davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-08
May Revive Old. Law.

An old. forgotten law. enacted in
Kansas at the time Of great need and
never used. Is to be called into action
after lying dormant in the statute
books more than q third Of a century.
1t is the old warning out" law, made
to fight the grasshoppers after the dis.
astrous raids Of the locusts in the
early seventies. There never has been
Q time when 1t was needed heretofore.
but Gov. George H. Hodges has been
petitioned to invoke its use in central
Kansas to fight the chinch bugs. which
threatened to do great damage to
growing crops this year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-08
Aided Burglar In lootina Home.

Mount Vernon, n. VA Welldressed
man entered the store of Samuel lie,
vine and asked II his family was at
home. Levine said they we're all away
for the day. When his wife returned
she found the house looted Of $1,000
OF jewelry and other valuables. The
robber left not for Levine thanking
him for his information and signed
"Rafiles."
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-08
Twenty.one Sermons In a Row.

Williamsburg, N. Y.-The Rev. DR.,
William Hamilton. pastor OF the South
Street Methodist church. preached
twenty-one sermons In as many con-
secutive hours. As result his con.
gregation gained 62 members. The
largest attendance at any one service
was 400. The smallest attendance was
at the sermon delivered at four O'Clock
In the morning.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-08
Introducing Breakfast Foods.

Until recently there were hardly
any kinds Of breakfast foods on sale
in the Amsterdam grocery stores. But
now several dealers are handling
them. The Dutch do not, as a rule.
serve a warm meat breakfast. but al.
rost universally take cold. light
meal, consisting of bread. cheese. cold
meats, milk and tea or coffee.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-08
Very Useful.

"A self-made man Is of no particular
help to his fellow men,"
"Well?"
"But self-made woman Is a perfect
mine or information about hair dyes
and face bleaches and pads and
things"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-08

But for the help he has had from
the church loafer the devil would
have been lame In both legs long ago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-08
INTERNATIONAL,
SUNlGSC[1O0L
LESSON
By r. O. SELLERS. Director Of Even.
Ing Department The Moody Bible In.
stitute of Chicago)
LESSON FOR MAY II.
JOSEPH MADE RULER OF EGYPT.

LESSON TExT-Gen. n:25-40.
GOLDEN TExT-"God giveth grace tc
the humble" I Peter SIS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
MISSIONS $|2.000.00O
Intoxicating Drinks $1,000, 100000,
Gum $i3,00O,OO0

As compared with $12,OOO,OOO which
the United States spent in foreign
missions last year, the following items
Of countrywide expenditures, said to
be taken from government figures,
were given by the Rev. DIR. Mark A.
Matthews of Seattle, Washington,
moderator OF the Presbyterian general
assembly in missionary sermon there
last week:
Chewing gum, $13,OOO,OOO
Patent medicines, $sO,000,0OO.
Millinery, $9O,O0O,0OO.
Tea and coffee, $1O0000,000
Confectionery, $2OO,000,000.
Home churches, $250,OO0,OOO
Motor cars and upkeep, $500,000, 900.
Jewelry, SOO,0OO,O0o>
Intoxicating drink, $2,5O000O.0O
The above figures, of course, do not
take into consideration the fact that
thousands of people are employed in
the manufacture and sale of the above
luXuries.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
A SOCIAL GATHERING.
MISS Galloway Entertained Last Tues
day Evening.

Miss Vera Galloway entertained a
number of friends at her home on
East Center street, Tuesday evening,
with Rainbow party. The rooms
were decorated with festOons of crepe
paper in rainbow colors. After the
guests assembled they were told to
find their strand of the rainbow and
trail it to the end where they would
find pot of gold; each one contained
a clever fortune and were read to the
company. In contest, in which the
ladies made scarf pins for the men,
and the men hat pins for the ladies,
of various colors of sealing wax, Pearl
Decker and Miss Iva Amsbury were
awarded the prizes and Frank Parker
the "booby." Music was furnished by
the Misses Iva Amsbury, Anna Mon
tigel and Vera Galloway. At late
hour a four-course luncheon was
served by the hostess, the table dec
orations and lunch were also in the
rainbow colors.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
70 THE PHILIPPINES
Paul Morgan Accepts Position In
Uncle Sans Island Possessions.

Paul Morgan, who finished the high
school, attended Alma college and
last September went to the Unlver-
sity of Missouri to take a special
course in journalism, has received an
appointment as District Superintend-
ent of Schools for one OF the dis
tricts about thirty miles square into
which the Government Board of Ed
ucation have divided the Philippine
Islands. Mr.. Morgan expects to sail
from San Francisco May 3rd and take
up his work in the islands the latter
part of June He arrived in Alma
from Columbia, Mo-, Friday, March
9TH, and will spend the next six weeks
with his parents and friends. He has
engaged for period of two years
and signed contracts last Monday
morning. His many friends here re-
joice with him in this exceptional op-
portunity for securing practical ex'
perience which will be invaluable II
the completion of his journalistic ca,
reer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
MRS EZRA SMITH At NEN ORLEANS HUNTSVILLE. CHATTANOOGA
Interesting Story Northern Cline
the of Wolfe FamyRetumed Alma
Find dGoodSl Sleghng

Of beautiful palm trees. On each
side of this is footpath, then the
double tracks of the street railway
system, then an auto drive on each
side and beyond this the sidewalks.
The levees on the river side Of the
town are 40 feet high, 60 feet wide
on the bottom, 20 feet on top and all
covered with grass, trees and shrub
berry.
After the weeks stay in New Or
leans Mrs. Smith took train for
Huntsville, Alabama, to visit the
family of Mr. Smiths nephew, Mr.,
Y. S. Root, Deupty L. S. Marshal
and Revenue Collector. She enjoyed
a visit to Birmingham and an inspec-
tion of the wonderful coal fields. iron
mines and the iron making industry
located there, but felt an especial in
tcrest in the workers of the cotton
mills of Huntsville. This city is an
old town OF about 10000 inhabitants
and was built mainly before the war
Many of lis buildings possess an his
toric interest which the older resi-
dents are pleased to relate 1t is sad
to know that some of these stories
tell of outrages wantonly committed
by Union troops, especially those on
Continued Oh page 8
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
DR.. GEORGE 7. BUTLER GOES IO NUDLAV|A
For Several Years County Physician of Cook County, I
nois, Formerly Superintendent of Alma Santarium,
DR.. Butler Now Goes to Mudavia

DR.. George +. Butler, medical STU
perintendent of the Alma Springs
sanitarium from 1900 to 1905, has been
made medical director of Mudlavia,
the famous health resort at Kramer,
Ind. Dr. Butler and family made
many friends during their stay in
Alma, who will be interested i'll the
following, taken from the National
Food Magizine for March:
The medical department, the most
important at Mudlavia, is under the
direction of DIR. Geo. f. Butler, who
at home and abroad is we'll known for
his extraordinary skill in diagnosis
and treatment and for his books on
therapeutics, public health and sex
hygiene, AS sanitarian and
authority on public health and pre-
ventive medicine he is probably as
we'll known as any other man between
the two oceans. He is man of lit
erary culture, fluent writer and lee
turer of note, DR.. But
ler's social qualifications, peculiar
breadth and liberalty of thought, and
his rare ability as diagnostician and
therapeutist singled him out at once
as the best qualified and most avail
able man for the position"
"Dr. Butler, in accepting the new
position, will probably resign his of
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
HAPPENINGS AJ The VARIOUS CITY CHURCHES
Ouench Not The Spirit Subject of Rev. Masons Discourse
j. A. Watson Occupied the Pulpit of Free
Methodist Church-Coming Events

Priest, for the morning discourse was
Faith" and the text from the fifth
verse of the lesson chapter was
Lord, increase Our faith" Being inn
pressed by the lesson on forgiveness
which Christ had just given them, the
disciples realized that it would be inn
possible for them to so forgive un-
less they had greater faith. The for
giveness taught by Jesus was in di-
rect conflict with natural selhshness
and the hard training of years of ex-
perience in world where even Is
raelitish law had taught revenge. The
standards of Christ are the only
Christian standards and there is no
individual nation or continent that
has yet measured up to those stand
ards. Hence we are still far from de-
serving merit for what we do, for AT
the best we are still Improbable ser
wants. People clutch at moral life
and power of achievement, but like
catching a log floating on Niagara
rapids, we simply go over the falls
and into eternity without God in the
life He alone can save us. Faith il
him gives hope, and hope helps us to
be courageous for we can only be
strong when we have faith.
The Baptist church will present Z
David Livingstone program Sunday
evening, March %.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13

Mrs. Ezra Smith and Gerald re-
turned Sunday from a months trip
through the south spending one week
at New Orleans as the guests, with
Mr. and Mrs. Stuckey and Miss Eta,
Of DR.. Ray Fuller and wife, thus en-
joying the sights afforded by the
Mard Gras Festival The party
Travelled by the Queen and Crescent
route after leaving Cincinnati, and
have only praise for the beautiful
scenery and luXuriousness OF the
service, although it required two
days, one night, and until $3.50 the
second night to make the trip, The
great festival Of the Crescent City
began the next morning after their
arrival, but the most snowy parades
of the pageant were given at night.
There exist in the city four clubs,
the Momus, Comus, Proteus and
Rex, each representing wealthy
classes of people. These clubs vie
with one another in putting out the
most gorgeous floats for this festi-
val. Each club have day for their
parades. The Rex comes last and
this year on Tuesday the last day
before Lent. The day commenced
with an excursion of forty or more
boats up the river ten miles, to meet
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
80 IRE CLEAN SHAV[N
Out OF 80 Michigan Senators But Six
Have HirSute Facial AdOrnment
SEN. kING WEARS MUSTACHE
Grand Rapids Herald Reports 80 Senator'S are
CleaDShaVen-3 with MuStaCheS. 3
with Boards

The Grand Rapids Herald corre-
spondent at Lansing, under date of
March 1st, sized up the state sena-
tors as a clean shaven bunch, thirty
OF the thirty-siX are smooth shaven,
our own senator Francis King, being
one. OF the three who as the Herald
says, Are content with mustaches,
and small ones at that" The item
says:
The state senate at the 1913 leg
islature is the cleanest-faced senate
in the memory of the oldest inhab-
itant. This is only one of the inn
pressive facts about this body but it
is one that is frequently commented
upon, especially by women visitors
at the daily sessions
There are SO men who figure prom
inently every day in the sessions
the 30 senator's, the lieutenant gov
ernor, who presdes; the secretary,
who is up in front with lieutenant
governor. and the sergeant-at-arms
and his chief assistant, who guard
the doors in the rear
The redoubtable six who furnish evil
dence to the fact that the male hui
man can grow hair on his face and
allow it to remain there if he hap
pens to feel that way are evenly di-
vided among themselves as to the
question of how much hair to sport.
Three have whiskers-one scarcely
IL
chin aftiiction Cor adornment, as you
prefer. The other three are con-
tent with mustaches, and small ones
at that.
The clean-shaven brigade consists
OF Lieut.. Gov. Q. Ross, Senators ALI
swede, ANDERSON, Case, Corliss,
Corts, Fitzgibbon, Gittins, Grace,
Hadden, Hanley, James, McNughton,
Murtha, Odell, Ogg, Rosenkrans, F.
d. Scott, G.. c. Scott, Smith, Straight,
Verdier, Walter, Weadock, Vinegar,
Wood and Woodwork, Secretary
Dennis Award, Sergeant-at-Arms
Dick O'Keefe and First Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms Oswald Proctor.
The real hair-grower OF the sem
ate is Senator i. L. Kelley. He has
plenty of hair on top of his head, a
liberal mustache growth and a mag
nifiicent, patriarchal sweep of red
beard that is almost startling in that
clean-shaven group. But Senator
Kelley is big man in every way and
he carries those whiskers in a way
to make envious some who couldn't
grow more than scraggly whisker
or two, no matter how hard they
tried.
Senator ]. w. Hutchins of Jack
son, wears VanDyke beard that is
built of silky, dark brown hair and
presents a nobby appearance. SEN
ator Milan ID. Wiggins has dainty
little group of chin hairs. They are
snow white and quite brief and are
Continued on page l2
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13

Services III the Christian church
were conducted by Rev G.. H. Carl,
Sunday morning in the absence of
Rev. A. Nudge and wife, who were
attending the convention at Ferris
Centre.
Rev ]. A. Watson, presiding elder
of this district preached Sunday even
ing at the Free Methodist church.
His discourse was an outline of Gods
ideal man, as one controlled by rea-
son, enlightened by the Holy Spirit
and the word of God. Thus in order
to attain Gods ideal it is necessary
for us to cleanse ourselves from all
personal habits which are harmful to
our physical bodies, or to the right
development of our minds. We must
subordinate all natural appetites to
reason and discard all that are detri-
mental Our acquired appetites for
tobacco, liquor, etc, must be discard
ed as destructive to good morals and
obstructive TO our spiritual inclina-
tions. Rather than indulge i'll hatred,
malice and revenge, we should culti-
vate self-denial and show gracious
ness and mercy These things we
should accomplish in our lives in the
fear of God and by his help and not
in the eyes of the world that we
might seem righteous to men.
Next Sunday morning in the NJ. L.
church the Standard Bearers will
have charge of the service and pro-
duce a missionary program.
Sunday, March card, Mr. w. p.
Chen, Chinese student from Ann
Arbor, will speak in the morning on
China as | Know it and the Influence
of Christian Missions"
Rev. w. +. Doty's sermon Sunday
morning was concerning the work
of the Spirit, using John 1877 as the
text. wherein Christ states that it is
expedient that he go away in order
that the comforter, the Holy Spirit,
may come Christ thus enlarges his
work from his local influence in Gal
lice with the bond of fishermen to
the worldwide work of reashing every
human soul. The work OF the Spirit
is to convict of sin, to convince OF
! the need of righteousness, to warn OF
the impending judgment and to per-
! feet believers in righteousness. When
a, we reject the Spirit we shut ourselves
out of all these ways in which God
would help lis.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13

Rex the king. They escorted him to
the city amid great pomp and splen-
dor, and Mrs. Smith assures us that
his robes were really magnificent and
every float in the fete was real and
no expense spared in making the dis
play. 1t was reported that the man
who was Rex this year spent 100000
in preparation for the event, and no
one can be king a second time. This
last day was the crowning effort OF
the entire celebration and every at
traction held high carnival until mid
night, but when the twelve o'clock
bell sounded everything stopped.
The work of clearing up began i'm
mediately and so well were the
forces organized and so faithfully
did they labor that by six o'clock
Wednesday morning there was not
piece of paper or refuse on the
streets nor a sign nor booth or
even an electrical fixture out OF
place. The visitors this year mum
bered over 10000. Mrs. Smith de
scribes Canal street as one Of the
most beautiful boulevards to be seen
anywhere. She states that it is fully
three times the width of our widest
streets and for over three miles its
center is grass plot bearing line
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13

VIM T., infant son and only child
of Frank and Laverne Croten, was
born in Elm Hall, May ., 1912, died
at the same place March s, 1913, aged
ten months and six days. About two
weeks ago he appeared to have hard
cold which very soon developed into
pneumonia in spite Of all that medical
skill could do and the most careful
nursing. The disease reached a fatal
termination last Saturday p. m. He
was bright, winsome child and a
favorite of all who knew him The
lonely parents have the sympathy OF
the entire community. The funeral
services were held in the Methodist
church at Elm Hall, Monday at two
p. m. The church was filled with
sympathizing friends The casket
was covered with beautiful flowers
The choir rendered sweet and appro-
pirate selections Rev. n. p. Brown
of Riverdale spoke words of consola-
ton and cheer from Matt. 1914 The
burial was at the Elm Hall cemetery
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
SIUCKEYS GROCERY.
Moved to SOuCey Building on West
Superior Street.

Last Monday evening after the
close of the business day the stock of
goods belonging to the Independent
Cash Grocery were removed to the
Soucey Building and Tuesday morn
ing at the usual hour the store was
open and ready for business. This
made record for rapid work that
places Mr. Stuckey and assistants III
the front ranks of Alma's hustlers
The building vacated by the removal
of the grocery stock will as soon as
a new front is erected and interior
changes made become the home of
the Alma State Savings bank. Mr.
Stuckey is now pleasantly situated in
his new home and extends a cordial
invitation to the citizens of the vicin-
ity to visit his new place of business
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13

ARCADIA FARMERS CLUB

The Arcadia Farmers Club was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Cornell. The time that we had show
ed that Mr.. and Mrs. Cornell knew
lust how to entertain the club. There
were ffty-four present and we had
good time. Mr.. and Mrs, John Muir
phy were present, that being theil
old home where they entertained the
club so many years.
The next club will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Murphy
on College avenue. Alma, March %
Program.
Address of Welcome-Mr. Murphy
Reading-Grove Peck.
ecitation-Richard Anderson.
Music-George Fling and Ida Lint
ner.
Reading-Hester Miller.
Music-Hester Miller and others.
Reading-Mrs Gossitt.
Recitaiton-Rev. Carl.
Betsy and | are Out
and the Answer" Rev, Priest.
All are cordially invited
MRS. G.. IRISH,
MRS. G. PECK,
MRS. II. WALSTOW,
Committee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
THE GOGGIN LAW OFFICES.
Ex-Prosecuting Attorney Leases the
Room Vacated by Union Tele-
phone Co. in Pollasky
Building.

Charles Goggin, who for two years
previous to January 1st was prose
cutting attorney Of Gratiot county, has
leased the room in the Polasky
block recently vacated by the Union
Telephone company and fitted them
up with all the modern conveniences
known to an up-to-date law office
The office is finished with a work
table 40 inches wide by six feet in
length, made Of solid oak by the ST
Johns table factory especially for Mr.
Goggins use. The chairs, type
writer desk as we'll as the roll top
harmonic with the other furniture
The law library occupies sectional
book cases which extend across the
entire south side of the room. If
pleasant surroundings art conducive
to successful work Mr.. Goggins is
certainly happily situated.
l.. c. Sunchcomb Of Lansing spent
Sunday in Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
HAD IOAS|LS REMOVED
Miss Ruth Ellsworth UndefgOeS Oper.
alton at University Hospital.

Last Friday Mr.. and Mrs. +. E
Ellsworth took their daughter Ruth
to Ann Arbor where physicians re-
moved her tonsils, she having been a
great sufferer from tonsilits A hem
orrhage followed the operation and
for number of hours the patient was
in an extremely critical condition.
Her friends as well as the hosts of
friends of Mr.. and Mrs Ellsworth
were pleased to learn Tuesday of this
week that the crisis was passed and
the daughters speedy recovery looked
for.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13

On Saturday evening, March sth,
company of about seventy-five, in
cluding both young and old, assem-.
bled at the home of Mrs. Fred Church
of Arcadia. Music, cards, refresh
ments, etc, were the order of the
evening, and all appeared to enjoy
themselves. Mrs. Church has lived in
Alma and vicinity for twenty-nine
years, but is leaving in a short time
for the Canadian Northwest. accom-
panied by her son Volney, who re-
Gently visited that country and pur-
chased farm. There is universal re-
gret among their neighbors and
friends at the loss of this family, but
all join in wishing them happiness
and prosperity in their new home.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
RESOLUTIONS.
Alma Hive, No. 332, L. o. T. M. M

Whereas, God in his infinite wis
dom has removed from our midst our
beloved sister, Anna Leonard;
Whereas, We most deeply and sin
cerely mourn the loss of true, faith
full worker and friend;
Therefore, Be it Resolved:
1st That our charter be draped
for a period of thirty days;
End. That in her death Alma Hive
No. 332 has lost a noble sister, true
friend faithful worker, and a pleas
ant officer, one who has joined hands
with us around our Hive altar in
JOY with the living and in sorrow for
those who have gone on before. She
has left us and joined a higher Hive
not made with hands, but eternal il
the heavens.
She is not dead
We cannot say that she is dead;
She is just away, with a nod of the
head,
And a wave of the hand,
She has entered the better land,
That copy of these resolutions
be spread upon our records. A copy
sent to the bercaved family and a
copy be printed in the local papers
GINEVRA NJ. VOUGHT.
CARRIE d. STODDARD.
MARY PARKER,
Committee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
NEW HOTEL CAFE.

The Arcadia Hotel Cafe is now the
finest in the city, having installed a
lunch counter. We are prepared to
serve the public with regular dinners,
short orders and lunches OF all kinds
at any time of the day or evening. In
connection we have pleasant waiting
rooms for the gentlemen, ladies and
children, also convenient places for
hats and wraps. Mr.. Slater will have
charge of the counter while Mrs.
Slater will oversee the dining ROOM
Come and bring your families and
friends, and we will be pleased to
serve you with what you may want in
our line.
+. A. SLATER, Proprietor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-13
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

Woman's suffrage has passed the
legislature and is ready for resubmis-
sion to the people of Michigan, April
7. The house and senate last week
Wednesday succeeded in untangling
the parliamentary snarl into which
the suffrage proposal had become in
volved through the personal desire OF
both Senator Kelley and Rep. Flowers
to father the successful measure, and
there was little opposition.
The senate withdrew, calling back
its resolution from the house and
passing the house measure with a
minor amendment, which the house
concurred in by a vote of 73 TO 10.