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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03
Be WARE Of DOGS
State Board OF Health Caution People
OF Michigan
Beware of the dogl"

Beware of the. dog"
And while you are looking out for
the dog read the following notifica-
ton sent out by the state health de-
partment relative to the treatment
of all animals communicating the d.
sease and the method of procedure in
case bite is sustained.
DR.. Robert L. Dixon, secretary of
the State Board of Health, says as
follows:
A general public warning against
hydrophobia or rabies is in order at
this time. Reports from over the
state show that there are more than
the usual number of cases this sea-
son.
while hydrophobia can be COM
municated by other animals than
dogs, yet the dog is the most import
ant animal to consider in relation to
this disease.
Effective muzzling of all dogs is
the only method to prevent the
spread of this fatal disease. All
worthless tramp dogs should be
killed; all others should be securely
but humanely muzzled The state
authorizes township boards of health
to establish quarantine and to order
all in the township or any part there
of restrained, confined or muzzled
This law should be taken advantage
of now, as conditions over the state
warrant it. Village and city ordin-
ances providing for restraining or
muzzling dogs should be strictly en-
forced.
"All persons bitten by dogs sus-
pected of being rabid should be taken
Immediately to the Pasteur Institute
OF the state university at Ann Arbor
for treatment This treatment, if
taken advantage of, will absolutely
safeguard the patient. There has
never been death from hydrophobia
among all the patients treated at the
university Pasteur institute.
"a dog suspected of having rabies
should be securely tied and observed
for developments. If for any reason
it is necessary to kill the dog it should
not be shot in the head as that often
renders it impossible to make the
necessary laboratory examination to
determine whether or not he had
rabies. The dogs head should be
packed in ice and sent to the Pasteur
institute at Ann Arbor for examina-
tons. No charge is made for such
examinations.
LET us have general muzzlng
of dogs in Michigan during the sum-
mer months and wholesale killing
of worthless tramp dogs"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03
OPEN AIR UNION SERVICES.

During July and August the
churches of Alma will unite in open
air services each Sunday evening.
church will have charge of the SER
vices in turn. The meetings will be
held on the lawn of the First Pres
byterian church. There will be seats
provided for all and a most delightful
service will be conducted each Sun
day evening. Next Sunday evening
the Presbyterian church will be in
charge and the pastor, Rev. William
II. Mason, will preach upon the sub
ject, "A Right Estimate of Life"
The program of services for the en-
tire period will be as follows
July 6-The Presbyterian church in
charge. Sermon by Rev. William H.
Mason.
July 13-The NJ. E. church in
charge. Sermon by Rev. F. H. M.
Coghlan.
July 2o-The Baptist church ir
charge. Sermon by Rev. J. w. Priest.
July 27-The Episcopal church in
charge. Sermon by Rev. J. Frank
Jackson.
Aug. 3-The Church of Christ in
charge. Sermon by Rev. Abel Nudge.
Aug. 1O-Service in the Chautauqua
tent.
Aug. 1.-THE Baptist church in
charge. Sermon by Rev. ]. w. Priest.
Aug. 24-The Episcopal church in
charge. Sermon by Rev. ]. Frank
Jackson.
Aug. 31-The Church of Christ in
charge. Sermon by Rev. Abel Nudge.
The hours spent in these services
will be delightful in every respect and
the ministerial association earnestly
requests the hearty support of all
The services will be held at 1880
o'clock each Sunday evening. In case
of rain the service will adjourn to the
church in charge for the evening.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL
NEWS.

The Sunday school superintendent
of the county are sending annual re-
ports to County President Howard
L. Holmes of Alma on blanks fur
nished for that purpose. A complete
report of the schools of the county
will be made at the October conven-
ton in Alma if all the superintend-
ents respond promptly.
The Gratiot County Sunday School
association are using every available
means to make this years conven-
ton of great benefit to the schools of
the county. Correspondence and sug-
gestions are solicited from every one
interested as the fullest cooperation
is desired
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION-Proba of Will
state of Michigan-The Probate Court for the
County of Gratiot.
At session of said Court held at the Probate
Office in the village of Ithaca in said county, on
the 10th day of June A. ID. 1913.
Present: Hon. J. Lee Potts, Judge.
In the matter of the estate of Hannah Cole
man. deceased.
Zachariah Palmer, son of said deceased hav-
ng filed in said court his petition praying that
: cert ain instrument in writing purporting to be
he last will and testament of said deceased
now on file in said court be admitted to probate
and that the administration of said estate be
granted to him or to some other suitable person.
II is ordered. that the 10th day of July next
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon at said pro-
bate Office. be and is hereby appointed for hear
ing said petition;
II is further ordered, that public notice there
of be given by publication of copy of this or
der for three successive weeks previous TO said
dsy of hearing in the Alma Record newspaper
printed and circulated in said county.
J. LEE POTTS
A true copy 17s9tf Judge of Probate
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03

ORDER FOR Probate Of will
Sta te Of Michigan, the Probate Court for the
County of Gratiot.
at 8 session of said court held at the probate
Office in the village of Ithaca in said county on
q he 10th day of June, A. ID. 1918.
Present, J. Lee Potts, Judge.
In the matter of the estate of Ellen NJ. Moody
eceased.
Ira c. Moody son Of said deceased having
iled in said court his petition praying
that certain instrument in writing, pur-
porting to be the last will and testament
of said deceased and file in said
court be admitted TO probate, and that the adj
rninistration of said estate be granted 10 some
mi liable person appointed by the court.
IT is ordered, That the 18th day of July, next,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at said probate
Office, be and is hereby appointed for hearing
said petition;
1t is further ordered, that public notice thereof
be given by publication of a copy of this order
for three successive weeks previous to said day
of hearing, i'll the Alma Record newspaper
printed and circulated in said county,
]. LEE POTTS
A true copy. l7s9t4 Judge
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03

My most valued assets are my
friends, and it is pleasure to be
able to pass my declining years
amongst and with those that / have
known longest and best"
During his long residence in Gra-
tiot county Mr.. Ely has always been
actively identified with every move
ment tending to the development Of
Alma Gratiot county, or the state of
Michigan. A man Of intrinsic value
for his irreproachable character and
unexcelled business ideals, he was at
various times called upon to serve
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03
I 4 Ely. BECAME A PRIVATE CITIZEN july |SI
Has Made Most Excellent Record AS State Highway Com
missoner-RetireS Private Life At His Own Request.

the people OF his city and county in
various public offices. He has served
three terms as president of the viii
lage of Alma, twelve years on the
school board, and was postmaster
during both the Hayes and Harrison
administrations. He was elected to
the State Senate in 1904, and again
in 1906; introduced and secured the
passage of a bill creating a State
Highway Department and also Sc
cured liberal appropriation for the
betterment of the wagon roads of the
state. In April, 1909, Governor War
ner appointed him State Highway
Commissioner for a term of four
years from the first of July following,
which term expired Tuesday of this
week. When Mr.. Ely assumed the
responsibilities of the office of State
Highway Commissioner there were
only 800 miles of state aid road in
Michigan, this was the result of the
four years of work OF his predecessor.
Horatio B. Earle When Mr.. Ely
retired from office Tuesday there
were 1850 miles of state aid road,
1850 miles of which were built dur
ing Mr. Ely's administration of four
years. Good roads are essential to
the prosperity of any commonwealth
and that Michigan has taken rapid
strides forward under the Ely ad-
is shown by the follow
ing increased yearly appropriations
made by the state:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03

Tuesday, July 1st, 1913, Townsend
A. Ely, who for the post four years
has filled the office of State Highway
Commissioners with credit to himself
and the citizens of the state of Mich
igan, retired to private life and turned
the keys of the office over to his sue
cessor, Frank F. Rogers
Mr.. Ely, who was born in Wabash,
Indiana, August %, 1s43, will be 20
years of age at his next birthday and
for 81 years has been a resident of
Alma where after enduring the hard
ships and privations of pioneer life
he has accumulated a goodly share
of this worlds goods. But in retir-
ing from active life Mr.. Ely says,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03
SEVILLE CENTER.

MI. OlQSOl IldHQWOTk returned 10
his home in Youngstown, Ohio, after
an extended visit with his brother
and other relatives of this place.
Anna Covell, who has been attend
ing the Central State Normal for
some time graduated Wednesday and
is home for the summer vacation.
Ethel Miller spent the first of the
week in Alma, attending the COM
mencement exercises.
Daniel White is on the sick list.
Harry Covell, who has been attend
ing school at Mt Pleasant this year
is home trying his muscle in the hay
field.
Azalia Dunklin is helping to care
for grandma Mallory, who is some
better at this writing.
Zelma Miller and Ernest Wonders
completed successful year at Alma
High school, and are home for the
summer vacation.
The Ladies Aid Society met with
Mrs. VIM. Shong, Thursday after
noon and goodly number were pre-
sent
Anna Covell has been hired to teach
the Gee school for the ensuing year.
Gravel is now being taken from
new vein found on the Shong farm,
for the Mallory road
A large barn was raised on the
Herman Fisher farm, Monday.
Work at the dredge is progressing
rapidly now.
Many of our old fishermen have
been spending a day at Half Moon
lake this week.
The storms did slight damage to
the crops this week
Mrs. H. NJ Miller and daughter
called at James Covell's Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. F. Z. French called on Mrs.
J. E. Morgan Sunday afternoon.
Sam White, of Ohio is visiting his
brother, Daniel.
Anton Miller has returned to Sc
vile after an extended visit with re-
latives in Shepherd and Winn.
Claude Whitford spent Sunday
with his cousin, Edward Miller.
Florence Hall and family and c. R.
Austin and family spent Sunday at D.
Whites
The Dodgers" baseball team are
soon to have new uniforms and then
better games are expected.
Henry Stadelmyer and wife spent
the week end with his cousins A. E.
and H. NJ. Miller
The "Dodger" baseball team play
ed Riverdale at Riverdale Sunday and
were slightly beaten: score being 4
to 5.
H. NJ. Miller and family entertain
ed a. z. Miller and wife and daugh-
tiers and Henry Stadelberger and wife
Sunday.
c. c. Wonders lost a very valuable
horse Sunday morning.
June 2sth found a host of friends
and neighbors at the STONY Ridge"
residence. It being Mrs. Miller's
birthday gave them good chance to
surprise her. At eleven-thirty the
Misses Zelma and Ethel Miller SER
we'd refreshments to company of
forty guests.
VIM Shong and wife spent Sunday
at Chas. Fishers. Mrs. Fisher is
gaining slowly.
VIM. People and family are moving
from the Chas. Morgan farm this
week
Mr.. Jeff Pratt is very low at this
writing.
Mrs. F. E. French entertained her
sisters and niece Of Shepherd Sunday.
Many of the people of Seville both
young and old are planning on cele-
brating in Alma the fourth.
Thomas Lucas and wife were FL
we'll callers Saturday evening.
Afford Miller spent Sunday at
home after working the week for
John Chase.
Bernice Hagerman was an E1well
caller last Wednesday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03
For Cuts, Burns and Bruises.

In every house there should be a
box of Bucklens Arnica Salve, ready
to apply in every case of burns, cuts,
wounds or scalds J. II. Polanco,
Delvalle, Tex, r. No. 2, writes
"Bucklens Arnica Salve saved my
little girls foot No one believed it
could be cured" The worlds best
salve. Only ?5c. Recommended by
Wheaton & Sons. Rhodes Drug
Store. The Rexall Drug Store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03

Mr. Ely has made an enviable rec
ord as State Highway Commissioner.
He spread the gospel of good roads
from the remotest counties Of the
upper peninsula to the extreme south
with such convincing arguments that
nearly one-half Of all the counties in
the state are now working under the
county road system.
The citizens of Gratiot are glad to
welcome Mr.. Ely home again and
hope that his life may be extended
for many years that he may enjoy the
fruits of his labors.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03

More property is sold
through classified adver.
Using every year than !.
sold through agents.
gCompare the cost Of
a want ad with the
customary commission
charged.
@ The agent has many
properties among Which
TO ditqde his selling
efforts
ga want ad finds the
party who wants you,
property in a few days.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03

One of the most enjoyable social
affairs of the closing days of the high
school was the basket picnic held at
the Pines" Friday morning in honor
of the retiring members of the fac
ulty. Twenty-Five teachers were
present. The picnic was given by the
instructors who will return to Alma
in the fall The retiring teachers are
Miss Jessie F. Potter, Miss Ellerie
Brown and Harold Ward. Miss Pot
ter and Mr.. Ward will pursue fur
ther study in Chicago University
during the coming year while Miss
Brown goes to Evart as instructor
in the county Normal there.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03

Miss Violet Sandie returned last
week from St. Ignace where she has
been teaching during the school year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03

Joseph Kennedy, a senior at Alma
college next year, stopped in the city
Monday on his way from Chicago to
Clare.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-07-03

Fred Wright and Decatur Coleman
are enjoying few days fishing ex-
cursion at Houghton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19

this minute germ. He believes with
DR.. Rosenan of Washington that the
house fly is the real source of the in
lection. DR.. Noguchi Of the same in
stitution has also demonstrated a
connection of infantile paresis with
other diseases.
1t does not necessarily follow that a
remedy for infantile paralysis will
now be found. A specific cure will,
however, be vigilantly searched for.
Until the discovery of the. germ there
was little basis for a remedy that
would be of value.
Many scientints will now camp on
the trail of the germ Of infantile pa
ralysis, and some man no doubt will
find an efficient remedy. DR.. Flexners
discovery is in other words another
step in the slow progress of science to-
wards the eradication of disease. Some
progress is better than no progress,
no matter how slow it may be. DIR.
Simon Flexner has writ himself down
as one of the great men in the science
of bacteriology.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19

Julian Hawthorne has asked the United
States authorities to take him to the
federal prison at Atlanta at once to serve
his sentence of a year and day. He
declares that he will not appeal from
the conviction or the sentence, but will
take his medicine. The chances are that
Hawthorne, convicted with two of his
partners, will not spend more than a few
weeks in prison. Judge Mayer made his
sentence of year and a day TO run
from November 25. the day the trial
started, and that will give him the privi-
.lege of applying for a release on parole
within few weeks. 1t is said that any
time after four months of years sen.
tence has run the application may be
made. That would put the time around
March rs. The writer, who was con.
victed of exploiting get rich quicl
scheme. is just as cool as he was wher
sentenced He paced about his cell IN
the Toombs. his shoulders thrown bach
and his manner showing nothing OF the
strain under which he must be lsboring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
DIR. Friedmann's Remedy

1t is but to keep an open mind con-
cerning DR.. Friedmann's treatment of
tuberculosis, no matter what some
New York physicians may say. It is
known that DIR. Klempeber brought
his Investigations to the attention OF
Robert Koch who told him, "This is
the right road on which progress
should be continued; all that is needed
is to find tuberculosis bacillus that
is not virulent toward man, which can
be injected in living state into human
beings, and that remains alive in him
without causing suppuration."
This accounts perhaps for the inter-
vention of the turtle, a cold-water
animal. 1t is very plain that DR..
Friedmann's researches have all along
been conducted along lines of scien-
tific progress, and in this respect read
what DR.. Klempeber says of them:
II do not believe that the tuberculosis
cure has now been found and tubercu-
losis driven from the world, as one Of
the gentlemen said. But that step
forward has been taken, that we are in
the presence Of something serious and
worthy of attention, that, / think, we
have all felt. / wish to tell you that
this is not complete novelty, as it
may appear to many of you; that we
have to do here with a progressive
development"
A suspension of public opinion is
needed in this country at present.
Wait for results, doctors or no doc
tors. DIR. Friedman is on the spot and
his cure will soon stand for what it is
worth. This will be determined in the
next 80 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19

From the Youths Companion.
A statue of King Da-udu, who hveo
and reigned about 45O0 B. c., has been dis
covered by DR.. Edward J. Banks, an
american archaeolpgist, among the RUNS
of the buried city Of Adab. in Babylonia'
The statue, cleaned and restored, Is now
in the museum at Constantinople, says
a recent newspaper dispatch. That DIS
patch also contains an ancient joke that
was found written on one of the walls
Of Adab.
One morning hodjas neighbors COM
planned Of a noise that had disturbed them
the previous night.
There was no noise in my house last
night" asserted the hodja.
Don't tell us that" the neighbors pro-
tested. "There was such disturbance
that we could not Sleep"
The hodja slowly stroked his long beard,
and then recollected that some time dur
ing the night his wife had kicked his
nightshirt downstairs. 1T must have been
that" he said.
"Oh, no, hodja!" cried the neighbors'
There was a terrible noise that could
not have been made by any such thing as
a nightshirt.'
"well, you see," said the hodja, u was
in the Shirt"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
TELEPHONE
Bell (private exchange connesAhs
all departments), NO. 4e0e.
Nice customs curt'sey to great Kings.
liking Henry v.
Adjustment Of the Senate

The Senate adjourned on Monday to
meet again April 7, when the extra
session will be convened. Before it hao
adjourned steps had been taken OF a
radical nature. These steps have not
been fully perfected, and will not be
until after April 7.
The changes suggested by Majority
Leader Kern are: "All democratic
members of conference committees
and subcommittee shall be chosen by
the democratic members of the re-
spective committees; that the steer
ing committed shall henceforth be
chosen by the caucus rather than by
the caucus chairman; that the ma
jority members of the committees
shall elect their own chairman, and
that vacancies on committees be filled
bv the steering committee subject to
the Endorsement by the caucus"
These changes look to quick re-
sponses in the Senate hereafter to the
public will instead of to clique OF
elder statesmen. The elder statesmen
will stand dethroned when these
changes are carried into effect as they
surely will be.
The steering committee in the SEN
ate is in the hands of the friends of
President Wilson. Not only was SEN
ator Kern, a progressive, put in the
place of Senator Martin, reactionary,
as leader Of the majority, but all the
machinery of the Senate was reorgan-
lied on new and progressive basis.
The committee list as reported by the
steering committee was readily
adopted. although efforts were made
by Senators Tillman and Bacon to
change it. They bowed at last to the
will of the majority, and when they
did the rule of the elder statesmen in
the Senate was ended.
The Alabama senators Jared well in
this senatorial revolution. Senator
Johnston becomes chairman of the
committee ON military affairs, and he
is also member of the committee on
public buildings and grounds, of mines
and mining, and civil service and re-
trenchment. Senator Bankhead is
chairman of the committee on postof-
fices and postroads, and he is MEM
ber of the committee on transporta-
! ton routes to the seaboard and Of
standards, weights and measures, con-
servation of natural resources, and
commerce. Neither of our senators has
anything to complain of. Each has
the chairmanship of an important
committee, and they could not well
ask for more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
A Rotten Department

The heavy defalcation of Clerk Lacy
of the state convict department, which
startled the people of Alabama few
days ago, was bad enough, but the Of
ficial probing now in progress reveals
losses to the state and degree Of
rottenness that are well nigh stagger-
ing.
The convicts should long ago have
been employed on the public roads in
stead of being hired to the corpora
tions for mining coal.
Twelve years ago when the question
of good road building was taken up
seriously in the south the launching of
a campaign of education was about all
that was done. But seven or eight
years ago the good roads, movement
was making itself felt in practical
way in most of the southern states.
Georgia and North Carolina worked
convicts on the roads and the result in
those states has been more than satis-
factory. Both of those states are far
ahead of Alabama in the matter of
good roads.
The Alabama Good Roads associa-
ton has done much in arousing public
sentiment and today there is keen
desire in every corner of the state
for first class highways. When the
legislature meets among the first
things it should do is to adopt law
prohibiting the employment of con-
|victs in mines and making every con-
vict road worker. Notwithstanding
the fact that much good road work
has been done in Alabama within the
past two years this state is still be-
hind several states in the south, but
when the Legislature requires the state
convicts to build and keep in repair
the highways Alabama will soon catch
up.
Public opinion on this matter is not
only aroused now but there must be
no tagging until the legislature acts.