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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08
NOTES OF THE STORM.

Immediately following the storm the
hardware stores OF the city opened
up to permit those who needed glass
for immediate use to secure the same
1t took about 10 minutes to exhaust
the supply of sizes and then orders
were taken 10 be delivered later.
Grand Rapids. Saginaw, Detroit and
Toledo dealers were importuned for
glass OF various sizes, which since
Sunday has been arriving ON nearly
every train entering the city
On the south side of Superior
street merchants lost plate as well as
ordinary window glass. Ellison the
Record Office. the Journal office.
Forquer',. Scatcrgoods Pollasky's,
Rhodes CJpIe, Stuckey'~, Economy
shoe store, McPha Is barber shop,
Mile Brothers Brewers, Gallaghcrs
and Sandcrhoff's all suffered from bro
ken panes.
TIL manufacturing plants of the
city were heavy losers The Miller
Saw-Tr.mmcr Company's glass roof
was ,cmoli,hed and the whole plant
drcnched The Nina Manufacturing
Company lost 694 ten by twelve
pancs The sugar plant lost 5000
Three OF the city churches lost
about $1,000 altogether The fine
Mitchell window back of the organ
of the Presbyterian Church was de-
molished The NJ. T. Church and the
Baptist Church each lost their north
windows
The glass front of the Record Of
fee wenNin with a crash and the force
OF the wind and hail may be imagined
when it is known that pieces OF glass
from the windows were picked up 80
feet from the front Of the building
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08
Alma and Northern Gratiot Storm Swept-Ha Stones
Large Base Balls Fell With the Force and Rapidty
of Shot From Gatng Gun
Was Preceded
the Michigan Companys Buildings Alone

The most terrific hail and thunder
storm in the memory OF the oldest
inhabitants Of Gratiot County did
thousands OF dollars of damage and
threatened the lives Of the citizens of
Alma and vicinity Sunday afternoon.
No lives were lost but farmers crops
were driven into the ground and
thousands of windows were broken
causing very heavy property loss.
Sunday afternoon clouds began to
gather. There seemed TO be nothing
unusual about them and ''t looked
like rain to all observers, but short
ly before five o'clock everything be-
came as black as night. Coal black
clouds hung heavily from the sky
Then underneath them there began to
sway back and forth what appeared to
be mass Of foam The whole mass
moved from the north, a seethng.
tumbling mass of thick clouds The
wind swooped down ever increasing
in speed until it blew at the rate Of
small hurricane.
But this was all as tame as the
sleeping beauty compared with what
followed. From the north there came
a whining. buzzing sound The whole
sky seemed 20 drop and a fusilade
OF heavy hailstones battered against
the roofs Of the houses. 1t had the
effect Of a shower OF stones breaking
windows, splitting shingles and even
breaking down trees The fruit trees
were stripped and growing crops were
pounded into the ground Old sol
diers said that the constant crash and
tumble Of glass rs window after win
dow after window fell before the icy
bombardment reminded them of war
times The stones came with such
rapidity and force that screened and
unsc cened windows alike were bro
ken Some of the frozen bullets shot
through glass cutting holes cleanly
through the paues. The worst of the
storm seemed 10 center about State
street. Along north State holes were
dug through the sod down 10 the dirt
by the stones The ground was COW
cred with leaves and branche, from
trees that had been stripped almost
bare
The size of the masses of ice was
almost unbelievable One stone meas
ured q inches in diameter. 1t seemed
as if hail stones of ordinary size fall
ing from an upper cloud through mas
-cs of icy vapor had congealed the
vapor into snow which clung about
them the size Of the stones ever in
creasing as they descended The mo-
mcntum OF an avalanche OF snow and
ice dropping thousands Of feet and
blown by the strong north wind was
immense.
While the property loss on account
of smashed windows was enormous il
was not to be compared with the loss
to the farmers Of the vicinity who had
their crops pounded into the ground.
The windows could be replaced but
the crops loss was irreplaceable
To have wheat and other products
nicely started after weeks OF work
and to have all the effort and money
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08
ALNA WON SATURDAY
Hiqh School Defeats ST. Louis Team
BY Score Of 4 TO 0

In a close and highly exciting game
rcplete with sensational plays, the
Alma High School baseball team won
the first of the county championship
gayles from St. Louis High on Davis
field last Saturday afternoon Alma 5
first runs were made in the second
inning. when. with one down, kress
singled and then stole second. /.
Fishbeck then singled and stole, while
Luty grounded ont. Another single
from "Fuby" Fishbeck scored Kress
and l. Fishbeck
The other two scores were made
in the next inning when Barry was
hit by a pitched ball, stole second,
and scored on Bahlkes double 10 left
field Bahlke brought in the last
score on two-bagger by Kress. after
which Nestles famed the three sue
ceeding batsmen.
st. Louis threatened Alma with a
score in the eighth inning when a
man got to base by being hit with a
pitched ball, and was followed by the
next batter who got on base through
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08
INTERESTING LETTER
Mrs. c. P. FeICh Writes Of Her Trip
TO HawkinSvilIe Ga.

The following is portion OF a let
ter written by Mrs. +. p. Felch to her
mother, Mrs Neidhart Mrs. Felch
was formerly a nurse in this city,
where she has many friends Her
husband, +. =. Felch, will be remem-
bered as the head physician at the
Sanitarium during the Mix admins
tration and later with Mr. Barnes.
Mr. Felch is now engaged in the lum-
ber business
Arrived on a onc-horse train at
noon today You can find Cochran
on the Queen & c. route I sent you.
We changed there and Hautinsvillc is
10 miles away This seems to be a
very pretty town-lots of trees. VIII
tell you something OF the trip. We
had a good room at Cincinnati, re-
tired until a. IN. next morning. then
we left our grips in hotel while we
took street car ride TO Fort Thomas
over in Kentucky, across the Ohio
river Our car ran along a ridge over
looking a valley and hills beyond. 1t
was very pretty ride. When we
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08
A. A. R. R. WRECK
Two Freight Trains Come Together
Head 0n-EnglneS Wrecked
OPEN SWITCH IS THE CAUSE
Train Crews Jump to Safety While Train Runs
at High Speed

A through Ann Arbor freight, south
bound ran full speed into a local on
the siding in Thornton's coal and
Vood yard Saturday afternoon, wreck
ing both engines and many cars. The
engineers and fremen on the lOcomo-
tives managed to escape injury by
jumping. The other members Of the
two crews were also fortunate enough
TO get out with nothing more serious
than bad scare and a shakeup The
loss to the company is estimated at
$4,000.
The blame for the wreck is placed
by the railroad officials upon both
crews. The engineer OF the through
freight. Engineer Griffiths and Con-
ductor Lampson, are censured for run
ming at the speed OF 80 miles an hour
within the yard limits, and in not no
ticing that the switch was open. The
engineer of the local, John Scott of
Owosso, and Conductor Rue, are at
fault in allowing the switch to be left
open when they knew that the
freight was due. 1t seems that it was
hurry that caused the wreck The
fast freight was late a few minutes
and the local crew attempted to gain
a few moments by working while
waiting for the southbound train.
The wreck occurred at about three
o'clock Saturday, shortly before the
3:34 southbount passenger train on
. 4 II l.
past just a few minutes after the ac-
cident The fast freight had one Of
the biggest engines on the road and
some twenty-five cars When it
struck the smaller engine it shot the
lighter train through the humping
post \ box car careened across the
avenue. npped off a hitching post in
front OF W. E. Bakers residence, and
stayed squarely across the road. A
street gondalo careened off in an
other direction across the road. The
cars closer 70 the engines we're
smashed into splinters or tumbled
into the ditch on the east side OF the
track \ car load OF grain was scat
tered about \ Union Tank Line oil
EAR with a steel brace beneath the
tank was uninjured the strong brace
bearing the shock safely
The wrccking crew hurried from
Owosso. arriving some two hours
after the accident The huge engines
were lacked up, new track built under
them where it had been smashed by
The impact and the crippled locomo-
tives hauled away The good cars
we're placed on the track and taken
away. while those which we're useless
we're chopped up or burned as they
lay
The wreck did not cause any delay
in traffic as it occurred off the main
track All day Sunday and part of
Monday large crowds watched the re-
moval OF the debris.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08

expended wiped out in few minutes
is indeed hard luck.
During the midst of the storm
flashes OF lightning played about the
SKY added the terror OF electrical dis
play to the fear of the hail and wind.
After the storm there was a remark
able scene Just below the leaden
mass OF clouds in the west the sun
set, burning red ball 1t lit up the
tumbling clouds above the horizon
with a bright gold in lurid contrast
to the dullness OF sky. In the east
there was deep misty steel blue
furnishing background for a feint
rainbow. The scene seemed beauti-
full until the tumble of loose glass
from buildings recalled the devasta-
ton which had been wrought.
The storm spread nearly all over
the lower peninsula 1t was at its
worst near Forest Hill jumped over
Shepherd and descended on Alma.
State papers report similar storms
from Alma south east to Detroit and
west to Kalamazoo. The hail seemed
to have spent itself before reaching
tie lower limits OF the state, the wind
and lightning doing considerable dam
age there
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08

cut for hay. Others could be broken
up for beans or some other late crop
or if the new seeding in these fields is
in good condition, it might be wise to
leave the field as it is at present.
Just how far oats and hay may re-
cover is question which time will
decide. OF course, grass will come
on to some extent, but some fields OF
oats will need TO be broken up for la
ter crops
Conditions are about the same with
other crops that are on the ground
beets, corn, beans, etc, and the far
mers are inclined to "rest on their
oars" for few days, and watch de-
velopments.
All kinds OF trees suffered badly
Many orchards are stripped OF foliage
and their trunks and branches terribly
beaten on the side from which came
the storm.
In timber lots the upper branches OF
trees are denuded OF leaves and twigs.
Stock exposed TO the clement, sui
Tered greatly. Many lambs and pigs
are dead Poultry suffered, many OF
the young broods perishing.
Would say in conclusion that one
experience in storm of that nature
is enough for yours truly
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08
SOMETHING NEW.

Next Monday evening at o'clock
the Senior class Of the college will
present "Alma of Old Salem" This
drama, written by Clara Burbank
Batchelder, treats of wtchcraft and
The stern Puritan sense of right and
propriety. The college grove with its
shadows and nooEs makes vivid
portrayal of these New England times
easily possible The seniors have a
real Cotton Mather in their caste He
can make one see the leaping flames
as he calls upon the witch to re-e-pent.
Remember-in the college grove
Monday evening at 5 o'clock, June
18th. Reserved seats at Wheaton's 5
drug store, 25 cents
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08

rs will be noticed by a dissolution
notice published elsewhere in this pa
per, Messrs. Thornton & Butler, who
have been doing business under the
name of the Alma Sheet Metal works,
have dissolved partnership, Mr. But
Ter retaining the business Since the
dissolution Mr. Butler has sold the
entire business to Mr. II l. Laycock,
who is now sole proprietor of the
business. Mr. Laycock is one OF
Gratiot county's well known and re-
spected farmers and has already Sc
cured competent help TO look after
the work while the management OF
the business will be in the hands OF
Mr. r. Z Butler. Mr. Laycock ex-
poets to carry full line of plumbing
and sheet metal goods. and personally
guarantees a square deal and fair
treatment to all who may need their
services. The sheet metal works are
located on Woodwork avenue and
have the Union phone at your service.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08

reached Fort Thomas, found nothing
but a settlement of houses and an old
fort from civil war; it was like high
tower, made of stone. The houses all
along the ride seemed TO be built prin-
cipally of brick. When we reached
the city again, got the Queen Q Cres-
cent at s "a m, then began a very
beautiful ride. Soon began to see lit
tie cabins. After leaving Cincinnati
nearly everything was hills and val
leys, with pretty streams running
through them. Down towards last
half OF Kentucky began the large
cliffs.
We came through "a tunnels on our
way TO Chattanooga. One was a mile
in length The train stopped before
crossing High Bridge. There is a
station there. The card cliff steps
shows one view from the bridge.
Rocks straight up from the valley
the river flows through and the steps
are made up the rocks The river di-
vidcs into two streams with those
cliffs going straight up After we got
into Tennessee, hills kept getting
higher until Cumberland range of
mountains came into sight. Then
what is called Waldron Ridge, which
we rode beside miles and miles After
Waldron Ridge began to fade away,
Smoky Ridge appeared at the left.
Then as we came close TO Chatta-
nooga we could see Lookout Noun
tain at the left We could only see it
from the car as we could not stay over
in c. CAGE through from c. 10 Macon
in the night. Macon is quite a city.
Streets very wide, and the business
streets all have a little aisle OF green
running through the center, with
shade trees and seats. Macon has the
name of being the hottest town in
Georgia, except Augusta After leav-
ing Macon, came through swamp
lands and small clearings, like some
Of the land in Michigan; patches OF
timber, pine stumps, etc. Little board
houses setting up on four corner-posts
from the ground. All along the route
roses were in bloom, also growing
wild were some beautiful pink flowers
on bushes that | didn't know the name
OF. After leaving Cincinnati coaches
on train were labeled white passen-
gers" and "colored passengers Also
have their own waiting room in de
pot It is quite cool here; nice brcez>
all the time"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

An effort is being Qade to arouse
interest i'm the Michigan Pioneer and
Historical Society to which Governor
Osborn administered a hard blow
when he vetoed its usual annual ap-
propriatich In 1905 and 1909, $4,000
per annum was appropriated for the
use of the society, but this year the
governor has seen fit in his campaign
for economy TO cut it off the appro-
priation list
The Michigan Manual gives the fol-
lowing information concerning the or
ganization: The society was organ
lied under an act OF the legislature
passed in 1898, but was the successor
to the Historical Society of Michigan,
begun by Lewis Cass and others in
1925 Annual meetings are held in
the state capital at Lansing the first
Wednesday and Thursday in June
and mid-winter meetings are held in
different places throughout the state
Our volume of historical matter is
published each year and there are now
SO volumes printed The society has
rooms and a small museum in the
capital
Alma is interested in the society
and its work through the Women's
Club Of the city. Mrs. NJ B. Ferry
spoke before the club two years ago
upon the society and has now ap-
pealed TO them to assist in sustaining
the organization 1t is the opinion of
those interested in the society that its
work should be carried on even If no
state appropriation is made and due
effort will be made by the Woman's
Club to encourage the work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

The next regular teachers examin-
alton will be held at the high school
room, Ithaca. Thursday and Friday,
June Is and 16. 1911, beginning at 5
a. m, standard time Certificates of
all grades will be granted from this
examination. Write me for Bulletin
No 16 for general information on the
examination
Teachers whose certificates expire
in June. August or October OF any
year should take the June examiua-
ton as the law has been changed so
that the August and October examin-
atoms will not be held after this year
Nj certificates must expire in June
! am yours.
CHARLES +. PIKE.
Commissioner Of Schools
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08

The sale Of roofing throughout the
city has been nearly as extensive as
that OF glass, the hail stones being OF
sufficient size and coming with great
force TO drive through the roofs of
many stores and residences.
The college was heavy loser, los
ing 800 panes, 14x14 TO 42x3S The
glass to be replaced will cost $4OO.
Much damage was done TO the Wright
hall slate roof, which will mean fur
ther heavy expense.
George Pulfrey was heavy loser,
the front OF the Arcadia and Smith
Bros. grocery store being broken in.
II had installed windows in his new
addition Saturday. They didn't last
long.
Many crops were badly damaged.
Wheat especially suffered. Z. Rogers,
three miles west and three north, lost
hogs, sheep and turkeys. Cliff Rock
well lost three sheep, William Sulli-
van $4,000 worth of crops.
John Knoertzer was caught up the
river in a canoe. He padded for
shore and pulled the canoe up and
sheltered himself under it during the
bombardment
Bittner's greenhouse looked like the
remains of a Mexican revolution.
Hardly a whole pane OF his 5000 was
left, and the florist will be $1,000
poorer when he replaces the glass.
Some OF the sity's best residences
suffered badly. Dr. J H. Lancashire
lost IS panes, W. A. Bahlke 100, l..
\. Sharp 22 and various others from
ten 10 twenty.
Roofs as we'll as windows went
under the hail The Alma Elevator
Company's roof was damaged to the
expense OF $4,000 Caplc hardware
lost 100000
The citizens Of St. Louis suffered
from the effects OF the storm nearly
as much as those of Alma, while the
citizens of Ithaca simply had a good
rain
The ward school building suffered
a loss OF 50 window glass 36x42, while
the central building sustained even a
greater loss
Monday noon, Is hours after the
storm had ceased hail stones could
be shoveled up in large quantities. at
Forest Hill.
The glass in the greenhouse at St.
Louis was all broken, entailing loss
which will reach into the hundreds OF
dollars.
The Masonic Home building suf-
fered the loss OF 95 glass 2SN42, while
lO4 smaller lights were demolished.
The st. Louis Sugar Co. was dam
aged to the extent of $1,000 as a re-
suit Of the storm OF Sunday
The force OF the hail was terrific.
1t went through planks an inch thick
at the Alma Elevator Company.
Bakers photograph gallery was de-
void OF glass when the storm ceased
its work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08
PROGRAM FOR FINALS.

Program of grade promotion exer-
cise,, Wright Park, at . o'clock p. m.
June l6, 1911:
Bible Reading-Psalm T., Eighth
Grade.
Songs-"The Fairy Reycl" JSulli-
van) The Little Tin Soldier, Eighth
Grade
Clapping Rhythm-First Grade.
Songs-"Thc Spanish Gypsy" on.
Watson); Drifting Along" Fourth
and Fifth Grades.
kindergarten Band - kindergarten
and B Sup-primary
Dramatzing of Songs-A Sub-prim-
ary and \ Second
News Boys Drill-Second and
Third Grades.
Songs-"Thc Butterfly" CWilhclm) /;
Mistress Mary" Rose F. Gaynor.
Calisthenics-shird Grade
Scarf Drill - Seventh and Eighth
Grades.
Song-"Wclcome. Pretty Primrose, Sc
(Ciro PinsutD, Seventh and Eighth
Grades
Concert Rccitation-"Paul Revere's
Ride Sixth Grade.
Songs-"O Twas Sweet to Hear
Her "The Fairies Invitation" (Ros-
sind, Sixth Grade
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08
At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. c.

At the home of Mr. and Mrs. II c.
Ri hardson a chunk Of frozen ice 9th
erwise known as hail, penetrated one
OF their north windows. leaving a hole
II inches in diameter and 81 inches in
circumference The opening made
was somewhat irregular. showing the
Jagged nature Of the hail which
broke il.
Every window in the second floor
of the Church block was smashed and
the building presented riddled APP
pearance.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08

an error But Wood struck out the
next men up and thus all hope was
lost for St Louis from then on.
St Louis was held hitlcss by Wood
and only once did they send ball
ont by the inield before a player had
his hand, on it. Woods pitching was
the feature of the game. lie struck
ont - men, six Of them getting their
in two innings.
Batterie, Tor Alma-Woods and
Bahlkc; st. Louis. Nestle and Lyle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Services next Sunday: 10 o'clock.
preaching; subject. "Noriah. the
Mount of Trial" First of series OF
talks on the mountains Of the Old
Testament 1880. Sunday school:
$3.50. Junior B. Y. p. L.. 6:3o. B. y.
p L.; 7:3O, on services. Hear DR..
Bruske in Presbyterian church
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-08

ROOMS TO RENT-Furnishe or
unfinished. Enquire at Record
office, 100 Court Ave. Mrs. Will
liam Baker.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-14

Sion. returned to Culpeper this week
Mrs. Max samuelson entertained the
Matinee Bridge Club on Friday. Those
playing were Mrs. Clarence Undcrw ood d,
Mrs, Samuel Booker Mrs. Clyde Lewis.
Mrs Tucker Chelf Mrs Frederick
Hudgins, Miss Byrd Law. Miss Sally
Anderson. Miss frankie Taunt. De-
lishtful refreshments we're served
Miss Matte and Kate Tompkins
Miss Della Pannill and Miss Emma
rant have Just returned from de-
lightful trip to Washington. where
they were the guests OF Mise Fants
aunt. Mrs. caroway, on Capitol Iinl
The Misses Tompkins also visited their
brother. David Tompkins, In Alcxan-
dria. before returning home.
Miss Sally Anderson entertained Il
few friends informally on Wednesday
evening. Those present were Misses
Alice Carter, Bessie Carter. Martha
Houck. Mrs Matte Burney, MIR. and
Mrs. Darlington Watkins and riliison
Latham. H,t
planned for the High School com
nenccnicnt next week. The bacca-
laureate sermon will be preached in