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OWOSSO. MICHIGAN. .TTTNF 4, 1920.
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ASK RAISE FOR ELECTRIC RATES MEMORIAL DAY FITTINGLY OB-
SERVED
The Consumers Power Co. has t
served notice on the city commission The annual services and parade in
that it will forthwith file a petition honor of the nation's soldier dead held
with the Michigan public utilities in every community in the country
commission, for an increase in rates Monday were made more solemn and
in this city. Under the franchise . came closer to the people as a whole
granted the company some years ago,. this year than ever before. As the
either party can petition the commis- ranks of the veterans of the Civil
sion every ten years for a readjust- War thin almost to nought there is
went of rates if those in force are not added the dead of the Cuban and
satisfactory to them. The notice to World wars and the marching veter
mmmiMinn states that the ons of these wars with scouts in
present rates are unsatisfactory.
ALLEN-CRAWFORD
A quiet though pretty wedding oc-
currea oaiuruay evening, . r and duri the morning the roadg
the home of the bride, when Miss Liz- ,eadi to0ak Hm cemet in thig
2e,?,V0?,h ALlen' daUhttr- 1 w-i city were alive with automobiles, and
G. W. Allen, became the bride of Wil- pedestria flower laden , to the
ham Crawford of Detroit. Rev. J. dty of the dead to lay floral emblems
W. Koyle officiated. (tenderly upon the last resting places
Mrs. Crawford has hved here near- of the.r loyed ones Soon aften00Tlf
ly all her life and has a host of the ra became the mecca of all
friends. Mr Crawford has had charge and at ls30 the hour at which the ex
of the plumbing for theGrand Trunk erciseg were to start the spacious
railroad in Detroit. Th will make huMi wa3 crowded, with exception
their home at 304 Oakwood avenue. of space allotted to a'nd TeseTVJ for
. the G. A. R., W. R. C. and American
NO MORE SIGNS ON HIGHWAYS Legion. The rostrum had been pret
County Road Commissioner Bailey j tily decorated, flags, greenery and
has received notice from the state flowers transforming it into a bower
highway commissioner that all adver-1 of beauty. On the platform were
tising signs must be removed from ' Mayor A. T. Wright; president of the
the trunk highways throughout the day, Rev. Carlos II. Hanks, of New
state. In the future all signs must ' ark, Ohio, and Rev. II. A. Waite and
be on private property if they are put others who were to take part in the
up at all. program. The choir of the First M.
. The trunk highways have been indi-' E. church, was also on the platform,
cated by signs on the telephone poles,! Escorted by Patterson-Dawson Post
.and later suitable markers of a per- American Legion and Company 22,
manent nature will be put up. All Michigan State Troops and the Owos
trunk highways are to be known by bo City band and led by Dr. A. G.
number. I Cowles band of Durand. members of
HETTINGER-MILLS
A very pretty weddinu was solemn-
E. Hettinger Tuesday evening June ;
first, when their daughter. Lulu V., tuu u,e" s,ea,'s
was united in marriage to Mr. Chas. The Owosso City band rendered a
L. Mills by Rev. J. W. Koyle of the selection that was much appreciated,
Corunna avenue M. E. church. j following which Mayor Wright open-
They were attended by the groom's ed the program with a few remarks,
sister, Marjorie Mills, and the bride's n which he paid tribute to the veter
brother, Harold Hettinger. The house , ans of the three wars and to the aux
was prettily decorated in blue and iliary organizations of women affilia-
white. Ferns were also used with
beautiful effect.
ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL RECEPTION
On Tuesday evening at the K. of
C. home on Michigan avenue the jun- of the memorial address, were listen
ers of St. Paul's school ,rve their an-; ed to intent, after whkh Rey H A
nual reception to the seniors, which . Waite pronounced invocation. Gov.
proved to be a most delightful func-gl ,g Memorial Day proclamation
tion. There were about forty young wag read b Donald Cook Mrg Ln
people present, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney ian Vogel IIardin? rendered in most
Dowling acting as chaperons. The ! pleasing manner. The Story of 0Jd
evening was spent in dancing afer G1 and Mrs A wu fc
which a delicious supper was served. department commander, Women's Re
The rooms were beautifully decorated ,ief Corps read the immortal Gett
the senior colors, gold and blue be-burg addregg of President Lincoln,
8CU 111 tllc ?"u V!C
juniors, green and white, in the din
ing room
THREE PLEAD GUILTY
Pleas of guilty were entered by
three men in circuit court late Tues-,
day afternoon and all will be sentenc-1 up their lives for their, country, and
ed Monday. expressed gratitude that instead of
Lawrence Lytle, of Kerby, admit- decaying and declining as an institu
ted his guilt of stealing $360 from I tion, Memorial day has become more
Melbourne Rose of Owosso. LewU I deeply rooted in the affections of the
King pleaded guilty to a charge of
violating the prohibition law and Hen
ry Beardsley, an aged Laingsburg res
ident, admitted taking indecent liber
ties with a child of tender years.
King was released on bail in the
sum, of $500 but the other two are
still in jail.
CORUNNA MEMORIAL SERVICE
Hundreds of Corunna people Mon
day turned out to do homage to the
nation's hero dead, when impressive
exercises were held in observance of
Memorial day. A procession, memor-
ial service at the bridge, decoration of
graves and exercises at the casina,
were the features of the program.
At 9 o'clock Monday morning Hen-
ry F. Wallace post of the G. A. R. ,
and W. R. C. assembled at their rooms
in the court house and marched to the
achool house where the parade was
formed under the direction of Marshal
wiuiam uorniora. i ne program was
given at McCurdy Park where Rev. F.
D.. Draper of Owosso gave a fine Me
morial address.
Members of the County Road Com
mission are in Detroit attending a meet
ing of the county road commissioners
of the state, with 8tate Highway Com-
missioner , Rogers. On Saturday the
commission swill ho'd it weekly meet
Ing. Thereafter the weekly meetings
will be held Friday afternoons.
The following marriage licenses have
been issued: Oeoree C Frederick.
OffORSO, Bertha Wiesenberger, Louis
in. Kv . narold Lon iind rwni
Neff, Caledonia; Henry Hnber. Flint,
tt.i. orv,w rk.ri.. Mm.,
uu,cu
"'7, LUiQ " Kev?T0M:
Ward, Owosso, Vivian Tooker,
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j.aki and the civilian organizations
Luiu& lu ait cue iccuiiewtiim vi uiavc
deeds and hard battles.
It was a beautiful Memorial day,
nrorm almnef nn wrorm fny fn.mtnr
Quackenbush post, G. A. R. and W.
R. C. marched from their hall on
East Main street to the armory, soon
after 1:30, and the audience arose in
theni as they entered and
ted with them. The impressive public
Service of the G. A. R. including the
reading of Memorial orders and salute
to the dead was carried out, following
which the First M. E. church choir
sang, "God Save America. The W.
R r nnM! oorviV(, anA ti raa
General Logan's first Memorial day
proclamation was read by Miss Mab:o
Smithgall.
Rev. C. II. Hanks of Norwalk, Ohio,
formerly of Owosso, delivered a most
excellent memorial address, pavine
high tribute to the men who offered
people. He took occasion to mention
the ungrateful alien, who finds asy
lum on our shores and who repays
America for her kindness by seeking
to incite revolution and destroy ou
government.
Every man, woman and child in the
audience, raised their voices in sing
ing America as the closing number
of the program, after which Rev. F.
D. Draper pronounced benediction.
Immediately following the exercises
at the armory, parade was formed on
West Exchange street under the di-
rection of Captain Oscar J. Reynolds,
marshal of the day and his aides,
Lieut. Lawrence and Sergeant Claud
Cope, and passed through streets
banked with people.
Leading the procession came the
Owosso Citv Band, nlavint? a fnnpml
. dirge: then the Boy Scouts, trudging
, along and exuding the spirit that
( makes the heroes to whom tribute
, was being paid. Company No. 22,
. M en can State trnnn n mmr,o
of Lieut. Byran Thompson marched
next with a steady tread, and soldier
ly bearing, Owosso Commandery No.
49, Knights Templar, in command of
Fred Randolph, emminent commander
and John H. Steck, captain general,
followed, with plumes flying and
swords glistening. The drill team of
Owosso Aerie of Eagles attired in
natty uniforms of blue trimmed with
white followed in command of Earl
Whitehcrse. Owosso Canton, I. O. O.
F. commanded by Wilson Brooks
' came next, wearing their gold trim
wed uniforms and plumed chapeau.
The Bohemian band of 20 pieces, led
hV members ofthe Bohemian Patri-
otlc ca5h member of which
carried the flog to which he had sworn
aiJcKiance.
Marchin with an eay that
,prin tneH( ,a nikinfff, mile flfter
r-.i'.e through the mud of France, came
the boys in khaki, the men who fought
militarism that freedom might sur
vive. They were in command of Lieut.
Chas. Lahman. The speakers car was
followed by automobiles carrying the
veterans of '61, who although still
young in spirit, no more attempt the
long march to the cemetery. Follow
ing them came the cars carrying
members of the W. R. C. and of the
auxiliary to Patterson-Dawson post.
Several hundred school children wav
ing flags and wearing smiles on their
faces, marched behind a serious faced
youngster who beat a small drum,
with all the vigor of a crack drummer.
Arriving at the little lake that
nestles in the hills of the burying
ground, the parade ceased, and memo
rial services were held for the sailor
dead. A small boat, flower laden, was
anchored in the center of the lake,
symbolizing the burial of the dead
at sea. Mrs. Charles F. Lahman sang
most beautifully a memorial hymn.
Proceeding to the soldiers' rnonu
ment, the G. A. R. service was held
and a large wreath, bearing the
names of 29 Shiawassee county boys
who are today sleeping under the
white wooden crosses in France, was
laid on the monument. Twenty-nine
flags, one for each of these martyrs,
were fastened in the wreath. At th
conclusion of the ceremonies, witness
ed by hundreds, a firing squad stepped
from the ranks of Company 22, and
awakened the echoes with three vol
leys. Then the sweet sad notes of taps
were wafted from the bugle and the
dead were left to sleep on.
ORION SEASON OPENS MAY 29
The season at the Lake Orion re
sort opened Saturday, May 29, with
three days of special events to mark
the opening. Great improvements
have been made during the .Winter
and Spring. Park Island has been
the scene of great activity. The Park
has been leased to Thomas M. Reid of
Jackson, Mich. A large restaurant
and coliseum building has been erect
ed; soft dring stands, bowling alleys,
skee ball outfit and other attractive
games have been installed. A new
high circle swing has been placed on
the lake front and at night this will
be brilliantly illuminated. The dance
hall has been remodelled. In addition
to dancing there .will be cabaret spe
cialties by entertainers every night
except Sundays, until Labor Day.
Bellevue Hotel is now open for guests
with Mr. and Mrs. John C. Tompkins
as managers. The large fleet of pas-
eger boats, launches, row boats and
canoes are all refitted and ready for
the opening day. Nearly all of the
cottages are rented and inquiries for
accommodations indicate that Lake
Orion will have the biggest season in
its history.
Co-Operative Marketing Successful
During the first 100 days of 1920,
68 cooperative carloads of hogs were
shipped from 22 Arkansas counties.
The 6,480 hogs in the cars were own
ed by 700 different farmers, or an
average of more than 10 shippers to
each carload. Returns totalling
$127,590.52 were received for these
hogs at the central markets. The
average cost of shipping was only 94.3
cents per hundredweight. The amount
made above the highest price offered
locally, where there was a local mar
ket, amounted to $260 per car, or a
total saving of more than $17,500 on
all shipments.
The season for shipping Arkansas
cattle has not started; but in 1919
cattle shipments from that State ex
ceeded the cooperative shipments of
hogs, and indications this year are
that almost all the Arkansas cattle
will be shipped cooperatively.
The cooperative shipping of live
stock by the method advocated by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture has been found practicable and
profitable in all sections of the coun
try where live stock is produced in
connection with general or specializ
ed systems of farming.
MIX-WOOD
On Saturday afternoon at the
church of Christ parsonage, Miss
Helen Mix and Roy Wood were unit
ed in marriage by Rev. F. D. Draper.
They were attended by Miss Bertha
Fricke and Will Leitch, of this city.
Miss Mix is the daughter of Mrs.
Chas. Mix, of Thompsonville but for
the past year has made her home with
her aunt, Mrs. A. J. Hickey, Pine
street, and has been employed in the
Colonial tea room. The groom has a
position as foreman at the American
Malleables. After a week's motor
trip to Thompsonville they will be at
home to their friends at 612 Dewey
street.
Sugnr Company Declares Fimt
Dividends.
Local stockholders of Owomo Snpar
Co. have recetved.their first dividend
from the company, despite the pact that
the company wa orirTj5 d 20 h's
ago. The dividend m. of thie p-r
cent, onn hthI one half p-r rent pi nM
Dow and tbe other uu aud one I uf lu
September.
MR. FORDNEY AND THE TARIFF
Bro. Forest Lord of Michigan Bus-
iness Farmer and the Herald have
been having quite an animated cx
change of views in regard to Con
gressman Fordney an 1 a Protective
Tariff. ' We do not desire to prottract
these articles and wear out the pa
tience; of Herald readers, but inas
much as we asked Bro. Lord for a
direct expression of his views on Pro-
tection, it seems but fair to him that
we should give publication to his
letter. j
As some clauses in Bro. Lord's let-
ter seem to call for comment and
this is to be the last of the series, wo
will reply clause by clause.
May 1, 1920.
Mr. J. N. McCall, Editor.
Gratiot County Herald,
Ithaca, Michigan.
Dear Mr. McCall:
Youf need not pause long for a re- possible exception would be when by
ply tq the concluding query in your giving a little better margin, we
editorial of April 29th, "Is the Mich- m5Sht encourage and build up some
igan Business Farmer in favor of an industry which would otherwise not
out and out general protection policy attract capital to its establishment,
such as has always been advocated by But when established, this too, should
the Republican party?" For in an- be governed by the same law.
swer pereto, I can say freely and The tariff is an inexhaustible sub
truthfully that the Business Farmer ject and it is needless to discuss it
IS in favor of a general protection further here. I apprehend, however,
policy. I know of no reason aside that the protection policy of the Mich
from prour preconceived and unsup- igan Business Farmer will satisfy the
ported notion that this publication is majority of the Republicans and spare
dominated by partisan Democratic in- us from the imputation of being a
fluence's, why you should question our "Free Trade Democrat."
attitude on protection. I am sure We congratulate the Business Far
that none of our Gratiot County sub-1 mer 0n its definite declaration of po-.
scribers would think of asking such iCy
Lirln;,-?ether lhiS Puroctl?n Answering your criticism that we
policy to which we subscribe is the dod d t general question on a
same policy, "that has always been i1 proteSctIve MB, I desire to say that
f Lnnnt uh1C I this is not correct. Your original in-
t W tv r tlS 8imPjet,rea!Pn I quiry did not have to do with a "gen-
that the various factions of the Re-jJX protective tariff. You asked
ff Ph 'tyA 0t alrecommend "Have you ever seen a single editorial
wi i Pft?wn;l, t? ' this paper advocating a protective
inVJ. g ?Qt? n,te thG BuS;i tariff," and I specified the proposed
iness Farmer IS in favor of a general , bean Mf as a 1 articular iJtance of
vvi-.w l''"-J" uu 13 I
well aware, while there may be indi
vidual members of the Republican
party who are a little shaky in their, let by-gones be by-gones except to
protection ideas, they constitute as say tha we did not say A protec
small a minority in the Republican tlve policy, but "a protective policy
party as the "out and out protection- wh,ch we. do Relieve in any fair
ists do in the Democratic party. The ' construction of language is at all dif
nlatfnrm iit.fprnni nf tho p.Mi: I f erent f rom A GENERAL protection
can 'rWftV and" the laws enacted in 1
conformity therewith, such as the
Morrill law, the McKinley law, th
Dingley law constitute the Republican
party's declaration of principles as
opposed to the Morrison Horizontal !
cut law, the Wilson law which pre
ceeded the panic of 1893 and the pres
ent law advocated by Woodrow Wil
son, passed by a Democratic congress
which puts a tariff of 25c a bushel on
beans and other farm products in 1
about the same proportion. We take ' Business Farmer were for the purpose
it, then, as a fair inference, that the ! of discrediting Mr. Fordney or caus- j
Michigan Business Farmer, favors ing his defeat at the next election,
such a general protection policy as is j As we have already pointed out the !
advocated by the only party of pro- statements leading up to this discu
tection in the United States, the Re- sion first appeared not in the Business
publican party and of which policy ; Farmer, but in the Detroit Free Press,
Joseph W. Fordney is the foremost . a strong Fordney supporter. Our at
exponent. tention was first called to them by a
There are high protectionists and number of irate subscribers who sent
low protectionists. There are some ! us the clipping with some pointed re
who believe the higher you build your' marks to the effect that "it looks as if
tariff walls the greater will be the Mr. Fordney were laying down on the
prosperity of the country. The Busi-1 job." I wired Mr. Fordney asking him
ness Farmer is not that kind of a pro- if he had been correctly quoted. Ten
tectionist, for the Business Farme j day later I received his reply, but not
realizes that some kind of a balanc before, after waiting a reasonable
must be maintained between export ' length of time, I had laid the facts
and import trade. The export trads before our subscribers,
of the nation has been enormous and j Again we congratulate the Busi
is one of the greatest factors in the ness Farmer when it asserts that its
prosperity of the nation. But this criticisms "were NOT FOR THE
export trade and this prosperity can- PURPOSE OF DISCREDITING MR.
not continue unless we buy some ( FORDNEY or causing HIS DEFEAT
things of Europe to offset our export ( at THE NEXT ELECTION." We can
business. Never in the history of the readily understood how those inter
nation was the truth of this state- j ested in an increased bean tariff,
ment more evident than it is today. ! might NOT understand why this leg
The excess of our exports over im- islation might not be enacted right off
ports has drained Europe of its gold the reel and why they might be some
and depleted its credit. As a result what impatient and critical toward
Europe is not buying one-half the Mr. Fordney because it was not done,
goods it needs and would buy had we but it did not seem to the Herald fair
returned some of her coin by the pur-1 to Mr. Fordney, on the evidence of a
chase of imports. Europe is there- ,Texas Democratic Free Trader to as
fore going without or else encourag- j sume or "surmise" that Mr. Fordne
ing her people to develop manufac-' was not doine all in his power for the
( tories to produce things which she
; might under more favorable condi -
tions purchase from the United States , constitutents, when Congressman Os
So there is as much danger in ta tariff borne, who was watching his bill with
that shuts out all European goods as the utmost interest and very desirous
there is in a tariff that floods our
markets with foreign goods to the de
triment of our domestic industry. Both
are extremes to be avoided.
Mr. Lord, in this paragraph, seems
to oppose a high protective tariff be-
it. t m .
cause "the excess of our exports over
. , , it. .
our imports has drained Europe of its
mports has drained Europe
gold and depleted its credit." Later
on, he concludes, "So there is as much
ies, oo mere i as mucn
danger in a tariff that shuts out all'be paSsed
European goods as there is in a tariff . " .
that floods our markets with foreign I . Tne .a.ct ,s' cxFePf m war emergen
goods." Granted. Of course there is c,es !t is JPi0?!' . imPsible to
a limit to how high a protective tariff ass any SPECIAL bill. Place th
should be, but certainly Bro. Lord ' RePlican party in complete control
does not intimate that the present w,t.h. n RPubl,caa presi-lent. senate
enormous balance of trade in our fa- and house, and with Joe Fordney at
vor and the depletion of European th.e head of lPe Was aml com
gold is in any sence due to a high pro- m,ttce, ee, how soon, not only this
t.prt.ivA tnrifF. Prior in tVio ror bean legislation but all other farm
balance of trade was becoming more
... - - - " we
and more against us. Certainly Bro.
Lord lis too intelligent and too honest
to attempt to lead readers of this ar-
j tide to believe that the present Dem-
"?1? tafiff ! !5? 8en8e vPn
, Blble for Vnsent conditions as to Euro-
pean trade balances, or depreciation
of securities. The fact, is, as HE
would doubtless say, that present con
ditions generally speaking are due
wholly to the war and not in any big
sense due to the tariff or lack of It
The Business Farmer advocates a
tariff on all agricultural and manu
factured goods high enough to raise
ne wholesale price at seaooara ox
foreign-produced goods to the level of
tne wholesale price of domestic goods,
This would give the foreign producer
no advantage over the home producer.
This principle is embodied in Con
gressman Pordney's "anti-dumping"
bill, now before the Senate.
With this cause the Herald is In
hearty accord. It is, we believe, a
sound protection policy. The only
olrt.oiT n rrto.fiwo tariff
On this clause we are willing to
Pcy. -A protection - policy is not
made up of a schedule here or a sched
ule there, but of a system. Hence
when Bro. Lord " specified specific
scneauies we saw m mis no aavocacy
of a protection policy. As he well
knows, an editorial in favor of a tariff
on one or two articles no more makes
a protection policy than a single swal
low makes a summer.
You are in great error to assume
that the criticisms published in the
farmers of the eighth district, who
, constitute the large majority of his
i of having it passed, bears direct tcs-
timony to the devotion of Mr. Fordney
to the cause of the bean growers.
Neither did it seem fair to intimate
that "others can get all they want,"
1 " i'v m iv la ii blue uiaii ciuil'l vile UVC
ror.1 v ,
stuir, nor pearl buttons, nor any othe
;i uiu v ' , "w,cr
when it is not true that either the dye
special bill has been passed by con
gress nor received the approval of
rrn,Mf tvn ,:ii ' it
i tt; . mi . . ...
s"",on neii win oe enacrea into
'aWi
I have no interest in Mr. Fordney
(Continued on puge four)
PROCLAMATION FOR FLAG DAY
In paying homage to the flag of
our country we honor not merely a
piece of bunting but those things
for which the flag stands, liberty, jus
ticef equality. The flag of the United
States symbolizes the national ideals
for which our fathers were willing to
give their lives, and in our day their
sons have proved that they too ar
ready to defend to the uttermost "Our
great, free institutions which are the
hope of the home as well as the na
tion." It is proposed this year to celebrate
in conjunction with Flag Day, June
12th, as Neighbors' Day to promote1
nation-wide neighborliness, and June
13th as Community Sunday to im
press men and women of all faiths
with the spiritualizing influence on
the individual of unified neighborhood .
service.
Therefore, I, Albert E. Sleeper,
Governor of the State of Michigan, do
issue this my proclamation, and Ur
gently request that Monday, the 14th
day of June, 1920, be observed as
Flag Day.
I further suggest, in compliance
with the request of the National
Neighbor's Day committee, that Sat
urday, June 12th, and Sunday, June
13th, be observed respectively as
Neighbors' day and Community Sun
day. On these three days let flags be
displayed on both public and private
buildings.
Let us honor the flag.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State this first day of
June, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and twenty,
and of the Commonwealth the eighty-fourth.
ALBERT E. SLEEPER,
Governor-.
NORTH NEWBURG
FARMERS' CLUB
The North Newburg Farmers' Club
will meet with Mr. and Mrs. J. Mor
rison oh the evening of June 10th.
The following program has been ar
ranged: Roll call, answered by news
items by the ladies: "Investigations,"
John Smith, personal anecdotes,,.
Hoisington; reading, Mrs.' N.fw".
West; ."Having a Boil on the Other
Fellow," W. C. Onyon; "A Cure for
the Blues,". Walter Hulbert; reading,
Mrs. R. C. Hoisington; committees; V'
The county road commission will
begin on Friday, June 11 to hold its
weekly meetings Friday afternoons
instead of Saturday mornings. On Sat
urday of this week the commission
will attend a meeting in Detroit call
ed by the state-highway department,
for the purpose of discussing wheth
er or not the building of gravel roads
shall continue, or hard surfaced roads
shall be built. The steadily increasing
truck traffic over the country roads is
proving very hard on the gravel roads
and it is becoming a question as to
whether or not it pays to build them.
Tiott-IIunt.
Tbe marriage of Mra. Pearl Tiott of
this city, and William J. Hunt of Du
rand, was solemnized Wednesday even
ing at the home of the groom's brother,
Gilbert Hunt, 401 Maple avenue, Rev.
J W. Koyle of the Corunna Avenue M.
E. church officiating.
Mr and Mrs Hunt will reside on a
fruit farm near Daraml.
King's Daughters Convention.
The twenty-second annual conven
tion of tbe Shiawassee County Branch
of the Michigan Branch of the Inter
national Order of tbe King's Daughters
and Sons, will be held in Bjron, Tues
day, June 8th.
The House of Repreaentatlueaon Sat
urday last passed the soldiers banns bill
Introduced by Congressman Fordney,
and for which he worked with untiring',
vigor. The vote was 289 yeas to 93 ,
nays. The no vote largely came froms
tbe south.
Congressman Fordney presented a fay
orable report in the House the last of
the week on a bill introduced by Con
gressman Osborne of California, placing
a tariff of two cents per pound on beans.
There Is little hope of its pacsige with
the present occupant of the white house
ready to yeto it.
During the months of June, July and
Angust, the dentists offices of Owosso
will remain open FrLlay and close Sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. M. S. Argell. North Water
street, went to Holly, Thursday, to visit
her son, O. R. An gel 1.
John B!anchnrd, aproniiunttpldent
of Perry, died saddrn'y VtVnvUy
eAenlnu hs Iih wh nhnri V ire.
DhaUi whs di. lit'i'i f.iin H
had been In poor health for two er.
Mr. Blanchar I wis ;0 yer rs ofag, and
had been engaged in the ding bu-ies
for 40 yearn previous to hii retirmint
when his health fullel. He Is nurvlred
by bis wife and one son, Wayne,' of
LAnelog.
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