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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. F. S Somerville, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Dicken attended the
Shiawassee county fair at Owosso
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Wells and fami-
ly are visiting with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs H. b. Wells. They will soon
leave for Milwaukee where they are
moving from Buffalo.
Miss Edna Pine left for Detroit
Saturday to spend week with rela-
tives.
f. j. Mccall and son, Almon. of Mt.
Pleasant were entertained Thursday
at the home of his brother, j. y. Nc
Call.
Miss Ednina spent Saturday and
Sunday with her grandmother, Mrs
+. J. Warren, Of st. Johns.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Showers and
family of Beebe and Miss Ella Pres
Ter of Ithaca spent Thursday in Lam
sing.
Mesdames Carrie WEIGH and
daughter, Theda, Mabel Smith and f.
p. Hoffman were in st. Louis Tues
day
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-29
ITHACA

The heavy electric and wind storm
of last Wednesday did some damage
in the vicinity of Ithaca. A wind
mill Just east of town on the Henry
Dodge farm was broken down by the
wind and large door from the barn
torn off and blown across the yard.
A little farther east on the Heron
farm a large window was blown in
and in Washington township a barn
on the Arthur Clark farm was struck
by lightning and burned to the
ground.
Dr.. Ralph Pine Of Detroit is visit
ing his father, 5. p. Pine for a few
days.
A. d. Hoffman and grandson
Harold Page drove from Carleton,
Monroe county, Wednesday to spend
until the latter part of next week
with relatives and friends in Ithaca,
North Star and st. Louis. Mary
Famine and Georgia Page accom-
panied them stopping in st. Johns to
visit before coming here. Miss Mary
Page will remain for the school year.
Ira Dickerson, a member of the
hospital corps, is home for a y day
furlough.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Lake and son
Carl were at Crystal lake last Tues
day and Wednesday. Mrs. r. c.
Lake, who has been there for time,
returned home with them.
Orlo Roberts, son of Rev. and Mrs.
William has enlisted in the merchant
marine.
George Fox and daughter Vera and
the Misses Allie and Jeanette Pease
Of Maple Rapids were entertained
Thursday at the home Of S. p. Pine.
Frank Thomas and son, Hubert, of
Mahomet, Ill. came Monday TO spend
two weeks with Mrs Mary Thomas
and daughters.
Mrs. Rilla Niblack of Alma was in
Ithaca Monday calling on friends
Marriage licenses have been grant
ed to Lynn Clark, IS, Alma, Nina
Grubaugh. Is, Fulton. Bert Wilson,
3s. Wheeler, Cornelia Ball, "a, Toledo.
Mrs. Roy Cowdrey and son, Dick,
who spent the last two weeks with
relatives in Milwaukee, returned
home Wednesday.
Sam Simmons has sold his farm
located two miles east of here to Mr..
McConkey of Illinois for the con
sideration Of $l95 per acre.
Miss Edith Somerville commenced
her school Monday morning in Wash
irgton township District No 2. Miss
Alice Locky has been teaching three
weeks in the Wall district northeast
of town. Both of these schools will
be closed a month during the beet
harvest.
David Somerville, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman Somerville. who reside
southeast Of Ithaca, will leave the
latter part Of this week after spend
ing a 20 day furlough with his par
ents and other relatives and friends
Mr. SomerviIle, who was one Of the
first eight 20 enlist from Ithaca was
for sometime on the battleship Mon.
tana with six Of the other boys. lie
was then transferred to a coaler
which went down and il was while
another boat was being fitted up that
he has granted this leave of absence
Miss Marie Behrens Of Waukegan
Illinois. is visiting her uncle, Byron
C. Guiwit
Miss Helen Pernell of Illinois is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Pernell.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-29

Rev and Mrs Roy Hershey will
leave Saturday for "A brief visit in
Detroit and then will return to their
home in Marietta, Ohio.
Mrs. Edward Hamilton and daugh-
ter, Charlotte, returned last week
from taking Mrs Frank Anderson
Crosswell. Enroute home they visit
ed at Sandusky, Cass City and Caro-.
Attorney Joseph j. Critics of St
Louis, Mo-, who represented his state
at a meeting of the supreme lodge
Knights of Pythias held in Detroit
last week, spent from Sunday until
Tuesday with his brothers and sisters
in and near Ithaca Monday a family
reunion was held at the home Of Oar
win Critics.
Word came Tuesday to Ithaca rel
atives Of the death of Mrs. Grover
Srodes. who died very suddenly Sun
Srodes was in Ithaca a few weeks
ago to attend the funeral Of Private
Paul Srodes
G.. f. Toxson of Lansing was in
Ithaca Tuesday on business pertain
ing 10 the sale of Thrift and War
Savings Stamps.
DR.. and Mrs. William Barstow Of
St Louis were recent callers on Itha-
ca friends.
Miss Edna Pine entertained Miss
Clara Price of Ypsilanti last week.
Miss Helen Kennett is very i'll at
the home of her parents on North
jefferson St.
Giles F. Brown is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. L. H. Braddock, at
Tawas City. Miss Lucille Brown, WHO
returned from there Tuesday, is in
charge Of the sale Of Thrift and War
Savings Stamps at the post office
j. w Robinson of Alma was in It'll
AGA Thursday evening to attend d
committee meeting of the war board.
Mrs. f. NJ. Harrington and Mrs +.
L. Convis spent Thursday with Mrs.
Kelly S. Scarf in st. Johns.
Mr.. Ed Drayer and wife have re-
turned from spending about a month
at Houghton Heights.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Coss received
letter from Bordeaux, France. ana
Friday telegram from Washington,
u. c., stating that their son, Private
Floyd +. Coss was severely wounded
in action July % and is in base hos
pital No. at Bordeaux. He is the
first Ithaca boy to be wounded and
is a member of Company X, 16Sth
/ Infantry, American Expeditionary
/ forces. He was employed in Tonia
when he enlisted and was one OF the
first TO 90 when early in the year a
call came to Camp Custer for a vol
unteer regiment.
Rev. and Mrs. Clark Beebe re-
turned from Albion Thursday. Har-
old Beebe. who spent 10 days with
his brother Paul in Akron, Ohio, re-
turned with them.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the VI. f church gave a
lawn supper at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman Somerville Friday eve
ming.
A barn and contents on the j. II.
Seaver farm and operated by Vernon
Russell caught fire from sparks from
threshing engine and burned to the
ground Monday afternoon. The sepa-
rator was also burned.
Mrs. J. l.. Barden is entertaining
her sister, Miss Lou Lincoln, ana
nephew and niece. Allen and Kathryn
Patriarch Of Midland.
r. l.. Convis attended a state meet
ing Of the Y VI. C. A. Thursday in
Lansing.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-29
ST. LOUIS

Saturday afternoon at the home Of
Henry Martin was held the funeral of
his son. Hugh Martin. a well known
farmer of this city, who was almost
instantly killed the Tuesday before
by his team running away near the
Exchange hotel His chest was
crushed in either by the wagon run
ming over his body or by the horses
kicking him. He did not gain con
seriousness after the accident.
The St. Louis schools will open
Tuesday, September Bird, the day
after Labor Day Lee Maurer, Fran
els O'Mela and Wayne Berry will
instruct the military training having
taken short course in that work this
summer at Camp Steever, Lake Ge-
ncva, Wis.
Mrs. K. f. Hughes, former well
known resident of st. Louis, and Mrs
Ida Lowell Of Ithaca were visiting
their sister, Mrs. Mary Rowley Of St.
Louis over Friday and part Of Satur-
day.
w. j. Orr, president of the Michi-
gan Bean Jobbers association, and
daughter are staying at the Park
House for several weeks where Mr.
Orr is taking teatment.
Late Monday night and early Tues
day morning the streets of St Louis
began to look as if something inter
esting might be going on here while
the Wade Amusement Company
made a stop from Tuesday through
Saturday night on it's way to the
Gratiot county fair.
Mrs. Lewis Hofstetter is entertain
ing her sister, Miss Mae Horgon Of
Saginaw and Miss Vera Piggot Of
Detroit this week.
Miss Agnes Masar Of st. Louis and
Mr.. Lukas Satak of Pittsburgh, Penn.
were married at $3.50 Monday morn
ing at st. Joseph's Catholic church.
After the ceremony some Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Satak's friends were entertained
at a wedding breakfast at the brides
home.
Lewis Dean has sold his home in
the first ward TO Mrs. Ringle of
Hamilton township.
Miss Nina Hull, who has been
spending the summer vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VI. +. Hull
of this city, left Wednesday evening
for her home in Detroit to assume
her duties as teacher Of English in
the Highland Park high school.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-29
WEST PINE RIVER

Lula Ellis entertained Miss Freda
Udelle Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Hoyt enter
tanned Mrs. ID. Giger of Albion, Mrs.
Fred Ray of Saginaw and Mrs. Hat
tie Andrews of St. Louis, the first of
the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mapes and
MIR. and Mrs. Avery Harett spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley
Hoyt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fleming are
entertaining relatives from Jackson
this week.
with relatives in Mt. Pleasant last
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Hoyt visited
week.
Glen Fookes of Alma spent Sunday
at the home Of his mother, Mrs. X.
Fookes.
A. Linstrum is on the sick list this
week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-29
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Advertised list for the week ending
August Goth, 1918:
Master Kenneth Anderson
Mr.. Joel Anon
W. A. Bentley
Mrs. Alice Cunningham
Mr. f. II. Dewey
Mr. Edison Hall
Clare Hopkins
Mrs. c. p. Hooper
Mrs. Leora Hulwick
Mrs. Carl Huss
Mr. Carl Huss
Miss Alma Lester
w. C. Mann
Mr. Vito Raimondi
Miss Ethel Rich
Mr. Huph Smith
Crystal Weaber
f. J. Wagner
The above If not called for will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office Sept.
9th, 1918.
V. p. Cash. Postmaster.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-29

Advertise in the Record.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-29

Circulation counts-we have IL
Newark post., 1918-03-13
formance no other nation has ever

formance no other nation has ever
equaled.
United States A per cent BONDS
in 1888 sold as high as 13O and IN
1901 brought 1397s on the stock
market.
The United States has never de-
faulted on any Of it's bonds. Not
one of it's bondholders has ever
lost a cent of principal or interest
except those who voluntarily have
taken losses by selling their bonds
in period of temporary price de-
preston. One hundred cents on
the dollars, principal and interest,
has the United States always paid.
Back of the S25O,000,000,OO0 to
$500, OO,OOO,O0O Of our national
resources stands the rugged hon
esty of America. Liberty Loan
Bonds are the safest security in
the world.
Newark post., 1918-03-13
pathy extended during the illness
and death of their mother.
Nine Tests Of Physical Fitness

The director of athletics at one
Army camp has arranged a pro-
gram as a means of determinin :
the relative athletic caliber of the
companies in the division. Each
man is required to pass in eight of
the following tests to 'abtain a
positive mark for his unit:
Jump feet from a standing po-
sition; chin 10 times; clear a bar
at 4 feet inches; throw a 12-
pound shot SO feet; climb 2O-foot
rope in Is seconds; dash so yards
in 7 seconds; run a mile in 6 min
utes; lift a 60-pound weight over
the head with one hand; sit up
from supine position with So
pound weight suspended from the
back of the head.
Newark post., 1918-03-13
Secretary Houston Appeals
To Farmers

In an appeal to the farmers to
put their savings into Government
War Savings Certificates, Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston says:
1T is the patriotic duty of every
citizen who is in a position to do
so to invest in War Savings and
Thrift Stamps and thereby help
the Nation to win this war. The
purchase of even twenty-five cent
Thrift Stamp is a definite contri-
button to this end.
"War Savings and Thrift Stamps
foster the habit of thrift in small
expenditures, make it possible for
nearly every one to purchase what
are in reality small Government
bonds, and offer a unique oppor-
tunity to the people at once to help
their Government and to economize
conveniently for the purchase of
the best investment securities in
the world.
U Will IlllS wal VIC lllloI nav Z
both men and money. | know that
every farmer wants to do every
thing in his power for the Nation
in this day of trial. He will not
only labor to produce the neces-
sary foodstuffs but will also gen.
erously contribute of his means to
make it possible for the men at the
front to achieve victory. | am con-
fident that the farmers of the land
will not permit any other class to
take the leadership in supporting
the Government in this crisis, fl
nancially or otherwise.'
The purpose of the War Savings
Committee is to create an army of
savers who will, by saving, release
labor and materials for the use of
the Government in the war, and
who will lend their savings to the
Government to prosecute the war
Newark post., 1918-03-13
M. E. CONFERENCE
CONVENES IN DOVER
Program Announced This
Week

The program of the 50th annual
session of the Wilmington M. E.
Conference, to be held in Wesley
M. E. Church, Dover, beginning
March goth and to continue until
Monday, March 25th. Rev. Walter
E. Gunby, pastor of Wesley M. E.
Church, has about completed the
full plans Of the conference, which
promise to be unusually interest
ing.
Tuesday, March 19-745 p. NJ
Lecture, Brains" Bishop Frank
M. Bristol, D. D. LII. D., Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
Wednesday, March 20-9.00 a.
m.-Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per, in charge of the Bishop and
the District superintendent. Con-
ference Session.
2.3O p. m.-Anniversary of the
Board of Deaconesses, the Rev. H.
F. Randolph, D. D., presiding.
Speaker, DR.. Daniel w. Howell,
Buffalo, n. Y.
7.30 p. m.-Anniversary of the
Board of Sunday Schools, the Rev.
S. N. Pilchard, presiding. Speaker,
Rev. Edgar Blake, D. D., Chicago,
Ill.
Thursday, March 21-8.30 a. m.
Devotional Service, followed by
Conference Session.
2.30 p. m.-Anniversary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety, Mrs. V. S. Collins, presiding.
Speaker, Mrs. William Fraser Nc
Dowell, Washington, D. c.
7.30 p. m.-Anniversary of the
Epworth League, Rev. W. G. Har-
ris, presiding. Speaker, Rev. c. E.
Guthrie, L. D., Acting General Sec
retary, Chicago, III.
Friday, March 22-8.30 a. m.-
Devotional Service, followed by
Conference Session.
2.30 p. m.-Anniversary Of the
Woman's Home Missionary So,
ciety, Miss Mary Wheeler, presid,
ing. Speaker, Field Secretary, Miss
Carrie Barge, Delaware, Ohio.
7.30 p. m.--Joint Anniversaries
of the Freedmen's Aid and thf
Board of Education, Rev. Henry G
Budd, D. D., presiding. Speakers
Rev. S. V. Maveety, D. D., Cincin
natl, Ohio; DR. ]. O, Spencer, Bal
timore, Md; DR.. John P. Jenkins
Mitchell, South Dakota.
Saturday, March 23-8.30 a. m
Devotional Service, followed by
Conference Session.
2.3O p. m.-Conference Patriotic
Service, Hon. John G. Townsend
Governor of Delaware, presiding
Speaker, Rev. Charles L. Goodell
New York, n. Y.
7.30 p. m.-Temperature Jubilee
Anti-Saloon League and the Boar
of Temperance, Prohibition an
Public Morals, Mr.. Caleb E. Burch
email, presiding. Speakers, Mr.:
Victor dupont, Sr- Wilmington
Mr.. George w. Crabbe, Baltimor'
Nd; Rev. Clarence True Wilson
D. D., Washington, D. c. Temper
ance Chorister, Prof. j. G. Dale,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Sunday, March 24-9.OO a. m.-
The Conference Love Feast, Lea'
er, Rev. R. X. Stephenson, d. [
Milford, Del.
1890 a. m. - Divine Worshi
Sermon by Bishop Frank M. Bri
toll.
2.3O p. m.-Memorial Service.
$50 p. m.-Ordination of De
cons and Elders by Bishop Fran
M. Bristol.
7.3O p. m.-Anniversary of Il
Board of Foreign Missions, Re
T. E. Terry, D. D., presidin
Speaker, Bishop Wilson S. Lew
ID, LII. D., Foochow, China.
Monday, March $3.50 a. m.
Devotional meeting, followed
Conference Session.
Newark post., 1918-03-13
A Bit OF Financial History

The credit of the United States
was so high and unquestionable
that in 1900, two years after the
Spanish War, 2 per cent bonds
were offered at par and oversub-
scribed. This is a financial per-
Newark post., 1918-03-13
Cards Of Thanks

Mr.. Norris S. Worrall and family
wish to express their appreciation
to friends and neighbors, also
members of the Heptasoph Lodge,
for kindness and sympathy ex-
tended in their recent bereave-
ment.
Newark post., 1918-03-13

The children of Mrs. Thompson
Ewing wish to express their ap-
preciation to the friends and
neighbors for kindness and SYM
Newark post., 1918-03-13
Springing the Suits
of Spring


of Spring
THE SPRING SHOWING with its
new style features, will put the spark Of JOY in
every man heart who wants clothes that make
him look the part.
We don't have to brag about
Snellenburg Clothes
because the men who buy them never get
through praising our stocks. For quality, fab
RIGS, tailoring and moderate prices, Snellenburg
clothes lead.
Our vast purchasing power, the operation
of our own factory, whereby we save the mid
dlemans profit permits this leadership.
Spring Styles for Men and Young Men
$500 up to $4,000
Second Floor Elevator
The Dermott news., 1918-08-22

ments of this character. and nothing
could be more hurtful to the success of
the railroad administration or to the
welfare Of railroad employees them
selves.
Recently the wages Of railroad EN-
ployes were largely increased, inyoiv-
ing an addition To railroad operating
expenses of more than $40, 00O, 000 per
annum. In order to meet this increase
the public has been called upon to pay
largely increased passenger and freight
rates. The people have accepted this
new burden cheertuly and periodically.
The least that every employe can DO in
return is TO serve the public courteous
ly, faithfully and efficiently
A great responsibility and duty
rests upon the railroad employees of the
United States Upon their loyalty,
efficiency and patriotism depend in
large part America : success and the
overthrow of the kaiser and all that
he represents. Let us not fail to mea-
sure up to our duty, and to the just de
mand of the public that railroad ser
vice shall not only be efficient but that
it shall always be courteousy admin
istered
The Dermott news., 1918-08-22
Methodist Church Announcements.

Regular services will be held next
Sunday. Sunday school and regular
morning services as usual Preaching
will begin at 1890 Immediately after
Sunday school without intermission.
Evening services will begin promptly
at $50 o'clock. Your pastor has en-
joyed his two Sundays off. and Is now
ready for work When the awful hot
weather ends let us one and all get
back to our posts of duty and work
harder. God has been good to us and
very favorable to US in the way of
good crops. Nearly everywhere cotton
and corn are burned up and Chicot
county has fairly good crops Let US
thank the Oliver" of these material
blessings and express our gratitude in
better and more enthusiastic service.
Pastor.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-22
McAdoo Orders The Public
Be Damned Policy
Stopped

That the public be damned policy
will not be tolerated while the railroads
are under government control is the
substance of an order issued Monday by
Director General McAdoo TO all EN-
ployes in the railroad service of the
United States. The order in part is as
follows
For many years 1t was popularly
believed that the public be damned
policy was the policy of the railroads
under private control. Such a policy is
indefensible either under private con-
troll or government control. 1t would
be particularly indefensible under pub
lie control when railroad employees are
the direct servants of the public
. The public be damned policy will
in no case be tolerated on the railroads
under government control. Every EN-
ploy of the railroads should take pride
in serving the public courteously and eff
GENTLY. Courtesy costs nothing and it
makes friends of the public and adds
to the self-respect of the employee
MY attention has also been called
to the fact that employees have some
times offered a. an excuse for their
own shortcomings or as a justification
for delayed trains or for other Difficult
ties the statement that Uncle Sam is
running the railroads now or these
are McAdoo's ordert, etc Nothing
could be more reprehensible than sSate-
The Dermott news., 1918-08-22

To FORD OWNERSHIP last we
have Just what you want in the way of
inner tubes We have guaranteed
red para rubber which is interchange
able and can be used in either front or
back tire. II Is termed "a a 30x3-3t.
and can be used in either tire This is
what one needs to carry as an extra
tube We fully guarantee this tube
and If same goes wrong III any way We
gladly make adjustment at our store
and yoa do not have to wait until tire
Is sent back 10 factory Kindly call
around and let W show you what We
have. Belser. DishonEh 4 Go.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-22
Chicot Citizens Work on
Drew County Road.

Road 0verseer s T. Thompson and
two teams. accompanied by q. K. Kirk
patrick. W. A Porter and other Der
mott citizens, spent the day last Friday
working on the road on the Collins hill
IN Drew county, eight miles west of
Dermott, the expenses of the teams
and hired labor being betrayed by pop
ular subscriptions of the Dermott eiti-
zens several Of whom contributed both
money and labor
The road has recently become prae-
ticaIy impossible One travelling man
who came down the hill last week
broke tive springs on his car. ard II
was simply impossible to get up the
hill at all
I'VE understand there Is a move
ment afoot to build pike from Tilar
to Monticello and practically abandon
the Dermott Monticello road. This
seems very poor policy on the part of
Drew county. Monticello viii want
Chlcot county people to attend their
FAIR this fall but very few people will
attempt 10 take their cars over the roads
as they now are, and naturally they
viii get worse instead of better. unless
there IS some attention given them
The above is from our esteemed con
temporary. the Derm)tt News. While
the above Is something of reflection
on Drew county. We publish it in full.
because it Is generally the best policy
to air wrong and then right 1t not
endeavor to conceal IT. We hope the
proper authorities will take notice and
put this road in tirst-class condition In
- 'a'' s'''e ,'',,s II ~ 495,e
prettv had A. we nave heard frrslrnt
criticism from various sources. So right
here Is a good chance for the Collins
oFeFseer to MAKE d rep. A. a matter
=, ,'',s sI.5s -, 9,,s - ,.,. ...' -.
essential that It be kent n ~ least faIr
condition.
The statement IA the News regard
ing 'He Ho"''eeiio 81 mar PIKE : eN'.
49,. - .,nto 60 -.
r. Tillar and also about the same
amount OF talk about a frat class road
to Dermott' but IN any event there Is
no ~ 'easion u aoaHuo''.is Tue Neiai9e'
- - =, ~, a,,,,tra -,
that both roads and several others VIII
be built At an early date The Mont
cello Advance.