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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-27
|DEAD IN A BOA.
Conductor Surprised to Find D
Man In Refrigerator Car \
Ice Box.
CORONER JURY IMPANELLED
Remains Removed to Convis & Convis.
Every Effort Being Made TO Ascer-
tain Who He Is.

Early last Tuesday morning the con-
ductor on a south bound freight, while
passing over his train, in the vicinity of
the coal docks in this city. noticed steam
pouring from the ice box Of a Pennsy-
lvania Refrigerator car, which had been
loaded with potatoes at Cadillac, Upon
raising the hatch he discovered the dead
body of a man lying in the bottom.
He at once notified City Marshal Button
aud the coroner, who gave orders TO the
train crew 10 back the car up to the de-
pot A coroners jury consisting of
Caris Brown, Alva Sewers, Bert Hayes
Jr., Frank Ellicot, Gilbert Greenhoe
and +. Smith was impanelled by JUS
tice Chadwick.
The dead man was evidently a tramp
who was beating his way south. paper
sack containing lunch, from the
grocery firm Of Loven q Stevenson of
Tustin, Mich. was found by his side.
He had come from the G.. r. i. road and
and had boarded the freight at Cadillac
at 30 the night before. Thinking that
he had found desirable place to ride
he had entered the hatch closing the lid
behind him. 1t soon grew so hot that
he MADE an effort TO reopen the hatch
but his height was insufficient to ac-
complish his pdrpose. He struggled to
get some purchase on the fine, narrow
wire screen but fell back suffocated,
lacerating his face in falling. The box
in which he was found was hot and
filled with steam
After being viewed by the jury he
was removed from the car to the under
taking rooms of Convis q Convis, where
the inquest was held DR.. Lamb was
called and pronounced the man quite
dead. The jury together with City
Marshal Button searched his clothing in
hopes of finding some clue to enable
them to identify the man, but the only
articles found were an old comb, some
cigarette papers and box of medicine
labeled South Lansing.
smooth face, about five feet five inches
in heigth, dark brown hair and wore a
black cap with dark clothing of mixed
material. The latter was in very dill
apidatei condition. The inquest was
adjourned from $3.50 a. m. until / 80 p.
m. TO await the arrival of Prosecuting
ATTORNEY Eyerden
The theory brought forth is that the
dead man was from the Lansing country
and had been north. The medicine
which was found on the clothes of the
deceased had been purchased of @. J.
Rouser proprietor of the Capital Drug
Store, 1913, Washington Ave-, S. Lansing.
Nothing could be done at the after
noon session as it was found necessary
to have the train crew present, also the
Lansing druggist and the Tustin grocer.
Every effort will be made to indentify
the body and if this is impossible it will
be inferred at Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-27

Mr.. Owens offering this season, this is
particularly true. The costumes this
season will be of the most gorgeous
description The time in which Romeo
and Juliet is laid was the most extrava-
CANT i'll the way of dress the world has
ever seen. This enables the customer
to give his fancy full play. The artist
engaged to design the clothes for Romeo
and Juliet was given instructions to
spare no expense to make this companys
one of the very best costumen organiza-
tions travelling. Mr.. Owen will present
this beautiful drama at the Alma opera
house, rhursday, February 2s. Music
will be furnished by Davis Bros orches-
ira. Reserved seats on sale at Sharrar's
Drug Store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-27
SUMNER SEVILLE CLUB.

About fifty gathered at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Quick of Sumner to
attend the February meeting of the
Sumner and Seville Farmers Club.
After dinner Mr.. Hagadorn of the Alma
Creamery gave very interesting talk
on butter making and he cordially in
vited every one interested to call and
see for themselves what they were doing
at the creamery. The next meeting
will be held with Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
Potter of s umner March Z, good pro
gram has been arranged and all are i'm
vited to attend
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-27
EDITOR ALMA RECORD,

EDITOR ALMA tEOOkD,
DEAR SIR
Last weeks issue of the Gratiot County
Herald gives its readers two columns of
reading matter, pretaining to the mix-up
between the Board of Supervisors and the
County Treasurer the heading in each
column in large type, reads, 'Munson
Right" We all realize that this decision
of the Supreme Court settles the legal
point in controversery, but does that
make it right, every one of the twenty
five supervisors of the county said it was
not right, and there are several thousand
people in the county who say it is not
right, the writer has not found a single
person, outside of the treasurer his bonds
men and certain bank influence, that
says Munson is right.
Let us look at the facts in the case and
see who is right. AT the October session
of the Board of Supervisors, the COM
mittee on county officers, i'll settling with
the County Treasurer, found that the
average monthly balance last year was
$6I,433.qS. They also found that one
bank in Ithaca had had the largest part
of the above amount and the county had
received nothing for the use of it. This
question was talked over by the super
visors and they all agreed that something
should be done. The result was resolu-
tion adopted by the full board, that these
funds should be let to the bank or banks
that would give the highest rate of in
tesest, when the session was ended and
the board adjourned we all thought we
had done good thing for the taxpayers
Of the county. All of this happened be-
fore the County Treasurer was elected.
The different candidates for the Offices
of Treasurer knew of this resolution, and
don't think there was supervisor but
what thought, whoever might be elected
would comply with the resolution. 1t
took the responsibility off from the Trea-
surer, for the county furnished and paid
for the bond and the banks that got the
money were to furnish a bond to the
Treasurer, making him perfectly safe,
under the provisions of the resolution.
When we met in January, Mr.. Munson
through his attorney, Frank Monfort,
notified the board that he would not COM
ply with the October resolution. Nearly
all of the people i'll the county are familiar
with the proceedings since that time.
The Herald says at the recent meeting an
attempt was made TO adjourn until March
Ist, keeping Mr.. Munson out of the office
to which he was legally elected, for
longer time. This is not true. No at
tempt was made by any member of the
board to do anything of the kind. The
Herald further says: THAT the committee
on county officers consisting of VIM. T.
Pitt of Seville, James. Gibbs of Newark
and Pearlie Smith of Alma proceeded to
question ID of the remaining IS sureties,
in detail as to their property the Herald
says just Why this was necessary perhaps
the committee could explain" AS one of
the members of the committee can say
| wanted to know why it was that some
of the bondsmen had qualified for four
times the amount of their assessment on
the tax roll. Again the Hearld says:
"The board accepted Mr. Hicks as good
for the full amount of the bond. " This
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-27
BIRTH RATE EXCEEDS DEATHS

The total number of deaths reported to
the department of state for January was
$685., corresponding to the annual death
rate of I5.I per 1000 estimated popula-
ton. This number exceeds that for the
month of December by sos and exceeds
the number returned for January, 1906,
by 367. There were 3,767 birth certif.
Gates returned for January, corresponding
to an annual birth rate of II per ! 900 es-
timated population.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-27

There will be special services i'm the
United Brethren Church. beginning
Monday, March 4. at Z p. m. The
theme to be considered is, "Pentecostal
Power, What Ii Means to You" Rev.
]. 5. Beers of Wheeler. presiding elder
of east district, assisted by the pastor,
will conduct the meeting Other speak
ers from abroad will be present. ALI
are cordially invited to attend.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-27

Seventeen fine horses were led through
the street last Thursday on their way to
the shipping yard. They had been pur-
chased from farmers in this vicinity by
Mr.. Fred Church for King Bros. of
Grand Rapids. These brothers have a
sale stable at Grand Rapids where horses
are received, put into the best of condi-
tion and sold to buyers from all over
OF the lot that were shipped from this
place Thursday, five tipped the scales at
over 1900 and seven at over 400.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-27
ROMEO AND JULIET.

VIM. Owens name has always been
associated with productions distinguish
ed for their accuratness, beauty and
completeness. The scenery for the
plays he has heretofore produced have
been models Of the actual places where
the action is supposed to have taken
place. In Romeo and Juliet, which is
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-27
HORSES WANTED.

King Bros. of Grand Rapids are in the
market for two car loads of horses. For
further information see Fred Church or
King Bros. at the Wright. House.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-06
MARVELS OF WORKMANSHIP.
The VieIins That Were Made by the
 Famous Old Masters.

The old masters used such care in the selection of the woods for their instruments that, having found a piece of wood of proper fiber and yibrational powers, they treasured every fragment. no matter how small. and rather than waste even a particle of such a strip they frequently constructed the backs md bellies of patches so delicately put together that the seams are only dis coyerable by microscope, so perfect is the cabinetwork." It was ever the aim of the old masters to marry the back of hard sycamore, which produces the quick vibrations, and the belly of soft wood, producing the slower sound waves, in such a manner as to give the mellow but reedy timbre of the perfect instrument Anatomically a violin made by an old master is a miracle of construction It can be talk en to pieces. patched. put together. re paired indefinitely and is almost inde- structibIe. Repairing has been the means of exposing many clever forger- ieS. The inside of q violin made by Stradivari, Guarnerius or other old masters is as perfectly finished inside as outside, and the clumsy interior work of a forgery betrays an imita- tion at Opce.-Circle Magazine.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-06
The old Warning Psn.

''Yes, that is a fine specimen of the old brass warming pan" sail an ana teur, collector of antiques, quoted b. the Philadelphia Record, but it hang on the wall from this time on. It will not be brought into requisition for ac- tual warming purposes again. It's too good" Then he added cOntemplative- ly: My daughter thought it would re- new the ancient flavor of things to put that warming pan to use. So on oae of the coldest nights of the winter she filled the pan end with live cOals. shut the lid and put the pan into one of the beds. In a little while the house wee filled with smoke. which, on being traced to it's origin. was found to come from the bed. which was afire. With @ few olden time wood emberS these warming pans were all right, but with live anthracite they simply overdo the job. We put out the fire, but, IS I say. from this time on the warming pan hangs on the wall empty
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-06
Blue Eyed nabl ss.

It is q pity that all babies born wi the prospect of being adopted out g an orphan asylum are not biesse with blue eyes. Most persons Wa wish to adopt children show a prefer ence for the blue eyed variety.
 "They seem to think" said the ma tron of one such institution. that blu, eyes give promise of great intelligence honesty and general stability of char acter. That is pretty hard on thS youngsters with eyes of brown. black gray or hazel. Undoubtedly those chil dren will grow up to be just as wortll citizens as the blue eyed tots. but 1t i impossible to make most of the pro spective parents-ln-law believe so They have been influenced by the ar guments of certain half baked sciea tific writers who claim that all the vir tues are found in blue eyes. and tn dark eyed children. no matter wka their parentage. suffer from the dis crimination. ."-Sew York Sun.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-06
VENEZUELA.
Beauty of the Country and the In1-
 pression 1t Leaves.

Beauty of the Country and the Irn-
 pression 1t Leaves.
 The beauty of the country is the first and the most lasting impression. To catch glimpses at every turn in the valleys of cloudy peaks, or when on the mountain side to see through the limpid air valley after valley between the protecting hills. to breathe thls pure air. to know that summer is all most perpetual-he is only half a man who does not for q moment forget the needs of civilization in the intONicatiOn of primitive nature. The lOveliness of Venezuela is something different from that of the Andean ranges farther west and south It is more tropical. and the mountains do not rise to the height in which the senses are stilled by gran deur. nor is there found so near the equator that ruggedness or gloom of solemnity which is one feature of the Rockies. It is beauty of more human type. which can be enjoyed most when we know that man has his abode there. The Andes. the Alps or the Rockies are bold and austere. They need no life. Life is not meant for them. But such contrasts and changes as are con- stantly presented to the eye in these softened landscapes are more exquisite when man is pottering about on the surface trying to imagine that he is of some real importance on the earth Reader Magazine.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-06
Kneaded Earth,

Even old Pling wrote of ''pisework. ' pronounced 'pee-say-work." It was suggested by the building processes of the ants, and the durable walls made according to those wonderful archi- tects of the insect tribe were called "formacie" The method was well known to the anCients, and some of the oldest houses in the world today are of this construction. ROndelet writes of a chateau in the department of Ain. France, which he repaired in 1T64: Tt was at least 150 years old, and the walls had acquired q hardness and compactness equal to ordinary stone, so that in enlarging the windows and oth- CT apertures the workmen used the same tools as in q quarry" Pie is simply kneaded earth. What is MeXi- can adobe?-New York Press.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-06
Her Limit.

The old generation of Galloway lairds were a primitive and hOspita- ble race, but their Conviviality some times led to awkward occurrences. In former days, when roads were bad and wheeled vehicles almost unknown, an old laird was returning from a supper party with his lady mounted behind him on horseback. On crossing the river UT at q ford at a point where it joins the sea the old lady dropped off, but was not missed until her husband reached his door, when, of course, there was an immediate search made. The party who were dispatched in quest of her arrived just in time to find her remonstrating with the advancing tide, which trickled into her mouth, in these words: No anither drap, neither net nor cauld."-London Tit-Bits-
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-06
The Sea, of Authority.

IL Is an unwritten law on shipboard, and especially on men-of-war, that the quarter deck is for the exclusive use of officers, and all good seamen remem- Der it, in spite of their ambitions. 1t once happened that an ancient mar iner, a five striper," while on shore leave captured a mule. Not without difficulty he mounted the animal and perched himself as near the tail as pos sible The mule objected in every way known to mule and in ways several and unexpected.
 Jack, sit more amidships." called out an engineer officer who happened past; you'll ride easier"
 Captain" grinned the old salt, this Is the first craft l ever commanded. and it's a pity if can't stay on the quarter deck"
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-06
ssansor Could Swear.

One day President Lincoln saw Sen, ator Fessenden coming toward his of. flee room. Mir Fessenden had received the promise of some appointment in Maine for one of his constituents. The case had been overlooked. As soon as Mir. Lincoln caught sight of the send. tor he saw Fessenden was angry and called out. Say. Fessenden, aren't yOr an Episcopalian?" Mir. Fessenden, somewhat taken aback, answered ''Yes. I belong to that persuasion. Mir. President" Mir. Lincoln then said: Il thought so. You swear so much like Seward. Seward Is an Episcopalian But you ought to hear Stanton swear. He can beat you both. He is Presby' terian."
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-06
JAPS SNEAK ID
 TIE UNITED STATES
Hundreds Quit Work and Are Heading for the United
 States.

CHIHUAHUA, Mex, July 5.-The influx of large bodies of Japanese into Chihuahua the past several weeks their intentions.
 The fact of the matter is that they are all heading for the United States. They may work in this section long enough to get money to get across the line, but no longer. But they are coming so fast that they will make up for the local shortage of labor.
 The latest news of the emigration of Japs is from the Mexican Herald of today:
 Almost without exception the 800 Japanese laborers who have been em' ployed on the ManzanillO extension of the Mexican Central have deserted the work and have started northward presumably for the border with the ul' innate intention of crossing into the United States.
 The Japanese have been on the railroad work but a few months, go ing to work there shortly after their arrival from Japan. They were ap parently contented with the work and performed their work as well as the ndLlNe WOTkIUGU. A lew dL d llLiiC lhCS began to quit the work until the nun Der dwindled down to about 400 and within the past few weeks this nun Der has also steadily decreased until now it is stated there are but few of the labOreTs remaining. These will probably follow theil brethren northward as it is said al of the men who qu:t work have gone | in that direction which seems to indi cate that they expect to cross the bor der. So far as known the laborer! had no complaint to make of the worl or wages.
 This desertion of work on the rail road is nothing new, for several hun l dred Japanese who were at work ol | construction before also deserted. Ar other ship load of about 1900 laborer is due to arrive at Manzanillo within the next month and these will be pu to work on the construction of th road.
 The desertion of the Japanese ha not retarded the construction work, al though several hundred more mel
 would be given work if they could b.
 secured"
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-06
SHORTHAND.
The Quality That Appears to Be Lssss
 ing In All Systems.

The Quality That Appears to Be Lsssss
 ing In All Systems.
 The fatality of ali systems of short. hand is that what seems easy to the eye of filial piety may be terribly diff cult to the cold gaze of stranger. Of the innumerable systems of short hand that were the vogue a century ago how many survive today? asks a London writer. Fame and fortune still await the man or woman who can in- vent a system that will appeal to the reader as effectively as to the original writer. Perhaps if we were to redis- cover the lost shorthand writing of the ancient Romans we might find our selves on the road toward a solution of the problem.
 For the Romans were on affectionate terms with shorthand. Did not Sue tonius. speaking of Caligula, express surprise that an emperor Of so many promising parts should nevertheless be an ignoramus in shorthand, and did not Titus Vespasianus pride himself on his facility in the use of stenography both for business and amusement? So fond was be of the sport that he de lighted to gather his amanuenses around him in order that they should tilt against each other in the, steno- graphic field. It may be that but for the rediscovery of the art in England toward the end of the sixteenth cen tury the curious Pepys would not have been moved to write his diary.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-06

greeting: To elena A. Turvey. You are hereby required to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaintiff in the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for the County of Cochise and to answer the complaint filed therein within within twenty days texclusive of the day of service), after the service on you of this summons of served with in the county; otherwise within thirty
 days), or judgment by default will bt taken against you according to the prayer of said complaint.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-06
Late and Early Easters.

The earliest date on which Easter can fall is March %. The moon must then be full on March 21. and that date must be Saturday. Such a com bination of circumstances is extremely rare. Easter Sunday has fallen as early as March % in 1093, in 1T61 and in 1917, and 1t will fall on March 22 again in 1890, 2076 and 2144. The lat est date on which Easter can fall is April 9. That happened in 1866, in 1734 and in 1886 It will happen again ln 1943.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-06
A Words Birthday.

It is curious to see how q new word extends our vocabulary. For instance, the discovery of photography has led to 224 words being added to the lan- guage. Dr. Murray fixes March II, 1889, as the birthday of the word pho tography." It was on that day that Sir John Herschel used it in paper which he read before the Royal so- ciety. The new word took root in France, and two or three months later when Argo made his report to the chamber of deputies concerning the pension of NJ. Daguerre he quoted photographic as d generally accepted word.