Alma record., 1913-07-31
StLoMs happenings


Jeff Morford an employe OF the
ST. Louis tile yard caught his finger
between the crusher rollers while
trying TO pick stone from between
them with pair of tongs. the tongs
caught his finger and pulled it down
between the rollers causing it to be
crushed to the hand. DR.. Barstow
dressed the wound.
Mrs. H. O. Totten died at her
home Tuesday morning; many rela-
tives from all over Michigan attended
her funeral and the sugar factory en-
ployes marched to the cemetery in a
body. Her loss is mourned by her
many friends and relatives with much
sorrow and sadness She was 81
years old and has been a resident Of
this county for many years.
The work of paving the streets be-
gan bright and early Monday morn
ing and the streets were literally
alive with men and teams, all are in
terested in and boosting this new
project and believe us St Louis will
get there with her paved streets and
her Admiral motor car factory even
if Alma did get a little the start Of
us. There are about 60 men and a
great many teams employed and the
work will progress rapidly The
paving will extend from the Main
street bridge south to the Exchange
Hotel and then east one block then
south again to the depot
The high school is using a very
unique way of advertising this year;
they have published a very beauti-
ful annual about twelve inches by
ten and containing some fifty pages
1t has the pictures of all the faculty,
football team, baseball and track
teams, glee clubs, buildings, the cam
pus, cuts Of all the laboratories, reci-
tation rooms, etc In fact it con-
tains everything which would be of
interest to a prospective student and
fully explains and illustrates it, Every
seventh and eighth grader in every
rural school in the county will be
sent one by mail free of charge and
many good results by way of raw
recruits both for the betterment of
our school and for our athletic teams
are expected to be influenced to come I
and get some of the advantages of
our courses. The books are bound in !
purple and tied with gold cord and |
will be treasured by every boy or
Il t.I IL,
cost the school board |
quite bit of money we do not feel !
in the least afraid but what it will do |
enough good to amply repay all the
pains and efforts expended
The Admiral force is hilarious and
every one whistles at their work for |
the first ten sample trucks have been !
sold and are being shipped as fast /
as they come out of the paint shop; |
four have been received at Chicago /
and are doing excellent work they |
are entirely satisfactory and get the |
praise OF all whom they come in con-
tact with Mr.. Porter the factory
visited Chicago last week
and found their agency there very
much elated over the trucks Mr..
Dewey, the chief engineer, is work
ing a force night and day and the
machine work is progressing rapid
y. Investigations are being made in
regard to installing new machinery
and tools and soon they will be hot
rival to Mr. Ford. Mr.. Evans, the
general manager expects to go to h
Chicago in a few days to interview
his California agent who will meet /
him there and who is now on his Il
way from Los Angeles. The truck
IS becoming very popular and will
without doubt become one OF the
leading factories in this part of the
state.