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striped variety. A slight change in
light will change the color Of the petals
from rich. glowing, rosy -cerise TO
q silvery rose. The flowers are ex-
ceptionally large and double.
Eleven years ago when scientific
horticulturists were informing maya
zine readers that asters did not pro-
duce yellow flowers, James vicks
Sons OF Rochester introduced the I'm
perial yellow aster. Fred Wick, the
producer called II Lemon Drop. This
has been the best and most popular
yellow aster up to the present time
Now comes big yellow aster with the
type securely fixed. with every flower
q beautiful chrysanthemum yellow.
The flowers are large. full and ball
shaped. with centres deeply covered
with curled and twisted fiorets.
The plants are very vigorous and
frequently have from twenty to thirty
good. long. strong stems with flowers
suitable for cut flower purposes caus-
Ing the plants to resemble miniature
golden domes. These important crea-
tons were originated by James Vick's
Sons
An effective red, white and blue
bed can be arranged with asters. using
Heart OF Franco. Early White Branch
Ing and Dark Blue Perfection.
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~HEARI OF FRANCE "

we'll managed by giving strong dor
mant prunings. Plums are not half
appreciated. agree with Prof. He'd
rick. who says in "Plums of New
York: "Of all the stone fruits plums
furnish the greatest diversity of kinds
Varieties to the number of 1000, from
fifteen species, are now or have been
under cultivation. These varieties
give n greater range OF flavor, aroma.
texture. color, form and size, the
| qualities which crafty the senses and
, make fruits desirable, than other Of
our orchard fruits
The best known class Of garden
plums. the Europeans. are so called
because introduced from Europe in
early Colonial days. They are charac-
terized by solid meaty flesh and free
stone pits. The season OF European
varieties at Geneva, y. Y. lasts from
about July Is to about October 5.
The Japan plums differ widely from
the Europeans. AS class they have
a distinctive favor. They are almost
as hardy as European plums, thrive
over wide range of territory and are
particularly valuable in the Southern
make fine dwarfs, Burbank and Album
dance being among the best At
Geneva their season lasts from about
July 20 TO about September 20.
Perhaps the finest of plum favors
are found among varieties of the
native American plums. They vary
much in size and favor and are among
the hardest Of our plums. With us
they are mostly in season between
August 20 and September 80
Dwarf peaches seem to speak for
themselves. Scarcely an order comes
to us without including at least tree
OF fhs fruit Had r NOT -chanced THAI
to most OF mankind the peach is free
for the growing OF II we would surely
prize II as a luxury. 1t is the one OF
our Northern fruits which is tropical
in It's luciousness.
The trees grow so rapidly for a year
or two that they might almost he mis-
taken for standards instead of dwarfs,
but after the second or third year the
| dwarf characteristics become unmis-
takably evident.
Plant the trees eight or ten feet
| apart. Don't forget to give them n
| good stiff pruning each spring and
grow them six or eight feet high at
most. A row of these little trees at
the side OF the garden is true de-
light in peach season" In the little
garden planted for the family and for
| dad TO putter in he wants a
sequence of varieties chosen for
quality, and II he wishes can secure
each summer two solid months OF
| peaches almost every day"
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Rec GRAND NEW ASTERS-RED YELLOW AND SILVERY ROSE
Something for Nothing, or How to Collect Plants From
the Woods and Roadside

To obtain it appeals to the least
sordld Of minds.
There is no place where We can more
surely find It than in the woodlands.
Granted the desire Of having n
beautiful lawn, shrubbery and garden,
what Is more interesting than to coll
lect plants from the wild? Once upon
time obtained q most charming
Effect by combining the red bud or
Judas tree with doswood in a corner
Of our lawn. The Judas tree is an
ungraceful struggling tree in its nat
ural state. but choose straight young
saplings, prune to pole, with a forked
head, tie them TO stakes all the way
up. fertilize, set a weight over the
roots to conserve the moisture and as
a guard against wind, weeds and the
predatory hen, which Is ubiquitous
in the country.
In the spaces between the Judas
trees set the best young dogwoods to
be found and treat them in the same
way. and when they come into bloom
the ~ rdener will be thankful for hav-
ing learned this lesson. A perennial
asset of beauty in the garden, an OBJ
ject lesson for less enterprising neigh
bors and an object Of delight to the
wayfarer who is cheered always by
natures benediction.
Another source of garden wealth
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Is the viburnum in variety. the "black
haw." with its foamy blossoms and
shining foliage. its drupes of bird food
that call tho songsters to the garden,
who will carol their thanks for giving
them food when the snow fiiesl
The woods from Canada to Florida
and to the far West offer their bounty,
and II is good for them to thin out
the overgrowth and let in the air and
sunlight where they are dense. Like
charity ut blesses them that give and
them that receive" In digging the
my many failures in transplanting
holes drive deep, at least foot below
the longest root and I'LL in.
In late article described one of
cedars. The proofreader by some ex-
traordinary obliquity of vision printed
$500 for 200 trees. Those trees cost
nothing but the labor of taking them
UP, and after they died they were
converted into bean poles for the "run-
ners," and even the holes were used
for chestnut trees. This is also the
season to bring in to the rail fence
the native grape. wild roses. catbrier.
Virginia ivy (Ampelopsis quinque-
folia), bittersweet (Celastrus) fruiting
and nearly evergreen and of gorgeous
eutumnal coloring. bave learned
after many attempts TO bring the wild
azslea. laurel. evergreen, holly and
cedars to the garden that IL one can
find them growing upon bank, which
occurs often when roads are cut
through the uplands. one can remove
them without loss of the complete root
system by tunnelling under them. En-
pose the roots from the bottom. sat
urate with water and gently drop them
TO the road.
I obtained the wild crabapple. the
fringe trees, the hard thorn and the
coral berry (Ilex opaca) in this way
without any retardation o. growth, as
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PuRE MOLASSES.

Old fashioned baking molasses, not
bleached or adulterated, is offered by
the Pure Cane Molasses Corporation
OF SO Beaver street, New York, and
housewives will be glad to be able to
obtain the good old molasses that
mother used to use.
Molasses sprinklei on roughaGe,
straw, corn fodder and silage is rel
ished by cattle and it greatly in
creases the food value. A special
brand of molasses is put up by the
Pure Cane Molasses Corporation for
feeding purposes called Cane Mcla,
/, macs COWS Yield moro milk, puts
vigor and vim in horses and keeps the
stock in good condition. Hogs receiv-
ing It in their rations take ON weight
rapidly. The cost is about two cents
pound.
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The boy with the rake is one of Il
series of photographs used by the
Department of Agriculture. If the boy
had put his left hand further up the
handle of the rake or had stopped over
too far or had put his feet too far
apart he would waste a lot of energy.
Practice and observation in the han
ding of tools, hoes, shovels, cultiva-
tors, SC, will teach right methods.
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OF orchid plants, 100 square feet and
so square feet. arranged for effect ;
decorative plants permissible.
Prizes are offered also for collections
of plants OF amaryllis. cineraria, cy-
clamen. hydrangea, primulas. chizan-
thus. tulips. narcissus, lilies and for
cut flowers OF roses. carnations, an
tirrhinum, mignonette. sweet peas,
roses and carnations.
Applications for entries should be
addressed to George V. Nash, secre-
tary. Horticultural Society Of New
York. Mansion, New York Botanical
Garden, Bronx Park, New York city.
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PURE RED ASTER
SPRING FLOWER SHOW

Tho Horticultural Society of New
York will hold a spring exhibition at
the American Museum OF Natural HIS
tory. Central Park West and Seventy
seventh street March rs, 20 and &c.
afternoons and evenings. The exhibit
ton will be free TO the public; no ad-
mission fee will he charged.
Tho prizes are divided into classes
for the non commercial and CONNER
cial growers and the schedule includes
groups of spring towering plants, $50
and 100 feet square. arranged for
effect. Group of foliage plants 100
feet square, arranged for effect. Group
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The Neosho Nurseries, Seosho, Mo,
offer an interesting and instructive
book on ornamental shrub and tree
planting. 1t also covers the various
operations in successfully planting and
cultivating orchards. This book is free.
Two additional books, Inside Facts OF
Profitable Fruit Growing" and How to
Beautify Your Home Grounds" are 10
cents each.
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there was no amputating shock to their
nerves.
Apart from the educative effect Of
this labor OF love described above II
is a healthful and tonic employment
and creates a joy in life that to the
children OF nature is a great delight.
SUSAN T. OKM.
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In planting remember that inferior
trees. either fruit or ornamental trees,
mean inferior results and the loss OF
time and money. Therefore in select
ing stock the first consideration should
be quality and the last consideration
price.
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Vermont maple syrup is scarce at
the present time. The Vermont Ma
pie Sugar and Syrup Company OF
Washington Market offer the genuine
article at s2.75 a gallon, IS cents a
quart.
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LEARN TO HANDLE TOOLS COR.
RECTLY.

There is of course a right and
wrong way TO use every garden tool
The correct way is to hold the tool and
operate it so as to do the greatest
amount OF work with the least fatigue.
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ter in it the date. name and location of
every, tree and shrub set on; for use in
future years after the labels have been
lost.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-25

Inc whole number of votes given for the
Office OF Justice of the Supreme Court was
twenty-one thousand forty seven and they were
given for the following named persons Rus
sell y. Ostrander received $3.50: John l.. Bird
receiver SAB; Robert T.. Bunker received
zlol Patrick II. O'Brien received 2741; Ed
ward D. Foss received ~: Albert Renncr re-
ceived SO; Harvey b. Hatch received $50
WInent II. ID. Fox received 92S.
The whole number of votes given for the
Office of Regents of the University was twenty
thousand nine hundred nineteen and they were
given Tor the following named persons: Ben
Jamin 5. Hanchott received 6767; Lucius l..
Hubbard received 675l Effie Gaylord Huston
received 2738; Eta Comstock Boltwood re-
ceived 1891 V. Milton Breitmayer received S5
Harvey A. Hedden received Sc; Mary +. Fault
received 916 Alice NJ. Tucker received 905.
The whole number of votes given for the Of
flee of superintendent of Public Instruction
was Ten thousand five hundred forty-two and
they were given for the following named
persons: Thomas f.. johnson received 1884 !;
Mary Hinsdae received 279S Robert A. Wash
burn received 100; Emor l.. Calxins received
906; Herman Westhund received 2.
The whole number of votes given for the
office of Member State Board of Education
were given for the following named persons:
Frank Cody received 6794; discipline Fitzger-
aid received 1880: Adrian Mount received 90 ;.
Ruth Y. Yohnston received oil.
The whole number OF votes given for the
Office of Member State Board of Agriculture
was twenty thousand seven hundred sixty four
and they were given for the following named
persons; Dora III. Stock ma n rec etved 6185 j..
Whitney Watkins received 1856 George Wine
rtivcd n7Uo; Dcfbcrt Il. Farley sreceived So
q ssFt .s4 las 4 6 ~
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M. e. Elzinga received 81 Writ McClain re-
ceived 500; Frederick c. Niemann received
| S92 Louise Peacock received 1.
The whole number of votes given for the
office of County Commissioner of Schools was
Seven thousand thirty eight and they were
given for the following named persons: How.
ard f. Slocum received 1896; Ella Clark re.
ceived 2.
The whole number of votes given on Amend.
stitution relative to authorizing the State Ia
borrow money to eused for highway pur-
poses and issue Bonds herefor was ten tho,,s
and six hundred sixty-five and they were given
AS follows: YES received Ills: NO received
$3.50.
The whole number of votes given on Amend
ment TO Section three of Article XVI of the
Constitution relative to the increase or de-
crease of salaries of Public Officers was Nine
were given as follows YES received 2999 :
NO received 663S.
The whole number of votes given on Amend
ment to Article XVI Of the Constitution rela.
tive to the importation, transportation manu-
facture, buying, selling, etc, of cider, wines,
beer, ale and porter was eleven thousand eight
hundred and sixteen and they were given as
follows; YES received PISS; No received
9061.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, 4f =.
County of Shiawassee, IS. Ga
We Do Hereby Certify, That the foregoing Is
correct statement of the votes given I'M
the county OF Shiawassee for the Offices narhtse
in such statement and for the persons desiR1at-
cd therein and other matters submitted at the
Biennial Spring Election held on Monday the
seventh day. OF April in the year one thous-
and. nine hundred nineteen. 81. f..r -
/. In Witness whereof, We have hercunto set
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our hands and caused to be affixed the seal Of
the Circuit Court for the County of Shiawas-
see this 18th day Of April in the year one
thousand nine hundred nineteen
H. w. PARKER.
+. b. SHELF,
r. A. LORD,
Board of County Canvassers.
Attest:
ARCH W. BURNETT.
Clerk of Board of County Canvssssrs.
STATE OR MICHIGAN,
County of Shiawassee, IS.
We Hereby Certify. That the foregoing Is
correct statement Of the Board of County
Canvassers of the County of Shiawassee OF the
votes given in such County for the offices
named in said statement and for the persons
designated therein, and other matters sub
mitted, at the Biennial Spring Election held
on the Seventh day of April, 1919. SO far as
IL relates to the votes cast for said offices and
other matters as appears, from the original
Clerk.
lit Witness Whereof, We have hereunto set
our hands and affixed the seal OF the Circuit
Court for the County of Shiawassee this 18th
day of April in the year one thousand nine
hundred nineteen.
ARCH w. BURNETT.
,.,.sB '''.i County Clerk.
~ yecoJlf III. w. PARKER,
Chairman Of the Board of County Canvassers.
4 CERTIFICATE OF DETERMINATION
STATE OF MICHIGAN
County of Shiawassee. SIS.
The Board Of County. Canvassers of Shia-f
wassee. County having Ascertained and Cam.
yassed> the several Wards Townships and Dis
tricts OF said County. at the Biennial Spring
Continued on page 49, csf
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Petition No. rs.

Petition No. 20.
Owosso. Mioh.. April ~. 1919.
To the Commission OF the City Of Owosso.
Gentlemen:
We the undersigned, tax payers of the city of
Owosso. huDbly petition for q curb to be erect
cd on State street between Main street and
Lynn street.
w. H. VanSice and others.
Mr.. Hanscom presented the following report
which was upon motion adopted; ayes.
Hanscom. Rosevear. Wright:
April 81, 1919
To the Commission of the City Of Owosso.
Gentlemen:
wish to recommend to your Honorable Bo ~
that the several streets herein set forth be
oiled for the sea on of 1919.
Respectfully submitted.
FRED L, HANsCOM,
North and South streets-Oling District No
Estimate OF Cost.
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the work, DO paid bv special asse.sment. and
the remainder OF such cost be paid from the
general street fund OF the City OF Owosso; ana
that the following lands do constitut the spec
ial assessment distric 20 be known - "Olllns
District No. @" upon which the special assess.
ment aforesaid be lowed, TO wit All the lois
and parcels OF land ronting and abutttng on
said proposed Improvement. the same 70 DC
assessed according TO from age thereon ana ac-
co ding TO bench therefrom.
The CITY Asse- sor il hereby directed to pre-,
pare u special asse .sment roll for the speciai
assessm mt upon the lands constituting salu
special assessment district for said improve
m mt for the sum OF si,8-49B, the same being
five-sixths of o costs OF said work as esti-
mated and the cost OF plans. surveys estimates.
superintendent, and advert sing therefor. said
assessment to be mad according to frontage on
said improv ment. and also according to benc-
dts therefrom. Upon filing the said special
a. assessment roll In the ONCE OF the City Clerk
Assessor, the same shall be c0nsecutively num-
bered by the said CLERK and he Is hereby Ill
rected thereupOn TO cause TO be published once
each week for at least two we, ks In sons news
paper of the city, notice Of the action OF the
Commission In relation to the said proposed
Improvement, OF the work to be done and OF
the district to bs assessed, AID OF the time
when the Commission will meet and cons der
objections thereto, and that the special assess
ment roll heretofor. made by the City Assessor
for the purp OF defraying that part OF the
expense OF said Improvement to be paid Tor Dy
special assessment ogether with the plans
office for public Inspection. and that the Com
mission will meet at u time set nth in said
notice. and at least two weeks after the pub
cation OF said notice and the filing OF said esti-
mates and special assessment roll at which
time and place an opportunity will be given all
persons interested to be heard regarding the
said Improvement and q seSsment and to oner
objections thereto.
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owosso, Mich.. April u, 1919.


Owosso. Mich. April II, 1919.
To the Honorable Commission of the City Of
Owosso:
Gentlemen:
hereby withdraw my name from the petit
tlon for paving Ball street from Ma~n to Oil
yer street. The remonstrance against paving
this reason fes the msjorsy should n rule and
In consequence am signing the remonstrance
Very truly yours,
w. Il. Ward.
The following petition was presented
and upon motion referred to Mr.. Hanscom ayes,
Hanscom, Rosevear Wright.
Petit on No g.
Owosso. Mich. April, 1919.
To the Commission Of the City Of Owosso,
With the und arstanding that q petition has
been or is to be fled with you for the paving of
North Shiawassee street from Oliver street to
North street. we as tax payers and owners Of
cur remonstrance against said paving
l.. 8. Goodale and 43 others.
The following petition was presented
and upon motion refer ed to Mr.. Rosevear,
ayes. Hanscom, Rosevear, Wright.
Petition No. "a.
Owosso, Mich April Is, 1919.
To the Commission Of the City Of Owosso,
Gentlemen;
We. property owners on Cleveland street
humbly petitioa your honorable body to cause
water mains to be constructed on Carmody
street from Main street to Cleveland, and your
petitioners will ever pray.
Martin Cavanaugh and others.
The following Petition was presented and
and uponlmotion referred to Mr.. Hanscom, ayes
Hanscom, Rosevear Wright.
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Frontage
Chapman from Main to South.............. 8s As
State from Main to A A X X ................ IS 80
Lans ng from w Main to Lynn. ........... 81 A
Cedar from north end OF street to Cass -. 80 81
Elm from w Mason to w Comstock. ..... IS 90
clark from Lee to Oliver. ............. q 81
ADA from King TO nliver.... ........17 97H
Shiawassee from Elizabeth to Cass. ...... SO 90
Shiawassee from Stewart to Prindle 49,. 10 AZ
Pine from King to Williams .............. 81 12
John IRON w Mason to Main .......... III rs
Adams from Jenette to Williams =. ...... 80 "a
Water from Jenette TO Washington ...... 40 90x
Ball from King to Mason ............ 81 "a
Ball from Ma n to Comstock. ............. %
ashington from North to Oliver ..... 81 90
Park from line lot 10. block 2, L Struber's
sub div out lots H. 10, to Main ........... AZ so
Saginaw from King to Main ............. 43 10
HICKORY from Goodhue to Main ........... 30 81
Oak from Oliver TO Comstock ..... :. 30 IS
Dewey from line lot 5, block 2, City
Assrs Plat No. to Comstock ........... 38 IS
Oakwood fromMain to Jerome. ... .......... 10 7e
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Property owners frontage 7s,toon. f.32
TOO Il at &c per linear .s3eos -
City Ut large to pay 10 OF total COST. 40 %
No District-totsi estimated cost. .se, o4s ~
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The application l.. Curry for q plumbers
license together with bond was presented;
upon motion the bond was approved and license
granted, ayes, Hanscom, Rosevear, Wright.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-25

The City Treasurer presented his report for
the month OF March, which was upon motion
adopted, ayes, Hanscom, Rosevear. Wright
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-25

The report of Justice Friegel for the month
OF March was pres snted which was upon
motion received and filed; ayes, Hanscom,
Rosevear, Wright.
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Upon motion.of Mr.. Rosevear the following
uncancelled checks were ordered credited to the
various funds; ayes, Hanscom Rosevear and
light.
The following is q list OF checks, In my opin-
lon, 1t would be better to place them to the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-25

The bond OF Mr. Rosevear was presented, and
upon mot on the sureties were approved and
bond accepted; ayes. Hanscom, Rosevear and
Wright.
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FOOT
Frontage
Stewart, CHI pman to Washington ...... -. 80 e6
Corunna. WASHINGTON TO city limits. 81 98
Cass Shiawassee to Washington ......... % 20
Genesee. Shiawassee to Mich. Ave ....... 3 ~
Comstock. Water to Dewey .... ............ II A.
Lynn. hpman TO State .................. 20
w Main. Br oks to Pavement. 49,. ...... p 90
r Main, Saginaw to City Limits .......... So 20
w Exchange. Lansir to Elm. ............ 70 81
Exchan &c. Park to DE 'ey.............. 30 10
w Mason, Chapman to John .............. 50 on
Mason, Water to Dewey ...... ........... ~ 10
Williams, Shiawassee to Dewey. ......... 20 81
r. Oliver, Dewey to City Limits e. :. 81 10
Lee, Clark to Shiawassee ............. II 81
Goodhue Washington to Hickory ......... IL 81
King, Ada to Hickory ........... ....... 48 IA
Property owners frontage 1850 IT.
6,S32 IT at &c per lin Hr ft............$1 Ss4 96
|, City at large to pay l-6 total COST. 377 90
Total estimated cost go. .-..-. :. .....s2,e6i 90
Respectfully submitted,
E. s. BREWER. City Engineer.
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East and West Streets--Oiling District No. 2
Estimate OF Cost.
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Owosso, Mich, April "a, 1919.
Special meeting OF the Commission, Mayor
Wright presiding.
Members present, Hanscom, Rosevear,
Wright
All members present waived formal notice Of
special meeting.
The following resolution was presented and
Mr.. Hanscom moved the adoption Of the reso
luton which motion prevailed; ayes, Hans
com, Rosevear, Wright.
Resolved, By the Commission Of the City
OF Owosso that the claims and accounts hereto
attached be approved and he Mayor and City
Clerk are hereby instructed TO issue warrants
on the City Treasurer against the various funds
for the amounts shown. tE.,A
From the General Street Fund
Q Collar ...........".......45O On
, No further business upon mott N the Com.
mission adjourned.
A. T. WRIGHT
Mayor.
City Clerk.