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

Now York. with all it's greatness, is
ia some respects the most condensed
place on earth. Down in Mulberry
street there is a shop just wide enough
for a cobbler's bench and hardly long
enough 10 permit three customers TO
stand in line. Here the Industrious
doctor Of s0les sits all day long and
plies his trade Interrupted occasional
ly by customer, who obscures his
day light
There are cigar stores so diminutive
that a man can scarcely turn around
in them In Broadway, not far from
Herald Square. Is a place for the sale
of the fragrant weed in which a Gus
toner can hardly lift his arm without
knocking down "a box OF cigarettes
OH pile of stoEios. It's the proper
thing for the purchaser 10 back out
Ot the place after cautiously applying
the match 10 his recently acquired
CIGAR.
Smallest Of all is restaurant near
the South ferry. where there are a
shelf and three chairs, and the pies are
placed ON edge On busy days those
who desire the particular brand Of
crullers, stew and coffee offered there
for sale are obliged TO wait outside the
o. Tor u place At the shelf.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
College Department.
Devoted to the interests Of
Alma College.

Miss Gibbs has returned from her Wis
il home for two weeks.
The Philomatheans will give their
Public in the near future.
The Sophomore exhibition will be
given the third week in March.
Wesley Sidebotham was elected into
the Zeta Sigma society Monday.
A. q Weight will preach AT the Ely
school house next Sunday at 100 p. N
The Adelphics will give their banquet
TO the Philomatheans the first week
after the spring vacation.
Prof. Ewing has been absent several
days on account of the serious illness OF
Mrs Ewing, who is ut the ST Louis
Sanitarium.
DR.. Bruske preached in Bay City and
West Bay City Sunday morning and
evening, and while there procured four
new scholarships for Alma College.
The basement of the college is being
somewhat remodeled, the classes in
chemistry having increased so that
larger accommodation are necessary for
laboratories.
1t is expected that Prof II. I. Mill
ken will be at the college on Tuesday of
next week 10 make whatever arrange
ments are necessary TO organize class
for instruction on the violin.
Delegates from the Saginaw cOnven-
tion of the Y NJ. c. A. returned Mon
day morning All report il as being
one Of the best ever held in the state.
About two hundred delegates were
present from the various associations of
the state. Alma's delegation numbering
Is, being the largest present.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
August Flower.

1T is surprising fact, saws Prof
Houton, that i'll my travels III all parts
of the world, for the last ten years. have
met more people having used Green S
August Flower than anv other remedy,
tor dyspepsia, deranged liver and stom.
ach, aud for constipation. find for
tourists and statesmen, or for persons
filling Office positions, where headach hes
and general bad feelings from irregular
habits exist, that Green's August Flow.
er is a grand remedy. 1t does not in
lure the system by frequent use, and is
excellent for sour stomachs and indi-
gestion." Sample bottles free at Shar-
rer * Mulholland 5, successors 10 Il. s
Webb. Sold by dealers in all civilized
countries. lOlI-Sm
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

MORTGAGE sALE-Default having been
gag, executed by Sarah L. Towner and Henry
: Towner 10 Rachel Mcpherson, dated Jan.
uarS q, 1897 aud recorded In the office OF the
register OF deeds for Gratiot county in Miyhi-
gan. on January %. 1897 in liber "a OF IN I
gages. on page 1859 on which mortgage thertJ.r
claimed 10 De- due at the date OF this notice
ninety-four dullars and twenty three cents, be-
sides an attorney fee of twenty dollars, -tpu
lated IN said mortgage 10 be pHic. should any
proceedings De taken 10 forCclose said mort.
gaze, and no suit or proceedings AZ law or in
equity having been instituted TO recover any
part oil the debt secured by said mortgage.
therefore by virtue OF the power Of sale I'm said
mortgage contained, and of the statute In such
case made and provided, notice l. hereby given.
that on Apri ~, 1899 at one O'Clock In the after
noon, at the north front door OF the court
house Tor Gratut county. in Michigan. ia the
VlltGN ~ Ithaca. ~ ,aid county. there will he
~Old at public venduC. TO the highest bidder the
premises IN aid mortgage described. viz. The
hotth.cHst quarter OF tn north.rart quarter of
section nineteen IN township eleven north. Of
range two west ia Michigan. Said sale will be
made subject to the payment OF the remainder
ul said mortgage not Vet due and being six
hundred and nifty dollars due January q. 1870
with Interest payb thereon at seven per cent.
computed from January ~. 1899
Dated January y. lS9l.
Rachel MCPHEtSOS
Mortgage
PERKINS ~ BALDWIN
Attorneys for MOrtgagec l03,.l3w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
WIN. OHUBB.

| MORTGAGE SALE-Dcfaull having been
vi made for more than thirty days in the pay
| ment oil interest overdue and payable on n
mortgage dated May nth 1889. mad, 10y Nettie
A. Todd 10 Mary y. Croul. and recorded in the
Office OF the register OF deeds uf the county OF
GratlOt ia the state of Michigan on May I'D
! 1889 IN libcr 50 of mortgages. on page ll6, aud
assigned by said Mary N. Crou 10 Isabelle G.
! Bradpeer, by al assignment in writing dated
! June 2Uth. 1899, and recorded December 18th.
! 1885 ia the office OF the register of dueds OF
said county, ia liber II OF assignments OF mort.
cages on page 52i; the said Isabelle {. Brad
beer, by right given by said mortgage, has
made and hereby does make the whole princi
pal sum OF said mortgage and the interest a..
CruCd thereon, now due and payable. there ls
claimed To be- due on said mortgagc al the date
OF this notice, for principal and interest, thu
sum OF seventeen hundred eighty-siX and
ninety ore hundrcdths ,fl1s6OJ dollarr; no
suit or proceeding at law has been Instituted TO
/ recover the amount secured 10y said mortgage.
or any part thereof The said mortgage con
tains a power of sale which has become opcr-
atiye by reason OF the said default In the con-
ditiOns thereof
Now. therefore. notice Is hereby given that
sgd mortgage Will be fOreclosed 10y virtue of
said power oi sale and in pursuance of the
provisions Of the statute Ia such case made
aud provided 10y sal ~ the murtgaged
premises. at public auction tu the highest bid
der, on
Friday. the oath day OF March. 1880.
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon. at the front
door Of the court house in the village Of Ithaca
IN the county Of Gratiot aud state OF Michigan
q hat being the place OF holding the circuit
court OF said county. or so much thereof IS
may be necessary To satisfy the amount due on
said mortgage. "a above sol forth, with the In.
terest thereon. aud the costs, charges. *.
penses and attorney fee allowed by law, and
provided for In said mortgage said premises
are described as lOllOws, tO-wit:
That certain piece or parcel OF land situated
Ia the township Of North shade, N the county
Of GratiOt ard state II Michigan, known and
described as the north east quarter OF sccti n
twenty one t2l) town niue o., north Of range
I four - vest
Dated. Ithaca Michigan. December ~, 1895
ISABELLE & HRADDEER.
Assignee OF Mortgage
william p NCCCRgLr
Attorney FOR Assignee Of NoTteaRpe
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
A Giant NIoose Head.

.y largest moose head on record is
ia the possession Of Mr.. w. +. Sheard
of Tacoma, Wash. 1t is the head OF an
Alaskan moose and the antlers meas
ure from tip to tip feet inches
The widest moose antlers in England
were In tic possession OF his royal
highness the duke Of Edinburgh. They
measured 5Jl4 inches across or 2inch
under feet. The Alaskan specimen, 6
inches higher than a 6-foot man. is
also immensely wide and massive i'm
tie palm" Of the horns.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

LlppinCOlt Magazine Tor March.
The complete novel in the March issue
of Lippincott's is The Sport Of Circum-
stances" by Clariuda Pendleton Lamar,
a tale of modern southern life, Joseph
a. Nuuez, in an article on CUBA, -
gives timely and interesting facts relat-
ing to animal and vegetable life in our
new possessions "Recollections of Lon.
don Lawyer" by G.. Burnett Smith,
tells amusing incidents of London law
courts, especially connected with the
career Of Moncagu Williams. owen
Hail, in perialism-An Estimate,
talks about the policy of colonization.
"Brainerd' s Idol, by Wm T. Nichols,
is tale of an ambitious editor, and is
followed by the Perception of the
Picturesque by J. Hunter William NJ
Tisdale gives an interesting sketch OF
Chinese Physicians in California,
with details about their prescriptions
and diagnosis. "Mendicity as Fine
Art is treated of 10y Francis J Ziegler
Geraldine Bonner has a romantic story
entitled His Honor. In the Night, -
a poem, is by the we'll known author OF
"Nocturnes of New York, Charles G.
ID Roberts.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

In the spring the human body needs
assistance to throw off the stagnaton
produced by winter diet As the tenn
perature rises under the growing heat
of the suns rays, we feel tired. hall
sick and low in spirits, because the
blood is sluggish and full ofimpurities
Dr. J. II McLean's strengthening Cor.
dial and Blood Purifier is a reliable
spring remedy to invigorate the blood
and give tone 10 the digestion. Price
soc and 81 bottle. SHARRAR &
MULHoLLAND. Successors TO b. 5
Webb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
An Old House.

Dee oldest house IN America is in
ST. Augustine. Fla. In 1864, is was
built by the monks Of the Order Of
81. Francis and the whole of the solid
structure is composed of coquina, a
combination OF see shells and mortar,
which is almost indestructable When
Francis Drake sacked and burned the
town this was the only house left In
the trail of destruction. 1t has been
purchased by the we'll known antiqu-
ariGn. J. W. Henderson, who will make
il his winter residence.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

After using a 10 cent trial size OF Ely's
Cream Balm you will be sure TO buy the
50 cent size. Cream Balm has no equal
in curing catarrh and cold in head Ask
your druggist for it or send TO cents to
us,
ELY BROS, So Warren St, y. Y. City.
] suffered from catarrh three years; il
got 50 bad could not work; used two
bottles Of Ely's Cream Balm and am en-.
tirely we'll, would not be without it, -
a {. Clarke, 34I Shawmrt Ave. Boston.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

HE COURSE OF THE DESPAICH.
chair He could not catch the eye OF
his friend TO communicate 20 him by
signs.
He called the Dover Office to connect
him with Calais. across the Channel;
then the operator there put him on
with Paris. thence with Chalon, Cobl-
entZ Brussels. Ostend, and back 10
England with his comrade across the
way
Then he sent the following mess
age: If 10 is possible for you TO re
turn my pipe without it being com
PEELED 10 follow the route of my des-
patch. please do so Immediately. 4"
His friend happened to have an as
sistant, who took the pipe over at once
T his message travelled through Eng
land, France, Germany, Belgium and
England.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
Il wonderful Carmel.

The Queen of England is possessed
of one Of the most remarkable articles
ever made in prison The superintend-
ent OF Agra jail two years ago received
an order 20 weave a carpet of special
design for her majesty. On il % OF the
deftest convicts of the establishment
have been engaged. The carpet meas
ures ~ feet 10y 40 feet, and is estimat-
ed 10 contain no fewer than 10000 900
stitches
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

Students passing the examination will
receive a diploma which will admit
them TO the ninth grade Of any school in
the county or to the Agricultural Col
lege. The scholarships viii be awarded
from their examination.
q. G.. FUTILE.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
A BLACK Record.

There is no part of the world which
has such a black record for wrecks IA
the narrow Baltic sea The number in
some years has averaged more than
one day, the greatest number OF
wrecks recorded in one year being 15I.
About 80 per cent. Of these vessels
became total wrecks, all the crews be
ing lost.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
, Churches ! Societies.
SOCIETIES.

Regular meeting Of Fitz James Lodge,
No. 90 X. of p tonight. Work in the
first rank.
The lecture in the NJ h CHURCH last
Friday was not very well attended, Il
face to be deplored, as the lecturer de-
served much larger audience. The
next number Of the course will be by
Rev. G w Blodgett on March II, and
he will very appropriately take for his
subject, st Patrick. Ireland and the
Irish"
CHURCHES.
Subject of the morning sermon at the
Methodist church. THE Ministry of
Sickness" evening, THE Young Man
away from Home Everybody wei.
come.
The subject of the morning sermon at
the Presbyterian church will be, The
Lamb Of God :" evening, Logs and
Specks - Sabbath School at IL 80 a. IN. !:
Endeavor meeting at G:30 a. IN All
are welcomed.
At St. Johns church. Third Sunday in
Lent. Sunday School at 80 p. m.
Holy Communion at : 80 a. IN. Even
ing services 7:8O. Wednesday. March
sth, services 9:l5 q. IN. and on Friday.
Mursh ~ al 3op. IL.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
A Card.

We. the undersigned, DO hereby agree
to refund the money on a 30 cent bottle
Of Greeue's Warranted Syrup of Tar if
II fails 10 cure your cough or cold We
also guarantee 25-Cent bottle 90 prove
satisfactory or money refunded
BIvINS X RHODES
Alma, Mich.
FRED HUDSON.
lN3U-Gno. RiTerdals, Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
A LONG WAY AROUND.
A Cabie Mesnge over Five Lands to =
Man Across the street.

The telegraph Offices of the London
Brussels and London-Paris cable com
panies are directly opposite TO each
other in one Of those narrow streets OF
London where one hardly has room
enough 10 change his mind.
The operators are good friends, and
often when work is slow cross TO each
other 10 have a friendly chat
1t happened during the English
Soudan war that the operators were
kept constantly at their instruments,
not having time for calls. The operat-
or Of the Paris cable discovered that he
had left his pipe on the table of his
colleague across the way the night
previous.
To go over for II was an impossi-
bility. The clicking of the instrument
would not permit even rising from his
ages, through which persons were led
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
FOR Sale or Rent.

Twenty acre farm, modern new house,
large new barn az q other buildings one
block from Beet Sugar Factory and three
blocks from Union School, Alma. I'm
CURE Of F.E FcSLAsgY.N
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
ElRhth Grade Examinations.

Eighth grade examinations for the
purpose Of examining students from the
district schools who will complete the
course of study this spring will be held
as follows
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
90 sale.

House and lot on Safest, north
Inquire at foundry of J. NJ. Montigel 81
CO.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
STATE OF MICHIGAN
- G tcuit ia ChancCry
NATHAN b BRADLEY
Complainant


Gratiot iu Chan
JOnN NJ BRYsoN JOHN Gerry. al Ithaca
WYCKOff, NANCY DoUG- Mich on the gtf
Las GFORGE lAUKEB. day OF February
GEORGE COOPER. AND ED 1873
WARD ALTMAN
Defendant.
n this cause. IL HppcarinE from diudaNit on
file hat hC def endaut-. George Parker George
Cooper aud Edward Allemsn. are residents oi
this state but their WhefcabOut, are unkuOv n
therefor. on motion OF y .>awy er. solicitor foI
the above named complainant. Il is ordered
the said George Parker George Cooper and I'D
ward Allcman enter their appearance lu said
cause ON or before three month rom the ua Q,
~ this order and thai within twenty days ~,
Complainant aus TIN. order tu hr published iu
The ALMA RCCOEp. a newspaper printed and
circulating In the county of GratlUt AMI stat,
of Michigan. said publication 10 he confirm q
once iu earh W etk for six weeks 90 succession
JOHN u :IINNEY.
Il II SAWYER Circuit curt Commissioner
Solicitor for Com GrHtiOt County. Mich
plaiuant, aud DEVKRt HALL OF Counsel
l0iO.eW
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

A matrimonial lottery takes place
four times a year in Smolensk. Rus
STA 4 young maiden is raffied for,
5000 tickets being issued at / rouble
each. The money is given 10 the girl
rs her dowry, and the holder Of the
lucky ticket marries the girl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

Encouraging lilue rights Is as help
iul as eriticisine great vrcuGs-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
Tn .yth JudicIt

-uit pending
IN The Circuit Tor
the County OF
Gratiot, iu Chan
Gerry. al Ithaca
Mich on the gth
daV OF February
1879.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-05
wAsmSoroNIANs IN PORTLAND
Volunteers Home From Long Service
In the Philippines,

PORTLAND, Nov l,--Four hundred
mon of the First Washington volunteer
regimen, arrived here NJ $50 this after.
noon on two section ot special train.
They were met at the dcpc, by COM
mlttccs from the chamber OF commerce,
Red cross Society and Emergency
Corps and escorted tn the Armory
whore luncheon was crved,
All along the line OF march 10 the
Armory the volunteers N'ccived an Qva-
ton from the crowds OF people who had
gathered To greet them,
Thlrty.two men from company q,
whose homes are In Clarke county. went
direct to Vancouver under the escort Of
a large delegation. including company
q. National Guard ot Washington
This evening they wcN given a reccp-
tlnn by citizens OF Vancouver
Company + OF Dayton wash. lefN Tor
home tonight over the o, r, & n,
Companies a and l., It Is stated. win
40 direct TO Spokane tomorrow.
The remainder of the troops will leave
here at o'clock tomorrow morning for
Tacoma and Seattle.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-05
MILES AT PORT TOWNSEND
Rumor That the Government VIII Make
Extensive Improvements at
Port Wilson,

PORT TOWNSEND. Nov. t--General
Miles arrived here yesterday on a tour
OF inspection OF the triangular system
OF Qualifications on Port Wilson, Mar
rowstone Point and Admiralty Head.
His proposed visit 10 Neah Bay is
significant from the fact tha, some
weeks ago a corps Of government engi-
neers made a survey OF that section. as
well as the bay, and It was rumored
that the government contemplated
oreUlng forts and also building a break
water Tor a harbor Of refuge
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-05

When the kidneys are sound
they draw the uric acid from
the blood. When they are un-
sound the acid remains, to
Shatter the nerves, to weaken
the heart and to dull the brain.
There has never been but
one way by which the kidneys
could be kept in perfect con-
dition and good working order,
and that is, by the use of
WARMERS SAFE CURE.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-05

ment agalns, Santa Marie and for the
difficult and dangerous three weeks
march under Lawton,
only those who we've there can. per.
haps, understand all that this brief rec
ord contains, The title general" be-
slowed by an appreciative administra-
ton on Colonel Summers. was meant
10 honor the regiment as well as its
capable commander The title In this
case meant achievements and sacrifices.
Il meant sickness. wounds and death.
1; mean, an important share In the
work Of carrying out the destiny OF
the greatest natioa the world has ever
seen.
Shall, then, the title general" be be-
slowed reproachlessly by responsible
newspapers upon preening lordting
who remained safely at home when
danger raged? one who, when the
weary soldiers returned from hard
campaign under a tropical sky. posed
in brcadcloth uniform and distended
stomach and exclaimed. with a patron
izing air as the regiment marched up
the san Francisco streets, Veterans!
veterans! vetennsl"
General Beebe" at the head OF the
columns in the oregonian and Telegram
has been affronting the sensIbIli,ies of
sensible oegonians for the past month.
Patience in such a case is a crime.
The people Of Oregon want no more
Of that nonsense. and unless 1t is
stopped General" Beebe, the orego-
mar and the Telegram will hear some
expressions from a suffering public
which will not be agreeable to their
ears
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-05
HAMILTON TO SCHOOL BOARD.
He Refers the Matter TO the School
Children in the Common Arith-
metic Grade.

ASTORIA, Nov. i-EdItor Astorian:
was raised in a section Of the country
where lawsuits We're not tried on the
street corners, in the newspapers, and
by school boards, but in the courts, and
while have been DETAINED for the past
three weeks in a certain newspaper, yet,
thanks to a reasonably thick cuticule,
acquired by short term in public Of
fee in Astoria, l felt able to ignore
some Misrepresentation, as some news
paper men must live, and nothing 50
helps the circulation Of some papers;
yet, upon opening your paper Of this
date, the skin Of ny fingers was well
nigh removed by coming in contact
with the official concentrated lye (?)
specially prepared for me by few Ill
bred peanut politicians in the name Of
the school board Of this district. After
several self-inhicted pinches to con-
vince myself that was not living on
one Of the Solomon island under a can
nibal king, resolved to refute the
aforesaid Misrepresentation and def
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-05
THE POLITICAL
CAMPAIGN ENDED
CONTINUED from first page)

paign which will end next Tuesday in
the election of a full state ticket
The republicans, In the fight for their
ticket have directed their energies
mainly against the democratic leader.
Goebel is also antagonizcd by faction
OF his own party. which placed IN nom
ination state ticket headed by John
Young Brown. This elemsut. under the
name Of Honest Election League" has
wlged bitter personal campaign
against Goebel
ON the other hand. Goebel has the
support of a wen.organized state ma
chine and the endorsement Of the dem
ocratic national committee.