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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
TRIED OLD GAME
Local People Failed Ia Fall for Hard
Luck Story.

1t Is reported that a stranger, who
was in Alma on Sunday evening, tried
t. borrow "A sum of money from at
least two Alma people. To one he was
willing to leave IA gun. until such IA
time as he secure his pay at "A fac
tory where he expected to work, and
to second he would leave his dia-
mond ring as security.
Ii is said that the stranger walked
into the Office of DR.. Day Sunday
evening and after telling him about
his early history and how they went
to school together, endeavored to
touch the doctor up for loan of fif-
for a couple weeks. while he was get
ting job and laying up some mon
ey to repay the loan. 1t is reported
that DR.. Day failed to remember the
former schoolmate and invited the
man To leave his office.
Later i'm the evening man entered
the Anderson 4 Hauck store, and
told Mr. Anderson about the old days
when he used TO live in Alma, and how
hard times had just struck him. When
with his ypecl he tried to Sc
cure a ten-dolar loan from Mr.. An
derson leaving diamond ring co
with him as security for a couple Of
weeks until he could pay the loan. 1t
is thought that the would be borrow
cI in each ease was one and the same
man
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
CHURCHES Of CHRIST
WILL HOLD CONVENTION
Fifth District Convention Will
Meet in Alma March 26.
81 and Is.

The tfth district convention of th'
Churches OF Christ will be held In
Alma Monday. Tuesday and Wcdncs-
oay, March D, p, IS
The program follows
Monday Evening
30 Devotional SeiNice-O b. Lit.
tie Mt Pleasant
745 Address of Welcome NJ. 6
Ault, Alma
500 Response l. " knnberlinr
shepherd.
S:15 Sermon. G. Doerr. Forest
Hill
Offering
Tuesday.
10000 Devotional Service Doran
Stahl, Coe.
1915 Address. L. Randall, Gil
more.
1O:45 Round Table Discussion
1900 Noon Hour
c. W B. VI. Session; subject. Mex
leo"
1880 Devotional Service--Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Goodwin. Shepherd
Music-Hazel Goblin, Shepherd.
Paper Mrs Dr Hubbard Vesta-
burg
Psper-Mrs. c. p Hanna. 81. Louis
Mary A. Johnson, Ann Ar
Dor
Reports from Societies by secre-
taries
Offering
c. W B. NJ Benediction
100 Round Table-A Missionary
School
1880 Devotional Service Charles
Hicks, Ferris Center
7:45 Song Service led by Geo Gray
ST. Louis.
500 Address Mary Johnson, Ann
Arboi.
Offering.
Vocal Solo-Miss Rella, ST Louis
$3.50 Sermon. Frank Green.
OwoSso.
" ednesday
1000 Devotional Service-A Noff-
singer, Forest Hill.
l0:15 Appointment Of Committees
by District President.
Special Music-Alma Choir
IL 30 Sermon-O. 3 Little. Mt.
Pleasant.
1900 Noon Hour.
80 Devotional Service C. J. Dutt,
Alma.
Special Music-Coe Male Quartet.
200 Sermon-W p. Murray, Coe.
2:40 Bible School Session led by
" T. Green, st. Louis. with ten min
utes talks by the Superintendent of
District.
1880 Special Music Shepherd Or
chestra
1850 Devotional Service-G. II.
Carl, Alma.
Vocal Solo-Reah Purvis. Shepherd.
Offering
Music Staltcr Boys, Shepherd.
S:l5 Sermon-Thomas s. Rella, St.
Louis.
Closing Remarks W kimber-
ling Shepherd
The Witching Hour ldlchour.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
FARM EXPERT
County Will Vote on Maintaining One
az the Coming Election.

At a recent meeting OF the Gratiot
county Board of Supervisors II was
voted to submit the proposition Of
securing farming expert for the
county to the voters Of Gratiot at
the elections 10 be held in April
4 farm commissioner is what the
people will vote for or against in
the county Under the law the su
pervisors may vote 10 submit this pro-
position TO the voters, either upon a
petition of five per cent of the quail
fed electors or without.
Under the law the farm commits
sioner shall receive salary Of not
more than $4,000 and shall be elected
for a period Of two years. The board
is also authorized TO allow TO make
an appropriation of not to exceed S2,
900 for expenses incident 10 this Of
fee, making it possible under the law
10 make the office Of farm commits
sioner cost the county four thousand
dollars a year.
Should the county vote to have "a
farm commissioners il is not definitely
bound 10 retain one. At any subse-
auent time the Board of Supervisors
may re-submit the question 20 the
people and the Office may be abolished
Il, vote Of the people of the coun-
ty and at such time funds that may
remain in the special fund for this
office will be turned back INTO the
county fund
Among the duties OF the farm COM
missioner. and TO which ne is answer
able to the Board Of Supervisors. are
~, following: To be Of material as
sistance to the farming and fruit IN
tcrests Of the county; TO give advice
ana instruction TO the people of the
county who seek il; To contract with
the farmers and fruit growers for
demonstration and experimental pur-
poses; 10 keep a record Of all expert
nents that may be made. and which
ar, to be kept in the office Of the COM
missioner; all tests made by him for
the farmers Of the county are to be
made free. etc.
The value of a farm commissioner
will depend mostly TO the extent
which the farmers use his services. He
could be almost worthless 10 a county.
and again a farm commissioner could
be of great value to a county II
will be up 10 the farmers as TO how
valuable Gratiot's farm commissioner
will be, provided that the people of
the county vote to have one at the
April elections.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
NEW BUSINESS
Storage Battery Service Station Has
Been Opened in Alma.

j G. Hanna has opened It Willard
Storage Battery service station at
207 West Superior street. under the
name of the Alma Storage Battery
Service Station
One Of the features that will be
offered AZ the service station will be
the free inspection Of batteries at any
and all times. The Willard storage
batteries are for use with automo-
bile lighting and starting systems. but
are suitable for other lines of work
also, where batteries are needed.
New batteries and complete line
o. all parts will be carried in stock
az the Alma service station and bat
tories will also be re-charged.
J. G. Hanna, the manager of the
service station here, has had com
plete factory course at the plant of
the Willard Storage Battery company
in Detroit, and besides this has had
seven years Of practical general cleo
trical work, which fits him we'll for
the managership Of the local service
station.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
ANNUAL MEETING
OF COMPANY HELD
Alma Home & Improvement
Company Had A Most
Successful Year.
GREAT DIVIDEND WAS PAID
Forty Per Cent on Entire Stock
Was the Dividend that the
Stockholders Received.

Republic Motor Truck Company
Inc. stock is not the only valuable
stock that Is being held hy Alma peo-
pie, Judging from the big returns that
came 10 the owners of stock IN the
Alma Home 4 Improvement compa-
ma. which held it's annual meeting on
tuesday Of this week. \ dividend of
~ per cent on the investment was
paid
The Nina Home 4 improvement
L, mpany AZ its annual meeting paid a
dividend that was remarkable to say
the least Forty per cent on the en-
tire stock was the earnings during the
past year, and a dividend Of these
proportions was given the stockhold-
crs. & fact more remarkable yet.
however. is that the stockholders in
the company had paid for only half
oi their stock SO that the dividend
was really am eighty per cent divi-
dend ON the amount paid in on the
stock
The following letter accompanied
III, checks that were sent out hy Sec
rotary Albert r. Cook
Alma. Mich. March TO- 1917.
'1-car Sir:
The Board of Directors oi the \
ma Home & Improvement company
at meeting held March 9, 1914 de
clared a forty (40l per cent dividend
on the subscribed stock of the com
psuy payable as follows Twenty
pei cent in cash and twenty per cent
credit on the stock, making the stock
seventy per cent paid-ffty per cent
having been previously paid OF It..
The remaining thirty per cent will be
called for al intervals in the future
as needed
Your holding shares and check for
I, enclosed
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
DEBATE MT. PLEASANT


On Thursday night of next week,
the Alma high school debating teams
will debate with Mt Pleasant high,
both here and at Mt Pleasant, on the
subject of Government Ownership of
Railroads." subject that has an in
tense interest right now when the
railroad brotherhoods are again
threatening 10 tie up the roads by
strike.
The negative team of the high
81 chool will debate the question here
with the Mt Pleasant affirmative
team, and the Alma affirmative team
will debate the Mt. Pleasant negative
team at Mt. Pleasant.
The high school debating team was
defeated at Breckenridge in a debate
on this subject on Tuesday evening
of this week. The debate was close
affair. Schultz, Omstead aud Allen
debated for Alma.
The Secret Kingdom Idlehour.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
CAPT. R. P. HOBSON
HERE ON FRIDAY
Famous Naval Hero Will Lee
ture on Liquor Traffic Here
Friday Evening.

Captmn Richmond Pierson !iobson,
hero of Santiago in the Spanish
American war. will make am address
in the Alma high school auditorium
az 1870 p. M Friday evening on the
subject, a Dry America and "a Sober
World.
Captain Richmond pierson Hopson
i, one of the prominent and promising
Of the southern orators, and comes to
Alma 10 deal another blow at the IL
quor traffic which he has been lighting
for years, both in and out Of CON
plcss, Of which he has been a mem
Len for some years.
Like Bryan. Hobson Is fine orator,
and like Bryan he is democrat, and
Ike Bryan he is fighting the liquor
traffic Unlike Bryan he is an adj
Nocatc of preparedness, and unlike
bryan he mas stood by the admins
tration i'm its dealings with the Ger
man government.
Hobson has been in the public eye
OF late years, as much and possibly
more than any other congres sman. II
was he who first started the cam
paign in congress for the abolition
oi the liquor traffic by attempting a
heavy body blow. Hobson was the
first man 10 present bill in con-
gress for national prohibition and his
bill received majority vote in the
house, where il needed two thirds
vote, as it would have supplied an am
mendment to the constitution.
Fighting likewise for prepared
less program. Iiobson has gained a
wide fame In advocating prepared
ness. Hobson also knew what he was
talking about, being a former member
o. the American navy, whose heroic
exploit at Santiago in 1898, is now
a matter Of history, read by every
American school boy
His message. "A Dry America and
q Sober World" is full of plain whole
some thought, which will be beneficial
to young and old. and will serve to
further enlighten the people of Alma
on the liquor traffic. which Alma bar
red years ago and which Michigan has
just recently voted 10 bar
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
SMITH LEADS TEAM
Star Alma Athlete Will Captain Bas-
ket Ball Five.

Malcolm Smith of this city has been
honored by being chosen as captain
cf the Alma college basket ball team
for the season of l9l7-lS, and the eX-
pectations are that he will lead the
best basket ball five that has ever
ro ropresented the Maroon and Cream
in the great court game.
At the election held on Monday Of
this week, Smith was given almost
q unanimous vote by the seven men
eligible 10 vote-those who will re-
ceive the basket ball letter. The vote
shows that he is recognized by his
fellow teammates as one Of the best
men on the team.
Malcolm Smith is Sophomore in
college. and so far the Alma Midget
has played on every team IN every
branch of sport since he entered col
lege. He is recognized as one of the
best all around athletes in Alma col
lege.
The Secret Kingdom - -ldlchout
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
HART WON NOMINATION

Ray Hart. candidate for the nom
ination for circuit jurge in the Mid
land circuit. was an easy winner over
his two opponents in the race. II is
very interesting 70 note that Ray Hart
is q son Of former Judge Hart who
held Office when Gratiot county was
a portion % The Midland circuit.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
WAITING FOR SOMEONE

There is a letter at the post Office,
which is being held for the party
70 which it is addressed. The address
reads; The Prettiest Girl in Alma,
Mich. At the post Office they are wait
ing for her TO come and claim her
letter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
John O'Boylc.

Having rented his farm, Jonn
O'Boyle viii sell at public auction at
his farm, six miles north and one
half mile west Of Alma. on Monday.
March 18th. al 1000 o'clock, his
horses. cattle. farm implements, etc.
Free lunch at noon J y. Helman.
auctioneer.
Fred Lewis.
Fred Lewis will sell at pablc au-
tion at his farm, two miles east and
one and one-half miles from Alma or
one-half mile east of the Colburn
school house, on Wednesday, March
21st, at 1890 o'clock, seventy head Of
cattle J ID. Helman, auctioneer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15

have engaged 8. E.Gardiner, MD.
of Mt. Pleasant, who for many year,
has been making speciality of dis
eases of the eye and of refraction
work, to spend the second and the
fourth Mondays of each month in the
where shall be glad to have
my friends see him when in need Of
his services.
(Ts-Iy) IN. BRAINERD, NJ.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
NOTICE TO PROPERTY HOLDERS

Ii is reported to the Health De-
partment that many householders are
violating ordinance No. 81 by throw
ing garbage in their yards or by mix
ing il with ashes. The department
is Investigating the report and If
there is sufficient evidence 30 war
rant arrest all violators will immedi-
ately be prosecuted. s2-1t-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
~ ours truly.
ALBERT p. COOK.

Secretary and Treasurer.
The following directors for the Al
ms Home & Improvement company
ior the coming year Were reelected: !:
lothian Allen. =. W. Creaser, Henry
Stule, Carl Washburn and Albert =.
Cook
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
POSTPONED

The J. 5. Figg sale that was billed
for March l4th has been postponed
TO March 2sth. Mr.. Figg resides
four miles west and one south Of
Shepherd. s2-1t-e
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
YPS|LANT| NORMAL
DEFEATED COLLEGE
Maroon and Cream Badly De
feated in the Final Game
of Year.

The Alma college basket ball team
closed the season last week Thursday
night with the scheduled game with
thc Michigan State Normal at Ypsi-
lanti. which the locals dropped by "a
score Of A. to II. Alma being out
classed completely In the return game
with the Teachers
The Alma team was not at IT'S best
Tor this game A game the night
before with Olivet had been cancelled
and feeling sure that they could 20
down to defeat i'm the final game Of
tho season the local players did not
60 into the game any too full OF
vim and pep. This probably accounts
foi part of the score hat the Teach
ers rolled up on the Maroon and
Cream
During the first half. Alma put up
fair game and Ypsi could only score
about two points to one for the locals,
hut in the second session Rynearsou
and Dunn cut loose with a number
of long baskets that rapidly increased
the lead that the Teachers had at the
opening Of the session. Rynearson and
Dunn also slipped in behind the Alma
guards on several occasions and
counted field baskets that should not
have been, had the Alma guards been
OF the job every minute Of the game
The work of the Ypsilanti Normal
guards also proved one Of the feat
ures from the Teachers point OF view.
The Alma forwards could do little
with the speedy Ypsi guards. who
were piled on top Of the Alma for
wards al every stage Of the game.
Smith could secure only one basket
and Gallagher could score only twice
from the field
Gallagher foul shooting was the
only redeemng feature Of the game
from the point Of view of the Maroon
and Cream. The Alma forward drop
ped seven fouls into the basket out
of eleven chances, and with his two
field baskets scored over half of the
points made by the locals in the clos
ing bout of the season.
Lineup and summary:
1psilanu, a.. Pos. Alma, II.
Rynearson .........L. -. Smith
Shadford. Powers R. F. Gallagher
Dunn. .............. {. Ill.,. +. Foote
Edwards L. e.. Richards
Lawler er..=.........R X. c.. French
Field baskets-Rynearson, IL;
Dunn, 8; Lawler, p. Gallagher. 2:
f. Foote. 2; Smith, 5.
Eouls-Gallagher, out of H..
Kynearson, out of 10.
Score first half-Ypsilanti rs: Al
ma, g.
Referee--Joseph, Ann Arbor
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15

The witching Hour "-Idlehour.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
AUCTION SALES

8 The secret Kingdom -Tdiehour
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

4" The Witching Hour "-Idlehour
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15

= The Secret Kingdom ''--IdIchou
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15

The Secret Kingdom Idlehour
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15

The witching Hour Idiehour.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
Republican City Convention
Overwhelmingly Named
Him For Mayor.
ENDORSED THE CITY OFFICIALS
Ward Tickets Nominated at the
Various Caucuses Of the
Four Wards.
Cit, Ticket

For mayor Ira II Mckinney
For Clerk.
For treasurer Y Wright.
For Justice Of the peace (full terml
LIZ, open 10 secure attorney as Jus
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15

The Secret Kingdom "--ldlehour
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-02
TELLING AN OFFICER'S RANK

You can tell the rank of an Amer
lean officer by knowing that:
A second lieutenant has an epau-
let with no bar.
a first lieutenant has an epaulet
with one white bar
captain has an epaulet with two
white bars
A major has an cpaulet with a
gold maple leaf thereon.
a lieutenant colonel has an epalet
with a silver maple leaf
A colonel has an epaulet with a
silver spread eagle thereon.
A brigarier has an epaulet with
one silver star.
a major general has an epaulet
with two silver stars.
A lieutenant general has an epau-
let with three silver stars.
The United States UP to the time
Of the commissioning Of Generals
Bliss and Pershing recently. had had
hut two generals. Washington and
Grant. Their epaulet has tow gold
stars between which is the American
coat Of arms.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-02
PARCELS FOR THE SOLDIERS IN
FRANCE LIMITED no
SEVEN POUNDS

All f0urth-class or domestic par
GELS post matter for members of the
American expeditionary force In
France must not exceed In weight
seven pounds after November I. &C.
cording to an order recently issued
by the Department.
The change il made in order No.
45l. issued July "a. 1917, allowing
the weight OF all such packages to
conform to the twenty or under"
pound class. The modification Of the
order Is the result of notice that the
French railways will not carry mail
packages agter Nov. in excess OF
seven pounds each.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-02
WON'T LET WHITESIDE SERVE
WHEN HE WANTS To

The district exemption board at
Nuskogee has refused to revoke its
'irmcr decision excmpting James T.
W hitcside. MOskogee millionaire
oil man. from military service on in
dm,trial grounds Rehearing was
held by order OF Governor Williams
Fol lowing the boards final action
VII 'tcside announced that he had
tent cred his services to the S"cre
tary of the Interior to serve on th"
hoard Of oil and gas conservation
duri le the war without paw From
this II would seem that the big o''
mas is not so averse to serving his
country as are some OF his critics.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-02
MOTHER! DON'T TAKE CHANCES
If (HII.D'S TONGUE
Is COATED
II Gross, Sick, Fcvcrish, Bilious,
Clean Little Liver and
Bowels.

a laxative today saves n sick
child tomorrow. Children simply VIII
not take time from play to empty
their bowels, which become clOgged
up with waste, liver gets sluggish,
stomach sour
Look at the tongue, Mother II
coated, or your child is listless. cross.
fcvcrish, breath bad. restless, does
not eat heartily. fun of cold or has
ailmcnt. give a tcaspoonful Of "Cal-
ifornia Syrup Of Figs, then don't
worry. because II is perfectly harm.
less, and in "A few hours all this con
stipa'iOn poison. sour bile and fer
mcnting waste will gently move out
of the bowels. and YOU have we'll,
playful child again. a thorough lin
side cleansing" Is Ofttimes all that Is
necessary. II should he the first
treatment given in any sickness
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask your druggist for bottle oi
"california Syrup Of Figs. which
has full directions for babies, chill
dren OF all ages and for grown-ups
plainly printed on the bottle. Look
carefully and see that II is made by
the "California Fig Syrup Com
iany" (advj
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-02
Facts Every Cotton Grower
Should Know About Product

age about one-iifth OF the American
cotton crop falls within these stand
ards for color. The economic ad-
vantage OF uniform standards for
handling these classes OF cotton Is
therefore obvious. Factors that in
fluence the color OF cotton are wea-
ther. insects, and soil.
classification According to Length
Of Staple.
Long staple cotton. with the ex-
ception OF sea island and Egyptian.
is classed according to grade in
practically the same way as short
staple cotton. There is a greater
difference of opinion concerning the
elngt hof staple than theer is con-
cerning grade. Experts vary con-
siderably in their estimates of the
length Of the same sample Of cotton.
some time from one-eighth to one
sixteenth Of an inch in the longer
lengths. This is often due, no doubt
to the fact that they do not pull"
the staple in the same way. A rule
used for measuring the drawn sam
pie. therefore, is not always a sure
index of the length. for one classes
may discard more long or short H.
bers than another. II, however, all
branches of the trade had the same
type or standard sample of cotton
for one inch, one and One-eighth in
ches and one and one-Quarter inches
a dn Oson, cotton could be compared
with the standard, both being pulled
in the same way. and doubtless a
greater uniformity could he estab-
lished
Classification According to Char
| acter.
| In addition to grade. color. and
lengt hof staple. the value of any
cotton for spinning purposes is influ.
neced very largely by its character
which means the strength. body
drag. and uniformity Of staple. all
owfhich may be noted when the cot
to mis- "stapled." These Sharacteris
4 tics vary in cotton from year tC
year. owing to the season. soil. fer.
tiliezr used, and variety of seed
planted. II has not been found ad
visable. therefore, to attempt tC
maintain uniform standards covering
these variable qualities in the stapl,
Iof cotton.