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1 r 1 -i AVERAGE WEEKLY CIRCULATION . or THE TIMES For the Year Ending Dec. 1, 1 B92t 2,406 COPIES. L4 THE TIMES AT ONCE. I I VOL.XIII.NO 43 OWOSSO. MICH., JANUARY 6, 1893. WHOLE NO. 667 f M hm hi h JHWarSr CROCKERY ! We arc going to give the people of Owosso an opportunity to get DINNER-SETS-CHEAP UNTIL SATURDAY, JAN. 7tli, We are going to make the following prices on Dinner Ware: 810.00 Dinner Sets at $13.J)0 . 14.00 " " at 12.15 12.00 " at 10.00 10.00 " " at 8.75 8.00 " u at 0.50. Come Early Before the Assortment h Broken. GLYNN WALL PAPER TRUST, Just as You See it Advertised ? YES, it is true, there is a combination of Wall Paper manufacturers which will raise the price of Wall Paper 25 PER CENT To many Dealers who are not in the Trust. W HAPPEN TO BE IN THE TRUST ! It takes'tiine, trouble and money to get there, but it pays in the end, on account of the bargains we are thus able to give our customers by selling them new goods and new stylesfas cheap as Dealers not in the Trust can sell old goods. C. W. LORING. H. W. Has the Finest Stock of IN THE 112 W. MAIN ST. When the Spring Flowers Bloom Again, and so we propose to keep in j?ood trim by vigorous excrciso In Pushing Trade Ahead of us This Nice Cold Weather. You want Music in your homes these long winter evenings. But taxes and Christmas have pulled on the pocket book, and we must and will make special inducements in prices and terms to keep trade alive. A big stock of A A AND To select from. COME &UD SEE US. MANN, CITY, MONROE Qtoods OWOSSO, MICH. The M. R. F. C. The Maplo River Farmer's Club for De cember met at the home of Mrs. Julia Moore. A large and commodious house made It not only possible but remarkably pleasant for the members to welcome a goodly num ber of guests. The Whelans all were there and aided materially in the discussions assigned for the day. The first topic, "The future of our nation al banking system," was Introduced by Clayton Cook. The second subject for dis cussion, "The. improvement of country roads," was led by Messrs. O. C. Moore and Theron Gladden. "How to make life easier" was the subject ofan essay given by Mrs. H. A. Ellis. "The advisability or making rag carpets" was discussed by Mrs. Robert Purdy and Mrs. William liewis. The literary part of the program was closed by a recitation. "A pit of death," given by Miss Minnie Moore. Music for the occasion was furnished by Masters Frank and Bush Moore, Mr. aud Mrs. Chas. Richardson and Ilenry and Miss Minnie Moore. The club adjourned to meet with Mr. J. and Mrs. E. Boyd, January 20. A New Year Party. One of the most enjoyable New Year's family gatherings in our city wis that of the Warren family, children of the late James M. Warren, of the township of Burns. in this county, at the residence ot Mr. nnd Mrs. M. L. Parker, on South Cedar street, beginning on Saturday and continuing un til Tuesday. The surviving members of the family who were all present consist of J. M. Warren, ot North Dakota; J. II. Warren, of Merrill, Saginaw county; Mrs. A. II. ilerron, of Saginaw; Mrs. M. L. Smith, Northville; Mrs. J. M. Dunlop, of Holly; and Mrs. M. L. Parker, of this city, the hostess of the gathering. The last year's gathering was at the home of Mrs. A. L. Benjamin, of Novi, one of the. oldest sisters, who died very suddenly In May last. There wero present this year, J. M. War ren, of North Dakota; Mr. an 1 Mrs. J. II. Warren, of Saginaw county; Mrs. J. M. Dunlop, aid son Lee, of Holly; A. L. Ben-j jamin, of Novi; Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Ilerron, of Saginaw; Mrs. M. L.Smith and James .Smith, of Northville. and Mrs. ltuth Bel- ford and nephew, Kinnio Varker, or this city. The spacious residence of Mr. and Mrs. Parker was appropriately decorated, and the entertainment was royally done, and a glorious reunion was enjoyed, sad dened only at the thought of the broken ranks which the hand of death is causing. These earthly reunions should prefigure a grand family reunion in the heavenly land whither wo arc rapidly pacing one by one as the years conic and go. A. II. II. gl - Byron. Mrs. E. Kelsey went to Fenton, Monday Miss Lee Cowan, of Ann Arbor, is the guest of Mrs. W. M. Schad l'evival meetings bejjan at the M. E. church Thurs day night with an evangelist from Grand Haphls Mrs. M. Winans, of Mt. Pleas ant, is visiting her sister, Mrs. O. J. Claik Mr. and Mrs. E. Gibson have been spending the week at Fowlerviile The party given by the K. O. T. M. Monday night was a great success and a very en joyable time is reported Miss Gcnla Cronk and Miss Atchinson, of Flint, were the guests of Mrs. 11. E. Cole over Sunday 4Vill Savage commenced teaching in the Williams district last Monday James GofT and . son Howard spent Sunday with relatives In Elsie Isaac Crawford, of De troit, visited at I. Barnurn's the last of last week Miss Maud French, of Vernon spent Sunday with Byron friends Roger Haviland, of Ithaca, is visiting his mother, Mrs. R. Haviland, of Bums Mr. and Mrs. Jabez Close visited at Corunna last Saturday Miss EiTa Root, of Vernon, Is visiting at F. Strawsine's Mrs. Dougall, of Muskegon, Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. II. Devereaux Miss Grace Williams, of Grand Rapids, Is visiting her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams Mr. and Mrs. F. Savage and Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Close spent New Year's day with relatives in Conway Mumps and chicken pox seem to be going the rounds among the school children II. II. Rosenkrans and family left for their new home In Jackson county, Wednesday Miss Blanche Pier son, of Bay City, is visiting at S. H. Deve reaux's. Vernon. Trof. French entertained company from Byron this week E. Severance was In town the first of the week WillMcKnight spent Sunday hero Jflss Hattle Cronk- hlte, of lmlay City, was In town this wejk B. Holmes was at Poutlac, Friday Jlfiss Mary Dyer has returned to take up her old place In our school A. Garrison and wife were at Durandon Friday Miss Lou Saterlee, who has been spending her vaca tion here, has returned to Owosso Mrs. W. Hollinbeck visited at Lapeer the first of the week The week of prayer Is being observed at the Baptist church Fred Sheldon, of Ann Arbor, has been spending a few days with his sister, Jlfrs. Jas. Curtis Jim Sadler, of Linden, spent Sunday at A. T. Scranton's E. Crane and family, of Durand, were at A. Garrison's on Mon day Miss Frankle Patterson was in Owosso this wtek Jlfiss Nelllo Buyea has been spending her vacation at Bancroft Jfrs. M. A. Stone spent Hevr Years at J. L. Jennings near Flint Aisses Ida and M ay Downey are visiting their many friends iu this place George Into was in town, 3fonday Mrs. E. Nobies Is vis iting her sister, Mrs. 11. Clark, of this place -Jlrs. 11. Hunter visited her mother, at Owosso, Saturday Rev. Hallday com menced a series of meeings at Venice Cen tre, Monday evening Duane Jfartln was lu Detroit on Friday Jos. Jlartin and daughter, Maud, were In Detroit, Wed nesday Scud Reed has purchased MrS. Swain's farm E. I Button has located here as Veterinary Surgeon .Hiss Win nie Nichols, of Detroit aud ilfrs. J. Simison, of Bancroft, spent Sunday In this place Messrs. E. Scranton and C. Hart were at Owosso, Saturday Rev. II. Marshall has resigned his position as pastor of the Con gregational church The repairing of the furnace prevented school commencing until Wednesday of this week The Beethoven Quartette, of Kalamazoo, here on Friday evening was a grand success. The receipts of the evening wore over fifty dollars. Judd's Corners. There was a social at Mrs. Edwin Grid ley's Friday evening Eugene and Chas. Rath burn, of Algonac. are visiting at G, W. Warner's While Mot Brown aud his sister, Mrs; Williams, wero on their way to the Christmas tree here, they were run Into by another buggy. Their buggy wa a total wreck, the occupants escaping with but slight Injuries Fred Lyon met wlth a painful accident last Saturday, caused by a log falling on his foot. - He will bo confined to the house for some time. Thomas Dixon, Jr Mr. Dixon Is about thirty years old, wo believe. He is a Tar Heel racy of the soil a genuine production. Tall, lean, wiry, looking liko Abo Lincoln's picture, with a keen eye, mobile and strong features, you would take him for a man of mark at a glance. He Is a man of observation, a stu dent of books and a student of men. lie knows his fellow men uncommonly well. He is a brave nun, perpendicular, with tho courasre of conviction and bold of speech. He has ridicule, fun, language, Imagination, passion. His voice is penetrating and some times a bit strident, but distinct al ways articulation, emphasis. Intonation admira ble, lie Is the most rapid speaker we ever heard. He can pack away a marvellous amount of thought, language, description, and rollicking humtu' in an hour. We now understand how and why it is he has made such a profound Impression in Boston and New York and in Maine. Wo havo heard him. Editorial Critique. Mr. Dixon lectures in Y. M. C. A. Course Wednesday night, 11th Inst. Burton Farmer's Club. The day for tho last meeting of the "Club" was bright and clear, and although the roads were somewhat rough a good company of members and visitors gathered at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Sliepard, and were welcomed by the host and ho.itess. The visitors were, Walter Dewitt, Miss Anna Dewitt, Mrs. Marcia Lannstein, Miss Leah Mush, and Miss Mamie Winkler.' The time before dinner was taken up in social visiting. The dinner was very good, but wo dare not say much about these club dinners, for fear your readers will think that Is all we go for, or tint it is tho only J time we ever have anything good to eat. Alter dinner, (our president being absent) amotion was'' made and carried that Mr. Baldwin should net as president for the day. Devotional exercises were 'conducted by J. W. Rose. Mis. Lauiihtien, Myrtle Mason and Ed ward Merrill sanji "The Jasper Sea." The questions were called for and an swered. Miss Guilford read a good cxp'a nalion of the term ,,Unclo Sam" as applied to tly government. Miss Guilford had another important question to answer, which she said deserved a good deal of seri ous thought, and she asked and was grant ed four weeks longer time. Tho question was, "Which is the best way to bring up our babies, by hand or by slipper." Mrs. Thorp read an excellent paper on tho ladies subject, "What iniluence docs good reading have on the farmer's family." Mrs. Baldwin read a selection from the Household. Mr. Dewitt made quite a speech. C. R. Woodin spoke and read on the subject for the gentlemen, "What can we do to equalize the price of our farm pro ducts or avoid a surplus." R. C. Sliepard read a poem about the "Old times and the new." The subject for next meeting is, "The Farmers Institute, our part in its success or failure." Speakers, F. M. Shepard, Miss Guilford, W. A. Merrill, Mrs. R. C. Shep ard, .1. T. Moxley, Mrs. C. R. Woodin. Miss Blanch Shepard Is to give a recitation. Meeting adjourned to meet in four weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ross. Bancroft. Everyone is enjoying the sleighing Our public school opened again on ilfon day with a large increase in scholars. Prof. Brandt Is doing excellent work Miss Jaybelle Olney returned last .Monday to Oberlin where she is taking a musical course Mr. and Mrs. Shaw are spending a few days with their son, 11. P. Shaw Deyer Phelps, a well-to-do I pioneer fanner living on the Grand River road about four miles west of this village, died Sunday, January, 1st, about 11 o'clock, a. m., after an Illness of three weeks. Funeral Tues day at 11 o'clock from his late residence. He was burled In the Fremont cemetery ilfrs. William Qulnn died at her home, on Christmas, and her remains were taken to Dexter for iuterment. She leaves a hus band and two small children The guess ing contest on the squash at Watson Bros, came off last Saturday evening. The lucky ones, were, Jlfiss ilfaude Simonson, first prize; Mrs. J. Davis, second; ilfatt. Thomas, third. The number of seeds was 357, and this number was guessed by five different persons Our merchants report a good holiday trade The social event of the season was the Installation of F. and A. Af. officers on last Tuesday eveulng. The entertainment was of high order. Long bo fore the hour to begin the program, M asonlc hail was crowded and many were not ablo to gain admission. Rev. C. E. Benson, of Perry, delivered an eloquent address on Afasonry. which was greatly complimented by all. Tho banquet which followed was held in the opera house, there were two hundred plates and every one was take.i. The coliatlou was the finest of tho kind cvcr In this place. Reberts' new and com plete orchestra furnished fine music during supper. The occasion Is one long to be re membered by those present Afrs. Godfrey, of Pennsylvania, is visiting her sons, Chas. and Will. Godfrey Aiiss Delia Fuller gave her young friends a party at her home on New Year's Eve. Rogtr Sherman left for Lansing Aonday Charles Parker has moved his stock of groceries to Owosso, and the store ho vacated will be occupied by B.D. Rathburn for his window screen manu factory People who have Ice houses are now filling them. Physicians' prescriptions have failed to reach many cases of rheumatism known to have been subsequently cured by Salvation Oil. That Is the reason why the popular voice Is practically In Its favor. 25 cents. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report AESOUUfECu' F3JRE Death of Dr. Barnes. T. D. Dewey received a letter Wednesday announcing the death at San Jose, Cali fornia, Dec. U8, of Dr. John B. Barnes. Mr. Barnes was one of the pioneers of Owosso, coming here 50 years ago, remainiug until 1887, when ho went to California to live with his daughter. Ho had much to do with the early history of this city, was one of its early mayors, one of the charter members of tho Congregational church and in many ways was prominent. To him we owe many of the beautiful shade trees about the city, he having set them years ago. His age was &7 years. A Mexican Reception. Sanitaiwum, Battle Ckkkk, 1, 3, '1)3. Dr. and Mrs. Kellogg attended the recent meeting of tho American Public Health As sociation which was held In the City of Mexico, and on their return brought with them a largo collection of curios, photo graphs, etc., and additional!', two flight nnd interesting Mexican children, a brother and sister, aged respectively seven and live years, whom they will educate. One even ing last week Dr. and Mrs. Kelloggtendered the Sanitarium guests a Mexican reception which was a very novel affair and greatly appreciated. The chairs were arranged in a straight row entirely around the parlor and reception room, as Is tho Mexican fashion, and thu tables were covered with crocheted spreads and tidies, that kind of handwork being very common. Some mats, purses, etc., were crocheted out of thu libra from the century plant. After the guests had been formally presented, they began a tour of inspection of the curious and interesting objects and .scenes which the room present ed. In oue corner stood the Mexican fruit vendor, a native of that country, about six teen years old, who came to this place some three months ago for an English education. Ho wore sandals and had a gay zerape, a coarse blanket, for un outer garment and a sombrero on his head, and suspended by a btrap over his neck was a tray containing models of twenty different kinds of Mexican fruit. On one of tho mantels and on the top of the piano were arranged twenty-live or thirty models of street scenes, including the water carrier, pulque gathtrer, street vendors, etc., etc. An improvised Mexican shrine, the liko of which is found in every household, with its crucifix and picture of patron saint, occupied a central position. The altar lamp was burning and a stool placed conveniently for the worshipers to kneel. But the making of tortillas attracted the most attention. In that warm climate the poor do much of their domestic work on the street, so here under an awning near a pretty palm, were the two little Mexican children, dressed iu native costume, hard at work during the entire evening making this, their daily bread. Tho little girl knelt at tho mctate, a sort of crude stone mill by means of which she ground corn which had been previously soaked and hulled, as is their custom. When tho doughy meal was tine enough, she deftly shaped it into little fiat cakes, throwing them from hand to hand, and theu she placed them on a griddle over a littio charcoal hand stovo to bake. It was the duty of tho little boy to fan the fire constantly to keep It from going out. Near by, a Mexican woman was engaged in the same occupation. (1 am afraid she was not genuine, though she acted her part so well that a number asked her how long she had been hi this country and If she could speak English.) Her tortillas wero baked on an exact model of the ordinary brick charcoal fireplace, only in this the bricks were laid up loose instead of being cemented with mortar. Her kitchen wall was ornamented with the usual seml-clrcle of pottery utensils and her "baby" was asleep on the floor at her side. Besides the tortillas, various other prepared foods were exhibited, as tho tamales, made of corn, ground, dried, sifted, mixed with fruit aull then steamed in corn husks, and the atone, a kind of gruel or soup. A. bazaar table held several varieties of vegetables, the garlic, pumpkin seeds, which they roast and eat, two or three kinds of beans and also of peppers, including the round, red berry-like peppers from the pep per tree. Then there were corn husks in which to steam the tamales, brooms, bas kets, toilet articles, etc. On tables about tho parlor were arranged fine and coarse specimens of Mexican pot tery, several Aztec 1 lols and copies of Aztec vases, onyx In plain pieces and others daintily carved and highly polished, and a largtj collection of photographs. One of the most curious articles exhibited was the primitive needle and thread, which consisted of the pojnt of the century plant to which was attached some of the long fibres from the same plant Mention must be made of a pig skin, designed to hold pulque (their common fermented liquor) which swung to and fro empty. Pulque is made from the sap of the century plaut. The heart of the plant Is cut out and the exuding sap sucked Into a gourd and allowed to ferment. A plant will live about six months after it Is tapped for tills purpose. Very truly yours, Helen L. Manning. The great value of Hood's Sarsaparllla as a remedy for catarrh Is vouched for by thou sands of people whom It has cured. The St Louis Republican-Leader has been sold by Editor Foster to a newspaper syndicate of Gratiot county men. tutt'h tills purge out malaria. Stole A Rig. Monday morning about ten o'clock, a wo man giving her name as Jennie Thorp, went to Geo. Deveieaux's livery barn and hired a rig to do some collecting, claiming to have dono soma sewing for people in town. Sho did not return until about seven o'clock, much later than sho had agreed to, and een then asked to le allow ed to drive up to Oliver street to see some one, promising to bo back Inside of three quarters of an hour. However that was the last Mr. Devereaux saw of her that day. Telegrams wero sept in various directions, but nothing was found of the outfit, until Thursday afternoon, when Mr. Devcreafix received a telegram fronu Lewis Grant, of Bancroft, stating that he thought he had the person and the rig. The woman was brought back to Owosso and arrainged before Justice Byerly and then sent to jail to await her examination whicli takes place January 11th. Tho same woman left an unpaid board bill at tho Miller house anil was associated with mi old man whom she called her father, but whom she admitted before Justice Byerly was her husband. The rig had very rough usage and tho wo man claims sho did not intend to steal it, bur, of course, falls to give a satisfactory explanation of her conduct. t Make Good Roads. From Tho Grand Traverao Herald. Some sort of county system is needed to secure permanent good roads. To, insure best results there must be a common plan adopted for a county and then followed out. There should be two or three main thor oughfares north and south and east and west, in the northern counties, and into these feeders from every neighborhood. The first thing to be done is tho establishment of the main roads. These should follow easy grades as far as possible. If thia cannot be done without unreasonable lengthening the road, then cut down the trade, even if it -should cost a good deal of money. Make these main roads for keep?. Build ' them substantially and well. If only a short distance can be done each year mako that short distance to last. Use gravel freely, not clay. Turnpike carefully, ditch thor oughly aud permanently. Make every rod as if you were preparing a city boulevard. Plant shade trees on either side. Make these roads in good that when a man comes into one from a "feeder" he will at once see the necessity of nuking the road he has just ieu as as me ono lie has Just reached. These main roads should bo built and kept in repair at county expense. Everybody will have an interest In them. Tho other roads leading into theso can be maintained at township expense. Ouco established a half dozen or so good roads in a county and all the others will quickly bo made to com pare. All this means money, but it need not be done In yne year, or two, or three. Suppose this work had been started in Grand Traverse, or Leelanaw, or Antrim, or Benzie county, or any other northern county a dozen or fifteen years ago. Today wo would have had a splendid system of thoroughfares, aud the cost would have been saved to tho farmer over and over agaiu. There Is more money lost to the farmers in any northern county of the state by bad roads, In any Gve years, than would be re quired to build such a system of roads here suggested. Let us have good roads. An Enemy Baffled. There is an enemy with whom thousands are familiar all their lives because they nro born wlh a tendency to biliousness. With this ene my they are constantly battling with ineffectual weapons. Hostetter'a Stomach Hitters will baflle it. Mere purgatives will not reform a disordered condition of the liver, Indicated, not by constipation alone, but alo by sick head achos, yellowness of the skin and eye balls, nausea, furred tongue and uneasiness mora par ticularly upon pressure on the right Bide, upon and bolow the short ribs. Avoid drastio purga tives which gripe and weaken the Intestines, and substitute the world famous anti-bilious cordial, which like wise removes malarial, stom achic and kidney complaints, rheumatism and nervousness. As a laxative of the bowels, pain less but effectual, it improves appetite, Bleep and tho ability to digest, and possesses the ad ditional advantage of a standard tonic. BUY A KODAK, ALL SIZES and PRICKS. SOLD BY PMIKILL & SON, DRUGGISTS & CHEMISTS, OWOSSO, MICE jmm "You iip! touch WjfiMW- Button, ' ( the rest."