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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
PROMINENT ALMA
GIRL WAS MARRIED
Miss Laura Crandell United in
Marriage With Mr.. George
Argent, Saturday.

\ very pretty wedding took place
here Saturday afternoon at four
o'clock, when Miss Laura Crandell
was united in marriage to Mr. George
Argent, of Gary, Indiana, at the home
of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs
+. c. Crandell on Woodwork avenue
The home was very prettily dec
Grated for the affair, The bride
wore a simple travelling dress, and the
groom the conventional black. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J.
w. Priest, following which a wedding
dinner was served. Only the imme-
diate relatives were present at the af-
fair.
Following the wedding dinner the
bride and groom left on AN evening
train for Grand Rapids and Chicago,
amidst the customary shower of rice
and old shoes. They will be at home
to their numerous friends after April
/, at Gary. Indiana.
The bride is one of Alma's best
known and most popular young ladies'.
She is graduate of Ithaca High
school. and following her graduation
she attended Alma college, specializ-
ing in music and art She has always
been active in social and church af-
fairs here and will be greatly missed
in this community.
The groom is former Alma man.
After leaving this city some years
ago, he attended the University of In
diana, at Valparaiso, taking a chems-
try course in that university. He is
now employed as assistant chief
chemist in the great steel mills at
Gary, Indiana.
Many prenuptial affairs have been
held in honor Of the bride during the
past few weeks at which numerous
beautiful and useful gifts were pre-
sented 10 her.
Among the guests at the wedding
from out Of the city were Mr.. and
Mrs. George Argent. Sr., and daugh-
ter, Miss Lena, of Lansing, and Mr.
and Mrs. James Argent, of Flint.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
HIGH SCHOOL
WINS DEBATE
Won Two to One Decision From
Lapeer High School Debat-
ing Team Friday.
RAILROAD QUESTION SUBJECT
Alma Team Displayed Far Better
knowledge of QuestiOn-TOOk
Negative Side.

The Alma high school debating
team won two to one decision from
the Lapeer high school last Friday at
Lapeer, debating the question, Re
solved, That the Interstate Railroad
lines Of the United States should be
owned and controlled by the govern
ment, constitutionality waived"
The local team consisting of Rob-
ert Wyatt, Frank Notestein and Ohm
stead, with Allen as alternate, took
the negative side of the question with
the Lapeer team. The showing that
the locals made with the lads from the
Thumb district was such that the
judges were forced to give the Alma
debaters the long end of the decision,
which was well earned.
The Alma debaters had their sub
ject down in fine shape and presented
their arguments in an able manner,
backing them up well with proofs,
and clearly had an edge on the La
peer team. In rebuttal the Alma men
displayed to still better advantage.
One of the Judges was secured by
Lapeer from Durand and the other
two were TO have gone to Lapeer from
Saginaw, but they failed to show up
for the debate and two Lapeer men
were called in to act in the capacity
of Judges
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
TRUSTEES Of
COLLEGE MEET
Postponed January Meeting of
the Board Was Held in Alma
on Tuesday.
OFFICERS WERE REELECTED
Tuition Of College Was Raised From
Forty 10 Sixty Dollars Year
Fees Also Changed.

The annual meeting of the Alma
College board of trustees, postponed
last month because of bad weather.
was held Tuesday at the college, but
few matters Of interest developed,
aside from the raising Of tuition of
the college from forty TO sixty dollars
& year.
In view of the high cost of every
thing it was the opinion of the trus-
tees that the raise must be made.
This means that the tuition each Sc
mester in the future will be thirty
dollars. The old fee which was col
lected, a part Of which went for stu
dent uses. has also been changed with
the change in the tuition and in the
future a fee of $3.50 for the entire
year will be collected instead Of ten
dollars as formerly.
1t was the view that the increase in
the tuition, counting in the colleges
share of the old fee, was about thirty
five per cent or about five per cent Of
the total expense Of the average stu
dent of the institution.
The plan for the future building Of
the college, known as the group plan,
which was submitted by Perkins Eel
lows & Hamilton Of Chicago, was
adopted and this firm selected as the
architects of the college. The plan
which has been adopted calls for the
erection, as needed, of several new
buildings and the changing over of
some of the present structures. or the
doing away with them entirely.
1t provides for a science building,
an administration building, a larger
library, a chapel, new gymnasium for
the men and one for the women, new
girls dormitory, patterned after
Wright hall; and group of mems
dormitories patterned sfter the Ok
ford unit plan Of dornitories. The
letter will provide for fourteen units,
when the entire plan has been carried
out. II also provides for the changing
of Davis field, somewhat.
Officers were elected a. follows /:
Chairman. Rev James Barkley; vice
chairman. Francis King; treasurer, c.
b. Chatficld; secretary, Albert p
Cook.
The trustees who were present at
the meeting were: c. b. Chatheld. of
Bay City, John w. S. Pierson, of Stan
ton, Rev. Lewis Brook, of Howell,
Francis King, Ira NJ. Hatch, of Cleve-
land, Leonard Laurences. of Detroit,
Prof. Kendall Brooks, of Mt. Pleasant,
Rev. Barkley, of Detroit, NJ. W. Tan
ner. of Saginaw, Charles Moore, of
Detroit, John +. Seeley, of Caro-, and
l.. A. Sharp. of Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
ENLISTMENT CAMPAIGN

Following is the military organ
ization for S. S. enlistment for month
of March. Commander-in- Chief, +. S.
Goodrich; Maj. Gen. for Gratiot, NJ.
G.. Skinner, Ithaca; Staff officers.
N. Mccall, Ithaca; w. f. Swope, Rv-
erdale; Leon Cook, Ashley; Geo. II.
Moss, Pompeii Chas. Bloss, Ithaca;
Mrs. Geo. +. limerick, Middleton; Roy
Miller, Carson City; A. b. Bowman,
Alma; j. w. Belts, Middleton; Flor
epce Bovee, North Star; Joyce Wight,
Ithaca; +. l.. Convis, Ithaca.
March will be enlistment month for
all the Sunday schools Of Michigan.
Gratiot is TO fall in line with her full
quota. Gratiot is no Stacker territory.
Attention Commando According to
the orders Of the commander-in-chie
all officers including the seventy-six
captains (Supt. Of the local Sunday
schools) are to report for duty at
once, by postal card, announcing them
selves ready to fall in for drill. Re-
port by Sunday next.
Pass Word: Bring two"
VI. G. Skinner, Maj Gen.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
.ENL|STMENTS ARE
NEARING FORTY MARK
Eleven Enlistments at the Local
Office During the Week
Total Thirty-Three.

The recruiting at the local recruit
ing Office is continuing to hit up
good pace, and there is every indica-
ton that the local Office will pass the
forty mark in enlistments before Cor
poral Tom Boston leaves here at the
end of the month.
Eleven more enlistments have come
during the past week according to the
figures and names secured this morn
ing, bringing the total for the month
up to thirty-three. This is now ten
more than were secured last month,
when Boston had two men here assist
ing him.
Boston has eight more days includ-
ing today in which to get the seven
men needed to pass the forty mark
and feels confident that he will attain
that mark, he final month of his work
in Alma, before being transferred to
Muskegon.
If Boston secures forty enlistnents
this month another campaign for en-
listments will be started with the first
of he month with a view of making
that mark in March, and thus by hav-
ing reached that point for two sue
cesive months make Alma a central
recruiting station.
Alma has three times reached the
forty mark in one month, only to fall
short of the forty mark on the second
month. This Office has consistently
held high place among the recruit
ing Offices of-the state.
The enlistments for the past week
follow: Riley II. Heald of Belding, AL
vim H. Moore of st. Johns, Lloyd l..
Lee of Saginaw Howard G. Kelly of
st. Johns, Stanley G.. Boyd of st.
Johns, Hugh J. Bond of st. Johns,
William II. j. Fitzpatrick of st. Johns,
Carl A. Parker of Lansing. Horace
Stevens of Vestaburg and Drill ID.
Webster of Ithaca.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
CHICKEN RULES
Prescott Explains the New Chicken
Rules Which are in Effect.

The big end of the food adminstra-
tors mail for the last few days has
been from farmers wives who request
information concerning the new rul-
ing relative to the sale and killing of
chickens.
"You see." said Mr.. Prescott, many
of these women have the chicken and
egg money for their personal use and
of course the new rules knocks out
considerable of their revenue.
by restricting the killing Of chick
ems which should soon be heavy layers,
the Food Administration hopes to in
crease the production Of eggs, adding
to the available market supply and at
the same time allowing them to go
into storage during the season Of high
production at price which will not
necessitate unreasonable figures for
storage eggs next fall and winter.
Further slaughter would possibly re-
duce this years production to the dan
ger line" says Mr. Prescott
Increased cost of feeding, combined
with present attractive market prices
has influenced many poultry raisers to
dispose Of birds which should add 10
the spring and summer egg produc-
tion. If the slaughter should continue
at the rate which has ruled i'm recent
months, there would be a very real
shortage Of eggs this spring, with cor
Iespondingly high prices paid for
those placed in storage.
Both the Food Administration and
the department Of agriculture have
advised saving all hens and pullets for
egg production. The Food Admins
tration some time ago requested deal
ers to reduce the slaughter Of posi-
bic egg producers. urging them to pro-
cure wherever possible cocks and
cockerels. II has now taken a fur
ther step and placed the full power Of
its authority behind definite prohibi-
tion. Failure to observe this ruling
constitutes violation of the Food
Control Act II will be followed by re-
vocation Of license or can be punished
by fine or not more than $4,000 or
by Imprisonment for not more than
two years or by all three. Licensed
dealers have been notified that fresh
stock Of this kind already purchased
must be disposed of by February 23
and that additional stocks may not be
purchased. They may still handle
stored or frozen stocks" concluded
the State food chief
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
EXAMINED NEARLY
THREE HUNDRED
GratiOt Draft Board Had Busy
Time for Two Days With
Physical Examinations.
SOME MUST Be RE-EXAN|NEO
About Seveniy-Five Men Will Leave
for Georgia Training Camps
Fore Part of March.

The local board of Gratiot county
examined two hundred and seventy
nine men OF. Monday and Tuesday, al
of these being men who were placed
in class one.
OF this number, lis We're examined
Monday, and Tuesday 16l were exam-
med. Very few Of the men examined
were discharged, because of the new
rules which ere now being used in tho
selection of the men for service.
Thirty-fve men were ordered TO
go TO Saginaw on Friday whero
they will be re-examined by the ad-
visory board. Of this number it is ex-
pected that those who are capable Of
doing some kind Of work in army SER
vice will be taken, and those who are
unable TO do such work will be given
discharges. This will probably mean
that the greater part of the men who
go TO Saginaw will be accepted for
service of some kind.
Forty-siX Of the men who are ex-
amined on Tuesday will be sent TO
Saginaw for further examination be-
fore the advisory board, but the dato
for the examination Of these men has
not yet been fixed.
Of these men who have been exam
ined Gratiot county will be called up.
on to supply about seventy-fve, who
will go to the training camps in
Georgia early in March. Part of these
men will go each day from March
and including March 9.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
IMPORTANT GAME
Must Defeat Kalamazoo to Stay in
u Race-High School Also Plays.

The Kalamazoo college basket ball
team, twice winner of the Michigan
Intercollegiate basket ball honors. will
be the opponent that the Alma college
five will face Friday night, and it is
up to the Maroon and Cream TO defeat
the Celery City quintet to stay in the
race for the premier honors Of the as
sociation.
Both Kalamazoo and Alma have lost
one game, having suffered defeat at
the hands of Adrian on the latter's
floor, but the showing of the Kalama-
zoo team was far better than that of
the locals.
Coach Young will bring TO Alma a
basket ball team which has two or
three men who were on the great
quintet that represented that school
last year and created a new record
for the association by winning every
game that the team played. They will
be backed up by a couple fast young
sters, who know the game and play
il right.
The Alma team will be playing with
its back to the wall so to speak, as it
must win this bout to stay in the title
hunt. By winning this game Alma
will have a chance 10 come back
against Adrian on the home floor lat
or and possibly come through with the
title. The Kalamazoo college team
needs this game just as badly as does
the Alma team and is certain to put
up great fight.
A fast preliminary TO the big bout
is assured with the game between
Saginaw Arthur Hill and the local
high schoolers. This game will also
be an interesting one without ques-
tion, and well worth the seeing. The
first game will probably be called at
1880 p. m. and they will be played
in the high school gym as usual.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

George T. Argent, 2s, Gary, Ind.
Laura Crandell, 2S, Alma.
Robert Durkec, "a, st. Louis.
Mary Faunce. %, st. Louis
Oba Turner, 80, Camp Custer.
Goldic Godfrey, l6, Arcadia Twp.
Marley A. Knott, 20, North Shade.
Mary w. Moench, 81, Middleton.
Marshel Salter, %, Fulton Twp.
Lydia Moon, 1S, Washington.
Royce A. Francis, 2s, Perrinton.
Bernice M. Otto, 20, Perrinton.
Paul Izakowih, "a. Bannister.
Stefe Miller. 26, Bannister.
William Watkins. lS, Alma.
Minnie LaVoy, rs, Elm Hall.
Robt VIM. Oliver, 26, West Branch
Ethel Hayes, %, North Star.
Oren Little. 21, st. Louis.
Pearl Fishburn. Is, st. Louis.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
WORKING RESERVE
lothian Allen will Meet Boys Who are
Interested in Giving Aid.

lothian Allen of this city, has been
appointed to enroll the boys of the
county in the Working Reserve, and
he is particularly anxious that the
young fellows of the county under
stand what the working reserve is and
what it is for.
As a result he has arranged TO be
at the city hall at 1880 Saturday even
ing and each of the following two
Saturday nights. He wants to meet
every young boy of the county who is
willing and ready to enroll in the re-
serve, and all others who may wish
to know something of the work that
the boys of America are to be called
upon to do in aiding their country in
securing increased productions Of
foodstuffs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
AUCTION SALE

One of the largest auction sales of
sheep will be held on the l.. N. Ohm
stead farm, two and one-half miles
northwest Of Muir, Ionia county,
March 9Th, 1918 This is one of the
finest flock of thoroughbred Oxford
Down sheep in Michigan. Mr. Ohm
stead started this flock in 1886 from
imported ewes. There are 146 ewes
and they will be sold by the head, in
lots of five. The world is short Of
wool and meat, and the sheep industry
is going to be very profitable for
years to come, now is the time to
get started in the sheep business, and
when you start, start right Be sure
and attend this sale, Thursday, March
9Th. Sheep will be sold promptly at
2 o'clock
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
LYCEUM COURSE
Captain DE Beaufort is Attraction
Friday Night After Basket Ball
Games.

Behind the German Veil" is the
subject on which Captain Jacques de
Beaufort will lecture on Friday even
ing at Wright Opera House.
Reports indicate that he has great
lecture and a great message for the
American people. The subject Of the
lecture is one that is up to the mo-
ment and is bound to create more than
passing interest at this time, when
America is deep in the world war.
The speaker is a captain in the Bel
gian army and knows whereof ne
speaks, and should prove an able en-
tertainer. The lecture will be held
Immediately after the basket ball
games are played.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
TWO INTERESTING
LECTURES GIVEN
College Professors Are Creating
Great Interest in Popular
Science Lectures.
MOTESTE|N TALKED ON MOON
Stearns Spoke Tuesday on Human
Mechanism, Its Structure and
Its Functions.

On Friday afternoon DR.. Notestein
gave a very interesting lecture on
"The Moon" before large audience
of students and faculty. His discus
sion was made brilliant and entertain
ing by fifty or more lantern slides
illustrating the topography and con-
struction Of the moons surface. 1t
was probably enlightening informa-
ton to some present to learn that the
moon is not self luminous but merely
gives us reflected light from the sun;
furthermore that the moon is a dead
bare body of matter, probably similar
to granite, and without atmosphere.
DR.. Notestein explained the reasons
for the conclusion reached by astron-
omers that there is no atmosphere on
the moon such as envelopes the earth,
and he pointed out the various ways
in which lack of atmosphere would
make the conditions on the moon radi-
cally different from those on earth
He illustrated in detail the similarity
between the craters on the moons
surface and those of some of our well
known terrestrial volcanoes such as
Vesuvius. which indicates the proof of
the theory that the moon. craters
were formed in ages past by volcanic
action. In conclusion he took the
audience in imagination to the moon
and helped it to look back through
space upon the earth, seeing the earth
rejecting light from the sun and ap-
pearing to the observer on the moon
just as the moon appears to the obser-
Yer on the earth.
Tuesday afternoon Prof. Steans
lectured before the course on Human
Mechanism, It's Structure and Func-
tions." His discussion was in the
nature of resume of the develop
ment of animal life from the lowest
one-celled body through the various
stages of the many-celled animal to
the complicated mechanism Of the
human body He explained how ami
NAL life from the one-celled micro
scopic organism 10 the most compli-
Gated form-man-is essentially the
same, the only difference being in the
complexity of structure and variation
in powers of functioning. This lee
ture laid the foundation for his future
discussion in which he will consider
camp sanitation, hygiene, contagious
diseases and what is being done to
meet these problems in our army
camps.
Friday afternoon Prof West will
lecture on what are Foods ?" dealing
with the elements foods furnish to the
body, the reason some foods are not
nourishing and the basis for buying
On Tuesday afternoon DR.. Cornelius
will present Aircraft" at which time
he will consider the physical laws un-
derlying flight in aeroplanes, hydro.
planes. and balloons. also the use OF
aircraft in the present crisis as wei
as its future outlook in commercial
use.
Everyone who is interested in the
scientific problems Of the day is in
yited to attend any or all of these
lectures.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21

alma 1iAiis. L ~ lfs l"l0 .
Editor Alma Record.
Alma, Mich.
Dear Sir:
would be- very thankful to you if
you would publish in your columns the
following, for the good Of the people.
especially children who are liable to
be bitten by dogs:
This morning at $3.50 a. m a dog,
color, yellow. with neck partly white,
came from the east and attacked my
boy, Richard. age 10 years. and bit
him severely and knocked him against
the house. had DR.. Day telephoned
to Immediately and he dressed the
wound at once. This dog had no strap
on neck or number. Mr.. Henry Sasse
of St. Louis, who stood near, witness
ed the sight of the dog biting my boy
and my wife notified the.city clerk and
chief of police.
We need protection from dogs at
large. | am a poor man with a fam
lily of six children. depending on my
labor. Besides the doctor bill and the
suffering my boy had to endure,
think it is time that there were less
dogs at large, at least the one that bit
my boy should be killed before he
bites other children.
Yours truly,
Allen Haney.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
ANNOUNCED As CANDIDATE

II has heen rumored for some time
that the popular supervisor of Wheel
er township. w. c. Folkert, would be
a candidate at the primaries next
August. This rumor was established
as fact Wednesday. Mr.. Folkert
was in Alma yesterday and while here
announced his candidacy. Mr.. Folkert
is capable business man, has been a
very popular supervisor for years and
will make a strong candidate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
CUT WOOD
Prudden Sees Fuel Shortage Coming
Again Next Winter.

State Fuel Administrator Prudden
of Lansing, believes that the country
will experience another fuel shortage
next winter, and he is asking that the
farmers Of the state prepare to meet
the demands that there will be for
wood next year.
Widespread efforts are already be-
ing made in other states to get wood
ready for the winter of l91819, so
that the United States will not suf-
fer as it has this past winter from "A
shortage Of the fuel, and Michigan
farmers are being asked 10 get in line
and aid i'm the work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
COACH HARPER RESIGNS

Harper, former coach of athletics
in Alma college, and for the past two
years highly successful coach at
Notre Dame university, has resigned
his position at the latter place, and
will raise cattle on a Kansas ranch.
Alumni will remember Coach Harper
as very popular and ambitious coach
while here and will be surprised at
his unexpected change of profession.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
LOST GAME
College Team Suffered Bad Defeat at
Hands of Adrian.

Alma was defeated by Adrian at
Adrian 5l-l7 in what was scheduled
as Il basketball game.
The Alma team were absolutely at
loss on the little Adrian Y. NJ. c. A.
floor.
Adrian has a very good team with
four old men in the lineup. They
played strong, clean game and were
death on baskets from all parts of tho
court. The game could not be called
a passing game as there was hardly a
pass made. The man who had the ball
threw for a basket and Adrian gener-
ally made hers. Alma would get pos
session of the ball and start to pass,
as they would on large floor, and
the receiver would be easily covered
by any Adrian man on the floor
For Alma each man looked about the
same on the floor. For Adrian. Coach
Grimm at center, Beck at right for
ward and Richardson at left guard,
played a great offensive game.
Adrian's center easily got the tip
off at all times and this put the ball
in possession of an Adrian player
who would at once throw for the bas-
ket. "A great game on a small floor.
Lineup and summary:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
RESIGNS POSITION
A. II. Ashley to Leave the Local
Lighting Company.

A. ii. Ashley, general superinten-
dent of the plant Of the Central Mich
igan Light & Power Company, has re-
signed his position, to take effect
March /, when he will become asso-
ciated with concern in Detroit,
where he has been offered better
position.
Mr.. l.. f. Murphy, of Detroit, gen
cral manager of the company, will fill
the position vacated by Mr.. Ashley
until such time as a new man is
secured for the position.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
HONOR SCHOLARSHIPS

The Silliman and Browreil Honor
which are awarded every
year to Juniors having received the
highest grades in their freshmen and
sophomore years, have been awarded
for the class OF 1919, the former to
Mr.. Howard Brrtch. of Howell, the
latter TO Miss Mildred McConkey, of
Coldwater.