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The Owosso times., 1920-12-31

Sup'r Vincent from the Committee
on Claims and Accounts submitted the
following report:
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Board of Sup.
ervsors for Shiawassee County.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors:
Your Committee on Claims and Accounts
would respectfully submit the following as
its report. recommending the allowance of
the several amounts given below, and that
the Clerk be authorized to draw orders for
the
No Item Claimed All'wd
2O94-Steere Engineering Co. $5S1 80 1851 80
A. J. HANCHETT,
MARK d. CIRCUIT.
L. r. VINCENT,
Committee.
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, Chase, Corey,
Cornwell, Dewey, Doane, Grout, Han
chett, Kirn, McMullen, Simeon, Not
nagel and Vincent, ID. Nays, Wood
bury 1.
Sup'r Dewey submitted the follow
ing contract with DR.. Frederick A.
Watts for confirmation:
This agreement, made this 22nd,
day of October in the year one thous-
and nine hundred and twenty, by and
between George M. Dewey, Rolla L.
Chase, John @. Abel, M. d. Corey, and
Edward Case, Supervisors of the sew
eral wards of the City of Owosso
County of Shiawassee and State of
Michigan, parties of the first part, and
Doctor Frederick A. Watts of the
City of Owosso, said County and State
of the second part: This agreement
being made in accordance with the
provisions of a certain resolution by
the Board of Supervisors of the Coun-
ty, on the 11th day of October, A
1911.
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Anti-Diphtheritic serum used by sal,
second party in taking care of sucl
epidemic.
| Should the party of the secont
part fail to do his work satisfactoril,
any three of the undersigned Super
visors shall have the power and au
thority to cancel this contract and ter
inmate payment on same at once.
In witness whereof the parties have
hereto set their hands and seals the
day and year above written.
FREDERICK A. WATTS
GEO. M. DEWEY,
Sup'r 1st Ward, Owosso.
ROLLA L. CHASE.
Sup'r End Ward, Owosso.
JOHN @. ABEL,
Supr. 3rd Ward, Owosso.
M. D. COREY,
Sup'r 4th Ward, Owosso,
EDWARD CASE,
Supr. 5th Ward, Owosso.
On motion of Sup'r McMullen the
contract was accepted and confirmed
by the following yea and nay vote
called for by the Chairman:
Yeas: Abel, Brown, Chase, Corey,
Cornwell, Dewey, Grout, Hanchett,
Rirn, McMullen, Simeon, Notnagel,
Vincent and Woodbury., ID. Nays, 0.
The Clerk read the following COM
munication from the Superintendent
of the Detroit House of Correction:
Detroit, Mich, Oct. 20, 1926.
County Clerk,
Shiawassee County,
Corunna, Michigan.
Dear Sir: -.
We are enclosing herewith new con-
tract forms which will take effect at
the expiration of the old contract
October 31st, 1920, and will run until
October 31st, 1921. Kindly have same
signed by your Board of Supervisors.
and return to us as quickly as possi-
bic. Yours very truly,
j. o. STINTSMAN,
Superintendent.
The motion of Sup'r Dewey that the
Chairman and Clerk be instructed |
and authorized to sign the contract |
with the Detroit House of Correction
was carried by the following yea and
nay vote called for by the Chairman:
Yeas: Abel, Brown, Chase, Corey,
Cornwell, Dewey, Hanchett, Kirn, Nc
Mullen Simeon, Notnagel, Vincent
and Woodbury., 13. Nays, 0.
The motion of Sup'r Dewey that the
Finance Committee include in their
budget the sum of $4,000 including ap-
'ropriation of Hugh McCurdy Park
or Buildings and Grounds Fund, was
arried by the following yea and nay
'ote called for by the Chairman: Yeas
Abel, Brown, Chase, Corey, Cornwell,
Jewey, Grout, Hanchett, Kirn, Nc
lulen, Simeon, Notnagel, Vincent and
Woodbury., ID. Nays, O.
The motion of Sup'r Chase that the
um of $4,000 be appropriated for the
'hiawassee County Pioneer and His
orical Society and $4,000 for the
urpose of marking Historical places
the County was lost by the fol-
)Wing yea >+o callad fo,. L.,
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w. A. McMULLEN,
M. ID. COREY,
CHAS. w. DOANE.

NJ. ID. GOKEY,
CHAS. w. DOANE,
Committee.
Is On motion of Sup'r McMullen the
report was accepted and adopted by
the following yea and nay vote called
for by the Chairman:
Yeas: Abel, Brown, Chase, Corey,
Cornwell, Dewey, Doane, Grout, Han
chett, Kirn, McMullen, Simeon, Not
nagel, Vincent, Vert and Woodbury.,
16. Nays, 0.
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The motion of Sup'r Urch that the
first resolution submitted by him Fri
day be taken from the table was car
ried by the following yea and nay
vote called for by the Chairmna:
Yeas: Abel, Corey, Coy, Cornwell,
Dewey, Doane, Fauth, Hanchett.
Kirn, Lawcock, McMullen, Redmond.
Shippee, Notnagel, Urch, Vincent.
Vert and Woodbury., 1S. Nays, o
The motion of Sup'r Urch that the
resolution be accepted and adopted
was carried by the following yea and
nay vote called for by the Chairman:
Yeas: Abel, Brown, Chase, Corey,
Coy, Cornwell, Dewey, Doane, Fauth,
Grout, Hanchett, Lawcock, McMullen,
Redmond, Shippee, Notnagel, Urcb,
Vert and Woodbury. 10. Nays, Kirn
and Vincent, 2.
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Sup'r Cornwell from the Auditing
Committee submitted the following
report:
To the Honorable, the Board of Super
visors:
Your Auditing Committee would
respectfully report that we have care
fully compared orders from No. 1887
to 115S, both inclusive, with the sew
eral amounts allowed by the board
and find the same orders correctly
drawn as ordered by said board.
j. L. CORNWELL,
FREDK. w. BROWN,
MARK D. CIRCUIT,
Committee.
On motion of Sup'r Cornwell the re-
port was accepted and adopted by the
following yea and nay vote called for
by the Chairman;
Yeas: Abel, Brown, Chase, Colby,
Corey, Coy Dewey, Grout, Hanchett,
Shippee, Vincent, Vert and Wood
bury, 13. Nays, 0.
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A. j. HANCHETT.
MARK ID. CIRCUIT,
Committee.
On motion of Sup'r Hanchett the re-
port was accepted and adopted by the
following yea and nay vote called for
by the Chairman:
Yeas: Abel, Brown, Chase, Corey,
Coy, Cornwell, Dewey, Doane, Fauth,
Grout, Hanchett, Kim, Lawcock, Nc
Mullen, Redmond, Shippee, Notnagel,
Vincent, Vert and Woodbury., 20,
Nays, O..
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Sup'r Fauth from the Committee on
Settlement with the County Treasur-
er submitted the following report:
Your Committee upon settling with
the County Treasurer beg leave to re-
port that according to the County
Treasurer there is in the different
funds the amount of money set oppo-
site each fund mentioned in the
schedule hereto attached.
You will notice that the general
fund of the County is overdrawn
S511.53 and we believe that the ex-
pense necessary to be paid out of this
fund between now and January first
would be something lik. Eight Thous
and Dollars, therefore we recommend
to the Finance Committee that at
least Six Thousand Dollars be added
to their budget of expenses for the
coming year, so as to place the gen
eral fund in a condition so it will not
be overdrawn next year at this time.
You will notice that the Farm Bu-
reau fund, which is no longer needed
has small balance of S34.37 and we
recommend that this be transferred
to the general fund. Further, to help
in taking care of the deficiency in the
general fund, VIC recommend that Six |
Thousand Dollars be transferred from
th" distract fund to the general fund. |
eurther investigation accord
-tatement of the County
:, Committee finds that |
rrer will be unable
ired in said office
:,po1 boI,, x,,o |
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On motion of Sup'r McMullen the
contract was accepted and confirmed
by the following yea and nay vote
called for by the Chairman:
Yeas: Abel, Brown, Chase, Corey,
Cornwell, Dewey, Grout, Hanchett,
Nirn, McMullen, Simeon, Notnagel,
Vincent and Woodbury., ID. Nays, O..
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The motion of Sup'r Chase that the
sum of $4,000 be appropriated for the
Shiawassee County Pioneer and His
torical Society and $4,000 for the
purpose of marking Historical places
in the County was lost by the fol-
lowing yea 40 called for T.,
the Cha
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-04
Profit in Sweet Corn.

The sum of 81, $40 was the total reahz-
cd from IS acres of sweet corn by James A.
Lea, farmer near Odessa, this season.
The field yielded 126 tons, which sold for
$40 a ton and netted large profit IN the
ninety days or so that the crop was reach
ing the marketing stage.
While this has been good year for
corn and other grain, the yield of five tons
to the acre indicates that the Delaware
soil-or at least that Of Bohemia Manor
sections exceedingly responsive to the
care of the practical farmer. Probably, as
the demand for wheat and Indian corn de-
clines, as it is likely TO do in the near
future, farmers may find the cultivation of
sweet corn will be profitable. There Will
never be slackening demand for the
roasting ears" and the market here
could easily absorb three times as much as
is offered.
Were the varieties grown and offered for
sale that are cultivated by the man with =
garden of his own, it would Seem that the
customers would become so numerous that
sweet corn could not glut the market.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-04
PRESS COMMENTS.
EXPLAINING OURSELVES.

He who is forever on the defensive as
to his own acts is wearisome. Frequently
he seems to be declaiming as TO the inno-
ccnce and the purity Of his motives not
for the sake of establishing the facts in the
case, but for the sake Of convincing him
self that hi is without reproach. He
protests too much" He wnstes time
in talking that ought to be put into
productive labor. lie releases torrent
of words TO "save his face" and he
dcceives no one, unless, perchancc, it is
himself.
The thing that matters most il that
the work shall be done A man who puts
bis hand to a great enterprise must be
certain that the end proposed is more
important than he is. Our soldiers who
went abroad lost sight Of the ego in the
contemplation Of the mighty cause that
called them. Measured against the
immensity of Armageddon, the individual
was inconsiderable. Their lives were laid
down to defend principle lofticr than
any life. They did not profTer excuses;
they were not volublc with objections and
dissensions. Mutely they took their orders
and obeyed them.
If it rs poor workman who quarrels
with his tools, IL is n poorer one who quail
ittS WIN nlS DEueISs IN ffllfbilppn we IFfs1
parental patience sorely because we stood
for our own way. We wanted to argue. 1t
took iis a long time TO learn by experience
that if we defied the natural laws we felt
the penalty. Nature does not care what
hard language we use about her precepts
and her punishments; we must obey or
suffer.
Men wonder why success has passed
them by. They wonder If they are lack
ing in the qualities that bend others TO
their will They wonder what weakness in
themselves has led them to be ruled ont
when the choice is made of men who are
TO fill post of responsibility and honor
Often the trouble is that they talk too
much, and in the flow of words they fail to
put the blame where the blame belongs.
They seek a scapegoat. They are bound To
prove an alibi. They will not stand up
and say, eyes. did IL; let the discredit
fall on me" They are willing 10 justify
themselves. They arc not ready for their
duty crying to be done, but they are al
ways ready to explain.--Philadelphia
Ledger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-04
Forty.fivc Deaths . Day.

The National Safety Council Mt Mil
waukee, in bulletin, shows that automo-
biles arc responsible for more accidents
than any other two causes. The statement
of the organization notes there were 45
deaths resulting from automobile acci-
dents in one day Of August, while there
were but two resulting from railroad mis-
haps and eight by machinery on the same
day. These figures are strong arrnign-
ment of the carelessness Of too many
motorists and the recklessness Of drivers
That twice as many people are killed
by motor cars in this country as from all
other causes combined indicates more
clearly than anything else that these
modern vehicles are too frequently en-
trusted to irresponsible and unqualified
drivers, and further, they may show that
many pedestrians also fail to exercise
proper care and precaution against the
growing peril. With the rapid increase in
the use of the motor car, il has become
obvious that there must be much more
drastic laws if the fatalities are to be kept
ever within the present high percentage.
Sixteen thousand, four hundred and
twenty-five deaths year is n frightful
toll Of human life, especially when one con-
siders that the fatalities on the railroads,
most of which are unavoidable, are less
than a thousand year, according to the
same report. In addition to the almost
$1,000 killed in year, there arc doubtless
more than three times as many who are
seriously injured in auto accidents. The
figures are interesting in pointing out the
urgent need for legislation-Federal,
State and municipal-to check this men
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-04
Just Folks
BY Edgar A. Guest.
A DAY AND A BOOK.

Old Brown was one who used TO say:
Much like a book Is every day
A book you want TO read clear through
And find just what Its Rople do;
The story starts and ca1ses doubts.
But YOU must know how II turns out;
The hero gets in trouble, and
Appears TO lose his sweetheart's hand,
But in the closing pages, YOU
Find happiness and marriage, too"
! like his notion. Every day
start a story just that way,
And as / stand before my door,
| wonder just what is in store
What JOY or sadness shall be mine
Before | reach the closing line?
What new adventure shall make?
What different road be mine to take?
But though the writing may be bad,
/ trust the ending will be glad.
Now here's a new book just begun
This morning with the rising sum-
Here wait perhaps adventures bold,
A thrilling tale that must be told,
Someone perhaps may rise to fame
And may proudly speak his name,
Across the current of my life
May blow the changing winds of strife,
And ] may clearer come to see
The answer to life's mystery.
With interest the tale Is filed;
Men dream and toll and plan and build,
And ever with the human race
Some wondrous change is taking place.
/ want to live this glad day through,
To know what friends OF mine shall do,
To learn, where now | stand In doubt,
Just how the problem shall work out -
To read this book of joys and woes,
And know the story to its close.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-04
BE PEACEFUL, LADIES'

II is TO be hoped that when the ladies
take the platform In political address and
debate they will be mindful OF the ameni-
ties that ordinarily obtain in political dis
cussion. IL il rather notifying to have
the spectacle presented in New York of n
harsh dispute, with personalities, over
the twenty-third article OF The League of
Nations covenant If the ladies will
take note of the manner IN which MIR.
Harding handles questions of controversy
and the manner in which high-bred Ameri-
can craftsmanship usually deports itself
upon the platform Of political address,
they will avoid the rocks OF acrlmony
and the like.
1t is 60 be hoped the ladies will pre-
serve the principle Of peace and Of courtesy
toward one another and exemplIfy the
cardinal virtues Of fair play and Of far
and accurate statesmen Thereby their
support for the candidates will be of a
high order II has been alleged that when
women get into assemblies they are sure
10 break forth into disputes and worse.
There is no real foundation for this
charge and il should not find substantial
tion from the department Of women
Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-04
HARDING'S EXACTING
TASKMASTER

Senator Borah is a hard taskmaster
Although Senator Harding has fairly
grovelled before the Battalion of Death,
the gentleman from Idaho who said that
he would not accept the League Of Ma
tions "even If it were presented by the
Saviour OF Mankind is demanding further
hostages. He has withdrawn from the
Presidential campaign and purposes 10
speak only for the Republican Senators
who remain irreconcilable.
1t is said that Enhu Roots plan for the
Permanent Court of international Justice
under the league is the cause of the Sena-
tors dsaffection At Chicago the bitter
enders dubbed the convention until it
consented to q platform antagonr->, to
the league, and now it is evident that they
are out TO compel Senator Harding 10 re-
pudiate Elihu Root and all his works
People who believe in normalcy are
invited TO contemplate the situation and
then try 10 guess what the foreign rela-
tions OF the United States would be-like
under a Harding Observation-Disclosures
York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-04

stitutcd there were eight Republicans
and seven Democrats on the commission
and every question before it was decided
~ favor Of Hayes by vote " eight 10
seven. There was an incipicnt revolt
among Republican Senators which would
have prevented counting in the Hayes
electors from Louisiana. At the head OF il
was Roscoe Conkling, and enough SENATOR
10 have carried the day had agreed IN
fight II ConkIing would lead. Kate Chase
Sprague, according To the open gossip of
the time, pcrsnaded hun N change bis
mind. Thus she was reyenged on Tilden
for the defeat Of her father, Chief Justice
Salmon p. Chase, for the Democratic
nomination IN 1868.
Hayes was given the decision on March
z, two days before Grants term expired.
The country, which had given n popular
majority Of quarter Of million votes TO
Tildcn, was indignant, but there was no
resistance. Hayes had hardly taken hold
Of the duties Of bis Office before the coln-
try realized that he would be liberal He
took the Federal soldiers out Of the south,
restored civil government all over the
union, permitted the Democrats elected %
state Office 10 take their seats, although
elected ON the same tickets with the Til
den electors who had been thrown out
He disappointed the politicians Of his
own party, but he stamped out anarchy
and restored profound peace TO the whole
nation The Democratic papers called
him "His Franduency," and there we're
charges that he had made deals with Wade
Hampton, Democratic governor Of South
Carolina. and other southern leader. He
Is the only man who has sat IN the Prcsi-
dents chair whose title To the office is
clouded, yet his administration was one
Of the most benehcient the country has
ever known,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-04

We desire to congratulate City Council,
Board of Health and City Solicitor Hux-
ley for what appears to be prompt and
effective work in handling an emergency
in the important service of garbage dis
posal. The contracting concern-which
seems, by the way, TO be IN some respect
allied with the Republican party organ
ization-summarily surrendered the job,
and the agencies above mentioned i'm
mediately set about meeting the situation,
with such success that in six days they
had the garbage reduction plant in active
operation under municipal management.
They certainly made a good start, and the
results of future operations viii be await
ed with much interest.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
}. How !. pipe galvanized, y. Yu.

q. How !. pipe vsivan,zed7 ~ v u.
A. Pipe - galvanized by g,ysng 4 a
ting ri zinc. THIS ~ a<oornplirlged BY
drawing the pipe through molten bath
of zinc. Ungslvanixed pifs - cofnns'nly
known n black pipe.
q. What i the City ~ Spindlee? II "
A. This n a name lyypulsrly vyef ~
Lowell, Mas. which Is one n the larprsf
cotton manufacturing tosns N the United
q. How are printers rollers mivis'
A. Printer rolIsrs are made by thor
oughly soaking dry Hakc Tlue n 1H'cf
dissolying u by gentle ka', alsd Bisinf
rnolassos or both. In large establishment
the proportions of The ingredient ue
varied according " the time n the yeiu
q. IL a veteran II the spanish American
war eligible for penpion7 ~ ~ X
a. The Pension Buroau state that
Spani,h War soldiers are Iorpionef griy
for disability incurred IN service IN the
line Of duty.
q Are there sny prohibition laws drni
lar 20 our Eighteenth arnendneff n
Honduras or Cuba7 T. there. n ffter
Of these countries, any laS c0rrrsr1nfarg
to our Mann actY n ~ T.
a. Neither Cuba nor Honduras has 4
national prohibition low. ~ any law rof.
responding 20 our Mann art
q. In checkers y i obligatory b. imnn
man II the chanoo ofers7 q r. m
A. According - Hoyle 4 = 1blgssorg
to Jump man IN eheekers whenever fhe
opportunity offer
q. Where was John McCormaek. tfe
Irish tenor, born q q ri
a. lie was born AZ Athlone. ireland
June IA, 1894
q When win ne coupleie rsturrr m
the last census b. ready fof d.sfribufon'
r. w o.
A. The Census Bureau mys thaf fhe
complete results viii not ~ availatr ~
about two years
A. k. r
A. All that i required - onrssiinfr
a common Law marriage - thar t..efe shalI
be actual and mutual agrerrnerf - enter
into marital relationship c0rrurrafrf
by living together openly ~ man and u'fr
Such a marriage s lugt a. binding n lsu
as any other IN most n the states
ANY reader esn o. tho snrwrr rs srv
question By writing Ever Evfmng in-
formation Bureau Frciere j Hfskfr
Director, WDshinVton, ID. g. This oFfr
applies strictly - information 10
bureau cannot give advice On legal uierii-
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attempt % scffie d0rnesfie trouhles n0r
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-04

The departure of four of the staff of the
Wilmington Institute Free Library to
other fields of similar usefulness will be re-
gretted, for everyone who has been a
patron of the big institution is impressed
with the efficiency of the librarian and
his assistants. They are splendidly trained
IN their exacting duties they are possessed
of high order of intelligence that is well
directed, and they are accommodating and
extremely helpful to all who come TO enjoy
the splendid privileges freely accorded the
public. In short, they know their job, to
phrase it as would the man in the street,
and their love of the work is expressed in
their enthusiasm and painstaking desire
to bring the library its full measure of
public usefulness. To have half of ones
working staff picked for service elsewhere
by persons who are familiar with their
capability is indeed high compliment to
the chief of staff as well as to the young
women themselves.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-04
Hagley House ReopcnIna. :

The reopcning of the Hagley Com
munity House for the fall and winter
recalls afresh some of the excellent work
that is being done here to bring more sun
shine and JOY into the lives Of those who
are filling their roles in the daily program
of the worlds work. These community
centres provide recreation and diversion
for the people Of the ncighborhood.
There the elders may meet in serious con-
claves or the younger ones gather to
dance, or sing, or play, Or to engage IN
any of the wholesome forms of recreation
that may appeal to their fancy. AT the
Hagley House there are ball courts, gym
nasium, library, baths, with ample fresh
air and in-the-open play space. The young
girls are taught dressmaking and sewing
and other household accomplishments
such ns will fit them for the care OF the
home and family. Mothers are instruct
ed in the rearing and training OF their
children and in those accomplishments
that 90 TO make home the mCst attractive
of all places.
Such centres as these seem to bring into
the lives of those they touch almost every
thing they may need upon which to build
the foundation of happiness and content
ment. They make for health, for poise, for
morals, for wider knowledge of funda-
mental essentials, and bring to the people
of their neighborhood periods of restiul
invigorating diversion that sweeten and
Tighten and impart relish to the tasks of
daily bread-winning, and bring the realiza-
tion that work. when spiced with little
play and upheld by health, opens the way
to almost everything worth possessing.