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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

The historian Herodotus, $500 years
ago. described the African pigmies
which he located near the source of
the Nile. Herodotus. for once. told
the truth. for 1t Is in that region that
modern explorers have found them
Stanley described them as having huge
stomachs and short legs, and as ''leap
ing about like grasshoppers." One
specimen he saw was full-grown
young woman, three inches short of
three feet in height. but perfectly
formed and of glistening sickness
Of body. with absurdly large eyes,"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17
FARMERS QUESTION
VALUE OF DAT CROP

East Lansing, Oct. 14.-As result
uf the unusually light Michigan oat
crop this year, the lowest since 1907,
according to U. S. Department of
Agriculture estimates, many farmers
Of the State are questioning the value
of oats as crop. The yield this year
m Michigan is reported as 24.3 bush
els per acre. During only two other
years of the last fifty has the crop
been reported this low in the State,
md the average is far above this
years yield.
"Many farmers who are keeping
TIMES TEN
cost of production figures will un-
doubtedly figure this years crop as a
loss,D says c. H. Graves, farm man.
agement specialist at the Michigan
Agricultural College. at is mis-
take, however, for them to condemn
oats as a crop for this reason. In
making cost of production studies the
farmers must either consider his en-
tire rotation for single year, or else
consider any single crop in the light
Of yields for several years.
~Oats, when averaged over any ten
year period of the last fifty years, are
found to be profitable crop in Michi-
gan, and no farmer should condemn
them on the strength of this years
showing. Farming, unlike other in
dustries, cannot be figured on the
bsxis of q single SEASON The pres-
ence of an uncomfortable factor, the
weather, demands period that will
know averages"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

Statement of the ownership, man.
agement, etc., required by the act Of
congress of August "a, 1912, of The
Owosso Times published weekly at
Owosso, Mich, for October 1. 1919.
State of Michigan, County of Shia-
wassee-Before me notary public in
and for the State and county afore-
said, personally appeared George M.
Dewey, who having been duly sworn
according to law, deposes and says
that he is the business manager of
The Owosso Times, and that the fol-
lowing is, to the best of his knowledge
and belief, a true statement of the
ownership, management, etc., of the
aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required
by the act of congress of August "a,
1912, embodied in section 443, postal
laws and regulations, to-wit.
That the names and addresses of the
publisher. editor, managing editor, and
business manager are: Publisher, The
Times Printing Co., Owosso, editor,
managing editor and business man.
ager, G. M, Dewey, Owosso, Mich;
owner, E. o. Dewey, Owosso, Mich;
mortgage or other security holder,
none.
GEO. M. DEWEY,
Business Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th day of October, 1919.
H. X. WHITE,
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires June 90, 1928.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17
AMERICAN LEGION DAY TO BE
OBSERVED

Frsternal and patriotic organize
fions of the city were represented at
a meeting held at the armory Friday
evening, in response to an appeal
from the American Legion that COM
mittees of these organizations be nam
ed TO meet with the committee of
Patterson Dawson Post that has been
outlining plans for the proper sbserv-
ance of American Legion day in this
city November IL.
The program for the day as tenta-
lively outlined is as follows: Pro-
gram of sports in the morning for
which merchants will be asked to give
prizes; parade at 1 o'clock to be par
ficipated in by service men of the
world war from all parts of the coun-
ty, the Owosso city band, G. A. r. and
Spanish American war veterans, the
Red Cross Nurse Corps, the uniform
ranks of fraternal organizations, the
county war board, with Judge j. H.
Collins, chairman; school children and
the city commission and such other
bodies as may desire to participate.
At 2 o'clock if the weather permits
the speech of the day and patriotic ex-
ercises will be held outdoors at the
armory, but if the weather is incle-
ment, these exercises will take place
ut the Baptist church. Lieut.. Col. Guy
Wilson, of Flint, will deliver the ad-
dress of-the day, the Owosso city band
will furnish program and patriotic
exercises are to be put on with school
children of the city participating.
At 6 o'clock the Red Cross will
serve a banquet complimentary to the
service men at the armory. Following
this banquet the Red Cross will give
a ball at the armory free to service
men for which Fischer's orchestra of
Kalamazoo, will furnish music.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

Bids will be received for excavating and
laying til for 80 rods OF IS inch and 10 rods OF
10 inch.
Bids will be received for drawing 60 rods OF
is inch and 10 rods OF 10 inch tile.
Bids viii be received for furnishing 60 rods OF
10 inch tile and 10 rods OF Is inch tile, all to be
No. hard glazed
Bids will be received for building one con
crete bar.
Said job will be let in one section. The Sec
ton at the outlet of said Drain will be let first.
and the remaining sections in their order up
stream. in accordance with the diagram now
now on file with the other papers pertaining TO
said Drain, in the Office of the County Drain
Commissioner Of the County OF Shiawassee. TO
which reference may be had by all parties i'm
terested, and bids will be made and received
accordingly. Contracts will be made with the
lowest responsible bidder giving adequate Sc
curity for the performances OF the work. in the
sum then and there TO be fixed by me. reserv-
ing to myself the right TO reject any and all
bids. The date for the completion Of such
contract, and the terms Of payment therefor,
shall and will be announced at the time and
place Of letting.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

Notice is Further Hereby Given. That at Tia.
time and place of said letting, or at such other
County Drain Commissioner aforesaid may. ad-
Journ the same, the ASSESSMENTS for benefits
and the lands comprised within the Nick ehzfo
and Dwyer Drain Special Assessment< Dis
trict," and the apportionments thereof will b.
announced by me and will be subject 10 -
view for one day, from nine O'clock in th<
forenoon until five o'clock in the afternoonI .
The following is description of the Several
Special Assessment District of said DfXl1
viz ~ X
To the Township OF Owosso at large ana th|
following described lands in said townshiU
d & M II K right of way: S v OF Il Y OF w n
w except ID q M right OF way except o.
A; ofW X offs w n except town bot
lot and ID & M right OF way, and N 10 A.:
central part on west side OF e 43 A OF N v a
right Of way except So on VS. " Side e *
Of Of " " Z Of 4 " " s < 81 Of Z 81
and 4 lsA A Of s Wa except D 9 N ~,
way; i7AofE& OF S f u; Sec, IL. g.
Of Y ofNE4; W X OF Sc X S}of "a
r r all II, q E hofs W 4 soi D n right q
Sec 20, w 40 A OF N 50 A Of W X OF N = ~
cept Gem. lot ,ntaining A and 10 "A,
q Il CT except 7pd 70 All & ssass
on Il side Of piece OF land com. at 8 n q
w n OF s Il a. thence w on section line
chs. N deg. and 20 min. n b2.6s chs to
OF angling road Ely to u line s on said A.
to beg, 20 A OF e X OF IS Eh; Nb0A
Of S Z fri: " Sec. 81. N "a A OF u : 81 Il
except 10 A; S w Y of N VIZ; N W
Z. W Ne II y q + ! q WV y Hq exc II Z Il
VISA OF N as A OF s e 1;sNW 20 A Of
A OF s C u except A on w side; SEQ
II l, n w cor. OF w OF N W "; all Ia a
Now. Therefore. All unknown and no@
dent persons, owners and persons In<1
In the above described lands, and you. d
Fauth, Supr, and Geo. X. Dye Highway
the Township OF Owosso and you. T.. III
laier. samuel strehl. Riley st. Johns
shepard, Henry Ploch, james J. Morti1
Connolly, Mrs. Mary Murphy. VIM. DV/
Dwyer Est, Josephine Collier. ). N
Thomas y, Clapp, II M. Shepard. Tho&
Dwyer, w. III. Thomas, Il. j. Doepkor. d.
der, II: W. Rampe, Fred Krauss, Jr., w
stein, b G. La ,,,. r. A. LaunsteI1
are hereby notified that a. t11
and place aforesaid or at such otf1r
place thereafter TO which said he1|
be adjourned. I shall proceed 10 81
for the construction OF said "Mcl<
Dryer Drain" IN the manner h
stated and Also that at such time
from nine o'clock in the forenoo1
o'clock In the afternoon the nne
benefits and the lands corapri1c6
Mckenzie and Dwycr Drain Speed
Districts win be subject 70 rcVi<@
And You and Each Of You. q.
sons interested in the aforoc
hereby cited TO appear At th1
Of such letting a. aforesaid
with respect to such special
desire.
County Drain commissioS1@
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

level with the top of the tile, when the next
foot of fine earth shall be carefully placed in
the trench and tamped after which the re-
manning excavsted earth may be scraped and
tamped carefully in place, but no stone or
rocks shall be put back in the trench.
Q5) All angles shall be turned on an easy
curve, beginning and ending not less than two
rods each side of the angle stake where pos
sible. otherwise. special angles or bends shall
be furnished.
(16) The right of way for said drain shall
consist of strip of land eighty feet wide,
forty feet being each side of the above
described route, which shall be the center line
of the drain.
(17) All work shall be done in a good and
worlxmanlike manner and shall be approved by
the County Drain Commissioner or his rep
resentative before being considered complete.
rs, Surveyed and leveled August 10, 1919.
by order OF
ALONZO GRIFFIN.
County Drain Commissioner OF
Shiawassee County.
BRUCE ROBINSON,
Surveyor.
GRADE TABLE.
b. G.. Launstein.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

The following communication from the Board
OF County Road Commission rs was presented
which was upon motion resolved and filed
ayes, Rosevear and Wright:
At meeting of the BoaA Of County Road
Commissioners OF Shiawassee County held ut
the Court House In the City OF Corunna, II. iday,
October g. 1919.
Present Commissioner Parmenter. Bailey,
Cline
: Commissioner Bailey presented the following
resolution which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved by the Board OF County Road Com
missioners OF Shiawassee County that the fol
lowing described roads be and are hereby taken
into the County Road System OF said county
for construction and maintenance. Commend
ing at the. end OF pavement on West Main
Street 3l8 feet west from the west line OF North
Chipman Street thence west along West Main
Streetto the west city limits of the City Of
Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

headaches disappeared. / gained in
weight and feel fine, so can honestly
recommend Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to any woman who is
suffering as was. Mrs. ADEI.INE B.
LYNCH, 100 Plain St., Providence, r.. /.
Backache and nervousness are symp-
toms or natures warnings, which in
dicate q functional disturbance or an
unhealthy condition which often devel-
ops into more serious ailment.
Women in this condition should not
continue to drag along without help, but
profit by Mrs. Lynch's experience, and
try this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound-and for special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co, Lynn, Mass.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17
To Preserve Letters.

The following method of preserving
the legibility of pencil writing is valu.
able: Steam the letter until quite limp,
then brush over with a solution COM
posed of equal parts of milk and wa.
ter. Hang it up until nearly dry. Then
press it between two sheets of blot
ting paper with hot iron.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17
THE YOUTHS COMPANION
Commonwealth Ave. and st. Paul ST.,
Boston, Mass.
New subscriptions received at this
Office
Jones ASSAILS WILSON

Washington, October 16.-Speaking
more in regret than bitterness, Sena-
Tor Wesley w. Jones, of Washington,
takes President Wilson to task for the
use Of autocratic methods in pursuit
Of his object in getting the peace trea-
ty through unamended.
"At Versailles" said sthe Senator,
-the President would have it that a
league Of nations must be formed.
Everything must wait on this. All
che worlds differences must be adj
iusted. He had his way. Peace was
delayed. When the covenant was
drawn up opposition to it developed.
To defeat this opposition, he announc-
"a in New York that he would so en-
Irvine the covenant with the treaty
chat they could not be separated.
Both would have to be accepted or
both rejected. It was a money or
your life proposition. He would use
business chaos, industrial uncertainty
and the desire for peace as a club to
force it. This attitude was unworthy
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

of him and of great man. 1t should
be resented by every loyal citizen. It
was a display of egoism unworthy
one in his position. This very, thing
became his undoing. 1t threatens to
defeat the covenant now"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17
HOW TO AVOID
bACkACHE and
NERVOUSNESS
Told by Mrs. Lynch From
Own Experience.
Providence, r. I.-"I was all run
down in health, was nervous, had head

acneS, my Dack
ached all the time.
was tired and had
no ambition forany-
thing. ] had taken
q number of medi-
cines which did me
no good. One day
l read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what it had done for
women, so I tried
it. My nervousness
al h~~1r-~L -
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

Commencing at the end OF pavement on the
east line Of South Washinsto Street, thence
easterly along Corunna Avenue to the east city
limits
Commencing at the end OF pavement on north
line Of West Main Street northeriy along Shia-
wa see Street to the center line OF North Street
(city limits.)
AMOS PARMENTER,
ROY c. BAILEY.
WIN. n. CLINE
Board OF County Roard Commissioners,
Shiawassee County, Michigan.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COMMISSION

Owosso Mich, Oct 10, 1919.
Regular meeting OF the Commission, Mayor
Wright presiding.
Members present, Rosevear and Wright.
The minutes OF the regular meeting of Oct.
9, 1919, read and approved, as corrected.
A communication from Mr.. G. P Bentley rel
alive to Bentley Park was read, and upon mo
ton received and filed.
The following communication from the City
Engin er was presented and referred to the
City Attorney:
Owosso, Mich, Oct. II, 1912
To the Commission of the City of Owos-
so:
Gentlemen:
/ beg to report that the restaurant at 10s East
Main street has not installed q grease trap on
their kitchen drain.
This is a violation OF the city plumbing or
dinance over which the plumbing inspector has
no control.
Respectfully,
N. 1. RAYMOND,
City Engineer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

The City Attorney reported that Mr. Harrer
would be In Owosso on the 18th to make settle
ment OF the suit against A. Geek, and bonds
relative to the West Main street paving.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

The City Attorney made verbal report re-
garding the closing of the alley in block T. III N
5 A Williams add, and recommended that
the alley be closed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

the County of shiawassee In Chancery. -
Elias Hoizheuer
VS..
Amelia Holzheuer.
Suit pending In the Circuit Court Tor the
County OF Shiawassee. In Chancery, at Cor
unna on the 9Th day OF October, A. ID. 1919.
In this cause II appearing that the de PENDANT
Is not r. stdeDt OF this state, but resides at
Fort Meade. State Of Florida, on mote on of @.
that the said defe' dant enter her appearance
herein. within three m. nths from the date OF
tn Is order. 80
Ard that within fortr days the plaintiff cause
this order to be published In TIE Owosso
Times. such publication TO be continued OF &c
In each week for SIX weeks In success sim.
JOSEPH II. COLLINS,
Circuit Judge.
G. f. FRIEGEL.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

City Librarian submitted her report for the
month OF september, 1919, which was upon mo-
tion received and filed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

The following petition was presented
to the City Attorney:
Petition No. %.
To the Commission of the City of Owosso.
We the undersigned, do appeal and petition
OF M. l.. Stewart, land laying between 300 and
317 West Stewart street. given by M. L. Stew
art to the City OF Owosso for street. now con.
trolled by James Copas and held by sidewalk
he built for that purpose. Will this honorable
board please investigate and oblige the under
signed
Mrs Mary T.. Crook and 3 others
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

The following communication from the City
Treasurer was presented, and upon motion OF
Mr.. Rosevear the Treasurer was authorized to
make the proper distribution:
Owosso, Mich, Oct 2, 1919.
To the Commission Of the City Of Owosso,
Gentlemen -
The amount received from the County Treas.
urer IN April and June for delinquent Especially
tax we're not divided and could not be credited
TO the proper funds; they were credited to Gen.
Saver and Gen. Pavement. 1 have been unable
TO go to Corunna until now 10 get the proper
division. and find the 8.295 belongs to Glen
wood Avenue sewer and the s5es.l3 is divided
as follows
West Main st. Pavement.......S419 43
Washington and Main Pavement. 30 IL
;: washington pavement No. ~. 81 %
Sidewaik.'.'.....'. .''.'........ 30 20
e58s 10
M. r. GROVE.
- City Treasurer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

Tips on How to Gut the n. c. L,
Garry own lunch.
Shave yourself.
Polish own shoes.
Smoke Pipe.
Clean own hat.
Do own shanpooing.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17

The TRANSFER bond of Eli Kirby & Son was
present d, and Mr. Rosevear moved the bond
be accepted. surrties approved, and license
granted which motion prevailed; ayes. Rose.
wear and Wright.
Evening star., 1919-04-30

became very busy putting things to
rights. Then Farmer Brown himself
came and strange things began to
happen. 1t became as warm as in
summer. You see. Farmer Brown had
built a fire under the eyaporator
Whitefoot's curiosity kept him at a
place where he could peep out and
watch all that was done. He saw
Farmer Brown and Farmer Browns S
Boy pour pals of sap into a great
pan. BY and by a delicious odor filled
the sugar house.
II didn't take him a great while to
discover that these two-leSged crea
lures were so busy that he had moth
ing TO fear from them. so he crept out
to watch. He saw them draw the
golden sirup from one end of the evap-
orator and fill shining tin cans with
it. Day after day they did the same
thing.
At night when they left and all was
quiet inside the sugar house White
foot stole out and found delicious
crumbs where they had eaten their
lunch. He tasted that thick golden
stuff and found it sweet and good
Later he watched them make sugar
and nearly made himself sick that
night when they had gone home, fol
they had left some of that sugar
where he could get at it. He didn't
understand these queer doings at all
But he was no longer afraid.
Evening star., 1919-04-30
LI1IILES1oRlEs L1I
%BEDDTlrT1E %BD
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1919, by T. W. -Bmsess.)
Whitefoot Sees Queer Thinqs

Whitefoot the Wood Mouse had
spent the winter undisturbed in
Farmer Browns sugar house. He had
almost forgotten the meaning Of fear
He had come to look on that sugar
house as belonging to him. 1t wasn't
until Farmer Browns Boy came over
to prepare things for sugaring that
Whitefoot got a single real fright
The instant Farmer Browns Boy
opened the door Whitefoot soampered
down under the pile Of wood to his
snug little nest and there he lay lis
tening to strange sounds. At last he
could stand 1t no longer and crept to
q place where he could peep out and
see what was going on. It didn't take
him long to discover that this great
two-legged creature was not looking
for him. and right away he felt bet
ter. After a while Farmer Browns
Boy went away and Whitefoot had
the little sugar house to himself
again.
1t was that very night that Pr1ckly
Porky got in and lost his little spears
in Farmer Browns Boys sweater.
Evening star., 1919-04-30

roses. or cutwormS at the roots OF
her favorite plants. or sparrows who
greedily sit in rows and watch Tor
green peas to make their appearance
them down again. No: there is plenty
of hazard-a decided element OF
chance and big stake to work for
in gardening.
Moreover, there is pleansant out
door exercise, something that every
one desires in summer.
And, If you desire an object in your
recreation. surely you have it in
gardening. Your object is to raise
as many and as good flowers and
vegetables as you can under given
conditions and in a given space.
Tomato plants, cauliflower and cab
bage plants. egg plant and pepper
plants can be bought and set out
Then you can plant lettuce from
seed, and parsley. And after the mid
die of August you can put in an au-
tumn crop of early peas and other
vegetables. Beans you may have
luck with If you SOW them low. Many
gardeners can manage them as late
as this.
For your flowers try the quick
growing ANIMALS for this year-nas-
turtiums. sweet alyssum and poppies
Then plant dahlia bulbs. They will
be late in Towering. but so much the
hardy chrysanthemums from the gar
den Of some friend. And, of course
any perennials that you may want
you can get in plants.
If you want a seed-grown garden
then get along with ANIMALS for this
year and in August plant seeds TO,
your own perennials. These will be
big enough to transplant before
frost, so that they will get good
! roots in their new position for the
| winter, and will be in position &c
bloom next summer. In the autumn
too. you can plant a bulb garden
and that will make brave show
next summer.
Evening star., 1919-04-30
Col. Abernathy Ordered to Boston.

Col Robert s. Abernathy. field ar
tillery, has been relieved from duty
with the 51st Field Artillery and or
dered to Boston for duty pertaining
to the development and installation
Of the Hammond radiodynamic tor
pedo unit He will act as the repre-
sentative of the Secretary OF War.
Evening star., 1919-04-30

little nest, and when at length he ven-
tured out again Prickly Porky was
nowhere to be seen and the door was
wide open. Whitefoot didn't like that
open door 1t made him nervous.
There was nothing to prevent those
who hunt him from walking right in.
So the rest of the night Whitefoot
felt Uncomfortable and anxious. He
felt still more anxious when next day
Farmer Browns Boy returned and
Evening star., 1919-04-30
If YOU GARDEN.

For any one who possesses even a
dormant love of vegetation gardening
can be made the best of outdoors
recreations. 1t possesses all the ele-
ments of real sport. There is a haz-
ard; any one who denies this has
never worked to conquer aphis on
Evening star., 1919-04-30

Whitefoot saw that whole perform
ance He had known all about that
old sweater and that it was perfectly
harmless. So at first he couldn't un-
derstand Prickly Porkys dreadful
fright. He himself had been fright
ened because Prickly Porky was
frightened. When Prickly Porky had
knocked down the sap pals White
/ foot had bolted for the safety of his
Evening star., 1919-04-30
BY ANNE R1TTENHoUsE.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
NEW YORK. April %. 1919.-Every
one knows about the conflict between
the full skirt and the narrow skirt.
the short skirt and the long one, the
baby sleeve and the directoire sleeve,