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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12

study of NJ f. church next Monday
evening.
DR.. Lancashire OF Detroit was in
Alma on business Monday.
Margaret Evelyn, born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard /. Holmes of IA Riv-
er, Sunday evening. Mother and
baby are doing well.
Rev. Ernest Thornquest of Mimi
eapolis, an evangelist of the Scandin-
avian Christian Missionary society,
spoke Sunday evening at the Christ
ian church He compared the men
who voted old party tickets TO the
Gaderenes who desired Christ to de-
part out of their coasts.
Giles Ishorn, corner Walnut and
River, who has been seriously i'll with
erysipelas for several weeks is reco-
vering.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12

together three tabespoonfuls of sugar
and three tablespoonfuls of -four. Add
to the boiling milk and cook until
thick. Then add the yolks of three
eggs. Cook for awhile, then take from
the fire and add one tablespoonful OF
vanilla. Cover with a meringue made
Of the well beaten whites of four eggs
and little sugar. Cover the pie with
this and brown nicely in the oven.
For those who find the ordinary
mince pies indigestible this is a good
substitute
Take one cupful cooked RAISING. ole
cupful apple sauce, one-half cuFtuI
Of vinegar, one-haf cupful of Na-
ter, one-half cupfu cracker crumtes.
one cupful sugar, one-half cupful mo
lasses, one teaspoonful each Of CHINA
mon and allspice. This makes fiiins
enough for three pies.
Instead Of using an egg in a pump
kin pie, use n heaplng teaspoonful each
Of -four and cornmeal, and Il will baf-
ie an expert to- detect the difference
In taste or color.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12

chestnuts. This dressing Is made by
combining dry bread, butter. salt and
pepper, one very small onion, an equal
quantity Of celery, little parsley, "A
pinch of sage and one pound OF chest
nuts. The chestnuts must be shelled
and scalded to remove the inner skin
Add to the whole one well beaten egg
and enough water to make it moist
After the turkey Is stuffed stick an
apple In the crop. The juice will keep
the turkey moist.
II you do not use the turkey giblets
In the stuffing cut them rather fine
after they are roasted and introduce
them into the gravy, without which no
turkey dinner Is complete.
Be careful not to leave much fat in
the pan when the gravy is made or II
will be strong and unpalatable. Serve
1t hot in a gravy boat.
Served With Sausage Meat.
Some persons are fond of TURKEY
with a dressing of sausage meat. Fol
this take six ounces each Of lean anO
fat pork, both to be weighed aftel
chopping; two ounces of breadcrumbS
two leaves of finely minced sage, a
small blade of pounded mace, salt and
pepper to taste. Bind with an egg
Equal quantities of this forcemeat ana
veal stuffing are nice as the herbs and
lemon peel in the veal stuffing give q
delicious flavor TO the sausage meat
4 ardad Turkev
If you wish to serve larded turkey
get a nice fresh young fowl. Remove
all pinfeathers and wash thoroughly
inside and out. If the skin of the bird
seems soiled put pinch of bicarbonatr
In the water. rinsing this off.
Stuff as usual with the inside of a
loaf Of stale white bread, mixed with
q lump Of butter the size of an egg and
seasoned with salt. pepper and summer
savory. Do not wet the bread or the
stuffing will be soggy and the turkey
taste spoiled.
Truss in the usual manner and then
lay four thin slices of salt pork over
the breast of the bird. During the
cooking basic often so that the pork
fat will permeate all the bird.
This is an excellent way to prepare
a turkey of the second class sort. The
pork supplies the lacking flavor. A
half dozen fresh country sausages may
also be added to the bread filling If
further richness Is desired.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12
NORTHWEST NEW HAVEN.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith have re-
turned from their visit to Fenton.
Afford Mcfarland was in Riverdale
Tuesday on business.
Richard Eastman was in Riverdale
Wednesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Hicks and
daughter Zelma visited in Alma last
week.
Robert Mcfarland of Alma was
visiting in this vicinity last Saturday.
O. II. Church made business trip
to Ithaca last Wednesday.
Hugh McKinstry was in Carson on
business Wednesday.
Forest Smith went to Fenton last
week.
Spencer Plank of Lansing came
Friday to visit relatives in this vi
cinity.
Albert Plank left his home last
Monday and his friends have failed
to locate him yet.
Ed McKinstry has returned from
his visit in Ohio.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12
JACK HORNER PIES.
They Are Indispensable Features OF
Juvenile Christmas Parties.

They Are indispensable Features OF
Juvenile Christmas Parties.
When there are many children In the
family a Jack Homer pie is not bad
accessory to the Christmas dinner. 1t
is pleasant way of distributing indi'
vidual souvenirs.
An appropriate Christmas center
piece of this description is huge snow
ball that looks like the real thing and
has twelve smaller balls In 1t, each one
Of these containing a present.
The ribbons by which the presents
are drawn out are of different colors
and hang over the sides Of the big
SNOWFALL.
More effective In color is an enor-
nous ball made of mass Of red flow
ers, and from the center Of each hangs
the ribbon attached to the gift.
Another Jack Horner pie is in the
shape of a snow man so true TO life that
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12
WORTHY OF A TRIAL.

Put seven inches OF water i'll a tub
or barrel and set a brick on end in
the center Cover the top of the tub
with sheet of stout paper and fasten
it securely with hoop or string, then
spread several pieces of bacon rinds
on the paper and give the rats a feast
After a few lunches have established
of this place, cut some
Sits in this paper through which a
rat can fall The first rat that goes
through will crawl up on the brick
and set up such a squealing that
others will quickly follow. 1t is said
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12
GOVERNMENT BUYS SCALES.

A special dispatch from Washing
ton says that Postmaster Hitchcock
placed the largest order for scales
ever made, 10000. They are to be
used in postoffices for the parcels post
service and will cost $77,3OO Two
hundred of the large offices will be
supplied with automatic springless
scales; 10000 smaller offices with
high grade beam scales and other
Offices will receive the best spring
balances, each with a capacity OF
twenty pounds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12

he even has on the old hat and holds
a bundle of switches All around the
place where his waist line ought to be
are the ribbons by which the presents
are removed from his capacious inte.
rior.
Still another variety is the huge red
cornucopia that is decorated with golu
paper and holly berries and is suspend
ed from the chandelier over the table,
the ribbons hanging within convenient
reach Of the guests.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12
HOLIDAY CHEER.
DELICIOUS PIES.
Creams and Custards Instead Of Mine
For the Christmas Spread.

The Christmas pie need not neces
sarily be a mince. Custards, particu-
larly pumpkin custards, are nice. and
they are less indigestible than those
Of mince.
Custard or cream pies may be 1t
tractively finished with meringue. On
this a decoration may be applied
through a pastry tube, the meringuc
being slightly colored for this purpose
To make the crust take two table
spoonfuls butter, one and one-half tn
blespoonfuls sugar and the yolk of one
egg, cream, butter and sugar. Beat
the yolk well and add. Then add Il
small cupful of flour. Press into pie
pan with the back Of spoon and bake
until light brown.
Fill with the following cream: One
pint Of milk in a double boiler. Mix
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12
St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran

Church of this city will have services
in English next Sunday afternoon at
200 o'clock, in the u. B. church, on
Hastings street This service is es-
pecially introduced by this body of
Lutherans, for those of their faith
who no longer are able to benefit by
services in German. On this account
this church body extends cordial in
vitation to all, especially to all Lu-
therans OF this community to attend
this service.
THE PASTOR.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12
ALLEN DISTRICT.

Ray Vandcmark left Friday for a
few days visit with relatives at Lud-
ington. his wife will accompany him
Monday
Miss Zelma Orwig of Lansing,
spent the last week with old school
mates Saturday, she left for Alma to
Miss Elsie Gallagher and Velma
visit her brother
Michaels were in Alma Saturday
evening
Arlie Conley and wife spent the
week in Ithaca.
Miss Marie Hale was the guest Of
Mable Wyant of Alma over Sunday
John Palmer and family were in
St. Louis Saturday
M-. Chas. Vandemark was called to
Columbus Grove, Ohio, by the death
of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Failing were in
Alma on business Saturday.
Adelbert Conley and family return
ed Saturday after spending a week in
Lansing with friends.
The Ladies Aid society met with
Mrs. Arlie Conley Tuesday.
Miss Frieda Conley was sick with
lagrippe this last week.
The Allen school are beginning
their Christmas exercises.
Those who were neither absent or
tardy are Jennie Palmer, Ezra Rich
ardson, Chas Richardson, Harriet
Haney, Frieda Conley, Charlie Con-
ley for the fall term ending Nov %.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12
NOTICE.

/ will be at Forest Hill Tuesday,
Dec 10, Il, "a, 81 and Jan. z; at Alma
at Chadwick's office, on Wednesday,
Dec II, is, &c, Jan. l, s.; and at St.
Louis at the Commercial Savings
Bank, Saturday, Dec IA, 21, % and
Jan. 4, to receive taxes for Pine River
township for 1912.
GEORGE FRUCHEY,
Treasurer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12

|" URKEY is the chief dish at the
Christmas dinner. In selecting
turkeys remember that those
having black feathers are con
sidered the best. Young turkeys have
smooth black legs, but when the bird
Is old they are rough and reddish II
the bird has been long killed its eyes
will be sunken and its feet dry.
For roasting buy hen turkey. with
a whitish skin that is clean and soft,
the breast broad, the legs black and
the neck short. The flesh Of an old
hen is usually covered with long hairs,
and the housewife will be wise TO re
ject any such birds if she wants sat
isfactory dinner. The spurs Of young
cock turkey should be short and its
legs black.
With Oyster Sauce.
One of the most popular ways o.
serving roast turkey is with oyster
sauce. Put the turkey on to parboi In
water enough to make gravy and dress
ing. When tender lift out and lay in
the rooster Have bread broken mp
ready to make dressing, one-fourth OF
which is cold corn bread. Add six hard
boiled eggs chopped, two raw eggs well
beaten. one onion cut fine, a little sage.
pepper and salt
Then add one pint of fresh oysters
and stir all together. Pour enough
LIQUOR over to make moist and miN
well.
Then stuff the turkey and put in the
oven to bake. Take liquor for the
gravy, with one-third milk. Mince the
heart, liver and gizzard. Add these to
the liquor Mix enough -four with
milk to make a smooth paste, pour in
and let boil until thick
Chestnut Sauce.
One Of the most delicious ways OF
serving turkey is with dressing OF
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Alma, Mich, Dec. 0, 1912.
Advertised list for the week ending
Dec. Z, 1912:
Mr.. Glen Adams.
Mr. Sidney Sweetland.
The above il not called for will be
sent to the Dead Letter office Dec.
%, 1912.
CHAS. F. BROWN, P. NJ.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12

Mr.. and Mrs, Francis King left
Monday for a weeks visit in Chicago.
Dr. and Mrs Lancashire of De
troit with Mrs F. King attended the
funeral OF Mrs. Clark l. Ring in Sag
inaw last Sunday.
Attorney J. w. Myers Of Ithaca,
was i town on business Monday.
a. H. Olmstead has his new house
on Walnut street ready for shing-
ling.
The Mems w. w. Bible class will
hold a business meeting in pastors
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-12

that in one factory 800 rats were
caught in a single night by this de-
vice.-Farm and Home.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-11
WASHINGTON.

Uncle Sans cavalry is up against
the problem of another horse fam
iue."
Lieutenant L. C. Rockwell and Cor
roral Frank S. Scott. U. S. army avia.
tors, fell at College park aviation
field, Scott being instantly killed.
Methods of warfare employed by the
Nicaraguan rebels were indicated in
Minister Weitze's report that during
the bombardment Of Manague 1872
women and children were hit by pro-
jectiles, while not one man was in
jured.
George r. Sheldon, former treasurer
of the Republican National committee,
testified before the Clapp committee
that in 1904 the Standard Oil Company
contributed 100000, ]. p. Morgan &c
Co., 100000; II. C. Frick. 100000.
and George j. Gould, 100000.
A government publication issued for
the express purpose OF exploiting NUT
ton as food is to be issued soon by
the Department of Agriculture. The
object is to call attention to the ex-
cellent qualities of mutton and to its
comparative cheapness as compared
with other meats.
In his heroic effort to Slug 'em
over the ropes" at the Republican ma
tional convention in Chicago last June
William Finn of Pittsburg, Pa, spent
the colossal sum of s144,3OS.99 in the
primary campaign waged by Theodore
Roosevelt for the Republican nomina-
ton.
Confirmation of the report that HUI
bert l.. Russell, an American, was
killed by band of Mexican rebels
near Durango. in the state of that
name, has been received at the State
Department. The murder was commit
ted by a band under the leadership
of Luis Case.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-11
SPORT.

Grand circuit racing in Columbus,
Ohio, closed with the lowering OF
three worlds records. sensational
third heat by Pickels and failures by
Minor Heir and George Gano in at
tempts to lower their marks.
Evelyn W., the champion PAGER of
the year, met Earl Jr. on the Colum-
bus track in n race. that brought a
new worlds record for the five heats.
Each of the contestants did mile in
2:O11s, the one by Earl Jr. being the
third of the lot.
David Bruce-Brown. a wealthy young
New York sportsman. was killed and
his mechanician, Tony Scudaiari, was
ratally injured on the new Wauwatosa
automobile road course at Milwaukee
on the eve of the eighth running of the
Vanderbilt cup race.
One Of the hottest bouts ever pulled
off at Ratbn, y. NJ. was a ten-round
80 between Frankie White, light
weight champion of Chicago, and Ev.
Winters, champion lightweight of New
Mexico. 1t was hot battle from start
to finish and practically either mans
fight until the end.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-11
GEN ERAl.

Heavily shackled. Frank West or j.
w. Stacey, the Canadian bank robbery
suspect, was taken to Chicago by st.
.ouis officers.
Miss Florence Loughridge of Den
yer was bridesmaid at the wedding of
Van Schaick Rollo and Miss Addie C..
Harger in Chicago.
w. o. Divine. Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad freight agent at Cincinnati.
pleaded guilty 10 grating and giving
rebates and was fined $4,000.
Lieutenant Donald P Morrison was
lilled and eight men injured by the
explosion of steam chest on the tor
pedo boat Wake, at Newport. r. l.
The stingless be has at last arrived,
having been produced by an English
apiarist named Barrows after two
years of experiment
Denver was chosen as tho place for
The next meating by the convention of
the Association of Military Surgeons
Of the United States in session at Bal
timore.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-11
HUSBAND KILLS
Wife; SUICIDES
GREELEY WOMAN SHOT WHILE
\TELEPHoNING MARSHAL
FOR HELP.
SPOUSE WAS JEALOUS
DAN BROCK BLOWS OFF TOP OF
WIFE'S HEAD AND OWN
WITH SHOTGUN.
western Ne ,aper Union News Service.

Greeley, Colo.-"For Gods sake
come down here. Chief-Don has a
gun and is trying to kill met"
This message to Chief of Police Da-
vid Camp was followed by three muf-
fled reports, which told the story of a
double tragedy enacted on the East
Side, while the chief sat helpless.
Don Brock, in g. fit of Jealous rage,
shot. his wife to death and immedi-
atefy afterward blew off the top OF his
own head with a shotgun. The tragedy
occurred at the home of the couple.
where both had gone only a few min
utes before.
While driving his sprinkling wagon,
Brock had seen his wife on down.
town street with another man. Hast
lily putting up his team, he went to
his home, evidently with the idea of
securing gun and taking revenge.
His wife reached home a few min
utes before he did and the last words
from her were the summons to the
chief of police to come, as she was
about to be killed.
Soon after the couple reached their
home neighbors saw Mrs. Brock run
out of the front door screaming. A
shot followed, and she staggered
toward the end of the porch. when
another shot rang out Then she fell
over the edge of the porch. Her hus-
band stood over her and fired another
shot into the right side of her head.
The top of her skull was literally torn
off by it.
Reloading the shotgun. Brock
stepped inside, placed the muzzle
over his left ear and pulled the
trigger. The side of his head was
torn off and blood and brains were
scattered over walls and ceiling. His
body fell across the gun that had
ended both lives.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-11
Editors viii Boost Their Bill.

Denver.-The executive and cam
paign committees of the Colorado
State Editorial Association have out
lined vigorous campaign for the pur
pose of securing the adoption of the
proposed law to reduce the cost o.
printing constitutional amendments
and initiated and referred bills. This
proposed law will appear on the ballo,
in position seven in the list of billi
submitted for adoption or rejection
It reduces the number Of publications
from, in one newspaper for four con
secutive weeks in each county, to one
publication in two papers of opposite
political faith in each county.
The campaign committee intends to
secure the cooperation of country
publishers in a campaign of education
among the readers of the various pa
pers in the state, through advertise
ments and news stories in their pa
pers and through personal work be
fore election day.
When the direct legislation prin-
ciple was before the people for adop
tion or rejection two years ago the ex'
treme cost of publishing the proposed
measures was one of the principal ar.
guments against the enactment OF
that principle INTO law. Under the
old plan wherein only constitutional
amendments submitted by the Legisla
ture were advertised the cost was com
paratively slight. Under the new plan
where all submitted measures must be
advertised the cost was considerably
increased but the editors realizing
that this increase would act as detri
ment to the submission of proposed
bills. have initiated a proposed amend
ment which they claim reduces the
cost to a figure that cannot be reduced
through any other method of advertis
ing
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-11
FOREIGN.

ST. David Burnett was elected lord
mayor of London.
The war minister. Nazira Pasha, has
been appointed supreme commander
of the Turkish force.
A serious uprising in Persia is re-
ported in official. dispatches to the
chancellor of Vienna.
Peace has been declared between
Italy and Turkey. The Turks abandon
sovereignty over Tripoli.
The Turkish cabinet. it is stated on
good authority, has accepted the main
chief peace proposals made by Italy.
Baroness Jensen, twenty years old,
has Just eloped with monk named
Max Vollmar from the Castle Guhrau,
in Silesia.
Two hunded and five men were
killed in battle between Mexican
rebels and federals at Aura Pass, not
far from Monclova.
The Greek government has pur-
chased four torpedo boats under con-
struction on the Mersey from the Ar
gentine government,
A cabinet crisis in Japan, says a
Toxic dispatch, is threatened over the
proposal to establish two permanent
military divisions in Korea.
Secretary of the Interior Walter l..
Fisher and Secretary of State Philan-
der C. Knox sailed for Seattle from
Honolulu on the cruiser Maryland.
The league and covenant against
home rule, as well as the women's dec
laration, was signed extensively in
London and other cities of the United
Kingdom.
Threats to massacre Europeans at
Foo Chow have been made by General
Pung, unless his demands for 100000
taels (about $Sl5,0O0) from the author
tiles are acceded to.
Turkey is arming for a Holy War
in Which Moslem and Christian once
more shall be arrayed in what may
prove the death-struggle of the Otto
man Empire, SO far as its existence
as an European power is concerned.
Expectations OF maintenance of
peace in the Balkans were strength
ened by assurances given by the
french government that Austria Hun
gary was ready to join in any concert
ed action of the powers to prevent
hostilitios.
clause in the s5.00O,00O will of
Graham Vivian. the Cardiff Smelter
Colliery proprietor, and uncle of Lord
Swansea, which was admitted to pro-
bate in London, bars any one of the
So, No
from succession to the property.
Ten children OF Alexander Gravel.
ranging in age from eighteen months to
fifteen years, OF Bernard. Quebec.
were burned to death. Gravel and his
wife were away from home. and return
ing, found it in flames. They were
unable to aid the children, whose
deaths they witnessed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-11
UNTOLD AGONY WITH ECZEMA

ITO N. 18th St., Portland, Ore
1.-THE eczema which started about two
wears ago, broke out in my wrists,
then spread to my fingers. suffered
untold agony with them until began
to use Cuticura Remedies. 1t would
appear in little pimples or blisters
like, and when ] scratched them, they
would appear in little scales. The
itching would be SO bad that / could
hardly sleep of nights. would scratch
my hands until they were most numb,
then when the blood would course
through them again the burning and
smarting would be SO bad that I could
hardly stand it, and I got to be so
easily irritated that my husband had
to use all of his patience to get along
with me-
II believe I had tried Just about
every remedy offered to the public for
such diseases, without any relief what:
soever, until my mother recommended
Cuticura Remedies to me. I only
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment once when my cure began,
and in month of use it was gone en-
tirely." (Signed) Mrs. Thos. Walsh,
Oct. II, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-11
Marie Divided the Candy.

When the uncle of a couple Of
Brooklyn youngsters last called at
the household whereof they form
part he brought with him some pieces
of candy, which were given to tn 4
little girl to divide with her brothefV
Later the uncle summoned this
child to the living room and asked:
Marie, when You divided those five
pieces of candy with your brother, did
you give him two and a half pieces?"
mo, SIR" said Marie. Il saw they
weren't going to come out even. 80 /
ate one before / began to divide."-
Lippincott's Magazine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-11
Inexperlenced.

In boarding house for bachelors,
Amanda, typical Nanny" looked af-
ter the guests comfort in true south
ern style SO well that one of the men
thought he would take her away with
him in the summer in the capacity OF
housekeeper. Toward spring he way
laid her in the hall one day and said:
Mandy, do you like the country?"
Mandy reckoned she did.
Would you like to go away with
me this summer and keep house for
me?"
Mandy was sure she would.
Suppose get Just a bungalow. Do
you think you could take care of 1t
nicely by yourself?"
Mandy gasped and rolled her eyes.
Deed, no, massa! Reckon you all
better get somebody else; don't
know nothin' about taking care Of any
animals i"-Harper's Magazine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-11
res. Free Delivery in Small Towns

Denver.-Littleton. model West
ern farming and dairy town of 1.70(
population. fifteen miles south of Den
yer. has been selected as one Of the
fifteen towns throughout the country
in which the government will expert
ment to determine whether mail can be
delivered free at little expense ir
small towns. By recent act of Con
gress 100000 was set aside to make
the experiment. If it is successful
towns of less than 1000. or where the
postoifice receipts are more than SO.
900, will have a free mail delivery.