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The Owosso times., 1921-06-10
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COLT NEGLECTED. IN SPRING
No One Considers That He Should Be
Gradually Changed Over From
Dry Winter Ration.

Consider the colt In the springtime
Maybe he is a yearling with a half
formed equine mind full of curiosity
and wonderment. Every old horse on
the place Is off In the fields some
where at work In daylight. His owner
neglects the colt as much as he can
and have the youngster live.
The half remembered green fields
and pastures of last year become green
once more. The colt has vague memo
ries of the taste Of green things that
mingled on his taste-nerves with the
flavor of mothers milk. From between
the cracks In the post-and-plank
fence that incloses his world he looks
upon the springing grass, marvels
and hungers. Part of his hunger Is
plain hunger, part is memory, and
most of it is instinct, but it Is all
very real.
He Is a lonely little ,hideful of in
stincts and cravings about to start his
second year. He is a bewildered or
plan Of the farm stalls and stables,
accustomed to his corn and alfalfa
and with all the troubles of horsedom's
life before him. About half the time
no one considers that he should be
gradually changed over from the dry
winter ration to the soft green sum-
mer ration, and When the change
comes 1t comes so quickly that there
Is not a days time for that young
horses stomach to get used to 1t.
For long weeks the pl0w teams have
been getting ready for the change. II
they could not sense the spring In the
air, in any other way they might know
1t from the gradually increasing
amount Of corn that is going in the
feed boxes. They are being worked
little more and a little steadier than
they were while January's SHOWS still
covered the pastures. The colt, though,
goes his neglected way until some day
after the oats are In and every plew
mOldboard on the place Is like bur-
niShed silver, then all at once some one
decides 1t Is high time that the colt
was on the pasture.
On the pasture he goes. It may be
just enough Of pasture to keep life
within his hide, but he must get along
with an occasional sailing on sunny
Sunday mornings. The grass may be
thin and watery, tasteless compared
with that good alfalfa he has been
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Mortgage Sale.

Default having been made in the conditions of
a certain mortgage made by Roy Whitman and
Ellinor j. Whitman. his wife, to Mary ID. Waugh,
dated the l4th day of July. 1914. and recorded in
the Office OF the Register of Deeds for Shawassee
County Michigan. on the 18th day of July, 1914.
said mortgage was assigned to Fred a. Fartshorn
on the End day of May. 1916. which assignment is
recorded in Liber 100 of Mortgages, on Page 47O,
in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Shia-
wassee County On which mortgage there is due
at the date of this notice the of four hundred
forty-eight and 36100 dollars for principal inter-
est and taxes paid and due. and attorney fee
of fifteen dollars as provided by said mortgage.
and no suit or proceeding at law having been in
stituted to recover the monies due. and secured
by said mortgage. or any part thereof.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue Of the
power Of sale contained in said mortgage. and the
statute in such case made and provided. on Mon
day, the 25th day OF July. A. ID. 1921, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon. Central Standard Time.
the undersigned will. at the front door Of the
Court House in the City Of Corunna in said
County of Shiawassee and State of Michigan,
that being the place where the Circuit Court for
the highest bidder the premises described in said
mortgage. or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary to pay the amount due on said mortgage.
with interest at seven cent and the taxes paid.
and all legal costs. together with said attorneys
fees, to-wit: Lots nine and ten in Block eleven
of M. l.. Stewart & Company's Second Addition
to the City of Owosso. Michigan. according to the
recorded plat thereof.
Dated April 25th. 1921. -
FRED E. HARTSHORN.
Assignee of Mortgagee.
WARREN PIERPONT,
Attorney for Mortgage.
Address. Owosso Mich. 6-l8
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USE RIPE SEEDS
TO START TREES
Few Varieties of Seed Such as
Elm, Maple, Willow and Pop
lar Ripen in Spring.
L0AMY SOIL IS PREFERRED
Proximity to Farm Dwelling Is Desir.
able Because Rodents Are Not Abun-
dant-TranspIant Seedlings When
Ten Inches High.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.)
Perhaps the cheapest and frequent.
ly the best way to start forest plan
tatiOn is to collect seed from hard.
wood trees and grow seedlings, say
forest specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture In Farm.
ers' Bulletin 1923, Growing and Plant
ing Hardwood Seedlings on the farm,
just published by the department. The
collected seed, says the bulletin, will
he fresh and the seedlings grown
from it should be thoroughly accli-
mated so far as climate Is concerned.
Should Be Collected In Autumn.
Seed should not be collected before
they are ripe, and this means for most
kinds Of seed that the work should be
done during autumn, usually after
frost. Collecting may be extended
into the winter for such species as
ash, catalpa, honey locust, sycamore
and others which retain the seed on
the trees until that time. A few varie-
ties of seed such as elm, silver maple,
red maple, willow and poplar ripen
during the spring and summer and
should be gathered promptly before
they are scattered.
Middle-aged trees growing In the
open, where they have been permitted
to develop broad, spreading crowns,
ordinarily produce seed in greater
abundance than trees growing in a
dense forest. The fruit Of some hard
wood trees requires special treatment
to separate the seed from the fleshy
covering, pod or hull before they are
planted.
The best time tossow seed, either In
the nursery or in the permanent plant
ing site, is soon after it is ripe, but
when this is not possible the seed
must be stored until spring. If this
is done, the seed must not be allowed
to dry out excessively, because this
impairs its power to germinate. Seed
should be stored\i in cold place.
Loamy Soil Preferable.
When the seed are to be planted a
good, well-drained, preferably loamy
soil should be selected. Proximity to
the farm dwelling is desirable, be-
cause rodents are less likely to be
abundant there. Preparation of the
seed bed should be similar to that Of
getting the soil ready for a vegetable
crop. Except on commercial plant.
ings, where the seed are sometimes
sown broadcast it is best to plant
with a drill In rows sufficiently far
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Held chucklino Conferences.

Sfelle, Wainwright's advent had made
Maben furious. All the more SO that
he himself was responsible for it
wainwright, a fellow Of Maben's col
fege, specializing In sociology, had
taken a fancy 10 the lad from the
wheat country, had helped him In
many ways-in return for all Of which
Maben had almost bullied him into
coming to Earable for the holidays.
The farm name had pleased him
nightly when he sensed its deriva-
ton. 1t was the old form Of arabic
and doubtless meant adapted to cared
crops. Place names, you see, all hold
gSnts of sociology. Thus Walnright
to himself. The basic truth was
wearied of sophistication, he felt a
longing for life next to the ground.
lie said openly he collected sum-
fner girls" thereby assuring his harm
1essness. 1t was thus he had classi-
fed Lorraine, with no thought Of
slight or slur Maben knew as much
knew that his quotation, actually
veritabTe. was spiritually false. But
in losing battle one takes any
weapon handy.
LOrruine, in front Of the tall mir
'rOr, scanned herself narrowly, turn
ing and bending to see herself at all
angles. A new and specially wicked
sdimple played hide and seek In her
left cheek. Maben, watching 1t,
yearned to kiss IL away, but felt some
how as though he had forfeited all
right even to think Of such a thing.
Presently he said awkwardly: 'Tm
glad you don't mind, 'Raine. The old
boy meant no harm, but most girls
wouldn't understand"
''God Almighty made 'em to match
the men," Lorraine quoted with a
twinkle. "But me! I'm the best little
understander going. If you doubt It,
Just you watch me-"
''rm sure you've said things OF
him." Maben began defensively. She
nodded. interrupting again. mot a
patch on the things shall say to him.
Beloved, listen, It will be worth while"
"Going to ask him If dfmpled
dairymaid wears her finger in her
mouth ?" Maben bantered.
''Why didn't you let me think of
thatY, Lorraine sighed. "You know
original sin gets there first always"
'tShut upl There he comes." Ma.
ben admonlshed over his shoulder, as
he rushed 20 meet tall, thin person
with scholarly droop Of eyes and
shoulders. who came up the path be-
tween brilliant flower borders. Lor-
raise fung after after him an Inscru-
table smiIe--then vanished, not to re-
appear until very late afternoon.
Aaben stared at her. She waa
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apart to permit horse cultivation.
With small or thin seed, such as that
Of birch, elm or sycamore, best re-
suits will be obtained by sowing
broadcast rather thickly over the
beds, pressing the seed into the loose
soil with board and covering 1t very
lightly with soil and light mulch Of
leaves or straw. When the seedlings
are ten or more inches In height they
are large enough to be transplanted to
the field. Most Of them reach this
size in one growing season. In dig
ging them care should be taken to In
jure the roots as little as possible.
Injured portions Of the roots should
be cut Off with sharp knife. The
seedlings should not be dug until the
time for planting them in their per-
manent location, for exposure Of the
roots to the air for any length of time
will kill them.
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Dimpled
Milkmaid
By MARTHA M. WILLIAMS

90 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
$50 you think yourself beauty!"
sOung Maben shifted. "And you can't
help agreeing with me-" Lorraine gig
giedr twining an unmistakably pre-
f0editated curl about her foretipger.
Maben shifted again, saying:
What l think doesn't matter-not
the least. But IL my name were only
wRtnssght--", pausing significantly.
Losruine smiled elfinly, clasped her
hands behind her head and murmured,
apparently to the breeze:
"It is nice to be found pleasing by
person who knows" Then, sitting
UP, head thrust forward: "Tell me,
Mcky. does the exalted one. really
thisik anything about me? The frozen
truth-there's a good fellow"
Young Maben smiled craftily. "'Fraid
you couldn't bear it," he said, looking
past Lorraine to her reflection in the
manieI MIRROR.
'Oh, 1t won't quite turn my head"
she laughed back at him, yet with
deep note under 1t that hurt Maben
to hear. But to be madly jealous at
fw0-and-twenty Is to be also entirely
ruthless. "He says you are type
the dimpled dairymaid-mighty fetch
ing here on the farm-but civilization
would spoil you utterly" Maben an
swered slowly.
would IT, 1 wonder?" Lorraine an
Swered calmly, with meditative
smile, but something at the bottom of
her eyes that was disturbing to her
sometime sweetheart. They had grown
up together into an illusory love-and
grown out Of 1t, they thought, by help
Of school and college. But since loves
possessive case Is nearly an immor-
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New Use for FlIvver.

Fred Hawkins, farmer in southern
Thayer county. Nebraska, has discov.
cred new use for the flivver. Grass.
hoppers are plentiful in this section
and it Is necessary to kill them of
now before they can lay their eggs. He
attaches to the front of his car trap.
like device made on the principle Of a
vacuum cleaner. 1t takes In a 30-foot
swath and will function at any speed
up to 40 miles an hour. He has
cleaned 500 acres of alfalfa by this
device and gathered in about three
fourths Of ton of 'hoppers in the
once over.-Sioux City Tribune.
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TO ESTABLISH SHEEP FLOCK
Farmers Should Not Hesitate to Pay
Good Price for Ewes That Pro-
duee-Thrifty Lambs.

In establishing flock Of sheep do
not hesitate to pay a good price for
ewes II they are exactly adapted, and
especially for those that, when judi
ciously mated, are likely to produce
lambs that will give the best return
for the food which they consume. It
Is Of the utmost Importance to make
use of rams that possess great individ-
ual merit, and strongly inherit the
good points by which they are distip-
guished. Unless a ram has good
masculine head and stands firmly on
strong legs he should not be selected,
however great his merits may be in
other respects. Breeding ewes should
be kept in good store condition. Show
condition and low condition both must
be avoided.
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GROW SOY BEANS WITH CORN
Combination Will Produce Larger
Amount Of Dry Matter Per Acre
Than Corn Alone.

There Is decided advantage In
growing soy beans with corn for silage
purposes. The combination will pro-
duce a larger amount Of dry matter
per acre than corn alone, and the
beans, being rich In protein, help ma
terIally in improving the feeding value
OF the silaGe. Less high-priced oil
neal or cottonseed meal will be need
ed to balance the ration when the
silage contains a goodly proportion Of
soy beans.
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Greek Harbor RISING From Sea.

The remarkable fitting Of Crete with.
In historical times has been lately
described by Professor J. L. Myres in
a Royal Geographical society discus
sion. The eastern half of the island
has sunk and the western has risen,
and as a consequence the ancient quays
and harbor WORKS at Hierapetras are
submerged, while at the west end Of
the island the Greek harbor of Phala-
sarna has been entirely lifted out Of
the water, making II possible to walk
about on the dry floor Of the ancient
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transfgured. Not curl. hardly a
wave broke the sweep of her red
golden crown. She had banished ev-
cry dimple, gentled her dancing feet
to softer rhythm. All in white,
clinging and vaporOus, she seemed to
float rather than walk across grass
already cool with dew. Lifting her
head deerlike from her low garden
seat. she smiled up at wainwright. a
smile of primal allurement, saying
softly: "Now Is the time for wonder
stories. You must tell me One-the
one most care to hear"
"What Is it?" he asked.
you promised to tell it." anxiously.
IF l know It," he said indulgently,
In his best elder brother voice.
Lorraine smiled again. "If not you
who does" she murmured. ut Is
the story of yourself-tell it from the
very beginning"
Wainright gasped Half a minute
before he would have sworn to himself
and walked off. Now instead he flung
himself on the turf, set his chin In
his palms-and made the beginning
of the end.
1t was a profound social observer
who said: "There are no such trOu-
blesome ghosts at maturity as the un-
committed sins of our youth" VAIN
right proved the saying. His youth
o,.I nd Irtxy aI,
by merry dalliances, unsweetened by
saving follies. Naturally his ghost
dancing made him a spectacle Tor gods
and men. But he cared nothing for
that. Men might scoff, women sneer;
all he wanted was to battle himself In
the sunlight of Lorraine's eyes and
let her gentle feet dance over his
heart If they chose.
, Maben tried rescues many and vari-
Gus, partly on his own account, partly
also because Of real friendliness. But
none Of them got him anywhere. He
dared not risk open expOstulatiOn-
the habit Of reverence was too strong
in him. Lorraine would neither talk
nor listen to him--nO more than she
would to her mother or the minister.
Now and then she held chuckling
conferences with her father-whO new
er since the day she was born had seen
anything wrong in her. But even
he at length grew, not anxious, but
compassionate. "Put i'm out of mis-
cry gently, honey" he counseled.
"When you don't want a fish throw
him back, instead Of leaving him flop
ping and messing up the bank"
A cryptic saying-perhaps 1t was
ter Wainright's beguilement Lorraine
again sat in the low chair. bending
toward him on the grass ut her feet.
But instead of saying anything she
spread her hands, palms downward
palms all pink and satin-smooth, melt
ing into round baby wrists. Vain
right caught them-she did not draw
them away. AS he made to lay one
against his cheek she said softly:
"Pity they are so smooth and weak
they quite spoil my type"
Nothing can spoil your type, what
ever it may be-" wainwright murmured,
trying to kiss a wrist. She drew 1t
gently away, saying rOguishly: "Fie
You are not going back On yourself.
surely! Remember-you called me
dimpled milkmaid!"
$50 1 did," wainwright said sitting
up suddenly. "Where's Maben, won-
der I"
Here" said Mabcn looming through
the dusk. "But don't swear.-there's a
pair Of us. She's going to marry
The Owosso times., 1921-06-10
BEST TIME TO TRAIN COLTS
Mistake Not to Halter FoaIs and Teach
Them to Lead During Infancy
Means Less Trouble.

It is a mistake not to halter foas
and teach them to lead during infancy,
when 1t can be done with less trouble
than at any other time. A few min
utes two or three times a week Is suffi-
cient, as they should be by no means
pulled about so as to make them per-
spire, as there is then a yisk of their
taking cold. AS well AZ the halter
lessons the youngster should be taught
to eat dry food, which he VIII soon do
II II Is held TO him or II allowed to
eat from the manger with his dam.
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Notice OF Hearing Objections to Pub
lilo Improvement and Of Special
Assessment No. 26S for the Com
struotion of Sanitary Sewer on
Clark Avenue from King Street ia
Leo Street.
70 All Whom 1t May Concern !:


To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Pursuant to resolution adopted by
the Commission of the City of Owosso
ut a session held May %, 1921, notice is
hereby given that the City of Owosso
proposes to make the following i'm
provement. namely:
To construct sanitary sewer on
Clark avenue from King street to Lee
street.
That the plans, and specifications and
estimates OF cost are on file in my Office
for public inspection that the Commis.
sion has designated rs the special assess.
ment district upon which the special
assessment for said improvement shall
be levied, lands as follows:
All the lots, lands and premises front.
ing and abutting on the said improve
ment or In any way benefited thereby,
all assessments to be made according to
actual benefits direct or indirect, to
the said land or premises.
The Commission of the City of Owosso
will meet at it's regular session on Mon
day evening, June 49, A. d. 1921, at 7:30
o'clock In the afternoon, when 1t will
hear objections to the Improvement as
aforesaid, and to the district to be
assessed.
Notice is also hereby given that the
special assessment heretofore made by
the City Assessor for the purpose of
defrsying that portion of the costs
which the Commission decided should
be paid and borne by special assessment
for the improvement aforesaid, is now
on file In my Office for public inspection.
The Commission Of the City Of Owosso
will meet at its regular session on Mon
day, June 10, A. d. 1891. at 7:80 o'clock
in the afternoon. to review the special
assessment and hear any objections TO
any assessment which may be made by
any person deeming himself aggrieved
thereby.
Dated May 25, 1921.
B. X. LUCAS,
City Clerk.
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Notice OF Hearing Objections 20 Pub
lilo Improvement and or Special
Assessment No 26O for the Com
struotion OF Sanitary sewer ON
West Oliver st. from Shiawassee
River TO Third 81.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Pursuant to q resolution adopted by
the Commission of the City of Owosso
at a session held May 90, 1921, notice is
hereby given that the City of Owosso
proposes to make the following i'm
provement, namely:
To construct sanitary sewer on
West Oliver street from Shiawsssee
river TO Third street.
That the plans, and specifications and
estimates of cost are on file In my Office
for public inspection that the Commits
zion has designated as the special assess
ment district upon which the special
assessment for said improvement shall
be levied. lands as follows:
All the lots, lands and premises front
ing and abutting on the said improve
ment or In any way benefited thereby,
all assessments to be made according to
actual benefits direct or indirect. to
the said land or premises.
4 The Commission of the City of Owosso
will meet at it's regular session on Mon
day evening, June 13. A. d. 1891, at 7:30
o'clock in the afternoon, when IL will
hear objections to the Improvement as
aforesaid, and to the district to be
assessed.
Notice Is also hereby given that the
special assessment heretofore made by
the City Assessor for the purpose Of
defraying that portion of the costs
which the Commission decided should
be paid and borne by special assessment
for the improvement aforesaid. is now
on file In my Office for public inspection.
The Commission of the City of Owosso
will meet at it's regular session on Mon,
day. June 13. A. d. 1921, at 1880 o'clock
In the afternoon, to review the special
assessment and hear any objections TO
any assessment which may be made by
any person deeming himself aggrieved
thereby, s,ifai.
Dated May s5, 1871 -. -:....,
B. K. LUCAS.
f City CLERK.
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Notice OF Hearing Objections to Pub

Notice OF Hearing Objections to Pub
lilo Improvement and OF Special
Assessment No. 261 Tor the Con-
struotion Of a Sanitary Sewer ON
South Columbus Sc. from Shiawas-
500 River TO Comstook Sc.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Pursuant to a resolution adopted by
the Commission of the CITY of Owosso
at session held May 29. 1924 notice Is
hereby given that the City of Owosso
proposes to- make the following i'm.
prOvement, namely:
To construct sanitary sewer on
South Columbus street from Shiawsssee
river to Comstock street.
That the plans, and specifications and
estimates of cost are on file in my Office
for public inspection; that the Commis-
sion has designated as the special assess
ment distI let upon which the special
assessment for said improvement shall
be levied, lands as follows:
All the lots. lands and premises front
ing and abutting on the said improve.
ilent or in any way benefited thereby,
all assessments to be made according to
actual benefits, direct or indirect, to
the said land or premises.
The Commission of the City of Owosso
will meet at its regular session on Mon
day evening, June 13, A. d. 1921, at 7:30
o'clock in the afternoon, when it will
hear objections to the improvement as
aforesaid. and to the district to DO
assessed
Notice is also hereby given that the
special assessment heretofore made by
the City Assessor for the purpose of
defraying that portion of the costs
which the Commission decided should
be paid and borne by special assessment
for the improvement aforesaid, is now
on file in my Office for public inspection.
The Commission of the City of Owosso
will meet at its regular SESSION on Mon.
day, June 13, A. d. 1921, at 7:30 o'clock
in the afternoon, to review the special
assessment and hear any objections to
any assessment which may be made ty
any person deeming himself aggrieved
thereby.
Dated May %, 1921.
B. X. LUCAS,
City Clerk.
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Modern Example Of Good Breeding.

getting all winter long, but If he gets
thin and hard-bellied, then that must
be the colts fault and not because he
is not getting enough to eat. Is he not
on a pasture and is not n pasture sup
posed to be the very place for colts?
OF course, 1t stands to reason that
the change from the warm stable and
the regular corn and alfalfa to the
open pasture. and the yeilow-green'
thin, spring grass should be a grad
ual one. Still, no one is supposed to
use great deal Of reason in dealing
with a boy, a pup or a colt.