
port be printed in the Argus-Press. which mo,
Wright.
Moved by Mr.. Rosevear that Resolution No.
81 be recoEsidered, which motion prevailed (:
ayes, Hanscom, Rosev.a ar and Wright
Mr.. Rosevear moved that the resolution be
AMENDED by adding 10 paragraph No Of the
resolution the words except such porti MS OF
said streets as are now paved eets in the City
OF Owosso."
Mr. Rosevear moved the amendment be adopt
ca, which motion prevailed; ayes, Hanscom
Rosevear and Wright m
Mr.. Rosevear moved that the resolution as
amended be adopted. which motion prevailed
ayes, Hanscom, Rosevear and Wright
Moved by Mr.. Hanscom that A. f. Hollis be
granted permission to take up the poyement
for the purpose OF putting In sewer O. n lections
at Nos. 205 207 West Main st providing Mr.
Hollis stand all expense in taking up and re-
laying the pavement and putting the street In
as good condition as it was previous to his do
Ing the digging, which motion prevailed; ayes,
Hanscom, Rosevear and Wright.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26

Mr.. Rosevear presented the following resolu-
tion which was upon motion adopted; ayes,
Hanscom, Rosevear and Wright:
September %. 1919.
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
the amounts shown: ~
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26
f.FRED l.. HANSCOM,
Commissioner Of Public Improvement

The following Resolution was presented and
Mr.. Hanscom moved the adoption OF the reso
luton, which motion prevailed; ayes Hans
com, Rosevear and Wright:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26

For Survey, Map and Study for the Improve.
ment OF the Shawassee River in the CITY of
Owosso, Mich, Including Dock Line Map ant
Survey.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-26

No further business upon motion the Com
mission adjourned; ayes, Hanscom, Rosevear
and Wright. S
A,T. wRtoHT
Z. r. coNANT,
City Clerk.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-18
ACTIVITY AM ONG
BUILDERSSHOWSA
HEALTHY GROWTH
April Is Far Above Average
Set For This Time
Last Year

EIarrisburg's building record so
far this month is far above the total
for all of April, 1918, and according
to contractors is an indication that
construction work may soon be re-
sumed here on "a much larger scale
During this month 81 permits have
been issued for operations to cost
$102,275, including almost d score of
dwelling houses. In April, 1918, the
work which was started cost $1S,925,
one of the lowest records in the city.
Since January /. this year, per-
mits have been issued at the office
of Building Inspector James II.
Grove, for 10S operations, including
more than fifty dwelling houses, and
representing II total cost of $365,44O
for construction work. Builders who
had been delaying operations for u
year or more because of the war
started work, and others who have
projects under consideration are eX-
pected to complete plans for them in
the near future.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-18
FIRE DESTROYS
BIG WASHERY AT
LYKENS MINES
Incendiary Origin Suspected,
With Loss Running Into
Thousands of Dollars

1ykcnS, April 1S.-Fire at about
3 o'clock this morning destroyed the
washery of the Susquehanna Col
lieries Company, near here. No es-
innate of the loss could be given by
d. ". Randall, superintendent, but
it is said to run into the thousands
of dollars.
The cause of the fire is not known,
but there is an impression current
that it was of incendiary origin,
since workmen who left the build
ing at $50 o'clock yesterday after
noon found everything in satisfac-
tory condition, according to their
statements.
The blaze was discovered in the
early hours of the morning. More
than 600 scantily-clad residents of
Lykens thronged to the scene and
attempted to eXtinguish the flames,
but their efforts were fruitless, since
the building was literally saturated
with oil. 1t is explained that the
huge masses of machinery were
filled with oil and that, since the
building has been in use since 1902,
it has been impregnated with oils.
The washery was used for wash
ing and preparing for market coal
from the culm bank. 1t was erected
in 1902 and the height was prob
ably $50 feet. When it. was swept
by the flames the sight was most
spectacular and thousands of peo-
pie .thronged throughout the valley,
when they learned there was no
way to help, watched the flames.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-18
BODY OF DEAD
MAN FOUND In
GAS-FILLED ROOM
Jacob Bentzel, Groceryman at
Elkwood, Believed to Have
Committed Suicide

New Cumberland, April 10
Jacob Bentzel, aged about 60 years,
who kept grocery store at the COR
ner of Ninth and Bridge streets,
Elkwood, was found dead in his
room over the store. with the gas jet
open. Mr.. BcntZel occupied a sleep
ing room on the second floor and the
balance of the dwelling was used by
Roy Mowery and family.
Lawrence FettroW, Il contractor.
had some work to do for Mr.. Bent
eel at Middletown. and this morning
he went to see him in reference to it.
He found the store closed and Mr..
BentZel not around. He called Mr..
Mowery and together they went TO
the second floor and looking through
the keyhole saw the man in bed with
the blankets drawn up over his head
and the room filled with gas. Coroner
Dearborn was summoned and will
investigate the death.
Mr.. BentZel and his wife have
been separated. for about year. the
latter. living at Harrisburg. Some
time ago Mr.. BentZel had a melan-
choly spell and recently appeared to
be suffering from the same trouble.
Besides his wife he is also survived
by four children, John, of Palmyra /;
Daniel. of New Cumberland. who
lives only few doors away from the
fathers home; Jacob, a member of
the Machine Gun Company of the
112th Regiment, 2Sth Division in
France. and Catharine, living with
an aunt ut Philadelphia.
Coroner Dearborn has been noti-
fed and will investigate the death.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-18
KEYSTONE MEN
DEPICTED GOING
INTO ACTION
War Department Has Secured
Official Pictures of 2Sth
Division
SERIES OPEN TO PUBLIC
Publication of Fighting Scenes
Is Begun by the
Telegraph

Through the courtesy of Colonel
j. b. kemper, of the local Army re-
cruiting station, the Telegraph be-
gins to-day the publication of a
series of photographs depicting the
activities of the Twenty eighth Di-
vision in the thick of the lighting
during the last days of the war.
The photographs. while illustra-
tive of modes of fighting which will
be of interest to all readers, are of
peculiar interest to the people of
Central Pennsylvania, since they
show boys from this section, sta
toned on the firing line, taking an
active part in the final drive which
resulted in victory for the Allied
forces.
The first of this series of photo
graphs is presented in to-days issue
of this paper 1t depicts American
troops of the Twenty eighth Divi-
sion entering a town shortly after
the evacuation of the Germans. Ac-
cording to the official reports ac-
companying the picture, it was
taken at Beau st. Germaine,
France, July "a of last year
1t is believed that there will be
many boys from this section recog-
niZed by their friends.
The photographs have been COM
piled by the Pictorial Section, His
torical Branch. War Plans Division.
of the General Staff, War Depart
mcnt.