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ton Cnsh must accompany order
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-22

Council adopted on the 9th day of
September, A. D. 1914, was duly pub
lished in the Alma Record, a newspa-
per published and circulated in said
City, and
WHEREAS, on this 9th day of Oc-
tober, A. d. 1914, the said Council did
convene at the time and place noticed
therefor, and did hear and consider
any and all suggestions and objec-
tions offered thereto and did adjourn
such meeting until this date for furth-
er consideration thereof, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the Com
mon Council of the City of Alma, now
in session on this Goth day of October,
A. D., 1914, that the maps, plans, spec
ifications and estimates of cost of the
sewer known and designated as the
Bridge Avenue Sewer in the district
designated as the Bridge Avenue Sew
er District, be and the same are here
by adopted by the City of Alma as
and for the official sewer map, plans,
specifications and estimates of cost of
such sewer and sewer district
RESOLVED FURTHER that the
city construct that portion of said
sewer commencing at Pine river at
the intersection with Bridge avenue in
said city and running south on said
Bridge avenue to a point 300 feet
south of the intersection with Michi-
gan Avenue according to such map,
plans, specifications and estimates Of
cost, and that 40 per cent of the cost
thereof be levied upon and against all
lots and parcels of land within said
Bridge Avenue ,ewer District ac-
cording to benefi'
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the
Board of Special Assessions be and
they are hereby authorized and di-
rected to make a special assessment
roll of all lots and parcels of land be-
ing and lying within the Bridge Ave-
nue. Sewer District as designated on
the official map thereof now on file
with the City Clerk and assesses
thereon according to benefits the sum
of SS71.60, being 40 per cent of the
estimated cost of that portion of the
Bridge Avenue Sewer herein proposed
to be constructed, and report the
same to the City Council.
Which vote was as follows: Yeas
Aids. McConkey, Willard, Race, Og-
den, Ward, Kehn and Fraker.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Alma. Mich, Oct. 20, 1914.

AHA, hlCI., OCl. ~, 1914.
Regular meeting of the common
council of the city of Alma in council
rooms on the above date. The council
was called to order by the mayor, Hon.
Albert p. Cook.
Present - Aids. McConkey, Race,
Ogden, Ward, Kehn and Fraker There
being a quorum present the council
was declared to be in session.
The Journal of the preceding ses-
sion was read and approved.
Aid. Willard appears.
On motion of Aid Ogden, supported
by Aid. Ward, That the city attorney
be instructed to draft an ordinance
relative to burning rubbish and leaves
on the pavement. Motion carried.
The electric light committee would
recommend that the arc light at the
corner of Prospect and Mechanic street
be moved north to the railroad tracks.
On motion of Aid. Ward, supported
by Aid. McConkey, That the report be
accepted and the Alma Grain & Lum-
Der Co. be notified to move the same.
Motion carried.
Aid. Ward offers the following reso-
luton and moves its adoption, support
ed by Aid. Fraker.
WHEREAS, maps, plans, specifica-
tions, and estimates of cost of a pub
lie sewer known and designated as the
Bridge Avenue sewer and of the dis
trict thereof designated Bridge Ave
nue. sewer district, as heretofore or
dered made by the City Council of the
City of Alma, Michigan, were on the
18th day of August, A. d. 1914, depos-
tied with the Clerk of said City for
public inspection; and
WHEREAS, notice thereof, and of a
meeting of said Council to be held on
the 9th day of October, A. ID. 1914,
to hear objections thereto and to the
construction of a portion thereof as
proposed in a resolution of said
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-22
Seville Center News

Louis Pratt transacted business in
Riverdale Saturday.
Zelma Miller visited school at the
Center last Tuesday.
Miss Weltha Nickesell spent the
weekend with her parents near Itha-
ca.
Miss Ruth Shong spent the week
end at the home of her uncle, John
Shong, of Pine River.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Wonders spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Downs of near Elwell.
Jefferson Page, who visited rela-
tives here last week, returned to his
home in Grand Haven Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Isenhath of near
Elwell were guests at the home of
their cousin Louis Pratt Sunday.
Henry Button, who was visiting re-
latives in the community, was called
back to Hale Friday by the illness of
his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Wonders visited
the latter's sister, Mrs. Jas. Harter,
of Alma, Thursday; also their son
Ernest who is attending school at that
place.
Several auto loads of the Elwell
/. o. o. F. Lodge, among whom were
Will Shong, F. E. French ST., F. E.
French, Jr., j. E. Morgan, Ted Crum,
Harry and Alex Miller, attended
LODGE at Vestaburg Saturday night
and assisted in comforting degrees.
They reported very enjoyable time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-22
SOUTH EAST COE.

John Cline expects to raise his barn
this week.
j. w. Higgins has the frame up
for his new barn.
Mrs. Matt Pethtel and Ella Leonard
spent Thursday with Mrs. Emma
Leonard.
Will Swix and wife of Shepherd
visited at the home of Anillas Hop
kins Sunday.
Horas Leonard left for Riverdale
Thursday to assist his son Raymond
with his business. He has sold out
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-22

On motion of Aid. Fraker, support
ed by Aid Ogden, That the clerk be
instructed to make report for the
supervisors of the several wards, the
amount of the unpaid special paving
taxes for the year 1914, also delin-
quent sidewalk and water connections
tax for 1914, which vote was as fol-
lows: Yeas-Alds. McConkey, Race,
Ogden, Ward, Kehn and Fraker.
On motion of Aid. Ward, supported
by Aid. Willard, that the bill of N. T.
Fenner, j. L. Miller, J. NJ. Light and
r. j. Mcfarland be referred TO the
committee on claims. Motion carried.
On motion of Aid. Ward, supported
by Aid. Ogden, that the following
claims be allowed at footing, and the
clerk be instructed to issue orders for
the same, which vote was as follows:
Yeas-Alds. McConkey, Willard, Race,
Ogden, Ward, Kehn and Fraker.
General Fund.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-22
Paving Tax of 1913.
FIRST WARD

w AMI.
Commencing "a rods w of the
Sc corner of Sec. 34-12-3, N
Ia rods, w % rods / 1-3 it,,
intersecting the line of
Michigan avenue, thence S 81
and IA degrees w 10 ga it.,
S 13 rods 1912 it., to sec.
line, + on section line to CON-,
Sec. 34-12-3 .$4O2.47
Commencing at the Sc corner
of Block 16, w SO 1-2 it., N
rods, f SO 1-2 it., So rods,
to CON-, Block 16 .................... 1876
The S 1-2 Of the w 1-2, Block
16 ....................................... 1926
FOURTH WARD.
Commencing ~ rods N of Sc
corner Sec. 33-12-3, w 10
rods, N rods, E 10 rods, S 4
rods to CON-, Sec. 33-12-3 165.78
Lot 5, Sec. 34-12-3, Kress add. 165.7S
Lot 6, Sec. 34-12-3, Kress add,
balance" ................................. 1886
Paving Tax for 1914.
FIRST WARD.
Lou ~ anu > y IL II. OF Lou II,
Block % .S17S.71
Lot II, Block S...-...................... 1929
Commencing 2 1-2 rods f and
"a rods and Ia links N of the
SW corner of NE Ia of SW
Ia, Sec. 34-12-3, thence E
10 rods, N rods, w 10 rods,
S rods to CON-, Sec. 34-12-
3......................................... 1929
Lot 46, Sec. 34-12-3, Park Place
East ..................................... 1916
Lot so, Sec. 34-12-3, Park Place
East ..................................... 1916
Lot 40, Sec. 34-72-3, Park Place
East .....-..............-................ 1916
Commencing IL rods S of the
NV corner of the NE IA of
SW Ia, Sec. 34-12-3, thence
+ ii "a rods, S rods, w
IL "a rods, N rods to CON-,
Sec. 34-12-3 ............................. 1929
Commencing IL rods S of the
NV corner of the NE Ia of
SW Ia, section 34-12-3,
thence + ii "a rods, N 81 it.,
w ii "a rods, S 81 feet, to
CON-, Sec. 34-12-3 ................... 114.62
Lot 2, Sec. 34-12-3, Park Place
West ..................................... 2O3.3s
Com. 277 feet N and as f. in.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-22

and expects to go farming in the near
future.
Mrs. Bell Hauver returned to her
home in Walton, N. Y, Tuesday. Mrs.
Hauver was called here some time
ago on account of the illness of her
mother.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-22

w of Sc corner of SW IA of
SW IA, Sec. 34-12-3, thence
w 100 1-2 it., N % it,, 8 in,
E 81 #. in, N SO fit. 8 in,
E So fit. in, S 119 fit. to
CON-, Sec. 34-12-3 ................ 293.35
SECOND WARD.
Sidewalk
Lot A, Block %, 1913.............$ 1920
1-2 of Lot and N 1-2 Lot A,
Block 81, 1914 ...................... 1884
w 1-2 of Lot IL, Block 20, 1914 1908
Lots $40, Block % .............. 27.00
SO rods of E 1-2, Lot and N
rods, E 1-2 Lot 8, Block
~ 1851
S 1-2 Lot and N 1-2 rods,
Lot 5, Block 81 ..................... 1892
S 1-2 rods, Lot 5 and Lot 6,
Block 81 ................................... 8.64
THIRD WARD.
(191D.
Lot /, Block 8, Case adds 21.90
N 1-2 Lot A, Block 8, Case add 1870
S 1-2 Lot A, Block 8, Case add 1870
Lots 90, Block 8, Case add. 17.16
Lot z, Block 8, Case add. Pip
FOURTH WARD.
Lot 3, Block 2, Cohoon adds 500
THIRD WARD.
Water Connections for 1914
Lot 8, Block 1, Case adds 3.45
Lot 9, Block l, Case add. 200
N so #. Lot and commencing
at NE corner Of Lot A, Block
2, thence w 80 1-2 it., N z it.,
E 80 1-2 it., S #. to CON-,
Block 2, Case Add. 3.45
FOURTH WARD.
Commencing 1872 #. N and 40
#. 8 inches w of the Sc
corner of the SW Ia of SW
Ia, Sec. 34-12-3, w 100 1-2
IT,, N So it., f 100 1-2 #,
S 50 it., to COM, Sec. 34-12-
............................................ 1856
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-22

Commencing at the Sc corner
of Block 16, w SO 1-2 it,, N
8 rods, f SO 1-2 it., SO rods,
to CON-, Block 16 .................... IL
The S ID Of the w 1-2, Block
1c OF
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-20
100000 Blu. MORE POTATOES
States Crop This Year Exceeds That
of 1913-Average Acre Yield
Large.

st. Paul.-Minnesota's 1914 potato
crop exceeds that of 1913 by approXi-
mately 100000 bushels and the acre
age increased this year about 10000
acres. Last year the average yield per
acre for potatoes in Minnesota, accord
ing to government figures, was 10
bushels, but according to figures gath
cred by the state immigration depart
ment and made public by Fred d.
Sherman, immigration commissioner,
1914 potatoes averaged 1271h bushels
to the acre. The 1914 figures gather
ed by this department are as follows:
Acreage, 292,01S; average yield per
acre, 127R bushels; number of bush
els, 37,699,065. The value of Mime
sofas 1914 potato crop, basing these
figures upon present prices, amounts
to $15,079,626, and last year the value
of MinneAotas potatoes was S22,1S3,-
POI, or $7,103,665 more in 1913 than in
the present year. While the produc-
ton was greater in Minnesota this
year, the falling off in value is ac-
counted for by the prevailing price, as
potatoes were worth about 20 cents a
bushel more last year than this.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-20
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF
MANY LOAvES OF BREAD SENT
Hundreds of Minnesota Girls in Con-
test to Decide Who Is Best Bread
Maker in State.

Minneapolis contest among
the girls of Minnesota for supremacy
in bread-making has brought the farm
department of the University of Min
uesota hundreds of bundles by parcel
post, each package containing a fresh,
white, flakey loaf of bread.
The winner, who will receive the
honorary degree of the THE Best
Breadmaker in the State of Mime
sota," will be sent to Washington, d.
c., in time for the convention of agri-
cultural extension workers there early
next year. Other winners will receive
prizes for second, third and fourth
best loaves, the value of prizes
amounting to about $500. But all the
girls, who are between the ages of 10
and 10, are trying for the grand prize
which will send them to Washington
next year.
The judges leave all to the sense of
honor of the contestants i'll the matter
of fairness, as the girls herself must
have made the bread, from the mixing
of the dough to the taking out of the
pans of the finished product. OF
course, mother was allowed to make
all the suggestions she wished, and
she might even go so far as to call in
the best breadmaker in the neighbor.
hood 10 tell her daughter the best way
to bake bread, but the girl herself had
to do the mixing, kneading, raising,
baking wrapping, addressing and
sending.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-20
Reduction in Living Costa Made Pos
sibIe bv Perfect Product. a

The sudden and highly alarming i'm
crease in cost of food necessities, such
as sugar and flour, demand Increased
domestic economy. For incomes have
not advanced with this wartime soar
ing of food prices.
Waste of food as well as cost OF
food must be considered and minImIzed
in these days of eXorbitant prices.
Fortunately the greatest food waste
with which the housewife has to con-
tend-bake- day failures and the waste
of costly baking materialS-iS rendered
prcventable by the perfect leaveninS
power of Calumet Baking Powder.
Calumet is an absolutely sure baking
powder of absolute purity. 1t never
fails to produce fully raised bakings
that are tender and temptingly deli
cious. For it's wonderful leaveninG
strength never varies. It's always uni
form-and always unexceiled.
TO pay more than is asked for Calm.
met simply means a useless waste OK
money. To pay less, and obtain an in
ferior powder. means the useless waste
of Baking Materials.
Order can of Calumet. Save a sub
stantial sum on the price asked for
Trust Brands when you buy it Save
the flour, sugar, butter and eggs So
often wasted by Big Can Powders
when you use it. You are safe in or
derinS Calumet, in trying it, in testinx
not thoroughly satisfied the purchase
price will be refunded by your local
dealer.
In buying a can of Calumet send the
slip found in the One-pound can to the
Calumet Baking Powder Co., Advertis-
will receive one of their handsome 72-
page Cook Books, Illustrations in coll
ors, and a book that will be Q guide to
economy in the kitchen.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-20
ROBBED WOMAN HE WOOED
and Had Pal Hold Them Up,
Taking Her Savings.

Hibbing. - Indeterminate sentences
at Saltwater have been imposed on
John Hakonen and William Salmell
of Sparta in district court here by
Judge Hughes, the charge against
them being robbery in the first de,
gree, the victim being Mrs. Hannah
Niemi of Gilbert
The men roomed at Mrs. Niemi' S
house. Hakonen, it is said, persuaded
the woman that her husband was neg
lecting her and induced her to take
her savings and elope with him. He
informed Salmell, who, it is charged
was in on the plot, unknown, OF
course, to the woman.
When the clippers started from the
house they were intercepted in dark
street by Salmell, held up in approved
fashion and Mrs. Niemi robbed of all
her money and valuables, totaling
about $500. Hakonen then told her
that he could not go with her as he
had no money, SO she returned home
and confessed all to her husband.
Later the two men were arrested in
Duluth and the woman's watch was
found on Hakonen. This was the only
evidence of conspiracy or robbery, but
it was enough to convince the jury
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-20

bonnet, and your own Interpretation
Of the Castle walk-even you, my love,
will some time belong to the good old
times"
Even thus" agreed Mrs. Bump
weather, "even SO. IT'S truth, l VOW.
But I shall belong to my own old
times; shall not be classed with my
grandmother's old time. / shall keep
alive with the elixir of the present
moment. Do you know, think our
Thanksgiving days are really much
nicer than those old ones. can't see
anything particularly roaring jolly
about exploring to church through
three feet of snow and meeting flap
hated gent carrying a wild turkey.
All the Thanksgiving pictures are like
that"
But" continued Mrs. Twitter, do
they ever tell about dear mother and
what sort Of a time she had? For
weeks she made mince meat and
stewed pumpkins, and during the sum-
mer she sweltered over the fire to
make the jelly. Imagine the thankful
ness in her heart when she saw whole
days of hard work gobbled up at one
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-20
EFFICIENCY PLAN is POPULAR
Many Other States May Follow Min.
nesota's Lead, Says Governor
Eberhart.

st. Paul.-Minnesota's efficiency and
economy commission and it's plan for
reorganizing state departments is at
tracing wide attention, according to
Governor A. o. Eberhart, upon his re-
turn to the state capitol after attend
ing the national conference of COVER
nors at Madison, Wis
1T was generally agreed" said Gov
ernor Eberhart, that the states would
have to return to similar form of
government, with more coordination
between departments, fewer depart.
ment heads and more centralized au.
thority. With this must go a civil SER
vice system and a budget system for
state expenditures.
New Jersey has appointed an eff
cheney commission, and it is being
talked of in other states | had nu-
merous requests for copies of our com.
missions report
Governor Eberhart was appointed
with Governor e. f. Dunno of Illinois
and Wavid |. Walsh of Massachusetts
on committee to arrange for con.
ference on uniformity of workmen's
compensation acts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-20
"CoId Cloths on Her Brow"

meal. How charming to have all the lit
tie folk around the house? Yes, ma am
But what about sweeping up the mud
tracks afterwards and plucking raisin
seeds off the best hair cloth furniture,
and washing up the tons of dishes
Mother did not sit before the fireplace
and tell stories. She was putting little
cotton blankets on her burnt thumbs,
for basting turkey is perilous bust
ness, let me tell you. How jolly it was
to crack nuts, too. But where was
mother? Oh, she was busy. some
where. Yes, We recollect now. She
was putting cold cloth on her throb.
bling brow; she had to pull herself to.
gether SO as to have strength enough
to serve bit of supper afterward."
"They didn't have the movies then
to furnish them with recreation" said
Mrs. Bumpweather, cor theaters or
tango dances. Visiting and eating
were about the best they could do, and,
after all, that's more fun than anything
else. Give me time to get up a good,
old-fashioned dinner and l can have
the biggest spread of my sweet, mid
dle-aged life. Compare such a meal
to anything you can get downtown, or
at any country club! My child,
there's nothing equal to it, and it is
really lark to cook it."
"Blithers!" remarked Mrs. Twitter.
Mrs. Bumpweather said nothing, as
If she meant it.
"Rlithers!" exclaimed Mrs. Twitter
again.
Mrs. Bumpweather slipped her hand
through Mrs. filters arm.
You're tired, little one," said she.
when the enthusiasm gets out of
your system, it's sure sign that some
other less pleasant microbe has crept
in. You can't afford to let yourself
slip away like that. You've got to keep
holding on, and feeling keen about hu-
man events, and being interested, even
IL you're mending a pair of your old
mans trousers or picking the roast
beef bones for hash. You'll come and
e your Thanksgiving dinner with me
won't you, honey?'
Mrs. Twitter wriggled about in a
naive, shy twist, supposedly to signify
inexpressible joy.
What for did l do all that growly
TALK" asked she. Little Tommy Tuck
CT sang for his supper, but I'd rather
growl for mine"
And she said 1t without the slightesi
show of shame.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-20
Crippled Storekeeper Robbed

Duluth.-Lieutenant Z. II. Barber
was informed by 14-year-old boy of
the robbery of store on East SUI
perior street. Detective Irvine and
Sergean Roberg went to the place
owned by J. b. Terry, where Terry
told them that five young men, rang
ing from q to q years old, held him
as he sat helpless in an invalid chair
while one of them removed pocket
book containing S37 from his pocket.
He reached the telephone, he said, but
one of the youths struck the receiver
from his ear
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-20
Game Feast for Winners.

Walker.-Judge B. F. Wright of the
Fifteenth judicial district, Senator.
elect T. II. McGarry and Representa-.
tive-elect Farley Dare were guests of
honor at banquet held by DR.. F. l..
Wilcox at his home. After an eight
course game dinner, Capt John King
presided as POSTMASTER and responses
were made by Judge Wright, Senator
McGarry, Farley Dare and Daniel De
Lury. The fact that the banquet was
held on the evening of Friday, the
18th, and was rartaken of by 13 men,
in no way detracted from the en-,
thusiasm of the guests.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-20
SLAIN WITH SWORD; WIFE HELD
FINGER PRINTS IN BLOOD STAINS
MAY DETERMINE MURDERER.
Arrested Woman Maintains Composure
and Asserts Innocence-Said to
Have Been Actress Formerly.

| Minneapolis, Nov. 1.-THE blood.
stained imprint of fingers on the sword
with which Leaning Sharpless was
killed Saturday night may be the prin-
cipal means of fastening the guilt
upon the slayer. No motive has been
discovered and the police apparently
are devoting their efforts to unravel-
ing the motive-mystery rather than
to making further arrests.
Mrs. Charlotte Sharpless, wife OF
the slain man, still is in custody, and
a charge may be placed against her.
| The coroner, DR.. Gilbert Seashore, re.
turned verdict of murder" He
said an inquest is unlikely owing to
the probability that the grand jury
soon will pass on the case.
Two finger impressions survived a
hasty cleaning that was given to the
lodge ceremonial sword One is al
| most perfect, and experts will be
called into the case in presenting ii
! to the grand jury. The sword was
wiped while it was still wet with
| blood almost it's entire length.
Mrs. Sharpless maintains her decla-
ration of innocence. She showed mo
emotion in her CELL
The police are convinced that Sharp
less was slain while he was asleep in
his room. They have ideas as to the
| motive, but have not substantiated
them. They say the cause might have
been jealousy; that it might have been
due to domestic quarrel over money;
that it might have been temporary in
sanity
AS to jealousy, the police worked up
| on an assumption that there were
callers in the Sharpless apartment
while Sharpless was away on his run"
as freight locomotive engineer on the
Omaha railroad.
Suicide was not seriously consid-
cred by the coroner. He found that
one thrust of the sword penetrated the
aorta and then passed through the
| right lung. Penetration of the artrey
would cause instant death. A second
| thrust passed through the diaphragm
and the left lung, and would have also
| proved fatal. A third wound was not
| serious
Mrs. Sharpless, the police say, show
ed evidences of being under the infiu-
ence of liquor when she was arrested.
The Sharplesses never had any chill
| dren.
Mrs. Sharpless was at one time,
Louis Sharpless says, vaudeville
actress at MankatO She told Acting
Captain Weare she was reading mo-
ton picture magazine the night of the
crime and had studied to become a
motion picture actress She was
known as ''Lottie Smith in Mankato.
Before her marriage she was Char
lotte Smithers. She told the police all
| her relatives were dead