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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01
VOLCANIC FIRES IN ALASKA
Torrent Of Molten San Devastated
Everything In Its Path for
Some Fifteen Miles.

At a meeting Of the American So
ciety for the Advancement Of Science,
DR.. Robert H. Griggs described fiery
flood which occurred in Alaska, in
the valley Of Ten Thousand Smokes"
Here he found traces Of the flood Of
fire which, issuing from assure in
the earth, swept a roaring torrent Of
molten sand through the fertile valley,
devastating all in its path for a dis
lance of more than Is miles. From
thousands of assures live steam, heat
ed gas and smoke issued. One could
do ones cooking in any Of the smaller
holes. And that was the only saliva
ton of the expedition, for all fuel had
been destroyed by the flood Of fire. 1t
is only few steps from the steaming
assures to cave in the side of
glacier In order to have the most per-
feet refrigeration In the world. The
explorers tents were steam-heated, as
1t were, and the bathing conditions
were Of the best, for stream from
the glacier fed crystal pure lake and
in the middle Of the lake steam jet
dubbed and it was possible to get any
desired observation-disclosures Amer
lean.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01
MAKE BUSINESS OF SAVING
Wise Administration Of ones income
10 the Foundation Stone Of
Building Of Success.

Saving part of the income ought to
be the rule Of every mans life. OF
course, this may be OverdOne, though
1t doesn't happen very often. To make
a business Of saving, a profession Of
econOmizing, a trade Of thrift, Is like
ly to develop a narrow nature, even as
reckless spending develops habitual
imprOvidence. Which state Of man Is
the worse?
To use good judgment In saving and
spending alike-that's the idea. Rus
kin put 1t in another way:
Economy no more means saving
money than it means spending money !;
Ii means administration of house !;
it's stewardship; spending or saving,
whether money or time or anything
else, to the best possible advantage"
The man whose wife spends his in
come as fast as he earns 1t keeps his
nose flattened on the grindstone. The
day will come when his earning capa.
city will be gone and mo preserves
will be found on the pantry shelf.
It is the same IL the husband Is the
spender and the wife the saver. The
best plan is when both follow Ruskin's
idea of administration and steward.
. ship, saving and spending with com
mon sense and due attention to ap.
propriate living.-Minneapolis Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01

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,
in Liber 1873. on Page 100 of MoItg ages. which
said mortgage was assigned to Fred r.. Hartshorn
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 sum of four hundred
forty-eight and 36-100 dollars for principal inter-
est and taxes paid and due, and an attorney fee
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. D. 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 said county is holden sell at public auction to
the highest bidder. the premises described in said
mortgage, or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary to pay the amount due said mortgage
with interest at seven per cent and the taxes paid
and all legal costs. together with said attorneys
fees. to-wit: Lots nine and ten in Block eleven
to the City Of Owosso. Michigan. according to the
recorded plat thereof.
Dated April 25th. 1921.
FRED E. HARTSHORN.
WARREN PIERPONT.
Attorney for Mortgage.
Address. Owosso. Mich. GLIB
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01

Section Is. (a) Should scarlet fever. small
pox, diphtheria typhoid fever. other danger
Gus diseases occur in the family OF any dairyman,
or among any of his employees. or in any house
in which milk is kept for sale. or in the family or
among the employees of any person who ships
milk into the city for sale. such darymen such
vendors or shippers of milk shall Immediately
notify the health officer of the facts of the case
and the health officer shall at once investip ate
and order the sale of such milk stopped or sold
under such regulations as he thinks proper.
I'D Should darymen. vendors or shippers of
milk fail TO notify the health officer when conta-
gious diseases exist in their families. or in the
families of their employees or who, after such
information is given the health officer. fail to
obey his directions. the health officer shall sieze
and destroy all milk sent into the city by such
person. and he shall. when acting in good faith
be held harmless in damages therefor in any suit
or demands made.
(c) In delivering milk to families in which
there exists any of the above named contagious
or infectious diseases. the dairymen Shall not
enter. neither shall he permit any of his milk
bottles vessels to be taken into said house, but
shall pour such milk each family wishes. into
vessels furnished by such family.
Section IL. The milk or dairy Inspector the
health of1cer, or any rson authorized by the
utensils for handling milk OF all dairymen or
other person, engaged in selling milk or ship
ping for sale of milk or cream to the City VI
Owosso. These inspectors shall have power to
open any can, vessel or package containing
milk or Gre am, whether sealed (locked) or other
wise, or whether in transit or otherwise and
take samples of the milk or cream for testing
or analysis. and II upon inspection, the milk or
cream is found TO be filthy or the cans or other
containers are in an unclean condition, the said
inspector may then and there condemn the milk
or cream as deemed by him to be filthy and
Immediately destroy the contents OF said
bottles, vessels, containers and packages and
he shall II done In good faith, be held harmless
Ia damages therefor, In any suit or demand
made.
Section IS. Any person. firm or corporation
who shall violate any Of the provisions require
ments of this ordinance. shall. on conviction
thereof. be punished by fine of not more than
one hundred dollars and costs Of prosecution. or
by Imprisonment in the county Jail OF the County
of Shiawassee. for a period of not more than
ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment
in the discretion of the court.
Section 10. All ordinances or parts of ordin-
ances conflicting with this ordinance hereby
repealed.
Section 20. This ordinance shall take effect
twenty days after its passage.
Passed and approved June 9th, 1921.
A. T. WRIGHT.
Attest:
B. X. LUCAS.
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01
Be Square With Yourself.

The habit Of making excuses to your
self and accepting them will soon
undermine your intellectual stamina
and begin to sap your moral fiber.
Be square with yourself ut least.
Tell yourself the truth, and take no
excuses whatever.
List your faults and your failures,
and blame yourself for them. List
your bad habits. and try to get rid
Of them. Admit that 1t was Incidence
that made you let job go over till
1t was too late to do 1t, and bad tenn
per and not bad health that made you
peevish with people who had right
to expect cheerfulness and courtesy
from you.
Be your own severe but just judge.
Make no excuses and take none. And
you will soon find that you will need
to make none, for you will have no
derelictions to excuse.-JOhn Blake In
the Chicago Daily News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01
The Majors
Chastenings
ey MARTHA M'WiLLIAMS

20 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
"why not be frank, major? It's a
shocking waste Of swear words-this
way of merely thinking Them Mella
asked, her accent intermediate be-
tween amusement and faint contempt.
''Be-because l don't want you to
shut your door in my face. You wom-
en- are so llOgical-aggravate us be-
You'd reason, then pretend to be
amazed at-what Is your own doing"
Hhe major spluttered, clinching the
ARMS of his chair so hard his knuckles
showed white.
'As how? Examples, pleaseW Mel
Ia returned demurely. "But talking
of examples, while l think Of 1t. per-
init me to call attention to my rise,
think what a crouch I'd be-with the
steadfast provOcatiOn Of my name"
whats the matter with your name?
Anyway, you can change it," the ma
-jor retOrted, grinning. Mella lifted
her eyes. "Mella, M-Ella," she ejacu-
lated. Martha Elinor would have been
bad enough as the penalty Of grand
mothers, but Mella-Mella Murly-why,
i sound like cOunting-ou rhyme"
"YOur own fault-yOu know you can
change to Mrs. Elliot Jameson when
ever you have mind to do it," the
major said airily; MRS. Elliott Gore
Jameson on your visiting card"
Me.la smiled. "The prospect tempts,
but i: strengthens character to over
~con.c temptations"
"A heap easier and pleasanter to
succumb to them-witness this" the
major said audaciously, kissing her
full on the lips, the while he held her
close.
Now, should be wanting to swear.
But ! don't" Mella said cOmpOsedly,
wiggling free. you see knew there
would be toll to pay whenever l pro-
voked you into an outright proposal"
$50! You were sure you could?"
the major asked, half angry, wholly
amused.
dead sure" Mella flung at him.
'Thank you fora great deal. In
my own name and-Mrs. Jamleson's."
the major said Siffiy, getting up with
= motion of finality. But after step
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01

e1oorward he stopped short to say, 81
would like bill of particulars. Was
I slaughtered on general principles or
to make weekend hOliday?"
Mella appeared to ponder deeply be-
fore replying Something Of both.
Every man needs to find himself-nOt
wholly irresistible. Women have spoiled
you, So your need was pitiable You
are chargeable with cOntributOry neg.
asgence. to say the least, yet there
must be a lot to you, else you'd be in
sufrerable and. past redemption"
More thanks!" the major snapped,
again preparing to leave. II suppose
Il may offer cOngratulations-to Doc
tor Beverley. You'll send me wedding
-scards, l hope"
"Can't-there won't be any. But
you shall have an obituary If ever
am a widow"
The major rushed away. What he
said in the wide privacy of the lawn
certainly would not look well in print.
.uella, nOdding to herself in the men,
Sssl mirror, sighed sprightly sigh and
smurmured: 1.-The soldier man Is
'peeved-a right smart. I'm glad Of 1t.
Do him good. A man naturally hates
other men--in case of grl--but a
rival his own size wouldn't be nearly
so wholesome for the adorable Jamie
son as poor Billy Beverley, who has to
be helped IL he Is to make love de-
Gently, Billy is n sort of compound
Of the metals-as good as gold, as
bulky as silver. as dull as lead BY
token of all which l shall put him out
rof his misery--in the happy fashion Of
turning him over to Miss Joey Dancy,
to whom he will be as mamma from
heaven"
Mella, you perceive. was rather
1awless young woman, as well she
might be, having never known the
chastenlngs Of brothers, sisters, c0us-
,ins or aunts. Sole heir to doting par
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01
TRAVELLING BY STAGE COACH
In 1860 Journey Between San An
tonic, Texas, and San Diego,
Calf, Was an Event.

A poster advertising overland stage
travel between San Antonio, Tex, and
San Diego, Calf, I'm 1850, has been
found, which makes interesting read
ing these days Of fast and palatial
rail accommodation. Overland to the
Pacific" is the heading attracting pub
lie attention to the line. The poster
calls attention to the fact that this
line has been in successful operation
for three years, and will convey pas
sengers "in new coaches drawn by six
mules over the entire length of our
line, excepting the Colorado desert Of
100 miles, which we cross on mule
back"
According to the advertisement
coaches left semi-monthly from each
end, trips being started on the 9th
and oath of the month at 6 a. m. At
tentiOn was called to the fact that an
armed escort accompanied the coach
''fOr the protection of the mails and
the passengers through the Indian
country" 1t was stipulated that pas
sengers were provided with food dur
ing the trip, except where the coach
stopped at public houses enroute, when
the passenger was expected to pay
for his own meals. The fare between
San Antonio and San Diego was 5000,
with less amounts charged between
those stations and other points, such
as Fort Clark, Tucson and Ell Paso,
while it was announced that the fare
to intermediate stations was Is cents
mile.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01
Who Made tho First "Specs ~

All European references to the use
Of spectacles before the year 1910 are
dubious. Pliny's description Of Nero
looking at the gladiatorial combats
through an emerald means at best on.
ly lorgnette, or most probably a re-
flecting mirror. Roger Bacon In 1915
seems to have known Of magnifying
lenses. which soon became common
enough, but the probable inventor Of
spectacles, as such was Florentine
worthy on whose tombstone in the
church Of Santa Croce was the inscrip-
ton:
Here lies Salvino d'Armato degli
Armati Of Florence. the inventor Of
spectacles. Ammo Domini 1877"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01
To Tell Time, With Your Hands.

Hold your thumbs touching one an.
other horizontally and extend the fore
fingers perpendicularly. Now hold
the hands toward the sun so the
shadow of one finger falls upon the
other or upon the thumb Of the other
hand. Where the thumbs join is
twelve o'clock, the tip Of one finger
9 a. m, that Of the other p. m. The
shadow will tell you what time it is
with more accuracy than you can es-
innate 1t from the suns position in
the sky, after you have learned
through experimenting what are the
approximate "hour marks" on your
improvised 'clock." However. It
should be remembered that these po-
sltions will change with the seasons,
according as the days are long or
short
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01
Thorsau Speaks Of Whitman.

He said that inexperienced him.
I am not quite sure that do. He told
us that he loved to ride up and down
Broadway all day on an omnibus, sit
ting beside the driver, listening to the
roar of the carts. and sometimes ges-
ticulating and declalming Homer at
the top Of his voice. He has long been
an editor and writer for the news
papers-was editor Of the "New
Orleans Crescent" once; but now has
no employment but to read and write
In the forenoon and walk in the after
noon, like all the rest Of the scrib-
bling gentry.-"Henry David Tho
reau," by +. b. SanbOrn.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01
Order Of Publication.

State of Mchigan-The Probate Court for tho
County of Shawassee.
At session of the Probate Court for said coun-
ty. held at the Probate Office in the City Of Cor
unna on Friday. the 3rd day of June. in the
year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one
Present-Matthew Bush. Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Elizabeth A.
Ward. deceased.
On reading land filing the petition of Thee.
Josephine Wade praying for the specific perform
ance of land contract.
1t is Ordered. That the 9Th day Of July
next. at nine o'clock in the forenoon at said pro-
bate office, be assigned for hearing said petition
And it is Further Ordered. that q COPY Of this
order be published three successive weeks pre-
vious to said day of hearing in The Owosso Times.
q newspaper printed and circulating in said
County of Shawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of Probate.
By CLARIBEL GALLOWAY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01

ents reasonably rich the wonder was
not that she fiirted or danced or sang
or rode or sat silent exactly as pleased
her, but that 1t pleased her to be for
the most part singularly delightful
and considerable entity, eager to give
pleasure, even where she knew the re-
turn would be jealous criticism.
Also and further, she had certain
social prescience that made her adept
in Strengthening tangles. Billy Bever-
ley needed wife with money and man.
agement, If he were ever to be any
thing but poor and plOdding.
joey Dancy had money, and was
openly in the marriage market-but
she would hardly have looked at Billy
IL Mella had not so much more than
tolerated him as to make the major
furious. There had been a fued, pO-
litely yelled, betwixt the two girls
since Mella had put up her hair. If
Joey could be made to believe she had
snatched Billy brand from the Mella
burning. There Mella giggled and
went off for spin in her small cleo
trio. taking Billy along, and Ostenta.
tiously passing three times by the
moment in Passage Three she refused
Billy for the fatal third time. When
he asked: 'DO you mean it; cross
your hearth" she nodded mournfully,
whispering more mOurnfully: IL have
no heart, Billy. A bad, bad man has
taken it-and run away" Then some.
how, as women will, she shed Billy
upon the Dancy piazza Nand whirled
triumphantly away, but not until she
had said privily to him: 81 ought not
to tell-but Joey loves you dearly. 1t
would make me mighty happy to see
you happy with her."
So she was not surprised When Billy
doomed joyOusly next morning: "Mel.
la, you're a witch for guessing-and
other things. Sure, I'm engaged to
Joey-day's set and everything. Old
folks gave me their blessing. Made
me feel about seven feet high"
When she had said all the proper
things several times over, she got rid
Of the exuberant lover, who went out
beaming like the sun. The major,
coming for what he told himself
would be a final good-by, encountered
him halfway down the lawn, misread
his face, and passed on with the brief
est icy greeting. The ice bad melted
when he came upon Mella, looking out
of the window with eyes Of lamb
like innocence.
$50 glad you came in time to see
Billy" she said smiling softly. "His
face Is like the morning. real
poem"
"Naturally-as becomes bride
groom" the major said bitterly.
"Why, who told your" Mella asked
artlessly.
'IntuitiOn," the major snapped, glow
ering down from his height Of six feet
two.
"And did. 1t tell you the lady's
name?" Mella asked.
"No-I have known II since yester-
day." the major said hOarsely. "Mei-
la, Mella! Why do you do this?
could bear to lose you better-to a
rcai man."
Better not know so many things
than to know so many that amt So"
Mella quoted with a twinkle. II real
ly know things-for instance, that
Billy is to marry Joey Dancy; also
the girl who is going to marry YOU"
Her blush said the rest-as the major
smothered her in his arms she whis-
pered: "You ought to have guessed.
I wouldn't have taken such trouble
with you-if I had not meant to keep |
you for good"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01

State Of Michigan-In the Circuit Court for the
County OF shiawassee. In Chancery.
Daniel w. Sheldon and
Ida May Sheldon.
Remembrance Root Ros-
well II. Root. Lucinda
Root. and Julia Root
Linklater. or any of their
unknown heirs, legatees.
devisees and assigns.
Robert Lnklater. and
Grace Linklater.
At session Of said Court held at the Court
House in the City Of Corunna in said county. on
the 18th day Of April 1921.
Presentation. Joseph H. Collins, Circuit Judge
II appearing to me the subscriber, Circuit
Judge in the above Court. from the allegations
contained In said bill Of complaint fled in the
above entitled cause and from the affdavits filed
in said cause. that plaintiffs do not know and
have not been able. after diligent search and in
quiry. to ascertain the names of the persona who
are included as defendants herein without being
named, and cannot ascertain in what state or
county the said unknown defendants reside. It
also appearing that said Robert LinklaterSan
Grace Linklater are residents Of the State OF Cal
ifornia and non-resdents of the State of Michigan
Therefore. on motion Of Warren Pierpont. at
torney for the plaintiffs. IL is ordered that the
above named defendants and their, and each of
their unknown heirs. devsees. legatees and
assigns. cause their and each of their appearances
to be entered in this cause within three months
from the date Of this order. and in case of1their
apps to cause their answer to said Bill of
Complaint to be fled and a copy thereof to be
served upon the attorney for the plaintiffs within
fifteen days after service upon them Of copy of
the Bill Of Complaint. and that in default thereof
said Bill of Complaint be taken as confessed by
each and all OF said defendants and also that
within forty days from the date of this order.
plaintiff cause copy of this order TO be published
in The Owosso Times. a newspaper printed and
published. and circulated in said County of Shia-
wassec. that said publication be continued once
each week for six weeks in succession or that
plaintiff cause copy of this order to be person
ally served on said defendants and each of them.
at least twenty days before the time prescribed
for appearance.
JOSEPH II. COLLINS
Circuit Judge.
WARREN PIERPONT
Attorney for Plaintiffs
Business Address, Owosso. Michigan
Take Notice-The foregoing suit involves the
title to the following described real estate towit:
The East half Of the West half of the North
west quarter OF Section fourteen (l4), town s;x
t6I North. Range two (2p East, Shiawassee Coun
ty. State of Michigan and this suit Is brought to
quiet plaintiffs title to said lands.
WARREN PIERPONT
Attorney for Plaintiffs
f-is Owosso. Michigan.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-01
Extensive Movie.

Flatbush-So you've quit taking
your wife to the movies?
BensOnhurst-I've done just that.
"And why. may I ask?'
"Well, you see. every time she'd see
'em THROWN a pie It would make her
mouth water, and after the show I'd
have to take her some place and feed
her."