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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-11-19

pine and die IN confinement, yet n left
to wander too young are killed BY wet
grass and vernin- They do not like to
roost In house hike chickens, but pre-
fer to sit In rows on the boughs Of tall
trees Even In storms and billiards
they sit calmly as druids perched high
on the swaying limbs and seemingly
Needless Of rain or cold. But put them
In a warm house or in a cramped yard
and they do not thrive SO the diff
Guilty Of raising them has been large
factor In the high price Of their meat
and their growing scarcity.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-11-19

named and each and every one OF
them and the unknown and unnamed
heirs, legatees, devisees and assigns
of said named defendants and each of
them, cause his, her or their appear
ance to be entered herein within five
months from the date of this order,
and that in case of their appearances
respectively, that they cause their an
swer to the Compliments bill of COM
plant to be filed and a copy thereof
to be served on said Compliments
solicitor, within fifteen days after SER
vice on each of them respectively of
copy of said bill and notice of this
order or that they otherwise plead or
demur to the same as may be thought
best, and that in default thereof, said
bill be taken as confessed by the said
defendants, respectively.
And it is further ordered that with
in twenty days from the date of this
order that the said complainant cause
this order and notice thereof to be
published in the Alma Record, anews-
paper printed, published and circulat-
ing in said county and that such pub
LEGATION be continued therein at least
once in each week for six weeks in
succession, or that said Complainant
cause a copy of this order to be per-
sonally served on said defendants re-
spectively, at least twenty days before
the time prescribed for their appear
ance herein.
Dated November 4th, 1914.
KELLY S. SEARL,
Circuit Judge.
WILLIAM A. BAHLKE,
Solicitor for Complainant. Business
Address, Alma, Michigan.
Take Notice:
The above pending suit is brought
to quiet the title and involves the title
to lands described as follows: All that
certain piece or parcel of land situated
and being in the township of Arcadia,
Gratiot county, Michigan, and known
as that part of the southeast quarter
of section eighteen (18) lying north
and west of Pine River, in township
eleven az north of range three (3)
west.
Dated November End, 1914.
WILLIAM A. BAHLKE,
Solicitor for Complainant,
1907 Alma, Michigan.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-11-19
Miss PenelOpe's
Thanksgiving
BY JEAN DOUGLAS.

n t the end Of Maple street stood a
~ lovely white house with green
- shutters. This was the home of
Miss Panelnna Samnla tho La ST
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-11-19
Seville Center News

Mrs. Delbert Crum ia seriously Ill
at this writing.
Alex Miller transacted business In
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-11-19

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of
Gratiot-In the Circuit Court for
the County of Gratiot, in Chancery.
Edmund Van Sickle, Complainant,
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-12-18

contract system on all state construc-
ton and providing for the construc-
ton, establishment, and maintenance
by the state of water plants, gas
plants, printing plants and all other
plants necessary for the operation
and development of the resources of
the state" The new law also pro-
vides for the establishment and main
|tenance of state banking system and
Ia state printing plant, to print all
school books and do all. state print
ling, and appropriates "a sufficient
amount to carry out and put into ef-
feet it's provisions" from the general
fund
The new law regulating electrical
construction which is copy of the ex-
listing California law. goes into effect
six months from the date of its passage
in so far as it relates to construction
and new work and allows a period OF
five years in which all existing work is
to be changed to conform with its
provisions.
Prominent among the meausres
which went into effect yesterday on
/ the issuance of Gov. Hunts proc
llamation is the so per cent law. pro
TESTS against which were lodged with
1.-THE state department by the italian
land british embassies on the ground
THAT it constitutes a violation OF
treaties between the United States
land those nations. Copies OF the Law
have been forwarded to Washington
i and, in spite OF the fact that it has
\ already gone into effect. are now be
4 ing gone over carefully by Secre
tary Bryan and members OF the Tor
" eign embassies.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-12-18
ARIZONA NOW HAS
8 NEW ENACTMENTS
Governor, Hunt Issues Expected Proc
cIamation Declaring Results Of Re-
cent Election on Ballot Propositions

PHOENIX, Dec. 15.-The governors
proclamation declaring laws those
measures adopted at the November
election was issued late yesterday
afternoon. With its issuance, two
new constitutional amendments and
seven news acts were added auto
to the laws of Arizona, and
wfrii The exception of the prohibition
amendment and the electrical construc
ton law are new in effect.
The two amer, dments to the consti-
tpticr are those prohibiting the sale
and manufacture of intoxicating
liquors within the state of Aris ina
and providing a penalty for the VIC
Iletion thereof, and the amendment
prnv1ding that the veto power of tie
governor, or the power of the lcgisla-
tura to repeal or amend, shall not
extend to initiative or refereni I'm
measures approved by a majority vote
of the qualified electors.
The vote on the referendum on the
sections Of the revised statutes, 1913
providing for the establishment. of q
new board of pardons and paroles re
moved the cloud placed against the eff
lfectiveness of that enactment of the
Legislature by the referendum. This
referendum was invoked by the friends
Eof Governor Hunt, because the act as
written into the statutes limited the
right of the executive in such matters
Proclamation of the adoption of Thu
law therefore practically amounts Il
an admission of defeat by Governo
Hunt. coming as it does as protes
against the wholesale granting OF re
prieves and paroles.
The other law referred to the peopl
for acceptance or rejection which cal
ried is that prescribing a thee cen
fare on all railroads operating with
the state AS this law has already bee
passed upon by the supreme court an
declared unconstitutional, 1t VIII nav
no effect The supreme court mel
that the regulation of railroad rate
was exclusively vested in the corpo
alton commission by the constitution
The four initiated measures whic
are now in effect are: The ant1-blacl
list law, defining and prohibiting blacl
listing and unlawful interference VIII
laborers; the old age and mother
pension act, which stipulates that
moor houses shall be abolished ar
the property sold to provide funt
for old age and mothers pensions
the 80 per cent law, providing Tn
any employer of more than i've wol
ers shall employ not less than eigh
ner cent qualified electors or natl
born citizens of the United States
some subdivision thereof; and Il
industrial pursuits law abolishing u
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-12-18
sss,4os.6o
1s,066.66
.S143S9 "a

On November Warrants be paid
expended November anu
900 me total
possibly De more
Will De
obh-
Black OF over o
board OF
will have an interesting problem Isl
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-12-18
14O.12
General School Fund /.
.s1O,e5e.51

$1095651
lumber the school house sth claim
Warrants find by the
automobile
refused
another demand the County supen
School Superintendent
unable to ascer
Morenci those dates and
School
Superintendent the school laws the will ind that
would other demand on the cou
is
furnished
to wishes
issued this county
lthata busine ma
| COUNTY RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-12-18

,$29,432 .S2
3,973.7s,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09

Mrs. Blair glanced at the announce,
ment.
II want you to go there with me to.
day." said Kent.
ITO that charlatan? Why. Professor
Kent. l thought you were a scientific
man. l cant understand your motives.
but | know that l can trust you. When
do you wish me to gO?"
II have an appointment for us at high
nOon.'
AS the clock struck - Kent and
Mrs. Blair passed from the broad loon
day glare of the street and were ush-
cred into the tempered darkness of a
strange apartment. 1t was hung about
with black cloths and lighted by the
effulgence of an artificial half moon
and several planets contrived. Kent
conjectured. of isinglass set into the
fabric with arc lights behind them. A
faint, heavy but not unpleasant odor
as Of incense lowered in the air. The
moon walked slowly in brightness. H.
lumining the two figures.
Very we'll fixed up" whispered
Kent to his companion. THE astrolo-
GER is now looking us over"
In fact. at that moment a contem-
plating and estimating eye was fixed
upon them from Il dead" star in the
farther wall, Preston JaX did not. as
a rule. receive more than one client at
"A time. Police witnesses travel In
pairs, and the starmaster was of a sus-
picious nature. Now. however. he be-
held Il gentleman clad in such apparel
rs police spy nor investigating
agent wore. a rather puzzling swell
ness" (the term is culled from Mr..
.Jax's enviOus thoughts). since it ap-
peared to be individual without being
in any particular conspicuous. The
visitor was obviously light"
Quitting his peep hole. the starmas.
ter pressed a button. Strains of music,
soft and ~sourceless. filled the air (from
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
CHAPTER XVII.
The Master Of Stars.

"YULY 5" remarked Kent. with bis
lids dropped over the keen gaxe
Of his eyes. 1T was the follow
- ing morning that the unknown
body was found on the "ench near
Mr.-near the Nook"
Marjorie Rllir's face showed no com
prehensiOn. II have heard nothing of
any body" sh" replied.
"Did none Of the talk come to your
ears Of a strange m found ut
Lonesome CO:e|'
mo. Wait, though. After the fu-
neral one OF the cousins began to
speak of Il mystery. and Mr.. Blair shut
him off,"
"voHr necklace Wus taken from that
DO -"
I.v1 l..rS sew, vile. Was she the
thi r. she asked eagerly.
~ lie Ar>nn who look the necklace
:"D.1 ;.,. .~,.y IS lie one for whom |
anl = 'rr5liE". Nos. Mrs. Blair. will
yn. '~u :.!t in Il word how your hus-
tr..: net his death: Your father-in-
la. .,;.;r YOU to understand. did he
nD:. ;lr't Wilfrid Blair met and quar-
relied vita with a certain person and
w;.S E,.irI in the encounter which fol-
lowed
How shall l w free myself from
the consciousness of my Own part in
it," she S%huddered. 'Don't-don't speak
Of it again. | can't bear it,"
"You won't have to very long," Kent
assured her. Let us get back to the
jewels. You would be willing to make
a considerable sacrifice to recover
them
"Anything!"
"Perhaps you've heard something Of
this man."
Drawing a newspaper page from his
pocket. Kent indicated an advertise
ment outlined in blue pencil. 1t was
deliberately displayed as follows:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09

Including my jewel case. She arrived
4 day later. with part Of the Jewels,
missing. and a note from Father Blair
saying that there had been a robbery.
Int that ] was to say nothing Of IT,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
the SECRET Of
LONESOME
COVE

He meets Artist SeiGWrCk. an Old friend,
who Is suspected of killing her and plans
to help him.
Sedgwick tells of meeting a beautiful
young woman, name unknown, witt whom
be has fallen in love
Kent and %Sedgwick go to the inquest
upon the woman's body and engage Adam
Balm as Sedgwick's lawyer.
Sheriff Schlaser and Coroner Breed sud
denly withdraw the body from public
view. Gansett Jim. an Indian, accuses
Sedgwick of murder.
Kent secures an embroidered silver star
found on top of the cliff above Lonesome
Cove the night the woman died.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
Used to Such Whinino.

Used to Such Whining.
The real estate agent, tired and
peevish. arrived at his home in the
suburbs.
"Oh. George" greeted his wife, 1.-The
dog has been whining all day long:
What do you suppose is the matter?"
why" growled George. the darn
kicker probably wants his house paper.
ed"-Judge.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09

@UIT case at his side. Chester Kent
stood on the platform Of the
Martindale Center station wait
ing for the morning train to BOs-
ton. Before him paced Srdgwick, with
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-21
Sporting Notes.

Lee Magee is the manager of the
Brooklyn Fed team. He Is q former
star of the St Louis National league
outfit.
Eddie Foster and Alva Williams of
the Washington team are playing in
dependent ball in California;. In let
ter to a friend Foster +declares he is
hitting above 800. Ills league il 2SSs
two games Il week.
The death of Lee McClung recalls
the days when McClung was one OF
the brightest football stars who ever
featured at Yale Since then he has
been prominent III railroad affairs and
was of national prominence when treas
urer of the United States.
Comislsey s appointment of Rowland
to succeed Jimmy Callahan has cause,
a lot of good natured speculation. J
fan remarked recently: Nov, ism
that Just like the old Roman? He al
ways was bear for $4,000 player
and S., 900 managers.
Tom Mccarthy, the well known scon
Iof the Boston Braves, having helped t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-21
SHOPPING DELAYED
BY HEAVY SNOWFALL
Rain Saturday Formed Ice OH Side
walks and Streets, Making TraV-
cling Anything but Easy.

Many people in Brattleboro are
wishing they had needed the plea TO
= do your Christmas shopping carly, =
in view of the heavy snowfall today,
with lee underneath Those who
tackled the job Saturday aftsFR9on
and evening in the rain were ltiakystp
escape without falls and without get
ting drencLed Those who try it today
are bound Ia get web and will be
equally lucky with those Of Saturday
if they TO not have some bad falls, for
the snow has covcred the ice which
formed Saturday l1ght on. sidewalks
ANA streets and makes the walking
even more trcacherous than it was Sat
urday evening.
In spite of the fact that there have
been no Sundays in recent years when
it was so difficult to &C to and from
church the congregations were Of nor
mai size in all the churches and that
in the Congregational church last
evening at the union service was very
large.
The trolley ears had a hard time to-
day and found that keeping to the
schedule was q job for which they
could not qualify.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-21
CLEARY NOT GUILTY.
Acquittal of the Man Charged with
IL Killing his Son-in-Law.

NEW YORK, Dee. 2l,=-William Y.
Clearv, town clerk cf Hdterstraw and
Democratic leader in Rockland county,
\. Y, was acquitted by jury in the
supreme court Saturday night of tie
charge of murder in the first degree.
on which he was tried for the killing
Of Eugene NJ. Newman, his sonin1aw,
Announcement CT the verdict was the
signal for 4 demonstration by Cleary 5
friends, who had remained in the
court room while the jury was delber-
ating.
When the jury sent word that it had
agreed, Cleary was brought in from the
Jail, adjoining the urt-house. His APP
| pearancc showed the effects Of the
strain he had been under after the
! jury 5 retirement.
/ Mrs. Cleary. who was in court when
/ the announcement came, was overcome
/ by q nervous attack. Her extreme
| paleness and evident state of deep ag-
/ itation attracted District Attorney
/ Gagan : attention. He requested that
/ She be taken from the room and she
was escorted ont by Clearv : brother,
! Ambrose.
/ When the jury filed in it was appar-
ent what the verdict would be. Fore.
man Frank Heddy, when asked what
the jury had found, almost shouted
the words, Not guilty
/ Cheers and applause followed the
announcement. CIeary seemed dazed
4 at first and unable to comprehend the
/ significance of the iury's finding.
When he finally collected himself he
asked for permission to thank the
h Jury. 1t was granted and be shook
h hands with each one of the II men,
saying: Gentlemen, l thank you for
yeur merciful and righteous verdict. .
CIearv Immediately afterward hur-
ried out of the courtroom and Joined
his wife, who already had been APP
prised OF the verdict. They embraced
and each wept silently for Il moment
1t wds learned that at no time dur
ing the iury's deliberations were more
than four votes cast for Cleary S con
viction on any ballot. The jury's last
vote stood s to 4 for acquittal until
the last ballot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-21

Average height, .5-8 1915.
Average weight. -l50 2-l5.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-21
OLDER BOYS CONFERENCE.
It Will Be Held at Chester, January
1924.


BURLINGTON, Dec. 2i.-AnnOunee-
ment is made at the state Y. N. c. \.
headquarters of the program of the
Fifth ANNUAL Conference of the Older
Boys of the Green Mountain State. to
be. held in Chester on January %, %
and "a
The first session of the conference
will be the supper one, on Friday even
ing. Saturday viii be filled with adj
dresses, conferences, a recitation time
and a picture show s.
On Sunday there will be morning
church services, an evdngolistic meet
ing, and the closing session in the
evening.
All churches, Sunday schools, Young
/ Mems Christian associations, high
schools, preparatory schools, Boy
Scouts, clubs and other similar organ.
/ izations are urged to send delegates
| from their membership.
/ An interesting program is being ar
ranged and among the speakers vii
be Albert f. Roberts of the county dc
partment of the international com
mittee of the Young Mems Christian
associations; George w. Hinckley, tn,
founder and supervisor of the Goo'
VIII Farm for Bows at HinckleT, Me
and others.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-21

(Et.) high cancelled both games ar
ranged, so Late that it was impossible
to get other teams. to fill the dates.
Then, too, the annual game between
the high school aud alumni which was
scheduled for Thanksgiving. day could
not be played, because of the deep
snow on rho field.
Under all the conditions Coach Died
rich Stolte was we'll satisfied with the
outcome Of the season. Captain Es-
tey has. been reelected for next season
and Plumb, who game TO the school
for tho first time this season and has
been a star man in the baekfeld, is
! manager for the coming year -~--
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-21
To 1rrigate Charlotte Apple Orchard

c. T. Holmes, who owns the noted
100-acrc apple orchard in Charlotte,
has just purchased of Fairbanks,
Morse & Co, of New York, a 40-horse
power engine, with duplex pump with
pumping capacity of 900 gallons L
minute to be used in furnishing water
to irrigate his orchard.
The orchard lies on the shore of
Lake Champlain and the water will be
pumped from the lake. AEg..- Holmes
will lay about 1000 feet off pipe with
an eight-inch main and laterals run.
ming from six to two and half
inches. The outfit is TO be installed
and ready for use the first of June
1918, and will be used to irrigate 90
acres of the orchard next year.
AIR. Holmes was the first orchards
in Vermont to advocate and success
fully put into effect the spraying an,
| cultivation of an orchard and is nov
the pioneer of New England in install
ing an irrigation plant on such lars
scale. ..
+, The enterprise will be watched with
great deal of interest by all the East
ern oFchardists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-21

build NJ q world 5. champion team for
George Stallinas, will now see what
he can do for the other team of that
city. Joe Lannin has succeeded in Sc
curing the services of this slenth for
the Red Sox.
The great Walter Johnson, after
jumping to the Federal league, declaT-
ing that he was not bound by q con
| tract with the Washington club of the
American league, has vaulted back
again, declaring that he i convinced
now that he was legally bound to the
Senators. He has speed in his arm
and elasticity--in- his legs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-21

who were not eligible to play with
other high school teams of the state,
but who were allowed to play in the
game against Bratt1ehoro high because
there were no rules governing the
eligibility of players in games. be-
tween these two teams, +
Bellows Falls high fell a victim
twice to the local team by scores of 12
TO 0 and II to o. Arms academy of
Shelburne Falls was defeated u to 8
and Vermont academy twice lost to
Brattleboro- bv. scores of II to 0 and
% to O..
Manager Joseph Austin was disap-
pointed III his schedule as Springfield
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-21

Officially Winter begins tomorrow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-02-09

FOR SAlJE-Good Jersey COW and
nice heifer calf, 1904 i. Perkins.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-02-09
HALF STARVED WOLF
INvAOES KANSAS CITY

Kansas Ciy. Feb. "a large. ha'f
starved wolf after biting tive. frieh -
ening sore and spreading constel
nation through the staid ana fashion
able south side residence d!stric',
was SHOT and Killed on Linwood boule-
ward here today
The wolf spranp upon Miss Anna
Harrison. she screamed and threw
her m q d. The animal and while the
mutt was eing torn 10 shreds Dr.
he hungry animal she escaped into
the house The woll then ran dewn
the boulevard. pursued bv ia milk
man Grocery boys. business men and
ferfanfs Joined in the chase The
riot call was sent INTO police head
cucrieFs The wo,f atfac ed another
pedestrian aefore a policeman ended
the chase D. sending hulle into
the an mails head
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-02-09

According TO the Dry Goods Econo-
mist. the butterfly motif serves to
render attractive many OF the corsagc
and drauery ornaments featured.
Some Of the most delicate OF these
are of net embroidered in pearls. The
richer styles show the frequen, applI-
cation ol Jewels in conjunction with
rather hea, beading
Alans distinctive new slidJ are
saoeu for which there will be a fair
use
Eser Indication points 70 the
sr7ns position OF pendant orna-
men,s. Manf of these Will be on the
com ent.onai tassel order. while in
the more elaborate numbers tassel
and ornament features win be CON-
b'ued
Tae beaded varieties viii self until
the season for evening gowns wanes.
Pendants ir srk and ia crochet vii.
in r-sse in FAVOR AS the summer seas
on draws near The most interesting
OF Fire crochet novelties are in white
with occasional touches o. popular
eoiars. srrh as tango yellow and chi
o.sa hlae
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-02-09

grand Jury last year. The trial has
been in prcgsegs the past week and
bids ia.r TO continue FOR another week
More than 100 witnesses have been
subpoenaed by the government and
the defense. Many OF the witnesses
coming from distant states including
the secretary or state. corporation
commissioners and insurance com
missioners from Missouri, Texas, Ok
lahoma and West Virginia
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-02-09
MISS COL LEMAN GOT
$4,000 FROM ROACH
lcontInued From Paae l

capitalized for $l0o.Do0 rhe pur
pese oil TIE com any was to loan
nouey on farm property For tw9
years this concern prospered; tAen
came the crop failure OF Ial2 and the
,9ni any went broke Dissatisfied
stockholdors then instituted sril for
an accounting and finally charged
u-e OF the United states nails t.
further u conspiracy To defraui
Through the medium Of the special
agents ci the postoffiac department
IN Investigation was made and an in
dictment returned by the Lawton