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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
START TUESDAY.
Alma Plant Of Michigan Sugar Co.
viii Begin Campaign.

Manager lothian Allen Of the Alma
plant Of the Michigan Sugar company
told The Alma Record reporter yes
terday that it was expected that the
annual fall campaign of the Alma
plant would start on Tuesday, Oct. 80.
II is also of great interest at this
TIME, when the country is facing a
sugar shortage. to be able to state
that the yield this year will be greater
than it was last year Manager AL
len said that the beets last year went
about four to five tons an acre, and
hc believes that this year they will
go from seven to eight tons to the
acre.
1t is hoped that the campaign Will
go through to an end without the
plant being forced to stop because Of
a lack Of bcct., but if present weather
conditions do not change materially
20 that the roads get in shape for
fct hauling, the chances are that
ths plant might be forced to shut
down tot a time after the campaign
/. stated
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
SUPERVISORS
HELD ELECTION
Becker and Gibson Selected as
School Examiners for
GratiOt County.
CREASER FOR COMMISSIONER
Alma Man and Kemp for County
Veterinary Had No Opposition
for Office

Thursday, when most Of the othei
business before the board of super
visors was out Of the way, the elec
tions Of the school examiners. county
poor commissioner and county vetel.
mary were held
Philip W. Creaser of this city hac
nc opposition for the position as
county poor commissioner and was
elected by the board to succeed him.
self as Gratiot's poor commissioner fol
the coming year.
Donald Kemp Of St. Louis, the for
mer county veterinary. again had nc
opposition for the position which he
was seeking and was elected to sue
ceed himself in this Office.
A real, live scrap was looked fol
when the election Of the school ex-
aminers for the county was held. and
II; had been confidently expected that
Superintendent of Schools A. F.
Schultz Of this city would be elected
this year Last year Schultz with
orew to allow another man to get the
Office. and il had been expected that
ibis would cinch the job for him this
year, but apparently Alma would
have needed over half of the super
visors to have secured his election, as
the members of the board, outside of
this city, seemed to be trifle par
ticular not to let the little village OF
Alma have too much to say about the
affairs Of the county.
Marshal Becker Of Breckenridge
\. r. Wood of Sumner. Supt. King
and Albert Vance Of Ithaca were
seeking the Office of school commits
sioner TO fill the vacancy Becker
won this position with ease.
Then came the election of school
examiner for the full term. Schultz
was put up and so wer, the names Of
J. V. Gibson OF Ithaca and Supt.
King. The Alma supervisors and two
from adjoining townships stood by
Supt Schultz Of this city, and he Sc
cured six votes King Of Ithaca got
one and eighteen went to J. V. Gibson.
and he was declared elected to the
Cffice.
The long school experience of Supt.
Schultz and his well-known ability,
together with his act Of year ago
in withdrawing, should have been suf-
ficient to have secured his election
hands down this year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
VELMER c. LEWIS
DROWNED TUESDAY
17-Iear-Old Boy Fell From Mill
Race Bridge After Dark
and Lost Life.
SEARCHED HOURS FOR BODY
Was Finally Located About One Hun
dred Feet From Point Where
Lad Had Fallen.

Eelmer Carl Lewis, aged seventeen
years, was drowned in the mill race
Tuesday night, about $3.50 p. m, and
III spite Of the efforts OF a number oi
men, it was not until four hours later
that the body of the lad was recov-
cred, about one hundred feet from the
place where he fell into the icy
waters of the Pine. He was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Lewis, who
lad just moved here from Owosso
and were living on Grafton avenue.
The young man, in company with
his father, was walking down the Ann
Arbor railroad track, taking this
short cut from Grafton avenue to the
business section of the city. They
reached the Ann Arbor railroad
bridge across the mill race, and then
Mr.. Lewis started out ahead of his
son on the bridge He had just
reached the other side, when he heard
a splash.
He quickly turned and started back,
just as the boy disappeared beneath
the cold water He shouted for help,
which was quickly Forthcoming, but
the body could not be located.
The fire department was called out
to aid in the search for the body of
the boy, and many a volunteer aided
IL the search. Boats were brought
down from above the dam, and every
effort was bent to locate the body.
Finally, about 1890 at night, the
body was located about midway be-
tween the large bridge and the mar
row foot bridge across the race at
Woodwork avenue. 1t was quickly
taken from the cold water and taken
to local undertaking establishment.
The young lad had been working
fol some weeks at Ellison's grocery,
and Tuesday evening had been invited
spend the evening with Floyd
Ca!kins, one of the other clerks
there. Once outside of the store, how
ever, he met his father, and then de-
cided that he would 90 home with
him.
The parents of the lad are nearly
distracted at the loss which came to
them so suddenly and without warn
ing, particularly the father. who was
with the lad when he was drowned.
1t is believed that young Lewis
stubbed his toes and that this threw
him off his balance and pitched him
into the mill race
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
ROBINSON GETS
THREE STORES
Will Put New Stores in Ner-
chants Building Co.'S New
Block on State Street.
WILL HAVE A SHOE STORE
Expects TO Open New stores TOR the
Spring Trade-Wil Retain the
Presen, Stare.

u. W Robinson, one of the most
cnterprising merchants or the city.
and one who believes thoroughly IN
the future Of Alma and its continued
apid growth. is laying plans for
meeting that growth and as Il result
has secured the three north stores Of
The Merchants Building company
block on south State street, and in
tends TO give Alma the finest stores
IN this section Of the state. which will
h' thoroughly in keeping with the
ether fine store ON Superior street.
In announcing that he had secured
these three store rooms, Mr.. Robinson
told the Record reporter that the
south room OF the three would be
used for a shoe store. He intends 10
pat in a genera stock Of high grade.
mems. women's and children's shoes
in this store.
The two north stores will be used
iol ready to wear and millinery
store. 1t is his intention to have "A
full and complete line OF both milli-
rery and ready to wear clothes for
women in stock
The fine windows for display, made
possible by the Kawneer Store Front
construction. will be brilliantly IL
Illuminated when the stores are opened,
adding 10 the beauty and hustlinp
appearance of Almas business sec
ton
The Easements Of the stores will be
utilized by the display Of large stocks
Of rugs, china and household furnish
irgs, which will be carried in stock.
Mr.. Robinson does not expect that
til, new stores can be opened up
before the first Of the year. but is
certain that the places will be ready
foi the spring trade.
he has also announced that he will
retain the present store on West
Superior street, which is to be used
for piece goods and kindred lines, the
ready to wear and millinery depart
ments only. being transferred to the
new stores. The basement Of this
store will be used for the display and
sale Of bargains in dry goods.
Mr.. D. W. Robinson has long been
vgarded as one Of the most hustlina
Of Alma hustlcrs on the business
street of the city, and the new venture
still further stamps him as hustler
and business getter, who has an eye to
the future. and who believes in pre-
p1rcdness. \ firm believer in adver-
tising, he is constantly putting before
the people Of Alma and vicinity the
choice wares carried by his stores
with a success that cannot but make
one believe that he has the right idea
and that advertising pays heavy re
turns. 1t is a good testimonial for the
worth Of the Record that the adver-
tising for this store is carried
vclusively in its columns
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
0. WORDEN AGAIN
IN JUSTICE COURT
Overload of Booze Brought Him
Up Before Justice ID. l..
Johnson Once More.
CHARGE AGAINST ANOTHER
Worden Told on Man From Whom
He Got Booze. and Bootlegging
Charge Followed.

Ollie Worden, Il figure that is about
as prominent as that Of the various
jas tees in the various justice courts
Of the city Of Alma, paid d. l.. John
son another visit Saturday for being
drunk and before the resultant pro-
ccedings were over Ollie "squealed,
o. l.. Baldwin, whom he claimed had
furnished him with the booze ticket,
which had given him the privilege
OF a visit 20 justice court once again.
Worden was taken on his last trip
under the disorderly statute which is
more severe than the common ordi-
nary drunk charge, and it is said that
this time Worden was worried over
what might happen to him.
This resulted in his telling about
thc man who furnished him the fry
LIQUID which, had brought him into
trouble again. Not only did Ollie
"suueal" on Baldwin for furnishing
the liquor in a dry county, but made
the complaint on which l.. Baldwin
was arrested for violation Of the local
OPTION law.
As result Worden was let of
easy again having just fine OF five
collars and costs He has been as
sured that it will 90 much harder
with him the next time he appears,
Baldwin was quickly arrested and
has been bound over to circuit court
foi trial fer violation Of the local
option law.
Having earned the name OF a
"souealcr," Worden probably will not
bother the officers as much in the
future, as il is certain that his COM
panions Of the past are not going to
take any chances on furnishing him
with liquor. 1t is not known for Ger
tain that any have furnished him
liquor in the past. but rumor conveys
tho idea AT least
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
MESSAGE FROM CENTRAL
STATE NORMAL.

If any young man or woman was
compelled TO stay out of school to
work during the first part OF the fall
tenn, by coming to Mt. Pleasant and
seeing Prof. John Kelley arrange
n'cnts will be made to make up the
work and finish the subjects at the
end of the term. 10 do this the stu
Hont should come to Nj. Pleasant not
later than Nov. IS.
BY seeing Mr.. Kelley the students
will be classified on the regular rural
q, chool course.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
COUNTY MEETING HERE.
Gratiot NJ f. County Convention
Slated for Alma. Nov lst.

Thursday, Nov lst, the twenty-four
NJ. f. churches of the county will
hold a Gratiot county group meeting
in this city, one Of the first Of the
kind 10 be held in the state.
During the day there will be some
good addresses given. with such men
as Bishop Henderson Of Detroit, DR..
W. II. Phillips Of Lansing, DR.. Nun
ford and Professor Cook Of NJ. A. G.
and DR.. Diehl among the list Of
speakers. The meetings to be held
during the day will be more for the
officials of the churches. The evening
meeting will be public one.
1t is hoped that out Of thissneetine
will be promoted county lyceum
course. so that every section OF the
county may have the privilege OF
hearing good speakers during the
winter months. The entertainments
which will be planned as an outgrowth
of this meeting will be Of a social,
edvesfional and evsngeiistic nature.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
BABY DROWNED.
Eleven months-Old Child Fell Into
Tub of Water.

The eleven months old baby of Mr..
and Mrs Stanley Mathews, 407 West
End street, was drowned in tub Of
"; ter last Thursday afternoon, it is
reported.
Mr.. Mathews is employed at the
factory of the Western Carburetor
company of this city, ~and Mrs.
Mathews has been at the Alma City
Laundry, and neither of them was at
home at the time the drowning took
place.
The little child had been left with
Esther Birmingame while her mother
was at work, as had been the custom
since her mother had started working
al the laundry.
During the afternoon it is said that
Miss Birmingame went to neigh
boi's to telephone, and that she was
gone only a few minutes. When she
returned she found that the little
child had walked out onto the porch
and there had tumbed into tub Of
water.
When round she was lying face
down in the tub. Miss Brmingame
quickly pulled her out and shouted
foi the neighbors. Artificial respira-
tion was started and doctor sum-
moned. but after working over the
little child for an hour and a half it
became certain that life was extinct.
The funeral was held from the
home at 407 West End street Friday
morning, Rev Dean officiating The
body was taken to Rose City later in
the day. where interment was made
Friday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
HAS DEPARTED.
Contest Manager Leaves Suddenly
With Unpaid Bills.

The manager of the Genesta the
alter contest to find out who is Alma S
most beautiful girl has departed
from Alma, taking his leave in a
hurry without solving the big prob
lem ais to who was the one prettiest
girl. and besides this he forgot to
pay up number Of debts which he
had contracted here, it is said.
Harry Coble, as his name is said
to be- came to Alma, handed Mr. Ge-
nesta nice, erea@ big story about
the business that such contest
would bring him, and Mr.. Genesta fell
fo1 it, and the contest was started.
Mr. Coble then took job work and ad-
vertising from The Alma Record,
the Alma Journal, and the Gratiot
County Herald, in the effort TO make
#the contest a big success. Suddenly
hc decided that Alma was not q
healthy place to stay. and it is said
that when he left for his health that
he forgot to settle up with Mr.. &C.
nesta, The Record. the Herald or the
Journal Reports are that Nj. Ge-
nesta was the heaviest loser.
Rumors are that the woman who
was here with Coble was not his wife,
a. was represented 1t is said that
his wife lives in Kalamazoo, where
She is a night operator for a telephone
company, 4 reports are true.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
RECORD SMOKE FUND
CONTINUES TO GROW
Fund Is Now Over the One Hun
dred and Fifty Dollar Mark.
and Check Will BE Sent.

The campaign for smokes for the
Sammies in France which is being con
Quoted by The Alma Record has now
grown until it is well over one hun
drcd and fifty dollars. and there IS
every indications yhat 1t will soon hit
the two hundred dollar mark, if the
contributions continue to come as lib
orally as they have for the past two
weeks
The egm raised by The Alma
Record Tobacco fund, while not "a
large one, is sufficient to supply over
six hundred soldiers in France with
smoking kits consisting of package
OF Tuxedo two packages Of cigarettes
and three packages Of Bull Durham.
together with seven packages of pa
pers This means plenty of smoking
tobacco for that many Sammies for
over week, a bunch Of good, solid
comfort for six hundred men at an
expense so small that no one has no
tIced that they have been giving 1t.
If non-smokers could realize the
10y. contentmcnt and ncrve-soothing
qualities that are contained in "a good
smoke, it is certain that The Alma
Record Tobacco fund would grow still
more rapidly than it has, and that
many another soldier in France would
bc enjoying smokes.
A check for the amount ON hand
l%st week has been sent 10 the Ameri-
car Tobacco company, which will send
the kits to the soldiers in Europe.
The Alma Record would like to send
another check for about $3.50 next
eek, and if few more OF Alma's
people will chip in and get into the
smoke fund it can be done.
Stamped postal cards are enclosed
IN every package Of smokes which 60
tc the soldiers at the front. for the
purpose OF thanking the donor of the
smoking kit. Every card will bear the
lame Of the person making the quar-
ter donation for the package, together
with his address, and the Sammie will
have 4 chance 70 write and thank the
pcoplc who are furnishing these
smokes.
II will take some time for thes
kits to get to Europe, and time after
that before any cards Will come to
Alma from these Sammies, owing to
conditions abroad, but sooner or later
the people here who are donating for
these kits win receive replies from the
soldiers in the trenches.
The fund will continue for some
time yet. and donations for this cause
may be left at the drug stores, at the
cigar stores or at The Alma Record
office. Don't fail to make your dona-
tion this coming week
Previously acknowledged. S14925.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
ALMA WAY BERING
ON LIBERTY LOAN
Only Half of Alma's Quota
Raised at Noon Today-Tw0
Days to Get Rest.

With the Liberty Loan bond cam
paign coming to an end Saturday.
Gratiot county is still far below her
quota, and unless there is greater
amount Of work done between now
and Saturday night the county will
not secure cyca one-half of the quota
which was levied.
This is based upon tha figures given
out Tuesday Afternoon by County
Chairman King of Alma He esti-
mated that at noon Tuesday Gratior
county had subscribed only 100000
oil the entire quota of s720,000. The
entire county is behind. without any
one particular portion Of the county
standing out above the rest, according
TO the estimates which have been
made Alma, which has a quota OF
Sl50,000 dollars, had only $4,000 to
her credit, which had come from 90
subscribers. Ithaca and st. Louis
were behind Alma IN the estimates.
bat ahead of the other portions Of
the county. Alma, however. has Il
larger quota than either Ithaca or st.
Louis. and is expected to raise more,
and should be leading by larger
amount than she does.
\ number of places IN the county
are conducting housc-to-house can
easscs in behalf OF the Second Lib
uty Loan. which were started on
" ednescay, and will continue
through the week, and it is believed
that these will materially boost the
amount which Gratiot viii subscribe,
but it is doubtful if the county Will
make up half Of the quota.
Gratiot county has not bccn waking
up to the matter rs it should II
seemingly does not realize the seri-
BUSINESS Of the war. and the effect
that will come from having il pro
longed, les alone TO have Germany
finally come through victor She is
not backing up the men at the front.
vet, in the way that she should. back
ING up these men who are Offering
their lives On the altar OF freedom,
and also subscribing literally to the
Second Liberty Loan of 1917
The last chance is coming-only
Friday and Saturday left. If you
haven't the money go 20 your bank
Buy a bond on the instalImcnt plan
Gel in the game. There Is not a man
il Gratiot county who cannot afford
to take 81 least "a ffty-do'lar bond
u
Every man la the county can cut cor
rers enough to save that dollar. BY
doing this YOU help your country and
you help yourself You lay up ONE
thing for a rainy day when you save
In this way and buy bond. and you
also classify as one of those patriots
who is aiding his government.
Plans are now on foot in Washing
ton to secure a list Of all those who
purchase bonds of the Second Liberty
Loan and keep them on file in the
Capital City, where future genera
tons may have a chance to see how
many people rose to the support of
the government when it was needed.
Get your name in that list by pur-
chasing a bond before Saturday noon.
II was estimated at noon today
that about $4,000 had been sub
scribed to the Liberty loan in Gratiot
this being just under the half
way mark. The total for Alma is
Sl50,000, and unless some heavy sub
come in. it is doubtful if
Alma makes the grade.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
FOR SOLDIERS LIBRARIES

Saturday, October 27. 1917, the
Boy Scouts will canvass the town for
money for libraries for the training
camps. Show your loyalty to the
boys who have gone from Alma ia
least a dollar to the cause If you
haven't boy of your own in the
service help to brighten the life Of
someone else's boy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
NOTICE

Beginning the first Monday iD
November, the post office will close at
6 p. m, the same as other business
places. This change becomes neces-
s..ry because the ZOO o'clock closing
gives the money order and stamp
windows no time to balance the cash
and be ready for business the next
DAY.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
RULES FOR DRAFT
HAVE BEEN CHANGED
Men Now Divided Into Five
Classes Which Show LA
bility for Service.

President Wilson has approved the
new draft regulations which are be-
ing promulgated to govern the Sc
lection of the remainder of the men
,or the national army. The new
plans aim TO classify each of the
100000 men not yet drafted and to
postpone the men most needed for
war industries and those having de
pendents.
The new rulings will cassify the
men who have been exempted on the
first call in one of the five classified
tions made under the new rulings.
The boards will have much less
work to do under the new rulings,
and the men will only be examined
when called for service The men
when examined will have the right
t. appeal to the district boards for
y change Of classification 10 lower
class.
The rules have not been officially
announced, but are unofiiciaily said to
be "a follows:
First Class
Single men without dependent
relatives.
Married man Cor widower with
children who habitually fails to sup
port his family.
Married man dependent upon
wife for support.
Married man (or widower with
children not usefull~ employed,
family supported by income and in
dependent of his labor.
5-Men not included in any other
description in this or. other classes.
6-Unskilled laborer.
Married man or father of moth
erless children, usefully engaged but
family has sufficient income apart
frcm his labor to afford reasonable
adequate support during his absence.
Married man Ono chldren) wife
car support herself decently and
without hardship
b. Skilld farm laborer engaged in
necessary agricultural enterprise.
Skilled industrial laborer en-
gagged ia necessary industrial enter
prise.
Third Class
Man with foster children de-
pendent upon daily labor for support.
Man with aged, infrm or invalid
parents or grandparents dependent
On daily labor for support.
Man with brothers or sisters in
competent to support themselves,
dependent on daily labor for support.
County or municipal officer.
Policeman
Necessary officers or work.
men in arsenals, armories and navy
yards.
Necessary clerks
S-Persons necessary in transmits
sion of mails.
Necessary employees in service
Of the United States.
10-Highly specialized administra
tive experts.
ll-Tcchnical or mechanical ex-
perts in industrial enterprise.
12-Highly specialized agricultural
expert in service of state or nation.
13-Assistant or associate manager
IN necessary industrial enterprise.
i4-Assistant or associate manager
il necessary agricultural enterprise.
Fourth Class
Married man with wife Tor wild
over with children) dependent on
daily labor for support and no other
reasonable adequate support avail
able.
mariners in sea service Of mere
chants or citizen Of the United States.
Continued on page four
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25

Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co
c. NJ. Putnam. collector for Pine
River township, will bc IN Alma Sat
urday Nov. 10th; Forest Hill Tuus-
day. Nov. l3th St Louis, Wednesday
Nov isth lf-2-p
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25

c. F. Hainline of this place was
elected vice-president of the Michi-
gan Milk Producers' association at its
rseetinc held in Lansing last week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25

Lieutenant I. y. Gardner
Lieutenant Cyrus b. Gardner Of
this city left week ago o join the
hospital corps at Fort Cglethorpe,
Georgia, where he IL now ON duty.
The alma doctor expects that within
the neNt three months he VIII be in
France on duty with the American
amy
Before leaving Alma Lieutenant
Gardner told The Record reporter that
Gratiot county would probably be
called upon to furnish three or four
other doctors before long for war
service.
pr. McNabb, who has "A commission.
Is now waiting orders to report, and
may leave az almost any time
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25

Prosecuting Attorney Ora l.. Smith
OF Ithaca was in the city on business
Wednesday.