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Alma record., 1916-05-04
CITY APPOINTMENTS

At special meeting of the council
last Monday night, Mayor Mckinney
made the following appointments
which were confirmed by that body
Mayor Protem-C. o. Ward.
William Rogers.
Street, Weed and Water Commits
sioner-O. F. Parker.
Night Watch and Deputy Masshal-
Oscar Nibber
Health Oficer-Dr T J. Carney.
City Attorney. 4. Greene.
Chief Fire Dept. f. Sartor, jr.
City Engineer-E NJ. Wood.
Member Cemetery Committee A.
W. Brock.
The mayor also appointed COM
mittee Of four consisting of c. O.
Ward, Geo. Odgen, Jno. Knortger and
Floyd Glass to look and investigate
the advisability Of commission form
of government for the city.
Also committee on water and
lighting, consisting of Messrs. Lake,
Eokert, Fullerton and McConkey.
The necessary steps were taken to
prepare an ordinance for building re-
strictions. which is move I'm the
right direction
Alma record., 1916-05-04
DAVIS DISTRICT

A nine and one half pound hoy was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rockefellow
April 3Oth.
George Cross has moved from
Breckenridge to his farm in this vicin-
ity.
Mr.. Ball and family will occupy the
Simmons farm this year
Miss Rosetta Hart of Ithaca visited
Mrs John Baker one day last week.
Jesse Smalley and wife of Shepherd
visited relatives here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Jay Guernsey and
little daughter of Detroit visited the
latter part of the week with their par
ents
Mrs. Hyde of Alma visited the week
at the homes of Orlin Fletcher and
Charls Neidhardt.
Archie McFaul and family and Chas
Curtis and mother spent last Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. James McFaul OF
Newark.
Mrs. Daily Shaffer entertained her
sister-in-law from Ohio a part of the
week.
Alma record., 1916-05-04
CATTLE MARKET
DANGERS OF DRAFT

Drafs feel best when we are hot and
pcrspiring, just when they are most
dangerous and the result is Neuralgia
Stiff Neck, Sore Muscles or some
times an attack of Rheumatism. In
such cases apply Sloans Liniment 1t
stimulates circulation to the sore and
painful part. The blood flows freely
and in a sbort time the stiffness and
pain leaves. Those suffering from
Neuralgia or Neuralgia Headache will
find one or two applications OF Sloan's
Liniment will give grateful relief. The
agonizing pain gives way to a tingl-
ing sensation of comfort and warmth
and quiet rest and sleep is possible.
Good for Neuritis too Price Doc. at
your Druggist adv
Alma record., 1916-05-04
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION

The Congressional convention for
this district. comprising Saginaw,
Gratiot, Ionia, Montcalm, Shiawassee
and Clinton counties, met at Owosso
last Friday. Each county was repre-
sented by a full delegation and a
very enthusiastic convention was held.
From Alma, Francis King, lothian
Allen, l.. A. Sharp. c. f. Brown and
Jno. ID. Spinney attended.
w. II. Wallace of Saginaw and j.
~. Mccall of Ithaca were selected as
delegates to the National convention.
In the evening the :Shiawassee Coun-
ty Republican Club gave their annual
banquet and over 900 plates We're
spread The speakers were VIM. Alden
Smith, Congressman Fordney Of Sag
inaw, Martin of Mass, Walch of North
Carolina and candidates for governor,
niekema, Gardner and Leland. All
are orators of reputation and all were
az their best.
Alma record., 1916-05-04
SUCCESSFUL PLAY
Missionary Drama al Baptist Church
Draws Good House

The religious drama, which was Civ
en- under the auspices of the Farther
Lights Missionary society OF the
Baptist church, Thursday evening was
a decided success. christianity Yer
sus the Ethnic Religion" was given
by the young ladies Of this society, as
sisted by the young men of the b. Y.
=. L. A number of little girls from
the Sunday school and the church
quartet also assisted. The customes
were good and the parts were we'll
played The collection amounted to
$3.50 which will go toward memorial
window i'm the proposed Sunday school
room for Miss Francis Smith organ
izer and first president of the Earth
en- Light" Missionary society.
Alma record., 1916-05-04
MAKE APPROPRIATION

At the meeting of the city council
last Tuesday evening an appropriation
was made of 500 to be turned over
to a committee for the fixing up and
replacing of hitching posts about the
business streets of the city.
Alma record., 1916-05-04
AFTER GRIPPE
Mrs. Findley Made Strong By vinol

Severy, Kans. THE Grippe left me
IN weak, nervous, rundown condition.
! was too weak TO do my housework and
could not sleep. After trying different
medicines without benefitVinol restored
my health, strength and appetite. Vinol
is grand medicine and every weak,
nervous, rundown woman should take
it"-Mrs. GEO. FNDLEY.
Vinol, our delicious cod liver and iron
tonic, sharpens the appetite, aids diges-
ton, enriches the blood, and builds up
natural strength and energy.
L0ok-Paterson Drug CO., Alma, Mich.
Alma record., 1916-05-04
OLD RESIDENT EXPIRES
Mrs. Elizabeth +. Butts Expires az
Union City

The remains of Mrs. Elizabeth
Butts an old resident of this place
were brought here from Union City,
last Tuesday. She expired at that
city at the home of her neice. Mrs
Adelbert Thum. Funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon at one
thirty, the Rev. j. w. Priest officiat-
ing A quartet composed of Mr.. and
Mrs ID. L. Johnson, Mrs John Becker
and L. A. Sharp furnished the music
Mrs. Elizabeth f. Butts was born
May l1th, lS47 in Highland, Oak
land county, Michigan In 1886 she
was united in marriage TO NJ. w
Butts and they resided in Sioux City,
Iowa. for number Of years. After
recovering from a continued sickness
she returned to Michigan and has
ever since resided in or around Alma.
Alma record., 1916-05-04
CAUCUS

A Democratic Caucus will be held
in the township hall in the Township
of Arcadia, Monday, May Sth, 1916 al
1870 M To elect four delegates to
attend the County convention, May
10.
ID. Bishop,
c. S. Clark,
Ely Wolf, Committee
Alma record., 1916-05-04
MISSIONARY SOCIETY

The regular meeting of the Earth
or Lights" Missionary society was
held last Friday evening with Miss
Marguerite Moore on River avenue.
Twenty-Five young ladies were pres
ent. A very interesting program was
given, including @ recitation by Miss
Francis Priest. A baked goods and
candy sale is to be given some time in
May the proceeds to be added to the
fund for The missionary window. AZ
ter the devotional services which was
in charge Of Miss Anna Angel, the
hosteso seFfed dsinty rs Iieshments.
Alma record., 1916-05-04

The annual meeting of the Gene
terry Association will be held at
Townsend schoolhouse, Sumner town
ship at 300 p. m, Saturday, May l3,
for the purpose of electing officers and
transacting such other business which
may come before the meeting All
interested are earnestly requested to
attend.
ufAs 7 IITrrHIIINrOnNr
Alma record., 1916-05-04
puts ONE OVER"
Carl Racy at Miller Grocery Store
Steals March

Carl Racy, who has been employed
at the Miller grocery for some time,
slipped a surprise over on his friends
the first of the week by quietly max
ing flying visit to Greenville, marry
ing the dearest girl in the world"
and coming back to work and not say
ing a word to anyone about it. He
played his role exceedingly we'll. but
being man of an extremely active
conscience he could not refrain from
being honest and so on Tuesday he be-
gan handing out the treats which call
ed for the explanation
Mr. Racy will bring one of Green
ville's fairest young ladies to this
city as his bride and his large circle
OF friends extend congratulations.
Alma record., 1916-05-04

VIM. l.. HUTCHINSON,
President
MRS. II. PRICHARD,
Secretary
Alma record., 1916-05-04
ADVERTISED LETTERS
Alma, Mich, May 1st, Is

Alma, Mich, May 1st, 1916
Advertised list for week ending May
lst. 1916.
Dairy Berryhill,
Mr.. l.. Lewis,
Mr.. Carl Leonard,
Mr.. Floyd j. Pond,
Mr.. Evert Wilson.
The above if not called for will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office May Is,
1916.
Y. p. Cash, Postmaster,
Alma record., 1916-05-04

NOTICE

Ely Wolf, Committee
Williams news., 1916-12-14
LIT. DEPT. WOMAN'S CLUB
 INTERESTING MEETING

The Literature Department of the Woman's Club met Tues day afternoon, Dec. 12. The subject was English drama and the life of Henry Arthur Jones. Members responded to roll-call with names of English drama lists and their works. The plays were classified into The sis and Characer plays. It was found that Thesis and Charac- ter plays were equally divided. Mrs. Wm. Hughes gave a good sketch of Henry Arthur Jones. Mrs. Sam Degering reviewed Mary Goes First. She told the story of the play and also brought out the technique. The play is a high comedy of the manners of England. Mrs. Degering's review showed great deal of thot and prepara- tion. A discussion followed the review and the main points of the play were emphasized.
Williams news., 1916-12-14
Elephants Curious Teeth.

Whoever has looked inside an eIe plants mouth has seen a strange sight. Elephants have no front teeth, and they never eat flesh, or any food that requires tearing apart Eight teeth are all they have, two above and two below on each side, huge yellow molars as wide as mans hand. Over these hay or fodder is shifted by the Queerest, ugliest tongue in the whole animal kingdom, tongue that is lit orally hung at both ends, having no power of movement except in the middle, where it shifts back and forth from the side, arching up against the roof of the big mouth like an immense wrinkled pink serpent.
 Elephants, like human beings, have two sets of teeth. The milk teeth, which are smaller than the perma- nent molars, fall out when the animals are about fourteen years old. These baby teeth-which are, nevertheless, enormous occasionally picked up by circus men among the fodder and preserved as curiosities.
Williams news., 1916-12-14
Miss Peet Entertains

Miss Bertha Peet entertain ed few of her friends with a turkey dinner at the Nordyke home, Saturday evening. Her guests were MT. and Mrs. Sam Deggering; MT. and Mrs. E. A. Miller and daughter Rather inc; MT. Sweeney and MT. Yeary. Miss Peet's dinner was a demonstration of her cul- mary skill. The viands were a product of her own hands and her guests were fully convinc- ed of her skill with kitchen utensils.
Williams news., 1916-12-14
FOUND SOURCE OF REAL FUN
Eunice's Demonstration of Extrav. agance Surprised and Pleased at
 the Same Time.

"A suit like the blue you can weal through two seasons" the saleswoman said. "Of course the brown is good suit, too, but it hasn't equally fine lines. The difference in price is only five dollars"
 Eunice Morgan looked at the brown suit as it was reflected in the mirror; her delicate brows were drawn togeth- CT in frown. She had not been pay ing much heed to the saleswoman, but the last words caught her attention. It suddenly seemed to her that all her life she had been buying the cheaper thing and being discontented with 1t when few more cents or few more dollars would have given her the joy of satisfied desires. In her revulsion against the constant fret, she declared to herself that for once she would have what she liked, no matter what else she had to do without.
 "Well?" Sally Pennock inquired. Eunice had taken Sally along for mor- al support-which, being interpreted, thing was the most becoming. Eunice QreW Q long breath.
 'Oh, suppose I'm going to be wise," she said, "and I hate being wise"
 Brown is always becoming to you," Sally declared Loyalty. T think you'll like it, Eunice-truly, do."
 But when it came home Eunice did not like it. She liked it even less than she had at the store. She was stand l., F. ,q ation in her eyes, when there came knock at the door, and she turned to see Jennie Scott with her bundle of laundry. Jennie's eyes widened admir- ingly.
 70 Miss Eunice," she cried, isn't it lovely! You look beautiful in it."
 Eunice smiled. No one could have resisted Jennie's eyes.
 T wish liked it half as we'll as you do," she replied.
 Jennie's adoring face grew wistful. "It must be so beautiful to match" she said. Some day" she hesitated and then went boldly on-"some day, Miss Eunice, I'm going to have whole suit. I have almost five dollars saved. But when 1t seems long time to wait, I just remember that everyone's wait ing for something, and then, you know, I grow ashamed"
 Eunice looked from her own new suit to the shabby, brave little figure.
 Jennie" she exclaimed, q have an idea! Will you come around once a week and mend for me an hour gloves and skirt bindings and things? I'll gladly pay twenty-five cents a week, and that will be eight dollars to add to your five by next spring."
 70 Miss Eunice!" Jennie cried.
 AS the girls happy feet ran down the stairs, Eunice took off the suit.
 For once," she said to herself, I've been extravagant, and it's the best fun [ ever knew."-Youth's Companion.
Williams news., 1916-12-14
EVOLUTION OF SPEED
WRITER HAS TRACED ITS PROG
 REsS THROUGH CENTURIES.
All of Mans Ingenuity, However, Has Not Caused Him to Devise Means to Travel Faster Than
 the Little Swallow.

Those twittering swallows have Bomething to twit about. Until an hour ago I thought of them only as friendly decorations in the sky. Now I see them in their true light, as mans rivals in the struggle for speed supremacy.
 I was sitting by sunny bay win dow, overlooking stretch of the main street in a sleepy Southern village. In all the landscape nothing had stirred for half an hour but the swallows, a passing motor car, and schoolboy racing in it's wake in the vain hope of hooking" ride. Motion, however even so little of it as this-has way of monopolizing our attention from everything else. It set me to thinking about speed; wondering, in particu- lar, how motor cars and swallows and self-propelled humans compared in the worlds record. I got down a newspaper almanac, pad of paper, and a pencil, and began to enliven some slow moments by tracing the dizzy evolution of speed.
 The standing of the self-propelled human, soon enough discovered, was pitifully low in the averages. In his lightest apparel and favored with spiked shoes and a well-rolled track of cinders, the best that the best man among us can run a mile in Is at a rate that would carry him only 14 miles an hour. Even if human mus cle could maintain for an hour the pace of a worlds championship 100- yard dash, our record would be only 21 miles and a small fraction.
 But see how mans pride and his lust for speed have urged him to ex- pedients Mounted on the best of race horses he has managed to have him. self propelled for a mile at rate of nearly 40 miles an hour
 By inventing the bicycle he then rLised the rate at which he could cover a mile at speed of 54 1-3 miles an hour. The motor cycle almost succeeded in doubling this pace. It's rate for the mile is 100.
 Meanwhile, man was developing other inventions. In a locomotive he attained speed, over short course, of 12O miles an hour. He experiment. ed with flying machines, until in the fastest monoplanes he managed to hurl himself through the air at rate of six and one-half more miles an hour
Williams news., 1916-12-14

than he had been able to force out of a railway engine. This rate is enough to make the brain reel, but think, next, Of the terrific speed at which he has driver a motor car-142.8 miles an hour.
 Cause for congratulation truly, but not yet enough to allow him to crow; for, even with this, man has not be- come the speed king of creation. Hawks and vultures, our scientists say. can attain a speed of 150 miles an hour. And not only can they pass up in short-distance swoops and spurts; they also can maintain their greater speed over long courses. On an air route from Antwerp to Con- piegne, a swallow-no picked ethlete, either, but (supposedly) common, homebody bird, eager to get back to the family chimney-few 140 miles the other day at an average speed of 128 miles an hour. No worlds cham tion motor car or monoplane has 8 record that compares favorably with this for such a distance.
 Man is swiftly progressing; he can motor a mile now at speed ten times as fast as he can run it; and he may yet become the speed king Of creation. But meanwhile this is what gals him-he has to take off his hat to an ordinary little twittering swallow.-Charles Phelps Cushing, in New York Evening Post.
Williams news., 1916-12-14

was music; reading by MT. Hoover; singing by Mrs. Hoo yer; story telling by Mrs. A. R. Montgomery and Mrs. Hen ry Ritter. The Sewing Club presented Mrs. Runyon with a beautiful pie server. Mrs. Geo. Barnes made the presentation.
 The Pine Crest guests de- parted at a late hour after most delightful evening. They all wished MT. and Mrs. Run yon a very pleasant trip to Jerome Junction where they will spend the winter, and speedy return to Williams,
 MT. and Mrs. Runyon took No. l for their winter home.
 MT. S. O. Miller says there is nothing too good for his family and he roasted a 50 pound pig for family and guests to feed upon. "All is not on the hog that eats pork"
Williams news., 1916-12-14
Pot Shooting at Professors.

fot Snootln9 dt PfoTeSSorS.
 Professional Harvard awoke the oth- CT morning to find itself in the lime light, and many 8 professor who dropped into peaceful slumber the night before is scratching his head nervously and asking what can be done, remarks the Boston Traveller.
 Two rather frisky Harvard under graduates had taken it into their heads to give the members of the Harvard faculty a bad three or four days, so Elmer Ellsworth Hagler, Jr., spent his leisure moments in a month by drawing overzealous like nesses of some of the colleges most each sketch with bit of satire Rob ert c. Bacon, '16, who received his degree in midyear, published and copy righted the book, which went on sale to a rushing business.
 Hagler has been in the eye of the Harvard college office before, for his clean-cut editorials in the Crimson, often of radical nature, have made him more or less a marked man, and his drawings and writings in the Lampoon have been a feature of three seasons. Bacon has just retired as business manager of the Lampoon.
 Harvard Inside Out" is the name of the hamburger of disquietude that has already created furore at liar yard, and everybody that is some- body at Harvard. save Prof. AdolphYs
Williams news., 1916-12-14
SOCIETY NOTES
Delightfully."- Entertained By
 Mrs. Degering

Mrs. Degering
 A very delightful occasion was the dinner given by Mrs. Sam Degering, at which MT. and Mrs. Nordyke and son Spencer; Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Miller and daughter Kathe rine and Miss Bertha Peet were guests.
 The decorations on Mrs. Deg ering's table were beautifully arranged and consisted of light colored fruit, little papier mache turkeys and baskets of nuts. The day was spent most pleasantly. Mrs. Degering's guests in departing expressed themselves as delighted with their entertainment and with one accord pronounced her a most gracious hostess.
Williams news., 1916-12-14
Williams Dancers at Ash Fork

About ten couples of Will Hams young people attended the school dance at Ash Fork Saturday night. The following were among those present: Misses Julia Munson, Roberta Leonard, Helen Stark, Alice Barclay, Esther Carlson, Lou Heating, Edna Buggeln, Edith Littlejohn, Mrs. Prince Yoder, Mrs. Frank Orr, and Messrs Carl Valentine, Earl Melick, George Kimball, Walter Carl son and c. Alexander.
Williams news., 1916-12-14
P|TMAN VALLEY NEWS

Marion (dad) Fix met with painful accident on Sunday. His team of horses ran away and in an attempt to check them he was thrown to the ground, the wheels of the bug gy passing over his arms and chest. The right arm has a very painful injury but not ser ious.
 Dick Schultz drove thru the valley on his way to Williams to transact business.
 Emmett Ennis was a visitor in this section on Monday.
 Cattlemen are busy driving off to winter range. ...
 Davenport lake makes a safe place to skate on with ice skates these cold days as it has ice over 4 inches thick in places.
 Mrs. Geo. Johnson and child ren left for Peoria, to spend the winter. MT. Johnson pre- ceded them earlier in the month.
 Fred Holden accompanied by MT. Goodrich, his cousin who is visiting him here, made trip to his ranch on Sunday.
 Albert (Bert) Johnson ac- companied by his bride and Mrs. Holden were visitors here Sunday.
 A party of campers failed to extinguish their camp fire near the Davenport lake grade and had not passers by given prompt action we might have had a big fire and loss of tim Der.
 Mrs. Fred Platten has added another large room to her home and other improvements. Mrs. Platten will leave for the East at the end of the year.
 Putnam Valley farmers are not boosting as to the crop they raise, but if you inquire of them they will say we are, just living, that's all.
 Mrs. Downey mother of Mrs. Marion Fix, is seriously ill and no hopes for her recovery. Mrs. Downey is 84 years of age and has lived here about seven years or more.
 Mrs. William Clark of the Indian Room in Ash Fork spent a few days with Mrs. Platten at her home.
 John Baumgartner has fin ished baling 38 ton of hay and will thrash 20 ton of oats. MT. Baumgartner has one of the best ranches in that section.
Williams news., 1916-12-14

Messrs Wilson and Root of the Williams State Bank and MT. Fream of the Grand Can yon Drug store were dinner guests of MT. and Mrs. Cloth fer, Sunday evening.
Williams news., 1916-12-14

Mrs. Falkner, Mable Kent, and Edyth Kent of Flagstaff Normal School were house guests of Mrs. Chas. Button last week. The Misses Kent are sisters of Mrs. Button.
Williams news., 1916-12-14
A 5 Course Dinner at the Pine
 Crest Ranch

MT. and Mrs. s. O. Miller en- tertained Sunday evening in honor of their daughter, Mrs. c. R. Runyon. The Pine Crest Ranch house was decorated ve- ry prettily with pine boughs and pine cones. Covers were laid for about thirty guests and a five course dinner was serv- ed. During the evening there
Williams news., 1916-12-14

Nothing But the Truth. money.
 She-No; and if he has money hes doesn't have to do anything.
Williams news., 1916-12-14
Orrs Entertain with Turkey

Orrs Entertain with Turkey
 Dinner
 Mrs. Frank Orr entertained a number of guests with turk ey dinner Sunday, Dec. 10. Those present were: Mrs. H. Ritter, Mrs. Orr's Mother; MT. and Mrs. Roy Orr and daughter Mildred and Miss Roberta Leonard.
Williams news., 1916-12-14
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Sunday, December IT 10 A. M. Sunday School Sermon Il A. M. Morning Prayer and Sermon
 Tuesday, ' P. M. Choir prac- tice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18
HAVE DARK HAIR
And LOOK YOUNG
Nobody Can Tel When You
Darker Gray, Faded Hair
With Sage Tea.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened, glossy and abundant
with brew Of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair fell out or took on
that dull, faded OF streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect By asking at
any drug store for 'Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" you will get a
large bottle of this old-time recipe,
ready to use, for about so cents. This
simple mixture can be depended upon
TO restore natural color and beauty to
the hair, and Is splendid for dandruff.
dry. itchy scalp and falling hair.
A well known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur, because 1t darkens so natur-
ally and evenly that nobody can tell It
mas been applied-it's 80 easy to use.
too, You simply dampen comb or
soft brush and draw it through your
hair, taking one strand at time By
morning the gray hair disappears: at
ter another application or two. II is re-
stored to its natural color and looks
glossy, soft and abundant.
Harper House pharmacy.-(Adv.)