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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
FATHER AND SON"
BANQUET FRIDAY
Y. M. c. A. Will Hold Elab-
crate Affair in High
School Gym.
TALKS BY PROMINENT MEN
Start Great Movement for Ben
eft of American Boy in
This Community.

The hard working banquet commit
tee of the Y. M. c. A. have com
pleted arrangements for the"Father
and Son" banquet to be held in this
city this Friday evening. The high
school gymnasium has been selected
to accommodate about three hundred
fathers and sons" who are expected
to be present.
The motive back of the affair is TO
create a more friendly relationship be-
tween the man and boy, to show the
men in business today are taking an
interest in him and are trying to help
him grow to be better man and give
the world the best he has in him. The
banquet of Friday evening is the first
of its kind to be held in this city and
an unusual interest is being manifest
ed by the committees and business
men. Wednesday about two-thirds of
the one hundred and fifty pairs of tick
cts were sold. Get-to-gether meet
ings of this sort have been held over
the entire country the last few years
and marked success has attended
each meeting.
If member of the committee has
not as yet solicited you, tickets can
be purchased at either bank before
three O'Clock Friday afternoon. Men
only are sold tickets. The plan is for
every man interested to BUY a pair of
tickets for seventy-five cents, and this
is a ticket for himself and some boy.
A list of the boys of the city is kept by
the committee and each man purchas-
ing tickets is assigned or can select
boy to be his guest at the banquet.
He is to notify his guest that he has
purchased a ticket for him and he can
call and get the boy in his limousine,
or can have the boy meet him at the
high school gym. Friday evening.
No tickets will be sold at the high
school Friday night. No boys will be
sold tickets. The boys who make up
the list include every boy in the city
over thirteen years of age who should
be, or is attending school.
The banquet will be held at seven
o'clock, and an orchestra will furnish
music during the supper hour from
seven to eight, after which the follow
ing program will be given
Invocation-Rev.J j. w. Priest
Toastmaster-Pres II. Nj. Crooks.
"The Qualities we Admire in
Young Man"-Chas. G. Rhodes.
The Kind of a Man | Admire-Rob-
ert +. Adams.
Music-High School Glee Club.
Hicock, Washington, ID. c.
The Man and the Boy-Rev. Paul K.
Music-High School Glee Club.
Y. NJ. c. A. and the County A. l..
Chamberlain, Port Huron, Mich.
America.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
FINE LEDIED ON JUDGE
SEARL FOR TARDINESS
BY HIS HONOR,S Sci +

Judge not, that We be not judged" 3"
Circuit Judge Kelly S. Searl of Ith-
aca is a believer in promptnes and is
some prompt himself, that the attor-
neys Of his circuit set their watches
by the fall OF the sheriff's gavel as he
opens or closes the days proceedings
In the Wayne circuit court, how
ever, punctually is not the rule, and
even jurymen are negligent in reach
ing their places at the appointed time.
Judge Searl determined to put a stop
to this tardiness and announced that
the first juror coming in late would
be asked to contribute at least a
jitney to a cigar fund.
On Thursday there reposed on the
judges desk cigar box whit a slit
in its cover, which reminded one of
tag day" Lying on the box was
bouquet of flowers and a printed
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
Anti Tuberculosis Campaign
for Gratiot County
Being Pushed.
WORK ASSISTED BY SCHOOLS
A Report in Detail As Made BY
Secretary for GratiOt
County.

The anti-tuberculosis campaign for
1915. At this time $4,000 seals and
much advertising matter (which had
been sent me by the State secretary
were distributed i'm the following
ways: 1875 letters were sent to rural
teachers. Each letter contained 200
seals, advertising matter and stamp
ed self addressed envelope Ito be
used for the immediate return of the
seals If they could not, for any rea-
son, be sold by the pupils.)
The sale in the rural districts be-
gan on Dee 10, and in the towns on
Dec. 10. Personal letters leach in
closing 100 seals and a self-address-
cd stamped envelope FOR reply) were
sent to all physicians in the smaller
towns. CAN excepting two of these
responded in favorable manner
The remainder Of the seals were sent
out as follows:
To Ithaca 5000; to St Louis, 1000;
to Breckenridge, 1000; Alma about
10000. Advertising matter was sent
to every paper in the county every
week throughout the time of the sale
and slides sent 10 all moving picture
houses.
/ hope that next year Gratiot coun-
ty may sell enough seals to entitle
her to the visiting nurse prize This
prize consists of the services of a pro-
fessional nurse for one month She
is sent out by the State association.
The counties winning this year all
sold more than one seal per capita
and Calhoun county sold two Those
directing and assisting in the sale in
ithaca were Miss Joyce Wright, as
sisted by the Camp Fire girls. In
St. Louis Mrs. +. Vail and the Camp
fire girls. IN Breckenridge, Mr.. r.
Dancer, Supt Of the school, assisted
by teachers and pupils. Breckenridge
did especially well, selling almost all
the seals that were sent there. In
Alma Mrs. Geo Gargett and Leontive
Messenger took the territory which
they had canvassed for chautauqua
consisting Of the business portion of
Superior street. Miss Messenger was
particularly successful, selling over a.
200 seals. Ross Sullivan was in charge
of as many boys as he could muster
up, as the Boy Scout ranks are dis
and gave splendid SER
vice. As some of the ranks of the
Camp Fire girls are also disorganized
or were at the time of the sale, the as
sistance expected from this quarter
was most unsatisfactory. Many
medals were won throughout the
county. These were given as prizes
by the state to children in rural dis
tricts selling 100 seals each, and to
those selling 200 in the towns. At
the Motor Truck office 1925 seals
were sold by Miss Fryckholm. Alto
gether there were 1929 seals sold in
Alma and 23,130 in the entire county
There are still several reports not
yet in, but to date the amount realized |
from the sale amounts to s231.30. OIL
this one-third goes to the state to |
carry on the campaign and the re-
will be used for good-health |
IN the county.
ROSE MESSENGER,
Chairman of the Sale for Gratiot |
county
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
BRECKENRIDGE STORE BURNS

Wednesday evening the store build
ing occupied by Mrs. Anna Sabin of
Breckenridge as millinery and fancy
goods store was burned to the ground,
Wednesday night at $3.50 p. m.
destroying the entire contents. Mrs.
Sabin was eating her supper in the
rear room of the store, leaving a
kerosene lamp burning in the store
room. II is supposed that the lamp
came in close contact with some in
flamable material and the entire room
was soon a mass Of flames. The loss
is estimated at about $4,000 and car
ried $4,000 worth of insurance. 1t was
only the good work on the part of
their volunteer fire boys that the
entire block was saved being mostly
frame buildings.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
LITTLE BABE DIES IN NIGHT

Little Richard Frank Bigelow the
three months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Bigelow living on Ely street was
found dead Tuesday morning. The
child was in good health the evening
before, and during the night when the
parents looked after the little one,
it seemed to be sleeping quietly, but
when day came the little life had de-
parted some time during the early
morning hours. Physicians state the
little one was either smothered under
the coverings or suffered an attack of
the heart which caused instant death.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
FARMERS CLUB MEETS

The Seville and Sumner Farmers
Club viii meet at the home Of f. A.
Potter in the township of Sumner,
Thursday, March 2 Following is the
program
Song-Ciub.
Prayer-Rev. Baker.
Reading minutes last meeting.
Roll call by quotation.
Song-Club.
Reading-Mrs. Walter Ferris.
Address-Jotham Allen.
Question box-By Club.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
5oTH ANNIVERSARY SURPRISE

On Monday evening about twenty
friends gathered at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. f. N. Chadwick and sur
prised them in honor of their 50tn
wedding anniversary. Among the out
of town guests was their granddaugh-
ter Miss Marjorie Chadwick, of
Toledo, Ohio. Their son. C. L. Chad
wick of Toledo, visited at the home
Sunday but was unable TO stay for the
party of the evening. Numerous pre-
sents were presented TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Chadwick among which were a gold
handled umbrella by friends and a
beautiful Towering plant by the Lad
les Aid Of the Methodist church. A
basket supper was the feature of the
evening.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
ENLARGES BANK VAULT

Rapidly increasing business at the
Alma State Savings bank necessitated
the enlargement ofthe vault A new
section of safety deposit will be put
at the disposal of the patrons, new
steel filing shelves are being INSTALL
ed and the interior is being redec-
grated.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
OLD RESIDENT DIES

; Edwin S. Hyde an old resident Of
Gratiot county, expired at his home
in Arcadia township last Saturday eve
ming. He lived in Alma a number
of years being an employee of the
Alma Elevator Company. The de-
ceased was seventy-three years old
and he leaves a wife and five children
and ten grandchildren. Funeral ser
vices were held from the home Tues
day, with interment at Riverdale Gem
etery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
AUCTION SALES

George E. SharraY is advertising .
big stock sale at his farm one mile
east and one mile south of Merrill,
Thursday. March 2, at IL o'clock, con-
sisting of sixty Mich cows and
cattle, mostly Aberdeen Angus and
Durham's. This will be one of the
big sales Of this section.
X. L. Sprague and c. II. Leland are
advertising in this issue Saturday,
Feb. 26th, as the date Of their sale,
three miles north OF Alma on the
Sprague farm at 10 o'clock, quantity
of stock and tools.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Andrew NJ. Flowers, %, Wheeler
Florence Peck, 10, Midland County.
Joseph f. Kelley, "a, Lansing.
Laura Hawkins, 38, North Star
Richard Mckay Jones, 20, Ashley.
Della Edith Witherell, II, Ashley.
Elmer William, 20, Alma.
Anna McNaughton, %, Ionia.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
DIES AT HOME OF DAUGHTER

Mrs. Emily f. Mitchell died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. II. S.
Connors in this city last Tuesday. The
deceased was eighty-five years old and
leaves three children to mourn her
death, namely Mrs. H. S. Connors, of
Alma and Fred and Frank Mitchell of
Montana. Funeral services will be
held Saturday in Mt. Clemens. She
has made her home with her daughter
in this city for the past five years.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24

On another page will be found the
report Of the special session Of the
board Of supervisors.
Owing TO the lack of space we are
compelled to leave out considerable
interesting news this week. Just be-
fore going to press several important
advertisements came in crowding the
matter out.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
RAILWAY SAFETY DEVICE

Frank Evans, David Dutt, and Bur
It's o. Markham OF Riverdale have
just obtained patent on a railway
switch device whereby the engineer
may close the switch with his trair
at any rate of speed, thereby prevent
ing any accident from running in az
open switch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
MONEY Y-ORDER
CLERK GIpEN NEW/L Y-W/ED
RECEPTION List WEEK

To be married six months and work
with bunch that refuse to recognize
him as a married man, has been the
experience Of our popular money
order clerk, Merrill Stuckey. Last
August the Industrious Merrill fell TO
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
LAST NOTICE OF TAXES

| will receive taxes at Rhodes Drug
Store until Feb. 25th. The treasurer's
office will be open at the City Hall
Feb. 25th, 26th, 2sth to Goth. All
taxes should be in on or before Feb
10Th as March 1st is return day
Very Respectively,
CHARLES r. MURPHY,
26-3-c City Treas
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
LOCAL TEAM LOSE LAST
HOME GAME or SEASON
Maroon and Cream Defeated By
Angola, Indiana
Team.

The last game played on the home
floor this season was played last
Friday night, the honors being carried
away by the visiting team from An
COLA, Indiana. The score was close
throughout the game, and finished by
the narrow margin of 10 to z.
Rougn playing featured the second
half of the game. A French of the
local team was benched by Referee
Goodrich. Spinney played a good
game as usual, making - of the IA
points. Jessup and johnson also
played excellent games.
The Alma team finished the game
by fast playing and had the time been
a little longer, no doubt would have
evened up the score.
Following is the lineup::
Alma -Tri-Sta
Richards ...R. F...... Culver
Spinney I'll. F... Emmerson
French,
Johnston ...C........ Griswold
Jessup .......R. c.. Johnson
Johnston,
Melvin Ill G..... Callahan
Field goals-Spinney /, Jessup 1-2;
Culver ?, Emmerson /, Callahan l,
Johnson 1-5.
Fouls-Spinney in 10. Callahan
7 in Q.
Score first Tri-state, 10;
Alma, T.
Referee-Goodrich, Ithaca.
Scorer and Timer-Dunham.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24

| win sell at public auction on the
farm known as part OF the T. =. Els
farm 2i5 miles south of Alma. Mon
day, Feb. % ut 9 o'clock A quaint
ity of farm stock and tools. Free
lunch at noon.
ED STEVENS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24

the charms OF Miss Marcella Adams
and the two were married against the
consent of the great local organiza-
tion Of the goVernment known as the
Post Clerks. &fter this worthy crowd
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24

The publisher of this paper is in
debted to Mrs. Steven Coleman for
copy of the Daily Colonist, a daily
newspaper published at Victoria,
British Columbia.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-12
READING OPENS LINE TO BID
FOR WESTERN BUSINESS.

The Philadelphia and Reading has
established new through sleeping car
service between Philadelphia and Chi
cago and Detroit, leaving Reading
Terminal daily at $50 A. NJ. on the
Black Diamond, via the Reading-Le-
high Valley-Michigan Central Route,
arriving in Detroit midnight, and Chi
cago 500 o'clock next morning i
22A hour run, making a delightful
daylight trip through the "Switzer-
land of America" and affording a
most convenient arrival in Chicago
for connections to all points West or
South.
Similar service has been established
Eastbound on the Wolverine of the
Michigan Central, leaving Chicago
9.05 A. NJ, Detroit $50 P. NJ, arriv-
ing Philadelphia 9.15 next morning.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-12
WHAT Do WE GET?

According to a press dispatch from
Washington, congress, the state gov
ernments, counties and townships will
spend $250,000,00 a year for the next
five years on the improvement and
maintenance of the roads of the coun-
try,
That statement in itself is of alb
sorbing interest to every citizen of
these United States.
But a question of still more vital in
terest to US locally and personally is,
"How much do we get?"
The people of our community of
course can decide what we ourselves
are to expend in good roads, but when
it comes to the expenditure by the
federal and state governments we are
much of the opinion that the early
bird will get the biggest worm.
In other and palmer words, the fed
eral government allots a certain am
cunt of money to each state for i'm
proving its roads. Then comes the
question of where and how that money
is to be spent.
We do not know just what policy
will be pursued in this state, but we
do know that it will be clearly to our
interest to get out in force and hustle
for a good slice of this amount for
road improvement in our own terri
tory.
The Lord knows we need road i'm
provement, but He will not aid US in
the getting if we are not alive to our
own opportunities.
Everybody h%ereabouts wants good
roads and is quite willing to profit
personally from their construction.
But how many, think you, are willing
to devote the necessary time and en-
ergy to securing the allotment to
which we are entitled?
How much do we get? Or, better
still, do we get anything?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-12
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.


y Flexner on lnfantile Paralysis. :
y DR.. Simon Flexner of the ;
i Rockefeller institute, speaking 5
y on infantile paralysis. says:
y 1.-THE virus Of infantile paraly-
y sis, as the micro-organism caus-
y ing 1t Is termed. exists constant 5
y ly In the central nervous organs )
y and upon the mucous membrane 5
y of the nose and throat and of )
y the intestines in persons suffer )
y ing from the disease. The virus $
y enters the body as a rule, If not $
y exclusively. by way of the mu- $
y cous membrane of the nose and )
i throat. )
y 1.-The survival of the virus In )
y the secretions is favored by )
y weak daylight and darkness and $
y hindered by bright daylight and
i sunshine. 1t is readily destroy 5
y ed by exposure to sunlight !
i "There exists at present no
y safe method of preventive inocu-
y lation or vaccination and no !
: practical method of specific treat 5
y ment. The prevention of the :
i disease must be accomplished
+ through general sanitary means. !
y Recovery from the disease is a !
y spontaneous process. which can !
i be greatly assisted by proper
y medical and surgical care" !
J. DR.. Flexner recommends great !
y care in keeping persons and
+ foods absolutely clean and free )
+ from flies and other insects and !
y the utmost care In kissing, !
y coughing and sneezing. as those
y acts are potent factors in dis !
y tributing the germs Of the dis !
i ease. !
i !
L & & * 4 l. 4 4 4 4 i L 4 4 4 & = :
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-12
PUBLIC NOTICE.

The joint committee on toll bridges
and toll roads appointed by the Leg
islature of 1916, will hold a public
meeting in the commissioners ROOF in
the City Hall, Ocean City, New Jer-
10 A. NJ, i to hear the + es citizens aS' sV of At t.
lantic and Cape May Counties upon
the a~dvisability of the State of New
Jersey taking over the bridge between
Somers Point and Ocean City.
THOMAS A. MATHIS,
HENRY E. ACKERMAN, JR.,
LEWIS T. STEVENS,
OLIVER J. WEST,
MARK LAKE,
Committee.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-12

General Funston declares he will ex-
pei every lying correspondent from
proximity to his army. And then,
forsooth, the lies will come thicker
and faster than ever. Up to date
journalism, y'know.
X X X
1t is said that thirty thousand man.
ufacturing plants in America are suit
ed for turning out munitions of war.
Here's hoping for one that insofar as
the United States is concerned they
never have occasion to turn a wheel.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-12
GIRL COMES BACK HOME.

Through an alarm sent out by local
authorities, Miss Bessie May Gale, Is
year-old daughter of Nh. and Mrs.
Richard Gale, of Doughty Road and.
Church street, was discovered to be
working at "Joe's" restaurant on the
Boardwalk, Atlantic City, and was
brought home this week and turned
yer to Chief of Police Krewson, who.
in turn saw to it that she reached her
home without delay, where she was
received with open arms by her par
ents, who had been greatly worried
by her absence since the 21st of July.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-12
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following permits were issued
by Building Inspector Stiles the past
week:
Chris Casio for S. R. Scull, bunga-
low, Church & Noah's Road.
Chas. S. Adams, for James Thorn
ton, 2-story cottage, Harrison & Ire
mont AYES, cost $17OO.
Hugh Miller for Taubel Hosiery
Co., Inc, factory building 50x240, N.
Main ST.
John Race for Mrs. NJ. Collins, barn,
Decatur Ave-, cost 500.
Pardon Adams, repairs to roof, N.
Main st.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-12
DOES SLOAN'S EMINENT HELP
RHEUMATISM?

Ask the mar who uses it, he knows.
'To think I suffered all these years
when one % cent bottle of Sloan's
Liniment cured me-" writes one CRATE
full user. If you have Rheumatism or
suffer from Neuralgia, Backache, Sore
ness and Stiffness, don't put off get
ting a bottle of Sloan's. 1t will give
you such welcome relief. 1t warns
and soothes the sore, stiff painful pla-
ces and you feel so much better. Buy
it at any drug store, only % cents
adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-12
REVISED COUNTY BUDGET
AS SUBMITTED TO BOARD

County Collector Johnson has sub
mitted to the County Board of Taxa
ton the revised county budget, and
the Board will now ~apportion the rat
ables in the county and submit to the
various municipalities the amounts
due in order that the tax rates may
be fixed.
The official list, showing COMPARE
son with last year, is as follows:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-12
REV. C. c. LUTHER RESIGNS.

Rev. C. C. Luther, pastor of the
Baptist Church at Somers Point for
the past seven years, has resigned
his charge and accepted a call at AM
boy, expecting to move to that place
not later than September. The sub
ject for his farewell sermon was: "a
Deserted Preacher"
Rev. Luther vas appointed last
February a member of the Board of
Education, and his removal will cause
a vacancy on the Board to be filled
by the Mayor.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-12
Terse, Tart, Timely
Short and Snappy Sayings to Interest
Old and Young

0US Nh2 AS1hb
1t might, however, be hotter.
n n n
The Stars and Stripes-salute!
n n n
Congratulations! You're looking
fine.
You might, too, speak a good word
for US.
"We should worry" And we will,
in time.
Neutral? Not on your life! We're
for Americal
Laugh today, and tomorrow you
may forget your crouch.
A lot of people make a noise, but
only a few are ever heard.
n n n
Go to church, young man. Don't
" ~ W 1OllC ~ 1oos
n n n
Be a fool, if you want to; but for
heavens sake don't be fooled.
n n n
No one is ever so immaculate but
what they may be dirty in spots.
n n n
There are times, to be sure, when a
big talker tears off but little do.
n n n
Suffering in silence is c~ommendable,
but it is a dinged hard job to pull off.
n n n
Every person on this earth has a
creed, but with most of them it is self.
n n n
Don't insult our intelligence by tell
ing US we are not a wit. We know it.
n n n
There are times, however, when
men talk big, say little, and do moth
ing.
This is leap year, for a positive fact.
But you wouldn't believe it, would
you?
It's easy to make a million. All you
have to do is to beat the other fellows
to it.
Do you live in Pleasantville? Very
good. Then let your actions tell the
story.
That delightful summer tan is desi-
rable provided it does not extend to
your nose.
Kicking may afford a certain degree
of satisfaction, but it produces doubt
full results.
Remember the children today and
perhaps they will do as much by you
tomorrow.
We like, however, to see a real, old
fashioned, dyed in the wool American
occasionally.
n n n
Spelling a bad egg is an interesting
pastime provided you do not operate
upon yourself.
n n n
Between a dude and a dog and a
doggoned dude there doesn't seem to
be much of a choice.
H n ~
politics is politics" and pigs is
and that's about all you can
make out of either.
n n n
Oh, yes, we like to hear you talk
good roads, but we'd a heap rather see
you get out and hustle 'em along.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-12
JOHN d. CARVER DEAD.

Funeral services were held at Ell
wood on Tuesday over the remains of
John D. Carver, who died at the home
of his brother at Manahawkin on
July 27. Carver was for many years
one of the best known Justices of the
Peace in this section of the State, a
member of the Board of Chosen Free
holders and the County Election
Board, Clerk of Mullica Township,
and a candidate three years ago for
the Democratic nomination for Sheriff.
The remains were laid to rest in FL
wood Cemetery.