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Thursday. July G, 1922
-THE ALMA RECORD-
PAGE NINE
CHAPTER XIV.
A Letter and a Proposal.
Tho Mort'laixl' Coal company's two
Ms rouj:h buildings were completed
In record time. There Imd been no
r.rilier manifestations of Interference
from the Halls and Torreys, and Hen
derson (JofT lind been nowhere In evi
dence since the night of 15111 Dale's
Ironclad verbal ultimatum. Work on
tre little railroad was progressing like
Tildflre, and everybody was In high
fpirlt.s.
Ity Heck had Just arrived with the
nail. He staJked with an air of great
importance Jnto Pale's ollice, and
ihitv the mall down on th new roll
top desk ; then lie stepped backward,
dropped Into a straight-back chair and
logan to nurse his ritle tenderly on
his knees. There was a puzzled look
on his leathery face. Dale had re
reived half a dozen letters, and I5y
Ilerk was at a loss to figure out the
why of such an overwhelming amount
of mail.
Dale finished his figuring, leaned
buck in his swivel chair and took up
a letter that seemed altogether too
buJky for u business letter. More
over, its address was In pencil, and
somewhat scrawled, though a chlrog
raphy export would have said that
the handwriting showed strength of
character.
"I wonder who it Is," Dale muttered,
"that mistakes us for a newspaper
office and Is sending us copy?"
"Jest what I was a-thlnkluV
drawled Ity Heck through his Niagara
"Open Her Up, Bill, Mebbe lt' Money,
by Jake!"
Falls mustache. "Open her up, Bill;
mebbe It's money, by Jake!"
Dale saw the postmark then, and
his brows drew with Interest. It was
the postmark of his old home city.
"From Babe," he told himself and
It was.
H opened It and readmit. She had
spelled most of her words correctly,
b it the only punctuation she used was
a period and her capitals were few.
For a wonder, she had put. It Into
paragraphs: ' 7?
Mr. bill Dale.
eartersvllle.
tennoss.ee.
Kind friend.
I seat myself with pen In hand todrap
you r few lines to let you 'know 1 am
well hoping you the fante. " well bill
I have some news to tell you about
what happened when I got back hear
and since I got back and hear It Is.
the first person I seen -.when ! got
to the rallrode stashun . was Jimmy
fayne and he was dressed up like a
milllonalr and 1 reckon he Is one. he
took me In his moter car up to pats
hotue. patrlsha you know, pat she
hugged me and Jimmy left rite away
but said he would be bade. I nsked
pat had she heard about yore trubhle
bill and she answered no what, then
I told her bout you and , the lowdowft
black ndam hall bill and she said pore
old bill he had such n high temper no
hody could ever understand It but It
cant be are you serious ellzabeth.
well I said yes l mean It. pat shook
her head sorrowfle and said tell me
all about It ellzabeth deer, when I
had told her the hole story about It
we went up stares, pat went to a
closet and got ft butltle dress my sire.
1 ordered this the day before you left
us pat said but It mite half to be al
tered, wile you are dressing pat said
1 will Fpeak to Mrs. Dale over the
telephone, pat said yore mother has
softrned tord her son and I promised
to tell her any news I had consernlng
him. I said nil rite.
pat was gone down stares talking
over thp telphone for a long time and
when fta returned to me I was dressed
and w went down stares together
mm 1
Illustrations hit
CyraHt by Oowblado. Paam
and the new dress dlddent half to be
altered, after dinner was over mo and
pat went to a swing at the end of a
vranda which had a dim lite on It.
pat spoke all of a suddent and 6ald
to mo how would you like to go to
live with Mrs. Dale bills mother. 1
remembered 1 haddent liked yore moth
er bill cause of what she said about
me and 1 got about half mad. dont
you want me to live hear with you
pat 1 asked.
of course pat said. Ide be glad to
have you but Mrs. Dale wants yau
too rat said, her treatment of her
son which Is you bill has most broke
her hart pat said, pat said the only
hold Mrs. Dale lias on her ton Is
through you ellzabeth and she Is a
sad and remorsefle woman, then I
got to thinking bill 1 mite be the cause
of bringing peece between you and
yore parrents and so 1 told pat I would
go and 1 did. line glad said pat but
line sorry to loso you but It Is the best
way and we can see each other often
cant we deer.
well bill It wassent long until n big
moter car called around at pats for
me ami setting In the hind seat was
yore father hlsself John k Dale, he
helped me Into the car with him and
he seemed glad to see mo. after we
had said good morning and so furl li
he said anxious like now ellzabeth
please tell me all about bills trouble
for patrlsha inlte have omlted some
thing you know, at first 1 was awful
afeard of htm but I soon got to like
Ing him fine and I told him about you
and that lowdown black adam half
from beginning to end and when I told
him about the fite In the river he
grinned and grinned and said you al
ways was Jam full of the fite stuff.
hell come out of It all rite the worst
of It Is his haveing to stay In Jail until
the trial conies off said your father
at the next term of cote, weed bet
ter see if we can't get him out on a
bond he said haddent we ellzabeth and
I said yes. bill I found yore mother
Indede a sad woman, there wassent
much about her to remlne me of the
time when she called me a savaje
person, she said I am dellted you came
ellzabeth and 1 crlde a little I couldent
help It when 1 Jest half to cry 1 Jet
half to cry and nothing else don't help
a bit. Because she kissed me bill.
well bill yore father he wired the
athortles In cartersvllle and found out
that cale Moreland had confessed to
the shooting of black adam and you
was free and It has set his mind at
rest, but It diddent set my mind at rest
for because 1 no the mountain hart. I
know cale Moreland Is Jest takeing
yore place In Jail until the day of the
trial for that Is the way of the More
lands, pore cale Is a good hoy. 1 am
doing fine hear bill but 1 often wish
I could have old Doe River hear to sing
me to sleep like It used to. yore moth
er Is teaching me how to read and rite
and spell like pat did and I am learn
ing fast, you can see by this letter
1 can rite an spell fine cant 1.
well bill kind friend Jimmy fayne
has Jes sent yore mothers made up
hear to ask If he cau see me and I
will half to go down stares and see
what he wants.
yores respectively.
Babe.
Bill Dale folded the bulky letter
and put It slowly back into the envel
ope. Then his gaze wandered through
a window and to where a golden
winged hlgh-holcr was hammering In
dustriously at the top branch of a
dead tree. He smiled to himself, By
Heck and nearly all of the rest of
the world for the moment forgotten,
and muttered aloud:
"'Yores respect lvely, Babe.'"
"Haw, haw, haw!" laughed the keen
eared and watchful hlllman In the
straight-back chair behind him.
"Tores respectively. Babe!' Haw,
haw, bawl Well. Bill, dadsling It, It
shorely to goodness ain't nothin' to
turn all that red about! When the
night's gone the day comes, don't It?
Bill, old boy, It's. the same thing!"
"You get out of here, By!" Dale
stormed in mock severity. "Go and
help the commissary clerk with the
new goods; eh?"
Heck . laughed another horselaugh,
ros'e and went out. . ' .
When he had gone, Dale began to
think of the ultra-spoiled, charmlng-after-a-fashlon,
wealthy, young, high
night devotee, Jlramy Fayne. And he
wondered, and wondered, what would
come of Fayne's quick liking for Babe
Littleford.
After he had viewed the matter from
above and below and all sides around,
he frowned like a berserker.
Here Is what came of Jimmy Fayne's
quick liking for Babe Littleford
The days had passed swiftly, and au
tumn was far advanced. Save for a
few chrysanthemums and asters that
grew In places sheltered from the
frosts, the flowers were all gone; the
maples were shedding their leaves of
brown, crimson and gold.
Beo LIttleford's daughter had
changed much In many ways. She had
tried hard as ever mortal tried to
lrn the correct use of words; and
Mrs. Dale had been patient, painstak
ing anjJ efficient In her teachings. Mot
th'at Ellzabeth was educated, In any
real sense of the word. Far from It.
But her Improvement was, In all truth,
quite remarkable. She wore more or
less costly gowns nqjv, and a few
Jewels, thanks to Mrs. Dale, and
wherever she went she attracted ad
miring glances.
Jimmy Fayne had been coming to
see her when Mrs. Dale would per
mit It, which was not very often. Jlm
my Fayne, as Patricia McLaurln had
once been moved to say, was a far
swing young man for all his weak
nesses; ho had known in advance that
tho laurel bloom would change to a
rose, and then to a whlto hyacinth.
Perhaps he even considered the fact
that she would make n better wife for
him, and a better mother for his chil
dren, than some fragile and over-cultured
woman of a patrician house that
had about run out. At any rate, Jim
my Fayne, the ultra-spoiled, had de
cided that he would marry her.
During thoe weeks that had been
made happy by. an occasional hour at
the home of the Dales, Fayne had not
once mentioned marriage. He figured,
and wisely enough, that to be too
quick with his proposal would be to
lose everything.
But now he meant to propose, for h
knew that Miss Littleford Intended go
ing home for a visit and lie knew that
when she went home she would See
Carlyle Dale. The truth was, ot
course, that Miss Littleford was go
ing to Tennesson to attend the Oc
tober term of court at Ciirteisvllle.
It was a little after the niiddfe of a
bright afternoon, lie found her sit
ting on an iron settee In a secluded
corner of the lawn, where cape jessa
mines and lilac bushes grow in order
ly array. She wore a light wrap, and
there was an easy. to-read book In her
hands; but she wasuU trying to read
at the moment.
He bared his bead, greeted her
pleasantly; and asked permission to
sit down beside her. She looked up
at him. lie was Immaculately diesed.
"Of course," she granted with a
smile that was very winsome.
He stated his mission brielly, for
Mrs. Dale might appear at any min
ute. "I came, Elizabeth, to ask-you to
marry me."
She sat as still as though she had
nut heard. He went on hastily:
"I confess that I'm a little ashamed
of trying to take you away from Car
lyle Dale, for he was always very nice
to me. But I may be forgiven for
that, I think, because I care for yon
a great deal. Anyway 'All Is fair
in love and war' you know."
His voice was hardly businesslike,
but It lacked original fire. Elizabeth
Littleford closed the book p her lap.
and lifted her chur brown eyes to his
eager face.
"No," she disagreed, "all ain't Isn't
fair in love and war. That's one o'
the very silliest sayin's I've ever heard.
As for the other I like you, Jimmy,
but not In the way you want me to.
It's Bill Dale that I like In that way,
Jimmy."
Fayne looked disappointed. He was
silent.
"You're a good boy, Jimmy," she
went on, "and I hate to make you
feel the least bit bad. It makes me
oh, Jimmy, It makes me blue. I wish
you hadn't asked me. I'm sure you'll
find some better girl than me than I
for a wife."
"There Is no better girl than you.
Elizabeth. I'm going to wait and
hope."
lie took up one of her hands and
kissed it, rose and went toward the
Mi -
,efp
iTTT-
"There Is No Better Girl Than You,
Elizabeth. I'm Going to Wait, and
Hope."
frtrcet. Before he had gone n minute,
she rose, her face a little pale, and
stared after him, sorely tempted for
Fayne's money could bring her people
out of their long night of Ignorance I
V11, If she didn't marry BUI Dale
and she feared that she wouldn't
she would marry Jimmy Fayne, If he
still wanted her If he would agree
to help her, people. After all, It wasn't
so much to give. What was one poor
little, unhappy human life?
It was late, that night, when Eliz
abeth Littleford went to sleep. And
when at last she slept, she dreamed of
walking through a fragrant green
meadow with Bill Dale. There wa-i
the low humming of wild bees about
the purple crowns of the Ironweed and
the scarlet bloom of the clover; there
was the mating call of tho partridge,
and the lovelorn coo of a clove. . . .
(Continued next week)
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ELM HALL
Rev. Morso is attending the F. M.
quarterly meeting at Greenville.
Rev. Frank Vreeland is making
his home here for the summer.
Mrs. Shaffer,' of Detroit has been
visiting her father, Mr. Oonners.
Mrs. Butcher has been visiting
relatives at London, Ont.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Smith and
Grandma Paddock have been spend
ing the week at Bass Lake.
Mr. Haverland returned to Lan
sing, Tuesday where he has employ
ment. Kev. Frank Vreeland is spending a
few days with relatives at Hay City.
Mr. and Mrs. Carol Brooks of
Detroit spent the week end here with
relatives.
The F. M. Church will hold an all
day meeting here July 4th.
Miss Katie Forquer of Sumner
spent the week end with Thelma
Story.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duford att
ended his father's funeral in Saginaw,
Thusday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Slater and
daughter, Mary Ellen, of Alma spent
the week end with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis has moved
to Alma.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Halibaugh of
Lansing are visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Connors.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lavoy of Pon
tiac are visiting his parents.
Mrs. J. Duford and daughter, Miss
Bessie, of Saginaw and Jancvah
Juliane of Detroit and Vivian Shevvan
of Saginaw are spending th week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Duford.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Huff and daugh
ter, Ruth of Columbus, Ohio, are
spending the Fourth with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Mm. Park
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Story and
daughter, Thelma and Helen Lavoy
spent Tuesday in Edmore on business.
The L. A. S. met at the home of
Mrs. Will Norton, Thursday.
The missionary circle will meet
with Mrs. Ada Toy, Friday afternoon.
NORTHWEST SEVILLE
Miss Delvia Myars is feeling
quite poorly at present, her many
f-iends hope for her speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goodenough
and family and C. Dickinson and fam
ily called at V. Dickinson's, Sunday
evening.
Lloyd Epler of Alma called at W.
Carrol's, and Lee Ijoomis', Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Nonemacher were
in Alma, Saturday afternoon.
M. Menser began picking black
raspberries on the farm, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. V. Dickinson attended
church at the Baptist church at Strict
land, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Menser were in
Alma, Saturday morning.
Mr. andMrs. E. Freed visited friends
at Elwell, also at Rivcrdale, Sunday.
Chester Welch and family called on
Mr.'and Mrs. Lee Loomis, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Manly Evans and J.
Dexter called on Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Loomis Sunday afternoon.
.
j LEGAL NOTICES j
Wherea default has been maile in the con
dition of that mortkrre dated March 11, 1914.
ien by Frank Mockridjre ami Lottie Mock
ride, hushand and wife, to Henry Shiner, of
Hreckenridjre, Mich.', which aid Mortirapc
was recorded in the office of Register of
Deed for the County of (Iratiot, Michiran,
in I-iher 13 1 of Mortak'e on l"ae G4 :
W hereas the said mortnvrors hae made do
fault in the iayment of $700 of the principal
mini of paid uiortaire at the rnte of 100
each year bejfinnin March 11, 1916) to
Kcther with interest on the principal Bum for
one year amounting to $270 which was due
and payable March 11. l.,'-2;
Whereas it U provided ly the terms of
said rr.orttraKe that in case uch default fhould
continue for thirty days, the whole principal
sum of raid mortunvc together with all ar
rearage of interest thereon shall nt the op
tion of the morttaiM-e and without notice be
come due anil payable immediately thereafter
although the period limited for the payment
thereof may not have expired, and more than
thirty days havinir elapsed Fince mch de
fault, and the aid mortirairee havim? exer
cised hereby such option and declared the
whole amount of principal and interest un
paid upon such mortpaKe now due and pay
able :
And whereas the amount of principal and
interest so unpaid and now declared to be due
and payable upon such mortcare i the
sum of Four thousand eiht hundred Dollars
iJtHOO.Oo) and the further sum of Five and
f..3.100 Dollars paid for insurance on the
morttcaired property and added to the prin
cipal uni thereof as provided in said mort-v-ai-e.
together with co-ts of thU foreclosure
including an attorney fee of fl'.'j.OO, as pro
vided by law, and no suit or proceedings at
law havinir been instituted for the recovery
of Faid debt or any tart thereof whereby
the power of cale contained in said mort
KRi'C has lieeome operative.
THF.KKFOKK. NO TICK If IIEHEHY GIV
EN', that by virtue of the said power of sale
and the Ma'tute in surh cae made and pro
vided, the said mortkrane will be foreclosed
by n sale of the premise therein descriled at
public auction to the hiirheft bidder, at the
north front door of the Court House in the
Village of Ithaca, in the County of Gratiot.
Michigan, on Saturday. July 2. 1022. at
the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon of
aid day. which said premises are described
in said mortaairc as follows: The south half
of the southeast quarter of Section Four (4)
in Town Twelve (12) North of Hanwe One
(1) West, except one-half acre of land in
the southeast corner of the above description,
owned by the Free Methodist Church, all in
the township of Wheeler, County of Gratiot
and State of Michigan.
Dated at Alma. Mich.. April 21. 1922.
HENRY SHINER. Mortsajfee.
P. L. Johnson.
Attorney for Mortgagee.
Addrers: Alma. Mich. 49-12w
Estate of Susie E. Church, Dereaaed.
HEARING CLAIMS
STATE OF MICHIGAN Th TrobaU Court
for th County of Gratiot.
At a session of said court, held at the Fro
bate Office In the villasre of Ithaca, In said
county, on the 3rd day of July, 1922.
Present: Hon. James G. Kress, Trobat
Judgre.
In the matter of th- estate of
1 SUSIE E. CHURCH, Deceased.
The above estate having been admitted tn
Trobate and Ida I. HulT appointed adminis
tratix thereof.
It U ordered, that four months from this
date be allowed for creditors to present their
claims arainst said estate and that such
claims will be heard by i said court on
Saturday, the 4th day of November, 1922, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon.
It is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be iven by publication of this order
for three successive weeks previous to said
day of hearing. In the Alma Record, a news
paper rrinted and circulated in said county
A true copy.
JAMES G. KRESS.
Judge of Probate.
MILDRED E. TAFT,
Register !of Trobate. - ' C9-4 w
NOTICE
That the Hoard of Special Assessors nd
tlu? City Corn mU ion will b in session in
the City Hall in said City of Aiwa. Mkhkf an,
on the 1 1th duy of July A. I). Ml at fh
hour of H o'cLnk p. m. to review said special
atenieiit roll at which time and im op
portunity will be riven all persona interested
to make obectiona thereto and beard therein,
all in compliance with the City Charter pro
viding for the review of special assessment
roll for siecial Improvement. 67-Ut-
STATK OF MICHIGAN, The I'robate Court
for the County of Gratiot.
At a nehion of said Court, held at the
I'robnte Office in the Village of Ithaca in
said County, on the 14th day of June A. V.
1922. . ,
l'rcM-nt. Hon. James G. Kress, Judge or
I'robate.
in the matter of the estate of Frances fi.
Palnier, Deceased. John D. Spinney, Executor
of taid estate, having filed in said court his
final adminstration account, and hi etitioo
praying for the allowance thereof and for
the assignment and distribution of the resi
due of said estate.
it is ordered, that the 17th day of July
A. D. 1922 at ten o'clock in the forenoon,
at said probate office, be and is hereby ap
pointed for examining and allowing said ac
count and hearing said petition;
It is further ordeYed, that public notice
thereof be given by publication of a copy of
thir order, for three successive weeks pre
vious to taid day of hearing, in the Alma
Record a newspaper printed and circulated
in aid county. '
James G. Kress, Judge of Probate.
A true copy.
Mildred K. Taft, Keglster of I'robate.
66-4wks.
STATE OF MICHIGAN The Circuit Court
. for the County of Gratiot.
In Chancery.
The City of Alma, a municipal corpora
tion, plaintiff, vs A. R. Purcell, Ucfen
dant. ,
TAKE NOTICE. That in pursuance and
by virture of a decree of the circuit court
for the county of Gratiot, in chancery,
made und entered in the above entitled
cause on the 24th day of April A. I"). 1P22.
I shall sell r.t public auction to the highest
idder tA the iorth front door -f the court
house, in the village of Ithaca, in the
county of Gratiot, and state of Michigan,
said court house being the place for hoIdmK
the circuit court for said county, on the
loth day of July A. D. 1922, at nin o clock
in the forenoon, all of the personal prop'
i ty hereinafter described or so mucii thereof
as may le necesnary to raise the amount de
creed due to the said plaintiff on account
of damage Fustained by rea-on tf breach
of contract on the part of the aaul defen
dant, dated April 30, 1918, for supplying the
City of Alma, plaintiff herein, witli watr,
namely f2G.OlC.00 and costs of suit a tax
ed which property is described in said de
cree, as follows:
Well drilling machine, shop number
32:i and ail equipment therewith, fftld equip
ment consisting of two jsrtaWe gasoline
engines; two brass well screens and other
articles; 1 stem; 3 bits; 3 sand bailers; 2
pair chain wrenches; 1 set ptem wrenches;
I set bvd. (Hydraulic) Jack; 1 pulling
head 5 pulling shoes; 1 cent, (centrifuyal )
pump; 1 step jack: 2 driving heads; 1 large
snatch block; 13000 iound chain fall; 1
sle.l'e; 2 bailers; 1 pulling bead; 1 set
jars ; A bits ; 1 stem ; 1 fishing tool ; 1 pair
wrenches; 12 pulling a hoes ; 2 awtdges ; 2
pipe clamps, and any additions, repairs and
improvements on said machinery since the
filing of the bill of complaint, and all of
which personal property is now in the
possession of the said plaintiff and situated
in the city of Alma, in said county of
Gratiot, and state of Michigan.
Dated, Ithacn, Michigan,
May 19, 1922.
William A. Hahlke,
Attorney for rlaintiff.
Ray McCall
Circuit Court Commissioner in and for
Gratiot County, Michigan. 63-7
NOTICE
Notice of Review of Special Assessment for
the improvement of A-ssessment District Road
No.lu.9, under Act &U, Public Acts of 1915,
us amended. '
To all persons interested in said assess
ment in the townships of Pine River. Se
ville, Sumner and Arcada, in Gratiot Coun
ty, to the haid townships of Pine River, Se
ville, Sumner and Arcada, in Gratiot County
and to the said County of Gratiot.
Whereas. 1. as Staje Highway Commission
er of Michigan, have heretofore determined
that the highway commencing at the ' post
common to section 3:1. town 12 north, range 3
west, Pine River Township and fractional
section 4, town 11 north, range 3 west, Ar
cada Township, said point being on the
west coriration line of the City of Alma;
thence wet.t on the section line between sec
tions 33. 32, 31, said Pine River Township
and fractional sections 4, 5 and 6, said Ar
cada township to the west section corner
common to aid section 31 and said frac
tional section 0; thence continuing west on
the section line between sections 36 and 35,
town 12 north, range 4 west. Seville Town
ship and fractional sections 1 and 2, town
11 north, range 4 west. Sumner Township
t- the west section corner common to said
section 3." and said fractional section 2, shall
be improved in accordance with the specifi
cations now on file; and
Whereas, I, as such commissioner did here
tofore determine the boundaries of the spe
cial assessment district No. 1039 for said
highway known as Assessment District Road
No. 10.'9 to Ik- as follows: Said district In
cludes all lands within the following bound
aries in the townships of Pine River, Seville,
Sumner and Arcada, in Gratiot County, to
w it : .
Commencing at the ' post on the south
side of section 33. town 12 north, range 3
west. Pine River Township, Gratiot County ;
thence north mile on the north and south
line of said section 33 to its intersection
with the north east-and-west ' line of said
section 33: thence west 2'j miles on the
north east-and-west 'h line of sections 33.
M and 31 to the north post on the west
side of said section 31 ; thence continuing
west 2 miles on the north east-and-west V
line of sections J!6 and 3", town 12 north,
range 4 west. Seville Township, Gratiot
County to the north post on the west
side of said section 3." ; thence south mile
on the section line between sections 34 and
3"i to the south section corner common to said
sections 31 ami 3." ; thence continuing south
mile on the section line between fraction
al sections 2 and 3, town 11 north, range 4
wet, Sumner Township, Gratiot County to
the south H post on the west side of frac
tional section 2: thence east 2 miles on the
south east-and-west ' line of fractional sec
tions 2 and 1 to tho south 's post on the east
side of said fractional section 1: thence con
t:m:ir.!.r esst 2',. miles on the south east-and-west
line of fractional sections 6, 5 and
I, town 11. range 3 west, Arcada Township,
Gratiot County, to its intersection with the
north and south 'i line of said fractional
section 4: thence north aJ mile on the north
and south line of said fractional section 4
to the place of beginning.
And all lands in the townships or Tine
River, Seville. Sumner and Arcada. in Gra
tiot County, within the boundaries aUve dis
scrihed, will lie, liable to an assessment for
benefits for the ' improvement of said high
way, and also the townships of Pine River,
Seville, Sumner and Arcada, in Gratiot
County and the County of Gratiot, at large.
Now, therefore, all owners of lands within
the als)ve descried boundaries in the town
ships of Pine River, Seville, Sumner and
Arcada. in Gratiot County and all persons
interested in said lands and the townships of
Pine River, Seville. Sumner and Arcada. in
Gratiot County, and the County of Gratiot,
are hereby notified that on the 21st day of
lulv, A. D. 1922, at 2:00 o'clock P. M.
Central Standard Time, I will be present at
the school house at the 4 post on the north
side of fractional Fcetioii 5. Arcada Town
ship, Gratiot County, along the said highway
to be improved, and announce my assessment
of benefits upon the lands within said bound
aries constituting said special assessment
district and uion the townships of Pine
River, Seville. Sumner and Arcada, in Gra
tiot County and ujion the County of Gra
tiot, at large, and the said assessment of
benefits will be open to review.
All crsons. said townships or county may
appear and be heard with respect to their
several ari'ortionmcnts of benefits for said
highway. .... .
(liven under my hand, at Lansing, Michi
gan, this 28th day of June. A. D.. 1922. -v
J RANK F. ROGERS,:
State Highway Commissioner.
(For Sour Stomach
Bloating, .Gas, vCdJlted,on0e,
Sick Hesdache, Bad Breath, Bilious
ecu, Indigestion or Conitipait'on take
They cleanse the bowels, iwteten the
stomach and In-rigorate the liver. Do
aot gripe or sicken.
P. S. Meehsa. Bio St.. Mtacock. Mlch.t "I
tiare f Ivan Pole Cathartic Tablets a thorough
trial and csa positively state that (hey are the
tc( Isssiive.'
SOLD EVERYWHERE IN ALMA
PROFESSIONAL AND
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
THOMAS J. CARNEY, M. I).
General Practice and Surgery
Office Hours 2 to 4 p. m.
508 Woodworth Ave. Alma, Mich.
DR. FRED J. GRAHAM
PHYSICIAN AND
SURGEON
Office Hours: 10:30 to 11:30 a .m. : 2 to
6 and 7 to 8 p, nu Telephone: Union
41-2K
Dr. NELSON F. McCLINTON
Trartlre Limited to Diseases of
tjenlto-Urinary System
10:30 to 12:30, 1:30 to :)0 ; Evenings 7:00
to 8:30 Monday, Wednesday, Saturday
and by appointment.
Dell 3605 Wehhman Uuilding
8ACINAVV, MICH.
R. R. SMITH, M. D.
Fractice Limited to Disease of Eye, F.ar
Nose and Throat CI LASSES FITTED
Hours: 9 to 11 :30 a .m : 1 :?,() to 4 :00 p. ni
Saturday evenings: 7 to 8
Union Phone 211 pollasky lUock.
ALMA. MICHIGAN.
CARNEY HOSPITAL
Up-to-date Prepared to care for
all cases except contagious. Ap
ply for rates.
508 Woodworth Ave.
ALMA, MICH.
Licensed Embalmer
Paul F. Crandell
Day phone 5-Red Nteht rhone 469
Funeral Director
Licensed Embalmer
E. C. Crandell
Day Phone 6-Itod Night Thone 6-Grecn
Funeral Director
EDGAR M. WOOD
ARCHITECT
ALMA, MICH.
FIRE INSURANCE
JOHN D. SPINNEY, Agent
Room 9, Pollasky filock -Union Phone 83
S. L. BENNETT,
FIRE INSURANCE
MARY M. DICKERSON, Clerk
ROOMS 4 and S
OFKKA HOUSE HLOCK '
Walter C. Hardgrove
.GENERAL INSURANCE
Tel. 417 Residence 511 Wright
Ave.
ALMA. MICH.
Dry Cleaning and Dyeing
Expert Repairing. First-class service
Guaranteed at a reasonable iricc
Alma City Dry Cleaners
& Tailors
Corner Woodworth and Superior
Alma, Ithaca, St. Johns lUis
Leave Alma 6:10 a .m. 11:30 a .m. and
2:00 p. m. (Slow Time)
TWO TRIPS SUNDAYS AT
6 :10 a .rn. 2 :0 p. m.
Fair Alma to St. Johns $1.10
" Alma to Ithaca 30
Figure one hour later than city timo
Staid & Oswald
General Contractors & Builders
Estimates given on all' classes of
work
ST. LOUIS ALMA
Seasonable Cut Flowers and
Plants for All Purposes
Shrubbery a Specialty
J. C. PARDEE, ITORIST
Nurseries: 716 F.att Superior St.
i Phone 840-Itlark
LEWIS HUDSON
REAL ESTATE
AND
INSURANCE
Office 201 E. Superior St.
Phone-131
Tho EUROPEAN
CAFE
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NICK KARDAVILL & CO.
117 East Superior Street
Alma, Michigan
RECORD WANT ADS
COST LITTLE
RETURN BIG.
Edward G. Sluyter, D.O.
Rectal Diseases ,
Painless Removal of
PILES FISSURES ULCERS
Alma State Savings Rank Illock
That CHIROPRACTOR smith
Palmer Graduates, 1912
PRIVATE DRESSING ROOMS
Phone 213
lira. 10 to 12 a. m. Rooms 11-12-14
1 to -1:"0, 7 to H p. m. Pollasky Plk.
ALMA'S LARGEST
RESTAURANT
PARIS CAFE
Home cookinp ani baking
Coolest Spot in Town
C ARRAS RROS., Proprietors
210 E. Superior St.
LUCIIINI
Confectionery
Store
ICE CREAM, CANDY,
FKUITS. NUTS, CIGAKS,
TOBACCO
FI.OVIl I.UCHINI, Prop.
II A Y
STORAGE
BATTERIES
Are guaranteed two years un
conditionally. The correct size
for your car always in stock.
Shreeve & Buccanning
Chevrolet Dealers Alma, Mich. ,
2-"0 West Superior St.
ARCADA LIVERY,
Feed and
Sales Stable '
l!17 Prospect Street
ALMA, MICHIGAN
Team Work a specialty
ROY BURRELL, Prop.
Phor.3 133
FOR
FRUITS OF ALL KINDS
ICE CREAM
CANDY. CIGARS AND
TOIiACCO
SEE
FORTINO RROS.
Wholesale Fruit Merchants
221 Superior Slreeet.
T)uds shirt?; And 158
collars weArquite well.
HP'. t-rftiiiV t-nir ii t
we're here to tell.
We pive your collars and
cutis the proper kind of a
cleansing bath and after
they are thoroughly dried
-soothe and smooth them into
shape. We don't disturb the
wear integrity of the ma
terials wo simply remove
their tired soiled appearance.
Phone us to call. Let us
submit a price list.
LOOK FOR SUDS & DUDS
Alma City
Laundry
Phone 233
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