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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25

In place of Tuesday. April IA. AS pre-
viosly announced. The change was
made necessary in order to give suffi-
cient time for the Gratiot delegation
to reach Reed City in time fo- the
district convention.
The following Is the amended call
A Republican Convention for the
County of Gratiot. is hereby called to
meet at the Court House, in the village
of Ithaca on Friday, April 10th, 1908
at II O'Clock a. m, for the purpose of
electing twelve delegates to represent
the county ia the State Convention to
be held in the city of Grand Rapids on
Tuesday, May 18th. 1908. and for the
purpose Of electing twelve delegates TO
the Congressional Convention to be
held in Reed City on Wednesday, April
10Th. 1908, and for the transaction of
of such other business as may properly
come before the convention.
The representation of the various
townships and cities in this convention
was fixed by the following resolutions
adopted at the County Convention held
June 18th. 1906:
Resolved, That the verious town
ships and wards of the county of
Gratiot, in future Republican conven-
tons de entitled, respectively. TO repre-
sentation therein by one delegate for
each thirty-five votes cast at the last
preceding general election for the
republican candidate for governor. and
one for each moiety thereof, and that
the county convention be aud is hereby
instructed TO follow this rule as basis
for the appointment of delegates to
future county conventions"
In accordance with the above resolu-
tions the several townships the city Of
st. Louis, and the city of Alma are
are entitled to representation in said
convention by delegates as follows;
Arcadia 2
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25
No Use To lie.

II have found out that there is no
use to die of lung trouble as long as
YOU can get DR.. Kings New Dis
covery," saws Mrs. j. j. White. of
Rushboro, Pa, 90 would rot be alive
today only for that wonderful medi-
cine. 1t loosens up a cough quicker
than anything else, and cures lung
disease even after the case is pronounced
hopeless. This most reliable remedy
for coughs and colds. lagrippe, asth-
ma, bronchitis and horaseness, is sold
under guarantee at George Sharrar' s
drug store. soc and 500. Trial bot
tie free.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25
COMMON SENSE

Leads most intelligent people to use only
mod3ines OF known composition. There
fore Il Is THAI DR.. Pierce's medicines. the
makefs(Qf llch print every Ingredient
entering InAo khem upon the bottle wrap
pers and attest Its correctness under oath,
are daily grkfing In favor. The COM
position OF Dtl Pierce's medicines Is open
70 every bodyvDr. Pierce being DESTROYS
OF having the search llght of lnyestIga:
ton turned fully upon his formule, being
confident Chat lhe better the com 0SI Ilon
Qi fhese medicines Is known the more
vii their great clratlye merlts be Iecog.
nlzed. Being wholly made of the active
medicinal principles extracted from ma
tive forest roots, by exact processes
original with DR.. Pierce, and without the
use OF drop Of alcohol, triple-reiined and
chemically pure glycerine being used in
stead in extracting and preserving the
curative virtues residing In the root
employed, toRD medicines are entirat
free from - 1Adection OF doing haf
By srestoE - s9Qstits fw etther
coholic - ~ habft formt
drugs. Examine the formula on their
bottle wrappers-the same as sworn TO by
DIR. Pierce, and you will find that his
"Goden Medical Discovery" the great,
blood purifier, stomach tonic and bowel
regulator-the medicine which, while not
recommended TO cure consumption I'm its
advanced stages mo medicine Will do that
yet does cure all those catarrhal condi-
lions OF head and throat, weak stomach,
torpid liver and bronchial troubles, weak
lungs and hang-on-coughs, which, II neg
lected or badly treated lead up TO and
finally terminate in consumption.
Take the "Golden Medical Discovery
I'm time and II Is not likely TO disappoint
fGtr trial. Don't expect T mir9cjes AT II
won't do supernatural things. You must
exercise your patience and persevere In its
use for reasonable length OF time to get
its full benefits. The ingredients OF which
DR.. Pierce's medicines are composed have
the unqualified endorsement OF scores OF
medical leaders-better than any amount
OF lay, or non-professional. testimonials.
They are not given away To be expert
mented with but are sold by all dealers In
medicines at reasonable prices.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.

Mayor Francis King.
Clerk-D. W. Adams.
Treasurer-John Schwartz.
FIRST WARD
Supervisory. l.. Sharrar.
Alderman Geo. Ogden
Constable-B {. Button.
SECOND WARD
Supervisor-G. S. Ward.
Alderman-J. w. Glass
Constable. e. Booth
THIRD WARD
Supervisor-Clark Decker
Alderman-Dr. j. n, Day.
Constable-Robert Smith.
FOURTH WARD
Supervisory. NJ. Smith.
Accommodation Fullerton.
Constable-F. O.. Bennett.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25

FOR SALE-Lsrgest style upright
piano. mahogany finish, beautiful tone.
high grade: cost 5000 90. will sell
cheap for cash. Much more desirable
than cheap grade new piano. which
soon gets a metallic tone Inquire of
Mrs NJ. c. Hovey, 1926 Delaware Ave
ST. Louis Mich. -
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25
REAL ETATt TRANSFER S


VIM. Walker to Charlie Il Hoover,
pt elk of nell sec q. Elba = 1862
Carrie Salisbury to Daniel Spiece.
elk of nwA of rwA, sec IL,
North Shade 900
Oscar Bently and wife to Carrie ,
Salisbury. pit els of nw1f. sec
2. New Haven 200
Oscar Bently and wife to Carrie
Salisbury. ut els of nwli sec
20. New Haven 1900
John + Nevins and wife TO Ma
belle G Hinterman. nl6 of swll
OF NV sec 1, Arcadia 1900
John f Nevins and wife to Grace
NJ. Nevins SO OF swl4 of NV
4 sec 10. Arcadia 800
Jesse People and wife To William
l.. Wilkinson and wife. ut of
nwls of swl sec 81. Emerson $50
Esther Mae Bruske to Ely Wolfe.
ut of sell of sel4 sec 33. Pine
River 1900
Al Richards to Helen l. Knee
land. VIE of nell sec p, Wheeler 1900
Charles Dean and wife to James
II. Jones, ut of swl4, sec 10
Pine River and pit of nell of
sell sec "a Seville 400
Frank E Durfee and wife TO
Charles Lusner, pt of NV Il of
Sc 4 sec s. Fulton 100
George Clark and wife to Ransom
Forker 80, Hall & Sharrar's
add, Alma 600
George W Torbet and wife to
William II Zimmerman and
wife pit of swl4 of sci sec 10,
Wheeler 1900
Joseph SellmyIe and wife to
Rosilda Locke VIE of e1s of
nw1s, sec II, North Shade 1900
Nelson q Fox and wife to Leon
ard F Pendell and wife, els of
swIs sec B, North Star 1000
Matte + Parr to Andrew john
son, mes of nwA, sec %. Sumner 800
Charles q. Morgan and wife to
Cora A Rogers. swai of seq,
sec IL. Seville $50.
Edith Merriott 10 George K Ran
dali. nwl4 of nell of NV fri,
sec 30, Hamilton 30C
Frank Powell and wife to Wilson
Zimmerman and wife. Sc of
ne of nwls. sec !, Wheeler 2000
Ill NIL f.. Lob
McCarrick and wife. pit nw4
Of nell. sec 30, Wheeler 1000
John A Clark and wife to Nor
decia b Myers. 1t 20 and pit 1t
Is, blk IA, Breckenridge add,
Wheeler 1000
James Hopkins and wife TO viii
DeboIt and wife, pt NV of
nefi sec 30, Wheeler 1850
Darwin Merrill and wife to Orzo
II Tenney, VIE of nwi of
nwl sec 30, Lafayette 1850
Will Lenhart and wife to Frank
McFee, pit nwli of Sc sec
Ithaca 5000
JOhH 0HduDbIs anu WIG W
Joseph Selmyer and wife, n4
of fri and pit nl5 of nwll,
sec 2, North Shade 1000
Joseph Sellmyer - Glenn Naldrett
els of sw sec .. North Shade 5000
Carl Ii Washburn and wife TO
Flora Coy, 1t 2, blk 4. Alma 500
James G Lang and wife to Mil
ton Davis, pit of - of sw sec
81, Sumner 1900
Ethel X Wilson to Maynard Prin-
gle and wife, Ii g. blk 3, Alma 900
Donald Wilcox and wife to Eliza
beth Kennedy 1t s, blk 4. Trays
add. st Louis $50
Dan w Miles and wife to John
ii Weller, pit of swii of sell
sec ~. Washington $50
Rebecca Frazier to Fred 1omlin-
son, Its : * 9 blk s. -Bannister 500 /
Delilah Foster to John A Gard
ham, 1t /, blk ), Bannister 1000
Ira Bovee and wife to Elias And
res. sell of Sc sec 20. Pine
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25

Constipation, indigestion, drive away
appetite and make you weak and sick
Holliser's Rocky Mountain Tea re-
stores the appetite, drives away di-
sease builds up the system. 35 cents
Tea or Tablets Geo. f. Sharrar.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25
nth DISTRICT REPUBLICAN CON-
GRESSlONAL CONVENTIONS.

The l1th District Republican conven-
ton is hereby called to meet at Reed City
Mich, Wednesday, April 18TH, 1908, for
the purpose of electiug two GU delegates
to the National Republican Convention
to be held in Chicago June rs, zoos, and
to revise the construction of the district
committee and transact such other bust
ness as may come before the convention
The several counties entitled TO repre-
sentation are as follows
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25

J. w. Mccall Chairman.
S. c. KirkbIide, Secetary.
Dated Reed City, Mich, March ~
1905
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
acts gently yet promptly on the bowls
and allays inflammation at the same
time. 1t is pleasant to take. Sold by
Charles Rhodes
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25
HImd College
ALMA, MICHIGAN

The School of Music Vocal and
InstrumentaD; The School of Art
(China, Water Color and Oil Paint
ing) and The Commercial School,
may be entered at any time. The
instruction is individual. You be-
gin when you please, stop when
you please, and pay for what you
get if you please.
For full particulars addyeSS,
Seey ALBERT p COOK,
alma, Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25

~ order on tDe Donnty OOmmittee,
Dated March IA. 1908,
H. J. Crawford.
Vice Chairman
+. J Mccall,
Secretary
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25
LOCAL OPTION MEETINGS

The following meetings have been ar
Aged for the last week of the cam
p for local option. subject to slight
ges:
ARCADIA
Nv S. II. March 81 Burns S. II.
Davis S. ii. April 2, ]. r.
Grange Hall, April 3. J Q.
BETHANY.
Rl Church, March 81, New
Bethany Grange Hall,
my NJ. 4. church. April,
krLBA.
20, Alexander Coop
NJ. Smith; Ashley
en.
II. j. Wilcox /:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17
IN SOUTHERN IDAHO.
Ihe Financial Conditions are LIN.
proving rapidly.

Financial conditions in Southern
Idaho are improving steadily; thanks
TO the sugar beet and other cash
crops, and to the work on the irri-
cation projects.
Over $1,000,O00 has already been
paid this season for sugar beets and
sugar mill labor in three counties of
Southern Idaho. and there is more
coming due from the same source.
On the North Side Twin Falls
project in October the contractors
were paid 20 per cent in currency and
80 per cent in notes at six months.
IN November they were paid SO per
cent in currency and SO per cent in
six months notes. For December
they will probably get Is per cent in
currency, and thereafter they will
as heretofore be paid in currency.-
Wood River Times.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17
Bishop j. B. Funston a Visitor mt
CHEYENNE.

Bishop Funston of Idaho, who
through the declination of DR.. Reese
of Tennessee to become bishop of
Wyoming, has also become the tenn
porary bishop of Wyoming, is in
Cheyenne today on a short unofficial
visit. Bishop Funston is a man of
unusual talents and advantages and
entered the work Of the church in
the west some years ago with an en-
thusiasm which is still fresh and
dauntless. He is now making tour
of Wyoming, over which he will have
Jurisdiction for year at least and
he Is also in charge of the
diocese of Idaho, he is taking keen
interest in the church in this state.
While in Cheyenne he made the ac-
luaintance of many Episcopalians
and hopes to make another visit
acre in the near future, when he may
make an address at a church SER
yice.-Cheyenne Tribune.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17
Oddities in Invention.

A novel clothes pin.-The object
of the invention is to provide a
clothes pin which will support the
clothes without the necessity of en-
gaging them with the line, and thus
prevent them from freezing fast to
the line in cold weather. The i'm
proved clothes pin consists in reality
OF two clothes pins, one of which is
adapted to grip the line, and the 9TH
er, the clothes. In winter weather
it will be found an advantage to at
tach the clothes pins to the clothes
before taking them out of the house,
after which they may be quickly and
easily engaged with the clothes line.
American.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17
Industrial Conditions.

In any review of the year which
has just closed, the fact which looms
largest in the eye is the remarkable
panic which the country has sustain
ed with an encouraging show of sta
bility The financial disturbance
has been distinguished from previous
panics by many marked contrasts;
notable among which is the fact that
1t came at time when the industrial
activity of the country was at it's
height, and the volume of trade had
reached a point beyond the widest
dreams of even those who had fore
seen the inevitable expansion of this
country in population, wealth, and in
fuence. Among the many causes as
signed for the trouble, perhaps the
most reasonable it that the amount
II currency is not equal to the enor-
nous amount OF business which is
'e1ng done, a theory which is sup
ported by the fact that such large
of the establishments
nd institutions which have SUSPEND
d, or have gone into the hands of a
eceiver, have been found to have as
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17
What is a Knot?

In referring to the speed of YES
sells, we speak of the number of
knots Travelled. A knot is a measure
OF speed, not distance, and the term
comes from the old method of find
ing the speed of the vessle by means
OF a three-cornered piece of wood
with a weight attached to one side
to hold it upright in the water. To
each corner was fastened a cord and
to the junction of these cords was
attached the log line. This log and
line with small sand glass complet-
ed the apparatus for reckoning a
aTessel's speed. The log, when drop
ped into the water remained where
it fell. The log line was divided off
by knots, the distance between the
knots being the same fractional part
OF a nautical mile as the time measur-
ed by the sand glass was of an hour.
Therefore the number of knots which
ran out in the time measured by
the sand glass represented the num-
Der of nautical miles an hour that |
the vessel was running. For example, |
If six knots ran out during the time,
the vessels speed was said to be
six knots.-Scientific American.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17

Representative Killpack of FIRE.
mont county, was in Boise this week
and the Capital News quotes him
as saying that Fremont county and
the southeast are all in earnest in
pushing the candidacy of Col. Ham
er for congress" That statement
may be true as far as Fremont coun-
ty Is concerned, but Mr.. Killpack
had no authority to speak for Bear
Lake. Col. Hamer no doubt has
some admirers among the republi-
cans OF the county, but we hardly
think the county will send Hamer
delegation to the state convention.
N fact the Republicans of Bear Lake
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17
Average Yield 29.5 Bushels Per Acre,
Idaho Second With 20 Bushels.

The state of Washington led all
states of the Union in the yield Der
acre OF winter wheat in 1907, accord
Ing to the crop report issued at Wash
1ngton, D. c., under direction of the
secretary of agriculture, the yield be-
ing 29.5 bushels per acre. Idaho came
second with 26 bushels and Oregon
third with 25.5 bushels. The next
highest yield is that of Delaware, be-
ing 20.5 bushels, all of the middle
west and southern states falling be-
low the latter figure.
Washington raised 11,770,OOO bu-
shells of winter wheat and at rs cents
per bushel, gives total value of S.
$4,000 for the winter wheat crop of
the state. Idaho fell far below in
acreage yet made very creditable
showing.-Statesman.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17
The Study Habit.

Man is creature of habit. We
succeed or We fail as we acquire good
habits or bad ones. A good habit is
a lubricant that reduces the friction
of life to a point where progress is
possible.
Even so-called bad men must have
some good habits or they would cease
to exist; but the more good habits
man has and the fewer bad ones,
the greater his power and capacity
for good to himself and humanity.
And let this fact stand: A man
helps himself only as he serves hui
mainly
Man is a creature of habits.
The habits he acquires soon be-
come his master-they put him to
bed at night at certain hour; they
regulate his sleep; they call him in
the morning; they dictate his break
fast; they send him to his work, and
whether this work be joyful work or
joyless labor has all been decided
months or years before, by his habit.
Where and how we spend our even
ings is a matter of habit.
Our thoughts form our actions,
our actions form our habits, and our
habits form our characters.-Ex.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17

A farmer in a nearby county, while
In generous frame of mind, gave
MS daughter hen and a rooster and
babe her run away and be a good
girl, promising her that if she would
look after them he would feed the in
crease for four years. The girl, as it
were, planted those two chicks and
the results, according to her fathers
report, is astonishing. He says she
has $64 in the bank and has 200
chickens which he had to feed last
winter. According to the farmers
best calculations, his daughter will
own the farm at the end of four
years and will be charging him rent
for living on it.-American Farmer.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17

sets considerably in excess of their
liabilities. There has been the usual
lack of confidence; but, in the pre-
sent case, it is entirely unwarranted
by the actual conditions. For at
this very time, not few large con-
Germs are extending, or contemplating
an extension of, their business and
properties; the rate of interest is be-
ing raised by the savings banks, and
the announcement has recently come
from the West that several of the
banks are trying to find satisfactory
apologies for the fact that their re-
serves are two or three times as large
as the law requires. The number of
commercial failures, never at any
time as great as was popularity sup
posed, is steadily growing less; and
several of the large industrial con-
Germs are Strengthening out their af-
falrs with a rapidity which proves
that their temporary embarrassments
were due more to panic than to actual
pecuniary insolvency. AS matter of
fact, the trouble may be traced to
comparatively small group of unprin-
cipled spectators, of the kind that
breeds SO fast during times of great
prosperity, whose inevi-
table exposure and downfall-too
long delayed-started the recent era
Of disquietude and lack of confidence.
We firmly believe that the country,
Turing the next few months, will en-
'er upon a renewed era of. prosperi-
y. The lesson of the past few months
las been laid to heart, and the fu-
ure will, undoubtedly, be marked by
greater conservatism, and uni
'ersally higher standard of business
Notwithstanding American.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17

The Agricultural College, Toxic
recently announced that it had dis.
covered a method of making pulp
from bamboo grass, sasa, for which
the highest results are claimed. The
bamboo grass is very common in
Japan, and has been put to little use.
1t is proposed to teach the method
to the Japanese farmers, and, as it is
hoped that pulp will be produced
cheaply by it, both the farmer and
the consumer should benefit. The
matter is still under investigation,
and no details are obtainable.-Scien-
tific American.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17
George A. Pettibone to Undergo
Operation.

Los Angeles, Jan. 11.-George A.
Pettibone, who was brought here
from Boise following his acquittal of
the charge of numbering former Gov
ernor steunenberg, will undergo an
operation shortly for ulcer. He has
improved since his arrival here.
Clarence barrow, attorney of the
Western Federation of Miners, is al
SO Improving and will escape an op-
GRAFTON. He is still suffering much
pain from the attack of mastoiditis
with which he was stricken during
the Pettibone trial.-Statesman.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17
Fremont County Man Receives West
Point Appointment,

Mosco, Jan. John w. Johnson,
sophomore at the University of Idaho,
has just received his instructions by
wire to report to Fort Logan, Colo,
for physical and scholastic examina-
lions connected with the appointment
to West Point military academy. Mr..
johnson Is a son of S. J. Johnson of
Marysville. Fremont county. Pre-
vious to his enrolment in the uni
yersity he was student for three
years in Utah Agricultural college,
Teton-Peak Chronicle.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17
The Country Newspaper,

The great increase in the price of
printing paper and printers supplies
will have a disastrous effect on the
smaller country newspapers. Even
at this time there is evidence that
scores of papers that have been eking
out an existance in towns of from 200
to 500 population have suspended
publication. The reason is apparent.
i. At best the newspaper publisher is
slderpaid for his work; he does more
for charity, and more is expected
from him, than any other business
Institution. He managed to make
enough profit out of his publication,
perhaps to give him the scant ne
cessities of life, but now that the
prices for his supplies have been
doubled, he is left without even this
compensation. If he is to carry on
his business his prices must be rails
ed in order that the scant margin of
profit he formerly received may be
\ maintained, but this alone is not a
solution of the problem. The raising
of prices cannot be successful only as
the publication is made to conform
with the raise. The newspaper read
er has been educated to the idea of
receiving considerable for his money. |
He will not be satisfied to pay an ad-
vance price for an article that is with
out due amount of merit and worth.
1t is in this feature of the case that
the good country publication will
have the advantage. The publisher
who has been putting forth every eff
fort to give his readers a newspaper
that they will want and one that they
would not be likely to do without,
has little need to fear the results of ,
raise in price. He has the salts {
faction of knowing that he is max G
lug a supreme endeavor to give his r
patrons their moneys worth, and that q
their appreciation will be shown by r
the support they are willing to give h
him in helping him overcome the diff n
ticulty into which he has been thrown
by the advanced price on his supplies. a
The Hartley (Ia.) Journal in West e.
srn Publisher. r,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17

The newspaper fraternity will b.
pleased over the appointment of vii.
liam Balderson to the position of Re.
gister of the Boise land Office, which
was made and confirmed on Tuesday
or the current week. Mr.. Balderson
has served long in the editorial har-
ness, and while the editor is a strong
factor in the advancement of public
men, 1t is not often that he himself
advances by the same route. Mr..
will assume his duties as
soon as his commission arrives.-The
Scimitar.