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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
State News.

Gladwln. Mich, July - -SDecial.-
Curtis Wright. farmer residing II miles
from this city on the Coleman road, was
shot Ind killed by an unknown thief about
midnight Saturday. Wright had been
awakened by hesrlng noise in his hen
house He went TO Investigate and found
man leaving the place Wright gave
chase when the thief turned on him and
fired revolver shot into his BODY.
Wright was instantly killed. His murder
or made good his escape The corOners
inquest has been adjourned until July 10.
In we'll which he had bored for water.
1l2 feet deep, +. r. Narcotic, farmer
two miles out from Port Huron, heard
roaring noise, and went to investigate last
night with his lantern, Flames shot up
100 feet. Narcotic was badly burned and
the fire department called out TO save the
house. Though the firemen shoveled dirt
on the well, the flames continued TO shoot
up 30 or 40 feet Narcotic believes he has
natural gas enough To supply the whole
city, Several small wells have been
opened up before, but they yielded little
gas. More wells will be drilled at once.
Agricultural College, Mich, July icy
Specal-Dr, +. A. A. Grange. professor
Of veterinary science at the Agricultural
college, has sent his resignation to Presi-
dent Wells, Of the state board of agricult-
ure. He resigns to accept the position of
dean of the veterinary department of the
Detroit college Of medicine. DR.. Grange
was appointed professor OF veterinary
science at the college in 1852 at the time
that department was organized, and has
been very successful His work in the
experiment station in the investigation of
animal diseases has been of great value TO
the college and TO the state DR.. Grange
held the position of state veterinarian for
10 years prior to July last.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
COUNTY NEWS.
Pieasa mt Valley.

Well II was hot last week but the
shower Saturday cooled everything of
nicely.
John Thomas barn was struck by
lightning saturday, splitting one p st.
No serious 4 image was done.
Carl Ouderkirk had considerable
timber b own down Saturday forenoon
Bob Turner il having well put down.
Harry Parsons ia putting up an adj
dltion to his house.
Kitty French is home from Saginaw
where she has been working.
Red rsspberries are "A big crop and
everyone Is picking.
They say that the big marsh Is filled
with huckleherries.
Johnnie Beach as bitten by massas-
sauga last Friday. Home remedies were
2 ven and he is now out around.
Hay is better than it was last year and
is being so for $3.50 a ton.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
Michigan Pensions.

Michigan applicants granted pen
sions. Original-Ellis Buckingham,
West Branch; Stephen A. Bell, Kalkas-
ka; Cyrus Fitzworth, Mayville; Sey.
mour Brownell, Detroit Robert Patter-
son, Ionia; William Zilkey, Muskegon
City; Chauncey IL. Bailey; David n.
Gibbs, Ludington. Restoration and
reissue Joel +. Parks, Wisconsin
Reissue Simon Newhouse, Muir.
Widows Miners of William L. Deneen,
Dawson; Mary DAVIS, mother, Cedar
Greek; Sarah f. Simpson, Stockbridge
Mary j. Tuckerman, Assyria.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
GlBE By SALISBURY.
He Throws il az the Arbitration Ide;

He Throws il az the Arbitration Idea
London, July 10.-In the house of
lords Lord Salisbury made character
istic gibe at arbitration. The delay in
the Delagoa Bay railroad arbitration,
he said, was extraordinary. He was
informed that an award would speedily
be given. That information had been
supplied to him for several years, and,
therefore, the only consolation was that
they were all supporting the sound
principle of arbitration. This remark
created great laughter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
MURDER NEAR IONA.
Nose Walker was Shot Down and
Killed

Nose Walker was Shot Down and
Killed.
Moses Walker, bachelor, who lives
two miles west of Ionia, opposite the
state house of correction, was shot and
instantly killed at 10 O'Clock Saturday
night by Wesley Bennett, farm hand
on an adjoining farm.
Bennett had been keeping company
with Walkers niece, and they had just
returned home from the city. The
woman, Lydia Vivian, jumped out of
the buggy in front of the house. Walk
er, who was on the porch, walked into
the road and, it is claimed, ordered
Bennett away, having objected to hav-
ing him around before. 1t is alleged
he tossed piece of brick under the
horses feet when Bennett with an
oath refused to 90 and at the same
time drew an old revolver and fired
three sh Dts at Walker Each shot took
effect, the third striking the heart.
Bennett skipped home, and was APP.
parently changing horses for flight
when the sheriff arrested him. Ii is
understood Bennett told the sheriff in
Jail he intended TO kill Walker, and
there has evidently been bad blood be-
tween them. Some think the bullets
were originally intended for the wo-
man, as she SAID she had that day re-
fused to marry him. She was divorced
in the Ionia courts last May
An inquest will be held tomorrow
evening. A postmortem examination OF
the Walker corpse will be made in the
morning. The defense Bennett will
make will probably be that he shot
Walker in self-defense, when Walker
threw the brick.
During an interview the woman kept
wailing and crying and once said, 90.
the villain, to shoot my uncle. Will
get his property? He intended to leave
il all to me"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
GOOD FOR MESICK.
He is Trying to Get Pensions
Restored.

Should He Be Successful. Veterans Will
Receive Milli, ms in b 4ck Pay.
Congressman Mesick has reached the
conclusion that service pensions should
be restored To the position they oc-
cupied before Hoke Smith made his
famous ruling which caused thousands
Of pensioners to be stricken of the rolls.
He will submit test case to Commits
sioner Evans, with request that the
pension be restored TO the figure at
which II was originally granted, and
the pensloner be given in lump sum,
as back pension, all he would have
drawn had he not been reduced.
This will bring out ruling from
Mr.. Evans, and the Importance OF the
decision will be seen by glance at
the pension statistics, which show that
hoke Smiths ruling cut down the pen
sion budget $25 100000 per year, at
the expense mostly of poor fellows who
were drawing $l2 per month. If Com
missioner Evans should rule against
MIN, Mr.. Mesick then has bill all pre-
pared to introduce i'm mediately on the
opening of the regular session, to amend
the service pension law OF June ~
1890, in such manner as TO eliminate
all the doubtful pnraseology that has
made Hoke Smiths numerous hostile
rulings possible, and leave the law a
plain, straightforward measure which
no administration could construc to
deprive any soldier Of his just reward
and rights.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16

The fact is now officially recognized
that Gen. Gomez is marching towards
Hayana. There is great excitement in
the capital over the news. Around
Havana the insurgents are very active,
All last week hard engagements. last
ing from four TO five hours each. were
occurring at the doors of the capital.
On Tuesday this week, at Monte Pere.
grino, in this province, the insurgents
under Gen. Alexandra Rodriguez met
the SpaniardS under Gen. Moroto, and
after a sharp tight Moroto had to ret re
with so killed and l09 wounded, in
Guiding several officers. The Cuban
loss was about so killed and wounded
A train between Palos and Bermeja
in Havana province, was attacked by
the insurgents who plundered it
and took from the Spanish company
that was travelling in the armored car
their arms and ammunition. The
Spanish soldiers were set free because
they made no resistance.
On the outskirts of Matanzas city the
insurgents are showing the same activI-
ty. The city is besieged by land No
milk from the country is allowed to
enter, and several milkmen have been
hanged for disobeying the orders Of the
Cubans. Many Spanish guerrilla forces
who had intended to break through the
Cuban lines have been captured by the
Cubans. The Spanish soldiers were
wholly Invested of their clothing and
obliged to return to Matanzas in this
condition.
All the Spanish battalions in Pinar
Rio province are decapitating their
prisoners by order of Gen. Wcyler. A
trustworthy person writes from that
province that he has seen four Cuban
prisoners beheaded by the Spanish
forces under command of Gen. Fuentes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
Ayers CathartiC Pills.
July Crop Report.

Toe average yield of wheat per acre
IN the state, As estimated July l, is
10 90 bushels. in the southern counties
IS q bushels, in the central 1870
bushels. aud in northern -. 40 bushels
THESE estimates are based on nearly
100 reports, nearly 700 of which are
rom the southern counties, and 800
from the central counties The esti
mete for the State is 8-l00 of bushel
.ess, aud for the southern counties 2 03
bushels more than the estimate of the
1896 crop made July of that year.
The Hessian fly is reported from
various points. but it does not seem
3robshie that material damage will be
done the crop.
The supervisors returns OF farm sta
sistics, 50 tar rs footed, indicate practi-
cSliy the same acreage as harvested in
1896.
harvest will not be general even in
tne southern counties before the 10th.
This is more than two weeks later thar
asst year. when harvesting was begun
n the extreme southern part of the
State rs eaily as June Is, and the cutt-
ag was about completed throughout
The southern counties by July 4.
The number of bush of wheat re-
ported marketed in June is 400, 278. as
oompa cd with $40 1858 reported mark
eted ia June, 1896, and the amount
marketed in the eleven months, August
"a uue, is z. 4G5, 1852 bushels, as compared
with s,6e9,4S2 bushels in the same
months last year. The area planted to
corn is estimated at per cent less IN
the State and 5 per cent less in the
southern counties than IN average years
IN condition the crop averages in the
State, southern and northern counties
75, and 10 the centrrl IS.
The average condition of oats is SS.
The estimated area planted to beans
8 u per cent of area in average years.
The estimated one year ago was, for
The Gteie. 81.
The acreage planted to potatoes is
At "a per cent less than in average
years IN the southern counties. The
average condition OF the crop is now So.
The average condition of meadows
sad pastures and of clover sowed this
yer is 99. The hay crop now being
seeursd is one of the best in average
per acre ever harvested in the State,
App<es are estimated to yield less
Ghan One-half and peaches less than one
&c prt.sC O. An average crop.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
Sunday School Convention.

The following is the program of the
sunday School Convention TO be held
in st. Louis, July %. The morning
and afternoon sessions will be held in
the Baptist church and the evening
session IN the NJ. +. church,
MORNING SESSION.
10 0-Devotional led by Rev. j. ;. McGreahan.
Breckenridge
ll:0C-Sunday school Lesson for July % taught
by George Aldrich.
ll:3O-"D discipline in and How to Grade the -un
day school" Miss Nellie salisbury
Discussion led 10y Miss Hattie Hunt Of Emerson.
Appointment Of Committees by the President
AFTERNOON SESSION.
l:S0-Praise Service led by ... Rev. A. T. Luther
l:I5-"What Constitutes Dissertation Of the
Lords Day Hugh Chisholm, Breckenridge
2:l5-"IIow Shall Bring my Class 70 Christi:
Mrs b. b. Borden. Beebe
2:45-"Primary Work, Miss Prudie SERVER, 81
Louis
Discussion led by ....... .... Miss Alice Marks
3:l5-Fifteen Minutes SOciablc.
4.5O-SoO 5000. ........ Miss Louise Leonard
l:3)-Reports OF Committees. Election Of ON.
GERS, Collection
EVENING SESSION.
Devotional led by. .............. Luman Gee
1:45-"How to Keep sunshine in the sunday
school Mrs r. Pequegnat
s:OO-Address by Prof. j. " Ewing, Alma Col
lege
Collection.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
st. LOUIS.

Mrs + w Bryant is visiting in Ionia.
August % is the date Of the Pattengll re-
union.
Special meeting Chapter Il. \. VI. Friday
evening.
Frank Harrington Of Ithaca, was in the
the city Monday
Miss Ezzie Garfield OF Tuger ~ Sons, is
taking vacation.
Arthur Judson OF Ann Arbor, is visiting
his aunt Mrs. George II. Taylor.
Mrs Henry Harnick left Tuesday for
Saginaw to take treatment for cancer
w. p Ludwig Of Ithaca, made short
business, call on parte, in the city Monday.
The case OF the people V, WEIGH came on
again last Friday and Tor a second time the
jury disagreed.
The Shepherd ball team came down Mon
day and tackled the II. Louis junior, but
got beaten by score of II to 3. The visit
ors put up a strong fight but were outclassed
y. Tucker Of the Penny Store left Tues
day with his stock Of bazaar goods for Fen
ton. lie found it an impossibility to do
business here in the old fogy non-adyertis-
ing way that lac had been in the habit OF
following and had to pull out
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
LAST Of WEYLER.
Spanish Government Has at
Last Recalled the Great
Butcher.
WILL RESIGN" VERY SHORTLY.
Admitted That Cubans Are
Marching on Havana.

Havana, July Z, via Key West, July
lO.-Gen. Weyler has been recalled by
the central government. As soon as
the captain-generale enters Havana from
Sancti Spiritus he will ter der his resig-
milton as is usual in such cases, and
will probably await further Instructions
from Madrid. 1t is likely that Re will
not turn over the government of Cuba
TO his second in office and start at once
for SPAN as many capt aims general have
done, but will renal in office until
his successor arrives.
Cable dispatches from Spain received
by way Of Key West say that the gov
erument intends to replace Weyler with
Gen. Ramon Blanco, Marquis of Pena
Plata, who was ptain-general OF the
island in 1873, and who held the same
office in the Philippines when the revolu-
ton began there.
1t Is also said that Gems. Macias,
Pando and Borges will come TO Cuba
as members of the staff Of Gen Blanco.
The news of Gen. Weyler's recall is
suppressed, as far as the newspapers
are concerned, by the authorities both
in Cuba and Spain in order To obyiate
il possible, any immediate uDfavorable
effect upon the price of Spanish bonds
on the London and Paris stock ex
changes.
The failure Of the aptain-general
and the terrible situation of the Spanish
army in Cuba have nevertheless made
it imperative TO recall Weyler. To
avoid unfavorable comment in Europe
and further depreciation in the value
Of Spanish securities, and at the same
time to maintain the dignity of Cano-
vas government in the face of the lib
eral party, headed by Senior Sagasta,
who declared the recall of Weyler to
be part of their program, the news
will not be officially published until
the government is sure that the Mar
quis of Pena Plata, or some other Span
ish general of high standing, Is ready
to accept the Office and the military
responsibility in Cuba
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
CRIME TO WEAR BIRDS FEATHERS
Law Passed by the Massachusetts Leg
isature Just Discovered.

1t has just been discovered that
among the bills passed by the last leg
isature was one making 1t crime to
sell or wear birds feathers, 80 that
every mllliuer in the commonwealth
aud nearly every woman is liable to
arrest. Chairman Martin of the Boston
police board said today it would be the
duty of the police to enforce this law.
as well as every other, and the whole
sac milliners are in high dudgeon over
the prospective ruin of their business.
According to the lawyers it makes no
difference in what state the bird was
killed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
HOT FIRE AT SAGINAW.
Avery g. Co.'S Planning Mill Burned /;
Loss, S25, 900.

Avery g. Co.'S Planning Mill Burned
Loss, s25, 900.
Avery X Co.'S planning mill Of Sag
inaw was Quilted by fire at O'CLOCK
July 8. Fire started on the roof from
an unknown cause and spread rapidly
to the upper floors Of the building, a
thlee-story brick. There was Il large
amount of intlammable property in the
vicinity, but all was saved by the efforts
of the firemen, who confined the flames
to the building. A portion OF the upper
wa Is Cell out on both sides. narrowly
missing some of the tiremen. The loss
will reach in the neighborhood OF s25-
900. with an insurance of $l3, 800.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
HIS TURN No ".
a Fulton Farmer Goes After His Assaii-
ants.

a Fulton Farmer Goes After His Assaii-
ants.
Late in the evening of July num-
Der of the neighbors of Moses Tracy of
Fulton township visited that party and
after inducing him to get out where
they could reach him, stripped him of
his clothing and gave him nice warm
suit of tar and feathers. Tracy was
charged with improper actions toward
the little girls in the neighborhood. 1t
is claimed by Tracy and not without
some good reason that it is a case of
mistaken identity or wrongful accusa-
ton and he has obtained the names of
his assaiants and proposes 20 make
them pay handsomely. He has re-
tanned Scarf q Kirby of Ithaca. Tracy
is well of and has always borne good
reputation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
FIVE MEN KILLED.
Another Will Die as the Result of an
Explosion OF Dynamite.

Another Will Die as the Result of an
Explosion of Dynamite.
An evening Post special from Lex
ington, Kv., says: While a gang Of
workmen were excavating on the line
OF the street railway, one Of them struck
what appeared to be piece of pipe,
but which proved TO be a Ca
pound dynamite cartridge. A fearful
explosion followed, and five of the SIX
negroes in the gang were blown to
atoms. The other was so badly in
jured that he cannot recover. The
dead are:
Joe Collins,
John Washington,
Sam TRULY,
George Rose,
Will Thomas.
The police are inclined to think the
dynamite was placed there by some
miscreant who had a grudge against
the street car company, and others
think it was left there by workmen on
the Cincinnati Southern railway some
years ago when they were making ex-
cavations for that road in the same
neighborhoOd. Windows in the neigh
borhood were smashed and several
buildings were slightly damaged.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
PRACTICE ECONOMY.

In buying medicine as i'm other
matters. 1t is economy to get Hoods
Sarsaparilla because there is more
medicine value IN Hoods Sarsaparilla
than in any other. Every bottle of
Hoods Sarsaparilla contains 100 doses
and will average, taken according TO
directions. TO last month, while
Others last but fortnight.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16

The hair of the head TO be an orna-
ment to the weaTer should receive
painstakIng care, and if its color is
faded Halls Hair Remover should be
applied.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
HOW TO FIND GU +.

Fill a bottle or common glass with
urine and let IT stand twenty-four
hours; sed ment ar settling indicates
diseased condition OF the kidneys.
When urine stains linen ii is positive
evidence of kidney trouble, Too fire.
quent desire TO urinate or pain in the
back is also convincing proof that your
kidneys anI bladder are out Of order.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16

The reason why so few people are
agreeable in conversation is that each is
thinking more of what he is intending
to say than Of what others are saying.
and we never listen when we are plan.
ming TO speak. acknowledgements
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
Real Estate Transfers.

John Riser 10 c. W. Kniss +.
of \. w. of y. W. See 81
ElDa. ..,.,.......... ...... SoOO
Lemuel SAVERS to Ida NJ Drid-
dopple PIT. lot II Blk. 80 ST.
Louis. $500. ............... 2S0
+. Arnold to Geo. W Seleck ct
al n + of NV Sec 10 Wheeler 800
Eliza Leonard to w y Spoor lot
Blk & Forest Hill ............ 100
l. WhIttmore to Ed Barnum
of n of S w Sec 30 North
otdI ....... +.......... 81. lZOV
5 | Harrison 10 h l. Bassett Pt.
lot II Blk SO St Louis ....... 500
Bert Woodward TO Jennie Seavor
Lot 3 Pultreys add Alma ....... 65
Nj + Heath to X & Lowe lot 1874
Supervisor plot Ithaca ...... .120
Maria Rogers to Everett Rogers
Pt of Sec 81 Arcadia $1,000. 500
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16

No, clothes do not the woman make,
For if they did, Pm sure,
We shouldn't have, these days at least
Such trouble seeing through her.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16

After serious illness Hoods Sarsap-
arilla has wonderful building up
power. II purifies the blood and re-
stores perfect health.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16

EcEo1 teY-There are two sides to
Che story, of course.
EGitos i'm hurrO-The end is
more Important than the other side.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16
Taking

a course OF Ayers Pills the
system is set in good working
order and man begins to feel
that life is worth living. He
who has become the gradual
prey of constipation, does not
realize the friction under which
he labors, until the burden is
lifted from him. Then his
mountains sink into mole
hills, his moroseness gives
place to jollity, he is a happy
man again. If life does not
seem worth living to you, you
may take a very different view
of it after taking
Ayers CathartiC Pills.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-16

Hoods Pills are the only pills to
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Easy and
yet efficient, A
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-24
Mark Twain and the Missionary.

Mark Twin once attended missionary
meeting In Hartford at which mission
airy made an address. After listening to
the agonlzlng story Of suffering Mark
Twain said to himself: "For Gods sake,
send that plate around, SO that can pour
my sympathy into 1t. III give you these
four 800 bills, and II can get piece Of
paper III write check for something
more. can very well spare little money
for cause like that" But the lecturer
went on talking, and as ho talked Twain's
enthusiasm Gained. "And when the mis-
sionary had been talking for half an hour"
he continues, II had saved one Of those
bills, and when he had talked five minutes
more two of those bills were mine again,
and when he had been talking an hour
had won all four back, and, by gosh, when
he finally did send that plate round l Dor.
rowed 10 cents out of it to pay my Cur faro
home. "-Argonaut