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The Washington times., 1905-07-16

house that little Eloise was taken sick
yesterday.
Five members OF the Moore family in
the Graceland court house viii be taken
20 the detention camp
The Herrells. mother and seven chill
dren who have been in the smallpox
hospital since Wednesday, last, are re-
ported in an improved condition, Asfby
Herrell. the father of The family, has
gone to the detention camp TO undergo
sixteen days quarantine before he can
return to his work.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
CONTRACTS SMALLPOX
FROM HERRELL FAMILY
EIoise Moore, Who Played With Chill
dren, Victim OF the
Disease.

Contracting smallpox from the Her
rau children, with whom she played
until few days ago. in their nome az
2ooS Seatou street northeast. kioise
Moore. seven years old, yesterday fell
victim 10 the disease and was taken 20
the smallnoX hospital.
on Friday the Moore family removed
from 20il Seaton street 20 1901 Grace
land court northeast. 1t was in this
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
CRUISE OF hIDD|ES
IS NOW HALF ENDED
Authorities at Naval Academy Hear
From Dickins at Gardners
Bay, Mass.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. July 15.-The an
r.ual summer cruise OF the midshipmen
Of the three highest classes at the Naval
Academy which: began on June 3, was
half ended today.
The authorities at the Academy today
received word that all OF the ships of
the coast defense of the North Atlantic
feet under Rear Admiral Francis w
Dickins, assembled ct Gardners Bay,
Mass, yesterday. Today the nidship-
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
121c lawns,

4.00O yards. All black
grounds with white fig
ures In, q hundred diff
ferent patterns
Have also 3 | q C k
Ground Dotted Swiss at
the same reduction.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

If you can make use of this for
summer dresses. or for fail and winter
party gowns. don't delay a minute
40 pieces is but a drop in the bucket"
at this price.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

Miscellaneous lot OF
3. 300 yards of Domestic
Qrgandiss. Fine Lawns,
and Dimities, in floral
d g s 2 n on white
grounds. Worth up TO
10c yard.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

We would ask you to discriminate
between this genuine SILK Organize
and Silk Mousseline-which some deal
ers have advertised as such. This Is
NOT SILK MousSeline-
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
SUFFERED FROM INDIGESTION.

The many friends OF Charles Mathews,
reviewer IL the Pension Office, will be
pleased 20 learn that he has not sus-
tanned stroke of paralysis. as has been
reported hut was merely suffering from
an attack Of acute indigestion.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

To Increase general interest in the
offering we reduced our entire stock
of colors in same grade. These con-
sist of pink. light blue, white, and
cream All 10 inches wide.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Baltimore and Return, Baltimore and

Ohio r. r. every Saturday and Sun
day, sl25. All trains both ways, both
days, except Royal Limited Hourly
Service" week days.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
The Most Beautiful Floral Pieces

Are Produced by Gude's artists. Tn
equaled facilities. unequaied supply OF
flowers 1214 +.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27
CHEST AND LEGS ARE
VERY BADLY INJURED
He Was Discovered In Unconscious
Condition BY Train Crew at
Focest Hill.

Lying unconscious on the pilot of
big Ann Arbor freight engine, Homer
Dunham. lad about 13 years old, and
the son of Mrs. II. NJ. Dunham, a promi-
nent milliner here, was discovered by
the train crew at Forest Hill last Fri
day night. How he came there was a
mystery to them, and a word of inquiry
was sent back TO the freight agent at
Alma. In the meantime there was
much excitement and anxiety at the
Union depot as TO the mysterious disap-
pearance of the boy.
In company with several other news
boys Homer had gone to the depot that
night TO meet the six O'Clock train ON
the Pere Marquette which brought their
papers. They were in the depot, and
hearing train whistle all rushed out to
the accustomed place to receive them,
which is exactly on the Ann Arbor track.
The incoming train proved to be freight
on the Ann Arbor line and it swept
down on the lad before he discovered
his mistake. He looked back and
lodged but it was too late and he dis
appeared as mysteriously as if the earth
had opened and swallowed him.
Bystanders shuddered with horror at
the thought of seeing his mangled body
after the long freight had gone by, but
he was nowhere TO be found. An hour
passed before a message came saying
boy had been found on the engine pilot
but they were unable to tell the extent
of his injuries.
He was taken on TO Shepherd and
removed to the home of relatives and
tenderly cared for After an examina-
ton the doctor stated there were no
bones broken, but found his chest and
legs were badly injured. Mrs Dunham
went Immediately to his bedside and
remained until he was able to be brought
home Tuesday afternoon.
To think of his being picked up in
such a manner and carried that distance
without being thrown. from his perilous
position and ground to bits under the
wheels of the train is indeed miraculous.
The little fellow is resting quite COM
fortably today and it is not thought any
serious results will follow
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27

Does it pay? Is the expenditure justi-
fed by the results? In that thirty
years-thirty-on years, TO be exact
there have been admitted TO the school
five thousand four hundred and eighty
dependent young children, orphaned or
worse than orphaned, to whom the state
became father and mother. and who
must otherwise largely have found
their homes in poorhouses, and their
careers, if they escaped early graves,
profitless to themselves and hurtful to
the state. In the protecting arms of the
state. the lives of ninety-six in every
hundred have been preserved. That
alone might be little. But, instead of
adding to the vagabond and vicious
classes, as was most likely to be the
case, through this agency those children
have been adopted into homes, have
been educated in the schools and col
leges, have come into self support, have
been added to the honorable and produc-
tive citizenship of the state. Ninety
one per cent have been saved to lives of
usefulness, and only nine per cent have
made shipwrecks Does it pay? Every
worthy man or woman added TO the
community has definite and calculable
money value. Every deliverance of
society from the cost of vicious career
has a distinct money value. Add the
two together and then compute and
compare if you can the worth of an
honorable and useful life in place of a
ruined life, even emitting the considera-
tion of its immortal destiny. Yes, it
pays.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27
A NOVELTY IN SHOES.
United States Government Changes style
of Footwear for Her Soldiers.

The display windows Of F. f. Pol
lasky's store present something novel
this week in the way of shoes. He has
just received 120 pairs of genuine Army
Shoes which bear the stamps OF four
government inspectors besides that Of
the quartermaster general.
The United States government recent
ly decided TO change the style OF foot
wear for her soldiers from the ordinary
style shoes with leggings to a high lace
boot, and the $4,000 pairs of shoes in
stock are being offered to retail dealers.
Mr.. Pollasky was quick to take advan-
tage of this opportunity to give his
customers something of exceptional
value and merit at very low price.
The actual army wear of these shoes
averages one year and in many instances
have lasted nearly double that time.
His ad. on page eight of this issue
gives full description of them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27
FOUND ON THE ENGINE PILOT.
REMARKABLE HIGH SCORE
Michigan Butter and Cheese show Marked
improvement Every Contest.

At the September scoring test for
Michigan butter and cheese, held in
Detroit, the average score was 94.54.
OF the 30 entries there were only twelve
that scored below 93 the lowest being
SS More than 40 per cent of the total
number of entries scored above 90.
The Marshall Creamery Co. received the
highest score of 80 points.
There were 36 entries of cheese, the
average being "a. In this class there
were IL entries, the highest score being
obtained by H. p. Fitzpatrick, of Carson
City, with score of 9S.
There is certainly a great improve
ment in the quality and uniformity. of
the butter exhibited at this test over
that exhibited in the first test in April.
The general improvement would hardly
be believed if not seen.
The next scoring test will be held i'll
Detroit, October % and 2S.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27
ENGINEER KILLED.
Rear End Collision on Ann Arbor Road at
Shepherd Saturday Morning.

Two south bound freight trains on
the Ann Arbor railroad met in a rear
end collision about four O'Clock Satur-
day morning on a sharp curve near
Shepherd. Engineer Edward Miller, of
Owosso, was instantly killed, and his
fireman Albert Schebler, was badly
bruised The first train had stopped
inside the yards TO cool "a hotbox and
the other crashed into it with terrific
force, completely stripping the boiler
from its mountings and hurting it
through the caboose of the train ahead,
Wreckage was strewn SO that il blocked
the entire right-of- way and passengers
were obliged TO transfer at that point
all day Saturday There are numerous
reports regarding the cause of the acci-
dent, one being that the ill-fated en-
gineer was asleepa and did not slow down
his train in the yard limit as he should
have done. Another attributes the
cause TO the fact that no fiagman was
sent back by the first train to warn the
approaching one of danger
Engineer Miller leaves wife and one
daughter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27
FAUST"

Porter j. White presented an excep-
tionally strong company in Faust
before large audience at the Alma
opera house Tuesday evening. The
cast has been greatly strengthened since
their last appearance in Alma, and the
scenic and electrical effects were the
finest ever seen on our stage. Mar
guerite's cottage and garden i'll the third
act is a marvellous scene of beauty. Her
vine-covered cottage on the right; in
the center of the stage a massive flower
bed. while the background shows an
ancient wall covered with morning
glories glimpse of the old church in
the distance are all truly life-like. As
night comes on, the stars peep out and
the flowers light up with multi-colored
lights.
The company truly merited the gener-
Gus applause which was given them
Throughout the evening.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27
A. h. s. DEBATING CLUB
Met with Supt Ellsworth "Wednesday
Evening and Elected Oficers.

The Alma High School Debating Club
met last Wednesday evening at the
pleasant home of Supt. and Mrs. +. f.
Ellsworth. The club was re-organized
and the following officers elected; {;
President, Dudley Tinker; Vice-presi-
dent, Blaine Hayes; Sec'y and Treas,
Edward Titus; Critic, Supt. Ellsworth /;
Sergeant-at-A Arms, Charming Parsons.
The business session was followed with
refreshments and very pleasant social
evening.
The society has been in existence for
five years, and this promises to be the
most successful of them all, if the pres
ent enthusiasm of its members is a
criterion. The organization now num-
bers twelve members, whose lofty aim
is to make it the best of its kind in the
state.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27
The Elsie "Giants" Put Up a
Game Which Surprised
Alma Last Saturday.
EVEN H0NORS ON
THE FIRST HALF
The Game Was Slow cne But They
All Played Good Straight Ball and
Relied Up a Small Score.

The college football team went TO
Elsie Saturday for return game with
the "Giants." Alma encountered a
different proposition from what she met
in the game with Elsie three weeks
before, but succeeded in defeating them
by score of IL to 6. Elsie's team
showed great improvement over their
former playing and made the college
work hard, holding them to a tie score
in the first half. Both teams PLAYED
slow ball and Tugs men should have
beaten them by a larger score and
should not have allowed them to score
their touchdown which was made on a
tumble. Elsie's gains were practically
all made OH line bucks, as they were
unable to get their plays around Alma's
ends. On the other hand the college
was not able to penetrate the Giants
line defense but circled their ends for
easy gains.
Alma kicked to Elsie at the beginning
of the first half and soon secured the
ball on downs. IL looked like an easy
score for Alma but Elsie held and took
the ball to the ecenter of the field After
few exchanges Alma got the ball to
Elsie's 25 yard line when Carr tore
away for neat run and touchdown.
Angel kicked goal. During the re-
mainder Of the half the two teams
played a rather evenly matched game.
Elsie carried the pigskin into Alma's
Continued ON Page sD
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27
DOES / PAY
FOR ITS COST!
This Question Answered Through the
Story of What the Institution
Has Done and is Doing.

Among the more than score of noble
institutions which our state has estab-
lished for the promotion of the welfare
of her people and the mitigation of mis-
fortune among them, none stands closer
TO the popular heart than the State Pub
lie School. No other, probably, appeals
so strongly to the sympathies of the
people; and yet the work of that admir-
able agency for child-saving, which has
given our state high honor among the
states of the nation, is but inadequately
known TO many of our own people who
have paid taxes for its maintenance.
They are entitled TO know; they need TO
know, for the knowledge is an inspira-
ton. They have cheerfully paid their
taxes for this and the other institutions
all the years without knowing particu-
larly how the money was used, or just
what it is accomplishing in the great
work of ameiorating the conditions of
life for those in need of its benefits 1t
is no inconsiderable amount that they
have paid for the State Public School.
Established in 1871 and opened in 1874 :,
its first cost was nearly a hundred
thousand dollars, and its present value
is n quarter million; and we have paid
for its support, in the thirty years since
it has been in operation, more than a
million dollars and are now paying, this
year, nearly fifty-seven Thousand dollars
more.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27

Children of any age up to twelve
years, who are sound in mind and body,
are admitted upon the sole claim of de-
pendence. Poverty is the passport
Not only are all such entitled to this
provision, but the state claims them,
and the homeless child is not permitted
TO remain outside. superintendent of
the poor are not permitted 60 retain
or support them, nor 20 indenture or
otherwise dispose of them. Through
the county agents and the state agent,
and the authority of the probate courts,
they are gathered and brought into the
school, which becomes their home until
they are placed in approved family
homes by indenture or adoption. or
attain self support. or are returned to
counties as ineligible. When indentured
in hom 5 they are still the wards of the
state. re visited and watched over by
the ate agent and returned to the
inst alton or transferred if found
uns,.itably placed. The number i'm
families ON indenturc at the present
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27
BURGLARS F0ILED
In Attempt to Rob Alma Postoffice Last
Tuesday Night.

An unsuccessful attempt was made
sometime during Tuesday night to
burglarize the Alma postoffice. Both
windows in the rear of the building had
been raised about four iuches, but were
held there by heavy spikes.
Attempts to pry the lock off had also
failed, and the robbers were evidently
in the act of boring holes around the
lock when they were frightened away,
as their brace and bit were left lying
on the steps.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27
Interesting Letter From a Former
Gratiot County Citizen
Now in the West.
QUEER CUSTOMS Of
THE KANSAS FARMER
Many Things to conten: With in That
Uncertain Country-Crops Bring
Good Price and Wages High.

Healy, Kansas, Oct. 20, 1908.
EDITOR RECORD:-
Ny friends in Alma will probably be
interested in another article from this
part of our large world l have now
been here about eleven months, so am
better prepared to write from personal
experience than when first wrote.
We have had very good season in
this part of Kansas and very favorable
returns for the farmers who have done
their part. However, / must confess
there are a great many who fail in that
particular.
| will now endeavor to give YOU a
brief idea of the mode of putting out
spring crops. To break the raw prairie
which is usually planted to corn cane
and kafiir corn, it requires one man and
three large horses or four smaller ones.
and perhaps some of you will be some
what surprised to learn that it takes so
much power when it is only broken
two and one-half inches deep. This
kind of an outfit will usually average
about three acres per day and the price
paid when hired done is $3.50 per acre.
To plant corn on old ground it is quite
often plowed in, dropping the grain by
hand in every third furrow. Another
way is termed listed, which is done
by tool similar to what you call
potato hitler. II runs about 10 or IL
inches deep and distributes the grain
Continued on page 4.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27
FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN

time is 1850, with 40 more in families ON
trial There have been returned to
counties by order of the board of con-
troll 124 and 222 have died, l0l of which
were i'll family homes. There have
been adopted by proceedings in probate
court, 663; 351 have become of legal
age, lS5 girls have been married, 5s8
have been restored to parents, 1869 have
become self-supporting, and l67 now
remain in the institution, ranging in age
from infancy to eighteen years.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27
EOUALIZED VALUATION
OF CRATIOT Sis, 500, 900
Board Considers $40 Per Day Sufficient
For Prosecuting -HffOrney'S
HSSiSfdnf.

The report of the committee on equal
ization was presented TO the board Of
supervisors by Chairman f. A. Potter,
and agreed to by vote of IS to =.
The equalized valuation of each town
ship and the wards of Alma and St.
Louis are as follows:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27

The salary Of the school commissioner
was fixed at $1,000 and it was voted to
audit no bills for personal or travelling
expense.
Attorneys fees for assisting the
prosecuting attorney are limited to $40
per day.
The report on county officers showed
that $29S, 1874 ~ had been received for
all purposes, including drains, of which
SOS, ,23634 was still on hand.
A resolution was passed repeating a
former resolution allowing the county
deputy game warden one-half of all
fines, and making his salary Al year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27

Orlando Heerwagen instructor of violin
at Alma College every Tuesday from a.
III. to p. III. 34t4
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27

The board of control reckons the
annual per capita cost of maintaining
the children in the school the past year
to have been $SS.SS; and the cost to the
state for those in the institution and in
family homes who are still the wards Of
the state, at 500 80 per child. For this
moderate expenditure the children have
been Investigated in all parts of the
state, legally committed where found
eligible, transported to Coldwater, sup
piled with two complete suits of clothing
in every case, housed and boarded,
watched over with parental solicitude i'll
sickness and in health, instructed in
their proper school grades from kinder
garten to grammar indentured and
transported to welcoming family homes
as fast as such doors open to them, and
then faithfully visited and watched
over during the entire period of their
wardship-all for 500. 30 per year. Many
of these precious wards are infants.
Until 1897, the law did not permit the
reception of children under one year.
Since then eighty-eight such have been
received, thirty-two of these in the last
year. Not all of these have actually
been in the institution A law of 1903
authorizing the commitment Of infants
and their indenturing in approved fam
lilies in their own counties without being
brought to the school, has considerably
enlarged the work, and with greater
economy, so that since the passage of
that act more than one-half of the
eighty-eight infants who have become
state wards are recorded.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27

a condition of most happy omen has
been developed in this operation. The
demand for babies outruns the supply
and the little waits do not remain in the
institution long. This means more to
us as a community than the saving of a
child for in many cases the child be-
comes the saver of the home. There is
no civilizer like the baby in the cradle
and when we see hearts yearning in
childless homes for the COO and prattle
of infant voices, there is larger hope
coming into view. When the visit was
made last week on which these observa-
tions are based, there were four or five
wee mites of humanity in the nursery,
all contentedly applying themselves 10
their nourishing bottles. One was so
little, so young, so weak, that it seemed
doubtful if the frail spark of life could
be kept in it; but the superintendent
thought they would bring it through.
The only deaths so far in the institution
this year have been three such as that
almost hopeless of life under any condi-
tions; and yet what bundles of mighty
possibilities No death at all occurred in
the school last year. a visit to the hos
pital showed three in bed, and three
others at play in family of sixty-seven
children. The health conditions have
been greatly improved in the past year
by reconstructing the interiors of the
cottages in which the children are
housed, ridding them of an unconquer-
able diphtheria infection which had
caused deaths for many years, and fit
ting them with sanitary conveniences,
to the great physical and moral ad.
vantage of the inmates.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-10-27

The atmosphere of the school is dis
tinctly Christian and exceedingly
wholesome Politeness of behavior
and kindliness of feeling are instilled
into the young minds. Mr.. J. b. Mont
gomery is serving his eighth year as
superintendent and under him is an
efficient corps of managers. teachers,
nurses and various officers and assist
ants We may be better able to appreci-
ate this institution if we know the cir
cumstances of its origin and how il is
regarded outside of our own state.
When Governor Baldwin in his first
inaugural message in 1870 recomm ended
a commission to investigate the subject,
and when that commission reported in
the following year and the Legislature
authorized the establishment of a nom
sectarian government institution for the
children of the poor and the work was
entered upon, they started upon an
untrodden field. There did not exist in
all the world an institution of that
character which they might study as
model, and our State Public School has
itself become the model upon which
other states have built, five of them
at least copying ours, and the laws and
Continued OH page \.