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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-09

lap of the surplice bodice holding the
lines of the frock trinity in place. The
old style costume with a multitude of
hooks and eyes which demand labor.
ious adjustment has gone out of favor
and the easy to get into frock Is
hailed joyfully by womankind.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-09
New silk for Winter,

For more dressy toilettes the new
fabric known as satin-regence, a soft
silk that seems to have an almost in
visible stripe in it, and the graceful
amalgamation of tulle and fur and fur
and velours will amply be exploited
this winter. In the new claret or
deep wine shade, satin-regence prom
ises a ~flattering vogue.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-09
Military Dances.

The Highland fling symbolizes vic
tory. The schottische mili.aire, that
was popular some years ago. was an
other Scotch dance with a military sug-
gestion. Many old prints show that
the bagpipe of Scotland accompanied
the militf ry dance. as it Goes today,
and to its strains fighting is being
done that emulates that of past CEN
turtles.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-09
Bad Practice pIsoouraned.

Getting married in Burma is not en-
tirely a pleasant operation. Custom
warrants the practice of throwing
stones at the house of the newly
welded, but not blackmail. and when
recently a band OF Burman youth de-
manded money before they would de-
part the law stepped in and sentenced
the leaders to heavy Imprisonment
and corporal punishment.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-09
1rees Need snace.

Z In earlier days a mistake was made
in planting trees too close together.
One of the first principles of arbori-
culture is to plant at proper distances,
or, as Mr.. Nicholson. tree expert OF
Birmingham, Ala, calls it, the spac-
ing of trees.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-09
rhev often Do.

Gerald and Vanessa are TO be mar
red. get the credit for making the
match"
Take all the credit you can get
my dear. In a few years they may be
giving you the blame"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-09
The Cause.

why did they separator
Photographic incompatibility."
That's a new reason to me-"
HE cared for nothing but tango
tunes and she vowed she'd hear moth
ing but classical selections"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-09

"A woman has to give up a great
deal after she gets married. sighed
Mrs. Gabb.
"A man does nothing else but give
up after he gets married" replied Mr.
Gabb.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-09
Spring coIors.

Among the colors for spring are
putty, greenish tans and grays, old
tapestry blues and dark shades gener-
ally.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-09
To Wash Greasy Kitchen Utensils.

When washing anything that is
greasy, use hot sodawater. You will
find it very good, as the alkali turns
the grease into soap. which will do its
own cleaning.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-09

Eight nations in the European war
have 17.O0O,0o fighting men.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-09

Many trains of thought carry no
freight
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-09

Women are always sincere when
angry.
Alma record., 1915-08-12
RAIN SPOILS EXCURSION

An intermittent downpour of rain
from Sunday morning until Tuesday
morning conspired to make the elev-
enth annual Sunday School excursion
over the Ann Arbor, not altogether
what it might have been. There were
prospects, and trustworthy ones too,
that at least twenty five hundred peo-
pie would go to Traverse City for the
day, or for the two-day stopover, as
the case might be; but only one hun
dred fifty from Alma, braved the ele-
ments and took in the excursion.
The committee had secured from
the railroad company, an excellent
concession. The excursion was un-
doubtedly the most attractive one yet
offered, but as a rule people hesitated
about undertaking a vacation trip un-
der the auspices of Jupiter Pluvius.
Alma record., 1915-08-12
NEW DOCTOR FOR ALMA

Dr. Thomas J. Carney. for twenty
three years a hospital surgeon in New
York and instructor in the medical
Of Columbia and Cornell
universities has leased an Office suite
ia the Merchants Realty block and
will begin a medical practice in Alma
beginning September the first Last
fail it was reported that this noted
doctor was TO establish offices in Alma
but at that time he decided TO look
further for a loca ion. The Doctor
says that no where in Michigan has
he found a more attractive plac, to
locate.
DR.. Carney is a graduate of the
Long Island College Hospital. For
three years he was an inferno in the
Lying-In Hospital of New York, for
six years on the staff of the Women's
Hospital, for fourteen years with St
Elizabeth Hospital of the same city
At the same time he gave a course
of lectures at the two universities
mentioned above.
With his wife and mother he will
live in the new John Murphy house
on College street.
Alma record., 1915-08-12
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination for the County of Gratiot,
Mich, to be held at Alma and Ithaca,
on August 2Sth, to fill the position of
rural carrier at st. Louis and Alma,
and vacancies that may later occur
on rural routes from other post Off
ces in the above mentioned county.
The examination will open only to
male citizens who are actually domi-
ciled in the territory of post Office
in the county and who meet the other
requirements set forth in Form No.
1877. This form and application
blanks may be obtained from the Of
fees mentioned above or from the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion at Washington, ID. c. Applica-
tions should be forwarded to the
Commission at Washington at the
earliest practicable date.
Alma record., 1915-08-12
BRUSkE TO DETROIT
Maxwell Contest Manager Trans
ferred To Home Office Staff.

The withdrawal of the Maxwell
Motor Sales Corporation from racing
has made possible the transfer of
Contest Manager Paul Hale Bruske,
to a factory position in which he will
have charge of the newspaper work
of the company, with headquarters in
Detroit. Mr.. Bruske handled the Max
we'll racing team from Jan. 10 the
date of its disbanding, during which
period it's drivers led all American
cars i'm winnings.
Prior to his Maxwell connection
Mr.. Bruske did similar work on the
staff of the Studebaker Corporation.
Mr.. Bruske is really too we'll known
to the majority of Alma people to
need special comment. They are well
acquainted with his brilliant work in
the newspaper field and later in au-
tomabile advertising circles. He was
student in the college for several
years while his father was president
of the institution. For a time he was
one of the editors of the Detroit
Times. Since, his rise has been phen-
omenal.
Alma record., 1915-08-12
HENRY SOULE LANDS BIG STATE
JOB AT HOWELL

Henry Soule OF this city was a
warded the contract for the construc-
ton of two buildings for the state
home for consumptives at Howell,
last week, at figure approximating
twenty five thousand dollars.
One of the buildings which is TO be
a red brick is in the nature of an ad-
dition to the main building. The plans
call for dimensions of one hundred
twenty five by forty feet A porch
running the entire length OF the
building will be one of the main fea-
lures This, of course, will be built
10 make the out of doors more at
tractive to the patients. In all Of
the rooms with the exception of the
attendants and nurses apartments,
there will be no plaster on the walls
and no connection for heating. There
will also be cold schoolroom. The
cost of this building will be about
twelve thousand five hundred dollars
The other building will be a home
for the consumptive children. 1t is
to be a frame affair measuring ono
hundred twelve by fifty feet The
same plan of providing cold rooms
will be followed out in this building
also. This will cost practically the
same as the brick building
Mr. Soule will start work on thia
new job in about two weeks or JUS
as soon as he completes the construc-
tion of the new schoolhouse in Alto.
and under the terms Of the contract
he must have the job completed by
the first of the new year.
They will be built on a hill which
is the highest spot OF land in lowe
Michigan. 1t is nearly two mile
higher than the sea level and from
the top OF it can be seen object
twenty miles away.
Alma record., 1915-08-12
TWO ALMA YOUNG PEOPLE
LAND FINE JOBS

Chosen over fifty other contestants
Chas. Button and Miss Mildred Kress
were engaged, the fore part Of this
week, by the Cowen Entertainment
Bureau, as road manager and head
director, respectively of a series of
home talent plays which the Bureau
will stage in the larger cities OF the
state this winter Miss Kress was
CHOSEN over thirty nine other young
women, being given the call on the
strength Of her excellent work with
readings and playing Mr. Button
was selected over sixteen others.
The two Alma young people won
these honors in Ypsilanti. Their
work will begin in September and
last through the winter They Will
stage their home talent plays in the
following cities, Manistique, Grand
Rapids, Saginaw, Bay City, Lansing,
Jackson, Muskegon, Battle Creek
where they will open a new opera
house, Kalamazoo, Escanaba and
Traverse City. Miss Kress will direct
the staging Of the plays and train
the participants, while Mr.. Button
viii handle the job of road manager.
Neither of these young people are
new at the theatrical game but they
have never before had the opportunity
TO go into work on this scale.
Alma record., 1915-08-12
ILLINOIS PICNIC AUGUST DIST

The annual Illinois picnic will be
held at Wright Park, in this city,
Saturday, August 21st Basket din
ners viii be served at noon. In the
afternoon a line program Of speech
making, music and sports will be Civ
TN.
There are a large number of form
er Illinois farmers in the surrounding
counties and their annual picnic is
one of the big social events of the
summer. The committee which has
the arrangements in charge is plan
ming to make the 1915 roundup the
most enjoyable ever held, and that
will be a hard task too.
Every man, woman on child in Gra-
tiot county is cordially invited to take
in the big picnic on the 21st
Alma record., 1915-08-12
REPU BLICS' DOWN MICHIGAN
SUGAR COMPANY IN BASEBALL

The opening game of the Manu-
facturers' League with the Republics
and Michigan Sugar Co. teams as the
principals, was a ciearcut victory by
the score Of ten to three, for the boys
who are putting Alma, on the truck
may. There wasn't enough baseball
skill shown by either side to hurt the
game in the least, but there was
whole lot of fun in store for everyone
concerned. The versatile William
Griffin who is reported about to leave
the ranks of the Sugar Company en-
ployees for place on the pay roll Of
the Alma Grain & Lumber Co., es-
sayed to pitch for the Sugar boys
To be perfectly honest with William,
it must be said that there have been
better pitchers in the game-however,
never did a more amiable or upper
turbed pitcher in the national game,
face the cruel bombardment to which
he was subjected and remain amiable.
The opposing pitcher was Faulkner.
Except in the opening innings, he was
never in danger of losing his game.
The employees of both factories
were having their Saturday afternoon
off, so that quite a crowd watched the
contest. 1t was played on the Union
School diamond. The first inning
saw the only scoring done by the
team which was ultimately defeated.
Successive hits by Griffin, Wood, and
Fletcher mixed up with a few non
descript errors were instrumental in
producing three runs.
The truck boys scored in nearly ev-
cry inning, severe clouting by Meade,
Bates, p. Clark and others being re-
sponsible for the most of the scoring.
Next week, probably Friday or
Saturday, the Masonic Odd Fellow
team will meet the Republics for the
City title. Further announcements
will be made later. On Saturday the
Sugar Company team will go to Bay
City to defend their claim to the big
silver loving cup in a series of games
with other branch Michigan Sugar
Co. teams. Further announcements
of these games will be made later.
Alma record., 1915-08-12
FINE ADDRESSES
At CHAUTAUQUA
The Program To Date Even
Better Than The 1914
Entertainments
TICKET SALE SATISFACTORY
Enterprise of Civic League Ladies
Results in A Good Sale of
Season Tickets

The third annual Chautauqua open
end Tuesday afternoon with a very
good prospect and prospect of the fin
est program of musical entertain
ments, lectures, addresses and plays
that Alma has ever seen. The seat
sale which was undertaken by the
ladies of the Civic Improvement
League, was very satisfactory, thanks
10 the untiring efforts of those who
had the sale in charge and at present
everything points to an even better
Chautauqua than last year.
Up to the time that this paper goes
to press, the most striking feature of
the Chautauqua is the unusually high
quality of the readings and lectures
which have been given. Sylvester Long
in the Hungry People was at his
best. The same was true of Frank
x5n in The lecture, Taking Stock
of a Town" Frank Dixon is one Of
the best known and most popular men
n the United States. He has been a
close student of civic conditions as
Icy exist in the average American
community and when he gives utter
ance to ideas for improvement, his
words may be accepted as authorita-
tive. He dwelt very largely upon
means for the elevation of community
life-just what must be sacrificed by
certain classes that larger classes
might be benefited.
The Music Makers gave very eX-
cellent program Tuesday evening as
did also the Savranoffs, Wednesday
afternoon and evening. The Bureau
was not far amiss when they pro-
nounced, THE Man From Home by
Wells Watson CHM, one of their
strongest numbers. As an interpre-
tive reading it must be ranked as one
oi the best given on the platform to-
day. He portrayed the ten or twelve
characters with amazing skill, paint
ing each one with remarkable drama
tic ability.
Alma record., 1915-08-12
WILL GRIFFIN NEW MANAGER
Alma Grain And Lumber
Co. Holds Annual Meet
ing Wednesday

The appointment of VIII Griffin as
anager of the Alma Grain & Lum-
bor Company, was confirmed at the
annual meeting of the directors of
the concern held Wednesday after
noon Other officers were also elected.
Mr. Griffin will succeed Mr.. Patten
who resigned.
lothian Allen was reelected presi
dent, Mrs. A. w. Wright was elected
wee president, Henry Mccormick.
secretary, and l.. A. Sharp, treasurer.
The report of the secretary showed
that the Alma Grain & Lumber Co.
has enjoyed a very prosperous year,
the sales for the past twelve months
amounting to over three hundred
thousand dollars. At the meeting it
was also decided to purchase and
have installed a new generator in the
electrical department. This is a pre-
liminary move towards a general ov-
erhauling and improvement of this
department.
The selection of Mr. Griffin as man
ager seems to be a very wise move on
the part of the company. For the
past six years he has been head ac-
countant at the Alma plant of the
Michigan Sugar Co., and was most
5highly recommended to the board
of directors. He is well versed in
up-to-date business methods and will
bring to his new Office, a business ex-
perience possessed by few men.
Alma record., 1915-08-12
ALMA elevator IMPROVED
Thousand Dollars Spent in
Improving Woodwork
Avenue Plant

Repairs amounting to over a thous-
and dollars, are being made at the
Alma Elevator company When these
are completed this elevator will be well
equipped to handle a much larger
business than it has in the past.
The improvemensmade at the Alma
Elevator, of most Importance, is
the new Illinois Wagon Dump. This
will do away almost entirely with
the usual work required for unload
ing grains. The wagon is driven on
the platform and when placed the
back end of it is let down. The grain
will go down a chute which is opened
to take care of it. This Will be a big
boon to farmers who are in a hurry
and have little time or inclination to
unload their grain by hand.
A concrete wall costing nearly five
hundred dollars, has been built under
all the walls. A new grain cleaner
room has been built and electric mo-
tors installed All motive power will
be furnished from the motors
The present capacity of the plant
is ten thousand bushels, when the
the capacity will be just doubled. The
coal capacity will also be doubled.
New sheds will be built just east Of
the present one, towards the mill
race. This will give the elevator a
fifteen hundred ton coal capacity.
The work has been directed by Joe
Watkins, manager of the Elevator.
Alma record., 1915-08-12
REPUBLIC EREGTS BUILDINGS
Floor Capacity of Plant In
creased 35, ,OOO Square Feet
Upon It's Completion

A brick building with a floor space
of over thirty five thousand feet, cost
iag approximately twenty thousand
dollars. Will be started by the Repub-
bic Motor Truck people, this week,
cast of the main plant on Michigan
avenue. This marks another step I'M
he efforts of the company to oct
enough working room to MANUFACTURE
the cars which the trade is dema D.
ing.
This new building which is to have
over five times as much foor space
as the former Miller Saw Trimmer
plant, viii resemble the old, or ~.an.
building, In many respects. 1t VII,
have a concrete floor covering the en-
tire floor space, monitors for roof
lights and a thoroughly up-to-date
heating plant. It will be rooted with
the famous Barrett Specifications
gravel roofing.
1t will be peculiarly shaped, being
open at one end with an open court
in the middle of it. Consequently,
from above it viii resemble a big u.
The inner court is to be used for test
ing, parking Of trucks etc The di-
mensions of this court will be fifty by
one hundred fifty feet. Both of the
side wings will measure sixty by one
hundred fifty feet, while the closed
ends dimensions will be sixty by one
hundred seventy feet Altogether it
will be rather pretentious building
and one that viii go a long ways to-
wards relieving the congested condi-
tions at the factory.
The new building will be used for
assembling, painting and housing the
trucks. The Miller building will con
tinue to be used for painting purposes
for time inasmuch as the company
has long lease on it.
The company asked a large mum
Der Of contractors for bids, opening
them Friday, but after thorough con
sideration the company's heads decid-
ed to do the work themselves. as a
bargain was struck with a big lumber
company whereby trucks We're traded
for building materials Henry Soule
of this city was the lowest bidded by
large margin.
However, the construction of this
new twenty thousand dolla. building
will not be the only building being
done by the Republic people, this
summer. Already two other new
buildings have been started and the
construction of one has proceeded SO
far that it is being used already. One
is of brick, sixty by one hundred feet
costing three thousand five hundred
dollars and the other of frame con-
struction, much larger being four
hundred sixty by three hundred feet
and costing thirty seven hundred fifty
dollars. The latter has cement foun-
dation.
The company has very generously
allowed their employees a half holi-
day on Saturday, giving them the af-
ternoon off. The foremen are about
the only men who work then.
Alma record., 1915-08-12
THE ANNUAL MOODY REUNION
OF THE SCHOOL OF 1926

The Annual Moody Reunion will be
held in st. Louis on Friday August
2Oth, on the High School grounds, in
the grove. In case Of bad weather it
will be held in either the school build
ing or the Christian Church, which
is near the grove. All friends are in
vited. A pot-luck dinner will be serv-
ed The picnic will commence at ten
o'clock. A jolly time is expected.
Alma record., 1915-08-12
GOVERNOR FERRIS
HERE HEALTH WEEK
Newly Organized Club Sc
cures Ablest Speakers
Obtainable
DATES OCTOBER 3RO TO 9TH
Club Known AS Gratiot County
Good Health Decided Week of
Meeting Monday Night

A brand new organization, the
Gratiot County Good Health Week,
was Torn Monday evening for the
purpose Of putting kink in the un-
dertaking business. The spirits NOV
ing behind this infant club have rc
erudpe against our enterprising fun
eral directors but they do intend to
put a stop to this practice INDUCED
in 10y lot OF people OF going TO their
graves before they reach a hundred
years DR.. c. z. Gardner is president
OF Inc organization, Mrs William 4.
8ahlke vice president and Mrs. G. V.
Shepherd, secretary and treasurer.
All people in Alma and surrounding
communities who are vitality inter
ested in tahing l-,.,r care of their
fellow men are being enlisted in this
movement and are being placed on
the committees.
From October the third until the
eighth, Alma will hear several of the
best known medical and sanitation
authorities in the United States. First
Of all there will be Victor Vaughan,
Dean OF the medical department Of
the University of Michigan .and
President OF both the National and
tcrroticral Medical societies. Sec
ondly, there will be DR.. Carolyn
Barklin Crane probably the greatest
authority ON sanitation in the world
who win make an inspection Of .he
groceries, meat markets, etc, and
make "a pubic announcement of the
sanitary conditions as she finds them.
We hope and expect that she will be
disappointed if she expects to find
unsanitary conditions. But anyway
she will tell of things just as she
finds them whether they be pleasant
or unpleasant. Then there will be
the Governor, w. ~ Ferris, who will
give the meetings the official stamp
of approval and who will deliver an
address besides. But besides these
three headliners in the medical and
political worlds there will be several
other celebrities among whom will be
DR.. Warthin. Alma has never before
entertained such a distinguished as
semblage at one time. For five days,
morning, afternoon, and evening, lee
lures illustrated by stereoptican
views, addresses, talks, demonstra-
tions, etc, will be given in Alma.
Everything will be entirely free of
charge, not even VIII collection be
taken. The committee wish this fact
to be impressed on the minds of those
who viii take advantage Of these op-
portunities. The state is footing ev-
cry bill, and glad to do that One
hundred seventy five dollars which
was earned by the sale of Red Cross
seals, is available for the work OF the
Good Health Week.
Mrs v II. Shepherd is the prime
mover in the organization. For the
past three years she has had charge
OF all tubercular work in Gratiot
County as a special appointee Of the
State. Though the work undertaken
by the Good Health Week will be to a
large extent educational towards the
prevention of tuberculosis it will no,
be entirely by long ways. Pre-
vention Of all kinds of diseases will
be discussed.
Further announcement of Good
Health Week will be made at various
times before October third.