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The Owosso times., 1920-12-24

GEO. M. DEWEY,
w. j. SIMEON,
A. j. HANCHETT,
Committee.
On motion of Sup'r Dewey the re-
port was accepted and adopted on fol-
lowing yea and nay vote called for
by the Chairman: Yeas: Abel,
Brown, Chase, Corey, Coy, Cornwell,
Dewey, Doane, Fauth, Grout, Han
chett, Kirn, Lawcock, McMullen, Red
mond, Shippee, Simeon, Urch, Vincent,
Vert and Woodbury., Fl. Nays 0.
Sup'r Shippee from the Committee
on Abstracts submitted the following
report:
To the Honorable the Board of Super
visors of Shiawassee County:
Gentlemen:
Your Committee on Abstracts
would respectfully report that we have
examined the records and find that
all moneys received by the County
Abstractor as shown by his records
have been turned over to the County
Treasurer and receipts issued there
for.
The total for the nine months end
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The motion of Sup'r Hanchett that
the Buildings and Grounds Committee
be instructed and authorized to enter
into contract with Wellington Duffy
to perform the duties of Janitor of
the Court House under the same con-
ditions and for the same salary as
the contract now in force with said
Janitor, was carried by the following
yea and nay vote called for by the
Chairman: Yeas: Supr's Abel,
Brown, Chase, Corey, Coy, Cornwell,
Doane, Fauth, Grout Hanchett, Kirn,
Lawcock, McMullen, Redmond, Ship
pee, Urch, Vincent and Woodbury., 10.
Nays 0.
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On motion of Sup'r Chase the re-
port was received and referred to the
Committee on settlement with the
superintendent of the Poor.
On motion of Sup'r Lawcock the
Board took recess until one o'clock
p. m.
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COMMITTEE.
The motion of Sup'r Shippee that
the report be accepted and adopted
and that the Committee on Abstracts
be authorized to enter into a contract
with the Abstractor, Glen Morse, for
the performance of the work in tha.
Office for the year 1921 was carried
by the following yea and nay vote
called for by the Chairman: Yeas:
Abel, Brown, Chase, Corey, Coy, Corn
we'll, Dewey, Doane, Grout, Hanchett,
Kirn, Lawcock, McMullen, Redmond,
Shippee, Simeon, Urch, Vincent and
Woodbury., 10. Nays, Vert, /.
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Live stock on farm:
norses' ----------------------- lOO w
Cows. 13 1850 90
Heifers, 2 ----------------- 200 90
Bull, l ----------------------- $50 90
Calves, 8 500 90
Hogs, 13 at $4,000 ------------------ 5S5 90
Shoats. 81 at 315 90
Brood sows, $50 90
Boar, 1 SO 90
Pigs, l6 at $500 0---- 80 90
Chickens, 200 ------------------ 800 90
Total w
Produce sold during the year------$ 621 AZ
Stock sold 633 IL
Total------ OIL
Whole number of inmates in the County
House during the year--------------- 81
Males ------------------ --------------- az
FemaleS --------------- --------------- 10
Number now in the County House-------- rs
The Superintendents of the Poor recommend
that the following amounts be raised for the
ensuing year:
Salary of keeper ------------------$ 1900 0O
uei ---------------------- 1900 o.oo 90
Contingent expenses --------------- S4O0 0o
Temporary relief ----------------- 5000 O0
The Owosso times., 1920-12-24
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1s, 1920.

At a regular. session of the Board
of Supervisors of Shiawassee County
continued and held at the Court
House in the City of Corunna in said
County on Monday, October 18, A.
d. 1920.
Board called to order by the Chair
man.
Roll called by the Clerk.
Present: Abel, Brown, Chase, Col
by, Corey, Coy, Cornwell, Dewey,
Doane, Fauth, Grout, Hanchett, Kirn,
Lawcock, McMullen, Redmond, Ship
pee, Simeon, Urch, Vincent, Vert and
Woodbury., %.
Record of yesterdays session was
read and approved.
Sup'r Lawcock from the Finance
Committee submitted the following re-
port:
To the Honorable, the Board of
Supervisors:
The Finance Committe on Bank De-
posits submit the following resclu-
tion: Resolved, by the Board of Super
visors of Shiawassee County, That the
County Treasurer be and is hereby
requested to deposit funds as fol-
lows:
To any banks offering to pay three
and half per cent interest and fur
nish bond approved by the County
Treasurer, sum not exceeding
twenty-five Thousand dollars $685.
000) shall be allotted. If all surplus
funds are not disposed of, balance
shall be deposited in banks in an
equitable manner among those banks
that will pay the next highest rate
of interest and furnish bond.
A reasonable amount to be deposit
ed in the Old Corunna State Bank as
a checking account. Interest at the
rate of two and three-fourths per
cent to be paid on monthly balances.
GEO. P. LAWCOCK,
GEO. L. KIRN,
GEO. M. DEWEY,
Committee.
On motion of Sup'r Lawcock the
report was accepted and adopted by
the following yea and nay vote called
for by the Chairman: Yeas: Abel,
Brown, Chase, Coy, Cornwell, Doane,
Fauth, Grout, Kirn, Lawcock, Red
rond, Vincent, Vert and Woo jbury,
Il. Nays 0.
Sup'r Brown from the Committee
on Justices, Constables and Coroners
claims and accounts submitted the
following report:
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Board of Super |
visors for Shiawassee County
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors:
Your Committee on Justices, ConstabIes'
and Coroners' Claims and Accounts would
respectfully submit the following as its report |
recommending the allowance of the several |
amounts as given below. and that the Clerk |
be authorized to draw orders for the same.
No Items Claimed All'wd. |
2O76-City of Owosso. Con-
stables fees -----------S 33 60 s 33 60 |
2O7o-City of Owosso. Justice
A. Cole. coroner 10 20 10 20 |
2086-Olve Graham, steno.
2o45~Eimer Arnold, con- " -
stable services ------- s 05 8 O5
M. Nichols JUS
tices fees --------------- 1856 Is 135 Is
2O82-G. f. Blair, dynamiting 2 10 2 rs
Mcbride justice 100 So 100 35 |
2101-P. =. Love, constable l3 As l3 as |
N. Bennett, Justice 90 90
GEO. NJ DEWEY
FREDK w. BROWN,
On motion of Sup'r Brown the re-
port was accepted and adopted by
he following yea and nay vote called
,or by the Chairman: Yeas: Supr's
Abel, Brown, Chase, Coy, Cornwell,
Doane, ,Fauth, Grout, Hanchett, Kirn,
Iawcock, Redmond, Vincent, Vert and
Ia. Nays 0.
Sup'r Hanchett from the committee
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Sup'r Dewey moved that the spec.
ial order of bushes for Tuesday, Oct.
10Th, 1920, at 2 o'clock p. m, viz:
the Election of a member of the
Board of County Road Commission
be postponed until Thursday, Oct.
21st, 1920.
The Chairman ruled the motion out
Of order.
On motion of Sup'r Lawcock the
Board took recess until tomorrow
morning at 900 o'clock.
Read, corrected and approved.
ROY l.. COLBY,
Countersigned: Chairman.
ARCH w. BURNET,
County Clerk.
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On motion of Sup'r Vincent the re-
port was accepted and adopted by the
following yea and nay vote called for
by the Chairman: Yeas: Abel,
Brown, Colby, Cornwell, Doane,
Fauth, Grout, Lawcock, McMullen,
Redmond, Vincent, Vert and Wood
bury, 13. Nays 0.
The Clerk read the bids for the de-
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Afternoon .

Board was called to order by the
Chairman.
Roll was called by the Clerk.
Present: Full Board except Supr's
Case and Smith.
The Chairman announced that the
hour had arrived at which we have a
special order of business, viz: The
election of a Superintendent Of the
Poor.
Sup'r Chase nominated j. A. Arm
strong for the Office of Superintendent
of the Poor for the ensuing three
years to succeed himself.
The motion of Sup'r Chase that the
rules be suspended and that the Clerk
be instructed to cast the ballot of the
entire Board for J. A. Armstrong for
the Office of Superintendent of the
Poor was carried by the following yea
and nay vote called for by the Chair
man: Yeas: Supr's Abel, Brown,
Chase, Corey, Coy, Cornwell, Doane,
Fauth, Grout, Hanchett, Kern, Law
cock, McMullen, Redmond, Urch, Vim
cent, Vert and Woodbury., 18. Nays
0.
The Chairman declared Mr.. Arm
strong duly elected Superintendent Of
the Poor for the ensuing three years.
The Chairman announced that the
hour had arrived at which we have
special order Of busines, viz: The
election of Jail Physician.
Sup'r McMullen nominated DR.. C.
A. Crane for the Office of Jail Physi-
clan for the ensuing year.
The motion of Sup'r McMullen that
the rules be suspended and that DR..
c. A. Crane be declared the unani-
nous choice of the Board for the of
flee of Jail Physician for the ensuing
year at salary of seventy-five dol
lars was carried by the following yea
and nay vote called for by the Chair
man: Yeas: Supr's Abel, Brown,
Chase, Corey, Coy, Cornwell, Doane,
Fauth, Grout, Hanchett, Kirn, Law
cock, McMullen, Redmond, Simeon,
Urch, Vincent, Vert and Woodbury.,
10. Nays 0.
The Chairman declared DR.. C. A.
Crane duly elected Jail Physician for
the ensuing year.
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Sup'r Case submitted the follow
ing report from the Soldiers Relief
Commissioners:
Corunna, Mich, Oct. 13, 1920.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Shiawassee County:
The Soldiers Relief Commissioners
make the following report for the
year ending Oct. 13, 1920:
Money on hand at commence
ment of year ,............. 1890. $179.26
We have drawn II orders
amounting to ...... ............ 132.OO
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Witnesses testified. thereafter. that
"heh the locomotive went by both en-.
sineer and fireman were on the same side
OF tho cab, staring with all their might at
Mrs. Whitaker. Her beauty had. literally.
turned their heads II their heads had not
been turned 10 her. they would have seen
MT. keeler and could have stopped in time
TO have avoided running him down
or course the contention of the railroad
was that the victim was the prey OF his
Own negligence; that the engineer was at
tending strictly 10 business and that the
accident wa, an unavoidable one.
Whereroo to the immediate interest OF
every one. the plaintiffs attorneys called
Mrs. Whitaker to the stand as an exhibit.
Mrs. Whitaker blushing. walked up.
"Ahhh!" rustled the court room. The
Jurors gazed as one upon her
They looked upon n deliciously rounded
figure. face almost Grecian in the resu.
larity OF IFS features. a very lovely mouth.
masses of raven hair-and they looked
into The same big, black eyes that had at.
tracted like magnets the attention of the
New York Central's engineer-if the
plaintiff was to be believed
Thereafter The jury's gaze hung raptur.
ously upon her.
Her looks were better evidence of the
contention OF the suing side than h er
testimony.
She hung her lovely but blameless head.
IL was waiting on the platform for the
next train" she murmured. 81 did not see
either engineer or fireman. was just
looking down the track for my train.
heard freight come along saw man
crossing the track and saw the train run
over and crush him. That is all ! know.
Really it is"
The lawyers who argued the case
wrangled about every point in it except
the beauty OF Mrs. Whitaker. As TO that
they We'd with each other in compliments.
shes the prettiest girl have ever
seen" said the counsel for the widow.
But you can't hold that against her in
deciding the case. She lives near the rail.
road and she has to go out once in a while.
Because she has the beauty OF an Oriental
houri is no reason that she cannot step
outside her home, although admit she
wouldn't have to be very near to make her
presence felt"
IL approve OF everything my opponent
has said about this lady's good looks" said
the New York Central Railroads attorney,
gallantly. "But, gentlemen Of the jury,
does it seem probable that the engineer
and fireman Of this train would wilfully
neglect their duty TO enjoy even such
beauty feast?"
That was a somewhat unfortunate remark.
Once-it is a classic story Of the bar
there was young attorney who had for
client particularly hard.faced person
charged with a minor offense. The client
was, in fact. tsrder looking than hard
raced. His attorney hadn't much Of de-
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tense but he was young and hopeful and
his gratitude 10 his client for being a
client made him view that client through
rosy glasses. Indeed. the mug must
have seemed almost beautiful to him.
Your Honor" he said 10 the judge. "I
have nothing to say except this-look at
my client your Honor. Look at him WE'LL"
The Judge looked long and earnestly.
us that all you ask me-" he inquired
at last, mildly
THAT Is all. sir" answered The young
lawyer. blissfully confident that His Honor
saw as he did
Very WE'LL" said the Judge. 81 had de-
termined to give him thirty days, but hav.
ing Notwithstanding lookcd"--
"Yes?" whispered the young lawyer.
Having looked at him WE'LL" continued
the jurist. three months!"
Somewhat the same thing happened
here.
Sure they would" said someone In
the courtroom, quite audiby WHO
Wouldn't"
The Judge pounded his gavel
'If there is another demonstration In
court order you to clear the courtroom"
he said sternly to the cour: officer
Mr.. Charles Morchauser the widows
counsel. continued the tribute TO Mrs
Whitaker:
There Is no evidence Of Irritation on
the beautiful young woman's part" he
chivalrousy conceded. "She did nothing
that anyone could criticize except that
tCl 1920. International Feature Service. Inc.
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- REAT beauty was held by the an.
r clients to be a fatal gift. even though
they worshiDpei 1t. Not only upon
It's owner. but upon those who sought the
owner for their own, the curse OF unhappi-
ness. misery, death fell. Great beauty
brought great Joy, but it also brought
great sorrow, causing, indeed. wars, MUIR
der and sudden death manifold. There
was the famous Helen OF rroy-.'the face
that launched thousand ships and burnt
the topless towers Of Ilium"
Some face! This would be the current
description. no doubt. But in all the his.
tory OF fatal beauty. Its odd and interesting
effects upon man, there has been no record
until recently OF it's having lured an en-.
gineers eyea from his locomotive dals and
the road ahead thereby causing the said
locomotive to hit a man and kill him.
Yet because his eyes fell suddenly upon
Mrs. William P. Whitaker as she stood
waiting at station for another train, an
engineer Of the New York Central Railroau
did turn his gaze away from tho tracks and
so. falling, to see one Charles l.. Keller.
ran his engine over him! At least that IS
what Mr.. Keelcr's widow testified. saving
that 1t was her belief that II both engineer
and fireman had not been so enthralled by
this glimpse Of Mrs. Whitaker she would
not then be wearing weeds nor would her
three children be fatherless! The Judge
agreed with her and the Jury which
awarded her $500. Mrs. Whittaker's is
indeed fatal beauty.
She herself says life has been lust one
embarrassment after another because of
1t and, as she puts 1t, "My marriage was
the worst thing that my beauty ever
brought mel"
Mrs. Whitaker, among other things.
won the beauty prize at famous contest,
dazzled an engineer SO that he killed a
man--but she couldn't keep her husbands
love with IT. sh, ia now suing for divorce
But OF all that more later.
The trial Of the unique case was liveIv
II was proven that Mrs. Whitaker came
from her home at Mllerton, n. Y. on a
certain day and at certain hour and made
her way to the station. She was dressed
charmingiy and being ahead Of time waited
on the platform for her train.
mere was the rumble OF an approach
ing locomotive. Mrs. Whitaker involun.
tarlly raised her large and melting black
eyes. It was freight. She lowered
them.
The freight went by. Suddenly there
was commotion and terror. People were
running to the crossing a little way Off
The freight had come to a stop.
man mad been run over by It, Not
then did she know that the unfortunate's
life had hung upon that upward sween of
her eyes and that 1t was the impact of
them and OF her own lovely image upon
the crew OF the engine that had doomed
him! 80" aooA'eu
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she was handsome. and that was not her
fault Our witnesses tell YOU that the en-
gtneer and fireman were on the same side
or the engine and that their heads were
both turned toward the beautiful young
lady. The engineer and fireman. instead OF
paying attention to their business. were
paying attention to a supe.idtively hand
some young woman"
The jury deiberated for seven hours
1t then decided that the railroad men had
been lured from their duty by this uncon.
scious siren Of the railroad tracks. They
had SaZed at her as the mariners listened
TO songs OF the I.orelei. And as the mar
iners had drifted onto the rocks they had
let their train run over Mr.. Keller
II was very painful and embarrassing for
beautiful Mrs. Whitaker. But then, she
says, as has been written. life has been
one embarrassment after another for her
because Of her good looks. In the town
Of Millerton. where she innocently caused
man his death. there had been compe.
litfon for a Fluffy Ruffes prize. She and
her sister and the young man who after.
ward married her were stroing through
town when crowd that had gathered
about drug store surged about her In
mob spirit they pressed so close TO her
That they crushed her gown and tore a
part OF 1t from her.
Sobbing and half fainting she was led
away. Persons who gathered about fol.
lowed her to the car.
SO she amt Fluffy Ruffles after ALL"
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TO a representative Of this newspaper.
From the first year OF our married life
was unhappy. My husband was New
York man with New York tastes, had
never been in Now York until was mar
gowns and go with him to a play every
evening and after the play to a cabaret.
Now. frankly. ! don't like tho theatres
And dctcst cabarets. He wanted me to
been seen at both He used to say. you are
better looking than any OF the women on
the stage or in any cabaret. want people
to SEQ you. But wanted to be at home
getting my beauty sleep. knew If kept
mp this life would soon he n red.eyed
wreck. We quarreled about that. !.
When my little son. DreXcl Hathaway
Whitaker came matters were no better.
We differed and differed and differed One
day my husband deserted me- leaving our
little hoy with me.
u found evidence involving, very I'M
happily a sixteen-year-old girl The girl
provided evidence by which secured my
divorce. We are good friends. offered
her home and offered to adopt her child.
she named it after me. But il has died
My husband really made no pretense
OF defending tho suit. II I ever marry
again shall marry man much older than
am.
II would only be happy with a man who,
IKE myself. loves home and quiet life.
And would not want one who loved
ne for my beauty alone. Such love soon
passes. II is house built on shifting
sands"
Mrs. Whitaker points to the fact that
the loss Of her husbands love Is not
unique In the history of beauties.
n hot hos
bands love-" she challenged
The list was recited at length LILLIAN
Russcil had worn four wedding rings be-
fore marriage became for her perm nent
institution Maxine Elliott failed to retain
the conJugal affection of the late Nathaniel
{. Goodwin
Pauline Frederick has won and lost two
husbands. Exquisite Marjorie Rambeau
mas been plaintiff IN divorce court.
Alice joyce besought the courts TO FREQ
ner from an unloving spouse. The late
Pauline Hall beauteous Ermnie OF the
opera of that name that was heard eight
hundred times in New York, lost her hus.
band 10 another
Charlotte Walker debated the pros and
cons OF divorce. hut decided To stand by
her husband. Jobyna Rowland. original
Gibson girl, sought and secured a divorce
from her famous novelist husband, Mae
Murray. the Brinkloy girl, was shorn OF
her first husband. Sadie Martinez, who
had been the tGast OF the town. figured as
Il deserted wife
Lllah Mccarthy who was callen Lon
ions loveliest woman misiaid her dis
tinguishcd husband. Granville Barker and
the former Mrs. Archer Il. Huntington
found AMI wed him.
The statuesqnc beauties OF opera have
not been immune from conjugal heart
break. Emma Eames asked the courts for
freedom. Lillian Nordca twice invoked
their aid.
The beauties OF England have been
neroines OF the divorce court. Lady Rosa
line Chetwynd, Violet Vanbrugh. Gertie
Millar
After long recital of marital miseries
OF celebrated beauties Mrs. Whitaker
summed Ip.
"Deauty Is at most husband bait. II
may lure and catch man, but 1t cannot
hold him on the hook"
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New Jersey.

DESIRABLE factories. 36xio0 stories
200 foot floor space, steam heat. rent
sos, another. 3sxioO. steam heat, rent $50
h, BECK, JIG BerBenline av.. West New
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PARTLY furnished modern horse. IL rooms,
3 baths: garage, large grounds: hot water
heat. gas. seyer electricity: will lease rga-
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l6l w. Bath st. Fitzroy 2143.
FAMILY FRAME-f FLOOR VACANT.
IL rooms, furnaces, gas, electric; min
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section, near schools: price $1,000; cash
5000. u. II. SWEET. 365 Fulton st., ia
malca. Phone 476.
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Rf-FINr'D NEIGHDoRHoop. 80 MINUTES
TO TIMES So. PRIVATE FAMILY;
BUSINESS COUPLE OR GENTLEMEN. -
M1NWOOp ST. BROOKLYN. TEL. CO..
nfIlI-. -InI
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From Battery to I4th ST., Inclusive.
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BOARD AND LODGING WANTED.

BOARDING school wanted for Protestant
girl ~ years old, either IN New York ci tyl
or nearby suburbs. must be very reasonable.
y 80 Herald. Herald M.
LARGE room. board wanted IN Jewish fam
iiy for refined lady below i21th st. west
state price - 1855 Herald Harlem. =
YOUNG man. rs wants room and board, prs-
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Washington Heights. Above i25th ST..
West Of 9Th Az.
Borough Oh Observation-Disclosures.
Borough of Bronx-saie or sent.

20 per cent. return on investment OF $40 900,
small apartment house. In good neighbour
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FARM PROPERTY.
New jersey,

1903 ACRES, 8 ROOM HOUSE, BARN, IS. 500.
On macadam road, i5 miles from New
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road station acres woods. rest cultivated;
good heavy loan soil, slopipg south fine
view, good elevation. not hily, almost no
stones; rich farming district changing TO
country estates no agents. OWNER. sos.
80 Wall ST.
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BUSINESS PLACES TO LET.

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BUSINESS PLACES TO LET.

, Above 18th ST 20 seth st. Unciusiye).
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BoARDERs WANTED.

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