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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-26

the war They deserve all that is
coming to them, but they are eff
cient and for the life of me I don't
see how the French held out as long
as they did England very definitely
saved France by coming into the fray
at the moment she did in 1914, and
we just as definitely saved her again
when we came into the war in 1917.
England and France were down and
out, and there is no doubt, believe,
in any ones mind who has been over
France, that Germany would have got
Paris, and that would have meant
France if we had not declared war,
and with Germany in Paris what
would we have done? There are some
people who tell us that we went into
the war purely for an idea. We did,
but we went in also for protection
to our ourselves.
My bunkie is down stairs trying to
parlez some German with a lady here.
They are very nice indeed. One wild
ow, about 60 l should say, and her
niece about 80, live alone with the
maids. In spite of the fact that it
is rather humiliating to have two
Americans forced upon them, both
have been just as nice as could be,
and we at the same time have tried
to make things just as easy and
pleasant as possible in every way,
and the result is that we are on
quite friendly terms, already have
given them some soap, coffee and
chocolate, which they have difficulty
in getting and we can get them from
the quartermaster The niece
speaks very fair English and has of
fered to teach us German. -
We take our meals at the Y. M.
c. A officers club, and prices are rea-
sonable No American is allowed to
buy any food in German shops of any
kind except fresh vegetables, nor is
any American allowed to eat in any
German restaurant and thus restaur-
ants and hotels are set aside all over
the city run by Americans and stock
GU Ny AHiCllCail supplies Wucle we
have to eat. Prices are much cheap
er than in France. We can buy in the
stores, however, and are, of course,
constantly investing in souvenirs. l
expect to bring home some iron
crosses and Dutch helmets.
Well, you can think of me sitting
at very comfortable table in front
of a table lamp spending very quiet
evening on the banks of the Rhine.
/ haven't begun flying very much
yet, but before you get this / expect
to be flying over and up and down
the Rhine. There is splendid
landing field on top of this plateau,
outside the walls of the fort, but I'M
less you land there you are out of
luck, for the rock banks of the
Rhine and the surrounding country
don't offer much in the case of bad
motor.-Amherst Record"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-26

Dr. F. e. Farmer was called to Or
leans Friday on consultations
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-26
Evening Caledonian
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1919
LOCAL NEWS
Established 1897

DIR. F. e. Farmer was called to Or
leans Friday on consultations
There was six inches of snow at
Quebec Junction Friday morning.
II. A. Rutledge of Concord, Fred
Murphy of Quebec, were here Thurs
day on business.
Mrs. D. J. Waller and Miss Angie
Wiley of Lyndonville were here on
business Friday.
Mrs. r. w. Allard of Lyndonville
was recent guest at Charles Nc
Clure's.
Chester Mcpherson of Hartford is
here visiting his brother, Lester Nc
Pherson.
Thomas McCurry has finished his
work at the employment Office and
gone TO Portsmouth.
Claude Roundy of Burke was in
town Thursday and attended the
Easter ball.
Mrs. N. J. Lord of Lyndonvillc
who has been visiting at her brothers.,
Charles Mcclure, the past few days,
has returned home.
Mrs, Adolphe Dumas and daughter,
Lena, from Manchester, were called
here to the funeral of Mrs. Beaure-
gard, returning home Friday.
Miss Sarah G. Brigham has been
taking short vacation from her work
in Lawyer Hills Office, spending the
same at Mrs. Homer f. Rice's at St.
Johnsbury Center.
Mrs. C. A. Johnson, Mrs. William
Harvey of Centervale, Mrs. David
Amell of Newbury, Mrs. Frank
Champany of Bradford, were in town
Friday.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-26
LOCAL NEWS


John Morrill's at Passumpsic Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Spare are in
Boston, this week.
Gustave Amyot and son of Montrcai
are guests of DR.. Provost.
Fred Powers is 10 Bston on business
and visiting friends.
Marshall Stocker of Danville was
here on business Friday.
Edward Daley, former captain of
yarmouth foot ball team, of Cole
| brook, N. H., was in town Thursday.
! Rev. George Martin was in Wells
River, Friday, to attend a conference
+, meeting.
Rev. f. B. Richards is in Boston to
be present at the parade of the 10th
division.
Clifton Maynard of Burlington is
/, guest of Walter Palmer at the Az
enue House. ST. ii
Oscar Wells of Troy, N. Y, anG
A. A. Guild of Boston, were business
visitors here Thursday.
DR.. J. M. Allen went Friday to
Hardwick to perform an operation at
the Hardwick hospital.
Willis H. Barker of Passumpsic was
a business visitor in st. Johnsbury
Thursday.
Mrs. Ed. Grammo of Willoughby
came Friday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Ernest Massey.
Frank N. Carr was in Lunenburg
Friday to visit relative, and on busl-
ness for the town.
Mrs. Hazel Winship of Lyndonville
is here to spend the weekend with
Mrs. John Stanley.
Mrs. Helen Joyce; who has been ILL,
has recovered and gone to her home
in North Danville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. H. Stevens, who
have spent the winter at st. Peters
burg, Fla, returned home Thursday.
By the looks of the station platform
Friday, one could imagine the bride
and groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lyster,
were given a rousing sendoff.
Mrs. Frank Beauregard of Holyoke,
Mass, who was called here by the
death of Mrs. Louis Beauregard re-
turned home Friday.
Mrs. Downer Newell and son,
Henry, who have been visiting DIR.
and Mrs. H. C. Newell, have returned
to their home in Holyoke, Mass
Mrs. Harriet Ide and son, Paul,
who have been guests of Miss Mary
Ide, have returned to their home in
Morrisville.
Mrs. Lucia Ogle of Dover, N. H.,
who was called here to attend the fun
eral of her sister, Mrs. George
Thomas, returned home Friday
Mrs. Emma Poisson of Charles
ton, Mass, who has been visiting at
MI. and Mrs. Desrocher's, returned
home Friday.
Maurice Lee, who has been over
seas II months with the 3rd Infantry,
fourth division, has received his dis
charge and is at home.
Freeman E. Allen of Danvillc has
sold his real estate in Lynn, Mass, to
John f. and Florence d. Mcnamara,
who will soon move to Lynn where
Mr.. Mcnamara has a good position.
Fourteen of the friends of lawyer
Guy w. Hill ate seven O'Clock din
ner with him and Mrs. Hill at their
residence Thursday evening. Rccita-
lions were given by Mrs. C. A. Bur
rows and auction bridge was played |
at three tables. The occasion was the |
dist birthday of the genial attorney.
Herbert Rowland and Alonzo How
land of Lancaster, Fred Smith, Clar-
cncc Smith, David Thomas and Mrs.
Rctta Warren of East Concord, Mr..
and Mrs. Milo Green, Luther Green of |
Mrs. Sias Lewis, Mrs. Jack
Moice of Concord, Mrs. Clarence JOS
lin of Waterford, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Cutting and son, Basil, of Pembroke,
N. H., were here to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Thomas, Thursday.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-26
WEST DANVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Roy and
Mrs. Joel Lawrence spent one day this
week in st. Johnsbury.
Dr. Stiles and Harley Swasey were
recent visitors in West Danville.
MI. and Mrs. Fred Cassidy are.mov-
ing into George Cassidy's house.
Oliver McCosco spent Monday at
st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. F. B. Milligan spent couple
of days at Hardwick this week.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-26
Minneboohoo,

Governor Saunders Of Nebraska
once spoke at Lincoln of little set
Element on stream called Weeping
Water. Lincoln chuckled: "Well, they
say that Minnehaha means laughing
water, so Minneboohoo must be Indian
for weeping water"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-26
Deaths STING.

One of the tragedies of death is that
the man never knows the glory of
his obituary notices,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31
DEATH OF GODFREY WILDER.
MUTH

Godfrey Wildermuth, II years old
and a resident of Owosso and New
Haven township for the last half CEN
ttxfyyt tsied Saturday safterneon- at his
home, 803 East Main street of cancer
of the stomach, with which he hao
suffered for about six months.
Mr.. Wildermuth was born in Ger
many and came to America when
four years old. He resided in Buff
falo before coming 10 this county.
He worked at the cooper's trade in
Owosso before moving to a farm in
New Haven about three miles north
of Owosso, which he conducted 35
years before his retirement from act
i've work. y SIS /,
Surviving the deceased are his wild
ow and three children; Mrs. Irving
Babcock, Of Caledonia; and Edward
Wildermuth and Mrs. Arthur Gallo
way, of New Haven.
The funeral was held on Tuesday
afternoon at 1:30 at the home and at
the Evangelical church at 200 o'clock.
Rev. G. Rodesiler officiated.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31

The board of supervisors Monday
instructed County Treasurer Dean to
prepare for submission to the board at
it's January sessiona complete sum-
mary of all receipts and expenditures
Of Shiawsssee county for the year 1919,
classified go as to show the total cost OF
all the different classes of expenses OF
the county, including court expenses,
jury pay, witness fees, contagious DIS
ease costs, justices and constables
claims, officers and clerical salaries,
road costs. drain costs. etc., ETC., 80 that
for once complete statement will be
before the taxpayers showing where
the money comes from and where it
goes, who authorizes the expenditures,
.whei her by state laws over which the
board has no control, or by the.board.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31
owosso Society q Chicago

Bvron H. Knapp, 815 South Wa
bash avenue, Chicago, writes The
Times requesting Owosso people TO
send to him the names and addresses
of any former Owosso folks who now
live in Chicago 1t is Mr.. Knapp's
intention to call meeting OF the
aOwosso Society of Chicago" for the
purpose of making them familiar with
the plan for the building of the me-
mortal hospital in this city and give
all of them an opportunity for help
ing in such manner as they may de-
sire.
Mr.. Knapp and his associate, Mr..
Thomas J. Tubbs, also one OF our
Owosso boys, some time ago signified
their intention of furnishing room
in the hospital. 1t is probable that
the "Owosso Society Of Chicago" will
wish to have some part in the erec-
ton or equipment of the new hospital.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31

The board of supervisors Monday
adopted the report Of the finance com.
mittee making the budget for county
expenses this year $193.4Os. 45, The
items are as follows;
Contingent Fund-s70. 900 90.
Road Fund-$77, 1O2. .45.
Poor Fund $i3. 000C0.
Buildings and Grounds-& 60. 900. 90.
Officers Salaries $27. 600 90.
The contingent fund a. above pro-
vides for the $4,000 foe the hospital
appropriation; $4,000 to make up de.
ficit; $4,000 to buy the store room for
county tools, autos. ETC.. +. 500 for the
Dorcas Home; $3.50 for the County
Normal; 1850 to pay bonds. The build
ings and grounds appropriation includes
$500 for maintenance of McCurdy park.
The budget is $4s higher than last
year. $4,000 of which is for county
roads; $4,000 for the hospital; 5000 for
the Dorcas Home; 81, 900 for tool build
ing. -
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31
W.. c. T. U. CONVENTION

At the Friday afternoon session OF
the w. c. T. U. convention being held
at the Church of Christ, occurred the
annual election Of officers for the
eighth district with the following re-
suits.
President, Mrs. Mary McGee, Owos-
SO; vice president at large, Mrs. Grace
Sibley, Saginaw, Mrs. S. C. Gage,
Saginaw, corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Minnie Crandell, Alma; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Eta Killian, Car.
land; treasurer, were reelected.
In carrying out the program for
the Jubilee drive "a Million Members
and Million Dollars" new division
of the unions activities will be adopt
ed. Following are the superinten-
dents elected under the new system:
World Prohibition, Mrs. Ella H.
Hard, Alma; Americanization, Mrs.
Nellie Ferguson, Vernon, Child Well
fare, Mrs. Adelia Page, Alma; Wom-
en- in Industry, Mrs. Bel Marie; Wa
cousta; Health and Morality, Mrs.
Flora Edgar, Lake View.
Mrs. Alice Klump, Saginaw, will
head the Evangelistic department
and Mrs. L. Albert Damn will be press
superintendent. IS
The convention classes with this
evenings session at which time an ad-
dress on Characterization" will be
given by Howard Hollenback, direc-
tor of Americanization work in the
Saginaw high school.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31

Hundreds of farmers are beginning
to see the great advantage of having q
county farm agent and many who were
most opposed to it at first are now hop
ing that some way may be formed to
continue the magnificent work done by
H. E. Dennison the past year.
A meeting to which all farmers Of
the county are cordially invited and
urged to attend. will be held Saturday
at the armory in Owosso, when the
matter will be discussed. G. A, Bing-
ham. Secretary of the Michigan State
Farm Bureau. will be present to talk
of the new plans to keep alive an active
farm bureau. Every other kind Of
business is organ zed, and the farmers
who are the largest in numbers and in
amounts of capital and labor used in
the business should not hold back but
come forward in a progressive and sen.
sible spirit and see that their work gets
the benefits which can come in no
other way.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31
WILL SETTLE LEGAL QUESTION
BEFORE VOTING ON BONDS

The board of education of the
Owosso Union School District We'd
nesday adopted a resolution instruct
ing w. r. Goodrich, secretary of the
board to call a special election of the
Union school district for the purpose
of voting on bond issue in the sum
of 100000 to defray expenses of
erecting the proposed new high school
building.
However, in order that certain legal
questions may be settled by the
courts for all time, Mr.. Goodrich in
a friendly spirit, refused to issue the
call. Then the school board began
friendly mandamus proceedings
against the, secretary to compel him
to issue the call. A decision in cir
cult court will be obtained and then
the case will go to the supreme court
for final decision. fFFffttN
The legal question to be settled is
whether or not the special charter un-
der which the school district functions,
or the general school law fixes the
limit to which the district may bond.
The charter, adopted in 1871 fixes
$50,000 as the limit, while the. gener-
al law fixes the limit at ten per cent
of the assessed valuations
There is every reason to believe
that the courts will decide that the
general law governs, in view of previ-
Gus decisions.
The mandamus proceedings will be
heard begore Judge Collins at Howell
on November 1, at 10 a. m.
( Judge Collins is holding court in
Howell and agreed to hear the case
there in order to expedite its progress
through the courts to decision, that
the school board might not be held
up longer than necessary.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31
BEAN GROWERS WILL BE PRO-
TECTED

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert B. Cook and
son, John, and daughter, Miss Mary,
have returned from a trip to Wash
ington, d. c., Mr.. Cook being one of a
committee of three Michigan bean
growers that was given an appoint
ment by the ways and means commit
tee of the house, of which Congress
man j. w. Fordney is chairman. He
speaks enthusiastically of the treat
ment accorded by the committee to
him and his colleagues, Nathan Simp-
son and F. A. Lord, of Mt. Clemens.
Representatives of the bean grow
ers of Colorado, New York and Cali
fornia also had delegations there at
about the same time. The growers
were assured by the committee that
every effort would be made to adjust
the tariff in way to take care of
difference in wages and living expen-
ses in the United States and the for
eign countries competing with the
American growers. Even the Demo-
Gratis on the committee lent sympa-
thetic ear to the growers story Of
destructive effects of the Importation
of beans, principally fro mthe orient,
on the growing industry in this coun-
try.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31
OVER OPTION ON
'CORUNNA FACTORY BUILDINGS

Suit to compel specific perform
arce of contract, has been filed in cir
cult court by Matthews & Hicks, at
torneys for E. w. Brown of the
Standard Machine Co., against w. ].
Parker, owner of the old Fox and Ma
son factories in that city.
A temporary injunction was also Sc
cured by the Owosso man restraining
the sale of plant "B" to anyone else.
1t is charged in the suit that on
October Mr.. Brown secured thirty
day option on the plant from Mr..
Parker, but that Thursday when
Brown south to close the deal for the
purchase of the building by making a
on the structure, Parker re-
fused to accept the money. -
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31
RECKLESS DRIVER ARRESTED
FOR LIQUOR VIOLATION

Don M. Lyon, of Flint, waived ex-
animation in justice court Monday and
was bound over to the circuit court
on charge of violating the prohi-
bition law. His arrest was the Sc
quel to an accident on East Main
street near the townhouse Sunday
night, in which he drove his car into
that of d. d. butcher of Bennington
and virtually wrecked it.
butcher, with Edward Campbell
was driving west and Lyon was driv-
ing east. According to butcher, he
was almost over on the grass on the
right hand side of the road, when
Lyons car, going at a high rate of
speed, swerved over and headed
straight for him. Just as the two
cars were about to crash, Lyon tried
to avoid collision but the hub on
his front wheel caught in butchers
front wheel and twisted the whole
frame and body of the car. Lyons
car shot on into the ditch on the other
side of the road, but Lyon brought it
out again.
: butcher, smelling liquor on Lyons
breath, summoned Sheriff Sproule,
who with acting Turnkey E. j. Her.
rick, searched Lyons car and found a
quart of whiskey in one of the pock-
cts. They also found a jub of hard
cider on the ground nearby. Lyon was
held in jail over night and Monday
gave bail in the sum Of 81 900 to in
sure his appearance in circuit, court.
He has also agreed to fix butchers
car.
Z Lyon is returned soldier and was
married three weeks ago. He and his
wife were returning from St. Johns,
where they had visited her parents.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31
cor.olid.ted owo..o Band.

A consolidation of the Owosso City
band and the West Side City band was
effected at meeting held Tuesday
night. The new organization will be
known rs the Owosso City band
Thirty.two musicians attended the
meeting Tuesday night, which was
called on short notice, and it is assured
that the new band will be one of 40
pieces. Il is announced that rehesrsals
will be carried on steadily all winter,
and every member Of the bahd will do
his utmost to give the city musical
organization that will reflect credit on
the city and the band.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31
EDWARDS--GRAY

At noon Saturday occurred the
marriage of Miss Bessie Edwards,
daughter of Mrs. G. M. Edwards and
James H. Gray, of Detroit, at the
home of the brides sister, Mrs. Floyd
Blair, North Water street. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev.
Dunning Idle. Mr.. and Mrs. Gray
will reside in Detroit where he has a
fine position with the Fisher Body
company. Mr.. Gray was for some
time foreman at the plant Of the Es-
tey Manufacturing company in this
city. -
Miss Edwards was popular clerk
at D. M. Christians for number
of years, but recently has been en-
ployed at o. M. Smiths in Flint.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31

The best football game of the season
was played at Athletic park. Saturday,
when the o. H. s. team defeated Sag
inaw Arthur Hill team to Z. The
game was fought from start to finish,
sometimes almost viciously. One Sag
inaw player was put out of the game
for kicsing an Owosso player in the
face and penalties were frequently in
flicted. just at the last few seconds
of the game Saginaw kicked the ball
over the goal, but as their players were
off-sIde the referee did not allow the
count A big crowd including many
from Saginaw witnessed the game
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31
STREETER-RUSSEY

At the First Baptist parsonage Sat-
urday occurred the marriage of Will
liam B. Russey, of this city and Mrs.
Anna B. Streeter, of South Lyons.
Rev. H. A. Waite officiating. Mr..
Russey is very well known here, hav-
ing lived in this city for long per-
iod of years and Mrs. Streeter is pop
ular resident of South Lyons. The
congratulations of host of friends
follow them. The newly married cou-
pie will reside in Jackson. The groom
represents the international Harves-
ter Co., on the road.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31
ENGLAND HAS WORKING Wo.
MEMS COLLEGE.
British r. w. @. A. Opens New Type
OF College This Year.

BRUSH 7 w. -. n. opens New Type
OF College This Year.
Plans for a Working Women's Col.
lege are being completed by the Ma.
tional Education Committee Of the
British Y. w. G. A. This college is
not for vocational training It's OBJ
ject is to increase the workers personal
interest and enjoyment in life, rather
than her industrial efficiency.
The Y. w. @. A. announces the plans
for this college as part of their pro.
gram of reconstruction. Improved hv.
ing and working conditions for work.
ing women, are, they think, dependent
upon Increased opportunities for edu-.
cation. Such attention as has been
paid to adult education In the past has
been almost exclusively for men. Now
the Y. w. q. A. feel sure that many
women will eagerly avail themselves of
the opportunity to continue their stud.
les, possibly interrupted by several years
OF work.
The curriculum will include courses
in Social and Industrial History. Eco.
nomics. Literature. Elementary Sci
ence, Hygiene, Psychology and Re.
ligion, as we'll as in Singing. Physical
Culture and Applied Arts, Every effort
win be made to meet the individual
needs of the pupils, There will be
room for about 81 students.
The college will be open to women
wage earners with ability and the de.
sire for study, particularly those who
have had only common school educa-
ton. A limited number of scholar
ships will bs offered by the Y. w. G. A.,
and 1t is hoped that organic atoms and
individuals interested In the aims of
the college will offer others.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31
First N. &. Ladies' Aid Society
Election. !,

At the meeting of the Ladies' Aid OF
the First Methodist church held Tues
day in the church parlors. Mrs. w. p.
Harryman was elected president and
Mrs. f. A. Watts treasurer. The other
officers are: Vice presidents, Mrs. A.
F. Howard. Mrs. G. L. Patee and Mrs.
John Hughes; secretary. Mrs. Glen
Perkins. A fine plan of work for the
year was presented by the president
and adopted by the society. The society
voted to purchase an electric motor for
the church organ.