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The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-05-01
MEYERS FALLS
IS HIT BY FIRE
HOTEL AND BUSINESS HOUSES
DESTROYED IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS
Strangers at Hotel Believed to have
Been the Cause of the
COnfiagratiOn

A fire last Monday morning de
stroyed half of the business district
of Meyers Falls, and but for the very
active efforts of the citizens and
some visitors passing the night there
the whole of the town, including the
Great Northern depot, would have
been obliterated by the flames The
fire originated in room in the Her
ron hotel, which was owned and CON
Quoted by DR.. Herman A. Fleig. 1t
is reported that two strangers came
to town late Sunday evening and
took a room together and retired for
the night At about four O'Clock in
the morning they left Soon after
smoke was discovered in the building
and was finally located in the vacated
room. The fire had gained such
headway that by the time the alarm
could be sounded the building was
doomed TO add to the hopeless
ness of the catastrophe the only
water obtainabe was from deep
we'll in the center of town. Those
who came to the rescue Immediately
set about saving as much personal
property as possible. Considerable
furniture was saved from the hotel
but most of it was destroyed. The
hotel register was lost and for this
reason the names of the men who
disappeared from the room where the
fire originated could not be furnished
The buildings occupied by Bob
Moore as a pool hall, John Welty's
blacksmith shop, and George Thomas
the barber, were emptied of their
contents before the fire melted them
down. Mr.. Moore lost the perma-
nent fixtures which could not be
loosed from their fastenings in time
to escape the fire which was. carried
along the thoroughfare by a lively
gale; one item in particular was an
expensive plate glass mirror which
was The pride of the place.
DR.. Fleig was the heaviest loser.
The building which was estimated at
worth of $5,50O was about hall
covered by insurance in the agency
of Archer r. Squire of Kettle Falls.
Small insurance was carried on the
furniture. 1t is reported that the
other buildings destroyed carried
only light insurance.
A fire on the east end of the
block several years ago destroyed the
hotel owned by Mr.. Moore which was
never rebuilt because he believed
one such establishment sufficient for
the town. The burning now of the
only remaining hotel there places
the town in sore straits to immc-
diately accommodate the travelling
public DR.. Fleig is not yet de
cidcd to rebuild but holds out the as
ness. The other losers will imme-
diately resume in new quarters.
Meyers Falls is a lively business
center and its business men are
readily in touch with the best in
terests of the town and are a unit
in the promotion of its advancement,
and there seems little doubt that the
stricken little city which commands
a wide range of business drawn from
a vast territory in the Colvlle and
Columbia river valleys will soon be
rebuild in more substantial struc-
tureg
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-05-01
SCHEDULE OF THE
COMING EVENTS

May 12-Glee club concert.
May 14-Commencemcnt Covillc
high school.
May 17--Democratic state conven-
tion, Spokane.
June 1-5-State grange, Aberdeen.
June 8-Republican national con-
vention, Chicago.
June 28-Democratic national con-
vention, San Francisco.
Sep. 30, 80, Oct. stevens County
Livestock Show, Colville.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26

ton 10; thence south on said Y line q.
intersection of east and west u line Of Sec
tion Is: thence west on said Y line to west
north and south 1/f6 line Of said Section
Is; thence south on said 1/f6 line to east
and west Y line of Section 22; thence east
on said u line through the center of Sec
tions 22 and 23 to the center post of Section
90; thence in a northerly direction following
the city limits of the City of Owosso TO the
Michigan Central Railway tracks; thence
north following the railway through Section.
II and to the Rush Township line; thence
west on said township line to the Middle
bury Township line; thence south on said
Middlebury Township line to the place OF
beginning, all in Owosso Township Shia
wassee County, Michigan.
All persons interested are hereby notified
that IL is the intention of the Board of
County Road Commissioners to assess all
lands within the limits of said assessment
district as finally determined at said hearing
on account of the improvement of said high.
way according to the plans and specifications
on file in the Office of the County Clerk.
Given under hands this goth day of
March, A. d. 1920.
AMOS PARMENTER.
VIM. III. CLINE,
Board of County Road Commits sioners
Shiawassee County, Michigan.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
Results Of Primary Election.

Icertify that / have made public
canvass of the votes cast at the primary
election held March %, 1920, as report
ed to me by the several election boards,
aud that the result is as follows, and
the following names only will appesr
on the BALLOT at the election to be held
April 5, 1920:
For mayor-A. T. Wright, B. R.
Cushman.
For commissioners of public improve
ments-J. r. Ketcham. Thurston E.
Stebbins.
For municipal constable-Frank R.
Forster.
For charter revision commissioners
Edwin F. Conant. Frank ID. Collamer,
William H. Van Slice, Fred WEIGH, Ben
j. Robbins, Geo. M. Dewey, Ward q
Cobb, E. Brewer, John r. Kelly, Mrs
l.. l. Conn, Elmer B Shuts. l.. A
Sanderhoff, John II. BRANDED, B. P.
Hicks, Neil X Hansen, Geo e Pardee
b. K LUCAS,
Dated March 90, 1920, City Clerk
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
PUNCHY PARAGRAPHS
SUMMARIZING WOODS
AMERICAN PLATFORM

= washington must not be money
chest into which anyone may thrust a
hand. We must return to financial
orderliness."
"Ninety-five percent of all American
labor is square and wants TO do right.
There must be more of the Golden
Rule in labor-capital dealings. La
Dor must be paid more than enough
10 live'."
ITO reduce the high cost of living,
increase production, spend less"
From now on we must look into
The quality and not only at the quantl-
ty Of our immigration. America must
not be the dumping ground of the de-
generate
THE condition and happiness or
The family means the condition and
success of the nation
'There is no room here for enemies
OF good government. We are going
TO continue to run this country by
Americans"
lone splendid thing women Will do,
aow that they have the vote, is abol-
;sh the intolerable child labor
Universal training should not only
teach our boys how to shoot straight,
but how to think straight, live clean
love a pure body and send them BACK
better men, better citizens, better
sons, better fathers"
Our country rests largely upon the
conduct of its public school system
Pay our teachers WELL"
Our stability depends on the agri
cultural population, The Red flag new
en- flies over the proprietor farmers
home. If our farmers lad struck, thu
Roche would have won..'--
IAN American - an American
wherever he may be and deserves oul
protection. The Roosevelt policy, Per
dicaris alive or Raisuli dead should
be Americas
True liberty is found only within
the law. Rights OF property must b'
held sacred by those who invest an
those who labor"
1--WE want no class legislation, ~
autocracy of capital, no au;ocracy o
labor; only democracy of both" q
Don't seek war. Seek peace. BE
lieve in arbitration. But the NOR
righteous and powerful you are tn
more successfully you arbitrate."'
"A League OF Nations, but with re
ervations that keep the America
people fres.' Nre
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
LIFE OF TRACTORS
DEPEND ON OILING

East Lansing, March 22.-"Proper
care of the lubricating system is the
vital problem in operating farm trac-
tors" says E. c. Sauve, of the Farm
Mechanics Department at the Michi-
gan Agricultural College. "The life
of tractor can be materially short
ened or heightened from the average,
according to the care given to the oil
ing system"
"Once understood, the tractor is
not complicated machine, and man
can learn readily to care for it prop
erly. fabrication questions, howev-
err, are always present and always i'm
portant, and they demand careful at
tention for successful operation of
the machine.
"a great many of the costly tractor
repaids can be traced to inefficient
fabrication, or to an entire lack of
fabrication. With the use of present
day fuels, more or less of the liquid
does not vaporize. This liquid passes
between the piston and cylinder,
lodges in the crank case, and mixes
these with the oil. The fabrication oil
becomes thin and loses its lubricatirig
qualities, with the result that bear
ings and all moving parts within the
motor will heat and wear unduly
when enough of this unvaporized fuel
is allowed to accumulate.
"The manufacturers instructions
regarding the changing of oil regu-
larly are very important and should
be closely observed"
Ignition troubles also contribute
heavily to the worries of a tractor
operator, according to Mr.. Sauve. 1t
is a system not easily understood by
the average owner, and should not
ordinarily be tempered with. Spark
plub trouble, however, which causes
good deal of the ignition difficulties,
can be remedied quite easily.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
Christian-Muggsridss

Mr. Leigh Hugh Christian OF
Owvsso, and Mrs. Maude Finley Mug
geridge, of Hot Springs, were united
in marriage at noon yesterday at the
First Baptist church, The Rev. s. w.
Kendrick officiating.
The wedding was carried out with
the utmost simplicity, the only wit
nesses being Mrs. E. j. Looney and
Miss Mary Jane Finley, the mother
and sister of the bride.
The bride was reared in this city
and is well known here. The groom
IS one of the leading business men of
0wosso.
The couple left Immediately after
the wedding for Chicago, where they
will spend several weeks before go
ing to Owosso to make their future
home.-Hot Springs, (Ark.) New Era
of March II.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
NOTICE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS.

Notice of hearing objections to proposed
Improvement under Act No. SO, Public Acts
of 1915. as amended of Assessment District
No. 45.
To all persons interested in said proposed
Improvement in the Townships OF Sciota
Bennington, Middlebury and Owosso, Shia-
wassee County.
Whereas. A petition has been filed with
the Shiawassee County Board OF Road Com.
missioners praying for the Improvement Of
the highway as follows: BEGINNING at the
State Reward Road at the northwest cornel
Of Section of Sciota Township and running
west TO the County line between Middlebur,
and Sciota Townships, Shiawassee County
Michigan.
Whereas, We. as such Commissioners
are of the opinion that the proposed improve
ment Is necessary for the benefit of the pub
lie and would be for the convenience an
benefit OF the public welfare and, =
Whereas, =, We have. made our first orde
of determination stating fthat the propose
| Improvement is' necessary ss~sforesaid an
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26

west corner of Section Ell: thence south on
section line between Sections 20 and ~,
20 and 2s, TO the east Y post OF Section ~
thence west on Y line through Section 20. TO
the Clinton County line; thence south on
said County line I " miles to the woodruff
Township line; thence east on said Town
ship line approximately s miles to the Ben,
nington Township line; thence north on said
Township line to the place of beginning, all
in Sciota Township. Shiawassee County,
Michigan.
All persons interested are hereby notified
that II is the intention OF the Board OF
County Road, Commits sioners to assess all
lands within the limits of said assessment
district as finally determined mt said hearing
on account of the Improvement OF said high
way according to the plans and specifications
on file in the Office of the County Clerk.
Given under our hands this goth day OF
March. A. d. 1920.
AMOS PARMENTER.
VIM. H. CLINE.
Board of County Road Commissioners,
Shiawassee County, Michigan.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26

The following petition was presented
and on mntion OF Mr. Hanscom the request was
granted; ayes, Hanscom, Rosevear, Wright:
Petition No. 50.
Owosso, Mich, March 22, 1920.
To the Commission Of the City Of Owosso,
Gentlemen -
We respectfully submit the following request
for your consideration and approval:
That In connection with the store building
to be erected for Mr.. e b. Hoffman at Nos. III
10 South Wash ngton street, we be permitted to
excavate an areaway der sidewalk in front
of same, and to replace present sidewalk with
a reinforced concrete floor slab, as per attached
sketch.
In connection with this work We will build n
temporary 8 foot enclosure around excavation,
place a temporary wood walk around same
with guard rail, and in general guard the safety
of the public to the satisfaction of the Com
GRANUM CROSBY CoNST. co.
o. NJ Granum, Mgr.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
HATCH CHICKS EARLY
. is ADVICE OF M. A. 6.

East Lansing, March 23.-That
chicks should be Matched in early
April, rather than in May or June, Is
the opinion of Professor C. H. Bu- :
CESS, of the Poultry Department at
M. A. C. The rather common prac-
tice of hatchink in the early summer
is a mistake, according to the college
authority, for the April chicks are
said to mature in time to begin laying
in the fall of the same year.
The following rules for selecting and
storing eggs which are to be incu-
l'bated are given by Professor Burgess:
"Select eggs with uniformity of col
or and shape. Never incubate eggs
weighing less than 2 ounces each
GA ounces to the dozen)-the eggs
of best sizes are those weighing rs
ounces to the dozen. Gather the eggs
often so that they may not become
chilled. Select eggs that have uni
form thickness of shell and are not
rough on the surface.
"Store these eggs by setting them
on end. Turn them daily, and keep
them in temperature of from DO to
65 degrees. Never keep eggs more
than two weeks before incubation
the sooner they are set after being
laid the better. Eggs received from
poultrymen should be allowed to stand
AZ hours after they are received be-
fore being placed in an incubator or
under a hen.
"There is very little difference be-
tween the methods of natural and
artificial incubation. If incubators
are to be used it pays to buy stand
ard makes. While they cost more at
the beginning, the easier control OF
heat and other advantages Of the
standard machines make them far
more practical in the end"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
NOMINATIONS.
Vernon.
Democrat

Supervisor, Clayde D. Perry; clerk
Cleland P. Fair; treasurer, Pauline
Parsons; highway commissioner,
Thomas Cooling; overseer Of high
ways, Frank Leavell; Justice of peace,
Frank M. Hutchinson; member board
of review, Alfred Vincent; constables,
Joseph Weinschenk, William Sayan,
D. Earl Ferguson, Fred Onyon.
Republican
Supervisor, Chester M. Urch; clerk
Delbert M. Trumble; treasurer, Mil
lard Baldwin; highway commissioner,
James Marks; Overseer of Highways,
Linus Leetch; Justice of Peace, Will
liam H. Cook; Member Board of Re-
view, Cass Reed; constables, Charles
Butler, Burton Love, Jay Downer, A..
Parks.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
LOomis-Warren

Sunday morning at 8 O'Clock, at the
Methodist parsonage, Rev. Dunning
Idle officiated at the marriage of Ivan
s. Warren and Miss Nellie Florence
LOOMS, both young people of the city,
who are well known and enjoy wide
circle of friends. Mr.. Warren has
been manager of the Horn grocery on
N. Shiawassee street, and Mrs. War
rem clerked at the Penney store. They
are both members Of the Methodist
church. After visit to Detroit they
will be at home to their friends, who
wish them great joy.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
Republican
HazeltOn.

s, Hazelton Republicans have nomi-
mated the following candidates: Sup
ervisor, Arthur Hanchett; clerk, Will
liam Beatty; treasurer, William jack
obs; highway commissioner, Earl
Beamish; highway overseer, Jesse
Harmon; justice Of the peace, full
term, A. A. Alderman; to fill vacancy,
Glen Moore.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26

The. following petition was presented
and on motion OF Mr.. Hanscom referred to the
Commissioner of Public improvements; ayes,
Hsnscom. Rosevesr, Wright:
Petition No. 10.
Owosso. Nich.. March -, 1890.
To the Commission Of the City Of Owosso !:
Gentlemen:
I. the following resident and property owner
on South Park street In the City of Owosso.
Michigan, humbly petition your honorable body
20 construct . 100 foot sewer on South Park
street from Monroe street south to lot No. In
block No. 8 of A. l.. Williams End addition TO
the CITY OF Owosso and your petitioner wi |
ever pray.
d. Carmichael.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
PETITIONS

The following petition was presented
and on motion OF Mr.. Hansco : was referred
TO the Commissioner OF Public Utilities; ayes,
Hanscom, Rosevear, Wright;
Petition No. AZ.
11nu Ia * Owosso, Mich, Feb, H. 1870
To the Commission Of the City Of Owosso,
l. Gentlemen:
/ We the following residents and. property
l'oEners on Division street In the City OF
Owosso, Michigan, humbly petition your honor
able body TO construct water main on Dlvisior
street from Franklin to Auburndale, and you'
ipetitioucrs viii ever pray. u
e. j. Cousins and others.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COMMISSION
owosso. Mich, \

r, Owosso Mich, March 81 1920.
Regular meeting OF the Commission, Mayor
Wright presiding
Members present, Hanscom, Rosevear and
Wright.
Minutes OF the regular meeting OF March TO-
1870 were read and approved as printed
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26

Not day passes but some promi-
nent official of the administration be-
takes himself to private life. Com
| ing events cast their shadows before.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26

Twenty-four of the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Northway enjoyed a
pot-luck supper and pleasant social
evening at their home on Adams
street. Friday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26

All important county news in The
TINES 81 per year. =.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26

The following Resolution presented and
Mr.. Rosevear moved the adoption of the reso-
luton which motion prevailed; ayes, Hanscom
Rosevear and Wright FT,e-, D. 5e .iJ,e-....
''''' 80 n' 101r March %, 1920.
Resolved by the Commission of the City OF
Owosso, that the claims and accounts hereto
attached be approved and the Mayor and Clerk
are hereby instructed to issue warrants on the
City Treasurer against the various funds for
the amounts shown:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
d. Carmichael.

The following petition was presented
and on motion of Mr.. Hanscom referred to the
Commissioner of Public improvements; ayes
Hanscom. Rosevear, Wright.
Petition No. 40.
Owosso Mich, Feb. IL 1920
To the Commission Of the City OF Owosso,
Gentlemen:
We, the following residents and property
owners on Division str ct in the City of Owosso.
Michigan, humbly petition your honorable body
Franklin TO Auburndale and your pet TONERS
Will ever pray
T.. ]. Cousins ard others
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26

On motion the Commission adjourned.
Mayor.
=. Il. LUCAS,
City Clerk
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26

The following petition was presented
and on motion OF Mr.. Hanscom referred to the
Commissioner of Public Improvements; ayes,
Hsnscom, Rosevear, Wright:
Petition No 50.
OwoSso Mich. March 81 1920
To the Commission Of the City Of Owosso,
Gentlemen -
We the following residents and property own
ers on Oliver street In the City OF Owosso,
Michigan humbly petition YOUR honorable body
to construct sanitary sewer on Oliver street
from Randolph str ct to Dimmick street. and
your petitioners will ever pray
A. M. Schneider and others.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
NOTICE.

Board of County Road Commissioned
Shiawassee County. Michigan. 4.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-26
NOTICE.

Board of County Road Commissioners
Shiawassee County, Michigan.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-05-25

further decline, and represents a de-
cided lack of confidence on the part
OF the seller. 1t may also be used
when no actual price declines have
taken place, but with large supplies
on hand and heavy supplies in sight
it is the prevailing opinion that a de-
cline is inevitable
Market weaker" This is a com
parative term and refers back to con-
ditions of the previous day. 1t may
represent an actual decline in price,
although the relation of market price
should not be the governing factor
The reporter should conclude by his
sense of the market that less con-
fidence exists than when the market
is steady.
Market demoralized." This term
is to be used only in very unusual
cases and represents a condition when
stock can not be moved at any price
1t represents market quality can
not be moved.
AS used in the official market news
reports, market" represents the
views of the seller and demand"
those of the buyer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-05-25

about ten days for the eggs to hatch
after being deposited on the nest and
another ten days for the young fish
to rise from the nest. The parental
instinct of the bass is interesting.
Both male and female will fight fe-
rociously, anything that comes near.
1t is this characteristic fighting spirit
which some so-called sportsmen take
advantage OF, in states where the
law permits fishing in May and early
June, by taking as many bass off the
nests as the law allows. They care
nothing for the willful waste in
catching bass off the nests and de-
stroying them at the very time when
the natural reproduction of the fish
is taking place.
When the parent bass are off the
nest or lowering near the young. they
will strike at anything that comes
near. They fear instinctively that it
is going to harm the eggs or the
young fish. No true sportsman will
fish in any part of lake which he
knows is the breeding grounds of the
black bass during spawning season.
The large mouth bass spawn in
bays and shallow places where there
are water lily pads. logs or stumps,
a place where they seem to feel that
the nests are protected from danger
The black bass is a very prolific
breeder. not in the number of eggs
deposited but in the production Of
young. This is because Of the never
ending diligence of the parent fish in