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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-14

Cullen Had Swallowed the Bait Whole.
worth ten or fifteen, we wouldn't feel
very guilty about selling II to personal
acquaintances at eight or nine, would
certainty that It ought to so up to If
teen2 They'd bless us for ltw
"But the main point; the staggering
thing about 1t. Is"
rs that If the public gets ten or IF
teen per cent dividends" said Hllllard,
cor buys at ten and sells few dollars
higher. it thinks it's lucky: and In the
meantime. the underwriters make any
thing up to a thousand per cent, and
get it in a few months. And I've
known some OF these syndlcates to
turn over in few days"
ooh, ! want to do I'll" said Angela
ecstatlcally. 81 want to do I'll Dad
Let's be a syndicate and go out to
Montana until It's over Come on
Let'sl" Hilliard laughed cheerfully at
her.
I'm this particular case" he said,
"the syndicate's about half formed.
Nothing final. but it's pending. And II
Is good-so good that / doubt IL any
laymaa could break into 1t with cold
ehisel" Again. he excused himself on
the ground of salesman's license. "But
that's the fundamental. Mr.. Cullen
that's how the thing is done, and that's
how the public carries the whole bur.
den of financing, and doesn't know
It,"
He assumed an attitude OF easy un.
concern. Angela. her breath coming
rapidly. was regarding him with awe
struck eyes. Mr.. Cullen. his mouth
drawn to a perfectly straight line. was
gazing spellbound at the orderly array
Of figures on the envelope.
"And this--is q genuine miner" he
managed presently.
I'm my opinion, It's very wonder
full prospect" said billiard. and he be-
lieved every word of that solemn state
ment.
Mr.. Cullen folded the envelope. and
then suddenly, as though too cautious
to betray his profound absorption
(which he had been betraying frankly
for at least twenty mlnutes), tossed 1t
back to HlllIard.
"When you've got syndicate that'n
let me in for say, thirty cents" he
said, with elaborate humor. 'just pass
along the good word. viii your"
81 never try TO do business with my
friends" said billiard. with the most
delicate touch Of reproof.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-14

unwatering and timbering and develop
ing the old shaft--so that 1t wasn't
all bull luck. not by any means. And
I claim that the romance and the
drama and the excitement is in the
combination of business sense with
that wonderful possibility Of accident.
You don't go in at random; you use
your best Judgment. and expect about
ten per cent on your money-and It's
the chance of getting a thousand per
cent tkst keeps the game alive. Some
men don't even get the ten :.
mighty few ever get the thousand.
I'm satisfied. and more than satisfied.
that the gods have been good 10 me,
and put me somewhere tn between"
"T suppose for the people on the in
eide.~ said Mr.. Cullen, "a mining prop
ositlon Is Just as safe and buslnessllke
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-14

Few "eocd-bys" are adequate to the
sentiment of the occasion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-14
GETTING RICH QUICK.

Synopsis.-Dick Morgan OF syria
cuse, N. Y, a failure in life, enlist
ed in the Foreign Legion OF the
French army under the name of
Eenry Hilliard, is disagured by
shrapnel The French surgeons
ask for photograph TO guide them
in restoring his face. In his rage
against life he offers In derision a
picture postcard bearing the radi-
ant face OF Christ. The surgeons
do a good job. On his way back to
America he meets Martin Har-
mon. a New York broker. The
result is that Morgan. under the
name OF Hilliard and unrecognized
as Morgan. goes back to Syracuse
to sell a mining stock. He is de-
tepmined to make good. He tells
people of the death of Morgan. He
finds in Angela Cullen loyal de-
fender of Dick Morgan. He meets
Carol Durant, who had refused to
marry him. She does not hesitate
to tell him that she had loved Nor
gan billiard finds he still loves
her and Is tempted to confess.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-14
A lonely man in his home
town.
GRO BE CONTINUED
"clyeD and "Get."

The two little words give" and
"get" sum up the differing creeds OF
earth and the ambitions of mankind.
Those who are eager to bestow, to en-
rich the world around them, to bless,
to help. to uplift, constitute the one
class. The other crowd grasps every
thing for self, only its own.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-14

70o0G0 00c0COCrO 050c0CNG0d00U
fountain, which In his moments of
complacenee had all the attributes of
a geyser for him, was suddenly a
feeble faucet. and the tidy lawn was
no more seductive than window-box.
The up-to-date schoolbooks." said
billiard, laughing, shave a good many
changes in them. The West of the
early eighties is all gone. the atmos-
phere is all gone, the old-style miners
are all gone; you used to see some pic
turesque sights even ten years ago, but
nowadays you best realize how the in
dustry has changed when you see a
coupe of pals hunting for work in an
AUTO drive up to a camp, ask for a
job, get it, park the auto. take the
tools out of the delivery body on be-
hind, and pitch in. And you can inn
agine the other changes that accom-
pany that one. OF course, that's es-
pecially typical of Arizona. but we get
it in Montana, too. I'm not saying that
the color has gone out entirely. be-
cause it hasn't, but in the old days the
West Was the West, and now it's NOV
ing East as fast as It conveniently can,
so that If you want to get the pure
spirit of it, as it is today. you'll have
to go down to Wall street. That's
where 1t lives"
Mining miningi" unused Mr.. Gull
len. Sounds adventurous just to say
it" He gazed at the fountain.
"And no industry Is less understood
even by intelligent men. Mr.. Cullen.
AS matter of fact, the public doesn't
even understand most of the common
est terms. The buying public doesn't
even know what it is buying. That's
why it's so easy TO sell worthless
stock"
"Oh, Mr.. Hilliardt"
For instance" he said. 81 spoke of
a certain number of tons in sight, and
that's one of the very commonest ex-
pressions in fake prospectus. I sup
pose you know you couldn't see it,
don't your"
why. not said Mr.. Cullen, blank
ly. Couldn't II"
You might actually see few thou
sand dollars worth"
Why" said Angela. supposedly. II
thought ii stuck right out on the walls
In gobs! And you knocked it off with
a pickax! And shoveled it upl"
Not, exactly that said billiard
kindly. Sometimes you go at an ore
body with steam shovels, and other
times you don't. But when you remem-
her that three or four pounds of cop
per to every hundred pounds of rock
means a very handsome profit, If your
costs aren't excessive, you have some
idea of how little you could knock nT
a wall. No-yoa tear down the whole
mass. You go at it wholesale"
"What / meant by romance" said
Mr.. Cullen. wasn't necessarily luck
And besides, this yarn you've just told
US doesn't illustrate what / call a
business proposition. What I'm try
ing to get at is that you've got an oc-
cupation that isn't cut-anddried one
like the average. There's breadth to
it--vision. There's drama. There's
the outdoor side to it. There's"
Don't forget" billiard warned him,
shat l purposely gave you that illus
tration, and l think you've missed the
moral. 1t was a business proposition.
My friends bought the mine for the
values they knew were there. They'd
have made money if they'd gone ahead
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-14
Traits Of the Grizzly.

The grizzly rarely hIbernatess prefer
ring to prowl the forests in the winter
months He is meat eater, as well
as being fond Of honey, roots and eggs,
and usually kills his own food. Two
cubs come to the mother bear in her
den among the rocks, and she is In
saneIy courageous " defense Of them.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-14

there's a huge profit for US. isnr
therey'
But suppose there's never a dlvi-
dend?"
"Don't we know there viii be2
Didn't | say we control the board of
directorsr'
But suppose you can't find brokers'
to-"
HilIisrd gesticulated broadly.
"Why. as matter of fact, we don't
care very much II we don'ti That's
the commoner method, AID that's rhe
way to get our money back almost at
once. and then play on velvet But If
instead of working through brokers.
we were willing to tie up orr capital
a little longer we'd make considerably
more money in the long run. as you
can plainly see. We'd advance our
hundred and twenty thousand dollars,
wait until dividends could be declared.
aud then get the stock listed on the
curb and begin to feed II out TO the
public through a fiscal agency. There'd
be twice as much in IL for us. but we
wouldn't be in that perfectly delight
full position of owning lot of variable
stock which literally had:It cost us
anything. Or. of course, we could offer
some OF the shares TO our personal
friends at a fair price, and reimburse
ourselves that way. Knowing that It's
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-14
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot De Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There il
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness,
and that Is by constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. Catarrhal Deafness Is
naused by an infiamed condition OF the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube Is Unframed you have a
rumblinR sound or imperfect hearing, and
when II is entirely closed. Deafness Is the
result Unless the Inflammation can be re-
duced and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh. which is an infiamed
condition OF the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case OF Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARFsH
MEDICINE.
All Druggists 7sc. Circulars free.
Il. j. Cheney & CO. Toledo. Ohio.
Whatever derby hat does, 1t
never lops down over the ear.
Few "eocd-bys" are adequate to the
sentiment of the occasion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-14

Pain7 No, not one biti Just drop
a little Freezone on that touchy corn,
Instantly it stops aching, then you lift
that bothersome corn right Off. Yes.
magic! Costs only a few cents.
Try Freezone Your druggist sells
a tiny bottle, sufficient to rid your feet
of every hard corn, soft corn, or corn
between the toes. and calluses. without
one particle Of pain, soreness or irri-
tation. FreezOne is the mysterious
ether discovery of Cincinnati genius.
ADV.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-14
Hon FINANCE.

Mr. Sapp-They told Inc at the bank
I'd never find any one to take that
Golden Goose mine stock Off my hands.
Mr. Simp-They told me the same
about my Dry Hole oil stock.
Both--Let's swap.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23
Death Of Ransom Lewis.

Ransom Lewis, a resident of Owoseo
for the past lS years, died Wednesday
at his home, 728 North Park street.
His death was due to complication of
diseases. Mr. Lewis had been confined
to his bed for the past week but had
been in poor health for some time.
The deceased would haye been 7s
years old next month. He was a Civil
war veteran and member of Owosso
lodge No SO. l. o. OF.
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs.
May Q Lewis, and four children, Mrs.
Bertha E. Foote of this city; Spencer
A. Lewis of Eastport, Idaho; Mrs. H.F.
Locke of Pontiac, aud W. A. Lewis of
Detroit Another daughter, Mrs. Car
olyn E. Miller Of Grand Rapids, died in
1918 Eight grandchildren also survive.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23
SEEK 1000 ROOMS
FOR FARM DELEGATES

East Lansing, January 20.-Two
thousand rooms in Lansing and East
Lansing are being reserved for the
accommodation of visitors at the
Michigan Agricultural College Farm
ers' Week, Feb. to 6. Advance in
quires indicates that crowd consid-
erably in excess of last years 5000
will attend the annual congress of ag-
ricultural men, and authorities at the
college are taking precautions against
the danger of room shortage.
* Eleven state agricultural associa-
tions,. with a total membership run
ming well into the thousands, will hold
their annual meetings at East Lans-
ing during the week. AS a result the
normal attendance of guests for the
week is expected to receive a decided
boost. The associations scheduled to
convene are: Michigan Farm Bureau,
Michigan Crop Improvement Asso-
citation, Michigan Branch of the
American Poultry Association, Mich
igan Milk Producers Association
Michigan Potato Producers Associa-
ton, Michigan Muck Farmers Asso-
cviation, Michigan Maple Syrup Max
ers Association, Michigan Milk and
Dairy Inspectors Association, Park
superintendent and City Foresters
and Rural Y. M. C. A. Secretaries.
These organizations meeting to-
gether during the week represent the
largest gathering of rural workers
held in the state at any one time dur
ing the year. Many members are
planning to avail themselves of the
chance to attend the meeting of their
association and at the same time
"take in" the other Farmers Week
attractions.
Detailed programs and information
may be had by writing to Director OF
Short Courses, East Lansing, Michi
gan.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23
DESERT TO BE SALT LAKE CITY
MARKET GARDEN

Reclamation of 1880 acres of land
lying between Salt Lake City and
Great Sale Lake, and its conversion
into a ranch capable of producing
foodstuffs to supply the needs Of the
Utah capital, is now being vigorously
prosecuted by private interests.
Already $275,000 has been expend-
ed in the reclamation work, and en-
gineers engaged on the project esti-
mate that an additional $125,0O will
be required to complete it. This work
involves the construction of a sys-
tenn Of small drainage canals criss-
crossing the tract and emptying into
two larger and central channels which
convey the surplus salt water into
Great Salt Lake. For unnumbered
years the tract has been saturated
with salt deposits, and the SHOWS OF
winter and rains of summer have left
the land boggy waste, so far as the
surface grounds is concerned. At ar
average depth of three feet, however
there is a solid and exceedingly rich
subsoil. To drain the surface of its
water and upturn the soil is the task
of the engineers.-By Frederic Kin.
ney, in the February Popular Mech.
anics. Magazine.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23
AMERICAN LEGION
POST ACTIVITIES

Several committees were appointed
at last nights meeting of Patterson
Dawson post, American Legion, to
look after matters which the post has
under way. One committee will con-
fer with Quackenbush post, G. A.. R
regarding plans for cooperating in
the observance of Memorial day next
year.
Another committee was named to
make plans for dancing party to be
given on the night of Washington's
birthday, February %.
A third committee was named to
have charge of the organization of a
basket ball team. A call has been
issued for practice tomorrow night
There are several members of the post
who are basket ball players of ability
and strong. team to represent the
post seems likely.
l.. F. Miner, who is field agent here
for the government insurance bureau
talked TO the men on government in
surance.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23
Sturtevant Lumber & Coal Co.
Ortanizsd.

The Sturteysnt Lumber & Coal Co :,
successor to the old established firm Of
Sturtevant g. Blood, was organized
Tuesday, and Charles V. Harris was
elected president and general manager,
H. B, Sturtevsnt vice pres dent and w.
j. Blood secretary treasurer The COM
psny is capitalized at 500, 900.
The company takes over the business,
stock and assets Of the old firm, and will
carry on the general business of hand.
ling lumber and building material and
coal as in the past. The acquisition of
Mr.. Harris by the firm will give genuine
pleasure t. many Owosso people. who
know him we'll because of his former
residence in Owosso, when he was con.
nected with the firm of Sturtevant Il
Blood.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23
Y. w. C. A. ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Young Woman's Chris
tian association was held Monday
evening at the rooms on South Wash
ington street. After the devotionals,
which were in charge of Mrs. Dun
ming Idle, Mrs. Fred Welch, president
of the board took charge of the meet
ing.
A pretty feature in giving the re-
ports for the past years activities
was the putting in place of section
of the blue triangle as each girl spoke
until at the conclusion of the various
recitals depicturing the phases of
Y. w. work, the symbol was COM
plete. Reports were also given by the
board, Mrs. Welch, the president of
the Junior Council. Miss Mable Nor
gan, and the general secretary, Miss
Virgie Mendenhal.
The resume of the work of the Sec
ond year showed the organization to
be in a most 1ourishing condition
over 200 girls being enrolled in the
various departments.
Much credit is due to the efforts OF
Miss Mendenhal who is a most faith.
full and efficient worker. The new
members Of the board elected last
evening are as follows: Miss Kate
Corlett, Mrs. A. F. Howard, Miss Ha.
eel Tidman, Mrs. George Gates, Miss
Addie Grove, Miss Jennie Sackrider
Mrs. S. j. Morgan.
The new members of the council are
Misses Blanche Jenney, Clara Kalt
rider, Bessie Palmer, Helen Bush
Mabel Morgan, Ethel Hutchinson
Madeline Rice, Annie Sayles, Nellie
Schlicher and Mrs. Bessie Lewis.
Miss Marcia Seezer, a "Y" secre
tary was present and gave an inter
esting talk.
At the conclusion of the business
session a brief social hour was en-
joyed. Refreshments were served.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Among the several couples who have
been granted marriage licenses by
County Clerk Burnett in the last few
days are James Moshimer and Mrs
Emma Baker of Byron. Mr.. Mcshime,
is rs years oil and has been married
once before, while Mrs Baker il 62 and
has been married three times before
Mr.. Moshimer is civil war veteran.
Others who obtained licenses were
Carl Caller and Mabel Oyster, Owosso
John Button and Juanita Wiswell
Owosso; Louis Evanchich and Stells
Krokker, Durand; Clarence Harris and
Winifred Watson, Owosso; Myron p
Darling. Garland, and Barbara Husler
Owosso; Oeschel Harris and Lula Wat
ters, Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23
County Y. w. G. A. Annual Meet
ind.

The first annual meeting of the Shia
wassee County Young Womens' Chris.
tisn Association will be held at the
headquarters rooms, Stafford building,
South Washington street, Owosso, on
Wednesday, Jan. %. The meeting will
open at 10 o'clock. A pot luck dinner
will be served at noon, and the after
noon session will open pro pity at 1
o'clock. This is a call to all women and
girls in the county, whether mem bers
of the Association as yet or not, to get
together in real fellowship, learn of its
varied activities during the past year,
and to look ahead 10 all that the Asso
citation can bring to our communities in
the future As far rs possible, the re.
ports will be given by the girls them.
selves Election of the new members
OF board of directors wilt be held In the
afternoon.
Is your town or community planning
adequately for its girlhood2 If it is,
connect mp with this world organiza
tion of girls and women. If 1t is not
the Y. w G. A. bas contribution to
make to the life of your community
Let's get acquainted; come to the an.
nual meeting. Bring sandwiches and
one other article of food-a spirit oil
friendliness and a neighbor
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23
FARM BUREAU MEMBER
SHIP OUTLOOK BRIGHT

Prospects for a large membership
in the Farm Bureau are especially
bright according to G. M. Urch, Cam
paign Manager. Mr.. Urch, with
County Agent Dennison, has visited
every township in the county during
the last few days and township
chairman has been selected to look
after the arrangements for the cam
paign which is to be put on by the
State Farm Bureau in the near fu-
ture.
Each chairman selects eight or ten
committeeman in his township to as
sist in transporting the solicitors
when they arrive in the county. Re-
ports from these chairman indicate,
that in most cases, influential farm
ers see the need for the kind of an
organization that the State Farm
Bureau is backing and are very will
ing and anxious to aid in driving
these solicitors for one day.
In some townships meeing of these
chairman with their committeeman
have been held and the townships
definitely mapped out by roads so
that the work will be greatly facili-
tated when operations start. Other
townships will follow a similar course
within the next few days.
Mr.. M. A. Masitck from the State
Farm Bureau force will be in Owosso
Morday morning and will spend the
week in the county assisting Mr..
Urch in making any necessary ar
tangements prior to the opening of
the campaign on January 26.
Farmers from every section of the
dounty are taking a keen interest in
the preliminary arrangements and
from all indications Shiawassee coun-
ty will have as large membership as
any other county in the state when
the drive is completed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23
Chamber of Commerce Banquet.

Prospects for large aitendan ce al
the Chamber of Commerce annual ban
quet Monday evening at the armory
are very bright, and all will be wei
repaid for attending.
The program Is as follows:
Introduction of the toastnIaster. Mr.
W. F. Gallagher, by the President Mr.
Herman A Di .pan.
"Our OJportunities, Mr., r. III Scott
vice president and manager REQ Motor
Works, Lansing
"Our responsibilities, MIR. J ID
bort, President bort Motor Car Com
pany, Fllut.
Our Community" Mr.. W. 8. Lin
ton, ex- congressman and memb Der State
Highway Commission, Saginaw.
Others Experience Locally APP
Piled" Mr.. F. W. Steere, Steere Engi
neering Co, Owosso
Facts and Fancies" Mr. Lee FL
Bearce, Secretary Chamber of Com
merce. Grand Rapids.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23

Attorneys Miner and Miner have
fled the answer to the bill of complaint
in the case of Ira G.. andiGeorgia Curry
against Arthur L. and Frances Curry.
all Of Owosso, in which the building
occupied by by the Chrry hard ware
business is involved Arthur Curry
claims that Ira virtually admitted In
1915 that he had no further rights in
the building because of being in default
on the contract and that money paid by
him to Arthur had long been called
rent.
Frank A. Jones, a local carpenter,
was Yesterday awarded Judgment OF
$50 by jury 10 Justice court against
August Stute, manager of the Federal
bakeries. Jones sued for labor ip re.
modelling the front Of the bakery. He
asked $t25.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23
M. A. c. GRADUATES AND
STUDENTS TO BANQUET

A banquet to which graduates and
all former students of the Michigan
Agricultural college are invited, will
be held in Owosso on Saturday even
ing, February z. The purpose of the
banquet will be to arouse interest
among former students at the college,
in the project to erect an alumni
building at the college. County Agent
Dennison of the farm bureau is the
local committee in charge of arrange
ments for the banquet. The place
where the banquet will be held has not
yet been decided. All former stu
dents at the college are asked 20
keep the date open and make every
effort to be present.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23

Martin Janrich, en- Austrian, and the
stills with which he has been making
whiskey out Of corn aud raisins, were
landed in the city jail Tuesday. follow.
ing a radon his home on Brooks street
by Chief Hodges and three other
officers. With Janrich and the stills,
came a large quantity of mash in the
process Of fermantatiou.
Jaurich denies that he was maxim 9
whiskey, asserting that it was cider
that he was making. He demanded an
examination when arraigued in police
court Wednesday morning and it was
set for Jan %. He failed to furnish
bail in the sum of $500 and was re-
manded