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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-18
NIGH. CROP REPORT
COmpilad By Secretary OF State and
Dated April lSt
Lansing, Mich, April 6, 1912.

Lansing, MICH, April D, 1917.
The condition of wheat on April /
in the state was "a, in the southern
counties 70, in the central counties IS,
in the northern counties 80, and III
the upper peninsula "a.
The condition one year ago in the
state was 81, In the southern counties
SO, in the central counties "a, in the
northern counties SO and in the upper
peninsula SO.
The average depth OF snow on
March 10 in the state was 9.5S, in the
southern counties S.75, in the central
counties S.45, in the northern counties
1921, and in the upper peninsula 1l.S1
inches.
| On March 81 the average depth of
snow in the state was 2.13, in the
southern counties LOS, in the central
counties Las, in the northern coun-
ties 3.77, and in the upper peninsula
! 5.64 inches.
The number Of days protection to
wheat by snow in the state was "a,
in the southern and central counties
%, in the northern counties q and
/ in the upper peninsula 81
In answer to the question, Has
wheat during March suffered injury
from any cause?' 112 correspondents
in the southern counties answered
yes" and 1872 no" in the central
counties 81 answered yes and l0l
no. in the northern counties q
answered yes and 81 no and in
the upper peninsula 3 answered yes
and p no The average condition
of wheat in the state on April /, for
the past five years is 81 per cent and
/ the average yield per acre for the
same period is II bushels. The total
number of bushels of wheat marketed
/ 10y farmers in March at 81 Touring
mills lis l72,0SO and at 40 elevators
/ and to grain dealers 22S,2I2 or a total
Of 40O352 bushels. OF this amount
i3I341& bushels were marketed in the
southern four tiers of counties, Ills
/ i'm the central counties and 1926 i'm
the northern counties and upper
peninsula The estimated total NUM-
Der OF bushels of wheat marketed i'm
+ the eight months August-Marcb lis
l0150.JC0 and the amount OF wheat
set remaining I'M the possession OF
. growers. after deducting 100000
bushels used for seed and home CON
sumption ia f,426 coo bushels. Sixty
4 six mills, elevators and grain dealers
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-18
PROVIDING GRIT IN WINTER
Hens Should Be Allowed to Take as
Much as They Require-Don't
Feed 1t In Their Mash.
(By w. F. PARRISH.)

When winter comes and the ground
freezes, or is covered with snow a good
deal of the time, grit must be sup
piled. Gravel or grit should be sharp,
so as to both cut and grind. Smooth
pieces OF gravel will not answer the
purpose. Gravel dug from pit will
make one Of the best grits.
When pounded into small pieces,
broken crockery will make excellent
grit, also. A little sand mixed with
the other grit is helpful, but it will not
answer for exclusive use, not being
sharp nor coarse enough.
II you prefer, you can buy prepared
grit from the dealers in poultry sup
plies. A good many people do this
and good many other people buy
oyster shells with the belief that they
are obtaining grit The hens need
some of the oyster shells, as they sup
ply the system with lime and car
Donates, but they will not take the
place of grit They are too soft, and
digest rather than grind.
Keep we'll filled grit boxes where
the hens can run to them at VIII dur
Ing the winter months and you will
find that they consume quite lot of
the material in a months time. Pro-
viding the grit in boxes and allowing
the hens to help themselves Is the best
way of feeding It, They will then use
as much as is necessary for their
health, as they are the best judges OF
this matter and consequently will not
consume more than they require.
II we always knew how much would
be needed for the health of the birds,
It would be all right to mix the grit
with the feed. But since we do not
know this, we would best not force
grit upon them as we would be doing
II we mixed 1t with the feed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-18

Copyright, 1911. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-18

opinion that the unusually cold winter
has destroyed the peach buds quite
severely.
In regard to the question What per
cent of orchards are being sprayed"
correspondents report 81 in the state,
40 in the southern counties, 28 in the
central counties, 36 in the northern
counties and 33 in the upper PENN
sula. Frederick c.. Martindale,
Secretary of State.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-18
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
CRAZY EUROPEAN RULERS.
BY A. w. MACY.

During the time Napoleon
was turning Europe topsy-turvy
with his splendid military gen
Jus more than half the European
thrones were occupied by eth
err lunatics or haIe-witted per-
sons. Emperor Pau, Of Russia
had a feeble intellect, a scanty
education, and an absurd and
Weli-nigh insane seIf-conceit.
Christian VII. Of Denmark was
so feeble and morbid that he
was incapable Of ruling. Queen
Marie of Portugal was hopeless
iy insane, and had 10 DC kept
under restraint. Charles w. of
Spain was a weak ruler, hardly
shade more than half-witted.
His brother, Ferdinand Of Ma
Piles, was a little better, but not
much. And George III. of Eng
land, intellectually sluggish and
obstinate by nature, was des-
tined to pass the last ten years
of his life in hopeless insanity.
Napoleon's career probably
would have been shorter and
less brilliant had the European
thrones been occupied by visor-
Gus monarchs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-18
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
THE FIRST GERMAN RAIL
ROAD.
BY A. w. MACY.

Tho Oldest railroad In Ger
many is one of the shortest rail
way lines In the world. The
Ludwig railway, connecting the
cities Of Furth and Nuremberg,
is just three and three-quarter
miles long, and has never been
extended. II was conceived by
Johannes Scharrer, a wealthy
hop merchant. The first trip
was made November n, 1885,
the train consisting Of five cars,
carrying 90 passengers. Time,
about IL minutes, only half the
power of the locomotive being
used. Two weeks later trains
began running regularly, and
the road has been in successful
operation ever since. The COM
pany owns eight locomotives, 35
passenger cars and six baggage
and freight cars. There are
about go employees.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-18

Copyright 1911, BY Joseph b. BowlcsD
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-18

For seeds of all kinds the Alma
elevator Co. is headquarters.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-18

Childrens dresses and boys blouses
for school wear at l. N. Bakers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13
AS TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Under the direction of Secretary
c. f, Buchner Of the local Y. NJ. c. n.
and athletic supervisor OF the city
schools. physical education in the
public schools is being conducted or
a wider basis than ever before IL
/ Tulsa
At the beginning OF the year a
/ policy of work was outlined with the
/ advise and approval of Supt. ]. A..
Koontz which is being rigidly car
/ ried out 10y principals, teachers ana
/ pupils
A decided departure this year is
the regular calisthenic work I'm tha
school room twice each day. For tho
| first fow weeks, Of the opening term
I particular attention is being given to
corrective exercises for the straight
cniug Of round shoulders and tho
development Of the chests and lungs
with special attention to correct sit
ting and standing positions while az
/ study or recitation in the school
room.
The supervisor visits every school
room In the district demonstrating
and instructing pupil and teacher In
this work and as much as IS possible
gives individual attention TO the
needs Of each child in the school
room.
The principals and teachers are a.
SO giving hearty cooperation in the
matter Of physical development
through the sports and games Of the
playground. the teachers havins
supervision of the play grounds aud
directing and leading in the games
hest suited for the several grades OF
children.
Special tests have been arranged
for both boys and girls and In which
all compete against II required stand
ard instead of against one another
In this manner every child has an
opportunity To take part in all school
athletic activities and no star ath-
lotes are developed as is the tenden-
cy In highly competitive athletics.
The school board has made the,
purchase Of suitable play ground
apparatus for games on the school
ground and this will be distributed
and put into use as soon as II arrives.
Apparatus such as balls, nets. goaia.
etc. has been selected for all grades
Of pupils. During the course Of the
| year at least forty games for school
1 room. on rainy DAYS and plavorounu
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

feet, The coal Is Of an excellent quail
ty and at the present time there Is
being shipped from this place one
train load per day. The New State
Coal Company from Tulsa is the larg
est operators and they work most ~
the entire year, one OF the latest
things to happen to an already pros
porous city is the finding of oil just
east Of town. Frazier and Glenn
have Just brought IN 100 barrell
well and the field promises to be Il
large one. Already oil men from all
over the state are seeking leases ana
already many rigs are on the ground
This new field is sure to have a great
influence in making Collnsville a
bigger and better city. In the past
ten days two new gas fields have been
located. One directly southwest Of
town and the other directly southeast
OF town. Both territories were said
to be non-gas producing yet the wells
just brought I'm are equal in size To
some of the best wells in the field.
This will insure the consumers of gas
many additional years of Successful
operations.
While Collinsylle has many Won
derful natural resources that have
had n great influence on her growth
yet her success is not entirely due to
the things mentioned above. Col
linsville lies in rich farming coun-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

constantly increasing in n cores
ponding measure 10 the other schools
Of the city.
No better city than Tulsa coul1
possibly be found by the man or the
woman who is seeking for better edH-
cational facilities for their children
or their wards. The number OF
school houses makes the distance to
be travelled the shortest possible and
the many street car lines pass within
few blocks of all Of the schools.
There are sidewalks and paved
streets reaching every school house
in the city, and they are far more ac-
cessble than in the majority #
cities throughout the land. A FREQ
public library Is being opened here.
and this viii greatly aid in providing
good reading not alone for the pupils
but for the entire citizenship of the
community.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

plant here and they make most Of the
surrounding states. They work on an
average Of 100 men and have pay
roll Of about 100000 per month. Tho
next large factory to locate was the
Tulsa Fuel and Mfg. Co, This is a
smelter with 10 blocks and smelts
zinc only. This plant employs over
400 men and their pay roll Is estima,-
ed at over $4,000 per month. The
next plant to locate was the Bartles-
vile Zinc co. This is the largest zinc
smelling plant in the world. II sounds
mighty big to say the largest In the
world yet this is a fact, This plant
has IL blocks and in addition they
have a large lead roasting plant. This
plant employs about 500 men ana
have a pay roll of over $G0,000.00 per
month. II will be seen that the plants
alone have a monthly pay roll OF over
$100.OO0.00 which in year reaches
nearly $1.O0O.O00.OO. These plants
makes ColIinsWlle a factory town ana
a laboring mans paradise.
Besides the factories, CoHinsville
has many other natural resources.
The town is surrounded with beds Of
high grade coal This coal Is only
short distance undvr the ground and
Is obtained by scraping the dirt of
and uncovering strata of coal rang
ing all the way from II inches to
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

try probably uneXcelled in Oklahoma
for the production Of all kinds us
crops The farmer is just learning
how to make the soil profitable by
planning those crops that are sure {"
mature and for which there is always
ready market. Alfalfa for the first
time is being successfully grown and
the next year will see many thous-
ands of acres OF this valuable crop
planted and cared for. After ell eiae
Is said a town is no better than her
citizenship Collinsvile can boast of
her citizenship as much as she can OF
her factories her oil and her gas ana
her beautiful farming land.
The people Of CollinsVlle have
spent thousands Of dollars on her
schools and her churches. We have
over 100 children ana they are pro-
perly cared for and trained by the
best of teachers and in the most MOD
ern school houses. School taxes
never get too high and the people
good in the school line. The sarus
holds true Of the churches. All lead
ing churches are well represented
with good working congregations. All
of these elements have combined 30
make Collinsvllle as was said at the
opening of this article. the biggest
little town in oklahoma.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

II Is not interesting 10 know Wha
Collmsyillc has been hut it Is very ia.
tcrcstinR 10 know what Collusville IS
today. Collinsville is correctly known
rs the biggest little town in Oklaho.
ma and when the visitor comes to our
town ana stays around a short time
he gets the idea that every one is y
hustler and when ne goes away from
town he goes as a Collinsvillc booster.
There is "A reason for this. To oegin
with, everyone Is busy. From early
morning until late at night there Is
into the notion that Colllnsville IL =
good town to stay with. The growth
and development of Collnsyille is due
10 several things. To no one thinc
can you attribute the remarkable
growth and prosperity of the past two
years. To begin with 1t Is generally
conceded that COllinsville lies In the
center Of the largest gas belt In OK
lahoma. Gas to Colllnsville is what
the great oil pools have been TO other
towns. The town has advertised cheap
fuel for manufacturing purposes and
free factory sites. As a result of the
great gas field many manufacturing
plants have located here. The first
plant that located that COW" i G. str
in the little ,i,y was The Coffeyvlllc
Nitrifled Brick and Tile company.
This company located their largest
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

on bright days will be taught to both
teachers and children. This Is not a
new departure for up to date schools
as other oklahoma cities have al
ready begun the purchase Of heavy
playground apparatus for school
grounds. In the matter of superY!s-
ion however. Tulsa has been leading
other cities Of the state. School boy
basket ball, football and volley ball
leagues have been organized and GER
tain standards Of mental work re-
quired before they are allowed to
take part in inter-school competi-
tions.
The football league is now follow
ing out schedule for the Friedman
silver cup. The schedule will be
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

finished about the middle Of No
vember.
A cup is also to be presented tur
the girls volley league which is to 10
organized this winter.
Soccer football will he introduced
to take the place Of football in the
winter months after the regular
football season Is over 1t Is COM
paratively new game but increasing
popular in this section of the coun-
try.
Supervisor, principals and teach
ers are constantly on the lookout for
defects in sight, hearing, breathing
etc. and parents notified Of lack OF
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

progress because of these defects ana
prompt attention requested.
School room calisthenics, graded
playground work, games sports, and
inter-school contests in the schools
are all made u part of definitely out
lined program for the physical edu-
cation of the children of all grades
ana supplemented by practical talks
on health and hygiene in the school
room.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

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lo ororted tho uenplr of Tulsa but
r,,outly having voted a bond issue -Af
t1to onO f,r the erection ~ tho.s
huudiurs plans havc already been
drawn and thc actual work will be-
Gin within this month.
Outside Of the numerous subjects
t,rcbt bcro th,re viii be introduced
lv ,bo first Of the year the studies Ct
mammal training domestic science
ord q thorouph cmmorclal depaIl-
mont which will teach many the
thInps now being taught In the better
colleges of the country
The eight men in Tulsa who pcr-
hams mean NOR, for the future u
tbc cuv's youpr are the eight men
who hold the responsible position of
school board directors These men
give their time and attention to the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13
TulSa'S Public Schools
Among Best In Country
An Enrolment of 5,00O-Bcs Of Teachers Are lIm-
poycd-ll0 Instructors Empoyed-New
Buildings Going Up-New Subjects,


Tho pnbll' schools of TulHn arc
something of which the citys every
citi,or a. nrnud Tbrr, ara po,v t,n
,.t. ,. ..,n.,.. ,. .,.. ..,n
''''' ''''' Wv
nm average enrolment oi f"'''''''"-
like 500 TO the school or total Il
about 1000 pupls I'm tho CITY. Though
the life of tb, public schools horo IN
Tulsa hnve been short. the NE Of the
city existing ln lts present spirit foi
five or six yrnrs. the schools have
made "A wonderful progress aud
growth. not alone n tho large m-
crease of puplls attending. but in the
work done and iu the maintenance ot
; the highest efficiency. Tho rust
, high school artipulatcs with many Of
( the leading collorcs Of the country,
! giving the graduates of the Tulsa
/ hieh school "a distinct ADVANTAGE not
7 TO be had by many graduates ~
I schools much Older than the TULSA
schol
one Of the thing. which has toyt
4 the Tulsa public schools we'll advanc-
F ed is In sclccung none bat the most
competent Of teachers, the majority
of whom hold first grade ANA no
certificates In point Of efficiency in
this respect. the Tulsa public school.
. may be said to be- without an cpul
In the entire country. No better
+, teachers, or any who keep so abrcas.
Of modern methods Of education,
I can be found the cuntry wide than
1 here IN Tulsa.
! The frcost discussion Of all mat.
4, ters apportaining 10 the city schools
, is brought up regularly at the teach
, ers meetings, held regularly for the
d, interchanging ana exchanging ~ new
, ideas or innovations in teaching.
, Meetings of the principals are also
F., held regularly whore "a broader view
F. of the situation is taken than at the
teachers gatherings
f, The high school Of Tulsa is the
pride Of all. and over 500 pupils arc
y enrolled. A corps Of twelve teachers
, is employed, with +. j. Kotz as pri1-
, clphl, Inc WORK ul the IulNa hlth
: school embraces an of the work ~
the better equipped high school any
where In the country The hlgh
, schol stands .noar the center of tho
city on a block Of ground which tho
school owns.
Bellyiew school Is located in ,hc
southeast part of city and also has
: an enrolment of more than 900 pu-
pills. Eight teachers are employed
, there. with W. !, oliver as principal.
Central school, also located on the
high scAeal hlnpA In the center Of the
city, has the largest enrolment or
any Of the schools of the city, amour,
ing to over zoo. II takes sixteen
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

! slncks here and there about the
/ town us II then war. The first siruc-
/ ture hullt for the accommodation Oi
the public school pupils was the high
| school building, erected on It's pres
onl site and costing about $4,000.
! Then came the North Side school,
then the Lindsey ana then followed
three more In rapid succession, with
additions now and then until tho
number Of buildings for his puIpogs
is ns II given In the foregoing
Sun n is found that the hulldln1s
are wholly inadequate FOR the re
qu,rcm,nts Of the public schools ~
Tulat ana the cltlzcns recently voted
bond issue Of 100000 with which
to erect three more buildings ono
of these WIN be high school, ana
from The plans thnt are now drawn,
n win have no equal In the entire
country Tulto Is always among the
foremost cities of the country TO
adopt now IDEAS and the cottage
plan of building is to be- erected. For
This purpose, an entire block ut
ground mas b''n p"I'i''ed. ana th'
hIFh SCHOOL VIII DE- series OF puma
Hfa 'i''l'" around 'n' ''fr oI 'n'
h,oak a suitable parking VIII be
maintained between the buildings
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VIII '' '"l''4 rA'iu"'" Il"" 'he
''ir"i' Toy tho bindings winch VIII
h' one story ln h'l5N' lanf'r n
u"' ol storm" or IIi' VIII or I'"u''n
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lnl' DIS AN innovation Ih aeH"ol p'hi-
'hfA' '"i I' mas lhe Re"IIy thuor"'-
l'h' oI the 'I'n7 ana societies 81
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lHE' announcer huII"Ilf VIII De erected
ON 'he NoIul Sid' ana one on 'he
SCUM Nld''
In Ioisl hs IN II" oiher city IN mo
country the parents all take a vital
interest III inc 'iiy pnhIl' schools
ln'y h''p III the WORN IN dozens "t
o''l'r,n' ways, ana the welfare OF tho
h''Ehh"rS chlIdr'h Is c"uh'ehahred
no less imam thal or thelr own.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

Maybe It was as designer of wo-
mems clothes that the devil began his
successful Career-NeW York Press.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

A 1900 barrel well was drilled in
the Caddo field IN April last.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-11-14

The first annual district conven,
ton Of the Christian church va,
held at Lewiston last Thursday and
Friday. The district is composed
Of Laiah, Clearwater, Lewis, Idaho
and Nez Percs counties in Idaho and
Asosin county, Washington.
Thsre are nineteen Christian
churches in these counties, With ap-
Proximately 1900 members. Thirteen
Of the churches we're represented BY
delegates At the convention. Rev.
and Mrs. ]. Francis Ashley attended
from Nezpercs. Mr.. Ashley spoke
Thursday afternoon and Mrs. Ash
ley sang Friday.
The purpose Of the organization
Is missionary work In these counties.
Z is proposed 10 employ a preacher
o give his time to the new churches
already planted and such other calIs
= demand. D. Lloyd Morgan. pas