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THE TIMES ..Job Department Is equipped with fast presses and the newest faces of type and only first-class work men are employed PRICES REASONABLE FOR GOOD WORK. THE TIMES Goes into the best homes in Shiawassee county and its contents are carefully read by an intelligent class of readers, the use of its advertising col 7 T 1 umns convinces advertisers of this fact. VOL. XVIII, NO. 28, OWOSSO, MICH., SEPT. 25, 1896. WHOLE HO. 844. M Jewel Stoves and Ranges are built to give the greatest satisfaction at the least ex pense for, fuel and repairs. They em body all the latest and best features in . stove construction and ornamentation. P--r x k. rr a t ir o 1 ;r- ra5"".vftf& j LARGEST STOVE PtAMTlK THEWQRLt, Jewel Stov BICYCLE BARGAINS. ' 0 0 0 ARE THE 0 PRICES EXPERT X- iff 0 OLD TIRES 0 GOOD" AS - SPECIAL 10 DAYS SALE! Commencing Sept. 23. The largest line of LAMPS in the city, all at Cut Prjces during this sale. 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BRING ON YOUR AND HAVE THEM MADE NEW. Owosso, Mich. DINNER SETS. 100 piece for $G.25, in brown bluo or green, decorated, worth $8.25 All Dinner Sets cut at the same rate. CHAMBER SETS. G piece decorated Chamber Sets $1.00, worth $2.00. 10 piece decorated Ohamber Sets $3.34, worth $4.25. 12 piece decorated Chamber Sets $5.50, worth $3.00. Water Sots for 83c, worth $1.25. 11 BRUCKER ON THE CHI CAGO PLATFORfl. Starts His Campaign by Asking Friends to Knock Down Any body Who Says He's Not For Silver. Saginaw SUverites Leave the Conven tion. Brucker has performed the great swallow act and is now the candidate of the gold democrats, the silver democrats, the popu lists, the Shiawassee, Tuscola and Clinton 6llverltes and possibly some others. Sagi naw representatives of the free silver crowd were unable to reciprocate in the great per formance and refused after being swallowed to swallow the swallow. Shiawassee, as usual, gets ' nit," and James McBrlde hopes at some future time to lead the "great party" of less work and more misery to victory, but we think Jim's turn will come after the wonderful combination burled along with Baby Bryan and Baby Brucker, and the most it will be will be 'the turn." The populist convention was called to or der in the city hall and the free silver In the armory, in the forenoon and a confer ence committee of four from each party (?) appointed. A. F. Hunt was made chair man of tho silver convention, and while Mr Hunt Is a nice young man, he knows as lit tie about presiding as the democrats do about how to carry Maine. Tho conference committee got together, called Mr. Brucker before it, or before a committee from it, which watched him gug gle a while and reported to the conventions that he would do. While . the committee was conducting Its terrible deliberations the free Bilverites were "chewing the rag" In the most approved style. At one time seven motions bad been made without action, four of which the chairman attempt ed to put, but it all ended with the putting of a new motion which practically fired bodily the Saginaw delegates. They had moved that a Mr. Light be substituted for a man named Neely on the confrence com mittee, after the committee had been regu larly or irregularly appointed and was at work. Well, Mr. Light proceeded to prove that he was entitled to a place on the com mittee, first by stating that he had not voted in tea years, but that as his brother was secretary of some organization and he had done considerable talking himself, he ought to bo allowed a place on the committee. Al. Chandler said he had no Interest in the convention except for harmony. lie did not want any cat fights; he came to do the people good and did not want to tickle republican reporters' ears by Kilkenny cat fight bowls. Al. is a great harmonizer. lie's the same AL that is reported to have said at the county silver convention that the German immigrants were the anarchist and socialists. But Al. could not harmo this time. A bald beaded ex-republican said that Saginaw was represented by Mr. Neely on the committee in favor of the gold bugs. He claimed Mr. Brucker was ruled by Don M. Dickinson and represented Don's money, and that the gold bug repre sentatives were there trying to force Bruck er on the honest silver delegates. They had had dirt and filth to contend with and now the slime and rot of political manipulation was around him and their noses were being fairly rubbed Into it. The idea of such things in a convention that was called to do the people good! Grant Slocum, a Tuscola editor, said they had washed the dirty linen of Saginaw time and time again and were asked to do so again. lie proceeded to show that he was all right as a sllverite and declared that he would no more vote for Cleveland for presi dent than he would for Sherman. Funny thing for Grant to say, for less than a year ago he was telling his subscribers what a noble, true, patriotic citizen Grover was. The bald beaded man said Brucker was nothing but a warmed-over referee and bad crowd of postmasters and gold sharks with him who were hissing tbe speaker's remarks and teaching the new beloved silver party the tricks of old parlies. The actions would smell rank to Ueaven. Al. Chandler told about the little boy who would not divide his candy and the others would not play, and in his well-known baby tone aked again for harmony. Al. didn't cry but he took two or three of the Saginaw boys over in the corner and told them how he would do when his turn for candy came, but to no effect. Geo. McCaughna, whoso ambition Is to boa politician but whose evident lack of energy and good Judgment has landed him in the free silver party, attempted to smooth the matter over and the result of bis yery fine work was the withdrawal from the con vention entirely of the Saginaw delegates. George sprang his usual chestunt about the birth of the free silver party in Shiawassee and the election of a ticket In Burns. A motion to lay the whole matter on the table was voted down and a motion to sustain the chair, in ruling a motion to substitute Mr. .Light for Mr. Neely on the conferrence committee was made and a vote ordered. Shiawassee by some enthusiast voted 14 votes yes, but Stanley Parklll voted no, as did one other ex-republican. It was rath er embarrassing for Stan, to have to buck the Judgment of such mighty minds as were represented, but with his enticing smile be got through all right and as all the rest of the delegates voted yes, Saginaw not voting, his vote did no barm. The Saginaw dele gation then withdrew from the convention. A committee was then sent who brought back the populists and for a half hour the process of consolidation was attempted. A report from the commute on conference was read and a motion made to adopt it, which was sidetracked, and a motion that a committee on "permanent order of business" be appointed; this was sidetracked and a motion to make the officers of the siLver convention officers for the combined con vention; this was sidetracked and a motion to put the previous question made; a motion that the secretary cast the vote of silver convention for Brucker for candidate for congres was put and carried. Tbe name of the party under which he was to run was taken up and after a charge that the chair man of the committee waa trying to do some underhanded work in making a name A. Chandler moved that the name be the same as that of the state ticket. A motion to unite was made and also a motion to make silver officers, officers of the union convention and both were carried. A delegate from Tuscola then nominated man named Crosswell for congress, but he declined to be run. A delegate insisted that Mr. Brucker "state to the convention his position on the Chicago and Omaha platforms." Ben Colvin then attempted to satisfy the populists that Brucker was all right, but the pops would not take Ben's word for It and the committee was sent to bring him in. A call for a report from the committee on resolutions was asked, but Mr. Light, the chairman, bod withdrawn from the conven tion and taken the resolutions with him and a motion to adopt the state convention plat form was carrle'd. A congressional committee, consisting of A. F. Hunt, Perry Craue, Clarence Neely, Dr. uerditn ana u. a. wmtiock, was named. A motion to adjourn was lost and Bruck er was brought In to "place himself." lie thanked the convention for the honor, stat ed that the men who had withdrawn went with republican gold in their pockets; said the campaign liar would be around, that be intended to make all the school bouses In the district himself, and closed by asking his friends to knock down anyone who said be was not for silver, and be would pay tbe fine. James McBrlde was called for. lie stat ed that if he could not lead he would fol low; he had entered for principle and not for office, but hoped at some future time to be named as leader; be said be had been a pall bearer at the funeral of a neighbor who was killed by working fourteen hours a day and had been made to do so by the goldbug legislation, etc. Three cheers were given for McBrlde and for Brucker, and one enthusiastic pop gave three cheers for Colvin, G. R. Lyon called tbe delegates around him and said he wanted them all to tell the same story, and then went on to tell what they should say. He found that the par ty from which they expected to get most of their votes was not well taken care of in the distribution of offices and Mr. McBrlde had stepped aside so that the democrats could have Mr. Brucker. lie told the delegates how to expfaln the withdrawal of the Sagl naw delegation and the convention ad Journed. Vernon. S. S. Miner spoke here on tho silver ques tion Saturday evening W. Llndley and wife visited in Owosso Tuesday Rev. Emerlck is able to sit up rrof. French was in town Saturday Mrs. Lance," of Valley Mills, is dead Miss Mary Dyer visited ber borne near Byron the last of the week George Sample, who has worked tho Barker farm for some time, will move on a farm near Gaines soon Miss Grace Graham and Grace Clark were In Owosso Wednesday Prof. Sheehan's family ar rived here Monday evening Mrs. J. Pat terson was in Corunna Wednesday Mrs. D. Lytie has returned from a six months' visit Daniel Tllden, of Ann Arbor, visit ed at G. Clark's this week Dr. W. Mc- Kenni is now located in the office formerly occupied by Dr. Scully Dewey Bryant Is homo this week Mrs. J. Martin and Mrs. D. D. Martin were in town Wednesday Miss Jennie Pitts is in town this week Ray Johnson visited at D. Post's Friday. lie left for Washington, D. C, on Saturday Rey. J. McLean has sold his house and lot to Mr. Kear. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ABSarUUTTEILV PURE Carland. The hard frost is hurrying farmers up with their corn and potatoes .though nearlj all the corn Is cut now Mrs. Ray Tabor, who was mentioned last week as being sick with scarlet fever, is doing very nicely and will soon be around again Mrs. Ellsha Mitchell died last Saturday and was burled at Henderson on Tuesday at the M. E., Rev. D. S. Cramer officiating. She had been sick nearly all summer, Dr. Abbott, of Ovid attending her, and everything being done for her that could be by her friends, but to no purpose. She was a good neighbor, a kind and indulgent, mother and faithful wife and though the blows falls heaviest on the family yet ail who had any acquaint wlta her are mourners too. She. belonged to the Mennonite church and though very quiet and unostentatious those who knew her felt that It might be truly said of her, 'she hath done what she could." W. Laingsburg. , A special township meeting will be held in Sciota, September 28. 1896, to determine whether we shall build an iron bridge across tbe Looking Glass river and whether we shall pay Mr's.Loa Miller and her son John 81,250, and S. G. and E. Wert $050 In set tlement of claims In the bridge accident case of Aug. 12 The agent of the llome In surance Company was here Monday and adjusted the claim for damages to the M. E. church by lightning at $65. Tbe trus tees of the church will let the job this week to have the church spire repaired Rev. J. A. Rowe was returned as pastor of the ai, cnurcu tor anoiner year. The ap polntment gives universal satisfaction to tbe members and general public Political questions are being pretty well ventilated here and there is no doubt that tbe sehti ment In favor of sound money Is growing In favor. We now have a McKlnley and llobart list In this township with 187 names pledged to vote for the ticket, and there is no doubt but that the republican ticket will be elected In November Candidate II. II. Pulyer will receive many votes from the opposition and receive a good majority of the votes in Sciota, as wo have no doubt he will (n the county. Burton. Rev. Perkins and son, of Bad Axe, who has been spending the past two weeks with Rev. J. C. Scott, returned home Tuesday Dr. G. Cramer, who was called home last week by the severe Illness of his sister, Miss Nellie, returned to his borne in Bara boo, Wis., Monday Mrs. J. Vincent and daughter May spent last week visiting rela tives in Marshall Mrs. Mary Van Horn, of Battle Creek, is the guest of Mrs. J. Totter Miss Ina Cramer, of Lapeer, spent Sunday with her parents in this place S. Russell, of St. Johns, spent Sunday with his uncle, W. C. Stiff Mrs. A. E. Cadz was on the sick list last week Mrs. Rose Hurst nee Bradley, of Chicago, is vis itlng her father and other relatives In and near this place Rev. Salgeon, of Lapeer, president of the Eastern Michigan M. P. conference, was in town the first of last week, looking after the interest of tbe work on this circuit Mr. and Mrs. W. Mitchell left last week to visit relatives in Coldwater and Marshall Charles Wilkin returned to his home In Rew, Friday Perry Dun bar, of Owosso, will make bis home with bis sister, Mrs. J. N. McBrlde, of this place, this winter G. U. Wright, of Owosso, was in town Sunday Mesdames C. Walker and G. Gibson spent two days in St. Johns last week week with Mrs. R. Bagley There will bo preaching next Sunday morning In the M. P. church at ten o'clock and Sunday school at 11. Morrice. Rev. Edgcombe has returned from his few 1 weeks vacation and occupied bis pulpit Sun-' day Clinton Wilcox has been absent about four weeks visiting a brother In De troit and one in Boston Geo. Worden, of Gratiot county, has been visiting friends the last week in this village Belle Rann has returned from a two weeks visit in Lansing -Eva Dippey has returned from ber summer residence at retosuey- airs. Crouch is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Goldwood Bertha Miller, of De troit, Is visiting at her uncle's, Fred Miller, in Bennington Mrs. Geo. Bailey, former ly of this places but now of Buchanan, is visiting friends here M. Daniels, a na tive missionary of Persia, spoke In tLe Pres byterian church sabbath evening Kittle MUlspaugn la visiting at Ypsllantl Mrs. U. U. Turner, of Ohio, is visiting he parents here Aria Dolly, of Conway, was a guest oyer Sunday at Frand Kelsey'a James A. Wright, of Lake City, was visiting friends here a few days this week Maud Macomber, from Battle Creek, is calling on old friends here- Minnie Bar num returned from Byron, Saturday Mrs. McKee returned Wednesday from several weeks visit to Owosso and Grand naven Political matters are quite inter esting. The McKlnley wave appears in the ascendent. In the summer and earlier part, of the campaign, several of our good repub licans became quite interested in silyer Among this number were F. E. Purdy, Leonard Crouse, and T. S. Martin, but they have recently retraced their steps and shout for the good cause of protection, concluding that McKlnley was right in thinking that it was more Important to open up the shops and factories to American labor, than the mints to the free coinage of silver. C. S. Carl, an enterprising blacksmith of this vil lage for twenty years, and always a demo crat, has recently come out strongly for the republican ticket, and now he is surprised and grieved that he has been for so many years voting wrong. FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION The program of the first annual con vention of the fifth district Michigan Christian Endeavor Union, which will be held in the Congregational church in this city next week from Tuesday to Thurs day, follows: TUESDAY EVEXIXG. 7:00 7:30 7:40 7:50 Song service. Address of welcome, Rev. J. C. Cromer. Response. Greetings. Owosso Methodist Epworth League ' Emma Martin. Owopso Baptist YoungPeopIe's Union Harry Crosby. Owosso Young Men's Christian Asso ciation E. C. Van Ness. Owosso Asbury Ep worth League Jvato rey. Secretary's report, Walter E.Oxto by, Ionia. President's annual addrcss,"Ttev.E. B. Allen, Lansing. WEDNESDAY MOBXIXG. Sunrise prayer meeting. Devotional service. Session Topic "Society Machinery." Business meeting. Committee work. County co-operation. District needs. Appointment of. 8:15 8:23 G:30 9:30 9:45 10:30 11:15 11:30 Committees. WEDXEDAY AFTEBXOOX. 2:30 County Rallies Ionia Co., lecture room, Cong'l churchy Livingston Co., Disciple church. Ingham Co., Cong'l church auditorium. Eaton Co., Cong'l S. S. rooms. Shiawassee Co., Baptist church. Clinton Co., Baptist S. S. rooms. WEDXESDAY EVEXIXQj 7:00 7:45 Song service. Address, Rev. Clarence F. Swift Lansing. Announcements. TIIUBSDAY MOBXIXG. Sunrise prayer meeting. Devotional service. Session Topic, "Missions," "Spiritual Power." ' Missionary meeting. "Extension" "Giving." TIIUBSDAY AFTEBXOOX. Song service. Question box. Co-operation in Junior and Senior Work. Junior Rally. Greeting Owosso Juniors, Maggie Gray. Response, Millio Reynolds, Vernon. Black board exercise. Exercise by Dis ciple Juniors. TIIUBSDAY EVEXIXG. Song service. Address, Rev.Nehemiah Eoynton, 0:30 9:30 9:45 10:05 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 7:00 7:45 D. D., of Detroit. 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