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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03

Evidently it is going to be necessary
for the soldiers of CarranZa to ami
hilate the forces of Villa even oftener
than the Russians have theeAustrians,
if they are to win a permanent vic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03

Provided the city officials who need
them have motor cars. they ought not
to have much trouble in operating
them on the s25 month increases in
their salaries that were allowed them
for this purpose. Any number of 9TH
er Automobiles are able to do So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03
Fire sweeps City center.

Ironton. o.. May 3.-The Masonic
temple and opera house have been de-
stroyed by fire which started at noon
today. There seemed but little hope
of saving the entire square of business
buildings in the same block, as the
flames continued to spread.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03

Consider, too, suggests the Indian
apolis News, how many people there
are who would like tor think that
they would like to-contribute to the
income tax revenues if they had good
and sufficient reason
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03
BOY AND MATCHES.
Supposed to Have Caused a Fire at
1413 Madison.

A fve-room house at 1913 Madison
street, owned by the Shawnee Agency
and occupied by Joe Daganhardt, a
street car lnotorman, was almost com
pIete1y destroyed by fire which start
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03

Present indications are that bread
and butter will continue within the
reach of those in this country who
have been in the habit of connecting
with it at all. While the European
war has been responsible to certain
extent for the higher cost of flour and
bread it has also sort of equalized the
bread and butter situation by making
for a reduction in the price of butter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03

Speaking of a babel of tongues. the
New York suffra gists are making their
appeal for their right to vote in eight
different languages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03

$75 saved on first class trip to San
Francisco Fafr-see H. p. Richards
613 New England Bldg. Phone 1524.-
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03

Possibly, thinks the Chicago Herald
the too swift approach of summer is
natures effort to defend herself
against the spring poet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03
CONGRESSMAN GouIden Dead,

Philadelphia, May 3.-Congressman
J. A. Goulden of New York city drop
ped dead in the Broad street station of
the Pennsylvania here this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEMBER:
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Calculations
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.

Lightning falls in much the same
way that rain does. 1t SENS to hit a
church about as often as anything
else
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Lizzie o. Beeler died last night at
her home, 90 East Third street. The
funeral arrangements will be made
later.
Mrs. Hannah Lippert, age "A, died
Saturday at a local hospital. The
funeral will be held at 9 o'clock Tues
day morning from the Church of the
Assumption. Interment in Mount CAL
vary cemetery.
Mrs. Jeanette Westergart, age %,
died Saturday at her home, 21S Norton
street The funeral will be held this
evening at o'clock from the home.
The body will be taken to Longford,
Kansas, for interment.
w. H. Anderson, age IS, civil war
veteran and janitor of the Eusclid Ave
nue Methodist church, died Sunday
morning at the church. The body was
taken to Shellabarger's undertaking
parlorS where it will be held pending
funeral arrangements. which will be
made when his children arrive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03

E. J. Longrin was fined SIS in po-
lice court this morning on a charge
of exceeding the speed limit. He was
arrested by Motorcop Richards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03

The regular meeting of the Parent
Teachers association of State Street
school has been postponed from to-
night to Friday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03
LOCAL MENTION.

The State Journal has installed a
special baseball telephone, No. 2S4,
so please call that number when you
want the score.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03

Charles McCully and Roland Riley,
boys who escaped from the reform
school Sunday evening. were picked
up and booked at the municipal me-
nagerie by Sergeant Sauls and Detec-
fiv. Goff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03

Mirror silvering. Coe Bros, S2S
Kansas ayenue-Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27
JAMES |. KRESS AND
MILDRED PHILLIPS MARRIED
Ceremony Performed Saturday At
ternoon by Rev. Jackson
Couple Well Known.

James Lee Kress of Alma and Miss
Mildred A. Phillips of Adrian, were
quietly married at the Episcopal Rec
tory by Rev. Frank J. Jackson, Sat
urday afternoon at three thirty O'Clock
in the presence of several of the inn
mediate members of both families.
The marriage was the elimination of
a courtship of several months dur
alton.
Mr.. Kress has lived in Alma for
over ten years, attending the High
School for several years and accept
ing position at the post Office follow
ing his withdrawal from school. For
two years he worked in Detroit, re-
turning to Alma about a year ago
Miss Phillips came to this city from
Adrian, early in March and since hei
arrival has worked i'm the Mrs. Wood.
land millinery store as trimmer.
Last summer Mr.. Kress was can.
didate for the Republican nomination
as County Clerk and came within 6
few votes of landing the prize, making
strong campaign fight. Mr.. Kres'
is at present employed at the Gran
dell & Scott's furniture store.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Kress have man!
friends who join in extending then
congratulations
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27
LIBBY PEOPLE READY
FOR A BIG SEASON
New Equipment and Quadrupled
Acreage Make Outlook for
1915 Very Bright.

Libby, Mcneil d Libby, will start
their second season with the prospect
of doing a much larger business than
they did last year. The acreage de-
voted by the farmers for the raising of
their products is over four times as
large as it, was last year and the fa-
cilities for handling this increased bus
mess have been correspondingly en-
larged. During this spring new salt
ing building of exactly the same di-
mensions as the old one, one hundred
by ninety six feet, has been built and
will be used this season.
The local plant of Libby McNeill &
Libby is the main plant of Michigan,
being supplied with products from AZ
sailing stations throughout the state.
Of these sailing station twelve have
been built during the past year so that
it is evident that the business of the
firm is enjoying a phenomenal growth.
The products which Libby specializes
in are cucumbers, or pickles, onions,
beans. dill weeds and caulihowers.
These are raised extensively all over
Michigan and shipped from the salt
ing stations directly 10 the Alma plant.
Here they are preserved, bottled and
shipped to the retail and wholesale
jobbers to supply the trsde.
Following the fire which destroyed
their plant at Stanton, the state Offices
were moved to Alma and now ell the
state business is transacted in the AL
ma office under direction of State
Manager ID II. Dickinson. In child
ish sort OF a way peculiar to small
town newspapers. one of the Stanton
papers tried to score the management
of the Libby plant for removing the
state Offices to Alma. However this
paper seemed to be alone in its belief
as the best of feeling prevailed be-
tween the merchants and citizns OF
feeling Of animosity which il endeav-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27

makes her solos most popular with her
audiences. Mr.. Knapp also comes to
Alma with fine reputation of repeat
ed successes as baritone singer. His
numbers are always extremely popu-
lar
In the evening at the Wright Opera
House at eight fifteen o'clock will be
given the third concert of the May
Festival. The choral piece which will
feature this concert is the THE Seven
Last Words of Christ. The college
orchestra will assist. Both the choral
club and the orchestra have practiced
for several months on this great work
and are prepared to give it the best
possible production. The club has
been trained by Prof. Veatch which is
sufficient guarantee of the quality of
work to be done tomorrow evening
The orchestra has been trained by
Prof. Davis who may be depended up
on to lead perfectly trained orches-
ira. At this performance also Miss
Jackson and Mr.. Knapp will sing the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27
IO.O.F. DRILL TEAM WINS

The drill team of the Odd Fellow
Canton Pine River No. AZ, went to De-
troit last Thursday and won the first
prize of $4,000 at the big state Can
tonment held i'm that city the last part
of the week, in competition with six
other teams from all over the state
Teams from Windsor, Flint, Lansing
Owosso, Muskegon, were among those
that were forced to bow in defeat be
fore the Alma men. This is the sew
enth first prize which Pine River Can
ton No. AZ team has won in the big
state tournaments. The team has also
won one second prize since they first
entered the competitive drills.
In addition to the ene hundred dol
lars which they won they have been
promised an additional fifty dollars be-
cause of the long distance between AL
ma and Detroit. The Grill was held on
the side street running past the Stat
Ter Hotel
The following men compose the Al
ma team: Herb. Becker, Emerson At
kinson, Abe Millman, Robert Ross
Jess Fink. Jess Wheeler, Ivan Fisher,
Earl Newcomber, Mel Medler, Dan
Smith. Charles Perrigo, Henry Moran
George Soper, Clarence Clark, and
Leon Stinchcomb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27

Stanton and the Libby people. The
ored to stir up has not been resented
by the Libby people whose relations
with the farmers and citizens of Stan
ton have been most friendly inasmuch
as that this animosity is childish by
a single party
The increased capacity of the local
Libby plant amounts to $4,000 BUSH
els. At present they are employing
thirty FIVE men and women, but dur
ing the busy season which lasts from
the middle of July to the first of Feb
ruary, they will be employing seventy
five. AS soon as they are i'm shape
to do their own bottling they will en-
ploy many more. Mr.. b. Rinck, local
manager and Mr.. ID. II. Dickinson,
state manager, are accomplishing fine
results and hope to make the Libby
plant one of the most desirable in
dustries from a civic and economic
standpoint, that they can possibly
make it.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27
TO HONOR The SOLDIERS
WITH A fine PROGRAM
Memorial Day to be Fittingly OBJ
served in Alma. DR.. Blais-
dell TO be Speaker.

The Memorial Day program will be
given on Monday afternoon, May 3lst
at two o'clock in the Wright Opera
House with the members of the G.A.R
officiating. A program of excellent
quality has been prepared by the COM
mittee in charge and the big audience
which is expected to crowd the opera
house, will not suffer disappointment.
At 1000 a. m. the graves of the
old soldiers will be decorated by the
Boy Scouts.
DR.. T. c. Blaisdell will deliver the
address of the day on the subject of
THE Newer Patriotism.
The line of march will be formed by
the marshall of the day, j. ID. Helman,
and will march to the cemetery where
ritualistic exercises will be observed
by the VIM. Meyer post. School child
rem will scatter flowers, on the graves
of the dead heroes.
The following is the program for
Monday afternoon, in detail.
Vocal solo. go. Prof. Reese F. Veatch
Invocation 80. Rev. William II. Mason
Reading of Orders. .. f. B. Griffith,
Adjutant
Violin solo. Cyril b. Davis
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. .......
9th and 7th grades.
Music ................U Union School
Address, "The Newer Patriotism"
DR.. Thomas c. Blaisdell
Memorial Day exercises will be held
in the Methodist church. Sunday after
noon, May Both at three o'clock. Rev
Brownlow will preach the Memorial
Day sermon.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend this service.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27
NO CITY DELIVERY. MONDAY,
MAY 3lst.

Monday, May 3lst., 1915 is designat-
ed as legal holiday, Memorial Day
falling on Sunday and Monday will be
recognized at the postoffice in very
creditable manner, in way that every
patron of the Office will profit. Two
of the City Letter Carriers, Arthur
Lippert and Eural l. Race, numbers l
and respectively, will attend the
State convention of Letter Carriers at
Jackson making the trip with Races
Ford roadster, returning in time TO
serve their routes, Tuesday
Howard c. Lake, Mailing Clerk, will
attend the State Convention of Post
office clerks at Grand Rapids as del
egate and will be accompanied by at
least one more of the Office force.
These conventions are held yearly,
and much good is derived from this
source. Important points in the post
al service are discussed and submitted
to the National Convention and in due
time are worked out in unison with the
Department at Washington DC.
At these convention some of the Of
ficials from Washington are present
submitting suggestions and answering
questions that have aided in making
the postal service what it is today. The
local forces are in hopes that the a
bove plans will work out very success
ful as every effort possible is being
put forth to give efficient service and
it is felt that the benefit received from
these state conventions will be one
more step toward effecting that which
we all enjoy.
There will be no City Delivery, Mon
day, May 3lst. but the Office will be
open for the delivery of mail from 10
to IL am. and you are requested to
CALI Rural Carriers will not serve
their routes, mail will be despatched as
usual
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27
MAY FESTIVAL OPENS THIS
EVENING WITH FINE PROGRAM

The third annual May Festival is
in full swing now with prospects for
attaining the greatest success that it
has secured since it was started in
1913 This evening the production Of
the Bohemian Girl is being made in
the Wright Opera House. Tomorrow
afternoon at three thirty o'clock the
second concert will be given in the
same place with Miss Beatrice Jack
son of Detroit and Prof. Knapp OF Mt.
Pleasant, as headliners There will
be chorus of school children direct
ed by Miss Mae Jones head OF the
music department OF the public schools
to sing the choral parts.
Miss Jackson who will sing the So
prano solos, is 1912 graduate Of the
Conservatory OF Music Of the college
which she attended for three years.
Since then she has been taking work
in the Detroit Conservatory OF Music.
She has a remarkable mezzo soprano
voice. 1t has beautiful quality which
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27

solo parts. The latter will sing the
tenor parts and Prof. Veatch the bar
itone. Some of the most beautiful so
los and choruses in the field of music
are to be found in "The Seven Last
Words of Christ" and an evening of
exceptional musical treats is assured
the large number who are planning on
hearing this concert. To miss this
concert viii be 20 miss one of the fin
est entertainments of the year.
80 entertainments Of the year.
Next Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings will be held the graduating
recitals of the two graduates of the
Conservatory of Music this year
Charles Bope Butler and Miss Mary
Rose.
Tuesday evening, June 1st at 7:15
Miss Mary Rose will give her piano
recital and will be assisted by Miss
Eva Barnes. This should be one of
the best musical treats of the year as
Miss Rose is one of the most accom-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27
MOTHER Of ALMA
MERCHANT IS DEAD
Mrs. A. Robinson Succumbs Satur-
day Afternoon After Illness
of Long Duration.

Following lingering illness last
ing over a period of several years,
Mrs. Addie j. Robinson, mother of
ID. W. Robinson of this city, died at
her sons home on East Center Street,
Saturday morning at ten thirty o'clock
as result of a complication of dis
eases, chief of which were heart and
bronchial troubles. Her son and
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Norman Bis
line, were at the bedside when her
spirit passed away into the great be-
yond.
The funeral was held at the home
on East Center Street, Monday after
noon at two thirty o'clock. Rev. T.
G. r. Browning officiated and the col
lege quartette, composed of Ralph
Chisholm, Oscar Anderson, Clarence
Goodrich and Paul Austin, sang three
very beautiful songs. Immense guam
titles of most beautiful flowers were
massed about the casket. In honor of
Mrs. Robinson and out of respect for
their fellow merchant, all Of the bus
mess men of the city closed their
stores between two and three o'clock
while the funeral was being held.
Nearly thirty members of the Bible
class of the Methodist church of which
Mrs. Robinson was a member, march
ed in a body to the home. One of the
most touching scenes of the sad SER
vice was the testimonial given by the
teacher, Judge l.. c. White, in be-
half of the class in honor of the mem
ory of the beautiful spirit of the
mother who had lived such long and
useful life and who had been such an
inspiration to many people.
Miss Addie j. Carr was born in
Jackson County, February 2Sth, 1874
At the age of nineteen she was mar.
ried and moved to Albion where she
educated her children. She remained
there while they finished the high
school and took work in Albion Col
lege. Four children were born, three
daughters and one son, two having
passed away before their mother.
Twelve years ago she moved I,
Grand Rapids to live with her mar
ried daughter; but about four years
ago she came to live with her son wh'
had established big business in AL
ma Two months ago her only living
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs
Bisline of Chicago, came to live will
her for it was seen that the end wa
not far off. Since coming to Alma sh'
has enjoyed happy home life so tina
her suffering was more easily borne
Mr.. and Mrs. Bisline will continue L
live with Mr.. Robinson, the former as
sisting Mr.. Robinson in the store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27

plished pianist ever trained in the AL
ma Conservatory of Music. Friday
evening at 7:15, June 4th, Mr.. Butler
tenor, will give his graduating recital
in voice. His program will consist of
twelve selected solos which will give
him plenty of opportunity to show the
wide range and beautiful quality of
his voice. Wednesday morning, June
9th. at 1000 o'clock, Miss Mary Rose
will give her graduating recital in
voice. Her program will be compris-
cd of eleven selections.
These recitals deserve the heartiest
support on the part of the townspeo-
pie and students for they will be Civ
en- by talented musicians who have
received the finest training to be had
in any college i'm the state.
Miss Rose and Mr.. Butler for the
past three years have been the lead
ing student musical artists and their
graduating recitals will be the most
popular musical attractions of the
year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27
ORGANIZE PARENTS--TEACHERS
CLUB

One hundred thirty parents met
with the teachers of the grade rooms
of the public schools in the Union
school, Friday afternoon at two o'clock
and formed a parents-teachers assoc
citation which is to hold regular meet
ings at stated times and discuss var
ious subjects which are of common in
terest to both teacher and parent.
This will enable them to perfect a
much stronger and more helpful ac-
quaintship.
Mrs. J. w. Priest was elected pres
ident of the organization, Miss Cora
Dunlap vice president, Mrs. Seth Tubs
2nd vice president, Mrs. Walter Vliet
Treasurer and Mrs. Mckinney Secre-
tary. The first regular meeting Of the
association will be held at two thirty
o'clock next Friday afternoon.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27
Important Event at Mich
igan Masonic Home is
Fittingly Observed.
CEREMONY VERY IMPRESSIVE
Grand Lodge Officers in Charge and
Parade and Band Mucic Are
Among the Features.

Friday afternoon the Grand Lodge
of Michigan laid the cornerstone of
the new Michigan Masonic hospital
which is being built just north of the
Masonic Home, with the most elabor-
ate services which have been held by
fraternal order in this city since the
Michigan Masonic Home was dedicat-
ed. The services were conducted en-
tirely by the state officers of the lodge
though seventy-fve of the members
of the local order were present and es-
corted the state officers to the partly
finished hospital.
The parade headed by the Most
Worshipful Grand Master William NJ.
Perrett, followed by the state officers,
the local officers and other members
and the Alma city band, left the f.
and AM. lodge rooms at two thirty
o'clock proceeding west up Superior
Street to State Street where the pro-
cession turned up State street to the
| Home.
After reaching the hospital the state
officials were admitted to the plat
form by the Alma officials and the
beautiful ceremony of the laying of
the corner stone was performed with
several hundred present to watch it.
The meeting Of the state officials
which was opened earlier in the after
noon, was closed Immediately follow
ing the ceremony in the Home The
local lodge members marched back to
their lodge rooms where their meeting
was also closed
The following state officers were
present: Most Worshipful Grand Mas
ter, Most Worshipful Grand Senior
Warden, Most Worshipful Grand Jun
ior Warden, Most Worshipful Grand
Secretary, Most Worshipful Grand
Treasurer, Most Worshipful Grand
Marshall, Most Worshipful Grand
Chaplain, and others. Worshipfu
Grand Master Jesse f. Fuller of the
local order, led the Alma Masons in
the parade.
The work of conducting the hos.
pital will be carried on during the
summer and will be finished undoubt.
edly by the first of September. The
work is being done slowly and very
carefully and when completed the Ma,
sons of Michigan will have in theil
new hospital, one of the best built
buildings in the state and one that vii
be fine architectural addition to the
city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27
SONG RECITAL FOR SUNDAY
/. SCHOOL CLASS

Mrs. G. r. Buck of Lapeer will give
a song recital to the members of the
Presbyterian Young Mems Bible class
at the home of Hira c. Moore on State
Street, Wednesday evening, June 2nd.
There are over sixty active members
of this class and delightful evening
of music and other entertainment is
in store for the young men.
Mr.. Moore has taught the class
since he first came to Alma and it has
increased in membership from about
ten to sixty, since then. Once every
month an authority on business, pro-
fessional or scientific methods, address
ses the class.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-27
SEVILLE and SUMNER FARMERS
CHR

The Seville and Sumner Farmers
Club will meet at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Gargett, Thursday, June
3rd. The following program will be
given.
oong '.......... '..s..'' .OluD
Invocation
Address of Welcome. Mr.. Gargett
Reading of Minutes of Last Meeting
Roll Call. ll...........c Current Events
Reading ....... Mrs. Walter Ferris
Song ................ .Club
Address, Wealth From The Soil
............M Mrs. Francis King
Piano Solo. . Miss Laura Amsbury
Recitation ....... .Elnora Putnam
Question Box
song ................ Clur
At the Special meeting of the coun-
ell last Tuesday, Ordinanc No. SO was
passed, il is an ordinance regulating
automobiles and other vehicles in the
city of Alma, il is a good one sno
should be inforced by every citizen.
The plans for the new Republic
Truck Co. are about completed, the
land has been surveyed and work pro
crossing finely. A plan for raising
necessary money has been decided OF
which appears to be very satisfactory
Alma people are surely interested il
this proposition and every man il
ready TO put his shoulder to the whee
and boost.