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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16

This firm already have their artists at
work and when they complete their
task the walls and ceilings Of the church /
auditorium and chapel will present a
very attractive appearance, the color
effects are side walls greens, ceilings
yellows. This work together with the
installation of the Estey pipe organ
necessitates the closing of the church
temp rarily.
The organ, which, it is hoped, will be
ready for use for college commencement
exercises, is made especially for the
church IN this city. The instrumtnt has
frontage Of 10 feet, is feet deep, body
of organ is golden oak, pipes decorated
in gold and tie color effects made to
blend with the general decoration of the
church. The instrument has rs stops,
tubular pneumatic action, and known as
two manual. The changes, improve
ments and additions 10 the church at this
time, will exceed $4,000.
The annual church meeting was held
last Thursday evening and was largely
attended The meeting was presided
over by the pastor, Rev. A. J. Funnell,
and the reports of the various church
societies which were presented, showed
the church organizations all in aprosper-
ous condition. a net gam of 2S was re-
ported in the church membership for the
year, making total membership of 254.
The Sunday School report was pre-
sented by the superintendent, Prof.
A. p. Cook, The year just closed has
been one of steady growth both in point
of numbers and interest manifested by
students The receipts from the Sunday
School fer the year were S13S.24.
The Christian Endeavor Society
organized lG years ago. has member
ship of as, 40 of whom are members OF
the church. The society has five COM
mittees at work and the report submit
| ted shows an increase of 10 in the
membership of the G. f. The Junior
@. T.. wos organized in October 1905
with rs members, has present member
ship of 30, l3 of whom are members of
the church and 81 enrolled in the SUM-
day School The development Of the
society is very encouraging and the
future looks very bright for the work
s..e,r the boys and girls.
Woman's Missionary Society of
tie cBurch has membership of "A and
in point OF work and general activity
stands second in the Presbytery. The
society conducts regular course of
missionary study and all branches of
the work show e-eas gain during
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
BEETLANDMARLY PLONED
Get Ready to Cultivate As Soon
As You Can See The Rows
Keep Down The Weeds
fGOOD MONEY IN RAISING DEETs
more Interesting Figures From Sugar
Beet Growers of 19O5-Brlght
Prospects for 1906.

This is fine weather for fitting the
land for beets and corn and we are glad
that our patrons are hustling things.
We are little afraid that you are SOW
ing all of your beets before you are put
Eting ont any of your corn, and II so, and
you have a large acreage of beets, you
must be on the lookout and cultivate
Just as soon as you can see the rows,
and Immediately begin the thinning.
1t will do no harm TO thin just as soon
as they are nicely up and cultivated, and
especially you must do this If you have
"a large acreage. BY thinning very
early, you must have little more work
TO do when YOU hoe the first time from
beet seeds that have come mp later, bnt
those can be cut out with the hoe very
readily unless once in while one has
come up very close to the one that was
left while thinning which IN such cases
will have to be removed with the finger.
1t does not look now as if we were going
TO be bothered with the land crusting
very much, but we must be on the
lookout and ready to use weeder, drag
or bar roller as best suited to the con-
ditions Of our soil in order to prevent
crusting.
We suppose that yon have all of your
blowing for beets done by this time,
and If not, you should do this right
away as the beet crop requires plenty
of moisture and early plowed land re~
tains the moisture better than late plow-
ing. You will say there is no need OF
borrowing trouble on this score Judging
from the past three years, but we have
had droughts that began early in the
season and we must be prepared for
any such thing that might take place
now. If you let the moisture once get
away in a dry time by neglecting TO
Dlow or cultivate early, you lave not
done your best to grow a big crop and
there is so much money III good acre
of sugar beets, that we should try our
best and not neglect anything that
-would 90 TO make a success of the crop.
We are certainly on the high road to
success this year with the beets by early
planting, and let's not get slack and think
early planting will make the crop, but get
after the cultivation early, thin early,
hoe early, all of which will surely make
for us such fine crop that the farmers
of good old Gratiot who have raised
beets this year will all have broad
smiles and happy faces from the fact
that the beet crop has made them a
nice lump of money
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Closed For Two Sundays to Per-
NIT improvements and In.
staIlation Of Pipe Organ.
ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING.
All Departments of Church Work In
FIourishing Condition-Member.
ship Increased.

Tho Presbyterian church is closed
for public gatherings for the next two
or three weeks to permit of extensive
improvements being made. During the
time the work is being done regular
services will be held i'll the college chapel.
The church authorities have secured
the services of Kover & Co. the Fort
Wayne, Ind, decorators who are re-
cognized as among the best workmen
in their profession TO decorate the walls
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

The semi-annual meeting of the
Gratiot County School Teachers Asso-
citation was held at ST. Louis last Fri
day and Saturday. The city schools
were closed Friday to permit the teach
ers to take advantage of the meeting.
H. p. Pattengill was present both days
of the institute which proved to be one
of the best ever held in the county.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Supt. E. d. Wa kins
of Ithaca, President; Supt. Levitt of
st. Louis, Vice-President Miss Anna
Harvey of Sumner, Secretary.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
BUYS ANAuToMoB!LE.

Messrs. George Moore and +. l..
Convis were in Detroit Friday and Satur-
day of LAST week. While there Mr..
Moore purchased Cadillac automobile.
The machine is a Tonneau with ten horse
power and Mr.. Moore's numerous friends
are already counting the days before the
machine arrives. Messrs. Moore and
Convis brought the machine as far as
Elsie where they found the roads inn
passible owing to the heavy rain of Sun
day. The machine was put in a garage
and as soon as the roads are in condition
will be brought 70 Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
ALMA's CONTRIBUTION.

The following letters are self explana-s
tory and speaks volumes for the gener-
osity OF the Citizens of Alma.
STATE OF MICHIGAN
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
LANSING
April 27, 1906.
Hon. {. L. Delavan, Mayor,
Alma, Michigan.
My Dear SIR
am in rebeipt of your letter of recent
date, enclosing $4,000 to the California
relief fund. This makes total of $500 90
from the citizens of Alma, and is certainly
a very generous contribution. As stated
in my former letter to you, I wish that
you would convey my appreciation to
your people for responding so promptly
ane freely.
Yours very truly,
FRED VI. WARNER,
Governor.
May IL, 1906.
Hon. {. L. Delavan, Mayor,
Alma, Michigan.
Dear Sir
am in receipt of your letter of May
10th, enclosing contribution of $40. 90 to
the San Francisco relief fund. This
makes total of $4,000 from the City of
Alma, and your people are to be COM
nended for their charitable interest in
this matter. Kindly convey my thanks
for the generous response of Alma citizens
to this worthy object
Yours very truly,
FRED NJ. WARNER,
Governor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
ALMA SUGAR COMPANY.


Last Friday afternoon Herman Ingle-
man. aged about nine years. and Bernard
Wright, aged six, were badly poisoned
by what is supposed to have been wild
parsnips. The boys ate the parsnips
about o'clock in the afternoon and at
$50 were taken violently sick. The SER
vices of Drs. Lamb and Suydam was
necessary to pull them through. The
Ingleman boy was unconscious several
hours and suffered several severe convul-
siops as result Of the poison. The
Wright boy was able to go 10 school
Monday but Herman is still being cared
for at home. 1t was a close call foi
them both.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
SEVENTEEN YEARS AT ONE JOB.

NJ. f. Burkhead, May lst completed
his 18th year as janitor of the NJ. E
church in this city. Although in his
7ith year Mr.. Burkhead keeps steadily
at his work and gives the same excellent
satisfaction that he did in wears gone
by. Mr.. Burkhead informs the RECORD
that he commenced work in the build
ing now used as bowling alley at the
munificent salary of $l.O0 per week.
He now gets sl4.00 per month. He is
an old soldier having served with the
Doth Ohio for thrte years dun n he
Civil war.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
sT.JonN's CHURCH.

Deforc leaving the city, it is expec ed
that Mecsrs. Koven & Co, of Fort
Wayne, Ind now at work at the Pres
uyterian Church, will decorate the walls
of St. Johns Church. st. Johns Church
under the pastorate of Rev. Ramsey, has
made rapid strides, both spiritually aud
financially, and the membership is to be
congratulated that the interior Of their
church home is to be beautified.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
oUEsr,oNIN CHEMISTRY.

Some years ago, says the Boston Herald,
Professor Appleton, OF Brown Univei sitv,
who delighted to have his pupils ask
original questions in his specially, chem
istry, was completely stufnped by the
following from prominent freshman:
"What two-fold chemical change did
Lots wife undergo"
"Give it up said the professor, "what
were they''
First" said the freshman, "she
turned to rubber, and then she turned to
salt"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
EXCHANGED PULPITs.

The Methodist and Presbyterian con-
gregations were surprised Sunday me ru-
ing when entering their accuston ed
places of worship 10 find their pastor had
exchanged pulpits without any preyic us
announcement. However the Prest y
terians enjoyed most excellent sermon
from Rev. Hoag, while the Meth cdists
were benefited by the thoughts pie
sented by Rev. Funnell.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16

been located. He is attended by DR..
]. Z. Gruber, of Shepherd, and his
brother DR.. J. +. Gruber, OF Mesick.
Mr.. Gruber's many friends i'll this
vicinity hope that he may survive the
accident.
A telephone message received this
(W ednesday) morning by Mr.. Gruber of
this city, conveyed the information that
that E. Gruber was resting easily and
had chance to recover.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
MEMORIAL DAY.

The citizens OF Alma and vicinity are
requested to meet at the city hall Fri
day evening of this week to make
arrangements for the fitting observance
of Memorial Day. A special invitation
is extended TO teachers and pupils of
our public schools.
Remember the date and be present.
By Order Com.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
Dear Sir
PRIMARY SCHOOL MONEY.

The semi-annual disbursement of
primary school money was amour ced
Thursday May TO- The total amc unit
distributed in the state is S142,6S7.S0
and of this amount Gratiot County eets
SS, ,45O apportioned to the various town
ships as follows:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
HoOLIaAN,s TROUBLES.

Several unique specisities and pretty
girls are among the features of "Hooli-
gans Troubles which APP ears here ON
Monday night of next week. A "Hooli-
gan's" parade at noon. Reserved seats
on sale at Sharrar's dug store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
BASE bA[L ON DAVIS FIELD
1t Required Ten Innings for OIivet
to Win the Game from
Alma Nine.
INTERESTING COLLEGE ITEMS
Friday of this Week the College Team
Plays Albion In that City for
Championship.

J Alma lost the second game OF the cup
series to Olivet, OF Davis Field, Saturday
1t was hard luck contest, the visitors
winning in ten inning game by score
of s TOD. The score does not tell the story
of the game. As far as the general team
work was concerned, Alma should have
won the game. Ollvet excelled only in
the pitching. In the hitting department
the home team was superior though the
visitors were able to bunch their hits to
better advantage. It was a lively contest
| from beginning to end and good exhibit
ton of ball was put up by both teams.
The game opened with Olivet at bat.
The first two men were out at first base
and Johnny" famed the third. Alma
came TO bat and the boys started to hitting
the first clip. Magidsohn got to first on
an error. Schultz and Helmer landed
pretty hits and the bases were full. Then
Marshall pounded out pretty one and
the hrst Two men scored. Olvet scored
one run in the second and another in the
fourth making it a tie. This continued
until the sixth round when Alma sent
Monteith ard Carr across the pan and the
home team was again in the lead. Olivet
registered up two tallies in the next inning
and the score was ! to 4. Neither side
was able to score again until the tenth.
Olivet came to bat, two men were retired
but Alma allowed the bases to fill. Then
Chiesman came to bat and made the star
play of the day. He knocked out a home
run over the left garden, bringing in four
runs and winning the game for the Con-
gregationalists. Alma filed the bases in
her half but was unable to score. The
score;
Innings Il . Q as 6 : S 9iOR. II. f.
olivet % 0 As Ia
Alma o 0 0F0-i' Issf'
Since Coach Krause took hold of the
base ball team, the boys have improved
in all departments, the most noticeable
feature being the hitting. The team has
gone up against two OF the best pitchers
in the intercollegiate in the last two games
aud in the stick work Alma has made a
very credible showing. In the NJ A. c.
game, Mes was touched for eight hits and
in Saturdays game with Olivet, thirteen
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
ST. LOUIS OFFICIALS.

Mayor Burns of St. Louis has made
the following appointments for the
ensuing year:
Marshall-Hunter Harrison.
Street Commissioners e. Bartrem.
City Attorney-C. w. Giddings.
Member Board of Public Works
Felix O'Melia
Health Offlcer-Dr. Delta X. Andrews.
Chief of Fire Experimentation L.
Noble.
Member Park Commissioner-Daniel
@. Cuff
City Suavenger and Pond Master
John Morrell
The salary of the various officers for
the ensuing wear was fixed as follows:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
safe ones were taken from Chiesman.
Marshall leads the list with an average
of 1888. The showing is as follows.

Preston Bradley was in St: Louis, Sat
urday.
The Zeta Sigmas have postponed their
public indefinitely.
Dr. Bruske preached in Ithaca, Sunday.
Miss Helen Frances entertained her
sister from Bay City over SUNDAY.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
The Isabella county Republican pub

The Isabella county Republican pub
lished at Shepherd says: "Ardie White
managing the interests OF the Alma
Sugar Co.. in this vicinity has an idea
that he will be kept rather busy this
season, with 125 acres under his super
vision. He is transacting business in
Gladwin AID vicinity .his week"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16

Dennis Fitzgerald of Pine River
township is the owrer of one eve that
has raised IA lambs in years. Who.
has better one?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
LIBRARY MONEY APPORTIONED.

Superintendent of instruction. p. II.
Kelley has issued instruction which
will divide the S716.71 library money
among the various townships of Gratiot
county as follows:
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-17
Questions for Candidates.

Frankfort. KY, August 1.-THE
Rev. George W. Young and the Rev.
NJ. B. Adams, OF the Anti-Saloon
league. of Kentucky. are here pre-
pairing a list of questions to be sub
mitted 10 all candidates in the Demo
cratic primary for state Offices to be
held this fall. At the close of the
legislative session the leaders of this
league announced their intention OF
calling on candidates OF all parties
who. II nominated. might have some
thing to do with shaping state legls-
lation 70 declare their position on
the different phases OF the liquor
question.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-17
NEWS OF KENTUCKY
Buggy.Mhip Duel.

Lexington, Ky. August 17.-John
Berkeley and Courtney Respess. we'll
known young men here. engaged IN
duel with buggy whips. They were
rivals, it is said. for the affections OF
a certain young woman, and, meet
ing on the highway, became invoiv-
ed in a dispute. They we're driving
each with a young lazy, and, jump
ing almost at the same time from
their vehicles. they seized their bug
gy-whips and began lashing each 9TH
er about the legs and body ferceiy
The young women begged them 10
stop, but they would not until the
girls had pretended to drive on with
out them.
Returning to town, they met ana
shook hands and vowed their friend
ship. The episode has caused a great
deal Of comment Young men mere
haze fought almost every way but
with buggy whips. and this is en-
tircly out of the ordinary.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-17

due. the runner. Perry made no ef-
fort to field the ball. Umpire Quilts
called all hands safe. Kolb missed
three and Moran singled over Per-
rvs head. Perry snapped the ball to
Downing and caught whitley at the
plate. The side was retired by a
pop fy to Wetzel.
In the ninth inning the next scores
were made.
Donovan drove a fly into Taylor's
nit Mattison drove one to Cooper's
init. Perdue singled. Whitley hit for
two sacks past ''Pa" Lloyd, scoring
Perdue. Mitchell singled to right
field and Lloyd tried to throw home,
but bobbled. scoring Perdue. Kolb
missed three in succession, retiring
the side.
The Indians eyened up in the same
inning. Perry strolled and stole sec
ond. Quigley singled to left, and
Perry crossed the rubber at home
He went to second on the throw
home. Cooper's out, Mitchell to Don
ovan, put Qulgley to third and Wet
eel flied out to Moran. While Perdue
was winding, Quigley started for the
rubber. Haas swung slowly, Madison
lost his noodle and dropped the
throw, Qulgley making the rubber.
At this juncture Umpire Quilts lost
his noodle and ordered Quigley back
to third, alleging Haas had interior
ed with Catcher Mattlson. The rule
book was brought into evidence and
Quills "shown up" Quigley was
called safe and Haas went to first on
a balk because Perdue had stepped
out of his box. Lloyd singled and
Downing duplicated. Moran took the
drive nicely on the bounce and field
ed Haas out at the plate.
In the tenth inning Moran sin
gled, McClelland sacrificed him to
second and Barbour followed with a
single. Donovan grounded out and
Moran scored on the play. Madison
grounded out.
The Indians evened up in the last
half. Brahic singled and went to Sec
ond on Barbour's bad throw. Taylor
beat out bunt. Barbour threw wild
to first and Brahic scored. Perry sac
rlficed, Quigley hit to Barbour and
Taylor was out at third. making o
double play unasslsted. The next two
innings saw no more scores and
darkness prevailed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-17
One of Forests Men.

Russellville. Ky, August II. -
Captain ]. B. Ryan, one OF the mos;
dashing and daring cavalry officers
in the Confederate army, died at his
home. about four miles south OF
town, last night after an illness OF
several months duration. He moved
here three or four years ago from
Muddy river, where he formerly OPP
Grated a coal mine. Capt. Ryan was
first with General Forests com
mand and later in the war served
with McNary's regiment In General
Morgan's brigade.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-17
Today's Schedule.
Vincennes at Paducah.
NATION at Jacksonville.
Danville at Cairo.

Thirteen and twelve makes TWEEN
ty-five innings. and this is the num-
Der Of the Hoosiers and Indians bat
tied without any results. It is the
record. The feat of the past two
days will probably remain the rec
ord for years TO come.
Wednesday the Hoosiers and In
dams battled in a double-header and
the Indians won the first. The sec
ond game went thirteen innings and
ended in tie, 2 to 2, the game be-
ing called on account of darkness.
Yesterday double-header was
scheduled. but rain prevented. II
was a fast infeld that the teams
worked on, and the playing was fast
and furious when the teams did get
to playing.
1t was settled that only one game
would be played, and when Umpire
Quilts called the game in the thir-
teenth inning, 1t was because the
dusk was falling so fast that seeing
the ball was an impossibility.
The game ended FIVE to five.
Brehic did the throwing for the
Indians and Perdue for the Hoo
siers. Both were confident OF victo-
ry. but il turned out one of the
most logged games ever played Ia
the Kitty league.
The Indians led OF with two runs
in the second. Wetzel walked no
first. Haas sacrificed. Lloyd hit a
Texas Lacquer over first and Down
ing popped out to Donovan. Bra
hIc smashed a double to right. scor-
ing wetzel and Lloyd. but got tag
ged by Whitley's throw to Mitchell.
who covered third.
In the third inning the Hoosiers
scored two runs and evened up mat
ters. Downing dropped foul from
Mattison's bat. but II was a desper-
ate chance. Then the wiley catcher
filed to right field and the "Chlef''
let II fall. Matte got TO second on
the mum. Perdue met low one 20
second for single. Whitley hit over
Perry's head for a single. scoring
Mattison. Mitchell hit slowly to Per-
ny and the ball seemed 10 hit PERT
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-17
Dope.

tT'I"s
Slow work in the outheld cost Pa
ducah the game.
Brahic was as steady as a tied and
battered horse.
Downing did not allow single
stolen base.
Brahic did splendid hitting.
"Paducah Dick" hit as well as he
pitched.
Had the Indian camp been sup
piled with the required number OF
outfielders there would have been no
need OF going over the nine innings.
Brahic struck out three in the
twelfth inning.
In spite of several accidents and
bad luck the Indians held on and
were coming strong at the finish. II
darkness had not caused a cessation
Of the struggle, IL would have been
a safe wager that the Indians would
have won out.
Brahic did not give a base on
balls and only hit one man. Barbour,
who took a slow one in the small OF
the back.
Talk about crlcket-the English
game which requires two or three
days to play a game.
KY -.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-17
NOTICE.

List of new subscribers added by the
East Tennessee Telephone Com.
pany To-day:
2Ai2-i-Pryor. d. C.. res. East
Ysiser avenue.
5p4-S-Roberts. y. r.. res. Hin
klevtlle road.
5bi-l-staniey. Mrs. Robert. res.
Hinklevlle road.
Kentucky theater. ~ Fifth.
1l19-a- Morris. J. II. saloon, 100
Broadway.
7p1-l-Pcnn. VIM. res, Husband
road.
Like other commodities telephone
service should be paid for according
to It's worth and value.
We have in the city over 5000
subscribers or five times as many as
the Independent company; outside
the city and within the county we
have G3 times as many subscribers as
the Independent company. Yet we
viii place a telephone in your resi-
dence at the same rate the lndepehd-
ent company, is supposed to charge.
and provide in addition. long dist
ance facilities which will enable you
to reach fifty million people from
your home
Call 800 for further Information.
EAST TENNESSEE. TELEPHONE
COMPANY
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Subcommittee Headquarters.

Louisville. KY, August IL The
primary subcommittee OF the Dem
ocratic state oommittee has secured
a suite of rooms on the eighth hoorof
the Seelbach in which headquarters
will be established Secretary Mott
Ayres will be in charge. He has gone
to the springs for few days but will
return in time to open headquarters
Monday. He will be assisted by three
stenographers.