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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-21

Clarence. who were here visiting Mr..
and Mrs. ". H. Jones. have left for
their home in Uniontown, Pa.
Miss Ruth Leeson is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. George Lily, in Fairview.
Mrs. C. Salvate was a business visi.
tor in Fairmont yesterday.
Miss Ruth Coburn was in Clarks.
burg Sunday visiting her friends and
relatives.
Miss Bernadine Killeen visited her
friend Miss Ida Dean, OF Fairmont,
Sunday.
Mis-. Laura Borgess. was a business
visitor here yesterday.
Mrs. William Findley and Mrs.
Clyde Leonard were business visitors
in Fairmont yesterday.
Miss Thelma Iaiegins was a bust.
ness visitor in Fairmont yesterday.
Mrs. Anne Kenny, OF Grafton was
here Sunday visiting Mrs. Julia Tai.
bot.
Mrs. E. P. Knight. who has been III
with t~onsolitis has recovered.
Miss Virginia Kidder, who has been
q visitor here for the past five weeks
has returned TO her home In Mounds
vile, w: Va.
B. F. Kuhn went squirrel hunting
yesterday.
Mrs. Fred cambridge. of Fairmont.
a n visitor here yesterday.
Mrs. Max Bear and her small son,
Emanuel, we're visitors at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. D. +. oliker In Fair.
mont.
Cecil Mcdonald left last night for
Tulsa. Oklahoma. where he will go
to work for Mr. Coalition.
Miss Edna Jones. OF Fairmont, was
a visitor here yesterday.
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are Lewis, Bobbitt, Allen, Harvey and
c. Smith from last years squad, all
with plenty of experience and the nee.
essary physical makeup to retain po-
sitions on the eleven. Allen so far
has been playing regularly at center
and has been showing all that is nee
essary for the position. Bobbitt,
Lewis and Harvey are candidates for
guards and C. Smith will make all
corners work for the center position,
as he has three years OF experience
on the scrubs and Is ripe for varsity
trial. II Vance can be persuaded to
play football again he will fill in most
acceptabiy at n Of the guard posi-.
tions. He has played two years, but
on account OF heavy work, rs well as
some dislike for the game, has not
yet decided whether or not he will
play. He has been a varsity man for
two years and this makes him most
desirable.
Linemen Plentiful.
OF the new men, Wagner at a tackle.
Springer at an end. Blair at center,
and Boyles. Swan, Sheets and Garrett
at guards, have all shown good form.
Swan is especially active for a man
OF his size. and Sheets is a hard and
consistent worker. Springer is a big,
rangy chap that has all the requisites
OF a frst.class football player and will
make all other candidates work for
the wing positions.
In addition TO all this material there
are Deem, Gould. McWhorter. King,
Kellar and A. Lewis from last years
reserves. and Follon. Crawford. Rolf.
son and Shat. all Of whom have more
or less promise. Then. too, a genera.
call for candidates has not been issued
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-21

OCEAN PARK, Cal. Sept. Ill
Say. Mr.. Man, wouldn't 1t he worth
almost drowning II a lovely maiden
were to be your re%scuer?,
Well, anyone who chances TO get
caught in the tides OF the ocean in or
around this busy beach town has a
mighty fine chance to get that kind
OF a rescue.
It isn't that Just every bather in
the vicinity is awaiting the opportun'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-21

ity TO save a mere man. But 1t is a
fact that Ocean Park boasts a woman
~life.saving crew. probably the only
enc OF its kind in the United States.
Headed by Miss Aileen Allen, six
strong, athletic. clever girl swimmers
have organized n of the best first.
aids to the drowning in the country.
The team wears the regulation one.
piece bathing suit, without frill or
skirt,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-21
Personals.

Miss Blanche Killeen. who has been
visiting her relatives In Clarksburg,
has returned.
Mrs. John Talbot and family were
here Sunday visiting Mrs. c. p.
Knight.
Mrs. William Lee and her o
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-21

1t has regular days and hours OF
practice. and car set the pace both
In speed and endurance, when in the
water.
Miss Allen says she does not see
any reason why there shouldn't be
one OF these feminine lite.savlng
crews at every seaside resort, mas.
much as girls often have more leisure
time than men.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-21

and when this is made a large number
of additional men are expected to re-
port.
wesleyan's prospects are very
bright, and with the opening game OF.
the local field next Saturday with
Waynesburg College it is expected
that something Of the strength of the
team will be exhibited.
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or be punished" Il Commissioner M
ra succeeds in having his amendment
passed. He owns chickens himself.
III a man has to pay q license to
keep chickens and muzzel his rccs-
tiers, then something ought 10 be done
TO hens that don't do their part says
the commissioner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-21
Dance AZ Traction eark.

a dance was given b. Messrs. Roy
Adds and Harry B. Honaker at Trac.
ton Park last night. 1t was attended
by a crowd of young people, and was
immensely enjoyed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-21
Acme Society Meet.

The Acme Society met last night at
the home OF Miss Pearl King, An en-.
joyable program al rendered, afte:
which refreshments were served.
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Motored nd Mannina,on.

Misses Adrian Talbot AMI Bonnie
Fleming. Messrs. Joe Burke and
George Hall motored to Warrington
ard back in the formers car.
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HELP.CALLT THE CONSTABLE! LAW URGED
TO PUNISH CHICKEN THAT DON'T LAY EGG.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2l.-"Lay, you
dnrn %crttter, lay. or III cali the con.
stable"
That's how chicken owners may
soon threaten their hens Il the New
YORK chicken ordInace is amended.
Hens will simply have 10 lay eggs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-08
ELM HALL MAN NEARLY
MURDERED SUNDAY NIGHT
Henry Fitzgerald Brutaliy Beaten
and Left for Dead. Assail-
ant as Yet Unknown.

Last Sunday night about 10:30
o'clock, unknown parties called at the
home Of Henry Fitzgerald, an old pen
sioner, living alone about one-half
mile west of Blair's store, Elm Hall,
and called Mr.. Fitzgerald TO the road
in front of his house where he was
brutally assaulted and apparently left
to die by his assailant. The motive of
this attack was undoubtedly robbery,
as a trunk in which Mr.. Fitzgerald
kept his papers, etc, was taken from
the house.
About 1880 o'clock Monday morning
the attention of Mr.. Charles Smith, a
neighbor, was called by broken Ian
tern, a stocking leg cap worn by Mr..
Fitzgerald and pool of blood at the
roadside in front of Mr.. Fitzgerald's
house. Mr.. Smith Immediately called
another neighbor and together they
entered the house where they discov-
cred Mr. Fitzgerald in his bed room
in an unconscious state; to which place
he had either been carried by his as
sailant or dragged himself after par
TALLY regaining consciousness. Mr..
Fitzgerald was removed to the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Whes,
and DR.. Graham was called to dress
his wounds. Owing to the rain dur
ing the night any track of the assail-
ant which might furnish clue was
obliterated and while the officers were
on the ground a short time after the
call had been turned in, they were un-
able up to late hour Monday night
to find anything which would lead to
the apprehension of the guilty party.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-08
NOTED BIRD AUTHORITY
TO LECTURE WEDNESDAY
Lecturer-Author- -Impersonator Will
Speak at Alma High School
Wednesday, April IA.

Mr. Henry Oldys, of Washington,
ID. c., has had a long experience in
the study of birds and bird music, and
in behalf of bird protection. He is
known through both his lectures and
his articles in the Atlantic, Independ-
ent; Harper's, Lippincott's and The
AUX.
"Mr. Oldys charmed an audience
which filled the house, with his real
istic limitations of bird songs. River
side, Calf.
zone of the most beautiful and in
teresting lectures of the season. y
Jacksonville, Fla.
"a marvellous imitator of bird
notes. The whistled reproductions
were marvelously perfect. Brooklyn
On. W Eagle.
at was a revelation to most of his
auditors to hear demonstrated in your
lecture, as a result of your study, that
the songs of birds and the songs of
men in their less complex stages of
civilization, are akin, and part and
parcel of the same natural music, that
the music of men is not artificial or
invented, but a natural production on
the fundamental principles that gov
ern bird music" Brooklyn Institute
Of Arts and Sciences.
This lecture on Birds will be given
under the auspices Of the Alma Bird
Club, Wednesday evening, April IA, at
o'clock in the High School auditor
ium This is a rare opportunity to
hear a high-priced lecture for a nom
inal admission of 10 cents and 10
cents.
An opportunity will be given for
all who are interested in bird protec-
tion and bird life TO become members
of the club and thus help on the work
in our own town and surrounding
country.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-08
GLEE CLUB COMPLETES 4
SUCCESSFUL STATE TOUR
Sing in Thumb Towns, Detroit, Flint
and Other Cities Before Large
and Appreciative Crowds.

Tuesday morning the Alma College
Glee club returned from the most sue
cessful annual trip which they have
ever taken, having been on tour of
the eastern and southern parts of the
state since Friday evening, March 2 =.
Big crowds and enthusiastic audiences
greeted them in every city in which
they sang, while it is felt by every
one that the college has received some
fine advertisement as result of the
tour of the club.
Friday evening they faced packed
house at Caro-, the next two evenings
were spent at Cass City and during
their two performances they sang to
over eight hundred people. Bad Axe,
Marlette and Yale were their next
three stops and most successful per-
formances were given in all three
towns. Thursday night the club sang
in the Highland Presbyterian church
of Detroit to five hundred people, af-
ter which they were given luncheon
at Taylor Woolfenden's by the De-
troit Alumni Association. At North
Vile they were greeted by four hum
dred people and at Lapeer Saturday
night the boys took an active part in
the local option meetings which were
in progress. The singing and readings
played an important part in the victory
which the dry forces scored in that
city.
Monday evening the boys finished
their tour in Flint where they sang
before four hundred people. At every
stop they were given a royal welcome
and treated most excellently. They
were entertained at the homes of
prominent people in every city.
At every city where the club stop
ped the schools were visited and the
boys sang for the benefit of the stu
dents. The following clipping is made
from the Marlette Leader and is but
fair sample of many others received;
"The Alma Glee Club came, sang
and conquered, giving the most en-
ioyable concert to a capacity house
The club possesses some remarkably
| fine voices and the solo work of Prof
Veatch, Mr.. Austin, Mr.. Goodrich and
Mr.. Dickerson was exceptionally pleas
ing. Prof. Davis gave a very artistic
violin number and Mr.. Dickerson fine
niano number. Perhaps the most en-
joyabIe. numbers of the club were
Schubert's Serenade and the "up-to
date" grand opera selections which
closed the program.
:. The four rear rows of seats were
occupied by Alma graduates and stu.
dents. A large Alma banner hung
over the section. During the Alma
Song all stood in honor of their elms
mater"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-08
LILLIAN LYONS STOCK co.

The plays which have been given by
the Lillian Lyons Stock Company so
far this week have been unusually
good, though the attendances have
been rather light. The audiences have
been very well pleased with the per-
formances and interes tin them is in
creasing fast.
Miss Maybelle Fowler is one of the
best actresses seen here and her por-
trayal of Camille is excellent. Thurs
day evening the company played Amy
of the Circus; Friday the company
will play the great New York success,
The Common Law; Saturday after
noon the matinee will be For Million,
and in the evening The Girl of the
Golden West. Mr.. Karl Adams, the
local manager, is to be congratulated
upon securing this company for a
weeks engagement.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-08
THE RECORD NOW EQUIPPED WITH LATEST MODEL LINOTYPE
Provides for Composition Newspaper and
Big Variety Job and Commercial Printing

The Alma Record office is now equip
ped with the best linotype machine
which can be purchased. Tuesday
evening j. B. Ball of Chicago with his
helpers finished setting up the new
Model tx" Mergenthaler linotype ma
chine and on Wednesday morning an
experienced operator, Clifford Webb,
commenced to make the type for this
weeks issue of the Record. Much of
the work on the advertising this week
has also been done with the new ma
chine.
The linotype machine with which the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-08
Gorgeous Floral Decorations
and Special Music
Are Features.
ADMIT MANY NEW MEMBERS
Large Number Baptised and Over
One Hundred Are Received
TO Church Membership.

Easter Day was favored by pro-
pitious weather and every church IN
the city was packed to its doors,
special services being held in each
church. Elaborate preparations had
been made in the matter of decorations
and special music and everything pos
sible was done to observe the day in
the most beautiful and suggestive
way. Especially beautiful were the
floral decorations with which each
palace of worship was adorned.
Three services were held in the
Episcopal church. The early morning
service was held at six o'clock. Special
music was one of the features of this
service. John Chick tenor, and Miss
Ruth Kelly, soprano, rendered very
beautiful solos. while special Easter
chants were sung. The two soloists of
the early morning service sang at the
regular ten o'clock service. Rev.
Jackson preached a very powerful
Easter sermon. At five o'clock YES
pers were observed. At every one of
these the church was full to over
flowing. The chancel was beautifully
decorated with flowers. There were
twenty-seven voices in the choir.
Communion and baptism were OBJ
served at the Presbyterian church
with Rev. William Mason conducting
the services. An anthem was sung in
which solo parts were taken by Super
intendent Schultz, tenor, and Miss
Olive Smith soprano. The pulpit was
massed with flowers and plants. Thir-
ty men, women and children were
baptised, while twenty-nine more
were taken into membership in the
church, making a total of fifty-nine
new members. The church was pack
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-08

ed TO the doors, while there were over
twenty-five voices in the choir. Be
cause of the time taken up in baptiz-
ing and receiving the new members
no sermon was delivered by the pastor.
Special music and floral decorations
were also the feature of the Easter
service at the Methodist church.
Thirty-one people were taken into
membership into the church and large
audiences were present at both morn
ing and evening services.
At the Baptist church two beauti-
full services were held with the pastor,
Rev. j. w. Priest conducting both of
them. In the morning two anthems
were rendered by the choir. "Why
Seek Living Among the Dead?'', and
"As 1t Began to Dawn" Solos parts
were sung by Mrs. John Becker, Mrs.
d. L. Johnson and Mr.. d. l.. Johnson.
In the evening nine children were
baptized and one woman received into
membership in the church. Several
more will be baptized next Sunday.
Rev. p. J. White of Ohio who is con-
Quoting revival services at the Church
of Christ, delivered the sermon at the
Easter service held at that church,
Sunday morning. Five were baptized
and became members.
Taken altogether over one hundred
Joined the various churches Sunday,
while many times as many are plan
ming to affiliate themselves with some
one of the several parishes in the
city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-08
INSTALL AN IMPROVED
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
Warning is Now Sounded Direct
From Telephone Central, Saw
ing Valuable Seconds.

The electrical department of the
Alma Grain and Lumber Co. has in
stalled for the city new fire signal
system which is great improvement
over the old. Under the old system
the operator at the telephone Office
received the call and rang for the
driver, Mr.. Peck, who sounded the a
larm. Now after the central at Ell
ther of the two telephone offices re-
ceives the call she presses a button
which. by the new connections rings
the fire bell at the City Hall, as well
as the smaller gongs in the engine
room at the Alma Grain and Lumber
Co. and the one which arouses the
driver.
Several valuable moments will be
saved in the new way and the firemen
will be able to reach the scene of the
fire sooner than they could formerly.
The work of installation was done
by Will Medler and Ray Beshgetoor
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-08
MEETINGS IN ST. LOUIS

Over 100 have thus far entered the
fellowship of the Christian church in
st. Louis, in the meetings conducted
by the Whistons of Bethany, Nebr.
The large attendance of men has been
one of the main features of the meet
ings, and many men have crossed the
line for Christ. Over 70 have been bap-
tized and the others will be this week.
The Whistons conduct their own Choir
us and do their own special singing
This is their second great meeting in
Michigan this year. They added ITO to
the Christian Church in Traverse last
November. The meetings will con-
tinue over next Sunday, probably clos
ing with reception on 18th.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-08
ALMA VS.. HOPE IN
DEBATE FRIDAY NIGHT

Friday evening, April 9th, the af-
firmative team of the college debaters,
composed of Paul Cash, Dick Rockwell
and Maurice Cole will meet three rep
resentatives of Hope college in the
college chapel at 7.30 o'clock.
The question to be debated is-Re-
solved, That the United States, Should
Subsidize Her Merchant Marine. A
negative team, composed of Robert
Notestein, Ward Hodge and Theodore
Gates, will go to Olivet and meet the
crimson debaters.
These debates will be lively con-
tests and especially the contest against
Hope college here. The Alma boys
have worked hard to be in shape for
the coming forensic battles and are
prepared to give the visitors hard
battle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-08
POLLASKY BLOCK
NEAR COMPLETION
Four Months Job to be Com
pleted May 1 To be
Occupied Sooner.
REPAIRS AMOUNT TO $4,000
Block Destroyed by January Fire to
be Among the Finest in Cen
tral Part of the State.

By the end of this month the re-
built Pollasky Block will be entirely
finished and will be ready for occu-
pancy. Already the Union Telephone
office have been moved to its old quar-
ters and the switchboard placed. On
the sixteenth of January Immediately
following the fire which nearly de-
stroyed the building entirely work was
under the direction of Hen
ry Soule who drew up the plans. Be-
tween twenty and fifty men have been
employed all the time and the repairs
have entailed an expenditure Of over
$4,000.
There will be no lodge halls in the
new block but all of the rooms will be
given over to business offices. Prac-
tically all OF the Old tenants will re-
turn, among them being the Union
Telephone Co., DR.. Gardner, DIR. Gill,
Charles Goggin, attorney, John Spin
ney, attorney, Campbell & Doarne, real
estate dealers, and possibly, f. M.
Wood, architect There will be just
twenty more office rooms than there
were before the fire. Mr.. Goggin will
have a suite of three rooms instead of
two, DR.. Gill and Mr.. Spinney one
more each, while the suite occupied
by DR.. Gardner has been radically
changed.
The city office plan has been follow
ed out, with an outer and inner office
instead of simply one office room. The
building is finished in birch with a
mahogany stain. Moss glass windows,
"a inches high, and the same distance
from the floor, have been set in the
walls of the halls, making a total of
1900 feet of this sort Of glass used for
this purpose.
A fire wall runs up through the
building, on the first floor, separating
the stores occupied by NJ. Messenger
and d. w. Robinson. The automatic
closing doors have been installed.
These are released and close auto
matically when the heat becomes great
enough to melt the lead. The halls will
be the same dimension as formerly
though there will be one more leading
to the offices which have been built
where the Knights of Pythias former
ly had their hall. 1t will be 80 feet
long by eight feet wide. Two fine new
window seats have been built in DR..
Gardner's office suite and rest room
will be fitted up. A private toilet has
also been installed.
The toilet rooms will have tile floors.
The block as rebuilt will be much
lighter than the old one was. Three
new skylights have been built and
several new windows will allow much
more light in.
All of the offices have been equipped
with electricity and most of them with
gas while gas connections have been
made for all the Offices. The same
heating system will be used A new
gravel roof was laid.
The amount which has been ex
pended on labor will amount to ap-
proximately $4,000, and when the block
is completed Alma can boast the most
up-to-date and modern block in Cen
trail Michigan. Mr.. Pollasky is to be
congratulated upon his fine new block
which would be a credit to a good
sized city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-08
BRA|NERD ELECTED
MAYOR MONDAY
Democrats Secure Two City
and Several of The
Ward Offices.
ADAMS IS REELECTED CLERK
Murphy Wins Over Montigel for
Treasurer Council to be
Strongly Republican.

Party lines were swept aside in the
city elections held Monday and sew
eral surprises were sprung in the con-
tests for the various city and ward
offices. Mayor Cook, republican, who
has served the city for one year, was
defeated for reelection by DR.. |. n.
Brainerd, democrat, by large ma
jority, while j. NJ. Montigel, repub-
lican, mayor for two years, was de-
feated for the city treasureship by
Charles Murphy, democrat, by mar
gin of twelve votes. ID. w. Adams,
republican, was reelected city clerk
defeating Homer Dunham by one hun
dred and fifty-two votes, the smallest
majority Mr.. Adams has yet received
IN annual battle of ballots. BY elect
ing Henry Sandell, the Republicans
secured the Office of justice of the
peace. He defeated ID. l.. Johnson by
eighty-one votes.
One Republican and three Demo
cratic supervisors were elected while
the Republicans elected four aldermen
and the Democrats one. Every newly
elected constable is a Republican.
In DR.. Brainerd Alma will have. a
mayor of whom she may be proud and
the same might be said of all the other
city officers selected by the voters.
City Clerk Adams repeated successes
every year is plenty proof of his ca
pabilities in this line. The popularity
which he enjoys with everyone in AL
ma and the trust which everyone has
in his good judgment and honesty are
sufficient proofs that Charles Murphy
will be one of Alma's most efficient
treasurers.
The voting was much lighter than
in previous years and with the ex-
ception of the contest for the treasur-
ership, the majorities were large. The
following are the results by wards:
First Ward