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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS
Annual Concert OF Chorus Giver
Next Wednesday.

The Alma high school will give
its annual concert in the auditorium
at o'clock. Wednesday evening
April 25th.
The concert will be given under the
able direction of Miss Mae Jones, SUI
pervisor of music in our public
schools. who has been conducting re-
hearsals for the past several weeks
AT this time the chorus, consisting of
200 voices, assisted by soloists and
orchestra, will sing the cantata, Rose
Maiden The words of the canta-
Ia given in solos. duets, tlios and
chorus numbers, follow the story of
the birth and death of Roseblossom.
THE Queen of Fairies weary of life
OF calm, prays of Spring that he be-
stow upon her the gift of love bestow-
ed upon man. He warns her Of the
risk, but yields to her entreaties and
changes her while asleep into the
form Of beautiful maiden. Under
the name Of Roseblossom. she wan
dcrs through the world seeking love
and meets the gardner's daughter
who. having been deserted by her low
ei. loses her senses and dies broken
hearted. But Roseblossom. undeter-
red from her search becomes the wife
OF forester, with whom she lives in
such perfect happiness that she can
not survive his death. F"
The soloists are James Hopkins as
Forester. and Ruth Palmer as Rose
blossom, Mildred Sweet. the garden
er's daughter, Paul Austin, Spring
The latter are pupils Of Reese Far
riugton Neatch.
The annual concerts have been the
most prominent feature of the high
school chorus work and mark. in a
way. the elimination Of the efforts
Of the year.
An admission Of - cents will be
charged. the fund to be used for the
purchase of Victrola records
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
DISTRICT CONVENTION
Royal Neighbors Of Montcalm and
GratiOt Met Here.

The Royal Neighbors of Gratot
and Montcalm counties held a district
convention in this city last Tuesday,
which was well attended. A recep-
tion committee met the a. A. and p.
VI trains and escorted their guests
to the |. O. o. +. hall, where the con-
vention was called to order by the
district president. Brs. Carrie ID.
Stoddard, who gave the address Of
welcome. The response was given
by Josephine Smith of Saginaw. Aft
en- the election Of officers, Mrs. Edna
Leight played the grand march and
the guests marched to the dining
room where a bounteous dinner was
served. The dining room was beau
tifully decorated with potted plants
and cut flowers.
At 2 o'clock the meeting was call
eo to order by Mrs. Carrie Stoddard
and Greenville's degree team confer
red the degree on a large class of can
didates Of this city To say that the
program OF entertainment given by
the Alma Royal Neighbors was a
success is putting il very mild. The
Royal Neighbors' scouts. nurses,
drummer, Uncle Sam and Libetry
we're simply great.
There were l06 present at the If
o'clock session. and about two hun
dred nc the afternoon session.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
START WORK
ST. Louis Alma Bottling Works Now
Turning Out Products

The St Louis Alma bottling works
is now nicely located in st. Louis,
the machinery installed and delicious
soft drings are now being made by
the new company.
All of the machinery. bottles, cases,
etc. used by the company are new
aud have only recently arrived from
the factories and been put in place
in the oottling works. All Of the ma
hinery Of the new concern is run by
individual motors Of the latest type.
An automatic carbonating machine
is ono Of the features Of the new
plant. This machine automatically
fills itself when empty and is the
means Of saving a great amount of
labor. The filling and bottle Gaping
machinery is also one of the interest
ing features of the business
Thousands Of cases. and many more
thousands OF bottles. are ON hand at
the bottling works. which is an in
dication that Messers. Robinson and
SnosS are going out after all of the
business in sight. Mr.. Robinson,
salesman. is now out after orders for
the new product Of the company, and
says that the orders so far received
are beyond the expectations of the
concern, when it was first organized.
Every business place in St. Louis and
many in the city, that have handled
soft drinks, are trying out the new
product. he says.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
GOGGIN BUYS
Purchases Miner Restaurant and the
Building

Attorney Charles Goggin last Sat
urday closed deal for the Miner
restaurant on East Superior street,
and also purchased the building in
which the restaurant is located.
Mr.. Goggin bought the restaurant
from w. II. Miner q Son and at the
same time purchased the building of
IS. l.. Bennett. who has owned il for
some years.
Following the purchase Mr. Goggin
sold stock to William Bourikas. Nick
and Theo Bardavil. and then leased
the fixtures and building TO them.
The three young men who have
leased the place have been working
at the European cafe for the past
year and have proven themselves TO
ic capable young men in the restau-
rant business and they should be able
to continue the business which this
place has been enjoying They ex-
pect TO make several small changes
which will be beneficial TO the bust
ness, and have secured an additional
cook to aid in the work there.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
APPOINTS COMMITTEES
Mayor Mckinney appointed the New
Committees Tuesday.

At a meeting of the common coun.
ell of the city of Alma on Tuesday
evening of this week, Mayor Ira II
Mckinney appointed the following
committees which were confirmed 10y
the council
v Committee on Glass, Og-
den and Fullerton.
Committee on fire department
Lake, Knoertzer, Ward and ADAMS.
Committee ON claims and accounts
Ward, Adams McConkey and Glass
Committee on sewers and drains
Adams, McConkey and Lake
Committee ON salaries Ogden
Glass and Fullerton.
Committee on ways and means
Ward, Lake and knoertzer
Committee on Electric lights s-tul-
lerton, Ogden and Ward
Committee on health-Ogden Ward
and McConkey.
Committee on printing knoertzer
Fullerton and Ogden
Park board-McConkey, Adams
and Lake.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
MILITARY DRILL
At ALMA COLLEGE
Boys Will Get Drill and Girls To
Get Red Cross WOrk-Athle-
tics to be Continued.

Military drill have been voted into
being for Alma college students by
action of the Alma college faculty,
which approved of it at "A meeting
held on Tuesday of this week. Red
Cross work for the girls will also
be given, and both the men and young
ladies of the college will be required
TO take the work, unless special per-
mission can be obtained.
Athletics, and particularly base
ball, are to be retained in spite of the
drill, which will be welcome news TO
some hundreds of Alma base ball
fans. The athletics were saved by a
faculty vote, it being felt that the
college should do everything posi-
ble to keep the men in the best kind
Of physical condition, because some of
the men may later enlist. That athle-
ties will keep the men in this condi-
tion is not questioned.
This means that Alma college will
make the race for the Michigan in
tercollegiate championship. kalama-
700 college so far is the only NJ. /. A..
A school to throw up athletics and it
is probable that the others will retain
sports throughout the spring.
The military training will be start
ed at once, and will be held three
times a week Coach Harry Helmer
will have charge of the conditioning
of the men. The college at present
| is looking for a drillamster able TO
instruct the men in military tactics,
and as soon as a man is secured, the
drilling will be started
Alma college, like many others in
the country, will endeavor TO render
the greatest possible aid TO the gov
eminent in preparing men for the
army, should they be needed, and
when the governments program is
finally announced, base ball and track
will he thrown up, if il is found that
they conflict with this program, but
until such time they will be con-
tinued.
President Crooks attended meet
ing of college presidents of the CEN
tral states in Chicago the later part
OF last week, and at this meeting a
resolution was passed calling for the
immediate installation Of military
training in the colleges, together with
ar expression that the colleges would
use every endeavor 10 serve the best
interests of the country, even to put
ting a stop to athletics, should it be
found necessary. This is also taken
To mean that class work would he
curtaled also, if it was felt that the
colleges could aid the government in
any respect by so doing.
Until the final program is fixed by
the government the students Of Al
ma college will take the helpful mil
itary and Red Cross work. and viii al
So continue with athletics.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
ALMA TO HAVE LARGE
DEPARTMENT STORE
Several Local Merchants Inter.
est Outside Capital for a
Large Concern Here.

Numerous rumors have been ahoat
during the past few days TO the ef-
feet that deal has been ,consumated
whereby some local merchants have
Induced out of the city capital TO join
forces with them for an investment
in a large department store, carrying
extensive lines of many kinds of mer-
chandice, such as are carried by the
department stores of the large cities.
The people Of Alma are sure to well
come such store. and the new Mer-
chants Building company and |. o.
o. F. buildings, which are being con-
structed on State street, will afford
ample space and will give to our city
the necessary buildings which will
make such "a store possible for the
city Of Alma.
No other city in Michigan has a
more energetic and aggressive lot of
merchants and business men who are
really doing things in such large
way that people will sit up and take
notice.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
POSTOFF|CE WANTS
ADDITIONAL HELP
Work Has Been Doubled With
No Extra Help-Clerk and
Carrier Wanted.

The local post office has made APP
plication 10 the postal department
for a new clerk and new carrier
to aid in relieving the office of the
great amount Of work, which has
been forced upon the clerks and car
riers.
During the past two years the
business of the local post office has
increased fifty per cent and during
this time no new carriers or clerks
have been secured, the same old num-
Der Of carriers and clerks having
the extra amount Of work to do, or
else it goes undone, as it sometimes
is, simply because the men cannot
get to all Of it.
To show the increase that IS beng
experienced, route three furnishes a
glittering example, and also gives a
fine indication of the growth of the
city. The number of residences serv-
ed July !, 1916, was 295 on this route.
The number has now grown TO 36s
and by May first the post office claims
that it will grow to 1852 more, through
new houses that will be ready at that
time on this one route. This shows
ar increase Of 225 houses on this
one route in just ten months.
The receipts Of the post Office for
the first quarter this year, ending
March 3lst, were $S54O.0l and the ex-
penses were only S3,5S5.56. showing
that the Office pays into the depart
ment about sixty-five per cent Of all
money taken in.
If the receipts Of the post Office
for the balance of this year are as
large as during the first quarter, the
salary of the postmaster, which is
now $4,000, will jump to $500 and
the assistant postmaster will also get
raise 70 81 400 In this case the
post Office here will do more busi-
ness than the post Offices at Mt. Pleas
ant, Greenville. Niles, Manistee, Lud-
ngton. Hillsdale, Coldwater or Char
otte. and will make the political
plum - the postmastership - some
thing still more worth striving for.
Complete reports sent to the pos
Tai utpdIllHtllJ III lIlc ltuutSJ lO4 dt-
ditional help, show that Arthur Lip
pert, carrier No. /, has a route that
is eighteen and half miles in length,
and that he averages 1923 pieces of
mail day which have a total weight
OF 1870 pounds.
Fred Delevan, carrier No. 2, has a
route eighteen miles long, averages
l,424 pieces of mail each day which
have a total weight of 100 pounds.
Frank Kindig, carrier No. 3, has a
route that is twenty-five miles long
and averages l,254 pieces of mail a
day which have an average weight of
ninety-Seven and half pounds.
Reports on carrier No. and the
substitute show that they are as busy
as the other carriers, but the re-
ports on them DO not cover the above
fully
The reports certainly indicate that
the post Office j.. badly in neen Of an
other clerk and another carrier and
Postmaster Cash and Assistant Lake
are using every endeavor to get the
department to add the two new men
here.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
FORMER RESIDENT DEAD
Mrs. Mary f. Wall Died in St Louis
Sunday.

On Sunday, at her home in ST
Louis, Mary Z. Walls, aged 50 years
and 4 days, passed away. Mrs. Walls
had been i'll for nearly a year, but
owing to her indomitable will she die
not go to bed, or let her children
know of her condition until ten weeks
ago.
Mrs. Bina Wilcox of Aberdeen,
South Dakota, her oldest daughter
came to st. Louis and spent five
weeks at her mothers bedside. Their
il was arranged for Mr. and Mrs. /.
+. Hunt, the latter a niece of Mrs
Walls, TO move TO st. Louis and take
care of Mrs. Walls until the end. 4
few days before her death, her see
end daughter. Mrs. Ella Kaeding, OF
Minneapolis arrived and was with her
mother at the end. Her son, Hon
Thos. d. Schall, accompanied by his
little son, Thomas d. Schall Jr., came
from Washington to the funeral,
which was held at the VI. f. church
at st. Louis. Rev. Mr.. Ford. assist
ed by Rev. Mr.. Brownlow. her olo
pastor Of Alma, officiated at the beau.
tiful burial service The ladies of the
Relief corp attended in body. a
large party OF relatives from near
Mt. Pleasant and Mr.. and Mrs. WARD
Foglesong, Mrs. Young and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Foglesong came down t.
the funeral The casket was literal
~ covered with beautiful flower
One Of the hymns and the scripturc
reading from Phillipian w was
chosen by Mrs Walls helrself. She
died happy in the belief that she wa.
going home TO His home in Glory.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
CONTRACT COMP ANY
Local Men Form Alma Land Contracl
Company.

The Alma Land Contract company
was Incorporated under the laws Of
Michigan on April 18th. and a. the
meeting OF the company held IN the
Offices Of d. T. Johnson on Wednes-
day os this week the following officers
were elected: President, otto Sander
hoff; c-president. William Klatt.
secretly and treasurer, d. l.. John
son.
This company was organized for
the purpose Of buying contracts from
builders, thus releasing them, and
giving thDm funds with which 70 10
more building Many in the past
have sought for opportunities % dis
pose of contracts, and this opens up
way for them and fills long felt
want
The officers OF the company will
hold meeting Saturday evening at
ZOO p. m. in y. l.. Johnsons Of
hces and all interested in selling con
tracts should attend
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
DOUBLE CAPACITY
OF LIBBY. PLANT
Three Large Structures To
Be Erected at the Alma
Branch of Company.
WILL DOUBLE WORKING FORCE
One Building Will BE of Brick
and Two Will BE Frame
Structures.

The capacity Of the Libby. Mcneil
"a Libby plant I'M this city Is to be
practically doubled this summer
through the addition OF three larg,
buildings to the present plant Of the
Chicago Packing company.
One of the buildings will be a large
brick structure and the other two will
be frame buildings; such as the com
psny now has at its big plant out
on Michigan avenue. The buildings
VIII lie along Bridge street. in just
the same order as the buildings which
compose the old plant of this compa-
ny. The buildings will be slightly
larger than those that the company
now has. The present buildings OF
the company are 90 by 80 feet. while
each of the new structures will be 90
by 96 feet.
The first building, which will face
Michigan avenue, will have a base
nent and will be one story in height
This structure will be a frame affair
The second structure will be very
similar TO the brick structure now al
tn, plant, except that it will be only
on, story in height, besides the base
ment. The third building will be con-
structed just like the third of the
present plant, except for the slightly
larger size.
The contract for the three build.
ings has been let and il is expected
that work will be started on the new
buildings within the space of a couple
Of weeks, and they will be rushed to
completion.
The council on Tuesday night gave
Libby, Mcneil & Libby permission to
construct another side track across
East Superior street. which will serve
the new structures which are to be
constructed.
Peter Rinck, the manager of the To-
cal plant informed the Record repor-
ter that he expected the new
buildings would practically double
the capacity Of the plant and also
about double the number of employees
Of the local branch of this large pack
ing house.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
SMALL POTATOES
High Prices Causing Comment on
Small Seed Potato

The high price at which potatoes
are selling and the scarcity Of good
seed potatoes will cause growers to
use very small and inferior seed
much more commonly this season
than usual.
Potatoes which are little larger
than "a good sized hens egg if taken
from productive and disease free hills
are desirable for seed purposes. Po-
tatoes Of this size taken from fields
which are known To have been pure
as TO variety and practically free
from disease will not be- objection
able. such seed should be planted
whole.
Potatoes which are much smaller
than a hens egg especially when the
general condition Of the crop from
which they were taken Is unknown
may result IN the development Of a
large per centage Of diseased hills and
corresponding reduction in yield.
Very small seed whether planted
whole or cut will enhance the dan
ger of loss from diseases and unfa-
vorable weather conditions because
the plants which grow from such
seed do not get as good start as
from larger seed.
The potato plant is dependent up
on the seed piece for its entire de-
velopment for some time after the
plant begins to grow. Large seed will
almost invariable produce stronger
plants than very small seed. All
seed should be treated for Scab and
black scuIf before planting. For di-
rections as to method of treating the
seed write the Michigan Agricultural
college, East Lansing.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
THREE BUILDINGS
FOR REPUBLIC
New Structures Will Be Ad~
ded TO Factories Within
Short Time.
TWO OF THEM TO Be BRICK
One al Plant One. mother at
Plant Two and Third al
Plant Three.

Workmen viii start Oh the ron
struction OF three new buildings for
the various plants Of the Republic
Motor Truck Company. Inc, within
few weeks. which will aid materially
in the output Of the great truck fac
tory
Two of the new structures which
are to be built will be brick. and the
third will be frame structure.
Three Of the four Republic plants are
TO each Of them receive one Of the
new buildings which is 70 be con
stiucted at the present time
There is every indication that
great amount of building will be done
AZ the Republic Motor Truck Compa-
ny, Inc, this summer, but plans for
tn, other buildings are not yet ready
tc be made public, and ii may be a
couple of months yet before the furth-
er plans are announced by the Off
cials of the company.
The contracts for the new buildings
have been let to Henry Soule who
will start working on the buildings
at once, and put them up as rapidly
as possible.
one Of the buildings which will be
of brick, will be $50 feet in length and
90 feet in width. This building viii
be an addition TO plant one of the
Republic. The building will lie along
Bridge street on the north side Of
Michigan avenue.
Plant three Of the Republic. where
the Republic Dispatch is made, as the
the Republic Dispatch is made. known
as the light delivery truck, is built,
will have the addition Of brick build
ing, $50 by 60 feet.
a frame structure, $50 by 100 feet,
will be constructed at plant two. This
building will be used by this plant
to a great extent as storehouse for
the motor division.
IL is said that these new buildings
are only small portion Of what the
Republic Motor Truck company viii
build this summer if the city Of AL
ma goes ahead with the improve
ments that are needed in the eastern
end Of the city, such as paving on
East Superior and Bridge streets,
etc.
Pearl of the Army" - Idlehour
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
LIGHTING PLANT
TO LOCATE HERE
City of Alma Will Get The
$50, 900 Power House
This Summer.
PURCHASE PROPERTY OF CITY
Central Michigan Light x Pow
er Company Will Bring
Plant To Alma.

The Central Michigan Light a
Power company has definitely decided
to build its new Sl5O,OOO power house
in this city. and on Tuesday evening
of this week the city council voted to
sell to this company three and three
iourthS acres Of ground on the north
bank of Pine river for the site Of the
plant.
The city council instructed the
mayor and the city clerk to execute
and deliver TO the Central Michigan
Light & Power company the deeds
to the property on the payment Of the
sum of 81 200, which the concern is
to pay for the land, which it is to
9Cuire here for site.
This company for some years has
had plant at Mt Pleasant and has
been serving cities and towns nearby
with current, by the high tension sys-
TEN. Alma was one Of the cities
which has been using current Of this
company to a considerable extent.
Lately. the company found that it
" ould be advisable TO build a new and
larger plant, and Mayor Mckinney,
hearing of the project, Immediately
got in touch with the officials of the
concern and pointed out the many ad-
vantages that Alma, the most rapid
ly growing city in the state, would Of
fer, and prevailed upon them 10 come
to Alma and look over the ground
carefully.
Mckinney has kept constantly in
touch with the officials of the compa-
ny and convinced them that Alma Of
fered the finest advantages that they
could secure in any of the cities
through this section, with the result
that the company has decided upon
Alma for the location of the new
plant
Several other cities and towns will
be served with current from this
plant when it is constructed and in
operation.
The site which is TO be sold TO the
company is on the north bank of Pine
river. just 10 the west Of the ice
houses, and would lie between the ex-
tension Of Lincoln and Park avenues.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
GOOD ENTERTAINMENT

1t is not necessary to be in the
large cities in the big opera house
or ehautauqua centers to hear first
class program of music and reading.
by talented young people. You Ger.
tainly missed it if you did not at
tend the entertainment given by the
Epworth league at the NJ. +. church
Wednesday evening, April 11th.
The program consisted of solos By
the Misses Palmer, Stone and Brad.
ner and Mr.. Smith, also readings by
Mrs. Calkins and Mr.. Grimes. They
were ably assisted by the Alma col
lege quartette and the Smith or.
chestra. The Epworth league wishes
to thank the people who so kindly
assisted them in giving the citizens
of Alma such a splendid program OF
music and readings.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
TAX tSS FEED BARN

H. A. MacLaren has taken over the
West Superior street cement feed and
livery barn. which has been operated
OF late by Roy Burrell, and will oper-
ate the barn as first class livery and
feed stable in the future. He will
also combine a draying business with
the livery and feed stable The
change is being well greeted as the
west end barn under Burrell was at
times a sight, with old ramshakle
buggies and wagons stuck around the
barn and outside, making the place
an eyesore. Mr.. MacLaren has the
reputation OF a good liveryman. which
means that such things will not be
stuck around that way under his
charge
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
DRY CLEANING SHOP

Dernicr Brothers opened dry
cleaning and pressing establishment
III the BARLEY block the latter part
of last week. Both ladies and mems
work will be handled by them. They
will call for and deliver all work
They come to this city highly recon-
mended as capable men in this line.