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Alma record., 1914-01-08
ODD FELLOWS AND REBEKAHS
Have Annual Homecoming and Roll
Call Monday Night, Jan. 5th.

The annual Homecoming and Roll
Call of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, lodge No. 23S and Su-
perior Rcbekah lodge, No. 1Ol, OF this
city was held in the l. O. O. +. Tenn
pie last Monday evening.
Past Grand Ben. l.. Walker had
charge of the program and about
three hundred people were present.
All joined in singing America as an
opening song.
Noble Grand Leon c. Stinchcomb
made the address of welcome, extend
ing the good fellowship of the lodge
to all present.
Interspersed with the long roll call
of members, responses and reading OF
letters from absent ones were the
following presentations.
G. II. Carl, an address on "Oppor-
tunity', in which he jollied the bunch
on the opportunities of an old fash
ioned pairing or husking bee.
Mrs. A. Hunter and Miss Reba Par
dee rendered an instrumental duet on
the piano
Mrs. Edna Medler recited a poem
DO You Wish The World Was Bet
ter"
A male quartette composed OF
Messrs. Stinchcomb, Medler, Walker
and Miller sang 81 Wish / Was Down
South Again" and "Old Uncle Ned y
Miss Dora North recited Putting up
the Stove"
Claude Struble in costume came
hurriedly in and sang you Got to
Quit Kickin' My Dog Aroun'"
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Miller rendered
the old song, "We're Growing Old
Together" very fttingly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Miller and Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Medler presented very
acceptably an amateur theatrical en-
titled "Muffs."
The audience sang God be With
You Till We Meet Again" in closing
and participated in a general good
time,,a number indulging in waltzing
before and during the supper hour
An excellent oyster supper was ser
we'd to the entire company by Messrs
Isham, Stinchcomb, Ross, GARNER
Medler, White, Millman, Grover
Mahin and Cook.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
GHOST OF PROJECT IS AGAIN WITH ALMA
Northern Terminal Alma Gratot
On Empowered To Sell 81 600 of Bonds

be foated Also at a meeting of the
stockholders it was voted to increase
the capital stock from $SOO,00O to
$4,000, 900. Just when everything
seemed in shape to finance the road,
the great insurance upheaval came
along, making it practically impossi-
bic for new companies to dispose of
bonds and finance untried PROPOSE
tions.
The present officers of the road are
II. +. Hollon, president; Hon. w. J..
Gregg, vice president; DR.. |. w.
Houston, secretary and treasurer, all
we'll known residents of Marshall.
The $4,OOO,OOO bond issue must be
used in the construction Of the road
between Coldwater and Alma. In
the order issued by the state railroad
commission were placed stipulations
that would indicate that the present
promoters. of the road must either
mean business or quit. The COM
mission permits the bonds, providing
taken in and the new issue must be
sold for at least SIS 500 worth Of
bonds. The money accruing from
the sale must be deposited in the
banks and used only for the construc-
ton of the road. Itemized state
ments of the expenditures as they are
made must be given to the state rail-
road commission and receive the Of
fetal O. K. of that body.
Nothing can be learned of the real
plans of the promoters but it is
known that a New York group OF
financiers is back of the present ac-
tivities. The only information that
has been given out by the promoters
is that the road will first be built be-
tween Coldwater and Alma, and then
work will be started on the rest,
which means south to Montpelier,
Ohio, and north to the straits. That
if the road is eventually built it may
be electrified is one of the possibil-
tiles of the future"
Alma record., 1914-01-08
BATH AND ROOM FOR FIVE
CENTS.
Soup, Pie, Coffee and Roll Furnished
in Chicago at Dawes Home
for Eight Cents.

An Associated Press dispatch of
January end, told of the home recent
ly opened in Chicago by ex-comp-
troller of currency, Charles G. Dawes.
The statement follows: 1.-TWO hours
after the Rufus Dawes hotel, Chica-
go's first endowed home for unem-
ployed men, was thrown open its ca
pacity of 305 guests was reached.
"The doors were opened by Chas.
G.. Dawes, former comptroller OF the
currency. who built the hotel as a
memorial to his son, who was inter
ested in sociological work. The jul
nior Dawes was drowned more than
year ago.
Before retiring each guest was re-
quired to bathe and was given a night
dress and slippers. Clothing of the
dodgers was placed in steel lockers
which were superheated to destroy
all life. A bed and a bath are fur
nished for nickel and there are
rooms for a dime for more particular
guests. A bowl of soup may be OBJ
tanned for two cents, pie for three
cents, coffee for two cents and rolls
for one cent.
"An employment agency is oper-
ated in connection with the hotel.
"Mr. Dawes and his daughter sat
before the fireplace in the lobby and
listened for several hours to stories
of fruitless job hunting. Over the
fireplace was a large flag with the in
scription, Don't give up the ship .
Alma record., 1914-01-08

A Charlotte dispatch dated Decem-
Der %, 1913, had the following to
say of the proposed resurrection OF
the old Coldwater & Marshall K. r.:
with the recent announcement
that the Michigan state railroad COM
mission has issued an order author
izing the issue of $4,000,000 in bonds
by the promoters of the Toledo, Mar
shall & Northwestern railroad, the
ghost of this ancient road bed is
again beginning to take life. Any
prospect of this road being built is
Of vital interest TO Gratiot, Montcalm,
Ionia, Eaton, Calhoun and Branch
counties, for it will traverse sections
Of these counties which are at present
served by railroads that fail to reach
into the most desired portions. There
are railroads crossing these counties
from east to west, but people desir-
ing a short cut north and south are
compelled to make wide detours.
Then again this prospective rail
road will mean the opening TO the
world of two of the largest inland
lakes III Nl1CDlSdll- ldhS III Nai
houn county and Crystal lake in
Montcalm county. Both bodies OF
water have all the advantages OF pop
ular watering places, except railroad
facilities. Crystal lake, in its time
has been one of the most popular re-
sorts in central Michigan and at one
time boasted of an island and two
/ steamers. The island still remains,
but lakes more accessible to railroads
have secured the steamers.
That part of this railroad which is
of primary interest to central Michi-
gan will run from Coldwater in
Branch county to Alma in Gratiot
county, and will furnish connections
with the following named cities and
villages: Coldwater, Tekonsha, Mar
shall, Duck Lake, Olivet, Kalamo
either Sunheld or Mulliken, Lyons
Muir, either Butternut or Carson City
Crystal Lake, Elm Hall and Alma. A
study of the map will show the won
Alma record., 1914-01-08

derful advantage such road would
be to one of the richest farming COM
munities in the state.
OF all the railroads in Michigan,
past, present and future, the Toledo,
Marshall & Northern, more familiar
~ known as the Coldwater & Mar
shall, has met with some of the most
unfortunate reverses. Organized in
September, 1870, it has enjoyed, lack
ing seven years, half century OF eX-
istence Hon. Albertus l.. Green,
twice state representative from Eaton
county, first merchant in Olivet and
incidentally one OF the first students
away back in 1884 in Olivet college,
when that institution was founded,
was the first president OF the road
and one Of its prime boosters. The
right Of way, with few exceptions,
was obtained all the distance from
Coldwater to Elm Hall, in the north
western part of Gratiot county, and
the road was graded the greater part
of this route, and for some distance
culverts had been put in, bridges
built and ties secured.
The board of directors consisted OF
men at that time prominent in the
counties interested by the proposed
road. Albertus l.. Green, F. V. Smith
]. q. Parkhurst, H. |. Perrin, George
lngersoll, c. S. Crane, c. p. Dibble
p. A. Spicer, Joseph Fisk and Henry
c. Lewis. In 1874 the name of the
road was changed to the Coldwater
& Mackinaw company, but one year
later the company suffered the Sc
verest blow of its long existence in
the death of A. L. Green, president
Work ceased soon after and nothing
more was done on the road for thirty
years, except the sale of the paper
railroad in 1884 to the Toledo, Mar
shall & Northern Railroad company
the present owners.
On January 16. 1905, the road was
mortgagcd to the KnickcrbockeI
Trust company of New York city
for $4,OOO,OOO and a bond issue was tc
Alma record., 1914-01-08
FROM OCEAN DEPTH.
Charles Walens Owns Watch That
Went Down With Titanic.

Last week A. b. Scattergood the
jeweler had brought to him for clean
ing and repairing a watch now owned
by Charles Walens of 7O3 Mechanic
street, that went down into the ocean
at the time of the Titanic disaster.
The watch was of Swiss make and
reposed in a celluliod case. 1t was
taken from the body of Mr.. Walens'
brother who with hundreds of others
was drowned at that time. His body
was later picked up by the crew OF
the steamer Carpathia and buried at
Halifax, the watch being sent to his
brother in this city. Mr. Scattergood
reported the watch in a good state
of preservation. The timepiece is
greatly priced by Mr.. Walens.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
NEW YEARS WEDDING
Miss Violet Sandie and Ray Baker
Married BY Rev. Long
At HOME OF BRIDES PARENTS
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker Left On the l.5S TrainIfOr
Davenport, Iowa, Their Future Home

A quiet but pretty wedding took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. ]. McPhee, 225 Woodworth avenue,
at eleven o'clock New Years Day,
when Mr.. William Raymc nd Baker
and Miss Violet Marie Sandie were
united in marriage. Miss Sandie, the
bride, one of Alma's popular and
handsome young ladies, was beauti-
fully gowned in golden brocaded silk,
while the groom was attired in the
conventional black.
The immediate members of the two
families were present in addition to
Mr.. Claude Baker, brother of the
groom, and his family, and Miss Ro-
saline Magnan of Detroit The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. w. II.
Long of Ithaca, an old classmate OF
Mr.. Baker.
After the ceremony bountitul
three-course breakfast was served by
Mrs. McPhee, assisted by Mrs Green
and Mrs. Madden of Grand Rapids
and Miss Magnan. After the break
fast Mrs. Baker and Miss Magnan
contributed to the pleasure of the
company by songs and piano selec-
tions.
The young people left on the after
noon train west for Chicago. They
will be at home to their friends after
February first, in Davenport, Iowa
where Mr.. Baker has charge of the
Commercial department of the city
High school Mr.. Baker is an Alma
boy, trained in the Alma schools and
a graduate of Alma college with the
class of 1902.
Mrs. Baker has made her home in
Alma for the last ten years. She is
a graduate Of the Ursuline Academy
ST Ignace, and also studied music fol
two years under Prof. Maybee at Mt
Pleasant and also in the Tucker
school at Cleveland. Mrs. Baker is
an accomplished young lady who will
certainly grace her new home.
The young people received many
beautiful presents of cut glass, silver
china and many other useful gifts fol
the home. Among the remembrance
was a set of solid silver salad fork:
and knives, presented to Mrs. Baker
by the Ladies Guild of Mt Pleasant
in recognition of her assistance ir
their pipe organ recital. The many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs Baker If
Alma wish them long and happy
welded life.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
GRATIOT COUNTY GAS CO.
Messrs. Wagner & Dunn Are Busily
at Work-Prospectus Issued.

The promoters of the Gratiot
County Gas Co. are busily at work.
The Record job rooms have just is
sued for the gentlemen a prospectus
which certainly makes an attractive
showing for future stockholders.
Messrs. Wagner & Dunn already have
list comprising more than 700 fam
lilies who will commence the use of
gas as soon as the company are pre-
pared to deliver it.
Everything looks bright for the
installation of the plant, and it is ex-
pected that July first next will see the
completion of the plant and gas being
furnished to the citizens of Alma.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
BUYS DELAVAN HOUSE
On State Street, Formerly Occupied
ByW.J. MelCher and Family
AND IS NOW IN POSSESSION
Seth Tubbs and Family Return to GratiOt Co.
To Reside

Seth Tubbs has purchased and is
now in possession of the G.. NJ. Del
avan property on State street and
will make the same his residence in
the future. Mr. Tubbs has been in
business for some years in Eaton
Rapids. In speaking of his leaving
that city the Eaton Rapids Review of
recent date said:
IS A. Tubbs, who has been con-
nected with the firm of Minnie &
Tubbs in this city for the past several
years, has sold his interest in the
firm to John II. Ramsey, who will
take possession about the first OF
January.
For the past two years Mr.. Tubbs
has been in very poor health, and
owing TO the cares of business life
and the confinement incident thereto,
it was deemed necessary to make the
change. Mr.. and Mrs. Tubbs and
family will soon move to Alma,
where he contemplates going back
to the farm where he may enjoy the
open air, and hopes to be greatly
benefited by the change. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tubbs and family have made
many friends while living in Eaton
Rapids, and it is with regret that we
learn that they are about to return
to their old home in Alma. Their
many friends here wish them health
and continued prosperity"
Mr.. and Mrs. Tubbs have hosts OF
friends who will be glad to welcome
them to Alma.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
SALE OF HORSEPOWER co.
Held UP AS Result of Supreme
BY Judge VanZIe of Detroit To Take Effect Mon
day. January IL, 1914

The following items of interest The Record readers
appeared in the Detroit Free Press of Tuesday The
nent result of Supreme Court decision rendered Monday
of this week
According to the decision of the Supreme Court Monday
the property of the Chippewa Construction company and the
Consolidated Light and Power Company will be sold Jan
13, as per order of Circuit Judge VanZe
The Supreme Court granted petition mandamus filed
by Attorney Charles Abbott ordering Judge Mande enoin
Judge Van Ze from proceeding with the sale The court also
issued order stay against Judge Van Ze preventing him
from mBkng until the be heard Supreme
Court.
Attorney Abbott and Attorney c. c. Field failed some
o page four
Alma record., 1914-01-08
REPUBLICAN CLUB BANQUET
Committees Are Now Work-Meeing
To Be Held In Ithaca Joe Fordney Sen
Fitzgibbon. Senator Smith, Senator Townsend
Lieutenant Gov Ross and Others Will Speak

The Gratiot County Republican
banquet which is billed for Friday
evening, February 9th, will head the
list of banquets to be held in the
eighth Michigan congressional dis
trict, as a result it stands among the
important political gatherings to be
held in the state during the present
winter. The banquet is to be held
in Alma, the home city of the clubs
president, Senator Francis King,
which is equivalent to saying that
nothing will be left undone locally
that will tend to the success of the
gathering. The committees appoint
ed some time since, list of which
appeared in the Record at the time,
comprise the hustling republicans OF
the various townships, cities and viii
lagos from which they were chosen.
Alma record., 1914-01-08

The committee on speakers have al
ready secured the promises of the
following gentlemen to be present
and address the banqueters: Senator
Fitzgibbon, Senator Smith, Senator
Townsend, Congressman Fordney,
Congressman Linquist, Lieutenant
Governor John 9. Ross and possibly
Arthur Vandenburgh of the Grand
Rapids Herald With the above array
of talent, if none others are added
those present can count on listening
to flow of oratory seldom equalled
and never excelled in this part of
Michigan.
Tickets will soon be on sale and
as the seating capacity of the ban
quet room is limited every one inter
ested should make their reservations
early.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
ART CLUB OPEN DAY.

The Alma Art club held its annual
open day meeting at the home OF
Mrs. +. c. Thornburgh, where each
member brought her sewing and a
guest.
The program for the afternoon con-
sisted of a reading by Miss Bertha
McLaren, a song by Miss Montigel
visit to an art gallery, where Mrs.
Harvey received as a prize pretty
art calendar, and delicious refresh
ments served by the committee in
charge Of the afternoons program.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
BAPTIST CHURCH.

The last meeting of the Week ot
Prayer will be on Friday night and
will have for its topic, The Sunday
School.
Sunday monring service, 10 o'clock
Sermon: Having done all, to Stand.
Sunday school, 1880.
B. Y. p. u. meeting, 6 100 o'clock
Topic, "Love, not Law, the Binding
Factor"
Evening service, o'clock. Ser
mon, "Have Faith in God"
All are cordially invited to these
services.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
League Submits Financial Report As
Well As Other Data
READING ROOM IS POPULAR
The Ladies' Melted Two Hundred Eighty.FOur
Dollars From SprinkIlng PrVlIedgeS
Alma, Mich, Jan. 4, 1914.

In addition TO the maintenance OF
the Free Reading Room, the Alma
Civic Improvement league has held
eleven regular and three special meet
ings during the year 1913, with an
average attendance of fifteen men,
bers.
In looking over the minutes of the
meetings for the past year it seems
to me the duties of the Alma Civic
Improvement league are legion.
We have attended to the city
sprinklifg and thus netted us a neat
little sum.
We wrote letters to the voters of
the city urging them to attend their
respective caucuses and see that only
clean men were nominated for Of
fee.
We encouraged school gardening
and had an exhibit of wild flowers in
the spring, and in September had a
display of flowers and vegetables the
children had grown during the sum-
mer, and of course we must not for
get our regular spring cleanup"
days, and then, too, we had clean
up day July 3rd, and we all felt very
proud of our little city July 4th. We
also assisted in the Fourth Of July
celebration in interesting our mer-
chants to have historic floats. We
also had floats to display our work,
and gave $4,000 for prizes. We had
the Reading room open July 4th to
be used as a rest room for women
and children.
We had house built for the mar
tens, and | am sure the Chatauqua
has not been forgotten by single
Lacquer. We not only gained pleas
ure from the work we did but as
sured Alma of a Chatauqua for next
summer, and had a nice little sum of
$4,000 placed to our credit by the
Chatauqua committee. The Masons
also gave US six dollars they received
for rental of ground for concession
Chautauqua week.
We have also cared for and planted
shrubs at station, then there was the
shrub sale at which all residents OF
Alma could buy shrubs trees and
bulbs at wholesale prices
And the Red Cross Seal sale is far
better than the committee ever
dreamed of, but the committee has
not their report ready today
MRS. Y. II. SHEPARD.
Rec Sec'y.
\ portion OF the report of Mr..
Harry Jackson Is here given.
During the last year the reading
room has been growing in popularity
and usefulness. Night after night
the numbers present are as large as
can fairly and comfortably be accom-
modated. Older men have begun to
come in and mingle with the younger
ones, sometimes in games of check
ers CT chess and sometimes in quiet
conversation on the subjects found in
magazines.
Boys who have few facilities for
doing their study at home or the
chance to live out of the town, come
with their books to prepare their
school work. In all these ways we
may call the reading room a center
of mental and moral usefulness.
have been informed that a recent
five o'clock caller noted fifteen pre-
sent occupied as follows: one was
reading "The Inside of the Cup" two
were reading boys books taken from
the shelves, one was reading "Life," I"
! Continued on page FIVE
Alma record., 1914-01-08
SUFFERS A PAINFUL FALL.

Mr.. Hood, while walking down
town last Thursday, slipped and fell
in front of Losey's jewelry store on
Superior street. His hip was hurt
quite severely. Mr.. A. w. Brock as
sisted him to his room at the resi-
dence of G.. V. Wright, where DR.
Lamb was called AT present he is
resting we'll and is able to sit up in
a chair. Mr. Hood is seventy-fve
years of age
Alma record., 1914-01-08
FIRE DRILLS COMPULSORY.

Teachers of all schools, private or
public, are required under the law, to
have fire drill at least once a month.
The keeping of doors and exits locked
during school hours is a violation of
the law.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our many
thanks to our neighbors and friends
who by their many acts of kindness
showed their tender sympathy for us
in our sad hour of bereavement. Also
for the many floral offerings and the
kind words spoken by Rev. VIM. II.
Mason and DIR. Clizbe.
MRS. c. ]. BARNES.
ARCHIE VAN DYNE.
Alma record., 1914-01-08

The Presbyterian Fortnightly will
hold their annual praise service next
Sunday evening at the regular church
hour. Mrs. ]. X Mitchell of Detroit
will address the meeting. Everyone
cordially invited.
Alma record., 1914-01-08

Donald Smith, their regular coach,
was unable to attend and so the
team was accompanied by Russell
Gaffney their assistant coach. Upon
arrival at Saginaw they found a ban
quet awaiting them; it was given by
Mr.. Hilburn, member of the Sagi-
nav team, at his home. The boys
were royalty entertained while in
Saginaw having the use of the entire
Y. building and gym. Each player
entertained his opponent over night.
A return game is scheduled to be
played in Alma on January 23.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
SCHOOL OFFICERS.

The annual meeting of school Of
ficers will be held at the Court House
in the village of Ithaca, January Is,
1914.
HOWARD POTTER.
Alma record., 1914-01-08

result in good to the community at
large. The matter will be brought
to the attention of the council at the
meeting next Tuesday evening.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
BASKET Ball GAME
Alma Y. NJ. c. A. Team Defeats South
Saginaw Y. N. c. A.

Wednesday morning the Wolver-
inc group of the Alma y. M. c. A.
journeyed to Saginaw and played a
fast game of basketball with the cor
responding group in South Saginaw.
The Alma boys won by score OF
BIB. The lineup was as follows:
Alma record., 1914-01-08

Louis Hudson was in Sumner and
Riverdale on business Monday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-28
PALACE THEATER

Murdoch MacQuarrie. Pauline Bush
and Lou CLANCY will be shown to-
morrow at the Palace Theater in a
Gold Seal two-reel drama, The En-
bezler" According to the play, a
sinister family skeleton overshadows
and threatens to wreck the lives of
two innocent persons--until the work
ers of evil defeat themselves by the
same methods with which they at first
gained ascendency over others. John
Spencer had been criminal at one
time in his life-he feared the iron
hand Of the law. But as much as he
feared the law falling upon his shoul-
ders and forcing him to answer for
his misdeeds of long ago. he loved his
daughter. For her he sought to do
right. Pauline was ignorant of her
fathers past and she idolized him as
a good father and man of principles
Was 1t tragedy that she learned her
mistake? Could she continue to love
her father after knowing the truth
about him? These are all questions
that make THE Embezzler" a play
with depth to it, yet one which has a
broad appeal for everyone who knows
heart-love. "At the Hour of Dawn" a
big three-reel Gaumonts production
with an all-star cast, will also be
shown. This Is heralded as the great
est spectacular masterpiece ever pro-
duced In motion pictures. "A Joker
comedy. "The Luck of Hog Wallow
Gulch," which is biting comedy. rife
with laughing situations and brilliant
business from beginning to end. The
tenderfoot little understands the West
and when he falls into the hands of a
desperate gang he Is at a loss to know
how to act. But he acts at last.-Ad-
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