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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

Reward of 100000 is Offered for
Murderer of Miss Beatrice Epler.

At noon today il was announce,
,hat the Gratiot County Board OF
Supervisors had acted upon the recon-
,nendations Of Prosecuting Attornc,
Ora l.. Smith and that a reward OF
S2OOO.oO has been offered for the an
plchension OF the murderer of Miss
Beatrice Epler, the seventeen year old
Alma girl who was brutally murdered
here Tuesday night. September 4th.
ii is seid that the officers are still
working on some very PROMISING
clews IN connection With the case, bur
everything that has so far been run
down has proven of little aid in sccur-
ing light on the murder II is hoped
:hat the large reward being offered
ivill aid the officials in bringing re-
suits in The case.
whereas IN the murder OF Beatrice
tplcr cf Alma, Michigan, most re-
voting and heDous crime has been
committed within the confines Of era
tiot County;
And Whereas. the safety and protec-
ton OF the womanhood of Gratiot
County is TO be despaircd of so long
- the perpetrator OF this dastardly
outrage remains undetected and un-
punished;
and Whereas it now becomes the
clear duty OF every good citizen Of
Glatiot county to put forth every eff
tof;, both moral and financial. to assist
r bringing The guilty party or parties
70 Justice;
Therefore. be il resolved by the
Board of Supervisors in regular
October, !. r. 1917. session assembled.
TINT We d. hereby authorize the
County Treasurer tor Gratiot county
70 pay from thu contingent fund Of
said Gratiot county the sum of Two
Thousand Dollars (S2,O00.00) as re-
ward for the information which will
lead to the apprehension and convic
ton OF the murderer Of Beatrice Epler.
sand reward to become due and pay
able upon The conviction Of the guilty
party or parties;
And BE- il Further Resolved. chat
ne sheriff Of Glatiot county is here
a3 authorized to give such public no.
zee OF the Offering Of said reward rs
he shall deem necessary and proper.
Frank Peech,
\. II. Reed.
J K. Fuller,
Committee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
LEAVES ALMA
eteran Mail Carrier Transferred 70
City of Detroit

Arthur Lippert. city mail carrier
number one, who has been on regular
DUTY for eight years. November lst
has been transferred from this cit,
70 Detroit, the change being effective
October 18th.
Mr.. lippert in being transferred to
Detroit is given parcels post route in
that city.
During the eight years that he has
been on duty as carrier here Mr..
Lippert has done some travelling and
has carried some mail as the figures
oil his work here show.
During his time on duty he has
Travelled over $4,000 miles. very little
OF which was not made by walking
over the route. During the time that
ne has been walking this $4,000 odd
miles he has delivered 100000 pieces
of mail
Mr.. 3. +. Sebbins of Petoskev has
been transferred to this city and will
take charge of Mr. Lipperts route
starting with October 10Th.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
LYCEUM COURSE
Tickets Are Now on Sale al Banks
and Drug Stores.

lhe arrangements for the sale OF
tickets for the Alma Lyceum Course
arc complete and the coupon tickets
arc to be found on sale ut the banks
and drug stores and in the hands of a
bunch of lively canvassers who will
call upon the citizens Of Alma and
give them chance to support fine
series Of entertainments during the
coming winter This is the sixteenth
season that this course has been in
existence and never has it failed to
make good. Give il your support
rs a local institution especially worthy
Of your patronage now. if eyer.
The usual plan for the sale will be
followed Buy an order for IS many
tickets for the course as you wish and,
beginning Monday, October 22. pre-
sent this order at Brunncr's drug
store, pay for reserved seats for the
hrst four numbers at ten cents for
each number and then draw a sealed
envelope containing the number Of
tickets you have paid for These have
eserved seat coupons attached call
ine for Il different seat for each num-
beI, SO distributed, however, as to be
fair to all alike. Then put these
tickets where you can find them easily
and 90 not fail to bring them with
you to the entertainment, as they
must be presented at the door in
order to gain entrance.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
tLMA DEFEATED THE
MICHIGAN ACGlaS
Committee

Continued from page one
lielmcr's eleven fought the best o.
any Alma team that has gone agains
" A. {. in ten years and for the frs
time in ten years it brought home !
victory over the Farmers.
Alma could have scored more touch
downs. There is no question as tc
that IN the minds of fnyone who saw
The game. The Alma team was fan
the superior Of NJ. A. c. III open work
Alma displayed the greatest work II
years and the Farmers were lost
Many fans believe that Alma could
have scored l~if dozen touchdowns
had this sort Of game been continued
throughout but NJ a. Z. once beaten
and unable % punch the Alma line.
the Maroon and Cream played safe.
ara Drought home the game.
lt was q, brilliant victory 81 #
was unexpected by the Farmers vito
never dreamed lhat Alma possessed
,hc power that it displayed in is
drives. Every man was star. but
shining out and above the i,st one
would mention Malcolm Smith. Mar
rance. Mills, Richards, Foote and
Lurtch. The work Of these six mcn
was little short Of wonderful
About half hundred fans from
here attended the game, and on the re-
turn Saturday night, joined with the
college students in one Of thc>biggest
after-thc-game celebration ever held
M Alma. The team was met al the
train and taken to the college. with
wild fans counting the score. once
al the college grounds great bonfire
was started and until midnight
happy yelling, football crazed. crowd
held forth.
To coach Heimcr belongs most Of
The credit for the great victory which
came to the yale OF the West" rs
coach Brewer of NJ. A. {. called Alma
College years ago. Helmer is showing
himself to be a football coach out of
the ordinary, man who is credit
10 any college. one who wins by clean
port alone.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
- -
ELECTRIC CLOCK
Losey JewcIry Store Has Placed New
Street Clock.

a new Gillette Electric street clock
has been placed in front of the j. p
Losey jewelry store during the past
week, which will fill long felt want
a. well as proving an ornament on the
main street of the city.
The clock has an ornamental iron
post fifteen feet high, surmounted
with large clock which has dials
facing both east and west on Superior
street. Three large electric lights. one
a, each side and one at the top. will
furnish the light for the dials. The
lights are furnished with frosted
globes, such as are placed on the
boulevard lighting system on the main
street and it makes a handy time
piece.
TM clock is one Of the well known
makes, and is an accurate time keeper.
being electrically regulated. II should
certainly prove big benefit for the
public.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
Is \ CHAPLAIN
Rev. l'r. John Mulvey Now in Service
of Uncle Sam

of Uncle Sam
Rex. r. John Muvey Of st. Mary.
church here. received commission
as chaplain last Friday and was order
cd to report Immediately to Camp Gus
ten. lie left Saturday morning for the
camp and had the honor of being tn,
first chaplain in the service at Camp
Custer.
Rev FIR Mulvey is assigned to the
32sth Field Artillery, under Col. Hop
kins. 1t is expected that the 32Sth
will be in service in France within the
next three months according to Rev.
Nulvey
Sunday at the first service at Camp
Custer fifteen hundred men were pre-
sent for the occasion The service
was held in the X. of % hall, one of
the largest at Custer.
Rev. Muivey returned to Alma the
first of the week to bid his parish
orers farewell Monday night a fare
well entertainment was given for him
al Shepherd, Tuesday night another
was given at Summerton and last
evening another reception was ten
dcred to him here.
~ leaving Alma Rev. Fr. Mulvcy
departs with the knowledge that he
has gained host Of friends here, re-
gaidless Of creed. Few remain in
place as long as Rev Fr Mulvey and
depart with as great number of
friends and well wishers than does
he. and it is to be hoped that when
thc great struggle is over. that he
may again return to Alma.
rather OTooie OF Dafoc. near AL
pona. will take his place here. lie
copes to Alma Immediately to take
the place OF Rev Fr Nulvey.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

Get q bond Of the Second Liberty
oan.
Get 1t now-don't delay.
The campaign for subscriptions 70
The Second Liberty loan Is nearly half
gone. Gratiot county has SO far done
little and must greatly improve upon
tn, time left, if it is to demonstrate
that it stands, with the rest of the
country, right behind the men who are
fighting for Democracy, risking their
lives daily for worthy cause.
II they do not hesitate to risk their
lives, why should you hesitate about
aiding TO finance the war, when you
do not risk dollar, lending it as YOU
will be, to the Government.
-Four percent on your investment. no
taxes, except inheritance and sur-tax.
The strongest investment on the mar
ket, and the knowledge that you too
have aided your country Invest. Buy
a Liberty bond Of the Second issue.
and stand behind the men az the front.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
--H---a
". c. T. L.

The American Issue tells US that
the so-called Prohibition movement
during the past twenty years has
really been fight between the Anti
Saloon League and the organized
liquor interests. Nobody knows bet
ter than the organized liquor interests
that there has been a fight and that
the Anti-Saloon League has been a
stiff opponent The "so-called Prohi-
bition movement" is going on, Zoo.
until the organized liquor interests
have been beaten to death.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

The shining parlor in Ellison's block
haa changed hands being taken over
BY an expert in the shoe shining line.
Within ten days he will have hat
cleaning apparatus in, and will clean
ard block all kinds OF hats. l2-1.p.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

Observation-Disclosures: w Richards
tof Mills, Ards for W. Richards. Mill.
for Ards, Gaffney for Hebert. NJ. A
{. Francin for Miller, Turner for
Bassett, Snyder for Gas.
Time of quarters: >12 minutes.
Referee; Hayes, Battle Creek. I'm
pire: Lynch, Brown. Headinesman
Cox, Ohio State L.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

Jack Pickford in "Frekles"--Tdle
hour. Sunday Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

See Bryant Washburn in SINNERS
Dress Suit Idlehsur, Friddy. ADV.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

Jack Pickford IN "Freckles'-Idle.
hour, Sunday. Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

Coming Marguerite Clark ia "Thc
Amazon"-IdEehour. ADV.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

Coming Marguerite Clark in ."The
Amazon '-ldlehour
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-11
THE FALL OPENINGS

THURSDAY, Friday and Saturday
of next week have been set aside
for fall opening days in Harris
burg. This will be a signal for the
beginning of the autumn and winter
season Not that trade has shown
any material falling off the past
summer. unlike many other sea-
sons, business has been exceptionally
brisk during the warm period. Work
has been plentiful, labor steadily en-
ployed at high wages and the vol
ume of floating currency greater
than at any previous time in the
city's history.
Thus it would appear that the fall
and winter seasons are destined to
witness trading upon more extensive
scales than ever before in Harris
burg. Merchants taking current busi-
ness as gauge have prepared on an
elaborate scale for the seasons shop
ping. The uniform fall openings
this year, for that reason, will be
well worth while from the visitors
standpoint.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-11
MODERN CINDERELLA

The day of good fairies is not over!
Several months ago, Miss Minerva
Menke was a passenger on a Madi-
son avenue street car in New York
City. AS she stepped from the car
one of her pumps became wedged
in a corner of the step, and her foot
slipped out of it. She did her best
to make her plight known, but at
that moment the fairy must have
shut the conductors eyes and COW
cred his ears, for he gave two Wig
orous tugs on the bell rope, and the
car carried Miss Menke's pump
away, leaving her pumpless in the
street. She hobbled to a drug store
at the corner and telephoned for q
taXicab to take her home.
A few blocks farther on, Jacks
Wolfson noticed the pump as he was
leaving the car. He slipped it into
his pocket-it is No. 2-and when he
reached home telephoned an adver-
tisement to the New York Herald,
which tells the story with pardon
able complacency, requesting the
young woman who lost the pump to
write to him.
Miss Minerva wrote, and Jacks
called to return the pump. He kept
on calling more and more frequently
and now they are married and will
doubtless live happily ever after"
The Youths Companion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-11
FOREST BATTALIONS

The formation of a second "For-
est" regiment, comprising ten bat
talions and composed of lumbermen
and woodsworkers, who will go to
France and get out of the forests
materials for the use of the Amer
lean, French and British armies, has
been authorized by the War Depart
ment, 1t was announced to-day. Two
battalions are to be raised at once
with the active aid of the Forest
Service of the Department of Agri-
culture. 1t is expected that the re-
naming eight battalions will be
called for in a short time. Nine
service" battalions, made up of la
borers who will be used in connec-
ton with the Forest regiment, have
also been authorized, and two bat,
talions have been ordered raised at
once.
In order to provide for future con-
tingencies 1t has been decided to
commission at the present time
enough officers for other battalions
yet to be raised. Those men not
needed now will be placed on the re-
serve, and will be called as the other
units are formed. According to the
present plan, fifty per cent. of the
officers will be sawmill and logging
operators, twenty-five per cent. wii
be technical foresters, and twenty
five per cent. will be men with mill,
tary training. A number OF the grad
yates of the engineer camps have
been selected for service with the
new units.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-11
THE PEOPLES FORUM

nous Comeback bridge. This bridge
crossed the Susquehanna river from
Harrisburg to Wormleysburg. 1t was
begun in 1912, length between abut-
ments 2,S76 feet, width 40 feet, num-
Der of arches IL, piers of stone,
rooted and made passable in 1917.
This bridge is made in two parts,
separated by an island.
In 1881, April 2, an act was passed
for the construction of the Cumber-
land Valley Railroad.
Sometimes after the Comeback
bridge was passable, David Lewis,
a noted character of the Cumber-
land valley-couHterfitter robber
and jailbreaker-concei the idea
of waylaying Jones Rupp and re-
lieving him of his available cash. He
had as his accomplice another noted
character named Connolly. Rupp was
in the habit of going to Harrisburg,
and staying late in the company of
Judge Bucher, who lived near the
bridge. The following is what Lewis
confessed before he died in 1920.
'I was to cross over to the Harris
burg side and dog him. 1 logged
him one Saturday evening and would
have robbed him, If 1 had not dis
covered from his conversation with
Mr.. Bucher that he kept no cash in
bank of the enginehouse near the
bridge, and getting into one of the
empty boxes, I could hear all that
passed without discovery" Lewis
gave it up as a poor job.
Sometime before this Lewis had
attempted to rob Mr.. Rupp who re-
sided in East Pennshore. but also
failed; learning that Mr.. Bashoro
had money, he and Connolly at
tempted to rob him, but for the first
time in five years that Lewis had
drank rum to excess he was cap
tured near Good Hope. After being
secured and fastened some cowardlv
fellow came up and struck him in
his defenselss condition. 1T is said
that Lewis swore that he had never
killed a man, but If ever he had the
chance he would kill him.
Later after getting out of jail she
returned, ITO my old haunts in East
PenDsboro, to seek revenge of the
fellow who had struck me-"
/ Lewis failed to find his man.
G.. r. RISHEL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-11
WOMEN AT FRONT

The Woman's Bureau of the Amer
lean Red Cross has selected one hun
dred women to take charge of the
canteens and rest stations along the
routes which will be Travelled by
American soldiers in going to and
from the trenches in France. These
women were chosen, because of spe-
cial qualifications, from many hun
dreds of applicants willing to serve
without pay, and willing to bear
their own expenses throughout.
Because OF the nature of the work
to be required of them, the Woman's
Bureau selected only those women
of robust health who can speak
French and who are willing to un-
dertake the hardships and discom-
forts which will naturally arise.
Only women between the ages of
80 and so were considered and appli-
cants were required to show that
they had worked for the American
Red Cross or had been at work in
occupations requiring q high order
of service and a capacity for self
sacrifice.
Tire Red Cross War Council has
appropriated 100000 for the estab-
lishment of these canteens which
will be equipped with shower baths,
laundries and mending and disin.
fecting rooms, to prevent the men
carrying disease from the trenches
70 their homes. There will be rest
rooms equipped with reading and
writing material, games, small stores
of timed delicacies. tobacco and 9TH
er articles which soldiers returning
to civilian life might wish.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-11
THE ORIGINAL CoRNEATERs

TT TERBERT HOOVER tells us
that there are four bushels of
corn grown in the United States
for every one of wheat and that corn
meal is as good a food as wheat.
That may be news to other States.
but it's ancient history in Pennsyl-
vania- The early settlers in this re-
gion found the Indians eating corn.
The settlers tasted and traded all
their spare pocketknives, tobacco
and whisky for more; since which
time corn has been one of the main
dietary standbys in the keystone
State.
Otherwise well-informed persons
rave over Southern cornbread. and
there is no gainsaying its quality, but
there are housewives in Pennsylva-
MIA whose "pone," hot from the oven
and literally treated with fresh but
ter, would make the best Southern
Johnny cake ever baked taste by com
parison like a loaf of German war
bread. Pennsylvania corppone is
more tnan q mere article of diet. II
is symposium of epicurean delight;
a CONNECTION. an ambrosia. Take a
tramp through the woods of a brisk
October afternoon. Bask your weary
shins before an old-fashioned kitchen
fire for half-hour, and then tackle
mound of cornbread. 1ianked by a
plate of smoking ham or fresh sau-
sage and a dish of fried potatoes
attended by cup of steaming black
coffee. and II the world isn't rosy
place for the remainder OF that even
ing you're in sore need of a stomach
specialist.
Mr.. Hoover tells us 20 eat corn
Tho advice is unnecessary in Penn
sylvania. From the day the first
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-11
TIPPING UNPOPULAR

In spite of the prevalence of the
tipping habit in this country, it is
probably safe to say that at heart
Americans despise the custom. It is
an imported institution, not a nat
ural growth, and although 1t has
taken root here, 1t is accepted only
as a necessary evil. But it could
be ousted even yet, and we think
some day 1t will be.
One first-class cafe which was es-
tablished in this city two or three
years ago forbids tipping, and the re-
suit has been not only to make this
excellent eating place justly pop
ular but also, we think, to lessen tip
ping in other places of a similar
kind, chiefly tea rooms. The h. c of
J. is also hitting the habit a great
blow. Most people feel that they
have paid out all that is possible
when theX have satisfied their hun
ger. If tie hotel proprietors cannot
pay their walters, they should sim
plify the service. A simpler service,
in nine places out of ten. would mean
a better service, anyway. Unless a
waiter is of that glorfied kind that
we seldom meet with in this part of
the country his constant attendance
is nothing but an annoyance.-From
the Ohio State Journal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-11
DRAFT CORNER LOAFERS

Shocking as it may seem to those
who never see them, Pittsburgh still
tas, in spite of the demands of in.
dustry, recruiting and the war, young
corner loafers wro constitute mere
ly & growth on the community. They
are parasites, living on the labor OF
others. And, not content with ignor-
ing the need for help and the appeals
to patriotlsEl, they covertly scoff at
the uniform when they see 1T and
jeer soldiers when they feel there is
no chance for 4 drubbing.
A draft appeal to corner loafers
exclusively might be held illegal as
class legislation" However, it is
badly needed. If every one of these
young ne'er-do- wells could be taken
and impressed into manual labor of
some kind at the training camps,
numbers of more valuable men
would be released for other service
and these idle, Indifferent products OF
the city would be made over into
useful and healthy citizens.-Pitts-
burgh Gazette Times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-11
OUR PART


-~rARRISBURG has sent the last
n of It's first quota of troops to
the training camps. Three
companies of infantry. one troop of
cavalry, one machine gun company.
one supply company, one headquar-
ters company, one quartermasters
contingent and two truck companies,
all with headquarters in this city, we
have seen go away. The contribu-
ton of this city and vicinity to the
war has been exceptionally large.
The number of our volunteers has
given us exemption from draft on
the first call and has placed Harris
burg in a proud position among the
cities of. the nation.
In all this we have lived UP to the
best of our proud traditions. AS in
former wars, our young men have
rushed>to the colors at the first call
of country. Others will follow as the
President makes the needs of the
nation known. But for every man
who shoulders his gun and marches
away a dozen will be required to stay
at home and follow the humdrum,
workaday existence of everyday life.
1t is for us who so remain to con-
duct ourselves as soldiers of the
common cause. The civic shirker is
quite as reprehensible as the mill
tary Stacker. There should be none
such among us. There is for each of
us duty to perform. We must back
up the man IN the trenches in a way
that will make his efforts of most
avail. His every need must be met
His comfort must be our constant
thought. His safety must be our. first
consideration. To that end we must
do our work in tho mills and fac
tories and on the railroads as eff
fciently and as uncomplainingly as
the man at the front is performing
his more arduous duties.
We must contribute to the various
funds that are being raised to meet
the small requirements of our SOL
diers, We must give generously to
the Red Cross. We must buy Liberty
Bonds even if the buying costs us a
very material sacrifice, We must
prevent waste and conserve the re-
sources of the nation wherever pos
sible. We must support the govern
ment in all its efforts. and withal we
must keep a stiff upper lip and main
tain a firm resolve to see this thing
through in the same spirit that the
boys who marched away to-day, yes
terday and the day before have disc
played in their going.
1t rs very distinctly "up to" us.
What are we going to do about it?