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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

aIternotioe. .Sebt ia.
ben sic mid bel Der 9orrsttur bes
Slides bsim SpisI ertpif9t unb
rausseI6miTsn! @ntpeoer fdieBe
i9 mir cine 9usel burd ben 8opf
o6er iperbe elm 4ump unb arbeite"
Sm propinStbentsr. sr.
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lett Iibt. ols Der gnter nit faufem
Sbit bsporfen ipirb): Batter, lusrf
mir sinen 9lpfel 'runter!"
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sic iunser Monn benten fdon ans
Ssiraten9 &Onnen Sic benn i6on
cine 6omiIie unterbaItenR"
%, mfbr als cine! Sd bin MANS
Iid ResitatOr!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

- Gin pantpffeIbsIb.
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iie DisI?'
rgl9, Die leibet sor nidt. nidt nal.
bob i9 abenbs an ben Stammtiid
tpmme".
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2siosnssefGbrtsn iinb".
Ututter: ~Nislo oenH2"
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msr espihit iperben".
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eIaubit 9u, bob iid oisie Sdrift.
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.@slpib - penN iie heiratst!"
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fpunte nur Der YlDbiinn i'm Sheatsr
10 Siinben2-
-es UursH DitI StroRt0Pfs SriH'
~" .-.. =. -
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03
@us Der 66uIe. Qsbrsri

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.@as fpa Der 2Intans oes YoIislles
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nobl beoeutens"
S9iiIer (lntstoifi5isrsiobD: ~Wsil
gicab Dor Der Sintt.ut ole 5obnsns
flGat ergrifisn, bat sr 8aitsn bsiom.
men!"
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(au ibrem YrGutiaam, sinsm ihusis
Oiesn StuOentsn): nRuboll. iomme
i'd Dor cine GTomensiOmmiFion, bic
aus lautsr mGnnii6sn profsTorsn
ouiammenseisBt 1T. uno bait Su Is'
oisli9 peiblids grominutprsn. bonn
5eiisben mir bsibs gIGn5snb!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

g drsdIides mort.
Grfe 5rsunoin: n8ilt 0u pseen
Ssinss SoIslsioens fdon gum 2lrat
estpsisn. osn i'd Dir smpfobIsn
babe9"
3peits 0rsunein: Sch mir Ios
nit oisIsm glrSt. bas 1T ia Elm gong
eeipObulidsr ro9er Menid!"
.Grits Srsunbin: .9lbsr i'd bite
Did. lpieio benn9"
3peite 5reunOin: ~Sost mir Der
Msnid. i4 hdtte Ea4entotarrb".
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03
9eariffgpermirruna

- 8eeriffsberpirrune.
profefor: ~@os tOnnen Sic mir
iiber 0iOsenes iueen. Serr &onoi'
bat2"
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fudte nit elmer Tonns - fudts nit
elmer 2oterns in elmer Sonns ="
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9Opf, Serr 8anbibat. sic psripe9isIn
ia INNER 2atsrne uno Sonns. Der.
mutIi9 polIen 81. fosen: 9iOsenes
ipobnte in elmer 2oterne!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

Nidt seIOsen. Serr su
sinem Suhsen, Der i'm idon Dfter an>
gebetteIt baD: rDu slsnOtr 2iissns
fdlineeI, i9 babe eoua senou srfobs
rem, oaB Sein Batter lebt urb seiunO
1T. un6 mir madIt 9u INNER Dor,
OaB er ihOn iieben Sabre untsr Der
@rbe iF2"
sd bab' mid gelOssn; mein
8ater 1T RanoIrGumer!"
guf BEN 9eidsnFsin
eines Re9tsunpaIts. Das
er i'm 2sben ME tertis bra6ts, madts
Der SOB nit ibm: aurSen prOSsB!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03
q RnthebtrhIiite

= &otbeptrGIiits ,Urn
Ost YstsOlamteiT eincs 9emOitbenes
ioHnen Se iit am beiten Elm Bib
mn6en, luenn sic bus Sdmei9en
W'olttes ols ReOeH betraftsn.."
- SIN 5rs9lius. SefGns-
nisbirettpr: nSis Fnb legt sntlai.
len; id bOffe, oab Sic nldt msbr
ipieoetipmmen
sd tOmms SslpiB ni4t - ober
btinsen lusrbsn lie midi"
= Wooern. Qiebt Rofa! Saus
isnb 9uni fir 8sinsn liebsn Brief.
GiiidIid mar id, als i9 pisber bic
3iiee 9einer Iieben S4reibmaidine
iub
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

au9 elm 9 I'm mIer. rSbr
SDbn bsi4dftist ii4 pieI nit PbiIO'
iopbie9"
~Sa, er iommsIt Deisbsit unb
- 8riefmarien!"
= Gr Haunt! ~ginen gtideI
babe i'd nod. toufe i9 nun Sdnops
bafiir. Ober iparen mir Jpn Su ettpas
beHersm oufg"
m9eferssG Sibts ia eor ui9t!-
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

- @as allies 5u m q den
III. WGbrsnb elmer S@misrenpOrs
itelIuns fu9tsIt in elmer Sssns, bic
iiiirmiihe @rreguns psrIunst. Elm
S9alipieIsr 10 bsftis nit ben ars
men, Oab Isin uiel gu enger Rod auf
bsm Hiiden aus Der Rabt 5ebt. Vim
anberen Sage 1T i'm 2ptaIbIGttden
NIT gesus ouf Oieisn 9OrfalI gu lee
fen: 8siUnbers pus Spiel oss
germ S6rsper par bon solem 5susr
burfeliibt. Sn Der auffubrissne 1T
ibm fOsor Der Rod rOr @ut auf Dem
Riidea sspIaBt.
4ba! o.: $50, ter i6Dert
frants J6ritsr 2iissnidippeI 1T fdoH
pteoet ouBer @etaprs-
g.: rSa. ia, orr 0ottpr bot ibm
i6oR pisOsr bas 9iiesn erIaubt!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

Srs9. Sante (ulte Sunefer,
gum gisffsD; .S4Gme DID. RuoOIf.
iOI9 elm ihIe4tss 3eugnis gu brin<
gen. glIs i'd our SduIe eing, ba
9eb0rte i9 INNER gu Den Seiten".
RubpIf: nSas tam i9 Dir ni9t
elouben, iparum biit Su Damn iisen
9ebIieben2"
Yefdtisung. 9lutor (su
einem &ritiisr): ~Sie peritebsn aud
9orni9ts; msin Bert ipar Sbnen Elm
BUD nit Iisben SieseIn".
.@s tann 10 isin, benn es rei5te
mid gum Grbrsden".
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

- Gin allan bessiFsrtsr
Singer. -RisBi9e gilt SbRen
pobI in allen als 8orbilb unb Wleis
iter2"
.Sn allem9 9eiber botte ib biss
ber nod nidt bas Slid. sIei4fals
perriidt ou iperosn."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

9tIte SunsfeE @sIiebter, an msins
gruit! Sd bin Die Dame, ipeI9e
Sbnsn untsr rJriibIins 10000 ee.
I6rieten bot!
StroId: 9lber enti9uIbisen g.
SrduIein, sic ba6sn ii9 pertannt, iH
bin ia RGuber. unb Sbren Ssrrn
bab' i'd sben bier ousgepliinbsrt!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

9iffis. -5inbsn sic niht,
bab bic tIeine @Iis MiilIer ibrer Muts
ter rieiis GbuIid iit9 SO9ar Bis
uuf Die ipibe 3unse".
$50, iie 1T elm gong sstrsusr -
abtlatf4!- >
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03
EubsImiaer nuS greeSenburn.

glubslmilIsr: -9u Bresbsnborn,
iinOfe MID pod Oab De Butter, penn
man fe ibsrblupt trieet, ion5 usrfaI'
gen f4medt9"
greebsnbCrn: sd bite Dir. Ru'
bslmilIer, fonn ct oenn anoers iino,
BEL be stIaIaene 8utterprsiie2!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

= 9enuBts 9sIesenbett.
Junssr @bemann: nSie baben's
aber re9t eiIig, Meiiter; elm paar
Gage bGtten sic nit Der Re9nuns
I9on nod iparter irnnen!"
@Idubissr: rglbsr sic baten bod
in Der 3eitune annonciert: .Wontag,
q. D. Wlts., GmpfanestaS","
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03
Bru6.

Sungtr mann (entbuiias
itifd): .@Iouben sic mir, i4 bin
fir bic Srsttsr bsitimmt. ipelde bic
@sIt bsSsutsn!-
Sbentsrbirettor: rSm, ia,
hSlasrn asnua iinb Sic boau!-
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

g 9Dn seiaet. ~2sbt oenn
9eine 5reunoin pirtlih 10 eIiidIib
nit ibrsm Ronn9"
rg9ie Elm 8routpoor, bas bur6
sinsn giieHbabntunsl fGhrt".
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

gr: rGd, Iisbis amuIic, seItatteit
0u, bob i9 iinse, pdbrenb Su bic
gboiisIonsus aistIopfitG Die 2sute
tDnntsn irnit ineinen, mir bdttsn cine
feline auseinurberieBuns!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

StrOId: .ad, Iiebss 5rdus
Isin, pollen sic, bite. mir bas Ding.
mas in msin 9lugs sefIOssn 1T. ipie'
Der beraus, Sbre Ginger4en iinb ia
pie basu seidaffen!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-03

- untsr @9uIbubsn. .gaa,
0sin @ater biirfte elm iebr finfterss
9eiidt semodt huben, aIs sr Ssin
SauIseusnis iabl"
~SappbI - elm Stodsfinitsrss!"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-12-07
POULTRY SHOW
TO Be WINNER
Indications Point to Most
Successful Show That
Has Been Held
WILL HAVE SPECIAL PREMIUMS
Better Prizes and Premiums
Offered This Year Than has
Been Case in the Past.

This year the Central Michigan
Poultry Association is Offering far
better prizes than I'm the past two
years for the various prize birds in
the various classes, and it is expected
that the larger inducements will bring
q far larger number Of birds for ex-
hibltion at the annual show. which
will be held i'm Alma from Decem-
her 2Sth TO January lst. inclusive.
{. A. Bloss Of Flint, one Of the
best known Judges Of the state OF
Michigan has been secured to Judge
the exhibits this year The Judging
will be based on and the awards made
according to the rules Of the Amer-
can Poultry Association.
Among the special premiums offer
ed this year are the following one
$1,000 silver loving cup for the best
display in the American Glass: one
$1,000 silver loving cup for the best
display in the Asiatic Class; one
$1,000 silver loving cup for the best
display in the English Class; one
$1,000 silver loving cup for the best
display in the MEDITERRANEAN Class;
and one $500 silver cup for the best
display Of bantams
The following gold sweepstakes are
also offered this year: $500 in gold
hy the association for the best cock
erel in the American Glass, $500 in
gold by the association for the best
cockerel In the Asiatic Class: $500
in gold offered by the association for
the best cockerel in the Medteran-
ian Class and $500 IN gold offered by
the association for the best cockerel
ir the English Class.
The regular premiums of the vari-
Gus classes follow All first prize
birds receive twenty-five per cent Of
the entry fees Of their class and all
second prize birds receive fifteen per
cent Of the entry fees Of their class.
IN addition to cash and special prizes.
] ibbons are given for first, second.
third and fourth prizes. Special
prizes will also be given for pet stock.
or the same basis.
All entries for the show will close
December 27th and all exhibits must
be in the show room 10y noon. Decem-
Der 2Sth.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-12-07
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
RESCUES YOUNG GIRL
Timely Aid of Sixteen Year
Old Lad Saved Her
Life.

Plunging into the icy waters of
Pine river late Tuesday afternoon,
Carl Bragg, an Alma high school stu
dent, sixteen years old, pulled Leila
Keep, little five year old girl to
safety. and without question his most
creditable act. saved the girl from
drowning.
1t seems that the Keep girl, who
just started in the kindergarten this
year, was on her way home from
school, in company with Lena White,
both of whom live on Eastward street.
The young girls started TO cross a
plank bridge across the river, which
had been put in place to enable work
men from the factories to make a big
short cut. going to and from work.
One of the center planks of the single
plank bridge was springy, and the
little girl in some way lost her bal
ance, while on the swaying plank and
tumbled into the cold waters of the
Pine. and Immediately sank, while the
White girl. terrified at her compan-
ions plight, shouted for help
The shouts of the White girl
brought Carl Bragg to the scene at
once, and just as he arrived the little
girl started down for a second time
Bragg quickly threw off his coat and
plunged into the river, and waded out
in water up to his neck, to the center
of the river after the young girl,
whom he brought to shore Bragg
took the little girl to neighboring
house. where she was cared for until
later in the day.
While the river at this point is not
deep and was not over Bragg's head,
it completely submerged the little
girl, and everything points to the
fact that had il not been for the quick
action Of Bragg, the little girl would
have drowned
When asked about the affair Wed
nesday at school by the Record re-
porter. young Bragg blushed deep
ly. shifted his weight from one foot
to the other, and in remarkably
modest way, told the story of the af-
fair, in which he kept himself in the
background as much as possible.
Leila Keep is the daughter of Orin
Keep, 1927 Eastward street, and Carl
Bragg is the son of William Bragg,
10 Michigan avenue.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-12-07
WOMEN IN CITIES
ARE STAGING B0yC0TTS
Congress Also is Facing "A Job
in Reducing High Cost of
Living in L. :.

Throughout the United States the
larger cities are instituting boycotts.
as means Of lowering the excessive
high cost Of living. Congress will
also investigate the H. c. Of l..
Women of the various cities are
out Investigating the high prices,
with a view of finding out if they are
being caused by gambling in food
stufis. commonly known as specula-
ton The Investigations are being
conducted through the various
womcns clubs of these cities.
The women have taken up huge
task in the efforts to boycott and
bring about lower prices, it would
seem yet in some instances they
have been successful i'm gringing
prices down. One feature Of the
work Of the present congress will be
directly along the same lines, and
the congressional investigation may
result in the introduction of some
drastic legislation 70 pull down the
prices
One Of the prize features of the
legislation that will probably get be
fore congress will be bill 10 pro
hibit the expectation Of foodstuffs.
The big reason for the appearance Of
this bill is to keep foodstuffs in the
United States for home consumption,
as the country's supply is not equal
to the demand. 1t may be that the
embargo on foodstuffs would also
materially shorten the war, but it is
very doubtful if this side of the ques-
tion was looked at, when the bill was
thought Of There is no question.
but what this bill is aimed at the pre-
sent high prices Eleven bills in all
are waiting TO be introduced in the
present congress, all of them aimed
AZ reducing the high cost of living.
which is reaching a serious point,
when doctors and nurses in many Of
our cities claim that children are
slowly starving because they cannot
get food enough.
That boycotts of the women in the
larger cities can have big effect in
lowering prices seems certain. Just
before Thanksgiving in New York the
women boycotted turkeys and the
prices tumbled at a rapid rate. The
women of New York and the entire
state of New York are still up in arms
and are threatening now on enlarging
OF their boycott
In Michigan several g the larger
cities have instituted boycotts or are
threatening to do so. In Detroit the
women have boycotted eggs until
January 1st, 1917 in the hopes of
bringing down the price on this
food. Grand Rapids women are
investigating the markets with a
view of ascertaining whether mer-
chants or stock jugglers are respon-
sible for the high cost of living. The
women of Bay City and other places
are threatening to do the same. In
Kalamazoo the city has taken charge
of the coal situation and is selling
coal to the poor at cost.
Alma women have found that local
prices are the same as in other places
and will not agitate the proposition.
Of the report from the delegate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-12-07
A FEW THINGS ABOUT
PASTEURzEO MILK
Will Give Alma Pure Milk and
Plenty of 1t at a Lower
Price Than Now.

The essential features Of the pas
tuerizing proposition are as follows:
Price, eight cents quart, which
price is 10 continue until The produc-
ers reaches two dollars per hundred
pounds( present price from Sl.40 TO
$l.70). The entire city will be sup
piled from wagons at least once each
day with all the milk needed. There
will be central station on Superior
street at which further supply may
be had at any time. The price of
cream will remain as at present with
always supply on hand Present
owners Of COWS within the city may
have their milk pastuerized at the
plant at cost price during the first
year of the project, All persons who
are depending ON their cows as a
means of maintaining the family are
Ia have the privilege OF continuing to
use the pasterizing plant by paying
the actual cost of pastuerization for
as long a period as they desire. The
purpose Of this is 20 avoid lntlicting
any hardships on persons who have
been depending on their cows as a
means of helping to maintain the
family In cases where it is not con-
venient for widow women or old peo-
pie, coming under the above condi-
tions to convey their milk tothe plant
lol pastuerization the milk will be
collected by the wagons and pastuer-
ized milk exchanged for the same.
Under the pastuerizng proposition
q wholesome sanitary milk is at all
times assured, which is also free from
any foreign matter or sediment Of
any kind or character and will con
tain less than thirty thousand bac-
terra per c. c. Tor fifteen drops) in
stead of half million or more as at
present, making it practically impos-
sible to convey disease through milk.
a few years ago the older citizens
of Alma had practical less on of
the danger Of milk contamination in
the way Of a typical epidemic caused
by contamination of the milk. During
The epidemic many lives were lost.
which under more sanitary milk con
ditlons might have been saved
A glance at the following figures
will convince you at once of what
the pastuerizing project will save the
citizens Of Alma in the course of
year 1t is conservatively estimated
that twelve hundred quarts day are
now needed in Alma the present re-
tail price of which is nine cents),
therefore the saving over eight cents
(the pastuerized price, would amount
tc twelve dollars day or S4,3S0 a
year.
Now is it fair that citizens of Alma
should pay this sum of money as a
tribute TO some thirty-seven people
who are present keeping cows within
the city limits and who are making
few dollars each year?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-12-07
HIS OPINION
IS SURPRISE
City Attorney Says Local
Waterworks Cannot Be
Purchased by City.
VOICED AT SPECIAL MEETING
Joint Water and Electric Light
Plant Cannot BE Purchased
by Bonds.

At special meeting Of the city
council last night, City Attorney Jas.
\. Greene, threw bomb into the
council chamber, when he read an
opinion as 10 the legality of purchas-
ing the water works of the Alma Grain
& Lumber company.
Attorney Greene i'm his lengthy re-
port dwelt at length on the law gov
erning the purchasing Of water
works 10y fourth class city. giving
the law in several instances. and then
he took up the proposition Of purchas
ing an electric light plant, under the
laws as they relate on fourth-class
cities. He said that the city could
bond TO purchase either of them alone
He then pointed out that the Alma
Grain & Lumber company's plant was
q joint water works and electric light
plant. and that the law governing
the bonding for water works and elec-
trio light plants so read. that the city
would be unable to purchase that
plant the state laws, giving no pow
er to buy joint plant by fourth-class
cities
He also gave the council to under
stand that after the city had acquired
Il water works, it could vote ON "a
proposition to buy an electric light
ing plant and combine the two. but
that they could NOT be purchased
jointly
This paved the way for the adop-
tion Of the report Of the committee
to acquire a water works by construc-
tict
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-12-07
WANT PASTUERIZATION
All Women at Joint Club Meeting
Sign Petition to Council

AT the joint meeting of the Civic
Improvement league, the Art Club
and the Women's club, at the home
of Mrs. William A. Bahlke on Mon
day of this week, petition was
drawn up which will be presented to
the council, and which is expected TO
go a long way towards bringing about
an ordinance calling for the pastuer-
ization of milk in Alma.
Nearly sixty women were present
at the meeting, and after DR.. r. j.
Carney had made an address on the
subject, the petition was drawn up,
and one after another of the ladies
signed it. and it is said that every
woman present attached her sigma
ture TO the petition. The action of
these women may he taken as view
of the women Of the entire city, and
ii shows that Alma wants pastueriz-
Cd milk.
1t is expected that the proposed
ordinance will be submitted to the
city council at an early date and it
is not expected that there will be any
great trouble in securing the passage
Of the measure.
II is understood that two men
stand ready to start pastuerizing
plant in Alma, Immediately that such
an ordinance is passed, and that they
will guarantee to supply the city
with eight cent milk for year at
least
Deck, Poultry Show
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-12-07
Council Moved TO Submit
This Question to Elect
ors on December 27.
MAY BOND FOR 100000
With Which to Build "A Water
Works Will be Submitted to
Voters AT Same Time.

At special meeting of the Com
mon Council of the city of Alma held
in the council chamber last night, il
was voted TO submit two propositions
to the voters of the city of Alma on
Wednesday. December 9th. One
proposition to be submitted Will be the
question of voting to acquire a water
Works or pumping station, and the
other proposition will be the ques-
tion of bonding for $60,0000O for the
purpose of constructing pumping
station and the extension of the water
mains.
The entire council worked harmon
iously together and every resolution
offered during the meeting was given
unanimous vote with one exception
and on that measure there was only
one may vote. II gave evidence that
the councilmen had gone into the prop
csition and knew just what they were
going. at and where they expected To
arrive, when the business Of the ses-
sion was over.
\ resolution offered by Alderman
Ward and supported by Adams, and
given "A unanimous vote. offered the
opinion that the acquisition of a water
works was expedient and a necessary
public Improvement. and following an
ether resolution the mayor appointed
committee to determine whether the
city should acquire water works by
purchase or by acquisition, and TO
make an estimate Of the cost of con
struction
Following a legal opinion from the
city attorney, the committee reported
in favor Of the acquisition by con
struction, and on figures furnished by
engineers, estimated S60.000.00 as
enough to cover the cost
In part the committee reported as
follows: After a full investigation
Of the conditions in the city of Alma,
we are of the opinion that it is advis-
able that the city of Alma acquire a
water works by constructing an ad-
equate water works and by the exten-
sion of the present system Of water
mains in the city Of Alma.
We have had before us detailed es-
Inmates of the cost of an adequate
water works and the cost of extending
the present system of water mains
we are of the opinion that
the adequate water works and the
extension of the present system of
water works and the extension of the
present system of water mains can be
constructed at cost Of S60,00000.
Following the report the council
held a short discussion of the matter
and heard the city attorneys opinion
and then passed favorably on the reso-
luton.
This done resolution set the date
of the special election as Wednesday,
December 9th, and another set the
day of registration as Saturday, De
cember 23th.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-12-07
OUR CHRISTMAS ISSUE

The annual Christmas issue Of the
Alma Record will come from the press
next week Thursday, December l4th.
Our reason for getting The issue out
1t that time is so the merchants
Will be able to get the fullest bene-
fits from their advertising for the
Christmas trade, as the issue Of the
following week would only give them
the advantage of two shopping days
We would appreciate il greatly, if the
merchants would have their advertis-
ing copy ready early. this week if
possible. as it will aid as greatly to
be able to get the greater part of the
advertisements in type this week We
would also like to call the attention to
the fact that we will get out far
larger edition than usual in our Christ
mas issue.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-12-07
BEET CONTRACTS

The new sugar beet contract will
have a guaranteed fiat price of $500
per ton with a rise per ton over this
amount equal to the average whole
scme selling price Of sugar over $500
according to Willett & Gray's Sugar
Journal, New York city, for the three
last months in the year and the first
month in the new year.
That is, if the average price Of
sugar for these four months is $3.50,
we will pay $3.50 for beets, il $500,
we will pay $500 for beets, but the
5000 price is guaranteed regardless
Of the price Of sugar.
So far as we know now. labor will
be the same as last year, with the
exception of little difference In the
division Of the payments.