Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-26
DRAFT LOTTERY
AT WASHINGTON
Few Mistakes Marked the Drawing of Numbers
to Determine the Liability Men.
CRATIOT LIST IS LARGE ONE
One Hundred and Forty-three Alma
Men Listed Under Unofficial
First Call.

The greatest Of all American lot
teries has been played, and hundreds
of thousands of men Of the best man.
hood of the United States are now
being summoned to appear before
draft boards in various sections Of
the United States to take examina-
tion for the army.
Ten thousand five hundred numbers
were drawn, each number calling a
man from each draft district in the
county up to the highest number in
each draft district.
Twice the number of men needed
from each draft district are to be
called for examination, this to in
sure the number of men needed being
secured. All examinations will be
held in the Offices of Dr. T. j. Car
ney in Alma, before the examining
board, consisting of Sheriff Bradford
of Ithaca, Or. Wheeler of St. Louis
and c. +. Brown of Alma.
Gratiot county is called upon to
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means that about five hundred and
fifty men will be called for the ex-
animation. 1t may be that more will
be called for examination, but only in
case there are sufficient exemptions
to take over fifty per cent of the total
from those first called.
Notices will be sent to those first
drawn in the great draft lottery and
these men will have five, six and
seven days to report for their exam
ination. The notices will indicate
the length Of time which they will
have in which to report
The list Of five hundred and forty
eight men from Gratiot county called
on the first draft, includes one hun
dred and forty-three young men Of
this city, or over one-fourth of the
tltire number.
Following is the Gratiot list for the
first draft in order of liability, but
attention is called to the fact that
this is not the official list. Efforts
have been made to make it as correct
as possible.
52s-M Manual Amos chapin, Bannister
2522@E. B. Kelsey. s. Louis.
1896 Stanley BAN. Elwcll.
s5f-Charles Thomas. Wheeler.
lss4-E. i. Harry. Alma.
1s7s q. a. Gustaf-on. Alma.
i0s5-Lco Manu. Carson City.
202Z-E. +. StoehWel Alma
ii55-W. p Ferris. Sumner.
7s3-Gc0rgc Bott. Wheeler.
lsl3-CAarlcs NJ. Church. Alma.
1858 Fred Fritz Alma.
23s9-James G. Hanley. Alma.
2fg4 Floyd &. Fisnburn. ST. Louis.
lll7-Willis N. salisbury, Middleton.
i572-Wm. IL. McComhor. pompcii.
174s-Frank Vlasoik. Breckenridge.
2le5-I. 3. Martin Alma
s97-clarcnce p Richardson. Wheeler.
2056 George Taft. Alma.
387-Alva Cook Ithaca.
el6-Solomon Eicher. Ithaca.
275-Louis Hehrer. Bannister.
509-l. w. KeiiTer.
1ls5-Clyde Long. North Star.
Leroy Turban. Middleton
2l66-Orvile c. Halliday, Alma.
STD Sturdevant, Ithaca.
l9l3-Lcvering h. Jones. Alma.
J96-Charles Henry Gofden. Wheeler.
i267-C. II. English. Alma.
2i4s a. Robert Grabowsky. Alma.
536-B. A. Pomeroy. Middleton.
lie5-Arnel Pease, Sumner.
2i53-John C. Boyles. 81. Louis.
54s-Lylc Smith. Perrinton.
126- Elmer Hoffman. st. Louis.
l679-Alpha Waner. Wheeler.
l237-Wiliam !. Anderson. Elwell.
1s4--Charlcs F. Brown, Wheeler.
1853 Clarence J. Pngh, Breckenridge.
755-Earl Whitney Vance, Ithaca.
l07-Samuel Gay, st. Louis.
l5is-Frank w. Gates. St. Johns.
l5e3-Norman Murray, Ashley.
2o99-Harl c. Christopher. Alma.
l36o--Clare A. Going. Riverdale
sl6-Joseph G. Pelt, North star
373- William Jackson. Breckenridge.
1875 William J. Van Norman, Wheeler
l266-Edward }. Edwards. Alma
1891 Ray Hudson, Alma.
1856 A. X. Geib. Alma.
692- Michael j. Haley. Ithaca.
500 Cleo I. Hopacker. Ashley.
l9s6-Raymond Peterson. Alma.
siO-Burt Gulick. Wheeler.
1899 Floyd Erickson. Ashley.
2549- Philip J. Markey. st. Louis
ies2-charies F. Woods. Wheeler.
5o7--Robert Keller. Fulton.
Soc. Il. Smith. Elba. No. 2
437-E. II. Baker. Fulton.
1324-s. r. Towcrsey. Pine River.
COZ w. Laudcrback. Hamilton
43-Clarence Hustled. Arcadia.
2isi-C. b. Lewis. Alma.
17es-C f. Austin. Alma
lush. j. Hofcr Washington.
1861 j; II. Davidson. Pine River.
1866 Thomas Garner North shade
a24LA ID. Litwillcr Newark.
2455- Henry Brcsn. st. Louis.
25ol-Wiiam Fields, ST. Louis.
420LN. r. Shift. Emerson.
l0l4-Louis Oswath New Haven.
ills-G. {. Holmes, North Star.
5lf-Roscoe Laycock. Fulton.
23I4-Roy Dockerty. Alma.
433-T p. Andrews, Fulton.
1929 Ralph Tinkham. Pine River
lO--P S. Beard, Arcadia
i0f5-C. J. Bickford. North Shade
fO3l-Jack Terry. New Haven.
l705-F. VI. Dancer, Wheeler, No. 2
i33l@D. Won Thurn, Pine River.
lss5-Artmos Apple. Wheeler. No 2
4s7-R. G. HiNon. Fulton.
1852 r. Harrison. Pine River
1927. y. Sttt. Pine River.
1s47-C. T.. Denton. Alma.
T97-A. r. Ester. Lafayette.
40 Edward McLain. Bethany.
25q9-E. A. Thomas, Alma.
1851. ". Dell. Washington.
1922-M. X. Kimball. Alma.
1723-N. w. Kline, Wheeler. No 2.
1779-A. r. Butler Alma.
123s-M. L. Adams, Pine River.
2247-Irvin Snyder, Alma.
2Ol1-G. G.. Sarti. Alma.
f32-M. r. Allen. Fulton.
ls-Merl Carter. Arcadia.
652-M. r. Coleman. Ithaca.
927-A. X. Martin. Newark.
l4s4-I. l.. Lewis. Sumner.
789-L. j. Spicce. Hamilton.
l55i-Alvin Harter, Washington.
60i-R. NJ. Jones, Hamilton.
l322-F. r. Shepard, Pine River.
114s-R. y. Chmaberling. North Star
1103-P. w. Peiffer. North Shade.
23i9-R. ]. Mayes. Alma.
i395-E. A. Miller, Seville.