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Evening star., 1915-11-22
SCHOOL is KEPT CLOSED
AT PARENTS REQUEST
Supt. Thurston Acts to Prevent
Spread Of Observation-Disclosures
Elsewhere Is Being Taken.

Following a request made by men,
bers of the Hubbard Home and School
Association Saturday evening, that the
Hubbard School be closed because OF
prevalence of diptheria in the vicinity
and among a number of children at.
tending that building, Supt. Ernest l.
fhurston today ordered the school kept
closed for this entire week. His action
followed a conference with members
of the board of education.
Supt. Thurston explained today that
he felt the closing of the school was
an overprecaution in view Of the fumi-
eating and other precautionary meas
ures already taken, but that he was
willing with the parents to be ION the
safe side" He urged. however. that
the parents should be careful not to
allow their children to mix in groups,
as the disease might be spread in this
manner if any of the youngsters were
developing it.
The school is being thoroughly clean
ed today, and is to undergo all neces-
sary measures to make it safe before
it is again used.
Every Precaution Taken.
Every precaution against spread OF
diphtheria in the public schools is being
taken by the board of education and
the District health department. AL
though medical Inspection of the
schools no longer is under the control
of the health department, this branch
of the District service is fumigating
school buildings when requested to by
the school authorities and cooperating Z
in other ways to check further develop
ment of the contagion.
Although no cases of diphtheria have
been discovered in the Powell School.
no chances are being taken by those in
authority at this school and today every
child who showed symptoms of a sore
throat was sent home. The nearest
contact with a diphtheria case which
this school has had developed more
than a week ago, when George Shoe
maker was kept at home by his par
ents because of the discovery of diph-
liberia in his family. Today the school
was notified that young Shoemaker
has contracted the disease. The desk
which he has occupied in the fourth
grade was Immediately disinfected, but
it was not thought necessary to fumi-
gate the entire room, as 1t Is believed
that Shoemaker had not contracted the
diphtheria germs when he was last in
school.
Evening star., 1915-11-22

To Cure q Cold in One Day.
axe LAXATI,E BR0MO QUININE Tablets.
R0vE'S signature Is on each boa. :5e.-AI.
sertisemenf.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Russian Emperor Visits Odessa.

PETROGRAD. via London, November
32.-The Russian emperor. accompanied
by Crown Prince Alexis, visited Odessa
Saturday and reviewed the troops. The
emperor departed In the evening.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
RECORD STARTS
MOVING FRIDAY
AS Soon AS This Issue is Out Ma
chinery and Stock Will Be Trans
ferred to 1. o. o. F.
Building

Friday morning, just as soon as this
weeks issue of the Record is in the
hands of its readers the work of NOV
ing the Record from its present home
on West Superior street to its new
home on South State street will COM
mence. The new quarters of the Rec
ord will be on the first floor, south
half, of the /. o. o. F. building and are
unusually well adapted for the hous-
ing of a newspaper.
For the past two weeks workmen
have been putting the building in tip
top shape. Concrete foundations for
the presses have been laid and every
provision has been made to make the
new home of the Record the most up
to-date shop in Central Michigan. A
brand new Gordon press such as is
used by the best job printing houses in
the country will be added to the job
equipment of the Record. Already
several hundred dollars worth of new
type and printing supplies have been
added to the stock of the company and
with the installation of the new Mer-
genthaler Model "K" linotype machine
the Record will be ready to handle any
and all kinds of job work in the most
satisfactory manner possible. Service
of the best quality only will be at the
disposal of all who wish the best class
Of job printing done.
Until we are installed in our new
home there may be few slight in
conveniences which our customers will
have to suffer because we will be so
busy getting settled, but the moving
will soon be done and we hope that
our customers will bear with US until
it is done.
The Cohen Bros, clothing store will
be moved into the quarters which we
now occupy. They will take immedi-
ate possession.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF
THE LITERARY MONTHLY
Henry William King 10 Honored at
Meeting of Editorial Board.

Henry William King, 1916, of Alma,
Michigan, was elected chairman of
the 1915-1916 Williams Literary
Monthly at meeting of the board of
editors in % Jessup Hall last even
ing.
King prepared for Williams at the
Westminster School of Simsbury,
Conn.,, where he was manager of the
baseball team and a member of the
editorial staff of the Westminster Re-
view. During his freshman year he
sang first tenor on the college choir
and glee club, but has since given up
these activities. Last December he
was elected to the board of the Liter
arv Monthly to which he has con-
tributed both verse and prose. In
verse, which has principally attracted
him, his style is finely polished and
graceful under the classical influence.
Whimsical essays comprise his prose
contributions Williams Record.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
BIG CONTRIBUTION At
SUNDAY REVIVAL SERVICE
Over Thousand Dollars is Given in
Offerings by Over Two Hundred
People

Two hundred and forty-seven peo-
pie contributed amounts varying from
fifty cents to twenty-five dollars last
Sunday morning in the tabernacle
when a contribution for the building
of the tabernacle, it's maintenance and
running expenses and a free-will of
fering to Rev. Loose was asked for.
Five men, four of them local bust
ness men, contributed twenty-five dol
lars apiece. Thirty-four people or
organizations contributed ten dollars
apiece; 73, five dollars; one, three dol
lars and half; two, three dollars;
five people gave two dollars and a
half; forty-nine, two dollars; seventy
four, one dollar; and four, fifty cents,
making a total of one thousand twen-
ty-six dollars given by two hundred
fortyseven people and organizations.
The latter included many Sunday
School classes of the four churches
which were united in the revival SER
vices, several lodges, mission classes,
ladies' aid societies and similar bodies.
The committee asked for only five
hundred fifty dollars so that the
amount really contributed was nearly
double that asked.
Alma record., 1915-03-25

CLOSE MEETINGS SUNDAY
Evangelist Loose Will Wind Up Four
Weeks Campaign With Mon
ster Sunday Service.

Night after night great crowds
throng the tabernacle in which Evan
gelist Elmer p. Loose is leading the
united churches of Alma in the great
est evangelistic campaign that has
ever been conducted in this part of
Michigan. And as the impact of the
meetings grows in power scores of
men and women go forward to give
their hand to the evangelist in token
of their acceptance of Jesus Christ
as their Lord and Savior.
Perhaps no greater evidence of the
deep hold which this campaign has
taken on the community is to be found
than was witnessed last Sunday morn
ing when the great audience was ask
ed to contribute enough money to meet
the expense of the campaign. The
executive committee asked for $3.50
to meet the needs and in about 20
minutes $1026 was subscribed and that
without any undue pressure. Indeed,
every one expressed themselves as
happy above measure TO have such a
part in so valuable an enterprise. One
man expressed the sentiment of all
when he said, 81 never contributed
any money with greater satisfaction
in all my life"
Fully seven hundred men, women
and children have dedicated their
lives to Jesus Christ in public con-
fession. All classes have been reach
ed-men and women with the weight
of years upon them. Alma's most pro-
gressive business men, mechanics,
students of Alma College, perhaps a
half hundred Of them, scores of high
school students, boys and girls whose
young lives have not yet been deeply
stained by SHIN fact, there is hard
ly home or life in the whole COM
munity that has not felt the impress
of the campaign.
And now the meetings are drawing
to a close. Next Sunday Alma will
say Goodbye" to the good man of
Cod who has come amongst us and
labored so faithfully and so unset
fishly. And Alma is on that day 60
ing to give substantial proof of its
deep appreciation of Mr.. Loose by
presenting him with handsome free
will offering. He will leave us next
Monday bearing with him the indy
ing gratitude and love of thousands
who have been inspired to better liv-
ing. And he will leave behind him
strengthened churches, hundreds of
redeemed lives and lasting influence
of righteousness and godliness.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
FERRIS man NEAR DEATH
As RESULT OF QUARREL
VIM. Donovan, Shot at by Son-in-
Law, Reported in Critical
Condition.

Death nearly resulted from a quar-
rel and resultant shooting in Ferris
township Sunday, March 21st, when
William Donovan was shot by his step
son, Tom Hazen, aged sixteen years,
following an alteration during which
the young man refused to carry in
wood for his step-father.
Much ill-feeling and misunderstand-
ing had existed between the step
father and step-son and on that morn
ing the son wished to go hunting. His
step-father ordered him to carry in
some &ood but the boy objected. The
older man then threatened to take the
gun away from the boy and started
to do so. Undoubtedly, with not a
single thought as to the probable con-
sequences of his deed the boy in anger
blazed away, injuring the right
shoulder and right side of the face
of the man very seriously. DR.. Gra-
ham of Sumner was summoned and
gave what relief he could to the in
jured man and at present it looks as
though he would pull through all
right.
The lad was taken by the sheriff TO
Stanton where he will be held until
the condition of his foster parent can
be determined definitely.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
ALMA MERCHANTS WILL
OPEN STORES 3 NIGHTS
Business Places Serve Trade Tues
day, Thursday and Friday
Evenings.

The following merchants of our city
will close their respective stores Be
ginning April /, each Tuesday, Thurs
day and Friday, at 500 p. m, remain
ing open Monday, Wednesday and Sat
urday:
Smith & Clapp, J. E. Page, o. San
derhoff, d. w. Robinson, J. A. Ger
hardt, P. J. Adams, Mrs. S. B. Cook,
Sylvia Gaffney, Mrs. A. Woodland
G. V. Wright, Crandell & Scott, c. R.
Brewer, ]. A. BARLEY, Bert Eckert,
Economy Shoe Store, L. E. Rather,
c. L. Delavan, L. N. Baker, Miller
Bros, NJ. Mcintosh, Ellison's Grocery,
NJ. A. Medler, G. j. Maier, Fred Sla-
ter, NJ Messenger, J. Cohen & Bro,
A. B. Scattergood, j. P. Losey, j. E.
Converse, Cushing & Benedict, G. B.
Porter.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
WILL BUILD NEW HIGH
SCHOOL IN HASTINGS
Former Superintendent Ellsworth
Will Direct Building of
$4,000 School

Alma friends of former Superinten-
dent of Schools f. K. Ellsworth will
be interested to know that Hastings
voters recently decided by an over
whelming majority to spend $4,000
for the erection of a new high school
in that city and have entrusted to the
former Alma man the direction Of its
construction. Except that it is larger
than the Alma High school building,
the new Hastings school will be built
along much the same lines as the local
school. Though he has been in Hast
ings but one year, Prof. Ellsworth has
made friends at every hand and the
decision to give him charge of the
new building for which so much is to
be spent speaks highly of his ability.
The assembly room will have an or
dinary capacity for 434 pupils. There
will be a gallery on the east end of
the session room, and by making use
of some aisle space it will be possible
to seat as high as a thousand people
in it at once. This room will be light
ed by skylights from above as well
as ordinary windows. The floor of
this room will be half way between the
main floor of the building and the sec
ond floor corridor, making it easily
accessible to both floors.
The old high school building will not
be abandoned altogether when the
new building is completed. On sug-
gestion of Superintendent Ellsworth
it has been decided, after the high
school reaches the 434 mark in num-
ber of pupils, to divide the high school
into two divisions, allowing the pupils
of the seventh, eighth and ninth
grades to go to school in the old build
ing, while those of the tenth, eleventh
and twelfth are to go to school in the
new building.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
FAR BEHIND
TRUCK ORDERS
Republic Co. IFS Trucks Be
hind Orders But Will
Make 200 in April
NOW EMPLOY 200 MEN
Have Nearly Doubled Working Force
Since January First

1t is becoming more evident every
day to the officials of the Republic Mo-
tor Truck Co. that something must be
done and done in the very near future
to relieve the cramped conditions at
the two factories. The floor space in
the building which was taken over
from the Alma Manufacturing Co, as
well as the floor space in the Miller
Saw Trimmer building is more than
used up and the Republic officials are
casting about for room to grow.
At the present time the company
is just one hundred twenty-five trucks
behind their orders and unless the
floor space stringency is relieved i'm
mediately the business of the concern
will be badly handicapped. The out
put for the month of March will run
well over the hundred mark while the
plans for the month of April call for
an output of two hundred if such a
thing is possible. That is the best in
dication of prosperous growth avail
able.
On January first there were apporx-
imately one hundred men employed in
the companys factory: since that time,
or in just three months. the number em-
ployed has nearly doubled and now a
few less than two hundred are working
there. This BODIES well for the labor sit
uation in Alma. Much credit for the
phenomenal growth of the concern must
go to Milton Holmes head of the sales
He has organized the
selling department so well that remark
able results are being obtained in the
sale of the truck The principal growth
of the company has been brought about
since he took charge of this department
eight months ago.
This business was well iostered
when it was first begun and indications
point to an even more successful fu-
ture growth.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
WILL MEET ON APRIL l.

The Seville and Sumner Township
Farmers club will meet at the home
of Felix Fee, Thursday, April 1st.
The following program will be given:
Song-By club.
Invocation.
Reading of minutes of last meeting.
Roll call by quotations.
Piano Solo-Mrs. James Kamp.
Reading-Mrs. James Gargett.
"The Farmer and the Business Man"
lothian Allen.
Song-By club.
Question box.
Song-By club.
A pot-luck dinner will be served and
everyone is invited.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
STEAL AND SMASH UP CAR

Stanley Langin, Clarence Hulse and
Frank Miller appropriated the auto
mobile of VIM. f. Ring last Friday
night, and drove to Elwell where they
participated in hop. During the
evening, they jammed up the car con-
siderably, running into the ditch, and
the sheriff from Ithaca arrested the
trio, brought them to the county seat
the same evening, Langin furnishing
bail and the others being released
upon their own recognizance. Their
case was heard before Justice Myers,
and trial set over until Friday, March
26. The boys all returned to their
homes in Alma.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
College Boys Will Tour
Thumb and Southern
Part of State.
SEVEN OLD MEN ON CLUB
Have Been Well Trained and Are
Prepared to Give Fine
Program.

Friday afternoon the college glee
club leaves for it's annual spring trip
which will be taken this year into the
Thumb and southern part of the state.
Friday evening it opens its seasons
work in Caro- where the Presbyterian
Church of that city has charge of the
entertainment. Saturday and Sunday
will be spent in Cass City where sew
eral extra numbers will be given on
Sunday besides the regular program
on Saturday. From there they go to
Bad Axe, Marlette, Yale, Detroit,
where they sing in the Highland ave-
nue. Presbyterian church, Pontiac and
Lapeer, where they spend two days.
On Monday, April fifth. they go to
Flint and from there they come home
to give their home concert on the sixth
of April.
Seven of the men who have been
on the club for three years so that
lack of experience will not hinder
them in their work Since early fall
they have been having regular prac-
tices and have attained marked quail
ties of ensemble singing. The club is
always popular wherever it goes and
has no difficulty in securing dates to
sing in the various cities which it
visits. The following men will go
with the club Friday: Paul Austin,
Clarence Goodrich, Arden Johnson,
Ralph Chisholm, Maurice Cole, Bope
Butler, Ross McAllister, Frank Pat
terson, Ward Hodge, Rudolph Boyer,
Bryson McCloy, Prof. Dickerson, Roy
Shifet, Donald Smith and John Lud-
wig. Prof. Veatch will direct the
club, Miss Mary Rose will be accom-
panist and Miss Marie Riker will go
as chaperone.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
ESCAPED THIEF MAY BE IN
ALMA

Homer Henry, "a years of age, who
has been working for Myron Scudder
living about five miles south of Breck-
enridge, was sent to town a few days
ago by his employer with, $3S with
which to purchase and bring back
some cement and shingles. He did
not "come back" and Scudder endeav-
ored to look him up but could find no
trace of him other than that he had
purchased pair of shoes in Brecken-
ridge and mentioned that he was GO
ing away--didn't know if he would go
to Alma or to Saginaw. There is a
warrant out for him.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
REBUILT STRUCTURE
TO Be A FINE ONE
Completed Merchants Realty Block
Will Be One of Finest
in City

Work of rebuilding the Merchants
Realty Block is progressing finely and
when the job is completed by Con-
tractor Fullerton and his gang of
workmen Alma will have a fine ad-
dition to the business blocks of the
city. The work which was undertaken
shortly after the Pollasky block fire
entails an expenditure of over six
thousand dollars. When completed
the lover floor will be used entirely
by Vern Wright for his furniture
stock and show room and the second
story will be given over to business
Offices.
An interesting problem arose early
in the Job when it was found neces-
sary TO support the entire front wall
of the building with wooden beams
while two steel / beams were being
put in place. 1t required so nice an
adjustment of supports that the de-
fection of but an eighth of an inch
would cause a crack in the wall. How
ever, this part of the job went through
without hitch. The / beam was a
regular eighteen-inch, fifty-three foot
one weighing three tons and quarter.
Mr.. Fullerton is to be congratulated
upon the completion of the job which
few contractors attempt. Running
from this beam will be three trusses
which will help to support the sec
ond story. Brick walls were built up
from the basement to the second
story.
The front of the building will be
the most elaborate and expensive one
in this part of Michigan. The plate
glass will be three feet longer than
any in the city while the upper panel
will be of copper work. The door
ways will be three-way prism. On
the first floor there will be thirty
three hundred feet of floor space and
sixteen hundred feet of balcony. The
upper story will be finished in red oak.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
w. c. T. U. NOTES

Remember the annual Tea and
Roundup for payment of dues at Mrs.
Fleming's, April 3.
Mrs. c. f. Lindsay, national super
intendent of Fairs and Open Air Meet
ings, on March IL, received from Mr..
Barney Link, president of the Van
Beuren and New York Billposting Co.,
of New York, telegram to the effect
that the Poster Advertising Associa-
ton, in session at Palm Beach, Fla,
had passed resolution that no further
contracts for whisky, or distilled and
spirituous liquors would be accepted;
that all existing contracts would be
carried out but under no circumstances
would they be continued beyond De-
cember 81, 1915.
This association will be remembered
as having used it's billboards during
the slack season in the advertising
business for religious and educational
posters brought out at it's own ex-
pense.
1t has most cordially and generously
co-operated with the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union in placing
posters in New York and other states,
and has evinced a growing interest in
and sympathy with the movement our
organization represents. Mrs. Lind
say, who has been in correspondence
with Mr.. Barney Link, has taken ev-
cry opportunity to urge him to use
his influence to have the association
take action against liquor advertis-
ing.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
Five Orators Met Monday
Afternoon in Auditorium
of High School To Pick
Representative
DON BLAISDELL CLOSE WINNER
Will Represent Alma At Elsie in Sub
District Contest, April 9

The annual oratorical contest at the
high school for the purpose of choos-
ing a representative from Alma to
the sub-district contest in Elsie April
9th, was held in the high school audi
torium Monday afternoon at 2:45 be-
fore a good sized crowd of townspeo-
pie and high school students. First
honors went to Donald Blaisdell, a ju-
nior, second honors to Miss Emily
Tam and third to Miss Esther Horton.
The contest was one of the best the
high school has ever had and enthu-
siasm ran high at all times. The work
Of the orators was exceptionally good,
betraying fine training and individual
talent far above the ordinary. Five
orators were entered in the contest
and not one of them could have done
better Donald Blaisdell and Miss
Tan led the field easily and though the
points were close, the decision was
well earned by the young man.
To begin the program, Miss Lucia
Lindner played violin solo, Sextette
from Lucia Di Lammermoor, in a
very pleasing manner. Miss Tam
was first speaker in the contest and
spoke from the subject, "Strive and
the World Progresses" The theme
of her Grafton was a portrayal of the
violent and evil effects of war and
the proposal to offer as a remedy the
universal arbitration of all questions
over which nations are in dispute.
Following her, Miss Esther Horton,
with most delightful force followed
the fortunes of women suffrage and
pied for more earnest consideration of
this large question. The ultimate win
ner, Don Blaisdell, was the third
speaker. He also spoke on a SUBJ
ject which had to do with national
warfare, "The Prevention of War"
Though i'll at ease at the start, after
the first few paragraphs, he warmed
up to his work. His delivery was good
and the composition of his oration had
been well handled.
Though not possessing a strong
voice, Carl Dewitt delivered his ora
ton, the subject of which was "The
Corner of the Ballot" in very salts
factory manner. He pointed out the
great evils of the capital punishment.
Miss Kathryn Shellhaas was the last
speaker on the program. America
for Americans" was her subject. In
her oration she dwelt at length upon
the dangers of foreign immigration.
Miss Jones, instructor in music at
the public schools, sang a solo while
the decision of the judges was being
made and was called upon for encores
twice. The following was the pro-
gram:
Violin solo, Sextette G. Donsitte
Lucia Lindner
Grafton
'Strive and the World Progresses"
Emily Tam
Grafton. Woman Suffrage"
Esther Horton
Grafton "The Prevention Of War"
Donald Blaisdell
Grafton "The Corner of the Ballot"
Carl Dewitt
Grafton america for Americans"
Kathryn Shellhaas
vocal
Miss Jones
Decision of the Judges.
Judges-Miss Cora Dunlap, Mr..
Hira Moore, Rev. Frank Jackson.
Alma record., 1915-03-25
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Whereas, our Father has been pleas
ed to remove from us our beloved
friend and neighbor, Mrs. May Muhn,
Resolved, That we, the members of
Rosewood camp, No. 32S1, r. N. of A.,
extend our sympathy to the bereaved
family, and be it
Resolved, That our charter be
draped for thirty days and that a
copy of these resolutions be sent to
the bereaved husband family.
MARY DIETZ,
MINNIE STONY,
MABEL RAPSON,
Committee.