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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

What are the free-silver orators going
TO do for campaign material this fall
Every promise which they made last
fall of the terrible things which would
happen if free coinage We're not adopted
has been broken. Instead Of further
reduction of prices of farm products
there has been a marked advance,
although silver still declines. More
money has come into the country dur
ing the last year than ever came into
the country in preceding year, farmers
are paying OFT their mortgages rapidly
despite the fact that there is no free
coinage TO help them, the production of
gold during the year greatly increased
the international bimetallic conference
which they said would not possibly be
realized is practically assure the ma
tions which they pointed to us the most
prosperous silver-using countries of the
world have since gone to the gold stand
ard. the tariff bill is law, and business
is reviving everywhere; now what are
they going to have to support their
theories this fall:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
JERSEYS BLIND HEIRESS.
Most Interesting Woman IL Miss
Alice A. Holmes.

One of the most interest ng women
imaginable is Miss Alice u. Holmes,
the heiress. Miss Holmes has just come
into 100000 or more, but there is no
drnger OF her marrying any young
and ardent lover, for she is now in her
sesenty-fifth year, says Pennsy lvania
Gait. Then the old woman is blind and
has been blind ever since she was ii.
Recently her brother died in California
and left her a big fortune. which she
purposes TO spend in the amelioration
OF the sufferings of her fellow-afflicted
kind. Miss Holmes lives in a quiet and
pretty street in Jersey City, and for rs
years she has struggled through de-
cent poverty. Her brother in Califor-
MA has always looked after her wants,
but Miss Holmes Pride would not al
low him to support her, and she has
earned her own living well through the
years of her solitude. Early in life
she conceived love for music, and al
though deprived of her sight she man
aged to master that difficult art. Once
that she became proficient she desired
to teach. And, strange to say, she was
quite as proficient as teacher as she
was as a performer. She found she
could succeed with pupils who had their
eyes as well as with pupils who had not.
And in that way she supported her
self, If not in elegance, at least in COM
fort. Now that Miss Holmes has been
rendered independent, she will devote
her money to the education of her fell
lows who are afflicted with blindness.
A number of years ago Miss Holmes
published VOLUME of verses that have
the true ring of poetry IN them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

Aliens Foot Ease, powder for the
feet 1t cures painful swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions It's the great
est comfort discovery Of the age. Allen 5
Foot Ease makes tight-ftting or new
shoes feel easy It's a certain cure for
sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching
feet. Try it today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores. By mail for 25c III
stamps Trial package FREE Adj
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, y. Y.
955-4m
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

Now that the country has had time TO
examine the charges of the Democrats
who were saying that the Dingley bill
was advantageous to the sugar trust, it
is quite apparent that the charges were
entirely without foundation. 1t is gem
orally conceded that the bill deprives the
trust Of the advantages which it had
under the Wilson law, and is less adj
vantageous to trusts generally than its
predecessor which was framed by the
very men who were foremost in the
Dingley bill.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
Pcrrlns x Baldwin, Attorneys for NJ .sa gage

NOBTG AGE SALE:-Dcfault having been
vi made in the conditions of a Mortgage ex-
ccuted by Nellie Derry TO d. G.. Covert. dated
ADriI 70, 1893 and recorded pril 70. 1898 i'm the
Office OF the Register of Deeds for CRATIC
county in Michigan, in Liber - of Mortgage
on page 30, which said Mortgage and the ac
cOmpanying note were afterwards duly assign
ed by said ID. G. covert 10 II T.. Covert AN
said assignment duly recorded in the Office O
the said Register OF Deeds in Liber - of Nor
cages on page iib, on which Mortgage there
claimed TO be- due at the date OF this motto
Five Hundred and Fourteen Dollars AMI ninet
cents besides an Attorney fee of Twenty-tV
Dollars stipulated in SAID Mortgage to be pa
should any pr ceedingS be taken TO tOrecOs
said Mortgage and no suit or proceo ding
law or in tQuity having been instituted 10 r.
cover any part of the debt seCu ed by so
mortgage Therefore 10y virtue of the powu
OF sale in SAID Mortgage contained. and OF the
statute in such case made and provided. notice
l. hereby gwen that on Monday. the tn day
OF October a. d. 1877, AT nine o clock in tn
forenoon at the north front door of tue COut
House for GratiOt county in Michigan, in the
village OF Ithaca in said county. there will he
sold at public veudue 10 the highest bidder
the prCmises described in said mortgage viz
piece OF land commencing two chains anC
ntty tWO(32 ks west of the northeast corner o.
the northeast quarter OF the northwest quar-
ter of s. elton one Cd in township ten (t0l NORTH
OF range three ~ west. Thence running wesi
along the center Of the highway four % rods.
thence south nine 80 rods, thence east four q
rods, thence north to the place of beginning
The same being situated in Ithaca township
GratiOt county. Michigan.
Dated July %. 1897
$50 II E COVERT
Assignee
Covert & Mathews, Atty's for Assignee
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

\ powder TO be shaken into the
shoes. At this season your feet feel
swollen and hot, and get tired easily.
If you have smarting feet or tight shoes,
try Aliens Foot Ease 1t cools the feet
and makes walking easy. Cures and
prevents swollen and sweating feet,
blisters and callous spots Relieves
corns and bunions of all pain and gives
rest and comfort. Try it to-doy Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores for Poe.
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen
5. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n Y.
800 Am
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

lIORTG AGE SALE;-Oefault having been
vi made in the conditions of Il Mortgage eX-
ecuted 10y George -. kOnk and Martha Ronk TO
Sarah a. Abbot. dated January 20 1892 and re-
G. rded in the Office OF the Register of Deeds
for GratOt county, in Michigan. on January
u, lsH2 in Liber 81 of Mortgages. on page SO
on which Mortgage there Is claimed 10 be due,
at the date OF this notice. Four Hundred and
Twenty nine Dollars and thirty cents. besides
an Attorney fec OF Fifteen Dollars stipulated
in said Mortgage to be paid should any proceed
ings DE taken TO fOreclose said Mortgage: and
no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having
been instituted TO recover any part of the debt
secured bY said Mortgage; the refOre by
virtue of the power OF sale in sa Mortgage
contained, and OF the statute in such case
made aud provided Notice Il hereby given
that on October 3. lsgt at one O'Clock in the
a ternoOn, al the north front door of the Court
House Tor GratiUt county. in Michigan. in the
village OF Ithaca in said county, there viii a
sold at public yendue 10 the highest bidder
premises described in said Mortgage, VIZ:
east nall Of the west half of the south.
quarter of section three. IN Township Tw,
North, OF Range Two West, in Michigan
Dated July ~ 1891.
$50 SARAH A. Amor
Mortg agee.
Pcrrns Il Baldwi Attorneys for NJ gagee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
London NeedIework Guild.

The duke of York, son of tAle prince
of Wales, has lately become vice presi.
dent of the London Needlework Guild
and in this capacity has contributed as
many as LOT articles to the annual ex.
hibition of the guild, which was opened
recently ct the Imperial institute.
Most OF the workers naturally are
ladies, but there are also men asso-
ciates. The duchess of Teck, the gen
eral president Of the guild, is RESPONSE.
BILE this year for total of 1858 articles,
while the duchess of York sends in
Aba; Princess Edward of Sake
Weimar, 342; Lady Vernon Harcourt,
2,0Ss; Hon. Mrs. Halford, 1925, and
Mrs. Basil Ellis, the honorary secre-
tary, 1902. The grand total Of articles
received from the various branches Of
the London guild Is 55,050--a consider.
able advance upon the number sent in
last year
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

An interesting feature of this fall S
campaign is the development of strength
among the gold Democrats. 1t is quite
apparent that in every State where there
are to be campaigns their organization
will be much stronger than it was last
fall, while the national organization
is pushing work from its national head
quarters in New York and will aid with
speakers and by other means wherever
there are State campaigns.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
There is a Class of People

Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called GRAINO, made of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee The most
delicate stomach receives it without dis
tress, and but few can tell it from coffee
1t does not cost over as much. Child
rem may drink it with great benefit
10 and 25c per package. Try it,
Ask for GRAIN-O.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
Elm Hall.

From The Gratiot County Enterprse.)
James Foy, Alma, Monday.
Remember the excursion to Saginaw.
James Clark has returned to our city.
Samuel Anderson of Alma was in town
Tuesday.
Charles McBain of Ithaca was in town
Saturday.
Mrs Rosencrans is visiting her sister
Mrs. Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keys were the guests of
Mr.. Ward Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
RiVerdaIe.


James Medcalf spent Sunday in Stan
ton.
J. D. Martin of Saginaw was i'll town
Saturday.
w. j. Mills of Greenville was a visitor
in town Thursday.
A large party will leave here today
for week i'll camp at Crystal.
Miss Nina Woodward of Crystal was
in town Wednesday on a short visit.
Q. r. Deal of the Simmons Shoe Co.,
Toledo was in town Wednesday night.
Mrs. T. S. Talon and mother, Mrs.
Whitney, spent Thursday i'll st. Louis.
Mrs. Norman Brace left Tuesday for
Indiana to attend the funeral of her bro
Their.
A nine pound girl at the home of Jim
Freary, and she is making Jim smile all
over.
Mrs A. j. Sutton returned Tuesday
from a weeks visit with her parents in
Elwell.
The usual contingent of pleasure
seekers took i'll the sights at Crystal
Sunday.
Emerson Vickery, former resident
of this place, is i'll town renewing "auld
acquaintance.
A sister of Mrs r. King returned to
st. Louis Wednesday after weeks
visit III this place.
Miss Nellie Dunshe returned to her
home in Crystal Monday after a weeks
stay i'll Riverdale.
George Eaton of Merrill was in town
Thursday on his way home from a short
vacation in Crystal.
T. S. Talon received two wheels
Wednesday morning for Frank Nelles
and Dave Wiltshire.
George Bartlett is building wall on
Gus Herrron's farm on which Gus will
erect house this fall.
The Riverdale Hive, No. 90 of the
L. O. 7 NJ will visit Francis Hive, No
222 III Sumner Aug. I.
A. f. Meakin of Saginaw was in town
Tuesday in the interests of the Swinton,
Reynolds 81 Cooper company.
Master Ernest Schnepp entertained
company of young friends to the num-
Der of % on Wednesday afternoon.
There will be township Sunday
school picnic at Elwell Grove on Thurs
day August 18th. Come ali we hungry
Orlando Capin and family drove to
Barrytown Monday on visit with rela.
tives who formerly resided in River.
dale.
Mrs. j. II. Mosher who has been visit
ing her daughter Mrs Robert Osborn
for few days, returned to her home at
Reese, Monday.
While playing around a clothes ringer
in operation Monday, Bradley. one of J.
b. Adams twins, stuck his hand be-
tween the cogs, decorating it badly.
Lathrop 81 Woodward are considering
an offer which has been made them for
their stock of goods and in a few days
we may hear that they have sold out.
A couple of representatives of the Port.
land Bridge Company have been in town
for the past week putting new bridge
in position over the mill race on the state
road.
The Garrick Theater Company to-
night close three days engagement in
Tallon's Opera House. The company is
all right and considering the poor stage
facilities which we have here, their play
ing is excellent.
If the person who took a package of
laundry from in front of Kerwin's
blacksmith shop will return the same,
no questions will be asked Otherwise
we will be compelled to chronicle
the arrest of that particular individ.
ual in our next issue.
lnn
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

The quality of the blood depends
much upon good or bad digestion and
assimilation. To make the blood rich
in life and strength giving consti tuents
use DIR. j. Ii. McLean's Strengthening
Cordial and Blood Purifier; it will
nourish the poperties of the blood from
which the elments of vitality are drawn.
Price SOC and Sl.00 bottle. For sale
by b. S. Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

Australia, which last year produced
643,000,0o0, pounds of wool, is likely to
produce no more than half that in the
coming season. Her sheep are dying by
thousands from starvation on account of
shortage in pasturage, and the quantity
as well as quality of her product in this
line will be materially reduced, thus adj
ding to the price that American farmers
will probably get for theirs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
DANGEROUS CHEMICALS.
The Time Has Arrived to Put Legal
Restrictions on Their Sale.

Several more or less dangerous arti-
cles of chemical manufacture are be-
coming so largely employed for va
riety of useful purposes now that some
restrictions as to their sale, conveyance
and storage are imperative, says the
San Francisco Argonaut. Thousands of
gallons of liquid" carbonic acid gas in
steel cylinders under high compression
may now be seen every day being con-
veyed in carts from place to place, and
similarly other gases are stored under
pressure in tubes" as, for instance,
oxygen, hydrogen, nitrous oxide and so
on, all of which may expose the public
to danger. Solid bricks of metallic
sodium, again (kept under naphtha, of
course), are every day carried from
port to port as part of a ships cargo,
and very serious accidents have occa-
sionally arisen from the intermixture
of various chemicals on board ship by
the damaging effect of rough passage
upon the packages. Still another chem
ical substance of comparatively recent
discovery is carbide of calcium, which
on simply becoming moist gives off the
exceedingly infammable gas, acetylene,
which, with air, forms an explosive mix
fure
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
From A Methodist Preacher.

Clay City, Ind, Jan. ~, 1897.
Pepsin Syrup Co., Monticello, Ill.
Gentlemen 1t affords me great pleas
ure to speak in praise of your most ex-
cellent medicine. | have suffered quite
a great deal from sick headache, the re-
suit of sedentary habits and sluggish
liver and bowels. Your remedy corrects
these troubles and my headaches are
stopped j. @. Boone,
Pastor M. +. Church.
For sale by b. S Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

been principal cause of discomfort, and
the fruitful mother of wild financial
schemes. With that betterment which
is now so surely approaching, the occu-
patton of the demagogue and the Utopian
dreamer will be gone. New York
World.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

may shine brightly and the birds may
sing their sweetest songs but if your
stomach is not right there is no happi-
ness for you Keep a bottle of DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pcpsin in the house and use
it according TO directions and the sun
and birds will not shine and sing in vain
Constipation and Indigestion cured
Trial size Zoe GO doses and in soc and
81 90 bottles OF b. 5. Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

Sugar refneries and factories will soon
be scattered over the prairies of the
Mississippi Valley i'll way that prom
ises to make the sugar trust weary, es-
pecially in view of the fact that it has
already lost the advantages which it en-
loved under the Wilson law.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
A CosfIy .JoLxe

British testers sometimes pay dearly
for their jokes. One who frightened
married woman into fits by telling her
that her husband had been severely in.
jured in a railroad accident has had to
pay $500 for the fun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

Business in Mexico is III bad shape,
owing TO the continued fall i'll the price
of silver, and there is talk of going to
the gold standard.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
For Sale.

House and lot in block IS, lot /, and
B, village of Alma, known as the Pritch-
ard property. Will sell cheap for cash,
or will trade for farm land Write TO
j. 5. Weidman, Weidman, Mich, for
prices, etc. Yours respectfully,
045-tf j. $. WEIDMAN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

Wheat goes up and silver goes down
despite the assertion of silver orators of
last fall that these two commodities kept
pace in the markets of the world
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
SAGINAW
SUNDAY EXCURSION
AUGUST Sth.

ID. G.. r. &. w. II. r. train will leave
Alma at 10 80 a. IN. and arrive at Sagi.
nav at noon. Leave at 6 30 p. m.
Round trip rate 30 cents.
GEO DEHAvEN, Or. p. a.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

1t is always gratifying to receive testi-
monials for Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and DiarrhTa Remedy, and when the
endorsement is from physician it is
especially SO. There is no more salts
factory or effective remedy than Cham
ellain's Cholic, Cholera and Diarrhpa
Remedy" writes DR. r. f. Robey,
physician and pharmacist, Of Oney,
Mo; and as he has used the Remedy in
his own family and sold it in his drug
store for six years, he should certainly
know For sale by Bivlns q Rhodes
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

1.-THE case of the farmers has certainly
been hard for several years past. 1t has
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

Silver bullion fell to the lowest price
ever known last week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
Educate Your bowels with cascarets.
The Sun

Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Zoe 25c. II c. c. c fail, druggists refund money.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

DR GEO. ". PRINGLE.
IL GENERAL Practice.
Once on Superior II. opposite Church Block.
Hours 300 To $500 p. m. Residence one block
north OF Alma Roller Mills, Alma Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

Shake Into Your Shoes

Candy Cathartc, cure constipation forel er
10c, 25c. II c. c. c. fail, druggists refund money
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

Covert Mathews, Atty's for Assignee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-10
Lehigh Valley System.

Stations foot Of West ed St, penn. r. RI. Cortlands
Indicates time tronr Vest Isl st Other figures
show 5ilrc from Cortland, or 2esbr2s.cs ST,
for CHCXE aud nit"rn.dia,e stations.
SCI 3iSS: .'i@ a: N: daily fer WiLKEsBARRE'
MHASh. s%SEsyEA:" ',IMol Sihit.SSTfEEkk, ~i nrrf "sis;
points, p5n"AE dini n4r rar an s%" LAR ,nH carl to I Han sEan''''' local
.i0,s3. iD'a0 \. u, sunaays only. for BOUND
MAUCH CHUNK and intermediate points.
"BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESs."
Arrives Buffalo .o;55 p. NJ Pullman vestibule Day
a Ia Carte. Connects at Bunalo with through sleep.
es g , troll and ch ! y aouv, e,c.D, SUNDAY, 70,
MAuCH CHUNK and intermediate points.
MAncn GHuiS, Il and d the S" G"ai Bran Hn'S hes Tor hASioS'
w .iisS; Ini% !; y; HGtlyi SCR .EG SygTo sun ssS pI 10.
cipal Intermediate stations. Connects for ali points
In coal r gions; chair c.r for wilkesbarre.
w ifi%s; tkia Fir II dSi'{ Sch H1$GFt sg and Giln s"r
coal regions Pullman Buffet Parlor Car for Wilkes
.i.aS. n,I" Z. NJ. daily for EAsToN and inter.
ii .M:Ior. NJ, daily, except sunday. Express
for S~IATINGTOS and UrlncIpAl Intermediate Sta.
lions. CONNECTS for Reading and Harrisburg, Chair
"a. 50. loo r. NJ. daily for BUFFALO. NIAGARA
FALLS. ard all po:nls WC-t. Pullman SLEEPER vestt.
huIc tram n. Y. to Chicago. sleep"rs to Buffalo aud
=. ;,'$s' . -.a% ,. y. G SHytf sfcop s, ssHa2y' s stGPEP4I1p.
MEM. SMiAIUTGinI ""nIr1XK. J.. 4 s. JGrSCTioSH$, sAYkf.
GENfVA. K0CTEsTER, BATAVIA. BUFFAIO. aud
TORONTO. Pullman sleeper for iiun l". None bus
sleeping ear passengers Carried, No language carried.
si55. OidO T.. NJ daily, for ITHACA. GENEVA,
ROCHESTER,, BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS. and all
poinff West. Pullman slecpers to Wilkesbarre aud
Ithaca.
Additional local trains daily. Except sunday. for
BOUND BROOK and intermediate points, leave as
follows: 'S:55, 500 A. NJ, 'l:55, 2:3O, '3:55, ago.
and '5ij5, $3.50 p. NJ.
Tickets ana Pullman accommodations at ll3, 96l,
Il. ia5th st.. IN Bowcry. \. s.! $50 Fulton st.. Z
Court y, 81 B'way, and l]trookiyn annex, %Brooklyn.
y. y. Transfer 90. Will call for aud check baggage
from Motel or residence through TO destination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-10
OUTLAW SHOT IN CHURCH.
DESPBRIDo HICKMAN AVID rom
o. o. MIRgHALS WOUNDED.

ne narshais Feund Hickruan Mt = Revival
rHeetinE In the west Vtrrinin sTountnins-
For TIVE rHours . siege was Kopt Up with
Continuous aheotinE-Fivs Hurt NortaiiJ.
~PARKKRsBURo. W. Va. Nov. a.-word has
reached here that on Sunday morning In the
little hamlet of Mudd Lofty. situated deep In
the mountains Of Nicholas county. there oc-
CURED a battle to the death between United
States deputy marshals and q gang Of despera-
does. For three years Milton Hickman and his
followers have been q terror TO tho two Vir-
ginias, and, although pursued constantly, they
succeeded in ovading the officers. They have
looted every Post oflce and intimidated tho
natives, who through fear often sheltered them
when they were hotly pursued.
On last Sunday Deputy Marshals Fl. w. RAIDER
and Arch McClunR ascertained that Hickman
was Attending q protracted meeting IN the vii.
lago church at Mudd Lofty, and Immediately
summoned q posse Of eight fearless noun
t~aineers. They quietly advanced on the church
and surrounded the odiice. Just as the preacher
Was about to pronounce the benediction the mar.
shall stepped to the door and demanded the IN
slant surrender OF Hickman. Hickman and
" OF his followers, who vera seekers at the
altar. rushed for their rifles that were leaning
against. Tho wall and Immediately began firing.
With tho first volley Marshal RAIDER fell dan.
that onsued directed tho movements Of the
posse. Out Of sympathy a number OF mountain.
Hickman and as all were heavily armed the
battle was bloody and determined. At the end
q two hours Hickman. who WIS foremost in tho
In the arms OF his sweetheart. who was present
and who encouraged him throughout the battle
for his life. His followers weakened immedi.
eteiy and, after a few struggling shots. ceased
firing. The outlaws wero placed under arrest at
once, and are now in Jail at Sommersville, the
county scat. One woman In the congregation
was shot through the neck and the arm OF her
baby shot Oft.
Besides Marshal RAIDER, three memborso of the
posse were wounded. All will probably die.