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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-02-11

Miss Nina jackson spent last week
with Ithaca friends.
Electricians are busily at work wir-
ing St. Mary's church.
Creddo meal-the great cotton seed
milk producer for sale by Alma Elevator
Co. l562t2
WANTED "A man to work on farm
during coming season. Apply at
Record office
The Union Telephone company have
installed a pay station at the passenger
depot in this city.
The Rebekah ladies will have . sale
of baked goods at Miller Bros. store all
day Saturday. Come. K
Architect Wood is preparing plans for
an up-to-date modern residence for B.
w. Preston of Mt. Pleasant.
Patterns for stamping shirt waists are
for sale by Mrs. Gaffney. New designs
and styles. Gall and see them. 1861
Messrs and Mesdames O. +. Brown
and e. K. Brown went to Grand Rapids.
Thursday morning for few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Convis spent q
few days last week with Mrs. Convis'
parents, r. c. Lake and wife of Ithaca.
Mrs. Gaffney has line of library
table covers which she is Offering at ten
cents each. Here is an opportunity.
I56I-t2x
The Rebekah ladies will have asale of
baked goods at Miller Bros. store all
day Saturday. Buy your baked goods. K
The Modern Maccabee circle will
meet with Mrs John Cook on Friday
afternoon. February 18th. All are
invited.
The Alma Elevator Co., paid 81 per
bushel for hand picked beans last Mon
day, This is the highest price paid yet
this season.
Badger Dairy Feed-the greatest of
all milk producers. Cheaper than bran
or middlings and worth twice as much.
Ask Alma Elevator Co. l562t2
At the state meeting of supervisors,
held at Lansing last week, A. I. Baker
of Mason, was elected treasurer. Mr..
Baker is Mrs. Floyd Glass father.
Don't fail to secure some of the great
bargains during the +. e. Pollasky
closing out sale of cloaks, suits, skirts
and furs. Every garment must be sold
at some price. X
FOR SALE-Latest model shooting
gallery. steel background, moving
objects. good as new guns, ten time
roller organ, steel shafting. gasoline
engine. Cost $3.50. will sell for 500
if taken ut once. Euuire of j. Fran
els Belland.. Opera House.
Messrs. G. +. and L. Z. Brown &C.
companied by their wives left this
morning for Grand Rapids where
thew will tomorrow attend the state
convention. witness the laying of the
corner stone of the new Federal build
ing and attend the Lincoln Club BAN
quet in the evening.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-02-11

By Saturday of this week the Civic
Improvement League of Alma hopes to
have in place on our main streets eigh-
teen galvanized iron cans for waste
paper, fruit skins and soforth. The
cans are made after a model in use at
Kalamazoo. They are solely for the
use of the passersby; and those who
walk upon our streets are urged to
throw all scraps of waste paper, orange
peel, apple cores and kindred objects
into these cans. Arrangements are be-
ing made with the city for the regular
emptying of the new cans, and the best
of the old wire baskets now to be dis
carded will be saved to place in Wright
Park in the spring.
The committee of the league in
charge of this matter is as follows: Mrs.
II. l.. Convis, Miss Katherine Delevan,
Mrs. Henry A. Brewbaker, Mrs. J. A.
Baker, Mrs. Francis King.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-02-11
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
No. 10, Opera House Block, Alma
Mich.

A few of the bargains we have on easy
terms:
FRUIT FARMS IN ILLINOIS
No. /. A neat farm of ia acres, 4
miles from city of Flora, Ill. All
under fences and cultivation. Neat
7 room house, barn, 100 acres of
bearing apple trees, 2 good wells,
church across the road, ! mile TO
school Price $4,000 per acre. Easy
terms.
No. 2. 1870 acre farm, close to Xenia,
Ill. -Four room house, good barn,
acres apple orchard, 10 acres tim
Der, 20 acres meadow, balance in
corn. Price 5000 per acre, Easy
terms.
No. z. so acre farm adjoining city of
Flora, Ill. Four room house, barn
36x3l, cribs and wagon sheds, 2
wells, % acres of bearing orchard.
Price $1,000.
No. 4. 100 acres nice level land all
fenced and cultivated, only 1-2 mile
from Flora, H.. 90 acres bearing
apple orchard. Good FIVE room
house; good barn. Price 5000 per
acre.
No. IL. 80 acre farm with large 7-story
dwelling, 2 long chicken houses;
good barn; 10 acres Of orchard.
Price Sl10 per acre.
No. IL. 1870 acres of apple orchard of
best varieties of fruit. all bearing.
Large barn, small house. Price
$50 per acre.
No IL. Twenty-seven acres, all or
chard adjoining the corporation of
Olney, ILL.,, winter varieties of apples,
age ~ years. This orchard is in
fine condition and will sell you
$lS5 per acre.
No. IA. Forty acres apple orchard, ~
years old, winter varieties; one nile
from Olney. ILL.,; $3.50 per acre.
No. l6. 500 acre stock farm, sets of
buildings and implements; so acres
apple orchard: improvements; Sl2,-
600. Adjoining the corporation Of
Flora, Ill. price $50 acre if taken
at once. I-3 cash, balance per cent
interest for years. This farm
will sell for "a 500 per acre if
divided. But owner will sell only
al. a whole.
No. 20. Ten OF the best farms within
miles of Alma for sale at a very
low price-S35 to $40 per acre-and
easy terms. Call and see us.
No. 26. We have some fine bargains
in Alma property also ten of the
best residence properties we'll locat-
ed with modern improvements. 1t
will pay you to look them up.
No. 81. Two 80 acre farms near Alma.
we'll improved; good buildings; to
sell or exchange for Alma city
property. This is fine chance for
some one to get good farm.
No. IS. 800 acre stock farm situated in
Gratiot county. Good buildings
and well fenced, four miles from
town. A bargain at $50 per acre
This farm we can divide and sell
200 acres at $50 per acre, and 100
acres separately, il purchaser desires.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-02-11
Mutual Companies to Confer.

At the meeting of the Michigan AS
ISOLATION of Mutual Fire Insurance
companies to be held ut the Hotel
Wentworth in Lansing, March II and
Is, important legislative matters are
slated for consideration. 1t is said that
the insurance companies of the state
are anxious to secure action by the leg
islature looking to better fire protective
regulations, especially in counties con-
tanning large tracts of standing timber
where destructive forest fires are apt to
occur.
1t is expected that about 100 delegate s
will attend this convention.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-02-11

We desire to express our sincere
thanks to our many friends who assisted
ms during our great bereavement, in
the death of our beloved wife and
mother. the pastor for his comforting
words and the Middleton Sunday school
for their foral offerings.
BENZ CoUNsELLoR AND CHILDREN.
Mr.. AND MRS. JAMES FITzcERALD.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-02-11

The largest rock crusher In the
world wa recently thrown into, opera
ton in cement mil 4, South Pitts
burg, Tenn, and 1t .crushes all the
rock used by a 4.000-barrel plant The
machine has an hourly capacity OF 500
tons and so per cent. Of the product
IL In pieces four inches or less and ~
per cent. In pieces ten inches OF less.
The crusher II - .e~t IN height and
weighs 425.000 pounds. The hopper ID
20 feet In diameter The operation a
this machine alone requires 20 horse
power.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-02-11
Advertised Letters.

Advertised list for the week ending
Feb. 9th, 1909.
Miss l.. G. Austin, Frank Delbridge,2,
Herrn Jacob Doering, Clint Hixon, Mrs.
r. c. Lord, Mr.. A. !. Mann, Mrs. Maud
Mohney, Mr.. Earnest Peare, Mr.. Frank
Pheel, A. c. Shepherd, esq, Mr.. +. E..
Sloan, Mrs. Orilla Smith, w. H.
Stebbins, Mrs. Adams vesey, Mr.. L. A.
Wellington.
The above If not called for will be
sent to the dead letter Office February
22nd, 1909.
c. r. Brown, p. M.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-02-11
The Boston Store.

Keep in touch with this busy store
Due notice will be given through the
press of the arrival of our superb stock
of women's suits, coats, skirts and shirt
waists, the latest up to the minute ideas
popularity priced.
NJ BI.UMRosEN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-02-11

A few of the bargains we have on easy
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-02-11
Don't Believe All You Read.

Don't take my word but ask any one
of the millions that have used Warmers
White Wine of Tar, the best remedy on
earth for coughs and colds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-02-11
Church noteS.
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Alma.
Lowmass and sermon at eight clock.
Instructions for children at three
Rosary and Benediction at three-thirty
- St. Louis.
Low mass and sermon at ten. thirty.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
JUDGE BOWLES IS
WITH CALDWELL
First Oklahoma District Judge to De.
eide Near.5eer Violates the
Prohibition Laws.

Guthrie, Okla. Sept is.-Judge
VIM. Bowles. OF Perry, is the first Ok
lahoma district Judge 10 adopt The
views of State Enforcement Attorney
Fred s. Caldwell. that the Dillups
law prohibits the sale of "neay beers"
as well as intoxicating beers. IN his
instructions TO the grand jury Judge
Bowles gave the following interpre-
tation Of the law:
The Billups bill provides that spir-
itous( vinous. fermented or malt IL
quors, or an imitation thereof or sub.
stitute therefor, the traffic therein
shall be prohibited Malt liquor and
fermented liquor doesn't haze to be
beer as generally understood il
doesn't have TO be Amber Mead, II
doesn't have to be Red Top. Long
Horn or anything of that sort. When
beverage has malt IN II, 1. then be-
comes malt liquor and when the state
shows that ii Is a malt liquor, and
shows a sale thereof, the defense OF
Misunderstanding or whether il con
tains less than one-half of one per
cent of alcohol is immateria, in other
words, the court means to say, that
when the state has established the
article as malt liquor, the question as
to whether it is intoxicating OF nom
Intoxicating is no defense
THAT portion of the Billups bill
which provides that liquor, mark the
language, liquor, not malt liquor.
containing less than one.half of one
per cent shall pass muster from ev-
cry fair construction that can be plac-
ed upon the bill, means liquors which
have been medicated. such as bitters,
and decoctions of that sort that may
be used as a beverage.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
TO MAKE
DUNN A CANDIDATE
Decided Sentiment Among Former
cruoe Supporters to Throw Their
Strength 10 Alva Man.

Sulphur Okla Sept ls.-Two hun
dred politicians, and near-polltieians,
gathered here yesterday 70 celebrate
reunion of the members of the Sc
quoyah convention the constitutional
convention, and the first and second
legislatures
Ex-Speaker Bill Murray, presided
at the meeting, which was called to
order at l.30 this afternoon The
very best Of fellowship prevails, and
the meeting is in every wise a sue.
cess.
While II was announced that pol
ltics would be tabooed at this meet
ing, it is a seething ealdron of pol
itics, with the question: Who shall
be the democratic candidate for gov
ernor? upon the lips of practically
every man, and none TO answer.
The real significant feature Of this
gathering seems to be a decided senti-
ment among the former supporters OF
Hon. Lee Cruce of Ardmore. that
Cruce can not win as against Murray,
and that his following should be
thrown to Hon Jesse Dunn, who has
been prominently mentioned as
gubernatorial possibility for several
months.
Mr. Dunn will not discuss the ques-
tion of his candidacy and although he
has once said that he was out of the
race, his friends and many of the
men known as Murray's enemies be-
leve he will shy his castor into the
field at the, proper time.
The scrap between State Auditor
Ed. Trapp and Editor Niblaek is be-
ing discussed freely here. and it is
predicted that the talk of today will
be campaign material for tomorrow
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24

Il. A platform is a pledge, given
by the candidates to the voters, and,
when ratified at the polls, becomes
a contract between the official and
his constituents. To violate It, in let
ter or in spirit. Is not only undemo.
cratic, but repugnant TO the pr'nc pies
of representative government and
constitutes an embezzlement Of pow
er.
-. We denounce the despotism
known as Cannonism and favor such
an amendment Of the rules of the ma
tional house of representatives as viii
restore popular government in that
body and insure the rule OF the ina
jority on every question
g. We indorse the tariff plank of
the last national democratic plttforni
and believe that the measure carry
ing cut the promise Of that platform
should. among other things, provide
for: Free wool. the abolition and a
substantial reduction in the adyalor-
EN- rate on woolens, free lumber, free
wood pulp free paper, free hides. free
leather, free harness, free boots. tree
shoes. free oil and products Of oil,
free iron ore, free coal, aud low
duties on all manufactures Of iron
and steel, free binding twine. free
cotton ties and free cotton bagging,
material reductions in the cotton
schedules and in the tarin upon all
other necessaries Of life especially ar
tlcles sold abroad more eheaply than
at home the aim being 10 put tho
lowest duty on articles Of necessity
and the highest on articles Of luxury
Articles coming into competition with
trustmade articles should be placed
upon the free list
No tariff rate should be above SO
per cent ad yalorein. excepting upon
liquor and tobacco, and all rates
above % per cent excepting those up
on liquor and tobacco ahoull be re-
duced onetwentieth each year until
% cent rate is reached, the purpose
belngato reduce the tarln gradually
10 revenue basis and thereafter 10
collect tariff for revenue only
"A congress elected on a platform
like the above would be pledged e
real tariff reduction aud o tanI BIZ
embodying these principles woHd. Il
passed by a democratic house aud fC-
jected by a republican senate nakf
tariff issue for i9l2-an issue Whicl
would draw the lire between nthf rn
formers and protectionists. The plat
form should. Of course. cover ID other
questions at issue
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24

Memphis, Tenn. Sept 90 When
President w II Taft. making his
presidential progress down the Mis-.
alssipp river arrives at Memphis al
o'clock on the morniES OF October
"a. he will come on the steamboat
Mississippi. the official boat Of the
Mississippi river commission, and one
Of the most Handsomely and commod-
iously fitted crafts 90 the river
Close behind him will come another
steamboat carrying another party
scarcely less notable than that occupy
ing the Mississippi
II will be the steamboat Alton. from
the upriver trade. carrying the exc.
cutiye heads OF the commonwealth Of
the union
Every governor In the United states
and IN the colonial possessions has
been invited 10 make this trip aud to
attend and participate in the Deep
Waterways convention which will be
held at New Orleans Immediately tol.
lowing the arrival there Of the presi-
Dental party
That the occasion Is regarded ad one
where the governors may All meet Tor
the exchange OF felicltatlons and for
the discussion OF matters of common
interest to all the states OF the union
is evidenced by the fact that already
acceptances OF such invitations have
been received from thirty.iive OF
these governors. as the Memphis com.
mittee on arrangements IL informed
by the Deep Waterways executive OF.
ficials at ST Louis. and II is regarded
as probable that before the party is
entirely made no there will be ac.
ceptances from at least fifty OF the
governors,
The acceptances already In include
those from governors IN all parts Of
the nation, from tue Canadian line to
the Gulf of Mexico and from New
England to the Pacific coast. Two.
thirds of the governors OF the states
will be in attendance. gathering
that viii 40 down IN history as here
tofore unheard Of
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
Governors to Accompany
President Down River

tions 20 take in this trip down the
river:
Malcolm II. Patterson Of Tennessee,
u. r. Noel OF Mississippi. B. d. Conner
of Alabama George w Donaghey Of
Arkansas. c. n Haskell Of Oklahoma,
J, Y. Sanders OF Louisiana, Governor
Gillett OF California. Herbert s. Had
ley of Missouri. George H. Prouty of
Vermont. T. M. Campbell of Texas
John Burke Of North Dakota, X, s..
Vesey OF South Dakota, Henry b..
Quinby of New Hampshire. 5. S..
Pennewill OF Delaware, Augustus E.
Wilson Of Kentucky. J. o. Davidson
of Wisconsin. John A. Johnson of Min
nesota, Albert w Gilchrist of Florida.
Fred NJ. Warner of Michigan, Charles
s. Deneen Of Illinois, W. r. stubbs
Of Kansas. James II Brady Of Idaho,
Thomas r. Marshall of Indiana.
George Currey Of New Mexico, Martin
f Ansel of South Carolina, Edwin r.
Norris of Montana Judson Harmon of
Ohio, John II. Shoforth of Colorado,
M u. Hay of Washington, Frank b.
Weeks OF Connecticut, Bryant y.
Brooks Of Wyoming.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
Personnel OF Party.

II win be the part OF the Memphis
committee on arrangements to take
care Of these visiting governors, as
they will take care OF the immediate
party of President TAFT, and prepnra.
tions TO that end are being made
They will be carried over the city as
far as the presidential party goes, will
be IN attendance upon all the fune.
tions that are scheduled for the occas-
sion, and some OF them will doubtless
be heard in the course OF the speech.
making that viii form part Of the en-
tertalnment IN this city
Here are the names OF some Of the
governors who have accepted invita-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
OCTOBER IS LAST
DATE FOR REPORT
About 700 Corporations And Com
panies Made Liable For Gross
Production Tax.

Guthrie. okla. Sept 2O-Although
the law required public service cor
poratlons to file annual statements of
their gross receipts with the state
auditor and remit to the state treas
urer amount OF tax for which they
are liable gives until October for filing
such reports. IS companies have al.
ready filed statements with State
Auditor Trap. OF this number "a
are mutual telephone companies op.
Grating on the assessment plan and
not liable for taxation. The Al com
panies which have reported gross re-
eeipts to the state auditor have re-
mitted a total Of Sf72i.59 to the state
treasurer. Included in this list are
% telephone companies which have
paid total Of Si5424, the payments
ranging from cents to s2S. Six
electric light companies have filed
their reports, the largest payment
being by the Guthrie Light 4 Power
company, amounting to S34s.s6 s745..
62 is the total amount paid by the s
electric light plantg.
The largest single payment SO far,
is that OF the Bartlesville OH 8 Gas
company. whose tax amounted to
ss6iSS. Five other gas distributing
companies have flied their report,
making the total remittance for the
& companies s659.96.
Only water works companies
have SO Ear reported, paying 4 total
of st4t.2l. Five private ear lines have
submitted their reports their total
tax aggregating s22.55.
The Postal is the only telegraph
company that has yet fled their state
ment The tax remitted by that com
paiy amounts 10 SlO60l
II Is believed by Auditor Trapp
who has charge of the collection OF
the tax. that the numerous other pub.
lie service corporations doing bust.
ness in the state will file their re.
ports within the next 2 weeks. in or
der 20 escape the penalty Of Is cents
interest which the law provides shall
aeorue on all payments not made ny
October
A total of about 200 corporations
aud companies engaged in the various
lines of business that are made liable
for the annual gross revenue tax have
been listed by the State Auditor.
large majority OF which are domestic
doing business entirely
within the state Il IS presumed that
all Of the larger companies are with.
holding their reports until October I,
as the law does not require that the
remittauees shall be made before that
time. aud most institutions desire TO
keep the money IA their own treasury
and for use fin their own business TIM
I'll Il Is legally due 70 the state
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
Tariff To Be Democratic
Battle Line Says Bryan

Lincoln. Neb., Sept. 2O.-Tarlff is
the battle cry sounded by William
j, Bryan for the congressional cam
paign Of 1910. In the recent issue Of
his Commoner Mr. Bryan says.
In every fight there must be a
battle line. II the democrats desire 10
control the next congress they mast
convince the voters that they not only
intend to reduce the tariff, but can
be relied upon to do so II the demo.
Gratis In the senate and house had
voted solidly for every proposed de
crease in the tariff against every pro.
posed increase we might make the
next congressional fight on the party's
record without outlining a specific
affirmative policy but the fact that a
considerable number of democrats IN
the house and a majority OF the demo
Gratis in the senate repudiated parts
of the last democratic national plat
form and voted against reductions
urged by the rest of the democrats
and by progressice republicans makes
It impossible for us to make the iiGht
next year upon the party's record in
congress
The country must have assurance
that the democratic party can agree
upon a tariff policy and carry II out.
If the democratic candidates for con-
gress cannot agree upon a program
before the election they are not likely
to agree upon a bill afterwards The
influence Of the special interests ~
SO great that Il is absolutely neces
sary to pledge congressman fortified
against the pressure which the pio
tected interests bring to bear against
the legislators The necessity for
specific declarations was shown In the
last congress when the republican
tariff reformers attempted TO interpret
differently BY different members Of
the party In view of the fact that
some Of the democrats denied the
binding force OF platforms every dem.
oeratic platform should contain
plank lndorsing the democratic doc
trine that platform pledges are lls'ol.
able.
The Commoner presents sample
tariff plank Il contains three prop.
ositlons, the first declaring that
platform is binding; the second. prom-
Using revision Of the rules of the
house Of representatives. and the third
outlining a tarln poliog No demo
cratic candidate rs deserving Of sup
port who denies that a platform is
binding or vino refuses to announce
his position on questions at issue. and
no democrat should be elected TO con-
grass. who Is not willing to assist in
restoring popular government in the
house of representatives
Democrats may honestly differ as
to schedules, but they are not likely
to differ much unless they are tinetur.
ed with the protective tariff idea u
is onls when they are seeking a pre-
text for giving protection to some
Industry that they begin TO manufac-
ture reasons for opposing reductions
Here are the sample tarin planks
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24

Please call and see ID. $. Warren
before buying your harness. fly nets.
buggies. wagons, binders. mowers and
all kinds Of hay tools We pay no
rent therefore we can sell cheaper
than those dealers who pay big rent,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
STREET CAR EMPLOYEES
DEMAND MORE MONEY,

By Associated Press.
Omaha. Neb Sept 17.-All lines Of
the Omaha and Council Bluns Street
Railway company were practically
tied up today by a strike OF motor
men and conductors, who demand in
creased wages and better working
conditions
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
PRESIDENT TAFT
rs AT mlnNsApolIs.

By Associated Press
Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept Is. - A
large crowd was on hand to greet
President Taft this morning. when
he stepped from his private car 10
spend the day Ia the twin cities At
the Minneapolis Club the president
was given breakfast by fifty Of the
most prominent men Of the two cities.
Among them being senator Ciapp.
The president viii speak at the ban.
anet this evening.