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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-07-21
Hello Saginaw and Detroit.
Connection Now Made With Those Points

The Union Telephone Co. completed
! their first circuit of wires TO Saginaw
| last Saturday and are now able TO give
service to Saginaw, Bay City, Flint,
Port Huron, Detroit, Jackson and points
in the east and south east. Their st.
| Louis exchange of some 90 subscribers
is being constructed as well as the one
here. An exchange OF 10 subscribers is
to be built in Breckenridge at once and
one in Merrill of 23 subscribers. Besides
these two exchanges. their lines TO Sagi-
nav will take in Wheeler, Redstone,
North Wheeler, Jam, Ryan, Hemlock
and Shields.
The rebuilding of the Ithaca exchange
and the putting in of new switch
board there will enable their patrons
here TO get st. Johns, Owosso, Ionia,
Lansing and intervening points much
better than now. The Citizen sTelephone
90. of Grand Rapids will have in oper-
alton full copper metallic circuit con-
Meeting Alma and the system of the
Union Telephone Co. with Grand Rapids
and points further west and south on
about August 18th. This circuit of wire
only cuts III OF Edmore and Howard
Oity-between here and Grand Rapids.
This circuit will be at once carried TO
Saginaw without cut by the Union
Co. 1t is not the aim and purpose of the
L Mon Telephone Co. to see how cheap
they can render service but how good,
and with this object in view, the most
expensive equipment is being installed
and their lines and poles are the best
that can be bought. All their tel
ephones are full long distance
instruments-no the old fashioned Eek
change" used by their competitors Each
instrument will be put on full metallic
circuit connecting with the central
instead of single ground line, as is
now being used here. All messages are
for five full minutes conversation and
not for two minutes, las is now the "Bell
practice A rate TO Detroit Of 90 cents
for five minutes is much cheaper than
rate OF 40c for two minutes, as very
few can transact business with Detroit
in two minutes time. The Union Tele-
phone Co, as everyone knows, Is largely
a home company with their home office
here in Alma and large part OF their
capital stock placed among residents OF
our city They ask no favors on this
account as they intend TO rely strictly
upon the kind and quality of service
furnished for patronage.
The completion OF their lines 10 Cadll-
lac which will be done this year, gives
them l52 points or towns which they
can reach in circle drawn on Rand,
McNally map of Michigan having a
radius of 80 miles with Alma as the
center. In the same circle the BELL
Co. reach only 50 points. In the same
circle the Union Co. can connect with
almost two telephones for everyone the
"Bell' reach. A list of these towns
and subscribers will be made into a
directory and issued i'll the near future.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-07-21
ANNUAL MIDSUMMER EXOUR-
SION TO FRANKFORT, CRYS-
TAI LAKE AND TRAY
ERSE CITY.

The annual ten.day excursion to
Frankfort, Crystal Lake and Traverse
City via the Ann Arbor railroad, will be
given on Thursday, July 27th. In ad.
dition to the regular train which leaves
Alma at l2:45 p. m, fast special train
will leave Alma at 30 p. m. and ar
rive at Crystal Lake 100 p. m, Frank
fort s 20 p. IN. and Traverse City s 80
p. IN. The regular train will arrive at
Crystal Lake 90 p. M, Frankfort alO
p. IN. and Traverse City 6:3h D. m.
Tickets will be good on any regular
train until Saturday August 5th inclus-
i've, and will be sold at the low rate of
$3 25,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-07-21

DeWitt's Little Early Risers expel
from the system all poisonous accumu.
lations, regulate the stomach bowels and
liver, and purify the blood. They
drive away disease, dissipate melan-
choly, and give health and vigor for the
daily routine. Do not gripe or sicken.
Sharrar & Mulholland.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-07-21
Notice

There are some persons, so | am in
formed, who are running grocery and
peddhng wagons in this county contrary
to the Hawkers and Peddlers Act with
out license on the supposition that the
law is unconstitutional The attorney
general has notified me to investigate
those cases. The Act as yet has not been
held unconstitutional. License should
be obtained Immediately. Read the Act
A. MCCALL, Prosecuting Atty.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-07-21
NOTICE.

The undersigned will receive sealed
bids for painting all the outside wood.
work on the school house two coats and
the brick work one coat, the paint TO be
furnished by the district, all bids to be
in the hands of the committee by Aug
ust 3. The right reserved to reject any
or all bids.
]. A. BAKER. Building Com.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-07-21
SUNDAY EXCURSION
LAKE ERIE PARK AND CASINO.

Sunday July SOth the Ann Arbor
Railroad will run a special excursion
train 20 Toledo leaving Alma at 6 :I2 a.
m. Fare for the round trip $1.25.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-07-21
For Rent.

Large house to rent on State street
north. Inquire of J. j. Booth. Box l6s,
Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-07-21

Gun-shot wounds and powderbu
cuts, bruises sprains, wounds from
rusty nails, insect stings and ivy poison
ing-quickly healed by DeWitts Witch
Hazel Salve. Positively prevents blood
Beware of counterfeits.
"De Wits" is save and sure. Sharrar
& Mulholland.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21
CALDWELL TIMES.

Cotton ginning is almost thing OF the
past here.
The present warm Spring days are very
much appreciated by the farmers, as their
influences are bringing up the corn and
potatoes. Some are planting cotton.
4. b. Caldwell lost very fine mule las;
week. The cause of its death is unknown.
Charles Terry worked his road Tuesday
Better late than never.
Sunday School every Sunday morning
at the church all are requested to attend.
Elder BaDe preached very interesting
sermon last Snnd day at Oak Hill.
Mr.. Brown. the Southern Cotton Oil
Co.'S agent. was in our station Tuesday
on business.
Miss Mary Lancaster, of Forrest City.
came out Tuesday, and procured contract
for our school.
James Wilson and wife made flying
trip to Jericho last week, and Mr.. Wilson
closed contract for another five months
term of school at Pine Tree. This is his
fourth term at that place.
Miss Cora James has closed her school
at this place. She taught very success
full term, aud had contracted for another
term, but better wages and more lengthy
49,, i'm har ~ har md -
serve the Widener board. We congratu-
late the good people of Widener on having
secured SO highly accomplished teacher
as Miss James. and young ideas entrusted
to her will be taught properly how to shoot.
w.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21
COLT TIMES.

We are having some hot weather.
A little rain would not hurt us just now
There is genuine case of black measles
in our little town.
Several of our citizens went sucker hunt
ing last Saturday night. Did not hear
what tuck they had.
Miss Allie Gaiten. very pretty young
lady of Oak Hill, was the guest of Miss
Jimmie Eittlefeld last Saturday night.
Mrs. John Douglass is on the sick list.
Rev. Il. p. Bane. of Wynne. preached a
very interesting sermon at Colt last Sun.
day.
Miss Maud Littlefeld, of Madison. is
visiting relatives and friends at Oak Hill
this week.
Miss Annie Belle Hunt is visiting in
Mcdaniel this week.
Will Allen, of Newcastle, was in Colt
Wednesday.
Alex Fitzpatrick, of Helena, was in our
town last week.
Miss Mary Lancaster, of Forrest City,
was IN Colt last week. and put in her bid
for the school at this place this summer
We wish her success.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21
WIDENER TIM les.

widener is still high and dry with the
overflow receding fast.
Cotton picking is still with US, Flows
are running and general air Of business
pervades the atmosphere. The levee has
done a great work. Health is good and
our doctor is spending his leasure moments
trying TO decoy the wild turkey.
DR.. Evins, Robt. Anderson, Tom Clark
and Riley Kendrick, went to distant
turkey range for few days sport. There
first luck was to get their tent and camp
ing outfit burned, notwithstanding their
was a fine supply OF water near their sur
sohndings. Their misfortune. however,
did not prevent them from baggng two OF
the proud fowls of the forest.
a tenant house on John Cuttings Fish.
ing lake place. occupied by Gus johnson
AID family. was totally destroyed, Will
c ,nten.s last week.
Tie saw mill of DeRossitt Bros, is
turning out lumber at fair rate.
T. W. DeRossitt has twenty acres OF
potatoes which are peepipg through the
ground.
The four-wire fence law is meeting will
pro and con success.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21
DEMOCRAT TIM ES.

Health is very good, and farming has
commenced with much vigor in this Sec
ton.
Buffalo gnats are becoming very numer-
0 S at this place, the water has COM
m need falling aud liked twenty -four
inches OF reaching last springs water.
John Bartol returned from Forrest City
Tuesday.
r. w. Norment, the hunter, ia still hav.
Ing that same old luck-the fnny tribe is
having long rest.
The frog orchestra at this place is most
charming.
JIM. Wallace, of Sand Ridge, visited p.
Jackson Sunday.
Mrs. Della Jackson visited the Sand
Ridge community Sunday.
Mrs. Lula Thomas and little daughter
visited Miss Salie Hough Sunday,1
j. ID. Stoddard. of the Stokes settlement,
was visitor in this section Sunday.
John Thomas and Wilbur Thomas had
pleasure ride in dugout recently.
Spend half of your time attending to
your own business and the other half let
ting other peoples business alone.
From the Pirates of Penzance up to date
am the very model of Cuban major
general Ny sole idea Is money made oil
paper or mineral my love of Cuba Librt
j, not such as makes my living ends. anc
/ seorn all sorts Of warfare that does moi
produce dividend. The whizzing Au
tncrst may come, the horseless earriags
too; the elements may do the work thai
horses now must do. but as long as mar
keeps stiving or for fortune or for fame
you will find that money'll always MAXI
the mare so Just the same.
SILVER BILL.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21
They Need Their Money.

Quite number of school teachers hold
school warrants for salaries earned.
Nearly all of the taxes have now bees
paid. If Collector Williams would pay
the school fund that he has collected into
the treasury of the county. teachers would
not be forced to wait until July or Au-
gust for their wel-earned money. A re-
ceipt from the trustee for the school fund
from him is as good now as it would be
at the July settlement.
1t is hoped that Mr.. Williams will act
in this matter as indicated, and thereby
assist the teachers to at once get their
money. SCHooL TEACHER.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21
Brave Men FAN

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles AS well as women, and all fee
tie results in loss of appetite, poisons in
the blood. backache, nervousness. head
ache and tired. listless, run down feeling
But there's no need to feel like that. Lis
ten to J. w. Gardner, Idaville. Ind. He
says Electric BitterS are just the thing
for man when he is all run down, and
cont care whether he lives or dies. Il
did more to give me new strength anG
good appetite than anything could take.
! can now eat anything and have new
lease on life, Only so cents, at j. III
Dunayant ~ Cos. Every bottle guaran-
tteu.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21
ST. FRANCIS ELECTRIC LIGHT CO
Notice of Amendment OF Articles
of Association.

We. w. W shepard. president, and VI; W
Ewell. Geo W. Ewell and f. n. shepard, az
reciors of the ST Francis Electric Light cp.,
To hereby certify that at a meeting OF tne
stock holders of said company. espsclals
warned for that purpose. held az tne ulnce VI
said company i'm Forrest City. Arkansas. on
Wednesday, the sth day of February .ls'S inc
capital stock of said company was increaseu
from $4,000 TO $500 90 and that The articles
of association of said company were amended
so as TO include the right OF running una
chine shop ana doing u general min supply
business.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto SET
our hands on this, the 18TH day OF FEBRUARY
1Sgq NJ. W. SWELL.
+. II. SHEPARD.
STATE OF TENNESSEE. lss
County OF Dyer.
f. II Shepard and NJ. W. Eweil. on tnelr
oaths. say that the matters and things in the
foregoing certificate set out are true, 10 tue
beat of their knowledge and BELIEF.
SUBSCRIBED and s ,S;. tho to EwEL
18th day of March. 1899.
j. H. PARKER, Notary Public.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21

Talk with NJ. y. Gaines about farm
and timbered lands.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21
Arrival and Departure Of Trains,
Norr-For the benefit of three of our es-

NOTE-FOr TIC UtHtIlt OF tIrte OF our .
teemed correspondents. we would IKE 10
state that the following communications
which came in last week were received too
late for publication in our last weeks is
sue. but we take great pleasure In printing
same this week. The Times would be
glad IL correspondents would use their
utmost endeavor to get contributions In by
Wednesday evening or Thursday morning
of each week, which will insure there pub
lication-ED.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21
LOCAL nENTION.

A. Becker spent Sunday in Memphis.
Mrs. Alice Matthews went to Mem
phis Saturday.
p. A. McCullars has gone to Para
gould to reside.
Dick Stockard was a pleasant caller
at This Office yesterday.
Mrs. Robson will have as her guest
next week, Miss Bardwell, of Chicago
Sebastian Straub, of Helena, spent
Yesterday in town the guest of Edgar
Taylor.
5. E Sweet will return to his Texas
home tonight via, Memphis and New
Orleans.
Tuler King was drowned at the Cut
OF Sunday. We have been unable tC
get particulars.
Robt. Myers was circulating on tn c
South Side yesterday and gave THE
TIMES a pleasant call. He has our
thanks for fayors.
Inc ChoctaW " Memphis railroad re-
sumed through service via their own
line Sunday. the water having receded
and the company viii now proceed to
put their tracks In tirst-class condition.
OlAtaSAr< NuBiAh TEA cures Dyspep.
s~sss~s ' STA, Constipation and Indi.
gestion. Regulates the Liver. Price, Is cs.
For sale by Brandon & Baugh.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21

Was the bail that hit e. b. sreadman,
Of Newark, Mich. In the civil war. 1t
ransed horrible Ulcers that no treatment
Helped for 20 years. Then Bucken's
Aruiea Salye cured him. Cures cuts,
bruises. burns. bolls, feons. corns, skin
ernptions. Best pile cure on earth. 25e
box. Cure guaranteed. j. IL. Duna-
Nant x Co.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21

The best potato pillow on the market
is the Planet, j., Cultivator. Equally
as good for corn or cotton-used
through the whole season, until laid
by. Also the best potato diggers, at
l.. Rollwage & Co.'s or at my resi-
dence. Also extras.
G.. W. MCCORMICK.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21
For Sale.

One 1lxlS engine and one 52x14 hori-
zontal tubular boiler, with all fixtures and
fittings. Used only twenty one months.
Practically as good as new. A bargain.
ST. FRANCIS ELECTRIC LIGHT Co.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21

The genial presence of Miss Mary
Izard is missed from the Neeley House
The young lady is now residing with
her aunt, Mrs. Jennie Pope. with whom
she will make her home in the future
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21
Cure q Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund money If 1t fails to
cure. CSC. The genuine has l.. b. Q. on
each tablet. )
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21

John Armstrong. aged about % yrs,
was bound over to the circuit court yes
terday by Squire German, charged
with the heinouS crime of incest. and
his bail fixed at $3.50, in default of
which he went to Jail. His sister. an
ignorant girl of eighteen or twenty
years is the prosecuting witness. She
has been mother about month. The
parties live south of Goodwin.
The Forrest City times., 1899-04-21

w. d. Hargraves, of the firm of liar
graves & Hambeton, contractors and
builders, WAS pleasant caller at this
office Saturday and enrolled his name
for The TINES.
The record-union., 1899-08-06

Golden Gate and California Command
cries, Knights Templar; Occidental
Lodge, No. %, F. and A. NJ, members
of Governor Cages staff, officers from
the various and regular and volunteer
regiments stationed here, and many
Masons and other citizens who desired
to pay respect to the memory of the
gallant dead.
At the conclusion of the services, the
casket was removed from the temple
to a gun caisson drawn by four sable
steeds. Privates of the Tenth were the
coffin bearers, and the honorary pail
bearers were selected from the officers
of the regular and volunteer regiments
and the National Guard of California.
Covering the casket was a large Amer
lean flag and the tattered regimental
colors of the Tenth.
The regular branch of the army was
represented by an escort, consisting OF
four batteries of light artillery, and the
officers of the Second Oregon Regiment
and the Utah Light Artillery Band rep
resented the volunteers, while several
officers of the National Guard were
there on behalf of the State troops. On
each side of the soldiers and bringing
up the rear marched the Knight Tenn
plars and Free and Accepted Masons.
were shipped East this evening in
charge of Regimental Chaplain H.
Hunter of the Tenth.
The record-union., 1899-08-06
SEVERELY WOUNDED.
A Stocktonian Assaults Police
Official and Meets With Grief.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.-George
shot and severely wounded tonight in
the California; street Police Station by
Prisonkeeper Horace G. White, after
he had made a murderous attack on the
officer slightly wounding him.
Cornwall was arrested at 2:4O a. m.
on a charge of drunkenness. He was
very unruly, and was brought to the
police station in handouts. He claimed
to have just won $1,000 in Chinese
lottery, but only So was found on his
person.
After spending several hours in a cell
he was released, as is the custom in
such cases. Tonight he came back to
the station for his property, which had
been taken from him, and while Pris-
onkeeper White was preparing to de-
liver it to him he suddenly drew
revolver and shot at White. The bull
let struck the officer in the side, but
was a glancing shot, and did no seri-
Gus injury. Then Cornwall ran up
stairs, where he met Officer McGovern.
He made several attempts to shoot the
officer, but his pistol failed to explode.
5 McGovern shot at him twice, but did
not appear to stay his progress He
rushed to a closet and shouted out de-
fiance to the police. AS he came out
of the closet he was shot through the
stomach by Officer White, who had fol-
lowed him upstairs. The bullet passed
through his body, wounding one of the
kidneys.
He was taken to the City and County
Hospital, where he lies in precarious
condition. When searched a consid-
cradle quantity Of opium was found In
his possession.
The record-union., 1899-08-06
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Temperature Rising Over Greater
Portion Of Pacific Slope.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.-The fol-
lowing maximum temperatures were
reported from stations in California to-
day: Eureka 60, Fresno sc, Los An
geles IA, Red Bluff 81, San Luis Obispo
~, San Diego 6S, Sacramento 80, In
dependence 81, Yuma 90.
San Francisco data: Maximum tenn
perature 90, minimum 81, mean 56.
The weather is clear over Oregon and
Washington, and cloudy and threaten
ing in the remaining portions of the
Pacific Slope. Light showers are re-
ported from Utah and Southern Idaho.
Thunderstorms are reported quite gen.
orally in Nevada, Utah and California,
but they are generally not accom-
panied by rain.
The changes in pressure are slight
In all districts and are generally below
the normal.
The temperature has risen over the
greater portion of the Pacific Slope,
especially in the interior of Northern
California and Northern Nevada.
Conditions are unsettled and favor
able for scattered showers and thun-
derstorms throughout California, Ne
vada, Utah and Arizona tonight and
probably Sunday.
The record-union., 1899-08-06

you can eventually learn to understand
the language.
THUS deaf-mute, by hearing the
voice of the inAructor and his own
voice, can, by being shown the mean
derstand and talk.
Among those who are known to be
stone deaf and who have had sound
conveyed to their brains by means of
this instrument are E. A. Hodgson, ed
itor of The Deaf-Mutes' Journal, who
has been deaf for twenty-five years
from spinal meningitis; Miss Montgom-
cry, a teacher for over fifty years in
the New York Institution for the Edu
cation of the Deaf and Dumb, and deaf
sixty years, from the same cause; Ly-
man Gould of Mobile, Ala, deaf from
infancy, from scarlet fever: Martin
Durant of Daphne, Ala, deaf from
birth, and John G. Saxton of Troy, N.
Y, deaf from birth.
DIR. Enoch H. Currier, Principal of
the New York Institution for the In
struction of the Deaf and Dumb, at
Eleventh avenue and One Hundred
and Sixty-third street, has been ex-
perimenting with the apparatus for
about two months. He is the inventor
Of the conversational tubes used so ex-
tensively during the last few years by
the deaf, and is peculiarly fitted to
judge of the merits of my device. He,
has taken a cordial interest in it and
presented it to a convention of experts
in Massachusetts recently"-New York
Tribune
The record-union., 1899-08-06
Army Transports.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. .. = There
are no less than eight transports in
the harbOr now, and the army trans
port officials are working harder than
ever in the endeavor to get them all
off as soon as possible. The Hancock,
ST. Paul, Siam, Morgan City, Senator,
Relief and Leelanaw are ell being pre-
pared for sea again, and the City OF
Sydney will probably be chartered. The
Morgan City is expected to go Mon
day with SO recruits. The Senator.
which will take 400 marines and o0O
recruits, is scheduled to go on the 18th.
The Siam and Leelanaw will sail with
horses and mules on the same date.
The ST. Paul will be ready in week
to go to Seattle, from which point she
will take the Third Cavalry. The Han
cock will be ready on the 18th, and
the Relief in about three weeks.
The record-union., 1899-08-06
SHIPPING CATTLE TO CUBA.
An Order Prescribing Regulations
for Their Free Entry.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Acting Sec
rotary of War Meiklejohn issued an
order to-day prescribing regulations for
the entrance into Cuba free of duty OF
graded cattle for breeding purposes, ana
in compliance with the departments
recent circular. The order restricts
the period of admission until July 1st
next Cattle shall be entered only at
Havana, Cienfuegos. Neuvitas and
Manzanillo, where proper inspection
will be established: that none but pure
bred or graded cattle immune from the
effects of the fever or not less than
one-half blood of a recognized breed.
shall be admitted. This latter provis-
sion is qualified so that cattle of
recognized breed. if less than one-half
blood, or graded cattle. whether of
recognized breed or not, may be adj
mitted duty free, if proof is presented
that they are suitable for breeding pur-
poses.