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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

Before using this prcparati n for a
cough on cold you may wish To know
what il has done for others. Mrs. o.
Cook Macon. H. writes. II have
found is gives the quickest relief Of
any cough remedy / have ever used "
Mrs jaime a. Knott, Chillicothe.
No, says. Chamberlain Cough
Remedy cannot De beat Tor coughs
and colds" II J. Moore, Oval. Pa.
says, 81 have used Chamberlain
Cough Remedy on several occasions
when ! was suffering with a settled
cold upon my chest and 1t has always
brought about cure
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23
be . council OF health or ave mem
hers, At least three 0f them prsotic-
ing physicians. appointed nv the gov.

be O council OF health or ave nasm.
hers, AT least three Of them prsotto-
ing physicians. appointed by the gov
ernor TO six year terms In time OF
epidemic the state commissioned. with
the consent OF the council OF health
could establish guarantees and bans
In places where IL was deemed neces-
sary
Rep Mcdonald has introduced a
bill 10 amend the compensation act
40 that cOmpen sstion would be in
creased from So per cent 10 30 2-s per
cent OF an injured workman's wages.
The minimum compensation would be
increased 10 81 week aud the maxi
mum TO SIS The bill also adds 10 the
lis, OF dependents children over is
who are incspscitated from earning
their own living, and fsthers.inls~
sud mothersinlsw.
Rep. Robinson has introduced a bill
20 provide that tuberculsr and dis
essed cattle must he ausrsntined. Rep.
evans has pat IN . bill 10 Mske coun.
~ tressufsrs the agents OF the sacfs.
tsry OF state In the sale OF automobile
licenses, the county to gel fee OF
20 cents on each license issued. Rep
Miles introduced bill 10 pun all coun.
~ officers in all counties on q salary
basis. eliminating all fees
Rep. Warner introduced bill to
sNrAhtbft no
tircuses, carniy9ls or other sport EN-
treatments on Memorial Day with
5000 fine or years imprisonment the
penalty FOR violations Another eight
hour day bill has appeared in the
house II is aimed 10 cover an public
work. making eight hours the stand
ard day with time aud half for
overtime
The state labor department has had
TWO bills introduced one OF which in
creases the term Of the commissioned
from TWO to -four years and the other
Increases the coal niue inspectors
paw from 50 a day TO s. 200 year.
AH' NTuSle UbN duONtcN
rent resolution that is accepted In
legislative circles as a slap at Hsnry
Ford. II censures The sale OF farm
tractors that are not equipped with fen
ders or safety devices on rear driving
wheels. and declares in favor or legis
lstion that will compel the use OF safe
~ appliances The house referred the
resolution To The COMMITTEE. on agri
culture. Rep Evans. chairman % the
latter committee has already intro
duced bin that aims 40 compel the
use OF tenders on rear driving wheels
of tractors
Rep Evan has another measure,
which he j. planning 10 introduce soon
by which the county treasurers OF tho
stale will he made The count, agents
~ the secretary ~ state Tor The is
Suance ot automobile licenses The
plan is to have % cents allowed on
each license issued. to pay the ex
pense OF the county ina handling the
business
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23


When Congre $ authorized the
President to take over the railroads
it fixed the time Of government oper-
alton TO be for the period Of the war
and for p months thereafter To
provide a means Of financing such
an operation srevolving fund of
S500,000,00O was set aside for the
use Of the Director General in sup
plying funds 20 needy roads for
maintenance and equipment Il was
supposed by the legislators that the
huge sum would be ample to meet all
requirements; in fact it was antici-
pated that long before it was ex-
hausted some of the first loans made
would be coming back into the
Treasury, and the fund would in
truth revolve.
But instead Of carrying the roads
through a period Of years, as con-
templated by the trainers Of the
legislation, the revolving" fund is
practically exhausted in the very first
year of Federal administration. The
Director General in MS annual re.
port admits that over S453. 900 ,00O
of that amount has been expended al
ready. Not only that but S235,OO0.-
600 has been taken from surplus re-
ceipts of railroad and express com
panies and loaned back TO the roads
n addition to the millions from the
revolving fund OF course repay
ments TO the government for lis
loans from the revolving fund. il
they are ever made, must come from
the surplus earnings, but when those
earnings are diverted from that pur.
pose and turned into further loans
the result is only to sink the road:
deeper into the financial mire.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

A survey by the Department of
Labor of government salaries in the
city o. Washington discloses the fact
that elevator conductors in the Food
Administration were paid as high
as 1880 per annum. while pay
ment for the same service in other
departments ranged as low as $3.50.
Other lines Of work show similar dis
crepancies in compensations among
the other government Offices.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

Senator Wood wants to amend the
state constitution so that members OF
culture legislatures will be paid 81 200
instead OF $500 as at present Sem.
tor Hayes wants another constitu
tlonal amendment TO provide that sal
aries OF supreme court Justices and
judges OF courts Of record may be
raised during their terms OF Office
For the benefit Of summer resorts
Senator Miller has introduced a bill
TO provide for traffic officers in unin.
corporated villages and In townships
to regulate traffic when necessary.
The state health board has had a
bill introduced by which the board a.
at present constituted would be
abolished. In its place II is proposed
TO have state health commissioner
TO serve six year term at salary
OF $4,000 a year, and a deputy at 50
900 a year In addition there would
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

JON resolutions proposing amend
ments 10 the constitution are begiu-
ming 90 pile up aud II all of them 20
through The voters will have plenty OF
questions 10 decide at toe election on
April I. Rep. Toepel wants an amend
meni that would prevent final uatursh-
zsticn u alien born residents unless
they are able 10 read aud write any
section OF the state constitution. Rep
lfoli9nd proposes that the age OF male
voters be changed from 81 TO 49, In
view Of the fact that Uncle Sam went
out ana listed youths OF rs for the
draft Rep. Dunn wants the constitu.
ton TO provide that the governor aud
lieutenant governor be the elective
state officers and making the secre-
tsry OF state. state treasurer. auditor
general and attorney general sppoiu-
tees or the governor
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

Que OF the most Impressive ser
vices ever held in the capitol wss the
memorial for Theodore Roosevelt
The wonderful career OK America +
foremost citizen was covered in fine
speeches OF euiogy by Speaker Tom
Read. Lieut.. Gov. Dickinson. Attorney
General Groesbeck. Senator Vincent
Brennan. aud Reps Evans. Welsh
and Wiley Music was furnished by
the boys band from the Industrial
school
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

Rep Aidrich has introduced bill
20 increase the powers OF the state
HIGHWAY commissioner in the con.
struction OF trunk line roads The
hill presents a graduated scale OF pay
ments 90 be made by counties on trunk
line work The state highway com
missioner could order trunk line work
done aud the counties in which II was
done would have TO pay their share
II they were slow about paying
state reward money could be with
held from them
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23
OFFICIAL CALI.
Republican state Convention 10 BE
Held at Lansing.

lo tne Repub lean electors OF tho stat. OF
Michigan;
\ state Con,,ntioa ot The Republicans OF
in b.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

Bills have been introduced IN the
senate and house 10 have ballots pre-
served in United States senatorial
elections. to restore party enroll
ments and compel candidates for ottice
20 run on one ticket only by being
required to swear that they are mem.
bsrs OF the party In which they are
candidates and supported "a majority
OF it's candidates at the last preceding
election Both these bills are echoes
Of the Newberry-Ford senatorial cam
paign OF last summer and fall
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

FOR the Republican COUNTY Convention.
r. tbs Republican Eiector- oi the Counts oi
Grutirt
A County Convention OF the Republican OF
the Count, Of Gratiot D. hereby caii,d u meet
20 Tic Court HOu-, in Tho Village 81 ithaca
On Tuesday. tho nh day of February. 1919. AT
n O'Clock an the forenoon, for the purpose OF
,lecting fftecn dtlopatc, % the state Con
,cntion 10 h.. held at Lau-inC Tuesday, fcb-
ruary l.. 1919. and for the tran-acting oi suct
other hg-incs. a. may hc properly hrourhi
before the convention
The representation 81 the various township
and ward. In this convention as fixed by the
following resolution adopted 10y the kepnhii
IAN county convention held February 'th
1919:
Resolved: That tho various townships and
wards o.. the county of Gratiot IN future Re
publican conventions b. entitled respectively
- representation therein by one DELEGATE for
Zach thirty-fve votes cast az the last pre-
ccding general election for the Republican
candidate for Secretary 81 state and one dele
xate for each noicty Of eighteen thereof, and
that the county committee be- and 10 hereby
instructed % follow this rule a. a basis for
the appOrtionment of DELEGATES u futur'
county convcntions
The several oynshps and wards viii b,
entitled 10 the following number OF DELEGATES
Arcadia township ............... .--...
Bethany tow nship ......... .t..--
ElbR township. precinct No / .,..,.....-
t1ba township. precinct No .....'....''
Emerson township .+........ ............ =
sutton township ........ ....,,tt. 4
Hamilton township ...........,.,.., ... D..
Ithaca township ............ .....s.. ....,,
Lafayette township .............. D.,
Newark township ........,.,. q
New Haven township ..............,. ..,..,i
North Shade township ................ 100. -
North Star township ....-... .......
Pine River township ....... d
Seville township .......,,.,. ..,
Sumner township .,-....... Co.,
Washington township .......... -
Wheeler TOW nship. precinct No. .-....... 4
Wheeler township. precinct No. st.,.,-...4
Alma LIST ward .............. .........,.., -
Alma 2nd ward ...... ........ g..
Alma 2rd ward ...... ....... 1850. .....-.... y
Alma 4th ward .............. ..,,...,..., o..
ST Louis. lst ward ....--... ........ Tod.
St Louis. End ward OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. =
st Lewis Ord ward Observation-Disclosures q
ST Louis 18th ward NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ..
Republican County Committee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23
MOTTO T.

To the Stockholders Of tho Western
Carburetor Co:
For your convenience the place for
holding the annual stockholders
ing has been shanged to take
place at the First State bank instead
i at the offices Of the company
Time 1880 p. m, January 9th.
BY order Of the Board of Directors
79-1-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

Good roads nave received more at
tcntion han anything else iu leg!sld
tive circles recently A meeting was
held here 81 representatives. OF thir
teen counties who organized 10 pro.
mote Victory Highway" across the
state II il planned Ia hlfe IL run
from 81 Joseph and BENTON Harbor
TO Kalamazoo 10 Battle Creek to
Battle Creek 10 Lansing 70 OwoSso
TO fork there with one branch running
to Port Huron aud the other 10 Sagi.
nav and Bay city Small parks and
markers on which the names or Mich.
igsn soldiers could be placed are sug
gested FOR this highway
Phil Cosgrove. OF Hastings. good
roads enthusiast made stirring
speech 20 the senate on good roads
on invitation OF the senators
After his speech the senate adopted by
unanimous vote The Connolly Joint res
olution 10 amend the constitution so
that the state may bond up 10 $50 900,
100 for road purposes The house IL
expected TO pass the resolution within
a shor, time and IL will go To the PEG.
pie ~ The April election
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

List your farm and city property
with Boyd & Parnell isle
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

SpeaKe, Read mas announced house
appointments ss follows: Assistant
seTEesnts. Joseph Brennan Charles
Orther. Richard Birkholm William
Richter. George Cook aud Henry
Reed Document room keeper ] Ray
Fisher; assistants. James Schriyer
and August Kelley Cloak room keep.
er. Whittier Collins, assistant. Frank
Morgan. chief janitor. Ora Verify; as
sistants. Harold Rose. Frank Wilson.
Richard Stoit. VIII Reilly. Amon Bow
erman and Perry Bsckus Speakers
clerk, Maud Barnum. Speakers mes
Senger Albert Tsderstrom Press
messenger. Theodore Burdick
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

The philosophy of the W. S. s. T.
save, save. save.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

Rep. Case has introduced a bill Ell
tending from May ! e. May 80 of each
year the time IN which carp. mullet.
pike red sides and sucker may he
spesred cor Melted. Rep Deuel. hss in
troduced bin FOR The licensing OF
dog an Interesting feature o. which
Is provision that any one ma, xiii
ars dog seem rrrrving livestock on
.ultry
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

Nearly all the state institutions are
submitting their estimates OF sppTopri.
stions needed for the two years. ia
the form OF bills. but the state budget
commission which prepared the bud.
get report and bill establishing per.
prepared estimates OF what will be
needed by the institutions. so that the
ways and means committee OF tho
house and the finance committee Of
the senate will have them for con sid.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

Cutting OF weeds along highways Of
the state is the idea or Rep Deuel in
Two bills introduced in the house One
bill would compel all owners OF land
adjoining the highways cut al nox.
ious weeds by July l OF each year. II
any do not. then they would be com
PEELED TO pay the cost OF having hem
cut The other hill makes Il The duty
Of the highway commissioner 70 see
that all noxious weeds are cut and to
do the cutting where necessary
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23
nrElCIAI CAII

Dated 81 LANSING Ia1usry e. l9l"
Grotiot counts E entitled to hft-n d.
at,- 90 the -fatc convention
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23

$500 more than the
l-Party Business Rate
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21
SOME GOOD ROADS.

CHAS. MUTTON, Of this city, is
homa from a trip to Wisconsin and
says he only regrets he was not ac-
compaied by everyone opposed to good
roads residing in Audrain county.
From Racine, Wis, to Ottawa, ILL.,,
a distance of 166 miles he rode wei a
brick paved highway which had a con
crete base. Mr.. Mutton said it was
muddy on other roads but this high
way was in perfect shape.
The people in that section are build
ing for the future and already their
roads are standing trucks carrying ten
tons and they expect within a few
years to see this load doubled.
Ir. Mutton says the bricks used
were 4x6x12 and one section Of the
road which was very old, did not show
a bit Of wear.
Permanent highways built for the
future are the kind every section of the
country should have.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

THE recent arrest and confession in
Chicago of a degenerate who murder
ed a child is another instance Of our
not giving prevalent social evils any
consideration until some terrible crime
results. We are prone to be salts
fed with conditions as long as they
dc not touch US directly. Were we
to seriously consider conditions,
whether they touch US or not, and this
is the duty Of every true and good cit
izen, much Of this character Of trou-
Bile would obviously be done away
with. Social conditions are Of in
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21
HIS TREATMENT IS
REMARKABLE, He SAYS
Capt. F. S. Patty, Ex-Passenger Agent
Northern Pacific, Discusses
Former Troubles.

Nearly everybody in Knoxville,
Tenn, especially railroad people, know
Captain F. S. Patty, for twelve years
district passenger agent for the North
ern Pacific railroad, with local offices
in Chattanooga and general offices in
St. Paul, MINI.
On account Of generally failing
health Capt. Patty was forced to dis
continue active work and for the past
few years has been making his home
in Knoxville, where he numbers his
friends by his acquaintance. He is a
kind, genial gentleman Of the old
school and is beloved by all who know
him. The following interesting state
ment was made by him in person to
the Tanlac representatives:
II am SO years old and always en-
joyed good health up to about six years
ago, when l suffered a nervous break
down and my general health gradually
failed me. My principal trouble was
indigestion and catarrh, but my whole
system seemed to be out Of shape. My
condition finally got SO bad l couldn't
sleep at night and always after eating
/ would suffer so from indiesgiton and
heartburn that I felt just like there
was a coal of fire in my stomach. My
hearing and vision were also affected.
l consulted several doctors her in
Knoxville and other cities and they
helped me considerably and I finally
got so I could go around, but some
how l just couldn't feel right and
could not sleep at night, which made
me awfully nervous and nothing l
would eat seemed to agree with me.
~ began reading about this Tanlac
when you first came here, but did net
decide to try the medicine until |
talked with a friend of mine who had
actually used it. He said it was the
best thing he had wei taken, and that
was sufficient proof for me.
81 have just finished the first bottle
and came here this morning, not only
to buy the second bottle, but to tell
you just what it has done for me.
| began enjoying my meals from the
first few drops. My nervousness is
gone and l can sleep like a child and
always wake up in the morning ready
for breakfast and feeling refreshed.
| am very fond of onions, but was al
most afraid to eat them, because they
always disagreed with me so; | could
taste them for hours afterwards. l
ate n for dinner the other day and
it agreed with me perfectly and felt
no bad effects whatsoever. tell you
| am beginning to feel like a different
man and am always going to keep this
Tanlac on hand. 1t has done me more
good than anything else in the medi-
cine line / have ever taken, / GER
tainly do recommend it to my friends.
1t is really remarkable"
Tanlac is sold in Mexico by Buck
ner Drug Co. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21
MORE PERMANENT GOOD ROADS.

THE following telegram from Char
lesion, Mo-, shows that the good road
movement in Missouri is growing:
Good roads boosters in Southwest
Missouri received a great deal of en-
enlargement a few days ago when
Butler County, by nearly S to l, voted
to bond the county in the sum Of
$500, 900 for the purpose Of building
permanent roads.
"The voting of the bonds assured
the building of the Carroll Poplar Bluff
Military Highway.
"The construction of the first Sec
ton of this highway, running Is
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

1T is amusing to hear some folks
argue about the League of Nations.
President Wilson and all others pres
ent at the Peace Conference, accord
ing to these critics, are not half as
we'll informed on the question as they
are. After you listen to them awhile
you wonder why anyone expresses
doubt concerning second sight and
other matters of a similar character.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

terest to everyone in o community.
"Love my nelghbor as myself" II
Biblical rote has no weight with you,
your heart, at least, should not be so
calloused as to not contain a charit-
able impulse for your fellowman.
Take more interest in matters Of pub
lie Importance. Otherwise you are
not doing your duty as a citizen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

1T is quite true, as Chairman Kahn
points out, that the country has here
tofore had but one General at a time,
Sheridan succeeding Sherman, as
Sherman succeeded Grant. But it is
also true that the United States never
before had 100000 men in arms. 1t
was a two-General war, at least.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

THE report that many Germans
are leaving this country because they
cannot get their beer leads us to sus-
pect someone overlooked a bet before
November II by not bombing a few
Of the hun breweries. 1t would fol-
low that assertions to the Allies would
have been even greater than recorded.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

1T is too bad that the summer is
passing without Mexico having a band
for weekly concerts. Such an organ
ization would prove a boon to the COM
munity especially during the summer
and could be used to advantage the
year around. There is no dearth Of
material here for a first class band.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

1T looks as if the rail strike was to
become a reality. Among other reser-
vations we cherish is that the roads
will not continue in the hands of the
government. The roads are seriously
in need of a little efficiency.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

THREE thousand German prisoners
of war interned in Switzerland will
be sent home this week, in many cases
unwillingly. An acquaintance with
other kinds Of civilization during the
war seems to have given many Ger
man a decided distatse for their own.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

NOW that the aforesaid Bella Kun
in flight from Budapest, has been sue
ceeded by a Red ~triumvirate, the pre-
diction that conditions in the Hun
garian capital are going to he worse
seems to be reasonable-three times
worse, we should say.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

GET ready to do your part in the
campaign for permanent good roads in
Audrain county. Every citizen is in
terested in this move. There is no
excuse for not having good roads if
we are progressive and looking for
uynrd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

miles east from Charleston to the Mis-
sissippi River will begin in a short
time, the County Highway Engineer
having advertised for bids. The ROAD
is to be of concrete, 16 feet wide and
will cos: 1891 ,943. 1t is also pr 49,
ed to change the west half OF Mis-
sissippi Courty's road running Fl IN
Charleston to Buckeye from a gravel
road to concrete"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

IF the facts were placed in their
true light before the people they would
discover it was President Wilson and
not Article tx" that was causing the
Republicans in the Senate to start such
a row.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

THE boys who were overseas are
getting a touch of what the sugar
famine was here during the war. We
had hopes this was all settled, as the
old lady said as she looked in the
coffee pot,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

EVERY effort should be made to
make the stay of the delegates to the
Methodist conference here in Sept
ember a pleasant one. Those who can
possibly do so should open their homes
to the visitors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

AUDRAIN county wants perman-
emily improved highways. Let US all
agree as one on the best methods to
follow and then work in unity to put
the issue over.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21
The Weekly Ledger
Entered at the p. o., at Mexico, Mis-
ssuri, and admitted as End class matter

IT is refreshing to find that the
Democrats Of Missouri have at last
decided to politically tell Senator Reed
where he 'heads in"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

NEXT week the Hardin drive starts.
Make your plans now to take a prom
inent part in this great constructive
movement for a greater Hardin, Mex
leo and Audrain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

THE world loves a cheerful giver-
but this fails to apply to him who
g~ratuitously spreads plenty of hot air
and nothing else.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

FORD got a verdict of 6 cents in his
libel suit against the Chicago Tribune
which calls him an anarchist" Look
at the advertising he got.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

Mrs. George Kunkel and daughter,
Christine Kunkel, have gone to Penn
broke, Virginia, for a visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

IT'S not the size of your hat but the
percentage of ivory it that
counts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

CLEVER people are W half as
impromptu as you might be lead to
believe.