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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-21

DETROIT. April 81. 1915
PROPOSALS FOR PAVING
STREETS AND ALLEYS
Sealed proposals will be received at
, The 1fflse q the Department OF Pub
day. April -. 1915. at 10 o'clock a.
M Eastern Standard time. at which
time and place they will be opened.
for furnishing all the labor and ma
alleys named below. within the linn
its mentioned in the City OF Detroit.
with the styles OF pavement stated.
Asphalt Concrete
Bidders must submit samples
posed to be used along with tire
bids. samples of asphalt, 10 pounds.
or oil. one gallon
LEWERENZ AVE (Paving)
From the north line OF Fort TO the
south curb line OF Regular. IS feet
wide. with asphaItic concrete tNat
ural Lake AsphaItl on 6-inch con-
crete foundation paving.
FISKE AVE. (Paving)
From the north curb line Of
Dwight boulevard To the south curb
line OF Jefferson. 20 feet wide, villa
1sphaltic concrete tNatuTal Lake
Asphalt1 on s-inch concrete founda-
ton paving
HARRINGTON AVE.
(pavirg)
From the north line OF jefferson TO
tho south curb line ~ South street.
&c feet wide, with asphsltlc concrete
Natural Lake Asphslp on 6-inch
concrete foundation paving.
MARTIN AVE. (Paving)
From the North curb line Of south
ern TO the north curb line OF Clay
ton. 20 feet wide. with Asphaltic
concrete Natural Lake Asphaltb on
Oue-CourSe Concrete.
ALLEY 59S (Paving)
IT. alley in block between St.
Clair. Hamilton, Jefferson and Kerr
cheval. IS, % and - feet wide. with
new oue-course concrete paving.
ALLEY $50 (Paving)
All alleys in block between Rus
sell. Riopeile. Gratiot and High. 1917.
is and 30 feet wide. with one course
concrete paving.
ALLEY 600 (Paving)
All aileys in block between Third.
Second. Hancock and Warren. is.
1890 and 27.ss n. wide. with one
course concrete paving.
ALLEY COL (Paving)
IT" alley in block between Brush.
Beaubisn. Superior and Willis. Ia
and 20 feet wide. with ons-sourse
concrete paving.
ALLEY COZ (Paving)
~. and 8. alley In block between
Hastings and Rivard. from the north
line Of Hendrie 10 the south curb OF
Medbury. IS II wide. with one-course
concrete paving
ALLEY 603 (Paving)
N. and 9. alley. first east Of and
parallel to Fourth. from the north
fine OF Jones to the south line of
course concrete pavinG.
ALLEY GOA (Pavfng)
In block between Fourth. Third.
with one-course concrete paving.
ALLEY COS (Paving)
The nrst and second alleys west
OF and parallel TO brandy IN the
block bounded BY Chsna orandy
vide. with one-course concrete paw
ing.
LEWERENZ AVE. (Paving)
Assessment Estimates.
1S7g Gu. yds. excavation.
asa lineal feet OF curbstone tnew)
siSf.G 81. yds. asphaitic concrete
Natural Lake Asphait) on s-inch
conr a. ~, Va copersts under and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-21

Bars. minimum sizes, 10 f.xfk
cold rolled steel uprights. 7k" gall
Alma record., 1916-11-02
CLUB INCREASING
High School Debating Club Takes in
Many New Members.

Last week Wednesday evening at a
special meeting the Alma high school
dc batting club took in fourteen new
members, these being Schultz, Notes
tein, Olmstead, Moore, Seaman, Sin
lift, Wilk, Clark, Desmond, Cummings,
Walker, Hopkins, tombstone and
Wyatt.
On Thursday morning, the new
members were required 70 do various
stunts in the high school, these con-
sisting of willing various apparel to
the young ladies attending school, etc.
On Thursday evening at the first reg
ular meeting of the club the new
members were called upon for speech
es and let forth flow OF oratory that
would have turned " Webster or Clay,
green with envy.
The club appointed committee to
arrange for triangular debate this
year between Big Rapids. Ionia and
Alma high schools, the committee TO
arrange the subject with the other
schools, and the time for the debate.
The high school lads are taking ser
iously to the work in debate. accord
ing to reports and have good material
from which to select a couple debat-
ing teams.
The old members of the club are
Smith, Campbell, Boyd, Cash, Medler
Holland, Johnson, Sharrar. Petty
John and Beshgetoor
Alma record., 1916-11-02
PIONEER DEAD

Ambrose B. Angel, a pioneer resi-
oent of Gratiot county and Alma,
died last Saturday evening at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Isaac
Russell.
Ambrose Angel was born in Or
Jeans county, New York, April Is.
1884, and at the age of seven years
moved with his parents to Wayne
county, Michigan. Later he lived in
lngham and Jackson counties. He re-
ceived common school education and
attended Albion college for a year
and a half
lie moved to Gratiot county in 1877,
settling in Arcadia township In 1886
ne gave up farming and moved into
Alma and for ten years conducted the
Angel house here. With the death
OF his wife he left the hotel business
end since that time has resided almost
continuously with his daughter
He was "A staunch Republican and
at various times held the Offices Of
county drain commissioner, highway
commissioner and after coming TO
Alma to live, was an assessor here
for time.
He is survived by two children.
Mrs. Isaac Russell of Alma and
Willard c. Angel of Montana.
The funeral was held from the
home of his daughter on Tuesday,
Rev Mason officiating and interment
was made in Riverside cemetery The
|. o. O. F. lodge of which he was a
member, escorted the body to its last
resting place.
Alma record., 1916-11-02
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Superintendent of schools, A. +
Schultz and wife. are attending the
state teachers convention being held
in Grand Rapids.
On Wednesday, November Sth, the
" c. T. U. will hold meeting at the
First State Bank. Carl Washburn will
h; We charge of the meeting.
Rev. Earl Webber of Northvill,
was AN Alma visitor the fore part
OF the week and attended the in
auguration exercises at Alma college
The next meeting of the Seville
and Sumner club will meet at JAS
Gargett's i'm Sumner township on
Thursday, November 9th. All are
cordially invited TO attend
The W. c. L. u. will have charge of
the program at the Baptist church
next Monday evening The meeting
will last for one hour All friends
of temperance are invited TO attend.
ed the state teachers convention at
Grand Rapids today After the con-
vention they will go to Grand Ledge
and spend the week end with friends.
\ wet meeting was held at one of
Aima's halls on Tuesday night Of this
week, we near, ad along with the
this news came the word that only
two people were present besides the
speaker. who did not even call the
meeting to order. Some interest here
in the wet movement. evidently
The Alma high school students held
Il big celebration on Wednesday even
ing over their victory over the
undefeated St Louis team. A mon
ster bonfire, was the chief attraction
OF the evening, and boxes from
every store in Alma went into the
making of the big pile that the stu
dents burned in honor of their
scrappy team and hard working
coach. 1t was some night. according
to the school kids.
On Wednesday night of this week
a wet speaker picked up bunch on
the cornor of State and Superior
streets and gave forth flow of ora
tory in regard to the dry movement
and those supporting It. If we are to
believe him, those supporting the
movement are preachers, who have
gone wrong, etc. II this is the case,
the Record is sorry that the preach
ers didn't go wrong years ago, and
thus made Michigan dry before this
year.
Our fellow townsman, William A.
Bahike, who has been spending most
OF the past three months upon his
new farm near Merrill, advises us
that he is again at his Office practic
ing law. 1t will be interesting TO
our patrons TO know that during his
vacation, that there were laid upon
his farm, about 10000 feet of glazed
tile These tile were put in at an
average depth of three feet, and the
drains four rods apart. The latter
ais are all four inch tile leading to
mains from one foot to six inches in
diameter. One hudred and eighty
acres were laid in this way. This
land will all be fall plowed, and ready
for spring crops Mr.. Bahlke says
he hopes to put in eighty acres of
beets and eighty acres of beans in
1917 season. Construction of barns
and dwelling houses are under way
for the farm.
Alma record., 1916-11-02

The Record Liner Colmn for Results
Alma record., 1916-11-02
II. NJ. CROOKS IS
COLLEGE PRESIDENT
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rules for Alma college, which might
not hold because of changing con
ditions. He said that Alma college
was a Christian college, and that the
best could be brought out through a
sympathetic understanding of the in
structor and student, and that Alma
college welcomed both sexes and all
creeds He hoped for a long term
that might be filled with achieve
ments.
In his charge 10 the president, John
II McCracken, president of Lafayette
college charged president Crooks to
do three things, to lead Alma, to lead
Alma somewhere, and TO lead in So
cety, which would bring about the
best for Alma college, through train
ING its students rightly, and to go in
the right direction.
In his charge to the trustees, Rev
William Hiram Foulkes of Philadel-
phia, brought out three things also,
the trust of wealth To which the
trustees were in charge, the trust of
truth. and the trust to youth, those
attending college. whose keeping was
in charge of the board Of trustees
while in college.
Degrees were conferred at the close
of the exercises degree Of LID.
was conferred upon DR.. Thomas {.
Blaisdell, now Dean of the Depart
ment of Liberal Arts at Penn State,
and former president of Alma college.
President w. O. Carrier of Carroll
college. Wisconsin, was also granted
All L. ID. degree, which was conferred.
Rev. Louis Brooks of Howell, grad
uate of Alma college with the class
OF 90, was granted the degree of
DID. which was conferred The de
gree of d. ID. was also conferred
upon DR.. f. A. McAlpin, president Of
The College Board Presbyterian
Church, and the same degree was
conferred upon Rev. Angus Cameron
of Detroit The degree to Cameron
was granted some time ago, but not
conferred until this week.
The inaugural luncheon held i'm
mediately after the close of the Wed
nesday forenoon exercises held the
large gathering most of the after
noon Miss Albertson more than sur.
prised the guests with the magnifi-
cence of the luncheon, which she had
prepared for them. Everything that
could be done. was done by her in a
most painstaking manner.
Harry NJ. Gage, president of Huron
college, S. D.; President Nollen Of
Lake Forest college, Illinois; President
Stevenson of Princeton seminary;
President Mcclure of Mccormick
seminary, President Reed of Auburn
seminary, President White of the Col
lege of Wooster, and Dean Thomas
c. Blaisdell of Penn State, and former
president of Alma, were speakers at
the luncheon.
A telegram from Ex-President
August +. Bruske of Alma college was
read at the luncheon, one of congrat-
ulation TO the college. Following the
reading of this message a telegram
OF felicitation was sent to the form
er Alma president to his California
home.
Alma record., 1916-11-02
BUYS OUT MCNABB

J. c. Brownridge, OWN. a veter-
mary surgeon of Winn, has purchased
the business and good will of Dr.
who has been veterinary
here for some years. Mr.. Brown
ridge is a graduate Of Grand Rapids
Veterinary College, and an expert
enced man in this line.
Alma record., 1916-11-02
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Alma. Mich, Oct. 30, 1916
Advertised list for week ending
October 30th, 1916.
John Bartlett, Mrs. Annie Brown,
Mr.. Benny, Ad. Candon, Erwin Dusher,
Mrs. Emma Ellison, Elmer Fisher, A.
Fitzgerald, Fred Hammond, Mr.. b. f.
Hanna, Emerson Harrison( two),
II. J. Harrier, Mr.. Elmer c. Holland,
Rev. NJ. w. Hoyt. ii. Haney. W. Jude
vine, Ray Keefer, Mike Lovine, Mr..
Harry p. Madden, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Moffat, Mrs. NJ J. Monroe,
Geo. Newcomb, +. Rumsey, Mr.. F. II.
Reynolds, Mr.. Alger Scott, Mr.. Willard
Stevens, DR.. l.. f. Somers, Miss Mabel
Switzer, Carl Sufka, Mrs Elsie
Thompson, Mr. Clifford Willis.
The above if not called for will be
sent to the Dead Letter office, Novem-
ber 18th, 1916. V. p Cash, T. M.
The Record Liner COlmn for Results
Alma record., 1916-11-02

At St Johns church the regular ser
vices will be held There will be a
sermon by the pastor at the morning
service on the subject. "Redeeming
the Time" At the Vesper service.
the subject will be, "The Moral Issue
of the Election"
Alma record., 1916-11-02

Regular services at the First Church
of Christ. Scientist. Subject for Sun
day, November 5th. Adam and the
Fallen Man Reading room open Sat
urday afternoons.
Alma record., 1916-11-02

The regular services of the week
will be at the Baptist church during
The coming week The sermon foi
Sunday morning will be "The Chris
tian's Responsibility" and in the eve.
ming it will be. "Sn is Reproach to
Any People"
Alma record., 1916-11-02

The regular order of services will
be observed at the Church of Christ
Preaching by the pastor
Alma record., 1916-11-02

Remember J. J. Hopkins Auction
Sale Saturday. November ith at his
farm. known "a the Fred Church farm.
one mile south of Alma
Alma record., 1916-11-02
THE CHURCHES

The subject at the U. B. church
Sunday morning will be "Reighteous,
ness Exalteth Nation" Other ser
wees will be held as usual
Alma record., 1916-11-02
PRICE,

HRIENDS returning
from the larger cit
les are surprised at
the reasonable prices |
ask for sucn high quail
ty, exclusive Dresses,
Suits and Hats. They are
astonished that | do not
sell such beautiful crea-
tions at double the prices
put upon them. There
are two reasons why | do
not double" on my pri-
ces: First. no high rent
to pay; second. small
profits mean a quicker
turnover, and a larger
volume of buSiness-new
things to choose from at
all times.
Remember, too, you will
not find someone else
wearing the same thing
if you buy your Suits.
Hats and Dresses from
me.
EDNA KELLY
FOUR -Two-Seven West Superior st.
Alma. Michigan
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
A Statement by
Frederick n. Zihlrnan
The Republican Voters Of the Sixth
Congressional District

On May ls next the Republicans of the Sixth Congress
siona District Of Maryland will nominate their candidate for
Congress- The responsibility of choosing their
placed upon the individual Republicans of the District and it
is to them | am addressing this appeal for support
shall not at this time 60 thoroughly into the important
issues confronting the people of country my individual
ideas of what should be done make for progress protection
prosperity and preparedness only against but for peace
and for commercial expansion and supremacy
Individual IDEAS matter how strongly buttressed in
times like these be put through the great melting pot of
intelligent and serious conference The Republicans of the
ton will meet in convention Chicago June It'll
nominate the partys andadbearer for President and Vice
President Of the United States and adopt the platform upon
which they and, in fact all the rts candidates stand
and seek the support Of the States and the Nation.
My ideas based upon conditions | them
These conditions may change by the time party platform
built and candidates placed before the people upon its
planks-a platform which believe will bring victory
party and substantial and lasting prosperity to people
As my subscribing to that platform and doing my utmost
carry its pledges if elected point and stand squaev
1910 1912, 1914 and 1916 and to my stewardship my
parys floor leader the Senate 1914 and 1916 honor
which my colleagues bestowed upon unanimously
In the State Senate have stood for all constructive and
humanitarian legislation, irrespective OF where such legislation
originated If nominated and elected the Congress of the
United States shall stand then have always stood for the
greatest good for the people Of my District State and the
Nation
My duties Annapolis will preclude my making lengthy
canvass the Assembly will adjourn until less than
month before the primaries. In the brief time left shall
endeavor to personally all the of the Sixth Mary
land District. Meanwhile am addressing myself them and
seeking their support for the Republican nomination for Congress
from the District.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
Washington

Bitter resentment in Administration
circles over what is regarded as an
organized effort to embroil the United
States in war with Mexico fiared up
on all sides in Washington.
Senator Pittman will be given the
vacancy in the Foreign Relation Com
mittee created by the death Of Senator
Shively of Indiana.
Senator Chamberlain's bill doubling
the number of Cadets at the West
Point Military Academy, was passed
by the Senate.
Secretary of Labor Wilson declared
himself in favor of vocational train
ing in the army.
The War Department has received
a report from Gen. Funston and Gen.
Bell that Gen. Herrera, deposed Gov
ernor of Chihuahua, has revolted, de-
clared war on the United States and
has Joined Villa.
Exports for January are estimated
by the Department of Commerce at
1881 100000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30

London.-England has given her
nrst effective answer to German air
raids. A squadron of five seaplanes,
conveyed by light cruisers and de-
stroyers, crossed the North Sea and
visited the home of the German planes
which have frequently visited the Eng
lish coast of late.
They attacked the German airship
sheds in Schleswig east of the island
Of Sylt. They were met, however.
by an effective anti-aircraft defense.
while their conveys were engaged by
German armed trawlers outside the
harbor of Sylt. Only two Of the Brit
lsh planes returned; the three others,
including battle plane, were brought
down, according to an official state
ment issued at Berlin.
Stormy weather prevailed. and in
the course Of a naval engagement the
British destroyer Medusa collided
with the British destroyer Laverock.
The Medusa is believed to have been
lost The Germans, on their part.
lost two armed trawlers the Brann-
scweig and the Otto Rudolf
The distance from the island OF
Sylt to Kiel is about So miles; to
Cuxhaven about 81 miles: to Bremen
haven about 10 miles. and to VIII
heimshaven about 100 miles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
FOREIGN

Swiss bankers declare the last Ger.
man war loan a total failure.
British grain importers are reselling
their wheat at losses.
Rumania has sold 100000 tons of
corn, wheat and peas for consumption
in Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton,
explorer, who left for the South Pole
late in 1914, returned to Sydney.
DR.. Henry van Dyke, American min.
lister to Holland, returned to his post.
Kaiser Wilhelm has written a letter
of thanks to Lieutenant Boelke of the
air corps, who shot down u enemy
aeroplanes.
A terminal elevator to hold $500 900
bushels of grain will be erected at
Port Arthur by the Saskatchewan Co.
operative Elevator Co.
The Government Of India has de-
cided to abolish Indian indentured
labor in the West Indies, Fiji Islands
and Surinam.
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin has
cancelled his plans for a vacation,
and will not return 10 the United
States this summer.
Four Carranza soldiers and 10 civil
ians were killed in an explosion of a
carload of grenades and ammunition
In the railroad yards at Monterey.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
Sporting

Before a crowd that filled every
nook of Madison Square Garden. New
York. Jess willard, the giant cowboy,
outpointed Frank Moran in a bout
that went the full ten rounds.
Charlie Brickley, the famous Har
ward football player, will coach the
Boston College eleven next fall. Brick
ley has signed a one year contract.
Fred Tenney and Jim Price an.
nounced that they had decided that
the Newark international League club
would play at Wiedenmayer's Park,
its old home.
The Yale-Amherst baseball game,
which was to have opened the season
at Yale Field on April s, has been
Cancelled, because of the unfavorable
weather conditions.
Reports from the Detroit camp at
Waxahatchie, Texas. indicate that
two youngsters who are sure of their
jobs are Harry Heilman, the first
baseman and George Maisel, the in.
fielder from the New York State
League.
Pennsylvania and Princeton will
play off the intercollegiate basket
ball tie.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
What the Wires Report of the
Worlds Happenings
ALL INCIDENTS OF INTEREST
What People Are Doing Everywhere
Tales of Great Events From
Every CIime-Reports From
Other States.
War Bulletins


All along the Russian front from
the region of Freidrichstadt to the
district around Wilma the Russians
and Germans are at grips in battle
in which the Cars forces were press
ing an offensive and making use of
the bayonet.
The Kaiser has returned to the
Verdun front.
Galloper Lightship, in the North
Sea of the mouth of the Thames Riv-
er, has been torpedoed and sunk by
a German submarine.
David Lloyd George, Minister of
Munitions. speaking IN the House Of
Commons, said that scores of thou
sands of women are now at work in
the munitions plants. Their partici-
patton, he said, had resulted in an
enormous increase in the output OF
the plants, replacing men who were
in the army.
Denmark will protest to Germany
the torpedoing without warning Of the
Danish steamship Skodsborg, with the
loss of three or more lives.
While fighting on a small scale con-
tinues in the Verdun district the cen
tire of interest in the war is shifting
to the Russian theatre, where strong
attacks in the Riga-Dwinsk sector and
in Galicia seem to prelude a general
offensive.
Repeated German attacks in the
region of Vaux, northeast Of Verdun,
all broke down under French artillery
fire.
The first and fourth officers of the
Tubantia made afidavtts at the Dutch
Ministry Of Marine that they had seen
the white wake Of q torpedo.
Communication by wire between
Greece and the Teutonic Allies has
been stopped.
The hospital ship Elektra, in the
Austro-Hungarian Red Cross service.
bound from North Adriatic to South
Dalmatia was torpedoed by an enemy
submarine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
General

Announcement was made by the
Navy Department that the gunboat
Wheeling, which left New Orleans on
a secret mission several days ago,
is en- route to Yucatan.
The 1000 employees of the Union
Hardware Co.. at Torrington, Conn,
who went on strike for an increase
in wages, returned to work, having
been granted a 10 per cent. increase.
An embargo on all corn shipments
to Baltimore has been declared by
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Grieving over the loss Of his wife,
David Kuhn, New York policeman,
shot and killed himself at his home.
Prairie fires were raging in Kan
sas, devouring many ranches and
thousands Of acres.
Sixty oil wells burned in the fields
south of Tusla, Okla, with $1,500,000
damage.
In Nashville, Tenn, thirty-fve
blocks in the residential section were
destroyed, 600 homes, with damage to.
falling $1,500,000
A group consisting of the Guaranty
Trust Company, Hallgarten & Co. and
William Solomon & Co. and others Of
New York and Thomas E. Wilson Of
Chicago are purchasing the Sulzber
ger & Sons Company.
Augusta, Ca, was swept by flames.
Ten business blocks were destroyed
and the residential district was ablaze,
Damage was upward of $2,000,000.
American Railway Association re-
ports the first actual shortage Of cars
since November, 1913.
With a parade of military aero
FLAMES, headed by four record-holding
aviators, the Panama-California Inter
national Exposition was opened at San
Diego.
The third class cruiser Raleigh
steamed for San Diego, after takir"
on Ammunition at 2I2-e I-land NJ
Yard.