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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01

Three weeks ago a committee from
the Board of Trade waited upon the
Republic Truck Company to find out
what was necessary and what the cit
izens Of Alma could do in order to re-
tain the plant in Alma. After going
over the matter carefully the Com
pany proposed that the Board of
Trade buy the present plant and ma
chinery and the seven acres east of
the plant for which they would pay
$685. 100000 and the city to make up the
difference between this and the pur-
chase price; the city also to exempt
the city taxes for period of ten
years.
Everything now appears to be am
icably arranged except the closing up
Of the property with Dr. and Mrs.
Lancashire, and other minor details
between the Truck Company and the
Board of Trade which will be very
easily adjusted
The Truck Company will at once
commence the changing over of the
building, adding new buildings and
machinery to the extent of about
$2O, 100000.
Before a committee had finished
their soliciting SD, 10000 was prom
ised by Alma merchants, professional
men and just ordinary Alma BOOST
ERS and given outright TO the Board
of Trade for this purpose. The COM
mittee then waited upon DR.. Lanca-
shire, who had charge of the sale
in behalf of the owner Mrs Lanca-
shire and who had placed the price
at S55.000.00. Two weeks went by
and then the telegram arrived bearing
the news of the S10,00O.OO gift.
AS the matter now stands the price
of the factory including land and ma
chinery and exclusive of the seven
acres east of the present plant is S45,-
10000 of which the citizens of Alma
by their liberal subscription pay S10.-
10000 and the Republic Motor Truck
Co, S35,00000 in ten equal payments
and the seven acres east of the plant
which is required for the truck for ex-
pansion, will still have to be pur-
chased and cared for by subscription
A good portion Of this has already
been subscribed The matter of clos
ing up the deal and all necessary de-
tails are being worked out by the
Board Of Trade as fast as possible.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
COUNTY BANKERS ORGANIZE
MEET AT SAVINGS BANK TO
INITIATE COOPERATIVE
MEASURES

A meeting of the bankers Of Gratiot
County was held in the Alma State
Savings Bank on the evening of June
23rd for the purpose Of effecting the
organization to be called the Bankers
Club OF Gratiot County, the objects of
Club as stated in the minutes Of the
first meeting pledge the club "To pro
mote a feeling of good fellowship
among the bankers of the county and
spirit of cooperation in all that per-
tains to the agricultural and business
welfare of the county. To arrange for
meeting next fall, and future gath
erings TO discuss matters pertaining
to banking, and especially the bringing
up Of questions pertinent to the rela-
tions of the banker to the farmer in
the county, looking forward TO a better
understanding of the most effective
methods and means of service of the
bank to the local locality in which it
is located.
Mr.. c. A. Price of Ithaca, acted as
temporary chairman and in the effect
ing of the permanent organization he
was chosen as permanent chairman.
Mr.. II. c. Moore OF this city was
honored by being chosen as secretary
and treasurer of the new club. The
executive committee consists Of w. A.
Stahl of Ithaca, DR.. Hall of Pompeii
and j. r. Hudson of Middleton. The
matters of time and place of meetings
were left to the call of the chairman
and secretary.
The following bankers Of the county
were present: Messrs. Hudson of Mid
dleton, Reed of Pompeii, Collister of
Elwell, Price of Ithaca, Barber of Ith-
aca, Crawford of Ithaca, Judge Potts
Of Ithaca, Koenertzer of Alma, Hall
of Pompeii, Moulton of Bannister,
Stahl of Ithaca, Thedgar of st. Louis,
and Moore Of Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
MIGHT BE WORTH LOOKING INTO

Button & Hamilton's barber shop
has been equipped with a set of ten
new mirrors placed on the three walls
of their shop. The mirrors which are
about two and a half by two feet in
size, serve a double purpose. Besides
being aids to the careful dresser they
are good advertising mediums. A
lighted tinted border about four inches
high running along the edge of the
series of the mirrors contains business
cards Of several of Alma's progressive
business and professional men. All in
all, they might well be worth looking
into.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
REPUBLIC MOTOR TRUCK STAYS IN ALMA.
DONATION OF $4,000 BY LANCASHIRE MAKES POSSIBLE
ITS PERMANENT STAY HERE

Through the generosity of Dr. and
Mrs. Lancashire and the untiring en-
terprise of the Alma Board of Trade
the Republic Motor Truck Co. will re-
main in Alma permanently and Alma's
greatest industry is beyond the danger
of removal. This fact became settled
when telegram was received by the
Alma representatives announcing from
DR.. Lancashire on behalf of Mrs. Ian
cashire the outright donation of $10,-
10000, lowering the original price of
the buildings and machinery from S55-
100000 to S45,000.00 This is the best
piece of news which has come into AL
ma in a good many years. DR.. and
Mrs. Lancashire have done countless
generous deeds for their home city of
Alma, but they never made better
gift than when they made possible the
permanency of the Republic Motor
Truck Co., as an Alma industry.
Since the organization of the Re-
public Company was first perfected,
early in the spring Of 1914, the busi-
ness of the company has grown by
leaps and bounds. Before it had been
in existence six months the concern
had outgrown its home and began
to be cramped for room. Large orders
began to come in which had TO be turn
ed down because time clause was at
tached to them. Simply for lack of
room the company was forced to ac-
cept only small orders. But even with
these they were turning out seventy
five, one hundred, one hundred twenty
five etc, Increasing numbers of cars
each month. But if the Republic Mo-
tor Truck Co. was to be a complete
success, this sort of manufacturing and
this lack of efficiency could not go on
forever. The capital stock was in
creased from S50,000.00 to $780, 100000
though Alma business men continued
to hold the majority Of the stock-out
this didn't give the company any more
room TO make trucks.
Various cities throughout the state
were clamoring for the removal of
the truck concern from Alma Most
fattering offers were received by the
stockholders. For a time there seem
ed TO be some doubt about the Repub-
lie staying in Alma Rumors wild
and hairbrained floated around and the
situation was getting uncomfortable
for all concerned.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
OBITUARY

Jesse, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Pep
pie, was born in Fairfield County,
Ohio, December 10, 1912, and lived
there until he was "a years of age.
He was united in marriage with Miss
Susan Beard in 1864 and to their un-
ion were born two children, who died
in infancy. Later they adopted a
daughter, Emma, now deceased.
In 1866 the family moved to a farm
in Emerson township, living there un-
til 1901 when they moved to Ithaca.
Lately Mr.. Pepple has been in i'll
health and passed away in the early
evening of June 21st, 1915, aged ~
years 6 months and 6 days, leaving
his wife; two brothers, w. II. Pepple
of Findlay, Ohio, Rufus Pepple of Ro-
ca, Nebr., two half-brothers, Joseph
of Emerson and Isaac of Ithaca, and
half-sister, Mrs. Nancy Shaffer of
st. Louis, Mich. These relatives were
all present at the funeral services, al
so a nephew, Elmer Pepple, of Find
lay, Ohio. Rev. c. L. Beebe of the
Ithaca M. f. church, officiated at the
services held at the late residence,
Thursday forenoon, June oath, and in
terment was made in Ithaca cemetery.
The deceased occupied the office of
County Highway Commissioner, and
was engaged in insurance business in
this village for a number of years. He
was universally respected and admir-
ed, and will be greatly missed in Ith-
aca.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
NOIIc f

The Pine River Telephone Associa-
tion will receive sealed bids for tend
ing the switch board at Forest Hill for
the coming year. The hours Of service
are from 600 am. to $3.50 pm. local
time every day including Sunday and
from $50 pm. to Gam. for necessary
service only, the operator to furnish
his own lights and fuel.
The Association reserves the right
to reject all or any bids.
All bids must be in the hands of the
secretary of the Association on or be-
fore the 10th day of July 1915.
VIM. c. Sullivan,
Secretary. 1S94-t1.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
HERE'S A LONG ONE

Fred Bradford brought to this Office
an alfalfa stalk measuring five feet.
The seed was sown April 10Th. He in
formed US that he has acre like this.
1t was sown this spring with oats as
nurse crop. By moving now he is
quite sure to cut good crop about
Aug 18th, which is extraordinary for
the first year seeding. He expects to
cover this with lime and top dress it
and by so doing make it a model al
falfa field.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
CARD OF THANKS
V. +. Cash,
Postmaster.

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation to our kind
and sympathetic neighbors and friends
in our bereavement sustained in the
loss of our wife and mother. Also for
the floral offerings, the service of the
Beebe choir and the pastor for his kind
words.
Henry J. Shaw, Nellie M. Eichorn
Maude E. Gibson, George E. Shaw.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
.BARTLEY BLOCK STARTED
MODEL BUILDING BLOCK COST
ING $500 NOW UNDER
CONSTRUCTION

Excavations are nearly completed
for the BARLEY block which is to be
erected between Davis's barber shop
and G.. b. Porter's jewelry store at an
expense of $4,000. The old building
which housed Mr.. Bartley's meat mar
ket on the first floor and several liv-
ing rooms upstairs has long since gone
TO the bone yard I'm the new BARLEY
block, Alma will have an exceptionally
fine store building on the first floor and
set of office suites or living rooms on
the second floor. 1t will be by far the
best equipped store building of its size
in the city.
The new block is to be two story
concrete, tile and brick building twenty
eight feet wide and-ninety feet long.
There will be a basement under it the
same size, eight feet deep, one foot
deeper than most easements. The
front two thirds of the building block
will be two stories and the back one
third, one story. The foundations will
be concrete, the interior walls will be
tile and the outside rough faced brick
In the basement will be found the
cold storage, boiler and fuel rooms, the
two former measuring twelve by six
teen feet and the latter sixteen by
thirty The other room will be a gen
eral storage room. The basement viii
be lighted fully as well as house.
There will be two large prism slabs
four by nine feet and in the doorways
prism slabs three by six feet There
will be concrete floors and all the mod
ern conveniences which are peculiar to
only the best equipped store buildings.
The surface covering of the first
floor will be layer of metal lathe with
with a preparation called 'compostone'
above. Back sixty feet from the front
of the block it will be reinforced con-
crete. Contractor Nelson Fullerton
who is building the block from the
plans drawn up by Architect f. NJ.
Wood, will build in for Mr.. BARLEY, d
new refrigerator measuring ten by
thirteen feet This will be in front Of
the first floor. The ceiling will be steel
with invisible seams. The front of the
store will be very similar TO the front
on Mr.. Wright's furniture store, cop
per bulkhead, big plate glass sur
mounted with prism glass and terra
Gotta trimmings.
The back of the first floor will be
given over to rooms for receiving live
stock, cooler, a work room and q
rendering room. In the latter all the
lard will be rendered and bologna man
ufactured, etc. The receiving room
alone will be large square room thir-
ty by thirty feet
The second floor will measure sixty
by thirty feet and will be given over
entirely to Office or living rooms.
These also will ne finished very much
as the Merchants Realty block has been
finished. Red Oak will be used entirely
Prism skylights will be placed, giving
the halls plenty of light. In keeping
with the whole block the second floor
will be modern in every respect.
The owner, Mr.. BARLEY, the builder
Mr.. Fullerton and Architect Wood are
to oe congratulated upon the splendid
block which they are building. They
hope TO have il ready for occupancy
about Thanksgiving time though il
may require more time than that.
About twenty five men will be employ
cd on IL
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
ALMA WINS FIRST
HOME GAME TO
CARSON CITY TEAM SHUT OUT
IN FIRST GAME ON
DAVIS FIELD
NELSON ALLOWS BUT 3 HITS
Severe Hitting by Johnson, Nelson and
Berry, Aids Alma to
Big Victory

The Alma City team rode rough
shod over Carson City, Tuesday after
noon and after the riding was complet-
ed the score stood to 0. The final
result was a fair indication of the COM
parative strength of the two teams.
This victory wipes away the sting of
the defeat which Carson City inflicted
upon Alma, week ago at the former
place. Tuesdays visitors may be very
agile baseball men around their home
cabbage patch but they acted as
though they were not at home or a
foreign strand.
The hopes of Alma were placed on
Nelson, who responded TO the conf
dence placed in him by letting the Wis
itors down gently but forcibly with
three hits and not solitary run. Ex-
cept for the opening innings when the
local players were suffering from a
small sized furry of excitement there
was little danger of the visitors scor-
ing. In the first inning with two men
on, two neat plays in which Smith at
second figured prevented a score be-
ing made.
The first scoring was done in the
fourth inning by the lower side of
Alma's batting order. A hit, an error,
and two walks followed by another
short hit allowed two runners to pat
ter across the plate for Alma. The
fifth inning was unproductive of runs
but the sixth saw three Alma runners
score. With two men on, Nelson
cleaned up the bases with a long hit
to the fence. A single sent him home.
Probably because the seventh was the
alternate inning no scoring was done.
However, the eighth inning saw the
grand total swelled to seven when Ed.
johnson secured his third extra base
hit of the day, Nelson knocked a sharp
single to Center field and j. Berry hit
one TO the turnstile for two bases.
Except in two or three places Alma
has just about as strong an independ-
ent team as she has ever had. The
pitching staff with Nelson and Burk-
hart to rely on is the best in Central
Michigan. Reynolds is an excellent
receiver and has a strong whip to
second base. Besides being a fault
less first baseman, Johnson is hitting
at a terrific clip. His two base hits
and triple in four trips to the plate,
Tuesday, mark him as a clubber Of
merit.
Smith at short, Page at second, and
Captain Bates at third, complete the
inield. The former was the defensive
star of the day making several fine
stops. Page accepted several hard
chances and Bates played an excep-
tionally fine game at third Besides
being a player OF the first water he
is a good leader for the team. Cash,
Burkhart and James and Gilbert Berry
comprised strong outfeld though a
couple flies which under ordinary cir
cumstances should have been easily
caught were lost in the sun. These
should, however, not be charged up
against the felders.
The hitting of the team as whole
Z was hard and timely as the score and
summary indicates. With the progress
of the season Alma may we'll be justi-
fed in taking on stronger opponents.
Continued on Page 81
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
FORMER COLLEGE TRUSTEE
DEAD

After an illness of over two years
James r. Wylie one Of the leading f.
nanciers of Grand Rapids, and former
trustee and benefactor of Alma col
lege died at his home in Grand Rapids
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Wylie's benefactions have beer
numerous and large. Alma College
has been the object of many of these
For many years he was member OF
the Board of Trustees and was a ma.
terial factor in the splendid develope-
ment of the college.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
HOLIDAY HOURS FOR BARBER
SHOPS

By mutual agreement the barber
shops of Alma will remain open on
the fifth of July until IL am. On the
Tuesday evening preceding Circus Day
Wednesday, July 7th, all shops will
open until IL pm. On Circus Day
they will be open until pm.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
RURAL ROUTE NO. ?

Starting at the post Office the carri-
er will go: West to Latimer corner
mile, North to Weeks corner miles,
West to Lentz corner l mile, North
to Wilson corner mile, West to Sui
livan corner 1-2 mile, South to School
House corner mile, West to Ellis
corner mile, North to Wilbur corner
/ mile, West to Sandal corner mile,
North to Murray corner mile, East
to Bowman corner l mile, North to
Conley corner miles, East to Thomas
corner miles, South to Tedrow cor
ner / mile, West to Moulson 1-2
miles, South to Faunce corner mile.
Continued on Page 81
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
HOLIDAY VAIL SERVICE

July 4th. coming on Sunday this
wear, Monday becomes legal holiday
and will be observed as such by the
Postoffice in the following manner. The
City and Rural carriers will not make
any delivery, but the office will be open
for the delivery of mail from 1000 am
TO 1l:0O am. and you are requested to
call.
V. +. Cash,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
NOTICE

TIL annual meeting of the Alma
Building and Loan Association stock
holders will be held in the Office of the
secretary. Tuesday evening, July 9th.
Payments will be received on the 9th.
adv. 1884
=. NJ. Smith.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
RURAL ROUTE NO. /

Starting at the post Office the carri-
er will go: East 1-2 mile, South to
Keefer corner miles, East to Rush
corner ! mile, South to Fisher corner
mile, West to Clarke corner / mile,
North to Keefer corner ] mile, West
to Spousth corner l mile, South to
Reed corner l mile, East to Clarke
corner / mile, South to Wood corner
mile, West TO School House corner
mile, North to L. Clarke corner 1-2
mile, West to Peck corner / SIS miles,
Southwest to DeGroff corner 1-2 mile,
South to School House ] mile, West
to RaynOr corner miles, Northeast
and North to Shaffer corner / Ia
miles, East to DeGroff corner l ga
miles, North to Smith corner / mile,
East to Bradley corner l mile, North
TO School House corner l mile, East
to Gilkin corner l 1-2 miles, North to
Post Office 2 miles; total length Of
route 26 5-S miles.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
HOLIDAY DELIVERY SERVICE

There will be no deliveries made on
the 5th of July. On Circus Day there
will be one delivery, at 1880 am.
sharp.
Union Delivery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01
NEW ROUTES FOR
RID. CARRIERS
MORE TERRITORY WITH SAME
MILEAGE FEATURE OF
NEW PLAN
GOES into EFFECT TODAY
Two GratiOt Carriers Dropped Others
Get Substantial Raise In
Salaries

Beginning today the five rural de-
livery carriers going out Of Alma, will
follow entirely different routes cover
ing fifteen additional square miles of
territory while traversing only little
over mile apiece farther. The new
routes which the carriers will follow
were laid out by governmet postal in
spectors who spent several weeks of
March in Alma going over the terri
tory and solving an equitable distribu-
tion of territory. The redistricting in
wolves the dropping of single carrier
going out from Forest Hill and one of
the five carriers going out of Brecken-
ridge Carrier Walker formerly of
this city, was the carrier affected by
the change in Breckenridge though he
will undoubtedly be transferred to
some position in the rural service.
Herbert Becker will cover almost en-
tirely new territory going east to
Beebe and Emerson Center. The terri
tory around Forest Hill formerly taken
care from that postoffice will be taken
over by c. w. Walker and George
Ward.
Economy throughout the postofice
department is the reason for these
changes. The means employed may
cause some inconvenience to the farm
ers but there will be no great hard
ship. Patrons not living on the reg
ular route of the carrier must go to
the nearest corner for their mail. To
some this will mean going nearly half
mile for the mail, TO others it will
mean going no farther than before.
Those living on the routes which the
carriers now follow are the only ones
not affected by the change. There
will be no retracing or doubling back.
Beginning today the standard car
riers will receive S12O0O0 a year.
Formerly their salaries were figured
on a graduating scale and no one of
them received that lnuch. Each car
rier will travel twenty six and three
fifth miles per day; previously they
travelled twenty five and one half
miles per day.
Changes Of this sort are being made
all over the United States. In Mich
igan the inspectors began their work
early in the year in the southern part
of the state and worked northward.
The new changes have been in force
there for several weeks. The depart
ment hopes to save considerably by the
new system though only two carriers
have been laid off in this county.
The following are the new routes as
laid out by the department:
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31
LEGAL NOTICES.
PUBLIC TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, Carl @, Q; H,uek, by deed Io,o Sf
o; the records in the office of the Clerk
and Recorder OF the City and County Of
Public Trustee in and for the city and
County of Denver, Colorado. the following
described real estate in the CITY and
County Of Denver, Colorado. to,wit: Lot
numbered forty-six (4G) and the north
sixteen and two-thirds feet IN. 16 2-3 IT,
OF lot numbered forty ,fiye az In block
said premises more particularly described
IA follows. to-wit: Commencing at the
four "a in said McGiii's subdivsion. run. ~
ming thence south along the east line of
said block, nfty-eight and four -tenths
$50 feet to II point; running thence west
and parallel to the north line of said
block ore hundred twenty-seven (l27l feet
to the alley In said block: running thence
north along the east line of said alley
fifty eight and four -tenths (55.4l feet to
the northwest corner Of said lot numbered
a.. running thence east along the north
line of said block to the place of beginning.
which deed Of trust was made to secure
the payment of one promissory note Of
even date with said deed of trust, for the
sum OF one thousand eight hundred
Isl 10000 dollars, payable TO the order Of
thereof. with interest thereon at six per
cent. per annum until maturity and at
10 per cent thereafter until paid, interest
set forth in said deed Of trust. reference
to which is hereby made for greater GER
whereas. The said Carl o. Hauck and
all persons claiming by, through or under
him having defaulted I'm the payment of
the principal OF said note and interest
thereon from October 81, 1914, nt 10 per
cent; also In the payment of general and
special taxes. and the legal holder of said
note, having elected account OF said
default to declare said note unpaid, due
Now. Therefore. At the written request
of Julia +. Small, the legal holder OF said
note. pursuant to law. !, the undersigned,
Public Trustee in and for the City and
County of Denver, Colorado, do hereby give
notice that ] will. at the hour of 10 O'Clock
In the forenoon of
MONDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 1915,
ut the fremont street front door OF the
Court House in the City and County Of
Denver, Colorado, sell at public auction.
to the highest and best bidder for cash,
the said described premises. and all the
right, title and interest Of the said Carl
o. Hauck, his heirs and assigns therein.
for the purpose Of paying the Indebtedness
secured by said deed of trust and the
cost and expenses of executing this trust,
and will deliver to the purchaser n certi
ficate of sale as provided by law.
Dated at Denver. Colorado. July 1st,
HENRY A. HICKS.
Public Trustee in and for the City and
County of Denver, Colorado.
First publication July 3. 1915.
Last publication July 81, 1915.
published in Denver Labor Bulietln.)