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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

The the annual Christian Endeavor
convention will be held at Grand Rap
ids this week..on Thursday Friday and
Saturday also Sunday of the week fol-
lowing November 2l, %, 23, and "a
One thousand delegates and visitors
are expected. The convention head
quarters are at Park Congregational
Church. Messrs. Tuller and Meredith
of New York assisted by large
chorous choir will be in charge of the
Music And address by President
Francis +. Clark, ID. ID. L. l.. D., the
founder of Christian Endeavor An
address by VIM. Shaw, secretary of the
Worlds United Society The conven-
tion sermon Thursday night by Rev.
II. W. Gelston, ID. d. of Kalamazoo.
Evangelistic meetings for men. Evan
gelistic meetings tor women. Meetings
for Junior, intermediate, and Senior
works. Schools for members missions
union workers intermediates commit
tees and officers Denominational rail-
lies etc. etc. etc
W. 5. Vivian, Chairman
Press Committee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
ARCADIA GRANGE.

Arcadia Grange, No. 500 held regular
meeting Nov Is. Thirty-seven mem
bers were present. Ten officers w. NJ.
Peck presiding. A communication
from Bro. Horton regarding wire fence
was read and discussed. The Grange
decided to have Christmas tree, din
ner and program at the hall on that
day. Every one who wishes to help
make the sffair "A success is invited to
come bringing baskets filled with Xmas
heer Lecture hour opened with sing
ing America. Roll call brought a
response from nearly all present. Bro.
ID. ID. l.. Sharrar read the Governor S
thansgiving proclamation. Recitaitons
by Londra Godfrey. Margaret Sharrer
and Carl Titus Select reading by sis
ters Sharrar and Titus. Qnite an ami
mated discussion led by Bro. Wood
followed the question Should we al
ways speak the TRUTH Many interest
ing questions were answered Song,
Home Sweet Home, Penny March,
33 cts collected Receipts of the even
ing S46O. Fried cakes buttered pop
corn and new cider were served
Three sisters volunteered to furnish
treat Dec II.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20

), 0O0 900 hoxes each containing 80
pounds of apples. The fruit was
grown in 81 counties, those having
more than IS, 600 trees being Yakima.
/, 24s, COO; Chelan 4D0, 600: Spokane.
81, 100; Pierce, 260, 600; W hitmsn
or, 600; Cowlitz. l65. 600; ;Kinsap, l54, :,
900 Nv hatcom, 80, 600 Columbia 500 land
Thurston 10000 The crop would I'LL
1898 cars of 10000 pounds each or make
25O trains of 33 cars each. Laid end TO
end the boxes Is inches in length and
l2 inches high would stretch ZAP miles
and if piled up they would make a
shaft 94s miles high.
Packers do not pack in barrels in this
country. They are too unwieIdly.
Pine boxes ars used, and they reach
the growers and packers knocked
down 1.-The price being l2l cents each,
TO which must be added one cent for
mailing As rule pickers and pack
ers are paid by the day, the wage
scale. ranging from ~. % to S3 a day
though in some instances the pickers
are paid by the bo3 or the entire
orchard, which contain from so to lOs
trees 70 the acre The average cost of
picking packing aud package to the
grower is - cents bat it~is not unusual
for shipper or commission men to buy
the products of the orchard on the
trees paying from 81 60 Sl.25 a box
and doing all tho work.
1t is not in apples alone that Wash
ington has come to the front as a fruit
producing state Reports compiled by
state Fruit Commissioners Huntley and
submitted to GOV. Albert Il. Mead
show that IN addition to almost four
full townships of apple tree the state
had at the beginning Of last year 949,
299 plum ard prune trees s6, 495 peach
trees 500 633 pear trees 2I3 4a9 cherry
trees a06s9 apricot trees 1862 English
walnut trees 1875 almond trees and
6g3s ounce trees aud that thousands
OF trees have been planted since the
statistics were gathered for the fore
going statement
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
LOWER MAPLE DRAIN.

The project to dredge the lower
Maple river has been before the pro-
bate court of Ionia county and three
special commissioners have been appoint
ed to determine the necessity for that
part of the improvement within that
county. The way is entirely clear for
the work as far as the Ionia county
line, beyond which it is being held
up by protests from property owners,
who fear that they may suffer damage
if the project goes through.
We are informed that special COM
missioners will proceed to Ovid, from
which place they will take trip
down the river TO ascertain the condi.
tions along this part of its course.
The county drain commissioners Of
Ionia and Clinton county viii accom-
pany them, and Commissioner Potter,
of this county joins the party at Ban
mister.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20

gratitude and thsnkfulness fol. the con-
tinuance OF His Divine goodness
To acknowledge these blessings is en-
inently worthy of an intelligent and
enlightened people.
We have been remembered in mercy
during the past year. Our .harvests
have been abundant To reward the
labors of the husbandman aud supply
the wants of our people; our habita-
tions have been preserved in peace an q
our families have been protected from
full ejoyment of those civil, social and
religious rights and privileges the
way for which was paved by those
who established the custom OF observ-
ing Thanksgiving
Our Observance OF this day should
not be confined To our churches or
family firesides Ii the poor and needy
whom we always have with US, share
in orr abundance we can thank God
Win b'NAti 6loN' oAih tAtA W tANN J'f
of the family reunion
l respectfully recommend that the
people of the State suspend their busi-
ness avocations on that day thus set
apart for this grateful service and duty.
No business will ne transacted on
that day at any Of the Departments Of
the State Government.
In testimony whereof / hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of
the State to be affixed at Lansing this
seventh day Of November in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and seven and of the Independ
ence OF the United States Of America
the one hundred and thirty-second
Fred NJ Warner Governor.
BY the Governor,
George A. Prescott. Sec'y Of State.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20

Nothing has heen heard from James
Purdy, the stock buyer who disappear
ed from Sault Ste Marie several weeks
ago and the conviction is forcing itself
upon his frieds that he was murdered
for his money.
New light has been thrown on the sub
ject by the discovery that he left the
Crandell hotel in East Buffalo with
$1,000 in cash bound for the 500. 1t is
known that he received letter from
that point asking him to come there
to cattle deal and to bring the neces-
sary money in currency. He drew the
money frors.the Buffalo banks and left
Later he appeared at the 500 and
hired a livery to drive in the country.
The rig was returned but Purdy has
not been seen: and the police believe
the. letter he received in Buffalo was
a decoy TO get him to bring large
amount of money TO wild part of
the country, and rob and perhaps MUIR
der him.
Rohberies in various parts OF the
country in the last few weeks lead to
the belief that crooks are watching
with drawals of money from banks
and going after it, which makes 1t
extremely hazardous for people to
keep money on their persons or about
their houses.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
BUYS UP OLD CASTLES.

Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati,
president of the Ann Arbor and De-
troit, Toledo & Ironton railroads. is
rivaling-William Waldorf Astor in be-
coming the largest owner of historic
castles in Great Britain. Mr.. thinner
man has already acquired possession
of KylmoIe castle and Kimbolton castle
by purchasing mortgages placed there
on by either his son-in-aw, duke of
Manchester, or the dukes father Not
content with these two historic castles
he is now negotiating for the purchase
of the mortgages held on Tenderagee
castle and of Brampton house, the last
of the historic Mancheser estates IL
Is probable negotiations will be closed
this week and the deeds transferred to
Zimmerman, who is going to Eng
land.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20

country are rapidly being depleted and
the evil effect already point to timber
famine especially in the hard wood
supplies.
(2) That these conditions are EN-
phasized in the eastern and southern
states. especially in the mountain
countries
lS) That the effects of timber de-
mudation are seen in serious distur
Dances of our streams.
(4) That these conditions are sure
TO continue TO be aggravated in the fut-
ture.
(5) That public ownership or feder-
al and state action appear as the only
reliable and competent means OF stay
ing this serious mischief
(6) That such public or state and
federal action has proven satisfactory
both abroad and in our country as ap-
piled
Ii is therefore resolved; that this
meeting most heartily endorses the
policy of our administration with re-
gard to the forest resources.
That it approves of the plans of ex-
pending this policy in the acquisition
of the mountain districts both the APP
palacian and White Mountains, as far
as practicable, and this meeting there
fore memorializes the congressman OF
Michigan TO do all in their power to
further these projects
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
LANDSCAPE ARTIST HERE

Landscape Artist Simonds of Chicago
was in Alma Friday and in company
with Mayor King and Aldermen Cook
and Glass went over Wright Park with
view to perfecting plans for beautify-
ing same. Mr. Simonds made several
suggestions which will be embodied in
a letter and presented to the council
at their next meeting. Mr.. Simonds
reputation as landscape.artist is world
wide and the citizens of Alma will be
please to know that he has offered
several valuable suggestions looking
toward the beautifying of the-park.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
NAMES MUST BE REGISTERED

An act passed by the last leg stature,
considered as most wholesome by bust
ness men, is Act No. IL, which re-
quires that firm names be registered
no person shall hereafter carry on or
conduit or transact business in his state
under any assumed name, or under any
designation. name or style, corporate or
otherwise other than the real name or
names of the individuals owning con-
Quoting or transacting such business
i'm the Office of the county or-counties
in which such person or persons own
conduct or transact such business or
maintain an Office or place of business
certificate setting forth the name
under which such business owned is,
or is to be conducted or transacted and
the true or real name or names of per-
son or persons owing conducting or
transacting the same, with the home
postnflice address or addresses of said
person or persons.
The penalty clause makes the viola
tion of the .act pretty expensive. 1t
provides for fine of no less than S25
and no more than 500 or 30 days in
the county jail, but each day the bust
ness is conducted without filing the
crtiicate, is separate ofense.
The act took effect on September p.
Blanks are furnished by the state for
making certificate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
MONEY IN APPLES.

Apple pickers in Washington
orchards agree having the time Of the
their lives. The total acreage is near
the 100 GOO mark and the trees are
heavily laden and wages bigger than
ever before in the history Of the in
dustry. The crop Is etimated by grow
ers and inspectors TO be worth from
50. 600, GOO to $40, 900, coo this season,
and of this more than So 900. 000 viii
be paid for fruit packed for export.
The bulk of the crop is made up of
Spitzenburg, Newtown pippins. Vine
sap Jonathan and ohers winter varie-
ties, which can be shipped anywhere,
the chief districrts being the Yakima.
Wenatcrhee, Spokane and Prosser val
leys in the order named
Much of this fruit will be sent to
Atlaptic coast markets, and England,
France, Germany. Australia and the
Orient. New York, Boston and Chica-
go are the chief distributing points
east of tie Rocky mountains and from
these the jobbers and dealers in various
parts of the west. east and south are
supplied The big red apple is the
favorite of Americans and Australians,
while the Englishmen are fond of the
various varities of pippins, which
also have regulations in Denmark and
Sweden and other parts of Europe.
Stated commercially, the crop In
Washington this year is matter Of
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
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BUYS NEW STUDIO.

Mr. and Mrs c. E. Horn have pur-
hased the f. Bowman photograph stu
dio located at 305 Lake St Petoskey,
Michigan, and expects to take im-
mediate possession Mr.. Bowman's 5
studio has long had the reputation of
being one of the best in the resort
country, and its new owners will
without doubt maintain the reputa-
tion already established. The studio
at Petoskey will be in charge of Mrs.
c. E. Horn, while Mr., Horn will re-
main in Alma and continue the busi-
ness which they established some Is
months ago. The Horn studio in Alma
has required an emitable reputation
tor high grade work, and the people
of Petoskey and vicinity may rest as
sured that Mr. Bowman's successors
will maintain the reputation of the
studio for high class work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
REDUCE ELECTIONS .

Delegate Henry T. Walbridge has
submitted proposition to the consti-
tutionai convention to make the term
of county officers. with some excep-
tions, four years. and make the Office
holder ineligible to a second cnnsecu-
tive term
Nearly all county officers are ex-
elected TO second term, said Mr..
Walbridge, 'aud what is the use of
holding an election for county officers
every two yearsf Sheriff sand treasur-
ers can hold only four years consecu-
lively, anyhow. "
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
GRATlOT co. AUCTIONS.

Auctions. which have become by the
way, popular method OF disposing Of
farm stock, implements household
goods, etc. is rapidly reaching other
lines ana this week The Record an
nounces the sale of forty acres of land
at public auction. This farm is in
Emerson township full description OF
which will he found in the advertise
ment and will he offered for sale to the
highest bidder Saturday, Nov. Both.
Three other public auction notices of
which appear elsewhere in this issue,
will be held this week and next with
j. d. Helman as auctioneers
During the year ending October Ist
1907 Mr. Helman cried ~ sales His
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
.STARADDEDIOBANNER
Oklahoma Formally Admitted to
Union by RooseveIt's Procla.
ton OF Statehood.
WAS NO CEREM 0NY
Besides a Few Senator's There Were
Present at the Function Some Res
idents of the New State.

Nh Roosevelt does rot indorse the
very radical constitution of Oklahoma,
but bis duty under the act of congress
is to admit the new state when satisf-
ed that il has provided government
republican in form He will hand
the state over 60 Democratic officials
already chosen Political and section.
al consideration have always ruled in
the admission of states. At first south
ern and northern states were admitted
in pairs or alternately five of each
joining the union up to 1921 In that
year Missouri 5 admission marked the
movement westward The longest in
state making ended when Arkansnas
was admitted fifteen years later Mich
gan followed Then Florida and
Texas were Offset by Iowa and Wis
consin in 1913 brought the total up
TO eight northern and nine southern
states admitted and Texas had the
right to divide into four states,
right which will probably never be
claimed With 1850 began the sdmis-
sion OF debatable states California
was safely neiher southern nor north
ern Minnesota and Oregon, gave the
admitted northern states a majority of
one Kansas admitted January 1861
and been claimed both by slavery and
anti-slavery men, and men latter ana
won West Virginia was admitted as
war measure in 1893.
Since then no state has been admit
ted south of the line defined by the
Missouri compromise. Oklahoma is
the first in forty four years
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
MURDER IS CHARGED
Mrs. Sweeney or Connolly on
Trial For Killing
her Husband.
sELF-DEFENsE IS CLAIMED
Story of Degradation Which Ended
in Tragedy Told in Court
Opening Statement.

The Grand Rapids Hearld OF Tues
day morning had the following Fela-
tive to the Connolly trial nowin that
city. Mrs. Connolly will he remem-
bered as. Mrs Clara Bartlett of this
city and later as Mrs. George Hodg-
knson the Herald saws;
Self defence Will be the claim OF
Attorneys "A. A. Ellis and Bert Hayes
of Alma in their efforts to free Clara
Connoley of the charge OF numbering
James Sweeney or Connolly, her hus-
hand on August Is last in room on
Commerce street.
The fact was made clear in Attorney
Ellis remarks before the jury which is
to pass on the fate of the Connolly
woman, whose trial before Judge
Stuart in the Superior court began
yesterday. The jury was secreted at
1880 yesterday afternoon. IL is made
up Of David Collins. Andrew Campau
Henry O. Cotton Chester n. Wood
worth, Gilbert Flanders Phillip Gra-
ham. Charles G. Boomslitter, Uans
Plett. John Bayer. Elmer w. Miller,
Theron Forbes and Frank J. Hurt
Prosecuting Attorney Mcdonald
and his assistant John ~ Powers
are conducting the case for the people
In his opening remarks the prosecutor
explained the facts of the case briefly
and 10 the point He declared that
the shooting of Sweeney was done by
the woman on trial as the result of a
drunken row and asked the jury to
consider this phase of the affair.
Clara Connolly was in the court
room an listened intently to the words
of her attorney as he told of her early
life and her surroundings mp TO the
time of meeting the man for whose
murder she is being tried
She was dressed in deep mourning
and beside her sat Mrs T. NJ Bartlett
of-Alma. said to have been the woman
who adopted Clara Connolly when she
was six years old
The story which Attorney Ellis told
of the woman whom he is defending.
went back TO the time when the re-
spondent and her brother were left
alone in the world by, the death of
their parents. "At the age of 6,
continued the speaker Clara was
adopted by woman in Alma. When
she had reached the age of. II she mar
ried man by the name of George
Hodgekinson who is at present engaged
in the ice business at Alma -
Mr.. Ellis said that about 3 years ago
the couple had some domestic difficult
ties, resulting in Hodgekinson going
to Texas and latter in divorce.
Being good cook Clara Connolly
went out to work and finally came to
this city She found work in restau-
rant where she met the man who after
wards became her husband.
Sweeney, the speaker declared was "A
good looking fellow, well built, good
musician .and pleasing entertainer.
He soon won the heart of Clara and
the e-proposed marriage which PROPOSE
tion was readily accepted " Then fol-
lows accoout of the crime and tie
causes which led up to the shooting
and account of which appeared in the,
Record at the tine. The case will
probably occupy the attention of the
court for some days.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION

TO the People of the State of Mich
gan Greeting:
In accordance with we'll establish
ed custom, l, Fred NJ. Warner, Cover
nor of the State of Michigan do hereby
set apart Thursday. November twenty
eighth, nineteen hundred seven, as
Thanksgiving Day
A people who have been as highly
favored as those of Michigan, in all
that makes them free independent and
prosperous may well, upon one day in
each year assemble to return their
thanks for these blessings to Almighty
God.
II is our duty TO render tribute Of
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
GOOD INVESTMENT

The J. & p. Coates company Ltd.
manufacturers of thread will declare
a dividend of SIS, 2sO, 625, and il found
it necessary to raise the price of
thread cent spool last year. The
dividend is 20 per cent and an addi-
tional bonus of 10 per cent for the
stockholder. The fiscal year ended
June 30 The dividend will be an
nouncd at the annual meeting to be
held in Paisle, Scotland, where the
main plant Of the company is located.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20

The Gratiot County Poultry and Pet
Stock association will hold its annual
show at Ithaca. Dec 1920 inclusive.
Liberal cash prizes will be offered and
in addition to those lao special prizes.
Sharp Butterfeld, one Of the best
known poultry judges has been secur-
ed. If interested apply TO the secre-
tary, e. J. Mccall, Ithaca, Mich. for
premium list
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised list for the week ending
Nov I6 1907 Miss Griffith Brown,
II. B. Chandler Esq. Mrs. Bertha
Ellsworth, McHenry Galley, Raymond
A. Garrison. Mrs. Margaret, Joslin,
Henry Kinkater. Minnie Lessin, Ma
trimony Correspondence Club, Mary
Shupe. The above if not called for
will be sent to the Dead letter office
December 2nd. 1907.
G. +. Brown, Postmaster.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
SAD NEWS AWAITS A HUNTER

j. Grubaugh OF Pompeii, is deer
hunting in the upper peninsula. una
ware of the fact that his 6-months-old
son is dead and buried Gruhaugh left
home just before the opening of the
deer season with "A party from Pompeii
and vicinity and is supposed to be near
Seney although three kilograms sent to
that place remain undelivered The
baby took sick the last of the week
and died suddenly Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20

success as an auctioneer is a ttributed
10 his fifteen years experience, coupled
with the fact that in all cases he pro-
tects the interest of the bid der as well
as the owner of the proper ty being
sold Mr.. Helman came to Gratiot
County fifteen years ago and has ac-
quired the reputation of being one Of
Central Michigan's most popular auc
tioneers. The Record makes terms
and dates for Mr. HeIman who guar
antees his work to give satisfaction in
all cases
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
HUsKlNo BEE.

The sugar beet has crowded ont the
Indian corn. Ii is almost impossible
for farmers to get anyone to huslx corn
nowadays Mrs +. J. Wiley was
one of these unfortunates so several
of her friends came last Saturday, the
10th, and husked and hauled in nearly
all of her corn crop.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
PR|M AIRY MONEY
Gratiot County Gets Neat Sum
of $34.002 From
the State.
CITY OF ALMA SHARE s2,33G.
Apportionment OF Other Townships
in County-8 .523 Children of
School Age Worth 81 Each

The apportionment of primary school
money for Gratiot county was received
Monday. The apportionment includes
s, 525 OF school age who draw 81 per
capita making total OF S34, 092 Itha-
ca has 5sl in the apportionment and
gets -, 1886.
The following is the spportionment
OF each township in the county and
the amount apportioned:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20

The farm residence of Charles Kerr,
half mile east of Ashley. burned this
afternoon. Only few household goods
were saved The loss is about 50, OO0,
rarity insured. The fire started from
stove.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
SCHOOL REPORT.

School report of Wright district, No
4, township of Pine River, for the
month ending Nov. 8 Number of days
taught 20 number pupils enrolled "a ;
average daily attendance. 27. Those
neither absent nor tardy we're: Willie
Wright, John Wilk, Bernice Adams
Helen Wright Mary Mills Ests johnson
and Edna Wilk
Estella Edwards Teacher
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20

Charles Sullivan viii sell at auction
Friday, December 9th, six horses,
eight cows, seventy sheep and lambs,
besides other stock and general line
CT farm implements. J. ID. Helman is
the auctioneer Sale called at 10 a m.
Read the advertisement
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
AUCTION SALES

Monday November % J. d. Helman
the suctioneer will sell I'm j. G. Run
dio at his farm located two miles east
of Ferris Center or one and one-half
miles west and two miles south of Elm
Hall on what Is known as the Pang-
horn farm A large list of stock farm
implements etc etc This sale CO.
mences at 10 a. m. with free lunch
at noon. Remember the date. The
Record advertised this sale.