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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01
STEPPING 70 THE FRONT.
This Wednesday Morning Uncle
Sans Representatives Com
menced Delivering Mail.
CARRIERS IN GRAY UNIFORMS
Four Deliveries a Day in the Business
Section. Two in the Residence
Portion Of the City.

To the untiring efforts of Postmaster
c. +. Brown, assisted by the rapidly in
creasing business interests OF the city,
through which increased business. the
earnings of the Office have been brought
to the point where free mail delivery
was possible. the citizens of Alma are
experiencing today, the pleasure of hay
ing their mail delivered directly TO their
door and by so doing the city of Alma is
advanced long way in the rapid strides
she is making, and through which she is
already known as the hustling city OF
Central Michigan.
The growth of the postofice in Alma
is significant of the growth of the city
and that it has rapidly forged to the front
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01
ODD FELLOWS AT BELDING.

A good sized bunch of Alma people,
members of the Odd Fellow and Rebekah
lodges, accepted the invitation extended
by Belding and there were seventy tickets
sold here last Friday morning. The new
uniform rank, the cantons, accompanied
the lodge and they looked very neat in
their new uniforms. The railroad had
provided good comfortable coach and
the trip was enjoyed by all. AT Edmore
there were seventy more tickets sold
The Belding Hotels were filled with
delegates from all over Mt Calm couety.
The Alma lodge was the only one from
outside the county, and were honored by
being iasked to do the degree work.
Lunches were served in the churches,
the Congregational tladies taking the
Alma people in charge and proving to
them that Belding ladies could put up a
royal repast. The silk mills created con-
siderable interest and the Alma delegates
had the opportunity to go through one.
in punches of fifteen. In the morning
there was a business meeting III the
Opera House: officers were elected and II
was decided 10 meet al Greenville the
coming year. After church there was
good speaking in the Opera House with
much good music in evidence. The
meeting adjourned at three O'Clock and
the first degree was conferred by the
Alma staff. The .Edmore staff did the
degree work for the Rebekahs. Alto
gether the trip was both agreeable and
instructive and brought out the excellence
of the Alma lodge.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01

Contractor, Builder, and President Of
the Alma Grain and Lumber Co.
as one of the hustlers Of this community.
Twice elected president of the village, a
contractor and builder who has erected
most of our larger buildings, he is known
as a man who, to use the expression, can
make good.
Messrs. Mccormick and Naldrett are
both residents of Ithaca. and recognizing
the fact that Alma is the coming city,
have backed their faith with their money
and will be actively identified with Alma
and her citizens. Both of the above
gentlemen re thorough going business
men and the citizens OF this city bid them
a hearty welcome.
Messers. l.. A. Sharp and A. W.
Wright are both TO well known through
out this section for any word of COM
mendation from citizen Of Alma. Suf-
fee to say that the fact that these gentle
men are Unidentified with the new con-
cern, gives it, were it needed, a standing
in the financial world second to none Of
its kind in the state.
The RECORD congratulates the new
company on the bright prospect for fut-
ure business and predicts that the organi-
zstion Of the Alma Grain < Lumber Co.,
will prove OF inestimable value to the
citizens Of this section of the Saginaw
Valley.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01
STEPS TO RIGHT LIVING.

Our citizens will find on sale al the
drug stores OF Chas. Rhodes and Geo. +.
Sharrar a book entitled Steps to Right
Living The work is a compilation Of
quotations compiled by members of the
College Kindergarten class of 1907 and
1905. and is well worthy Of place in any
library. The arrangement of the book is
unique, there being a quotation for every
day in the year, each of the twelve
months being arranged by itself preceded
by title page, showing a pen drawing
illustrative Of the season of the year, in
which the month occurs. The book is
tastily bound and for gift OF any other
purpose cannot be exceied. You miss il
il YOU do not own one.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01
IMPORTANT TRANSFER.
Alma Roller Mills. Electric Light.
ing and Tinker & Hannah
Plants Absorbed.
GEO. S. YOUNG us PRESIDENT
Company Capitalized at 100000.
Take Possession OF the Various
industries Today.

The Board of Trade of this city are
hustling for additional manufacturing
enterprises, and are supported in their
efforts by the citizens and taxpayers.
That the gentlemen comprising the Board
of Trade are doing good and effective
work cannot be gainsayed, but while this
is fact, our citizens, independent OF
any concerted action are bringing about
new deals and new enterprises that mean
everything to the prosperity and growth
OF our city. Among these deals OF recent
date is that of the Alma Realty Company,
which purchased the Opera House and
Bahlke Blocks and already have gang
of men at work, making extensive re-
pairs on the interior of the first named
purchase. The sub division TO the city
now being plated, and pu; in shape for
residences purposes, one by G. 5. Youngs,
and one by lothian Allen, are bound to
beautify and enhance the real estate hold
ings in both the north and south portion
of the city. But while these and many
other deals have been made this spring,
other forces have been al work, and Sat
urday the deal was closed which takes
over TO a stock company the Alma Roller
Mills, The Electric Light Plant and the
Tinker & Hannah Planning Mill and Lum-
Der yard. The company is organized as
follows:
President-Geo. 5. Young.
Vice President-W. 7. NaldTett.
Secretary-H Henry McC Cormack.
treasurer. A. Sharp.
The above named gentlemen with Mr..
A. w. Wright, constitute the directors OF
what will be known as the Alma Grain
& Lumber Co The company have pur-
chased the entire water power and right
OF fowage, including dam and pond and
will at once commence business on a
scale commensurate with the needs OF the
growing city.
To the Roller Mills and elevator an ex-
tensive beanery will be added, while
through the means OF the elevator the
new company propose 10 make Alma
grain market, second to none in the state.
The new concern anticipate doing an ex-
tensive seed business, catering to the
needs of the people of this entire section
of country.
At the Tinker * Hannah plant exten'
sive additions will be made a complete
line of general builders supplies con
stantly carried in stock. The lumber
yards will be re-stocked and i'm addition
thereto a large and extensive wood and
coal yard added.
The Alma Grain * Lumber Co. is com
posed of men known throughout this sec
ton as men Of business enterprise anc
integrity. The president, George s
Young, has for % years been resident
OF Alma. and has always been recognized
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01
HIGH SCHOOL WINS.

Alma High School won from Ithaca
High School in good game of ball last
Saturday with p fair sized bunch of fans
in the bleachers. While the score was
high and rather one sided the game was
interesting and not at all full of errors.
There were no long hits. The day was
a typical base ball day, with little or no
wind. Ithaca brought over quite dele
CATION of rooters. Young on second
played the star game while Tibbets in
the box and Adams behind the bat
come in for their share of the credit. The
line up of the two teams was as follows:
ALMA ITHACA
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01
IMPORTANT MEETING.

The call for meeting of all those
women interested in the formation of a
Civic Improvement Association in Alma
is sent ont by Mrs. J. II. Lancashire, who
will preside on that day. The meeting,
as announced in these columns last week
will be held in the parlors OF the Wright
House at ) O'Clock on Thursday, May 2,
and it is hoped that the attendance will
be large.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01
RIVERDALE SCHOOLS.
The schools of Our Neighboring Village
Are In a Flourishing Condition.

The schools OF Riverdale consists of ten
grades and are under the efficient man
agement Of Prof. Lyon and his assistant,
Mrs. Kinney. There are eighty pupils
enrolled and the best Of work is being ac-
complished as shown by the rigid exami-
nation held. The schools hold their
graduating exercises June and are plan
ming an event full Of interest to the
patrons Of the district.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01
$500 SCHOLARSHIP

Mrs. Helen Smith Deming Of Detroit
endows a perpetual scholarship in Alma
College. II is to be known as the NJ. 5.
Smith Scholarship. The income there
from is to be applied toward the tuition
Of some worthy young lady from Detroit
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01
NE v AUTOMOBILES.
DR.. J. h. Lancashire and Cashier
Moore Have Received
New Automobiles.

DIR. J. II. Lancashire new touring car,
No. go Packard, is beauty, and rep
resents the whole effort of the Packard
factory for the season of 'o7 as did the
No 81 of last season. 1t is similar TO
last seasons model, but il is more power
full, longer, of rrore luxurious body de-
sign and presents several detail in-
provements. The tonneau is roomy, the
body very rakish in appearance and
graceful in its length. The new machine
has roller, universal joints in the propel
Ter shaft, heated fabrication system, hot
water -jacketed carburator, hydraulic
throttle governor, ignition by Eisemann
magnetic, use of the d. w. +. ball bear
ings throughout the car, with exception
of the motor crank shaft, and much small
Ter detail continues as standard construc-
ton. It's motor has four cy finders, YER
teal bore, S inches; stroke, 81 inches;
80 horsepower, European Rating. The
crank is of aluminium, and in three sec
tons. DR.. Lancashire has the finest
machine in Alma and one of the finest
in the state. The cost was, in good round
numbers, about $4,000. The car was
brought up the state from Detroit last
week, the party consisting Of Misses
Harriet and Helen Lancashire, DR.. J. II.
Lancashire and c. d. Bell The trip
was a most delightful one throughout.
The DR.. has secured a competent Chauffeur
to care for his new purchase.
Mr.. Geo. Moore has also purchased a
fine new machine, a Cadillac model NJ.
/ Victoria. Mr.. Moore went TO Detroit the
latter part of last week and the machine
was brought back by himself and the
demonstraior. The trip took nine hours.
The new Car cost approNimating $1,000,
equipmemnt included. The motor is a
ten horse power, single cylinders, FIVE
inch stroke, tread 50 inches, wheels 90
inches, wheel base % inches, tires 5ox3 =
inches, weight 1850 pounds length 9.ieei
7 inches, width 5 feet inches, heighth s
feet inches. The axles have tubular
ball front and Hyatt roller gear. The
mud shields are large The car is a
specially made one with running board
and special upholstery. The top is oi
full leather, The lamps are the Gray *
Davis, for either oil or Acyieline gas.
Floyd Glass has purchased the machine
formerly owned by Convis * Convis
B. Forquer has purchased the Cadillac
model B. machine formerly owned by
Geo. Moore.
Several others state that they will have
new machines.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01
BALLOON ASCENSION.

The business men of Alma have made
arrangements for balloon ascension
and parachute drop to take place Satur-
day afternoon. May 4th, at which time
Prof. III. /. Hazard of Lansing, Mich,
will give one of his thrilling torpedo
shot ascensions. with parachute drops.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01
NIPPON ART co.

The store room recently vacated BY
Convis & convie has been rented by the
Nippon Art Co. who has installed line
Of japanese goods. which they are Offering
al Auction every afternoon at ? O'Clock
and every evening at Z.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01
SALE OF HOJSE AND LOT.

The Club Real Estate Agency report
the sale of house and lot belonging to
Mrs. Rebecca Humphrey to Caleb
Howell and Lloyd Campbell of this city.
Consideration $3.50.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
CANVASS VOTES
VARDAMAN AND WILLIAMS BOTH
CLAIM ELECTION.
INTEREST IS AT FEVER HEAT
Rumors of Destroyed Ballots and
Lost Ballot Boxes Found to &c
Without Foundation.

Jackson, Miss. The democratic
State executive committee meets
here Thursday at noon for the
purpose of c~anvassing the returns and
of declaring the result of the recent
primary held in this state for United
States senator and state officers. So
close is the race in the senatorial con-
test that interest is at fever heat, and
all sorts of conjectures are made as to
what Thursday will bring forth.
For the last day or two there have
been all sorts of rumors of destroyed
ballots and lost ballot boxes, but when
traced down these reports have been
found to be without foundation. 1t
was said that a lot of ballot boxes in
Copiah county, that gave James K.
Vardaman a majority of 251 over Con-
gresham John Sharp Williams in the
senatorial, contest, have been burned
by the secretary of the county execu-
tive committee, Wednesday night GER
tilted that it was not so, and that
every precinct has been counted and
that every ballot was safe in the hands
of the proper officials.
The meeting Thursday promises to
be sensational, there being some pre-
dictions that trouble will arise in the
event that any compromise measures
were resorted to.
Both candidates are claiming that 4
canvass of the vote will show their
Observation-Disclosures by a bare major
ity, while Williams friends claim it by
at least 1000.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
CLEVELAND LABOR CONTEST,
Builders Advertise for Men; Unions
Claim There Are Plenty.

Cleveland, Ohio-The Builders
ers Exchange and the United Trades
and Labor Council are engaged in a
contest Of a peculiar nature.
The builders are advertising for men
to come TO Cleveland, and say rnat all
classes Of labor are needed in and
around the city, while the union
openly charges the builders with try
ing to bring cheap labor to the city.
The leaders Of the unions assert
that there is plenty of labor of ali
classes in Cleveland seeking employ
ment, and that the builders need only
to pay the prevailing rate of wage to
secure all the help they want.
1t is charged by builders that unions
have retarded the growth of the city
by their tactics, while the union men
say that the builders are responsible
for the backwardness of the city by
trying to make it a cheap city, and so
the contest continues.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
How to Cover JeIlies.

There are three methods in common
use:
1. Dip a round of paper in either
alcohol or brandy, lay this On top of
the jelly as soon as it is cold, then
put the tin cover of the glass over the
top.
2. Dip a round of paper in slightly
beaten white of egg; cover the glass
with this and press down over the
glass till the paper adheres closely.
For this method the paper must be
large enough to overlap the top of the
glass at least half an inch on all sides.
8. Cover the jelly when cold with
melted paraffin wax, having the wax a
quarter of an inch thick, as it con
tracts when cold and if too thin a por-
ton of the jelly will be left uncovered.
The wax melts at a very low tempera-
ture, SO that if put in a cup and the
cup placed in hot water for a few
minutes it will be liquid enough to
use.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
French Tomato Salad.

This is rather a novelty in salads,
and one that is generally liked:
Peel and chop fine two small apples
and two medium-sized onions. Take
six or eight tomatoes, peel and chop
about half of them, mixing the pulp
with the apples and onions. Rub a
few breadcrumbs on a Glove of garlic,
and add them to the salad, also two
cold boiled potatoes, which have been
sliced and chopped. Add to the salad
a tablespoonful of vinegar, two of oil.
and a little powdered sugar, salt and
pepper. Mix all thoroughly together,
and let stand, about an hour. Cut the
remainder of the tomatoes in slices,
and also two hard-boiled eggs, and
arrange on the top of the salad, which
may be garnished with nasturtium
flowers and leaves if liked.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
STRIKE IA SPREAD.
swltchmen and Yardmen OF Colorado
& Southern Seek Increase.

Denver, Colo.-The strike Of the
switchmen and yardmen on the
Colorado & Southern railroad contin-
ues. and each day the situation be-
comes more complicated.
Grievance committees for yardmen
on the Denver & Rio Grande and 9TH
err roads are in the city, and, IL is said
they will present demands for an in
crease Of 2 cents per hour.
There has been some talk OF Chair
mar Martin A. Knapp of the interstate
commerce commission and Charles P.
Neill, commissioner of labor, coming
to the city to offer their services in
an effort to bring about a settlement,
but nothing definite in regard to this
can be learned.
1t is freely predicted that the strike
will spread to other roads in a short
time unless a settlement is effected
soon.
Many large mines have shut down
as a result of the strike and others
are preparing to do likewise If the
strike continues.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
ARKANSAS EDITOR KILLED.
Is Found Dead on the Sidewalk at z
O'Clock in the Morning.

Helena. Ark. M. Scott, city
editor of the Helena World, was
found dead on the sidewalk Sunday
morning at 2 o'clock. Two bullets
had entered his head.
A month ago an attempt was made
to kill Mr.. Scott. He was attracted
to the rear of his office by a noise,
and on approaching to ascertain the
cause of the noise, two shots were
fired at him. He began firing in re-
turn and his a%ssailants fled. 1t is gen.
orally believed the killing was due to
a personal quarrel, and that it had no
connection with the crusade of the
World on the police department some
months ago, which forced the resigna-
ton of the chief OF police, who after
ward attempted TO commit suicide.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
YANKEE BOYS TRIUMPH.
MacQuiston Brothers Capture Tennis
Championship of Mexico.

Chicago, III. - Director Stage, of
the University of Chicago, has re-
ceived word from the City of Mexico
of the victory of the MacQuiston
brothers in the tennis championship
of Mexico, recently held in the cap
ital city. Paul MacQuiston, a former
University of Chicago star, who was
the western intercollegiate champion
in 1899, won the singles, and with his
brother Harvey, who was the western
intercollegiate champion in 1898, won
the doubles. Harvey also was a noted
Maroon. Both of them won the dou-
bles in 1898.
They stated they would invade the
States next year and would play in all
the local tournaments about Chicago.
They probably will play in the ma
tional championship as well.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Long Night Session Held.

After devoting all the forenoon session
to finding out the status of the two can
didates for Senator and so declaring, the
executive committee resumed session in
the afternoon and with little loss of time
proceeded to ascertain the result of the
voting for Governor. While there were
only three men whose standing could be
affected by the committees research, it
was of course necessary to 60 all through
the list of the six after getting the fig
ures from all but three of the counties,
which were Grenada, Kemper and Smith,
and taking the unofficial figures for
them the three leading candidates con-
senting to this procedure, the committee
found that the candidates stood as fol-
lows: E. F. Noel, 29,380; Earl Brewer,
28,111; Charles Scott, 26,941; T. U. Sis
son, 2o,107; jeff Truly, 1851, and E. N.
Thomas, 1894.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
MAY MEAN PRISON
ROCKEFELLER Is MENAcED BY
IMPRISONMENT IN OIL FIGHT.
s114. 100000 IN FINES POSSIBLE
Standard Is Under Indictment In Five
Federal Districts-LaW Says
Imprisonment.

Washington, d. C.-With q fine of
SIS, 240,000 hanging over its Golfers,
the Standard Oil company, either by
that name or the name of n Of the
many companies owned by it, is under
indictment in five federal districts, and
it is possible for judges to impose fines
amounting to STA, 760, 000-which is
more than the capital stock Of the par
ent corporation. And over the head of
John d. Rockefeller hangs the menac
of Imprisonment.
John D. Rockefeller, If it can be
| proved that he had anything to do with
the transactions that form the basis of
the nine indictments still pending at
| Chicago, can be fined and imprisoned.
He has not had an immunity bath, SO
| far as those nine indictments are con-
| cerned. He got immunity 81 far as
the one indictment and all it's counts
under which Judge Lands levied the
fine of $29, FAC 900.
If found guilty, Mr.. Rockefeller could
be fined not less than $1,000 and i'm
prisoned for whatever time the judge
might deem sufficient punishment. But
there would have to be imprisonment,
because the law says, "and imprison
ment," not cor Imprisonment" There
would be no discretion of the judge.
He would have to impose imprison-
ment sentence, even if it was for only
ten minutes, as Judge Munger once
sentenced men found guilty of fencing
in the public lands.
How many Indictments have been
brought under state statutes CANNOT De
as~certained here, but it is believed
that the number runs into the hun
dreds. No state has provided as high
penalties as are specified in the inter-
state commerce law. In nearly all
state statutes there is a provision for
bidding a company once convicted re
naming in business within the limits
of the state. In Ohio the Valentine
antitrust law says that the company
| violating it shall be dissolved.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Pretty Curtain Effects.

A pretty way to arrange bedroom
window curtains is this: The uppe
sash it hung with a dainty Powered
muslin, and the lower with a flmy
madras. Both are simple sash cur
tains and thus will be easily laun-
dered. The colored curtain is pro-
tected from the light by the shade,
which is usually drawn to the middle
of the window. For this reason the
colored curtain will not be liable to
fade.
The colored curtain is much prettier
if ruffled with white. This scheme
gives a charming touch of color at
the windows, but admits of the use
of the sash curtain as a screen for
the lower part of the window.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Nearly chokes on Own Teeth.

Warsaw, Ind.-Charles Shelter, a
fourteen-year-old boy, at a bowling
alley here, 'coughed up" his front
teeth and escaped strangulation by a
narrow margin. A careless player
scattered the pins while the boy was
still setting them up, and one hit him
in the mouth, knocking out all his
front teeth. Some went down his
throat, and only a violent fit of cough
ing saved him.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Fruit Creams.

Any sort of fruit may be used for
these. Stewed apples are particular
ly nice. also gooseberries, rhubarb, or
any of the berry or stone fruits in sea-
son. Stew the fruit in the usual way
with a little water and sugar; when
quite tender, mash well and pass it
through a coarse sieve. When per-
fectly cool, half FILL custard or jelly
glasses with the sweetened pulp. Beat
up the whites of two eggs to a firm
froth, whisk separately a gill Of cream,
mix both together and sweeten to
taste; flavor with a drop or two Of
vanilla If liked; put some OF the
cream on top of each glassful of fruit
pulp. and hand round with ice waters,
or fingers of sponge cake.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16

: 1t is almost an axiom that no strike
can succeed which has not public sym.
patty on it's side. The leaders of two
recent strikes in New York must have
forgotten this, for it is hard for the
public to sympathize with men who
let the garbage of a great city rot in
the streets and breed disease, or with
men who prevent the sufferers in the
tenement-houses from getting ice.
The wise leader is the one who first
makes sure that he has a just cause,
and then let's the public know all
about it.