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The mirror., 1919-07-24

Mrs. Casey: An phwat are yez doin'
wild thot incoom-tax paper, Caseyl
Casey: Oi'm thryin' to fgger out how
much money Oi save by not havin' amy.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

At the meeting of the Owosso I'm
provement association Tuesday, Pres
ident j. H. Robbins, in accordance
with resolution adopted several
weeks ago, appointed committee con-
sisting of John Mcdonald, H. B.
Sturtevant, Elmer Shuts, Byron P.
Hicks and Harry Parker, to make a
study of the practical workings of the
city manager form of government
and report at their convenience, with
view to a possible change eventually
from the present three-commissioner
plan if such change is deemed advis-
able.
Of course the Improvement Associ-
alton has authority only to recon-
mend change, and it would be neces-
sary for the electorate to approve any
revision of the charter.
w. E. Brown and John Mcdonald
were appointed on a special commit
tee to investigate broom factory
prospect of interest to the city and a
potato chip industry that also is a
possibility for Owosso will be investi-
gated by the industrial committee.
John j. Mcdonald, of the Connor
Ice Cream company, said the company
has an artificial ice manufacturing
plant sufficient for it's own needs and
could and would enlarge the plant suf-
ficient to take care of the needs of
the city if it could be sure that the
product would be taken on the market
in preference to the uncertain crop of
less sanitary ice harvested on the
river and lakes.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
KINGS DAUGHTERS

The regular meeting Of the Owosso
Circle of The Kings Daughters and
Sons was held at the home of Mrs.
w. E. Payne, Friday, March 7. There
was a large attendance of members
and much interest was manifested.
The chairman of the relief committee
reported making &C calls, 8 sick calls
and distributed a considerable num-
Der of various articles.
Chairman of the Tubercular COM
mittee made three sick calls and made
out two anti-tuberculosis State re-
ports.
The report Of the Dorcas board for
February, 1919, was as follows: 21
children in the home at the end of the
month, four were admitted, and six
left during the month. The Kings
Daughters found nice home for one
of the children at Swartz Creek. Two
children from the court were taken to
Coldwater, February 26, 1919.
Mrs. H. E. Payne reported our state
President, Mrs. j. B. Lewis, would be
with us at our next meeting which is
a regular quarterly meeting.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
Another New Industry for Owosso.

Benjamin F. Shaffer, who recently
moved here from Crystal, and has asso.
ciated himself with Clayton Watson of
the Watson Machine Shop on South
Washington street. has secured a patent
on new Ford stearing knuckle that
looks like boon to Ford owners. AL
ready several machines here have been
equipped with ihe invention and their
owners are loud In their praises of them
They will be manufactured by the
Owosso firm.
Mr.. Shaffer's patent covers the cones
and lock burr of the knuckle. The
small brass bushings put on the Fords
when they are made. are replaced by
larger cones of mighty tempered steel;
while lock burr that goes on the
lower end of the pin is adjustable.
Thus when the knuckle becomes loose,
slight turn of the upper burr which
draws up the pin, tightens the whole
knuckle. The adjustable feature of the
knuckle eliminates one of the big troub
les Of the Ford driver in that loose
bushings resulting in shakey stearipg
gear, are done away with.
Messrs. Shaffer & Watson have turned
out several sets of the knuckles with
what machinery they now have, but
they have ordered new machinery with
which they can be put out in large
numbers
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
GREAT MOVEMENT AFOOT
FOR AGRICULTURAL BET
TERMENT IN MICHIGAN

Something of the vast scale upon
which farmers are being marshalled
for the work of improving agricul-
tural conditions within the state, is
disclosed in the annual report issued
by DR.. Eben Mumford, of M. A. c.,
state leader of county agricultural
agents. The report tells of the re-
suits obtained within the last year in
the direction of assisting production
and in solving the problems Of distri-
button.
During the year." the report sets
forth, "35 farm loan associations were
formed to assist farmers in obtaining
credit; 19 pure seed, and % potato
growers associations were launched to
encourage the planting of improved
varieties of grains and potatoes; two
COW testing associations were stared
to help dairymen; Is community
breeders associations were formed to
promote the improvement of live
stock; five milk producers associations
were organized to deal with distribut-
ing problems; nine beekeeping asso-
Citations were begun to develop the
honey business; eight associations to
ship livestock were established, and
finally 55 associations were formed
to assist the farmers of Michigan in
obtaining better markets and more
equitable prices for their their pro-
duce."
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
WOMAN'S CLUB

The annual meeting and luncheon of
the Woman's Club held at the Con-
gregational church March 7, was at
tended by over sixty members of the
club. Small tables, each with its vase
of dainty flowers, were arranged in
the parlor of the church. When all
had arrived, Mrs. Cramer played a
march and the company were served
cafeteria style by the committee in
charge. After a short social time,
the meeting was called to order by
the president, Mrs. Williams. Music
was furnished by Mrs. Kohler and
Mrs. Harding. The annual repor,-
of the officers and chairman of COM
mittees were very encouraging in spite
Of the difficulties that hindered the
work the first of the year. The results
of the election of officers were: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Williams; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Conn; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Porter; recording secretary,
Mrs. Roos; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Crawford; treasurer, Mrs. Vree-
land.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF W.
G. T. u.

A large and enthusiastic meeting
of the w. c. 7. u. was held last Fri
day at the home of Mrs. Ella Good
win. A potluck dinner was serv ed af-
ter which the general business meet
ing was held. Mrs. Louisa Coon, vice
president at large, presided. Devo-
tionals were conducted by Mrs. Cor
della Kenyon. The county secretary,
Mrs. Eta Killian, of Garland, was
present, and gave an inspiring talk
and urged the needs of more temper
ance work being done in our Sunday
schools among the boys and girls.
City Attorney Pond was present and
gave the ladies some very valuable
instructions in citizenship, especially
regarding the use of the ballot. One
new name was added to the member
ship roll. Several subscriptions were
received for the state paper. Nearly
every woman present reported "Regis-
tered" and ready to turn out and vote
down the beer and wine amendment.
The "Union" is very much alive and
growing.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
To Urge Americarization.

A campaign to stir interest in Owosso
among citizens generally, and particu'
larly laboring men, in the American
ization of slien residents will practi-
cally have its inception in visit to the
city March 16, II aud IS, of Examiner
w. A. Church of the Naturaliz ,tion
Service. U. s. Department of Labor.
Mr.. Church will address as many meet
ings as possible while here. and ar
rangements already have been made for
his deliverance of addresses at several
different places
Fred butcher of Corunua, religious
fanatic, was taken. into custody by
Sheriff Sproule and Under Sheriff
Hodges Wednesday as he was about to
step on a car for Owosso where he said
he was to attend church. He has been
adjudged insane and ordered taken to
the state hospital at Pom tiac.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
''DEMOS" AND G. o. p. IN HAIR
MONY ON ONE QUESTION

Politicians who can remember the
day when anything that was approx
ed by the G.. o. P. was damned by the
Democrats, and vice versa, are mar
Yelling at the spectacle presented to
their gaze in the current campaign.
For the first time within the memory
of party patriarchs, the rival camps
are in agreement upon some one is
sue-and the issue is prohibition.
Campaigners for the G. o. P, wher-
ever opportunities offer, are pointing
with much ostentation to the resolu-
ton endorsing prohibition enacted by
the last state convention, while the
democrats, with equal gusto, are
swatting the proposed wine and beer
amendment to be submitted in April
by the vets. If the efforts of party
workers count for anything, according
to observers, the wine and beer bill is
due to receive short shrift at the polls
in the coming election.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
SUES FOR $4,000 FOR LOSS
OF WIFE'S AFFECTIONS

Suit for $4,000 for alienation OF
his wife's affections, was started Mon
day by Gilbert Wildermuth of Rush
township, against his father-in-law,
Henry Seelhoff, of the same township.
The Wildermuths have been married
about two years.
Wildermuth alleges that a few
months after he and Miss Helen Seel-
hoff had been married she went to her
parents home to spend Sunday. Prior
to that time, he says, he and his wife
had no trouble. After that, however,
he alleges she refused to return to
him and has since lived with her par
ents. He charges that her parents in
fluenced her against him.
Judge Collins refused either of them
divorce at the November term Of
Court.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
FLOODS IN SAGINAW VALLEY
ARE ON THE INCREASE

East Lansing, Mich, March 11.-A
story of how floods are occurring in
the Saginaw Valley in these modern
times with much greater frequency
than was true in the days before the
luniberman got busy with his axe and
crosscut, is told in volume that has
just been issued by the secretary of
state for the Michigan Academy of
Science
The article dealing with inundations
in the Saginaw Valley was written by
Prof. F. w. Frostic.
"Floods are increasing" he de-
clares in his paper, which was writ
ten for the last meeting of the Acad-
emy. "Prior to 1900, and beginning
with 1873, only four floods have been
recorded in Saginaw, but between
1900 and 1916 the river passed the
food stage 16 times" The profess
sor adds that the floods are due to a
number of causes, chief of which has
been the stripping of the land of it's
timber.
The volume as a whole is one of
the most interesting among the null
titude of reports that annually are
published by institutions and depart
ments of the state. In it, in addition
to Professor Frostic's paper, are
number of others bearing upon the
results of scientific and research work
that has been accomplished within the
last year or two by the men of science
connected with the Michigan Agricul-
tural College, the University of Mich
igan, and other of the states schools
and colleges. In order that the re-
suits of these researches might not be
lost, the state has always made it
practice to publish in book form the
papers offered at the annual meeting
of the Michigan Academy of Science.
A limited number Of copies of the
volume can be obtained, it has been
announced, by dropping card to the
secretary of state, while if special re-
ports on the work by Beach and Make
son are sought, they can be procured
by writing to the department of
botany at M. A. C.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
SLINGERLAND-DANGEL

Miss Vera L. Slingerland, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Slingerland, re-
siding north of town, and Paul Dan
gel, of this city, were married March
/, at the Methodist parsonage in Lam
sing. The bride is a graduate Of the
Owosso high school and also the
county Normal, and is now teaching
the Pittsburg school in Bennington.
The groom is the moving picture oper-
ator at the Strand theatre. He re-
Gently received his honorable discharge
from the army. At the close of the
school year in June they will make
their home in this city The young
couple are well known here and many
friends extend best wishes and con-
gratulations.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
ANNUAL MEETING OF
FARMERS CLUB ASSOCIATION

The Shiawassee County Farmers
club association will hold its annual
meeting, Wednesday, March 10, 1919,
in the G. A. R. hall over the Times
office, corner of Park and Main streets.
The program will begin at one o'clock,
sharp, and is as follows:
Invocation by Mr.. Winfield S. Car
son.
Music, "Star Spangled Banner
DR.. A. G. Cowles, Durand, and Geo.
Haskell, Owosso.
"Who is to Blame" Mayor Wright.
Music-Dr. Cowles and wife.
"Beer and Wine Amendment
Rev. Dunning Idle.
ecitation-Francis Hammond.
Paper on Russia by Mrs Frank Nc
Cartney, followed by discussion by
those present.
Report Of committees.
Selecting the Laying Hens and
Victory Gardens-Robert Linten.
Music, Marching Through Georgia"
DIR. A. G. Cowles and Mrs. Cowles.
"Co-Operative Marketing of Live.
stock and Grain"-G. C. Revalier,
Federal Field Agent Michigan Agri-
cultural College, followed by three
minute discussion by Brittson Mat
toon, North Maple River club; A. B.
Cook, Maple River club; George Law
cock, North Venice club; Floyd Owens,
South Venice club; Elmer Black, Riv-
erside club; l.. E. Willett, Burton club,
and A. F. Stewart, North Owosso club.
Music by A. c. Cowles and wife.
All will be welcome and it is urged
those present bring lunches. Dishes
and coffee will be furnished. Refresh
ments will be served between 11:30
and 1890.
Mrs. G. M. Getman is president and
Mrs. Frank Mccartney, secretary.
treasurer of the association.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
MORE SCHOOL ROOM NEEDED

The Board of Education of the
Owosso Union School District finds
more school room needed, but do not
believe it proper to raise the amount
for a new building this year and will
rent buildings or use portable build
ings.
The salary question will be given
fair discussion and salaries raised if
possible, although data from other
cities shows Owosso is paying as much
as other cities of it's size.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
WOULD REPLACE "HOME
RULE" WITH CONTROL BY
STATE LEGISLATURE

Lansing, Mich, March ia num-
ber of new and novel features in the
wine and beer amendment to be sum-
mitted by the vets to the voters of
Michigan on April 7 have been
brought to light at the capital by in
dividuals who have been scrutininzing
the proposed measure. 1t has been
discovered that if adopted, the amend
ment, in addition to making saloons
legal again, would also deprive coun-
ties of the right to vote upon the
liquor questions as was their privilege
in the old days of local option.
"If the wine and beer amendment
is adopted, local option will be re-
pealed," declared Attorney Walter S.
Foster. "Saloons will be permitted
after May z for sale and keeping for
sale of beer, wine, ale, porter and fer
mented cider. Breweries will be le-
gal.
"The legislature will be deprived of
the right to pass a new local option
law giving a county a right to prohibit
such liquors, and the people could not
initiate such law by petition.
"The legislature would be forbidden
also to pass a home rule act giving
cities or village the right, even by
popular vote, to prohibit the giving
away, furnishing, importing or trans
porting of such liquors. The people
would not be permitted, either, to in
itiate such home rule act by petit
tion. The only alternative is for the
voters to defeat this proposed amend
ment when it comes up in April"
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
Compulsory Forestry Advocated

Compulsory practice of forestry on
private timberlands, coupled with a
liberal policy of public cooperation
and assistance, was advocated by Hen
ry S. Graves, Chief of the Forest
Service, in a recent address before
the New England Forestry Congress.
This country is progressively destroy
ing it's forests, said Col. Graves, who
also declared that the public should
prohibit destructive methods of cut
ting that injure the community and
the public at large.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
WOMAN'S BONES FOUND IN
RUINS AFTER FIRE

A large barn on the farm of John
Slemin was destroyed by fire Friday
night and in the ruins, Saturday were
found human bones which are suppos-
ed to be those of Mr.. Slemin's mother,
who is missing. 1t is also supposed
she set the building on fire as chair
was proper against the kitchen door
which was not there when the family
retired The loss is estimated at
$4,000 above insurance, sixteen cat
tie and five horses being burned in
the fire.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
WOMEN IN ELECTIONS

So many Michigan women have reg
istered in time to vote at the pri-
maries, that election officials are OBJ
liged to make strenuous efforts to
meet the Unexpectedly large num-
ber of voters that will be present at
the election booths. In cities women
who are not employed in industrial
establishments are asked to vote be-
tween the hours of 10 a. m. and p. m.
so that there will be less congestion
at the polls after working hours. In
Owosso women are requested to avoid
the noon hour voting, using the morn
ing and afternoon hours.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
OLDER BOYS CONFERENCE
Fine Program for Big Meetings Sat-
urdsy and Sunday.

SATURDAY.
100 p. ID. m.-Registration of Visiting
Delega es al Baptist church
200 p. m.-First meeting at Baptist
church
Singing led by Prof. o. Fl. Voelker.
Music furnished by NJ. E. OIcbestr =.
Devotionals led by Rev B. A. Cram.
ton.
Addresses of Welcome by City Attor.
ney Van r. Pond, and Marshall Lane
of Owosso high school.
Response by Glenn Wilkinson of Du.
rand high school.
Address-'The Christian Boy and his
Amusement. by Rev. W. X. Blachford.
"Why Conferences" George Cor.
hart, State Boys Work Secretary.
$3.50 p. m.-Social period at armory,
BASKET ball game between Owosso High
aud LAingsburg High. Basket ball
game between Corunna High and New
Lothrop High.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
WILL. SPEND $4,000 IN INCREAS.
- ING CAPACITY

The Owosso Baking Co., which was
established four years ago has out
grown the capacity of it's present
plant and will build large addition
and install a new Patterson oven
weighing 100 tons, and other machin-
cry to make possible the supplying
completely of all this territory with
bread, and save the necessity and big
expense of shipping bread from other
points, and keep the wages paid in
Owosso. 1t is commendable under
taking and will be backed by the peo-
pie of Owosso and Shiawassee county.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
JUDGMENT FOR $i,6Oo
ON CLAIM FOR 93,oO0

The jury in the case of Judson r.
Smith against the estate of Caroline
Bugbee gave verdict for 81 900 after
being out ten hours in the circuit
court March 6, the trial having lasted
part of two weeks. Smiths claim was
$4,000. The cases of Smiths two
sons against the estate in which large
amounts were claimed have been set
tied out of court for small amounts.
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
WHICH ROAD DO YOU TRAVEL?
Here Are the Sgnposts: End of One viii Find You "Broke
Other Happy and With Funds.

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dreamland
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The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
Washington Letter.
ASHES OF VICTORY

Washington, March 1.-THE Re,
publican Publicity Asso'n, through its
President, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr.
today gave out the following state.
ment from its Washington Headquar-
ters:
"For reasons which must strike the
ordinary citizen as wholly inadequate
the War Department caused the re-
turned soldiers from the District of
Columbia to parade through the
streets of the National Capital with
out rifles, thus giving them every APP
pearance of bunch of prisoners rath-
er than a returning victorious army.
If this is precedent to be followed
elsewhere throughout the country,
pacifism has evidently determined to
lose no opportunity to humiliate the
fighting men.
"For more than two weeks great
amount of space was occupied in the
Washington papers with stories relat-
ing to the subject. Dozens of confer
ences were held with War Department
officials by those in charge Of the pa
rade and a pronounced effort was made
to get rifles for the men. After un-
winding hundreds of yards of red tape,
it was discovered that the only way to
get guns for the men was to have
them reenlist in either the guard or
the regular army. At this period of
the game it appeared as hard to get
rifles for the men for one day as it
was at the beginning of the war when
men were forced to train with wooden
rifles.
"Then the talk changed to having
the men bonded for the return of the
guns after the parade so that the War
Department could get them back all
nice and waxed. Robert N. Harper,
chairman of the parade committee,
was quoted repeatedly as making ev-
cry effort to get enough guns and he'll
NETS to equip all District troops in
line. This all to prove that those in
charge of parade arrangements were
more than anxious that these return
ing heroes should not march empty
handed as so many prisoners.
"When the remainder of the Prus-
sian Guard marched down Inter den
Linden in the capital of the defeated
German Empire, they marched with
full equipment. Flags were flying,
bands playing and the men wore
wreaths of laurel about their heads
and upon their rifles. The huge gun
carriages which numbered down this
German street were covered with
laurel and these defeated Huns were
heralded as un-defeated heroes. What
a contrast to the victorious procession
of Americans, who marched down the
historic Pennsylvania Avenue on Feb.
27, 1919, where the armies of the
North marched with Bayonet-pointed
rifles after victory in the civil war!
Mr.. Baker must have been proud Of
this pacifist army as it passed in re-
view. These men must have felt d
pang of humiliation to have thus been
penalized for service we'll DONE"
The Owosso times., 1919-03-14
MASS GAMES

MASS GAMES.
$3.50 m.-Conference BANQUET at the
Methodist church
Toastmaster-Rev. II. A. Waite.
Singing led by Prof o. H. voelker.
Music by M E Orchestra.
Durand School Quartette.
Toast. "Clean Speech" Dickin-
son Of Owosso high school.
Toast, "Clean Living"-Drage Wat.
son of Corunna high school.
Toast, Getting There"-Rev. Dun.
ming Idle
Address-Leonard Paulson Of Chicago
International Boys Work Secretary.
SUNDAY
$50 a. m.-Round Table Discussion
at Baptist church.
Discussion-In charge of Senator By
ron P Hicks.
Singing led by Prof. o. H. voelker.
Music by M. E. Orchestra
1000 a. m. - Boys to visit local
churches and Sunday schools as guests
of local Boy Sunday school classes.
$50 p. m.-Meeting at Baptist church
Singing led by Prof. o. H. Voelker.
Music by M. E. Orchestra.
Address B. G. Mattson.
Address-Mr. Leonard Paulson.
This is to be an open meeting for all
men and boys of the city
700 p. m.-Closing Meeting of the
Conference. Union services at Cougre-
gstional church. Sermon, The Value
of Boy" bv Rev. Frank D. Draper.