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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
BANDITS PULL A
DAYLIGHT STUNT
j. =. LOsey Jewelry Store Loses
Twenty-Three Rings in
Morning Robbery.
THREE MEN TURN TRICK
Tray of Diamond Rings Was Taken
From Display Window While
Clerk Was Busy.

The J p Losey jewery store Of
this city was robbed Of twenty-three
diamond rings, valued at about
81, 800, last Friday in the most daring
daylight robbery that has ever taken
place in this part Of the state, and
while every effort has been used TO
locate the thieves they have so far
eluded the officers around the coun-
try, who are looking for them.
The robbery took place about the
middle Of the forenoon Friday, when
Walter T. Lueth, clerk, was alone
IN the store TO wait upon the early
trade. A man entered the store,
and asked TO have his glasses fixed.
While these were being repaired. two
men entered the store, and remained
near the front by the display window,
in which was reposing a tray, which
contained twenty-three diamond rings
Of various sizes and values.
When the glasses had been re-
paired the man asked TO see some
ivory goods, which it happened were
! IN case, near the back Of the store.
/ The clerk showed these wares to the
! fellow, and meantime, rather supi-
cios. endeavored to keep his eyes on
the men at the front Of the store.
Suddenly they left the store. and
then the third man told the clerk to
wrap up certain ivory goods and ne
would be back in few minutes and
pay for them He quickly left the
store
Feeling that something was wrong
the clerk started looking around and
within a minute or two discovered
that the tray Of diamonds was miss
ing from its place in the display
window, from which it had evidently
been taken by the two men. who had
opened the door into The display
window and helped themselves
Lueth quickly locked the store and
summoned Oscar Nibber, chief Of po-
lice, who was nearby. but by that
time the three men had disappeared.
and no trace Of them could be found.
The clerk had a description Of the
men, which tailed exactly with a dis
cription Of three men who had been
IN the store the previous evening,
and who evidently had intended to
rob the store at that time, but who
had been deferred because OF the fact
that a number Of people were around.
The officers have q description of
the diamond rings and also Of the
three men who participated in the
robbery These descriptions have
been sent broadcast over the country.
and police officials all over are watch
ing for the appearance of the three
men or tie diamond rings.
So far no clews to the robbers have
been discovered
1t is evident that they had an auto
mobile handy when the store wa.
robbed, because of the fact they dis
appeared from sight so quickly. The
clerk failed to see an automobile
travelling either east or west on Su-
perior street, when he left the store
making it evident that they took one
Of the back streets. when they left
the city
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
NARROW ESCAPE
otto Sanderhoff and Claude Struble
in Auto Accident at Mt. Pleasant.

Otto Sanderhoff and Claude Struble
are counting themselves as very lucky
that they were not injured in an auto
mobile accident, which took place in
Mt. Pleasant Tuesday, when Mr..
Sanderhoff drove an automobile
across the sidewalk and took the
Battle garage amidships, running a
plate glass window and badly batter
ing a brand new automobile.
There is a stairway TO the basement
in front of the Battle garage, and
Mr. Sanderhof acciden' ally headed
the "derned" thing right for that
stairway. The iron railing, around
the stairway, gave way before the
auto which jammed into the stairway.
and also managed to break the dis
play window of the garage Very
luckily neither Mr. Sanderhoff nor
Mr. Struble were injured
Ii is understood that the automo-
bile was iammed in the stairway so
tightly that it took a three-ton truck
70 pull it out, badly battered and
wrecked. Mr. Sanderhoff had pur-
chased a new automobile from this
garage, but for some reason was
driving another automobile at the
time. which belonged to the garage
so that there is dim possibility that
Mr.. Sanderhoff will have two cars to
pay for instead Of the one which he
had purchased.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
M'K|NNY WILL Be
THE SPEAKER
President of Michigan State
Normal Will Address the
High School Graduates.
EXERCISES COME JUNE rs
Rev. James :. Raum of Church of
Christ Will Give Baccalaureate
Previous Sunday.

1t was announced the first of the
week by A. +. Schultz, superintendent
Of the Alma public schools, that
President Charles McKenny of the
Michigan State Normal would be the
commencement speaker at the COM
mencement exercises of the Anna high
school, which will take place at the
high school auditorium on Thursday
evening, June 26.
The number Of graduates of the
local high school this year is not yet
known, and probably will not be until
after the examinations at the close of
the present school year, but ii is Ger
tain that the class will be a large one
although the probabilities are that il
will fall short of being a record
breaker in the number of students
graduated.
Arrangements for the commence
nent week activities and the com
mencement program are going for
ward rapidly but it will be at least
another week and perhaps two before
the complete program for the com
mencement exercises, and the week S
activities are fully completed.
superintendent A. F. Schultz has
also announced that the baccalaureate
address will be given on Sunday
evening, June %, at the Presbyterian
church. The baccalaureate address
this year will be given by the Rev
James S. Raum of the Church Of
Christ
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
EXERCISES AT NESTARrRG

commencement exercises of the
Nestaburg high school were held at
the church of Christ on Wednesday
evening, May 2s, at 500 o'clock. Rev.
j. w. Kimberling preached the bacca-
laureate sermon at the Church of
Christ on Sunday evening, May 25, at
500 o'clock
The class of 1919 consists of nine
members as follows: Dorotha NJ. Gus
ter, Loreen VI. Cornell, Mildred n.
Tupper. Hazel W. Wilson. Louise A.
Stambaugh, Clare f. Beach. Howard
l.. Walker, Merton S. Swarthout and
William J. Wilson.
The following was the program:
Invocation-Rev. Kimberling.
Music-Orchestra
Solo-Mr Hosmer
Address MIR. Crooks
Solo-Mr Hosmer
Presentations Of Diplomas-Supt
Freeman.
Music Orchestra.
Benediction-Rev Tanner.
The class will picnic at Clifford
Lake June lst.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
DOUBLE HEADER
Truckmakcrs Have Two Bouts on for
Memorial Day Baseball Fans.

The Kalamazoo Independents will
be in Alma Friday for two games
with the Republic Motor Truck base
ball team, one game TO be played
Friday morning and the other in the
afternoon, giving the baseball fans of
this city "a fine opportunity TO see
some classy baseball on the holiday
The Kalamazoo Independents are
said TO have one of the strongest ag-
gregations in the southern part of
the state and it is expected that the
Celery City nine will display some
real baseball talent in the two bouts
on Memorial Day. 1t would not be
greatly surprising if the visitors
managed 10 annex one of the two
games, judging from the advance
dope on the Celery City team.
Doc Weeks of the Republic club
will send the best aggregation
against them that he can shove on the
field and has high hopes of being
able to pull both games into camp.
Not satisfied with the present
lineup of the team Weeks is going
out after more ball players and in
tends to have a far stronger team
than that which is representing the
Truckmakers at present. Joe Benz.
former White Sox hurler. was in the
city yesterday going over things with
doc" and it would not be surprising
if the former American Lacquer an
nexed his signature TO a contract to
stay with the Republics this summer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
NEW INSTRUCTORS
Two New Professors viii BE at Al
ma College This Next Year.

President Harry Means Crooks Of
Alma college has announced that
Rev Roy Hamilton, will be the pro-
fessor of English and that Miss Sara
Pollok will have charge of the ply
sical training for women and Will in
struct in English next year.
Rev Roy Henderson was formerly
resident student pastor at the Uni
versity of Michigan at Ann Arbor,
and this past year he has been con
nected with the English department
of the University of Colorado
Miss Sara Pollok Of West Virginia,
who takes charge of the physical
training for women and also takes
some of the English classes. is a
graduate Of Rockford and has her
masters degree from the University
of Chicago.
The addition of Prof Henderson
and Miss Pollick is expected 70 add
considerable strength to the English
department at the college.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY TO
Be WELL OBSERVED
All Alma vii Do Honor TO the
Veterans Who Have Fought
for Their Country.

Friday, May 30. is Memorial Day,
and Alma will join hand in hand with
every other place in the nation IN
honoring the hero dead of three
great wars, and will pay homage to
those veterans Of 81 TO 80, who
made il possible to keep the nation
united, and thus assume a place Of
high standing among the nations of
the world.
Company 81, Michigan State
Troops of this city, who have charge
of the arrangements for the Memoir
ial Day program have done fine
work in preparing the program,
which without question is the finest
that has ever been had for this day.
Without hesitation the state troops
took over the arrangements at the
request Of the veterans, who are be
coming so old that they find 1t almost
impossible TO properly take care of
this work, and they have carried 1t on
well.
Friday morning the boy scouts Of
the city will be decorating the graves
of the veterans under the super
vision of the ". r. c.. and it is Ger
tain that not one spot in which re-
poses the body Of one Of these heroes
Of years gone by, will be overlooked
The feature portion Of the pro
gram, without question, will be the
exercises at the high school Friday
afternoon at 80 Every effort ha.
been made 10 have a high-class pro
gram suitable for the occasion Tn,
Rev. Matthew Daffey of the Method
ist Episcopal church, we'll known
throughout the county because OF bis
patriots work in benalf Of the Liber
~ Loans. will give the Memoria
Day address to the veterans. Tn,
college quartet. the high school cho
rus and the various grades. as wei
as numerous individuals, will tax,
part in the program, which was givel
in last week S Record
Immediately following the eXcr
cises at the high school the parad,
will form on Gratiot and will marcl
TO the cemetery where the ritualisti,
exercises will be held Following
this the parade will return to tn,
river. where flowers Will be strewn OF
the waters in commcmoration Of III,
nations sailor dead.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
PASSED AWAY

Mrs. Gretchen Eyer Clapp. was
born in New Haven township. Gratiot
county, September "a. 1893 With
her parents she moved to Alma in
1911, where she attended high school
graduating with the class of that
year. Later she attended Alma col
lege. She married Floyd Clapp, May
22, 1915. She died following an oper-
alton at an Ann Arbor hospital, quite
unexpectedly at least to her family
and friends VINO We're shocked at the
news of her death.
She leaves a husband, two little
boys and an aged father. two sisters
and four brothers who with many
friends and neighbors mourn her un-
timely death.
The funeral in charge of G.. V.
Wright, was conducted by Bishop c.
l. Wood from the residence on Re
public ave. Sunday, May rs, at 100
p. m. The service was brief and
simple, the bishop giving a short talk
based on a scripture found in Hebrew
1l:l6. Beautiful flowers attested the
love of relatives and friends.
Rev +. c. Clapp and wife, parents
Of Floyd, and formerly pastor of the
United Brethren church Of this city
now Of Harrison, took the little boys
and will care for them for time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
WOOD WILL Be
COLLEGE COACH
Well known Local Athlete VIII
Direct Athletics at Presby-
terian Institution.
CHOICE IS POPULAR ONE
Was One of Best Athletes That the
W. |. \. 4. Ever Met in Competi-
tion in Any Sport.

Alma college seems TO be much
like state political delegations, which
are continually booming 'favorite
sons" it having been announced dur
ing the past week that Alger II.
Wood of this city, a graduate of
Alma in 1918, has been chosen as
athletic director Of the Maroon and
Cream for l9l9-20
Alger H. Wood is the second Alma
college graduate TO be chosen as the
athletic director of the college, the
first having been Harry Helmer, who
resigned early this year, after two
and one-half years of successful
coaching, which brought as many
championships to the local college as
all other colleges of the VI. /. a A.
were able 10 annex.
Wood comes to Alma. under fat
tering recommendations the most
hattering of which is that of Harry
Helmer, the former graduate coach.
Without the slightest hesitation Hell
mer recommended Wood for the place.
Wood Is much the same type of
man that Helmer proved to be in
the coaching business, and his selec-
tion Is meeting with the hearty ap-
proval of faculty college students
and townspeople alike There is no
question but what the selection is the
most popular one which could have
been made
Wood has had considerable coach
ing experience. although he gradual
ed from Alma college in 1915. He
coached the high school teams at Fen
ton the year after graduating and
met with a fine success. Since that
time he has been the athletic director
at Doane college Neb, and also al
Moline, H.. high school
Last fall Wood was called from
Moline to become one of Uncle Sam.
soldiers and went into the S5th divi
sion and soon after being mustered
/ into the Service went overseas. II,
was in France for some months. but
never got under fire. the armistic,
coming too quickly to allow Wood tc
display his talent IN battle. That h,
was making good, however, is showr
from the fact that he went in as ,
private and before returning TO tn,
United States from France was a ser
geant.
Wood will also do field work fo
the college during the summe
months. This consists Of lining VI
students for the college. and it il
certain that Wood will endeavor I,
bring in few athletes with the othe
students.
When in Alma high school an,
Alma college Wood was considered t,
be a fine athlete In nigh school HI
won sixteen athletic letters. for eacl
in football, track, baseball and bas
ketball. One year he held the inter
scholastic discus record. In colleg
Wood won fifteen athletic letters
four each in football. baseball an,
track and three in basketball. H.
was named as all-M. !. a. A. full
back for four years. while in college
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
SUPERIOR BAKERY
IS MODEL PLACE
New Additions Make Ii One of
Finest Places of Kind in
this Part of State.
ADDITION NEARLY READY
Capacity Increased TO $500 Loaves
of Bread Day in Addition to
the Pastry.

1t is expected that the new addi-
tion to the Superior bakery viii be
completed about June lst, which will
give TO this city one of the largest,
if not the largest bakery, in this sec
tion of the state.
When the new addition is completed
the entire structure will be two
stories and basement in height and
l25 feet in length by 40 feet in width,
with practically every bit Of avail
able space in the building in use in
the production of bread or pastry.
OF late the company has been in
stalling considerable new machinery
to meet the demands for its rapidly
growing business, and has also in
stalled new bread oven for the pro-
duction of pastry
A new divider has been installed
which weighs up the dough and cuts
II into loaves. This machine will
weigh up the loaves TO within frac-
tion of an ounce. This work is all
done automatically once the dough is
put into the hopper. From this ma
chine the cut loaves go into new
machine, known as a rounder, which
does just what its name suggests
rounds up the loaves for the baking
pans. This new machinery and the
new oven give the company a capac-
ity Of $500 loaves Of bread a day.
One Of the new features of the
Superior bakery is the addition of a
pastry department, where cakes
cookies, etc. are made 4 separate
oven has been installed for this de
partment Mr. Moore, one Of the
owners Of the bakery stated to q
Record reporter that this was neces
sary as there was difference OF
about $50 degrees between the tenn
perature needed for the baking O,
bread and that needed for pastry
In this department is found
cookie machine, that is interesting
The cookie pans are automaticall,
moved under "a hopper by am endless
chain, and as it moves under tn,
hopper, the dough i'm the hopper ID
cat into cookies and dropped into th
pans. There is also fried cak,
cutter in tins department, which auto
matically cuts them and then drop
them into hot lard for baking. :
cake machine is another interesting
feature Of this department.
Il is the intention of the compan,
to 20 ont INTO the state for a large
wholesale business than it has had il
the past, and it is expected that b,
this means the business of the com
pany viii increase by leaps an,
bounds In calling attention TO th
favor with which the Superior bak
cry's products were meeting. Nh
Moore called attention to the fac
that while there were four bakerie
in Cadillac. the local company wa
supplying it's product 20 seven store
in that city.
Within a few days the construc
tion work will be completed and th
. various departments changed arounc
SO that the greatest amount Of over
head expense possible may be elm
mated, after which the company Wi
welcome an inspection of its plant b.
local people.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
ALMA LOSES
High Kicks Ball All Over Lot. Giving
vi. Pleasant a Victory.

Coach Highheld's Alma high school
baseball team just kicked away its
came with the undefeated Mt. Pleas
ant nigh school team yesterday, and
it is very doubtful II the visitors
would have scored over two runs had
II not been for the errors which were
completed by bum throws TO the
sacks The visitors won 7 TO 4.
Alma started things in the first
inning by lacing out two runs, and
added two more i'm the second inning,
after which Spring, the visiting hurl-
er, tightened up, and Alma was un-
able 10 score after that. he being a
puzzle with men on the sacks.
In the second inning Mt. Pleasant
scored three runs, none of which
would have crossed the plate, except
for wild heaves on the sacks. In the
sixth the visitors tied the score In
the ninth, with none down Bishop
Pembroke, and others tried to sec
how far they could throw the ball anc
Mt Pleasant added three more to the
count and took the game.
Stearns pitched steady game for
the locals, although taken for nine
hits. he kept them well scattered
and without question would have wor
with good support He struck out ter
l234 : IS 7 < 9-r h
Mt. P 90 3 90 / 0 0 81 9
Alma p o 0 o 0 0 0 O-4 8
Batteries Spring and Orser
Stearns and Pembroke
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
DEFEAT NORMALS
College Team Annex Another From
Mt. Pleasant Tuesday.

The Alma college baseball team
won the second bout Of the season
from the Mt. Pleasant Normals Tues
DAY at Mt. Pleasant winning a wierd
game by a score Of TO z, checking
a Normal rally in the ninth after four
runs had been scored.
Eddie Boyne started the game for
the Maroon and Cream and IN the
early innings pitched some great ball,
sut as the game progressed his arm
weakened and in the final inning,
after Boyne had allowed a hit and
sit a batter. be was taken out and
Crttenden sent 20 the mound.
Alma took 10 the offerings Of
LeCronier, pounding him for fourteen
hits, including doubles and triples by
Ardis and Johnson He failed to puz-
zle the local batters TO any extent,
only two men on the team failing TO
hit safely during the bout
Alma piled up "a lead early in the
game, the score standing ; TO ? at
the end of the seventh frame when
Boyne started to weaken.
The Normals added a counter in
the eighth and the big rally which
came near giving the Teachers a
victory netted four runs in the ninth
before it could be checked Critten-
den was taken for two hits in the
final inning Boyne allowed eight
hits in the eight innings that he
worked
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
FORMER RESIDENT DEAD

Walter r. Kinch. a former resident
Of this city, and well known to the
older residents of Alma. died at the
home of his granddaughter, Mrs. G.
+. Andrus of near Breckenridge, on
May 10, 1919, at the age Of 90 years.
lie had been i'll for some time prior
to his death. He leaves to mourn
their loss three sons. James F. of
Pontiac, Heath F. Of Lansing and
Willard Of Jackson. and other rela-
tives. The funeral was held May 20
and interment made at Jackson. For
many years Mr.. Kinch had been a
member of the VI. f. church Of this
city and was held in high esteem by
all who knew him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
COMMUNICATION

Mr.. Editor notice that the local
papers emphasized the statement that
only one soldier has been recommend
ed for the d. s. c. This is hardly cor
rect. Lieutenant Floyd Smith. lately
returned, was cited for general gal
lantry during a long stay at the front
in the Argonne forest Though he is
not, strictly speaking, a resident of
Alma. yet he has been so long asso-
ciated with her social and educational
life that Alma may rightly claim him
with pride There are others too, who
have been mentioned at headquarters
for meritorious services. The oppor-
tunities for rendering distinguished
service in battle are largely a matter
Of chance. but Alma may be sure that
all her boys did their part as the lot
fell TO them in far away France
A. G. T.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
FIX SCHOOL SEWER

Tuesday evening Willim +. Rey-
nolds. city manager, was empowered
by the city council 10 continue the
sewer from East Superior street on
Republic to the school house, TO the
north, across the p. NJ. right-of
and connect it to the sewer being con-
structed on North Republic. II is the
opinion Of the city manager that
enough more fall can be obtained in
this way TO eliminate the trouble
which has been experienced at the
Republic school since the construction
Of the sewer. At present there is
not fall enough to carry the water
very rapidly in the sewer, according
to his opinion, given Tuesday even
ng.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29

DR.. T. J. Carney has returned from
Rochester, Mimi, where he has been
studying at the Mayo clinic, and is
enthusiastic over the work which is
beng done there. When talking with
a representative of The Record last
evening, DR.. Carney branded as a
pure fabrication, the report that he
intends to leave Alma. He says that
he considers himself fortunate in
having selected such a splendid and
enjoyable place in which to live and
work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-29
PATROL ROADS

A member Of the Michigan highway
commission was in Gratiot county the
first of the week and arrangements
were made at that time for the patrol
ling of the road west Of Alma and
Ithaca and the road west Of Alma to
the Elwell corners. II is the inten-
tion TO keep these roads in the best
possible shape during the present
year and hopes are entertained that
in another year they may be improved
or rebuilt.