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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-22
Beautiful Headquarters

The Red Cross headquarters and
workrooms in the new museum
building were inspected recently
by John w. Morey and Henry
Swan of the Rocky mountain divi-
sion headquarters of the Red Cross.
The visitors were much pleased with
the showing made by the Santa Fe
chapter which cxpends 81 100 a month
for material alone. the fund being
subscribed by local men and
The Santa Fe headquarters were pro-
nounced the most beautiful aud most
accessible in the southwest.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-22
The Western Socorrc

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Chapter has been very active and
a large amount OF supplies has been
shipped TO Denver, as follows:
About $500 pieces folded cause.
II packages triangular ba~ndaees. 5
in each.
5 packages abdominal bandages, s
in each,
5 packages four-tailcd head band
ages, 5 in each.
2 packages many tailed bandages.
) in each.
2 packages T b~andages, S in each.
4 packages operating gowns, 3 IN
each.
5 packages operating lcggins, 3 in
each.
q packages operating helmets, 6 in
each.
From Kelly Auxiliary
9 packages triangular b~andages, 3
in each.
2 packages T ~bqndages, ; in each
! abdominal bandages, 3 in each.
The surgical dressing work room
At Kelly is open every Friday even
ing from go to o:50.
The following is a list of work
from the v%ar'ons towns in the West
ern Chapter since Our last report:
SIX sweaters, Thirteen pair socks.
Seven mufficr5, Nine pair wristlcts.
Five helmets, weight 10 pounds,
Kelly
One sweater, Four pair socks.
? pounds Donated b. Mrs.
Waiter lone. ~ perervr +
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-22
Tea For Visitor
Club Meeting

The Santa Fee Woman's Club held
an interesting meeting Tuesday after
nor in st. Francis auditorium in the
new museum. Prof. Roscoe r. Hill,
president of the Spanish-American
Normal School at Fl Rito. delivered
a splendid address on Spain. Tea
was served in the reception room at
the conclusion of the meeting for
the members and out of town visitors
by the social committee of the club
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-22

Not For Glory Alone
THE Most unkindest cut of ALL
Inc American girls are giving II,
their sweethearts that they may g.
over to France and help the Frencl
win the wal only to lear,
now that captivating Msdamosell,
Marie is not in this war for Glor,
alone '
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
PURCHASE GROUND
Church of Christ Officials Purchase
Location for Church.

The building committee of the
Church Of Christ has purchased a
location for new church and is in
hopes that in the near future hand
some place Of worship may be con
structed. The property which was
purchased is on the north side Of
East Superior street, and has a
frontage of 100 feet and faces down
South Court street, east Of Church's
park.
In talking with a Record reporter
the first of the week Rev. Raum
stated that the building committee Of
the church was in hope of being able
to construct new church on this
property in the very near future.
He also said that in view of the
fact that the city did not have an
auditorium, in constructing the new
church, and auditorium with seat
ing capacity of about twelve hundred
would be placed in the church if the
building committee found support
enough in the city to insure such a
move. He mentioned that if such an
auditorium was put in the church
that 1t would be open to all except
political and sectarian gatherings.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
CLEAN UP
State Inspectors Here TO See That
City is Cleaned Up at Once.

Places around this city which are
supplying food, and which are not
handling foodstuffs in sanitary
manner, are getting instructions TO
clean up and make their business
places sanitary or face arrest.
The orders to this effect are coming
from Inspectors Charles j. Cook and
+. w. Peck of the State Food and
Drug department, and they are Wis
ting every place in the city which is
handling foodstuffs. They have been
in the city only short time and have
not yet covered all of the places
which are to be inspected.
Milk will also be inspected by these
men. SO far ten samples of milk
have been sent to Lansing by these
men TO be analyzed, and without a
in to be gone over by the state. Mr..
Cook and Mr.. Peck, in an interview
doubt more milk samples will be sent
with Record reporter this morning
stated that some of the milk of which
samples had been sent to Lansing
was of the sky blue kind, intimating
strongly that some of the people OF
Alma were paying twelve cents a
quart for well waterd milk.
Mr.. Peck stated that six places in
Alma have been ordered to clean up
and that orders must be obeyed. Any
other places found not in sanitary
condition will also receive the word
to clean up within ten days.
In case of failure TO clean up after
notice, the proprietors Of the places
will be arrested under the state law,
was the information given out by Mr..
Peck.
The men have been placed here by
the state department to do a thor
ough job and they will remain here
until the job is done.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15

Young Mclean enlisted January
%, being just three days past sixteen
when he joined the colors. He was
sent to Camp Hancock, Georgia, for
training, and the latter part of
March left for France, where he ar
rived on Sunday afternoon, April z.
About June lst he went to the firing
line and from that time until his
death, July 20th, he was doing all
that he could to aid in the defeat Of
the Hun. He has made the great
sacrifice, and given his all to his
country. His parents may we'll be
proud of the son, who so unflinching-
ly went into the great struggle to
make the world safe for humanity.
The memorial services for Alma s
first to die at the front will be held
Sunday evening in the chautauqua
tent, for which arrangements are now
being made. II was at first decided
TO hold the services at the NJ. +.
church but because Of the number ex-
pected to attend the chautauqua tent
was secured Captain George Fred
erick Campbell, who speaks on the
chautauqua program Saturday night
will remain in Alma over Sunday and
speak at the memorial services.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
WAS INJURED WHEN
TRAIN HIT TRUCK
Calvin Pratt, Riding on Truck is
in Hospital as Result of
His Injuries.

Calvin Pratt, an aged resident of
Ithaca, was severely injured Monday
afternoon, when stNck by an east
bound freight train, when near the
village of Elwell.
Mr.. Pratt, in company with a
younger man, was hauling tile from
Elwell 10 a nearby. farm with a
truck. They started to cross the
railroad tracks with the truck, and
then noticed the Pere Marquette
freight train so close that the track
could not be cleared in time with the
truck.
Both men jumped from the truck.
hoping in that way that they might
be able to get out from in front of
the train. The younger man succeed
ed but the u year old Mr.. Pratt, was
unable to leap to safety and was
caught by the train.
lie suffered some bad injuries, but
luckily escaped with his life. He
received some bad wounds about the
scalp and face, and his shoulders were
badly sprained. When picked mp by
the train crew he was found to be
unconscious.
He was loaded onto the train and
brought to Alma just as quickly as
possible, where he was taken to a
local hospital for treatment. In
spite of his advanced age, and the
great shock, he is improving and is
expected to recover.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
A MISTAKE

Our attention has been called to the
letter of b. l.. Case, county clerk,
to the local authorities, regarding the
matter of the detention of Treva
Franklin and Effie Marvin at Ithaca,
when they were being supposedly
held for state officials
The letter of Mr.. Case set forth
that they were not committed TO de-
tention by anyone in authority, after
having been taken to Ithaca by Depu
ty Wheeler, and that after waiting
for forty-eight hours they were told
that they could go. The letter is not
an acknowledgement that he made a
mistake in letting them go, as was
the impression, but sets forth mat
ters as to why they should not have
been in the juvenile detention.
The Record is glad to correct any
wrong impression in regard to good
Official at any time, and hopes that no
i'll impression in regard to Mr.. Case
has been created.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
BOARD WILL FIX
UP WRIGHT PARK
Chicago Landscape Gardener
Will BE Here to Lay Out
Work That is Needed.

The park board of the city council
has been making an effort to beauti-
fly Wright park this summer and has
made the place much more attractive
than it has been in the past few
years.
Flower boxes have been placed al
the various entrances to the park,
which add greatly to the attractive
ness of the place. A large flower
bed has been planted near the center
of the park.
Numerous swings have been placed
at various points around the park
where the youngsters may play, and
a few other pleasure devices have
also been installed for the young.
Covered waste cans have been
placed at convenient places through
out the park, where waste paper and
fruit skins may be deposited so that
the park may be kept ciean.
Chairman Frank Smith Of the park
board Informed The Record yesterday
that Alfred leomans of Chicago, well
known landscape gardener, would be
in Alma this coming week to make
plans for the further beautifying Of
the park
Mr.. Smith also said that the board
was in hopes the plans of Mr.. Yeo-
mans would be carried out yet this
year and the needed work done before
winter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
EQUIPMENT ARRIVES
Company 81. Michigan State Troops
Gets Part Of Its Equipment.

After considerable delay por-
tion of the equipment for Company
81, Infantry, Michigan State Troops,
has arrived and Tuesday night at
drill it was apportioned among the
men as far as it would go.
The material received consists of
about fifty of the uniforms for the
company. putties sufficient for all of
the members, some dozen and half
regulation army hats and plenty of
hat cords. Shirts also arrived for
the entire company. In addition two
bugles were received for the buglers
of the company.
The hat cords for the enlisted men
of the company are white and those
of the officers are black.
1t is expected that the balance of
the uniforms and hats will arrive
within a short time.
Guns are also to be sent for the
company, but so far nothing has been
heard from them. The officers of the
company hope that they may arrive
shortly In the meantime they hope
to be able to secure the guns of the
high school cadets for use in the
drills
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
AUTOMOBILES COLLIDED
Two Cars Came Together in Newark
Sunday Night. Injuring Several.

An automobile accident took place
in Newark township Sunday evening,
when two cars collided on the road,
in which several persons sustained
injuries and were lucky in not being
more severely injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamont Litwiller,
Mrs. Litwiller's sisters, and their
two children were driving past a
corner, when the automobile collided
with another car containing Mr.. and
Mrs. Brace Pentenoy, their baby and
his parents, coming from anoth-
er road. The parties in both cars
were thrown out, and injured and
both cars badly smashed. 1t seems
that the drivers Of neither car saw
the other car approaching the cor
ner until it was too late to avoid the
accident
Mr.. and Mrs. Litwiller and Mrs.
Litwiller's sister were all injured to
some extent The Pentenoys were
all injured, the little baby being the
worst injured of all, the skull being
broken. An operation was performed
as soon as aid could be summoned,
and it is now reported that the
youngster will recover. The other
members of the party received some
bad cuts and bruises.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
GOOD AMOUNT PLEDGED

The members of the Gratiot County
club have pledged a fund Of $1,000
for the interior decorations and fur
nishings for the club room. A lease
has been signed, whereby the club
has secured the large room over Rob
inson's store on State street, for the
club rooms. The lease is for three
years. Arrangements have also been
made for dumb waiter to the club
rooms from the Tiffin cafe in the
basement Of the building This will
be installed very soon. Just as quick
ly as possible the work of decorating
and furnishing the club rooms will
be started.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
NEW MANAGER

II. F Cooper, manager of the
Lindquist store in this city, has been
transferred to the Muskegon store
conducted by Mr. Lindquist, and b. j.
Hendry of Grand Rapids has been
sent to Alma to take charge of the
store here. Mr.. Cooper came to Alma
when the Lindquist store was opened
less than a year ago and brought Il
successfully to the front and has
earned his well merited promotion.
Mr.. Hendry, who comes to Alma to
take the management of the local
store of this firm, comes to this city
with fattering recommendation as a
live business man and a good hustler.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
NEW PLANT TO
START FRIDAY
Home of the Purity Brand Milk
Company is Now Ready for
Active Operation.
PASTEUR|zAT|ON A FEATURE
Routes will be Started and Milk Sold
i'm All Sections of
the City.

The Purity Brand Milk company,
which has been constructing plant
in this city on Walnut street during
the past few months, will start active
operations Friday it is expected.
The company is planning on fur
nishing not only pasteurized milk,
but ice cream, cottage cheese, butter
milk and butter, and has the machin-
cry now installed for the pasteuriz-
ing of milk, the making of ice cream
and butter.
The plant of the company consists
of building SO by SO feet and a
boiler room adjoining, which is 10 by
80 feet The work on the structures
is not yet completed The buildings
are both to be brick veneered, and it
is expected that this work will take
about another month.
All modern and up-to-date machin-
cry has been installed throughout the
plant for the various work which is
to be done This includes clarifier
for taking the dirt from the milk, n
pasteuriZer, an automatic bother, a
bottle washer, for the pasteurizing
milk portion Of the business. A
complete ice cream making outfit is
also installed with capacity of
nearly sixty gallons of ice cream per
hour
1t is the intention of the company
to sell milk through the stores and
also to start retail delivery routes,
which will cover the entire city.
Albert NJ. Begeman will be the
active manager of the Alma plant.
He has had plenty of experience in
the Midland plant Of this company
which turns out 1000 quarts of milk
day and $50 gallons of ice cream.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
EXTENSIVE REPAIRS
MADE At CHURCH
Many Needed Repairs at M. E.
Church Are Being Made by
Board of Trustees.

Deem. + Church
During the past month, while the
Methodist Episcopal church services
have been adjourned owing to the
hot weather, the church has been
undergoing some extensive repairs,
which will run in the neighborhood of
$500.
Many things for the betterment of
the church haze been undertaken by
the trustees which have had charge
of the work, which have greatly
changed the looks of the interior, and
in addition have given considerable
more room.
An additional room has been made
in the church over the Epworth
League room. The high ceiling of
this room was lowered somewhat
and another room, the size of the
league room. has been made above
it.
The entire interior Of the church
has been redecorated, adding a fresh
ness to the interior that is particu-
larly noticeable. In addition to this
the lighting fixtures of the church
have been changed, new fixtures hav-
ing been installed The floor Of the
auditorium has been changed for the
betterment by the discarding of the
carpets and the vanishing of the
floor
This has made the auditorium so
changed that it seems like the in
terror of an entirely new structure,
rather than part of this church
which has been in use for some years.
During the past two weeks an en-
tire new shingled roof has replaced
the old one.
The trustees of the church who
have had charge of this work are
A. w. Brock, j. A. Gerhardt, II. NJ
Lands, T. j. Clark, II. NJ. MacCurdy
f. l.. Smith, C. II. Washburn, DR.
Thornburgh. and Wilbur Price
In addition to these changes the
Young Mems class Of the church has
installed a moving picture booth,
with view of later furnishing good
wholesome pictures, probably once a
week
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
FINE DRILL
Saginaw Shriners Entertained Here
With Splendid Drill Thursday.

The Saginaw Shriners ended a pill
grimage through the county in Alma
Thursday evening, bringing the pill
grimage to a close with a series of
drills, which were given on the pave
ment of State street, before the
Masonic home, and again on Superior
street in front Of the Wright House.
A large crowd turned out to greet
the Saginaw Shriners and to witness
the well executed drills, which they
gave, and watched with interest the
various formations that were made.
A. d. Amsden, former Alma musi-
clan, now resident of Saginaw and
a member of the Saginaw Shriners,
was here with them.
Following the drills a banquet was
held for the Shriners at the Wright
House, over one hundred plates being
laid for this affair.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
NEAR TO DROWNING

Miss Mildred Cuthbert, an employe
of the Republic Motor Truck COM
pany, had a narrow escape from
drowning at Bass lake Sunday. where
she was spending the day in company
with a number of friends. 1t seems
that the young lady was unable to
swim and went beyond her depth in
the water, and went under. Earl
Parker Of the Home Lumber & Fuel
company, who was also at Bass lake,
saw the predicament of the young
lady, and quickly brought her to
shore where she was revived.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
SERVICE STATIONERY

Have you boy or some member Of
your family who is serving in the
army, the navy or in the marines? p?
place of business, The Alma Record
If you have you are entitled to dis
play a service flag in your home or
in your place of business. The Alma
Record is prepared to print station
cry with the service flag emblem in
red and blue, with the white back
ground. If you wish we can also
print your name on the stationery
with neat style of type, thereby
giving you something up-to-date for
your personal correspondence.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
FAIR WILL START
ON AUGUST 27TH
Many New Features Will BE
Seen This Year at the GratiOt
C0Snty Fair.
BENEFIT FOR THE RED CROSS
Five Big Days of Races, Exhibits and
Amusements for County This
Year.

The officials of the Gratiot County
fair are laying plans for the best fair
in the history Of Gratiot county this
year, and there will not be a dull
moment during the entire five days
of the fair which starts August 27
and continues through the balance of
the month
One of the features of the fair this
year will be the Red Cross auction
sale, for which many farmers, mer-
chants and others are assisting liber-
ally. Some Of the farmers are fur
nishing sheep and hogs to be auc-
toned at this sale. Proceeds from
the auction TO the Red Cross. 1t is
expected that surprisingly large
amount of money will be raised in this
way for the use of this great orga-
nization by the sale.
The usual races will furnish the
lovers of horse racing with some
good attractions during the fair, and
some fast races are being looked for
ward to.
There will be plenty of amuse-
ments during the course of the fair.
The Ferris Wheel Girls, the Della
mead Troupe, the Galarmo Sisters,
the Musical Maidens and other high
grade attractions. On the first night,
Tuesday, at 500 there will be a
mammoth night show on the elevated
stage in front of the grand stand
1t will be an attraction worth seeing
Prize stock will be on exhibition
as usual, which is bound to be of in
terest to the farmers of the county.
and to draw heavily on the crowds,
which always enjoy looking over fine
stock
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
CLOSE MOVIE FOR REPAIRS

The ldlehour theatre will be closed
Monday, August 1S, for the balance
of the month, while repairs and
changes are being made. Some min
or alterations will be made and the
interior of the movie will be re-deco-
rated. 1t will be open again Septem-
ber l, at which time the patrons will
again be treated with the high grade
motion pictures, which have made
this place a popular one in the past.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
MEMORIAL SERVICE

Rev. J. Frank Jackson, rector of
st. Johns church, was called to Winn
Sunday to conduct memorial SER
vice for Ralph Clark, the first Isa-
bella county man to die in action.
Clark was also the first Isabella man
to enlist following the outbreak of
the war. He was killed in action in
July. He was the son of widower,
and one of three brothers. Two en-
listed and the third was drafted. The
other two are now in France. The
Home Guards of Mt Pleasant, the |.
O. o. F. and other organizations took
part in the services.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
ALMA'S FIRST
Alma's Youngest Lad in L. S. Army
Was First Killed by Huns.

Leslie Clifford Mclean, sixteen
years old, January 20, 1918, the
youngest Alma man in the service, is
the first youth from this city to be
killed in action on July 20. as mem
toned in last weeks Record.
Leslie Mclean. while listed on the
roll Of honor as a Midland lad, is an
Alma boy He was born in Gratiot
county and FOR tie greater part of
his life lived in Alma, and received
his schooling here. For four years
previous to his enlistment he had
been a constant resident of this city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL

Alma Spencer of Detroit, recently
arrested on a charge of grand larceny
in Detroit and returned to this city
by Undersheriff Arthur Murphy, has
ben bound over to circuit court 10
stand trial. The hearing was before
ID. l.. Johnson, justice of the peace.
Miss Spencer was arrested in July
on charges preferred by d. w. Rob-
inson, after this young lady had come
to this city and conducted demon
stration at the Robinson stores.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
CLOSE FOR LECTURE

Every business place in the city
will close Friday afternoon from 3
until 5 for the war lecture by James
Pershing, brother Of General Perish
ing who is leading the American
forces in France. II is also hoped
that the business places will close
Monday afternoon for the lecture by
DR.. Frank Gunsaulus, on the subject,
"The World War and America"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
MUST REGISTER
Men Reaching Age Of Twenty One
Since June Register this Month.

In order that there may be a con-
tinuation Of the available supply Of
men, the young men Of America who
have reached the age Of twenty-one
since June . are required to register
for military duty on August "a, ac-
cording to state publications this
morning, which estimate that 1000
more men will be registered in Mich
igan.
The Gratiot county draft board has
not yet received official word in re-
gard to the new registration, so that
further particulars will not be avail
able until next weeks Record.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
MOVING OUT
;. W. Anderson Moves Store From
Alma to Two Rivers.

s. W. Anderson. VINO has been in
business in this city for the past
several years, has discontinued his
business activities in this city and
moved his stock of goods to Two
Rivers, where he has opened store.
Mr.. Anderson has been in business
in this city for the past several years.
AT first he conducted a restaurant
here, and then took in a partner and
started a general merchandise store
under the firm name of Anderson e.
Hauck. After about two years the
firm was dissolved and Mr.. Anderson
continued the business by himself.
The store which was used by Mr..
Anderson in the Fraker block has
been rented to Paul Bozzo.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15

Eat Victory bread Buy it fresh
from your grocer twice daily. 55-2-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15

Circulation counts-we have it.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15

Advertise in the Record.