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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25
SHlAWASSEE PIONEER DIES IN
OWOSSO
Had Been In Poor Health FOR Some
Time

Willard Crosby, 67 years old, died
at 6:15 o'clock Friday evening at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. w. S.
Cooper, East Mason street. Mr..
Crosby had been in poor health for
several months.
The deceased was born in Spring
field, Oakland County, Michigan, and
came to this county when a young
man. He resided on farm until
about 20 years ago when he moved
to Owosso. For many years he had
been employed as janitor at the Ow-
osso Savings Bank building.
Mrs. Crosby was a member of the
Maccabees, and the Methodist Epis-
copal church. Surviving him are two
daughters, Mrs. Cooper and Mrs.
George Whitesell of Detroit, and two
sisters, Mrs. Robert Warsaw of
Orion, and Mrs. Mary Slater of De-
troit.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock at the
Cooper home. Burial at Charleston,
Rev. Fitzpatrick officiated.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25
FORMER M. U. T. MAN FOUND
GUILTY
Convicted of Appropriating Fares
for His Own Use

Roy Southwell of this city, former
conductor on the Michigan Rail
way company's Jackson-Owosso line,
was sentenced to from two to IA
years in Jackson prison Monday af-
ternoon by Judge Parkinson, in the
Jackson county circuit court.
Southwell was arrested several
months ago at Jackson, when spot
ters for the company boarded his
car and claim to have confirmed their
belief that he was confiscating fares.
1t was ascertained, upon investiga-
ton, that Southwell had secured sew
eral fare receipt books from the oom-
pany by forging the names Of other
conductors in signing up for the
books.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25
DANIEL E. CRANE
ELECTED PRESI-
DENT OF 0W0SSO
ART SOCIETY
SOCIETY FORMED FOR THE
CULTIvATING OF
FINE ARTS
CONCERT IS PLANNED
Detroit symphony Quartette Comes
to OwOssO on December g.

Daniel E. Crane, manager of the
Owosso Sugar company, was elected
president of the Owosso Art Society
Saturday evening. Other officers
elected were vice-president, S. @.
Pulver; secretary, Mrs. Catherine
Ridgley; treasurer, d. w. Whipple.
The society was formed according to
the charter for the purpose of cult
waiting music, painting and other fine
arts among its members and the pub
lie at large by holding and supporting
with or without admission fees pub
lie and private meetings, receptions
and entertainments with lectures, dis
cussions, concerts, plays, reading and
other entertainments.
The charter also provides that the
society shall support and encourage
among it's members and others ''the
study of the said arts and of their.
cognate branches Of knowledge and
the attainment Of practical efficiency
therein by acquiring and maintain }
collections OF books, pictures and
other objects appertaining to the said
arts and their cognate branches OF
knowledge, and by becoming and
acting as the donee, trustee or GUS
todian of gifts and endowments of
money or appropriate objects to be
applied, managed or maintained with
in the scope Of the said purpose and
according to the directions. if any. of
the donors"
The society plans to hold it's first
concert at the Baptist church the
evening of December s, when the De-
troit Symphony Quartet will appear
in g program.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25
HORRIBLE ACCI-
Dent OCCURS AT
ANN ARB0R
CROSSING
MARGARET CAMPBELL INJIJR.
ED WHEN ENGINE RUNS
OVER HER.
EGINEER STOPS TRAIN
1t is Thonght that Child Tried to
Cross Before tho Train Passed.

Margaret Campbell, the five-year-
old daughter of William Campbell,
living at 113h South Washington
street had her left leg cut off just
above the ankle, Tuesday morning
when she was run over by an Ann
Arbor locomotive at the Washington
street crossing.
The child, who was pupil in the
kindergarten at the Washington
school, was going home from
school, with two other little girls.
They reached the Ann Arbor cross
ing just as the northbound passenger
train was pulling in. Margaret, with
her back to the approaching train,
apparently unaware of it's approach
while the other two little girls were a
short distance from her.
Benjamin Priest, the engineer
brought the train to a stop within
a very few feet of the point, where
the girl was struck. When train-
men and other witnesses reached the
girl, she was conscious and screaming
in fear and pain. Her left foot was
hanging in the stocking.
Harvey Donahue, trainman who
witnessed the accident, said that it
appeared to him as though the little
girl saw the train but tried to get
across the track ahead of it.
The train was barely moving when
it struck the child, as the air had
already been applied for the station
stop and the accident occurred on the
west side of the street. Margaret
being on the side walk when struck.
She was picked up about Is feet west
of the side walk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25

Mrs. Nellie Howe, 62, died Sun
day night at the home Of her broth
er, George Denyes, acting chief OF
police, at 324 Clinton street. Mrs.
Howe had been i'll for some months
with cancers.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday morning at 1890 a. m. at
the home, Rev. H. A. Waite officiat-
ing. Burial will take place at Oak
Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Howe was born near Belle
Vile, Ont, and came with her pa
rents to Michigan when young wo-
man. The family settled in Bay City
living there two years, and came to
Owosso from there. Surviving are
two brothers, George and James Den
yes, of this city, and one sister, Mrs.
Lena Prindle, of Pinconning.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25
TIMES LAUNCHES BIG CONTEST
JOHN METZGER DIES
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
Pneumonia Proves Fatal to Promi-
nent Business Man.

Friends were surprised to learn OF the
death of John Metzger, one of Owos.
SOS well known business men, which
occurred at $3.50 Wednesday morning at
his home, 1919 Stewart Street. Mr..
Metzger had been III only Que week
from toxic poisoning which developed
into pneumonia Tuesday evening and
caused his death the following morn.
ing.
Mr.. Metzger was born in Six Mile
Creek. thirty-four years ago and moved
to Owosso with his parents at the age
Of one year and has resided in this city
ever since. He has been engaged in the
meat market business practically all his
business career. having been employed
by Otto Lindner and J. E Barrie and
then going into business for himself
about eleven years ago. Mr. Metzger's g
present place of business ia at 1lO West
Exchange street The deceased was
held in high esteem by his many friends
and relatives and will be greatly
missed by the many people who fre.
quent his market
Mr.. Metzger is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Kate Metzger; brother,
Fred Metzger d sisters. Mrs. Ed
Shultz and Mrs N. Christianson, all of
Owosso.' and Mrs Frank Roarke. of
Saginaw.
Funeral arrangements have not been
msde as yet
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25
HOSPITAL TO.
PLACE TABLET
Ex-service Mon Will Have Their
Names Inscribed ON it


The Memorial tablet which the
hospital will place in the building
in honor of the service men, and those
who made the supreme sacrifice has
not been ordered as yet. The MEM
bers of the committee in charge, are
delaying the matter, until they are
absolutely sure that the list is correct.
There was correction the first of the
week on a name and Thursday new
name was added. Those living yet
erans who are eligible to have their
names on the tablet, and friends and
relatives of those who lost their lives
in the war, are asked to cooperate
with the committee in charge, so there
will be no errors when the tablet is
ordered.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25
NOTED ORGANIST TO GIVE
RECITAL
Will Play at Baptist Church This
Evening

2 Gatty Sellers, organist composer,
will appear in a concert at the Bapt-
ist church Friday evening at S:15
o'clock and matinee recital Friday
afternoon at o'clock.
A silver free will Offering will be
taken during the concert, which will
include, besides Mr.. Sellers own pro-
gram of organ numbers, several vocal
solos by Signe Hagen, the noted Dan
ish grand opera star. " ~
Mr.. Sellers is regarded in musical
circles as the worlds greatest de-
scriptive organist. He is described
by some as the Paderewski of the
pipe organ.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25
OWOSSO SUGAR COM.
PANY PAYS S1O1. 900
Farmers Get Checks for October
Boets

Checks totalling $101 900 have
been sent out by the Owosso Sugar
Co. to farmers for sugar beets de-
livered up to Nov. l.. The next pay
day for the farmers will come soon
after December 1 and will pay for
beets delivered up to that date.
The amount paid for beets this
time, is somewhat smaller than that
paid out on corresponding dates in
previous years, but the amount next
month will be considerably heavier,
according to an official of the COM
pany.
Most of the money goes to farmers
living in the vicinity Of Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25
PATTERSON DAWSON
POST HAVE MEETING
Vote to Place tho $40O Made at
~ Armistics Day Party in
Building Fund.

The Patterson-D Dawson Post of the
American Legion voted TO place the
$4G0 which was made at the Ameri-
can Legion party Armistice Day into
a building fund and made provision
to have this money held inviolate for
building purposes only.
It is the aim of the Post to have
q home of its own in the near future.
It was also planned to secure a
degree team to come to Owosso to
give the initistory work and also form
the Order of the 40 and 8.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25

Mr. John II. Collard, Of Shiawassee
township and Mics Margaret Currier,
Of Lansing. were quietly married at
the Baptist parsonage, Tuesday, Rev,
II. A. Waite officistioD. The young
couple were unattended After the
ceremony. which took place at P M.
Mr.. and Mrs Collard left for their
home south of the city on the Grand
River Road
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25

Bert Ferris, son of Mrs. Alfred
Palmer, Ament street, and Miss Eta
Wilson, daughter of Mrs. Henry
Ward, Ball street, were quietly mar
ried at the home of the groom, No
vember 14th.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25

James Roper, Michigan Ave-, re-
turned to his work at the Ann Arbor
shops, after recovering from serious
injuries, when he was struck and run
over by an automobile some time ago.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25

Glen Cummings, TAO Woodlawn
avenue, was home over the week
end, returning TO the M. A. c. in
East Lansing, Monday. He will ac-
company the college band to Notre
Dame University, Ind, for Thanks
giving.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25

N Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Smart,
Of Detroit, will spend Thanksgiving
at the home of Mrs. Morris Osborn,
East Oliver street.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25
LET US PROGRESS

When one of us stands still, the
chain of life is caught and held.
Let us not be that faulty link.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-11-25
REFRAIN!

Pessimistic ways Thank God
az alive today. There's nothing
9d as Fatalists. Stand to! and be an
OPTIMIST
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-07-29

to her studio place in Greenwich
Village. I asked her on the way
why she wanted to live down
there and she said she liked the
artistic atmosphere with all the
people in the neighborhood paint
ing and making statues and ev-
erything. you never did nothing
in drawing when you went to
school, I said. why do you want
to try to be an artist at your time
of life?
"Carrie said a lot about want
ing to express herself, and she
didn't care how she did it, neither.
I knew in minute what was !
wrong, I amt born yesterday
Carrie was always bound to work
for her living instead of staying
home with me and they kept her
awfu1ly rushed at her Settlement.
Now her husband was so rich
she didn't need to darn her own
stockings if she didn't want to
and she got kinda restless. She
wasn't like Minnie with her card
playing from morning till night
and she had to have something to
do. And, of course, I knew the
minute l saw her place, her
housekeeping wouldn't take her
more than fifteen minutes day
even if she didn't have no help,
like she was Dragging to me on
the way up. 1t was just one big
room with little cubbyhole to
dress in and battle under a show
er. No kitchen, but Carrie said
you could cook meal for a big
family on her little electric stove
that didn't look no bigger than
the things we ladies used to have
to heat our curling irons on when
we had sense enough to wear our
own hair and not cut it off for
style. And no place to eat any
thing on but long table with a
green cloth on all covered with
yellow parrots that was so yell
low they made me sick to my
stomach. Though they wasn't
nothing to some of the pictures
on the wall. All messed up like
scrambled eggs and when you
could make out anybody they
didn't have no more clothes on
than Adam and Eve in my papa
selig's Bible. They wasn't nice,
even for a married woman's par
lor and | told Carrie so.
81 suppose you live uptown
some place." I said, not seeing
any place to sleep.
81 sleep on this day bed,' she
Continued on Page 14)
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''LOve AS Usual"
A "Mrs Cohen Story" by Elma Enrich Levnger
Copyright 1921 by Elma Ehrch Levnge rights reserved)

lieved it," declared Mrs. Cohen,
with that oracular emphasis
which is one of, her chiefest
charms. "You ought to get your
husband to preach about it some
Friday Nights terrible"
"Yes?" I encouraged, too long
in the rabbinate to resent my eld-
erly friends suggestion that my
first duty in life was to suggest
sermon topics to the rabbi, when
I did not write his sermons.
"What shocked you in New York
the women's skirts or the awful
prices they charged at the restau-
rants?"
mo-" with unexpected toler-
ance, IF woman wants to show
her legs, they're her own, amt
they; but toothpicks like most of
'em are a shame for the neighbors
and ought to be covered up quick.
And restaurants well, if mine
Carrie wants to live down in
Greenwich Village and go to eat
in cellars and garrets with fancy
names and pay fifty cents for a cup
of bum coffee and a piece of cake
that amt any too fresh, well, it's
her husbands money she's spend
ing, not mine. No, it amt them
things I'm kicking about-it's all
the other meshuggaheit I seen
when I was staying down there
with Carrie"
$50 Carries living in the Viii
lager" I asked, little surprised
at the news. Carrie, Mrs. Co.
hens daughter, had just married
wealthy New Yorker of conser-
vative family, almost too conser-
vative, I had judged them, when
they had come to our little town
for the wedding. While Carrie,
who had been staid social work
er for years, was the last sort of
person one expects to set up her
household gods within the boun-
daries of Americas Bohemia.
"Meshugga," analysed Carries
mother with her characteristic
precision. "Carrie's old enough
to have sense, but the older they
get the worse they get. What do
you think of a girl brought up like
all my kinder was, to go and get
married and go and want di-
vorce, all in six months !"
"A divorce?" I gasped, adding
somewhat stupidity, "What for?"
"They oser know themselves.
But that's why I went to New
York to visit 'em so quick. Carrie
wrote me she was going to get
a divorce and wanted me to send
her the money. So I went to see
what was what. I don't waste
no money on my own pleasures, so
why should I throw it away on
divorces for my own children
even if they do think they need
'em."
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woman on the other side was fat
ter than I am, only she wore bet
ter corsets and could lie about her
weight, and between the two they
almost squeezed me to death. 1t
was an awful hot day and we was
all perspiring and MATTE passed
around a box of candy and
thought she was doing her duty.
l didn't thank her for being nice
to me like that-I'd rather pay
my dollar and take a white bus
and have little room to breathe
in"
"The Michaels bought a new
car while you were away" l vol
unteered.
"They can spend money on
themselves; they'd oser give it to
anybody else," with her usual
charity. "But," pulling herself
up suddenly, 81 was telling you
why Carrie didn't get divorce"
81 suppose you didn't let her.
81 should say not I amt had
enough troubles in my own day
and my children should try to
make me more, just when I'm liv-
ing comfortable and mine Ella
takes care of me like queen, and
Jake can't do enough for me, if he
does it behind his wife's back!
But I don't want you tell folks
what I'm telling you about Carrie
it wasn't so bad in New York
where people get used to things,
but here it don't sound respecta-
BILE.
81 got my first shock when she
come to meet me at the train"
said Mrs. Cohen. "She had her
hair cut short-no, not as short
as a mans, but kinda wavy, like
your husband when he forgets to
get haircut. I almost fell over.
Carrie I said, even if you are
married, don't you know women
don't cut OFT their hair any more
like my mother selig did. If l
was as religious as all that I'd
go to Jerusalem and wear a shei-
tel
"She didn't do it to be fromm,
though. Just wanted to save
time from putting up her hair in
the morning, and, beside, every
body down in the Village wore
their hair short, Carrie said. No,
it didn't look bad on her-made
her look ten years younger, but
it made me feel kind of nervous.
And the way I used to brush and
curl that girls hair when she was
little and took care of it!
Right away she took me down
~
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law. "Now," warningly, "remem-
Der what I'm telling you is told
in confidence and I don't want the
whole town to know it,"
I hate being told anything Gin
confidence" The phrase usually
means that the narrator will re-
peat the same tale, still "in con-
fdence" to at least ten of her
most trustworthy friends. In due
time, one of them will let some
thing slip and before long you
will find yourself sharing the
blame with all the other conf
dants. I rose hastily.
"Let me get you glass of ice
tea" | suggested.
For once the worthy lady de-
clined refreshments. "I'm going
over to Lucy Stems from here"
she said, "and it won't hurt her
to make me a cup of coffee and
maybe a sardine or two and a
piece of cherry kuchen. She's got
a good maid and you amt and
how you can entertain like you do
on the rabbits salary and not go
in debt is a wonder. But it won't
hurt Lucy to put herself out for
me. Her daughter oser did when
I was in New York"
"Did you see herr"
81 just called Matte up to
please her MOTHER" explained
Mrs. Cohen. 81 thought, any
how, she'd ask me to have lunch
with her; I wanted to see her
house, cause they do say she's
married grand and to hear Lucy
Stern talk nothing's too good for
her. But she didn't wear herself
out entertaining for me, even if l
did give her a piece of silver for
a wedding present she didn't need
to be ashamed of before nobody.
1t was a piece I got for my sill
yer wedding" added Mrs. Cohen,
reminiscently, "and I just had the
initials fixed up; them jewelers.
are so smart nowadays you never
know whether folks pay for your
presents or try to get rid of their
old stuff. Yes, l did the right
thing by Matte, and she might
have been nice to me.
"Do you know what she did?
Said she knew I'd love to see the
city so she'd call for me in her
automobile. And when she come,
she had it just jammed full with
old women! We got smoosing
and I found out two of 'em was
poor relations and one was an
other friend of her mothers she
was trying to be nice to her and
one of 'em came from the old
Peoples Home and it was Mat
ties turn to do something for
her. The poor thing couldn't
hear we'll and she sat on one side
of me and I had to yell myself
hOarSe irving to answer all her
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-11

cessity of doing something wortni
while for their state and measuring
up To the standard of those whol
nave gone before and built so. wolf
and so wisely for us. Do not let ,,sj
shame our ancestors by our fajIur,S
to keep up what they have reared.
TOT us. and transmit il unimpairedS
And when We boast OF the past glory
OF Virginia and Of the great deeds
her children have performed. let Ia
not be said Of her. She grows old and
mods by Il slowly dying fire."
Armlstead G. Gordon. OF S.aunton.
the orator OF the day. delivered am
Grafton filed with reference to the
achievements Of Spotswood. and tho
heritage which he left for generations
which followed him. Rev. ]. Mall
Colin Taylor. OF the Mountain Mission.
offered prayer and pronounced the
hcncdiction. The monument was un-
yelled by Alexander Spotswood Rob-
ms and Wyndham Rolling Blanton.
Jr.. Of Richmond. descendants OF Gov
crnor Spotswood.
y poem, written by Rosewell Page
expressly for this occa sion, was read
at the unwilling. 1t is printed else
where on this page. !.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-11
OLON7STS FOUND INDIANS NEVER FORGOT WRONG

dercd presses on to high mark and
attains it. II is with pride and pleas
ure that In the name of the society
Of the Colonial Danes OF America in
the state OF Virginia. ] present this
monument to our honored State
In accepting the memorial on behalf
OF the state OF Virginia. Mr.. Cabcll.
in referring 10 the men who accom-
panied Governor Spotswood upon this
memorial expedition. said they were
hut fair types or those who had built
MP this Commonwealth. courageous
and seif-reliant. Their love of adj
venture and peril was heritage
from their old Viking ancestors. They
sought to encounter and overcome oh
starlcs, To go where others had not
been. and to do what others had not
done with stout hearts and steady
hands ever ready To- encounter dan
gers. defy fate and look death itself
in the face with hrmncSs.
Jus, so long" said Mr.. Cabell. "as
men admire courage. devotion. pa
triotism. the high sense OF duty and
personal honor-all in "a word which
20 To make up what We know as
character, just so long Will that type
| "f man. the typc that established our
state. be held in aTcctionate revcr-
| entail memory
"It is a most praiscworthy work
;hc patriotic societies are doing.
keeping alive the memories OF the
great and useful deeds which have
been done 10y NirginIans the prrilS
they have encountered aud the sacri-
fees they have made to build up this
great country. as an example and in
ccntivc to all young NirEinians, and
1" incitc in them spirit to emulate
| their ancestors. and to accomplish
something worthy OF them
The spiri, Of free people Is
| formed. animated and checred out OF
| the storehouse Of it's historic recol-
| lcctions Let us keep before us the
words OF the Virginia horn Henry
| clay: Every act OF noble sacrifice to
| the country. every instance OF pa
| trintic devotion To her cause has its
! beneficial Influence nations char
| actcr is the sum OF its splendid deeds.
! They constitute one common patri :
! mony. the nations inheritance; they
| awe foreign powers; they arouse and
| animate our own people
| Now. more than ever, all Vir-
ginians should he aroused to the ne