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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03
FOR CITY CLERK.
d. w. Adams Has Served the City
Faithfully-Books in Excel
lent Shape.

Delos w. Adams, the Republican
candidate for the office Of City Clerk
to succeed himself, has served the
city of Alma for seven years in a
manner to meet with the approval of
our citizens regardless of political
affiliations. The Record believes that
municipal affairs should be conduct
ed as nearly as possible as a success
ful business man would his own bust
ness. What corporation or private
enterprise having man in their ac-
counting department for six years
who had proven true to every trust
imposed, whose trial balances were
correct, and the accounts subject to
closest scrutiny, would for a moment
consider the propriety of discharging
such employee to. succeed him by one
entirely ignorant of the details of
the work, no matter how competent
he might prove later on?
The committee consisting Of A. p.
Cook and A. II. Olmsted, after audit
ing the city books last week said:
1--WE wish to commend the Clerk and
Treasurer for the excellent condition
of their accounts" Certainly a good
recommend. The Record believes ID.
w. Adams to be the logical candidate
to succeed himself as City Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03
JUSTICE Of The PEACE

The Republicans Of Alma in city con-
vention named EN-. Chadwick as their
candidate to succeed himself as Justice OF
Peace Mr.. Chadwick is one of Alma's
best known citizens, a member of VIM.
Meyer Post GAR, and resident OF AL
ma for twenty six years, sixteen years OF
which he has served the people Of the
township and city as dispenser of JUS
tice. Mr.. Chadwick is a member OF the
local lodge I.O.O.F. in which order he
has held the office of Noble Grand. A
life long Republican having voted for
Lincoln in 1850 and for every Rep
ublican Candidate for President since,
excepting that of William H. Taft in his
first term when Mr.. Chadwick lost his
vote by being confined in a hospital.
That Mr.. Chadwick is the choice OF his
party for the office referred to is proven
by the fact that he received the unanim-
Gus nomination at the hands of the Rep
ublicans of the City of Alma in the Con.
vention Assembled.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03

ties as Kalamazoo, Manistee ant
Wexford
4. Under the county plan, there
are always two experienced men or
the board. This tends to retain
skilled employees in their positions
and it is true that county roads, as a
rule, are distinguishable by their SUI
perior workmanship features.
5. The county plan tends to eco
nomy in the matter of road building
equipment. One county in Michigan
not working under the county sys-
TEN, has six steam rollers and five
rock crushers, all owned by town
ships. Under county supervision, this
machinery could do several times as
much work as it now performs, TO
say nothing about the saving in first
cost and keep-up.
6. 1t is satisfactory, for no coun-
ty that ever adopted the county plan
and actually built roads under it has
abandoned it, although it could do so
as easily as the system was adopted
in the first instance.
Z. 1t gets the roads. Saginaw
county has built more than 12O miles
of road under this system in the past
ten years. No county in the state
can show So much road built by
townships in so short a time. Dur
ing the first five years of the State
Department, twenty coun-
ties working under the county sys-
tenn earned ffty-hve per cent of all
the money paid out as state rewards.
The writer is firmly convinced that
the county system, supplemented by
state reward, offers to rural commun-
tiles the most economical solution
of the road problem, and commends
it to the careful consideration of the
voters of Gratiot county.
TOWNSEND A. ELY,
State Highway Commissioner.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03
COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM
Hi0hWay Commissioner Ely States
Seven Reasons Why
He FAV0aS THE SYSTEM
Forty.sIx Counties In Michigan Already Adopt
ed the System,

The road question is one OF the
greatest economic problems before
the people Of our state to-day, al
ready involving an expenditure OF
more than four and one-hait millions
of dollars a year; hence every sane
and practical method offered tor It's
solution should, at least, be carefully
considered by all good citizens. Per-
sonally, | am in sympathy with eN-
ery progressive road law which en-
courages and makes more easy the
Improvement of the public highways.
In short, believe in helping in every
way possible, rather than hindering,
the building of good roads in this
state, and the county road system,
already adopted in forty-siX counties,
has accomplished the desired results.
In Michigan, the township and the
county are the units placed in direct
control of an aggregate OF some TO-
600 miles Of public highways. and the
laws of the State provide that the
townships shall care for these high
ways, except where the county road
system shall have been adopted by
majority vote of the electors OF the
county. In such cases, board OF
county road commissioners is allow
ed to take over and improve the more
important roads of county, and
other roads remaining in charge OF
the township officials as before.
A township is too small an area to
plan a comprehensive system OF
highways for any community. and 1t
has no power to levy tax that
reaches into the corporate limits OF
any city that might wholly or partial
ly Law within its borders. On the
other hand, the county does possess
these powers, and covers sufficient
area, usually from sixteen to twen-
ty surveyed townships, and in some
cases more, to plan a system OF
roads that will serve reasonably well
every important trading center, while
by cooperation with adjoining coun-
ties, continuous inter-county roads
can be secured.
The main advantages of the county
road system may be summarized as
follows:
1. 1t is an equitable plan, spread
ing the cost of constructing main
roads over all the taxable property
in the county, cities and villages as
we'll as farm property.
2. 1t tends to make continuous
main roads with no breaks at the
township lines. This desirable fea-
ture is never attained under the town.
ship plan, while town line roads in
variably suffer.
3. Money enough is secured to inn
prove difficult pieces of road that
never have been touched under town
supervision. Many striking examples
Of this might be noted in such coun-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03
Mayor j. M. Montigel Talks to the Voters of Alma
An Interesting
ecutveShould Be Read by Residing of

provements blown in and been saved
a good deal of expense.
One of the sewers referred to was
put in during the administration Of
one of the Progressive committee
men and the outlet was placed under
his personal supervision or it should
have been. The writer cannot see
why any one of the lpresent Council
should be blamed for the sewer fill
ing up, any more than some other
people. Neither can dny of the Coun-
Gil be blamed for some of the slight
damages sustained by certain parties
from such sewers. They were no
more serious than those sustained by
people along the line of the Pollasky
sewer during very high water, the
writer being one of them, and he has
never found any just cause for sue
ing the city for over $4,000 damages.
When the Council decided to in
crease the size of the tile on the
Young sewer, it did so thinking that,
if the 1S-inch tile was too small to
carry the water away, it would not
cost much more to lay the 24-inch
tile, knowing that they would soon
have use for the 1s-inch in some
other place. They found the old tile
had been so poorly laid that they
were amply justified in taking them
up.
If the sewer on State street north
from the Wright House, had been
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03

In the matter Of public weighing,
the writer has had for some time the
matter under consideration trying to
devise a plan whereby the expense
for city of this size would be very
little. The Council would be glad to
take any such plan up.
Our park is receiving as much at
tention as our citizens can afford. If
the clay that was hauled in to level
up the ground had been hauled to
the dump and good top dirt been
used, there might now be a little
grass in the center of the park. AS
1t is now, these places will have to
be covered with something else be-
fore it is in a better condition.
Our Council believe that many
places could be improved but they
could do very little if they practiced
very much of this "Municiple Econ
omy" of which so much is said.
AS for honesty, the members of the
City Council for the last two years
will compare favorably in honesty
with any of the men who may be
elected on the Progressive ticket at
the coming election.
If any one will look up the city
records Of the last six or eight years,
it will keep him guessing to find any
better system of bookkeeping than
has been practiced in the last two
years. The writer is thorough be-
lever in n,b1icitv aud bae aIyya,c CO
advocated, even when he was secre-
tary of the board of education. He
has found after looking up the rec
ords for years back that there is no
record of financial statement such
as has been made under the present
administration, showing that the
books and records of the city have
been kept in very efficient manner
A good many Of our citizens are
not aware that our city clerk must be
more than a good bookkeeper. We
are without Board of Public Works;
the mayor, clerk and commissioner
of waterworks acting as such. They
merely recommend to the Council
such improvements as they deem
necessary, the Council then giving
them orders to have the work done.
The clerk for several years has been
the prime mover in this body, the
writer thinks it will be a mistake to
make "a change just now
The report is being circulated that
the lighting system could have been
put in $1500.00 cheaper than it was.
We are aware that had we known
that we would have had the money
left to put in such system it might
have been put in little cheaper, but
the only difference would have been
in the amount of cable used in going
around the sides of the intersections,
which could not have been very much
more. Our poles cost us {. o.. b.
factories $1615 and we will defy any
one to get as good a pole for any
less money. Some people can always
furnish you material and do your
work much cheaper after you have
purchased your goods, knowing that
they will not be called upon to full
fill their statements and are there
fore perfectly safe in so doing.
1t would seem then to some peo-
pie that there was graft in the job,
if that statement is true, such people
will have to show me.
While the writer is again candi-
date for the office of Mayor, against
his own wishes, he will, if it is the
wish of the majority of our citizens,
to serve them again, do the best that
he can do.
Yours very respectfully,
]. NJ. MONTIGEL,
Mayor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03
To the Citizens of Alma:

TO the Citizens of Alma
Conference.-The writer attended
the Progressive Convention and heard
the Progressive Resolutions read, he
has also read them since in print, and
after having read them has come to
this conclusion. That, had he been
absent from town for two years and
had, just before returning read copy
of the Progressive Resolutions he
would have been prepared to find
that the town but little improved.
With that surprise then, would he
have walked up State street, from
the station to Superior street, and
have gazed on Superior street, he
would wonder, | think, in what mon
astery the writer's of the Progressive
Resolutions had been confined for the
last two years.
Talk about progress, snap and be-
ing up to date, | can't see where one
will find it in the State of Michigan,
if you do not find it in this city.
There has been more and better
improvements made in the last two
years for the money expended, than
in any other city the visitor has ever
been in or in any of which he has
been informed. For, he has in the
last two years written dozens OF per-
sonal letters to persons in all parts
of the state and has received the
opinions of several engineers and
contractors on the subject, so he
knows whereof he speaks.
The difficulty in this city is, that
the improvements that have been
made, did not originate and were not
put through by certain people, and
some people can not say good word
for any Improvement that they did
not originate or have something to
do with.
The writer knows Of one or two
improvements that were made when
he had nothing to do with public af-
fairs. One was the bridge across the
Pine, built practically for a personal
benefit, and that wouldn't make so
much difference, if the bridge had
stood the test OF few years service,
but it has not as it is now condemned.
Do you remember two years ago,
when the council talked of making
some much needed improvements?
What a hue and cry went up about
the extravagant expenditures which
the council were asking the citizens
to make. When one reads the Pro-
gressive Resolutions, they sound
about the same as the talk did then.
The writer had nothing to say to the
public at that time, but he did some
thinking.
Public spirited men do not believe
in writing or talking against public
improvements when they are for
general benefit or against the men
who are putting them through when
they know them as we'll as the citi
zens know the members of our Coun-
Gil. Had the improvements which
have been accomplished in the last
by their predecessors they would now
be considered a credit to the city.
One of the improvements so Bit
terly opposed two years ago will
soon have to be made.
Improvements of any amount should
not be made without bonding the
city, for that is the only way to reach
few taxpayers who are never in
favor of making any expense for
them. Some people and the interests
behind them who have dictated the
policies of this city for twenty-five
years can see no good in the present
administration, but had they been
asked to serve on the Council or had
they been consulted along certain
lines, we might have had our inn
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03

In response to an introduction by
Ioastmaster Smith illustrating the
positiveness of the House chairman
by boy and dog story, freak legisla-
ton, hair cut with his hat on and
Continued on page 3
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03
Geo. II. Peery,
Victor II. Shepard,
Chas. Ward,
Paoco,O I Frazier
REPUBLICAN CLUB OFFICERS.

At the banquet last Friday evening
President Gidings appointed a COM
mittee consisting of DR.. Hall of Pom
peii Alfred Crawford of Brecken-
ridge and E. ]. Mccall of Ithaca, a
committee on nomination The COM
mittee reported as follows:
President-Francis King.
Secretary-C. II. Pinney.
Treasurer-F. Bernard.
The nominations were approved by
the members of the club and the
above named gentlemen will serve
during the ensuing year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03

REPUBLICANS PRESENT STRONG CITY TICKET

The Republicans of Alma have presented to the voters OF
the various wards of the city of the strongest tickets they
have named in years This strong statement but that
can be readily proven by careful of the names OF the
variour candidates from Mayor to Constable They
who have in the part made of their individual
business Men wide range of thought and of quick percep
ton men who have the best interests of the city at heart
Such men deserving the support of our citizens generally
regardless of party affiliations.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03
CITY ALDERMEN.
The Republican Ticket Contains the
Names of Five Business Men.

When the voter of Alma enters his
booth next Monday he will find his
city ticket arranged as follows: first,
National Progressive" second, "Re-
publican;" third, Democratic" In re-
viewing the candidates presented by
the Republicans of the various wards
for the office of aldermen we find the
names of
Fred II. Rowland,
Geo. H. Peery,
Victor II. Shepard,
Chas Ward,
Ransom J. Fraker.
Every one of the above are men who
have made a success OF their indi-
vidual business and if elected next
Monday will give their experience
and honest efforts to the successful
administration of the city business.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR SUPERVISORS
FIRST WARD-DANIEL l.. SHARRAR.
SECOND WARD-JOHN SCHWARTZ.
THIRD WARD--GEORGE w. PULFREY
FOURTH WARD-P. Nj. SMITH.

The above four if elected will the city of Alma
and the county of Grao the councils of the County Board
OF Supervisors. The gentlemen named all men of ey
perence Mesrs Shaar and Smith having served the county
in similar capacity for many years. while both Messr Purev
and Schwartz well known our citizens TO need an
word of commendaton The voters of Alma will make no
mistake in selecting Messrs Sharrar Schwartz Purey end
Smith represent them the County Board of Supervisors
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03
REPUBLICAN BANQUET.
Held at Alma Friday Evening, March
2S, at Realty Opera House
PROVED A GREAT SUCCESS
Covers Laid for Two Hundred ConqressmeD.
Senator'S and Representatives Present

The 1913 Gratiot County Republi-
can Club banquet is now matter of
history. Last Friday evening Realty
opera house its interior bedecked
with stars and stripes and national
bunting with pictures of Mckinley.
Lincoln, Taft and William Alden
Smith, placed in conspicuous posi-
ton presented a beautiful appear
ance when the two hundred or more
banqueters took their places at tables
covered with snow white linen, beau
titul china and silverware, with here
and there potted fern with smilax
trailing to and--from Carnations
were at every plate and before the
guests OF the evening took their seats
invocation was pronounced by Rev.
Mason OF the Presbyterian church.
The menu card consisted of an
eight page folder a handsome piece
OF work, issued from the office of the
Gratiot County Herald, and contain
ed the list of officers and committee
members, besides the menu proper,
and the toasts of the evening
The menu was served in four cour-
ses by bevy of Alma ladies in A
manner that called for many compli-
mentary remarks from those present.
The dinner itself, prepared as it was
by the Ladies of St. Mary's church.
found the ladies to be experts in do
mestic science, and furnished the SUBJ
Ject for favorable comment from the
POSTMASTER as we'll as the speaker
OF the State House of Representative.
Senator VIM. Smith of St. Johns.
had been chosen as toastmaster and
he maintained his reputation as
star in that position. To those on
the program who responded to toasts
the genial Senator proved himself not
only an excellent POSTMASTER but a
proficient "roaster."
During the evening, Miss Harriet
McGreaham with Mrs. MAYNARD
Pringle as accompanist, sang -Four
Leaf Clover" and was, owing to the
long and continued applause, COM
PEELED to respond with an encore
number.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03

The Wellington" means home
cooking, mothers pies, friedcakes and
delicious coffee. S. w. Anderson.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15

ultimately causes disease Of those important sewers
of the body When they do not act the impurities are
not carried off and the system soon becomes poisoned
The latest investigators Of the activity OF this vagus
nerve are Of the opinion basng their conclusions upon
very careful study Of and effect that through the
vagus nerve the effect Of mental depression Is carried to
the entire circulaory and system They have
found that the effect of grief worry and anxiety espec
ally in elderly people, is sometimes very marked
especially in the circulation Our common expression
taking it to heart" is applicable in the light of the ac-
ton Of this noted physician reports that he
examined patient and found him suffering from dis
eased heart He had however, shown few outward
symptoms and did not know that this important organ
had anything the matter with It. After he told his
condition, 80 that he would not excite himself in any
way and would exercise due precautions he went all
to pieces" as say. took to his bed and died within
a few days The change in him remarkable that
is cited as historic illustrating the effect of
nervous depression acting through the vagus nerve,
The reverse is just true for hope and JOY serve
as active stmulants of the heart action through this
nerve and often restore person to health though
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
The NERVE That Tells Us WHEN to LAUGH or CRY

the tone Of the system had been previously lowered
considerable degree. This action is explained by the
valuable aid rendered to the system through the action
of all the aids to nutrition of the vessels and the return
of venous blood and lymph.
The longcontnued depression of the hearts action
by grief may bring about a condition of malnutrition
with very definite organic change to explain it, and
such condition is frequently noted only in the old
but in the young where it sometimes produces
predispostion tuberculosis This is the explanation
of that condition termed going into decline
frequently following shock to the system,
prolonged periods of grieving The type of
this effect is that Of the young girl deserted by her
lover Grief depresses the circulation, through the
vagus condition of malnutrton follows and tubercu-
loss, aften of the hasty type follows.
The of the vagus are in the medulla OBJ
ongata at the base OF the small brain cerebellum,
and explains why death follows the severng Of the
medulla. Il controls the heart action and if drug
such aconite be administered in small doses
effect upon this is shown in slowing the action of
the heart and decreasing the blood pressure. In larger
doses 1t paalyzes the ends the vagus the heart
that the pulse becomes suddenly very rapid and the
same time Irregular.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
Put WARNING PLACARDS
Near All POLLUTED WATER

TO a great many people, perhaps to still
the majority of people, water is water,
and that is all. Especially is this view
held where the water is piped and comes from
a faucet
All that is piped is by no means fit to
drink. In a great many cities and towns, and
even villages. there are fire supplies water
piped from some bog or such place, this water
to be used only in case of fire and to drink
such water would be exceedingly dangerous.
Yet. let lot of working men on a hot day
happen near such a place, and unthinkingly
they would go to the faucet and drink from
it, To avoid such dangerous practises the
Board of Health Of Springfield, Mass, has
passed an ordinance, demanding that all such
places be placarded. Every faucet, hydrant
or outlet for water that is not strictly up to
drinking purity and passed upon by the Board
of Health shall bear large placard printed
in brilliant red letters saying in effect:
"DANGER-This water is unfit to drink w.
In this way it is hoped to prevent people
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15

from drinking the contaminated water and re-
duce the mortality from typhoid fever and
kindred enteric diseases. The ordinance, in
fact, goes a step further and requires that
pals and similar utensils for containing the
river water be marked with the red danger
sign. As for the placards at the faucets, they
bear the legend: "Warningl Polluted
Water in letters at least one inch in height,
and are inscribed in several languages.
Duplicate systems of water supply, one for
domestic and the other for industrial use, are
not uncommon in cities where there are large
numbers of mills and factories Jas at Spring
held. That city is supplied with filtered water
for domestic use, but it is difficult 10 make
ignorant millhands, many of them foreigners,
appreciate the danger of using the impure
river water by telling them of the risks they
take The painting and placarding OF the
faucets should act as a much-needed deterrent
in the prOmisCuous use oil such water. and
factory owners are certainly under a moral
obligation to place a safe supply Of drinking
water within convenient reach of their en-
plOyes. No man will drink impure water from
choice, unless the pure supply is incon
veniently located