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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

| Scarf Endorsed for Circuit Judge and
Tuttle Renominated for School Com
missioner. An Enthusiastic
Gathering or Workers.
10 spite of the bad roads full delega-
tions were present from every township
in Gratiot at the republican county
convention held in Ithaca last Friday.
The utmost harmony prevailed and
the deliberations were marked bv wise
foresight and care which is forerun-
ner of success this coming election.
At eleven o'clock the convention Was
called to order by Hon. A. b. Darragh,
chairman OF the county committee, who
briefly called the attention OF the dele
gates to some of the lessons taught by
the late election and urged them to do
everything possible to win success for
the ticket this spring. BY direction of
the county committee K. S. Miller was
called to the chair and began the rou.
tine work without the usual speech.
A l.. tiles of Bethany was elected
temporary secretary and the following
committees we've appointed:
CredcntIals-H l.. Boyle. Wheeler;
c. j. Chambers, New Haven; |. S.
Scaver, Fulton.
Permanent Organization and order
of Business-A. b Darrsgh, St. Louis ;
Ii. W. Sandal, Pine River; f. A.
Becker, Lafayette.
Resoutions-O NJ. Everden, St.
Louis; NJ. Il. Salter, Ithaca; j. ID.
Spinney, Arcadia.
The convention then took recess
until 80 for dinner.
On reassembing at the appointed
time the committee ON c.edentilas re-
ported the following gentlemen en-
Titled to seats:
AEcApA-W. 5 Turck. T. A Ely, Carts Brown.
John Glass W. Holmes c. ;. Ward. Geo
Snarrar, i. ID. Spiunty, John Rush, G.. l..
Dcetau. Win Wilson.
-. j. ~ n l..
Giles, Thomas Holton.
EMERsON-J. Gidley. G.. Az Vandeyenter, ".
NJ om,tock Geo. Coleman 'G II. Wilton
FULroS-I ). Seaver. NJ. c. Chidister. Il. W
Groom, o. b DoaHc, Vim. II Nanderzee
IrHAcA-Jno. NJ Everden, NJ; II. oalter; \
) barber, A Il Lane, j q kress, Frank NJ
scott, Theodore Ryckman.
HAMILroS-Jno X Williams. f p. Potter.
RObt. j. Diiworth.
NORTH STAR. Mcbride, Lyman Nelson,
Douglas Cowdrey, Il. G. Shaw, Jas. w. Mouser.
NEWARK: A H. Maurer, Sidney Beechler
Chas Wiseman, II X. Munson.
WHEELER-Jno. G. Watson Newell Bradford,
II. L Boyle, JAS Wilson, All + Crawford
Geo. Poland
sEvILLE-w; G. Mallory, r. S Miller, J. n.
Nixon, Delon Fleming.
PINE RIvER-Otto Y, Mey, II W. Sandal,
Frank M Freer, t. j. Clare
ST LouIs-at large o. NJ. Everden, ist ward
&C. l. kaunce End. ward-C. C. Porter, Sra.
ward-A. b, Darragh. Jno. II. Wilson, 4th
ward-A. 5. Mclntyre, b W. Blair. A. ii
Lowry.
New HAVEN c. j. Chambers. c. D. wiles,
l.. b. Wolford, NJ G. Morse.
ELBA-E Meachsm. Chas Kerr, John Willis
Geo. c. Bennett Frank Newson, ID, w. &,
tiffany.
suMsBR-Edwin smead, L J Blair, C
Prime, j. K. Booth, q. X. Eastman.
WAsHIsGIoS-John Brown, VIM Stone
man, VIM. b. Foster. VIM II Smith.
LAFAYErTE-B Frank McNan j. q. Petit,
K. NJ Becker, Chas Federspel, Finley Mcln
tosh.
NORTH SBADE-Jno o. Clark d L. Straight,
Geo Butcher, I. { Houghtaling.
ihe report was adopted and the
committee on permanent organization
gave its report as follows:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
Outing Magazine for March.

Outing for March carries us through
the sporting fields of many lands
North, South, East and West contribute
to the entertaining matter of season.
able and most attractive number
The illustrations are numerous and
beautiful The contents are. "A
North Greenland Walrus Hunt" by G.
II. Clark; LA Casa de Las Bruias, q"
by Mabel Boyd; "A Tapir Hunt" by
G.. +. Mitchell; Sports of the Sa.
moans," by l.. p. Churchill; Grabbing
in Great South Bay" The Chase of
the Coyote by ID. W. Fenton, DR.;
Cycling in the Sandwich Islands, by
L. p. Terry; Winter sports in Switzer-
land" by Alice G. Hall: "Skiing to
Desolation Lake" by w. ii. Elmer;
"Rishing in Florida Waters" by ".
De Hart; Water Bicycles" by f. p.
Bunyea; "Amateur Rod Making" by
II. G. Daniels, and the usual editorials,
poems and records.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

Senator Glddlngs spent Saturday
and Sunday in the city.
j. Allen and II. }. Fraker of Ithaca
were in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. A. Hilton is improving from
her severe attack of the grippe
Col. l.. SAVERS is about again after a
prolonged fight with the grippe.
G. w. Tam, of the Detroit Free
Press, was in the city Friday last.
The Monday Club will meet with
Mrs. Humphrey on Monday, March 6.
IL. j. Tyroler left Wednesday morn
ing for his annual spring trip 20 New
York.
Mrs. G.. G. Barton is so far recovered
from her severe burns as to be about
to limited extent.
p. S. Leonard of Coe has ordered
fine monument of w. P. Richards TO
be placed on his lot IN the city ceme-
terry.
l.. w. Humphrey returned from
Pama, Jackson county, Friday, having
been called thither by the death of his
foster-father
A large party Of the g. A. K. and w.
r. c. visited Henry Dawson, in Beth.
any, and enjoyed social afternoon.
last Saturday.
Those desiring chimneys cleaned can
secure the services OF "Reddy' Homes
Who is prepared to do the work in the
most approved style
Landlord Ease of the New Harring-
ton was in Dewagiac last week on
business Clerk Parkes conducted the
house in his absence.
w. p. Richards, the Marble Works
man, received a flattering notice in the
last issue of Chicago paper devoted
to the marble interest.
Mrs. A. S. Mcintyre is about again
after the grippe, but was taken with
severe attack Of palpitation of the
heart Saturday evening.
f. M. Frear left Tuesday to attend
the state convention at Jackson and
also to visit old friends and scenes
He expected to return last night.
The w. r. c. will give a five cen:
supper at the residence of Mrs. w IL.
Hays on North street Wednesday,
March 8, from p. m, until all are
served. Come out and get a square
meal.
A. B. Darragh, o. NJ Everden, DR..
Wheeler, A. S. Adams, c. P. Faunce,
J. r. Wilson, A. II. Lowry, A. S. Nc
Intyre, +. w. Blair and others were in
ithaca attending the county conven-
ton Friday.
The late cold spell of weather froze
the water in the jacket surrounding A.
w. Pequegnat's Old's engine and split
it in two parts. Am" is now figuring
on some way to repair the break with
out buying new casting.
Mrs. William Clark of Wheeler who
has been bed-rdden and helpless for
over a year, died at her home February
10 of paralysis and was buried Tues.
day. the 21st. The remains being in
TERED in the Breckenridge cemetery.
Col. j. A. Elwell returned Friday
evening last from an extended visit
east and in Detroit. While in Detroit
the colonel succumbed TO the bandish-
ments of la grippe and stayed with his
daughter. Mrs. f. G. Crane, until he
recovered.
The Mr.. Buckley whom reports gave
out as dead last week is still very much
in evidence. Some neighbors children,
who saw long box go to the house,
went into the house, and saw Mr..
Buckley, who was suffering from a
slight attack of the grippe, lying on
the bed covered with spread, and
went out and told that Mr.. b. was
dead.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
Ninety Per Cent .

Of the people are afflicted with some form
of humor, and this causes a variety of dis
eases. The reason why Hoods Sarsaparilla
cures when all others fail il found in the
fact that it eilectually eXpels the humor.
Scroiula, salt rheum, boils and all eruptions
are permanently cured by this great medi
cine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
March Ladies' Home Journal


The March Ladies' Home Journal
has noteworthy feature IN the page
showing Pope Leo XII as He Lives in
the Vatican The pictures were made
by the only photographer who has been
admitted TO the Vatican for number
OF years, consequently they offer the
first close view the public has had in
a long time of the Pope and his sur
roundings. An article that will be
widely read figures out The American
Girls Chances of Marriage" and an
other. "Soclal Life IN Americas French
City gives really charming glimpse
into the exclusive Creole circles of
New Orleans. The Most Wonderful
Musical Festival in America" recalls
the great Peace Jubilee held at Boston
in 1872, with its seventeen hundred
instrumentalists and chorus of seven
teen thousand. Churches Decorated
for Weddings" The Prettiest Country
Homes in America" Flowers and
Flower Beds" and Fifteen Good Man.
ties and Fireplaces" are shown from
the photographs submitted In the con-
test for Journal prizes. lin Nature
Garden" pictures and describes our
wild flowers so Identification will be
easy. The article is by Neltjie Blan-
chan and is the first of series.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
Report Of COMMITTEES.

Your committee on Permanent organization
and order or business beg leave TO report
LIST. That the temporary organization be made
permanent.
2nd. The selection of two tellers
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Bird Report OF committee on credential.
4th. Report OF committee permanent organiza-
ton and order OF business.
5th. Report of committee on resolutions
9TH Ballot on candidate for circuit Judge.
9Th Appointment by the chair OF a committee
of three 10 select and report names OF II dele
gates t. Judicial convention.
sth. Nomination OF candidate for commits
siOner of schools
9th Election OF IL delegates To state conven-
ton.
ION Report OF committee on selection % dele
A b Darragh.
Henry W Sandal.
Z. VI Becker.
This report was also adopted after
some explanations and attempted
amendments, the feature of having a
committee to select delegates to the
judicial convention being the point at
tackled
H. l.. Boyle of Wheeler and G. A.
Vandeventer of Emerson were appoint
ed tellers, the officers were sworn in
and the routine work was taken up.
First came the selection of Gratiot's
candidate for circuit judge and it took
an informal ballot to make known who
were in the field no names being pre-
sented. The ballot stood Scarf AZ,
Giddings "a, Leet 3, Sawyer 8, Potts 2,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
Battles and
Diseases.

This as the story of uho participated IN many
naval and infantry engagements during the
From zV0ndS receioed then he suffered or years, hut
today, rej0iceS IN rene1eed strength.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
GRAIN, ETC.

sDetroit-Hay No timothy. ~ ~ per ton.
Potatoes, 35c per bu- Live Poultry, spring
ducks. SC. Eggs, strictly fresh. 2Sc per doz.
Butter. best dairy isc per ib creamery &c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

Hoods Sarsaparilla never disappoints.
1t may be taken for impure am, .... ovcr-
ished blood with perfect confidence tina 30
will cure.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
The Best Cough Remedy on Earth.
Warmers White Wine of Tar

Syrup, Consumption Cure, cures
a cold in Fl hours if taken in time
and does not stop a cough in one
minute by paralyzing the throat,
but it cures the disease and leaves
the throat and lungs healthy and
strong. IS and so cts.
For Sale by SHARRAR & MULHOLLAND
successors TO b. = webb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

Hoods Pills are the best family cathartc
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
ST. LOUIS.

Mrs. j. o. Hilton is down with the
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-15

does not spare herself. The charge is
made by DR.. Embree's friends that DR..
Thorpe urged the woman to pursue Dr.
Embree, and this charge is largely
responsible for the wide breach in the
church. When Mrs. Brooks made her
charges there was an official inVeStlga-
ton and she told her story, but DR..
Embree was eXonerated.
Mrs Brooks lives in a room at the
southeast corner of Sixth street and
Kansas avenue with her son who is
about IA years old. She lives in one
room and the habitation bears the
stamp of poverty, so that whatever she
has done it is evident that she has not
profited greatly in a. financial way She
is divorced from her husband who was
a minister. She came to Topeka a little
over two years ago with her two chill
how her husband was trying to kidnap
the children. She frequently put
dresses on the boy to prevent her huS-
band from Identifying him. During the
session of the legislature she was a
frequent visitor at both houses.
When Mrs. Brooks was seen at her
room she protested that she had no de-
sire to injure DR. Embree and she at
first denied any knowledge of the con-
troversy. She said she did not want to
testify
Another charge that is to be filed be-
fore the conference is that of drunken
ness. 1t is charged that DR.. Embree
was employed to perform a marriage
ceremony in Auburndale and was un-
under the influence of liquor.
r. B. Welch, who has acted as attor-
ney for DR.. Embree, said today: Il am
perfectly conversant with this whole
transaction. DR.. Embree had suffered
greatly from the effect of the charges
made against him and the subsequent
trial last summer. He took bromidia for
his nerves. Before he started for Au-
burnda1e to perform this ceremony he
took some of this medicine and he sup
poses got an overdose. He said that he
was unable to see distinctly and was
in a daZed condition while he was in the
house. He did not perform the cere-
mony because the interested parties
thought that he was intoxicated and he
left the house. He walked from Au-
burndale to his home without assist
ance and held family prayers and re-
tired. That is the whole story and it is
the one on which the foundation for the
charge of drunkenness has been built"
DR.. Embree was seen last evening be-
fore he left for Hiawatha but declined
n
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-15
NEW FEDERAL BUILDING.
Addition to the Postofice Costing
$4,000 to Begin May 1.

The dilapidated brick building on the
government property on Kansas avenue
adjoining the postoffice will be sold and
removed by May l, and soon after that
date the erection of the handsome new
addition to the present federal building
will be commenced.
The addition will cost $75, 900. The re-
naming $4,000 of the $S5, 900 apprOpria-
tion secured by Congressman Curtis
just before the adjournment of congress,
will be used in remodeling the present
building.
Congressman Curtis, who is now at
his home in this city, says that a gov
ernment inspector will be here within
a few days to look over the ground and
gather information for the plans and
specifications of the new building. AS
soon as the specifications are completed
bids will be asked for
Mr.. Curtis says it is the intention to
devote the entire lower floor of the ad-
dition to the poStOffice department, and
that the lobby in the present building
will be enlarged. The second floor viii
be reserved for the United States pen
sion office, and a part of the third floor
fitted up as a permanent home for
Weather Observer Jennings. The re-
mainder of the space on the third floor
will be divided into offices for the use
of various departments
The addition will be completed by
fall and will give Topeka one Of the
handsomcst and most cOmmodiouS fed
eraI buildings in the west.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-15
WIDOWS STRANGE WHIM.
Wife Had Husbands Body In Glass
Case In Parlor.

here Yesterday for a receiver for the First
National bank ends a peculiar story
The bank was established by DR.. George
w. Marvin A few months after organ
izing it he married Mrs Cunningham. a
widow. who brought to him a large amount
of property. which was added to the cap
ital of the bank. A few months after the
marriage Mrs. Marvin died and DR.. Mar
vim soon married Miss Trammell, a type
writer. They were married at midnight,
and much mystery surrounded the affair.
In 1892 Marvin died and Mrs. Marvin
married Joseph E. Bivins, who succeeded
to Marvins fortune and became president
of the bank. Mrs. Bivins died in 1896,
leaving all of her property to Bivins.
was Mrs. Bivins' treatment of her first
husbands (Marvin's) body. She had it
perfectly embalmed by an expert and
placed in a glass case in her parlor. The
coffin so arranged that whenever she
entered the room an electric motor forced
it up to upright position. After her
marriage to Bivins this ghaStly spectacle
was relegated to the graveyard.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-15
OTIS is SUSTAINED
BY the Government in His Action Re-
garding Spanish Prisoners.

Washington, March 15.-Gen. Otis, in
forbidding further negotiations between
the Spanish at Manila and the insur-
gents. touching the surrender of Span
iSh prisoners held by the latter, acted on
his own authority. The government has
not sent him any instructions on this
point, but it will unquestionably sup
port him to the extreme in any action
of that kind he may take. 1t is said
at the state department that there have
been some exchanges between the
United States and Spain through in
direct channels touching these particu-
lar prisoners, dating back to the sign
ing of the protocol last August. The
United States government undertook
finally to secure the release of the pris-
oners. 1t never contemplated trying to
secure their release by ransom, but
simply through the suppression of the
inSurrection, and can not be held by any
requirement of international law to do
more than has been done to secure the
release of the prisoners.
There will be no relaxation of the ef-
forts in this direction, but as the United
States campaign in the Philippines is
conducted with all the energy possible
and as the release of the prisoners de-
pends upon the issue of that campaign,
there can be no complaint of failure
on the part of the United States to meet
its obligations. In preventing the Span
ish government from negotiating direct
ly with the insurgents it is said here
that Gen. Otis was undoubtedly correct
in his attitude 1naSmuch as the rati-
fication of the peace treaty has not been
effected, the United States and Spain
are still technically in a state of war,
qualified only by the operation of the
protocol suspending hostilities. In this
condition there is no authority on the
part of the Spaniards to negotiate with
the insurgents without the explicit con-
sent of the United States. Under the
rules of war alone there would still be
ample warrant for any action Gen. Otis
might take calculated to prevent the
insurgents from receiving supplies of
food, clothing, munitions of war or
money, for the latter can always with
more or less difficulty be resolved into
the former, even in the face of block
ade. If the Spanish minister of foreign
affairs feels called upon to address him
self respecting this subject to the state
department, directly indirectly, he
undoubtedly would be informed that
Gen. Otis must be sustained, though re-
assured as to the Intentions of the
United States to use all proper efforts
to carry out it's undertaking.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-15
Visits the Suburbs of Birming-
ham, Ala, This Morning.
Three Churches and a Dozen
Dwellings Wrecked.
FACTORIES UNROOTED
Damage to Property Was Very
Severe,
But No Loss of Life Has Been
Reported.

Birmingham, Ala, March ia tor
nado early this morning wrecked a
dozen or more dwellings, and three
churches and unroofed several factories
at Avondale and Woodlawn, suburbs Of
Birmingham, but no one was injured as
far as is known.
The roof of the Sloss furnace cast
house was blown off. The laundry of
the Avondale mills was destroyed and
a dozen cottages at that place were lev
elled to the ground. Between AVOndale
and WOodlawn, the storm passed up the
Fifth avenue road and moved every
house it struck from it's foundations.
At Woodlawn, Woods machine shop,
two negro churches and Is or 20 cot
tages were destroyed. Mrs. Annie john
son who occupied an old store on the
Fifth avenue road was buried under the
falling timbers but is not fatally hurt.
The damage as far as known will
amount to about $40, 900.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-15
THE ROW OVER GOMEZ
Is Growing In Intensity-His oppon
ents Preparing to Stand
From Under.

Havana March 15.-The action Of Civil
Governor Mora and the police department
in attempting to prevent yesterdays pop
Maxine Gomez is strongly censured today
and the ill-feeling against the police runs
high. The people consider that their
rights and freedom have been attacked
The action of General Brooke in restrain
ing the Cuban authorities from interfer-
ing has pleased the people and is favor
ably commented upon.
the police force who were formerly in the
Cuban army will resign.
stroy the popularity and efficiency of the
new police force.
kilograms from all parts of the island, ex
pressing the peoples allegiance and loyal
ty to him and to Cuba. General Cespe
dos. who defended Gomez at Saturdays s
session of the military assembly, has re-
signed his membership of that body
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-15
Which Has Been Cut Off From
the World Over a Month.
SICK AND STARVING
Passengers Have DWindled
Down to Six.
The Others Have Walked Out
From Time TO Time.
Rescue Will Now Be Attempted
With Snow Sleds.

Cheyenne, Wyo., March 15.-The snow
bound train on the Cheyenne & North
ern at Wheatland has been abandoned
by the company officials who will take
steps to rescue the passengers by means
of sleds.
The train, which consisted of a pas
senger car and caboose, left Orrin
Junction, 154 miles from here, on Feb
ruary 2, expecting to reach here in one
day. 1t took two days to reach Iron
Mountain, a way station, where snow
drifts of fifteen feet were encountered
There were five trainmen, twenty-five
section hands and twenty-five passen-
gers. For fourteen days continuously
afterward the men shoveled snow and
foraged for provisions, which, after the
third day, consisted of bacon and beans
Four women passengers were provided
for during the first week of the trains
Imprisonment at a ranch in the vicinity,
but later returned to the train when
their food gave out. The section hands
and passengers gradually made their
way through the snow on foot to Chey-
enne, until at the present time there are
only six passengers remaining with the
train, including the four women pas
sengers They have no blankets and
have kept from freezing with difficulty.
VIM m.Pettigrew, Douglas, Wyo., J. Owens,
Wheatland, Wyo., and John Cappley,
Aberdeen, s. D., arrived here today,
having walked from the snowbound
train at Iron Mountain to the relief
train, distance of ten miles. Cappley
had a foot frozen, and all were suffer-
ing from scurvy, the result of improper
ly cooked food. All those on the impris-
oned train are victims of dysentery and
are in weakened condition. Three
women the train-MiSSeS Anna
Morrison and Lizzie Callahan, Chey-
enne, and Miss Mary Robinson, Gale
ton, Pa 1t will be impossible to rescue
the imprisoned train for some days.