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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
KILLS SALARY system
Officials Believe County Officers Can
Keep Their Fees
LEGISLATURE TO REPEAL ACTS
Opinion Handed Down BY Supreme Court Is
Said to Have Far.reachlng Effect

\ Lansing dispatch 10 the Grand
Rapids Evening Press OF last Friday
said: State officers say there is not
much left of the law providing for
supervisors fixing salaries for county
officials. in view OF the decision of
the Supreme court Friday.
The opinion only dealt with the
fees OF the office OF register OF deeds,
but it is understood here to cover all
county offices In view of this it is
said that to draw all fees prescribed d
by statute and with that situation in
mind it is believed that supervisors
will decide either TO abolish salaries
for these officials or else reduce their
stipend to a lower amount, pending
the next session OF the legislature,
when it is suggested. the legislature
might repeal all acts granting fees TO
county officers, although thot would
prevent the county from securing the
revenue which is expected from the
fees"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
DRIVEN 9O.V|5 NILES
X. T. D. Mail Carrier Herb Becker In
Service Nearly Eleven Years
HAS MADE TRIP 1885 TIMES
Only Two GratiOt Men In Service Now That
We're In When Mr.. Becker Commenced

Through winds, rain and storms,
through sunshine and blizzards, Her
bert Becker OF the Alma post office
K. i. ID. service has driven his route
for the past nearly eleven years. He
entered the service April 1st, 1901,
and at the present time postmaster
{. +. Brown of Alma and A. r.
Wheeler of ST. Loui, are the only
two men in Gratiot county that were
employed when Mr. Becker entered
the service When the eleven years
are completed Mr. Becker will have
travelled over his route 1895 times.
The first year at the, position his
route was % miles long and he made
313 trips or s,O77 miles. The remain
ing ten years his route has been 26H
miles long, 301 days in the year the
equivalent OF 1913 miles or total
for the eleven years Of oO,7jO miles.
During all this time Mr.. Becker has
served his patrons TO their entire sat
i,faction and /, undoubtedly one of
the most popular men in the govern
ment employ having driven his
route so many times Herb and his
horse could undoubtedly make the
trip blindfoldcd.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
BUYS ELECTRIC PLANT
Consolidated Light and Power Com
pany Buys Clare Plant

The Electric Light Co. of Clare
have sold their entire holdings to the
Consolidated Light and Power Co.
In speaking OF the sale the Clare
Sentinel of last week said:
Three weeks ago mention was
made in these columns that a deal
pending whereby the electric light
plant here would become the pro-
perty of the Consolidated Light
and Power Co. of Detroit Not until
Tuesday was this deal finally con
summated. 1t includes the entire
electric lighting outfit. the lease OF
the water power and of course all
franchise privileges here, including
the lighting contract with the city
which does not expire ill 1915 This
new company is now erecting several
dams on the Chippewa river and ex-
pect 10 furnish current, not only for
lighting but-~for power purposes. 10
number of towns II is thought
that the power derived from the dams
now in process OF construction will
be from 10000 10 $4,000 horse power.
and this will be reinforced by steam
power If necessary in time of droutit
Poles are being distributed this week
between here and Mt Pleasant and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14

breeds as space will not permit. But
TO my mind they were among the
finest that the country can produc
10 feed the vast millions who eat
pork. The hogs we saw were i'll the
second story of the vast barns of the
grounds. Mutton breeds OF sheep
we're in great abundance. | noticed
Ramblette which Judged would
weigh 300 pounds and many pens of
fine woods were present, also samples
of wool as first shorn and then after
they were cleansed or secured beau
tiful to look at. Sheep also were in
the second story.
All these pens and stalls were i'll
the finest of order; cleanliness was
the rule.
Here the weather is foggy, rains
frequently and yesterday and today
is April weather.
This p. m. we go to the great Land
Sale Exposition which | may describe
later, held in the Coliseum building
on Wabash avenue.
SILAS MOODY.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
MORTGAGE TAX LAW
Specific Tax Should Be Paid Before
January lSt

The Sault Ste Marie News had the
following item OF interest to mort
gage holders:
A large number of owners of
mortgages have taken advantage of
the new law by paying the specific
tax of one-half per cent which rem
ders them thereafter exempt from
taxation.
Mortgages on which the specific
tax is not paid by January will be-
come subject to taxation under the
old law. In case part of the mort
gage may have been paid the owner
can make affidavit to the amount re-
naming unpaid and pay a tax of one
half per cent of such amount after
which payment the mortgage is not
subject to further taxation. As 10
mortgages Of record or which will be
recorded before January !, it is op-
tional with the holder whether he
pays the taxes under the new mort
gage tax law. but if the specific tax
is not paid by January /, the mort
gage becomes taxable under the gen
eral tax law.
No mortgage given before Janu-
airy 1, 1912, has any legal standing
until after it is recorded and the tax
of one-half per cent is paid as provid-
ed by the new law The provision
does not apply, however, to mort
cages recorded before January /. In
most cases j will be cheaper for
mortgage holders to pay specific tax
of one-half per cent before January
l than to let them become taxable by
default under the general tax laws,
once the specific tax is paid, no
further taxes need be paid during the
life of the mortgage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
MILLING GO.
G. S. BleSCh Accepts Position with
". 7. Naldrett Of NOrVelI

G.. /. Blesch who came to Alma
two years ago and accepted posi-
tion as salesman with the grain de-
partmcnt of the Alma Grain & Lum-
Der Co. rendered his resignation
December 4th and has accepted a
similar position with w. T. Naldrett
of the Norvell Roller Mills. Mr..
Blesch came to Alma from Mar
ion. where for years he conducted a
successful business for himself and
accepted the position with the
Alma Grain & Lumber Company,
successfully covering the Michigan
territory. that he might get the bene-
fit of outdoor life Mr.. Blesch and
family will continue TO make Alma
their home. as Mr. Blesch's work for
the Norvell Roller Mills takes him
over the same territory that he has
visited for the past two years for the
Alma Grain & Lumber Co.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14

Get Day Lost Whose Low Setting Sun

miles Of wire are here already for
stringing as soon as poles are set
That the company seems to have
liberal sum with which 10 do bust
ness would appear from the fact that
bonds TO the amount of $4,000, 900
have been negotiated with the Detroit
Trust Co. These are six per cent
gold bonds and are secured by mort
gage on real estate in Greendale
Chippewa township, Isabella Co, and
the various franchises and personal
property now owned, or hereafter ac-
quired, by the company, A copy OF
this mortgage was filed with City
Clerk Rogers on Monday. X
Current will be furnished constantly
and for a variety of mechanical pur-
poses, and we are informed that the
price will be uniform in the various
towns. We hear that the Pere Mar
quette has already opened negotia-
tions with the new company to pump
water for them here The dam which
is the property of the Callam estate
OF Saginaw will probably be pur-
chased il suitable terms can be
mad"
The officers OF the Consolidated
Light and Power Co. are:
PRESIDENT l.. Hudson
Vicc-Prcsident-C. 5. Abbott
Sec'y and Treas.-A. b. Tannahill
Their main business office is S23,
s25 Majestic Building Detroit
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
NEN BANK At ELNELL
The Thriving Village to the West OF
Alma Takes On Metropolitan Ideas
BANK RESPONSIBLE 900
Roy Simmons CaShier-Banker Hudson OF
Middleton President

Elwell, the village TO the west OF
us has long been recognized as one
Of the husting communities OF
Gratiot county. The business men
progressive and up-to-date and the
citizens adjacent thereto toyal to their
home community The above condi-
tions were the incentive that caused
Messrs. Ealy, Slocum and Hudson to
have fitted up for them one OF the
best banking rooms in Gratiot Co
1t was in the summer Of 1910 that the
subject was first considered and late
last month the idea eliminated in
opening to the public the Bank OF
Flwell
The north room OF the cement
block owned by Putt Taylor was Sc
cured and masouS, carpenters and
decorators converted the room into
one of the neatest used for similar
purposes in northern Gratiot
The lobby is large and spacious
The business office 22X25 commodiOus
and equipped with the latest methods
for facilitating the work OF Cashier
Simmons. In the rear of the business
office is a room 22X25 TO be used by
the customers of the bank. The vault
modern structure built by contrac-
tors familiar with the latest ideas in
vault building is intended to be both
burglar and irc-proof and as if that
was not sufficient a large burglar
proof time lock Victor safe has been
placed inside the vault walls. \ Vic
tor safety box cabinet containing %
safety boxes has been installed and
all in all the equipment appears to be
sufficient for a bank in the S500.00C
class.
The banks president is John r
Hudson OF Middleton; the cashier
Roy l. Simmons OF Pellston. The
officers of the bank are men of ex,
pericnce and should be able to give
the people of Elwell a bank which
they may well feel proud OF.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
SELLS HIS HOLDINGS
A. ". Wright Sells His Advance
ThreShef Stock
CONCERN GOES into MERGER
Sale One Of the largest Deals In History Of
Michigan

For the past twenty years sour
townsman, Mr. A. w. Wright has
been financially interested in the Ad-
vance Threshcr Co, of Battle Greek,
an institution which has for years
been a money maker and the envy OF
other manufacturers in the same line.
Last week the Advance together with
other Thresher Co ; sold their inter
cstSto a company capitalized ut $22,-
100000 under the laws of Indiana \
Battle Greek dispatch to the Detroit
Free Press of last Friday said:
After many weeks OF toll and the
exercise of a considerable amount of
business ability. the gigantic merger
Of the Advance Thrashcr company OF
Battle Greek, The NJ Rumely Co. of
Laporte. Ind, and the Gaar-Scott
company OF Richmond, Ind, was
finally completed today. The pur-
chase price for the Advance plant was
paid over at the office of the United
States Mortgage & Trust company Of
New York city at II o'clock this
morning The price paid for the Nd
vance plant was something over S.
100000. one OF the biggest deals in
Michigans industrial history Al
though the purchase price for the
plant and stock on hand, including
the property OF the company in va
riouS states Of the union, brought
only $3.SOO,OOO, the rest OF the money
had to be put up TO cover the out
standing Indebtedness of the corpora
ton
The new corporation incorporated
under the laws of Indiana at capital
ization of $4,000, 900, is known as the
NJ. Rumely company, according to
the statement today of Sumner o.
Bush, vice-prcsident of the local con-
Germ. The money paid for the Ad
vance factory was received today by
General Counsel c. +. Thomas of the
company, and William II. Mason
both large local stockholders. and W.
+. Knowlton of Saginaw, private sec
retary of \. W. Wright OF Alma
Mich. the largest stockholder in the
conc ern.
The three men went To New York
city to receive the coin in person
Not all the purchase price was adj
vanced in cash, as stockholders of the
local thrasher company took about
10000 worth OF stock in the merged
company. Messrs. Thomas, Mason
and Knowlton are expected to return
Sunday and will bring the checks
covering the purchase price with
them The money will probably be
distributed TO the stockholders in the
Advance the first of next week, about
81 100000 being put into circulation
here
1t is understood that the present
board OF directors of the Advance
company will continue temporarily in
charge until the stockholders of the
amalgamated concern can hold a
meeting and elect board of directors
and officers.
The Advance Thresher Company's
stock figured in the transaction at
practically $263 for every S1OO of
stock transferred.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
$VOOOH)RBACKCOVER
Is the Price Paid Per Issue by AdVef.
tiSef Using Ladies' Rome Journal

The Curtis Publishing Co., pub
fishers OF the Saturday Evening Post
and Ladies Home Journal. have re-
Gently revised their advertising rates
and according to an exchange the
new rate IS as follows: Ladies Home
Journal, 81 per line; $500 for inside
page, inside cover page S5,5OO and
$1,000 for the back cover. For the
Saturday Evening Post, S. per line;
$4,000 per inside page, inside cover
$4,000 for each insertion. And at
those prices the advertising sections
are always filled, because it pays.
Modern business men in all lines
have come to a realization that news
paper advertising is not expense but
an investment and mighty good one.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
S|LAS MOODY. West
Buys Six Months Ticket for So.
Oufn In California
Harvey, H., Dec. 9, 1911.


Friend Brown didn't have time
to see you but will write you. My
self, Mrs. Moody and her sister, Mrs.
Carrie X. Beach of Medina, Ohio, are
on our way to California to winter.
We were escorted from our home at
Forest Hill by Ira c. and Willie (.
and Matte Moody TO Alma Thurs
day evening, December :. We found
many friends to bid us goodbye. We
purchased nine-month return tickets
for Long Beach at Sl19.60 each, from
+ & T. NJ. and took the 7:30 p. m.
train for Chicago, where we arrived
at Englewood at 80 a. m. next morn
ing Here we transferred TO Illinois
Central and arrived al Harvey for
breakfast, at our cousins, Mrs. Lizzie
Day. In the p. m. we went to the
Chicago Live Stock Show, which is
simply grand TO behold \ large
paved court is provided to show these
fine horses and cattle in and as we
entered some % Belgian horses were
being shown and the way their fore
tops. names and tails were bedecked
(the latter all docked) would put in
the shade the headgear OF the girls
of today. No pen of mine can des-
cribe this magnificent show of mostly
draft horses. One horseman told me
that some thirty horses were less than
three years old, and to my mind they
were well-developed horses. The
grand champion steer weighed 1910
pounds alive. and brought at auction
sale S1449.OO alive, and when dressed
his hide brought $4,000. He was
bred by w. f. Miller OF Newton,
Iowa The Dold Company OF Buffalo
bought the grand champion carload
Of yearling steers (blacks) at S15.75
per hundred and weighed 1903 pounds.
The carload OF two-year- weighed
14ss pounds average at $500 per
hundred. The heaviest load OF two
year-olds weighed l71s pounds aver
age and sold for S1190 There were
twenty-three carloads sold averaging
fifteen per car,and the lowest price
was 5000 and the highest S15.7j per
hundred. Hogs - the Hampshires
were very numerous and fine. all
marked with white bands around the
body, often running down a foreleg.
the body mostly black. One pen con-
taincd a mother and fifteen pigs all
white they were fine will not at
tempt 10 describe all the different
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Gratiot
County Medical Society was held in
the Wright House parlors last Fri
day afternoon, eleven members were
present and the regular program was
carried out. DR.. I. N. Brainard Civ
ing very interesting paper on Ec-
topic CESSATION, which was discussed
by the members. The officers elect
ed for the ensuing year were DR.. Shat
fer, Elm Hall, President; DR.. Graham.
Sumner Vice President and DR.
Highield, Riverdale. Sec-Treas.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
THEY TALKED PAVING.
Alma. Mich. Dec. 10. 1911.

Alma Mich. Dec. 10. 1911.
Adjourned regular meeting of the
common council OF the city of Alma
in council rooms on the above date.
The council was called to order by
the Mayor. Hon J. NJ Montigel.
Present-Aldermen Fuller. Knight,
Pulfrey, Cook, Fullerton and Fraker.
There being a quorum present the
council was declared to be in session.
The journal of the preceding ses-
sion was read and approved.
Alderman Wright appears.
The special committee appointed
TO confur with city attorney relative
10 paving and draft resolutions. offer
the following report.
To the mayor and common council
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
RESIGNS POSITION.

Miss Hazel Holiday, bookkeeper
at the lumber department of the Alma
Grain & Lumber Co, has rendered
her resignation and quit work last
Saturday The position made vacant
has been filed by Miss Gayle Lang
horst. who was formerly employed at
the Little Giant Hay Press Co.'c
office Miss Holiday will take a
much needed rest before again as
suming active business duties.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
.IO IAX[AND COHIRACT
Attorney General Rules It's Legal
After January |
SPECIFIC TAX INCLUDES THEM
According to An Opinion Given By Attorney
General Kuhn Of Lansing

Attorney General Kuhn has rend-
cred an opinion that on and after Jan.
all land contracts are assessable
under the specific tax system which
provides for tax OF one-half OF 1
per cent on mortgages.
1t is expected that this ruling will
increase to a considerable extent the
revenue derived from this system of
taxation, the tax applying to all land
contracts after that date.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
The FARMERS CLUB
OF Seville and Sumner Townships
Meet Today

Elwell, Dec 5, 1911.
Seville and Sumner Farmers Club
will meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
+. {. Ferris, December IA, 1911.
Program.
Song by Club.
Invocation.
Reading of minutes by secretary.
Roll call by quotations.
Song by Mrs Lena Densmore
Select Reading by Mrs Ellis Potter.
Discussions: Economics in the house,
led by T. a. Potter.
Recitation Mrs. Myron Potter.
Talk by Clifford Gee on Reading
Course for Club on chemistry.
Election OF officers for the ensuing
year.
Question box.
Song by Club.
MRS. ELLIS POTTER, Sec.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
POSTPONEMENT

Because of conflicting dates the or.
chestra was unable to secure the Wood
man hall for their party Dec. %. They
have decided 20 give a big Christmas
party on Monday evening. December 25.
So don't have any other engagements as
this is to be the best of the season.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14

OF the city OF Alma: Gentlemen,
your committee appointed TO draft a
resolution relative 10 paying certain
streets in the city and laying Of cast
iron water mains would respectfully
report as follows; That we have
conferred with the city attorney and
have had such a resolution drafted
which we now present TO you for
consideration and would respectfully
recommend that the same be accept
cd and adopted.
Signed
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
CORRESPONDENTS ATTENTION

To accommodate our advertisers the
Record will go to press next week one
day earlier than usual. We will ap.
preciate it il your correspondence for
next week is mailed early Monday, De-
cember Is
Copy for advertisements to be pub
lished in next weeks Record must be in
the office not later than Tuesday De-
cember 10.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-14
MASONIC INSTALLATION

The Masonic lodge held their an
nual installation of officers last even
ing in the lodge rooms. The officers
installed were: S L. Bennett. w NJ.
Chas. r. Murphy, s. W.; Roy L. An
derson, J. W.; Ezra l. Smith. Treas
John knoertzer, Sec; J. f. Fuller. 6
~: frank A. Parker, J. D.; John
Grieg, Tyler; James Klein. M
Wood, Stewards. ~"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25

sIt +, de sales academy of tho Visitation.
art st. Asnss e9ilese Mt
Rev. s. D. Long. D. D., president.
Morris's School, Mise, Richmond. Va. Susie
P. Morrin. lttl'
Notre Dnme of Maryland, Charles store.
Nd, Sister NJ. Fiorentine. principal.
Oxford Female Seminary, oxford. ". C.,
n r. p. Hobgood, president.
Powhet1n College, Charlestown. ". Va. S.
Powhatsn Institute Belona. Va. r. G. Por-
ter. business manager.
neutrality-suspicious. College, Lynchburg. va,
Wm. W. Smith. l ..l 4.
Randolph-M Macon Institute. Danvilie. Va.
f. Charles g. Evans, principal.
st. Anne's Episcopal School for Girls.
charlottesville, Va, Miss Mary H. DuYal.
st. Genicye College. Asheviile, n. c.. s. De-
plank. Superintendent. &.
st. Mary's School, Raleigh. ". c., e. Cruink-
shanck. business manager.
Salem Feninie Academy and College, Win
ston- Salem. y. c.. Howard e. RondthaIer,
president. {H Jtf
Southern Female College, Petersburg, va,
1 Arthur Kyle Davis. ma
Southern Presbyterian College and Conser-
yatory of Music. Red Springs, n. c.. c. G.
VardeM president.
Southern Seminary, Buera Vista Va Rev,
J. S. Engle, E. H. Rowe.
Southside Female Institute. Chase City. Va,
II. G. Nofsinger. president.
Stonewnli jackson Institute, A Abingdon, Va.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Davis, principal.
Stuart Hall. stanton Va. Miss NJ. P. Du-
val. principal
Bristol. Va. James E. Mears.
Sweet Brtar. Sweet Briar Va Mary X
Benedict. president.
Virginia College, Roanoke, Va Matte p.
"omans College, Richmond, Va. James
Nelson. president
BUSINESS COLLEGES.
Danville Commercial College. DanviIi.. Va,
]. W: Cook principal.
Davis Wagner Business College. Norfolk
Draughon's Business College, Columbia. S.
c.. D. H. O'Neal. ri
Dqnsmore Business College. stanton. va.
Haynes Business College, Richmond va.
Haynes t-F 5isiQ f .lEl
Kns's Business College, Raleigh. y. C.. j.
II. King, president
National Bnsiness College, Roanoke. va e.
NJ. Coulter ls fii ls-
PeIrre School, Philadelphia, Pa, L. B. Mof-
fett business manager
Central Business College, Roanoke va
SmithdeaI Business College. Richmond va.
@, NJ smithdeal, president. H
Southern Shorthand and Business Univer-
slty, Norfolk. Va. j. NJ. .Ressler. president
Virginia Commercial and Shorthand COL
ieSe, Lynchburs. Va. c. L.. t. Fisher.
president. ~
BOYS, PREPARATORY SCHOOLS.
The Binghnm School, Asheville.s ". c.. Col.
X. Bingham. president. s.i
Bingham School, FMehane, ~ NJ c., Preston
chathnm Episcopal Institute, Cha than, va,
hsT 81 q Fru ssnooI pre'asn,
Cluster Springs Academy, Cluster SPRINGS.
Va, Hampden WILSON,, y s. si h u 5
Episcopal High School for Boys, AIexandria
Gilman Country school, Roland Park. Nd.
Edwin B. King hea dmaster,Ey &
Gloucester Academy, z Gloucester, Va, John
TIA hb.7f ' 4 ~ S.5 49, ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25

fold problem Is met. Although very
large number of women may be ex-
pected to take up teaching or other
wages earning vocations. 1t must also
be exp ected. certainly hoped, that a
large number Of these same women
will, after few years in such work
become home makers In order to
properly prepare women for their flu
ture careers. 1t is therefore necessary
to preface them along two somewhat
sepa rate lines. Culture must be COM
blned with practical preparation for
the duties of life. both as regards wage
earning vocation and home making
Happily. the womanly arts pertaining
to the household are being formulated
Tor school use in such q manner as to