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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-05-25
Broke His Leg.

An aged German by the name Of
Christopher Bucholtz. residing east Of
st. Louis. was the victim of a bad runa
way accident while in Alma last Satur.
day. He had driven here to meet q
friend coming on the l2 :43 Ann Arbor
train and was driving to the depot.
When opposite M. Pollasky's residence
on Safest. the horse became frightened
at Pere Marquette freight train and
in running away threw Mr.. Bucholtz out
near the hospital. The injured man was
at once carried into the hospital where
1t was learned that his right leg had
been fractured just below the knee.
The fracture was reduced and after the
buggy had been repaired he was able to
be taken to his home. The horse, after
Mr.. Bucholtz was thrown from the
buggy, got loose and was well under.
way for home when stopped at the race
bridge.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-05-25

Judge Allan b. Morse of Ionia, forme
Democratic judge of the supreme cour
OF Michigan, and r. A. Montgomery O.
Lansing, brother Of the late Judge M
V. Montgomery Of the District of Col
umbia bench have abandoned their an
omalous position as gold Democrats and
announced themselves as Republicans
Judge Morse will be found as delegate
In the next Republican state convention
II. A. Montgomery, too, presumably
Will be in the next Republican state
convention. He, at least, will be a
member of the next Ingham county Re-
publican convention.
Both these gentlemen have been state
leaders in the Democratic party of Mich
lgan. Judge Morse has been considered
the only hope of the Democracy upon
several occasions at election time, and
only recently was candidate for gov.
ernor on the Democratic state ticket.
As Democratic candidate he defeated
Thomas M. Cooley for the Michigan
supreme bench. 1t was largely through
Judge Morse's efforts as Democratic
state senator that Zachariah Chandler
was defeated by Judge Isaac p. Chris.
tiancy for United States senator. He
was also candidate for attorney gen.
eral on the Democratic state ticket in
rs, and was consul to Glasgow for the
United States, under appointment of
Grover Cleveland
Richard A. Montgomery of Lansing,
has been leader in Democratic state pol.
ltics for years. He and his brother, the
late Judge NJ. V. Montgomery. were
among the most prominent of central
Michigan Democrats for score of years.
and largely bossed the Democratic camp.
de was power behind the throne in
old Democratic referee days and a
stanch Cleveland man.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-05-25
Smallpox at Lakeview.
The Victim Of the Dread Disease EXPOSES
Many People

The Victim of the Dread Disease Exposes
Many People.
Two weeks ago HealthOfficer DR. Kirt.
land, of Lakeview, received telegram
from New Camden, Wis, stating that
Charles Grumpy of Lakeview, who had
been working there, had left for home
and that he had been exposed to the
smallpox. The health officer went to
the house, one half mile west of town.
and found him i'll with smallpox. The
house was placarded and the family
quarantined at once. Grumpy arrived
in town ednesday and walked up the
main street, shaking hands with a good
many friends and acquaintance. Later,
not feeling well, he went home, where
he came down with the disease At
least 100 persons have been exposed to
the disease between Camden and Lake.
view.
The schools have been ordered closed.
The council met in special session, and
everything has been done to check the
spread of the disease.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-05-25

CHEAP RATES VIA GRAND TRUNK RAIL
WAY SYSTEM TO VARIOUS POINTS IN
MICHIGAN.
Dewey at Detroit June Sth and 9th
one fare for round trip, tickets sold fol-
evening trains of the Sth and morning
trains of the 9th, valid to return to 9th
inclusive
u. A. K. Encampment at Grand Rap.
ids, June eth and Sth.-One fare for the
round trip, tickets sold for trains of June
9Th, eth and Sth, valid to return IN TO
9th, inclusive.
X. o. t. NJ, Michigan Great Camp at
Grand Rapids, June 18th to 16th.-One
fare for round trip, tickets sold for trains
OF 18th and 18th, valid to return up TO
10th, inclusive.
Republican National Convention at
Philadelphia, June 10Th One fare for
round trip, tickets sold for trains of June
18th, 10th, 10th, 18th and Is, valid to re.
turn up to 26th, inclusive.
For tickets and information apply 10
all agents of Grand Trunk Railway
System and connecting lines.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-05-25
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.


Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. b. g. Godfrey
May Is, girl.
A girl is reported as having arrived al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Havi-
land last Friday.
Il. M. Smith and Jas Allen went TO
Fish Creek Thursday in quest of the
speckled beauties.
Miss Minnie Egert left Monday for
Owosso where she has position in O
tailoring establishment.
d. l.. Campbell of Wolverine and j. B.
Campbell of Saginaw were guests Of DR..
K. L. Lamb Wednesday night.
DR.. A. f. Bruske delivered an address
before the graduating class of the Sagi-
nav Medical College Tuesday evening.
NJ. +. Walker informs us that he has
closed up nearly all his contracts for
beans in this locality and expects to re-
turn to Howell the first of the week.
AS is customary each year the G.. A. II.
Post will proceed in body to the Wright
cemetery in the forenoon Decoration
Day and decorate the graves Of the com.
rades buried there.
Rev. Chas. f. Blanchard of School
craft has accepted a call from the West
minister Presbyterian church Of Big
Rapids, and has entered upon his work
lie fn -.
craft has been eminently successful, |
and he leaves that place with the love |
and respect of the entire church and |
community.
Mrs. F. Montigel, president of the Bay
View Reading Circle, entertained the
members Of the circle at her home
Wednesday afternoon of this week. The
colors of the circle are pink and white
and the refreshments served were in the
circle colors. A very delightful after
noon was spent, games and music furn-
lshing the entertainment.
An attempt to wreck the south. bound
Ann Arbor passenger train, due at Mt.
Pleasant at sevena. m, was prevented +.
Monday morning by a bee hunter find. .
ng piece of wrecking chain wrapped
md riveted around one Of the rails, two
niles north of that city. He tried to
Freak the chain with large stone, but
vas unable to do so, and badly injured {
ne foot by the stone falling on it. He
hen tagged the train and thus averted b
he disaster. ?
The Farm Journal is % years old, &
rints 40 tons of paper month, and is p
ut of debt has new press that will
rint 100 papers minute; il is cut to fit
very progressive farmer and villager. n
'on't you want this fine little paper? ie
'ow we have clubbing arrangement G.
18th the Farm Journal by which, if you
Ill pay in advance, you can have the
ECORD one year and the Farm Journal
early five years remainder 1900, and n
! of 1901 1902, 1903 and 1900 all for =,
%. Did you ever hear of such an -
Ter. -
Judge Dodds of Mt. Pleasant has de-
ded the suit brought by James Gargett, i'd
ecutor against Burton |. Gee involving 70
g title to the 4. of n W a of section 10, 6tl
lmner. The court holds that the exc 9tl
tor, James Gargett, never conveyed
e interest of Louise Gargett, deceased, CIR
this land. That he did not possess far
thority or power so TO do and that the of
Id is chargeable with the unpaid pur- lot
ase price of $1,000, and riders it sold to l
y this sum. This is signal victory for Phi
, Gargett estate. w. A Bahlke rep. rou
ented the estate, and Kelly S. Scarf lat
l John I. Mathews, Mr.. Gee. tur
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-05-25

W. r. Shelby, of Grand Rapids chair.
man of the Gold Democrat committee of
Michigan, objects to the Port Huron plat
form and says gold democrats will not
be lured into the Bryan camp by such
bait.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-05-25
! Sugar Beet Notes.

Upon general principles, one woul,
suppose that every phase connected will
sugar beet cultivation was thoroughly
understood and that experts would no
differ in their views as to the most de-
sirable agricultural modes to be adopted
However, such is not the case, for the
question Of thinning out, one of the most
elementary operations, continues to be
discussed. When is the most desirable
time for the operation to begin? On the
one hand, IL is argued that if put off as
long as possible the young roots, in or
der to find the plant food necessary for
their development, would grow down.
wards, and would so continue even if
ample space were left to draw from lat
orally. Very rich beets would result
those growing very little above the sur
face of the ground would combine all
the qualities sought after. If the thin
ming is fastened, the plantlets when left
in the loosened soil would wilt and die.
Another authority claims on the contra
ry, that 1t is very exceptional, providing
the weather is favorable, for the single
root left not to start a new growth with
in twenty-four hours and develop with
unusual vigor and thus gain consider
ably over the young beets that have
been thinned late in the season. Care
must be taken to carefully examine the
soil with the view Of ascertaining what
the chances are for the roots being at
tackled by insects. Under these circum.
stances better thin out when the beets
have attained the size of thick lead
pencil They could then better resist
the ravages, whatever be their kind.
For our part we are in favor of early
thinning out. In some states, where
there is danger of frosts, special obser.
vations should be made and the plan
adopted that leads to the best results.
The nature of the soil, ETC., must be tax.
IN into consideration. Under the best
II circumstances, the operation requires
more care than is generally given and
he crop is often failure due simply to
he neglect during the first stages of the
'lant's existence. Beet.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-05-25

meeting of the Republican state
central committee has been called at the
Morton House, Grand Rapids, Tuesday,
May 29th, at which the date of the state
convention will be named.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-05-25
SUNDAY EXCURSION To DETROIT

Sunday May 9th, the Ann Arbor
X. X. will give a cheap excursion TO De.
troit. Special train will leave Alma ar
z IA a. IN. Fare for the round trim will
be $l.5O. Children under twelve wears
of age one half the adult rate.
Special train will run from Durand 10
Detroit via Grand Trunk Ry. and mo
stops will be made after leaving Durand
Train will arrive at Detroit 1 / 80 a. m
and will leave on return trip at 6 100 D m
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-05-25

A farmer in one of the beet sugar sec
lions of southern Michigan is feeding
his held over crop of potatoes to his
hogs in preference to taking the market
price for his stock. He will probably
grow potatoes again with the same Ak.
perience. Had he grown sugar beets he
would have known what the crop would
bring, and even though it might be only
half crop he would have had his money
long ago.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-05-25
Garry Sunshine with You"

bright, fresh, sunny face is alwa, $
inspiring, and it always denotes good
health as well as happy heart. MANY
faces that were once overcast with
gloom have been made bright and sur.
ny by Hoods Sarsaparilla which cures
all dyspeptic symptoms, strengthens the
nerves and tones up and invigorates the
whole system.
Consumption is cured by Hood is Pills.
the non. irritating cathartic. Sold by
all druggists.
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DAILY HLRALD.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-27

One fact impressIvely demonstrated
In the PROFESS OF the South African war
Is that the entire character Of warfare
as spectacle has underone a radical
change within recent years. Battles
have lost much In picturesqueness and
glamour. Even 50 recently as in the
Franco Prusslan conflict OF 1870 and
in the Russo-Turklsh war OF 1877 bat.
ties were stlll heroic subjects for the
painter. with some notifications, they
were quite as romantic and Inspiring as
those OF the earliest recorded wars,
when armies advanced clad ia steel
armor and men fought hand to hand.
A battle In the FrancO-Prusslan war
was tremendous spectacle OF serried
masses OF clOse-ranked men, brilliant
uniforms, tossing plumes and banners
and officers leading with sabers In the
mir and directing dashlng charges. The
day for this kind OF warfare has passed.
and the whole aspect Of war; as dra-
matte exhibition, has changed. The en-
gagements In South Africa bear no re.
semblance TO those Of past history. The
scene Is unrelleved by single dash of
color The soldiers and officers alike
wear a costume OF a dun shade, which
blends easily Into almost any back
ground. Not even shOulderstrap Is
worn, and flags have been discarded.
Troops are almost never played into
action, and no heroic drummer boys
lead the line OF advance. Officers and
men alike carry rifles. and there Is no
saber waving. The thrilling spectacle
Of frontal assault, the advancing
force marching rhythmlcally shoulder
to shoulder, is entirely out Of the ques.
tlon. In fact. war has been robbed OF
most OF its martial glory. II Is matter
OF business Of manual labor IN making
trenches, OF keeping the lhborers fed,
OF having a good hospital service and OF
taking as few risks as possible. The
man who stands up to be shot nj may
be heroic but he doesn't help win bat
ties; he Isn't lighting on modern lines
The modern soldier has absolutely no
chance Rt the kind OF fighting which
consists In overcoming opposition by
exercising his own strength. A disln.
terested bullet from a wholly Impartial
and unprejudiced soldier a mile away
may drop him while he Is wetting his
lips with his canteen. His business Is
to take the fewest possible risks. IL
work his rifle with mechanical precls.
ion and put mp with any hardshlps Incl
dental to the job. The modern soldier
In fact. is no longer sculptor's model
he Is an earnest iaboring man. and dur
ing working hours he looks the part.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-27

We all know how conservative IS
Mrs. Kruger. Not everyone knows that
DESPITE the prosperity-indeed, enor-
nous wealth-of her husband and her-
self. she has never had a single white
servant inside her doors. Every morn
ing she receives visitors at the hour OF
g a. m.-this, according to her IDEAS
being an advanced hour of the day She
gives much time to the preserving OF
her garden fruit, which she dries IN a
coffin that hangs from the kitchen ra1t-
ers "a very old Boer eustom-the spare
coffin being ever in readiness should
any member of the family chance 10
diel She deeply resents new-fangled
ideos and innovations. and 1t Is said
quickly nut her foot down when her
husband. on his return from England
nrordlv showed his acquisition Of one
~ +,vo civilized habits from those "ra-
pacious" English.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-27

two' three-freF' came the s,on,, :,
scarcely had the word .'rep hear -,
wnen Diekenson's weapon exploded ami
jackson whirled around, but in an 4,
slant Strengthened up and with an error,
prepared to fire. Deliberately no ra,se,,
the great dueling pistol. Dickanson
seeing he was caught in the tran ~
had set for Jackson, staggered boo,.
win a cry, but Gen. Overton Instantly
drew revolver and commanded him
TO toe the mark and receive his onno-
nents fire. Slowly the Nashville law
yer took the position from which h..
had shrunk when he saw jackson coot-
~ preparing to kill him. BLOOD yra,
running In stream from Jackson'x
left side and he was evidently hit hard
but nothing could stop the determined
man. Slowly he raised the pistol untiy
1t came to the proper range. Dickinson
thirty feet away, closed his eyes There
was an explosion, and the man fell dead
with a hole in his head large enough
to put a silver half dollar in. "Old
Hickory dropped at the same time.
When Gen. OvertOn drew off Jackson's
coat he found that the boast of the
dead duelist had not been made in iest
as the bullet from his pistol had actu-
ally struck the button indicated. 1t
passed into the body and broke two Of
the ribs. 1t was narrow escape. hut
looked like a dispensation of Proyl-
dence.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-27

ly provoked. He had important bust
ness to settle in view Of his possible
death. He hardly hoped to escape, so
he deliberately made his arrangements
to that end, then he challenged Dick
ensOn.
The challenge was accepted and pls-
tolls named, the distance thirty feet.
This indicated the purpose Of both to
have a fatal termination of the ARRAY,
but jackson insisted on making the
distance as short as possible. This rath-
er alarmed the professional duelist. for
he understood readily that any man at
all familiar with firearms could become
a dangerous opponent at this distance.
He preferred sixty feet. for at that dis
lance he could kill Jackson with little
danger to himself. He was forced. how
ever. to agree to the shorter distance
or admit his cowardice, and this would
have spoiled everything.
When the two parties arrived at the
place Of meeting jackson was as cool
as an iceberg, but so was Dickinson.
The latter, confident of his ability to
Kill his man before Jackson could shoot
was quite unconscious of the fate about
to overtake him. Gen. Overton was
Jackson's second. Together they dis
cussed the situation and were 0uite
agreed that Jackson had but slight hone
Of escape. AS the best means of being
sure to carry Dickinson with him. how
ever, jackson concluded to hold his fire
until he could take deliberate aim at
ms man. Dickinson was known as
the quickest shot in the South Under
the code man could fire the moment
'he word was given, and with the hair
| trigger pistols used a quick shot usu-
ally fired before the full word fire.
mad been pronounced by the second civ.
+ ing the command. Therefore II was
clear that jackson would have IN ra.
I ceiVe Dlckenson's fire and then take
chances ON living long enough to kill
MIN. This was a desperate chance
ana mat II was taken by "Old Hickory
Illustrates the strong determination Of
the man. But George Overton was a
man of resources. UNDERSTANDING the
situation, and having heard of boost
Dickinson made that he would drive
the coat button nearest Jackson's beart
INTO mat organ with his bullet. he con.
Guided to try little pardonable STRAIT
egy. For the duel Overton had Jacl
son dress In one of his habitual Prince
Albert coats of extra length but mnct
too large for him. Thus Jackson's at
'enuated figure looked a little fnlIe,
'han naturally when he faced Dicken
SON Inc button nearest jackson,
Aeart was two inches too far to the left
Tor a bullet touching the button r.
pierce the heart 1t proved to bov,
oeen Jaekson's salvation. but the tricl
was legitimate. especially as against ,
professional duelist and a sconndrol
The men faced each other win hon,
duellng pistols. Fate was still ago,ns'
Jackson for he drew the positlop will Wit,
the sun against him. and Dickenso,
smiled significantly. Then the mo,
took positions. The seconds stood h,
TO see that each had fair plav "ons
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-27

At the ninth annual banquet OF the
Jacksonian Club. Of Omaha, when Is
made up Of the prominent Democrats
of the West, 1t was fitting that the de-
tails of the famous duel between An
drew jackson, the hero Of New Or-
leans and Charles Dickinson, a Nash
vile lawyer and professional duellst'
should be related. The affair was ex-
tremely characteristic Of the rugged
old warrior and, as told by the native
Tennesseeans, who related the story
many facts not commonly known were
brought to light.
The duel occurred May 30, 1906, at
Harrison Mills, a point thirty miles
from Nashville. on the Kentucky line.
Jacksons opponent was noted for his
extraordinary skill with the dueling
pistols and was feared by the brayest
1t does not appear that jackson
shared this fear. though he admitted to
friends at the time that he expected TO
die. his only hope being that he would
carry with him to the grave the man
who had made the duel necessary. The
causes leading up to the fight were as
remarkable as the duel itself proved to
be, though the result was a very ma
terial surprise to Dickinson and the
men who urged on the affair. 1t seems
that Jacksons political enemies had
been looking around for some one 10
provoke a duel with him and kill him.
The man they ut last selected was
Charles Dickinson. The plan was to
have Dickinson deliberately SANDER
Jackson's wife as the most certain way
to provoke a duel or n street fight, in
which Jackson would be killed 1t was
alarmingly successful, but Jackson did
not hurry into the affair fast enough to
suit his enemies. who did not realize
how thoroughly he was preparing for
the fight he knew was being deliberate
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-27
a PLEsIscIIE IN MEXICO.
Most Interesting Bit of PoIitics-Peo-
pie Voted Freely.

Most Interesting Bit of PoIitics-Peo-
pie Voted Freely.
Mexico has no money question. no
tariff problem, no political agitation.
says a correspondent Of the Boston
Herald. 1t has a sound working ad-
ministration. and does not propose to
change it. That was made evident on
New Years day. when the male citizens
above Is years of age" accepted the
invitation of the central committee Of
the national party to vote for candi-
dates for the presidential nomination
in fact, plebisclte Of the voters. It
was the most interesting bit Of politics
l have ever seen here, and 1t was nota-
BILE that people showed interest and
voted freely. There was ample provis-
ion for the voters, and the utmost
decorum prevailed.
l wanted to see how the people dem
Onstrated their interest in politics, and
went to the polling-place In country
town. The electoral urns land they
were urDs) stood on a table under the
arcade of the palacio municipal, and a
commission of five respectable citizens
in black coats sat around the table to
see that there was fair play. They
looked as If properly impressed with
the solemnity of the occasion, and there
were no tOughs standing about aud
bulldozing citizens. Nobody chewed
tobacco and nobody swore. 1t might
all have taken place in a church.
And 1t was interesting to see the real
plain people. They came up in groups
of three to six, dressed in clean white
blouses of cotton, wearing their best
sombreros and with an intelligent and
pleased expression on their good-hu
mored faces. Some of them were very
brown people. could not but note
that they had quite as much sense az
the bleached-out palefaces and knew
what they wanted in the way of pres
ident for the term Of 1900-1904 as welE
as the rest of the community.
There were some eight towns in the
municipality. and the people came In
from all Of them to plump their ballots
in the grand plebscite. Some were
small ranchers, others woodcutters
! from the NleIIds OiuSl > hpNNA : AN'N'
others gardeners, others factory opera
tives, and still others shOpkeepers and
small lawyers. They were in their
Sunday go-to-meeting best, and were as
pleasant-faced lot of human beings as
God has ever put on this planet.
They voted almost to a man for Gen.
Porfirio Diaz, the Citizen they want
cd. 1t was interesting to observe how
glad they were to vote for the nOmina-
ton of the remarkable statesman who
has made their country prosperous
ANYBODY who says that Don Porhrio'
is not the choice of the plain people OF
Mexico is not talking with knowledge
Some OF the black-coated theorists who
have read too much may have other
preferences. but the man in white cot
ton. the humble rancher, the farm Ia
borer. the man with hard hands, who
has to win his bread by work and not
nv tricks. is for Diaz. People In the
United States who fancy that perhaps
Cen. Diaz forces himself on the people
of Mexico would have been undeceived
to see these poor and honorable men
vote with enthusiasm for Citizen
DiAz.