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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-05
VILLAGE COUNCIL.
Alma, Mich, June End '9l.

The Common Council OF the village
of Alma in session at council rooms on
above date.
Present. - President Hamlin, Trus-
tees, Young, Arnold, Montigel, Hall,
Brown and Hannah.
Minutes of session of June 2nd read
and approved as read.
Claims presented.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-05

During the month of March, 1890
this country exported s253. 900 worth
of reapers and mowers. During the
mouth of March this year under the
operation of the Mckinley tariff law
We have exported $4,000 worth
Of these machines. This is very
gratifying to our skilled workman
and laboring men, but very chilling
intelligence for democrats, free
traders and mugwumps. The demo
cratic newspapers have not yet heard
of it.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-05

Could any other action than veto
of the G. A. R. appropriation bill,
have been consistently expected from
Governor Winans. His early legis-
lative record did not show any great
love for the soldier boys or the
cause they were fighting for, and
since then it is evident that Mr..
Winans has experienced no great
change of heart. AS politician he
is conspicuous by his diminutiveness.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-05
AIM A COLLEGE,.

The following are the announcements
of Alma College. for commencement
week.
Tuesday, June 9-Sp IN. Junior Exhibition
Thursday, June 1l-9 Il. m, p. IN. Exam
nations.
Friday, June l2-0 a. M, p. III. EXamina-
tions. Up. m. Graduating Exercises OF the
Training Department.
Saturday, June 1872. m. Public Rehearsal
OF the Music Department.
Sunday, June 14-3 p. m. Baccalaureate Ser
mon, by Rev. Geo. 4. Hunting. ID. ID. s p. IN.
Annual Address before the Christian Associa.
tons. by Rev. Geo. +. Hunting, d. ID.
Monday, June lisp IN. Glass Day EXer-
cises.
Tuesday. June 1910 a. m. Inauguration Of
the President elect, Rev. A. f. Bruske. 3p. III.
Graduating Exercises of the Preparatory De-
partment p. m, Annual Concert of the
Music Department.
Wednesday, June i7-l0 a. IN. First Annual
Commencement 8 TO 10 a. m. Reception at
al Ladies' Hall.
Local Time
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-05

The patrons of industry members
of the Legislature have agreed to vote
for no resolution fixing the date for
adjournment until the tax, apportion-
ment, cooperative and express COM
pany tax bills are disposed of. They
also agree to vote for no sum for
the worlds fair exhibit in excess of
100000.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-05

riage To cemetery ..........,.....@ 80
CHM M M1 WalcS ga 40 SIn' 'opa"'' SIS
NJ. .. Dallas, Work on Highway from April :,
80 TO June LIST "9l..... 10 q
On motion claims allowed at footing
and Clerk instructed to issue orders for
same. Clerk reports that village as
yet, has no Fire Warden or Chief OF
the Fire Police. Clerk also reports
and presents to the council the Village
Assessment roll, as certified to by the
Board of Review, showing the assess
ed valuation to be $426, 500.
On motion the assessment roll, as
presented by clerk, and certified to 10y
the Board of Review was accepted by
yeas and nays as follows:
Yeas, Trustees, Brown, Young, Hall,
Arnold, Montigiel and Hannah.
Nays, none.
Committee on Ways and Means, re-
port and recommend that the Village
of Alma raise by taxation on the as
sessed valuation of property in said
village the sum of So, $500 as follows,
for general purposes, 1885 90, and for
highway purposes $500, or one and one
quarter ~ per cent OH the assessed
valuation.
On motion the report and recon-
mendation of the aforesaid Committee
was adopted by yea and nay vote as
follows:
Yeas, Trustees, Brown, Young, Ha II
Hannah, Arnold and Montigel.
Nays, none.
Moved and supported that license
of ten dollars be charged to all parties
not residents of the village OF Alma,
who wish to run hack or omnibus in
the said village during the Free Metho-
dist campmeeting, and Marshall is
hereby instructed TO see that the same
is infoIced. Motion carried.
Special committee on the claim of
J. Il. Peters, report that they have not
been able to get reduction on said
claim and recommend that same be al
lowed at footing.
On motion the report and recommend
alton of the committee men, adopted
and clerk instructed to issue order for
the same.
On motion the Com. on ways and
means were instructed to make con-
tract with A. W. Wright, to light the
village with electricity, and present
same to council for their approval.
Moved and supported that Nelson j.
Mccullough be appointed Fire Warden
for the ensuing year.
Vote by yeas and nays, results as
follows:
Yeas, Trustees, Brown, Young, Hall,
Montigel, Arnold and Hannah.
Nays, none.
Vote announced and declared car
RED
On motion Street committee instruct
ed to see that the side walk in front of
Neil & Morrison's blacksmith shop be
repaired.
On motion Council adjourned.
+. II. HAMLIN, JAS. G.. KREss,
President. Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-05

Mary f. Bennett VS.. william r. CLASSIFY. Tres
pass on the case Judgment for pitt. $3.50
96.
CHANCEkY.
Duck Fauth VS.. William Fautb, Divorce
Granted allimony $50 pr. month.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-05

BUSINESS Locals in Local Column, 10 cents
per line for each aud every insertion.
Locals under special head, cents per line.
RESOLUTIONS, Sl.M.
CARD OF THANKS 50 cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-05

We were told during the late cam
paign that the passage of the Nc
Kinley bill would effectually kill
our foreign trade in farm products.
Let us see.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03
Colonial steeImakers.

In 1928 Samuel Higley, of Simsbury, and
Joseph Dewey, of Hebron, in Hartford
county, Conn, represented to the legisla-
ture that the said Higley had, with great
pains and cost found out and obtained a
curious art by which to convert, change or
transmute common iron into good steel
sufficient for any use, and was the first
that ever performed such an operation in
America"
Swank gives on the authority of Mr..
Charles j. Hoadly, librarian of the Con-
necticut State library, certificate, signed
by Timothy Phelps and John Drake, black
smiths, which states that, in June, IT'S,
Mr.. Higley obtained from the subscribers
several pieces of iron, so shaped that they
could be known again, and that few
days later che brought the same pieces
which we let him have, and we proved
them and found them good steel, which
was the first steel that ever was made in
this country that we ever saw or heard of {"
A patent was granted Higey and Dewey
for ten years, provided 1.-The petitioners
improve the art to any good and reasona-
bic perfection within two years from the
date of this act" They do not appear to
have done this, or to have continued the
business of making steel.-W. +. Durfee
in Popular Science Monthly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03
How Insects Produce Their sounds.

How Insects Produce Their Sounds.
While the notes of insects are among the
loudest, and supposed by many to come
from the mouth, they are in reality instru-
mental = in other words, produced by
various musical instruments with which
nature has endowed them, yet to some ex-
tent they correspond to the voice of other
animals, the sounds and calls being an
swered by others of their kind. When the
grasshopper wishes to hail some compan-
ion or talk to his fellow over the hedge it
simply rubs its thighs against the fore
wings, or plays upon a veritable fiddle. If
the leg of the musician is examined under
microscope ridge of very fine teeth will
be seen-the sound producers.
The loudest players are the locusts, that
often make the woods sound with their
calls. Sometimes all are playing or chat
tering at once. Again there will be lull
in the conversation. Then one will begin,
the note will be taken up by another, and
finally volume of sounds blend and fill
the air
In the former case we had fiddler.
Here the musician is a drummer, which
we may prove by examining the locust
The base of the anterior wing is transpar-
emit, forming regular drum, with which
the males utter their calls, and as there
are mary different species, so there are
many different calls, and some, it is said,
have certain calls for the night and others
for the daytime.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03
cises next Friday. the matter was referred
to the High school committee with pow er

cises next Friday. the matter was referred
to the High school committee with power
to act.
Ruth's Mission band. of the Broadway
church, will give cake and pie sale at
M8rshall's drug store the day before
TIL anksgiving. The young ladies will be
pl, aset. 20 see all their friends
Ars. Minnie Hunt, who recently moved
to this city from Davenport, died sud-
denly yesterday at Her home on First ave-
nue. and Eighth street OF puerperal fever,
and the remains were taken to Daven-
port this afternoon for interment
In the cfrcuit court. Judge Glenn pre-
siding today. the case of Nutter VS.. Nor
ris, of Moline, suit on a mechanics lien
is being tried. and the case of Nutter VS..
Morehouse will be taken up immedi ately
after this one.
The Moline city council last evening
took up the Postal Telegraph ordinance
| again, but a motion to strike out the
clause compelling the company to keep
it's Office open until midnight WAS de.
fested by a vote of z to 6.
Treasurer George F. Roth, of Trinity
parish. has. by the authority vested in
him as trustee, sold tie 40 acres of
land left the church by the Davenport es,
tate. and situated in South Moline town.
ship. to Henry Treason and George W /.
Weaver for 81 $50.
Observer T. j. Walz report of the
weather conditions for the month of
October, shows the highest barometer to
have been 80 $50 on the 9th; the lowest
20 S9l on the cath; the mean tempers-
ture 58: the highest temperature 81. on
the 81. and the lowest, 81, on the 90;
number of cloudless days, II; partly
cloudy days, 6; cloudy days. s. Date
Of frosts, 5 8 10, 90, % and 81.
Jack Delaney. former member of the
Davenport police force. died in hut
there suddenly yesterday morning. He
was at oae time leading citizen of Dav-
export. but his death occurred in mere
shauty, built with his own hands, with
bits of lumber of ell kinds, roughly
knocked together. The hut was hardl y
large enough for good sized dog ken
mel. His wifehad left him because
of his dissipated habits
FL Bose. of Maj. Msckenzie's engineer
corps. leaves tonight for New York City
on business trip. and incidently will
look after the unloading from the steamer
Nordland, and the safe transmission to
the cars, of monument Hon. Ben. T.
Gable contracted for while in Europe last
summer, to be erected in the Cable lot in
Chippianock cemetery. where repese the
remains of P L. Cable. The statute was
designed and executed by Paul DeVigine.
the Belgium sculptor and cast in bror "a.
1t is The figure of weeping female, and
magnificent piece of wo:k of large pro-
portions.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03
Felt More Mt Home Thor.

Once a Californian always Californian.
The old timers who so away to foreign
parts generally return. A San Franciscan
who has been supposed to be making cords
of money in London got back last week to
Kearney street, and had to submit to the
usual interrogations.
Didn't like it on the other side, eh?"
"Oh, yes, liked it fine''
"Nice place to live?"
Elegant, grand, magnificent! Gods
own country"
81 wonder why he didn't stop over there
IL it is so fine," remarked one of the crowd
after the returned exile had left.
He explained that very satisfactorily, !
thought"
slows that?r
why, he stated it was heaven, and
that's too higa altogether for the average
San Francisco rounder. San Francisco
Chronicle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03
SOUTH MOLINE CHURCH CASE.
The Trouble in the Unired Brethren
Church Probably SettIed--A Court
faSa

The Trouble in the Uni ed Brethren
Church Probably SettIed--A Court
Decision.
The trouble with the United Brethren
and Methodist churches of South Moline
over The possession of some property was
probably settled in the supreme court
Saturday. The trouble grew out of a
mortes age that the trustees of the United
Brethren church gave to s. A. Samuel>
son, Of Moline. The mortgage was fore.
closed by Mr.. Ssmuelson and the prop
ertY sold to the Methodist church.
The United Brethren claimed that the
mortgage was invalid because the
trustees when they executed it had
not conferred with q majority of the
members OF the society, aud they brought
a suit of ejectment against the Methodist
society. The case was tried in the cir
cult court, May. 1890. and a decision
rendered in favor of the United Brethren.
A new trial was granted the defendants
and the case tried again last fall, when
the Methodist society got verdict.
The case was taken to the supreme
court, and Saturday the decision of the
| lower court was sustained. This sus>
tains the claim Of the Methodsts that the
mortgage was valid and gives them the
posses sion of the property.
The attorneys for the defense were
Messrs. Sesrle s. Searle and William
jackson, while Guyer & Sweeney and
Judge Wilkinson appeared for the plain
tiffs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03
An Alabama Town with a Record.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov 3-Five assas
sinations within ninety days is the record
of Georgina, small town in Butler coun.
ty. Yesterday morning the dead and
mangled bodies of Tom Shepherd. aged sc
years, and his wife, were found in bed at
that place. During the night both had
been Drained with an ak which was found
beside the bed, clotted with blood. Nc
cause for the deed is known, but it is be
lieved that the murder was committed be-
cause the aged couple were against the
moonshiners
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03
Death Of massachusetts statesman

Boston, Nov. 3.-The Hon. Daniel
Wheelwright GoocA, one of the mos,
prominent statesmen of the past genera
ton, died at his home in Melrose Sun.
day of ossification of the heart Mr.. Goocf
was member of congress during the
most troublous time in the history of the
country. He was among the most active
on the floor OF the house and in the com.
mittee-room, and made himself a great
power by his patriotic services in the dark
DAYS of the rebellion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03

Stanley as an explorer, Edison as an
inventor. Miss Flora A. Jones ss the
discoverer of the famous Blush of Roses
for the complexion; are the names that
will be handed down as benefactors of
the race. to all recorded time. T. H.
Thomas comes in for his share (of the
profits as he always keeps a big supply
on hand. and sells it for rs cents per bot
tie.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03

MARsEILLEs, Nov. 3-Mail advices re-
ceived here state that the Portuguese at
Mozambique are quarreling with the
British South African company's men.
At fight at Lorenzo Marani two Portu-
guese soldiers were killed and fifteen
wounded.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03
slavin viii Fight Sullivan.

LONDON. Nov. 3.-Slavin, the pugilist,
says that he will accept Sullivan's chal-
lenge to fight for the championship of the
world. He will be ready to start for
America within a month if the expenses
are guaranteed. He will be satisfied with
any amount of purse that Sullivan can ar
range.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03
81. Months decrease in customs.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The treasury dc.
partment has prepared statement show.
ing that the receipts from customs at
New York for the six months ended Sept.
81, 1891, were s2S, 5s5, $50 less than for the
corresponding six months of $780,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03

Dontl-If dealer offers you bottle
of Salvation Oil without labels or wrap
pers, or in a mutilated or defaced pack
age, don't touch it-don't buy it at any
price, you can rest assured that there is
something wrong-it may be dangerous
and worthless counterfeit. Insist upon
getting perfect, unbroken, genuine
package. Price 25 cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03
Brakeman and tramp Killed.

BRISTOL, Tenn, Nov 1.-TWO freights
on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia road ran into each other yesterday,
thirteen miles east of Knoxville, and were
badly wrecked The two engines were
demolished and number of cars burned.
Brakeman Falley and a tramp were
cillad
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03

CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. Juan N. Con-
treras, the earthquake prophet of Guara-
juato, forecasts a trembling for either the
states of Mexico, Puebla, or Vera Cruz
between Nov. and IL
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03

The only complexion powder in tn,
world that is without vulgsrity. withou
Injury 10 the user and without doubt
purifier, is Pozzoni's.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03
Another Greeley Imitator.

Brown, as farmer, failed to float
A failure most alarming:
But now he's rich-because he wrote
A book on Model Farming"
ATLANTA Constitution
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03
Secretary Tracy Goes Home to Vote.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Secretary Tracy
left Washington for New York yesterday
He goes home to vote. and will return to
Washington Immediately after the cleo
tim
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-03

Our Fall and Winter Over
coats will bear the closest in
spection, and the gentleman in
the picture says he can ind no
fault with them, not even with
the button holes; they are all
wool aud Nv asyou care to
have them; artistlcally trimmed
and in point of style, aud fit
they are not eXcelled, not even
by the merchant tailor. Our
prices are always low enough,
quality taken into considera-
ton.
Snide goods we refuse to
handle at any price. It's al
ways safe to trade at the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-07

A PROTESTANT minister, lately from
Jerusalem, in large influential meeting
held in Exeter hall, London, May S, said:
Jerusalem in 1910 was simply largo vii
lage, with scarcely any good houses, and
there were only about 6,0O0 Jews there.
When left the other day there were 5000
Jews. They are still coming, and they now
possess nearly one third OF the city. There
was then only one school, now there are
fortyfour schools. l contrast Jerusalem
OF $40 with Jerusalem Of 1891 simply to
tell you this fact: That it was largely this
London Jews society which has caused the
change. Many Jews are getting more and
more bigoted in Jerusalem, doing all they
can to stop our work. They are now send
ing clever, talented rabbis to Jerusalem.
You must remember that forty years ago
the rabbis were not all educated as they are
now, and qualified TO oppose US. The
present IS, 900 Jews are divided into four
classes, the German speaking Jews, Span
ish-speaking, the Arabian speaking taoout
l 900, and they are still coming; and Jews
from Barara, now about 500 "a new sect
of jews. Just before 1 left they were
going TO build eighty houses for Barara
Jews and l50 houses for Jews expected
from Russia. The Jews have now about
nifty synagogues in Jerusalem, i've large
ones. They are now earnest in their pro-
gress, and every Jew prays three times
day; never misses it. When l left Jerusa-
lem, outside the walls was almost larger
than Jerusalem within. The walls OF
Jerusalem are in excellent preservation,
and new houses are being rapidly built out
side the walls
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-07

standing that large number Of Mormons
are found therein, because the Mormons in
Wyoming were largely Republican in poll
tic.
The Chicago paper says of polygamy, in
fit OF over-righteous wrath, that, ''until
that accursed institution is extirpated,"
the people of this country will not listen to
any suggestion for the admission of Utah.
The only polygamy that exists il Utah is
the bigany which is practical in every
community. The Mormons have given up
that institution, and, for at least two years
past, no poIygamous marriages have oc-
Cured among them. In Chicago, on the
other hand, bigamy continues rampant.
quite discounting anything Utah every did
IN that direction.
The people of Utah are not begging for
statehood, however. They can stand the
territorial condition for an indefinite period.
They are not SO anxious to increase their
taxes to the extent of several hundred
thousand dollars a year as many people
imagine they are.
CTho browning feature Of the Chicago
papers TRADE is the following:
There is but one way in which Utah should
get INTO the union, and that way is by incor-
poration with its western neighbor. Nevada.
The latter Is decadent state It's population
ana resources have diminished below the point
that minimum state should have, and appar
emily the decline cannot be arrested except by
some miraculous discovery of water which
shall attract and hold settlers. Once in as
state il cannot he got out and it must remain
as rotten borough. To annex Utah TO IL
would increase the formers population, aid the
Gentiles in coping with the Mormoaism, and
would rescue Nevada from its present decaying
condition.
Here is impotence and no mistake. The
Republican party having admitted state
that cannot support itself and is sinking
into hopeless bankruptcy, now proposes 10
attach TO 1t a Democratic territory in order
that the latter may pay the debts of tie
former.
In the line of this beautiful policy we sug-
gest to the Chicago paper that il advocate
the annexation of Missouri TO Illinois. The
former has state debt of SS,50O,000 and
the latter has no state debt. The annex
alton would enable Missouri 10 pay off her
debt. Why would that arrangement be
any worse than the one suggested by the
Chicago Iribunsg
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-07
LITERATURE.

THE GENIUS OF GAIILEE. An Historical Novel
BY Arson Uriel Hancock, Chicago; Charies L.
kerr & Co. Price 30 cents
1t is a clever story of the Bible winch tne
author has spun, history and romance ve-
ing woven together most cnarmipeN'
While some new ideas may nave neen pr
sented, the liberal theological writers anu
the authors of novels based on tae lie Oh
Christ have been heavily drawn upon.
THE DEATH Penalty. Consideration OF the
Objections to Capital Punishment. Win
chapter on War. BY Andrew j. PAIN Ne"
York: G. p. Putnam's Sons. Price, si-S'.
This is, perhaps, the most extensive
treatment of the subject stated in the ute
yet published. The author has been frank
and fair in his statement of facts, and
upon these he builds strong argument IN
favor Of the abolition of the death penalty
Incidentally he also pleads for reform IN
prison administration, and shows that IL IS
TOO often the case that convlcts
come out of prison worse Grim,
inals than when they entered.
We are. pleased to believe that the old rule
of blood for blood, which is based on the
vindictive sentiment i'll our natures and
on the idea of vengeance, which IS little
less than Darbarism, is gradually passing
into disfsor. In time the death penalty
will be abolished by civilized communities
and volumes like this one will hasten the
day.
The Illustrated american for the week
ending June opens with timely article
on the American fishing clubs that have es-
tablished themselves in Canada, and nave
glorions sport each year in killing sai non;
Its interest is enhanced by the beauty OF
illustration characteristic OF TINS news
magazine A portrait OF ex-Queen Nataile,
who has Just been expelled from Servia,
forms the frontispiece, and helps TO Illus
trate a short account Of the discreditaoie
record OF the present roy al line OF Seryls-
The record of another ruling linc-the Ro-
manoffs-is discussed in connection with
the attempt on the Czarwitch's LIE, and a
long list OF dark murders is recalled.