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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

since the passage Of the homestead
law in 1898 the state land ciiicr has
Granted 2,3S0 certificates a. BONE
,toaders who have settled on 'hc .auds
n the northern part of the state aud
ARE making themselves homes The
decision of the supreme court last April
affecting the titles to homestead lands
created "a furore at the time, and the
legislature in special session attempted
To protect the homesteaders by the pas
sage OF a temporary measure This
temporary act has been sufficient to
sage the homes of the settlers until the
present time, but the present legislature
will have to pass new law perfccting
the titles before many new homesteads
will be taken up or the present occu-
pants of homestead lands feel secure.
Several bills have been introduced 20
perfect the law, hut the bill of Repre-
sentative Gillian seems TO meet with
the approval of the land department.
1t provides that there shall be necessary
only one valid sale To give the state
the power to convey IA lille IN the fee
simple TO the bomeste ader
The homesteaders of the state now
hold l79. 80 acres of land in the north
ern counties and are cultivating large
portion of 1t under the state homestead
law. Ina few years the men who
have taken up the land will have com
pletcd their payments and will be the
owners of.valuable farms. The state
still has 276,175 acres land subject to
homestead entry. and with the passage
OF a law TO protect the Lomesteaders
thousands of acres will be taken up. ,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
Alger OF for New York

San Juan. Porto Rico, April o.
Secretary Alger with his party left this
morning by the transport Ingalls, for
New York. where he should arrive on
Friday. The administration of General
Henry, the governor of the island, Is
understood to be entirely satisfactory
to the secretary of war, who entirely
approves his policy.
Although General Alger refrained
from expressing any opinion on the
matter, it is believed that, in his iudg-
ment. the civil government must come
slowly, and that the Porto Ricans must
exercise patience.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
WEST INDIAN REPUBLIC.
cuba Porto Rico and san Domingo May
Fight United states

cuba, Porto RICO and san DOMINGO May
Fight United states
Washington, April 9-Iuspectcr
General Joseph c. Breckenridge has
Just returned from a two months tour OF
inspection IN Cuba and Porto Rico.
There is a growing opposition TO the
United States among certain class in
Porto Rico. General Breckenridge DIS.
covered an already well matured or
gauizqtiou against this country. which
is being developed M Cuua Porto Rico
and san Domingo
The president Of san D,m.nso be-
lieved the acquisition by ,ne United
States OF Cuba and Porto Rico was "a
direct menace 10 the independence of
his own island
H. made this inquiry eft General
Breckenridge: "Wha does lour prc,i
dent proptsr To do with our islands 90
laying particular stress ON Tine word
"our."
lie then said that neither Cuba nor
Porto Rico had benefited 10y The deposit
lion OF Spanish control, and minated
that ali the islands OF that territory
would ultimately combine n Il united
organization to resist the power of the
United States
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

Big Rapids. April About I o'clock
this afternoon Ole NJ. Oieson stepped
INTO Fireman, drag store, and rs they
were all lu,y me- helped himself to Il
heaIacAc powder, u he mad frequently
done before, and stepped back 81 The
prescription case for some water to
wash il down. Bat instead of pouring
ont water from a bottle that i, ulwn, :
kept IA hand with distilled water in. he
took the wrong bottle and filled his glass
win pure carbolic acid, drank it, and
was dead 10 II few minutes As soon
rs he had told them of the mistake
everything possible was done for him.
but 10 no avail
He has served number of years in
the council as alderman. and once re-
fused the nomination for mayor, al
though his election would have fol-
lowed lie had "a beautiful home here
and 20 happy fam'' con i~'ug ct a
Aifr aud three children Mr. Oic,op
yu, "a Kri2'l rempi,. and also i u,cm-
prr 81 -,r,rt t.1crnai insurance or
drrs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

Philadelphia, April 9.-The trial of
Senator Quay and his son, Richard r..
Quay, on charges Of conspiracy in the
alleged misuse OF funds of the Peoples
bank of this city, will be called at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning before Judge
Riddle in the court of quarter session.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

W,s' int, y. y, April "a
.jricr battle occurred At Highland Falls
a, "a late bou, last nigh oelwccn eau
didi'r, i,r admission to West Point a.
cad ON the one side a,d boys If the
village the other. The candidates
are oticnding he preparatory sc. ools
at Hi-hlund Falls prior to being eX-
amucd - West Point rext June for
admittapce 20 the academy. There
we're about 30 Of them in the fight.
but they were outnumberec 3 to l by
the boys If the town. The trouble be-
gan with a hand.to-hand encounter,
and the crowd soon increased To- such
an extent that stone throwing took the
place Of fists Several II Tie candid
atcs were more or less injured. the
mos, seriously hurt being L. ;. Grant,
third. appointed al large by Me presr-
den, Young Grant WAS ASSISTED 20
his quarter, q; Crans,ou', hotel
Many + The town boy, were also bad.
~ used mp rhr services %, ali The
doclor- in Town were required to dre,,
the wounds OF The ~ jared iio,tilitics
continued for nearly IN hoar.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
JUSTICE FIELD DEAD.
EX-JUsTICE Og UNITED STATES ST.
PREME COURT

Pass,d Away LssC Evening Aged %
Yeats
WASHINGTON. Arit 9-Ju-iice Ste
phrn } Fnid If llie Uuiud State, ST.
premc cuur rr,ilco, died at his home
on Capil" Has, ~ his ely, at $50
O'Clock tui- ,v,nii y, - kidney compli-
cauor llc had 3'cu unconscious
since Saturd.>, and death came pain
lessh. Fer ,l,ce Justice Fields :e.
lircmeu' tom he supreme court bench,
OIL Dee l., 1898, he had enjoyed COM
pasalyciy good health. About two
vt,A> 40 hc TOOK long ride IN an
op.n outrage and contracted Il severe
coid. Nhrh rapidly developed the KID
ur, uuubk.s IRON which be had suffer
cd, houeh hut snEht,l, for srme TIME.
Ga Naurdn, m"mipg - change iol the
worst jo. pace and ab"u roon he
los, cous,i.Ishtss. From jhi Time be
sank RAPIDLY nnd cNpi.cd al G:&0 O'clock.
NppIrnug, msln~ have Yet been made
f.. The lulclai. nor Is 1t now known
Mbuc bee wlll lee buried Justice and
Mr.. Field never had any children, ~ d
the only surviving member Of his
fathers family j, the Justices youngest
brother, Dr. Henry Field, the editor of
The Evangelist.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
II Never Dissapponits

People who are troubled with any dis.
case caused or promoted by impure blood
or low state Of the system may take
Hoods Sarsaparlla with the utmost con-
fdence that its faithful use viii effect a
cure. Millions take il as a spring medi'
cine, because they know by experience 1t
is just what the sS stem needs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
Chicago, April . "A Record special


iium GlendiVe. Mont, sars:
An ice gorge in the Yellowstone
river al hi, point caused Tie stream To
overflow last night, droW ming foui per-
sons + GIN more m" missing. Three
spans 1T The steel bridge aic washed
oui, causing loss Of $4,000 The
Northern Pacific tracks are inundated
and possibly washed away for some
distance, aud the loss 10 livestock by
droWnmE will involve a large sum.
The dead persons are:
Mrs r. w. SNYDER, wife OF ranchcr.
Miss Nellie Reagan, her niece
Miss Rose Wybechi, visitor to the
shy der ranch.
Eugene +. O'Connor.
The missing. James sullivan, wife
and -iN children.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

The Hon. john 4. / Huh Chair
man Of Tin Commute on Military At
fairs, contributes to The April number
oi the "North American Review" an
interesting paper on The Organiza-
ton of t e Army. Mr. Hull describes
particularly the previous of the army
organization bill recently passed by
the Fily-iifth Congress. That bill in
lis flushed state he deprecates As the
worst kind of patchwork. which does
lot meet he approval Of any man
ft"iitr with tlc subject.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

Denver, Col April II Mis-, Marie
Burroughs OF the Stuart Robson COM
pany, accidcutIy stabbed Harold Rus
sell of the same company in the face
at the Broadway ;heatcr last night.
During The act Of two Rogues and a
Romance Miss Burroughs part re-
q,Iires that she 80 through the motion
of alabblng Mr.. Russell The scene is
in semi darkness and Mr.. Russell bent
forward rs Miss Burroughs brought
tina weapon down and received deep
wound on the left side of his face His
ininrie, did not prevent HIM leaving
wI'h his company today
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

Traverse City, April Ed Wilson
a conductor on the Chicago d West
Michigan, had his knee cap broken and
his head injured He jumped into II
refrigerator car Ia check. when the
door tell on him, rushing him 20 the
floor
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
Warship sent 70 samoa

Wellington, n. H., April 9.-The
imperial government has accepted the
offer of the colony to dispatch a boat
TO Samoa, but the troops offered are
not required
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
NEWS FOR N|CH|GANDERS.
"A Whole Regiment Of News Items
From Michigan Towns
CAPTURED FOR BRIEF READING.

Newaygo, Mich. April S.-The
bursting ot IA saw IN the TanncwitZ
sawmill. five miles east of here this
morning, split the head of Young Tan
hewitt. aged 20. He died soon after.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

Washington, April 10.--Vicc Presi-
dent Hobart is slightly better today,
but is not yet out of bed. HIS progress,
it is admitted, is not as rapid as had
been hoped for, and he continues very
seriously i'll.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

Itching hemorrhoids were the plague
of my fife. Was almost wild. Deans
Ointment cured me quicklyi and perma-
nently, after doctors had failed" &. +.
Cornwell' Valley street, Saugertios, n. Y
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

NV 49, ''' p ''
Washington, April . -Stephcn John
son Field was born at lIaddam, Conn,
November 4, 1915. tie WAS the son Of
David Dudley Field, and one Of four
brothers who become So famous, David
Dudley, Cyrus W. and Henry II. Field
being the other members Of the great
quartet that made their names known
throughout the world. His early hoy
hood WAS spent AT Stcckbridgc. Mass
At the age of ID stephen j. Field went
To SMYRNA, where his sister Lad married
missionary. The Rev. Joseph Brewer.
who had undertaken an educational
mission 20 the Greeks, and while there
acquired knowledge or oriental IAN
guagc, Returning 70 tins country
after two and half Yeas he later
en,lcd Williams college, from which
he was graduated in 1897, at the head
Of his class Tie then went To New
York. where he entered the Jaw Office
OF his brothe', David Dudley Field.
lie was admitted 10 the bar and became
partner in the firm, remaining a.
such for several Years In lSlS he
vent To Europe and spent some time
there travelling. Ia November, 1919,
hc sailed tor san Francisco around
Cape Horn. uud rutcred upoc the prac-
tee Of law ia me 0ccid,''al m'uoPo-
h, After ,ho.l time he moved TO-
Mal>,i.lc snail mail- camp, and
became one # The founder, ~ what
aftcrward crew 20 hc thriving town.
When ,hc iltlc cry va, organized
Justice Field vas erected ltc aicalGo
@! The place I /, cnicc carricd with
it the dignity # mayor ahd ~ the ,ume
time imposed Sd Jlc du'ie, ot the
bench iieIc ,hc future iuri-t DIS.
pcn,ed Justice and made hl> name wide
ly known throughout the lcreth and
bicadth of The growing COMMONWEALTH.
He wa, elected g. mem .cl o.; 'lr e.>t
legislature Of thc.loi,. . was ta..-
tIal in securing loo' lrr..n favor, 10
,hr mi',l> and aic,d %. shc pass =. 49,
laws mating we, .,.. ..3 u...d
proceed rc Of -" ,'a.. A. ''o.r,cs- #
the se,, on br r,ma,d lo NJ ,yile
and devoted siN 5,m, 20 'Lc practice
Of his profession
He va~ elected a iudgcot'hr supreme
corrt OF California IN l857 for the term
of six Years. Ia 1893 le became chief
Justice, succeeding Chief Justice David
IS ferry. In 1868 prceiden. Lincoln
appointed him associate Justice of the
supreme court OF The United States and
he held that position uutl rs retire
ment on December /. 1891 During
the latter years Of his services on the
bench he was III very feeble health.
His term was the longest in The history
of that tribunal. The great chief ius-
tee, John Marshall, wore the ermine
for a period extending over 81 years.
j was the ambition of the late Justice
Field To surpass tins record, and he
succeeded in doing SO by few months.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

New York, April 9.-James Elsey,
the London messenger boy who left
London April for California Is rival
the recent trip of Jaggers, the messen-
ger boy sent 90 Chicago, arrived here
this evening on the Cunard line Etru-
ria The lad was met at the dock By
the representative of a Broadway tour
ist agency and after being photo
graphed was rushed to the Christopher
street ferry. lie left later for the west
over the Delaware, Lackawanna 4
Western road. Elsey, who is lG years
of age, was dressed in mis- messenger
uniform. On his mead was perched "A
little round English cap bearing the
number rs. Elsey was sent to this
country 10y Henry McCalmont, member
of parliament for New Market, in the
conservative interest, and well known
as sportsman. He is to deliver a let
ter at an address in Hanford, Cal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
To Cure a Cold in One Cav.

Take Warmers White Wine Of Tar
Syrup, the best cough remedy on
earth. IS and so cents.
For Sale by SHARRAR & MULHOLLAND
SUCCESSORS TO u. :. Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

Washington, April Michigan pen
sieus were granted Fulay a. follows:
Original Henry q Meyer. Hastings,
g; William hornbostlc, Marine Ci,y IS
Restoration aad reissue Charlie Ku'e.
dead, Charlotte, sl2 Incrcasc--J hn II
Trangcr, Grand Rapids s. to $40 Milo
Baker Hopkins stanton, y 10 SIP, Ed
mund ID. Bcment Gppd edge, $li @
$24 Sames NJ Wilkins, TesaJurs, SIG
to Sl7 Original widows. etc Nancy
Sager Bradley, $l2 Marie K4'c, Char
lotc, 81.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
SCOTS
Emulsion

prevents consumption ari
, hosts of other diseases which
attack the weak and those
with poor blood.
SCOTS EMULSION is
the one standard remedy for
iaiiamed Threats and lungs,
fJr colds, Bronchitis ard corr
. sumption. II is a food mcdi-
. cine of remarkable power. A
, iood, because it nourisheS the
body; and a medicine, be-
cause il corrects diseased
conditions.
SOC. and 500, all druggists
SCOTT q BOVINE, Chemists. New York
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14


Louisville, Ky. April tn" !,
stern yn"ei steamer john * 5p Il.
.'anrd pl lhr Cincinnati AMI New o..
i",a~ Parac' co4paov, becaur AN.
manageable Nhiic leaving he dock
ia ai,crnoon, oNlng {" trracherou,
current and the high wind prevailing,
aud dritted down the river until she
struck he outer point Of the Kentucky
side OF he dam and settled down TO
the rock bottom. Not one OF the 100
ON board were injured in the least,
some not even getting their tect wet.
Thc iced is valued at $4,000
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

l., A. BAGLEN, I1ysiciuu ami surgeon
II. once. opera House B.ct b.. Once hour ~
10 $50 and tOs p. M Diseases of thccyeAhd car
specially.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

Denver, Col, April 9 United Stats
Senator Henry NJ. Teller has been quite
Ill Of fever resulting from "a severe cold,
contracted while in Coicago hu. 1t j.
announced that the crisis IVA. been pa.-
Scd and that he viii be able to be- ,u
again in few days
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

f. SUYDAM. ". D., Physician aud Surgeon
81. once opposite Chutch Dlo'b
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

Pimples. boils and humors show that
the blood impuro obs Sarsaparilla
is the be b money can
buy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
LODGES.

( LIMA LODGE F.&A. Regular meetings
i on Saturday ON or before fun moon.
". KELLY, ". ".
SEru TUBns. See'y
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

IL GENEIAL INAtfiit
Oncc. POllHsky Block. ilours, <:pJtn o,uoFh
Residence one block north of Alma Roller Mil.
Alma Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
/ Danger
Szx1XE2kzXzEx1szxYsaKUzc9
Signals -!

Do you take cold with
every change in the
weather? Does your throat
feel raw ? And do sharp
, pains dart through your
chest?
Don't you know these arc
danger signals which point
20 pneumonia, bronchitis, or
consumption itself?
Ii you are ail;ng and have
lost flesh lately, they are
, certainly danger signals. The
. question for you 10 decide is,
"ilavc the vitality TO throw
D.f;hcse diseaSes?"
Dol't wait to try SCOTS
.-tiIL55ON Gas "a last re-
.c-t," There is no remedy
"l 10 1t fer terrifying the
Ism. Prevention is easy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

nR y. +. McCLlNToN. Graduate OF the
~ University Of Michigan. General Practice
ONCE ia the New pOllA KS Block. ONCE hours,
$3.50 20 30 H. NJ: $50 90 800 and DD 90 tO p.
m Night calls al residence one mil west ~
town
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
ALMA BUSINESS DIRECTORY
PROBES SIONAL.

nR. GEO. ". PRlNGLE,
~ tENFIAL PRACTICE
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-24
FOR THE HoUSEKEEPER.
some Points which May BE Of Value
to the Young House,
wife.

A novel way TO make sandwiches Is
to use horse-radish grated while fresh,
instead Of mustard. Spread in thin
layer upon each buttered slice, and the
result viii be found an appetizing sur
prise,
Poultry and meat, on being served
cold, llsy be improved in appearance
by glazing. The process is simple. An
excellent glaze may be found by dis
solving half ounce of gelatine in a
pint of water, favoring and coloring
it with extract Of beef. 10 be perfectly
successful, the meat must be cold be-
fore the glaze is put on, and the first
coat should be allowed to dry before the
second Is put, on. The glaze must be
warm and applied with brush.
An oilskin bag for towels, etc, and a
long wrap Of Turkish toweling or fan
mel, with lose sleeves and a hood like
monks cowl TO cover onein the neces-
sary transit from bathhouse to the
water, will be found useful accompani-
ments when bathing from the beach.
A new soda water drink, called "Choc-
olate Friday" is making its way north,
south, east and west from Washing
ton, where 1t originated. y consists
Of large spoonful of ice cream with .
generous supply Of thick chocolate
sirup poured over the top.
A bowl Of hot milk taken Immediately
before retiring is said BY those who
have suffered from insomnia to be a
better soporific than any opiate known
to medical science.N. X. Tribune.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-24
LOST WEDDING RING.
IT'S Disappearance brought This
German, Into Trouble, Aut an
He Was Innocent.

In Germany the custom still prevails
that wives should give their husbands o
wedding ring at the nuptial service In
return for the one they receive from the
man they have accepted.
Married women being generally SUI
. perstitious as to the removal OF their
own wedding rings, 1t will surprise mo-
body TO learn that Teuton danes are
very touchy as regards the respect paid
by their spouses to the token Of bond
age they have accepted. If II be re-
moved from the wedding finger, woe be
to the husband should he be unfortun-
ate enough to be discoveredl
A story comes from Berlin about q
certain poulterer Of Meissen, the loss OF
whose wedding ring utterly destroyed
for time the domestic peace Of his
home. At last, however, he was able to
vindicate his character. His wife was
receiving money at the till one day
when a lady customer walked into the
shop.
"Haye you lost your wedding ring?"
she asked the poulterer.
The eyes of the jealous wife were
fixed upon him. He boldly replied in
the affirmative.
"Well,n said the customer with an
artful smile, shere it is"
The wife glared.
Il bought q sausage here the other
L. y a
the ring. presume it fell from your
finger while you Were making sau-
sages. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-24
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
77T7T w 7-7T
They Are Few in Number. Eut Must
ne strictly Observed al
All Times.

The requirements Of health can be
counted ON the fingers Of one hand.
They are good air, good food, suitable
clothing. cleanliness and exercise and
rest.
The first two requirements affect the
blood, and as the blood circulates all
over the body, every part Of the body.
including the brain, is affected.
Fresh air affects the putty Of the
blood. The freshest sir Is ouS o. doors.
and It Is the duty of every one who
wishes to be healthy to spend certain
amount Of time in the open air.
Good food is not necessarily expensive
food.
Exercise and rest should alternate
and balance each other 1t is quite pos
sible to take too much exercise, and
this side Of the question must be guard
ed against just as carefully as the other.
Women. as a rule, do not rest sufficient
". Every woman should Try during
the day to get few minutes of rest,
even Il Il interferez with her regular
work. Il is impossible Tor her to attend
to the health aud welfare Of her fam.
~ II hcr own health suffers from over
work snd inek oi re<t-N. !. World.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-24

In these hot days many people COM
plain loudly that they perspire too free
III, Hftle thinking that 10 that fact they
owe the good health they enjoy and the
imnlunity from heat prostrhtion or
sunstrokc. Perspiration Is essentialto
health. A person in good health never
satfers from the heat or the cold unless
undaly exposed. One may be incon-
ysnienced, but ~ 10 aconditiop of health
rather to be sought than to be avoided.
Too much OF a good thing, however. -
not desirpble, Proper care of the BODY
proper diet, proper exercise, with prop
er bathing. win produce the normal
oondition--in which condition the heat
will not oppress any one. Let me es-
pecially caution against the too sudden
shocking OF perspiration, Millions OF
canals and tubes from the inner part
OF the body open their little mouths at
the surface and through these chan
nels, as ceaseless as the flow of tame, a
fluid containing the wastes and impuri-
ties Of the system is passing outward
and Is emptied out Of the skin.
This fluid must have exit or we die
in few hours. Ifit does not have vent
at the surface Of the body 1t must have
some internal escape. Nature abhors
shocks as she does vacuum. Heats
distents the mouths OF these ducts and
promotes larger and more rapid flow
of the contained fluid; on the other
hand, cold contracts them and the fluid
is at first arrested, then damned up
and then It rebounds. II these mouths
are gradually closed nature has time
to adapt herself to the circumstances
BY opening her channels into the great
internal waterways of the body and no
harm follows; hence the safety and wis
dom OF cooling off slowly after any ex-
ertion and the danger Of cooling OF
rapidly under the same circumstances.
Encourage perspiration, under proper
conditions and with proper precautions.
Always keep the surface OF the body
warm and clean and at the end OF the
season you will be mentally, morally
and physically sound.-Chicago Chron-
icle.