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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10
No Bail for Hamilton.

OLYMPIA, June 10.-No effort was
made today to furnish bail for Ortis
Hamilton, SO the state filed no addi-
tional charges against the former ad-
jutant general
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10
Buy Your
SChran
Fruit Jars
At
ChaS Patterson &CO
PTS S1.00; OTIS, $1.25; POT. $3.50
Brotherhood Building.
PTS s1.oo; OTIS, SIPS; Pot. $3.50

Built entirely of logs, joined together
with wooden pegs, a replica of North
Finland and Alaskan homes, is the Arc
tic Brotherhood building at the Seattle
exposition The building is to be used
as a club house for Alaskan students
at the University of Washington after
the fair.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10

Are you ready to receive the Chicago
visitors tomorrow morning. Are you
willing to extend them an invitation to
inspect your home front and back. If
not you have not performed your duty
as a respecting citizen of Walla
Walla but have time to redeem. your
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10

The report places liabilities at $685.
cent of the claims.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
The GIRL FROM U. S. A.

In The Girl From U. 5. A the
theatre goer is treated to a story of in
trigue and crime. of love and revenge
that grips with tenacitv that is
zolaesque in its intensity But the
morbid element by no means is allow
ed to dominate; it is dispelled by
racv comedy and healthy action and
the announcement brings hapDiness to
the wronged and punishment to the
wrongdoer. This musical comedy
drama will be presented by an ex-
cellent company of singers and actors
at the opera house on Friday evening.
September "a One of the strong
features of the performance is the
shapely and pretty costumed chorus.
every member of which is trained
singer and dancer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23

W. II. Long graduate of Alma
College and a man with many friends
In this city. has accepted a call as
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
at Mt. Pleasant. In speaking OF the
reception rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Long
in that CITY last week. The Central
Michigan Times said: THE recen-
tion rendered Rev. and Mrs. Long in
the parlors of the Presbyterian church
WEDNESDAY evening was verv pleasant
occasion, and enjoyed by large portion
of the membership of that society and
many of other denominations Prof.
John Kelly and wife and Ralph
Doughty and wife we're ia the receiv-
ing line with Mr.. and Mrs. Long. and
everv one was impressed by the cor
dialitv and the friendly spirit which
prevailed the entire evening. Re-
freshments were provided for all and
an evening passed that was truly a
pleasure Mr.. and Mrs. Long must
feel that thew are among friends.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
millinery DISPLAYS
Now Show All The Latest FddS in
Styles, Shapes and COlOrS.

Alma's millinery establishments are
this week showing their fall and
winter stvles of ladies wear. Mrs
Gaffney's display was opened to the
public Monday morning and continues
throughout the week, Mrs Hum
phrev's commenced this morning and
continues until Saturday night
H. Con wav in Living or Dead once
said: "A peer is an ancient OF birth but
a milliner is a gift from above. and
in referring TO the above statement the
Lansing Republican says: "Truthfullv
did he speak for in this day and age
millinery has become more ohe of the
arts. There is nothing more beautiful
than beautiful millinery and nothing
so positively necessary to make woman
beautiful.
Milliners and others who have had
an opportunity of seeing the new stvles
in millinery say that never have they
been so exquisite and graceful. The
styles are not so extreme or severe
as to be awkard and unbecoming, as
have some of them been in the past
few seasons, but are generally striking
and becoming. Everything is fur and
feathers. Other materials are used
but these are most in demand. The
shapes are both large and small. the
more dressv hats being large and the
tailored one is smaller. The large
shapes threatened for time to crowd
out the smaller ones but the small
ones are holding their place now. The
high crowned turbans are the most
fashionable of the smaller hats.
The general effect of everything
fashionable is shaggy, the more
shaggy the better. Hats made entirely
of fur. marabou, beaver and other
rough. fluffy materials, or velvet.
suede, kid or chamos skin. are the
best and most Fashionable. Autumn
flowers with golden rod effects add to
the beauty of the millinery stores at
the present time
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
HOUGHION LAKE FISH.
Or. J. N. Day Secures One Hundred
and Two Pounds lin loo
Minutes.

Talk about fish, and fish stories, it
has been left to one of Alma's citizens
To not only tell the story hut deliver
the goods. One day last week DR.. j.
n. Day had a professional call TO
Roscommon county, near the shore of
Houghtnn lake, and after seeing his
patient. he had two and half hours to
spare before starting the return trip
and friend invited him to spend the
time in search of fish. proposition
which was quickly accepted.
During the time spent on the fishing
ground 2S beautiful specimens of bass
waleyed and grass pike were landed in
the boat. The 2S weighing 102 pounds
gross. The doctor brought the fish
home with him and G. Z. Horn, the
photographer. has a picture of them.
taken on the lawn at the doctors resi-
denCe. The writer was remembered
with 519 pound bass, while others
of the Alderman friends were given
an opportunity to enjov Houghton lake
fish for their SUNDAY dinner.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
1T WAS HIS MOVE, and HE WENT.

Last Thursday Deputy Sheriff Cas-
well of St. Louis, upon request of Branch
county authorities, 'arrested party
answering TO the name of Heinz. The
prisoner was brought to Alma and
placed in the city Jail some time that
afternoon, where at about three O'Clock
he was interviewed by one of onr city
attorneys. At about $50 upon entering
the Jail the cell was found to be empty
and the prisoner gone He had succeed
ed in making bis escape by wrenching
a rod loose from the cot in the cell by
the aid of which it is supposed that he
succeeded in removing the lock from
the door, after which his escape was
comparatively easy. The gentleman was
a nervy proposition as he is said to have
been seen around the city until 900 p.
M but kept himself concealed from the
officers who were in search of him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
NOW NINE HOURS A Day
A New Law Just Gone Into Effect
That is Stitf.
AND THE PRISON DOOR YAWNS
Read The Law Carefully and Act According to
It's Provisions.

The new state law which took effect
September regarding the employment
of women, and boys under Is years OF
age in factories, mills, workshops,
stores and other places has aroused
much discussion regarding its provis-
ions. and a publication of its essential
features will be of interest to most
people. Section of Act No. 2S5 says:
mo males under the age of Is years
and no females shall be employed in
any factory, mill warehouse, work
shop or millinery establishment or
any place where the manufacture OF
any kind of goods are prepared for
manufacturing, or in any Laundry,
store or shop or any other mercantile
establishment, for period longer
than an average OF nine hours in
dav or fftv-four hours in any week
nor more than ten hours in any one
day: Provided however. that the pro-
visions of this section in relation to
the hours of EMPLOYMENT shall not ap-
plv to nor affect any person engaged
in preserving perishable goods in fruit
and vegetable canning establishments.
No female under the age of 1S shall
be employed in any manufacturing
establishment between the hours of
six O'Clock o. m. and six a. m. No
child under the age f rs shall be en-
ployed in any manufacturing estab-
lishment. workshop, mine or messen-
ger service in this state between the
hours of six O'Clock D. IN. and six
clock a. M. ecxept as a messenger
for a Telegraph or telephone company
or in the postal service of the United
States -
The provisions of the act are plain
and state labor commissioner or his
deputy are clothed with sufficient
power to enforce the new law. Pen
atty for violation of the law is "A fine of
not less than ten dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars. or by imprison-
ment for not less than ten nor more
than ninety DAYS, or bv both fine and
imprisonment in the discretion of
the court.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
DEATH Of MRS. SHARP
Occurred Saturday, September 18Th,
at IL O'clock Noon.
PROMINENT IN MUSIC CIRCLES
Sickness Dated From The College Commence.
ment Dinner of 1905.

For weeks our citizens have known
Sharp. but the announcement of her
death. which occurred last Saturday.
was, no less shock to our citizens.
Ill of whom had hoped that medical
skill coupled with the assistance of
trained nurses would.be able TO re-
store her to health. but it was not TO
he and she passed way as above
stated Saturday, September Is, at
about the noon hour.
Emma Whyland was born in Troy,
New York. August 10. 1856 Her
early life was spent In Troy and
Rochester. where she was an active
and honored member of Rochester
Musical clubs. Mrs. Sharp was
pupil of Rivarda of New York and
was an accomplished musician whose
services were always ir great demand.
December 25th, 1889. Miss Whyland
was united in marriage to our towns
m an, Mr.. l.. A. Sharp and with him
came to Alma in 1889 and has since
made this city her home. Mrs.
Sharp was devoted member of and
an active worker. in the Bantist
church of this city where she will be
greatly missed. Enjoying good health
and taking active part in the social
and musical life of our city until
June. 1905 when following that MEM
orable banquet at the college COM
mencement. she was stricken with
typhoid fever from the effects OF
which she never fully recovered, death
being the result of organic troubles.
which followed in the trail of that
dread disease.
The funeral services were held at
the home on State street Monday
afternoon and was in charge of DR..
r. S. Moscript of Rochester. n. Y,
assisted by DR.. Clizbe, of this city,
The music consisted of two selections
80. Holy Savior Friend Unseen and
Jerusalem the Golden were rem
dered by a quartet consisting of Mr..
and Mrs. d. L. Johnson, Miss Loretta
Clum and Mr. Leon Stinhchomb Fol-
lowing the services the remains were
conveyed to the hearse bv Messrs. X.
H. Wilcox, Francis King. Z. b.
Soule, Nelson Fullerton and Prof j.
T. Ewing, and the funeral cortege
proceeded to Riverside cemetery where
interment took place. Besides her hus-
band, three children. one son and two
daughters. together with her mother
who, at the advanced age of so, was
unable to be present at the funeral
are left to mourn and miss the corn-
sci and advice of one who never con-
sidered herself but was always alert
to the every wish of husband child
or friend.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
THAT NEW BOND LAW
All Municipal Issues in Michigan
Now Are Tax Exempt.

The new law making so-called mutual
bond issues in Michigan exempt from
taxes went into effect September 1st
and bond dealers have adjusted them
selves TO the new conditions. The law
says:
''Ali bonds issued by any county.
township. citv. village. or school dis
trict within the state of Michiaen.
pursuant to statute. are hereby exempt
from all taxation"
Another recent law which should be
noted is that which specifies that all
municipalities in this state are limit
ed In their indepbtedness to 10 per
cent of their assessed valuation. This
Indebtedness means for all purposes.
including water, light and gas.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
INTEREST TO CHURCH MEMBERS.

That the church members in the
United States number nearly 33. .000 600
in 1906; that there were a billion and
a quarter dollars invested in church
ediices;' that every day eight new
churches sent their spires skvward;
that males formed considerably less
than half the total church membership;
that larger percentage of Catholic
males than Protestant males were
mem bers; that in sixteen states the
majority of the total church member
ship were Roman Catholic: but
that the grand total OF church men,
bership members reported for the
United States ol.6 per cent were
Protestsnts and 36.7 per cent Roman
Catholics these are the salient and
conspicuous facts appearing in the
proof sheets of the United States
census bureau bulletin, prepared bv
Chief Statistician William c. Hunt of
the division of population. of the United
States census bureau.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
VIEWED FROM OCEAN
The Presidents Summer Home Al
Beverly. Mass, Is a Beauty.
WA. RAHlKE THERE LAST WEEK.
HuStIing In the Interest of The City of Alma
HuSting In the Interest of The City of Alma
Returned Saturday.

w. A. Bahlke, president of the Alma
Board of Trade spent last week in the
east, investigating the merits of a prop
osition looking toward securing for
Alma one of the large manufacturing
establishments of that section. The
citizens of Alma have confidence in Mr..
Bahlke's business, judgement aud all
will be pleased to here from him at the
meeting called for at the opera house
this, Thursday evening. thereby ascer-
tanning from him personally his findings
Suffice 70 say now that every citizen in
terested in the future growth of Alma
should be at the citizens NEE ting called
for Shis evening at the opera house.
While Mr.. Bahlke's trip was purely a
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
MICHIGAN CONFERENCE
OF The Methodist Church Now in
Session at Grand Rapids.

The annual conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church of Michigan is
being held in Grand Rapids, the open.
ing session taking place at the Second
NJ. E. church on Turner street at s 30
Wednesday morning. when Bishop
Moore of Cincinnati conducted the
sacrament of the Lords supper. Two
preli minarv meetings we're held Tues
dav.
Between 400 and 500 Methodist
ministers from every section of
Michigan are in attendance at the
conference, which will continue
throughout the week, closing Monday
morning. September 81 Arrangements
have been made for caring for the
delegates to the conference, who will
be entertained nv the members of the
various Methodist churches of the city
and provided with lodging and break.
fast.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
BARN DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Saturday afternoon September IL 4,
Henry Cook of Emerson lost barn
and corn crib, with the contents, by
fire. The fire was discoverd between
the strawstack and barn about 80 by
Mr.. Cooks little ten-vear-old boy.
Stanley. who had gone to the barn to
gather eggs. He ran to the house And
notified his mother, bur before she
could get to the barn the flames and
spread up o-er the straw stack and
before help could reach them the
whole barn was in flames There were
well diggers working near by who
blew their whistles as soon AS thev saw
the smoke and then came to e I've their
assistance 1t was seen that nothing
could save the barn and their atten-
tion was given 10 saving the house
which was done only by lot of hard
work.
The barn was 30x40 feet and con-
tained about Ii tons of hay ana l25
bushels of oats and the corn crib had
100 bushels of corn and 100 bushels OF
oats. Besides this there were lot OF
small farm tools burned. A fine
garden and half acre of bees were
also DESTROYED The barn and crib
were insured in Clinton and Gratiot
Mutual for $40 aud the contents for
SQ~S Tho loss is ahOut don hla tho
insurance.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
TEST LOCAL OPTION LAW.

The railroads apparently are going
to make test of the law that forbids
the sale of liquor on trains while
passing through local option counties.
ATTORNEYS for the Pere Marquette and
Ann Arbor roads vera present In court
Wednesday when James Hill. of Toledo.
and w. c. Dobbs. of Detroit. porters.
arrested for selling liquor while their
trains were passing through urv Liv-
ingston county, were arranged. Ex-
aminations were demanded. Hills
being set for September % and Dobhs'
for September p. The railroads
furnished bail for the two porters
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
VERY NARROW ESCAPE
Auto is DitChed TO Avert Head.On
Collision With a Horse
and Buggy.

Thursday afternoon, September 2nd.
Allen of Alma. with two other men in
ii, was ditcbed near the bottom of the
winding hill west of Sheridan's bridge
one and one-half miles south of Per-
rinton. TO prevent a head on collision
with a horse and buggy containing
three ladies. Mrs. Carnaham and two
daughters of West Fulton. Neither
the occupants of the buggy who were
ascending the hill or those in the auto
knew of their danger until the QUITO
shot around sharp bend in the road
and almost 90 top of the buggy. Had
this part of the hill not been overgown
nv bushes there would have been no
danger of an accident. Mr.. Allen,
seeing that there was no chance of
passing or storping 'an his machine
over the embankment rather than take
the chaces in miT-up with the rig.
When the QUITO came to stop it hung
over the edge of culvert near the bot
tom of the hill, almost on end, sus-
pended by one OF the rear wheels The
horse had in the meatime. become
unmanaReable and dumped the buggy
with the ladies into the ditch on the
otherside of the road and breaking
awav had started for home.
Further from smashing the buggy
and damaging the auto to a small ex-
tent no harm was done, everybody
concerned escaping without even a
scratch. Fulton New
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
DO YOU READ The RECORD.

If so YOU will find Alma local hap
penings on page three. four and
eight. on page seven items of interest
from Riverdale Sumner. West Ferris.
North Arcadia. and st. Louis. Cor
respodndance from other Gratiot
county points. is scattered throughout
the paper Every page of The Record
contains matter of interest to you.
You cannot do better than read every
advertisement and patronize every
advertiser.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
ANNUAL RECEIPT
Are Held At The COIlege-The Night
Shirt Parade.

With the first strenuous week of en-
rolling and getting acquainted over
with, college life is fast coming into
full swing. The regular annual young
men and young women gladhands have
been given, the annual night shirt
parade is now matter of history, as
many of the citizens of Alma can
testify. and things now look bright for
lively year. The boys have met the
boys, and the girls have met the girls.
Just what will happen when the boys
meet the girls at the regular reception
next Friday night is matter tor con
Jolly, lively bunch of both sexes. The
enrolment shows plainly that the
girls are outstriping the boys in num-
bers. The kindergarten department is
respoE sible for this to large extent,
as goodly number Of the new girls
will enroll as Froeble understands.
A good look at the new bunch in
dcate that there is an encouraging
absence of the prep's and large
majority of the college type. Not that
prep's are not to he found. There must
he some, but rather that the college
deparment itself is growing rapidly.
This very thing the citizens of Alma
look for, We have a college apd we
want college men and women to enroll
and then and then only will the gradu-
atipg classes swell to the desirable
number.
With the return of coach Carrithers
a big step was taken toward athletic
supre macy, but there is still other
cause for encouragement. Foot ball
especially is occupving the attention
of the optimist. and we can all well
afford to he optimists. for surely such
a bunch of desirables, have not blown
in for some wears. At the first sum-
mons to practice tweny-four men re-
sponded with alacrity. Ana husky
cannot be singled out. bat those who
look good are Johnson. King. Ander-
son and Misner. all of whom have a
few wears of high school experience.
behind them. Many of last year 5
varsity are on deck, VonThurn.
keonfgen. Campbell. Cook. Hooper.
Ewing and Clark, all returned to up-
hold the maroon and cream. With this
aggregation of old and new men and
with a schedule including games with
VI "A c.. ID. A. G. Michigan Fresh
men, Ypsilanti. Mt. Pleasant. and
Olivet. the statement that an enthusias-
tic foot ball season will result follows
most easily. Track and base ball are
yet of the fuutre but those who know
are quite elated even at this early
date.
Friday evening the girls welcomed
with omen arms the new girls, at the
annual Y. W. G. a. reception The
usual good times were experienced and
manv interesting acuuaintances result
ed. On the same evening the bows
welcomed the new bows at the Y. NJ
G. a. reception. The new men took
hold in great shape and proved them
selves TO he jollv lively bunch.
Prof. Mitchell. Rev. H. G. Grain and
Coach Carrithers were on hand TO help
in the initial stages and no one left
without feeling perfectly at home.
l.. =
hilarious night shirt parade
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
The ELWELL SCHOOL.

Forty-eight pupils are now enrolled.
three who reside out of the district.
Every grade from the first to the
eighth inclusive is busy at their
work and their teacher, Mr.. Benjamin
Walker Of Alma. reports the work
moving along nicely.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
Died In MARQUETTE.

Mrs. A. b. Scattergood received word
this week of the death of Miss Mae
Hodgkins, who will be remembered as a
popular student at the college some years
ago. Miss Hodgkins death was due to
typhoid fever, she having been confined
to the hospital for three months as a re-
suit of the disease. Miss Hodgkins WIS.,
tied in Alma two years ago.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23

business one, yet it was his pleasure
while gone to take trip along the ocean
beach from which point of vantage the
summer cottage of President Taft was
plainly to be seen. Mr.. Bahlke also
spent Sunday, the 18th, with DR.. J. H.
Lancashire ard family at Manchester,
by-the-Sea and enjoyed with the doctor
an auto trip along the ocean shore.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
SUGAR FACTORY READY SEPT. 27.

As will he seen elsewhere in this
issue the Sugar beet sheds at the
factory in this CITY will be opened and
ready to receive beets Monday Sep
tember 27 Early sown beets are show
ing good percentage ard are ready to
harvest The prospects are good for
an excellent season g run.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23
READY FOR BEETS SEPT. q.

The Alma plant of the Micigan
Sugar Co, will open their beet sheds
at their factory for receiving beets
Monday September %.
K Michigan Sugar Co.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23

Chas. Rhodes show windo . has been
the attraction for two or three days that
has caused all passers-by to stop and
take notice. a mechanical device oper-
ated by electri city is the means of call
ing attention to the merits of fountain
Deu
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-23

Paul Decker, of Elsie, is the guest of
relatives and friends in Alma this week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-26
DISAPPEARS FROM
LAKE STEAMER
ILLINOIS MAN IS LOST, NO CAUSE
FOR SUICIDE is
KNOWN.

Chicago, Oct. 26.-Np trace of the
whereabout OF John NJ r.. Erwin of Will
mette, III. who engaged berth o
the steamer Puritan from Chicago to
Holland, Mich. Saturday night and was
missing when the boat arrived at Hol-
land, has been found today. Erwin
was land dealer and left home pre-
pared to make a business trip to Grand
Rapids, Mich. He was seen on the
steamer before it left he Chicago
docks.
The state room reserved for him
bore evidence of having been occupied.
a. grip containing several articles of
clothing and a business card OF the
missing man was found in the state
room when the vessel reached port.
Friends Of Erwin are at a loss to
account for the disappearance. His
home life was happy and he had no
financial troubles as far as known.
Mrs. Erwin. who until today was not
informed OF the disappearance of her
husband, was deeply afgected.
The offlcers Of the boat are puzzled
as to whether Erwin accidentally fell
into the lake, jumped from the boat
with suicidal intent, on LETT before the
steamer started.