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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-09-13

were consumed in the examination of
talesmen; new panels were obtained
and almost wholly rejected. 1t seemed
that every man in the city had con-
ceived an opinion against the prisoner.
Finally curious medley of jurors was
secured, and the government began
the introduction of its testimony.
Up to this time, Mason had done
nothing. Now he sent for Jacob Sol
meyer, a lawyer of considerable prom
inence, and explained to him what he
was to do. / know in detail how Sol
meyer carried out his Instructions:
He went at once to st. Louis and
called on the district attorney. He
explained that certain large OPERATOR
of Chicago and Kansas City were Ia
6oring to effect consolidation of all
the big firms In certain line in the
west into one gigantic company with
hundred million dollar capitalization,
under the laws of New Jersey; that
the matter was still in an early, for
native state. The bankers who were
to furnish the large sums necessary
to purchase such plants as would not
voluntarily come into the trust, feared
that some unfriendly district attorney
might attempt to bring the matter in
to court, and thereby affect the bonds
of this syndicate, which they would
hold as their security. If. however,
the principal office of this great pro-
jected company could be placed In
some large city of the west, where the
district attorney of the United States
was a person of conservative ideas,
they would furnish the money; other
wise they would not. Solmeyer rep
resented these bankers, and this was
the problem they had presented to
him for solution. He had gone care
fully over the entire field. and finally
settled upon the district attorney OF
st. Louis as filing every requirement
of his clients. If he could act.
Solmeyer would pay him Ave thousand
dollars as retainer: then, when the
bankers held their meeting in New
York, he could come before them and
arrange about his annual retainer.
The size of this annual retainer Sol
meyer hesitated to suggest, but IN
timated something in the neighbour
hood of twenty thousand dollars.
The district attorney glowed with
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-09-13

For the legal principle In
volved In this story see Elk
parte uIrieh, ~ Fed. 5s7. This
case was afterWard reversed by
the United States Circuit Court
OF Appeals, but not upon the
proposition Of law here dealt
with.
The law as laid down in the
case Of Ex>parte UIrich, supra,
follows the best courts In this
country. See Highlands V. Com
monwealth, III Penn. St., 1856
Amer. Rep, 236; State ", caIen-
dine, 8 Iowa; Wight v. State, 5
Ind, 2e2; Mitchell v. State, AZ
Ohio St, 383.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
SUDDEN DEATH.

Last Friday evening the neighbors
of Simon Oberlin planned a surprise
for that estimable gentleman and his
wife, and planned to meet at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Webb and
from there go in a body TO Mr.
Oberlins. Among those who planned
on the occasion were Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Strauss. Mr.. Strauss had been
in poor health for some months but
upon this occasion seemed no dif-
ferent than usual. Upon starting to
enter the Webb home Mr. Strauss
fell limp on the floor and III less than
five minutes was dead Mr.. Strauss
was we'll known in Alma where for
some time he was in the employ of
the Alma Grain and Lumber Co.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
at the Forest Hill church and burial
at St. Louis.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
HIGH SCHOOL FAIR
A Pronounced SuCCeSS-TOm Cooper
and Others Provide Entertainment
GaAND FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Si35.00 the Result Of the Entertainment -Ath.
letlc Association Have Money In Treasury

The fair given at the High school
Saturday afternoon and evening for
the benefit of the athletic association
far eclipsed anything previously given
by the High school. Each class was
represented III some way and class
rivalry ran high in their efforts to
outdo each other. In the basement
the freshmen served hot chocolate
and waters, cider, popcorn and candy,
and made room for the Judge, into
whose presence all offenders were
brought and fined according to the
degree OF their misdemeanor The
sophomore class sold ice cream in a
booth daintily and prettily decorated
with green and white crepe paper
and pink roses and were also proprie-
tors of the "Merry-go-squa The
juniors had one of the most popular
features of the fair, the Eats" In
their room with its decorations of
orange and white, the class colors,
were found small tables, temptingly
set at which visitors could get an
appetizing supper or lunch as pre-
ferred Numerous banners were hung
on the walls and the juniors room
was, all things considered, the most
attractive. The senior play was the
drawing card and all visitors wit
messed the performance in which John
Ludwig, Will Bittner, Paul Kress,
Vought and Tom Cooper gave evil
dence of their adaptability to min
strel work. The senior girls sold
quantities OF home baked goods. The
museum, in which various antiquities
and curiosities were on display drew
its sh re of patronage, and during
the evening hours the Alma Military
Band helped entertain the crowd.
The entertaining facilities were taxed
to the limit during the busy hours,
the number of visitors is not known
but every High school student knows
that the Fair brought $135.00 into
the treasury.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
ATTENTION! ARCADIA VOTERS
To the Electors of the Township oi
Arcadia:

To the Electors of the Township of
Arcadia:
Under new law, registration board
will meet one week earlier.
No doubt you all remember the
registration board heretofore has held
session the first Saturday next pre-
ceding the general election and the
annual township meeting (Which was
the last Saturday before election and
township meeting). Now Act 81,
Public Acts 1911, provides that on the
second Saturday next preceding the
general election and the annual town
ship meeting, and preceding any
special election, t he board OF regis
tration of each township shall be in
session from 9 o'clock in the fore
noon until five o'clock in the after
noon, for the purpose OF completing
the list OF qualified electors during
which session it shall be the right of
each and every person who at the
next approaching election for town
ship meeting may be a qualified elect
or and entitled TO vote thereat and
whose name is not already registered
to have his name duly registered on
such register
This will make registration day
come one week earlier each election.
Therefore Arcadia township registra-
tion board will meet at the Arcadia
Grange Hall located on sec. IA Area
da township, Saturday, March 23,
1912. above named hall being desig-
mated as the township clerks office
for that day.
Now do not get registration con-
fused with party enrolment which
we were required to renew. There
is no new registration in townships,
and this meeting will be held only for
the purpose of adding the names of
legal electors who have not previous
ly registered in the township
FRED BRADFORD,
Supervisor OF Arcadia Township.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
HONORE D ABROAD.
Mss Mary Sharp Of Alma Wins
nOn0rS Al Vienna
NUS. JOURNAL COMPLIMENTS
Mss Shsrp's Beautiful Soprano Voice we'll
Known TO Alma Citizens

In the current number of Musical
America, the Vienna, Austria cores
pondent writes under date of Febru-
ary sth, 1912, among other musical
notes the following
An amateur musical play, written
by musical students in Vienna, per-
formed by them and intended 70 in
augurate a fund for needy English
speaking students in Vienna, was
what gave an evenings genuine en-
tertainment to a goodly portion of
Americans and English in Vienna last
week. The American Ambassador,
Richard c. Kerens had lent his name
as patron of the function and was
prominent in a front seat with Mrs.
Kerens at his side, the American
Consul General and Mrs. DENLY and
many Of the Embassy staff also being
present The play entitled "Who's
Who" was cleverly written by the
music students Louis Siegel (violin
with Sevcik) and w. Golde (compo-
sition). the latter furnishing the mu-
sical thought Both plot and melo-
dies were original and pleasing These
two also shone as actors. Prominent
among the rest of the caste was Mary
Sharp of Alma, Michigan, who has
been studying singing here for seve-
raj years and to good purpose as she
showed, her clear, true soprano, CIV
ing the pretty music its full due. A
duett between her and John Heath,
a pianist already known in America,
and doing some work with Leschet-
izky here, was particularly done.
The entertainment netted some
three hundred dollars for the fund.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
BASE BALL SCHEDULE.

The following base ball schedule
was accepted by the faculty last Fri
day:
April 13-Mt. Pleasant Indians at
Alma.
April 17-U. OF NJ at Ann Arbor.
April 1s-Ypsilanti at Ypsilanti?
April 26-Kalamazoo College at Alma
April 3O-Mt. Pleasant Normals at
Mt. Pleasant.
May and 4-Ferris Institute at Big
Rapids.
May s-Mt Pleasant Normals at
Alma.
May 1O-Hillsdale College at Hills
Sale.
May I'm. A. {. at Lansing.
May 17-Olivet at Alma
May 21-Mt. Pleasant Indians at Mt
Pleasant.
May 24-Albion at Alma.
May 2s-M. A. c. at Alma.
June Albion at Albion
June and s-Intercollegiate at AL
bion.
June 12-Alumni game, Ain
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14

SURE THING.

The following article appeared in
recent issue of the Michigan Manu-
facturer:
The Consolidated Light and Power
Company which some time ago took
over the project of the Chippewa
Power Company, a concern organ
lied to harness the waters of the
Chippewa river for electric purposes,
seems to have made such progress
as to insure it will prove something
more than paper project 1t is
said to have been amply financed
The Chippewa river is one of the
tributaries of the Tittawassee river,
the latter and all its branches empty
ing its waters into the Saginaw
river. The Chippewa river rises in
Mecosta county and flowing south
easterly drops into Pine river just
above the mouth of the latter, which
in turn pours it's waters into the Tit
tabawassee a short distance above
Midland.
The company now controlling this
project has taken over the electric
plants at Gladwin, Coleman, Midland,
Clare and Mt Pleasant, and it is
said to be negotiating a deal for the
small plant at Shepherd, near St.
Louis, Alma and Ithaca The wiring
is completed between Mt Pleasant
and Alma and the material is on the
ground for the line between Mt.
Pleasant and Clare and thence to
Gladwin.
The mechanical equipment in Mt.
Pleasant and i'll Clare has been more
than doubled in capacity, and the
steam equipment viii be used as per-
manent auxiliary power to the dams,
to be pressed into service in case of
need to be interrupted. The materials
for the dams are on the ground, and
plans completed for their construc-
ton. The workmen's lodging and
cooking houses and store house are
now under way on the site of dam
No. in Chippewa, 65 carloads OF
supplies have been received and un-
loaded for this job. Four and one
half cars were of copper wire and 100
miles more of copper wire are on the
road. A. Cameron, one of the cleo
trical engineers of the General Elec-
trio Company of Detroit, is taking
measurements for the dynamos at
the dam and at the several other
plants the company purchased. The
plant at Gladwin when the new in
stallation of machinery is made will
have a power capacity of 400 horse
power. Coleman will be able to carry
a load of probably $50 horse power
and Shepherd load Of 200 horse
power.
Douglas & Townsend have been
employed by the company as con-
structing engineers, and Gardner Will
liams will act as consulting engineer
The company has also purchased
the plants at Greenville of the R. T.
Tower Electric Company & Fuel Co.
The company is dickering for plants
at Belding and Ionia.
1t is claimed the Chippewa is capa-
bic of developing approximately 1000
horse power.
When the Chippewa Power Com
pany was organized it made deter
mined effort with the city govern
ment of Bay City to obtain con-
tract and franchise to furnish light
and power to the city. but it failed
and the company fell down in its pro-
ject; but succeeded in turning over
whatever lights, etc, it had acquired
to the new Consolidated Light and
Power Co, which is now actively
developing the stream.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Through the oversight OF our cor
respondent the following obituary of
Mrs. Ada Davis has not been pub
hshed previously. Mrs. Ada Davis
died at her home in Elwell Sunday,
February 18th, at the age of fifty
three years. Mrs. Davis moved TO
Elwell six years ago, from Thomp-
sonville and during her residence here
has made many friends For the past
three years Mrs. Davis had been a
constant sufferer with cancer of the
stomach and though everything pos
sible was done for her, death could
not be held off longer Mrs. Davis
left husband, three sons, Floid and
Henry of Elwell and Arthur OF Mick
leson, and one daughter, Mrs. Ora
Allen OF Boyne City, who was with
her mother at the time of her death.
Her sister, Mrs. G.. Cowels OF Sag
inaw and brother Albert Sparks of
Farwell, were also with her when
the end came. The funeral was held
IN the Methodist church and inter
ment made in Riverside cemetery.
Charles Danforth Keyes died at
the Masonic Home last week and the
remains were taken TO Clinton, Len
awee county, for burial Mr.. Keyes
was born July 25, 1854, and came to
the Home from Grand Rapids.
]. d. Helman, the auctioneer, re-
turned Tuesday from Unionville
L. II
the largest stock sales ever held in
that section of the state.
Doane & Campbell the real estate
hustlers have large list of farms and
city property for sale or exchange.
If it is FIRE insurance you want, see
them.
Three baptisms and FIVE accessions
TO the church membership was a part
Of last Sunday services at the Christ
ian church.
The preparatory work for the en-
largement of the Alma branch of the
Michigan Sugar Co. is now we'll under
way.
Geo. Argent OF Lansing spent Sun.
DAY with Alma friends and left Mon
day to visit his brother James in Big
Rapids.
Doane & Campbell, the real estate
men, will sell your property for you
If you want to dispose of same.
Fire insurance, real estate, farm or
city property for sale by Doane &
Campbell.
George Emsley left the first of the
week for Fremont where he is look
ing up orchards.
Cement contractor McCabe of
Clare spent Saturday in Alma.
Ralph Craig of Mt. Pleasant visited
Alma friends last Friday.
Lindner the shoe repairer is trans
acting business in Detroit.
City Treasurer ]. w Glass was in
Ithaca Wednesday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Prof. A. p. Cook, Francis King
and Frank McConkey as a commit
tee from the First Presbyterian church
of this city went to Saginaw Monday
to unite with Rev. Grain in asking
the Presbytery of Saginaw to dissolve
the pastoral relations existing be-
ween Mr.. Grain and the church in
Alma The Presbytery granted the
request, after which Mr. Grain ten
dered his resignation as stated clerk
of the Presbytery. The vacancy was
filled by the appointment of Rev,
John ]. Durf ee of Ithaca.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis King enter
tanned at their home Friday evening
in honor of Rev. and Mrs. H. l..
Grain. AT seven o'clock supper was
served to twenty-five guests seated at
small tables. During the evening mu-
sic was furnished by Mrs. King, Miss
King and Henry, Prof, J. T. Ewing
and w. ]. Melchers. Historical and
literary games were other features OF
the evenings pleasures.
Charles Fishbeck and son Roy left
Wednesday with their car of house
hold goods for Bruce, Alberta, Can
ada, their future home Mrs. Fish
beck and Fenton went to Detroit
Monday, where they met Lester who
spent Sunday with Monroe friends
and together they left for Bruce.
Mrs. John Ward died at her home
i'll Alma hotel, Tuesday of this week
Funeral services will be held this af
ternoon at the NJ. f. church, with
burial at Riverside. Obituary next
week
MY hat is in the ring"-Theodor
Roosevelt. If you want 10 be in II,
secure your hat at Mrs. Humphreys
spring opening, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, March 21, % and %.
Mrs. Sylvia Gaffney extends an in
vitation to her friends, old and new,
TO look over her selections of spring
millinery, Friday and Saturday, March
Is and 16.
Whether it is tailored or a trimmed
hat you want you will find the latest
ideas at Mrs. Humphreys opening,
next week, Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday.
The Alma orchestra will give an
other one of their popular dancing
parties in Woodmap Hall, Friday
evening, March 18th.
Tuesday, March 26, the NJ. w. A.
drill team will give party in the
Woodman Hall Music by the Alma
orchestra.
Mart Skunk of Emerson township
has purchased farm near Wolverine,
Mich, and is moving on the same this
week
A Bower of Bewildering Beauty at
Mrs. Gaffney's Spring Opening, Fri
day and Saturday, March IS and 16.
Miss Connors of Owosso has accept
ed the position of trimmer at the
Humphrey millinery parlors.
Remember Mrs. Humphreys mil
linery opening occurs Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday OF next week.
Read the advertisement of Mrs.
Humphrey, the milliner, which ap-
pears in this weeks Record
Seigel Wilson is again at his duties
in the barber shop after few days
illness.
Spring opening at Mrs Gaffney's
Friday and Saturday, March 18th and
10th
Mr.. Archer has sold his house and
lot on Woodwork avenue to n. Cum
mings.
Attorney w. A. Bahlke made
business trip to Lansing Tuesday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
ELECTED PRESIDENT.

At last Mondays village election,
Edward Hannah, former we'll known
Alma citizen, was elected president
of the village of Ithaca. Ed received
majority of so votes out of $40 cast.
His Alma friends extend congratula-
tions. Mr. Hannah had years of ex-
perience on the Alma city council and
Ithaca can be assured a business ad-
ministration during Mr.. Hannah's re-
gime.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
Lothian Allen.

Mr.. Allen has rented his farm in
Emerson township and Wednesday,
March 20, will offer his personal prop
erty for sale at public auction. This
sale is being extensively advertised.
Read the advertisement in this weeks
Record. John Rowell, auctioneer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
GRATIOT CO. WHEAT.

Last week, A. J. Dicken, the well
known Ithaca farmer, sold his crop of
1911 wheat to the Ithaca Roller Mills
and he received for it the lump sum
of $1,s0o.65. This is the product of
81 acres of Gratiot county land. The
crop averaged over 3s bushels to the
acre. There was a total of 1857
bushels. 1t is small wonder that
Gratiot lands are in great demand.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
A GOOD COLLECTION
John \. Glass Collected 9S 2-3 Per
Cent Of Total 1911 Tax

City Treasurer J. w. Glass was in
Ithaca, Wednesday and settled with
County Treasurer Lane. Of the over
S56,o0o spread on the city rolls and
turned over to the city treasurer for
collection December first last, he has
collected all but $645.00, or about
93 2/3 per cent of the total roll, This
is an exceptional good showing and
speaks we'll for the prosperity of our
people.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
DAMAGED BY FIRE.
The Home Of Mr.. and Mrs. N. j.
MCPhee Soaked With Water

Saturday morning about nine-thirty
the fire department was called TO the
house occupied by NJ J. McPhee on
Park avenue. A blaze, presumably
caused by defective wiring, had
started in the roof, but the prompt
arrival of the fire department pre-
vented its reaching the lower part of
the house. The roof, which was COM
posed of several gables, made the fire
hard one to fight as the blaze was
no sooner extinguished in one place
before it broke out in another. The
assistance given by friends and neigh
bors in removing household furniture
kept that loss down to about $3.50, on
which there was no insurance. Mr..
Mayes of the Arcadia Hotel who owns
the house estimates his loss between
$500 and $1,000, covered by insurance.
Mr.. McPhee and family are now oc-
cupying Mrs. Oswald's house on f.
Superior street
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
ALFALFA CLUB.

Through the solicitation of several
farmers in this vicinity / desire to
invite all interested in the growth Of
Alfalfa to meet at the City Hall,
Alma, Friday, March %, at 2:3O, for
the purpose of organizing an Alfalfa
Club A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all
c. F. BROWN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
Will Ballast 40 Miles.

AS soon as the weather conditions
permit, the Ann Arbor railroad will
start the work of placing gravel on
40 miles of its roadbed this year
Most of the work will be done be-
ween this city and Owosso. The gra-
vel for the work in the vicinity of
Owosso and Alma, will be hauled
from the company's pits at Chilson
Cadillac News and Express.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
Republican Caucus.

The republicans of North Shade
township will meet in caucus at the
town hall on Friday, March %, at
80 D. m, for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for township Off
ces and for the transaction of any
other business that may properly
come before the caucus.
By order of Committee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our thanks to
the members of the Alma Fire De-
partment and to the citizens for the
prompt and efficient help given at the
time Of our recent fire.
Mr.. al 4 Mrs. M. J. McPhee.
Miss Violet Sandie.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
NEW REAL ESTATE FIRM.

T. ]. Clark and f. R. Besore have
opened up an office in the Pollasky
Block. opposite Wright Hotel, under
the firm name of The Clark & Besore
Land Co., and wish to say to the
people that our motto is a square deal
to all
The Clark & Besore Land Co.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
Robert Losey.

Saturday, March 16, Mr.. Losey will
offer for sale his personal property
as shown in his advertisement in this
weeks Record George Helman,
auctioneer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
H r Currence

Having rented his farm will hold an
auction sale Tuesday, March 10, at
which time he will offer for sale a
large list of horses, cattle and farm-
ing implements. Read his advertise
ment in this issue of the Record ].
d. Helman, auctioneer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14

Will Beverly has moved his family
from his farm southeast of Alma into
the Fred Amsbury house on Lincoln
avenue. At present Mr.. Beverly is
delivering milk for the city dairy
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
A UC T|ON SALES
William Knudson.

The attention of our readers is
called TO the auction sale of VIM.
Knudson, which takes place tomor-
row, Friday, at the Windsor farm,
north OF Alma. ]. D. Helman, auc-
tioneer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14
HORSE AUCTION.

Grant Smith will be in Alma next
week with eighty head of western
horses which he will offer for sale at
public auction. Read his advertise
ment in this weeks Record
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14

The Alpha Theta girls again de-
monstrated that entertaining is an ac-
complishment in which they are way
up To begin with they had recep-
tion committee at the porticle to
meet the Zeta Sigma aggregation
and conduct them way up" through
the at other times forbidden paths
and winding staircases to the society
room, where the remainder of the
girls of the society heartily greeted
the boys and made them feel at home
from the very beginning.
This weeks meeting of the bridge
club was held at the Masonic Home
with Superintendent Montague and
wife. Refreshments were served dur
ing evening.
Remember the party Tuesday, Mar.
e6, at Woodman Hall.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-14

Recommends from Colorado, Ohio
and Michigan. Address Miss Dora
Jewell, Box 1876, Merrill, Mich.