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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-21
IN TIE CIRCuBT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR -IEE
DIS RIOT OF u.AU.

con H. Goldberg. OF san Francisco. Califor-
MIA, n citizen OF the state of Cal furDIa,
anu Gertrude Goldberg. of san Francisco.
California, n cilzcn OF The staio OF cal
fornia ana NJ huef OF san Francisco,
California, administrator N the ate OF
Caiifof ma OF the cstnte Of Solomon Jacob.
SON deccnsed, citlIen o. the state OF
California. complalnants.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
Good Words for an Alma Boy.

The Daily Northwestern, published at
Oshkosh, contains an extended writeup
and photograph of an Oshkosh musician,
Arthur D. Amsden, formerly foreman
of the RECORD office
Alma people will be pleased to learn
of his marked success as leader of the
famous Arion Band of that city as well
as in the field as composer.
Mr.. Amsden has pushed his way
steadily to the front until he is a lead
ing musician in that city.
Under his leadership the Alma Band
was built up to its high standard of per-
fection which it still retains with untir-
ing zeal
Says the Northwestern, one feature of
his work is that he has never yet taken
the band away from the city without
having new composition as his
speciality.
He has very lately composed and pub.
lished beautiful two. step entitled, 1.-THE
Junior Prom, copy of which we
have received at this Office. Any one
desiring new and brilliant composition
for the piano should certainly obtain
one.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09

For SALE:-House, one acre of land,
lots of fruit trees. Call on Lumon Gee. =
For SALE House with two acres of
land, lots Of fruit. Call on Lumon
Gee.
For SALE :-One-half acre of land
with new house. Further information
Uf Lumun Gee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
QUIETLY PASSED AWAY.
An Aged Resident Of Sumner.
Four Score Years and Ten.


For some time past Sumner township
has been enjoying the enviable reputa-
ton of having as one of its residents
one of the Oldest men in the county.
Ralph Quick was born in Buck county,
Pennsylvania, May 30, 1907, and died at
the home of his son George in Sumner
township, on Sunday last, April 4th,
having almost reached the four score
years and ten.
For period of seventy-two years the
family circle has remained unbroken.
During the winter he has been in
especially good health, and has aided
his son in doing chores about the farm.
His last sickness lasted only one week,
and the final summons came very sud-
denly.
He was married in Seneca county,
New York, in 1888 to Miss Callista
Treat who died at the late home in 1882.
One year after this the young couple
came to Michigan and settled in Lyons
township, Oakland county, where they
remained until 1871, when they again
removed to Gratiot county and settled
Oh the late homestead. While in Lyons
Mr.. Quick held number of offices of
trust, among them supervisor for the
township. To Mr.. and Mrs. Quick
have been born twelve children, four of
whom died in infancy and three at
maturity. The remaining five are l.. b.
Quick, highly respected resident of
this village; Mrs. David Dunlap of
Forest Hill, Gustavus and George Quick
of Elm Hall and Edward of Summer
ton. In early life the deceased became
an ardent supporter of the principles of
the Whig party, but on its downfall
became distinctly associated with the
Republicans.
Eighteen times he has cast his vote
for presidential candidate, and was
during the late campaign an enthusi-
astic Mckinley man. Throughout the
period of the civil war he was spirited
abolitionist, but was prevented from
joining the army on account of advanc-
ing years. He became identified with
the Presbyterian church in early life,
ever being known as loyal and devoted
member.
By his death the community loses one
of its oldest and most trusted citizens.
The funeral was held at the home of
his son Wednesday morning at ten
o'clock, Rev. J, w, NcAlister oaioiat-
! ing.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
BOTANY.
A Plea for the Study of Nature

LECTURE BY PROF. c. A. DAVIS.
Following the regular custom, lect-
ure was given in the college chapel on
Tuesday morning at the opening Of the
spring term, by Prof @. ADavis. The
lecture was plea for the study Of nat
ure and pointed out the great gain to
the student, teacher, business or pro-
fessional man if he would but follow
this course of instruction. The Prof.
showed that nature revealed to her
chosen friends not only her artistic and
aesthetic beauties, but also her practical
side. The great inventions and dis
coveries have all been made by close
students of nature. The works of the
poets are only one-half understood un-
less we know nature in its entirity.
He closed the address with a plea to
the students to study nature. A club
for the study of nature will be formed
in the town under the direction of Prof.
Davis.
The lecture was very carefully written
and brim full of interest to all.
The high school students were present
in a body and expressed themselves
highly pleased.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
GREAT EXCITEMENT SUN
DAY.
Track at ST. Louis Torn up After
Saturday Night at Twelve o.
clock,
OF COURSE ALMA rs JUBlLANT.

OF COURSE ALMA Is JUBlLANT.
Some time since the Ann Arbor rail
way decided that it must straighten its
road in this county and run from Ithaca
to Alma direct, leaving st. Louis OFF.
By this change, "A gain Of four miles Is
made III the road bed, and consequently
that much faster time made on their
through freights.
The change has been bitterly contested
by that city since they gave large
bonus towards securing the road for
their city at the time of its foundation.
An injunction was secured which
stopped proceedings for the time, but
last fall it was dissolved. The case was
appealed TO the state supreme court
Matters began TO assume definite shape
about two weeks ago when Senator
Nudge of this district at the instigation
of st. Louis, introduced a bill Ill the
senate, forbidding IA railroad to change
its bed by removing from town which
had given it Il bonus.
This called for prompt action on the
part of the railroad, so few days since,
the working gang of the Ann Arbor
arrived and began the construction of a
temporary Y in the west part of town.
This was completed late Saturday after
noon.
That night two gangs of men arrived
III town, one from the north, the other
from the south, and at midnight began
tearing up the track from st. Louis
each way and loading the rails on flat
cars. All day Sunday the work pro
gressed and by that night fully eight
miles were removed
OF course St. Louis bitterly opposed
the measure, but the lower element was
controlled by cooler heads and violence
was prevented.
Beginning Sunday morning all regu
lar trains both freight and passenger
were switched over the stub line t
| TO Ithaca.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
New Railroad,

For years the Coldwater. Marshall g.
Mackinaw, r. r. has been on paper and
perhaps still further, as road bed has
been partially graded to Elm Hall The
matter has again been dug up, this time
by the Michigan Central r. r. We
clip the following from the Chronical of
Marshall: 1--WE understand that com.
pany has been formed for the purpose of
ironing the road bed of the Coldwater,
Marshall q Mackinaw r. r. north from
this city and extending the same to Alma
and equipping it with either steam or
electric motor power. There is a good
prospect of the success Of the enterprise
provided sufficient amount of aid can be
obtained from the oities aud villages
along the line"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
Alma In IL.

We clip the following from the Owos.
so correspondent to the Free Press
which has been anticipated for some
time, and owing TO the fact that Alma
is about half way between Toledo and
Frankfort it looks very plausible
''There is rumor on the streets here
that before the snow flies the Ann Arbor
road will remove its division headquart-
ers from Durand to Alma. This seems
very plausible in view of the track be-
ing taken up from Ithaca TO st. Louis.
It is estimated that this change would
cause the removal of seventy FIVE fami-
lies from Durand which would be quite
a loss to the village"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
Free Silver in Gratiot Gone to
Rest.
Long and the State Ticket by
1919 Plurality.
State Ticket Elected by 1000
Plurality.
Cratiot Republicans have the
Board of Supervisors.
Arcadia Gains from Forty-four Ma
jority last Fall to from Eighty
three to One Hundred and
TWenty-nine on Township
Ticket
FUTILE BYA GOOD MAJORITY.

FUTILE BY GOOD MAJORITY.
Gratiot county is fast returning to its
old republican majority, and on Mon
day last turned the table, electing o. q,
Tuttle County Commissioner, and
eleven out of twenty.one Supervisors.
There was very good vote out and the
opposition did their best, but all in vain,
the republicans were organized and in
it to win.
The free silver fusionists, who in
sisted upon coaliscing on the Bryan
Altgeld platform and making the fight
on national issues, have been van
quished again, and very easily. They
went into the campaign full of vigor
and hope, evidently believing that be-
cause the Mckinley administration had
not restored prosperity before it came
into power the people would vote with
them that it was failure. They made
the mistake of undertaking the intelli-
gence of the people and today find
themselves badly crushed coalition.
Full returns will be found on
another page
The irrepressible DR.. Mclaughlin in
Seville succeeded in kicking up such a
row that the best element Of the Sill
yer party forsook their party, aud
came within ten votes of losing the
township on Supervisor. 1t will be re-
membered that last fall Seville gave
them one hundred and forty.seven ma
jority.
The united efforts on the part of the
Silver party to defeat Supervisor
Sharrar and Commissioners Tuttle in
Arcadia were a blank failure. They put
forth every effort honorably and other
wise. and succeeded in assisting their
election by a nice majority.
The MISREPRESENTATION and mud slung
| by Chase and Vandercook, bosses of the
three ring aggregation came home to
ruost and their pet lost his additional
| Job for the next two years.
The Republicans in the city of st.
Louis made an excellent fight, electing
/ Mayor, Clerk, two Supervisors and tive
Aldermen.
In Pine River the Republicans put NJ
strong ticket and made grand fight,
cutting the majority of last fall down
one-half
The township of Emerson is again in
the Republican ranks, carrying the
town tg q smsil mejoriry.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
To Rant.

Forty acres Of land, nine miles north.
west of Alma; for one or three years.
For particulars address 7. l.. O'Brien,
5l9 Milwaukee street, Milwaukee, Wis
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09

We shall have Fruits
and Vegeta bles on
hand at all times. at
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09

Both depots are still in use here, but
it is hoped that within a month the new
line across the river will be completed,
and the Union depot, which is antici-
pated in the west part of the village,
finished
From strictly business point of view
the action Of the Ann Arbor railway in
strengthening their track cannot be
opposed. The freight traffic of the
road is very large and every extra mile
of road means loss of profit.
Alma people are of course jubilant
over the change, as it now makes Alma
the main junction of both roads between
Grand Rapids and Saginaw.
We sympathize with our neighboring
city (St. Louis) in her loss of the road,
but assure her that throughout the
fight we have cherished only the kind
liest feeling towards her, and we trust
that no village feud will result from this.
The stub line between the three towns
will be continued under the name of
the Ann Arbor and ID. @. II. & w. Stub
line, and will give st. Louis and Ithaca
people good accommodations for all regu-
lar trains
LATER The people of Ithaca have
arrived at satisfactory agreement
with the Ann Arbor Railway officials,
whereby the company will give up the
new track already surveyed and inn
prove the stub track. Proper connec.
tions will be made at each place with
this line and all trains run over it. A
magnificent new passenger depot will
be erected near the business center OF
Ithaca. Her people are jubilant.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
STAND THE
RACKET.

CARIS BROWN. Al
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
ANN ARBOR CHANGE.

a Business Proposition on the
Part of the Road 10 cut OFT a
bad Curve and Make
Through Line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-22
DIR. HELMBOLD'S son INSANE,
Threatened to Kill United States Con.
sui General Osborne.

A dispatch from London yesterday says
Charles Helmbold, son of the late Dr.
Helmbold of New York city, the we'll
known patent medicine proprietor. has been
locked up and is awaiting trial at Bow
street police station on charge of threat
ening to kill United States Consul Gen
eral Osborne.
During the last three weeks he had been
haunting the United States consulate,
shabbily dressed, and demanding money.
He told a story of the seizure of his clothes
and effects by the Berlin consul for debt,
and declared that Mr.. Osborne was re-
SponSble for the seizure.
Helmbold became SO importunate that
last Friday Mr. Osborne ordered him to
leave the premises, whereupon he became
violently enraged and shouted. ''D-n you.
I'll come back and shoot you.
Helmbold returned yesterday and re-
peated his threat Mr.. Osborne, remem-
boring the Terriss case, summoned a po-
lice officer and had him arrested
The physicians think him insane He
had spent much time in London of recent
years. living high when his family sent
him money and in deepest poverty between
remittanceS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-22
MAYOR QUINCY REELECTED.
Chosen Chief Executive of Boston by
Abuut l.tNpO plur;Iity

Mayer Josiah Quincy, democrat, was re-
elected mayor of Boston yesterday 10y a
decreased plurality over ex-Mayor Curtis,
his opponent of TWO years ago, although
the city went republican at the state elgc-
ton last month. The attempt to split the
democratic vote in the city by vigorous
work on the pert of Thomas Riley, run
ming as a silver democrat. proved futile
Ills rallies were crowded and his audiences
apparently intensely Loyal. but less than
$500 voters supported him at the polls
The surprise of the election was the
small vote for Riley. Even in the wards
where he made lis greatest effort. and
where he was backed 10y young politicians
VINO claimed 10 have a strong following
only few We're found IN his support 1t
the polls while in his own precinct he
received but Two votes.
lie total vote Was 4 little more than
that OF -wo years ago. when the registrar
uon was 3l,is3, against to- 40 Tor the
present election. The total vote for mayor,
with one precinct missing. is as follows:
Quincy, democrat, -, IUI; Curtis. rcpub-
lean, o',1il; Riley, Bryan democrat, - so;
Goiustein, socialist, .l6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-22
w. A. e. SMOKER,
Wrestling and Squirting Bouts En-
loved by u LnrSe l.afherinu

Wrestling and Squirting Bouts En-
JOyed by Large Gathering.
The Washington Athletic Club gave its
first smoker of the season last evening at
Its fine club house, On South Capitol street
near N. The entertainment consisted of
wrestling and sparring bouts, and was
thoroughly enjoyed by a large gathering
Dave Cleland of Pennsylvania and John
Dugan of the w. A. c. spared three
rounds cleverly to a draw Poss Holloran
ard Jack Doherty also spared three lively
rounds to a draw. Pat O'Conncr ard Ed.
Shea gave an exhibition bout after which
Spike Sullivan and Jack Farrell faced each
other for three rounds without decision
Farrell. who calls himself Wilmington
~ ouEg Fowl, announced his Willingness
to meet Arthur Jones for the lightweight
championship of the District. The last
sparring bout was between Payton of
Washington and Coleman of Baltimore
of the Baltimorean after six lively rounds
One of the most interesting features of
the evening Was the catch-as-catch-can
wrestling match between Robert Roy
Mackey and Joe Grant, both of the W. A.
G. 1t was an Interesting exhibition, and
was won by Mackey. AS a preliminary to
the regular program Instructor Joyce and
quartet of athletes from Carroll Insti-
tute gave an interesting exhibition OF their
gymnastic skill. AT the close of the exhi-
bition Mr.. Brown, president of the club,
announced that athletic smokers would be
given at the club house every month dur
ing the winter, and that clever SDarring
bouts would be leading feature of the
programs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-22
A Fortune From u Waste Heap.
From Harpers Weekly

Mrs. Augusta G. Genet owns a large
tract Of coal land in the Lackawanna an
thracite district. Ii 1864, says the Sun, she
Hudson Canal Company, whose main field
OF operation Is in the district, by which it
was to mine the coal on her land, paying
her an annual rental for the property and
royalty of l2h cents ton on all coal that
would pass over screen Of one-half-inch
mesh. the coal that passed through the
mesh to be waste. Twenty years later it
was discovered that by rescreening this
culm through smaller meshed screens a
large proportion of it could be reclaimed
known as pea coal. Subsequently a still
smaller size, known as buckwheat COAL was
screened froIC the waste. These lOng-ne-
elected culm piles. the disposal of which
was serious problem with coal operators
have since yielded millions of dollars to the
companies.
In 1886 Mrs. Genet found that the Della
ware and Hudson Canal Company was
using screen of much smaller mesh than
was mentioned in the contract with her
and by 1t obtaining from he discarded
culm large quantities of coal for which she
received no royalty. The company Gid not
recognize her claim to the product of the
culm, and she began suit against it in New
York to compel a settlement. The COM
pany claimed that under its contract the
waste coal was virtually conveyed to it.
and that it was simply utilizing it's own
property. Mrs. Genets contention was that
the waste reverted to her after 1t passed
through the one-haff-inch screen. This
view the New York courts took of the case
up to the appellate division, which has re-
Gently also decided In her favor, giving her
judgment for $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-22
THE POPE AS A PRISONER,
The True Explanation of Why He
Does Not Leave the Vatican.
M Liza in Ca

Rene Letter in Cutholi. Standard.
The Catholics are accustomed to speak
of the pope as prisoner ard the Protes-
tants to insist that this Imprisonment is a
Noluntry one. The Rome correspondent of
the Catholic Standard ana Times writes,
urder date of October ), giving the reason
why from one years end to another the
only change of residence for the pope is
from the Aldoprendi Palace of the Vat
lean to the Borgia Tower of the Gardens
Says the correspondent:
Mark Twain. or somebody like to him.
has told us of a captive who was confined
in dungeon for the greater part of his
natural life, and who one day had the
happy thought of opening the window and
getting out. To those who nave nothing
pontitical or regal or grand. for the matter
CT that, in their intellectual makeup. it
has always seemed that the pope was in
that plight. He is such charming old
man. but why does he stay in the Vatican"
laGies from England tand America0 are
sometimes heard to say. Just so. Since he
is So charming, it may be inferred that his
mind. to which regal tradition, circum-
stances, experience and age have added ell
possible enlightenment, may be the best
to decide. Eut If the appeal to authority
De not satisfactory, there Is always the
argument direct. The body of his deceased
predecessor narrowly escaped being thrown
into the Tiber during his funeral. as learn
from members of the cortege. Every insult
was offered TO It.. Is q live pope better pro-
tected than a dead one? The deau are sur
rounded with honor. The live pope Is the
symbol OF what the revolution has made
to be sedition. the symbol of religion in a
stale which Is avowedly non-religious. the
symbol of protest against sectarian anti
clerical ism In a state which is formally
anti-clerical. and In city which has q
gocdly population Of anti-clericals. Could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-22

From Tit Bits.

From Ilt-Blts-
One of the finest enGinee ring feats Of mod
ern times was that of constructing one
of the stations for the Lew underground
electric railway Qrom Stockwell TO London
briJge) Immediately under the Church of
st. Mary Woolncth. at the east corner Of
Lombard street The question was TO
preserve the church intact and at the same
time to get the station and railway be-
meath. 1t is doubtful if any engineering
feat involving the same difficulties has ever
been dealt with. The old foundations Of
the church, or most Of them, had to be
moved, and a new method Of supporting the
church introduced. The south wall needed
to be entirely supported steel Sirders
and the north wall partially. 4 new
foundation was essential for the twelve
stone columns which supported the central
structure. And all this change had TO be
carried out without the building being al
lowed to bulge hairs breadth. The CEN
trail structure weighed $40 tons, and the
whole about 1,410 tons. The engineering
work, which is n very remarkable one, -
In the hands of Sir Benjamin Baker Zone of
the engineers responsible for that other fine
engineering feat in the erection of the cost
ly cantilever bridge across the FORTH and
Mr.. David Hay. The greatest engineering
work of modern times is the Suez canal
separating Asia and Africa The totai
strength of the canal Is ninety-seven miles,
with a width of 80 feet for seventy-seven
miles, and 1856 feet for the remaining twen-
ty-two miles. and the depth is &c feet
throughout 1t cost f22.GI2.0O0.