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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-10-03
Vote next Monday.
Register next Saturday.

Que next Nlouuhy.
Register next Saturday.
Special election next Monday
Attend the mass meeting Friday
evening.
E. J.. Hamilton the prince of oratory,
at the Opera House, October rs.
Every taxpayer should be at the Opera
House Friday evening of this week.
Register Saturday of this week if you
want to vote on the bonding propositions.
You can't afford to be without an
Edison Photograph. FoRQUER. 1878
Skating at the Rink every Wednes-
day and Saturday nights until further
notice.
G. II. Gaylord, of Fairgrove, was the
guest of Stanard the druggist, last
Tuesday
Just what you want What you
need-an Edison Photograph. See
FoRoUER. 1878
Don't let the Rats eat You alive Try
Rat Biskit See window display at
Stanard Central Drug Store. =
FOR SALE Two span horses, cheap
and on time
1878 JOSEPH DREW.
Mrs. Grace Bradford, Of Saginaw, is
visiting for a few days with ]. T.
Swigert and family.
Remember can sell you a good Edi-
son Phonograph for $40 90. Why be
without FoRQUER, Alma,
Mr.. George Pulfrey, proprietor of
Hotel Arcadia, was at the county seat,
Ithaca, Friday of last week.
Miss Ethel Oswald left Monday morn
ing to begin her third seasons work
with the St Louis Sugar Co.
The George Steadman property on
Pine street, changed hands last week.
Fletcher CT. Jenner being the purchaser
Monday evening Miss Bateson was
taken into Alpha Theta Literary Society.
However, she didn't do her "stunt" the
next day.
As essential as the daily paper in your
home, entertains. educates Edison
Photograph and Gold Moulded Records
FoRoUER's, Alma. 1878
Remember the mass meeting Friday
evening of this week at the Opera House.
Every taxpayer interested in the future
growth of Alma should. be present.
George Avery, of Cedar Lake, one of
our enterprising gardeners, was here
the first of the week with a basket full
of nice, fresh goods. He is hustler in
his line
The Red Flash Light tells you where
to get the celebrated Natures Remedy
Tablets for constipation and stomach
troubles See window display at Stan
ard Central Drug Sore. +.
p J. Devine, of Stanton, the would
be candidate for Secretary State on
the Democratic ticket, passed through
Alma Tuesday, on his way TO the
Democratic Congressional Convention at
Mt Pleasant, which convened there
Oct 2nd.
Mr.. John Rowland, one of Montcalm
county's old pioneers. having located at
Cedar Lake when the green pine enter
prise was in its boom, together with his
wife. Mrs r. were guests of their
daughter, Mrs. Ewers, the latter part of
last week.
The soldiers and sailors relief com.
mission OF Gratiot county. composed Of
f. n. Chadwick Of Alma. chairman,
f. b. Kille of Ithaca. l.. y. Longwell of
st. Louis secretary, held their regular
annual meeting i'm the Office Of the
chairman Monday forenoon. full board
being present Appropriations for the
ensuing year were discussed aud acted
on favorably.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-10-03

Rev. Wolfe, Of St. Louis, spent Mon
day in Alma
Presiding Elder DeLaMarter, Of Lam
sing, was in Alma Monday.
NJ. /. Durham OF Grand Rapids,
spent Sunday in Alma
Mrs. J. T. Matbers, of Ithaca, spent
Monday with friends in Alma
Mrs. Josie Alverson returned Friday
from a two weeks stay in Grand Rapids
Morden Real Estate Co. report The
sale of the Fred Amsbury property in
north east part of the city to jason l..
GARNER.
Clarence c. Bennett has sold his
property in Gargett addition to Martin
j. Smith. Sale was made by the Nor
den Real Estate Co.
The Womens Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church, meet
Friday afternoon of this week, with
Mrs. George E. Taylor.
@. L Chadwick and wife stopped over
Sunday with his parents on his return
from Niagara Falls. He is connected
with the A. A. r. X. at Cadillac.
Mesdames G. ID. Towne, +. r. Will
Jams and Joseph Butler of Elk Rapids,
together with Mrs. {. T. Mahan of Kali
kaska are guests at the home of Mes
DANES c. G. Rhodes and c. j. Brown of
this city.
Another member taken into Zeta Sigma
last Monday evening. Earl Tones, who
has been attending college during the
last year and has recently enrolled i'll the
Freshman class is now a full hedged
member.
Mr.. H. L. Swift, who is superinten-
dent of the Boyne Home for Boys, will
speak at the Presbyterian church, Sun
day evening, Oct. eth, at o'clock.
Two boys, who are being cared for in
the 'home" will accompany Mr.. Swift
and have some part in the service. The
public are cordially invited,
The Pharaeble Literary Society took in
to membership OH Monday ever ing,
Misses Larsen, Hubbard, Caldwell,
Brown, Niles and Morrison. These
young ladies did their stunt and used
a spoon at breakfast the next morning
instead of a knife and fork
The jury trial of John Crone VS. Samuel
Veeder, all of Seville, before Judge Chad
wick Friday last, resulted in a sentence
of 90 DAYS, in the Detroit House of Cor
rection, or fine of $500 and costs. He
took advantage of the latter alternative,
paid his fine and went home happy.
Attorney J. G.. Kress, defended him.
While at the skating rink last Sat
urday evening Miss Alberta Durham
fell in such manner as TO break her
right arm at the elbow The injury
was cared for by DR.. Brainard. Miss
Durham had only recently returned
from Grand Rapids where for some
time she has acted as cashier at
Ramona
The Disciples of Christ met in conven-
ton at the Christian Church in St Louis,
Sept ~ 2S-29. The ministers present
were, + 7. Arthnr, Grand Rapids; J. +.
Green, MI. Pleasant; { Picket, Ann
Arbor; l.. {. Griffith, Blanchard, VIM.
Demning. Nestaburg; G.. II. Carl, Alma;
Able Nudge, Shepherd, and i. X. Co
burn Of Mt. Pleasant. IL T. Roseli is
the present pastor OF the ST Louis
church Mr. Resell will continue his
work for another year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-10-03

For reasonable prices aud first class
goods in the millinery line call on Miss
+. NJ Brown Woodwork ave. 1861
When in Alma stop al the Grand Cen.
trail Hotel 1852
For the Country Correspondence read
the eighth page.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-10-03
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Becker, H. c., Carter, J. f., Clark,
Alton j., Doty. Irving a., Ellsworth,
Joseph IT,, Fortune. Albert, Hall,
Wesley, keyes, II. D., Loomis. Min
ME Mrs. Leonard. Pearl. Porter,
Lewis. Raab, Justin. Sumner. Bertha,
Snider. VIM. Sweet, Lawrence, ST.
lano. A., School OF Osteopathy. Tur-
ney, John. Whittamore. John. Zeiler,
Elsie.
c. +. BROWN,
Postmaster
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-10-03

FOR SALE Black Horse-weight
100 lbs, . years old sound and kind.
of JOHN J. HACKETT.
I mile south and II west.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-10-03
G. f. CARL
ZEAL ESTATE DEALER

When Buying q Home see Him
Union Phone 232
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-10-03

The Central Michigan Produce Co. are
paying the following prices for poultry
this week
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
RIVERSIDE POLO TEAM LOSES
Defeated at San Diego by Burlinsame
in Holly Contested
Match
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, March 2.-The Bur-
lingame team took the second game in
the polo tournament at Coronado,
which was played today, but the River
siders put up a stiff fight and in the
third period were in the lead. The
final score was:
Burlingame 5, Riverside 4.
For the northerners, Joe Tobin
scored in the first and fourth periods
and Lawson in the second, fourth and
fifth periods. For Riverside Pattee
scored in the first and third periods,
and Bettner in the second and fifth.
There was no scoring i'll the sixth.
The attendance at the game was large
and while the crowd evidently wished
Riverside to win, the cheers of the
spectators and "honks" of the automo-
biles were bestowed quite impartially
for every clever play of either team.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
BILLIARDS. VISIT
EASTERN STATES
NEW WORKERS SILVER WHILE
WESTERNERS PERSPlRE
Tourists Bask in Los Angeles SUM
shine, but in other Places the
Residents Need Heavy
Clothing

In Chicago and New York and every
where between yesterday blizzards and
snow storms made life miserable for
the denizens thereof, while in Los An
geles, the Mecca of the tourist warm
sunny weather prevailed.
Kansas City, Western Nebraska,
Wichita, Denver, Cheyenne and Utah
all report heavy snow storms, accom-
panied by an extremely cold wave. 1t
was really almost too warm to be COM
Portable in Los Angeles for many peo-
pie, for although the thermometer
reached a maximum of only sixty-two
degrees, that temperature was so
much higher than eastern visitors are
accustomed to that the winter clothes
worn in the east and middle west were
decidedly uncomfortable.
The weather bureau predicts that
fair weather will continue, with fresh
westerly winds. The forecast for to-
day states that the pressure is falling
in the northern Pacific coast, and a
storm is entering the Pacific slope be-
tween the Columbia river and Cape
iMendocino. Cloudy weather prevails
from Puget Sound to Northern Cali
fornia, but no rain is reported except
at Tacoma.
An area of high pressure everything
the Rocky mountains is giving fair
cool weather in Southern California,
and light frost occurred at Los An
geles early yesterday morning.
Fair weather is indicated for this
vicinity today with possibly a small
amount of cloudiness late in the after
noon.
The storm east of the Rocky noun
tains is slowly passing eastward; it
was central in Nebraska yesterday
morning, with rain or snow from the
Rocky mountain slope to the Mississ-
ippi valley and lake region. Tacoma re
ported light frost yesterday morning
and Spokane a heavy frost.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
CATTLE FREEZE IN WYOMING
Six Inches of Snow Falls
Denver
BY Associated Press.


DENVER, Colo, March 2.-Six and
one-half inches of snow fell in Denver
yesterday accompanied by a high
wind, making it the worst storm of the
winter
Railroad traffic in Colorado and
Wyoming was delayed and telegraph
wires in the storm zone were rendered
useless.
Advices from Wyoming say that
stock suffered in that state Heavy
snow fell in the mountains, in some
places three feet deep on the level, as
suring plenty of water for irrigation.
The Rock Island & Pacific passen-
ger trains which should have arrived
last evening were stalled all night on
the prairies by snow drifts A wreck
ing train was sent out this morning
by the Union Pacific. Some of its cars
are reported to have left the rails, due
to the solid packing of the snow. The
mountain roads experienced very little
trouble.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
MURDERER WHITE Is HANGED
Notorious "kid" Approaches the Gall
lows in a PhiIosophi-
cal Mood
BY Associates Press.

WALLA WALLA, Wash, March D.
Kid" White was hanged at the state
penitentiary here at o'clock this
afternoon. The news that the last eff
fort to secure longer lease of life for
the condemned man, convicted of the
murder of Bartender Murphy in a Sc
attic saloon last year had failed
reached this city about noon, and soon
afterward Warden KEGS announced the
hour for the execution.
White was in Il philosophical mood
when the news came of the failure of
the last effort to save him. His death.
considering the manner of his life, he
stated. would be better for both him
self and the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
Property Losses Enormous
@y Associated Press.

" Associated PTeSS.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March "A
message received by Superintendent
Grigs of the Alabama e. Great South
ern at II o'clock tonight from the
operator at Toomsuba, Miss. four
miles nOrtN of Meridian, who had Just
come from the scene of the disaster.
says that VI ward of 100 persons We're
killed and tie property loss will be
enormous. He says that all buildings
between Front 'treet and the railroad
tracks were den olished and calls for
a large force of 'orkingmen to assist
in removing bodiNs from the debris
We're being made.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
HEAVY SNOW IN NEBRASKA
First Blizzard of Season DemoraIizes
Telegraph Service

By Associated Press
LINCOLN, Neb., March 2.-Dis-
patches from Alliance, Norfolk and
other western and northern points in
Nebraska say the worst storm of the
winter has been ragins for twenty-four
hours.
ing worse and wire facilities are de-
moralized in the western part of the
state. Northwestern Nebraska is
feeling the first real blizzard of the
year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
TENSION is RELAXED
Roosevelt Believed to Have Acted in
Franco-German Matter
|. A-sncintnd Press

ST. PETERSBURG, March 2.-Ac-
cording to advices received at the
chancellories here, Russia's representa-
tions at Berlin, with the view to
bringing about an arrangement be-
tween Germany and France, have not
been effective. Nevertheless, the ten
sion between Germany and France is
regarded as somewhat lessened.
1t is believed here that President
Roosevelt is acting in the matter,
through the German ambassador at
Washington, and the impression pre-
walls that the president might in a
final urgency be asked to arbitrate.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
GERMANY READY FOR WAR
Prepared for Rapid Invasion of French
Territory
BY Associated Press.

PARIS, March 2.--The Journal pub
fishes the result of an Investigation
made by it's correspondents along the
German frontiers. The paper says the
Germans do not desire war, but the
German army is ready and its superior
mobilization plans permit rapid in
vasion of French territory.
The Journal counsels the abandon
ment of French reliance on fortifica-
tions and the adoption of the German
plan of a rapid invasion of the enc
my's territory.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
BLIZZARD DELAYS TRAIN
Colorado and Southern System Tied
Up by Storm
BY Associa ted Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 2.-The
northbound passenger train on the
Cheyenne & Northern railroad. the
Wyoming line of the Colorado &, South
ern system, which left Cheyenne at
6:15 a. m. yesterday. reached Iron
Mountain, forty-siX miles north of this
city, at midnight, having been delayed
sixteen hours by the storm.
A snow plow and relief train We're
sent from this city to the rescue of the
passenger train, which had been stalled
by the drifting snow. Thirty passen-
gers We're on the belated train.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
TELEGRAPH LINES DOWN
Storm Makes Communication With
Western States impossible
y Associa ted Press.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March "a
severe blizzard ragged today in Western
Kansas. extending from Ellis, Kansas,
a point 800 miles west of Kansas City,
into Colorado. Although the weather
was not very cold, u strong wind
drifted the snow and played havoc
with telegraph and telephone wires. No
serious delay to railway traffic was re-
ported, however.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
CoNFEssEs TO BIG SHORTAGE
Bondsmen of Former. Colorado County
Treasurer Compelled to Make
Good $4,000
Bv Associa ted Press.

DENVER, Colo, March 2.-Charles
H Brckensteln, who resigned yester-
day the Office of treasurer of Connejos
county, in the southern part of Colo
RADIO, has confessed to a shortage of
$62, 900. OF this amount $4,000 was on
deposit in the defunct Alamosa bank,
but the remainder is unaccounted for.
Fred Warshauer, one of the treas
urer's bondsmen, has notified the
county board that he will pay the
shortage in full.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
LATEST ESTIMATE is so KILLED
Three Employees of Hardware Conn
pany Burned in Debris
BY Associated Press.

JACKSON, Miss, March "A special
to the Clarion Ledger from Meridian,
Miss, says that it is estimated over
fifty persons are dead and scores in
jured as a result of the tornado there
this afternoon.
D. T Bennett, Claude Williams and
Frank Woodruff, employees of the
Hardware company, We're
buried in the debris when that building
went down. Bennett escaped, but the
other men are still beneath the ruins.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
Found Dead in Room

Schuyler Biddell, 55 years of age, a
farm hand, died at Upland Thursday
night, after he had retired to u room
ing house in apparent good health,
During the night he was heard moan
ing and praying and in the morning
was found dead in his room. hTe cor
oner's verdict was death due to
pleurisy complicated with heart
trouble.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
Provides for Two Houses

"There will be two houses, both of
which will have power to initiate legis-
lation which does not affect the fun
damental laws of the empire, those OF
succession, etc.
"The annual session will be convoked
and closed by imperial ukase.
Both the council of the empire and
the national assembly will enjoy the
right to interpellate ministers for al
legged unlawful acts.
1.-The sessions will be public"
The government has issued a circular
to the governors instructing them not
to interfere in the coming elections. In
the cities and villages throughout the
country the activity of the police will
be limited to prevent Illegal voting.
The Social Democrats, realizing that
the national assembly will at last be
an accomplished fact, have by a vote
of 80 to 29 raised the boycott and have
instructed the members of the party to
participate in the elections.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
RUSSIA 5 NEW
ORDER OUTLINED
GUARANTEES OF LIBERTY Or
DERED TO BE CODED
Result Of Series of Special Councils
Held in St. Petersburg and
Presided over by the
Car
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 2.-As a
result of q series of special councils
held at Tsarko-Selo, and composed of
forty high dignitaries, ministers and
members of the council of the empire,
under the presidency of Emperor
Nicholas, the main guarantees of liber-
ty have been granted and manifesto
has been ordered to be coded and in
corporated in the fundamental laws of
lows:
mo law will hereafter be effective
without the approval of the national
assembly and council of the empire.
The latter body will consist of an
equal number of appointed and
elected members taken from the clergy,
nobility, zemstvos, academy of science,
universities, trade and industry.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
SAXoNIA HAS STORMY TRIP
Cunard Liner Runs Into Severe Gales
and SnoWstorrns on the
Atlantic
BY Associated Press.

BOSTON, March 2.-One of the most
hazardous passages ever made by the
Cunard liner SaXonia across the At
lantic ended today when the steamer
arrived here, twenty-four hours late.
She was covered with ice and had lost
her wireless apparatus.
For more than ten hours, on Feb %,
the vessel was helpless in q gale and
snowstorm OH account of disabled en-
gines. After repairs had been made
the storm abated and the vessel had
good weather until Feb. 2S, when she
ran into another gale which further re-
tarded her progress.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
Lockout Affects $4,000 People
BY Assoclated Press.

IN07TIV
DUNDEE Scotland, March Fin
consequence of the strike of the weav-
ers because they did not share in the
recent advance granted to the SPIN
ners, the employers have decided to
close the mills and factories March 8.
The lockout will affect $4,000 workmen.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
LOTTERY MAN ADMITS GUILT
Trial of Henry M. Haupt and Daniel
Jacobs Takes an Unex.
peeted Turn
BY Associated Press.

HELENA. Mont, March 2-The trial
of Henry NJ Haupt OF Spokane and
Daniel B. Jacobs in the United States
court yesterday, on the charge of hav-
ing sent lottery tickets by express from
Butte to different eastern cities, had
an unexpected and unusual turn when
Jacobs withdrew his plea of not guilty
and entered one of guilty and was fined
$500 by Judge Hunt.
Haupt will stand trial.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
Officers Guard Freshmen
BY Associated Press

ANN ARBOR, Mich. March Six
policemen with drawn revolvers, who
guarded the doors of the banquet hall,
were feature of the annual fresh
sophomores that tried to kidnap the
freshmen officers was driven back
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
Blizzard Causes Wreck

BY Associa ted Press
LINCOLN. Neb, March "A local
passenger and freight train were in
collision on the Union Pacific railroad
near North Platte, the engineers being
unable to see ahead of their trains on
account of the blizzard.
Engineers Reynolds and Garman
and Firemen Finn and Brown were
badly hurt and several passengers were
injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
PLAN MOROCCAN STATE BANK
The Feeling at Aleeciras Is Grads
ualIy Growing More
Hopeful
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
ALGEC1RAS, Spain, March 2.--The
feeling here is gradually becoming
more hopeful. The project for the
Moroccan state bank. as prepared by
the committee, contains twenty-five
articles. Twenty of these have been
agreed on and five have been reserved.
Rumors of u compromise are circu-
lating freely, but the French delegates
consider it inopportune to discuss the
details
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
Movement Against Venezuela
Ry Associated Press.

PARIS, March 2.-According to infor-
nation which has reached official quar-
ters here q movement against VenezI1-
ella is on foot. The revolutionists are
concentrating on the island of Trini-
dad, where they are awaiting arms and
supplies previous to landing on the
Venezuelan coast.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth Return
By Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla, March 2.-Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth arrived on
the steamer Mascotte from Havana at
23O this afternoon. The steamer en-
countered rough weather Thursday.
and Mrs. Longworth suffered from sea
sickness.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
Seal Killed Near Mootka

by ASSOCIdI ItU ITeSS.
VICTORIA, b. c., March 2.-The
steamer Queen City brings advices
from Nootka that a fur seal was killed
on the beach there, this being the first
instance on record where fur seals
have been killed elsewhere than on
the Pribyloff islands.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
WELL KNOWN CIT ZEN DIES
John A. Wetmore, Who Has Profitable
Business interests in Eden=
vale, Passes way
BY Associated Press.

SAN JOSE, March 9 John A. Wet
more, u years of age died this even
ing in his home at Edenvale of heart
disease.
He is survived by his wife, who is
a sister of Congressman e. A. Hayes
and j. o. Hayes.
Mr.. Wetmore was interested in the
famous Germania mine and had other
profitable mining interests in Wiscon-
sin. He was a director Of the Santa
Clara County Fruit exchange.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
Russian Police Sent to Prison
By Associated Press.

KHARKOFF, Russia, March 2.-The
chiefs of police and gendarmes. who
are charged with beating and torturing
political prisoners, have, after IL sem
sational trial, each been condemned to
months Imprisonment.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
Eighteen Bodies Recovered
BY Associated Press.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Iarch "A spe-
cial TO the Commerc al-Appeal from
Meridian, Miss, says: The Union and
Queen C Crescent depo Is were among
the depots demolished and it is be-
lived that more than a ore are under
meath the wreckage.
Eighteen bodies have cen recovered.