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The Springfield herald., 1914-06-19
Locals.

L, V. Campbell was in town
the first of the week.
Les Jones was in town yester-
day with passenger.
P. W. Service of the Sandy
Arroyo, was in town Tuesday.
Vesta Bray and family have
moved to their new home at
Blaine.
Mrs. l.. V. Campbell was re-
ported very sick the first of the
week.
Vesta Bray autoed over Tues
day from Artesia, bringing Lyle
Knox with him.
Holmes and Hitchcock now
have the roof on their shop, and
are at home to all comers.
Some of our correspondents
this week presumably were
either hailed out or rained out.
C. M. Madden of Clyde, de-
clares that Miss Mary Jack has
the best little house in the coun-
try-solid cement foundation
and 5uilt accordingly.
Ralph Hooker came in We'd
nesday and held up this firm for
enough to keep the telephone
company going till he could get
to the next place, which amount
was cheerfully paid and thanks
extended.
Jesse and Myrt Tanner and
John and Dave Pettegrew, pio-
neer ranch and cattelmen, were
in town Monday. They were
taking magnificent bunch OF
cattle from the Cimarron to their
Clay creek ranches.
Ex.sheriff Mcfarland, now of
Harrington, Kans., writing to
friend here says they have the
best wheat harvest that mas ev'r
been known, 1900 to 1900 hat-
vest hands going through every
day.
DR.. Brady writes us that he
expects to make the four towns
of Baca at regular intervals
from this on. Mr.. Brady is the
only licensed veterinary sur
geon east of Las Animas in this
state, and it is great conven-
ience to have him with us at
these regular periods. Notice
his dates elsewhere.
Springfield people will very
generally remember j. E. Brun-
ming, one-armed man who had
q claim southwest of town and I
sold the Improvements to Vesta !
Bray, and who also was divorced
about that time. Well, the gen.
tleman went up to Holly, rGised !;
a check from $500 to $29 90, was
tried before Judge McHendrie,
and given a prison sentence.
Earpest Allen returned Mon
day from an outing with some
naturalists travelling through the
country procuring animals for
large zoology. They covered
the territory between here and
Lamar. Kenton Record.
That accounts for the friendly
solicitude of the Oxenreider
mules last week. They we're
afraid they were going to lose
their new-found friend in the
Democrat Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Wikoff, in
stead of going to Artesia, stayed
all night Monday at A. W.. Eas-
Ieys and " ent back to Clayton
the next day. The trip was
postponed because of the poor
health coming upon Mrs .Wikoff.
-Kenton Record.
The Herald would c-tend IN
invitation to Mr.. and Mrs. s"ils-
off to visit their oldtime Baca
county stamping grounds turing
the time of our three days
fair this fall, at which time in
deed we would be pleased to
have sociability visit from the i
north east corner of our neigh.
Dor state.
There was very successful
surprise party given in honor of
Floyd Porter, at the home of Lon (,
Denney's Tuesday night. i
Young Porter was going to Fow-
Ter, Kans., the next day. and
Alma record., 1914-04-02

George Maier spent Sunday in St.
Louis.
John Swigart is seriously i'll with heart
trouble.
+. Wood was a Bay City visitor on
Tuesday
B. l.. Robart of ST. Louis spent We'd
nesday in Alma on business
Mrs ID. Peck spent the day Wednes-
day in St. Louis.
Harold Williams of ST. Louis sepnt
Wednesday with AL Davis
Mrs. H. NJ. Page spent Wednesday
on the farm near Elwell.
Steven Demo of Remus was in the
city on business Wednesday.
Earl Nichols of Flint is the guest of
his sister, Mrs. +. T. Rapson.
II. NJ Page transacted real estate
business in Merrill Wednesday.
Mrs. Ellis Sower of Belding spent
Thursday with relatives in the city.
r. j. McFarlane was in Breckenridge
Tuesday and Wednesday on business
Mrs. Fred Kiesel of Bay City is a
guest of H. + Altman and family this
week
Joseph Kinsell of Ithaca was the guest
of his son-in-law, +. O. Grover, We'd
nesday.
Miss Zella Belle of San Francisco is
the guest of K. II. Miller, her uncle,
this week and next.
Mrs. Vern Gardner and two children
went to Carson Monday for a visit of
three or four days.
Mrs. John Andrews and daughters of
Flint are guests of the formers parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Robt Frederick
s. l.. Bennett has frightened and
cleaned up the interior of his serving
parlor and is covering the floor with
special heavy weight Battleship linoleum.
Mrs George Hawley, who has spent
the last two weeks with relatives in the
city and vicinity leaves for La Crosse,
Wisconsin late in the week.
Carl Walters and VIII Woodland
caught a grass pike weighing twelve
pounds, actual weight. 1t was three
feet three and one-half inches long and
was speared in Pine River south Of Al
ma, Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs A. T. Branch, Mrs. Henry Tuger,
Mrs Will Wilson, Mrs. Dr. Barstow
Mrs A. W. Whitney and Miss Barbara
Tuger of St. Louis were guests of Miss
Minnie Cheeseman at a recital given at
her residence Wednesday afternoon.
The volley ball games in the High
school gym Monday evening ended in
series of scientific boxing matches,
with the resulting outcome of three
bloody noses, one black eye and numer-
Gus other scratches, bruises etc. Every
match was put on in the best of spirit
and knocks taken like a man.
Alma record., 1914-04-02

Miss Helen Cook was Saginaw visi-
tor Saturday.
George Harrington of ST. Louis was
in Alma Monday.
James Kress transacted business in
Riverdale Monday.
Don't forget the Shoe Sale at Della
vans this week. See ad. X
Mrs. Al Hutchinson entertained Mrs.
X. Carr of Ithaca Monday.
DIR. J. N. Day of Houghton Lake was
an Alma visitor this week.
Miss Elizabeth Fisher of Vestaburg
was in Alma Friday visiting.
Coming Watermelon Jubilee Sing
ers, Methodist church, April Il. X
Mrs Clara Pennock of Hastings was
guest of Mrs. F.. c. Gerver Sunday.
Miss Grace Haner is the new cashier
in the d. w. Robinson dry goods store.
Misses Vera Totten and Catherine
Behler of St. Louis were Alma visitors
Friday
Misses Neva Perrine and Aletha Bald
win of St. Louis shopped in Alma on
Monday.
For bargains in Ladies' Shoes of
good quality try Delavan's special sale
today See adj
Mrs. Jennie Quick-Fuller began work
Monday in the Office of the Burt, Shar-
rar & Moore Land Co.
Miss Rose Judge, student at the Mt
Pleasant Normal, is the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Judge
Of Alma Heights this week
The w. c. r. L. will meet with Mrs.
NJ. J. Smith. 200 Grant Ave- Saturday
afternoon, April 4th. at 2:3O o'clock.
Topic. Temperance Progress
Mrs. George Hawley spent the first
of the week as the guest OF A. w. Brock
and George Gargott and is spending
the latter part OF the week with her son
in Howard City.
The Mystic Workers produced an
other Of their enjoyable entertainments
Tuesday evening in the shape of pie
social at the Moose Hall. Some of their
state officers were expected to be pres
ent, but did not appear. The special at
traction was of course the auction of
the pies by their efficient auctioneer,
Louis Hudson, who proved to be a reg
ular Jake Holman, when he had the
hammer in his hand The pies sold for
goodly sum which was used for the
benefit of the lodge in general. The
price of the pies was based not on the
taste of the pie but on the looks of the
lass who brought it. The prices varied.
After the supper cards and dancing
were in vogue. All of the dances such
as the tango and the quadrille were at
tempted There was no end to the fun
and the Mystic Workers have an envi-
able reputation for sociability and good
fellowship.
Alma record., 1914-04-02

Ollie Anderson is spending his vaca-
tion in Cass City.
Carl Titus of Mt Pleasant Normal is
in Alma this week.
Several St. Louis teachers were in
Alma shopping Friday.
Miss Dorothy Judge of Grayling is
home for her vacation.
H. Ostrander of ST. Louis was in
Alma Tuesday on business.
Butch Brewer went to Detroit Tues
day with a carload of stock.
Miss Mable Wyant of Midland is
guest Of her parents in Alma.
Miss Florence Ward is visiting friends
and relatives in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. D. w. Adams is spending this
week in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo.
Miss Faye Stevens OF St. Louis was
a guest of her sister Mrs. A. K. Kappe,
Tuesday.
4. f. Dunn, c. + Brown and Ralph
Wagner were in Mt. Pleasant Saturday
on business.
Mrs. W. Lowell Of Elm Hall returned
home Tuesday from visit at the home
Of F. Storey of Alma.
The Penelope Club will hold baked
goods sale at Rhodes Drug Store Sat-
urday afternoon, April II.
Walter Leonard, Joe Sawkns and
Harold Williams of ST Louis spent
Tuesday afternoon in Alma.
Alma record., 1914-04-02
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Homer Dunham leaves today for
Lansing as the Alma delegate to the
Bull Moose convention held in that
city.
Floyd Maxwell, manual training teach
er at the High school, is spending his
vacation with his parents in Mt. Pleas
ant
Mrs. Sarah ]. Wyant returned to her
home in Indianapolis Tuesday after
spending the winter with her son, AL
Wyant, in Alma.
Misses Lena Jessup and Rose Judge
are released one week from their studies
at the Central State Normal and are
at their homes in Alma.
Marcus Pollasky has announced his
intention to place his name before the
primaries, for Bull Moose candidate for
governor of Michigan.
A meeting of the Alma Benevolent
Circle will be held Wednesday after
noon, April g, at the home of Mrs. f.
c. Bennett, Sl5 Second Ave.
The w. r. c. will serve an Easter
Supper in the G.. A. X. hall Saturday
afternoon, April II, beginning at 5
o'clock Public cordially invited.
Miss Winnie Booth, who is teaching
in the high school OF Hopkins, is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
+. Booth, during the Easter vacation.
Miss Berniece Walker, teacher in the
kindergarten department OF the Romeo
schools. is home with her parents Mr..
and Mrs, Ben Walker, for the spring
vacation.
Mrs. John Daugherty and little son,
Chester, of Cadillac, returned to their
home the first of the week after a visit
with the formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. B. Stuckey.
K. V. Lott, the Wright House barber,
is confined TO his home in St. Louis with
quinsy and tonsilitiS, his case being so
serious as to necessitate an operation.
Joe Sawkins of ST. Louis is filling his
chair during his absence.
William T. Ewing. teacher of history
and English in the Charlevoix high
school. is enjoying the spring vacation
in Alma with his parents and friends
Mr.. Ewing has been offered the posi-
tion of principal of the CharlevoiX high
school, but as yet has not accepted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mead expect
to leave early in April for Mt, Pleas
ant to make their home with the for
mer's parents on the Mead Dairy farm
two miles south of the city and will
take the active management of the
farm
A gorgeous masquerade party at the
Wyant rink closed the skating season
in Alma. About 400 were present, of
which some 20 were masked. No one
but the masked people were allowed
on the floor until 9 100 and after that all
were allowed to sktae until H.. Only one
feature married the evenings enter
tainment, and that was the fall of Mrs
c. r. Brewer, which resulted in the
breaking of her arm at the wrist. She
was taken home and DR.. Gardner sci
the bone.
Alma record., 1914-04-02

Eph Johnson left Saturday for Cad
lilac.
J. f. Converse spent Wednesday in
St. Louis.
Frank Whitney of St. Louis was in
Alma Monday.
Art Siminton is the guest of Scoop"
Vought in Palmyra.
Romaine Clark of ST. Louis spent
Tuesday night in Alma
Miss Dorothy Jackson is the guest of
Saginaw friends this week.
Paul Cash spent Wednesday in Sagi-
nav on business and pleasure
Jack Frost of Carson City was guest
of friends in this city Tuesday.
c. Matthews of Bay City was a guest
of Al Wyant and family Tuesday even
ing
Mrs. John Mclean of Midland spent
the first of the week with her parents
in Alma.
Miss Hattie Mills of Stanton is at the
home of her parents in Alma to spend
her vacation.
William Mccall, of the Gratiot Coun-
ty Herald, spent Tuesday evening in
Alma with friends.
Frank Housed spent Tuesday with
George Henry and returned to St.
Louis Wednesday morning.
Misses Ida Atkinson, Evelyn Kenny,
Zella Belle, and Irene Cook spent Mon
day afternoon in St. Louis.
James Klein, Mrs. Edna Kelly and
daughter, Ruth, and Miss Mildred
Kress walked to St. Louis Sunday
Prof. +. i. West and family were
called to Lapeer last Saturday by the
death of Mrs. Vests grandmother.
Miss Hattie Mills, teacher in the
Stanton school, is visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. l. +. Mills, this week.
Miss Ella Bittner, teacher in the Mon
tague schools, is spending the week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. a. Bitt-
ner.
Mrs. A. II. Udell and Miss Malinda
Udell of southeast of Alma are spend
ing the week with Grand Rapids
friends.
Miss Leila Bandheld returned Satur-
day from a case in Middleton and is
now spending a few days at her home
in MecoSta.
Miss Marcella Adams of the Flint
teaching corps is enjoying the spring
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. W. Adams.
Mrs. H. ]. Saunders returned to her
home in Climax Wednesday morning
after spending week with her sister,
Mrs. +. A. Smith.
The Ladies Aid society of the Metho-
dist church will hold an apron and bak-
ed goods sale at G. V. Wright's Furni-
ture store, April 10 and II.
Wade Frost. pastor of the Congre-
gational church OF Carson City, and a
former college student has been spend
ing the week with Alma friends.
c. f. Brown, Ezra Smith, George
Moore and Charles Rhodes spent We'd
nesday in Saginaw on business con-
nected with the Republic Truck Com
pany.
Charles Goggins, Father Mulvey and
Charles Button went to Saginaw Mon
day and bowled in the state tournament
Goggins averaged l72 in six games and
stood third Monday night Tuesday he
was seventh
Alma record., 1914-04-02
SlalIar& Moore
WHAT HAVE YOU
To Sell or
Ec1hamge? 3?

FOR SALE-The finest seven acre
fruit farm in Central Michigan,
situated within one mile of Alma.
New nine room house with good
cellar and brick cistern, and two
good wells. New barn 20X3o
with full basement. Large
chicken house eighteen by twenty
four. Five hundred and twenty
five peach trees, three years old,
will bear this year. Forty apple
trees, one hundred twenty plum
trees that will bear this year.
All cleared, all titled, fenced with
woven wire. Nothing in Gratot
county to compare to this farm.
Alma record., 1914-04-02

]. Fuller Sundayed in Six Lakes.
George Moore made trip to Shep-
herd Monday.
II. S. Conner went to Vestaburg Mon
day on business.
Edwin Smart OF St. Louis was in
Alma Saturday
Mrs. Jennie Quick Fuller spent Thurs
day in Saginaw.
Jake Helman was in St. Louis Fri
day on business.
Joseph Whitney of St. Louis was an
Alma visitor Friday.
Miss Grace Kramer is spending the
week in Elk Rapids.
Mayor Giddings of St. Louis was an
Alma visitor Monday
II. +. Altman went to Ithaca Mon
day to transact business.
Miss Ethel Putnam of St. Louis was a
guest of Miss Slapp Sunday.
Victor Slater is visiting at the home
of his uncle in Frankenmuth.
Wesley Muscott spent the weekend
with his parents, in Breckenridge.
Mis- Estella Barker of Sheridan was
guest of Bertha Orwig Monday.
Leo Parkinson and wife of ST. Louis
visited relatives in Alma Monday.
Al. Hutchinson of Pontiac is spend
ing this week with his wife in Alma.
Floyd Fuller, who has been working
in Flint, is at home for a two weeks
visit.
Mrs. Francis Slit and Miss Winifred
Trapp spent the day Monday in St.
! Louis
Mrs. J. Fuller returned Monday from
a two weeks visit in Belding and Grand
Rapids.
Miss Madge Doyle of Breckenridge
was guest of Miss Jessup over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs r. Swan of Mt Pleas
ant were guests of Ed. Smith Monday
forenoon.
A. B. Smith, field man for the Owosso
Sugar Co., was in Alma Monday OH
business.
Mrs. Mary A. Miller of Caledonia is
making her permanent home with AL.
Burgie, her son.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sharrar return
ed Tuesday from ten days pleasant
trip in Oklahoma.
Miss Phern Bailey of Breckenridge
was entertained by Miss Blanche Beck
er Saturday and Sunday.
Coach Bleamaster refereed the Bay
City Eastern and Flint Basketball game
at Bay City Friday night.
Bert Hayward of Breckenridge was
guest of his brother, Pearce, Monday,
at the Sanitary Barber shop.
Miss Ella Bittner is spending her va
cation with her parents in this city. Miss
Bittner is teaching at Montague.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis King left South
ern Pines, North Carolina. yesterday for
two weeks visit in Richmond, Vir-
ginia.
Miss Maude Hooper, teacher in the
Carson City schools is spending her va
cation with her parents and friends in
this CITY,
Miss Elizabeth Smith spent last week
with her aunt in Toledo and several
days previous in Greenville with
friends.
Shampooing. scalp treatment, facial
massage and hair dressing. All calls
promptly answered. Bell phone II, Mrs.
Harry Willard. x
Miss Harriette McGreaham, musical
instructor in the High School is SPEND
ing her vacation with friends in St.
Louis and Saginaw
Foster Fraker, principal of the Eaton
Rapids high school, is visiting his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs X. J. Fraker, and
other friends in the city, this week
Prof. +. +. Ellsworth and family are
the guests of relatives in Eaton county.
Mr.. Ellsworth will attend the SCHOOL,
masters Club at Ann Arbor, April l.,
2 and 3.
H. c. Moore is exhibiting a very fine
collection of relics in the bank window !;
the display is only small part of his en-
tire collection the pieces on exhibition
are valued at more than $4,000.
Alma record., 1914-04-02

A Bazaar stock worth about $4,000,
situated in village of 1900, only
store of its kind in village. Will
exchange for land or city pro-
perty.
Alma record., 1914-04-02

Owner will exchange equity in a
20 acre chicken and truck farm
for house and lot in Alma.
Alma record., 1914-04-02

One hardware stock for sale or eX
change for land. Stock in good
thriving village.
Alma record., 1914-04-02

For Sale-Only hotel in county seat
city of over 1000, doing a large
business. Easy terms.
Alma record., 1914-04-02

House and lot in Alma to exchange
for 40 acre farm.
Alma record., 1914-04-02

A good general grocery stock situa-
ted in a country town for sale or
exchange.
Alma record., 1914-04-02

Ninety-seven acre farm for sale or
exchange. All sugar beet land,
well titled, good buildings.
Alma record., 1914-04-02

Hotel for sale or exchange, for land
or city property. Bar in connec-
ton doing $50 per day.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-01-06
Is Jeff Invading ~ 4
Sacred Portals.
United States District Attorney
Mccarn Visits schofeld Said
to Be Interested in Question Of
Legality Of Dispensing Lick
err al ofiicers. Clubs.
.tFrom Monday Aayertlser.l

III" NAhNssa AsAVnNNy NhNfNhNoCAsI
\ Jeff MeCarn visited Schofeld
Barracks yesterday and WAS the OBJ,
ject Of much unobtrusive attention
from the few thousand men at the
big post when IL became known
that he was the one who had put
the tout" in the Knockout,
,sandt-had likewise supplied the
KNOCK" His visit to the post
had further interest to the sol.
diers when 1t became rumored up
and down the>l that the fed.
eral district attorney had another
little joker up his sleeve for the
Stockholders. W.
This time, according to frenzied
reports telephoned In to The Adver-
tiser, per long distance wire, the
matter of the serving Of intoxi.
cants In the various officers clubs
was under fire. There is federal
law against the sale Of fntoxieants
in any form, on military Eeserya-
ton, SO far as the enlisted men
are. concerned they have been able
to get around this by having their
supply sent out per Wells Fargo.
from Honolulu or by knowing the
ropes and the necessary signal for
the blind pigs, The officers pre-.
vent themselves from drying up
and blowing away by having their
clubs, where soft and hard drinks.
are served, singly or in eombina>
ton. just as they are, ip the va
rious clubs Of Honolhlu.YH
.p!dt has always been taken for
granted that these clubs are within
both the spirit and the letter Of the
law, inasmueh as the drinks served
are not sold to the officers and their
guests, but are only served. The
matter has been questioned by
some, however, both on the reser-
walton and of IL, and 1t has been
limited that Mr. McCarn may take
a long and legal look into the sit.
uation, with a view to finding out
II there can be any legal justifica-
tion into drawing the attention Of
the department and brigade com.
manders to the presence of cock.
tail shakers, iee-shayers, straws
and stems in the Various otficersy
6elubrooIfiss pIdusH @ili ~ ~ iasi u
~ Mr. Mq6arnis we'll Glnown prohiJa
.bitiqnf views lends WEIGHT to thetrue,
mos that y he can 6pd q way to-
make schoaefd dry he will do 1it. IS
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-01-06
This Is Local Banking Situation
Eastern Markets Are
Still Stagnant.

s. NJ. Damon, speaking of the fnan.
eial outlook Saturday, quoted Bishop
& Company special New York cor.
respondent 5 report Of December Is, to
the effect that there seemed to, be. no
material change in the Eastern. situa,
ton. Prices Of bonds and securities
were at that date lower than at any
time since June, and stagnation was the
feature of the money market. He stated
thar there is plenty of money. in Ha.
wall, but that long time loans are not
being made. ~ I. y
Cecil Brown stated that interest pay,
ments as Of the end of the quarter are
very satisfactory. 81. .s,,- x, asg,.
The local banks were all very busy
Saturday with their coupon business
and matters of routine in the collection
Of obligations maturing at the end Of
the year. ul, .'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-01-06

for far less money than Breckons has
received" .sr.,. =. -,ssp Z IN. 4 ,,,st.
.lgG& g Sought Competent Men tos19
eve were not looking for cheap, but
for competent men, continued Elliot.
% a stenographer was very difficult to
get, 1t took us some, time to get Miss
dwight, and consider her salary well
spent The other stenographers want.
cd to be paid SO much per folio and so
forth, and their pay would have come
to much more than Miss Dwight re-,
ceived. After she. left, there was not
much more work to do in that line The
commission made all payments, when
any question arose, in accordance with
the advice of the attorney general The
per diem was paid the Commissioner
on his opinion. have been the chair
man of the commission for eight and A
half months, and have worked many
days for the commission, for which /
have asked no pay, but which, think,
1 should receive some credit for.
deny that there has been extravaganza
though there may have been waste
Such waste was caused sby following
blind trails, by following leads which
led nowhere, but which looked promis-
ing. 1t was, impossible to avoid that.
Our foresight rs, unfortunately, never
as good as our hindsight. e.. ...
"Mr. Carsmith s assertions are not
founded on fact. Some of his charges
against Mr.. BreckOns may be correct.
I, am not going to defend Breckons. /
believe, that Mr.. Carlsmith has in some
cases unintentionaly and in some cases
Intentionally. made misstatements. -
why should we vote to pay $4,000
for an audit, when maybe Field will
do it for $200O2" asked Kennedy.
Suppose we find more cases of en-
bezzlement where will we get the
money front" asked Wears. sit will
be best to have the county make a
contract with the auditor for the com.
pletion of the audit" .... J
t'Out of respect for the commission
,ers we should refrain from binding
them, said Scott. ~ am sorry . to
hear charges of graft made against the
commission. IL deserves great credit
for the work which it has done and for
the recovery of the county money, Elk.
perts cannot be employed for trifles. -
's''I have heard no charges of graft
made against the commission here -
said Carlsmfth. " II Doctor Elliot be-
lieves that, hope that he may have
his mind disabused. The charge of. ex.
travaganee has been made by some, of
whom | am one. - a,e,s.N ~
Several speakers have mentioned
reports of graft against the commits.
sion, :" remarked Scott.
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