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The Penn's Grove record., 1912-12-06

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EN- are four: He who knows
Il and knows he knows,
He is wise-follow i'm.
He who knows, and knows not that he
knows,
He is asleep-wake him.
He who knows not and knows not that he
knows not,
He Is a fool-shun him.
He who knows not, and knows he knows
not,
He is a child-teach him..
Arabian Proyerb.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-12-06
The Future Life.

AS Christians, we must live viii not
a we are going to die tomorrow
1r Mex year or ten ear hence, but
because we are going to live forever
ind ever.-Rev. F. E. Shannon. Metho-
dist, Brooklyn
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-12-06
Railroad Dispute settIed.

The State Public Utilities Commits
sion granted an order to the Phillips
burg Horse Car Railroad Company to
change the gauge of its tracks through
Phllipsburg from the wide to the
standard gauge. The company, now
known as the Easton Transit Com
pany, desired to moderr3ze it's road a
long time ago, but. owing to differ
ences which existed between them and
the town officials, the necessary per-
:5ssion could not be obtained. The
order %stipulates that the company
must mend the roadbed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-12-06
AIi cone.

my dear sir. your wife needs
change"
"Mayoe she does, doctor. but how
a | give it to her when you took
all | got7"
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-12-06
Penalty for Huntinu,

The penalty of hunting without a
license in this State on the part of
any resident of the State is $40 for
each and every offense. The law dis
tinctly provides for its collection.
Failure to pay the penalty means i'm
prisonment. The license fee for non
residents of the State is $40, and the
penalty is $40. The game wardens
and deputies and the clerks now have
some cases under surveillance where
persons have been hunting under as
sumed anne and without licenses.
Some interesting cases may develop.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-12-06
Causes of Divorce.

The large number of divorce cases
continues to cause alarm. There is
good authority that any reasonable
person would admit the justice of the
majority of pleas for divorce if the
opportunity to examine each case
were given. The causes of the in
crease are numerous, but among them
are two which fail to receive as much
consideration as they demand. These
are the ability of the woman these
days to earn her own living and the
larger earnings of the men. Mere
maintenance kept many together.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-12-06
Real Class.

Il backed an opera company once.
Cost me $40,0 900, too"
"Piker! Did you ever have your
W presidential c~andidate?"
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-12-06

HE world would be more happy
- and the mass of people in it
Just as wise, if they would whistle mor'
and argue less.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-12-06
corn-G Contest.

There was a corn-growing contest
decided at Freehold. This contest
was open to schoolboys of Monmouth
County, and the contest was for prizes
which were offered last spring. The
schoolboys did all the work on the
corn patches from blowing the ground
to harvesting4 No corn grown in Mon
mouth County Alast year exceeded the
yield per acre Cpf the corn grown by
these boys. The boys we're from IL
to is years of Age, and the exhibit
showed what could be done in corn
raising On Monmdqth's farms.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-25

Mrs. Melvin Medler died at 6 p. m.
last evening at the Medler home on Park
Ave. The funeral services will be held
at 2 O'Clock Saturday afternoon at the
residence. The Record will print all
obituary next week.
Hubert Brainerd was in Detroit the
first of the week visiting friends.
While there he bought new Everett
automobile of the 1912 model
Rev. Hurd Allyn Drake, pastor OF
the Presbyterian church at St. Louis,
was in Alma calling on friends Sat-
urday.
FOR SALE-Berkshir brood SOW and
eight pigs three weeks old. Enquire of
w. j. Washburn, opposite Cherry Hill
farm,
Mrs. J. w. s. Pierson OF Stanton
visited her son, Ralph Picrson, who
is a student at the college, over Sun
day.
The new ,even-passenger Cadillac
car purchased by Francis King ar
rived in Alma last Tuesday. 1t is 4
beauty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Neirns Of Ok
ford, Mich, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Bahlke last Saturday and Sun
day
The Winn home on College street,
which was recently partly destroyed
bv fire. is being rebuilt by George
Bahlke, Jr.
The Presbyterian Fortnightly will
meet with Mrs A. p Cook, Gil w.
Center street Tuesday afternoon,
April 80
Miss Lena Triphagen OF Oxford,
Mich, spent the first OF the week
with w. A. BahlKe and wife
c. B. Wilcox of the ST Louis In
dependent was a business caller in
Alma last Monday.
d. +. Longwood of ST Charles was
in the city Friday and Saturday on
business
James Nausbaum was business
caller from Middleton the fore part
of the week.
b. l. Brandt of Dundee was in
Alma last week attending TO business
matters.
s. p. Grover was a business caller
from Mt Pleasant last Friday and
Saturday
Mrs. William Mcconnell from
Middleville visited friends in Alma
last week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-25
PLANT Being MOVED.
Smith h-GlaSS Mfg. Co. Locate In Little
Giant Hay Press Building

The business of the Smith-Gl
Mfg. Co. has increased to such pro-
portions since the starting OF the
company last January, that the COM
pany has been compelled to seek
larger quarters than they have at the
Wachalack & Young foundry on Me
chanic street They have secured
1900 square feet of floor space at
the Little Giant Haypress plant and
this week are moving. The castings
for the mp-jacks are to be made at
the Alma Manufacturing plant.
I'm a recent issue, the Record gave
brief sketch and history of the
Smith-Glass Mig. Co. In that write
up the mammoth increase OF business
was described, but in the last couple
Of weeks the demands for the COM
pany's product has been so great
that TO catch up with the orders and
keep up. the company has been COM
PEELED to move to larger building
and increase the capacity of the plant.
An order for 1900 jacks was received
last week, while smaller orders are
pouring in daily. The wonderful
growth OF this industry is a great
surprise to the stockholders and no
young industry has ever had brighter
prospects for the future
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-25
MARRIED MONDAY
Clara Elizabeth Kellogg and Mr.
John Andrew Roof

Last Monday at 10:30 a. m. at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Laycock
Of Arcadia township occurred the mar
riage of their daughter Bessie to Mr..
]. A. Roof of Ashley. Only the i'm
mediate family and friends of the
bride were present when the bride
and groom, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Butler, took their posi-
tion and Rev. J. w. Priest pronounced
the words that united for life these
two popular young people. Immedi-
ately following the wedding ceremony
a bountiful wedding dinner was
served. after which the newly married
couple took the 1882 train for Grand
Rapids, which city they left Tuesday
for Phoenix, Arizona, where Mr.. Roof
has position awaiting him.
Mrs ]. Roof who has lived for
years in Gratiot county, numbers her
friends by her acquaintances, all OF
whom wish for her and her husband
a long and happy married life
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-25
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The Alma Vaudette had very
pleasing act on the first part of the
week Van and Crawford made up
the team Their act was made up of
dancing, singing and talking and was
one o fthe best seen in the city for
some time Mrs. Weimer is endea-
voring to book good, wholesome
vaudeville and whenever she can get
it. the acts and sketches will be put
on for the Alma patronage demands
and deserve it.
Mrs. James +. Mitchell and child
rem and her brother, Mr.. A. G. Ross,
who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Mitchell for the past few days, de
parted Saturday for Duluth, Minn.
Prof Mitchell accompanied them as
far as Chicago, returning to Alma
Monday morning.
The ladies of the Episcopal guild
netted $50 from their Easter supper
given in the guild parlors of the St.
Johns church last Thursday evening.
The ladies have always been very
successful with their suppers for they
are noted for their efforts in this line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Story from
Sumner visited their daughter, Mrs.
n. Schlappi at her home on West
End street. Mr.. Story is one of the
oldest pioneers of Gratiot county,
leaving England at the age of twenty
one and arriving in this county in
1853.
Prof. F. N. Notestein will lecture
Sunday before the combined Bible
classes of the Methodist Sunday
school, at the Sunday school hour,
taking as his subject, "Some Present
Day Views"
Miss Lois Fraker, who is a member
OF the High school faculty of Grand
Ledge, spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs R. ]. Fraker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Pollasky of De
troit are the guests of Mr.. Pollasky's
sister. Mrs. Simon Messenger, at the
Messenger home on State street.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-25
RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, BY resolution adopted by
the Common Council of the City of AL
ma, at a regular adj ourned session there.
of, held at the Council Rooms in the said
City of Alma on Thursday, April 1lth,
1919, il was declared necessary to pave
certain streets in said city; and whereas,
il was further declared by said resolution
that such pavement should be made
subject to plans and specifications now
on file in the office of the city clerk and
that the cost and expense of such paving
be paid as follows: That the City of
Alma pay the cost and expense of paw
ing all street and alley crossings and also
fifteen (15) per cent. of the cost and ex-
pense of said paving according to front
age, and that eighty.fve per cent. there
of be paid by the owners of property
abutting upon the streets proposed to be
paved; and whereas, the City of Alma
has not on hand in its treasury sufficient
money to pay the cost and expense of
the paving of such street and alley cross
ings and the fifteen (15) per cent. to be
paid by the city at large, or to advance
the work necessary prior to the collec-
ton of the special assessment, nor can
the sum be raised by taxation in addi-
ton to the other sums necessary to be
raised for the various funds in said city
for the year 1912; therefore, be it
Resol,ed. By the Common Council of
the City of Alma, now in session, that a
special election be called in and for the
City of Alma, for the purpose of sub
hitting to the electors of said city, the
question of issuing the city's bonds in
the sum of twenty-seyen thousand dol
lars 1927 ,000), the proceeds thereof to be
used by the said city in paving certain
streets in said city as follows:
For the paving of Superior streetfrom
the race bridge where the same crosses
Superior street, west 70 the west side OF
Park Avenue, to a width of ffty-four
t54) feet between curbs; and from the
west sid. of Park Avenue west to Ann
Arbor railroad tracks 10 a width of thirty
two (32) feet between curbs; for the
paving of State street commencing at
the south side of Superior street and
running south TO the south side of Center
street to a width of fifty-forr (5l) feet
between curbs; and from the south side
of Center street south to the Pere Mar
quette railroad tracks to width of thir-
ty-two (32) feet between curbs.
Resolved, That in the issuing of said
bonds they be nominated, Street Paw
ng Bonds. Series of 1912 !" and that they
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-25

lightened the people upon the source
of so many Smiths, claiming he OBJ
tanned the secret while in Denver,
where he one day happened upon the
Smith Manufacturing Plant" In
speaking of "Reminiscences" Mr..
Aldrch said, "These last fifty years
have seen more advancement than
the previous five hundred years" He
then pictured the life of man, start
ing with the young boy as he begins
to struggle up the mountain OF life
and then the young man as he grows
stronger and the progress is more
marked, and finally in middle life the
summit is reached The picture was
concluded with the decline of life
as man starts down the other side
of life's mountain Mr. Aldrich con-
cluded by saying that when he died
he hoped his life would be so meas
ured that the Master will say to him,
as He will to Mr. Pollasky, Tower
of strength standing four-square TO
all the winds that blow"
Rev. w. II. Cook followed with a
toast upon Impressions. He told
of the impressions that Mr. Pollas-
ky had made upon him and the sur
rounding community. He wished
that Masonic teachings might be
better known, for there would be
more men of Mr. Pollasky's high
character He regretted the declin-
ing years of the honored gentleman
that he might not be spared for future
generations.
Toastmaster Smith was equal TO
every demand and had so cleverly
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-25

be in the denomination of One Thousand
Dollars ($l00O0O) each, with interest
coupons attached, bearing date May lst,
1912. with interest al the rate OF five (5)
per cent. per annum payable semi-an.
nually on January 18th and July 10Th of
each year at the First State Bank, Alma,
Michigan, said bonds to mature as fol-
lows: The first nine CO. of said bonds to
become due and payable July 10Th, 1918,
and the next two January 10th, 1919;
and the next two January 10Th, 1890;
the next two January 18th, 1921; the
next two January 10Th, 1929; the next
two January l5th, 1923; the next four
January 18th, 1924 and the next four
January 18th, 1925; and be it further
Resolued, That said special election to
be called fot the purpose of voting upon
the issuing of said bonds be and is here
by called to be held in the said city of
Alma on Monday, the sixth day of May,
A. D. 1912, and that the city clerk be and
is hereby instructed and authorized to
cause a notice of this resolution and
notice of the special election herein
called to be published in the Alma Jour
nal and the Alma Record, two newspa-
pers published and circulating in the
said City of Alma, and copies of same to
be posted in five of the most public
places in each of the wards in said City
of Alma, for at least two weeks prior to
the date of such special election and that
proof of the publication and the posting
thereof be filed in the Office of the said
City Clerk. And be it further
Resolved, That the City Clerk be and
is hereby authorized and directed to give
notice by publication aud posting that
the Board of Registration of each ward
of said city will be in session at places
to be designated in said notice on Satur-
day, April 27th, 1912, for the purpose of
registering the names of all duly quail.
fed electors IN said city who have not
heretofore heen duly registered, or whose
name for any cause may have been
dropped from such registration record,
and also for the purpose of registering
the names of all women having the quail
ificatious of male electors and who have
property assessed for taxes in the said
City of Alma. who, under Section of
Art 3 of the Constitution of Michigan
Gas revised), have a right to vote upon
the issuing of the city's bonds for the
purpose set forth in this resolution, and
that due proof of the publication and
posting of such notice of Registration be
filed in the office of the City Clerk
aforesaid.
]. M MONTIGEL ID. w. ADAMS
Mayor City Clerk
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-25
SPECIAL CITY ELECTION

To the Electors of the City of Alma,
Michigan;
You will take notice that Special
City Election will be held in the City of
Alma, Michigan, on Monday. the 9th
day of May, A. ID. 1912, commencing at
seven O'Clock in the forenoon and con
tinuing until five o'clock i'll the after.
noon in said city, at the places in the
several wards hereinafter designated at
which Special Election there will be
submitted the proposition of issuing the
city's bonds in the sum of $27 900, for
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-25
NPORIANI DECISION
Land Sale Commission Case Decided
In Favor OF the Plaintiff

The first case to take up the atten-
tion of the court for the present term
was the litigation of Burt, Sharrer &
Moore VS.. The Estate of William
Sloane. The land company sued the
estate for commission they claimed
for the sale Of the William Sloane
farm, one mile north of Alma. The
dispute was one of fact and not of
law. Burt, Sharrer & Moore claimed
they had an oral contract with Viii.
liam Sloane and under the agreement
of the contract they sold the farm.
Before the company received their
commission from the sale, the death
of Mr. Sloane occurred and the heirs
of the estate contested the claim. The
jury, after being out six hours, re-
turned a verdict for $420 the full
amount of Burt, Sharrar & Moore's s
claim, plus years interest at the
legal rate of five per cent. The case
was hardly contested by the defense
throughout. Kress e Dunham and
Charles Goggin were the attorneys for
the estate, while William Bahlke and
George Stone were attorneys for the
plaintiffs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-25

introduced the preceding speakers
that when he came to John I.
Mathews for an introduction, many
wondered if he would confess he was
at an end for stories and merely in
troduce the gentleman. But it was
not so, for Mr.. Smith had saved a
full charge for the Worshipful Mas
ter of the Ithaca Lodge, and after
setting the whole audience in an up
roar Of laughter, suggested that he
would give way to the eloquent gen
tleman from away and let him talk
the listeners to sleep Mr. Mathews,
however, talked no one to sleep,
but rather in his toast upon "The
Masonic Apron" became grandly
eloquent and paid tribute after tribute
to Mr. Pollasky and the Masonic
order He pictured Mr.. Pollasky as
a young man of fifty years ago He
told how Mr. Pollasky, a young man,
full of life and energy and ambition,
took his bearings and after making
clear survey Of life became a Mason.
The speaker dwelt upon the emblem
attic meaning Of the Masonic apron,
an emblem Of purity. The apron, he
said, was not to be worn as shield,
but rather was it to be kept clean
and spotless., The concluding re-
marks were, "Mr. Pollasky is man
to lead In him we recognize the
leader of Masonry in Central Michi-
gan. y His life is apprecia
his name is above reproach and his
efforts in this community is a grand
monument to himself"
The program was concluded with
the presentation of the handsome
Past Masters badge, a gift of the
Masonic fraternity to Micheal Pol
lasky, by Dr. F. A. Bagley. In his
presentation speech, DR. Bagley told
how he was aided by Mr.. Pollasky
when the Doctor first came to Alma
from Jackson. He said that the hon
ored gentleman's life had been
marked by many offices of trust
which he had ever executed with the
utmost dignity and diligence.
The selection of Ezra L. Smith
for toastmaster of the occasion was
timely, for Mr.. Smith is master
hand in the office. His clever wit
and fluent speech fitted we'll with the
occasion. Interspersed throughout
the program, were musical numbers,
which were so we'll received that
encore after encore was demanded.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-25
The Resolution Relative to Submitting to the
Electors the Question Of ysting on Bonds
for Constructing and Laying Cast lroa
water Mains:

WHEREAS. By resolution adopted by
the Common Council of the City Of Alma,
at regularly adjourned session thereof,
held at the Council Rooms in said city
on Thursday, the llth day of April, 1912.
it was declared public necessity to con-
struct and lay cast iron water mains up
on certain streets in said city according
to plans, specification and estimate of
cost of same, now ON file in the office of
the city clerk of said city, and that in
payment of the cost and expense thereof
the city issue its bonds therefore be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of
the City of Alma, now in session, That
whereas special election is called for
submitting to the electors of said city the
proposition of issuing the city's bonds
for paving streets, that at the same
special election, to-wit: May 9Th. 1912,
there also be submitted to the electors
of said city the proposition of issuing the
city's bonds in the sum of five thousand
dollars (s5, ,OOO) to be used in constructing
and laying of cast iron water mains,
commencing at the hydrant north of the
Pere Marquette Railroad Company's
tracks on South State Street, and run.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-25

ming North ON State street N E,we,,
Street. also COMMENCING ar tho West
side Of WRIGHT Avenne and rnnr;ro
West To Grant Avenue Re II fnrtber
p,..,, IT.. :. .,o ;.o.: Ia
oon'' ~. oon'.' Nes Is "nI 'ine =. oa',
"Water Works Ronds Ser;es of 1910 -
and that they be in denominations of one
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-25
THE GOLDEN &ULCH
To Be Staged in Alma By Local
Talent

Golden Gulch," under the auspices
and for the benefit of the X. of P.
lodge, will be presented at Realty
opera house next Tuesday night by
clever home talent. This pretty west
ern drama is under the management
and stage direction of Bruce Chester
man, theatrical man of wide expert
ence He has most successfully pro-
duced this play throughout the CEN.
tral states for the past two years E.
o. Brownell, the advance agent for the
attraction, made the preliminary ar
rangements week before Mr.
Chesterman reached here. In ST.
Louis last week the play packed the
Colonial theater to the doors and the
sale Of standing room had to be
stopped after every foot of space had
been filled
The production is equipped with
special scenery. One of the largest
drop curtains carried by any show,
great stretch of canvas containing $50
square feet is used in the setting of
the first act This big painting is the
work of the largest scenic studio in
Chicago The realism of this scene
is further enhanced by the light
effects
A number of clever specialties are
introduced between the acts. Jack
Matlock will sing, They Got to Quit
! Kicking My Dawg Around. It will
be the first time the great campaign
song has been heard here. 1t is now
sweeping the country from coast to
coast. The Girl in the Moon" will be
a distinct novelty The mechanical
effects are carried for this Miss
Adra Miller will be the girl. Vaught
and Vaught will appear as the Irish
man and the Coon, clever speciality,
and the Four Singing Girls will spring
a surprise in their number.
, The seat sale is now on at Wheat
on's, the usual prices prevailing, 25c.
35c and SOC.
I The cast is as follows:
( Chip, a girl of the hills, Miss Ma
belle Strong.
Henrietta Wells, Boston school
ma am, Miss Bertha McLaven.
! Bedela ORafferty, cook lady, Miss
Pearl Dwyer
/ Patches, just kid, Miss Lola Sipe.
Jim Gordon, a forty-niner, George
Fink
Jake Dalton, down and out, Dewitt
Vaught
Julian Grey, a tenderfoot, John
Durham.
Cyclone Jim, from Kansas, Charles
Rhodes.
Alkali Pete, full of mountain dew,
w. S. Parr.
Ned Davis, the Deadwood stage
driver z. J. Burr.
Hank Williams, Of the palace, James
Klein.
Spiketail Charley, beau brummel OF
| the camp, Jesse Fuller.
Thirsty Jones, never tasted water,
: George Perry.
Fiddling Bill, from Arkansaw, Mr..
McLaven.
SNOWFALL who said chicken, ;"
Downie Vaught.
Dennis Kelly, from the Emerald
Isle, Mr.. Nicholson.
Crimps, a mountain terror, Jack
Matlock.
Judge Thompson, postmaster sher-
! iff, and justice of the peace, j. b
Helman.
Utah Bill, with seven wives in Salt
Lake, J. s. Kncortzer.