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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
BLAZE At SAG|N AN
The Residence Of c. 0. TraSk Dam.
aged BY Fire.

The Saginaw Courier Herald of
Tuesday said: u. j. Speed. manager
of the Valley Home Telephone com
PAW, didn't have it over c. o. Trash
a director of that company, very much
last night even if he was In the fire
in the Trask residence 90 'ner of Cherry
and Warren. Mr.. Speed was visiting
Mr.. Trask when the blaze broke out in
the rear wing. 1t proved nasty
blaze for the department. to fight, AL
though it was finallv extinguished
with damage to the building and con
tents of about $500 to $500. The cause
was unknown. Mr.. Speed was solici-
tious and SYMPATHETIC and stayed to
render what assistance was in his
power. Before he got home the de-
partment was given little run to his
house, 90l South Jefferson avenue,
where faulty construction of fire
place had started blaze which did
about S25 damage
The Trask house is owned by Miss
Kate Mahahey and the Speed house bv
Joseph NJ Kerons
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
LYB0LT.KUHLMAN WEDDING

Last Thursday evening at the farm
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Kuhlman
in Arcadia township, Rev. q. H Carl
united in marriage Miss Iva Kublman
and Mr.. Lee Lynolt of this CITY The
ceremony was performed In the pres.
ence of fifty or more of the friends of
the bride and or oom. Mr.. Earl Kuhl
man, brother of the bride, was the
best man, while Mrs. Earl Kuhllman
was bridesmaid. A bountifull we'd
ding supcer was served, which WAS
Thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
The wedding gifts which were numer :.
Gus as well as vauable attested in a
small degree the high esteem in which
the newly married coupe are held by
their numerous friends.
The groom. Mr. Lee Lybolt is one
of Alma's puopular young men and has
for several years been in the employ of
Charles Fishbeck and is highly esteem
ed bv bis many acouaintances Mrs.
Lybolt is a young lady of wide aconat-
iDtance an her manv friends extend
congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Lavbolt are now costly settled in their
own home at 42l Woodworth avenue
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
RECEIVES SENTENCE
Judge Searl Imposes Sentence Upon
George Sharar Case is to
be Appealed.

George Sharrar. who joury found
guilty of violating the state liquor
laws appeared before Judge Sesrl last
Saturday to receive sentence. Judge
Searl after listening to the pleas of
the attorneys in Mr.. Shsrrar's behalf
imposed sentence of twenty davs in
the county Jail and fine of $50 and
SO. IS costs
The Gratiot County Journal of
Tuesday said; The case will be an
pealed to the supreme court. ATTORNEY
George. Stone went to Lansing. Tues
day. to get stav of proceedings and
writ of error from that tribunal
The case could have been carried to
the higher court before or after the
sentence but Mr.. Sharrars attorneys,
Stone q Watson and JAS G.. Kress,
chose the latter wav in orde- to bring
the sentence into the case Mr..
Shsrrar will give bonds for his sp-
pearance.
The ouctcome of the case will he
watched with interest on both sides
of the question.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25

Discussing the property of the farmer
a writer In Success Magazine estimates
the corn crop of the countvr at 3.000.-
900, 600 bushels. figures that almost but
put calculations astray
1t is harvest greater than
even the bumper crop of 1906
These 5000. 600, 900 bushels will be
worth to the farmer over a billion and
a half dollars or over three times as
much as the corn was worth In 1896
Last year the value of all farm pro-
ducts in the United States was IS. 000-
000 600; this year it will be over
s., 600, 900. 900 This is more than the
entire wealth of America in 1856 In
1850 the farms of the United States
were worth less than 81, 900, 900. 600:
today thew are worth S28, 000 600, 600
Every day the farms of the country are
worth So, $40. 900 more than they were
worth the day before
1t is a good thing for the people at
large that the farmers are getting their
share of the general increase in wealth
The IS, 900 600, 600 that they get each
year amounts to only 800 piece
when IL is distributed over all the
farms and farm laborers in the.countrv
But the per cspita amount is growing
and is bound to grow still more
During the next twenty years we are
going to see great revolution in
farming Agriculture is to be more in
telligenu and more intense, new plants
are to be introduced better use is
to he made of the land and An acre
will produce twice as much as it now
produces The benefit of this new
production will benefit the entire
country 1t cannot be monopolized
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
THEY HAD A GOOD TINE.
The MI. Pleasant !. 0. 0. F. Enjoyed
Themselves In Alma.

The Nit Pleasant Enterprise of la st
week had the following of interest to
our citizens: Eighty Odd Eel
lows of this city Oh Monday requested
a special train from the Anu Arbor
railroad to convey then sal es from Mt.
Pleasant to Alma and return That &C.
com m odating road complied quickly
aud promptly at $500 the train pulled
out Of the station and in thirtv-6ve
minutes the bunch of Odd Fellows
were on Alma streets headed for the
]. o. o. +. hall. A surprise was in
store for MANY were hungry In shape
of supper table prepared and tastely
served bv those Indispensable assist
ant members. the Daughters of Re-
beks b. who true to their nature an
ticipated the approach of the hungry
hand and made them happy.
They were happy bunch aLy wav
and went in for thorough exem-
plification of the most beautiful degree
of friendship and a good time after
wards that thew did it 10 one can denv
The jolly time lasted until twelve and
another call to refreshments w5S sound
ed A quick response resulted and
more than ample justice was uone this
feast also. The Alma sisters can serve
crowd like this one was with COM
plete success and do it most gracefully
too 1t was we'll toward one-thirty
when the last Mt. Pleasantite
whose sole bliss is eating was haul
ed awav and sent to the train. Both
towns feel more neighborly, more
friendly and more united in doing
to fellow man for this brief inter
course and exchange of friendliness
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
IN AS YOU LIKE It
william Owen with a Strong Company
viii Present The Above Play
At ALMA REALTY OPERA HOUSE
Tuesday Evening NOyembev 30th-An ExCep'
tlOnalIy Strong Attraction,

LAS You Lik IT marks the
hightide of Shakespeare's genius. 1t
is probably one of the most perfectly
constructed comedies in any language
It's simplicity and directness. aside
from its rich humor, needs no Darti-
cular culture to grasp its meaning and
is entirely free from any hint of ped
antry. 1t was written to be under
stood bv the masses. not the scholar
alone. and its exposition of delightful
humor is so obvious that even child
can understand it. LAS You Like
IT, has served rs vehicle to present
the talents of the greatest geniuses that
have ever lived. The name of NARROW
Sothern. Booth. Barret. Mary Ander-
on. Fanny Davenportt. Viola Allen,
Annie Russell and countless others of
the worlds greatest actors have all
made great success with it. Opera
House Novem Der 80
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
TAX HOMESTEAD LANDS.

The state has approximately
million and half acres of lan.ls which
are classed as tax homestead lands.
Auditor General Fuller is completing
the necessary investigation in prep
aration to the transfer to the land
department of 32S, 265 acres of these
lands. and then it is expected the
public domain commission will take
steps to set apart in each county hav-
ing tax homestead lands. tract for
reforestation purposes. The state will
have charge of the tract, bat il will
be for the education and hereft of the
people of the county
1t is surprising the amount of tax
homestead lands that still remains in
counties which have been settled for
yeacs. The eastern counties have
81. 40l acres. the western about the
same, and the upper peninsula about
81. 155 acres. There are only % coun-
ties of the S3 which have less than 800
acres. and % which have no state lands
at all. Ingham has about 100 acres,
Eaton 81 Clinton. Genessee. Jackson
and Wayne have none. while Kent has
120. Muskegon 100. and Saginaw 21l
acres.
At a meeting of the public domain
commission recently it was decided to
withdraw from sale the state lands in
Luce, Kalkaska, Ostego, Alpena. Pres
que Isle. Montmorency and Missaukee
counties and certain portions of land
in each of these counties will be re-
served to protect the second growth
timber
Tne commission will also endeavor
to interest all farmers in forestry mat
ters and establish nurseries wherever
1t is necessary.
An opinion of Attorney General
Bird was rendered to the comm ission
in the matter of the taxtitle lanes
which were purchased by the old
forestry con- mission. and no deeds of
which were ever registered. 1t showed
that the commission had no right to
purchase these lands prior to the act
of 1897, which means that the money
amounting to several hundred dollars,
extended by the oil commission. will
never be recovered.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
CAMERON AIR COOLED
The Motor Used In The Cameron, One
Of The Best Made.
THE CARS GIVING SATISFACTION
II, ". DOherty, Sales Manager, Tells of The
Simplicity of Mechanism

This office is in receipt of letter
from.Mr. II. W. Doherty. sales man.
ager for the Cmeron Car Co of Beverly
Mass. Among other things Mr..
Doherty saws in speaking of the
Cameron motor "Our motors are
right because they have heen developed
from scientific standpoint They
are ALWAYS Sufficient no matter what
the condition of road. grade or clima
NAV be- They run as well in winter
as they do in summer. They will drill
all day long through sand and mud on
low and second speed. VIII ere water
cooled,motors would not run twenty-five
minutes without requiring rest for
the cooling of the water or filling of
the water tank. -
The simplicity of the mechanism of
the Cameron car has attracted con-
siderable attention and been the cause
of much favorable comment. In
speaking of the maximum efficiency of
a car built with the least number of
pieces, Mr.. Dohertv thus describes the
Cameron car. by taking of the hood
of Cameron Car an example of
genius is i'm med lately apparent. BY
the removal on the four-vclinder
motor of just two bolts the following
pieces can be picked off of the motor:
four intake valves cages, four exhaust
valve cages. four intake valves. four
exhaust valves. four intake valve
springs, four exhaust valve springs,
the intake manifold and the exhaust
manifold. If an attempt were made to
remove the above mentioned parts from
any water-cooled motor now built. 1t
will be found that ten TO thirty times
this mum ber of operations are required
to achieve the same result. There is
not four cycle motor built In the
world that could be taken apart and
put together in the length of time
that this work can be done with
Cameron. This is just one point In
Cameron construction which exempli-
hes LDe slmpilCltJ tuiouShout' AhS
same thing applies to the transmission
and every other part of the car. Every
thing is get-at-able. everything Is
simple and readily understood by just
the ordinary mechanic. Every time
improvment is made in Cameron
motor or transmission something is
AIKEN off. one part does the work OF two
or three parts do the work of five, aud
there in lies the secret uf the develope-
ment of Cameron cars for the past
seven years.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
He WANTS A DIVORCE
Former Prominent Resident OF GratlOt
Starts Suit In Portland.
WA. LEET EX-PROs. ATTORNEY
Former Candidate For Congress From This
District In Marital Trouble.

The many Gratiot friends of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Leet were surprised
when they read the following Lansing
dispatch which appeared in the Grand
Rapids evening News under date of
November 22 Lansing friends of
W. A. Leet have learned with surprise
that he has commenced divorce pro-
ceedings against Mrs. Leet in Port
Land. Ore, where the couple have been
for several months.
Leet is sald to have become in
fatuated with grass" widow in the
West, For several wears Leet was a
prominent attorney and politician in
Ithaca and Lansing. and acted as
prosecuting attorney in Graiot county
His wife was also practicing at
tornev''
Both MIR. and Mrs. Leet have large
cirle o! acquaintances in this vicinity
all of whom will extend sympathy to
Mrs Leet in her hour of trouble
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
WENT DOWN |ODEFEA1
Arthur Hill High Of Saginaw, Defeats
Alma High by the Score Of 80
to 0, at Saginaw.

Alan High was out clsssed for the
first time this year by the strong
Arthur Hill High school team. when
the team travelled to Saginaw and re-
ceived good beating to the tune of 35
to 0. The Saginaw team out weighed
the local team by good margin and
played their game ty pounding
through guard and tackle. the lightest
place in the line. The game was clean
but very hard. time being called for
both teams manv times. The west
siders had fine interference of heavy
and fast men and ii was almost i'm
possible to break il up
Alma played good ball although the
score would not appear so nor does il
show the comparative strength. of
the two teams Every man played a
fine game and did not lie down until
the whistle blew. Wood was the star
of the day, making many good gains
and especially one spectacular run of
SO yards shaking off six runners and
last being downed inside Arthur Hill 8
l5 yard line. The Barry brothers
played fne game. recovering many
punts and fownard passes
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
SUMNER FARMERS INSTITUTE

The Sumner Farmers Institute will
be held December 2. 1909, at X o. T..
NJ. NJ. hall. Following is the pro-
gram
Song, The Farmer Feeds Them
All"-Choir
Ivocation-S2muel Story
Address. ''Silo and Silage. w
F. Raven. state speaker
Discusion-led by H. d. Seman
.Music-Orchestra
Good Roads and How We May OBJ
tain Hon. L. A Ely, state
Highway Com.
Discussion-Led bv Frank Clapper
Growing Sugar Beets to the Best
Advantage Representative from
a sugar factry will be present to open
this subject
Discussion-led by B. L. Gee
Recitation. "The First Banjo
Mrs. Alice Seaman
THE Present Weed Nuisance and
How to Eradicate Them'-W. F.
Raven
Discussion-led by Wm. Parr
Music-Orchestra
Question box dissection
Collection TO meet expenses
The above program is ubiect to
change without notice
Evening Session will be held at
Church of Christ 80 p. m.
The evening program will be given
by the Sumner schools and in addition
we expect two addresses. one by
State Speaker w. f. Raven on "Edu-
cation for Fsrer's Sons" and one by
County School Commissioner G. f.
Pike. Old and Young are alike cor
daily invited to attend both sessions
of the institute p. A. Klees.
Local Manager
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
RECITAL IN College CHAPEL.

Miss Grace Roberts assisted by
Misses Linnie Udelle and Dora Alex
ander will give pubic recital in the
college chapel Tuesday evening, De.
cember Ia, 1909. at eight o'clock.
Every one is cordially invited to at.
tend This is Miss Roberts first ap'
pesrance before an Alma audience and
the last for Miss Alexander, who will
leave the following Tuesday for New
York from which place she will sal
for Germany where she will spend g
few years in studving music
We bespeak for Misses Robert
Udelle and Alexander a large and en-
thusIastic audience 16O3t3
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised list for the week ending
November Goth. 1909 Miss Nina Allen
Leslie Bassett. Chicago II. Wreck Co
Mr.. John X. Clark. Mrs. Charlie
Clifton. Albert Cotes. fireman Cum
mings, Mr.. Robert Dale 3. Mrs. Joe
Davis. Mrs. Emma Hall. Miss Mary
Marsh, Mr.. G. NJ. Molher. w. II. g.
PhelDs. Mrs Jess Richmond. Mr..
Ralph Rose, Mrs. Della Scott. F. A.
Snow, Ann Blisa Stiff Mrs. Janet
Weadbrock. The above If not called
fol- will be sent to the dead letter
office. December 9Th. 1909
G. + Brown u. NJ.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
The HALEY COMET

If you live until next spring you
will witness one of the greatest astro-
nomicsl sights of the centuries
Haley's comet that comes into view
onlv once il three-quarters of a
century and that was here in 1875. is
due TO visit us next year and the
astronomers the world over are even
now watching for its appearance in
the far heavens 1t Is supposed To be
within tho orbit of jupiter at present
and traveli. z at the rate of million
miles day 1t will not get us how
ever, nor nearer than 90 OCO. 900 miles,
but at that dist rec it will make a
most splendid appearance
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

Mrs. Eu 1ice Thorne returned from
Saginaw last Friday evening where
she was sent bv the NJ. E. Sunday
school of this place as delgate to the
State Sunday School Convention. She
brought back q most excellent report,
Full of enthusiasm for the advance
ment of Sunday school work, which
she read before the Sunday school
Sunday She reported it as being
the largest convention ever held in
Saginaw. there being one thousand
delegates that registered
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
SEVILLE.SUMNER FARMERS CLUB

The Seville and Sumner Farmers
Club will be held at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs James b. 3arget, De-
cember 2, 1909. commencing at 1000
a m. Following is the prgram
Music-Club
Invocation
Reading minutes of last meeting
PAYMENT of dues
Recess for dinner
Music-The Densmores
Election of officers for ensuing year
Election of Delegates
Music-Club
Select ReadinR-Mrs. X. A. Gee
My Trim West w. G. Mallory
Question box
Music
Adjournment
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
The POULTRY YARD

Eighteen hens that were fed milk
last winter. laid more eggs than 100
fed on cut bone and meat
A flock might just AS we'll roost in
trees as in house full of cracks and
holes. which chills the birds in spots
and produces bad colds
A hen too fat gets law; she takes no
interest in life. One too poor cares
nothing about her egg record. The
happy medium is happy hen
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
KNIGHTS Of PY1H|AS.
Are Planning On An Exceptionally
Good Time For Tuesday Even.
Ing, December Z.

The members of Fitz James
Lodge Knights of Pythias are arrang-
ing for a meeting Decent Der eth. at
which time members of Ithaca lodge
will confer the rank of Page. while st.
Louis will confer the rank of Knight.
The lodges of Ithaca. st. Louis and
Mt. Pleasant have been invited to be
present. while Grand Chancellor Fred
G. Wetmore of Cadillac Will. bv his
presnce. add to the pleasure of the
evening. Following the lodge work a
banquet Will be rendered the Sir
knights nv the Pythian Sisters.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
BASKET BALL

The Sophomore and Jounior girls
of the CITY schools played basket ball
last Monday night. The Juniors de-
feated the Sopto nores by tie score of
81 to 10 Miss Olive Smith was
referee
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
DIED At HOT SPRING..

John K Raw. former resident of
Alma. died at Hot Springs last Friday
night and wss buried at NewOrleaDs.
Mr.. Ray was a member of Alma
tent X. o. T. NJ. 81. No. 304, and
when in Alma was EMPLOYED as sugar
boiler az the Sugar factory
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
THANKSGIVING SERVICE

Our citizens will have the opportun.
ity of worship this morning, services
being held in the Methodist church at
the usual hour. The address will be
by Rev. H. L. Grain. pastor of the
Presbyterian church. and all citizens
are cordially invitd to be present
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25

Prof. Ward and @. r, Carr attended
the codcert given by SchuuuaDn Heink
at the Auditorium, Saginaw, Tuesday
evening of this week.
Storm proof, high top shoes for men,
boys and children, ueed no rubbers, at
j. l., Miller's
Some people are willing to nav an
extra price for eggs of one color.
GeorSe Gngett and wife spent Mon.
day with friends at Ithaca.
The city council met in regular ses.
son Tuesday evening
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
SUGAR FACTORY CLOSED.

Owing to shortage of beets in sheds.
the sugar factory quit slicing at IL 90
o'clock Wednesday forenoon. 1t is
hoped to be able to get enough beets
In to start again next Monday
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
TAXES DUE DEG. FIRST
Commencing Wednesday, December
First, City Treasurer Holmes
viii Take Your Money

The annual tax collection season
draws. nearer and the CITY. TREASURY will
soon be replentished with the tax
monev levied for the year. 1909. The
tax amounting to S51 ,0O6. &c is devided
as follows:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25

Elton Brock. of Old Mexico, is in the
city, the guest OF his parents. Elton was
guest at the Zeta Sigma banquet, held
Tuesday evening.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
Council Proceedings.
(OFFICIAL)
Alma. Mich. Nov. %. 10

Alma. Mich. Nov. %. 1909.
Adjourned regular meeting of the
common council OF the city of Alma in
council room on the above date.
The council was called to order bv
Mayor Hon. n. +. McClinton
Present-Alds Ogden. Russell, Dav,
Fullerton aud Vliet
There being quorum present, the
council was declared to be in session
The Journal of the preceding
session was read and approved
On motion of Aid Day supported bv
Ald.Ogden that the navor purchase a
Car of furnace coal motion carried
Aid Fuller appears
On motion of Aid Ogden supported
by Aid Fullerton the following claims
were allowed at footing and the clerk
iinstruited to issue order for the same
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25

The total assessed valuation of the
CITY of Alma as equalized by the Board
of equalization is 81 6S3 995 and the
tax is apportioned to wards as follows:
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-23
Twenty-Seven Years Old.

This week the Expositor starts upon
its twenty eighth year of journalism in
Yale, which was Brockway Centre
when we launched our little sheet, not
knowing whether our stay would be
long or short. But quarter of cen.
tury has passed away and we are still
at the helm of the Expositor, having
gone through the usual quantity of
vicissitudes and happinesses which fall
to the lot of the country editor. We
are obliged to confess that although we
haven't made even modest fortune in
these years we feel content that such
small share as we have gained has been
enough for our daily wants with here
and there few luxuries thrown I'm to
keep us from becoming gloomy. We
feel very thankful to our many patrons
and friends for the substantial support
given us and hope that we may in the
future merit the confidence shown us
i'm the past.