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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
ALMA HIGH BASKETBALL MEN
HONORED

During the chapel services at The
high school Tuesday morning the
members Of the high school basket
ball squad were presented with insig-
Mas by Coach Maxwell, the seven men
who played on the first team a suffi-
cient number of games to merit the
wearing of il, were given "A's", while
eleven men were given "R's" for their
work as reserve men.
The men who received the "A" were
Captain Roy Perry, Lester Haner,
Malcolm Smith, Charles Dutt, Wes-
ley Muscott, Clarance Banghart, and
Ralph Tinkham. Those who were hon
ored with the "R" were Glen Camp
bell, Raymond Medler, Dave Mindell.
Ted kress, Donald Blaisdell, Harry
Stevens, Vern Handley, Cleophus
Walker, Carl Dewitt, Donald Reid.
and James Howe.
The basketball season was an "in
and outer" with the team tossing sew
eral hard luck contests and winning
many in fine style. By the end of the
season team work was well developed
and the boys put up a fine exhibition.
closing up the season by trouncing the
Cadillac high in an easy manner.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
NEW BANKING BILL

The Michigan legislature passed a
new banking law last Thursday which
threatens to put a good many of the
smaller banks of Michigan out of bus
mess and curtail materially the effect
Iyeness Of a good many others. The
bill makes il a criminal offense for a
bank TO charge more than seven per
cent interest for loans. Both impris-
onment and fine are the punishments
which the law will inhict for offenses
against it.
There are great number of banks
IN the outlying districts of the state
which are forced to charge high rates
of interest Because of the difficulty
which they experience in securing
money with which to loan to their
customers. This money comes to the
banks only at high rate and they are
forced to charge a correspondingly
high rate. The ultimate result of the
law seems to be that the banking fa-
cllitles In the smaller communities and
IN the farming districts of Michigan
will be greatly curtailed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
PARCELS POST BUSINESS
GROWING

During the first fifteen days of Ap-
ril, during which there were thirteen
working days, a record was kept by
assistant postmaster Frank Parker.
of all the parcels post packages des-
patched and received and the results
show some interesting information
about the business transacted by the
local office in this branch of the work.
Six hundred sixty five packages
weighing twenty one hundred pounds
were despatched TO outside points. as
against five hundred ninety one
weighing seventeen hundred eighty
three six months ago during the
month of October OF the six hundred
sixty five despatched, one hundred
thirty five of them were insured and
fifty sent c. o. ID. >
Just fifteen hundred packages were
received and delivered during the
same period of time as against four
teen hundred ninety one during the
same period in October, 1914. The
packages were delivered in almost ev-
cry case within at least three hours
after the mnil sack was opened. 1t
has kept Merrill Stuckey the parcels
post nan, busy day and part of the
night delivering these parcels.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
MAY FESTIVAL PROGRAM

The third annual May Festival of
Alma college will be held i'm the
Wright Opera House, May 9th and
28th, with all the musical organiza-
tions in the city and college partici-
pating and prospects for the best pro-
gram yet given i'm store for the mus
ic lovers of Alma. Besides the col
lege choral club and orchestra will be
the public school children's chorus
under the direction of Miss Jones,
head of the music department in the
public schools. The directors will be
Miss Jones, Prof Veatch and Mr..
Hugh Dickerson.
Three popular and well known ar
lists will be the soloists. Miss Beat
rice Jackson, of Detroit for several
years student in the college, will
sing the soprano parts, Mr.. Patton of
Ann Arbor the tenor solos and Mr..
Knapp of Mt. Pleasant the baritone
solos; The following is the program
Tor the two days of splendid musical
entertainment.
FIRST Concert, Thursday evening. Nav
twenty seventh
The bohemian Girl" by Balfe-Op-
era in three acts
cast Of Characters
airline Count Arnheim's daughterl
Miss Velma Gilmore
Gypsy Queen Miss 7 Io,,,.
Woodruff
rhaddeus Polish Noble in exile)
Mr.. Patton
Count Arnheim Governor of Press
burg) Mr. Ward H.
florenstein Count Arnheim's neph-
ew) Mr. Rona p,StP
Devilshoof Gypsy leader)
Mr.. Hugh c. Dickerson
staged, costumed and with orches-
tral accompaniment.
Second Concert, Friday afternoon
May Twenty-eighth.
(a) Chorus Numbers bv Public
School Children's chorus.
Miss Jones, Conductor
.to) miscellaneous Concert by Wis
ting Soloists.
Third Concert, Friday evening. Nav
Twenty-eighth nay
Ia "The Seven Last Words Of
Chrlst' by Theodore Dubois
Soloists Miss Beatrice Jack
son, Soprano
p.u;. Mr.. Reese harrington veatch,
-, Alma College Choral Club
Miss Grace ID. Roberts. Pianist
ductor ''' Ooii-
tb) miscellaneous Orchestra Pro-
gram
Alma College Orchestra
NJ Mr.. Cyril Davis, Concert
Mr. Reese Earr;nc~+
Veatch, Conductor ""
Tickets for the entire course will be
one dollar and for each individual CON
cert nifty cents. The seats will he ra-
served at Brunner's drug store be-
ginning Wednesday, May nineteenth
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
DANIEL VAN BUREN HUBBELL

Daniel Van Buren, Hubbell was born
in Easton, n. Y. on June 4, 1912 and
died at Alma, April l6, 1915. He was
y years, 10 months and II days old.
He had two brothers and one sister.
Mr.. Hubbell moved to Buffalo, where
he lived until the call for volunteers
for the Civil War when he enlisted in
the 49th New York State Volunteers
Company |. and d., and served until
the close of the war. He was married
to Henrietta Camerling at Buffalo on
April Z, 1867 and they two have been
companions for AS years. They moved
TO Michigan in 1877 where they have
lived in st. Louis and Alma. They
have resided in Alma for 80 years.
since June 1888. Mr., Hubbell has
been sick for long time but has suf-
fered patiently and has been minister
ed to with loving care by his wife.
die is survived by his wife, his daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Beldson of Grand
Rapids and a sister, Mrs. Stonerock
of st. Louis. Funeral services were
held at the home by Rev. J w. Preist
and at the grave by the Grand Army
Post, on Monday morning, April 18th.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
BYRON RICHARD NEVINS

Another aged and highly respected
citizen was called to his rest, April Is,
1915. He was born i'm the township
of Medina, Lenawee county, Michigan,
October 24th, 1874, being at the time
of his death aged 20 years, months
and p days.
At the age of 22, Mr.. Nevins came
to the neighborhood just south of Al
ma and hired out TO VIM Nelson where
he worked for two years. October 8,
1868, he was married to Miss Sam
antha Rush and settled on the place
owned at the time by VIM Nelson's
father which Mr. Nevins afterward
purchased and which continued to be
his home until the time of his death.
To this union were born three child
rem. One child died in infancy. One
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Nevins Hicks.
and one son, Floyd +. Nevins, togeth-
er with their mother are left of the
immediate family. Beside these Mr..
Nevins leaves a brother, Frank Nev-
ms Of Frontier. Hillsdale county and
Mrs John Durkee. of Alma
Mr.. Nevins can thus be counted
strictly pioneer. He has often been
heard TO talk of the experiences of the
"60s" in and around Alma, St Louis,
and Ithaca. He was universally re-
spected for his strict integrity and his
falthtulness to what he believed TO be
right. When about 26 years of age,
he became professed christian and
about 1873, he accepted the faith
preached by the Seventh Day Adven-
lists and united with that church in
which he was accounted faithful and
trustworthy member until his death.
For fifteen years the deceased had
been afflicted with heart disease and
all these years has lived under the
constant menace of sudden death. His
faithful companion watched over him
with untiring devotion and to her will
come an especially heavy loss. A day
or two before his death he was down
town in usual health for him, but for
some days he has had premonition
that the long battle against the dread
ed enemy was soon to close. His con-
versation was most frequently upon
themes that involved the nearness of
the end of time for he believed that
the present situation betokens an ear
ly close of earthly history.
The almost universal esteem in
which Mr. Nevins was held was evil
denced at the funeral by the large con-
course of people who came to pay
their last respects to their old friend
and neighbor. A line of teams and
automobiles about three quarters of
a mile long stretched nearly from the
house to the cemetary. The funeral
sermon was conducted by Professor
j. G. Lamson of the Adventist church,
principal of the Academy at Cedar
Lake, and the music was furnished
by a quartette from the Academy.
The floral offerings were very beauti-
ful, the day was all that could be de-
sired, and Mr. Nevin was laid TO rest
in the little cemetary by which he had
passed every time he went TO Alma.
for nearly half a century.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
FINE RECORD FOR 25 YEAR
SUBSCRIBER

Mrs. +. A. Fisher called on the Re-
cord Wednesday afternoon in a trou-
bled state of mind. She was about
one week behind in her subscription
TO the paper and She was most apol-
egetic. Twenty five years ago Mrs.
Fisher started taking the Record and
she has taken it ever since. And this
IS the first time in twenty five years
that she has allowed her subscription
to run over a single day.
She said that she thought she had
better write US a letter and tell US to
call on her for her subscription as she
IS too feeble 20 walk, but instead she
hired rig to bring her down TO the
Office that she might pay it in person.
Perhaps there are more honest and
more business-like people in the world
than the aged Mrs. Fisher. but we
doubt 1t. Were the rest of the Record
subscribers to follow the custom of
Mrs. Fisher, the Record would be i'm
far better shape to turn out the best
weekly newspaper in Central Mich
igan.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22

I then circle Wednesday, April 28th"
on your calendar with a heavy red
mark which will remind you that il
is the day on which you should take
advantage of sacrifice bargains.
The following list contains the
names of the merchants participating
in this Booster Day Sale and at least
one special article which they will
sell below cost. For sake of brevity
In many cases the particular brand
or style is omitted, but the character
OF this can be easily learned by look
ing up the ads on other pages of the
Record.
Messenger shirts S.85
Smiths Bakery-12c cookies. Sc
Slater-$5 raincoat, $2.45
Davis-10c tobacco, SC
Chick-$3.50 shoes, $1.53
Look-Patterson-wall paper 20 per
cent. off
Smith-Glapp stoves, 10 per cent.
Sanderhoff- knives-forkss2. AZ
Luchini-peanuts 719c 10.
l215c
Mckenzie Bros.-5c cigar 7 for 25c
Anderson and Houck-25ib sack
flour 85c
Robinson-55c linoleum 361sc
Gerhardt-50c dresses 21c
Medler-75c shirts 29c
Ellison-10 bars soap 25c
Baker-25c crepes lac
Crandell and Scott-$3.OO rocker
CSC
Home Lumber & Fuel Co.-roofing
$1.O0
Saad-23c enamel ware sale
Brunner-S2.00 animal tonic S1.OO
Maier-dinner set with suit of
clothes.
Arcadia Grocery-3Oc coffee 15c
Wright-S9.60 rug $500
Miner-l5c hot plate
W. +. Baker-1S pictures for doz.
. kedman-wfrslesale rates
Cohen-S5.50 suit S2.79
Mclntosh-fiour soc
Gray and Gray-5c coffee Sc
Alma Elevator-within &c of Detro-
it prices
Converse-30 per cent. off on rings
Miller-l2 bars soap 25c
A. r. Smith-shoes S1.9S
Page-75c dish 25c
First State Bank-no exchange
charged to 3 cities
Alma Vaudette-l0c show DC
A. B. Scattergood--14 off on silver
ware
Mrs. S. Gafney-5Oc pillow case 19c
Browns Bazaar-50c crock 1Oc
Alma State Savings Bank-affidavit
free
Brewer-3fb. lard 25c
Bartley-steak 14c
Losey-S350 clock S1.9S
Mrs. Adams-dress CSC
Alma Grain & Lumber Co.-bbl. -four
$3.50
Eckert-steak 10c
Scattergood-h off on silverware
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
MIDDLETON ELEVATOR
ENLARGED

The Middleton Elevator has en-
larged its capacity considerably by
building a forty foot addition on the
end of the main building the same
width as the building proper Be
sides this 1t has built sixty foot
shed.
In the last two years this hustling
South Gratiot enterprise has exper-
fenced phenomal groth and its pre-
sent business district embraces an ar
ca of a good many miles around Mid
dleton. Wise business administration
and enterprises have been the most
prominent factors in the fine growth
which the Middleton Elevator has en-
joyed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
GRATIOT COUNTY GAS COM
PANY GROWING RAPIDLY

The Gratiot County Gas Company
one of Alma's leading institutions is
rapidly adding on its load of consum-
ers. Stoves are being sold in Alma
at the rate of two day and its SER
vice crews are far behind in piping
service pipes into houses in all parts
of the city. The company has stood
its test and has proven its worth.
Last fall when gas was first turned
on, complaints were heard occasion
ally about light bills but with added
experience these same people have
joined the ranks of Boosters and the
company can make the unique boast
that it has not lost single consumer
other than those people who have
moved out of town.
The success of the company is just
as marked in st. Louis; a crew is
steadily at work there installing new
services.
A large crew is laying the pipe to-
ward Ithaca, where an office will be
opened the last of this month. The
company is flooded with orders for
stoves TO be placed Immediately upon
the arrival of the gas.
Immediately upon completion of
the work in Ithaca the company will
continue its lines TO Breckenridge and
serve the village with gas for street
lighting, store and house lighting and
fuel for cooking.
The stock of the company is owned
Jointly by Gratiot County and Grand
Rapids capital. Alma, St.Louis, Ith
aca and Breckenridge are assured of
permanency of their gas company, as
is evidenced by the demand for more
stock from Grand Rapids parties 1t
is urged that any local stock that
might be offered for sale will be offer
ed to local parties first so that the
control Of this company will rest i'm
Gratiot County rather than in Grand
Rapids.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
CARSON CITY "GETS-TOGETHER'
IN BIG BANQUET

Carson City held big "Get-To
Lether' banquet in Wesley hall with
two hundred six present and a great
number of others unable TO get into
the banquet hall. Farmers and town-
people got together and perfect har-
mony reigned throughout. Toast
master DR.. J. p. Taylor called uDcn
the following people for toasts and
speeches; William Hill. Ira Cum
miHgs, William S. George. Mrs. Paul
Brett, Supt. A. +. Cook. f. ID. Lyons.
I'd. Daley, +. b. Stebbins, Elmer A.
Knott, Rev. Joseph Kennedy, Rev.
II. V. Wade, Will l.. Wright, Fred l..
Dean and Hon. J. {. Ketcham OF Hast
ings.
The report of the committee on or
ganization was presented by the char
man, Chas. II. Adams. A constitu-
tion and bylaws were adopted and
the organization named "Thc Town
and Country Improvement Assicia-
ton Of Carson City"
Inc following officers were elected
President-Dr. J. F. Tayicr
Vice President-E. ID. Lyon
Secretary-Chester X. Culver
freasurer-Will :. Wright
Executive comnittee-E. Y. Steb-
bI1s, Ira Cummings, c. III. Adams. l..
W. Murray. r.. S Brooks, r. ). Cas-
wen. VIM. +. Adaus and Fl. r. Cow
dir from the towr; VIM. T. Hill, +.
NJ Wilson, Walter Herrick. Martin
Gree, o. w. Wilson, Valois Todd
from the country.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
FRED ROGERS

Fred Rogers was born in Pine Riv-
er township, Feb. 7th, 1885 and de-
parted from this life, April Is, 1915
at the age of thirty years, two months
and three days. He has been engaged
IN the barber business in Alma for
the past six years. He was "a mem
Der of the Masonic order. He leaves
TO mourn his loss a wife and five
children. Gertrude, Velma. Marion.
Fern and baby Harriet; a father. and
mother; three sisters and three broth
ers together with a host Of friends.
In business life and in social life Mr..
Rogers was honored and respected
and the presence of such a large nIn-
ber at hls funeral is proof of the high
esteem IN which he is held in Alma
and vicinity.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
GLEE CLUB CONCERT

The third annual concert of the Al
ma College Glee Club was given in
tne wright Opera House Friday even.
ing April 10th before a rather small
put enthusiastic and appreciative
crowd of music lovers. Though tbev
we're not up to their highest standard
.he boys gave one of the finest enter
70, 1alhments heard here for a long time
ne ensemble singing of the clnb was
me and the readings by Rudolph Rev
er left nothing more to be desired
his dialect work was exceptionaIIv
good though he was fully as GOOD ~
which provoked a serious trend of m
thought. Gnu VI
Prof. Veatch, Mr.. Hugh Dickersor
Hr. Oiarance Goodrich and Mr.. Oscar
emerson sang fine solos which were
greatly appreciated
MT Dlckerson exhibited a voice of
wonderful volume and range. With
framing and development he will pos
eSs one OF the finest voices in the nne-
leaI world. Ward Hodge sang the
anna college version of the "On the
arm IN Michigan" which made a bio
hit with the crowd. In TipperarvS
ne was equally good.
Frof' Davis played several fine So
iGctlons ON the violin while Miss Mary
rose accompanied at the piano In =
-uitless manner.
PROGRAM
Carmena WI.
80. -. -. GLEE CLUB
iear Me le Wind and Waves (Rass
ARIA from the opera Scipio- Handel
-. -. Mr.. DICKERSON
Serenade cch,,L...
g.; ... -. GLEE CLUB
solo and Chorus from "Pinafore"
-; Mr.. Austin and Glee Club al
IN ms Solemn Hour (Force of Desti-
-. Messrs Butler and Anderson III
SeXtette from Lucia Donizett;
nn:.... -. Glee Club -
kigolette Fantasia T;s,t
-; ~ -. Mr.. Dickerson
Ihy Beaming Eyes McDowell
The Two Grenadiers Scbun,anr
-; -. Mr.. Veatch
Mazurka II, :.
Souvari, !. n, Chopin
-. -. -. Mr.. Davis =. 80
Cavaliers Song Werra,ra,t
-. Messrs. Butler. Goodrich Andar'
son and Austin
Readings and Impersonations Selected
-" -. 49,. Mr.. Boyer
An Act of Up-to-Date Grand Onera
NJ. TT, F. j. Smith
Floor Of an Apartment House) " ~
Mrs. Tyler (Iis Wife, Mr. ORutien RutIar
1horus All the Other Residents of
the Fifth Floor VI
The Janitor NJ A.-
The members of the club are. O'
FIRST TENORS:
3. A; McCloy, Fairgrove. Mich Don
smith, Alma, Mich, MA. Pole. Paw
raw, Mich, Ross McAllister. Harbor
Beach, Mich. -'"'0or
SECOND TENORS:
:. Hope Butler. Bad Axe, Mich. r A
Beyer, Detroit, Mich. Ralph Chs
nolm, breckenridge, Mich. Row Sb;-
net, Watervliet, Mich.
BARITONES:
Z. X. Goodrich, Cadillac. Mich. Ward
Hodge, Breckenridge, Mich. O. M
Anderson. Omena, Mich, John Ind
wick, Dlamondale, Mich.
BASSES:
Hugh Dickerson, Holten, Kan. Paul
Austin, Monroe, Mich, A. S. Johnson
Paw Paw, Mich. f. T. Patterson
Reed City, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22

CATHERINE BURROWS RUSS

Catherine Burrows Russ was born
in Lowell, Massachusetts,, September
%, 1881, and died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. f. A. Bagley, on State
St, April Is, 1915. In 1850 she was
married to l.. f. Russ in West Bloom
field, New York For fifty years she
lived with her husband in North Adam
Michigan, moving to Alma nine years
ago, where she has since lived.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. William Mason, at the home
of her daughter, Sunday afternoon at
four o'clock.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
ALMA HIGH TEAM
A PROMISING ONE
Several Veterans and Good
New Material to Make
Selections From.
FIRST GAME NEXT SATURDAY
Bay City Western Will be Met at
Bay City in the Opening
Game of the Season.

Alma High School opens its base
ball season next Saturday at Bay City
where the Western High School of
that city will be met and some old
scores paid off, and the Alma boys
hope and expect TO do the paying
For the past two weeks the boys
under the coaching of Mr.. Lutchman
have been putting lots of hard work
practicing for the coming schedule Of
games and prospects for winning
team were never better than they are
this year. Enough veterans are back
to form a steady and quick thinking
nucleus, while a crowd of capable re-
cruits are out for the open positions
or the team.
At a recent meeting of the veterans
Roy Perry, a senior in school and last
winter captain of the basketball team
was elected captain of the baseball
team. Perry is a veteran of three
years standing and during his period
of service has been one of the most de
pendable catchers Alma High has ever
had He is a hard and consistent hit
ter and will be just the right sort of
a man to lead the boys TO victory. He
will do all the catching this year. AL
len Hightield will do the major portion
of the pitching. Last year he had a
very successful year. He has never
been hit very hard and has always
been able to show a fine variety of
curves mingled with good control
Mann may see some service in the box
also.
Smith and Stevens are the leading
candidates for the base job, with
Smith shading the latter, though
Smith may be used at his old place at
short. He is handy fielder at either
position and has the added advantage
of being the heaviest hitter on the
team. Wood and Wilson are showing
best at second base and Stevens and
Mann are being used at both short
and third alternately.
There are a fine lot of outfielders.
Among the leading candidates are Bor-
ties, Hause, Mindell, Archie Wood,
Greenhoe and Wiers, while Dutt, Med
Ter and Wonders are working out with
the second team in the infeld.
Coach Luchtman will again coach
the team this spring. He is one of the
most successful and best liked coaches
Alma has ever had and every one is
pulling" for him to bring home an
other winner.
A. II. S. BASEBALL SCHEDULE
April "a Bay City Western at Bay
City
May 1 Mt. Pleasant at Mt. Pleasant.
May ) Shepherd at Shepherd.
May IA st. Louis at st. Louis
May Is Ithaca at Alma.
May p St. Louis at Alma.
May % Shepherd at Alma
May 29 Mt Pleasant at Alma.
June l Ithaca at Ithaca.
June Arthur Hill at Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
FOUR DIE DURING THE WEEK

The Death Angel entered four Alma
homes last week and four well known
Alma people passed away. In three
cases the deceased was an old resident
and the funerals were attended by
large numbers of old citizens, while
in the fourth case, that of Fred Rog-
ers, the funeral was attended by an
enormous crowd of people of every
class and age, among whom were over
sixty members of the Masonic lodge
of which he was member. The fun
eral of the latter was especially sad
as he was the father of five children
who were dependant upon him.