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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-04-06
SUGAR BEET INFORMATION.
An Interesting Letter From Grower of
Sugar Beets-More Figures of Interest
to Farmers.
March 80, 1906.

! -"oANii w, A"N''
The following letter was received
from one of our patrons last week:
"ALSIA SUGAR COMPANY,
Alma Mich.
"Gentlemen:-It has been said that
you try to do good to your patrons and
it is fact all will admit, for look at
the money that has been spent by the
company in building up our roads Now
as we understand, they have built or
help build quite an amount of road
east, south and west of the town, and
last, but not least, have come north at
the same business and helped on three
or four miles, and, behold, the end is
not yet, for they were hero few days
ago looking after two miles more next
to the county line that they are willing
TO help fix this coming summer, if we,
the patrons, will put our shoulders to
the wheel and push our share that they
require of us. So let Us go after 1t for
a road, as it may be our last chance
and then do not try TO tell they are no
good TO us. When they started their
factory, of course, we did not think very
much of the sugar beet business but now
we would not do without them, and il
locks as if we couldn't hardly for look
at the fine farms, fine buildings and
everything that we have that we did
not have before, aud that is not all.
Mortgages have been Cancelled that
would have made some hump to meet,
if it were not for the beets, and it gives
work TO all, old and young, if they want
to work and if not they are no good at
anything. OF course, there is lots of
work to the little roots but they are all
O. X. and all came about here by the
Alma Sugar Company starting a mill.
Well, then, our sister town saw there
was good thing in store so they
thought they would try their luck and
see what they could do, and have done
a fine thing so far, but not in roads, but
it all started by the Alma Sugar Com
pany. So saying they have been good
to their patrons, and that is not all.
The town itself is "A fine place to go to.
Can get more for stuff we sell from two
to three cents on most anything. SO all
goes well when the goose hangs high
"Well, maybe this is not very good or
written very nice, but SO much anyway
from an old mossback'
Now will ask a question to close with. /
"All things considered, which is the /
best width of rows 70 plant beets Is,
20, % or 2S inches apart?
Now, will close for the present hop
ing to be criticised by some 50 good bye"
In answer to the above question will
say that OH just ordinary land, we think
that beets drilled in rows % inches
apart will give the best satisfaction.
Is this true with new be-
ginners, as they are not used to culti-
waiting rows any closer together than 2S
inches. We do not think it advisable
to drill less than 20 inch rows on even
the best of our land IL beets are sown
early SO they have plenty of time to
ripen, then the beets that are small from
being too crowded always seem TO test
better than the large ones that have
grown more rapidly on account OF hav-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-04-06
ing plenty of room with available plant
food TO grow


There are some who are enlarging
their beet contracts since the price Of
beans dropped and we think they are
wise in so doing, because they have q
stipulated price for their beets while
beans have not been more than from
soc to 75c per bushel another fall. Wars
have all stopped, the bean market is
well supplied and with the very large
acreage that will be sown this spring, if
tine crop does fair, the price certainly
will be much lower another year, OF
course, plant some beans, but do not
plant too many.
Have you taken out your contract for
beets yet; If not you had better do so
right away.
Here are some more returns from our
last years contractors
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-04-06
LIGHT UP.

Our attention has been called to a ru-
NOR about towr that we could not fur
nish any additional electric lighting. We
beg to state that we are now using only
about half of our power and would be
glad to furnish wiring and lights to any
one in the lighting district.
I'll ALMA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER Co.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-04-06
CITIZENS ATTENTION

AT meeting of the Gre department
held Tuesday evening by permission OF
council the practice fire alarm, which has
been turned in at II O'Clock Saturday
forenoon was changed so hereafter it will
take place Friday evening at 7 p. IN un-
ill further notice.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-04-06

HORSE OWNERS ATTENTIoN-E. T..
Ewing who has purchased the Caldwell
blacksmith shop is prepared to do all
kinds of scientific horse shSeing ard
general repair work. Remember the
place OH superior street.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-04-06

FREE-Ladies' hair dressing free at
Horns studio.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-04-06

The following letter was received
from one of our patrons last week:
"ALSIA SUGAR COMPANY,
Alma, Mich
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30

bilt Cup" is engaged in active re-
hearsels and the final preliminaries
for the western debut of this play.
Elsie Janis, the infmitable and i'm
mensely popular star of the produc-
ton, has returned from brief Euro
pean trip refreshed and re-inspired,
and she has fine support of such
players as Otis Harlan, Henry V.
Donnelly, Jacques Kruger, F. Newton
Lindo, Edith Decker, Blanche Chan
man and Charles Dow Clark. A
glance at the names themselves is
sufficient endorsement for the quality
of the offering, while the FASCINATING
theme of the automobile and the
celebrated Vanderbilt cup contest has
afforded splendid opportunity for a
real play with a real plot. The auto.
mobile race is declared by compe-
tent critics the most realistic scene
ever placed on the stage The Chi.
cago engagement is limited.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
TRIBUTE TO JACKSON
Paid by a Negro Community to the
''StonewaIP' of the Confederacy
Memorial Window.

Roanoke, Va. July 30.-A handsome
memorial window to General Thomas
{ Stonewall'0 Jackson has been I'M
yelled in the Fifth Avenue Presbyteri-
an church negro. The window was
obtained by the pastor, Rev. L. L.
Downing, the money for it's purchase
coming wholly from negroes. The ex
ercises were largely attended by both
races, the Confederate camps of
Roanoke and Salem, and the chapters
of the Daughters of the Confederacy
of the same place being we'll repre-
scented. The chief addresses were by
leading white citizens of Roanoke.
Downings father and mother were
members of a Sunday school class of
negro slaves taught by Jackson at Lex
ington before the war, and these ex-
ercises marked the realization of an
ambition Downing has had since boy
hood to pay fitting tribute to the Con-
federate commander.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
Bryan's European Itinerary.

London, July 30.-AIr. and Mrs. Bry-
an. accompanied by Colonel Wetmore,
NJ. Il. Dunlap, Mrs Dunlap and Miss
Dunlap (of Chicago), have left London
for Holland. They will visit Amster-
dam and The Hague, go to Cologne,
where Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan will join
their daughter, and then go up the
Rhine, through Switzerland and to
Venice. Florence. Rome and Naples,
successfully, reaching Paris between
Aug. 10 and 10. They viii then go to
Madrid. Granada and Gibraltar, whence
they will sail for home Aug. 20.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
TRAIN ROBBERS ARE BUSY
One Band Attacks a Guarded Train
Fatal Fight Follows.

Warsaw, July 80. Two daring
train robberies were committed in Rus
sian Poland, one of them resulting in a
considerable loss of life. A train from
the frontier station Herby, bound for
Czenstochowa. was carrying money re-
ceived from the customs house to the
branch of the Imperial bank, under
protection of seven frontier guardsmen.
General Zukat, chief of the frontier
guard; General Weitenring. chief OF
the customs service of Warsaw: Col
onel Brzezicki, and Captain Laguma
were passengers.
Fifteen persons boarded the train at
a way station. They evidently had
been waiting for it, and made Al at
tack on the guardsmen. who were re-
inforced by the officers named. A reg
ular fight followed in which the two
generals, two officials, FIVE soldiers and
one robber were killed and Colonel
Brzezicliand one robber wounded. The
robbers escaped, taking $4,000 and the
arms Of those who had attempted 10
defend the train against robbery.
The second robbery was committed
on the Warsaw-Vienna railway, six
miles from Warsaw. While the train
was under way unknownpersons pulled
the danger signal. causing it to stop.
Robbers who We're aboard jumped out
and seized the locomotive and de-
tached the mail car from the train and
ran it down the line. They secured So.
/ 500 of government money. The train
was without a guard. and hence there
was no fighting and no casualties.
The robber who lies wounded al
CzenStochewa is in a serious condi
ton. He refuses to give any informa
ton whatsoever concerning his &c
completes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30

After a series of the most success
full flights ever seen in the west, Hor-
ace Wild and his airship Eagle"
are established at White City in Chi
cago, where they have We'd with
fine weather in bringing the amuse-
ment park almost a record attend
ance during the last few days. Mr..
Wild has gone higher and farther,
shown more complete mastery, and
an absolute fearlessness that have
made his ascensions, repeated every
day when the weather conditions are
not absolutely forbidding, a source
of eager inquiry to thousands.
Alessandro Liberati and his grand
military bapd opened series of
concerts in the White City plaza last
Sunday afternoon. playing programs
made up almost equally from the
great Italian operate composers and
from the tuneful and catchy music
of the day. Sig. Liberati is heard
at every concert in solos upon the
cornet. an instrument of which he is
master. and the celebrated French
tenor. A. L. Guile. sings every even
ing.
John f. Carroll, director OF the
free open air hippodrome at the
north end of the plaza, presented a
complete change of bill for the cur
rent week on Sunday. including
Campbell and Brady. club iugglers;
Fisher and johnson, in a comic biey-
Gle turn: and Scheppes' dog and pony
circus. Toddles, the riding elephant,
has also been added to the list of
plaza attractions. and the vaudeville
theater on the east side of the board
walk has a complete change of bill
this week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30

at your house and opens the door your
tail will be stretched a little. After
awhile it will have been stretched so
much that it will be as long as the
monkeys" said the little hoptoad.
So the cat fastened the end of his
tail to the doorknob, and pretty soon a
visitor called at his house and gave the
door fearful pull.
Ouch! How it did hurt poor Mr. Catl
And then somebody else called, and
then somebody else, and then some
body else, and each time there was a
yank at the cats tail and a yell from
the cat After awhile, sure enough, the
cats tail was as long as the monkeys,
but such a miserable, painful tail it
was! There was only one thing to do,
and that was to have the tail cut off
entirely.
81 haven't any tail at all now" cried
the cat.
81 haven't had any since was a tad
pole" said the hoptoad.-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
BISHOP AssAILs GORKY
Calls Him Villain. Scoundrel and Pol
Tutor of Womanhood-Socia
Denounced.

Buffalo, n. y, July 80. - The fifth
annual convention Of the American
Federation of Catholic Societies opened
here with mass meeting at Conven-
ton hall. President Minahan, of the
National Federation, was not present,
but Archbishop Messmer, of Milwau-
kee, and Bishop McFaul, of Trenton,
n. J., the joint founders of the move
ment, responded to the addresses Of
welcome.
Bishop McFaul spoke against the
evils of socialism and divorce. 1.-THE
stability of this nation rests upon the
American home" he said. Socialism
would stretch out ker foul hands upon
the property Of our people. Look at
Maxim Gorky, the Russian socialist,
coming to America to ask us to turn
upon Russia. See him living with a
woman who cannot be recognized as
his wife. That villain and scoundrel
and polluter Of womanhood would
preach to us the gospel of human lib
erty."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
A1 A0ir7ai Story For
Little Folks
The LOng-taiI Cat

what a wonderful fellow is the
monkey said the cat one day. He is
as nimble as a flea, and with that re-
markable tail Of his he can swing about
in the trees without ever using his feet.
Why can't have a nice long tail like
use to meY''
you can have one if you wish" said
a little hoptoad who sat at the roadside
blinking his big eyes in the summers
sun
pray tell me howl" cried the cat.
"Fasten the end Of your tail to your
doorknob, and whenever anybody calls
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30

a little town across the Finnish border
which is now the Mecca of all OPP
ponents Of the government The men,
bers agreed that general strike.
though it must be declared later, at
the present moment would be untime~
Is. The afternoon was spent in dis
eussing other measures. and an ex-
preston of views as to the attitude TO
be taken by the workmen on the dis
solution of parliament Many Of the
delegates favored a gigantic one-day
strike. but no decision of this point was
reached.
There is much jubilation among the
revolutionists over the escape from
prison at Sebastopol of Samenkoff
who is believed to have been an ac-
eomphce in the attempt last May on
the life of General Neplueff. This es-
cape sets at liberty one of the most
dangerous revolutionary organizers in
Russia.
The censorship on foreign newspa-
pers, which for a number of years
blocked out all articles distasteful 10
the government. but which was pTac-
tically abandoned this year, is being
restored. THE classic caviar TAR
ticies are blocked out with mixture
of caviar printers ink and sand
adorns column after column of the lead
ing foreign periodicals now received in
Russia
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
GoRKY MAKES AN APPEAL
Wants to Know if There Are Living
Men in This Country.

Men IN This Country.
New York, July 80 - Maxim Gorky
has made public an appeal directed to
the people of the United States TO
help the people of Russia to free its
body from the parasites which suck its
life's blood" He takes for his text
'the car has dispersed the duma."
Some characteristic phrases are these:
The Russian government will now
inaugurate policy of brutal and bes-
tiaI reprisals. The hangmen and
thieves surrounding the throne and
supporting it with bloodstained hands
have of late heard many bitter and in
sulting truths from the lips of courage
Gus and honest men. They will avense
themselves for it and their vengeance
will be severe.
1.-The black, blood soaked wings of
death will fiutter over the country for
months. The exhausted earth will
swallow thousands of corpses of men
whose only crime was the desire to live
a human life. Are we civil
lied people or are we not?
If such crying horrors occur as those
which we now witness in Russia true
men and women cannot remain quiet
at their sight" He closes with an ap-
peal for help for Russia and asks: Are
there in this country living men, and
will they hear me-"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
CAN DEPoRT IMPORTED LABOR
Canada Sustained in Her Right to
Prevent Foreigners from Work.
ing in That Country

Detroit, July 30.-General Counsel
Frederick w. Stevens, of the Pare Mar
quette railway, has received word from
the Canadian attorneys of the road
that the priyy council of England has
sustained the ruling of the Canadian
high court which ordered the tdeporta-
ton some time ago under the Canadian
alien labor act Of several officials of
the road from the United States, who
were employed at the division head
quarters in st. Thomas, Ont.
The decision will not affect the Pere
Marquette any, as the road has moved
its division headquarters from ST
Thomas to Detroit since the appeal
was taken, but is important as definite
II establishing the right of Canada 10
prevent United States citizens from
working in the Dominion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
Preparing for Michigan Men.

Indianapolis, July go. The quar-
termaster and commissary departments
for the Michigan militia have been es-
tablished at Camp Benjamin Harrison
preparatory 10 the arrival of the Mich
iganders next Saturday. Major H. ".
Leach. commissary of that state, has
arrived. Brigadier General c. w. Har-
rah, Of Michigan. is expected Wednes-
day and the governor of Michigan it is
understood will come Aug. 8.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
ITALY WANTS TO KNOW
She Is After the Facts Attending a
Recent Mob Murder of Italians
in North Carolina.

Washington. July 3O.-At the re-
quest of the Italian embassy the state
department has addressed a letter to
the governor of North Carolina sug-
costing that an agent Of the Italian
government, to be designated by the
embassy, be accorded the privilege Of
attending the hearings in court con-
corning the alleged killing and wound
ing of number Of Italian laborers. en-
ployed in laying a new railroad in that
state by a mob recently.
The governor Is also requested to af-
ford other facilities to the agent for
the ascertainment of the facts in the
case, which are said TO be far from
clear at present.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
LETTER LIST.

The following letters remain I'M
called for at the Hammond postofice
for the week ending July %, 1906:
Miss Hattie Barnes (2).
Mrs. ]. A. Brown.
Mr.. Jos. Bonner.
c. H. Hammond.
Mr.. Geo. E. LevilIe.
Mr.. Matt H. Martin.
Mr.. J Maxwell
Ed Nicksch.
Fred Peceeny.
Miss Grace Stapekemper.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Smith.
Miss Georgia Savage (2).
Stetson Lumber Co.
Miss Mary Anna Wolf.
W. H. GOSTLIN, Postmaster.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
Umpire Demands Investigation.

Milwaukee, July 30.-Umpire Owen,
of the American Association, demands
an immediate investigation of the
charges of collusion with gamblers in
Minneapolis in connection with the
Minneapolis-C Columbus series played at
Minneapolis last week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30

Pittsburg. July 3o.-Snapplng and
snarling ike dog and rolling and
writhing on the ground while suffer-
ing from an acute attack of hydropho-
bia. William Garrison. bit three men
before being gotten under control The
men bitten are Policeman C. J. Grimes,
Wagonman Robert Holmes and Waltex
Owens. citizen.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
Carried a Union Printers Card.

st. Paul, July 30-R. ". Penaff, who
carried a printers union travelling card
from Rochester, \. Y, was killed in
the Milwaukee railway yards in this
city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30

Gathered together from their sum-
mer vacation, the company which
will appear at Chicago's most beauti-
full theater. the Colonial. Sunday
night, july %, in the Chicago produc-
ton of that tremendous New York
success Of last season, THE Wander
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
Serious Outbreak That Required
the Use of Machine Guns
TO Suppress.
RUSSIA ISM A VERY BAD WAY
Peasants Attack a Monastery-Reds
Hold Up Print Shop.
Latter Is Done Right in st. Peters
burg and Under the Noses of
the Police - Frequent
Train Ilobberies. -

st. Petersburg, July 30.-A rumor
has reached the Associated Press that
General Trepoff has been killed. 1t
could not be confirmed, and probably is
revival Of the false rumor current
last week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30

Poltava, Russia, July 30-A grave
outbreak has occurred in the Sevski
regiment, following the arrest of pri-
vate of the First battalion, who was
discovered with some other soldiers
in a shed where the revolutionists are
in the habit holding meetings. After
the arrest the entire First battalion, ac-
companied by large crowd, paraded
the streets in defiance of the military
authorities. The soldiers proceeded to
the artillery barracks, where they
seized several guns and marched with
them to the prison where the political
prisoners are confined. At this stage
all the remainder of the Poltava gar
rison was called out. The loyal troops
fired on the mutineers with machine
guns as they were engaged in breaking
down the gate of the prison. Several
men were killed or wounded, and the
outbreak was suppressed.
Peasants Attack a Monastery.
Yekaterinoslav, July 3O.-While the
train upon which a correspondent of
the Associated Press was travelling
from Kharkov to Yekaterinoslav was
passing the great monastery erected
near Borky by Alexander III to COM
memorate the escape of himself and
members of the imperial family from
railroad wreck in 1888, firing and cries
for help were heard. The train was
stoppedand monk came on board. He
said the peasantry was attacking the
monastery and that the monks were
defending it. He had managed to es-
cape to summon help. He was brought
on the train to Yekaterinoslav, whence
he telegraphed the governor Of Khar-
kov, asking that troops be sent to the
monastery. No further details of the
affair have been received. The peas
ants apparently have seized the tele-
/ graph lines.
Bold Deed of the Reds.
st. Petersburg, July 3O-A party of
men armed with reviewers forced their
way into the Boussel printing estab-
lishment here. They made the fore
man prisoner and prevented the COM
positors from leaving the building.
They then had printed 10000 copies
of the Viborg manifesto Of the lower
house of parliament. Strangers calling
at the establishment while this work
was being done were detained to pre-
vent their giving alarm. While this
was Transporting within the printing
works a religious procession, escorted
by policemen both mounted and on
foot, drew up to a church immediately
opposite, but no one was aware of
what was passing inside the establish
meDt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-30
woRKMEN's DEPUTIES MEET
General Strike TO Come. Not Now, but
Later. They Say.

st. Petersburg. July 5o.-A plenary
meeting of the st. Petersburg council
of workmens deputies, representing
10000 workmen. was held at Tegsoki,