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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
NONI|GEL RECEPTION
Tuesday Evening In Honor OF Mr..
And Mrs. Glenn Crisp


The home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Montigel on Woodwork Avenue was
the scene of delightful gathering last
Tuesday eqening when guests to the
number of two hundred or more gather
ed in response TO invitations issued by
Mr. and Mrs. Montigel for a reception
rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Crisp.
Theguests were met at the door by
Mrs. A. b. Scatteryood, and passed into
the parlor which was beautifully decor
ated with Gladioli.
In the dining room the Campfire Girls
served ice cream and cake 10 the guests.
This room was handsomely decorated
with hydrangeas, while the floral adorn-
ments in the library consisted Of large
display of Astors. Punch was served on
the porch through the evening.
Among the guests present from Ithaca
were Frank l.. Convis and wife, J. n.
Mccall and wife, and Z. Hannah and
wife.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
F AR N EXHIBIT
Sharrar and Moore's Office Has Sam
pies of Timothy, Beans, and Corn

Among the many farm specimens on
exhibit at Sharrar and Moore's real es-
tate office, is a bunch of timothy hay
five feet s inches tall which was
grown on the farm of AL Mann, Sec
tion nine, Emerson township, and
which is fair sample of seven acres
which yielded more than three tons to
the acre. Four stalks of beans of the
white wax variety, loaded with pods,
averaging from six to seven inches
long and containing from seven to ten
beans, of a crop of seven acres, which
yielded nearly forty bushels to the
acre, were on exhibit from the farm
of Andrew Dill, section No 8, Emer-
son. Some alfalfa in excellent con-
dition, five feet long, was brought in
by Andy Hall, and was grown in the
city back of the Parr Livery stables.
1t was a sample from the first crop of
this, the sixth season and represents
bunch frsm the sixteenth cutting.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
LOCAL HAPPENING

The Ithaca Commandery, Knights
Templar, % strong, assembled in the
city Monday evening from Ithaca, Mt.
Pleasant, Shepherd and Alma and
spent a half hour drilling on the street.
On September 10th the Commandery
will hold a field day in Ithaca. Fol-
lowing the parade drill the company
took supper at the Wright House.
Verne Rogers was in Ithaca Satur-
day playing ball and left Sunday
morning for Hastings, Michigan,
where he will teach, and coach the ath-
letic teams of the high school. He has
many friends in Hastings as he has
spent two summers there as manager
of the city baseball team.
Miss Maud Hooper left Saturday
afternoon for Carson City where she
will teach Latin and History in the
high school of that city. This is her
second year at Carson City and she
enjoys her work very much.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
MISS A. FORD IS BRIDE
AS Termination of a Short Ro-
nance - Mr.. Edward Frank
Msyne the Lucky Party

Miss Arlene Marie Ford, for the
past few weeks stenographer at the
Republic Motor Truck Co., was mar
ried to Mr.. Edward Frank Mayne of
Detroit, Tuesday afternoon at two
O'Clock by Rev. William Mason at his
home on North State street. Mr..
Mayne is Michigan salesman for the
Firestone Tire Co., of Akron, Ohio,
with headquarters at Detroit. Among
those present were Messrs. Charles
Rhodes, George Moore, Ollie Hayes
and Mr.. Bradbeir of Detroit, who at
tended the groom, and Misses Lena
Beverly and Eda Fryckholm, who at
tended the bride. The party left for
Detroit Immediately after the we'd
ding and will make that city their fu-
ture home.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
HOSPITAL NOTES.

DR.. Brainerd and wife attended the
medical meeting at Crystal Lake on
Tuesday.
Mrs. George Robinson of st. Louis
was brought to the hospital Sunday
and was operated on at o'clock Mon
day morning for peritonitis and is get
ting along nicely.
Mrs. Will Layman is attending Mrs.
Mary Chambers at Vestaburg, who is
very sick with tuberculosis.
Miss Verga Jones of the Sparrow
hospital at Lansing was the guest of
Miss Edith Platt over Sunday.
Miss May Wood is in Elwell on
case for DR.. Samain.
Mrs. Fred Won Thurn of River ave-
nue., graduate nurse, is helping out
at the hospital this week during the
absence of several nurses.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR HOSPITAL
Michigan Masonic Home Board Thursday Accepted
Plans And Authorized The Construction of Modern
Hospital in This City

Last Thursday the Board of Con-
troll of the Michigan Masonic Home
met in Alma, and accepted the plans
drawn by Architect Z. M. Wood of this
city for hospital building to be erect
ed on the land Immediately north of
the present building. The building
will be 3S feet wide by ia feet deep
with the exception of 54 feet in the
center, which will be reduced to a
width of 36 feet.
The east line of the building starts
at point nearly opposite of the steps
leading from the present north porch
to the ground and extends west a dis
tance of ia feet.
The basement will be only four feet
under ground and will contain boiler
room 12x13, fuel room 13x15, laun-
dry 12X12, and a drying room 12x1S.
A cement floor will be laid over the
entire basement.
The first floor will have an office
room 12X13 on the northeast corner,
and Immediately back of which will be
the room occupied by the head nurse
12x12 with a bath, toilet and lavatory
occupying a room 9X12. Midway on
the north side of the building will be
a sitting room 12x12. On the south
west corner is to be diatetic kitchen
15X16 and a pantry 9x12.
At the center of the, new building
or at point Immediately. opposite of
the hallway leading from the dining
room of the present building to the
north will be built fire-proof connec-
tion between the main building and
the hospital. In addition to the above
mentioned room on the first floor there
will be eight rooms 12x12 with closets
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
TWO CROPS IN ONE SEASON.

Joe Howe, who lives two miles and
a half northeast of Riverdale, has an
ten-acre field of hay and one
which is provoking a lot of comment
among his neighbors. The field was
drilled for rye in the fall and in May
was seeded with clover. An excep-
tionally heavy yield of rye was har-
vested few weeks ago and at present
a crop of hay which will go over a ton
to the acre is being cut from the same
field. The clover is advanced two
weeks farther than his other fields of
hay.
Mrs. GustsAe Woygt of Riverdale is
very dangerously i'll with paralysis
and heart disease. She was first TAX
en- i'll July 10th and has suffered great
lv
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
The Following Veterans of the Civil
War Are in Detroit This
Waak

Solomon Wilbur, Company G, 10th
Regiment, New York Cavalry; M. K.
Barber, Company H, 18th Michigan
Volunteer Cavalry; G. c. Titus, Com
pany l, 12Sth Ohio Infantry, and A. o.
Davis, Company G, 102nd Michigan
Infantry, and his wife, were among
the Alma people who attended the
G. A. R. Encampment at Detroit this
week.
Joseph Sartor, Sr., is spending the
week in Detroit at the G. A. r. re-
union.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
MASONIC TEMPLE FA|R
Alma Lodge F. & A. M. No.
244 To Boost Temple
Association Fund
TO Be HELD IN ALMA AUG. $40
Under Canvas on State Street Lot
Immediately North of
Wright House

Messrs. j. E. Fuller, F. o. Parker, j.
9. Knoertzer, Henry Miner, j. NJ.
Montigel and Ezra L. Smith consti-
tute committee from Alma lodge No.
244, f. & A. NJ, to promote a Ma
sonic fair in this city in the interest
of the Masonic Temple Fund. Every
member of the committee named is
live wire, as a result of which a
good time is assured.
The date has been fixed for October
8, 6, Z, 8, 8 and 10, and as it will be
held under cover, the plans will be
carried out rain or shine Members
of the committee say there will be fun,
fooling and fiddling, new stunts, new
attractions and many new curiosi-
ties.
The plan is to erect three tents on
the Masonic Temple Association lot,
just north of the Wright House, one
tent 30x60, and one 20x60, running
east and west on the lot, while the
main tent 42x70 will be located north
and south at the west end of the
property, under which will be exhibit
ed fruits, vegetables, grains, flowers,
wearing apparel, groceries, furniture
and merchandise of all kinds. A stage
on which to have entertainments will
be built and seating arrangements
will be provided, also booths form
which refreshments will be sold.
Remember the dates-October 5th
to 10th
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03

off from each. Also a public bath
room SKIP.
The second floor will contain IS
rooms 12x12 for use of the residents
of the Home, also a sitting room Tx
II, and bath room thoroughly COM
plete for general use of the sick.
The foundation walls of the hospital
building will be of reinforced concrete
while the upper structure will be of
tile and pressed brick, with sand stone
trimmings. High battlements will sur
round the building, while gravel roof
will cover the entire structure. Fire
proof floors covered with asbestine,
will be laid throughout the building
In order that the building may be as
near freproof as possible all parti-
tions will be of tile, and the window
frames of steel.
The east front of the building will
have a colonial porch 12x3S, supported
by four sandstone pillars ofIonic design
two feet and four inches in diameter
at the base extending to a height of
21 feet which will greatly enhance the
appearance of the building. The
structure will be % feet from the
north windows of the gymnasium room
in the main building, thereby not in
terfering with the light of that room.
The north line of the hospital will be
located two feet south of the land oc-
cupied by the city by easement.
The Roard of Central az thai,. raaaf
ing authorized Superintendent Monta-
que to proceed at once with the work,
which they placed entirely in his
charge. E. NJ. Wood of this city is
the architect and $4,000 has been ap-
propriated for it's construction.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
RALPH G. ely HONORED BY REPUBLICANS
OF New Mexico Made Permanent Chairman of New Mexico
Republican State Convention and Elected Chairman
of Central Committee

of the individual. He pleaded for an
equal opportunity for the poor boy as
compared with the rich boy. He held
out a warning finger toward the G. o.
p, declaring that it does not have the
courage of its convictions, if it insists
on looking backward instead of for
ward, we will meet the same chas-
tisement received two years ago."
Mr.. Ely was given an ovation when
he concluded his speech.
The Republican State Central com
mittee met in Santa Fe August 26
and elected Mr.. Ely chairman.
The friends of Mr.. Ely in Alma and
Gratiot county will be pleased to
know that his ability is recognized
in his adopted state.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03

Ralph c. Ely of Deming, New Mex
leo, former Alma boy and son of our
townsman, Townsend A. Ely, was hon
ored at Santa Fe last week by being
chosen chairman of the State Republi-
can convention. In speaking of Mr..
Ely's keynote speech, the New Mexi-
can of that city said in part:
at was late in the afternoon when
Ralph Ely, as permanent chairman,
made his keynote speech before the
convention.
at was delivered in Ely's best style.
He spoke slowly and distinctly, touch
ing on a variety of subjects. He de-
clared that fifty years of American
life has brought a greater recognition
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
NEW CLOTHING STORE
Morris Messenger of St.
Louis Comes to Alma
READY FOR BUSINESS Sept Z
New Stock, New Fixtures Model
Store in Every Particular, Mr..
Messengers Aim

Morris Messenger, for twelve years
a clothing merchant in St. Louis, and
one of the best known clothiers in Cen
trail Michigan, has leased the Redman
Block and Saturday, September l2
will open a clothing and haberdashery
stock of goods.
"The Daylight Store" is the name
by which the new business venture
will go, and the attachment of this
name is very logical in view of the
lighting facilities which will be in
stalled to augment the already sunny
appearance of the room. Seven large
500 candle power gas lamps will be
installed, making a total of $500 can
die power.
Mr.. Messenger, who is brother Of
Simon Messenger, has secured the ser
vices of r. A. Stump of the Sault. man
of ten years experience along this
line of retail business, to assist him in
arranging the stock and caring for
the business in the future. Mr.. Stump
will live with his wife in the Stan
nard house on North State street.
"The Daylight Store" will carry a
large stock of men and boys suits,
one of the most complete stocks in
the county having been laid in. Every
thing, both in the stock and fixture
line, will be entirely new. Shelves
have been built on the west half of
the room which measures 50x9O feet.
The east side will be reserved for the
long suit cabinents. Walk Over shoes
will be sold by the new clothier. So
ciety Brand clothes will be one of the
features of Mr.. Messengers clothing
stock.
During his long stay in the county
Mr.. Messenger has made and held a
large circle of friends who will re-
spond to his efforts to furnish the best
in the clothing line to Gratiot county
buyers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03

Ward School-Total enrolment 322.
Miss Internationally enroll
ed.
Miss Meisel-Third-4 enrolled.
Miss Myers-Third-42 enrolled.
Miss Johnson-Second-40 enroll
ed.
Miss Greer-First-31 enrolled.
Miss Corey-Primary-37 enrolled.
Miss Russell-Primary-3S enroll
ed.
Miss Cramer-Kindergarten-54 en-
rolled.
Mss Coleman has a chorus of 1876
enrolled in the High school and ex-
poets at least 90 more within a few
weeks. The drawing classes are small,
although showing a small increase
over last year. The three regular
High school courses have about the
same number of students, with a
shade in favor of the College prepar-
atory. Of the 40 Seniors this year
about twenty have announced their
of continuing their work in
College. The business course is be-
coming more popular every year and
also more practical, giving a graduate
a fair insight into the business world.
Between 80 and 95 nonresident stu
dents are already enrolled, coming
from Breckenridge, Wheeler, Forest
Hill, St. Louis and Riverdale in the
largest numbers. The High school as
sembly room will seat 252 students
and all seats are almost sure to be
filed, the girl section having only
few seats vacant on the first morning.
The athletic prospects were never
brighter A football meeting was
held Tuesday and over thirty boys an
nouneed their candidacy for positions
on the 1914 eleven. Alma meets Mt.
Pleasant here the 25th Of this month
in the opening game of football.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
BAPTIST CHURCH.

J. w. Priest, Pastor. Residence,
500 Gratiot Avenue.
The services of the Baptist Church
will be held for a few weeks in the
United Brethren building.
Morning Service-10 o'clock.
Sermon Acquaintance with
Christ" The Lords Supper will be
observed.
Sunday School-11 80.
B. Y. P. U. Meeting-6:30.
Topic-The Prayer Verse, Matt.
21:22.
Leader-Mrs. II. +. Walton.
Evening Service-7:30.
Sermon-"Man's Relation to His
Brothers Burden"
All are cordially invited to these
services.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
COLLEGE PRESIDENT
Samuel DiCkie Attended the
Peace Conference at
The Hague
HAD ONE SESSION ADJOURNED
On Account of War to London-Had
Exciting Experience Getting
Home

DR.. Samuel Dickie, president of AL
bion college, and we'll known in Alma
reached home last week after an ex-
citing experience a delegate to the
peace conference at Constance, Switz-
erland. War was declared in Europe
while the peace conference was as
sembling.J
"The peace conference lasted but
one day." says DR.. Dickie, "and then
adjourned to meet in London, but the
second meeting never took place. We
had bad journey from Constance to
London. A number of us, including
several women, were herded in one
compartment for IA hours. | stood all
that time, and not one could leave the
compartment. For 36 hours all we
had to eat were a couple Of slabs of
bread with slices of salt pork with
a kind of raspberry vinegar to drink
or to wash with for all that time, and
we went II hours without a particle
of food. One delegate named Streeter
from Illinois, became separated from
his wife at a railroad crossing, she
taking a train back to Germany, while
he was taken on to London. He near
ly went crazy in London, as Mrs.
Streeter had no money and talked no
German. When | left London he had
heard nothing from her."
DR.. Diclie was the only one of the
party to save his baggage, having car
ried his trunk on his shoulders sew
eral times from train to train.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03

Mr.. Elvin B Hafer, who leased his
general store at Forest Hill TO Mr..
J. Is. Smith, wholesale grocery sales
man, is enjoying a fine business in St.
Louis where he is running an up-to-
date restaurant. Most of the grocery
stock was removed from Forest Hill
to st. Louis though Mr.. Smith has a
very adequate stock to begin with.
Mr.. Smith has been on the road for
many years, and is well acquainted
throughout Central Michigan. He
went to Forest Hill from Mt. Pleas
ant. Within a short time he will in
stall stock of dry goods and prepar-
ed meats. He is enjoying brisk
trade.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03

home on Woodward avenue, in honor
of Miss Winnie Booth, who is to be
married to Rev. Wade L. Frost, of
Carson City, graduate of the col
lege and for the coming year a stu
dent in Mccormick seminary. Novel
entertainment was provided by the
hostess in the form of recipe
game, as well as a mock wedding.
Many beautiful presents were brought
by the guests including cut glass
pieces, china and linen pieces.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
LINEN SHOWER.

A beautiful linen shower was given
at the home of Miss Maud Hooper
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 by the
Misses Bittner and Hooper in honor
of Miss Alma Vought, who is to be
married to Mr.. Peter j. Trierweiler,
of Portland, Michigan, on September
Sth. Fifteen young ladies were pres
ent and many fine pieces of linen were
given to Miss Vought After two
hours of delightful entertainment light
refreshments were served by the host
esses.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
MARRIED AUGUST 81

Announcements received in Alma
the first of the week announced the
marriage last Thursday of Miss Flor
ence Hood and Robert Won Thurn.
Both were former Alma young people,
graduates of Alma College, but have
recently made their home in and near
Rapid City, South Dakota. Their fu-
ture home will be Coleraine, Mime
sofa. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Won Thurn
have many friends in Alma who ex-
tend congratulations
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
NORTH SHADE FARMERS CLUB

The North Shade Farmers club will
be held at the home of Ed. Edwards,
south of Brice, Friday, Sept. 4th, be-
ginning at 1880 p. m.
PROGRAM.
Song-Club.
Reading-Mrs. Nettie Todd.
Recitation-The World Smiles On
-Vesta Havens.
Farming as a Business-Mr. Hud-
son.
Solo-Mrs. T. Barrett.
The war in the East-What Will
Be the Effect on the American Farm
er Otto Hartman.
Question box.
The annual fair and homecoming
will be held the first Friday in Octo-
Der.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
REPUB[|CMOIOR1RUCK
Driven $4,000 Miles by Jim Shaffer
Repair So Far in 1914 $1.50

That the Republic motor truck will
stand up under the severest tests is
proven by the performances of the
truck owned by Swift & Co. and driv-
en- by James Schaeffer. Since Janu-
airy 1st, 1914, the car has been driven
over $4,000 miles on nearly every road
in Central Michigan. At present it
is being driven 500 miles a week.
The repair bill since the first Of the
year has not been over s1.50. Such
showing is phenomenal for most of
the time the car is carrying heavy
loads, and is driven fast to cover the
necessary territory.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
For the Alma Public Schools
Large Attendance In
Each Building
INCREASE IN FOREIGN PUPILS
Athletic Prospects Brighter Than
Ever-Clenn Crisp Head
Coach

The Alma public schools opened
Tuesday morning with a total en-
Irollment approximating eight hundred
and twenty-five students, divided into
the three buildings as follows: High
school, 225; Union 277; Ward school,
322. The total enrolment in the
three schools amounted to 772 last
year when school opened, the increase
in attendance showing fifty-two stu
dents and the prospects bright for at
least fifty more this week. The in
crease is about the same in the Union
school as in the High school, while
the Ward school is exactly the same
this year as last.
This promises to be red letter
year in the High school, each class is
enlarged and the foreign students are
focking to Alma to take advantage of
the improved courses and equipment.
The girls outnumber the boys about
thirty or forty; the Freshman class
contains SO students of which forty
are girls; Sophomores, 50 enrolled, %
or more boys; Juniors, 30 enrolled,
about half boys; Seniors, about 40,
more than half girls. The courses in
the High school have been altered to
some extent, English History has been
dropped from the curriculum because
only five students elected it, probably
due to the fact that Ancient History
has been made a required Freshman
subject and Modern and Medieval His
tory has been changed from a Junior
to a Sophomore subject. Plane geom-
etry has been made Sophomore in
stead of a Junior subject, and solid
geometry will not hereafter be re-
quired in a college preparatory course
unless the student expects to enter
college to take up engineering. The
High school offers three distinct
courses: College preparatory, busi-
ness or commercial course, and an
English course. The college prepara-
tory course embraces English, alge-
bra, Latin, domestic science, ancient
history, plane geometry, physics and
chemistry, English and American lit
erature, United States history, civics,
solid geometry, and also many cleo
tive subjects, as geography, physio-
logy, music, manual training, botany,
Zoology, mechanical and free-hand
drawing, German, etc. The English
course does not differ so much in the
variation of subjects as it does in the
proportion of each one, the business
course deals with all practical sub
jects in that line as business cores
pondence, spelling, bookkeeping, type
writing and penmanship, shorthand,
commercial geography, etc. Some inn
provements have been made in the
building during the summer, the cor
ridors have been revarnished apd fres-
coed and rugs laid in both the outer
and the private offices of the superin-
tendent, Mr.. Schultz.
In the Union school the students
are proportioned as follows:
Junior High-103 enrolled.
Miss McLaren-Sixth-39 enrolled.
Miss Trapp-Fifth and Sixth-S6
enrolled.
Miss Stitt-Fifth-35 enrolled.
Miss Smith-Fourth and Fifth-29
enrolled.
Miss Buckham-Fourth-36 enroll
ed
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03

Repairs begun in and on the school
buildings of the city are fast being
completed. In the old high school on
East Superior street the boiler which
has furnished heat for the building
for twenty-five years, has been re-
moved and a new one installed. II
was necessary to remove several feet
Of the back wall to make a passage
way for its removal. The new one will
be the same size as the old one and
will cost five hundred dollars. II was
purchased from Wickcs Bros. of Sagi-
nav
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03

Next Monday afternoon, September
7th, the members of the bulb and
shrub committee of the Civic Improve
ment League will meet at the reading
room from 2 o'clock to $3.50, to take
orders for 1915 shrubs. The prices re-
main the same as last year.
Mrs. Jesse Fuller spent the first Of
the week in Ashley and North Star.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-03
FIRE LOSS ADJUSTED.

The recent loss by lightning and
fire to the First Baptist church Of
Alma, Mich, and contents which was
insured in the Insurance Company
of North America, now in the Spin
ney Agency, was adjusted last week at
s94016.