CASS CITY CHI ON/CL, E > , Vol. 12, No. 42. CASS CITY, MICH., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1917

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M;R. HIRE8 OF P H I L A D E L P H I A

TO MEET F A R M E R S A N D

B U S I N E S S MEN.

Farmers' Inst i tute with State and Lo-

eal Speakers Has Two Ses-

sions Friday.

Mr. Hires of Phi ladephia , p r e s iden t o~ the Hi res Condensed Milk Co., ac- companied by t h e g e n e r a l m a n a g e r of the 17 p lan ts of th is c o m p a n y and Manager Chamber l a in of t he UbIy plant , will come to Cass Ci ty t o d a y (F r iday ) to m e e t wi th the bus iness mea~ of Cass Ci ty and the f a r m e r s in this section of the Thumb. The buM- hess men will meet at the town hall

a:t II:O0 a. m. and the meeting of the farmers is scheduled for the after- ~don a t two o'clock.

The great interest t aken by both t~ farmers and business people in

t~e proposed condensary at Cass City ~ves assurance that both meetings

teSay will be well attended as all h~,ve been anx ious ly await ing ' f u r t h e r ws~ed r e g a r d i n g the e s t ab i sh ing of i~is inst i tut ion here.

Farmers' Institute Today.

As previously announced in the (~hronicle, the farmers' institute at Gas~ City is also scheduled for today (~'FMday). In addi t ion to the d iscus- sion of f a ~ n topics by local t a len t , R. D. Bai ley of Gaylord is sen t h e r e by the s t a te as soeaker . H e wil l g ive addresses on " T h e Soil and I t s Prob- l ems" and "Efficiency in F a r m Man- agemen t . " The morn ing session be- gi~s a t ten o'clock and the a f t e r n o o n session a t one.

D![I !~ II:T~IIIT

gad Death of Miss Chr i s t ena M c I n t y r e

P a p u l a r Young Lady of Gran t .

The news of the dea th of Miss (?taristena M c l n t y r e came over the wi re to he r f r i ends and r e l a t ives in Gran t township Tuesday as a shock barbed with pain and sorrow. A gen- evaI f avor i t e wi th alI who k n e w h e r and one who car r ied sunsh ine w i th he r w h e r e v e r she went , he r demise caused universa l sor row in the com- m u n i t y whe re she was bes t known.

Miss McIn ty re was born in G r a n t to~amship on Feb. 2, 1890, and spen t the g r e a t e r p a r t of he> life there . Las t fall she wen t to Det ro i t w h e r e she un- de rwen t an opera t ion and secured re- l ief for a t ime, bu t about a mon th ago she g r ew worse. Fee l ing conf ident that a~otber opers~ion would be beneficiaI~ Miss Me~ntyre wen t to De- t ro i t a shor t t ime ago for t r e a t m e n t . Per i toni t i s is given as the cause of he r death a t H a r p e r Hospi taI on Tues- day, Feb. 6.

Funera l services will be held this (F r iday) a f t e rnoon a t the f ami ly res idence a t one o'clock and a t the Greenleaf P r e sby t e r i an ' church of yehich the deceased was a member , a t two o'clock. Rev. Heseo t t and Rev. Kyte wil l officiate and i n t e r m e n t wil l be made in the lV[cTaggart c eme te ry .

Besides the pa ren t s , Mr. and Mrs. Geo. MeIn tyre , deceased is su rv ived by th ree bro thers , George M e I n t y r e e f Columbiavi l le and A. D. and D. C. M e I n t y r e of Grant , and t h r e e s is ters , Mrs. E u p h e m i a H u n t e r and Misses ]gary and Belie MeIn tyre , all of G~ant.

FAR HOUSE BURNtD Fine Residence on H. T. Crandel!

Farm TetalIy Destroyed Frida~u

The fine f a r m house on t h e H a r r y T. Crandel l f a r m , one mile nol ' th of Cuss City, was burned to the g r o u n d F r i d a y af te rnoon. The fire s t a r t e d in the at t ic and was well under w a y w h e n discovered.

John Spurgeon, who has a l ease of the f a rm, occupied the res idence w i t h hi~ f ami ly and nea r ly a l l of t h e i r household goods on the f i rs t f loor were saved. Those on the second floor and the f r u i t and produce ir~ the cel lar are a to ta l l o s s . Mr. Spurgeon car- r ied sufficient i n su rance to cover h is loss.

The res idence was insured fo r $1,, 500.00 and Mr. Crandel l e s t ima t e s i t s w o r t h a t $2,500.00. He says he Will rebuild in t he spring'.

Best Candy in town a t Wood 's Drug" Store.

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~LOCAL M E R C H A N T TO GIVE A D D R E S S AT STATE MEET

The n ine t een th annua l convention of tho ~ef,"J ~. C.v~c~v~ ~r~d (:~en,~r~ R,T~>. chan ts ' Assoc ia t ion of Michigan will ]ze held in Ka lamazoo on F e b r u a r y 20, '21 and 22 and. the officers promise one of the best p r o g r a m s in the h i s to ry of the organ iza t ion . E. W. Jones, a Cuss Ci ty m e r c h a n t , is, on Wednesday m o r n i n g ' s p,x)gram for an address on the subjec t , "P rob lems of Small Town M e r c h a n t s . "

YOURG MER HEAD FOR CiTY F. A. Pe tz Says F a r m e r Is Not Re-

sponsible for H. C. of L.

F. A. Pe tz of Capac, one oT the best known f a r m e r s in St. Clair county, while in a t t e n d a n c e a t the " roundup" Of the St. Clair County F a r m e r s ' Fed- orat ion, out l ined some of the reasons fo r the p r e sen t h igh cost of l iv ing and he also had pho tog raphs and stat is- t ics to subs t an t i a t e his claim tha t the f a r m e r is no t to b lame for the pres- en t condit ions.

Mr. Pe tz contended tha t the p ro - duct ion on the f a r m has decreased owing to the inabi l i ty of the f a r m e r s to secure sufficient and compe ten t heIp and he also showed t h a t it is costing" the f a r m e r more to ra ise the crops than it did a f ew years ago. He re is his s tory and he backs it up wi th facts.

" H e r e a r e some pho tographs of m y f a r m , " said Mr. Petz. "They were ta- ken in 1901. You can see tha t it is a p r e t t y busy place and you will also notice t h a t every man is at work wi th a smile on his face. i n 1901, I em- ployed two men the year round and 12 men durine; the ha rves t time. You can

s e e them in the photograph . Now here is ano the r photo~:raph of the same f a r m t a k e n in 1916. You will notice t h a t the m e n who were there in 1901 a re gone. You can see myse l f and two sons, one of t hem nine years otd. We had to w o r k the f a r m last yea r be- cause we could not ge t help~ W h y ? Because the men who used to do f a r m w o r k can now be found in the Ford, the Buick and o ther automobile facto- ries. I do no t bel ieve t h e y are as well off as w h e n t hey were a t Work on the f a rm, h a p p y and well fed. In fac t some of t h e m have told me t h a t t hey

'would l ike to re t u r n to the good old f a r m days.

"Now, !et us con t ras t the condit ions l e l 1901 and 1916. In 1901 wi th the ass i s t ance of the men t raised and ha rves t ed 2.000 busheJs of potatoes . 100 tons of chicory, 600 bushels of onions. 40 tm~s of h a y and other r~ro- dace. We paid our employes g18 per mon th and board for men who were wi th us the vea r round and $1 per day a~d board fo r the men during" the har- ves t t ime and these same :men had more r e a d y m o n e y then than they now have.

" N o w let us look a t w h a t we did in 916. My e ldes t boy and mysel f had o do the w o r k on the entire f a r m of

160 acres and this is w h a t we raised in con t r a s t to 1901: 100 bushe!s of beans.200 bushels of potatoes, no chic- ory, no onions, and 50 tons of hay. Qui te a f a l l i ng off in production, you can see, over 1901.

" N o w as to the increased cost. When we can ge t m e n to help out on the f a r m we have to pay them $35 per mon th and board and for one man the yea r round I would have to pay $500 and board. In 1901, I received f rom 65 to 70 cents per bushel fo r m y po ta toes on board cars; s ixty cen t s p e r bushel for onions and $7 per ton fo r chicory. P rae t i ca l ly all of the m e n who used to work with me are now at w o r k in the automobi le fac to- ries. So t h e r e you are. I t is cost ing me more to ra i se m y decreased crop t han it did to ra ise bumper crops in 1901. You can see tha t the f a r m e r is up a g a i n s t it. He cannot ra ise big crops beefiuse he cannot get the help and he is not m a k i n g much money on w h a t he does raise. I did not make any m o n e y on m y fa rm last year because m y expenses a te up m y profits. W h a t we w a n t is more producers to ra ise fal"m p roduc t s and in o rder to do t h a t we m u s t have more help on the farm. 'The boys, w h o have lef t the f a r m are t w e v t y y e a r s older and have no th ing ;to show fo r t h e i r work in the c i ty ex- cept age. H a d they remained on the ' f a rm t h e y would be a g r e a t deal bet- ' ter o f f . ' - - P t . Huron Times-Herald .

Get your horses r e a d y for spr ing work by f eed ing Hess Stock Ton ic now. All p r ice packages at Burke ' s D r u g Store.

Wanted, a Carload of Iron. Will pay $5 a ton for i ron delivered

a t l u m b e r yaa~ds a t Cass City dur ing next two weeks . W. L" Ward. 2-9-2p

F o r S a l e - - T w o g r a d e D u r h a m bulls Wm. Li t t le , Cass City. 2-2-2p

OUR SPECIAL C O R R E S P O N D E N T

RELATES DOINGS OF THE

LEGISLATURE.

Appropriations for Running Expen-

ses, Will be Nearly a Half Mil-

lim~ Dollars Higher.

Public hea r ings which we re sup- posed to s t a r t on thd proposed prohi- bit ion legis la t ion las t w e e k were post- poned because of the b i t t e r r i va l ry t h a t has developed over the two bills now in the hands of the l iquor corn-

i mi t t ee of the house. I t was de ter - mined t h a t these m e a s u r e s should both be pr inted t h a t the tex t m i g h t be a t hand for all when quest ions of work ing arose. Tha t e i the r of the two fac t ions suppor t ing l iquor leg is la t ion has a sure w inne r canno t be said. An- t i -Saloon league worke r s a re confi- den t t h a t when i t comes to a vote the bill which they have had p resen ted wil l win. Rep. McArzhur , of Ea%on Rapids, who in t roduced the bill wh ich forbids the impor t a t i on of liquor f o r b e v e r a g e purposes as a g a i n s t the A. S. L. bill which pe rmi t s the impor ta -

. t ion of a l imited s m o u n t for oersoqal . ,

use, o f f e r e d - a n o t h e r l iquor bill las t week. This t ime, he says, he a imed at the d rug stores wh ich have been sel l ing mixed dr inks a t t he soda foun- tains. His bill would requ i re t h a t l iquor be sold in ori~'inal oackag'es or in specified containers . Rep. Lewis in- t roduced a bill F r i d a y to prohibi t the adve r t i s ing in any fo rm of in toxica t - ing l iquors in the state.

Michigan State Grange has filed i;;s p ro tes t aga ins t the pa s sage of the proposed soil survey, reg'arding" i t as an u n w a r r a n t e d and u:0necessary ex- pense. I t was Drooosed to e o n d u 4 the su rvey t h a t the s t a te m i g h t de te r - mine the best uses to which fe r t i l e ~ands of the s ta te m i g h t be adapted.

F a v o r i t e action has been taken ip

Continued on page eight.

IONNTTEES PPOfllTED Woman ' s Study Club En joyed F ine

P r o g r a m Monday Af te rnoon .

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JOHT~I F I N K L E D I E S AT G R E A T FALLS, MONT.

John F ink le of S w i f t Cur ren t , Sask.,

b ro the r of Geo. F i n k l e of Cass City, died at Great Fal ls , Montana . He was 58 year s of-age.

Mr. Finkle has two sons, Reuben J. and Joseph E. Finkle, at Great Falls and had been in that city but a week before his death. Asthma and com- plications are given as the cause. He was a patient at the Columbus hospi- tal two days before the end came.

Besides the two sons, he is survived by h i s wife , a n o t h e r son, L e r o y M: F ink l e of Swi f t Cur ren t , Sask., and a d a u g h t e r , Mrs. J . H. Johnson of Ber- r ivil le, Ark.

FINE A ,RICULTUF AL EXHIBIT Prof . E J. S m i t h M a k i n g Good in His

Chosen Prafess ion.

i Prof. E. J. Smi th , son of Mr. and

Mrs. E. P. S m i t h of Noves ta township 'won much pra ise fo r the exhibi t m a d e by his class in a g r i c M t u r e in the Blissfield schools, a t the f a r m e r s ' in- s t i tu te held a t Blissfield recent ly .

The idea of p r e s e n t i n g an exhibi t of th is kind a t t he Tarmers ' ins t i tu te o r ig ina t ed wi th Prof . Smi th las t M~/y, and t h rough the e f fo r t s of E. C. Lin-

l d e rman , the s ta te club man, and Supt . ~Coffeen, t o g e t h e r witi~ the co-opera- t ion of the school board , Mr. Smi th

!was keo t busy w i th t he boys in the i r i wm'k du r ing the s u m m e r months . The !prac t ica l side was t a k e n up, one of which was the s t u d y and ove rcoming

~of diseases in po ta toes as t hey ap- pea red in the patches . Las t s u m m e r ' s l abor has b r o u g h t f o r t h f ru i t s , as was seen a t the exhib i t a t the ins t i tu te . In connect ion w i th th i s l ine of work , m e e t i n g s of t he club w e r e held in the schoolhouse eve ry t h r e e weeks whe re discussions of the boys, t he i r experi- ences, the i r difficulties and the i r prob-

' lores were rev iewed , each one be ing a help to the o the r boy. The a t t endance a~ these m e e t i n g s was a lways good, showing t h e m a n i f e s t e d in terqs t being t a k e n in the v:ork.

Thei°e a re now 25 m e m b e r s in the dub , 20"of w h o m h a v e finished the i r p r d j e c t ; t ha t is t h e y have made a de- ta i led r epo r t of w o r k done during" the summer . These repor t s , hav ing been m a d e to the sa t i s f ac t ion of Mr. Smith have been sen t to L a n s i n g f o r . t h e ap- prova l of the s ta te club man, Mr. Lin- de rman . F r o m t h e r e t hey are sent to

WAS BROUGttT TO P L E A S A N T

HOME HOSPITAL MON-

DAY AFTERNOON.

Two-thirds of Body Badly ,Burned;

Death Ended Suf fer ings Tues-

day Night .

Mrs. Dan P inker ton , a Se rv ian w o m a n of Casevil le, was b r o u g h t to the P l e a s a n t H o m e Hospi ta l a t Cass City Monday a f t e rnoon f r i g h t f u l l y burned and l inge red until T u e s d a y n igh t w h e n dea th re leased her f r o m suffer ing . He r husband, who is era2 ployed in Detxoit , a r r ived a t Cass City Tuesday noon, about 10 hours be- fore the end came.

Mrs. P i n k e r t o n lived wi th h e r 2 ½ year old d a u g h t e r in rooms in the second s tory of a Casevil le dwel l ing . She s t a r t e d - t h e fire in he r cook s tove Monday m o r n i n g and w e n t ou t of doors. W h e n she r e tu rned the fire was low and a p p e a r e d to be ou t and she a t t emp ted to s t a r t i t aga in wi th e i ther ke rosene or gasol ine. The ex- plosion which fol lowed ign i ted her dress. She to re off her clothing, and g rabb ing he r l i t t le child, she ran down the s ta i rs to t he fami ly 1lying on the first floor be fo re she collapsed. The. child was un in jured . Dr. Young' of Caseviile r e n d e r e d first aid and the poor w o m a n was b rough t to Cuss Ci ty on the a f t e r n o o n t rain.

At the hospi ta l , no hopes we re en- t e r t a ined fo r t h e w o m a n ' s recovery . Over two- th i rds of the sur face of h e r

:body, f r o m m o u t h to ankles , w e r e burned. The l imbs and hands Were l i te ra l ly cooked and the skin peeled

l f rom them taking" the nai ls as i t l e f t i t he f ingers. The shock t o g e t h e r wi th !the. inha la t ion caused in te rna l t roubles wmen nas t enea her end.

l Bes ides the husband and l i t t le daugh te r , a sen survives. He is a sol- dier in the European war.

N S, MIlL N'L [ TY Passed A w a y at Her Home in Naves-

ta Monday, Feb. 5.

Mrs. Neii McLar ty passed a w a y The Woman ' s S tudy club enjoyed

an unusua l ly p leasan t a f t e rnoon aL the home of Mrs. L. I Wood Monday. Splendid ta lks and pape r s were g'iven by Miss l~garie Brooker . Mrs. I. D. Mc- Coy and Mrs. J. W. Hambl in . Mrs. McCoy very ably i l lus t ra ted he r sub- ject, Grea t ' German Musicians. by playin~ selections f rom Bffch, Beetho- ven, Mendelssohn and Schuman. In addi t ion to the re,~ular proR'ram Mrs. C. A. D a y m u d e of De t ro i t gave a vo- cal solo which was h e a r t i l y encored. Misses Y n t e m a and Spar l ing , appea r - inF.; in g ipsy costumes, r ende red a vo- cal due t and they, too, r e sponded to

W a s h i n g t o n and placed on fiie. ea r ly Monday morn ing , Feb. 5, a t Speaking" of the d i sp lay at the in. h e r home in Neves t a township a f t e r

s t i tu te , the A d r i a n Dai ly T e l e g r a m several mon ths sufferin?: with a corn- says : p!ication of diseases.

" E a c h gra in , f r u i t or vege tab le t E m m a B u c k i n g h a m was born in ~:rown in Michi,9,'an w a s on disp!ay, to- Maple City, Mich., April 5, 1870. In ~;'ether wi th da t a concern ing each one 1889 she was uni ted in marriap;e wi th upon a card. The sip:n above, 'Versa- NeiI M c L a r t y a t Traver 'se City. Both t i l i ty of Mich igan Agr i cu l tu re , ' was made of ~'ro\vino,- oats . about two m th ree inches h igh , so~,~m with l ime tc f o r m the le t ters . This work was as

!per fec t as any ever shown at the s ta te fair exhibit. A t this place all visitors

!were g'iven so. oppo r tun i ty to g'uess the n u m b e r of ke rne l s of w h e a t in a

Mr. and Mrs. M c L a r t y heJd p r o m i n e n t posit ions in the s ta te hospi ta l at Traverse City. Altog 'ether t hey we re ~n tha t ins t i tu t ion ni~e years and then moved to Noves t a where they have since made the i r home on thei r f a r m in tha t township.

Funera l services were held at the an encore. Another f e a t u r e of the af- peck measure , the one guess ing the t e rnoon was a " f amous pa in t ings" n e a r e s t to be g iven the wheat . contes t conducted by Mrs. I. B. Auten . i " A t the b o t a n y exhibi t , 'How to Mrs. G. A. Tinda!e a n s w e r e d the g r e a t e s t number correct ly .

D u r i n g a br ief bus iness session the newly-e lec ted pres ident , Mrs. E d w a r d Pinney, appointed the fo l lowing com- mi t t ees :

P r o g r a m - - M r s . I. B. Auten , Mrs. N. H. Beye t te , Mrs. M. M. W i c k w a r e and l~liss Beryl Koepfgen .

R e c e p t i o n ~ M r s . E. W. Jones , Mrs. G. A. Tindale, Mrs. H. F. Lenzne r and Mrs. F. E. Kelsey.

Lec tu re Course - -Mrs . S . Champion, Mrs. L. I. Wood, Mrs. I. D. McCoy and Miss Mar ie Brooker .

L i b r a r y ~ M r s . G. A. Striftter, Mrs. ' J . C. Far re l l , Mrs. J. T e n n a n t and Miss F rances McGil lvray.

A t the close of the meeting" the la- dies w e r e ve ry a g r e e a b l y surpr i sed by being served to tea and cakes by the p r o g r a m commit tee Mrs. Chas. Wil- sey, IV~rs. L. t. Wood and Mrs. F. E. Ketsey.

F a r m e r s ' d inner a t Bap t i s t church next Wednesday , Feb. 1/1. Pr ice 25 cents. 2-9-

E g g s 42c a t L. H. Wood's .

Red Spruce and Whi t e Pine will stop t h a t coue, h. 25c a bot t le at Burke ' s D r u g Store.

For Sale. 1916 Over land tou r ing car n e a r l y

new and in good condit ion fo r sale at an a t t r a c t i v e price. Time g iven if de- sired fo r bankable paper . R. S. Proc- tor, Cass City. 2-9-

Social. P l a y and box social he ld i~ Green-

leaf school, Dist. No. 2, Feb. 16, a t 8:00 o 'clock sharp. Ladies p lease b r ing boxes. E v e r y b o d y come. 2-9-1p

' cont ro l weeds . ' This work was shown by d r a w i n g s and col lect ions of weeds

T a n . d weed seeds. " T h e senior a g r i e u l t u r a l elass showed

r u r a l sani ta t ion , a model of the sep- t ic tank, p lans and specif icat ions, com- pound microscope, showing some pa thogen ic slides, t he r i g h t and wrong w a y to t ake ca re of food, some w a y s to r id the f a r m of ra t s , and severa l o t h e r r u r a l s a n i t a r y m e a s u r e s .

"A well a r r a n g e d and a poorly ar- r a n g e d f a r m w e r e shown. This ' fea- t u r e was p a r t i c u l a r l y a t t r a c t i v e to t he f a r m e r s in a t t endance .

" T h e jun io r a g r i c u l t u r a l or an ima l h u s b a n d r y class took a hog census of Ogden township a sho r t t ime ago and found the re w e r e less diseases a m o n g

l hog's in 1916 t han ir~ 1915. In the i r i d i sp lay t hey have pos te r s on cor rec t l f eed ing of hogs and educa t iona l cha r t s on t he e rad ica t ion of hog cholera.

"The sum of one do l la r was placed to t h e credi t of each boy in the club who has comple ted h i s p ro jec t work , by the f a r m bureau .

"Th" t is work m the schools under the t superv is ion of Mr. S m i t h is meet ing ]wi th approva l a t e v e r y hand. People i in a t t e n d a n c e a t the inst i tute were t loud in the i r p ra i se of th is excel lent l d i sp lay and c o n g r a t u l a t e Prof . Smi th jupon the resu l t s of h is labor of less l t han two yea r s in th i s d e p a r t m e n t . "

t For Sale. Wood by the ac r e 3 mi les eas t and 2 mi les no r th of Cass City. Byron Per - ry. 2-9-tf

P o t a t o e s - W e s t Michigan Potatoes 2% bu. sack $5.50 sack. F a r m Pro-

duce Co. 1-19-

FIRST T R A I N OVER H A N D Y ROUTE REACHES PT. H U R O N

lqng her il lness, accompanied the re- mains to L~land, where they w e r e laid to res t bes ide those of her f a t h e r and mot~gr.

Mrs. M c L a r t y was loved by all who k n e w h e r because of her noble char - ac t e r and he r des i re to do good, and she will be g r e a t l y missed. H e r l i fe was one of helpfulness . She s t rove to do good in var ious w a y s - - t h r o u g h the church, the W. C. T. U. and by m a n y acts of k indness which she con- f e r red in a quiet , unas suming manne r . She was a c h a r t e r member of Echo Chapter , O. E. S.

~ -~ New% the oldest na t ive l~cr:: Ft. huron man, celebrated hls 73rd anniversary Monday by taking a trip on the first train which was run ovec the Detroit, Bay City and Western Rai l road from Pt. Huron to Bay City.

This new line bui l t by H a n d y Bros. has been in p rog res s .~f eons t ruc t ioa since the sp r ing of 1910 and taps one of the r i che s t a g r i c u l t u r a l sections of the state.

COURIY ROt[ SYSTEM Citizens of Sani lae County to Vote on

Its Adoption.

The v o t e r s of Sani lac coun ty m a y have the oppor tun i ty of vot ing

t w h e t h e r or not t h e y wish a county t r o a d sys t em in t h a t coun t ry at the I sp r ing election. Wi l l iam Nichol, of 1 . Deckervi l le is f a t h e r i n g the m o v e m e n t i foF a sy s t em of this k ind and is be ing i e n c o u r a g e d in his work in f inding out q m w the vo te r s feeI and look upon the m a t t e r of a county road sys t em in

i the county . I t is expected t h a t peti- t ions wil l soon be c i rcu la ted in the ~ownships of the county asking that

t h i s question be submitted to the peo- ple at the spring election.

Under the county road system roads are constructed and repaired the same as dra ins . Before a road can be bail% a pet i t ion c a r r y i n g the s i gna tu r e s of 51 pe r cen t of f r eeho lde r s of the dis- t r ier m u s t be presen ted to the county

~road commiss ioner , who will ac t up- on the pet i t ion .

I The Cover t road act, which v,'as ' passed in the legis la ture , e n c o u r a g i n g the building" of good roads in the s ta te by l e t t i ng the townships pet i t ion the s t a te h i g h w a y commiss ioner for a road and issue and sell bonds for its cons t ruc t ion , is unworkab l e in its p r e s e n t fo rm, and needs a m e n d i n g be-- foYe it can be workable . The county

m a n n e r of road buildin~ in t he coun- t ies where t h e coun ty road sys tem is adopted and is an exped ien t w a y of bui ld in~ roads . Since the Cover t ac t passed the !e~:,:is!ature, ~33 --~ "'" ~ • _ ~ p ~ t l u/O]Ib

have been sent into the state highway commissioner from the townships of this county, but because the law is un- workable in its p re sen t f o r m these pe t i t ions have no~ been acted uFon , and the day for be t t e r roads in Sani- tac has been delayed. The coun ty road sys t em wi th its road commiss ioners would have been able to ac~ upon ~hose pe t i t ions immed ia t e ly and the re would have been m a n y miles of" g'ood roads in the county by this t ime.

If the people decide they want a coun ty road sys tem at the spr ing elec- t ion the road (:ornmissioners will be r e a d y to t ake their- o ~ c e s i~ June of this y e a r and commence thei r duties.

_ill gei':;ons ~ho a,,.~ ii~c,..:,•J ~sced in a coun ty road sys tem and wish co help the movemen~ along a re reques ted to c c r r e s p o n d with Wil l iam Nichol., Deckervi i!e , Michig'an,

reMdence OU Wednesday afternoon, S~OW S ~ [ S ~ I { [ ~ T Rev. J. W. Harnbl in of the P r e s b y t e r i -

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an church officiating, and the r ema ins D a m a g e to Mich igan Crop in Janu- were t aken to Leland, Mich., for in- t e rment . Besides her husband, she I ary Slight. leaves two b ro the r s and four Sisters. ] Mr. M c L a r t y and Mrs. Lil l ian B u f f y D a m a g e to Michigan w h e a t dur ing of Spokane, Wash. . who ass is ted in the J a n u a r y w a s I app~;rerttI~j neg l ig ib le care of he r s is ter , Mrs. McLar ty , du- "4ccording to the m o n t h l y crop r epor t

H O S P I T A L NOTES.

issued by S e c r e t a r y of S ta te V a u g h a n . Out of 450 co r responden t s a sked fo r a repor t , only 43 say fhere was a n y d a m a g e to whea t . All of the o thers a re empha t i c in the i r dec la ra t ion t h a t the w h e a t is in good shape.

Snow pro tec ted w h e a t in t he s ta te 28 days.

TLe to ta l w h e a t m a r k e t e d in Janu- a r y w a s 364,085 bushels.

The e s t i m a t e d to ta l n u m b e r of bushels of w h e a t m a r k e t e d in six months . A u g u s t - J a n u a r y , is 5,500,000. ~ i f t y -n ine mil ls , e leva tors and g ra in dea lers r e p o r t no w h e a t m a r k e t e d in J a n u a r y .

The average condition of livestock in the state is r epor t ed as fol lows, the compar i son being" wi th s tock in good h e a l t h y and t h r i f t y condi t ion: horses and sheep, 96; cat t le , 95, and swine, 93.

John Moore of Gran t t o w n s h i p , Mrs. A n t h o n y D o e r r of Cass Ci ty a n d Mrs. Win. Boyd of N o r t h w e s t Canada u n d e r w e n t opera t ions Wednesday . All w e r e reported doing nicety T h u r s d a y morn ing . Mrs. Boyd is a s i s te r of Mrs, Alex H e n r y and Mrs. Geo. Crid- land.

Mrs. S t an l ey S h a r r a r d o;f H a y Creek was b~'ought to t he hospi ta l Wednes- day to unde rgo a n operation the f o r lowing morn ing .

Miss K a t e Towle, who has been a patient at the hospi ta l , i s g r a d u a l l y improv ing .

Buy B la t ch fo rd ' s Calf Meal Wood's.

150-acre f a r m fo r sale on sect ions 6 and 7 of Noves ta township . F o r f u r t h e r part ic~flars apply to A m o s Gingrich, R. R. 4, Cass City. 2-2-2p

t money . Sat i s fact ion g~aaranteed. E. W. K e a t i n g , A g e n t . 12-1-13

at Buy your cranberries at Jones3 T h r e e q u a r t s f o r 25co

I W e . k i n d l y Farmers . ask t h a t be fore buy ing

1barrels and kerosene f rom outsiders l that you get our prices. W e can fu r - n ish you w i t h h igh g r a d e p roduc t s of the Standard Oil Co. and save you

P A G E TWO: CASS CITY CHRONICLE, CASS CITY, MICH., F E B R U A R Y 9, ~917.

CASS C I T Y C H R O N I C L E E L M W O O D .

Pub l i shed Week ly .

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EGGS

- Ill!i !il!i

G e o r g e Y o u m a n s m a d e a bus ines s

P 0 U L T R Y t r i p to O w e n d a l e S a t u r d a y . Miss El iza E v a n s v i s i t ed f r i ends in

T h e T r i - C o u n t y Chron ic l e a n d Cass 1~i~ E n t e r p r i s e conso l i da t ed A p r . 20,

S u b s c r i p t i o n p r i c e - - O n e yr . , $1.50; 8 m o n t h s , $1; 6 m o n t h s , 75c; 4 raps . ,

A d v e r t i s i n g r a t e s m a d e k n o w n on g t~ l i ca t i on .

n t e r e d as s econd c la s s m a t t e r A~a -. 27, 1906, a t t h e postoff ice a t ~ s City, Mich igan , u n d e r t h e A c t e~' C(~ngre~ c,i: March 3, i879.

H. F. L e n z n e r , P u b l i s h e r .

Th i s p a p e r r e p r e s e n t e d f o r f o r e i g n a d v e r t i s i n g by t h e A m e r i c a n P r e s s Assoc ia t ion , G e n e r a l offices, N e w Y o r k and Chicago. B r a n c h e s in al l ~h,e p r inc ipa l cit ies.

Co!wood S u n d a y .

Mr. a n d Mrs. Dell H u t c h i n s o n B a c h v i s i t ed w i t h Mr. a n d Mrs. George Poo te S u n d a y .

KEEP MORE POULTRY. J a m e s Grice is on t h e s ick l i s t t h i s week .

Miss M a r y Y o u m a n s is w o r k i n g fo r ~¢r~ ~!v i~ ~ e ~ e b

Mi l l a rd F i l l m e r e of A k r o n was t h e

WILMOT.

Mr. and Mrs. BeFc B a r t o n w e n t to P o n t i a c Monday . T h e y e x p e c t to s t a y

un t i l Apr i l 1.

J o h n T h o m a s c a m e h o m e M o n d a y a n d r e t u r n e d T u e s d a y . H e is w o r k i n g

a t Pont iac . J . B u r t has been poo r ly all w i n t e r

and no t as wel l t h e p a s t week . ,

Mrs. Robt . C m ' r y is p a c k i n g h e r househo ld goods and i n t e n d s to m o v e

to Det ro i t . Miss M a r t h a HartseI1, t e a c h e r in

t h e u p p e r room, w e n t to D e t r o i t T h u r s d a y a n d c a m e b a c k M o n d a y noon. Mrs. Orla M o u l t o n t a u g h t du- ring h e r absence.

N e x t W e d n e s d a y , Feb. 14, t h e La- dies ' Aid will m e e t a t t h e h o m e o f Mrs. Roy S h u m a k e r fo r d inner . Al l a r e cord ia l ly invi ted .

G r a n d m a B a r r o w s is m u c h b e t t e r . Mrs. Jacob B a r r o w s is a l so on d~e

ga in . Chas. Powel l h a s m o v e d f r o m Pon-

f iac to his f a r m h e r e and says " h i g h cos t of l iv ing" was too m u c h f o r h im.

A b o u t seven o 'c lock S a t u r d a y ever ' h ind , whi le a smal l b l i zza rd w a s on, t h e w a t e r t a n k on t h e D. B. C. R. R. c a u g h t fire, i t w a s s u p p o s e d in s o m e w a y f r o m t h e s tove wh ich is k e p t be- ~aeath t he t a n k , and b u r n e d down. No e t h e r d a m a g e was done.

E. W. H a r t t has been p o o r l y fo r s o m e t ime f r c m effects o f i a g r i p p e , b u t is some b e t t e r now.

Wm. Hoffman , j a n i t o r a t t he school- house , came h o m e qui te ill M o n d a y m o r n i n g , bu t was b e t t e r a t n igh t .

Miss Mar ie G e m m i l l o f Cass Ci ty v i s i t ed he r s is ter , Mrs. Or la Mout*,on, ove r Sunday .

Ebbie Teskey , who was been on t he ~ick l is t fo r some t i m e pa s t , is some b e t t e r this week .

Robt. H a w k i n s h a s been ill w i t h n e u r a l g i a for a week . Mr. Moul~m~ ca r r i e s ~:he mail .

J o h n Guiaber t and Miss V i r g i n i a B l a c k m e r v i s i ted t h e f o r m e r ' s s i s t e r , liars. Ebbie Teskey , S a t u r d a y and Sun- day .

W e d n e s d a y , Feb. 7, t he L. A. S. met, w i t h Mrs. G lass fo rd to qui~t a qu i l t to be soId a t a b a z a a r w h i c h t h e y a r e p l a n n i n g f o r Feb. 22. T h e y wil l a lso s e rve a supper .

KINGSTON-NOYESTA TOWN LINE.

The E a r n L e s t e r f a m i l y a r e q u a r a n - t i ned fo r sca r le t f ever .

Miss h ' ene R e t h e r f o r d is a t t e n d i n g t h e t eache r s ' i n s t i t u t e a t Carp .

Mr. and Mrs. Gee. M a r t i n a t t e n d e d t h e F a r m e r s ' Club a t K i n g s t o n l a s t F r i d a y .

Miss N o r a Mosh ie r expec t s to go to O x f o r d th is week to v is i t h e r b r o t h e r :

The Sou th N o v e s t a F a r m e r s ' c lub w h i c h was to h a v e m e t a t R o l a n d Bruce ' s n e x t week F r i d a y , h a s been p o s t p o n e d fo r one m o n t h on a c c o u n t o f sca r l e t f e v e r scare .

Cass City Bank of I. B. AUTEN Established 1882

Pays 4 qb interest

Money to loan on Real Es ta te

S A F E T Y D E P O S I T BOXES FOR RENT.

G. A. T ! N D A L E , Cash ie r . '~M. B. A ~ T E N , Asst . ~aShier.

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Phi l l ip Merr i l l , t eacher of t h e L e e k school, is a l so a t t e n d i n g t he t e a c h e r s ' i n s t i t u t e a t Care .

Miss A l m a Les t e r , who ha s been s ick With q u i n s y and sca r l e t ina , is g e t t i n g be t t e r .

Mrs. J. B. T h o m a s and d a u g h t e r , Alice, l e f t l a s t w e e k for L a n s i n g "~' to v is i t r e l a t i ve s f o r an indefini te t ime .

Mr. and Mrs. He rb Holcomb w e r e cal led to t h e h o m e of E m m e t Ho lcomb S u n d a y on a c c o u n t o f the se r ious ill-

Oscar V a l e n t i n e r e tu rned f r o m De- t r o i t M o n d a y n i g h t , be ing u n a b l e secure w o r k as t h e fac tor ies a r e d o s e d un t i l t h e w a r s i t ua t ion is se t t l ed .

L a s t w e e k Mrs. George M a r t i n re- ceived a l e t t e r f r o m the W e y b u r n hos- p i ta l , S a s k a t c h e w a n , where h e r b r o t h - or, Chas . Campf ie td , has been ser ious-

l y ill. L a t e r n e w s r epo r t h i m be t t e r .

W o r d h a s been received t h a t Rev. M c C r e e d y of Clifford, f o r m e r p a s t o r of t h i s p lace , is ser ious ly ill in a hos- p i ta l in D e t r o i t w i t h o u t m u c h hope of recovery .

C E N T R A L GREENLEAF.

Cold! Cold! Cold!

F r i d a y night, was the co ldes t t h a t i t has been t h i s winter .

W a s h i n g t o n S m i t h spm:i~ a f ew days l a s t w e e k w i t h Jos. W r i g g l e s - w o r t h a t New Greenleaf .

W h a t h a s h a p p e n e d to our New Green lea f co r r e sponden t s ? Wou ld like to h e a r f r o m them.

Mr. and Mrs . George S e e d e r and son, Donatd , s p e n t Sunday w i t h Mra. A n d r e w S e e d e r Sunday.

hra_a., and Mrs. J a m e s Souden v i s i t ed wi th t h e i r daug-hter , Mrs. A v e r y Jones l a s t F r i d a y .

Wi l l i am Vogel has s t a r t ed t he saw mill.

Mr. a n d Mrs . Wil l iam Lep l a and Mr. and Mrs. F r e d /4cCasl in a t t e n d - ed t h e f u n e r a l o f W. J. M. Jones las t T h u r s d a y .

Wal lace Gi lbe r t went to Grand R:~p- ids one day l a s t week to se~ his m o t h - er, who is v e r y ill.

One day l a s t week while br inging, in w o o d , . M r s . B y e r s fell on h e r h a n d h u r t i n g it qu i t e badly.

Misses Ida Voeo! and Jemaie Foo t e a t t e n d e d i~,e t eachers ' i n s t i t u t e a t S ~ n a u s k y las t T h u r s d a y and F~dday.

• The g r o u n d hog saw his shadow Feb. 2. I s u p p o s e we wilt h a v e six 'weeks ' m o r e o f cold wea the r .

The B a p t i s t Lad ies ' Aid m e t a t the h o m e of Mrs. Morr ison Jones th is T h u r s d a y , Feb . 8.

BEAULEY.

J o h n Moore en t e r ed the h o s p i t a l a t Cass Ci ty W e d n e s d a y w h e r e he wil l u n d e r g o an ope ra t ion .

Miss Nel l ie B e n n e t t and Miss A n n a S t e i n m a n f r o m n e a r Peck a r e g u e s t s 'at t he F r a n k R e a d e r home f o r severa l days.

Mrs. Jacob Har t se l I has been qu i t e sick w i t h l a g r i p p e bu t is m u c h b e t t e r a t t h i s t ime .

S t a n l e y H e r o n is on the s ick list. We wish h im a speedy recovery .

F r a n k H o l s k o e purchased a h o r s e f r o m O: Boucke of Owendale Monday .

P e t e r B r o o k i n s of Owendale w a s a cal ler a t C. E. Har tse! l ' s T u e s d a y .

(Too ]a te fo r ias t week ) .

Mrs. L a u r a Morrow of B a y Ci ty has been he re c a r i n g fo r h e r b r o t h e r d u r i n g his l a s t i l lness and dea th .

We h e a r t h a t a baby boy h a s a r r i v e d a t t he h o m e o f Mr. and Mrs. James ' Crouch n e a r Owendale . Mrs. Crouch -;vill be b e t t e r k n o w n as M a r y Cliff .

Mr. and Mrs. Gee. Har t se l l s p e n t S u n d a y a t C. E. Har tse i l ' s .

Th i s is t he l e s t week of t he specia l tnee t ings . Com~ and help in t he good work .

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J. Cyr i l l G r e n a c h e was bo~'n nea r T e a s w a t e r , Ont . , 35 years ago o n Oct. '25, and died J a n . 29, 1917, a t his h o m e in Gran t . Cyr i l l has been in poor h e a l t h f o r a long" t ime and f inal ly M o n d a y n i g h t he passed away . He was a m e m b e r of the Gran t A. O. 0 . G., a Loya l O r a n g e m a n , and he leaves h is only s i s te r , Mrs. Laura Mor row, to m o u r n h is loss , she being" t he on ly m e m b e r of his f a m i l y left. His m o t h - er d ied Sept . 25, 1915 .-rod f a t h e r no t two m o n t h s a g o on Dec. 6, 1916. He l ived m o s t of his l ife in G r a n t w i t h the excep t ion of a few yea r s i~a Bad Axe a n d De t ro i t . Cyrill w a s a k ind f r i end and wi l l be g rea t ly m i s s e d by his f r i e n d s as Ee was a lways wi l l ing to g ive a helping" hand when he lp w a s needed. His f u n e r a l will be he ld f r o m t h e old h o m e to t h e E r sk ine c h u r c h and i n t e r m e n t in M e T a g g a r t ceme- t e r y T h u r s d a y a one o'clock. Rev. Kilo wil l officiate. Much s y m p a t h y is f e l t f o r t h e s o r r o w i n g sister in t h i s s a 8 b e r e a v e m e n t .

Stuffy; wheezy breathing, head stopped up, coughing and sneezing! . Calls for Foley's Honey and Tar! Makes a feverish sleepless night, quiet and restful. Contains no opiates Safe and sure.

lndieation~ Point to a Great Demand P'o*" ~ - '~ feh i~ Uq9a Next S~ring.

Wi~e pouit~?meh in a;: a(~[:~;,:~ ~a:,' it is a favorab le t ime to keep more fowls r a t h e r than fewer, for, whi le feeds cost more, the pr ices of eggs have r isen in fa r g rea te r propor~Aon and the ,ouitrymen'a~ books are show- ing g rea te r pr(.,fits t h a n eve r before, wr i tes J. W. KeI!~r in the I o w a Home- stead. I t is an a lmos t c r imina l mis- take a t tiffs t ime to send to m a r k e t

Orpingtons are of English origin, and the black variety is noted for b, ing the most typical of the breed --that is, good specimens are nu- merous among the blacks. The Or- pington hen is a good winter layer, and the chicks are rugged and har- dy. Tim hen shown is a Btack Or- pington.

any hen t h a t can reasonab ly be ex- pec ted to lay a fair n u m b e r of eggs du r ing the next few months .

In this connect ion there is ano the r very in te res t ing an(1 i m p o r t a n t phase t ha t should not be over looked. The high price of eggs, a t t r ac t i ve profits and grea~ d e m a n d for pou l t ry p roduc ts is going to crea te g rea t i n t e r e s t in the i ndus t ry and cause m a n y imrsons to take up poul t ry ra i s ing n e x t year. This a Iways happens . T h a t means next sp r ing Is going to see a t remen- dou~ d e m a n d for lmtch ing eggs, baby chicks and breeding fowls. As wi th eggs~ a heavy d e m a n d for these will mean h ighe r pi'ices. Does t h a t m a k e it seem as though it would pay to keep your flock in tac t?

W h e n we speak of "keep ing" the flock, however , do not u n d e r s t a n d tha t we advoca t e hous ing a n d feed ing them for m o n t h s if they are d rones or unfit. M a x i m u m proiits come f r o m closest and bes t a t tent ion. Eve ry unproduc- t ive fowl should be culled f rom the flock and m a r k e t e d whi le the prices are high. I t ous ing should be careful ly looked a f t e r to insure aga in s t profit c o n s u m i n g disease as well as i n c r e a s ing egg production.

Grea te s t of all. the closest a t t en t ion should be given to feeding. Give your birds all t~ey need, bu t do no t was t e not" under feed . T h e g r e a t e s t produc- tion a l w a y s accompanies the best feed- ing. Las t . but no t least, wa t ch the hea l th of your fowls. T h e adopt ion of any reasonable me thod to insure the hea l th of your bi rds is just if ied. ,:h:tsky, healti~y, vigorous ~owls, un- L,othered by paras i tes or discmse, can do good w o r k for you and coin golden dollars. Pou l t ry hea l th is more essen- tial t han ever before, for hea l thy fowls d iges t all the i r food and consequen t ly requi re less to get the s ame a m o u n t of nou r i shmen t . You can ' t afford to was te high priced feed on sickly, non- p roduc t ive fowls.

Now. if ever, is t he golden age at hand for pou l t rymen. Keep every good fowl you can procure, i nc rease your flock if possible, if you can r ead the h a n d w r i t i n g on the wall and have fa i th in the poul t ry indus t ry . T h e condi- t ions are all present for ~ueh a period of prosper i ty as p o u l t r y m e n have nev- er known before.

Oats For Chickens. Pound for pound, oats a re no t wor th

as m u c h for Chickens as w h e a t or corn. Fowls do not relish oats as well as those*~rains. The large a m o u n t of hull on the oats is an objection. The hulls are largely indigestible. Minus the hulls oats wou ld be an exce l len t food for laying or f a t t en ing fowls. Oats are not es f a t t en ing as corn or whea t , and many pou l t rymen feed cons iderable quant i t i es of oats to preven~ the hen:~ becoming too fat. Special care shou]/l be used in select ing oats to p r even t the hens becomin:g too fat. Special care should be used in se lee t in~ oats. as they vary a vood deal in qual i ty . Only heavy, lf lump oats should be fed. ']:he chief va lue of oats is in f u r n i s h i n g a necessary var ie ty to the rat ion. This. of course, is t rue of o ther foods. I-Iulled oats, i f they could be ob ta ined at a rea- sonable price, would probably be su- perior to corn or wheat .

Cottonseed Meal For Hens, The l a s u a n n u a l r epor t of t h e Uni t ed

Sta tes bureau of 'auim~l h u s b a n d r y says very unsa t i s f ac to ry resu l t s have occurred a t its pou l t ry s ta t ion at Beltsville. Md., f rom feed ing coi~ton- seed meal . The Mary l and s ta t ion re- por ts the same thing, and the Penn- sy lvan ia d e p a r t m e n t of agr icu l tm 'e has had severa l repor ts t end ing to show tha t t he con t inued feed ing of cotton- seed mea l will put ch ickens in very bad shape and will cause dea th in num- bers.

; g u e s t o f Miss I v a M c K e l l a r Sunday .

A r t h u r E w a l d of P o n t i a c s p e n t a Couple o f d a y s w i t h h is p a r e n t s h e r e l a s t week .

Miss E d i t h and H o w a r d E v a n s w e r e t h e g u e s t s o f Mr. and M:rs. H i g h Mc- K e l l a r Sunday .

Mrs. L. D u d e n h o f e r w a s the g u e s t of Mrs. H a n n a h L i v i n g s t o n S a t u r d a y and S u n d a y .

Mr. a n d Mrs. Thos . W o o d of W a y n e a r e m a k i n g a t h r e e w e e k s ' v is i t w i t h f r i e n d s he re mad a t E lk ton .

J a m e s O'Detl , who is empIoyed in t he I m n b e r b u s i n e s s s o u t h - e a s t of Cass Ci ty , s p e n t S u n d a y w i t h his fara i ly he re .

E z r a Kel ly is workh~o" for E l m e r C o n a n t on the h a y p r e s s nea r Care.

I The two weeks ' ser ies of meet ing 's a t t he E l m w o o d B a p t i s t church closed S u n d a y n igh t . T h e y w e r e a t t ended by f a i r l y l a r g e c rowds .

G e o r g e D u d e n h o f e r h a d the mis fo r - t u n e to g e t h is t e a m in Cass r ive r M o n d a y whi le h a u l i n g ice, and only fo r p l e n t y o f he lp be ing p resen t , he m i g h t h a v e los t b o t h of them.

H O W To Disinfect a R o o m After

Contagiou~ Diseases

D I S I N F E C T I O N m e a n s destroy-

ing of g e r m s t h a t cause disease. Many of these ge rms l ive in

the h u m a n body and are given ,)ff w i th the secre t ions and d ischarges of the m o u t h , apse, ear, sk in a~td o the r ~rgans.

I f t he se ge rms "~re des t royed as they leave t h e body i t will p r e v e n t to a la rge exten~ t h e sp read of disease.

Dis in fec t ion can be accompl i shed by hea t a n d by chemica l solutions.

T h e bes t d i s i n f e c t a n t is fire. Cloths ~sed in wip ing the nose. m o u t h and ear of t h e s ick should be burned . The nex~ bes t d i s in fec t ion is boiling. Bedclothes and l inen, dishes , towe l s and o ther ar- t icles m u s t be boi led for a t least ha l f an h o u r a f t e r the w a t e r has come to a boi l ing point . Th i s will des t roy all d a n g e r o u s germs.

Chemica l so lu t ions are also useful . The t w o bes t a re corros ive sub l ima te and carbolic acid. B o t h a re very poi- sonous, however , and m u s t be used wi th care.

T h e y should be m a d e u p as fol lows: Corros ive sub l ima te , one d r a m (tea-

spoonful) ; p e r m a n g a n a t e of potash , one d r a m ; water , one gallon. Be sure to label "Po ison ."

Carbol ic acid. seven ounces; water . one gallon. Label "Po i son" also.

& solut ion m a d e by d issolv ing e ight ounces of ch lor ide of l ime in one gallon of w a t e r is useful , bu t m u s t be f reshly p r e p a r e d each t ime.

Atl body d i scharges m a y be placed in one of these so lu t ions a n d a l lowed to r ema in for ha i l an hour. ~ll solid par- ticles mus~ be b roken np

The corros ive s u b l i m a t e solution if d i lu ted one-ha l f wi th w a t e r m a y be used to w a s h the h a n d s a f t e r hand l ing a case of con tag ious disease.

R e m e m b e r t h a t no t only the pat ient . bu t all a r t ic les coming in contac t wi th him, a re dange rous ll;nd should be dis- infected.

I t is s o m e t i m e s adv i sab le to hang a shee t mo i s t ened wi th corros ive subli- m a t e over the door of the room in wh ich t he p a t i e n t is isolated.

Your Last Chance R e c e n t l y we pub l i shed in t he se col-

u m n s a n o f f e r o f T h e You th ' s Com- p a n i o n and MeCal l ' s Magaz ine , b o t h f o r a fu l l yea r , fo r o n l y $2.10, inclu- d i n g a McCall D r e s s P a t t e r n . The h i g h p r i ce o f p a p e r and ink h a s bb l iged McCal l ' s M a g a z i n e to r a i s e t h e i r s u b s c r i p t i o n p r i ce F e b r u a r y I to 10 c e n t s a copy a n d 75 cen t s a y e a r ~ so t h a t t he o f f e r a t t h e above pr ice m u s t be w i t h d r a w n .

U n t i l M a r c h 31 o u r r eade r s have t h e p r i v i l e g e of ordering- bo th publ ica- t i ons f o r a fu l l yea r , inc lud ing t h e choice o f a n y 15-cent McCall Dress P a t t m m , f o r only $2.10.

T h e a m o u n t o f r e a d i n g , i n f o r m a t i o n i~nd e n t e r t a i n m e n t c o n t a i n e d in t he f i f t y - t w o i s sues o f The Y o u t h ' s Com- p a n i o n a n d the v a l u e of t w e l v e m o n t h - ly f a s h i o n n u m b e r s o f McCall ' s a t $2.10 o f f e r a r ea l b a r g a i n to eve ry r e a d e r o f t h i s pape r .

Th~s- two ~at-one~p~ice offer in- e ludes : 1. T h e Y o u t h ' s C o m p a n i o n ~ 5 2 is- S U E S .

2. T h e C o m p a n i o n H o m e Ca lenda r f o r 1917. 3. M a g a z i n e - - 1 2 f a s h i o n MeCal l ' s

[ n u m b e r s . ,14" One ! o - c e n t McCal l Dress P a t t e r n I you~ choice f r o m y o u r f i rs t [ copy of McCal l ' s - - - i f you send

a t w o - c e n t s t a m p w i t h your se lec t ion.

T H E Y O U T H ' S COMPANION, St. Paul . St. , Bos ton , Mass.

F o r d serv ice f o r the o w n e r s of F o r d

ca rs is a f a c t - - c o u r t e o u s , p r o m p t , efficient.

Serv ice which cove r s t h e en t i r e c o u n t r y , al-

m o s t as a b l a n k e t , to t h e end t h a t Fozxt

cars" a re k e p t in use e v e r y day. Dr ive w h e r e

you will, t h e r e ' s a F o r d A g e n t n e a r b y to

look a f t e r y o u r F o r d car. The " U n i v e r s a l

Cat" ' will b r i n g you u n i v e r s a l service. Net-

Let buy yom's t o d a y . T o u r i n g Car $860,

R u n a b o u t $345, f. o. b. De t ro i t . We sol ic i t

y o u r order .

Aate & Tindale

,¢

"1"hick Years Ahead ]~n buiiding your new home

think of it as 'twill be t w e n t y ~ even for ty--years Inter. Th ink how trifling the little higher cos'~ of buiIding well becomes when distributed over the years your home will last.

D e c i d e on CUI~T:S WOODWOaK for your better built home. It 's t rademarked and guar- anteed, i t has gone into good homes for 50years.

C o m e i n and select y o u r de- s igns f r o m big 300-page ca ta log . ~ _~

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ge Y N { laWORH,

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Cass City Lumber and Coal Company

Golden Horn Flour ° @

Barrel $9.60 @

barrel $4.80 barrel $2o4o * barrel $1.2o

g,.

Winter Wheat Flour i $8.8o per bbl.

Ground feed $2.25 per ioo lbs. Corn = = = $i. o per bushel

The Farm Proauce co, $

Cordouan Light. 1 One of the m o s t beaut i fu l of the

aarly l ighthouse~ and the first t o w e r

tn a sea swep t pos i t ion was Cordouan l ight on t h e coas t of F r a n c e a t the en- I t r ance to the r iver Gironde. I t w a s ]

1 buil t in 1611, and, a l though i t has been remodeled , some of the or iginal s t ruc tu re is st}ll there, over 200 fee t high.

S P E N D I N G M O N _ Y .

Use sound sense in spending money, Guard against the no- tion that , because pleasure can be bought wi th money, money cannot be spent w i thout enjoy- ment. W h a t a thing costs is no t rue measure of its worth.

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C A S S CITY CHRONICLE, C A S S CYIW, MICH., F E B R U A R Y 9, 1917. P A G E ~II[,Rl~m~

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W. C . T . .... U. N O T E S . ]] Chariesl0, 1775. L a m b was born F e b r u a r y ' ~ m C ~ f f N ~ ~

(Cont r ibu ted b y Local Un ion ) . T h o m a s A. Edison was born F e b r u - ] Notes f r o m t h e address of A n n a A . ! a r y 11, 1847. i ~ [~.N ~ ~ i ~

Gordon, N a t i o n a l Prea~'dent o f the l

~Womem's Chr i s t i an T e m p e r a n c e U n i o n ! T h r i f t is j u s t ano the r kind of p ie -

b e f o r e the t w e n t y - t h i r d annua l con -~pa redness . I Augus t Ale, a l aborer at Saul t Ste. ven t ion a t Indianapol i s , N o v e m b e r 1 7 - !Marie, died of injuries rece ived when

I A n y n e w s p a p e r or magazii~e will a large c rane fell.

g l ad ly accep t you r c o n t r i b u t i o n - - i f it A lexander Tomson, seventy- four

22, ].916. Beloved Comrades : E x u l t a n t p r a i s e

f i l l s our h e a r t s as w e mee t in our for-

glorious fruitmn days. We praise God for the ~"~esistless sweep of state-wide p~,ohibition on November 7, 1916.

~embers of the W. C. T. U. accept- .e~ from early crusaders a legacy of

comes in the form of a subso'dption.

S ta t i s t i c s s h o w there is in circula- t ion a t the p r e s e n t t ime in the Un i t ed S t a t e s $4,024,095,762, about ha l f of which is in gold. This is enough to , to g ive e v e r y man, woman and child

years old, hanged hir::self ~n Ms son- }ilo, i:xv,' :" iX~;.'~ al i:~',.,, ~.

Dan Oberdine ;~:!-::I ih madan Obdull were s t ruck by an au tomobi le at Jack- son and were badly injured.

Henry C. ~,rhitley, seve~ty-eight years old, for fifly yea r s a bus iness

Char les O'Connor, n ine ty- four yea r s old, died sudden ly of hea r t disease. He had l ived nea r H o w e l l since 1856.

G. C. Wil l iams, s t a t e insurance ex- aminee," fo rmer ly of the See. died sud- denly of apop lexy at his home at Ann Arbor.

'Birs. Roxie ?,fudge, e ighty- three years old, is dead at the home of. her son. She was a r e s iden t of Care more than for ty years .

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~.)f the ~ryan~ Z'apez comp~,.iLv, of Kai- anaazoo, was ki l ted on the Somme front D e c e m b e r 6.

John r e n d e r , seventy- two, a re t i red fa.rmer of F i fe Lake , d ropped dead of h e a r t d i sease in the o f f i ce of Dr. B.

f a i t h and fa i th fu lness . F r o m the d a y ~I~e f irs t praying" band kne l t on t he sanded floor of an old t ime sa loon a

t a s k has cha l lenged the h o m e lov ing ~ o m e protecting" w o m e n of the na t ion .

This is our second v is i t to Ind ian - apolis. H e r e in 1879, 37 yea r s a g o in the F i r s t Bap t i s t church, our s ix th an- nua l convent ion w a s held. Even t hen t h e prophe t ic word , Prohibi t ion, w a s p rominen t ly d i sp layed in the decora - t ions. In her m e s s a g e the P r e s i d e n t spoke of ~he W. C. T. U. wa t ch - f i r e s k indled in m a n y ci t ies and v i l l ages of t h e count ry , g l in t ing wi th l igh t t he d a r k e s t corners of sin and despai r . I t • was a t this convent ion t h a t F r a n c e s E. Wil l iard was f irs t e lected p res iden t . A took a t the Proh ib i t ion m a p s of 1879 and 1916 will show the p r o g r e s s e f t ~ e p a s t 6 7 years . Only t h r ee w h i t e prohib i t ion s ta tes , a!l in N e w E n g - land, re l ieve the a w f u l b lackness of the first. Today Lwenty- three happy prohibition_ commonwea i th s and the ~ e r r i t o r y of A l a s k a whi ten the m a p of 1916.

The w o r d s of w a r n i n g "The L i q u o r Th"a~c Nus% Go" a r e t o d a y w r i t t e n larg 'e upon the whi ten ing map of the U n i t e d St, ales. E v e r y pol i t ic ian " w h o r u n s m a y r e a d " God's golden a g e is today . Le t us r e i t e r a t e our cha l leng- ing cry. "O:,a to Wash ing ton" . E lec- t i o n day comes, v i c to ry is won. W h a t n e x t ? Too of ten the campaig~.ers con- "~ider the i r work is well ever. T h e y t h i n k t hey have ea rned the r i g h t to r e s t on the i r l aure ls and to en joy the r e s u l t s of the i r a rduous labors. T h e r e could no t be a g r e a t e r mis take . L e t us never ~or one m o m e n t indulge +&e f a n c y tha~s a p r o h i b K o r y law can ac- complisia the mirac le of en fo rc ing it- setf . Popu la t ions rap id ly change in t he se swi f t moving' days. I f publ ic s e n t i m e n t f o r prohibi t ion and fo r to- t a t abs t inence is l e f t a t whi te h e a t ~;he v a s t a rea now under prohibi t ion can e v e r y w h e r e and a l w a y s res i s t the a t - t a c k of our s t r o n g l y organized foe. T~ne same f e r v o r of spir i t which a ided in secur ing p roh ib i to ry law m u s ~ w i t h equa l a rdor be exe r t ed to enforce it. T h e chorus of h u m a n i t y m u s t be k e p t up to prohibi t ion concer t pitch. U n i t y o f act ion is still necessary . Ral l ies , s e~nons , Sunday School and work , p o s t e r displays , l ec tures and c i rcula- ~ion of l i t e r a tu re mus t cont inue to v i ta l ize publ ic sent iment . Yes, i t is a sha rp , sho~¢ and g lor ious s t rugg le , the l a s t drive of a c a m p a i g n to secure a p roh ib i t o ry law. The founda t ion of t h i s v ic tory was p a t i e n t l y laid t h r o u g h t h e toil and s t ress of m a n y years . A p roh ib i t o ry law t h a t does not r e s t on t he bed rock of to ta I -abs t inence , be l i e f and pract ice will sha re the f a t e of a house bui l t upon sand.

"We cong ra tu l a t e the local i t ies now unde r prohib i t ion where the dut ies of Chr i s t i an c i t izenship a re welt unde r - s tood and f a i t h f u l l y discharged. The cha l lenge of this g r e a t e n f o r c e m e n t t a s k may s t i r t he soul ~.nd nerve the ac t iv i t i e s of courageous , p a t r i o t i c wh i t e r ibboners .

3~rs. Alex S. Mill igan, P re s s R e p o r t e r

T H E B U N K OF A B U S Y B R A I N

Some women swal low f l a t t e ry j u s t ~s a baby swal lows b u t t o n s - - r e g a r d - l ess of the t rouble t h a t m a y fol low.

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Modern Joke---Very Funny. S o n - - " P o p , w h a t ' s an egg ?" P o p - - ' I don ' t know."

Historical Facts of the Work

T h i s w e e k m i g h t well be cal led a W e e k of B i r thdays , ~inee each of i ts d a y s m a r k an a n n i v e r s a r y of the b i r t h of a man p r o m i n e n t in h is tory .

Napoleon the F i r s t was born F e b r u - a r y 5, 1768.

A a r o n B u r r was born F e b r u a r y 6, t756.

Char les Dickins w a s born F e b r u a r y 7, 1812.

J o h n Ruskin was born F e b r u a r y 8, 1819.

General H a r r i s o n w a s born F e b r u - a r y 9, 1773.

$39.28.

People who th ink adver t i s ing doesn ' t p a y will wonder w h y t h e ~kmerican Tobcco c o m p a n y has appro -

l ap r i a t ed b e t w e e n $3,000,000 and $3,-

I 500,000 fo r i ts this year . ' Mos t m e n c a n Z ; h e r e the i r wi fe

l would have m a d e a splendid g a n g boss b u t fo r the aceident~of birth. Valent ine Day Come s Next Week.

Of all the Va len t ines w e know, T h e r e ' s some w e hope we'll g e t - - Though p r o m i s e d to us tong ago, W e ' r e w a i t i n g for t h e m yet. They b e a r a lovely lady ' s f a c e ~ A maiden we adore , And t h o u g h w e r a r e l y see her, w e Bu t love her all the more . ~ e r face is good in a n y clime; Spend her w h e r e ' e r you will; ~ u t whi le y o u ' r e spending, recol lect Tha t we, too, have a till.

A n y man m a y be just if ied in blow- ing his own horn, b u t no t in go ing on

" too t . "

Boys , Read This!

Don ' t be a f r a i d of work. The pub l i she r of one of the wor ld ' s

g r e a t e s t f l ewspape r s was shining M~oes and selling' newspaper s when !ess t h a n 16 y e a r s old.

T h o m a s Ed i son was a newsboy a t I

16The inven to r of the e o m p t o m e t e r I

was w o r k i n g a t a la the when on ly 14./ A n d r e w Carneg ie was a newsboy. ] John D. Rocke fe l l e r was a g roce r ' s /

c lerk when a boy . /

The p r e s i d e n t of the Illinois Manu- f a c t u r e r s ' a s soc ia t ion was he rd ing ca t t le a t the age of 12 years.

P l an r i gh t now fro" a job when school is o u t th i s spring-. Don't w o r r y abou~ the p a y - - j u s t ge t a job.

Send t h a t old mo the r of you r s a Valentine.

~ L K L A N D - E L M W O O D , T O W N LINEo

A. L. E w a l d of Pon t i ac visi ted his p a r e n t s Sa tu rday . He expects to go to De t ro i t to w o r k as a mail clerk.

The B a p t i s t Ladies ' Aid will m e e t wi th Mrs. Chas. Seeley Feb. t5th. Ev- e ryone invi ted.

Wm. A n k e r of De t ro i t r e tu rned home Fr iday . He expec t s to r ema in on the f a r m fo r the summer .

Oliver Kline is v is i t ing his s is ter , Mrs. B. B ingham.

Mr. and Mrs. H. McConkeyoare both on the sick list. J o h n Hildie is he lp ing Henry .

Ctyde D a v e n p o r t of Det ro i t spen t a few. days visiting" his parents .

~ r s . A. Daus of Cass City v is i ted her b ro the r , E. A. Livingston, and m o t h e r Sunday .

Mrs. A. Cha f f ee has re turned home ' f rom Mr. Van Meer ' s where she has been employed.

Mr. and Mrs. S immons visited E. S. S immons in G a g e t o w n Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bingham of G a g e t o w n v is i t ed a t B. Bingham's Sunday.

N O g E S T A .

Mrs. Rachel E l i zabe th Hoagg was born in Ed inbou rough , Scotland, Apr i l 15, 1841, and w e n t to Canada in 1866. She was m a r r i e d to Char les Mart in on Apr i l 15, 1882, her husband pass ing a w a y two y e a r s la ter . She resided in Canada unt i l two yea r s ago, coming to m a k e her borne here wi th her b ro th -

l e t . She was a m e m b e r of the Pe t ro ! ia P r e s b y t e r i a n church. She leaves to m o u r n the i r loss, a b ro the r and s is ter , e igh t nephews and f o u r nieces. Rev. J. Wi l le r ton conducted the fune ra l

i services .

The Chronicle, one year , $1.50.

man of Coldwater , died of burns. H. McMullen at Cadil lac.

Rabb i t hunters in H a m p t o n - s t u m b l e d ~ George Marque t te , a p las te re r of over the body of R o b e r t Patehel l , six. ' R o y a l O a k i s ill of smallpox. S t r i c t teen yea r s old, son of R. S. Patehel l : m e a s u r e s have been t a k e n to p reven t of Bay City. ! the sp read of the d isease .

Governor s l eepe r has appointed Dr. i G o v e ~ o r Hu tch ins , forty-five years J. C. Arnold of South H a v e n as a i old, died of spinal t rouble . He was pro- m e m b e r of the s ta te board of dental ! p r ie tor of the Howe l l mills, and h~d ~xaminers. }been ill only a few weeks

George ~uttress, a member of the I Dexter J. Filkins, eighty-five years Kouse of David colony on High islam)d, old, is dead at his home at Howell, five miles north of St. James, has of heart trouble. He came to Howell been ~iven up for 1o~L more than seventy years ago.

Clement L. Lebate, fifty-eight years old, s ta te organizer and district dep- uty Of the Catholic Mutual Benefit as- sociation, is dead at Grand Rapids.

E d w a r d \Vileox, sixty-five years old, an ice cutter , was found dead in a tool shed, on the banks of the Hud- son r iver near the Argo dam at Ann Arbor.

The big paint shop of the Michigan Central ears shops has bu rned with a toss of $5,000. The blaze has s ta r ted a new agi ta t ion for a m o t o r fire ap- pa fe tus .

Mrs. Genevieve House VCeber, nine- ty-two y e a r s old, is dead a t her home in Slyvan township, W a s h t e n a w coun- ty. She was the widow of the late Simon Weber .

P lans a re being made to sell the p roper ty of the industr ia l school for boys, to obtain more su i tab le proper- ty for the institution s o m e w h e r e away from the city.

It will be necessa ry for S ta t e Treas- urer Odell to h ' re addi t ionaI clerical help to handle the increased work in his depa r tmen t to admin i s t e r the teachers ' pension law.

Sena to r Charles ~V. F o s t e r of Lan- sing will in t roduce a bit1 providing for the es tab l i sh ing of courts of appeals , which would stop many cases; of minor impor tance from going to the s ta te su- preme court.

The Michigan Ra i lways company has in addit ion to its r egu la r payroll, d i sbursed be tween 850,000 and $60,- 000 in back pay awarded employes by the board of a rb i t ra t ion in the recen t wage dispute.

Motion pictures will be used to teach Michigan farmers how to im- prove their methods of tilling the soil

Capta in Char les T. Paxton, ve te ran f i sherman on Grea t Lakes , is dead of apop lexy at Sou th Haven . He was born in Det ro i t s even ty - two years ago.

F r a n k R o e h e m b e a u l t , l iving we~t of Sterl ing, Arenae county , was found hanging f rom a rope at his h o m e . Ne ighbors found his body suspended f rom the s ta i rway .

A bi!l to provide for a board of "pr i son indus t r i e s" and c rea te the po- sit ion of " s u p e r v i s o r of prison indus. t r ies" has been in t roduced by Sena to r George Scott , of Detroi t .

N a m i n g a K a l a m a z o o co-ed, Miss Luel la Kellar , f o r m e r l y of Gobleville, as co-respondent , Mrs. Augus t D. De- Goenaga of Goblevi l le caused the ar- res t of her husband , a dentist .

Social circles are agog over the an- n o u n c e m e n t of the approach ing marri- age of Miss Fann ie Per in , social secre- t a ry of the Sani ta r ium, to Mr. E l m e r scot t of Madison, Ind., to take place at Ba t t l e Cr.eek.

Ira H. MeKinney, ea rn ing $50 a year as m a y o r of Alma, has res igned his posi t ion as super inLendent of the Alma plant of the Michigan Sugar c o m p a n y at $5,000 a year , so that he may be m a y o r of Alma in dead earnest .

Dr. W a r d Giltner, h e a d of the bae- t e r io iogy d e p a r t m e n t of the Michigan Agr icul tura l college, scored the s ta te hoard of ag r i cu l tu re for permi t t ing wha t he a l leges the w o r s t insan i ta ry me thods of d i spos ing of the college sewage.

Included in the order from the sher- iff for the cessation of the operation of slot machines, punch boards, and dice g a m e s a t Mr. Clemens, small rhum games which have been played

• in various saloons are also placed un- at the Fai~mers ' "Round-Up" to be held at the Michigan Agr icul tura l col lege! March 5 to 11.

CaN H a r j u was bur ied in a pocket co f i t a~ ing soft coal at Mill Mine Junc- tion for more than an hour and was d iscovered when a Iocomot ive s topped for fuel and he was shot into the ten- der of the engine.

Char les Shuebel, fifty-five years old, wea l thy shoe merchan t and prominen t in Lans ing commercia l and social c'r- eles, was bea ten i n t o unconsc iousness and robbed in Central park, apparent- ly by two or more men.

Credits toward a s ta te no rma l school cert i f icate @ill be giOen for ali work done at the summer school at the Michigan Agricul tura l eo! tege , accord- ing to an advance bulIetin. The credi ts may be used toward a county normal cert i f ieate or a degree at M. A. C.

I-Iolding up three men at the point of a revolver , F rank The ise r forced them to march to his home at Jackson, where he lined them up aga ins t the

d e r the ban. A piece of l inen 200 years old is

owned by Mrs. H e l e n E d w a r d s of Gar- field. I t is a foot squa re and is cop- per color. The cloth was woven and dyed in Al leghany county , N. Y., by a g rea t g r a n d m o t h e r of George Turner .

Just, one hour a f t e r he was re leased from the Pon t i ac jail a f t e r serv ing a th i r ty day t e rm for vagrancy , Ear l Smith, twenty-nine , said to be f rom Columbus, was a r r e s t e d on a charge of t ry ing to cut open a mail bag at the Crand T r u n k depot .

More conviets were received at the Michigan sta~e prison during January, than in any month of the institution's history. The number of men sentenced during the month was sixty-one, thir- ty-eight of whom came from the recorder's court at Detroit.

Miss Luella Keller, Kalamazoo, co- ed, named by Mrs. Augusta H. De Goegana, of Gobleville, as eo-respon.

!dent in an action against Dr. De i Coegana for misconduct, started suit

wall and told them that he wanted in Van Buren county circuit court, ask- them as wi tnesses to the m u r d e r of ing $10,000 damages for slander. his wife, according to officers. His j The stockholders of the People's wife fled. ~, Telephone company, which has ex-

J. R. Dean, of Boyne City, attempted i changes at Carleton, Flat Rock, Ro. t~ transport Peter Boyer and a party ~ mulus and Wayne, has decided to sell of funeral mourners across the ice of its lines to the Michigan State Tele- Pine Lake at Charlevoix and became lost in a blizzard and w a n d e r e d about for hours hal f frozen, until he and the pa r ty a t l as t found themse lves at their s ta r t ing po in t . . . .

He i r s in Michigan to the n u m b e r of for ty- three will receive $27,187.12 from the SYlvia Ann Howland e s t a t e of $1,- 250,000, if the repor t of the t rus tees in connect ion with proceedings for the d is t r ibut ion of the e s t a t e is ap- proved by the probate cour t of Bris- tol county, Conn.

Wi th the left port ion of his j aw ear- t ied a w a y by ~ bullet f rom a 45-cali- ber revolver , F i r s t S e r g e a n t Paul Coogan, Company L, Thir ty- th i rd Mich- igan, lies in a critical condi t ion at the base hospi ta l at E1 Paso fol lowing the accidenta l d ischarge of his r evo lve r while c leaning it.

Wi th the ce remony of mus te r ing out of federa l service, Michigan t roops that have been or now are on the bor- der will come under the opera t ion of the new federa l mili t ia act, and as soon as the required inspect ions a r e completed, will begin to d r aw the new scale of mili t ia pay.

Rev. ~V. A. Dawson, pa s to r of the Grand Rapids Ches tnu t Chris t ian church, has received a t e l eg ram an- nouncing tha t his son, H e r b e r t Daw- son, of Texola, Okla., was found mur- dered irt his store at Benonine , Tex. Dawson was Rock Is land agent at Texola, and but a shor t d i s t ance from Benonine.

Tha t overzealous ac t iv i t ies on the part of ,provost guard are r e spons ib le for dr iving enlisted men into the low- er sect ion of the city for the i r amuse- ments , w h e r e many of t h e m have been drugged while drinking with strang- ers in cheap saloons, is the consensus of opinion among enl is ted men of the Thirty-third Michigan at El Paso.

phone company, s u b j e c t to the ap. proval of the s t a te r a i lway commis- sion.

Capta in H e n r y Miller, for many years a r e s iden t of Saginaw, died in Washing ton , D. C., of pneumonia , aged e ighty-e ight y e a r s . Cap ta in Miller or. ganized the f i rs t m i l i t a ry company in Sag inaw to se rve in the civil war. H e was sheriff of S a g i n a w county four terms.

W h a t is t hough t to h a v e been the seven th a t t e m p t wi th in a few months to w r e c k the f amous cen t e r of Black H a n d ac t iv i t ies in the nor th end of Flint, the P i e d m o n t s tore , was f r u s - t r a ted abou t 2 o 'c lock a. m. when two pa t ro lmen d i scovered the building in flames.

The b a c k b o n e of Ba t t l e Creek 's milk s t r ike was b r o k e n w h e n one of the l a rges t . . . . . . . . . . . prouucvrb hau l ed his miik tO town, followed at intervals by other "strikers." President George Wirt of the Producers association announced that the fight was over, but would be waged "to the last ditch."

Alde rmen George W e l s h and H a r r y Rogers , e lec ted to the house of repre"- s e n t a t i v e s and the s t a t e senate, filed the i r r es igna t ions r e spec t i ve ly at a mee t ing of the Grand Rapids common council Bo th we re re. fused. They will hold both the city and state offices until May I, when the new charter goes into effect.

Held at the county jail at Muskegon on a criminal charge of abandonment almost nine years old,. on request o~ the authorities at Port V~'ashington, Wis., Willis F. Gurn, a resident of Muskegon since his wife, now remar- ried, obtained a divorce several years ago, has begun the fight for his free- dom by filing a petition before Cir- cuit J u d g e J a m e s tii,. Su!!ivan for a w~ilt of h a b e a s corpus .

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Tim firm ~)f Girard & Hawkins was {~P.;ialtize(1 for tlm erection and opera- lion of a large manufacturi~ig plant. Edward Girard, son of Lhe head of t h e firm, soon a f t e r the work was begun went. ab road for a tour previous to set- tiing down to his life's ~.~areer. On his return he was to enter tile service of (he Gi ra rd - i I awkins company. H e had not been a w a y long when his f a the r (tied suddenly. Af te r several cable- grams be tween E d w a r d and his moth- er it was decided tha t he should finish his tour. Mr. I t a w k i n s was abundant - ly able to superv ise the erection of the fa(.tory and to s t a r t its operation.

Six months later E d w a r d received a letter from his mother announcing the death of Mr. H a w k i n s j ~ t as the works were finished and were abou t to ~)e operated. Mrs. Girard was much worried as to the fu r the r deve lopment of the G i ra rd -Hawkins company. I t was impossible to find a good business man with exper ience in the same line to t'~ke an in teres t in it and run it. But Hawkins" share had fallen to his m:ly chiht, Isabel, who was still a minor. She was under the control of her guardian, a b ro ther of her fa ther , who seemed bound to wreck the enter- prise. IIe had fai led at numerous business efforts and was now ben t on es labl ishing himself as full manager of the Gi ra rd -Hawkins company. This Mrs. Girard bel ieved would bring the co,mtmny to grief, and she would not consent to it. The consequence w a s a deadlock, wi th the prospect of a fore- oh)sure under a mortgage on the prop- erty.

From an irresponsible gadabout Ned .Girard suddenly found himsglf called upon to ex t r ica te a valuable property f rom ruin. Many a man has been de- veloped by such a si tuation, and young

t h e r e f o r e when N e d Gi£'a~'d w ~ ' "k~2 ~roduced to her he was s imply .~ir. ~h 'ard and nothing more. t le did no~ c.n:ighten h e r or any one else tha t on t h e S i l C C O S s ~ ( l l n l i l i N l g e ~ l t e t l t 0 : ~ a i n a n -

ufactm'ing enterpr ise their fu tu re sta- tus in respect to weaV,,h or pover ty de- pende,d. Never the less it was not like- ly that u ;fin of sevenieen could be dawdl ing through th e picture galleries of Florence or over the seven hills of Ron)e with an a t t rac t ive fel low of

terest in ldm. It is not only tile fac t tha t young

couples traveling" for pleasure have nothing to do 1.::t enjoy each o ther ' s so- ciety tha t c,,fl ~u,.'es to their becoming a t tached to each other. There is some- thing in the novelties they see togeth- er tha t adds to the enthral lment . This is especial ly true of It'tly. The en- chan tmen t tha t prevails in the medie- val city of I,'h)rence is enough to b r ing abou t a love affair be tween a Cyclops and a Medusa. There is t h e r iver Arno t ha t runs through it, the bridges, includ.ing tha t ant ique s t ructure , the Ponte Veechio, and the historic asso- ciations, alt inclosed within a circle of beaut i ful hills which took as if they had been re touched by a divine paint- er wi th higher colors than n a t u r e is wont to lay on.

And Rome! Girard. who h a d been there before and was well versed i~ its historic tore, took the girl to the Pincfan hill and showed her the pano- rama of the city, tlie ~old Campus :Mar- tins, the tomb of Hadrian,, colossal St. Peter 's , ?Ianked by the long hill range; the aanicnlum. H e may have b a r business in mind, bu t his tongue tot4 of the bui lding of the Ete rna l City. Then he took her to the Forum, t h e Coliseum, the ba ths of Caracalla , ariel all the while he made these s t ruc tu res live again with a people of 2,000 years agone.

There was t ime before sail ing f rom Naples to visi t Pompeii , where no t far d i s tan t a l ight smoke was curl ing f rom the mounta in tha t had poured forI~ fire and smoke, fol lowed by the w h i ~ ashes which had buried the city, to be forgot ten for eighteen centuries. At Sorrento there were the ever changing colors of the bay of Naples spread out several hundred feet be low them. Irt the quie t of an orange grove Gira~4 told the little o-~r~ his "s torv." Natural- ly she l is tened to it wi th rapture.

'l~he ocean voyage over, the p a r t y sep- a ra ted a t the dock at New York. Gi- rard did not tell his fiancee of the busi- ness re]atim~ship exist ing betwee~t them. He did not care to rug any un-

fairs, >ot even tb,~t he was par t own- the company is all owned by ~ a w a r ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e r of the Gir .ard- t tawkins company, and Isabel l~awktns Girard.

Girard lind in him the makings of a successful man. Realizing that he had necessary risk. They would be b rough t smt,qenly been plunged into a grea t re- ~ogether in a business w a y soon enough, sponsibilitv, he sa t himself clown to and then the s t ruggle for m a s t e r y be-

" t tween her lover and her guard ian wou ld think wha t he should do. eomme,~ce. Girard told her t ha t be

There are persons who have the fee- l lived in tile s ame location as herself.. ulty of diving into quest ions m~d tak- but noth ing more. ing out the mea t While others are look- "Good~)v for the prescott," he sa id a t ing for it in the subs tances which con- leaving her. " In a f ew days I will b~ tain it. ~Vh'ere was the kernel of the with you again ." nut in this ins tance? One-half of it Gerard on reachi~g home sought the was in himself, the half owner with guardian of the half it~terest iu tile his mother. W h a t const i tu ted the oth- G e r a r d - H a w k i n s company a t his of_ er half? The guardian uncle? Ned flee and in an in te rv iew flatly dee ta red looked beyond him and s t ra ight at that he would not consent to the gen- tt~is minor daugh te r heir. Mrs. Girard

t leman a s suming control of the enter- had described her as a schoolgirl, sex,- prise. enteen years old. She was being edu- cated abroad, and a t the t ime of her "Very well," was the repl3~. "I wiR fa ther ' s death was at school at Gone- not consent to any one else than my-

n :] ca, Switzerlan(~. self assuminw {he control." "You are not the owner of the prop- When Ned began to s tudy the prol)-

lena before him he was packing to re- erty. You are merely the guard ian of turn to America. When he fiMshed a par t owner . She may not a s s e n t to his de!iberatons he was packing to ~'o your claim. If she represents to t he

' to Geneva, his objec t being to get con- chancery cour t that she believes you r trol of his business partner. That is to managemen t wilt wreck her proper ty say. he aimed to ge t snel l an influence she will be protected." over her as would enable him to cir- "My w a r d has every confidence in eumven t l~er ~uardian uncle and there- me." by save the Gi ra rd - I t awkins cowdmny "So be it," replied Gerard, ~isking f rom wreck, all on the love he had won. "Br ing

Ned, on his arr ival a t Geneva. made me to your w a r d and let her choose inquiries as to Miss [{awkins and be tween us. I f she suppor ts you ia found that she had received trows of 3,our claim I agree tha t you shall be- the death of her fa ther and was look- come pres ident and manage r of the ing for an escor t to re turn to America. company." Ned at once wrote to some American " T o m o r r o w morning a t 10 o 'elock she fr iends of his who were at Lucerne and shall be here." w e r e abou t to leave for home. These W h e t h e r the s t rength of y o u n g love persons were two maiden ladies whom for a s t r ange r would be s t ronger t han he had known since he was a boy. H e re!lance on an elderly man, her re- asked them to stop over on their way ther 's brother , Gerard did not know. home at Geneva, where he would join but he did not bel ieve tha t the guard ian them and escort t hem to the Uni ted States. would no t long struggle success fu l ly

Only too glad to imve his ass is tance agains t the young love. At the ap- and his company, t h e y did as he de- pointed hour he wen t to H a w k i n s ' of- sired. When they reached Geneva he flee, and the w a r d arr ived a f e w mill- told them he had heard t h a t a ~,oung utes later. On seeing Ned she stood giN, sn orphan, who had jus t lost her for a m o m e n t like a s ta tue, then t h r e w fattaer in ~merica was anxious to find herself into his arms. a1~ escort across the Atlantic. The In- Her guardiai~ did not then call Ul~,, dies sent word to the school where her to choose be tween himself and Ned. Miss H a w k i n s was, s t a t i n g w h a t they There had been something b e t w e e n had heard and offering to take her un- these two of which he was ignorant , der their care. The o f f e r w a s accepted, Ned and his fiance lef t tile office to- and Ned fel t tha t he had mnde a be- gether and H a w k i n s proceeded in due ~;inning. time .to inves t iga te w h a t had happened.

Now, these ladies had engaged p a s - B u t Ned was in every respec t ahead of ~ g e on a s t eamer tha t was to sail f rom him. The lovers had no sooner le f t the ,:aples. There fore Miss Httwkins, to office than N e t t totd his , f iancee the avail hersel f of their care, mus t also whole story. Bu t this was not neees- sail f rom Naples. I t mat te red not to sary to win her to his purpose. L o v e her wha t por t she sailed from, and the was qui te enough for that. n~,.ev ,wna ~,~,~,a~a ~,~ee o_~ ....... e,,, Af t e r an into.rview 1)otweo!~ fh,~ lay- Naples via Milan. Florence and Rome. e r s Isabel consentecl to leave every- Ned knew tha t the vessel on which thing to Xed, and he was au thor ized they had engages passage would l~ot to tell her guard ian tha t Ned w a s her sail for several weeks, which the la- duly appointed agent to car ry ou t any dies would put in be tween Florence plan t ha t he considered to be a ben- and Rome. His advsntag 'es were thus eflt to the property. But the gua rd ian trebled as to the t ime he would spend could not be ous ted tit1 I sabel c ame of t ravel ing with Miss t Iawkins , but far age, and tha t would not be for ha l f a more than treb!ed in another respect, year a t least. The young, lady might be confined to H a w k i n s accused Ned of dishonora- her r o o m by seas ickness on the voyage, ble conduct, bu t it availed nothing. 17m while on land this was not to be ex- der ins t ruc t ions i sabel would consen t peeled, and a couple with nothing to to nothing her uncle insis ted upon, Nu- de bu t to see sights are in a fair way ing notice tha t he could do w h a t the to fall each under the other 's influ- la W permi t ted him to do for six mon ths once. until she would come of age and would

The par tnersh ip be tween the late Mr. receive her t)roperty. There w a s no Girard and Mr. I-Iawkins was purely a use in t t a w l d n s controlling the plant mat te r of business, and their fatuities for so shor t a time, and he gave in. had ndt met. Indeed. there was only Ned in te res ted a man in it w h o s e one person in Mr. Hawk ins ' family, his qualifications we re excel lent and the daughter , whom he had lef t a b r o a d business p.ro~pe;:ed. Ned wen t in a t when she was t w e l v e years old. She tim bot tom and worked up to the top. knew nothing about his business af- He is now president, and the s t o c k of

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Huron . A r t h u r Hicks of A n n A r b o r is vis-

i t i ng a t his p a r e n t a l h o m e th i s week .

T h e G. D. club a t t e n d e d a d a n c i n g p a r t y at G a g e t o w n W e d n e s d a y eve-

n ing . H. D. Sehiedel is a t t e n d i n g t h e Re-

ta i l L u m b e r m a n ' s conven t ion a t De-

t ro i t . Mrs. v i c t o r i a Coady of Mer r e l is

v i s i t i ng a t t he h o m e of Mr. and Mrs . D