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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-22

Churchill was principal of the COM
mericial department in Buena Vista
College for three years while | was
president of the institution. / found
him thoroughly posted on the history
of the commercial school and on the
subjects taught in such a school. He
is careful and Dainstsking instruc-
tor, all wrapped up in his work. and
has an excellent faculty of getting
students down to good hard work.
He Is "a man of excellent character
and exerts most wholesome influence
over the students. / am pleased to
commend him as a man of patronage
and announcement. z. E. Reed.
Crookston, Mimi. Dec. 81. 1908.
TO whom il NAV concern This
Is to certify that have known Prof
George I. Churchill for period of
twelve wears. four of which he has
been instructor in the Crookston Col
lege. Mr.. Churchill has thorough
education and is one of the best all
around commercial men know. He
has a good knowledge of the leading
system of book.kheeping and short
hand, and as penman he has few
equals.
He is a leading musician and has had
charge of both private and college
orchestrss for the last fourteen years.
Mr.. Churchill is good mixer He
has the faculty of getting in close
touch with his students and for a
student to know him is to like him.
He is a gentleman of character and
refinement and takes an active part in
church and social life. wherever he
NAV be located. He is always ready
for his whole duty and not afraid of
hard work.
There is no ore whom / can with
more confidence recommend to public
favor. His work will more han verify
every statement made. -
j. & Sathre,
President of Crookston College.
Elv, Mimi, J 81. %. 1908.
Il am glad that I tocN my course
under you. Mr.. Churchill. for you
always take up YOUR work in such
thorough and system attic manner that
a student cannot help getting it. /
have never been out of good paving
position since nv graduation. am
principal of the commercial DEPART
ment OF the Ely High school and
supervisor of penmanship in the CITY
schools. " Very sincerely
II. G.. Slater.
Alma College has every reason for
thinking that the teachers above
mentioned will accept the positions
offered them and that Mr.. Carrithers
will return as athletic director for
young men. This will fill all the
chairs for the coming year except III at
of teacher of instrumental music.
which announcement will
be made soon. A. +. Bruske
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-22

lne RECORD is entered at the postofhce in
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ond class matter
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-22
Building and Loan Statement

The followingis the statement of the Alma
Building and Loan Association from
July !, 1908, to July /, 1909.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
THE NIGHTTIME GARDEN.

Written for The Washington Hs-aId}
The SaTden IN the night time different frcu gar
den b. day
Moonlight lies tangled IN flowers stretched from
spray 70 sprSy;
Every hoEer cleaning white OF deep snd aark slood
And the nightingale calls his nate IN the tree top
oTer head.
Al the air aquivsr with the 'thridding q cicssts
s-pesp.
The night tine holds no darkness. Just day tine
fa1 asleep;
The tres cast Ions. deep shadows. yards Of lace
upon the wall
And the west wind hssEs ths O,osSoms, then laughs
70 see them fan.
Tie great white moor Is crossing esrth's heart with
through wam- m7sssfcus shadows. TIE sky sh-e
WITH stars.
There's subti. odur Of Hl.c,. crowned With jewels
And the poignant passion Of the past cunes SacA to
hearts anew.
Little birds are sleepny where the branches lean,
In their homes nesting amid the leaves Of reu:
Under ths shado~s Of night tine sometimes the
Under tbs warmth Of bird wings loving hearts are
glad
Forgotten Is the sunshine. forgotten the skies OF
In the nighttime garden lo.s finds weIeOue too;
Love casts his Infinite shadow through the hush Of
night
And enhanced and ssnt awaits DAMS rOsea,s nsat
IN the nighttime garden God gives ne eyes 70 see
ThrOugh the hiekerins shadows the love that grows
for ne
Shadows Of loyal friendship. through the tree tops
sway.
shad0zs Of JOY and laughter through the NOON
beams play.
IN the nighttime garden sweet voices whisper lcz
Der mooulit track 7 90 back to Soys uS long ago:
The spell Of old enehantzenss, the longss 70 ind
yca there,
stumble through the shadows. n ny sOui deep
drawn prayer,
II the nighttime garden have untarnisbed dreams
And I wander down loves path lulled by quiet
streams;
Sweetheart. vii listen sor yOzr step along the
Wav.
And Jon VII hing hack to ne the soys Of yesterday
In the nighttime gsr5sn 'Wskeu from nv sleep.
sFeethezrt Il vii not matter, thoe iores Vigil
II the sou Of DAY Be steering and God brings the
uirhr,
ThrOssh the dsrk VIII cone thy face. With its pas
ALLIE SHARPE sAbcH.
Apr1 ?. ta 10 Eaesid sizeet
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
Quartet in a Michigan City Average
EiEhty-six YearE Old.


Port Huron. Mich. May s.-Such quar-
tets as the one made up Of the Leach
brothers, Of this city, are exceeding rare.
Their combined ages total - years. an
average Of eighty-six years. which is
going some" 10 use the vernaculsr.
Each one has a beard Of snowy white
ness. which gives him a patriarchaI sp-
pesrsnce. and II is a happy sight 10 see
the four Of them walking together each
with his cane and wearing a smile that
radiates good nature on all whom he
meets
In spite Of their greatly advanced years.
each one having served more than his
allotted time. these brothers enjoy life TO
the fullest Each Is possessed Of all his
faculties, and, straagest Of all none OF
these brothers has been III a day in his
life. They are not active in their ad-
vsnced years. but all live a retired life.
and they enjoy their existence about as
well as kids in knickerbockers.
In addition 70 the manner in which they
have pulled the wool over the eyes Of
Father Time. every one Of the brothers
can brag some or the weight question.
Each one tips the scale at more than so
pounds. and altogether they are about
as husky a quartet for octogenarians as
VIII be found in search the world over.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
BUSY MAN IN MAINE.

A Citizen of MachiaspOrt who En-
cages in Many Lines of Activity.
From the Boston Herald.
A gentleman has received from Ma
chsisPort. Ne. an envelope which gives
upon its face the record OF a busy man
in fact, he must be about the busiest
man IN Maine His activities are bIsz-
oned forth in this wise:
Dealer il General Merchandise
Gasoline Engines
and Launch Supplies.
Justice Of the Peace
Notary Public
and Trial Justice.
Real Estate Agent
Agent for Fire, Life. Accident,
and Health Insurance
Correspondent for the
Daily Papers.
1t would seem that here was enough
70 keep even man from MachiaspOrt
fairly busy. but il IS Ho1 all Turning
over the envelope. the busy man s face
appears. with the information in type
OF yaE-.3g biacknesS that he makes and
sells baISara spills. These. Il appears.
are simply twiEs from the fr baIsam tree
all ready to &c stuffed into pillows.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
FRUIT TREES IN MILLIONS.
Growth of Industry Making Yakiml
valley One Vast Orchard.

Growth of Industry Making Yakima
valley One Vast Orchard.
North Yakima. Wash. May SIT Is es-
timated that between L0oO.0 coo and 20. .0Or
fruit trees are being set out In the Yak
ina Valley this spring Last year, ac-
cording to conservative estimates. LOO
900 trees were set out. That was the first
time the million mark had been reached
IN this valley
Last year about 5000 cars Of fruit were
shipped out from the present bearing
acreage One fruit man figures that If
the present rate OF planting a million
new trees a year is kept up. IN fifteen
years Il viii take from T5.000 10 I00. 600 cars
10 move the crop. This would mean 400
trains OF thirty cars each, which would
be seven or eight trains every day in the
year.
From the amount Of raw land that is
being reclaimed each year and the num-
Der Of new orchards that are being set
out. It is impossible to estimate the POssi-
bilities of the fruit crop from this valley.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
GIRL A GOOSE CHARMER.
Young Woman Of Mantle Has Re-
mHrkabIe Vocal Power.

Mantle. Pa. May S-The power TO
charm animals. even including geese. is
possessed by Miss Stella. daughter Of
Joel Weller. OF this place. She IS a
sweet singer and has a remarkably mag
netic power over animals. With a low.
musical whirring sound she attracts aDd
tames any fowl OF animal "Goosey. -
her web-footed pet. reeds but to hear
that strange sound far OF near. and viii
flap her wings cackle, and fly into the
girls lap.
Stella's sister Cora Is a rural mail car
rier known al over this region. She and
her horse carry the mail between this
place and BsrtO, making two trips each
day, a distance Of twenty-seven miles
During the last four years the perfectly
fearless girl has Travelled trihe over 10
600 miles Everybody along the route
welcomes her and looks for her CHEEKY
smile every morning. She IS musician,
too. playing the pipe organ in church and
Sunday school.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
LUXURY IN MOTOR VEHICLES.
Flower Vases Are Included Now in
the Equipment of Automobiles.

the Equipment Of Automobiles.
New to me-" said a man. were the
vases filed with flowers to be seen in
automobiles.
"Of course. I'd heard Of automobile
clocks and Of fitting up the auto with
holders for comb and brush and mirror
and card case and that sort Of thing.
but I had never even heard Of flower
vases IN automobiles until yesterday, and
then saw several machines thus
equipped
In each case the vase was tail and
slender. running 70 a point at the lower
end and haring at the top, in its shape
reminding one OF the familiar ancient
torch; and this slender and graceful
tOrchhght vase, something less than a
foot In height. was supported IN a holder
attached To the inner side OF The auto
mobile. IN front. to be thus placed and
filed with flowers. like a vase Of flowers
in a room. a grateful object for the eyes
Of the ar-o1ao5ile's occupants 10 rest
upon
I think shah have a flower vase In
mine"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
. . = .

On one occasion. some years before
the unfortunate union OF the late King
Alexander OF Servia with the unsavory
Draga Maschin. DR. Vladan Georgewitch.
then prime minister az Belgrade. in the
course OF a discussion with his soveregn's =
father. made the following remark: Our
gracious king must marry and that soon.
IN order 10 secure the dynasty. which
IS the principal safeguard Of our volanic
country. But he must marry. begging
your majesty's pardon, in a very differ
ent fashion 10 that in which you married
He cannot marry the first young lady
who takes his fancy, and who does not
know how 10 behave on throne. He
must wed a princess who has. so 70
speak. been born on throne. and who
VIII not proclaim every marital indis-
cretion on the part Of her husband from
the housetops."
Prince N8poleon's arguments ogainst
his cousins marriage 70 Eugene were
much On the same lines. Unlike the
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

Perhaps the explanation Of the fertlIlz-
Ing effect OF potash is found in the fact
that IL has recently been discovered 20 be
radioactive. Il Is said to throw out the
peculiar beta rays with considerable
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
HOLD RECORD FOR AGE.

To-morrow-The bookseller. Meet.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

The Russian eonsl general has inst arrived IN this
country on the Hamburg American liner Nloltks.
He denies that there has been auy quarrel be-
tween himself and his wife. who was a Chicago
Fir. Picture IS from a recent photograph Of
Princes Engalitchef
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-21
Twice Daily Leader of Party Conducted
Religious Services to Cheer His Com
rades---Fire Breaks Out Anew
Cutting Off Rescue Work.

wife in case the. rescuers failed to
come in time. The letter said:
This is the fourth day we have
been down here. | think it is the
fourth, but our watches have all
stopped. l am writing in the dark
because we have been eating the
wax from the safety lamps. 1 have
also eaten one plug of tobacco, the
bark from the posts and some of
my shoes. / could only chew it.
This is my will and you must keep
it. You have been a good wife
May the Holy Virgin guard you. I
hope this reaches you some time
and that you can read it. | am not
afraid to die"
The highest praise is given by
the survivors to William Clel-
land. Twice daily he conducted re-
ligious services. His favorite hymn,
the words of which even the for
eigners picked up, was "Abide With
Me-" Twice daily Clelland deliv-
cred q cheering sermon to the men.
Keep up your hearts, lads, God is
with us. Don't despair. Others
have been shut off from the light
OF day as we are, and in Gods good
time came out alive. Keep up your
courage" Then would rise the
strains of the hymn abide with
me, fast falls eventide, the dark
ness deepens, Lord abide with me. y
TIL men almost died of thirst be-
fore one thought of sucking the
moisture off the Jumps of coal. The
knocking down of coal to get the
precious drops of water was the
sound that led the rescuers to the
imprisoned men.
At midnight the fire again broke
out in the mine, cutting off the res
cue work when 20 men had been
brought to the surface. AS the fire
spread the heat grew more intense.
r. f. Maxwell, a mining engineer
in the rescue party, was overcome
and had to be brought to the sur
face.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-21
BY Associated Press


CHERRY, H., Nov. 20.-A hys-
terra of hope followed hard upon
the deepest despair here today when
20 miners, who were entombed in
the st. Paul mine a week ago, all
most to an hour, were brought to
the surface alive.
The story of the meh's sufferings
and the heroism and resourcefulness
of their leaders, is one of the most
thrilling in the black history of
mining disasters. At dawn stretch
ers carried by men were moving
from the mouth of the pit to the
improvised morgue with bodies that
were burned and scorched almost
beyond human resemblance. Forty
bodies had been brought up, most
of which We're identified, when the
words: They've found them alive, +"
sent the great throng almost insane,
and in great hope they surged to
the pit.
1t took six hours to bring the
survivors to the surface. In the
meantime a report that 70 more
were alive in the far recesses of the
mine lead to a search that lasted
until late tonight, but no others
were found alive.
One by one the rescued men were
carried between the. lines of moth
ersc wives and children, who gazed
at the faces of the survivors as they
passed, looking for the face of some
loved one, who had been mourned
for seven days as dead. Women
who could not get close enough to
see for themselves, held up children,
telling them to Look for papa as
they pass Many mothers and
wives held out their arms, calling
the names of their dear ones and
crying, Are you there, speak to
me-"
The sufferings of the men are
best told in a letter that Joe Pigati
wrote, leaving his property to his
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-21
JUDGE HAS COURT
OPENED WITH PRAYER

The Searchlight Bulletin says
that the first session of the district
court of Clark county was ushered
in with prayer. Judge Brown in
preliminary remarks stated that
while the court recognized no con-
nection between church, and state,
he felt it altogether fitting and
proper upon this notable occasion
in the history of Clark county that
they who were to convene its first
district court should call upon the
supreme court of the universe for
light and guidance He then intro
duced Rev. Harry Gray of the Epis-
copal church, and the assemblage
stood with bowed heads while the
invocation was pronounced.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-21
silver
PRODUCTION FOR
CURRENT YEAR


A rough estimate of the produc-
tion of silver throughout the world
for the twelve months ending De-
cember, 1908, shows an output of
approximately 200, 100000 ounces
of silver, an increase of 100000
ounces over the production for the
year 1907. Irrespective of the de-
clining tendency of the price for the
white metal, it is believed that the
production for 1909 will show at
least 215, 100000, most of the in
crease coming from Mexico and Can
ada. In fact, the prospective act
ual output of the Cobalt mines has
largely. Influenced the present mar
ket price of this metal. In addition
the silver production of Australia
gives indications of becoming more
and more of a factor in the world S
silver history, as the mineral re-
sources Of that territory are being
developed.
With the demand for silver show.
ing but a slight increase it is nat
ural that the tendency of a large
increasing production has prepared
the way for the present 80 cents an
ounce. Producers of the white
metal appreciate that until a
much greater demand sets in for
the white metu there are not very
many chances for the quotations adj
vaneing much above the present fig
ures II does not seem at the pres
ent time, however. that there Is
any danger OF an over-prOduction.
as there II more silver consumed
from year To year IN the arts than
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-21
Ones Tell Thrilling Story of Suffer-
9" Have Eaten Plug of Tobacco Wax from Lamps Bark
from Posts and Some of Ny Shoes, Writes
One of the Survivors,

tired for the night at the Riverside
hotel. Early this morning it re-
sumed it's labors and at 10 O'Clock
arrived at verdict of guilty in the
second degree. Such a verdict car
ries with a sentence of from ten
years to life Imprisonment.
Evidencing little nervousness and
with perfect self-possession, Tarsi-
tano, sallow and wearied looking,
was led back to his cell. He will
again be brought into court Satur-
day morning for sentence.
Attorney Moran made the fight
of his life to save the Italian from
the gallows and it is understood
that he accepts the conclusion of his
efforts with satisfaction. His ad-
dress to the jury was forceful and
impressive. The state did not ask
for verdict greater than that rem
dered and it regards the result as a
victory for the district attorneys Of
flee. Evidence was never more
thoroughly subjected to dissection
by the prosecution, than it was yes
terday and last night. Ga
zette.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-21
PASSENGERS HAVE NARROW
ESCAPE ON BURNING STEAMER
Steamer St. CroN Burns to Water Edge While
EnRoute fromLos Angeles to San Francisco.

the St. Croix had blown up before
taking fire, and that all on board
had perished, the anxiety was re-
lieved at IL O'Clock by a message
from First Officer Mills of the St.
Croix, saying that all were safe on
shore at Point Duma.
Owing to the inaccessibility, and
isolation from telegraph or tele-
phone, the point being many miles
from the nearest ranch house, many
parties have sent out automobiles
to seek relatives known to have
been on the steamer. None of them
have as yet returned and details as
to the cause of the wreck and the
experience of those on board are to-
tally lacking.
The st. Croix is a total loss. 1t
was owned by the North Pacific
Steamship company of Seattle:
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-21
ALMA BELL WILL TAKE
WITNESS STAND MONDAY

to leave no loophole for the prose-
cution to attack the girls charac-
ter. Attorney Chamberlain prom
ised in his statement that the de-
fense will show that Alma Bell and
Joe Armes We're engaged in 1908,
and that therefore she had right
to kill him when he refused to shell
ter her from disgrace by keeping
seek to prove that Alma was en-
gagged to three other men.
formerly, and this cuts a big hole
in the stocks.
The entry of the Cobalt mine in
Canada as producer of silver to
the extent of 30,000,000 ounces a
year, has been an important factor
in keeping the price down, as those
understand who appreciate the mer-
it's of that locality; it is quite evil
dent that this section of Canada is
good for life of at least ten or
fifteen years, with an average out
put of about 20,00O,0V0 ounces of
silver for that time.
The Mexican output of silver is
also constantly on the increase, and
while there is not the profit for
those handling silver in Mexico as
there is in Cobalt, still there is
enough in it to mine it, particularly
when it occurs in conjunction with
gold or copper ores, and does not of
itself have to bear the brunt of the
cost of operations.
Elsewhere silver is principally a
| by-product resulting from the smelt-
ing and refining of lead and cop
per ores. and SO long as the great
demand for lead and copper exists
there is no probability of decrease
| in the quantity of silver derived
from this source. The average
price of silver for the nine months
of the current year has been 81
cents per ounce. With only India
and China as large purchasers it Is
/ not probable that there will be any
%permanent natural advance in the
price of silver.
! The United States discontinued
i the purchase of silver for subsidi
AIRY coinage in February last, ant
Is not likely TO be purchaser fol
j several months to come, as there Is
/ in tie treasury an ample stock e
supply the demand for an indefinite
/ period.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-21
BAN PLACED
ON BIG Fight
IN COLORADO
(By Associated Press, F.,

DENVER, Nov. Governor
John r. Shafroth said today that
he would not allow under any cir
cumstances the holding of the JEFF
fries-Johnson fight anywhere in Col
orado.
( Reports that syndicate was be-
h,$ formed by Pueblo and Denver
sk rting men to bid for the fight
We're called to the governors at
tention.
The laws of Colorado emphatic
ally prohibit prize fighting and
make punishable any violation by
incarceration in the penitentiary,
he said.
Il cannot sanction any violation
of the law permitting a fight that
would give Colorado bad reputa-
ton"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-21
BY Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 2O.-The
splendid kicking of Captain Edward
H. Coy brought the eastern foot
ball championship to Yale today in
an old-fashioned game in which
Harvard went down to defeat by a
score of s to 0.
Driving the crimson team stead
lily back by long punts, Captain Coy
dropped two goals from the field,
and the aggressive forwards of the
Yale team contributed two more
points by blocking a Harvard punt
which resulted in a safety.
The game was distinct disap-
pointment from the Harvard stand
point, for the crimson showed great
er power than the blue in straight
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-21
HARVARD team GOES DOWN
To DEFEAT BEFORE YALE
Blues Defeat Crimson by Score Of s to o. wo
Field Goals and Safety do the Work.

rushing, and at one time carried
the ball So yards in four scrim-
images. Yale's policy seemed to be
to rely upon Captain Coy's kicking,
and only twice did Yale seriously
threaten the crimson goal line by
straight rushing. In both cases the
Harvard defense stopped their prog
ress at the eleven yard line, and
the efforts of Coy at field goals
failed after the safety had been
made. With the ball ON Harvard S
25 yard line, Coy stepped back ten
yards, and made clean field goal.
In the second half Harvard was
driven back to the % yard line,
and again Coy kicked a goal, max
ing the score Yale s, Harvard 0.
Nearly 10000 people witnessed
the game.