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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
TOOh HIS ADVICE.
A Veterinary Surgeon of Battle Creek
Tells About 1t.

Veterinary Surgeon of Battle Creek
Tells About 1t.
How many times I'm life a word Of good
advice. coming from Is friend one can de
pend upon, will save Ms hours, perhaps
months oi misery The following which
coming e. nm Battle Creek will interest our
readers DR.. Oliver Gmte4ux, Vcterin-
any Sugeen Of that city, well known
man the1e, as well as in Kal4mn 2oo ami
Marshall, speaks of his experience with
the little eonqucrcr and the result of few
timely words of Advice he says:
III was standing in lmberg and
Murphy drug store in Battle Creek one
day when "A friend If mine came i'm and
asked for box 81 kidney pills. After he
had made his purchase ! said quietly to
him, You have made mistake in buy.
ing those" His reply was. How is ihaty'
| said DOan's Kidney Pills are worth all
the others put together. As he wanted
my reasons for thinking so told him that
my kidneys had bothered me for wears,
that | suffered frCu backache ur,il |
could scarcely stand it. that | had .arly
every symptom to be found wi ere The
kidneys are affected, that | haC 1sed
remedy after remedy, includirg box
after box of the one he had just putct lsed
and that until / used Doan's Kidney Pills
might have taken rs many spoonfus of
water. in fact, | think some of them hurt
me. "A couple OF weeks after this met
him on the street, when he said: Doc
Doan's Kidney Pills are just as you rep
resented. After using The box about which
we had conversation i'm Amberg 4
Muir phys drug store was as bad as ever
| then procured Doans and stuck TO their
treatment until they cured me. :"
DOan's Kidney Pills for sale bv all
dealers. Price soc. Mailed by Foster
Milburn c., Buffalo, n Y. sole agents for
L. 5. Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
NEWSY BREVITIES.

PREMIER =. asia is reported TO have
cd that II the United Statas insist
r.ion Spain Lying the Cuban and Phil
i~~ine debts rae will honor her sigma
tdre to the o,,tent of her resources.
The new 500, 600 smelter of the
Quincy Mining Co., at Houghton is
now i'm blast 1t is thc most modern
and complete in the world. and is ex-
pected TO refine copper for half the
former cost, effecting a saving of fully
$50, 600 annually.
Rep Todd, OF Michigan, introduced
q resolution rendering the thanks OF
congress 10 the officers and men of the
North Atlantic squadron and the army
of Cuba invasion for the meritorious
service performed by them
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
COUNTY NEWS.



Miss Helen Rosa entertained mum
Der of young people Monday evening
in honor of Miss Dickson. who is soon
Ia leave for her home Ia Ontario.
Frank Clemens aud wife have got
settled in their new home.
Miss Mary Parsons spent Sunday
with her people.
DIR. A. j. Ervey of Wheeler frequents
Jackson Street quite often Must be
some attraction.
There viii be a Christmas tree at the
Tubbs school house on Saturday night.
Everybody como.
Jas. Hodges, who has been at Mr..
Bush's, returned last Saturday to his
home IN Tuscola county.
IA. NJ. Bush anticipates a: visit to
Marietta in the near future.
School was closed at the Tubbs
school house on account of diphtheria.
The spelling contest at that school last
Saturday night was much enjoyed 10y
all and Miss Jennie Partee went home
with the honor of spelling down the
school.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
S. S. Convention.
Sixth Convention of the 5. :. Assoc
citation of Bethany to be held at the
Evangelical Church, Tuesday jan
uary 10th, 1900.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
00-Snging by Convention.
! 10-Scripture Reading and Prayer
by Rev j. Swenk
| % Relation of the Sunday school
To Society by W j. Miller.
Discussion by Superintendent
l 5O-Appoinlmeut of Committees by
President.
55-Report of State Convention by
John Showers.
? l0-An Up-to-Date SUNDAY School
10y Rev e. Killeen.
jO-Singing.
, iO--The Teacher "a Soul Winner
by Mrs. A. w. SimnoOns.
, 50-Weik Ppipts and How to Meet
them b> Rev. j. A. Mcsreahan.
3 l0-Singing.
) l5-Qnestirn Box in Charge If Rev.
). A. NJ Greaham.
3 3j--R4port OF Officers.
3 ID Election of Officers.
3 55-Singing.
/ 00-AdUurnment.
ESENING SESSION.
Z 00-Praisp Service
I l5-Devolional Exercises led by Noah
Wilson.
: 25-Addrsss by Rev. j. Swcnk.
7 45-Papev by Mrs. Thomas Hunt.
3 00-Snging.
8 O5-Nreds OF the SUNDAY School I'D
Michigan by Rev. a. " Sin1-
mons.
8 25-Home Work. by MIR. Showers %
Emer>%Jn.
5 35-Paper by MIR. Fred Pike.
. 45-Singing
Bencdirtion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
HooJ,, DILL, are the only pills to take
iiOoe . iiio with Hoods Sarsaparila
Pleasant Valley.

Dreaded diphtheria does not seem to
abate in this neighborhood. The new
est case Is in the home of George =.
Farnsworth who have lost their baby
daughter Irene.
Special Efforts are being made to
make the Xmas tree Christmas Eve
one of the finest in this section.
viii Hebbard is expected home for
Christmas
Sam Boyd was in ST. Louis Monday.
The mild weather gave Us some hope
of getting out our corn bat the way
it looks now wei have to wait until
spring.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
Shepherd.

.. l.. White is Yet shipping stock,
says there is no sign of the supply
abating.
The Teachers Reading Circle met
at the High School room last Saturday.
There was good turnout and much
enthusiasm.
$4,000 pounds of dressed poultry in
one week was what Murphy & Craw-
ford shipped short time ago. Pretty
good for IA small town, isn't it?
Lewis Wctzel has fini.h his bridge
job near Gainesville.
Miss Sadie Hosford is visiting at ST.
Johns.
Xmas services this Saturday eve
mug at the NJ. +. church.
Howard T.. Smith of Sanilac county
is visiting friends in this vicinity.
Fox, the magician, held forth at the
opera house the first of the week.
A new industry is to be added to
this village.
|. n. Shepherd and j +. Meyer are
going to STOCK aud maintain a deer
park one mile north OF this place.
Now whether they will raise venison To
sell or whether, after the park is prop
erly populated, they will rent the hunt
lng privilege to sportsmen deponent
sayeth not.
j. Richmond is visiting in Canada.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
Forest Hill.

:.C. ;. II. Carl is visiting IN Shi-
wassec county. He was called there to
unite IL marriage a couple oi ms old
friends,
Mrs Nredenburg, who is working
fo' G ). Shue. visited at her home at
Sumuerton Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Sadie Hamilton of Coe VISITED
her brother Bert Of this place last week
The 5lacksmith's father, MIR Rich.
mood. If Sunfeld, Is visiting him
Tie blacksmith has been on the sick
Isl for the past two weeks, but Is now
able to be about his work.
Shue Il Pembl oke have their mil
ready for work again and would be
pleased to have YOU call They are
buying black end white ash logs and
bolts
r. W. Griffin of Sethton was IN
town on business the first of the week
They are preparing to have Christ
mas Tree at the church Saturday eve
ming. also Christmas concert Sunday
evening.
The teachers and scholars of the day
school are preparing to have big
time Friday, Dec. %.
Il. w. Grillil and Bert Hamilton
made z business trip to Coe Monday.
The Ladies Aid society meet with
Mrs. john Barton Thursday.
Mrs. Gertrude Robinson of Ithaca
is visiting her parents.
The storm of Monday made the
roads decidedly icy and rendered the
walking extremely precarious.
Otto Mey is sick at the present writ
ing with what is reported to be inila.
nation of the bowels.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
Benedi~tion.

The four ISSUES ot The Youth, Com
panion during January will contain
some noteworthy features. The NV
Years number, to be published Janu-
AIRY 5th. viii, contain Hon. John -
longs accornt of the development Of
ihe torpedo. entitled Little Demons
of War" the first chapter of &. =.
Stephens serial story. AN African
Lion RanchS' and Charles Ahan,
story OF IAN IulaNd Armor-Clad 80
the issue oS January l2th Poul tDey
Bigelow will contribute the nara live
of personal adventure with the T-ar's
secret service, entitled police Spies in
Russia" bn the Issue Of January 10Th
will appear 'Grant as Father s. bit
of personal remniscence by the great
soldiers son. Gen. Frederick Dent
Grant. For the issue of January 26th
the distinguished naturalist, John Bur
roughs, has written "A paper ON The
Cunaing of Birds"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
Elm Hall.


A series of accidents have happened
in the past two weeks.
A. c. Maxham cut his foot while
choppmg DR.. ShatIer dressed the
wound.
Mr. Ribblc cut his foot while split
ting kiudling wood
Nick Hill cut his foot while working
IN The woods. DR. Shalfcr dressed the
wound.
viii Mos, had the misfortune TO
have log roll over his leg.
Mr. Poster and Charlie Smith cut
large gashes in their boots Just cscap,
ing the foot.
While returning from Alma last
week. james Toy was thrown from his
wagon and badly cut about the head.
Drs. Bagley and McClinton dressed the
wounds
lee Houck was home from Edluore
over Monday.
Mrs. Sarah Bayley spent Sunday
with Mrs. Alice Butcher.
i, is reported that Mrs. George
Loomis, II former resident here. is dead
Mr. Hatfield of St. Louis was in
town last week looking Up subscrip-
tons to the Independent.
Frank Russell and family will spend
the holidays in Grand Ledge.
c. f. Kellogg expects to leave Sat
urday for Grand Traverse county,
where he will spend the holidays
Quarterly meeting at the NJ. f.
church Saturday and Sunday Preach
ing Saturday afternoon; love feast ut
$50 sunday morning; preaching at
1870 a. m.
The Free Mcthodists expect 10 hold
quarterly meetings Saturday and Sun
day.
The sen pol will give a short program
IN the high school room Friday after
noon.
Receipts were granted by the pri-
mary for perfect and honest number
work to Fred Elliott, Ray Stevens, Cr1s
Norton, Claude Lavoy and Burnett
Ward. Examinations are the order of
the day this week.
The new bookcase for the school
came Friday.
School will close Dec. % for weeks
vacation.
Miss Emma Hyde called on the pri-
mary department Friday.
c F. Kellogg was in Ithaca Satur.
day.
ar. Green, Of the Grecnville Flour
Co, had business in town Saturday, As
had Mr.. Jack son, of the Saginaw
Hardware Co.
Allen Beech Of Parker. HUI x Co.,
Alma, passed through town Friday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23

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Mr.. Joseph Ramsey, Of williams Colleton Co
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think they have no equal in the world I would
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
East Coe.

G orgc Culver is putting up neat
tenant house on bis farm.
Among the many Improvements
m ,de in this section might bc men
TONED the new house for c. Wood
It's neat and commodIous: William
Fisher is finishing an addition to his
home having found the original too
small Hiram Smith is also taking
of building barn in the spring. an
Improvement much needed.
Miss Ella Sands was home over Sun
day for IA visit.
Remember the Christmas tree AT tie
Pleasant Ridge church this Saturday
night
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
Beebe

George Haney mas been quite sick,
but i, now some better.
Rloert Gamblers getting ready to
PAT mp BRICK binding at this place.
We need gtist mill here and a
good neat institution of mat kind
would pay.
NJ Devcreaux has returned from
Minnesota.
Oar community was shocked to hear
If the death of Andrew McAdam
Cur farm r. are much ir'eres,rd in
'hc sugar beet question ard would Ike
81. Louis par ties would take hold ana
secure a factory.
}. Allen aud Henry Trea, have been
elected TO GO To Bay city and InYssti-
gate the sugar iuctoN.
William PhdIip, brother has come TO
spend the winter with him. She lives
ia Portland.
Mrs. Wonnncott is on the sick list
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
Tom Covey of New York is visiting

Tom Cpvey of New York is visiting
old friends IN town.
The fun ,ral of John jnyder of Ferris
was held Thursday under the auspices
Of the Edmore g. A. X. lnterment
was made AT Ferris Centre.
Mr.. Jennings. representative OF
Grand II ipds extracts and perfumes,
had business in town Monday.
II is reported that John Adams, ST.,
of Tennessee. formerly of Riverda e. is
seriously ILL
Mrs John Hole,'s niece returned to
Lansing Monday after a weeks visit.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
North Wheeler.

Sarah St. JohLs Is working at b. j,
Jefferies' on Pine River.
Arlan Stone is building new house
for Dick Bobier to live in. Dick is go
ing 20 work for him.
The Macabee made wood bee for
Mrs. Ida Williams Monday,
A protracted meeting commenced
at the church on Jackson street Mon
day night,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23

Except sunday.
Daily.
Eassbound COnnrctior $50 a IN train has
parlos car To Detroit Extra charge, % cents.
Pullman parlOT car detroit to Toronto, connect
ing with sleeper for the east and New York
Ihrosgh coach frou Detroit o. New YORK
Connects with g. x g. I. division at Durand for
Chicago and Port Huron aud with c., s a VI. di.
vision TO- Saginaw and Bay City.
5:5i y IN train has parlor car 10 Detroit Extra
charge p cents. and Pullman sleeping car De
troit 10 Toronto, suspension Bridge. Buffalo,
and New York, $3.50 p. u connects at hurand
with Fast train for the East and Canada and
for Chi ago
Nestbound 1910 m train has a
parlor car 10 Grand Rapids. Extra charge
70 cents.
Z . p. IN. train has parlor car to Grand Rapids
COZ Meets with steamer for NJ iigaalkee
a HUGHEs, BEH FLETCHER
a. u. j. A, TFsv Pass Agt.
Chicago. III. DetrOh, Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
Feared Insanity
Severe Pains in the Head Owing
to Catarrhal Trouble
invalid Of Seven Years Cured by
Hoods SaVsaparilIo.

I" 1 had a severe catarrhal trocble, and
was under medical treatment In several
places with little benefit, and at great ex-
pense. / became reduced in flesh, so 1
weighed only 90 pounds. l had such
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ally was inspired to give Hoods Sarsa-
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the proprietors of this wonderful med
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for seven years / have gained 20 pounds
in flesh, and my friends are surprised at
the improvement in my condition" MRS
II. c. WHITE, Howard, Michigan.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23

Emerson lodge No 375 I. o. ..
have elected officers as follows:
l. ID. Pepple-N. &.
Nj. Saunders-N. G..
H. Shaver-Sec.
X Gamble-Treas.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23

It's the little colds that grow into
big colds; the big colds that end IN
consumption and death. Watch the
little colds. DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23

& MUSHROOM R'Y
Lv Ashley for Detroit
at 1910 p. M.
ClLse connections az.
made at Owosso } unct Z
with all trains of D., G.
n. & W R'y.
BEN. FLETCHER, T. i. A
y Detroit, Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23

II had a running itching sore on
my leg Suffered toriures Doan's
Ointment took away the burning and
itching instantly. and quickly effect, d
permanent cure" C. W Lcnhart.
Bowling Green, o.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23

Gao. DEHApEN, Gen'l. Pass'r Agent.
Grand RAPIDS. Mich
II. J. WI CHILL Agent, Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
Hoods SarsaparilIa

Is the best the One True Blood Purifier.
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23

TOLEDO. SAGINAW
Leave Ashley.
$3.50 a m. for Muskegou
300 p. III for Muskegon
JSo. W. LORD.
Tralfic Manager,
Detroit
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
Gr0nd Irunh ~ y3ysfem

TOLEDO SAGINAW SMUsKT Con DIV.
In effect NOV. Is. 1888
EASTBOUND.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23


critical period Of
herhood for the first
ime with a sense of
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lest the ruth
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23

DETROIT a. MILWA TKEE DIV
Arrival ano Departure of Trans at Owosso jet
EASTRCUND
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23
Weak, Diseased NBRI Tho TIN.

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23

q. l.. White is Yet shipping stock,
says there is no sign of the supply
abating.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-17
CONFIRMED FROM MADRID.

News ~ the Surrender Of Manila Come
From tho spanish Capital.
LONDON, Aug. IA special dis.
patch from Madrid says: The sur.
render of Manila on Saturday by Gen.
eral Jaubins is officially announced.
The United States troops Immediately
occupied the city.
HoNG KoNu, Aug. lit was RI.
mored here last night that Manila had
surrendered but no news is obtainable
from the Spanish consul. Governor
General Augusti refused to speak. The
German consul was called upon and he
informed the correspondent that the
outskirts of Manila were bombarded
and the city surrendered. No damage
was done to the city proper. only the
outskirts being bombarded. The date
of the bombardment was unknown to
the German consul, who refused to
say more.
General Aueusti told lady that Ad.
miral Dewey demanded the surrender
Of Manila in an hour. The Spaniards
declined to surrender and Dewey began
the bombardment and the Spaniards
hoisted white flag. General August
Immediately jumped into German
launch, which was In waiting, and
went TO the kaserin Augusta, which
sailed before the mbar dment was con.
cluded
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-17

Admin istration Conciu udes Its Prese
Strength IL Not Too Great

Admin istratiOn Concluded Its Present
strength ]. Not Too Great.
New YORK, Aug. IA special to
The Tribune from Washington says
the strength Of the navy will not be
preclpitate.y reduced on account Of the
cessation Of hostilities, but on the con.
trary the administration has deter.
mined that very large naval force is
neccssitated by the increased obliga.
tons the United States has undertaken
or had forced upon It Orders have
been given not only for the prosecution
OF energetic operations at all naval
stations TO speedily put in fine
trim all the regular warships Of the
feet, but very large proportion
Of the auxiliaries which Wee
purchased. TO the number Of nearly :.
hundred. will be considered in the cat.
egory of permanent additions to the
navy and will no, DO turned back to
their original owners or sold to the
highest bidder. Such q policy was fa.
vorably considered by the authorities a
few weeks ago. but hardly had the
peace protocol been signed than there
resulted moro adequate realization OF
the great change the navy had almost
invisibly undergone and the conclusion
Is almost forced upon the administra'
tion that the American sea power can
not be safely curtailed, If, in fact, il
will not be essential to increase the yes.
sells atioat as rapidly as possible.