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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-01
JUST A MINUTE.

You take the Office telephone,
And breathe a number in it,
And in a soft and soothing tone
4 voice says, Just a minute"
One minute-two-ten minutes pass,
You wait there i'll at ease,
And then a sympathetic lass
Says, Just minute. pleased"
You hear brief. vaguely muttered bits
of fleeing conversations.
You sit there throwing savage fits,
And vicing imprecations.
And as your thoughts grow more ma
lgni
And burrows cloud your brow,
That soothing voice observes,
That line
Is out of order now
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-01
SALESMANSsOF COLUMBUS
MYSTERiOUSLY MISSl

aCoiumbsu. Ga. Sept. 2S.-J. Wilbur
Brooks, we'll known citizen and for
many years city salesman for the J..
E. Deaton Grocery company, has dis
appeared from his home. His family
and employers are much concerned
o. err his disappearance.
He was last seen Saturday morning,
and when he failed to appear at his
home Saturday night and Sunday his
many friends became alarmed. A
search has been instituted but with
out success. He leaves wife and
several children. He has been with
the Deaton Company for about SIX
teen years. He Is about As years of
age.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-01

Galvanized iron is merely iron dip
ped in molten zinc. The coating is
not electrically applied, as the word
galvanized seems to imply.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-01

The percentage Of urban population
in England and Wales has increased
and that of rural jewellers decreased
every time that census has been
taken in the last half century.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-01
LOW RATE FARES
To Atlanta and Return via A. 3. & A.
Account the Great Southeastern
Fair and Grand Circuit Har-
ness Races, Oct. 1921, In
elusive

The New Fair Grounds and Race
Track now represent an investment
of 100000 and additions and improve
ments are being added daily.
The forthcoming fair promises to
surpass any Fair held in the South
east since the great Cotton State Elk
position.
Specific fares, dates tickets will be
be sold and return limit will be an
nounced in few days. Make your
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-01

remains comparatively poor. Gather
ing corn and haying continue. Dig
ging sweet potatoes has begun, with
generally good yields. Sugar cane isv
fine. Preparations continue for seed
ing the winter cereals.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-01
ANOTHER FINE WEATHER
WEEK FOR GEORGIA CROPS

Atlanta, Sept. 30.-The past week
was general fair throughout the state
and consequently highly favorable for
outdoor work, but the weather was
too dry for fall gardens, and the cool
nights in the northern part of the state
prevented the rapid opening of cot
ton in the northern division. Never
theless, cotton is now nearly all open
as far north as Atlanta, and picking
and ginning are at their most active
period. The prospects for top crop
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-01

plans to. attend. w, w. CRoXTON,
G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-05-27
LOYALTY TO THE
HOME TOWN.

In the last issue of the Republican
was printed an article which had to
do with the subject of Loyalty to
the Home Town" Any town, nc
matter what its size, will thrive and
progress if it has the loyal support
of all it's citizens. Whereas, on the
other hand, if there is none of that
feeling of civic pride in the citizens
of a town which inspires men and
women to feel proud of their home
town; if half the people are eyerlast-
ingly lambasting what the other half
is trying to do, or worse, if a con-
siderable number of the townspeople
are continually kicking about every
thing that is being done, or not
done; if the interest of consider
able proportion of the towns popula-
ton is purely selfish, there can be
NO great growth or advancement.
People who are seeking locations in
this day and age are looking for
live towns" and the surest indica-
tion of a live town is the attitude
of the people toward it, If every
body seems to have a good word to
say for the town, and if their actions
do not belle their words; if they are
not of the class that preach long
and loud about loyalty to the home
town and go home and order their
wares from Rear Sawbuck & Co., the
town can be expected to prove
i've one. OF course a town may
have reverseS, or a community may
have setbacks and it's people may
have hard shedding but if they do nos
ose their nerve the ultimate success
)f that town or country is just as
much q certainty as death or taxes.
That is, taking it for granted that
he natural conditions are such as to
Justify its being
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-05-27
! RE ME MBE r.

/ remember, l remember the house
where | was born, the little window
where the sun came peeping i'm al
morn You'd hardly know the old
place now, for Dad is up-to-date and
the farm is scientific from the back
lot to the gate The house and barn
ave lighted with acetylene, the engine
in the laundry is run by gasoline; we
have silos, we have autos, we have
dynamos and things, telephone for
gossip and monograph that sings.
The hired man has left us-we miss
his homely face-a lot of college
graduates are working in his place.
There's an engineer and fireman, a
chauffeur and vet, Electrician and
mechanic. Oh the farms run right,
you bet. The little window where
the sun came peeping in at morn now
brightens up a bathroom that cost
Dad car of corn. Our milk maid is
and she's sanitary, TOO,
but Dad gets Is cents a quart for
milk that once brought only 2. Our
cattle came from Jersey and the hogs
are all Duroc, the sheep are South
iown beauties, and the chickens
Plymouth Rock. To have the best
If everything is our aim and
)lan, for Dad not only farms it, but
les a business MANI f. Mcintyre
N Missouri Valley Farmer.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-05-27

hosts again assemble for the purpose
of selecting man to represent then
in the National councils of theil
party, Robert II. Elder will not be
their choice, but rather he will be
relegated 10 private life and political
oblivion is likely to be his lot forever
more.
| But he had a great chance. Elder
could have been the biggest man in
| the Democratic party of Idaho today,
had he been keen enough to have
seen the opportunity and big enough
and broad enough to have taken adj
vantage of it. Suppose, after a rea-
lizatlon of the true feeling of the
delegates assembled had been forced
upon him, and after he had gained
control of $the convention, he had
said to those delegates that in view
of their attitude toward him and the
friends who had supported ard worked
for him, he did not feel that it would
be to the best interests of the Demo
cratic party of Idaho for him to ac-
cept a position as its National repre-
sentative, and because his interest in
the party was greater than any per
sonal interest or ambition he might
entertain, he would withdraw from
the race and leave the convention
free to select any man whom the ma
jority might desire. He could have
expressed his appreciation of the eff
forts of his friends in his behalf, and
a deep regret that so many of the
delegates had formed an estimate of
him and his character so unjust
This would have placed his oppo-
nents in a position where they would
have to admit that they had misjud-
ged the man, and he would have
grown in strength and popularity and
no power on earth could have shaken
faith in his honor and integrity. He
would have commanded the respect
and admiration of his fellow party
men, and it would be only matter
Of a short time until he could have
any position within the
gift of his party.
DIT he vrocp,t Iio ON ouph
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-05-27
BUT HE WAS NOT
BIG ENOUGH

The steam roller of the machine
certainly took the wrinkles out of the
recalcitrant delegates at the Poca-
tello convention last week, but it is
feared by great number of the
faithful old war horses that 1T left so
many sore spots that surely the en-
thusiasm of many former workers viii
be considerably cooled, to say the
least. We gather from various re-
ports of the convention that if the
delegates had followed their own
personal desires in the matter of
selecting a national committeeman
not one-fifth of them would have
voted for Elder. That gentleman
was thoroughly cognizant of this
condition, and yet, by the old time
method of pulling political wires. and
with the assistance of his masters.
Nugent and Pence, he forced himself
upon that body of party workers and
upon the Democrats of Idaho regard
less of their wishes in the matter. II
is generally conceded that by that act
Mr.. Elder threw away his political
power and 1t seems reasonable
certainty that when the Democratic
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-05-27
SHOE is ON THE
WRONG FOOT

NO doubt many of the readers Of
the Republican will recall the great
hue and cry that went up at about
this time two years ago in connection
with loan which previously haC
been made by the State Land Board
to o. V. Allen, then state treasurer
They will probably also recall who
was responsible for the great noise
AT any rate it will be remembered
how Governor Alexander went from
one and of the state i'm the campaign
two years ago and told the people
about the rotten conditions existing
at the state house; that the officials
were a set of grafters; that the state
treasury was being looted to enrich
few of the hangers-on at the state
house, and how he would straighten
things out II the people would elect
him governor. And only a couple of
weeks ago the Governor published an
article on how the states business
is conducted which dealt directly
with the business methods of the
State Land Board
1t now develops that another loan
has been made. The important facts
in connection with this last loan are
given on the first page of this issue,
and from that article it will be. seen
that there is ample ground for SUI
speeding that State Auditor Huston
is the beneficiary. But whether he
is or not, the manner in which the
loan was made, the way it was
rushed through the waiving of the
one per cent premium and the de-
livery of the warrants before the abb
stract had been received Isl all in di-
rect contradiction of the published
statement of Governor Alexander and
the printed rules of the State Land
Board, and the governors explana-
ton that the members of the board
did not know that Huston had any
ching to do with the land will have
but little weight for the reason that
i the loan had taken its regular
if it had been acted upon in
he same manner as all other loans
Ire acted upon, or at least as the |
and board prescribe that they shall |
De acted upon, the members of the |
BOARD would have had knowledge |
because it would have shown in the
distract.
Two wrongs do not make a right
md this last act of the land board is
N no way an excuse for things that
ave been done in the past, but we
ust want to say that there are more
in connection with the
o-called Huston loan, than even
Alexander himself could find to
barge against the officials who had
1ade the Allen loan and, as there
we're only three members of the
oard present when the loan was
lade, the vote of Governor Alex
nder was necessary to put it over
But the most regrettable feature
t the whole transaction is that the
apital News can't say word. What
JUICY morsel this would have PROV
N for the undertaking, pap-sucking
beet If it had happened that the
overnor was one of the absent men,
ers. We offer coincidence to editorl
roxon, also to Mr. Broxon the pri-
ate secretary of Governor Alexan-
er for in both positions sympathy
due him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
FALLS OFF SCAFFOLD.

While at work on a scaffold at the
top of one of the sugar pans at the
sugar plant last Thursday afternoon,
Charles Fletcher fell and sustained a
broken ankle and other injuries
He was Immediately taken to the hos
pital where the broken bones were set
and cast put on the limb. On Sat
urday morning in accordance to the
advice of physician Mr.. Fletcher left
for Saginaw to have an x-ray view of
the bones taken. The result of this
view was the revealing of splint of
bone which will necessitate an opera
ton for its removal as soon as the
other bones are knitted together and
another bone was shown to have five
breaks. Even tho it will take no brief
time for a complete recovery from
the effects OF the injury prospects are
very hopeful for the perfect restoring
of the use of the limb.
When allis considered Mr. Fletcher
can be counted fortunate in escaping
injury for life or sudden death.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
WRIGHT HOUSE PROPRIETOR
PASSES AWAY SATURDAY
Edwin Brearley Well Known Among
Travelling and Business Men,
Buried at Reed City.

Edwin Brearley for the past two
years proprietor of the Wright House
passed quietly away at the hotel Sat
urday, Jan. !, 1916.
He was born May 29, 1916 in
Wheatland Hillsdale county, where his
early life was uneventfully spent on
a farm in that vicinity. His first in
terests were those Of a travelling sales
man. This occupation he followed for
a number of years. Later as the fas-
cination of the life on the road began
TO fade he established a hardware
business in Reed City. Following this
Mr. Brearley went into hotel in the
same city in which business he con-
tinued 10 years. At the close of this
period of his career he moved to AL
Logan, where he was engaged in an
other hotel for five years at the end
Of which time, feeling that better op-
portunities awaited here, he moved to
Alma two years ago and since that
time has managed the Wright House
very successfully, making friends
among the business men and many
others both in and out of the city.
In his earlier life Mr.. Brearley mar
ried Miss Ellen Drake OF Envoy.
To this union were born two children,
who are still living: Mrs. Maude John
son and George S. Brearley both of
Reed City. As time went on Mrs.
Brearley was called away leaving
Mr.. Brearley and the two children
alone.
He was again united in marriage to
Mrs. Callxins of Reed City in 1899.
She has been his faithful companion
and helper since that time, sharing
his duties and caring for him during
his illness.
A short prayer service was held
on Saturday at the hotel after which
the body was sent to Reed City to
the home of his daughter where SER
vices were held on Monday, Jan. 3,
over which Rev. S. +. Kelly of Allegan
presided. After the services at the
house the Masonic order conducted the
usual burial ceremony at the GEM
etery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
ENJOYABLE MEETING.

Arcadia Grange No. 500 met at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Keefer Friday evening Dec. 81. N. M.
Rollin Wood presiding. 1t was voted
to have installation of officers for the
year take place at the hall the second
meeting in January and that we in
vite Brother Bressley of Pleasant Val
ley Grange to be our installing Of
ficer. No further business coming
up before the meeting it was turned
over to the Lecturer. II being the
30th anniversary of the marriage of
Mr.. and Mrs. Keefer and the following
day marking the goth anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Smith the oc-
casion was made joint celebration
of the same. The opening song being
"The Days of Auld Lang Syne.' Roll
call was responded to by sentimental
quotations anecdotes and songs, the
reading of a marriage poem by Mrs.
Earl Kuhlman and a commentary on
President Wilson's marriage by Allen
Hubbel. To make the affair more
realistic a chorus on tin pans was per-
formed on the front porch. Refresh
ments were served by the ladies of
the Grange and general good time
enjoyed by ALL Early in 1916 the
company departed wishing the two
couples many more anniversaries.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
GRANGE RALLY
JANUARY 20
To Be Held at Ithaca And
Addressed BY
A. B. Cook.
GRANGE NOW FIFTY YEARS OLD
Four Subjects Are To Be Treated
Urgent Call Gold
en- jubilee.

| have been directed by State Mas
ter j. c. ketcham TO issue a call for
special meeting Of Gratiot Pomona
Grange TO be held Thursday, January
20, 1916 to be called at 1000 a. m.
standard time. ! have decided upon
Ithaca as being the most central point
for this meeting Hon. A. B. Cook
OF Owosso has been authorized to meet
with us upon this occasion as a spec
ial representative OF the State grange.
As we will have rounded out fifty
years of existence during the year
we are about to usher in, it is but fit
ting that we strive to make the year
1916 one of unparalleled success and
with this object in view we are about
to take tn efrst step toward this end.
Fourteen other counties will make
the initial move for our Golden Jubi-
lee" celebration upon this same date
and during the week the entire state
will be traversed in like manner thus
a concerted effort all along the line.
County deputies, county officers del
egates to the recent State grange ses-
sion, subordinate grange officers, and
all members who have the general well
fare of the grange at heart are all
invited to join in this move A lee
turers' conference will perhaps be
special feature of the day.
-Four subjects will be treated name
ly: 1-"Survoy of the Field" p
Increasing our trade contracts" g.
New Grange Movements for 1916" 4
- What can we do to promote sub
ordinate grange growth for 1852"
Every grange see that you are repre-
sented and the more present from each
grange the greater the inspiration.
We are now planning a big three or
four county rally to be held at Alma
later and we hope to have the details
worked out so as TO announce them
by the date of this special meeting
PETER A. KLEES,
County Master
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
RUSSELL H. C0NWELL
ON NEXT NUMBER
Acres of Diamonds Will Be Topic
of Speech For Next Ly-
ceum Number.

The next number on the Lyceum
Course will be given on Jonuary Is
by Russell II. Conwell, the veteran
educator, publicist and lecturer, whose
theme will be, "Acres Of Diamonds"
his most famous lecture.
The coming of Dr. Conwell to Alma
is an event in local history. He has
had an extraordinary career and to
see and hear him may well be counted
as a privilege of more than passing
value. He is today easily the first
among Americas popular speakers
and one OF the last of the Galaxy
Of Stars" who made the platform bril-
liant in the days of Cough, Beecher
and Chaplin. "Acres Of Diamonds"
has been given over 500 times and
all over the world. It's influence on
the lives of individuals and COM
munities has been extraordinary. No
person with ideals and ambitions can
afford to miss it. The apera house
will be packed TO hear him. Further
announcements will appear in our next
issue.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
POSTAL SAVING FUND.

Ever since the opening Of the Postal
Saving System at the local postoffice
Sept. /, 1913, the number Of depositors
have steadily increased until now
Postmaster Cash is receiving the
savings Of hundreds of Gratiot county
populace.
The year just passed and especially
since the European war started has
noted a marked increase in the num-
Der Of depositors. who have faith in
the safety Of Uncle Sans depos-
tories. A large per cent Of the for
eign born residents are using the
Postal Saving system in spite Of the
fact that Alma has two OF the best
banks in the state. They feel certain
that with their savings in the hands
of the u. S. government that they are
safe no matter what the war across
the water may bring forth.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
TRI-COUNTY MEDICAL
MEN TO MEET
Will Hold Meeting At Wright House
in Alma. Jan. I3.

The Gratiot- t-Isabella-C Clare County
Medical Society will meet at the
Wright House, in Alma, Thursday,
Jan. Is, at $3.50 p. m.
AT our meeting Dec. l6, we decided
to raise the county dues to 81 a year:
this, with the state dues of SO, makes
the dues for 1916 $500, which is
payable now to the secretary.
We aim to have attractive programs
for our meetings and hope you will
assist US by your presence.
To those who have not been men,
bers we urge you to join, for we be-
lieve you will find it profitable.
Program.
Gonococus infections and the physi-
clans responsibility-Dr T. J. Carney.
The differential diagnosis of chole-
lithiasis, duodenal and gastric ulcer
Dr. !. N. Brainerd.
The diagnosis and treatment of gas
trio and duodenal ulcer-Dr h. r.
Corbus.
Officers 1916.
President-Dr. |. N. Brainerd.
Vice President-Dr. c. ID. Pullen.
Secretary-Dr +. NJ. Highfield.
COMMITTEE.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
NOTICE TO REG|sTll., AND VOTE
Special Electionsto be Held In Sc
vile and Sumner Town
ships For Lighting

Don't fail to register and vote. on
the Electric Light Franchise because
"the Pine River Power Company" is
paying for special elections in Seville
and Sumner townships to enable them
to start work on their power plant
and transmission lines as soon as the
franchises are granted. The company
intends spending over thirty-five thou
sand dollars (35,000) on this work in
the two townships. A large portion
of the money will be left in Riverdale
neighborhood as we will be using at
times six teams or more and from
forty to fifty men which will be all
local help. Also gravel, cement, lum-
ber and other material necessary on
this work will be bought locally.
The dam, also raceway headgates
which are located in Seville township
will be entirely rebuilt using the lat
est ideas in cement and steel construc-
tion, the power plant will be erected
on the site of the old mill i'm Sumner
township and will be constructed in
the latest design of cement and steel
construction, installed in plant an 125
HIP and an l75 HIP Vertical Slow
water wheel and generators to be
$500 volts, Phase. 90 Cycle, which is
adapted to furnish electric light cur
rent or motor power. This size plant
is large enough to take care of this
district for long time to come, one
of these wheels alone weighs over
FIVE ton. We will, on this work re-
quire easily eight carloads of poles,
one carload of cross arm braces, our
machinery alone, such as waterwheels,
dynamos and station equipment will
require three cars. There will also be
about two carloads of copper wire and
one carload of transmission line mat
erial. The majority of this freight
will be unloaded at Riverdale and the
remainder at Elwell.-Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
OBITUARY.

Ellen Woodward was born in Brook
lyn township Jackson county, Mich
igan, September 1S, 1851, where the
first seven years of her life was spent,
at which time she with her parents
removed to Yankee Springs township
Barry county, Michigan. She was
united in marriage TO M. j. Woodward
Feb. II, 1868. With her husband she
moved to Gratiot county Nov 19,
1874, on a farm where they re-
mained until her death. To this union
there was born ten children, six of
whom remain to mourn their loss. In
the spring of 1889 she united with the
Adventist church, in which church she
remained n member until her death,
Dec. 26, 1915.
She was a faithful wife, a loving
mother and true friend to ALL She
was an active member in Elwell
Cleaners aid and was ever ready and
willing to assist the poor in any way
TO add to their comforts. Services
were held at the home residence We'd
nesday, Dec. %, 1915 and interment
made in Seville cemetery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
CLEANERS MEET.

The Cleaners of the Best Arbor
will hold their January meetings on
the second and fourth Wednesday at
the home of Companion Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Walstow southeast of Alma.
The meeting will be called to order
at 1880 a. m. and at IL o'clock a
recess will be declared for light re-
freshments to be served, after which
the regular order of business will be
taken up. The objects of the meeting
being held in day time is hoping it will
be more convenient for the members
to attend. We should feel one and
all that we have an interest in this
Fraternal organization and lend a
helping hand to make these meetings
interesting. If gathering in the day
time meets with the approval, we will
continue to hold them that way until
the first of April as voted upon at our
last meeting.
Lecturer.