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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
CRUDE OIL ENGINE
R. N. Hyid Designs Engine to Burn
Crude OiI for Power
ORIGINAL NOW At MFG. PLANT
Appears to be Success from the Start VIII
RevOluiODize Engine Industry.

w hat IS probably one of the most
unique yet practical inventions of the
present day in the way Of utility en-
gines is the Crude Oil engine as de-
signed and assembled by X. NJ. Hold
at the Alma Manufacturing plant.
The inventor has worked diligently
on plans for a successful crude oil
engine that Will run with any sort
of crude oil as fuel and yet can be
operated without the lengthy process
OF heating the cylinders with torches
before starting as is necessary with
most engines OF this type Through
patient toll Mr.. Hold has succeeded
not only in accomplishing this but
also has invented an engine that will
revoiutionize the whole engine indus
try Engineers from various parts
of the world have been in Alma to
visit and inspect the model Severe
tests have been applied, all of which
have been successful 1t has even
been run forty-eight hours without
being stopped, running continuously
at uniform speed, and never over
heating at cylinder. The model as
assembled in the shop of the manu-
featuring plant is 40 HIP. stationary
engine
The real advantage of such an en-
gine that will successfully operate
with crude oil is Of course its cheap
ness of fuel. For years engineers
have been striving to create an en-
gine that would operate on cheaper
fuel than gasoline, which in some To-
calities is wholly impracticable be-
cause OF its cost. Especially is this
true in places where the source of
supply is so very far from the engine
using it for fuel Then, too, the en-
gine of Mr.. Holds will operate on
any sort of crude oil, thus affording
a valuable use for oil that would
otherwise be wasted and thrown
away. To say that an engine of this
sort will revolutionize the engine in
dustry is hardly putting it strong
enough.
Mr.. Hold chose the Alma Manu-
featuring plant as his base of opera
tions because of its every working
advantage and because of the quiet
ness that could be secured by work.
ing in smaller city.
Several leading engine manufacture
ing concerns have already taken up
the manufacture and sale of the Hold
engine, among them being the J. l.
Case Manufacturing Co of Racine,
Wis the Sawyer-Massey Co. of Ham
ilton, Ont, and the St Mary's Ma
chine Co. of St. Mary's, Ohio. Other
manufacturing concerns are under ne
gotiations with Mr.. Hold at the pres
ent time for the making of his engine
in different parts of the world.
Mr.. Hold is to be congratulated
upon his ultimate success in his en-
deavor to put out crude oil engine
that meets every requirement of the
modern gasoline engine and yet is
so much more advantageous than any
engine of even its own type. 1t is
made in various sizes from to 200
horsepower.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
H. R. SIUCkEY HONE
Tells Interesting Story Of His Trip to
New Orleans
MAROI GaAS IN FULL BLAST
Day After His Arrival In the Southern City
Visited In Chattanooga

Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Stuckey and
daughter returned to Alma Sunday
after spending four weeks in the
southland. The party left Alma
January 2S and reached New Orleans
via the Queen and Crescent route on
the evening of February ?. Mr.
Stuckey tells of passing through
thousands of acres of uncultivated
land and experiencing three or four
days of weather that with the anti
quated methods of heating their
buildings caused him to shiver on
one side while he was warming the
other.
Mr.. Stuckey took delightful trip
up the Mississippi river, where he
viewed many of the old Spanish forts
now nearly all in a state OF decay.
He reports that sanitary sewers are
now being placed throughout the city
the contents of which will eventually
find its way into Lake Pontchar-
train On the return trip the party
stopped at Chattanooga where they
visited the family of Rev ]. NJ.
Wolfe, former pastor of the NJ. +.
church of this city. Mr.. Wolfe is
nicely settled and thoroughly in love
with his southern home
The first snow on the homeward
trip was noticed at Dayton, Ohio,
from which place it continued until
when they reached Alma they found
good sleighing The first thing Mr..
Stuckey secured upon his arrival
home was a good, old-fashioned
Michigan cold, with which he is now
contending.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
TO FINISH DAM.

A large amount of machinery and
tools was received at Shepherd few
days ago to be used in completing
the dam and power house down the
Chippewa. We are informed that
the Detroit Trust Co, receiver, has
made arrangements TO complete the
work. and of course if the Trust CO.
undertakes it the plan will be carried
out. According to our information
work will be. resumed as soon as
river conditions will permit - prob
ably four or six weeks-Mt Pleasant
Enterprise.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06

A PLEASANT AFTERNOON.
Mrs. w. II. Parr Entertained at Five
Hundred Last Saturday After
noon-Six Tables in Use.

Mrs. w. II. Parr entertained a
number of friends last Saturday from
three to six in the parlors of the
Wright House Five Hundred occu-
pied the attention of the guests dur
ing the early hours of the afternoon,
and when the scores of thes various
ladies who occupied the six tables
were computed it was found that the
prize had been secured by Mrs. II.
Montague Later in the afternoon
refreshments were served and the
guests on taking their departure pro-
nounced the occasion one of the
peasantest of the many similar func-
tons of the winter months.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
RELATED WAR HISTORY
c. II. Webster, Formerly OF Alma,
Now OF Tacoma, Wash.
TELLS INTERESTING STORY
OF His Early Life to Tacoma Tribune Reporter
Of His Early Life to Tacoma Tribune Reporter
Following Is the Tale.

The citizens of Alma and north
ern Gratiot county will be interested
in the following item, taken from the
Tacoma, Washington Tribune, OF
February 23rd The article contain
ed an excellent picture of our former
townsman, and said;
&C. II. Webster, s13H South Yaki-
ma avenue, gave dinner today in
honor of Nj. A. Avery, of GAS South
Lawrence street.
To-day marks the 51st anniversary
of their first fight together in the
Civil War, which took place at In
dependence, Mo, 1862, when de-
tachment of the Second Ohio caval-
nv, under command of First Lieu
tenant Bayard Nettleton, attacked
Ouantrelle's guerilla band and ad-
ministered to them their first defeat.
Both men are in the best OF
health and eagerly look forward to
their annaul dinner parties, when hu-
morous and tragic "reminiscences OF
the war are related.
al was scarcely II when | enlist
ed said Mr. Webster yesterday, and
while | served throughout the entire
four years, there was but once when
| was seriously wounded. See and
he drew a large bent leaden bullet
from a leather case in his pocket,
which also contained a bronze medal
bestowed upon him by the State OF
Ohio This is the missile that did
in
the hospital at Petersburg for
month and later in Libby prison,
joining my company again on Christ
mas day
Talk about being afraid in war
let me tell YOU he chuckled softly,
'threre are times when it stands a
fellow in hand to run, no matter how
brave he is | know of at least three
times when | got so interested IN
fighting that | was left behind by my
troops, and when / realized my stu
alton, why, | ran for dear life.
1.-The funniest thing during the
whole war happened in our company.
The guerilla band was upon us sud
denly while we were getting our hor-
ses shod In an instant the first SER
geant's horse was shot and while the
rest of us rode away, he was left
alone with the whole advancing band.
All at once he had disappeared and
Ouantrelle and his men looked about
in vain. He was rolled in ball with
in a very small hencoop in nearby
yard, and there he stayed for hours
until it was safe to come out.
"The most wonderful escape |
had was in the battle of The Wilder
ness, when ] found myself alone be-
fore a whole army of rebels in Union
uniforms. Four of them fired at me
at one time and each bullet hit me,
but one grazed my gun, went through
my hat, my coat sleeve and my gun
case. was only 1s years old then
and believe me, that was another
time ] made dash for liberty
These and other war reminiscen-
ces were retold again today by the
veterans, who delight in talking of
past victories and defeats.
with simple but pretty vase of
spring flowers in the table center,
covers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs.
c. II. Webster, the only son, Albert
II. Webster, Mr.. and Mrs. M. H.
Avery, and their grandson, Avery
Robinson"
Mr. Webster was for many years
resident of this city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
FURNISHED SUGGESTIONS.

The Mt Pleasant Enterprise OF
February %, under the head "Nor-
NAL Notes" had the following:
prof. Tambling has been invited
to give some addresses at Alma in
the new sos 900 school building. Prof
Tamblng was agreeably surprised al
the receipt of check for $1,000 from
the Alma school board in considera-
ton for services in making sugges-
tons in regard to the hygienic speci-
fcations of the contracts for the new
building"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
NEW FIRM IN WYETH BLOCK,
RIVERDALE.

Messrs Markham & Company have
bought the Hockster stock and
opened a general store in the Wyeth
Block. Mr.. Markham comes from a
farm near Forest Hill and has had
six years experience in mercantile
business. He has brother Will who
is running store in Pompeii. The
second member of the firm is Will
Rice Of Middleton, who is moving
his family into rooms in the old hotel
building this week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
AUCTION SALES ADVERTISED THIS WEEK
Auconeers Still Busy and Dates for Immediate Future
Scarce-Read the Sales Advertisements Else
where in The Record
Monday, March 10.

r. & T. LANG-Will sell at their
farm, one mile north of Sumner,
large list of horses and farm imple-
ments. ]. ID. Helman, auctioneer;
Joseph Klees, clerk Remember the
date.
Tuesday, March IL.
FRED FULLERTON On ac-
count of death of his father will sell
his personal property at the farm,
2H miles south of Elwell, sale COM
mences at 10 a. m. Read his advt.
Friday, March IA.
SMITH & WALSTOW-Starting
at one o'clock, sharp, will at their
farm. 23 miles south OF Alma Sugar
Co.'S beet sheds, on what is known
as the Jasper Ne ms farm, offer for
sale their personal property as listed
in their advt.; read it and remember
the date
Saturday, March 15
F. w. HOOPER-Will offer for
sale at his farm half mile north and
half mile west of Alma, large list
of horses and farm implements.
Everything advertised will go. Read
the advertisement
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
TYPHOID HAS ENTIRE FAMILY
Sidney Skunk, Wife and Daughter,
in Sparrow Hospital.

A Lansing dispatch, to the Detroit
Free Press of March 2nd said:
"The entire family of Sidney s.
Skunk, of Lansing, is at Sparrow hos
pital being treated for typhoid fever.
Neither Mr.. Skunk or his wife are
considered to be in danger, and two
of his daughters, Sadie and Ethel,
have only slight attacks, but another
daughter, Mabel, age IA, is seriously
ILL.,"
Mr.. Skunk is a former Alma cit
izen and has many friends here who
extend sympathy. He is a member
Of Alma Tent, X o. T. NJ. NJ, No.
3S4.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
ATTENTION CLEANERS.

The regular meeting of the Clean
ers will be held Tuesday evening
March 18th. at o'clock, in G.. \. r.
hall, Alma. 4 debate Resolved
That Alfalfa is Of more benefit to the
farmer than the other clovers," will
be given with c. f. Hainlain and J
ID. Holman on the affirmative and Err
Newcomer and Alvin Miller, mega
tive.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
REPUBLICAN BANQUET.

II now appears that Friday even
ing, March 2s, will be the date of the
Gratiot county Republican banquet.
Watch for program next week. A
fine menu, an elaborate array of
speakers and a rousing good time
promised everyone. Watch the date
and further announcements.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06

Mrs w. -. Rowland of Battle
Creek. who has been visiting her
son. Fred Rowland. and family, for
the past three weeks. returned home
Tuesday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06

Remember, this is Farmers day at
Elwell. ex-governor Fred NJ. War
ner and Grant Slocum are to address
those present
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06

Of cesof
uponu t s W 10 to oty?
al orw will
they andsu twente seventh
Ident of
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06

Don't forget the great bargains at
the great slaughter sale.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
Saturday. March s.

SCHWARTZ BROS.-Of Central
Illinois advertise car of heavy draft
horses at auction Saturday afternoon
of this week. The sale will start
sharp at one o'clock. at the feed barn
of John Schick. ]. ID. Helman, auc-
tioneer; c. w. Carey, clerk
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
Friday. March z.

+. L. WILEY-Has quit farming
and on above date will sell at the
village of Elwell large list of per-
sona property at public auction.
George Helman, auctioneer.
Friday, March z.
VIM. LUTZ-At his farm one mile
south and one-half mile east of Sugar
company's crossing, will, commencing
at one o'clock. sharp, offer for sale a
large list of horses, cattle, farm inn
plements and other articles. ]. d.
Helman, auctioneer; ]. NJ. Montigel,
clerk
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
Saturday. March 8

CHAS. ROSENBERG 49, Located
six miles west and four miles south
of Alma. advertises sale of personal
property with ]. d. Helman as auc-
tiOneer
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
Troubles of Americans
Abroad

In her zeal for the cause Of
equal suffrage a Michigan
woman, Miss Emerson, got
into jail, and since she refused
food it was forcibly admins
tered. The manner in which
this was done was SO brutal
that Senator Townsend called
at the State Department, and
Secretary Bryan cabled OUT
representative to investigate
the circumstances. 1t has al
ways been found easy to con-
duct diplomatic matters like
this with Great Britain and
the civilized nations, and tc
get redress when any is due,
for American subjects, but di'
rectly down afross the boar
der ia Mexico it's very, very
different.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
Women who Vote Talk
Suffrage to the President

President w ilson received a
delegation Of prominent wom-
en- a few days ago, who told
him that they were voters
liked it, ard wanted other
women to vote in other parts
of the country. DR.. Cora
Smith King, formerly Of Sc
attle, but now Of the Capital
City. headed the delegation,
and its other members were
Mrs. Frank Mondell,, wife OF
Representative Mondell OF
Wyea ming; Mrs. John Baker,
wife of Representative Baker
of California; Mrs, E, A. Wall,
wife OF Col. Wallof Salt Lake
City; Mrs. Fred Dubois, wife
Of fornaer Senator Dubois Of
Idaho; Mrs. n. ]. Slnnott,
wife of:Representative slnnott
Of Ores an, Mrs. Henry F.
Ashurst, wife of Representa-
tive Ash urst of Arizona; Mrs.
William H. Thompson, wife
Of Sena tor Thompson Of Kan
sas; MRS. Charles Morton,
wife OF; Gen. Morton, aud Mrs,
Anna Hamilton Pitzer o. Colo
RADIO, sister-in-law of Speaker
Champ Clark.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12

or woman is always welcome,
but the dyspeptic or hy2ochofl-
driac is not wanted anywhere.
Thus does the great west
vindicate once more in strlk-
ing fashion its whole-hearted
friendliness. Kindly talk even
if the phrasing is a bit faml.l-
ar, isn't resented by the trav-
cling public hereabopts, and
then what a world Of differ
ence there is between the con-
ductor's CHEEKY "neighbor"
and the. city loafer's pal.
One term bespeaks a kindly
interest, the other vulgar I'M
,pudence. Record Herald. !,
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
Spreading Fellowship.


Some time ago an eastern
railroad issued a list OF
"dont's' to its trainmen. Con-
ductors were no longer to call
the travelling farmer neigh
Dor" or friend;' they were
to address him as 'sirn and
his wife as madame. In
stantly a wall went up. Could
it be true that the old homely
speech Of the countryside was
NOW offensive to the farmer OH
his way TO merket with-a bas-
ket Of eggs' Did he resent in-
stead ofSwelcome the kindly
familiarity ef. "neighbor?"
Evidently the. officials Of this
eastern railroad thought SO.
IN striking .coutrast to this
abandonfh fhents of homely
speech foruls is tue statement
issued by the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul. to its EN-.
ployes. The officials of the
western road seek to encog.r
age >friendliness, even to- the
extent of suggesting that Their
employees learn to tell o gooc
story. "A good laugh il, better
than medicine So US tn,
statement, aud it adds: "Leari
to meet your friends with /;
sndle,- A god-hVuored ma!
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
Tough on Lazy Postmasters

Tive new Postmaster Gener-
al has the idea that all post
masters should work as hard
as any one else in the office,
and in I'll interview hasindlc-
at4d that the government
eight hours i day is little
enough time for even a polite
al postmaster 10 devote to the
affairs of his office. He Is hx-
ing up bad Up. rogram tor otll-
cials who use theaG offices as
side-issues, while giving at
tention to som c REGULAR line
Of business. De III ocratic Col
gressmen are not enthusiastic
over these expresssio Us OF thell
Postmaster General. as mos
of them have friendly editors
whom they would like TO AN
mex to the stamp-selhag re
ceipts of the postohFces !. II
their districts.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
II
"The Reasons Why Each Is IT.

Que Of the outgrowths Of
t'he campaign expense investi-
CATION will be an attempt to
secure the passage of law to
provide for the publication of
a pamphlet. to be distributed to
each Of the 5000. 900 enroll
ed voters Of the country, set
ting forth the claims as pre-
pared by each of the political
parti es, as to why they should
be ggyen the .prefereuce of the
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
The Wages-And Sin

President Wilson has let it
to known that he seriously
contemplates a great Confer
ence, to be composed Of Gov
ernors of the states, and
others, to consider the ques-
ton Of "female vice with its
relation to kinds of employ
ment and wages. Tue Hi
uois investigation has made
distinct impression upon
the President and Official
Washington.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
TALKS al J
&Ml c SsR
{ Il 81 r "a
THE PRICELESS TREASURE OF
HAPPY LIVING
There can be little donbt but that he has been

~x1f2t.s. happy Who life thought HIM
10 CO. eor naturally Influenced
by mind a nau may 'nlnN
in philosophy ooion !" a"u
He consider himself in strehSth Tue o1"'h -
of dtiod like
and like he musce VI Aa''uu'
Muric and in fact be not abeo
rh himself wealthy, only hnd'
that
a fk Ark mohl in Newport or on Wall street But in
Ii be himself
lyed,H Is, and o m
difficult to fnd Wisdom health
o ally under the control of
happiness is entirely IN his own
mind One wis enediu COMPARISON with others He Is
Of
entirely
sickly
be
no interfere with the decreep his
lesed
the hammer at sher'hs sale thus
moor back for 40 has been known to
unletered BLACKSMITH
sound Thousand good will strong than
and thus that merry shoemaker
;eo ,,f{ >fyes 20 tnloreha a millionaire
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
Tightening up Party Screws

The success Of the Demo
cratic House of Representa-
tives dnring the past two
years has been solely i'll lead
ership. Whenever any OF the
Democratic congressman
were ready to jump the traces
on any proposition, a party
caucus was called and the in
surgeut was made to feelthat
unless he came in under the
party program he would sui.
fer ostracism Of the worst kind.
Aud the geueral who has been
able TO keep the right reins
has heen Oscar Underwood,
the "dictun dictorium' Of his
party. Que does not need to
agree with Underwood to rec
ognize his remarkable quail
ties as a leader. He has prac-
tically finished most OF the
new tariff bills, and feeling
that there is going to be lots
of trouble in keeping his party
in line, he is cooperating to
the limit with the President,
with the result that from the
White House, and in the
House leadership there is to
be a singleness of effort to
push through" this bill as
administration measures. 2
Democrats, who in the past
have looked for protection for
their home industries, while
being favorable to anything
up to free trade for some other
part Of the country, are going
to have a new experience, as
they will be made to under
stand that to oppose any es-
scntial feature of the Under
wood measures will be con-
sidered as opposition to Presi-
dent Wilson and his progress
sive policies, even though it
may mean a revolt against
themselves III the districts
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
May Get Though In August

Speaker Clark thinks Con-
gress may get through by
August, If they do not take
up general legislation out
con6se The business to a re-
vision of tariff. The tariff
tinkerers are much i'll evl.
dence in Washington, and
Congress will do well to gel
through with all their troubles
bv threshing time.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
The Best Educated President

Many people may have
thought of it, 'bur it remaaned
for Congressm man Clayton to
emphasize hat "Pres1 DEF
Wilson is the best educated
President since the war, with
the exq ptiou Of Pre- slden'
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12


Harrison Mr.. Clayton has
been struggling along with
the Democrats for a great
many years, and now that
they have majorities every
where, he concludes that be-
sides the advantages possess
ed by the country in its Presi-
dent, that it has "a body OF
lawmakers intent upon carry
ing out the will of the people. ,
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12

ballot. This is along the Ore
gon plan, and Senator Clapp,
who is advocating the meas
ure, believes it would greatly
reduce the extent Of necessary
campaigning.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12

DR.. J. w. Bazell, of Holbrook,
was a visitor in town Tuesday,
coming overland in his new auto.
]. H. McAdams was q visitor
III town this week with friends
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12

S. E. Smith, of CanyDiab-
10, was a business VI mere
Tuesday.
L. j. Thayer, of Ks Can
yon, was a visitor in Mon
day,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-07-12
WHAT THE MOVEMENT
MEANS.

The following article from Paul
T. Nv,tzer. Of the Lafayette"
Chamber Of Commerce, gives \
fair idea Of what he present oct
tngplher movement means To
Southwest Louisiana, and should
he of great interest to every res
idrni Of Calcasieu parish who -
interested ~ seeing the Hull
Coast section move along as IT
should
Southwestern Louisiana, prop
or. now organizing for the cstah-
Hshment Of a development bureau
which shall have charge of the
furtheranee Of its material inter
ests. comprises thirteen parishes.
cover 100000 acres of sun
shine and fertility, supporting a
population about that OF New or-
leans. and capable of supporting
three times as many are involved.
Three principal crops, rice. cot
ton and SUGAR cane, are now
grown In immense quantity, while
almost every crop, save wheat,
common 10 the temperate zone,
has been grown by individual
farmers with success
"There is every indication that
thc district will produce a surplus
Of corn this year. Fields Of oats
equal TO those Of Ohio or Indiana
are 70 he found An immense
acreage is sown to hay and a
good crop is in prospect. Every
known vegetable grown anywhere
in America is TO he found III
Southwestern Louisiana gardens.
Fruits vary in character from or
anuns and figs to blackberries
and reaches.
Snlendid herds Of high grade
and thoroughbred cattle. hogs and
sheep. while not common, are
prolitah1v grown by wide-awake
farmers about Welsh. Ravnp,
Bannister and in other localities
and enough has been done in all
lines Of agriculture. so that IN IN
viting immigration from other
sections. il is certain that the
newcomers can grow prolitablN
the crops with which they are
familiar. while learning TO di-
versiiv with the crops most com
monty crown here at present.
"From MORGAN City on the East
to Ninion on the West from Eu
nice ana DeRidder to the HulF,
interest is aroused and all are
preparing to take advantage Of
the DEVELOPMENT period now just
beginning"