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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
THE AUCTION SALE SEASON
Opens i'm This Section Soon. Watch
the Record. Acknowledged
Auction Medium.

Farmers will soon be through get
ting i'm their crops and the auction is
about to open. On account of the
uniformly high prices which farmers
receive for live stock and farm pro-
ducts in general there will evidently
be a less number of sales this fall and
winter than usual, though a number
will find another part of the country
more congenial, and will "pick up
and leave" in the future as i'm the
past.
1t will therefore behoove everyone
who is in the market for anything in
the stock line to watch the Record
advertising columns carefully. The
Record is the acknowledged auction
paper for the northern part of Gratiot
county. AS to its real value as an
advertising medium ask any of the
scores of satisfied folks who have
used the Record exclusively in adver-
tising their sales.
If you are contemplating having a
sale during this fall or coming spring
be sure and consult the Record early
so as to avoid conflicting dates. We
make dates with auctioneers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
HOSPITAL NOTES

DR.. Brainerd has enlarged his staff
at the hospital. DR.. Carney will be
his assistant in the future. DR.. Bagley
will act as anaesthetist and Dr. Bar
stow Of st. Louis as surgeon Of the
eye and ear.
Mrs Angel has been returned to
her home fully recovered after an
operation for appendicitis
William Brotherton Of st. Louis,
who was operated upon this week at
the hospital, died Tuesday afternoon.
His case was q hopeless one. Mr..
Brotherton was seventy-fve years old.
Joe Karleik, Bulgarian from near
Forest Hill, returned to his friends
yesterday. He had been operated upon
for gall stones.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
ANNUAL FOOTBALL OPENING
Alma High School And Ithaca
Clash Next Tuesday On
Davis Field

Next Tuesday afternoon Alma
High School will get their baptism in
the football sea when Ithaca High
School comes to this city to try TO
register the first lien on the county
championship banner. 1t is to be
presumed that the county seat boys
will come to Alma chock full of con
fidence, for the graduation of the men
who made up the backbone of the
famous 1914 team did not go by un-
noticed. They are safe in presuming
that they will not meet as strong an
eleven as they did last year when
Alma High ran up a few hundred
points on them, but they may still
anticipate a good stiff game. Coach
Crisp has done wonders with the
team even at this date and will send
very creditable eleven against
them Tuesday afternoon.
Although it is a trihe early to pick
the regular team it appears that
Howe, Stevens and Handley will COM
pose the backfield with Mindell direct
ing the play at quarterback. Handley
who played quarterback last year has
hustles around pretty fast he may be
able to fill his brothers shoes with
out causing them to rattle too loudly.
Verne is not eligible to play this fall
and consequently his brother will be
called upon to take his place. En-
ory, the former Breckenridge athlete,
and Kress seem TO be fixtures at the
two ends, with Captain Tinkham and
Harry Wood at the two tackle posi-
tions. Campbell will be at center and
probably Sartor and Boyd at guards.
This is only a tentative lineup and
without a doubt there will be several
changes before the referees whistle
blows. All of the recruits will be
given a chance to show their ability
in the opener against Ithaca.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GETS
TWO ALMA BOYS

Sidney Cook who has been local
editor of the Record the past six
months, has resigned his position and
leaves Saturday for New York City
where he will enter Columbia Uni
sersity taking a course in Journalism
As an employee of the Record he has
made many friends who regret his
departure. While here he has proven
himself a competent, honest, pains
taking reporter, and while we regret
his leaving, we congratulate him or
his good judgment in perfecting him
self for his chosen work. Part of his
work on the Record will be carried
on by Errol Stafford, sophomore in
the college. Arnold Robinson will
accompany Sidney to New York and
will also enter the University taking
the Journalistic course.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23

with the benediction of love.
"Our cemeteries are cities of the
dead. made beautiful through the
magic touch Of loving hands. 1t is
to be hoped that on Memory Day
every cemetery in Michigan will
command the special attention of our
citizens. If by chance a neglected
grave is found put it in order and
place upon it handful of flowers.
If there is a corner called the potter's
field clear away the weeds and rub
bish. Here strew and plant flowers.
The condition of this particular spot
is the real test of the community
love and loyalty. In remembering the
dead we serve the living.
81, Woodbridge n. Ferris, governor
of Michigan invite her people to
convene in the cemeteries at o'clock
p. m. on Thursday, Sept. 30, design
ated by the legislature as Memory
Day, and hold appropriate exercises in
memory of the dead
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
Odd Fellows Turn On Old
Opponents and Score Is
to IL Victory
.BLEAMASTER SHINING LIGHT
Grotesque Baseball Game Featured
By Lively Hitting and Lots
of Fun

Somebody is bound TO get hurt if
this Odd Fellow Mason baseball SER
les continues much longer and we
imagine it will be the official score
keeper who will succumb to overwork.
The second game of this immortal
series resulted in an overwhelming
victory for the Odd Fellows, who car
ried off the honors of the day in
belated batting rally during the clos
ing innings of their Friday afternoon
game at the expense of the astute
coach of Alma college athletics. At the
opening of the fifth inning the Masons
were ahead by the score of 3 to ?. By
the close of the inning they had in
creased their lead TO II to , At the
end of the game they were behind by
the score of 16 to IL.
Some terrific clouting by Drummer.
Erwin, Harvey and Montigel had APP
parently put the Masons on easy
street, but to their sorrow they al
lowed the Coach to try his skill on
the mound in the ninth inning. As a
pitcher Coach Bleamaster has all the
qualifications of a Walter Johnson
except control, curves, speed and
general pitching ability. he may
not be much of fielder or much of a
batter but he certainly can pitch
fine game-on the bench. Con-
sequently, in the ninth inning, with
the game apparently won, the Masons
to man begged him to pitch for
them. After hesitating for a second
or a second and half he reluctantly
consented to offer his services. After
that the hearse was called.
The Odd Fellows were very for
tunate in having some hitting talent
extraordinary. Capt. Struble, Mel.
Medler, Ward and Helman and a few
others responded nobly to the call of
duty. In the field they were not quite
perfect. Especially in the fifth inn
ing did they play some excrutiating
baseball. Leon Stinchcomb, who is
ordinarily a very mild hammered and
becoming young man, waXed wilder
than the proyerbial March hare At
one time he tried to hit the Ann Ar
Dor freight house in throwing from
first to third.
The series now stands one game
apiece, and no other way of settling
the tie except by playing another
game. The first resulted in a twenty
five to twenty-four victory for the
Masons. The Odd Feulows seem to
be anxious TO play another game and
suggest that supper for the win
ming team be bought by the losing
team. The Masons have been heard
from very distinctly on that PROPOSE
ton. If the rubber game should be
played it would be a history maker
/ The odd Fellows have asked the Mas
onic baseball management to be sure
to have Coach Bleamaster pitch OF
play third base for it WILL without
doubt, mean the price Of big sup
| nor
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
PROCLAIMS MEMORY DAY
Ferris Uuges Citizens to Assemble in
Cemeteries on September 3Oth.

Ferris Uuges Citizens TO Assemble in
Cemeteries on September 3Oth.
Calling upon the people of the state
to assemble in the cemeteries and
hold appropriate exercises in memory
of their dead on Thursday, Sept. 30,
Gov. Ferris today issued the follow
ing proclamation:
"Once upon a time a Michigan
school teacher travelled 247 miles
for the sole purpose of hearing AIDE
lima Patti sing Home Sweet Home
This dear old song brought to the
conciousness of 1000 or 5000 lis
teners the precious memories
childhood days. In a large measure
human personality is the aggregate
Of ones memory. At the grave Of
father, mother, wife, husband, son,
daughter, baby, neighbor friend, the
joys and sorrows of the past, through
memory, are received and retouched
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23

Mr.. Proud has made an arrange
ment with his brother-in-law. c. F..
Hagen of Mt. Pleasant who owns one
of the largest dry goods stores in
Central Michigan whereby they will
buy their goods together, thus being
able to secure much better prices. This
Mr.. Proud says, will result in him
being able to quote unusually good
prices.
Howard Hammell, for FIVE years
an employee in the Lyon & Pond
store in Owosso, will assist Mr..
Proud in his new store. The latter
intends to buy a home in Alma and
move his family of chree girls here in
the near future.
Mr.. Proud has h>d a wide exper-
ience of fifteen years time in the dry
goods business and should exper-
fence a profitable business and many
friendships in Alma.
Many Improvements are being made
in the store, putting in new show win
dows, a new steam heating plant and
other improvemtnes which will ma
terially aid in its appearance, making
it an up-to-date business house.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
CROOKS NEW COLLEGE PRESI-
DENT

Harry Means Crooks, president of
Albany College, Albany Oregon, who
was chosen president of Alma College
to succeed DR.. Thomas c. Blaisdell,
has accepted the position and will
take up his duties at the college on
or about the first OF November His
acceptance has been in the hands of
tne Board OF Trustees for over a week
but the formal announcement was not
made until Tuesday morning Of this
week.
President Crooks will not have any
class room work according to the
present plans but Will devote his time
TO the raising of money for the en-
dowment which must be added to con-
siderably if the needs of a growing
college are to be at all respected. 1t
was along this line that the new
president of the college was so pre-
eminently successful at Albany Col
lege. He went to the school when it
was practically nothing and he built
it up to first class condition. He
aroused the intrest of men like James
j. Hill the railroad king of the west,
and enlisted his financial support to
his school, He has secured over two
hundred thousand for Albany College
during his ten year stay and had
definite promises of many thousands
more to be given very soon.
President and Mrs. Crooks and
three children will move here, though
it is not yet certain where their home
will be.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
MOTOR TRUCK
DOUBLES CAPITAL
Republic Truck Company
Increases Their Stock
To $500, 900
NEW BUILDINGS ERECTED
The Business Shows An Increase
of 800 Per Cent in The
Past Year

Tuesday afternoon the Republic
Motor Truck Company doubled their
capitalization for the second time
within less than year, this time the
new figure amounts to five hundred
thousand dollars. At a meeting of
the stockholders held in the offices of
the company by two thirds vote, it
was decided TO raise it from two hun
dred fifty thousand TO the present
figure The application blank has
been filed out and sent TO the Secret
airy Of State and will be returned
within a few days. 1t was not an
nounced what dividend will. be de-
clared though it is known that it will
be in the nature of stock dividend
similar to the former At present
there is about one hundred eighty
thousand dollars worth Of stock
taken lp under the allotments made
last fall.
The Republic Company is growing
by leaps and bounds. 1t is the larg-
est company in the world making
trucks exclusively and during the past
year has increased its business eight
hundred per cent. Only recently the
officers Of the company announced
the building of a three ton fuck
which is to climax their assortment
of models for the trade New build
ings costing tens Of thousands of
dollars are being rushed to compile
ton that the capacity of production
may correspond in some degree with
the increasing demand
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
WILL OPEN PROUD STORE TUES
DAY

w. c. Proud will hold big open
ing day for his store next Tuesday
morning, the doors being opened at
nine o'clock. The stock which he
recently purchased of c. L. Delavan
is being gone over very carefully and
the store will be put in most at
tractive condition for the big opening
day. He will begin his business
career in Alma with d big slaughter
sale on all dress goods, shoes, grocer
les, etc, because it will be necessary
for him to get rid of the stock with
in ten days.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23

Angeline S., the trotting mare of
Robt. McNabb of Alma, won the 2:25
class trot at Grand Rapids last Thurs
day, taking three straight heats in
2:1Sh, 2:17h and 2:1Sh. The Grand
Rapids Herald in commenting on the
race says "Angeline clung to the in
side around to the quarter pole and
pulled away from the bunch. Her
lead was never cut down, and she won
the heat going away. The next two
heats were repetitions, Angeline head
ing the procession around the track.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AT ST.
JOHNS

A district field day of the seven
Communicates of the Knights Tenn
plar will be held in st. Johns Friday,
October Sth. Several drills will be
held previous to the field day. One
will be held at st. Louis September
26th in the evening.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
Good Attendance Marks OPP
ening of 28th Year at
Alma College
FOOTBALL PROSPECTS GOOD
Wealth of Material Offsets Gradua-
ton Losses in Teams Ranks
For 1915 Season

Alma College began its twenty
eighth year Wednesday morning with
very good attendance of students and
excellent prospects for very success
full year in all departments. Though
it is too early to secure accurate at
tendance figures, it is certain that
except for the freshman and senior
classes there will be practically the
same number in Alma College as
there were last year. At present
there are between sixty and seventy
enrolled in the 1919 class. There will
be between fifteen and eighteen grad
yates from the college department
next June.
Both Pioneer Hall and Wright Hall
are filled almost to capacity with
roomers and many house owners near
the Hill are renting rooms to stu
dents.
In last years freshman class were
to be found many members who IL
tended to come to Alma for the sin
gle years work that they might enter
the Detroit College of Medicine this
year An arrangement favorable to
this had been made. This year there
are few such students, which accounts
somewhat for the falling off in the
number of new students. 1t is an
indication of substantial progress
special inducements to students to
come to Alma for one year that they
may complete their college courses
elsewhere is abandoned.
The lid on the football season was
pried off the first afternoon that col
lege was in full swing and a goodly
number of candidates responded to
Coach Bleamaster's call for men. The
1915 squad shows some large holes
where men like Alger Wood, ex-cap-
tain and fullback extraordinary of
the NJ /. A. A., eX-captain Paul Austin
Fletcher Gallagher, Arnold Robinson,
Clifford Steggal, Clarence Goodrich,
Quarterback of statewide reputation,
lind such huskies are conspicuous by
their absence. However, Captain
Mark Spinney has very select stock
of football material old and new from
which to weave the fabric Of a bright
and shining team this season. To put
an air of stability to the outfit will be
Merrill Hyde, halfback of two years
experience, French, Ed Johnson, Ches-
ter Robinson, Leo Miller Harold
Christianson, Verne Richards, Leland
Fitch. The freshman class is con-
tributing fine bunch of football men.
Some likely looking ones are Foote
of Grand Ledge, Barnard of Mt. Pleas
ant, Malcolm Smith of the local high
school, whose ability on the gridiron
needs no comment, Spooner and
others.
Coach Bleamaster is bubbling with
optimism these days and predicts the
best team Alma has had since the
famous state championship eleven Of
1912. A stiff schedule which includes
4i1llsdale, NJ. A. C., Notre Dame,
4 bion, Olivet Kalamazoo Normal,
Ferris Institute and others will give
the Coach's prophetic vision a thor
ough test At present it looks as
though his promise was sure of full
fllment for the boys are doing their
preliminary work with a zest that
augurs we'll for the team that is in
the making.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
LINEUP
KENNETH MERRIMAN is THERE
San Francisco, Cal,
September 14th, 1915.

San Francisco, Cal,
September 18th, 1915.
In the beginning of last year while
Scoop" Hanna was still in his glory
at the Record office, he caused to be
put in the columns a mythical piece
about a bicycist making a trip from
Alma to San Francisco.
To do justice to Scoops" faith in
me put every effort into getting to
Frisco and here ! am.
| am not saying it was the easiest
thing | ever attempted.
Respectfully yours,
Kenneth Merriman.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23

The Mt. Pleasant Times has added
a Model Ia Linotype machine TO its
already well equipped office. Brother
Mccall realizes that it is better to
have his type set at home rather
than employ Saginaw printers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23

The Committee on Ways and
Means of the common council has
very wisely recommended in their re-
port to the council an appropriation
of 81 100000 as a cemetery fund. Here
tofore the cemetery has been main
tanned by the sale of lots and an
amount of $1.OO per lot from those
who see fit TO pay to have their lots
cared for. The Cemetery Committee
have done excellent work in the past,
but have come to a point now if
improvements continue something
must be done. There should be no
|hesitancy on the part of the council
TO vote this appropriation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
BEEBE SCHOOL REPORT

The school of Emerson District No.
8, opened August 10th with an en-
rollment of forty pupils, twenty-five
girls and fifteen boys. The average
attendance for the month ending Sep
tember 10th was 36, while the total
attendance stood 727. Due to the
aciousness of the School Board, the
.hool was closed one day for the Fair
% allow the children a day Of recrea-
ton, for which they were very CRATE
full. Teacher, Miss Laura NJ. Gossett.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
MORE PAVING FOR ALMA

The city will continue its paving
this next summer according to the
present plans and will add to the pres
ent stretch of road covering along
Michigan avenue so that it will reach
blocks in length. Just what material
will be used is not certain though
about eight thousand dollars will be
expended Considerable dssatisfac-
tion has been felt with the concrete
pavement as put in east of the Alma
Grain and Lumber Company by auto
and wagon drivers and it is possible
that the road will be rebuilt with the
same material with which the new
road between st. Louis and Alma is
being built, i. e., gravel, etc.
The committee which is to have the
matter IN hand next spring will de-
termine the kind of pavement or sur
face which will be used.
OF the eight thousand dollars or
thereabouts which is to be spent on
the next piece of paving between three
and four thousand, or forty per cent,
will be raised by the city and the re-
mainder by the owners of abutting
property
The following is the report of the
Ways and Means Committee as sub
mitted to the council at their bi-
monthly meeting last Tuesday even
ing.
September IA, 1915.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council Of the City of Alma,
Michigan:
Your Committe on Ways and
Means would respectfully recon-
raised by taxation for the fiscal year
1915.
For General Fund. 1924, 4,34O.35
For Highway Fund ...... s,53614
For Interest on Sink'g Fund 5,69OOO
.............SSs, 5000.
We would further recommend that
theGeneral Fund be divided in the fol-
lowing funds:
Water Fund .............S 100000
Contingent Fund ....... 17,340.35
Cemetery Fund .......... 100000
Total .....$21 .S40.35
Committee,
Chas. o. Ward,
l.. b. Kehn,
J. S. Knoertzer-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
Program of Alma's First
Good Health Week
October 3rd to 9Th To Be Devoted To
Helpful Series of Talks, Addresses,
and Exhibits

County Health be held Alma
3d Sth inclusive All will be held High SchoC
Auditorium those Sunday boys Monda
afternoon, 4th which will NJ f. Church.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23

Our special for Saturday and Sun
day will be Walnut Chocolate Ice
Cream. Try IT, Miners Cafe. adv
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23
SUNDAY. 3 p. NJ.

SUNDAY, Bpm
Meeting for Men and Boys 5 Years DID, M K. Church
Chaiman-Rev. T. G r. Brownlow
Five Minutes Tak-Rev B F Ford,s Louis
Music -wrights Male Quarete,
Pathology, State U of NJ,
sOlO-Prof R. F. veatch,
Announcements w. H. Mason,
Benedction- W.
Meeting for Women and Girls High School Auditorium
Chairman Mrs Nudge o Louis Chairman Gratiot
County C. T. u
Address-"seS Hygiene by DIR Elsie Pratt
Miss Gladys Bradner
Takwhy We Have Good Health Week. by Mrs v H
Solo-Nrs Joe Mckenzie.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 4th P.
General Meeting at NJ f Church
Chairnan-Dr. E. G. sluyter
Nusc-song by pupils of Ithaca Public Schools,
Tak-Judge X. S. Searls, Ithaca
Addess-'The Value of Public Health by DR. VIM. DeBlne,
Addnustated LectureIow the Teeth Children"
Monday Evening at 1880 High School Auditorium
Chairnan-W. A Bahke
address of wecome-Sayor l. N Brainerd
Addes-'wha in Alma" by Rev Caroline Bartlett Crane
Musc-Alma Orchestra
Tuesday at 300 p M. High School Auditorium
Chairman-D. L. Johnson
1s Minute Pnp r@nSslt sd St, .gS PsS %aStssa sSeo
Ten Minute Tal"saen Points Public Health Chase
Address'The Worth an Individual" by Dr. VIM. DeKns.
to
Secretary tuberculosis Society,
Musc-Pupls of ST. Louis Public Schools
Tuesday Evening at ditorium
man-Mrs Francis King
Music Wrghts Male Quartete
Short Tak-Mrs Francis Burns,
Violin Soo-Bistne
Address-Rey Caroline Crane
Busc-Wrghts Quartete
Wednesday at 300 p M, High School Auditorium
Charman-Dr A. r. Wheeler
Nusc-Piano by Messenger
Five Minute Talk Drake Breckenridge
Nusc-Mus Department Alma College,
Adds'The by Peterson
Musc-Mus Department Alma College,
Addess-Dr John H. Kellogg, Creek
Wednesday Evening q High School
Chaman-Ir Cyrus B. Gardner
Nusc-Alna Schools
Five Minute Talk-Dr Ithaca
Address-"sanay Requirements Municipalities"
Sanitary Engineer,
Folk Dance-LZonetta, School
>ddes"Race Beemen" Illustrated Kellogg
Thursday a p m Alma
Chairman-Supt A.. +. Schultz
ausc-Alma Public Schools
Five Minute Talk-Supt F. King, Ithaca,
Solo-John Chick,
Moving Picture Lecture-Dr Burkhart
Thursday Evening at 1880, High School Auditorium
j. f.
Nusc-Alma City Band,
Five Minute Tak-Howad F. of Schools
Nus-Alma City
Address. W. IIelm and Food
Musc-Alma City Bano,
Readng-Alrs. Joseph Bline,
Addres'Dangeous Diseases Dr. Bdde Detroit
AIusic-Alma City
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23

Meeting for Men and Boys 10 Years DID, NJ E. Church
Chairman-Rev T. G. r. Brownlow