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liroil hiss AT a. m I am showing the WASH . BRESS GOOBS ever shown in the city, consisting of Greylock Saltings, Cashmere Ombres, Domestic Ginghams, Ciover Cloths, Teazle Cloth, Tolle Da . Don't fail to see the CASHMERE OMBRES before purchasing your Wash Dress Goods. SPECIAL BARGAINS insr Mohairs, Brilliantines and Alpacas, "colore C. MAHANEY, WESENEIl BLOCK ior We have the largest Michigan. We manufacture Bed niture. T H A T The public are looking for Bargains for Cash. We are looking for please you with the prices in Furniture owosso, WOODARD THE WARM WINTER HAS LEFT TOO MANY Men's t Boys' Overcoats ON OUR TABLES. WE MUST SELL THEM. See them at $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, and up to $15. Big Yalues- Great Reductions ! FUR AND KNIT CAPS, -sGLOYES, e MITTENS, e UNDERWEAR, AND ALL WINTER GOODS. CLOTUIERS, 3d DOOR SOUTH 6F TOST-OFFICE. fan largest line of Hord, Zephyr Ginghams, Satlnes, Etc OWOSSO, MICH Ik Pile stock of Furniture in Centra - room and Upholstered Fur the Cash and are bound to best quality and lowest cash and. Undertaking. zmhoih:. & NORTH KEWB OF THE STATE Mancv.on is supposed to be a stroug tem per&noe town, but one of ber citizous has been no. to Jackson for five year for bur- g.hT Sllljjf A bftlOOU. T vi mason's union of Marquette has de c u I m favor of nine Lour for a day's w..rK, ami Ua o uotl.l-xl th local contrac tors. ' By a reo nt di-cialon in a contasted home stead case of i he upper p -n insula, the gov ernment r-ceiver d clarod that the first set tler nail a prior right oyer the first filer to a claim. A large number of cases aro affected by th u c.iou. ( L till ?s ur couple obtained a marriag3 licence, un 1 settled down to housekeeping, uppos n that to b) he only pro-requisite to a matrimonial partn Tship. Biz days later thi-y learned tueir mistake, and a call on the parson waa maae without delay. A Grand Traverse county farmer avers that the pine barrens of the north can be made productive by tile draining and the use ot clover as a fertilizer, he's 'cause tried it and knows the results attained. A deed his been recorded at Muskegon bearing the notorlo publico name ot Munshi Abdu8ubhuii Khan. 'Twas exdeuted in In dia by a lady missionary who was ouce a Michigan resident. Lowell wheat comes very high under some clrcumstancas. One of her citizens helpedhimself from a neighbor's bin without permission, and for the next five years he will reside within prison walls at Jackson. A silver wedding at Austerlitz was en livened by the unexpected marriage oi a couple of the guests, the grooms and bride being 63 and 50 years of age, respectively, the latter being a sister of tho hostess. Ralph Hoag, a Reading boy, went west for better financial opportunities, and now draws a $1,500 salary as city auditor of Bait Lake, Utah. Diphtheria continues to scourge the homes at Holland City, four new-made graves being the result of its ravages in one family. Several business bouses and dwellings were burned at Chesaning, involving a loss of $9,000, with no insurance. A Holland farmer is of the opinion that the chief danger from lightning lies in the stones fired by the electric flui J, which he claims to have found at several different points where it has struck. A Yale gentleman had been sick for some time and a few evenings since his wife arose and gave him a dose of medicine without lighting a light. By mistake the dose was taken from the wrong bottle and the aconite administered came near being his last earthly act. But a doctor pulled him through and now he's rapidly regaining his former health. The question of free text books for the public schools is being agitated in many sec tions of the state. The official records show that 523 school districts of tho state are try ing the experiment of making school books free. C. P. & C. E. Farr had the luck to be up set with a load of hay on the tempestuous streets of Fort Gratiot last fall The opera tion proved somewhat disastrous to the physical well-being of the Farr, and now the municipality must show cause why they shouldn't to rewarded about $5,000 worth each. In the long ago, one Reuben Ray did val iant service in the war of the revolution, en listing under Washington at the age of six teen. When Reuben became a mature boy of 75 summers, a son was born unto him whom he called John. The elder Ray lived to see 100 years, while bis son John has passed his 00th summer, Is now an Eaton Rapids resident, and maintained the military spirit of tho family by serving in the war of the rebellion. The widow of the late Zach Chandler is building a handsome $100,000 residence at Wishington. Senator Eugene Hale, her son-in-law, and his family, will assist in inhabit ing the mansion, when completed. A. I. Howard, the Detroit youth who forged his employers name to a $45 check and then drew the cash at the Michigan saving bank, goes to Jackson for five years. Wrong doing seldom brings success in the affairs of life. Pretty early ia the season for fires to be started by sparks from railway locomo tives, but considerable damage has already resulted from this cause in some portions of Genesee county. Indications point to a largo immigration of Scandinavians into the upper peninsula tho present spring. The experiment of hauling logs by steam power has I n abandoned in Montmorenci county. Tue roads weren't solid and level enough to make the schome a success A hugs marble mine has been discovered in Mackinac and Chippewa counties, suf ficient to grve us all a monument, although its by no means certain that we'll get it on that account. An Adrian gentleman has engaged in the business of supplying the (esthetic taste of the down easters with flogs fresh from the marshes of old Lenawee. Something like two years ago Fetor Viss- chers had his nose broken by a tremendous Grand Rapids sidewalk, and the city fath ers, recognizing the exigencies of the case. votod the wounded roan $L,000. But this action was soon after reconsidered and Peter now toots his horn in the United States court to the tune of a damage suit. Tho long contest over the Grand Rapids postofflce is at an end, CoL Briggs , having been connrmed by the United States senate. A Genesee fellow has been bastiled at Flint for making a criminal assault upon his own niece. And yet we continue to Bend missionaries to the foreign he.ithon. . The 6tate encampment of the Sons of Vet erans will congregate in annual assembly at Lansing along next July. Francis Moran, a St Clair county citizen who died the past week, had completed a full century of earthly existance. The same day that a family reunion had been arranged for by the Hunt family at Bangor, the body of ' "Doc" Hunt was brought home for burial He was traveling through the west on a tour with the well known Whitney family. The job of policeman at Grand Rapids doesn't go begging. Three vacancies on the regular force occurred recently, and there were Just eighty applicants to fill 'em, con siderably more than enough to go around. Greenville citizens got together and ex pressed their preferences for postmaster, re sulting in the selection of Editor Grabill of The Independent Marquette county supervisors have de cided to invest $5,000 in a set of real estate abstracts. Miss Tillie Halpin, the Clinton lady who was relieved of a tumor weighing thirty-five pounds, has since died. A Marlette youth went gunning for spar rows and got 'em, too. But be also brought down a barn with a burning papr wad, making t $50) pile of uninsured eshoa. Just as Elder J udd had become warmed op in the delivery of a sermon at Eureka, be suddenly thought of an engagement at Marlette, miles and miles away. Ha glanoed , at his watch and knew that at that very hour the guests an1 a wedding fee awaited him. Whnt did be dot Well, the congrega tion was dismissed in short order, the par son's nag lowered all previous records and although somewhat delayed, that fee was safely garnered, nevertheless. Many Ionia citizens are of the opinion that their city council isn't composed of solid, thoroughly seasoned timber. On the other baud, if there's a thankless task in this wide world it's to be a city alderman, and the man who can fill the position and escape a cussiu' is, indeed, a rarity. People who appreciate a fine obituary notice, should move to Lapeer, where half column obituaries of the complimentary order abound in great profusion. A Heavy Lois to Science. Lansing, Mich,, March 25. At 13 o'clock at night the botanical laboratory was dis covered to be on fire and two hours later nothing remained except the chimney. The building was of wood, cost $7,000, and was one of tho largest in the country. The Wheeler herb room, comprising 7,000 species of Michigan plants and representing twenty five years of work, is burned. The collec tion in the museum, worth $4,000, is half destroyed, including the collection of woods which took first, premium at the centennial The students saved the instruments, includ ing forty microscopes, worth (3,000, also nine-tenths of the herbaria, Dr. Beat's library and manuscripts, which were on the first floor, are saved. Tho loss to science can not bo estimated in dollars and cents. Cashier Toot Returns Home. Grand Rapids, Mich., March 24. Clar ence J. Toot, the absconding cashier of the United States Express company, who dis appeared so mysteriously last November, has arrived home, accompanied by E. W. Mitchell, general manager of this branch of the company. He was at once placed under arrest, but was releasad on $2,000 bail fur nished by his uncle. It is probable that the case will be settled, as Toot has returned to the company the $000 package of diamonds and $400 of the $1,20 J in- money which he took away with him. When Toot left home he went direct to Montreal, from there to Liverpool, and .then to South America. Murder of a Tramp. Battlb Creek, Mich., March 24. The body of a man was found in the woods on outskirts of this city. Lying across the dead man's knees was the unconscious form of another man. Both bore bruises about the head, presumably made by a coupling iron lying near. They were recognized as two of a gang of five tramps who had t been hanging about the city, and the murder was probably the result of a drunken row. The companion of the dead man when restored to consciousness refused to' talk, and is held on suspicion. Two other tramps have been ar rested. Au Outrageous Murder. East Saginaw, Mich., March 24. A shocking tragedy was enacted in front of the Marshall house. Alexander Alexander, an old resident, was walking along the street when be was struck a terrifio blow by a stranger who was standing at the hotel corner. Alexander was felled to the ground, striking heavily on the stone walk and fracturing his skull. He died within fifteen minutes. He was 55 years old and leaves a wife and six children. William Weese, a railroad man and woodman, has been locked up, charged with committing the assault Murdered In Cold Blood. Sanilac Center, Mich., March 24. Michael Calligan and Archie . Donley were shot by John Flack at , Flemegan & Udol'i saloon at Melvin, nineteen miles south of here. Calligan is dead, but Donley may recover. There was no provocation for the shooting, but Flack was drunk. Killed by Falling Walla. Detroit, Mich., March 25. Frank Carew, a workman employed in razing the First Presbyterian church to give placo to a business block, was killed Tuesday morning by falling walls. Another workman had been killed similarly on the same building ten days ago. They Nominated Cleveland. . Columbus, O., March' 25. The students of the Ohio state university held a mock Democratic national convention recenty. and nominated Grover Cleveland for pros! dent and James E. Campbell for vico pre i dent The nominees were informed through a committer of the convention's action, and a letter has been received from Mr. Cleve land in which ho says .hat the solution of the current political questions is of vastly greater importance than the political for tunes of any man, and he hopes that the students will s?e their full measure of pol itical duty in working for th9 doctrines of true Democracy. Depression of Mew York Agriculture. Albany, N. Y., March 25. In the senate Tuesday the annual report of the state as sessors was presented. It says: "There con tinues to bo marked depreciation in the value of farm lands in nearly every county, and the depression among the farmers con tinues, while the prospect for improvement is not good. Many assort that after paying expenses they cannot realiz) from their farms sufficient to pay the interest on mort gages, and consequently thousands of farms are falling into the hands of the mort gagees." Kicking Against the Sugar Schedule. New Orleans, March 20. The commit tee appointed by the sugar producers' con ventlou held here March 21 to prepare a protest against the proposed reduction of sugar duties, have made a report in which they declare that th. change from specific to ad valorem duty would destroy the beet sugar industry now becoming established in California, Nebraska, and Kansas. The change in the color lino would also be disas trous to refiners and wipe out that industry as well as the producing industry. Coke Miners on Strike. Scottsboro, Pa., March 25. Three hun dred and fifty miners are on strike at the Port Royal coke mines of W. J. Rayney, be cause of the discharge of six Knights of Labor. Rayney operates several other mines, and it is feared the trouble will ex tend to them all The cokers of the Overton works are locked out on account of a dispute with the company growing out of the em ployment of a non union man two days ago. Over 100 men are affected. Death of a Prominent Southerner. Louisville, Ky., March 25. Judge William L. Jackson died in the morning at 8:45, at the Fifth Avenue hotel of Bright's disease in the C5th year of his ago. Judge Jackson was a member of Stonewall Jack son's staff during the late war; was lieu tenant-governor of Virginia, and has pre sided over the Jefferson county circuit court here for the past seventeen years. He was the most prominent criminal Judge in Kentucky. i AUTUMN VOICES. When I was In the wood today The golden leaves were falling round me. And I thoueht I heard soft voices say . Word that with sad enchantment bound ma 0, dying yearl O, flying yearl O, days of dimness, nights of sorrow I O, lessening nightt O, lengthening nlghtl O, morn forlorn and hopeless morrow!" No bodies; visible had these Whose voice 1 heard so sadly colling; They were the spirits of the trees lamenting for the bright leaves falling. Prisoners In naked trunks tbey lie. In leaden boughs have lodging slender; But soon as spring Is In the sky They deck again the woods with splendor. The light leave rustled oo the ground, Wind stirred, and when again I hearkened Hushed were those voices Wide around Nh;ht Ml. and all the ways were darkened. -The Spectator. Itcmaifcablo Hesctio- Mis. Michael Curtain, Plalnfield, HI., makes the statement that she caught cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician but grew worse, lie told her she was a hope let s victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself benefited from first dose. She continued its use and after taking ten bottles, found herself sound and well, now does her own housework and Is as well as she ever was Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at C. P. ParkM & Son's drug store, large bottles 50c. and 81. Homer Bingham,, of Saginaw, 60 years eld, was painting yesterday, when the wind blew down the ladder on which he was standing and his neck was broken. James Carbine did not kill "Dutch Mike" at Potts last Thursday. Carbine was in Muskoda last Thursday and can prove it by a cloud of witnesses. What is a rold in the head? Medical authorities say it is due to uneven clothing of the body, rapid cooling when In a state of perspiration, etc. The important point is, that a cold In the head Is an Inflamatlon of the lining membrane of the nose, which, when unchecked, Is certain to produce a catarrhal condition for catarrh is essentially a cold which nature is no longer able to "resolve" or throw off. Ely's Cream Balm has proved Its superiority, and sufferers should resort to It before that common ail ment becomes seated and ends in obstinate catarrh. An effort is making to form a Washington branch of the Michigan legislative associa tion and to hold a reunion at the same time the general meeting is in progress. Ask Tcur Friends About It. Your distressing cough can be cured. We know it because Kemp's Balsam within the past few years has cured so many coughs and colds In this community. Its remark able sale has been won entirely by its genuine merit. Ask some friend who has used it what he thinks of Kemp's Balsam There Is no medicine so pure, none so effec tive. Large bottles 50c and $1.00 at all druggists. Sample bottle free. The wind-up of the prize oratorical con teats at Hillsdale college came off Monday evening and G. W. Toole took flJst place with his oration on the "Unity of Nations." When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla. When she was a Child, sh cried for Castorla. When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla. When she had Children, she g&e them Castorla. Muskegon and Manistee masons and bricklayers, through Senator Stockbrldge, ask congreis to prohibit the employment of aliens on all government work. "Tlowto Cure all Skin Diseases." Simply apply "Swayne's Ointment." No inter nal medicinerequlred. Cures tetter, edema, itch, all eruptions ou the (see, hands, nose, &c, leav ingtha skin clear, while and healthy. Its frrat healing and curative powers are possessed by no other remedy. Ask your druggist for Swayne's Minimem. Tho twenty-fifth annual meeting of tho Michigan htato Medical Society will be held at CI rand Rapids, June 19 and 20. Some Important papers will be read. Sudden's Arnica Salve. The best salve In the world for cuts bruis es, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles r no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Parklll & Son. irand Traverse county farmers aver that the asylum at that place buys Its beef from nen-resldents, and there's a howl In conse quence. Wood's FIiosijIxocHxi. TUB GREAT ENGLISH RKMEDV. JJsea for 85 years ZesZj&Sot Youthful folly tr thousands iuo- firr " anl the excesses vcssfully. Uuar- Ixl of later years. anttedtoeuremU Oivr immediate forms of NerrouH JtcXT VZj atrength an&vig Weakness. Km is- SVif rV or. Auk druggists Ions, Spermator- ff i" A:.'9 tot Wood's Tho. rhea. Itnooteucy. Phodlnei take no andalltheeffscts Photo from Life. mihititnU. One package, SI; six, $A, by mail, Write for pamphlet. Address The. Wood Chemical Co.. 131 Woodward ave., Detroit, Mich. Sold by T. A. Lauhongayer, Owosso, .Mich. HORTON LIVER TONIC. For Liver and Kidneys, HilllousnosR, Indigoa tion, ConHtirmtion, Neuralgia, Sick-Headache, Colds, Etc. The host Winter and Spring Medi cine. A family stand by. Oood for all, from tho Infant to the ared. lirely vegetable. Any druggist will get It for you. Price 50 cents. For sale by PAKKILL & SON. Call and get sample. Zloffistraticn Notice. To the qualified electors of the city of Owosho. Notice Ih hereby given that the 1 loard of Regis tration of the city of Owosho will meet In the several wards of nald city on Saturday, the 5th day of April, 18W), from 8 o'clock in the forenoon until ft o'clock In the afternoon of that day. In the flrnl ward at C. J. Stuart's store. Wnnh- lngton street. In the second ward at The Timer office, Main street. In the the third ward at City Hall, Main street, In the fourth ward at Hose lloui-e No. 3. Lan sing street, West Owosso. For the mirnoHe of eomnlctinir the list of qualified electors in said city of Owosno, at which time it In the right of each and every per son then actually residing in the ward and who at the annual election to be held tho Monday following may be a qualified elector and whose name is not already registered, to have his name entered in the registry according to an act entitled An act to further preserve the rurttv of rlen. tlons. and to guard against the abuse of tho elective franchise, approved Feb. 14th, 1859, and all amendments thereto. Dated, City of Owosso, March 3rd, 1800 OTTO Heiw, Secretary, . James Ktaw. Chairman of Board of Registration. TV "CI A BKJOYQ Both the method and results when Byrup of Figs Is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts fently yet promptly, on, the Kidneys aver and Bowels cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. ' Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomac; prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared onlr from the most healthy ana agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend It to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale In 60c and Zl bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may riot have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIO SYRUP CO. 8AN FRANCISCO, CAU LOUISVILLE, AT. HEW YORK. H.Y. 80 Acres Fine Improved Land, FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. This is a choice piece of land, in Huron County Mich., that was taken on a mortgage, and is offered at 81.00 under value. . Price Ja,500, easy terms. Address the owner, II. li. 1'OWELL, Woodstock, Vermont. PATENTS Obtained in U.H. olJ all foreign countries. Ex aminations made. Licenses and assignments drawn. Infringements pronrcuted In all Federal courts. Advice and pamphlets free. Scientific expert validity oinii-ns glvn. Ho models re quired. Kstahlihlifd A. ). 1M15. TIIOS. S. SPItAGUE & SON, 87 Congreps St. West, Detroit, Mich Dr. Cox's Iron Tonic WITH Cinchona, and Pepsin! Cures Nervous De bility, general pros- . tration and dyspep sia. It relieves that tired, languid, all gone feeling, builds up the system and improves the blood. For IVhllitnrpri SV fhalcs, troubled wiili so many weaknesses peculiar to them, there Is no equal to this Tonic. Ask for it. Dr. Cox's Balsam of Tar and Wild Cherry, for Coughs and Colds and all bronichal troubles, is the Best on Earth Try it and know for yourself; costs only 25c. a bottle. For bilious difficulties, heahache, and consilpation, Dr. Cox's Little Mandrake Liver Pills are invaluable. If your children have a coated tongue, bad breath, pain in the stomach, restlessness at night, get a box of his Worm Powders; they always cure. Dr. Genenux's Magnetic Oil cures all pain In ten minutes, Tr it for Neuralgia or Headachfc. For sale by DK. M. L. I1AGQ & CO., Owosso. GIIIGAGO PRICES FOR YOUR PBODTTCE QUID your Apples, Dried Fruits, Pota " toes, Butter, Epgs, Poultry, Veal, Hay, Grain, Beans, or anythiDj? you may have to us. Quick sales at the highest market prices. No waiting for money after goods are sold. Write ua for prices or any information wanted. SUMMERS MORRISON &C0. Commission Merchants, 174 S. Water St , Chica go. Reference Metropolitan National Bank, Chicago. , . 400 ACRES. 37tm YEAR. SALESMEN WANTED To represent owe of the largest NTRSEMES In inc counirr. wo guarantee natinractlon to all cus tomers. No previous experience necessary. Sal ary and expends from start. Address, stating age Hoopes, Dro- & Thomas, Maple Avenue Nurse rlos, West Cheater, la. TheW.&W.aift HAS TAKEN I II OAS IAK.t.N I FIRST PREMIUM )' AT EVERY STATE AND CQUNTY FAIR AT WHICH IT HAS BEEN EXHIBITED. AT TME Exposition; UlIIYErtSELLE, PARIS, 1559, The Highest Possible Premium, THE ONLY GRAND PRIZE FOR SEWING MACHINES, WAS AWARDED TO WHEELER & I'ILSOII MFG. CO. AND THE GReSS 0F THE LEQIOH OF HOHOR, WAS CONFERRED UPON NATHANIEL WHEELER, The President of the Company. Whoclor & Wilson Mf'g Co., 185 ft 187, Wabash Are. Chicago, 111. A. E. Hartshorn & Son, owosso.