davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alma record., 1911-10-26
WEST ARCADIA.

Last Wednesday, the 18th, the NJ
F., Aid Society OF Elwell was pleas
antly entertained by Mrs. Cora Hill
and her daughter Mrs. Grace Muir
ply. There were 80 present, and
after a comfortable had been tied the
company enjoyed a fine dinner. The
officers are Mrs. Ed. Ferris, presi'
dent; Mrs, Bailey, vice-president;
the younger Mrs. Ferris, secretary;
Mrs. f. A. Potter. corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Lizzie Woodard
treasurer The collection was $500
The next meeting will be with Mrs,
Baily and a cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all who were at the last
meeting TO be present.
J. H. Allis spent several days last
week in Saginaw visiting friends.
Ernest Perry has been visiting his
sisters Mrs. Beverly and Mrs. Frear.
The school in the Eckert district
is having a two-weeks' vacation to
allow the children to help in the beet
fields
Alma record., 1911-10-26
FOREST HILL.

Mrs J. c. Moody has been on the
sick list.
L. f. Nandemark and wife have de-
parted for the north on a visit
Silas Moody and wife, who have
been visiting in Ohio, are expected
home this week
DR.. Campbell of ST. Louis who pur-
chased the Henry Sandal farm, has
moved the barn to the north side Of
the road and is building an addition
thereto. We are glad to note these
Improvements.
The German Ladies' Aid Society of
Alma met at the pleasant home of
Mrs. Mary Lanshaw, Wednesday of
last week. The occasion being the
birthday anniversary of Mrs. Lam
shaw. A very enjoyable day is re-
ported
Mrs. Thomas Raycroft was agree
ably surprised last Thursday by the
assembling of her children and their
families at her home. This also was
very enjoyable birthday party.
Miss Edna Sias was very agreeably
surprised last Friday evening by the
gathering at her home of large party
Of her schoolmates and friends. The
young folks spent most enjoyable
evening, and as reminder of their
visit left a splendid little clock for
their young hostess. Henceforth
Miss Edna is expected to be on time
Alma record., 1911-10-26
|hF2'Nl|1;'s::GI;:.|||| . 3 ]
- Ss,gss,1 ss{F-ze.ss7ssS ~ . tesss j
#feUnEeS

Watch for cabbage bugs and cab.
bage worms.
The dry loft of a barn is an ideal
granary for onions.
Plow and harrow the ground before
sowing fall turnips.
An authority says that potatoes
should not be planted in hills.
That good silo is a money maker
is no longer a question for argu-
ment.
Early plowing kills nimble-will,
which is often mistaken for quack
grass.
There are several different ways for
distributing and packing the corn in
the silo.
Pie plant is a good commercial veg
etable. The demand for it on the city
markets is good
Could we get such appropriations
for good roads as go to build battle
ships we would soon be out of the
mud.
Strawberries should be cultivated,
the weeds eradicated and the mois-
ture conserved for late summer
drought.
Too much water is as bad as too
little, because the surplus fills up the
interstices in the soil, excludes the
air and smothers the plant.
The man who has alfalfa this year
may not be cutting as heavy crops as
usual, but he is still away ahead of
the farmer who hasn't any.
The onion is akin to the turnip and
cabbage. You must see that the roots
are well In the ground, but need not
be SO particular about the bulb.
Lettuce may be had for table use
till late In winter by starting the
plants now and protecting them with
q cold frame when cold weather
comes.
Alma record., 1911-10-26
TIME FOR PICKING APPLES
Red Variety Is often Left for Some
Time to Allow Them to Put
on More Color.

The time for picking red apples is
commonly gagged by their color, and
that Of yellow apples by the color Of
the seeds. The latter is the only re-
liable test OF ripeness, for an apple
picked Just as the seeds are turned
light brown, and before they become
dark around the edges, will be found
to have not only full flavor but the
best keeping quality. But red apples
are often left for some time after the
seeds indicate maturity to allow them
to put on more color, which they do
rapidly under the influence of the
bright days and cool nights Of au-
tumn.
Growers should bear in mind, how
ever, that to defer picking after the
seeds indicate ripeness, invites water
core and shortens the life of the fruit
in storage, often to a serious extent
with the mid-winter varieties.
Alma record., 1911-10-26
LOCAL MARKETS

The followi & market quotations are
every Thursday morning:
GRAIN
Wheat-No. wnIte, soc No. red
}3c
Oats Acc. old or new
Shelled corn-70c
Beans Choice. psr bu. 81 10.
Red Kidney BeansS2 30
Rye-92c.
Buckwheat-$l. 40 per 100 lbs.
Barley-$2. 90 per 100 lbs.
Ear Corn 32c per bu.
HAY.
No. Timothy-$l6.5 30 and up, Baled
Light Mixed-$l3.00
Clover-No. /, $l3. so per ton
Straw-$4.00 Baled
Millet-$l.s0
CLOVER SEED.
June -$ll. 90 per bushel,
Alsyke-$9. 90 per bushel.
Mammoth-$ll.0 90 per bushel.
No. ! Prime Clover-9.00 per bu
Timothy-Strictly prime 1915
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs-S6. 80 per cwt
Beef Cattle-S3. 90 1925 per cwt.
Sheep-$3.00 90 per cwt.
Lambs-s4 90 to $500 per cwt.
Veal Calves 800
DRESSED MEATS.
Beetle @ SC per pound.
Hogs-$8.00 per cwt.
Mutton-5c per pound.
Veal Calves-l0c per pound.
POULTRY, HIDES, ETC.
Hens-8c.
Broilers-9c per pound.
Beef Hides-71sc per pound,
Horse Hides-s2 @ 3. 90.
Deacon Skins-25c.
Calf Skins-l0c per pound
Tallow-4c per pound.
VEGETABLES, FRUITS, ETC.
PRODUCE.
Butter-27c per pound.
Eggs-24c, per dozen.
Alma record., 1911-10-26

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION - SALE OR
MORTGAGE OF REAL ESTATE.
state of Michigan, the Probate Court for the
County of Gratiot
At session of said court, held at the probate
Office in the village of Ithaca in said county. on
the 9TH day of oct. A. ID. 1911.
Present, Hon. Isaac ). Seaver Judge OF Pro-
bate.
In the matter of the estate of Eva NJ. oswald,
deceased.
Elmer c. oswald, administrator of said estate
having filed in said court his petition, praying
for license to sell at private sale the interest OF
said estate in certain real estate therein des-
cribed, for the purpose of paying expenses, aud
for the distribution of the residue to the heirs
of said deceased.
IT Is ORDERED, That the 18th day Of Nov. A.
d. 1911 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at said
probate Office, be and is hereby appointed for
hearing said petition and that the next OF kin
and heirs at law and all persons interested in said
estate appear before said court, AT said time and
place, to Show cause why license to sell the in
ierest Of said estate in said real estate should not
be granted;
1T rs FURTHER ORDERED, That public notice
thereof be given by publication OF a copy of this
order for three successive weeks previous to said
day of hearing, in the Alma Record a newspaper
printed ard circulated in said county.
ISAAC s. SEAVER,
true copy. l70l4 Judge of Probate
Alma record., 1911-10-26

A spraying of the currant and other
small fruit bushes will help.
Canning fruits and vegetables has
become a great industry in certain Sec
tions Of the country.
A little nitrate of soda worked in
we'll with the soil around the roots
will keep things going
In trimming trees the wound made
by cutting off a limb close to the
trunk will soon heal over.
It pays to pack fruit In clean bas-
kets for the local market and 1t pays
also to wrap them in paper.
Just as soon as possible after rasp-
berry picking is the time to.look after
the old canes among the new ones.
The small grower will find IL ex-
pensive, and In the long run unsatis-
factory, to use both the barrel and the
box
Do not be stingy of water for the
plants. Soak them plenty once or
twice week, and don't dribble once
a day.
Grapes must be left on the vines un-
til fully ripe and sweet IL they are to
be enjoyed, for they improve but little
after picking.
The quantity Of raspberry, blackber-
ry and other small fruits can be
doubled II you will bend down the
canes and branches now until the ends
touch the earth, where they should be
securely fastened by stone or peg.
Alma record., 1911-10-26
CIod Crusher.

a link into the front edge Of the post
80 1t will not turn under as would
be the case If fastened back Of the
center. A board is fastened on top
by couple Of lag screws that have
considerable play in slot In the
board. A large washer keeps the bolt
head from going through. Ride the
drag.
This drag will not push clods into
the ground as a planker will for they
get between the posts and roll until
crushed. This drag is as good for
field as for garden work.
Alma record., 1911-10-26
MORTGAGE SALE

WHEREAS. default has been made in the
payment OF money secured by mortgage dated
the 26th day OF september in the year 1905;
executed by Zatta +. Wood and Lydia NJ, Wood,
husband and wife, of Alma, Michigan 70 NJ.
Esteila Moore Of the same place which said
mortgage was recorded in the Office of the regis
ter of deeds in the county OF Gratiot in liber 10
of mortgages at page 352. on the 18th day Of sep
tember. in the year 1905, at $40 O'Clock a. m,
And Whereas the said mortgage has been
duly assigned by the said NJ. Estella Moore to
George g. Parsons by assignment bearing date
the 9th day of october, in the year 1903. and
which assignment is recorded in the Office Of the
register of deeds in said county OF Gratiot on
the 18th day of December in the year 1910, at
900 a'clock a. M, in hber III OF mortgages at
page 55l and the same is now owned py him,
And Whereas the sum claimed to be due on
said mortgage at the date of this notice is the
sum of one Hundred Fifty-Hine and 63-i00 Dol
lars (s15g 63) Of principal and interest and the
further sum of Fifteen Dollars lS15 OO as alto =
uey fee provided by law in cases of statutory
foreclosure together with the further costs of
this proceeding aud which is the whole amount
claimed to be unpaid upon said mortgage and
no suit or proceeding having been instituted at
law to recover the debt now remaining secured
by said mortgage or any part thereof, whereby
the power of sale contained in said mortgage
has become operative
Now, Therefore Notice is heteby given that by
virtue of the power of sale and in pursu-
ance of the statute in such case made and pro-
vded the said mortgage will be foreclosed
by sale of the premises therein described. at
public auction to the highest bidder at the
front door Of the Court House in the village
Of Ithaca, in said county of Gratiot, on the
27th, DAY OF NOVEMBER NEXT,
at 1000 O'Clock in the forenoon of that day; and
which said premises are described as follows:
towit: Commencing at point on the east line
of block number sixteen u6) of the village (now
city, of Alma, Michigan, according to the re
corded plat thereof fourteen 0D rods and ff-
teen (l5) feet north of the southeast corner OF
said block sixteen (16), thence running north
fifty (50) feet, thence west nine and onehalfph)
rods, thence south fifty (50) feet and thence east
nine and one-half (9H) rods to the point Of be-
ginning.
Dated Alma, Michigan August g. 1911.
GEORGE c. PARSONS
WILLIAM A, BAHLRE, Assignee
u>SR Attorney for Assignee U694tt0
Alma record., 1911-10-26
Accidents Will Happen

And when they do you should be pre-
pared with a bottle of RENNE'S
PAIN KILLING MAGIC OIL, a
healing remedy for cuts, wounds,
sprains, swellings, rheumatism, lame
back and stiff neck Used internally
also for cramp, collie, dysentery and
sick stomach. 1t is a clean, pleasant
and effective remedy Price 25 cts.
Sold by WHEATON & SON, the
Pioneer Drug Store.
Alma record., 1911-10-26
Is the World Growing Better?

Many things go to prove that it is.
The way thousands are trying to help
others is proof Among them is Mrs.
w. w. Gould, of Pittsheld, N. H.
Finding good health by taking Elec-
trio Bitters, she now advises other
sufferers, everywhere, to take them.
"For years l suffered with stomach
and kidney trouble" she writes.
Every medicine / used failed till /
took Electric Bitters But this great
remedy helped me wonderfully.
They'll help any woman. They're the
best tonic and finest liver and kidney
remedy that's made Try them.
You'll see. soc at Rhodes Drug Store
Alma record., 1911-10-26
FREE BOOK

500 Page Book free, on the Treatment
and Care of Horses. Cattle. Sheep, Dogs.
Hogs and Poultry, also Stable Chart to
hang up, mailed free.
For Every Living Thing on the Farm
Humphreys Veterinary Specifies.
A.A. For FEvERs. Milk Fever. Lung Fever.
.. b. For sPRAINs. Lameness. Rheumatism.
q. G. For SORE Throat, EpiLootic. Distemper.
d. d. For WORMS, Bots. Grubs.
z. K. For COUGHS. Colds. Influenza.
y. r. For COLIC. Beiiyache. DiarrheA.
q. G. Prevents MISCARRIAGE.
n. n. For KIDNEY aud Bladder disorders.
I. I. For SKIN DISEASES. Nance. Eruptions
,. X. For BAD CONDITION. Indigestion.
At druggists or sent prepaid on receipt
of price. 90 cts. each.
HUMPHREYS HoMEo. MEDICINE CO.. Corner
William and Ann Streets, New York.
Alma record., 1911-10-26
Words ModernIxed.

The thimble was originally known
al a thumb bell "varlet" Is the same
word as valet and each is an on
shoot of the feudal "vassal."
Alma record., 1911-10-26
HANDY FOR CRUSHING CLODS
Drag Can Also Be Used for Dust
Mulch Producer and 10 Quite
Easily Put Together.

A good clod crusher and dust
mulch producer is shown In the cut.
II is made of posts fastened together
by chains held on the upper side BY
Alma record., 1911-10-26
APPLES PACKED IN BARRELS
by Using Piece Of ScantIing Reach
Ing to Shed.
(By F. L. ROBINSON.)

To make barrel-header such as
can be quickly rigged. use plank or
scantling with one end under a stud
reaching to the shed plate and nailed
Alma record., 1911-10-26

Cures Catarrh OF Womb
[ lLeucorrhea an Il Every
form OF Pile Trouble.
Alma record., 1911-10-26

Packing Apples In Barrels.
temporarily In place. The barrel to
be headed forms the fulcrum. Don't
press fruit too hard.
The wageworker., 1911-01-20
His Inspiration.

isn't inspiration queer thinS:
Il suppose so. What about it:-
"Why. 4 few weeks ago I had = red
hot sluabble with my wiz over Il
dresSmaker's bill. and when came
down to the office 1 was nlsd enough
to chew spikes. Then / SIT down at
my desk and wrote a little poem on
Help the ErrinS BrosllS- with n Single
Kindly Wordr md. say. saose verses,
born of bitterness and nourished by
anger. have been copied in the leading
newspapers all over the country.
How'S that:"
Fine Why don't you improve on
the idea:''
How
why. get mad enough to beat up
Your wife. set fire to the house. shoot
a policeman-and then write an epic
that will go laundering down the
ages" Plain Dealer
The wageworker., 1911-01-20
SPOILED THE ACT.
An Incident That Enraged the Actor
and Amused the Audience.

An Incident That Enraged the Actor
and Amused the Audience.
Some years ago a melodrama was
being performed in a country theater:
the chief actor in which had made
himself, from his naughty and over
bearing conduct, dis1iked by all. In
the last sceae he was supposed tc
visit the tOmbs of his ancestors. In
the center of the stage upon a marble
A heavy fold of srapery covered the
figure. Enter Albert, who thus ad-
dressed the statue:
Il am here once again to gaze upon
those features which in life so often
looked on me with tenderest affection.
Father. thy mourning son now comes
to pay thee alteration. Let me re-
move the veil which from the vulgar
gaze shields the beloved image of a
once dear parentr'
OFF went the drapery, and, behold,
there was disclosed the statue of the
father gracefully standing upon its
head
The effect cannot be described. 1t
was electric The shouts of laughter
which followed the mistake of the su-
per effectually put an end to the
scene. which changed to the next as
quickly as possible amid the jeers of
the audience. the anger of the mana
ger and the uncomfortable rage of the
actor-Lordon Telegraph.
The wageworker., 1911-01-20
Trade Union Briefs.

There are 1900 union billrosters
in the United States
The San Francisco labor councils
legislative agent is allowed Sc day
and mileage.
The number of railroad employees in
this country has Increased 61 per cent
in ten years
An amicable adjustment of the dis
pute between the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway company and the
Order of Telegraphers has been effect
ed.
The American Flint Glass Workers
raise its present assessment of per
cent on the earnings of its members to
2 per cent
The boilermakers' lockout affecting
$1,000 men in the yards of the Ship
building Employers federation. Eng
land. ended with the acceptance by
the men of the terms made by the
employers.
The silk banner which was won by
the Big Six Typographical union at
the recent fair of the Women's Trade
Union league was presented as gift
to the New York BOOkkeeperS. Stenog
raphers and Accountants union by
Big Six
Sixty-one railroads operating south
west and north of Chicago have ap-
pealed to the United States commits
sioner of labor and TO the chairman
of the interstate commerce commission
to mediate in the wage controversy
with the Brotherhood "a Locomotive
Engineers.
The wageworker., 1911-01-20

the supreme insult 1t leaves him sasp-
ing and further speech on his side use
less. 1t is easy to understand why
Collignon was coachman who as
long ago as 1856 went to the house of
poor professor and murdered him be-
cause he had protested against an over
charge. 1t Is satisfactory to know that
Collignon was promptly tried. SEN
fenced to death and guilIotined- To
this day, then. va Collignonr' remains
the last word.-Paris Cor. New York
Sun.
The wageworker., 1911-01-20
THE PARTISAN CABMAN.
A Deadly Verbal Insult That Will
Render Him SpeechIess-

A discreet knowledge of slang is a
very useful accomplishment for the
stranger or the foreign resident in
Paris. Thus if a cabman is rude or
more than usually extortionate or if
he splashes YOU with mud from head
to foot as he passes and then turns
around to grin at the damage done.
and cochers frequently do these things,
an inadequate command of the nice
ties of the French language leaves all
the advantages ON his side.
You might call him idiot or ''sau-
wage" but this would only tickle him.
If, however. you were able to shout
IVA dono. Collignonr' the result of the
encounter would be at once wholly in
your favor.
To say -Collignon', to q cocher is
The wageworker., 1911-01-20
The Logical Result

"What's the matter with your pa
tient, doctorg' asked visitor In a hos
pital as he saw the surgeon bend over
the remnants of q man.
HE got in the way of a speeding
motorcar,' replied the doctor, -and
now is suffering from that rundown
feeling. American
The wageworker., 1911-01-20
A Wrong Impression.

"Pittson always seems to carry him.
self with great dignity. What has he
ever done that he should hold his head
so highy'
live up to his wife's hats."-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The wageworker., 1911-01-20
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

There is only one worse thing
than war measures in settling
industrial disputes. 1t is to set
tie in the wrong way issues over
human rights. The one per-
manent issue at stake in the
Chicago garment workers strike
is the right to bargain collective
ly for the rate of wages. the
conditions of work and the re
dress of grievances. The en-
ployers have and exercise this
right. Their claim to it is I'M
disputed by their employees or
by any one else. The wagework-
erS demand the same right in
dealing with their organized and
collectively powerful employers.
They justify this demand by
the plea that they have no other
way to exercise their right to
s'the freedom of contract, for
singly and alone the individual
employee is not and cannot be
. free to contract on equal terms
with the collective, personal and
} financial resources of strong
firms and great corporations.
; Combination is not more essen
tial to business economy. safety
) and success than collective bar
. gaining is an economic necessity
) to labor.-Graham Taylor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-08
.L0R|MER FACE
A NEW CONTEST
Generally Believed Senate
Will Retry the Case.

Washington, April S.-With a reso-
luton for a reinvestigation Of the Lor-
inner a introduced In the senate by
La Toilette and In view Of the impor-
tant disclosures as to a 100000 "slush
fund made at Springfield it Is gener-
ally believed that there is no escape
from a new inquiry.
In the senate at present are thirty
six senators who voted for Lorimer
last session and thirty-six who voted
against him. OF the other nineteeH
senators it is said fifteen will vote
against Lorimer.
Further, it is likely that some of the
senators who voted for Lorimer before
will Quit him owing to the bitter criti-
cism a number of them have had to
undergo from constituents.
Another phase of the situation re-
lates to Senator Bailey, who led the
fight for Lorimer last session. Bailey
already has incurred much antagonism
by his championship Of Lorimer. If
now he should be compelled to make
another fight IN behalf of Lorimer and
should lose 1t is not difficult to see
that his strength in the senate would
suffer.
Whether there are further important
revelations at Springfield or not, a
number of senators expressed the
opinion there would be another inyes-
tfgation. Henry II. Kohlsaat, editor
of the Chicago Record Herald, proba-
bly, will be a witness and will repeat
his story of the 500, 900 fund.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-08
TOTTENVILLE

DR.. E. A. Gaudet returned yester-
day from Canada.
G. M. Robinson visited in Keyport
Thursday.
William Atkinson. Of Prince Bay,
was In town last night.
Harry Finlay, of Broadway, a
brakeman on the Rapid Transit, who
was squeezed between cars a few
days ago, is able to be out.
William Van Allen and d. O.
popor visited mere last night.
Lester Brown has taken the
agency for the Sovereign vacuum
cleaner.
knights of Pythias hall has re-
ceived its license.
There will be no school next week
on account of Holy Week.
H. E. Sprague, of Main street, has
entered into the chicken raising bus
mess. He expects to supply the mar.
ket this coming season.
Balthasar Council No. %, Jr. o. U
A. M, will have a smoker in Mel,
sens hall, Kreischerville, tonight. A
delegation of members Of United
Council of Tottenville are going oye1
from here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-08
CARRIERS GET
BACK SALARY
Mail Distributors on Island
in Fight.

Letter carriers in the Borough OF
Queens and Richmond r carrying
more than mail these days. They are
carrying large "wads' of greenbacks.
And the Uncle Sam Autographs are
their own, too. They are not for
ditribution. This explains to a large
degree the fact that the letter car
riers of these boroughs have been
wearing the smile that won't come
off. Uncle Sam, although somewhat
reluctantly, has just distributed
500, 900 among the carriers of the
two boroughs for back pay.
Queens county, it may be eX-
planned for the benefit of the rising
generation, was onc a city. In those
days letter carriers received salaries
of 5000 for the first year and $o5O
thereafter in places that had popu-
lations of less than $4,000. The
letter carriers in Brooklyn, Manhat-
tan and the Bronx received the max
imum salaries because they distrib-
uted mail in cities with more than
$4,000 inhabitants.
But the usually generous Uncle
Sam did not see the situation in that
light. The letter carriers sued. Re
Gently the courts decided that the
letter carriers of the two boroughs
were entitled to the maximum sal
airy. Now Uncle Sam is distrlbut-
ing among them beck pay for time
intervening since consolidation in
1898
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-08
HENRY ALBR0'S
BOAT STOLEN
Search Is Being Made for
Yacht Tender.

Some time during Wednesday
night omeone stole a fifteen-foot
boat, used as a tender, belonging to
Principal Henry Albro, of public
school No. 4, Kreischerville, from
the creek~n the Kreischer Brick
Works in that place. The tender
contains a three-horsepower gasoline
engine and is used by Mr.. Albro on
his sloop rugged pleasure yacht dur
ing the summer months. Mr.. Albro
had been off to his yacht that night
and had come ashore about 8 o'clock.
He tied the boat in the creek and
was on his way home when he met
two men. They stopped him and in
quired if he had seen a man with a
green bateau, which they said was to
take them to Carteret. Next morn
ing M. Albro discovered his boat
had disappeared. 1t is thought the
two men know something about 1t.
Mr.. Albro, with the aid of the police,
is making a thorough search for the
missing craft.