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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-28
As Usual the innocent Party is
the One to Suffer for the
Accident.
AFFAIR OCCURRED ON
THE ST. LOUIS ROAD.
All the Participants Live in Our
Neighboring City and Their In
juries were Cared for There.

On Thursday evening of last week two
parties from st. Louis, whose names
are Glenn. Brewer and Burt Brown,
| were racing horses on the road towards
st. Louis, and when just outside the
| corporation limits of Alma, they met
another rig in which we're Frank De-
Lamarter and John Beattle, which re.
suited in a collision between the rig be.
ing driven by Brewer and the one con-
tanning DeLamartc- and Beattle, the
latter's horse being killed by thill from
the other rig entering its neck, and
DeLamarter's leg was broken so that
the bone protruded through the skin.
young lady by the name Of Bessie
Caldwell was riding with Brewer and
she was also slightly injured, her nose
being broken. The injured parties
were taken TO st. Louis where they
were cared for and the following morn.
ing the broken parts Of the buggy were
taken away.
Messrs. DeLamarter and Beattle tried
to get out Of the others way and their
buggy was outside Of the roadbed when
the accident occurred, so that it appears
to be case of criminal carlessness on
the part Of those who were participating
in the race.
Complaint has been made at different
times of late that it has been unsafe for
people to drive along this road at night
on account Of young men racing their
horses and recklessly driving, pedes-
trians even considering that they were
running chances of being injured, and
now it is proposed to put stop to it.
Those who reside along the road state
that they will cause the arrest of the |
first person caught running horses along
the road in the future.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-28
DEED OF A FIEND.
Ruben Holidays Horses Were Given
Poison by some Unknown Person.

Last Friday morning when Ruben
Holiday went out to the barn to care for
his horses he found over a pound Of Paris
green in the manger. the poison having
been mixed with ground feed. One of
the horses had evidently eaten some Of
the poison, but DR.. Erwin was immedi-
ately sent for and brought the animal
through all right, although the effects
were noticeble for several days.
1t appears that this is the second at.
tempt by some fiend in human form to
try to seek revenge for some fancied
wrong by injuring Mr.. Holidays horses,
as only short time ago small amount
Of the same kind of poison was found in
the feed boxes, although they did not
appear to have eaten any of the stuff at
that time. MIR. Holiday states that he
is quite sure of the party who did the
deed, as threats have been made pre-
vious to this that damage would be done
him and his team, but as there is no
positive evidence that this person did do
the dastardly act, no arrest has been
made.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-28

the same line of work. He was throw
upon his own resources by the death of
his father when he was 10 years of age,
and has had his way to make in the
world. Shortly after coming TO Alma
he purchased the interests of his partner
and since then has gradually added to
the equipment Of the market. His ex.
perience In the butcher business has en-.
abled him to obtain the choicest of ami
mails for his meats, and he always has
employed men of experience as cutters
in the market. Shortly after purchasing
the interests Of Mr.. Alverson in the
market, he moved across the street and
located in the building formerly cccu.
pied by the Spicer market and had il
fitted up to suit his own taste. Last
spring he again had the place refitted
and put in what is known as a Stevens
cold storage, one of the largest and best
to be found outside of our large cities.
Mr.. Banghart is member of the
Alma fire department and is always to
be found working for the interests of
the town in which he resides. These
are the kind of men that have made
Alma what it is today and they should
receive the announcement of the people. |
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-28
HAS A MODEL
MEAT MARKET.
One Of Almas Business Places
that has Kept Pace with the
Growth of the Town.
THE PROPRIETOR AN
EXPERIENCED BUTCHER
Market Equipped With All the I'm
proved Appliances Used in Shops
of this Kind.

Seven years ago z. T. Banghart, the
subject of this sketch. came TO Alma
and entered into partnership with + j.
Alverson, the business conducted being
a meat market, at that time located on
the south side Of Superiorst. in the
building az present being rebuilt. Pre-
vious to this Mr.. Banghart was en-
gagged in the same business in Saginaw
for three years, before that time being
employed in the state of Washington at
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-28
MURDERED BOY BROUGHT HOME.
The Bereaved Parents Have the Sympa-
thy of all their Friends.

The body Of Lucien Drew, the Is
year old boy who was shot and killed
by companion at Utica, N. Y, last
week, was brought home for burial last
Saturday night, the father accompany.
ing the remains. The funeral was held
at the NJ. E. church on Sunday, Rev. j.
X. Wooton officiating, and interment
was made in Riverside cemetery. Mr..
Drew, the father, states that it was
most deliberate murder, and that the
murderer has been arrested and placed
in Jail to await trial. The murdered
boy was working for a man by the name
of Budlow, who spoke very highly of
him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-28
THE FIRST FIRE CALL.
The Team and Apparatus Used for the
First Time at "A Fire.

A small blaze in the roof of the Pere
Marquette freight house last Friday
called out the fire team and apparatus
for the first time for active service since
the new system was established, but it
was handled as efficiently as though
there had been years of experience.
The team happened to be only a short
distance from the fire hall when the
alarm sounded and it took only few
seconds for the driver to make the change
and before all of the firemen were
ready the team was on the way to
the fire. The fire was caused by
a spark from a passing locomotive and
was nearly all extinguished by the time
the department reached the scene, it be-
Ing discovered at the commencement.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-28
FALSE REPORTS BEING CIRCULATED
Our Neighbors Find TIA source of Much
Pleasure to Enlarge on the Facts.

During the past few weeks, the atten-
ton of The Record has repeatedly been
called to the fact that maliciously in
clined people in our neighboring towns
were circulating false reports regard.
ing the health OF our village. AS the
story spread it was believed by many
outsiders that terrible epidemic was
raging in our midst. 1t is pre-
sumable that these false reports orig.
mated in the same manner and for the
same purpose as those that were circu.
lated only little over year ago when
we had few cases Of small pox.
The Record has been informed by the
health officer that at present there are
only IL cases Of fever in Alma and there
has never been over l2 at any one time.
Those who are now confined to their
homes with the disease are not at all
dangerously i'll and the majority are
convalescing, while no new cases have
developed for some time. These are the
true facts in regard to the matter, and
now it is hoped that these same people
will be just as eager to correct their
other reports as they were to circulate
them in the first instance.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-28
THEY WERE LOCKED IN.
Quiet Little Game That Resulted Disas.
trously to the Participants.

Several of our prominent business
men were indulging in a quiet little
game OF pedro last Friday when the fire
alarm was sounded, the game being
broken up rather hurriedly at that time
and only three of the more persistent
ones returned to their favorite pastims.
There would be nothing worthy Of men.
tion regarding this fact, if they had been
able to leave when they next desired to.
but accidentally (?) the key had been
turned in the lock and they were Obliged
10 remain In their quarters until late in
the evening and then escaped by the use
OF the window. Since then real estate
clothing and premiums have advance in
price in Alma, as cigars are exnensiva
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-28
WILL HOLD A PICNIC.
The Pioneers of Gratiot County to Meet at
Ithaca, September end.

Arrangements are being made for
a pioneer picnic to be held at Ithaca on
Wednesday, September 2. Invitations
have been issued to Alma and st. Louis
people in general to participate and a
good time is promised. Hon. J. w.
Holmes has been invited to be one of
the speakers and il is his intention to
accept. Fill your lunch baskets and
take your family for a days outing at
the county seat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-28
Eat All You Want

Persons troubled with Indigestion
or Dyspepsia can. eat all thev
want II they will take Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. This remedy prepares the
stomach h Tor the reception, retention, di.
gestion and assimilation Of all OF the
Wholesome food that may be eaten, and
enables the digestive organs to trans.
form the same into the kind of blood
that gives health and strength. Sold
by Chas. c. Rhodes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-28
Northern Michigan Excursion

Northern Michigan Excursion
Wednesday. Sept. 2nd, the Ann Ar.
Dor X. Il. will sell excursion tickets to
Frankfort, Petoskey, Crystal Lake, Bay
View, Mackinac Island, Charlevoix
Ludipgton, Elk Rapids, Manistee and
Traverse City, good for return on regu.
lar trains until Saturday, Sept 18th in
elusive.
Special train will leave Alma at 12 IA
p. m. Fare for round trip s4.O0.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-28
W. Take the cb,,o..

IL you have neuralgia OF the stom.
aeh, gastritis, nausea, furred tongue,
or a constant pain in the stomach. try
Majors NEURAL Pills. We guarantee
and recommend them. Bivins q
Rhodea
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-28
Muskoka Wharf Exours,on

Tuesday, Sept. ist, the Ann Arbor r.
X. will sell excursion tickets at greatly
reduced rates to Muskoka Wharf, Ont,
via Grand Trunk Ry. Ask agents for
further information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22

on the other like the beams of a cross
then made wooden cross from two boughs
and, pressing it into the sOds exclaimed
In the name of Jesus Christ let there
be church on this spot and let it's name
be those of the chief apostles. Peter and
Paul! And it was he had said. The
church, with it's golden spire now sur
mounts the terrible fortress in which many
political prisoners have persisted miserably
and the city around ii is st. Petersburg.
for the Captain of The Bombardiers" was
Peter the Great.
Such is the legendary tale of the founda-
non or the northern Palmyra, which is said
TO have been jotted down by an officer of
the corps at the time. and to have been
ia1d In gold caket. which still lies among
the foundations Of the fortress. But his
tory gives us more prosaic account of the
matter Petersburg not built on vir-
gin soil. but or the site of rising town.
NoVgorod. when a member of the Hanse-
attic League. had used the Neva as a com
aware of it's enormous value as a trade
route. took it in 1917 built a fortress on the
stream Okhta, on whose banks a town soon
arose. inhabited by merchants, who owned
as many as a hundred ships In those
vessels Russian produce was exported
abroad ana foreign wares were brought
back to Russia. And so rapidly did the
well being of these traders grow that i'm
the year 100. when Peter the Great began
ms awr with the Swedes. many houses were
Duiit OF stone Another generation and 1t
would nave been a formidable stronghold
or swedish power; but on the last day of
April, 1103, Peter bombarded the fortress
ana entered 1t on the following day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
If Authority. Exists.
Perils of the Gladstone. !"
From the Toledo Blade

The development of a case of blood pois-
oning following the application of the state
house maidstone has started an agitation
in favor of stopping the use of this stone
which physicians a unit in denouncing
as a humbug Two weeks ago "a Mrs
Waugh of Columbus presented herself at
the stone is kept, and. saying she had been
applied to the wound. This was done 1t
has since developed that the dog was not
mad. but she is now in critical condition
blood poisoning having developed from the
wound.
This stone was originally owned by a
colored man named Depp, living in Della
ware county. When he died he bequea thed
it to the state. 1t has been in the museum
of the state capitol for about a dozen years
and has been used scores of times there
The custodian of the museum has always
been the operator. He boils it in sweet milk
for few minutes and then applies the
stone to the naked wound. If 1t adheres it
is taken as evidence that the patient was
inoculated and it is permitted to remain
on the wound until 1t releases itself If it
refuses to adhere it is regarded as evidence
that the dog was not mad.
Since the state keeps the stone and per-
comes particeps criminis in the practice Of
the humbuggery which. they say, may do a
great deal Of harm in preventing the pa
tient from getting rational treatment be-
fore 1t Is too late.
DR.. c. 0. Prohst of the state board OF
health said last night that the boiling Of
the stone was wise precaution, as IL re-
moved the danger of blood poisoning from
the application of the stone. Otherwise it
would be highly dangerous to place the
stone against the raw wound. But the ap-
plication OF the not stone no doubt broke
down the tissues and left the wound In the
best possibls0condition to be poisoned from
other sourc@sc ynH
He said that the laboratory of his board
ANIMAL Mas aGw have rabies really suf an
fered with tie disease or not in a few days.
Formerly it'tSwas1 necessary to inoculate
some animal with. the virus and wait to
see whether IL developed rabies. That took
a week or TWO That process had now been
superseded BY the amore rapid method.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
English Princesses and Athletics

FROM London Modern Society.
Queen Alexandra has always been an ad-
vocate of games and athletics for girls If
kept within reason She herself was very
fond Of all outdoor games as a child In
running she was swift of foot as Atalanta
and skating came as naturally to her as
walking. Never" wrote en- enthusia site
admirer Of her. the mother of the then
rector OF Sandrtngham, did our dear prin-
cess look more graceful and fairy-lke than
when skfmming over the ice on her skates
She seemed to express the poetry of mo-
tfon. Although fond of riding, the queen
owing to the necessity of sitting on the
wrong side of the saddle. has not been a
great horsewoman. Driving was at one
time very favorfte amusement of hers.
and people living round Sandringham used
to watch for the pretty pair Of grays she
tooled along so deftly On one OF her birth
days little carriage with four ponies was
given her by the Emperor of Russia, and
she drove these either four abreast or in
the usual four hand style.
Her majesty encouraged her daughters
to try every form of outdoor and indoor
exercise. and arranged that they should
receive lessons in boating. riding, swim
ming and billiards. They are ali fond of
cycling. especially the Princess Victoria
who has. made several bicycle excursions
with her intimate friends. The Duchess of
Flies favorite sport Is salmon fishing, and
few ladies can throw a fly as skillfulIy
and play salnaon as scientifically as she
can. Princess Charles of Denmark il a
good tennis player. and has lately taken up
the fancy for croQuet. game in which the
queen exceis The king and queen showed
their interest In SHINING by their visit to
the bath club tho other day to Witness the
matches. and they both expressed the opin-
should learn to swim. and that every IA
Gritty should be given Tor the poorer ones
to do -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
LEGEND OF ST. PETERSBURG.
Tale Of the Foundation Of the Russian
Capital.

From the London Telegraph.
On glorious spring morning toward the
close of May two hundred years ago
mOmentous historic event took place In a
very quiet way, with not even a chronicler
to describe the details. Woodland water
and cloudless sky formed the framework
of the picture, the foreground of which
was occupied with a number of boats sail
ing on the surface of a broad river and
manned with warriors, fierce looking, oddly
dressed and wrangling among themselves
in loud tones. They were the famous
''Bombardier'' regiment which had achiev-
ed feats of prowess few weeks before
during the battle with the Swedes. and
their captain was the most imposing
figure of them all, sitting in the Prov of
stout vessel ahead of the rest The
weather was bright and bracing. and the
breeze caused the face of the blue. broad
Neva to wrinkle. it lost itself in the
Finnish gulf The captain" stood with his
back to the sea gazing at the smiling is
lands In front which were literally COW
cred with deslse forests; indeed, had 1t
not been for the noisy -tongued men on the
boats he might have fancied himself In
country heretofore unvisited by man.
The whole district. Swedish down to
couple of weeks before, had recently been
taken by the Russian troops. The cap
tain now landed on the most pleasantly
situated and attractive of the islands, and,
with few of his officers. was making his
way to the center when curious sound
In the air above arrested his attention.
Looking up he beheld great eagle hap-
ping Its wings noisily, soaring up to q
dizzy height and then swiftly descending
to a spot not far from where he stood
He did not then. know that 1t was q bird
tanned by the men who were wont to load
the boats with timber. but looked upon
It's al s,earance as good omen for his nm
dertaking. SEEKING a bayonet, therefore,
he 1ut out two s0ds OF turf. placed them ems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
How to Hold Your Friends.


Those who would make friends must Gull
tivate the qualities which are admired and
which attract. II you are mean, stingy
and selfish nobody will admire you. You
must cultivate generosity and large heart
edness; you must be magnanimous and toll
Grant: you must have positive qualities: for
a negative, shrinking. apoiogizng. round
about man IL despised. You must cultivate
courage and holiness; for coward has few
friends You must believe in yourself.
If you do not others will not believe In YOU
You must look upward. and be hopeful,
CHEEKY and optimistic. No one will be at
traeted to a gloomy pessimist
The moment man feels that you have
real live interest In his welfare and that
you do not ask about his business, profese
sion, book article merely out Of courtesy.
you will get his attention and will interest
him. You will tie him to you just In pro-
portion to the intensity and unselfshness Of
your interest In him. But II you are selfish
and think of nothing but your own ad-
vancement; IL you are wondering how you
can use everybody to help you along: II you
look upon every man or woman you are In
troduced to as so much more possible sue
Cess capital: II you measure people by the
amount of business they can send YOU or
the number Of new clients. patients or read
ers of your book they can secure for you,
they win look upon you In the same way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
canadiaA Transportation Lines.
he Philadelphia Recort

From the Philadelphia Record.
: Canada is,bretxy0certain to construct one
or two tranecontinefital railroads; there is
third pro1set,: Apt 1T will probably be a
long time before us realization. The pur-
pose of the@new riine, or lines. is to de-
velop & country which is undoubtedly good
for wheat, but it is probably too far north
for much of anything else. and it is a
question whether country can subs st
upon one crop. The leader of the opposi-
ton has proposed substitute for the gov
ernment's program which would involve
less duplication of existing lines, east OF
the Great Lakes, and would make more
use of the lake route. He declared that
railways could not compete with the water
route in cost OF transportation. and there
fore he wished the development of Georg-
Ian bay ports and the Canada Atlantic
road This comparatively new route has
been doing a good deal OF business: 1t I'm
wolves very short land haul. and IL one
OF the most formidable of the rcscu: IS of
Canadal for competing with the tinted
States In grain transportation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
GAS WEAK AS A CAT"
Another Adage Founded on the Mis-
take of a Fact.
From Our Animal Friends.

From Our Animal Friends
or all the animal adages founded on the
mistake OF fact, las weak as a cat is
the most absurd. Really, the cat is a most
muscular animal The lion, the tiger and
other so-called big CATS as you already
Know, are of the same family with our
common house pussy; We shall not speak of
lhem further AS weak as a cat' is ap-
piled to the house pussy; but to say 'as
weak as a Kitten is truer. One may then
mean the newborn kitten which comes into
the world blind, softer and more HELPLESS
looking than even the blind puppy: but
"hlch, however. is not so helplessly weak
as the puppy the kitten having sharp claws
which the puppy has not You know so
much OF cats; do you not, young people?
Ihe cats muscles are extraordinarily
large and powerful in proportion to the
anlmaIs size Then again those muscles
are attached to bones fitted together at
such angles as to make the finest system
of springs and levers" says Dr. Huide-
koper, known in-the whole group: the
claws are sharper and are curved into
stronger hooks than in any other mammal
and by the action of special muscles are
Withdrawn under the protection of sheath
like pads. that they may escape wear and
injury when not in use" The slender sup
pie form of the cat makes it cana bile of the
highest activity. The heavy boy. Won NAV
have noticed. is not always the strongest:
the thin, active boy is the fastest runner
and the quicker at games which need both
strong and timber muscles
The shoulder blade. the arm and the
forearm, the thigh, the leg and the foot of
the cat lie at what the veterinary surgeons
call CLOSED angles That peculiar CON
formation shows that the enormous Jumps
which the cat can take to the envy of any
athletic boy are due to the great power and
the closed angles of the joints; but the con-
formation of The legs make the cats stride
at a walk, trot or remarkably
limited. The cat moves, therefore. with
wonderful quickness. but with no great
speed. The boy who says he feels ..as weak
as a cat'-if he is at all like the cat-should
be splendidly muscular. The truth is that
in proportion to the size of his body he can
never hope to be as strong as a cat