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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES.

Mr.. Henry Soule was last week
elected superintendent and Mr..
Nc Conkey asst-superintendent Of the
Alma Presbyterian Sunday school.
The entertainment given by the
Loyal Bereans OF the Alma Christian
church was a success in spite of the
inclement weather.
The ST Louis Presbyterian Sunday
school has had a very successful year,
their attendance having increased
one-fourth in the last year and one
half in the last two years.
Mrs. Seaver's class of the Ithaca
M. F. church served the Normal Re-
union banquet last Friday evening.
The ST. Louis Presbyterian Sunday
school are preparing for Children's
Day exercises which will be given
early in June.
Mrs. O. G.. Tuttle's class of the
Ithaca NJ F. church had an attend
ance of 100 per cent last Sunday,
there being twenty-five present.
The Alma Presbyterian Sunday
school are preparing for Children's
Day exercises which will be given on
June 10th.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
A HISTORIC WINDOW
Ricketts, the Shoe Man Displays
Battle Scared Flag.

Among the many window displays
commemorative of Decoration Day,
none held the attention of the passers
by closer than that of the George
Ricketts, shoe store window. In
this window Mr. Ricketts, displayed
flag 6x1O feet in size, which was
made in 1861 by Mrs. Alfred of Elk
hart Indiana, mother of Mrs Ricketts,
and by her presented to Company A
of the 4sth Indiana The flag was
four years in the civil war and shows
bullet holes received at the battles of
Antietam, Shiloh, and during Sher-
mans march to the sea. The flag is
still in good preservation and is
highly priced by its owner who Sc
cured it some years ago from the
color bearer of the regiment, A. B..
Champion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
FORMER RESIDENT DEAD.

The body of L. d. Rodman was
buried in Riverside cemetery last
Thursday. Mr.. Rodman was a former
resident of Alma, coming here in the
early seventies. He started the first
dray line and ice business established
in this city T. ~ Chadwick sue
ceeded him in the business in 1882
From Alma, Mr. Rodman and family
went to Wisconsin and after a short
stay in that state moved back to
Michigan and settled at Eaton Rapids
where Mr.. Rodman resided until he
died. He is survived by Mrs. Rod
man and son, Lyman Rodman Of
Battle Creek, and three brothers,
George Rodman, WILLIAMSON, Leon
ard Rodman. Dexter, and Lyman
Rodman of North Dakota. The fun
eral services were held at Eaton Rap
ids. From there the body was
brought to Alma for burial A de-
tachmcnt Of the Grand Army Post
met the funeral party at the train and
went to Riverside cemetery, where
the remains were buried by the side
OF the grave OF Mr.. Rodman's first
wife.
Mr. Rodman was a veteran of the
,iyil war in the navy department.
having sailed on the Argosy, which
ship was a member of the Mississippi
feet
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
FARMERS CLUB.

The June meeting OF the Seville
and Sumner Farmers Club will be
held June 6, at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs James Gargett. Following is
the program:
Song NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Club
Invocation.
Reading OF minutes OF last meeting.
Roll call by quotations.
Song ..........M Master Willis Gargett
Association Question.
Music. Mrs. Allan Wright
Discussion-Proper heating and ven
tiation for the rural home and
school-Led by T. c. Ferris and
B. !. Gee.
Music.
Question box.
Song Observation-Disclosures. Club
Adjourn.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
.HUS STING SUNNE R
viii Have Good Roads II Money will
Get Them.
ONE MILE Be TWEEN SEC. SO
Authorized Built-CitizenS Raise S52S.00 and
Present Town Board

James Gargett of Sumner township
is a believer in good roads He is
also president OF the Seville and
Sumner Farmers Club, and believ-
ing that the gravel roads of the town.
ship should be connected and made
one continuous strip started out some
months ago t. interest people in
building the mile between sections 9
and 10. 1t was easy enough to get
the farmers interested but the town
board in these days did not enthuse
over the proposition. Notwithstand-
ing many difficulties, Mr.. Gargett
kept steadily at work and enlisting
the services of Messrs. Frank Gee
and J D. Holliwell, the three started
out with petitions with the result
that at the meeting of the town
board last week they presented one
Of the largest petitions ever shown
in Gratiot county praying for a mile
OF good road. The beauty Of the
petition presented was in the fact
that every signature upon the petit
ton represented a donation either in
labor or cash The committee pre-
sentcd the board with $52S.o0 and
that body authorized the construction
OF the road prayed for When this
mile of road IS completed there will
be a continuous gravel road from
Alma TO the Tomlin residence in
Sumner township.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
ALUMNI BASE BALL.

From all indications the annual al.
umni game at the college will be one
of the best pulled off this year. II
is expected that SANDY" and Dan
Duncanson will be back. Coach
Campbell of the University of De
troit will do the catching, Herb
Elhers will be at short Steve Hill
will be seen on first. Grover Burke
is slated for third. Johnny Campbell
has about decided to come for the
big game and it is likely he will
cover his old position at second
Coach Helmar will be down from Mt
Pleasant With all of these old stars
back, you can count on seeing one
of the fastest games of baseball ever
played upon Davis Field.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
TRAIN STRUCK CHILD
Pere Marquette West Bound Flyer
Ran Over Little Eva Huggett.
ACCIDENT MAY NOT Be FATAL
with Another Child. She was Playing on
TfaCk-Train Did Not Stop
Intended for last week 5 issue.

Intended Tor last week 5 issue.
While playing with little Henry
Skiver on the p M. r. r. tracks last
Friday afternoon, Eva Huggett, the
three-year-o daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Huggett, was struck by
the p NJ flyer going through the city
at 1882. The boy saw the approach
ing train and got off the track in time
to avoid being hurt, but the little
girl had her back to the approaching
train and was struck and knocked
between the rails. The entire train
passed over her body. One of her
arms was severely cut and her body
and face we're badly bruised. The
little girl was taken to Brainerd hos
pital, where it was found necessary
to amputate the arm. Though the
child's condition is critical, there i
great hope for her recovery.
After striking the child, the train
did not stop but kept on its way.
There is much speculation as to
whether the train crew saw the
children on the track as it hardly
seems possible that any man would
injure a child and not stop to give
all possible aid.
People who were witnesses to the
accident claim that the whistle was
not blown and the bell was not ring
Continued on page
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ! THEY'RE
HERE!

EITHER man must KILL the FLY,
or the fly will KILL the MAN"
Under favorable conditions untold
millions of flies may result from the
eggs of single fly.
DIR. L. O. Howard Of the L. S. De-
partment of Agriculture declares that
the insect we now call the house-fy
should in the future be called the ty-
phoid-fy The refuse from the house
should be burned or dsinfected. If
there is no DIRT and FILTH there
will be no FLIES. Chloride of lime,
kerosene and gasoline are all useful
agencies in disinfecting.
There is hope that a determined
effort will finally exterminate what
has been called "the most dangerous
Wild animal of North America" The
typhoid fly must go.
GET BUSY, and help the Alma
Civic League.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
MARRIED At MONROE
Marriage Of Hubert Brainerd and
Miss Maude Ferris a Surprise.
Intended for last week $ issue.


Four weeks ago last Monday, at
Monroe, Miss Maude Ferris of that
city was married to Mr.. Hubert
Brainerd at the home OF the bride S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ferris.
The knowledge Of Mr.. Brainerd's mar
riage came as a great surprise to his
many friends in this vicinity for it
was believed he was too good a
bachelor to become a benedict. Mr.
Brainerd took a little vacation some
weeks ago, saying that he was going
to Detroit for a couple Of days. In
stead he went TO Monroe. Upon re-
turning to Alma he was very sue
cessful in keeping secret the marriage.
However, last Sunday it leaked out
i'll some way and this week Mr..
Brainerd has been kept very busy
blushing as he received the many
congratulations of his friends. Mrs.
Brainerd has many friends in Alma
as she spent three years here at
Brainerd hospital, from which insti-
tuition she graduated last Christmas
time. While there, Mrs. Brainerd
made many friends who are greatly
pleased to know that she will return
to the city. Mr. Brainerd has charge
of the sales department of the Smith
& Carr hardware store and is num-
bered among Alma's most popular
young men. Mr.. and Mrs. Brainerd
will go to keeping house in the near
future
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
UPHOLDS NEWSPAPER
Persons Accepting Paper Liable for
Subscription Price

Judge James Ellison of the Kan
sas City court OF appeals handed
down the following decision in the
case of O. d. Austin OF the Butler
(Mo) Record by Burge, other MEM
bers concurring and published in 137
5. w. Reports, els:
"The preparation and publication
of a newspaper involves much men
tai and physical labor as we'll as an
outlay of money. One who accepts
the paper by continuously taking it
from the post office receives a bene-
fit and pleasure arising from such
labor and expenditures as fully as if
he had appropriated any other prod
uct of another's labor, and by such
act he must be held liable for the
subscription price"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
NRSK|NGtNIER1A|NED
Garden Club of Michigan at
Luncheon.

Mrs. Francis King entertained the
members OF the Garden Club of Mich
igan at luncheon last Friday after
noon. After luncheon the ladies adj
journed to the garden to view the
flowers and shrubbery They were
especially delighted with the Darwin
tulips which were at full bloom. The
guests from out of town took the af-
ternoon Ann Arbor train to their
homes. The guests from away we're
Miss Meddaugh, Mrs. Redheld, Mrs.
Strathern- hendrix, Mrs. Edwin
Brown, Mrs. Sarmiento, and Mrs H.
NJ. Jewett of Detroit, Ms. w. H.
Wait and Mrs Edward Campbell of
Ann Arbor, and Mrs. w. L. Clements
of Bay City.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
TO BUILD AT OWOSSO.

The Owosso Times of last week
said: "At the meeting of the direct
ors of the Union Telephone Co., held
in Alma, Monday, an appropriation
OF $4,000 was made for the erection
OF an office building on the lots
owned by the company at the corner
OF Water and Exchange streets in
this city. Plans and specifications
will oe obtained at once and bids
asked for at the earliest date posi-
bic"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
QUITS ACTIVE BUSINESS,

w. a. Tuttle resigned his posinos
as pharmacist in Wheaton r,os
drug store last week and decidca 10
take a vacation. Mr.. Tuttle has been
in poor health for the past few
months. The many friends of doc.
miss him down town and hope a
little fresh air and outdoor exercise
will fix him up that he may take
up his duties at the store again. Mr..
Pearl Decker will be with Wheaton
Bros. during Mr.. Tuttle's vacation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
Personal.
Real Estate.

Total assessed valuation $1,S52, ,375
The real estate assessed valuation
in 1911 was $1,3472OO In 1912,
$1,364,105. an increase of $16,9o5. The
1911 personal assessed valuation was
$344,55O. The 1912 rolls show $685.
27O personal property assessed, or an
increase of $143,72O Thus making a
total increase of $16O625 over the
assessment rolls of 1911
Considering the loss of money
mortgages, the owner of which paid
the specific tax, the soldiers and
widows exemptions and the closing
of the asphalt plant the city is to
be congratulated on the increase in
assessed valuation as shown above.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
TO TEACH MATHEMATICS.

Last weeks Eaton Rapids Review
said: Foster Fraker Of Alma was
elected to the position Of teacher of
mathematics, last Saturday If Mr..
Fraker accepts the position the corps
OF teachers for next year has been
aiken care of."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
BUSINESS MEMS CLUB.

The Business Mems Class of the
NJ T.. church were addressed by
Ezra Smith last Sunday upon the
subject of "Truthfulness in Business.
DR.. c. B. Gardner followed with an
address, "The Relation of Truth to
Medicine" Attorney John M. Dun.
ham also addressed the class upon
the subject, "The Necessity of Truth
in Law"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Alma, Mich, May %, 1912.
Advertised list for the week ending
May 25th, 1912:
Al Anthony.
Frank Bennett.
Mr. Earl Davis.
Mrs. NJ. Reid.
The above if not called for will be
sent to the Dead Letter office, June
10th, 1912.
c. T. BROWN. p. NJ.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
WE BUY BEANS.

We pay high prices for damp and
heavy pick Pea or Red Kidney Beans
Send us samples of what you have
We furnish the bags and pay the
freight. Sell to us and get the
highest values. Michigan Farmers
Elevator, Detroit. Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to extend Our thanks to
the friends and neighbors, also the
!. O. O. F. and Rebekahs, for their
many acts of kindness during the
late sickness and death of our daugh-
ter.
MR.. G. MRS. JESSE FINK.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30

Miss Lois Fraker, who far the past
two years has been teaching in the
schools of Grand Ledge, has accepted
position in the Alma schools, sue
ceeding Miss Gould who will not re-
turn next year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
MICHIGAN RAILROAD
COMMISSION

By G. w Dickinson, Commissioner.
The letter and blue prints were re-
ferred to a committee consisting Of
Aldermen Caple and Cook, who
were instructed to confer with the
Civic Improvement League as to
their idea of the merits of the plan
submitted. The executive committee
OF the League met last Saturday at
the home of Mrs. King and as noted
elsewhere showed their good judg-
ment by rejecting the plans as not
being sufficient for the requirements
of the city
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
ASSESSED VALUATION
OF The City Of Alma is Determined
by Board Of Review

The board Of review completed
their work on the city assessment
rolls last week and the 1912 assess
mcnt stands as follows:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30
THAT R. R. Union DEPOT
Michigan Railroad Commission Still
BuSy-SUbmIt Plan.

Last Wednesday, Mayor Montgel
received the following letter from
G.. w. Dickinson OF the State Rail
road Commission and the same was
referred to the city council at their
meeting last Wednesday evening:
Lansing, May %, 1912
Mr.. J. M Montigel, Mayor.
Alma, Michigan.
Dear Sir-We are now in receipt
of a letter from the Assistant General
Manager Of the Pere Marquette, dated
May 20, enclosing plans as required
by our order which we take pleasure
in forwarding to you. You will note
that it is proposed to build a baggage
room 16x20 on the east end of the
present baggage room, which will
make the waiting room 56 feet in
length and 10 feet in width. You will
note further they propose to remove
the water closet from the inside OF
the building, opposite the ticket Of
fee, and place the ladies' in one end
and the mems toilet in the other,
making the entrance TO the ladies
closet from the waiting room, and
for the men from the outside; the
location of the old closets to be
turned into vestbule entrance for
passengers. We shall be pleased to
have you take prompt action in refer
ence to these plans, and return them
TO us with as little delay as possible,
and with any suggestions you have
TO offer, in order that we may, if
satisfactory, approve them and re-
turn to the railroads for further ac-
ton.
would suggest that the question
be brought up with reference to the
platform being made of cement or
brick in your reply Awaiting your
early attention and reply, we remain,
Pocoac +f,,1i,, yO,,re
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-30

s. Grover of Mt Pleasant was a
business caller in Alma last week.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-15
Let us Do Our DUTY.

Whether Meridian will the line of Beisa Val
ley be unsettled although hoped to make
some kind of with the of land along
Four five still holding and they
that while they asked give strip fifty feet the
the road the north side the
the line but give nothing That they justified hs
plant evident when understood owners
of whom peculator have given but very few dollars
plan through
occurs the Times that the Of Meridian. which will
profit the of thousands Of dollars the road built
losing opportunity shat will always be regretted Very little
but talk being done by the people and few the prem
business for giving project
will be built Meridian and that will hurt business
Broadway This is a the business Of
does follow depot and besides location anywhere will be
preferable the condition where the stops
m location and dumps passengers freight and express the
middle of the
to location farther asking the impossible
No plan suit everybody but the of pubic-sprted
citizen n the who will risk little personal
the hope that the community large will receive big blessing
has several epochs which there parting of the
One the time started the right way
system of works The one and probably
equally important is to-day this hour when have
chance settle electric line Let every citizen do hs
duty
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-15
Brady for Congress.

Three months ago Ex-Gov,
ernor Brady was the only candi.
date mentioned for congress, to
ill the position allowed by the
new apportionment. His selec-
tion was assured at that time
To-day there are several candi-
dates in the field, and there is a
change of sentiment noticed. One
reason of this is the fear that
Brady is a stand patter, and that
while he made a good governor,
he has got on the wrong side OF
the fence on national issues. He
Is opposed TO Roosevelt. and
lauds Taft as the saviour of the
country. 1t looks as though
Brady has made a mistake. 1t is
not too late to define his position
and will 60 long way in placing
him in the right light before the
people, as we expect much from
Brady in the future, and whether
he wills it or not, the people NAV
want more of his public service.
But If he is out of tune with Borah
and other progressives, whether
for personal reasons or for some
other, the people will not enthuse
over his candidacy.
During the campaign two years
ago Meridian organized the first
Brady Club when he repre-,
sented the best interests cf the
state. Can we organize a similar
one to oppose Roosevelt who was
the first president to recognize
that there are any people 0r
interests west of the Mississippi
river, and who gave us the law
the proceeds of the sale
of public lands to be used in I'M
mense irrigation enterprises like
the Arrow Rock dam? The Times
remem mbers that the president
threw all the influence possible in
favor of this law, and opposed al
most the united opposition of the
eastern congressman. The people
will not forget this, Mr. Brady.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-15
Our George VIII Go.

| Governor Hawley, Lieutenan
Governor L. H. Sweetser of Bur,
ley, Charles L. Heitman of Rath,
drum, Judge Ed. L. Bryan OF
Caldwell, John F. Nugent of
Boise and George E. Atwater of
Meridian, the members of the
Idaho Panama Pacific exposition
commission will leave Boise next
Monday. March 18th. for San
Francisco, where they will select
the site for the Idaho building on
the exposition grounds for the
worlds fair of 1915.
Governor Hay of Washington
has signltied his attention of ac
companying the Idaho commits
sion to San Francisco at the same
time.
Governor Hawley has sent
messages TO IOVernOr West Of
Oregon, Governor Norris of Mon
tana, Governor Spry of Utah and
Governor Oddie of Nevada, asking
these executives and the members
of their exposition commissions
to make the trip at the same time
the Idaho delegation goes.
At the 1911 session of the Idaho
Legislature bill was passed auth
orizing an appropriation of $500
as a fund to meet the expenses of
the exposition commission while
on the trip to San Francisco.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-15

With . working force Of 1G
deputy assessors in active opsr.
alton in the field, the work OF list.
ing the taxable property Of the
county 10 progressing sxcsllsntly,
according to County Assessor
FL. a. Ellsworth. "Only q few
instances of objection have arisen" 4"
said Mr.. Ellsworth, land the force
10 making fns hsadway. 1t the
present rate we will havs the work
we'll in hand within q short time"
The men who ara doing the
assessing, in addition TO Mr.. EIls-
worth, and the territory Assigsd
then, are announced 40 follows:
s. g. Fairchild, Kuns; w. 4.
Ross. Scott tract; G. I. johnson,
four sections east OF Meridian;
w. H. Johns, Meridian and two
sections east, south of river;
J, Matt Anderson, Meridian TO
county line west; o. E. Allison,
city limits to meridian line. north
of river, and Kenneth Fsrr. Fl. I.
Stevenson, J. Wsltsr Kssffs and
James W. Wilson. in BOISE
Statesman.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-15
Csss ot State m@usa.

Secretary Of State w. L. Gif.
ford, member OF the capitol
commission, yesterday issued the
following data in connection with
the expenditures for the compile.
tion Of the new state house. now
under course of construction:
Total cost Of entire building
complsts, and furnishings. Oh, 800.
600, sstimstsd.
Total cost Of main or central
portion Of new capitol, now bs.
ing completed, with furniture and
fittings, 81, 10000, estimated.
Total amount OF contracts let
by previous commissions s472, 600
approximately.
Total amount OF contracts lot by
present commission, e5s4.440.
Total cost OF two wings $3.50 900
estimated.
One million and sight hundred
thousand dollars 10 the sum o.
timatsd a. the total coat of the
new state capitol completed ready
for the reception of the state
officials, according to figures CON-
piled from rsliabls sources.