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The Forrest City times., 1902-08-01
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


of one James Pyle. who was assassi-
mated six weeks ago.
All the planters Of the larger
West Indian islands are talking Of an
nexation to the United States.
The engine OF a north-bound train
on the Chicago. Milwaukee q St Paul
road was derailed on the night of the
25th. near Hastings. Mimi. and the
fireman and tramp were killed.
BLACK Jack" Mcdonald, a noted
desperate. was shot and killed in his
saloon al Juarez. Mex. opposite III
Paso Tex. on the 18th. by an Ameri-
can hose name Is unknown.
Charles Weyley. of Norwood. Mo,
shot and killed Miss Josephine SEeri-
dan It her home. near Springfield.
no.. on the goth. and then blew the
top OF his own head of.
Annie Cousart and Jennie and
Mamie Nelson. young girls, were
killed by railroad engine at Char
lotte. y. E., on the 9th, while cross
| ing trestle.
DIR. Eugene Grissom, the noted
North Carolina alienist and neurolo-
gist. committed suicide by shooting
himself at Washington, ID. C., on the
27th
Homer Seekford shot at Mrs.
Fleck. at Springfield, O., on the eth.
and missed her. but the ball struck
Mrs. Gebauer in the back, killing
| her
Mrs. Everett Spence shot and killed
her husband and herself at Woods
field. O.. on the goth.
Fifty-two fresh cases of cholera
and ) deaths We're reported at Cairo,
Egypt, on the eth.
Berry Donahue. a justice of the
peace at LuttreH. Tenn. shot and
killed Sherman Dyer early on the
morning of the 9th.
Two men were killed and two seri-
ously injured by an explosion OF ga
in coal mine near McCurtain, l. +.
on the 25th.
Anna and Rose CLAW. aged six and
l6 years, We're drowned near Cleve-
land, o. on the eth. By the upsetting
Of a boat
During the x hours ending on the
~ l'''5- - ''e H. 10 iEeSh cases
- . i'''' ''-l n Mania.
CT - - ny mo struck al
and Vent back "a work on the eth.
Carr F. klotz. who had letters
patent fer an aizship. died at indian
P''4iS' mt On Tie -.fh.
ar. =. I, feffs=ehlef quarantine
--ie' ~ 'Ae fh5apphes, reports
ne eiassif.a situation unchanged in
'iaiil-a- = ME statistics from the vii
ias'.@ nv hat he disease i still
ii'eI.se Ae7- n some Il The villages.
~ az, .i't-'rfih q fhe entire pop
10 ~ No. -'t7'- IN cholera.
-, I'M. re '7le11tzse HI
- : z-+F. has e1eEea hl-
- -. re arrest q MAY
~ i1-ai I'm OF 'Aieago. who. b@ say.
ms rec A.s-ss cha'eIr that
e'fr sc"rcheH the Sheridan rad.
Nahs'is gFainnen and others who
nave watched conditions in that state
>aN III pros pets tor a bumper crop
We're never eqnaled az this season
ANY torn - sa't". ana one or
"''io gnu alIS VIII insure
VI, i'H' me laie planted
the rate Johh w.
'f''Nis " i''' uie'i N London recent
! ~ VII h"l De brought 10 the nltfd
- ',''' ~ - i''''il Der MIS-. Mackay
| H'"'th luIpluulAg heF Garner depar-
''ae'
ne i''no"i, 9'ihaard OF the 18Th
ny t" 'He ltalth Oh Nlhg FL
""."' Expresses the OPINION that hH
, i""Je9'a VIII Only De able 10 attend
The coronation, August 9, in bath
nan IL an ih'dii''
N1tef a chase extending through
ten counties Dr' GEORGE ID. Judson
an alleged veterinary surgeon, was
1rrestea' on me <'th' near frame
'ItN' III by local officers, CHARGE
"'H S''"''''S Hoisc from 'fldItA
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02

Many If the Democrats are preparing
a surprise party for themselves by their
assertions that the Republicans is Con-
gress are permanently divided. The di-
vergence on the Cuban tariff question is
only temporary Whatever sort of "A
settlement is reached on this issue the
matter will stop right there. The Re-
publicans will deal with the question in
this session Of Congress, and then II will
pass out OF their minds There may be
a reduction ~ 20 per cent, as the House
bill proposes, or the slightly deeper cut
which some of the senators favor may
be granted. On the other hand, there
may be no cut at all But whatever
Congress does or fails 70 do on this ques-
ton. the subject will be dropped before
the session ends. The Cuban tariff ques-
tion will not figure in the congressional
canvas Of 1902
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02

office of the Comfy Drain Commissioner OF the
County Of GratiOt 10 which reference may be
had by all parties interested. aud bids VIII be-
made and received accordingly Contracts
viii De- made with the lowest responsible bidder
giving adequate security for the performance Of
the work, tu a sum 60 be- hNot then and there by
me. resHrvtng 20 myself the right 10 r. iect any
and all bids. The date for the comp elton OF
such contract aud the terms of payment there
Tor shall De announced al the time aud place of
iettug
Notice is Further Hereby Given That nj the
time and place of eaid letting or 81 such other
tme ana place thereafter 90 winch !, The
County Drain Commissioner aforesaid may adj
Journ the same, the Assessments for ueueh,- and
the land comprised within the Number ~ drain
special assessment district. and the apportion-
ments thereof will Dee announced b., M. aud VIII
be subject % review for one day from min,
O'Clock IN The forenoon until i've O'Clock ia the
afternoon The following il a description of the
several tracts or parcels of land constituting he
special assessment district of said drain to-Nit:
me p OF ~ q OF u q a .cr ~ seville town
snip, kber LOOMS Sr, ana daughter, Jessie
cora ald Maud.
The n e a of IA " q Of sec ~ Seville township.
Andrew Alexander
The south 90 acres Of o. "A of " d sec :
Seville township, ". H. Wells
Now, Therefore For the Township Of ~ vile.
Supervisor ". + Pitt and Highway Commits
sioner &. Wonders and all unknown of non.
resident persons, owntrs aud persons interested
lu the above desc ribcd land and each of Won of
tht names st opposite the above descf options
are n. reby notified thut at the time and place
az r-Hlf. or ai such other time and place there
't'i W. "iiiH "'ib ITO tIIIi- may Zoe uu fUeu.
SHAT proceed 10 receive bid, Tor he construction
OF SAID Number Ia drain in the manner herein
belurc stated and also that AZ such time az lett
lnR from nine O'Clock in the forenoon Ia five
O'Clock IN the aiternOI n. the assessment for ben
'ht-, and the lands comprised within the Num-
Der Ia drain special assessment district will be
subject To review And yOu. and each of You
owners aud persons interested in the aforesaid
lahd, are hereby cited 20 appear AT the time and
place OF SAID letting, "a AZORES aid and be heard
WIN respect 10 such special assessments and
your interests In relation thereto. IL you so de.
sire
Dated this 10Th day e April, A. u 1902
PARKER MtRRIIL
County Drain Commissioner
of the County Of GratiOt.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02
KubeIik and rndcrcwsI.I.

ooh, Mr.. kubelik," said dazzling
beauty 10 the great violinist after one
Of his performances, you are indeed
genius! Whenever | hear you and NJ.
Paderewski play / seem quite dazed,
the effect upon me is so fascinating!
Have you ever heard Paderewski. mon
yleurT
"Once. madame; only once" quietly
replied Kubelik. Put" and this very
FIRMLY. II shall certainly never hear
him again"
"why not?" asked the astonlshed
beauty.
81 will tell you" answered Kubelk.
Il am conscious that | possess a GER
tain power certain originality. Now.
cannot afford to lose this conscious
ness. for upon II entirely depends my
success. heard Paderewski once. and
then felt my proud consciousness
going. my faith I'm myself slipping.
Paderewskl's influence over me the
only time | ever heard him play was
so powerful that | felt. for the sake OF
my own originality. II | possess any
cOh. NJ. Kubelik" almost shrleked the
beauty that II would be safer and wis
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02
MORE ABOUT SUGAR
Congressman Darrash Writes a
Letter to the Record.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 2S, 1902.
Editor ALMA RECORD
| desire to call your attention TO the
changed conditions relative TO the con-
test over the sugar schedule. The bill
as il passed the House with the Morris
amendment attached, is now IN the
hands Of the Committee on Relations
with Cuba of which Senator Mcmillan
is a member. We had the heavy sup.
port of the beet sugar factory people un-
til they practically sold out 10 the Sugar
Trust They urged us 20 make this
fight and at the last moment they appar
emily have deserted US and are now
using their influence 10 restore the
Payne Bill TO its original condition and
TO secure its passage in the identical
shape in which it was when they SO Wig
Means Committee. / cannot but regard
this action rs the most dastardly deser-
tion that has ever come TO my knowledge
during the 30 years OF my experience in
politics The sugar factory people of
Michigan, as | am reliably informed, are
using their influence with Senator Nc
MILAN to induce him TO aid in the pass.
age of the Payne Bill through the Sen
ate with the amendment so obnoxious 70
the Sugar Trust stricken out. The Sen
ate leans strongly in that direction, and
it now seems probable that straight
reduction of from 2OQ5 TO 400 of the
Dingley tariff rates on raw sugar will be
the shape assumed by the bill when it
passes the Senate. If thisis so the 30 or
so republican friends of the American
producer in the House will be powerless,
since the democrats will be- unanimous
in their support Of the reduction. This
will without doubt retard the progress
of the beet sugar industry; prevent its
extension, and be a virtual surrender OF
the entire field 10 the American Sugar
Trust. If the people are interested in
this matter, and desire TO protect their
own interests, and feel like sustaining
the hands of their representatives in the
lower house Of Congress, they must, in
my opinion, promptly make their wishes
known to Senator Mcmillan or forever
after hold their peace
Yours very truly,
A. b. DARRAGH.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02

those that have tried II know now nara
a piano does sag back when it's being
carried mp flight OF stairs The regu.
lar piano mover Is more than strong
He's an expert I'm this work too. A
piano moving team hangs on 20 a
piano not only with strength and con
slant watchfulness. but with constant
readiness, and they work together with
mutual helpfulness that makes them
practically invulnerable, and when
bunch Of men not skilled i'm this way
undertake 10 carry n piano up stairs
they undertake big risk.
"Well. the eXpreSsman and his men
got that piano up the first fight OF
stairs all right and pretty nearly up to
the top of the second, ana then some
thing happened. somebody's foot slip
ped or something, nobody knew just
what. and IL didn't make any differ
ence with the result anyway. and the
piano got loose. never knew what II
did 10 the stairs or the house. never
went there 10 see. but il broke one arm
and one leg OF the eXpressman who
was running the job and who was one
OF the men under the pianos heavy
end. II was only by the mercy OF
Providence that he wasn't ground and
smashed into pulp, along with the two
men with him at that end They. in
some miraculous way, escaped alto
gether
"They took the wounded man 10 the
hospital. and there he staid for weeks
They brought the piano here TO see
what we could do in the way OF re-
pairing H. The back frame was bro
ken. the case was split AMI the whole
piano was a wreck 1t would have
cost 5000 10 put IL in order and then
you wouldn't have been sure OF re-
storing il 10 its original condition They
took the piano away again, and how
they settled it all never knew.
THE fact Is that under present con
ditions piano moving calls more than
ever for the exercise not only OF
strength, but OF special skill. and !
should not for a moment hesitate to
say that If one had a piano TO move,
especially out Of or into any difficult
place. the wisest thing be could do
would he to employ piano mover
New York Sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02
GOT THE POSITION.
She Success ruIIy Played on the
McnkucsS ~ che Stntcsmnn.

She Success GULLY Played on tn.
Mcnkncs- 81 che >tntrsmnn.
The New York Herald tells how a
diplomatic you.- lady who understood
the weakness of politicians secured
some years ago "A pace IN the state
service
The day before the opening OF the
session a shy girl Knocked at the door
OF the attorney g.ncl.,'s office.
is the attorney general inT she
asked tim.oiy'
Yes" sad the clerk. He will see
You when ho gets through with this
long line of job hunters. Just have a
seat"
I'm the numerous chairs, on the office
lounge and standing were - more
waiting for turn to press some claim
for position.
The attorney general was rather
gruG looking man. and hc dismissed
each with the remark Il can't DO any
thing for You Sorry you know, but
there are hundreds Of applicants. and
each or re cycry legislator. has a
dozen begging for each position"
When the tmid girls tWu came. she
handed the impatient looking officer n
letter. she said uoJu,ug She hardly
looked into lis .lcc.
I'm sorry. VI SIS G.. that | can do
nothing for you. II was foolish for you
10 come here expecting To ger work. ia
hc glad to help YOU il ! could. but, YOU
see. it's this way. have uo influence
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02

said work Will be let by sections The section
at the outlet OF said drain will bee let first and the
remaining sections "a their order up stream M
accordance with the diagram now on de with
the other papers pertaining 20 said drain iu the
Office ol the county Drain Commissioned OF the
County of GratlOt TO which reference may be
had by All parties interested and bids will be
made and received accordingly. Contracts will
De- made with the lowest res pOuSible bidder xiv
ing adequate security for fhc performance OF
the work. ina sum to be fixed then ana there los
me, rescryiug 10 myself the right 10 reject any
aud All bid, The date for the complexion of
such contract and the terms OF payment tnere-
for shall Doe announced at the time and place of
letting
Notice is Further Hereby Given, That at the
time aud place OF said letting or at such other
time and place thereafter 10 which /. the County
Drain Commissioner aforesaid may al Juru
The same, the assessments tor benefits and the
lands comprised within the number l7B drain
special assessment district. and the apportiOu.
ments thereof will be- announced By me and will
be subject Il review for one day, from nine
O'Clock Ia the forenoon until five O'Clock ia the
afternoon. The following lisa description OF the
several tracts or parcels OF land consulting the
special assess ment district Of said drain. tOwit:
Ia
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02
THE OLD FASHIONED BOY.

Oh. Tor a glimpse Of a natural boy
boy with freckled face,
With forehead white meath tangled hair
And limbs devoid Of grace;
Whose feet toe in, while his elbows hareI
Whose knees are patched all ways;
Who turns as red as lobster when
You give him a word of praise;
boy who's born with an appetite,
Who seeks the pantry shelf
To eat his "pieoe" with sounding smack,
Who isn't gone on himself
A Robinson Crusoe" reading boy,
Whose pockets bulge with trash,
Who knows the use Of rod and gun
And where the brook trout splash.
It's true hc'l sit IN the easiest chair
With hi. hat on his tousled head.
That hi. hands and feet are everywhere,
For youth must have room TO spread.
But he doesn't dob bis father "old man"
Nor deny his MOTHER Dall
nj IDule what his elders say
or think that boz knows 30 all.
A rau.h and vhalc-4m. natural boy
OF gouI OLD s.H1r. CLAY
Col bless him. h. he's SUN on earth,
For he'll make man some Gayl
Detroit Free Press
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02
In the Fashion of Other Days.

Even 10 the children has the fancy
for reviving old fashions been extend
ed and now the square cropped hair,
familiar i'm pictures OF children taken
40 years ago and seen occasionally dur
ing the last year, has been generally
adopted in smart circles. 1t is said that
its renaissance is due to the French
painter and illustrator, Boutct de- Mon
vel. whose pictures OF children are
highly popular in Paris His fayorite
type is the chubby faced, snubby nosed,
piquant and smiling boy or girl. with
the hair cut straight behind the ears.
If the boy has a low forehead, his
head is adorned by what the grand
mothers OF the present generation term
ed topknot. This is a lock OF hair
rolled and tied into puff by pudgy
bow of ribbon. If he forehead is high.
1t is more likely to have a fringe nearly
to the eyebrows, cut as square as the
hair behind.
The dress OF the same period has re-
turned also. and the fashionable child
seems 10 be all body, as the waist Of
her dainty frock reaches almost 10 her
knees. the skirt being a mere ruffle not
more than six or seven inches deep.
a wide sash with vast bow sur
mounts the skirt and short white
stockings and ankle ties" clothe the
little legs and feet. The effect, as a
whole, is quaint and picturesque.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02
PIANO MOVING AN ART.
Skill as Well a. Strength Needed to
Get one Up or Down stairs
A. b. DARRAGH.

wv Ohf " boNn SUITE
"Piano moving" said a dealer In pi-
amos, lis business 10y itself. There are
truckmen who devote themselves to
this work and some whose business has
descended TO them from their fathers.
Some piano manufacturers and dealers
maintain their own trucking and piano
moving facilities, but with the increas-
ed amount Of piano moving the work
has come TO be more OF a trade now
than ever What with the multiplied
ton OF flathouses and the frequent ne
cessity Of carrying pianos up two, three
or four flights OF stairs, il is work that
calls nowadays more than ever for the
exercise Of skill as well as strength
81 suppose people generally realize
this. and nowadays most folks when
they want piano moved employ a pi-
ano mover. But occasionally somebody
has a piano 20 move and TO save dol
lar or two gets an eXpressman or "A
truckman who is not a piano specialist
to move his piano. and the express
man or truckman very likely takes this
Job because he wants the money. and
he thinks he's up 10 anything there Is
doing in his line and that he can handle
pianos when they come his way. lie
gets through with It. very likely. all
right but sometimes piano gets away
from him. and when II does IL makes
dusty work.
81 knew OF n case In which a piano
got away like that from an expressman
who had undertaken to carry it up to a
fourth floor fat. lie was a good ex-
pressman, all right. you know. He
could handle anything in his way just
as well as anybody could. but piano
moving was really not In his line. A
piano is a tremendously heavy thing.
but / don't suppose anybody except
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02
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survey made in January, 1902 by f. W Red.
man under the direction OF Parker Merrill
county drain commissioner
SPECIFICATIONS.
/. station stake, and grade hubs are set every
rods and are numbered cousecutiyely com.
menciug with al outlet and continuing to up
per end
The stakes are placed 20 feet to left of center
line OF drain except stakes No 3 aud a. when
are - n 10 right also stakes % 10 upper end in.
elusive center line stakes are set AT every angle
and ~ very 80 rods.
, 1910 feet ON each side OF center line OF
drain viii De the extreme width required IN lis
construction as shown by The profile aud 81 90
feet next 10 and adjoining the above on each side
will bee required for he dispositions ~ the eXca.
vatiOus, making total width of four rods for
right OF way on each side OF center line OF said
drain.
3 The slope OF each bank shall be two feet
horizontal 20 one foot vertical from stake to
stake No 80 and from stake No IS 10 stake No.
- the slope -haIi To- ~ fcet horizontal 70 one
foot vertical. and from stake so. 80 90 stake No
~ The slope shall bc feet horizontal TO one foot
vertical, aud from 80 ~ 90 upper end the slope
shall be q, feet horizontal TO one foot vertical
The width OF bottom of drain shall boz :
feet from stake % tO stake No. % and from stake
40. - Co stake No. So the bottom width shall be-
% feet aud from y o. ~ To upper end the bottom
s. The work is divided INTO so rod sections
except See No which contains "a total of SO rods
o. All excavations shall be removed al least d
n from top edge OF banks and Ice spread. except
where drain runs parallel 90 highway. iu which
cast a. much dirt Dr. 20 be spread equally on each
side of center line ~ said highway aS viii boz re-.
quircd 90 raise the same 10 "A true and uniform
grade suitable for highway purposes. All tim.
hcr within the limits OF the excavations aud
BERN !, To Dee cut and removed beyond tho depo-
stiou- of earth and within the right OF way aud
no timber b. 10 bee covered with excavations
e. suitable openings must bc left or made
through the deposition, 10 afford free passage
% surface water 40 such places AS the general
surface may demand
s. The depth OF drain aud width ON top H.
measured from level with the top az grade
hubs in feet and deCimals or "a foot as shown by
the profile and which is made part OF these
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02
HAWK and Partridge.

In "Reminiscences OF a Falconer"
Major Fisher describes the tactics Of a
partridge when pursued by a tame
falcon.
The falcon was descending upon the
partridge when tho partridge stopped
short and fell 10 the ground as II dead.
He seemed to be lost I'm the short stub
bic Of the field He was far too know
Ing 10 trust himself again on the wing,
and the hawk had no alternative but
to take him on the ground. which be
speedily attempted TO do
But on the ground the partridge was
far more agile than he, running this
way and that with great speed. The
hawk would jump awkwardly up and
dart after the scuddIng partridge, who
Just at the right moment jumped from
the ground and over his back, descend
ed on the other side and commenced
running harder than before.
Time after time this was done. AT
every attempt the partridge met the
hawk with outstretched neck and rails
ed hackies, In the attitude Of fighting
bantam cock, jumping up to avoid be-
Ing clutched whenever the hawk struck
at him In fact. his whole action was
that Of pluclly little game bantam.
This went on for some time, until. as
regret to say, | ended the unequal
strife 10y putting the partridge once
more fairly on the wing, when, OF
course. the hawk readily overlook and
captured II, not overmuch to HE credit
and still less 10 mine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02

NOTICE OF DRAIN LETTING AND RE
~ VIEW Notice is hereby gwen. that
thrker Merrill. County Drain Commissioner OF
the
5th Day OF May A. d, 1902.
At lne rSslu'uce OF - VI, smith ou The 80 d of
. OF section T. Township OF seville Gratiot
county, Michigan, al nine O'Clock in the fore.
noon OF mat day, proceed 90 receive bids for the
construction of a cert ain drain known and de-
lknated : lumber l76 Dram. located in the
Township of seville. iu said county OF Grafton
and described as follows, toNyit:
DRAIN NO. I76.
Mlhutts OBJ survey or Center inc and specifi-
cailons Tor locating and cstabli shng drain 10
De hRown a. the No. l,6 drain. In which IA nor.
ton or Beaver Greek, SO-ctlled is embrsred
said drain being located on sec S,viIIe ,r,,g,.
ship, County OF GratiOt. state of Michigan
commencing in channel OF Beaver Creek Al
" en-, OF o. iB post between secs II and 5:
Thence o. 30 0.b7 chs thence - so eq.4l
chs 70 me between y and W b OF e. q Of e D,
sec AT b TX n OF sec Inc; thence between q
e OF e. OF : e . and " % OF p Of s a said
Thence 20. Il WIZ chs: thence 49, W
a3' chs; IN nee % % % 25l chs thence n
o. 10 80 chs aud cross o. % line between -
OF = pt = ana 'a OF e q sec at l3 20
chs south OF = and W 3 line,
Thence continuing on same course n chs:
thence 3! - " 6.2l chs thence % - 40 W
1905 chs 90 point On u and 4 line between " 3,
oil $ e . ana e . OF 5 W . sec al l65 chs OF
ccutc OF section;
Tneuce 10 along said 4 line o. chs:
lh'hct n - l5tuta ems; thence ~ - -
1919 chs 10 point Ou " "a lIue between O o. of
. aud "A Ot " . SEQ AZ siJ chs south
OF G. aud " q, line:
Thence no 80 along said "a line 80 chs;
10 west % post on q and " "A line:
Thence a 5" along and " ], line between
. W = OF W . and W Z OF u " q sec :. 10 chs.
thence e. 1866 chs,
Thence ives ISL chs: thence n o. 10 eparalIel
to and SO ihs e oil west hne sec 347 chs and
cross % d line
Between ~ q OF W 4 and n = OF n W \
sec al 80 ks OF n - post,
Thence continuing on same course 7ql chs
and end al 33 lis g Of sec line
The length OF drain on each description of
land is a follows.