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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
Prohibition Rally and Mass

There will be a Prohibition county mass
convention on the afternoon OF April 'th AT
two O'Clock local time, at The g.. a. k hall. st
Louis Mich, for the purpose o. electing three
delegates to the State Convention To be held at
Lansing. April 1915. al which time there will
also be a confeTaucc of workers ana the trans
action Of such other business as may properly
come before the convention. q. K. Malone
and II. Esseryes of Lansing, will address the
convention. A grand mass meeting will be
held in HoicomOs opera house in Inc evening.
c. X. Malone. speaker and Professor H. Es-
seryes singer. Tbcs' men need no INTRODUCED.
ion us they are OF national reputation. Alter
the speech there will be a young mems county
Prob bition Club organized. al young ladies'
are especially invited To attend rs they VIII be
eligible 10 membership III the club. A col
lection will be taken for the purpose OF aiding
county and state work Everybody interested
in reform OF any kim ,urn out.
BY ORDER or Com
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
The Sophomore Exhibition.

The high school room was crowded
Wednesday evening by the friends of
the ella SIS of '9S, to witness the Meeting
of the gods on Mt. Olympus. "
The different characters We're well taken
by the members Of the class, showing
that careful training had been done by
Miss Otis, who had charge of the enter
tainment. The music was excellent
particularly the solo by Miss Otis, and
the duet by Miss Struble and Mr. Gar
gett.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
After Huntington's Money.

The New York Times says Marcus
Pollaslly, of the firm of Doolittle, Toll
man d Pollasky of Chicago, has brought
suit in the United States circuit court in
that city against Coils p Huntington
for 1914, 900.
Pollaslly alleges that he entered into
an agreement with Huntington whereby
the construction of the San Joaquin
Valley railroad, from Fresno to the
town of Pollasky was to be advanced.
Mr. Pollasky further says that he
acquired town sites and other property
along the line of the road for the benefit
of Mr.. Huntington himself and other
stockholders; and became involved i'll
debt in the improvements, and that Mr..
Huntington failed TO keep the agreement
to the loss and embarrassment of the
plaintiff.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
The Railroad Exonerated

The case of the estate of Sylvia Strouse
VS. the Detroit, Lansing & Northern
railroad, was concluded in the circuit
court last Friday after three days
trial. 1t was for the killing of Sylvia
Strouse on July 10, 1894, at St. Louis at
which time also her husband, David
Strouse, was killed and her son Merle
Fox received serious injuries The
crossing at which the people were killed
is just west of the Detroit, Lansing q
Northern station at st. Louis and had
been regarded as dangerous for several
years. The hearing of the testimony
took two days of the trial, while the
third was taken by counsel in arguing
points of law and citing cases TO the
court. AT the conclusion of the legal
arguments Judge Daboll took the case
from the jury and instructed them &c
render verdict of no cause of action
The taking of the case from the jury
was considerable of a surprise to many
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
The Pingree Club

a Pingree club was organized Tues
day evening with the following officers
President, p. VI. Smith; vice presidents,
\. j. Baker, Ferd Montigel, George
Parsons; secretary, Seth Tubs; treas
urer, ]. w. Glass The following reso-
luton was adopted:
ReSoired, That Hazen S. Pingree's 10y
atty to the principles of republicanism
aud the republican party having never
been questioned, we, as citizens of Alma.
pledge ourselves to use every honorable
means TO secure his nomination, and
our hearty support, should he be nomi-
mated on the republican ticket.
The club will meet again Thursday
evening, April o.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
Our Fore SITS

Labor Commissioner Morse will this
year make an investigation Of the
amount of forest remaining in Michigan.
Supervisors will be asked to inquire into
the amount, in acres, of timber in their
townships at the time of taking the
assessment. Michigan was formerly
famous for its timber-both III quantity
and quality. Now our pine is nearly all
gone and enormous inroads have been
made on our hardwood forests. Many
people ascribe the climatic changes in
our seasons TO the removal of the forests.
The investigation is most important,
and every person should be interested III
assisting to make it accurate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
School Notes

Miss Keckler visited school Tuesday
Mrs. Stoughtenburg visited school
Tuesday.
Several new pupils have entered
school this week
Every one was delighted Tuesday
morning when Mr.. Ely announced that
we would again have chapel exercises.
The social given by the freshman class
Friday evening was decided success
The decorations of pink and white, the
class colors, Were very pretty and showed
great deal of taste and artistic skill
Music was furnished during the latter
part of the evening which added greatly
to the pleasure of those who happened
to be little late.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
Registration Notice

To the electors OF the township of Arcadia
county of GratiOt. state of Michigan: Notice
is hereby given that a meeting of the board Of
registration o. the township above named
township. OF Saturday, April 4th. A. ID. 1876,
for the purpose OF registering the names of All
such persons who shall be possessed of thd
necessary qualifications of electors, and who
may apply for that purpose; and that said
board Of registration will be in session on the
day and at the place aforessi id from O'Clock IN
the forenoon until o'clock in the afternoon,
for the purpose aforesaid.
Dated. this 2Sth day OF March a, D., 1896
By order OF the township board of registration.
K. ID. Lemen, clerk for said township.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
Cure for headache

AS a remedy for all forms of Head
ache Electric Bitters has proved to be
the very best. Ii effects a permanent
cure and the most dreaded habitual
sick headache yields to its influence.
We urge all who are afflicted TO procure
bottle, and give this remedy fair
trial. In cases of habitual constipation
Electric Bitters cures by giving the
needed tone to the bowels, and few
cases long resist the use of this medi-
cine. Try it once. Fifty cents and
Sl.00 at B. S. Webbs drug store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
The Great Clock at Rouen.

The ancient city of Rouen, France,
owns the very earliest specimen Of the
larger varieties OF the ancient clockmak-
ers triumphs. II was made by Jehan dc
Felains and was finished and set going in
September, 1889. 80 perfect in construc
ton is this ancient time recording ma
shine that, although it has been regularly
striking the hours, halves and quarters for
more than 500 years, it is still used as u
regulator The case of this early horolog-
ical oddly is feet s inches in height by 5
inches broad For 800 years it continued
to run without pendulum, being pro-
vided with what the old time clockmakers
called "foliot st Louis Republic
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
ItInoludes Pine Rivar

In reply to letter to Chase s. Osborn
Of Sault Ste Marie, State Game and Fish
Warden, relative to the legality of
spearing fish in Pine River, G.. S. Young
has received the following reply:
There is law against spearing fish of
any kind in any of the inland waters of
the state of Michigan excepting Big and
Little Clam Lakes, Wexford county.
This law would cover Pine River. We
are making arrests and having success
in prosecutions under this law in various
portions of the state"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
Straw Hats.

The travelling statesmen for the wholesale
hat houses start out with straw hats for
the next season before the last of the straw
hats worn hereabout have been put aside.
The first To go start about the LIST of Sep.
TENDER The straw hat season in the
south opens on March /; at some extreme
points earlier Wholesale deliveries in the
south begin in January, and they are
mostly completed by the middle of Febru.
airy The active season I'm straw hat man
nfacturing runs from September TO about
the middle OF 4 pri!. - New York SUI.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
THE SAME OLD STORY.

The painter brings his ladder and his paint and
brushes fine;
He starts in work at O'Clock and disappears
at
Comes back at just II l5-hed "gone to get
brush
And then until it's IL o'clock works with .
fcvcrsh rush.
knocks off at II and eats till /, then has TO mix
his paint
Producing awful doors that make everybody
faint.
Flirts with your servant for one hour until
You interfere
md uses twenty minutes more to get "A can OF
beer,
Then says the job will take two days as he goes
Oh 10 sup,
Leavi his pots and brushes just whore they
M.il trip you up.
New York Recorder.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
VANISHING LAKES.
Numerous Bodies of water In the North.
west Gradually Disappearing.


west Gradually Disappearing.
Minnesota may lose its claim to the title
Of the Lake Static. \ survey ten years
ago showed within its borders over 7,00t
ponds and lakes, but that characteristic
and beautiful feature has changed won
derlully since TINT time. y lnrgc proper
ton of these lakes -at least one third
have dried up entirely. and in many cases
cultivated field now occupy the rich bot.
toms formerly covered By from 10 TO &c
feet Of water. Nearly all the rest have
greatly shrunk in area. Only the larger
lakes remain Like changes, but of a
more marked degree, have been observed
In the Dakotas. There were many large
lake, in those states ten years ago, some o.
them miles in extent but nearly all OF
them have now disappeared, their ancient
beds turned into fields, and such as remain
are shrunll to sloughs or pools in great
wastes of roedy mud.
Lake Mason. in south Dakota, ono OF
the largest and finest lakes i'm that state,
WAS equipped some years ago with steam
boats and hutelS and all the arrangement
for western Chautauqua assembly. II
had Il reach of five miles for steamboat OK
cUrSiuns, and in great part was from 20 to
30 feet deep. 1t has suffered the fate OF
all the rest, and the waters have SO far re-
treated that at the pre-, sent rate CT decrease
1t will not be long before they disappear
entirely The CAUSES of this falling OF the
waters are the diminished rainfall of thu
past decade and the more extended cult.
Walton of the soil, which has absorbed the
moisture which would otherwise have been
drained into the lakes. -St. Paul Press.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
Woman's Club.

RutStlOHS lOI ApTll otH.
History OF Painting, pages 99-l0l
To what school did Leonardo da Vinci belon
Whist titles have been given hlml
What were his aimsI
What was his style?
What were his types
What were his methodist
What was his rank as painter
Paper on Leonardo.
Description of The Last supper"
Art for Arts Sake, pages lI3-l4S.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
The Mission Band,

The Mission Band will meet at the
home of Mrs. Jones, Saturday afternoon
promptly three o'clock and the fol-
lowing program will be given. Subject
India:
opening EXERCISES ........... Edith Desmond
Hymn There is Sunshine IN My Soul"
Roll Call -. Responded To by items of interes [
Poem-"His Little ComfOr ter ARIA III Dlliday
Piano solo 49,. 49,. Myrtle Walker
Reading-A Page from a Note Book. ....
.......... ................ Matte Hawley
Story-How the teacher came for Tatchner -.
........ Lizzie Davidson
Duet ...........L Lizzie Gee and Edith Desmond
Examination of articles from India
Closing Prayer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
Notice

We are prepared to do all kinds of
dressmaking and solicit share of public
patronage. Terms moderate, satisfac-
ton guaranteed. Rooms in Church
block, over Hayt's grocery
EDNA l.. MoREY
Sold w MAGGIE MCBRIDE.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
DROBATE ORDER;-sta.

DBOBATE ORDER;-State of Michigan.
J. county of Gratiot, SIS. Notice is hereby
given, that the final account OF Merritt Wood
ward. the guardian or the estate of Laura VI.
Croat, OF ratiOt county, Michipan. incompe-
tent. will be allowed by me at the Probate Of
fee, in the village OF Ithaca. in said county, on
Monday the 10th. day of April next, AT ten
o'clock a. IN. Ol sad day.
Dated at Ithaca, March 18th. A. d. 1896
JOHN NJ. EvRRDEN, Judge OF Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
For Sale.
SOLD W

The Shepherd Ashery: two good
large lots; good buildings; one large
boiling pan; two large kittles, all in good
running order; good location for both
wood and ashes. Reason for selling,
poor health. S90-4-p ALBION PICKETT.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
Too Ruav.

Snipleigh-I say, Poorpeigh, how is II
you have not paid that bill of minof
Poorp0igh-My dear fellow, have been
so busy on that new book Of mine that !
had forgotten all about it.
Snipleigh-What are you writingS
Poorpeigh-A treatise on memory. AT
bany State
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
MARKET REPORT.
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the firm OF f. w.
Hooper n Co. Is this day dissolved by mutual
consent. l. II. Griffith retiring. The business
will be continued 10y Mr.. Hooper, who will pay
all debts of the late firm. and all moneys due
the late firm may be paid TO him.
+. W. HOOPER,
E X. GRIFFITH,
Dated at Alma March 81, 1896
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the partnership
lately suhsstiug b"tween j Henry Lancashire
and stephen w. Tinker OF Alma Gratiot Co
Michigan, was dissolved on the 18th day of
March 1876. bv mutual consent. All debts ow-
ing TO the said partnership. and all accounts
owing by them, will be settled With aud by the
said stephan w. Tinker
Dated. Alma Mich, March 18th 1895. 500
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
MICHIGAN MINING SCHOOL

A high grade State technical school. Prac
tical work Elective system summer courses.
Gives degrees Of : Il. T. NJ. and PHI. ID. Lab
oratoriea shops min, etc, well equipped.
For catalogues address NJ. r. Wadsworth. Phi.
D., Director, HonghtOn, Mlchigan. s3l l3w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
Notice of Annual Township
M aatinU

Notice is hereby given. that the annual
township meeting Of the township of Arcadia,
county Of OIatiot, state of Michigan, will be
held at the places below designated in said
township on Monday, April 9TH A. ID. 1896, at
which time the following officers are 10 be
elected, viz: One supervisor, One Township
Clerk, One Township Treasurer. One High
way Commissioner, Justice OF the Peace, /
school Inspector, I Member OF the Board Of
Review, Four Constables. District No at the
Fireman's Hall on Woodwork Avenue. Dis
trict No. at the building OF NJ. Pollasky on
Superior street, west of State street. Alma
Michigan. The polls of said election will be
opened at O'Clock, n. m, ana will remain
open until O'Clock p m. of said day of election
unless the Board of Election Inspectors shall,
in their discretion, adjourn the polls at twelve
o'clock, noon, tor one hour
by order of the Township Board OF Election
Inspectors.
II. ID. LEMEN, Clerk for said Township
Dated, this > day of March. A. ID. 1890.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03

DROB ATE NOTICE:-State OF Mich gan,
i County of Gratiot, SIS. Notice is hereby
given, that the final account of Lumon Gee
the admin strator OF the estate of Mary Ann
Hopkins, late of Gratiot county Michigan, de-
ceased. will be above ed by me AT the Probate
Office, in the village OF Ithaca, in said county,
on Monday. the 18th day of April next, at ten
O'Clock m. of said day
Dated Ithaca, March 10, A. ID 1870.
joins NJ. EVERDEN,
ss9-iw Judge of Probate
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-03
Religious Notes.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Pupils.

An Easter sermon i'll the morning.
In the evening an Easter concert; exer-
cises will be render by the Sunday
school. All are invited.
METHODIST.
4 special Easter service will be held
in the morning The Easter exercises
of the Sunday school will be held i'll
the afternoon at 80 O'Clock. The w.
+. NJ. S. will hold their annual Thank
offering entertainment in the evening.
Subject, An Evening with Mary Reed.
You are invited.
EPISCOPAL.
Morning prayer and Holy Communion
at 6 100 a. IN; Sunday school festival at
3:30 p. III. evening services at ! 30 p.
m All are cordially invived to attend
these services.
BAPTIST.
The new pastor, Rev. G. L, Woodruff ,
will preach morning and evening All
are very cordially invited to attend
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

A State Grand Lodge of Orangsmen was
organized at Houlton on Tuesday by
Supreme Grand Master James Ray, of
Boston. the highest official of the order
in the United States.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08
HIGH PRICES THEN AND NOW.

-Four years ago at this very time OF
year, the country was ringing from end
to end with shouts of Mckinley prices. ~
Every Democratic paper in the land
had the legend posted conspicu ously in
various places in it's columns and every
Democratic orator was shouting 1t from
the stump for all he was worth. What
| was meant by "McKinley's prices '
| The phrase was intended to mean that
| the Mckinley tariff law had sent up
prices of the necessaries of life. and
would send them up more after it was
in full effect. 1t was note of warnin g
| sounded to wage earners and salaried
people, small tradesmen and farmers,
that if they did not vote in q way to
secure the repeal of this measure their
living expenses would be increased, ard
thus their wages or incomes
reduced indirectly By reduo-
tion in their purchasing power. 1t
was then taught that high prices were
a curse to the people, especially to the
poor and the people of small means, and
it was also taught that whatever bene-
tit there Yves i'll high prices enured
chiefly to the big trusts and monopolies,
which controlled in large measure the
common articles of necessity and utility
Now every claim above recited was per-
fectly true except the one that the Nc
Kinley law was destined to raise prices
1t was then true, ana is now, that
rise in prices hits the wage Garner
harder than any other class, and that the
largest benefits of the advance are reaped
by trusts and monopolies and big cor
porations.
Four years have passed. and now these
Same papers and these same men, with
some honorable exceptions. are adyocat-
ing free silver for the very purpose of
putting up prices, and are claiming that
| they are doing it in the interest of the
masses. -Four years ago high prices
were curse, now they have become a
blessing. What has made the ohangep
Certainly high prices caused by free sill
YER are no more bensfcent than high
prices caused by a Mckinley tariff.
High prices caused by free silver will
LQakS no IuoI6 Observation-Disclosures LA loFoE
of the wage earners that high prices
caused by protection. High prices caused
by free silver will anurs no less to the
benefit of corporations and monopolies
than high prices caused by protection.
If high prices were an impending dan
ger in 1899, which the people were i'm
plored to avert by voting for Cleveland,
by what process have they been changed
four years later into defence which
the people are implored to secure by vot-
ing for Bryan?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08

The address issued to the Democrats
of Maine by the Hon. William Il. Cliff
ford and the other gentlemen who de-
clined to turn themselves inside out at
the demand of the Populists is q
plain and calm statement of fact, the
truth of which Cannot be gainaaid. 1t
is true that the Chicago convention COM
mitted itself to fragrant piece of dis
honesty when it deoiaTed in favor of the
coinage of silver dollars ut the ratio OF
16 to l and made them legal tender
fer preexisting debts. 1t is true that it
struck blow at the integrity of the
Supreme Court, and it is true that the
resolution In regard to the Chicago rail
road strikes was thtnly disguised attempt
to pander to Anarchists and Socialists.
The spirit of the convention that adopt
ed these deolarati ons was Populistic,
not Democratic, and their triumph at the
polls will be victory. not for the Dem
ocratic, but for the Populistio party.
The real friends of the Democratic party
are such men as ex-senator Bradbury,
Hon. George T. Emery. Hon. William
H. Clifford. Mr.. e. B. Winslow, Mr..
E. G. Jordan, and the hundreds of other
Democrats who refuse to PROSTATE them
selves before the Populistic Juggernaut.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08

wherein the land is located, are adver-
tised. The owner of the land. affair any
has been sold in this way By the State.
has the privilege Of redeemin0 his nroner.
ty, by the payment to the purchaser of
the tax, with 30 per cent. per wear addi-
tional There were is lots adyertissd in
this way, last year; and 40 the wear be-
fore: The owners OF the land in each OF
the townships, which run in most cases,
70, GAO acres each, are kept in book. A.
the returns of payments are made. they
are recorded in the book, the delinouent
ones are picked out. and the land adyer-
tised unless they come to time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08

The Populists who ran the Repudia-
ton gathering at Chicago, misnamed
Democratic National convention, have
discovered apparently that there is more
honesty in the country than they sup
posed, and have now set to work to
modify the financial plank adopted by
the convention, SO that it may outrage
COMMON honesty a little less. It will be
remembered that Senator Hill offered
an amendment to the financial plank
providing that the new dollars proposed
should not be legal tender for preexist-
ing debts, but it was voted down by an
over whelming majority. There was
never any pretenoe that it was adopted
by anybody until very recently. Sena-
tor Hill says it WAS rejected, every news
paper reported it as rejected, and the
platform as published at the time did
not Contain mention of it. But now the
official report OF the convention and
platform has made it's appearance, and
i'll it Hills amendment appears AS adopt
ed and constituting a part of the deolara-
ton of principles. What has happened
is obvious enough. The Populistic gang
that managed things has discovered
that it went too far In its outrage upon
common honesty and is undertaking to
hedge. The creditor class, whom the
gang has discovered includes the savings
bank depositors, investors in Loan and
Building Associations, holders of life
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08
CURRENT COMMENT.
WILL NOT SUPPORT FRANK
(Lewiston Sun k(Dem.)

The Sun, while 1T regards MIR. Frank
highly an man, can not support him in
this campaign. This paper has already
stated that it cannot support the platform
adopted by the Democratic nation al con
yention, or the nominees of ID. The Sun,
therefore, cannot support Mr.. Frank,
who has been placed in nomination by a
convention which endorses the Chicago
platform and its nominees. In this cam
paign The Sun will give it's support to
Hon. William Henry Clifford, of Port
land, and advises all Democrats who be-
lieve in sound money to do likewise.
Mr.. Clifford is one of the hest known
Democrats in the state and his Democra-
cy has never been questioned. His voice
has ever been raised in advocacy of the
principles of true Democracy and the
party has always been glad to have his
eloquence enlisted in its cause. The Sun
has no desire and does not intend to use
harsh words against those who differ
with it at this time in regard to party
policy, but it cannot forbear saying that
it believes that the convention of Thurs
day will yet regret that it did not listen
to the words of counsel offered by Mr..
Clifford