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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1920-04-17
Official Proceedings
of The
POLICE Jury.
Parish of St. John the Baptist
Edgard, La, AprH 1st. 1920.

Edgard, La, AprH 1st. 1920.
The Police Jury met this day in re-
gular monthly session with the Presi-
dent, Hon. A. Lasseigne, in the Chair
and the follow ing members present:
Messrs. Reynaud, Songy and Casa
gne. Absent, Messrs. Barre and Ba-
bin.
The Secretary read the minutes of
the previous meeting and on motor
duly seconded, same was approved.
Be it resolved, That the President
of the Police Jury of the Parish of st.
John the Baptist be and he is hereby
authorized and embowered to sign a
note for the sum of $4,177.87, VIII ich
note is to be made payable March 1st
1920.
The Finance Committee report
ed favorably on the following bills
which were ordered paid:
Justices of the Peace
J. L: Pancaire, 1st. ward, s22.50
P. R. Jacob, End. ward, 22.5O
Denis Dufresne, 3rd. ward, $3.50
A. T. Perilloux, 4th. ward, $3.50
P. Rene Montz, 5th. ward, $3.50
+. A. Picou, 9Th ward, $3.50
Constables
Gustave Chaser, 1st. ward, $4,000
A. b. Jones, end. ward, 1000
E. Monconduit, 3rd. ward, 1000
Eug. Tamplain, 4th. ward, $500
Olivier Webre, 9th, ward, $500
Wilfred Vicknair, 9th. ward, $500
CASTOR Galliot, Treasurer, 5000
Wallace Lasseigne, Secretary, $3.50
Alfred Chapoton, janitor, 1000
LIE Meschacebe, Official Jour. 5000
Louis Rodrigue, r. ID. No. 2, 5000
j. o. Miilet, Assessors salary Z29.16
DR.. E. P. Feucht, President Board of
Health 1850
DR.. C. L. Tebo, Parish Physi-
clan 10000
William j. Hart:
Jury Certificates 34.60
Stamps for office $3.50
Maintaining prisoners 295.00
Hope Plantation, work in Road
District No. 1, $3.50
Lyons Lumber Co., work in Road
District No. l, 600
?. A. Cessagne, Paid for labor in
r. D. No. /, 94.90
Lasseigne Printery, Stationery 2S.75
Songy Planting Co., Supplies
for Road District No 2, 1925
songy Planting Co., Supplies for
Smallpox 3.95
Rorneal Hitler, work in Road
District No. 2, $500
State Normal School, Board
and tuition of Misses Roussell and
Cambre, cadets, spring term 1880
Jas. F. Webre, vat inspector, salary |
for March 10000 |
There being no further busine IS
the Jury adjourned.
AUG. LASSEICNE
President.
WALLACE LASSEICNE
Secretary.
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Notice to Voters;. To vote In favor
of the proposition submitted on tn s
ballot, place cross (X) in the square
after the word eyes" and to vote
against it, place a similar mark after
the word 'No."
FORM OF BACK OF BALLOT
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There being no further business, on
motion of Mr.. Millet, seconded by DR..
Feucht, and carried. the Board ad-
journed.
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E. o. ABADIE,
President School Board.
LUBIN F. LAURENT.
Secretary School Board.
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AN ORDINANCE

ordering special election to be held
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The Finance Committee report
ed favorably on the following bills
which were ordered paid:
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Taxable Valuation S. ..........
Signature of Voter.
S gnatue of Voters Agent casting
ballot by proxy. ........ .......
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22
ESTABLISH CLINICS
Michigan Anti-tuberculOsis AssOcia-
ton Plans Free Clinics.

Although full plans have not yet
been matured, it is likely, according
to the Michigan Anti-tuberculosis as
sociation, that free tuberculosis elm
les will be conducted on a consider
ably larger scale in Michigan now
that the State Department of
Health has taken them over from
the state anti-tuberculosis associa-
ton. The Department Of Health
took over the clinics on July 1.
The Michigan Anti-tuberculosis as
sociation has been conducting free
clinics for several years and an at
tempt was made to get into each
county at stated intervals. But be-
cause of the lack of funds these in
tervals were often long, since there
are SO counties to cover.
But the State Department Of
Health will probably establish per-
manent clinics in all the counties of
the state, so that persons who are
in a rundown condition can visit a
free tuberculosis clinic in his own
county. If this plan is carried out,
there will be far less chance for per-
sons who are merely in a rundown
condition to become definitely tuber-
culous, as all such persons will at
all times be encouraged to visit the
free clinics in the early stages of
their trouble.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22
CHAUTAUQUA TICKETS
ARE NOW BEING SOLD
Expectations Are That Guaran-
tee Will BE Met If All Signers
Aid in Work.

The ticket sale for season tickets
for the 1920 Redpath Chautauqua is
now under way and is progressing
as rapidly and as satisfactorily as
can be expected at this early date,
and there is every reason to believe
that if all of the guarantors of the
big annual event got behind it, that
there will be no difficulty in selling
all Of the tickets that are to be dis
posed of by the Alma management.
Most Of those who signed the
guarantee for the Chautauqua last
year have already taken tickets to
sell, but there are a number who
have not yet secured their quota Of
tickets. and these people are re-
quested TO call at the First State
Bank at the earliest opportunity and
secure the tickets that they are ex-
pected TO sell.
As the annual Chautauqua opens
on August 3, less than two weeks
now remains for the sale of the
tickets for the event, and during this
time it is necessary to sell $50 adult
tickets for the affair to hold up to
the guarantee made to the Redpath
management during the Chautauqua
week here last year.
The program for the weeks at
traction this year, is better than ever
before, consisting of high class lect-
ures by famous platform speakers,
and musical entertainments that it
would not be possible to enjoy here
in Alma were it not that they come
here with the Chautauqua.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22
An IDEAL CITY
IS HER VIEW
Mrs. BrOckway, State Worker
Has High Praise for COndi-
tons In Alma.
ORDINANCE IS WONDERFUL
Has Made Marked Change in This
Community in Just Very Few
Months. II Is Said.

Mrs. Brockway of the Michigan
State Board of Health was in Alma
the first of the week, this being her
second visit TO Alma during the past
few months on health work, and she
was very agreeably surprised at the
venereal disease conditions in this
city, as a result Of the ordinance
passed some weeks ago by the city
commission.
At meeting of the City Commits
sion Tuesday evening Mrs Brockway
stated that conditions in Alma since
the passage Of the ordinance have
shown a wonderful improvement, and
that Alma is now almost an ideal
community.
She had only the highest praise for
the recent ordinance, a work Of
James G. Kress, city attorney, not
only on the ground that the ordi-
nance covered but because Alma is
the first city in the state to adopt an
ordinance that is so sweeping in It's
efforts to wipe out such diseases.
Mrs. Brockway also stated that the
Officials OF Lne MlcUlRdH oIdIe DOdIu
of Health are highly pleased at the
action that had been taken in Alma.
That the ordinance is a fine piece
of legislation, and that considerable
credit for its formation should go to
James G.. Kress, city attorney, is not
questioned from the fact that many
communities have asked Mrs. Brock
way to secure copies of the ordinance
for them TO pattern after. 1t evident
ly has the promise of being one Of
the most extensively copied pieces Of
legislation that any commission or
council in the state has acted upon in
years, and it is certain that it will go
far towards cleaning up any COM
munity that uses the ordinance, as
should be done.
In her travels around the state
Mrs. Brockway has been singing the
praises Of Alma, because Of the Wig
orous campaign that this city has
been waging against venereal di-
ScaSeS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22
BAKERY OPEN
c. II. Smith Opens Yankee Bakery
In the Arcadia Block.

The c. II. Smith Yankee Bakery
has been opened in the Arcadia Hotel
block, and the proprietor of the
bakery believes that he now has the
cleanest and most sanitary bakery in
this part of the state, as the new
machinery has done much TO elimi-
nate dirt, and keep the place clean
at all times
One of the chief features of the
new bakery is heYankee baker, that
has capacity of eighty oaves Of
bread at one time. The oven is in
the form of large cylinder, which is
heated by gas. This can be used for
bread baking, cake baking, etc. Much
of the work Of getting ready for bak-
ing is done away with by the use
of this baker, as there is no neces-
sity with the use of the Yankee, to
fire up for sometime previous to bak-
ing. All that it needed is TO just
turn on the gas, and put the bread
in the oven. 1t will bake in twenty
five minutes. Visitors at the bakery
can easily see the bread in the pro-
cess of baking, number Of heavy
pieces of glass being placed in the
oven for this purpose.
Another feature of the bakery is
the fredcake machine. The dough
for the cakes is dropped into a hop
per, crank turned, and the fried
cake, hole and all, drops into a bak-
er, which is also heated by gas.
Mr.. Smith stated this morning that
visitors were welcome at any time
to call and inspect the bakery, es-
pecially the new oven. which is the
first of its kind in use in Gratiot
county.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22
HAGERMAN MOVED
STARS CLUBBERS
Alma Hurler Complete Puzzle
for DetrOiters, Striking Out
Fifteen Men.
VISITORS GET THREE HITS
Friday Game Saw Republics Defeat
ed. As GatewoOd Held Truckers
In Check.

An even split in the fifth and
sixth games still leaves the Republic
Trucks and the Detroit All Stars
with horns locked in the state title
series, putting the honors of the
state all up to the seventh game to
be played in Detroit at a later date.
Hagerman won a brilliant pitchers
battle on Thursday from Holland by
q to | score, but on Friday Gate
wood held the Trucks safe, while
Sherlow and Foster were pounded
for an to victory.
The Thursday game was a Won
derful hurlers battle with Rip Hag-
erman having a big edge on Hol-
land. although the teams were
credited with three hits each. The
blows taken by the Stars were all
singles, while the three hits taken
by the Alma clouters were double,
a triple and a home run.
The Stars came to Alma with
determination to cop off both games
and the state honors by making 1t
four out of six games. They loaded
up with hitters, Brown and Harper
of the Kansas City Monrachs, and
Torrenti of the American Giants Of
Chicago, the latter considered as the
Ty Cobb of colored baseball.
In spite of the importation Of
these three fence busters the Stars
were helpless against Hagerman,
who struckout fifteen men. Six of
the strikeouts came against the big
three" that were brought in to pound
Rip around the lot
A piece Of baseball luck in the
ninth inning, gave the Stars their
run. and robbed Hagerman of well
deserved shutout. Brown got a base
on balls with two men down. He
attempted to steal second and Boyle
pegged to get him, and technically
is credited with an error. as the ball
went far into center field, because of
the failure of the infield to cover
second on the play. Brown kept
right on or third and scored, when
Chouinard tripped and fell, while at
tempting to recover the ball 1t
was the only opportunity that De-
troiter passed second base.
The Republics broke the ice in the
fourth inning Tooley doubled and
was sacrificed to third by Hunter.
Chouinard laid a bunt down to Wes-
ley, who booted the ball, Tooley scor-
ing. Dunckle flied to right and Hill
doubled Chouinard off first.
In the seventh the final runs
counted. Hunter grounded out.
Chouinard flied out. After having
two strikes on him, Dunckle teased
Holland into base on balls. Loney
got two strikes, and then lammed
one through the infield and far into
left for a home run, a poor return
Of the ball aiding him in making the
circuit.
Oakes tripled in the eighth but
was stranded when Tooley struckout.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22
SURPRISED EN-
Friends Given Slip and Knot Tied
Quietly i'm Saginaw.

Although their friends were de-
termined to be in on the big event,
Miss VI. Marie Banghart, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. p. T. Banghart, and
Harold EmmOns proved resourceful
enough to give them the slip last
Thursday, and quietly invaded Sagi-
nav where they were married.
Accompanied by Miss Gilmore of
Chicago, and Forrest Smith of this
city, they left Alma very soon after
noon on Thursday and at $50 in the
afternoon at the parsonage of the
Warren Avenue Presbyterian church,
they were united in marriage by Rev.
William H. Mason, former Alma
pastor
From Saginaw the young couple
went to Rock lake, where they spent
the balance of the week with Mr.
and Mrs. Pettyjohn, Don Nickerson
and Miss Mary Williams. They re-
turned to Alma Monday, and will
make this city their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmons are both
well known Alma young people and
at the present are employed at the
Republic Motor Truck Company
plant here. The former graduated
from Alma high school in 1917 and
the latter in 1918.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22

base hits-Oakes. 2 base hits
Tooley. Homerun-Loney. Struck
out-By Hagerman 10, Holland f..
Base on balls-Off Hagerman 2, off
Holland 9. Double plays-P. Hill to
Wesley Earned runs-RepubIic /,
Stars O..
Fridays game at the start looked
like another hurler's battle, as Sher-
low and Gatewood were apparently
in fine form when the first innings
were under way. In the fourth,
however, Sherlow was hit hard, and
the Republic chances went glim-
mering.
Torrenti, the famous colored fence
buster opened the fourth with a
smash to right. Wesley laid a bunt
down to Sherlow and all hands were
safe. Brown was out on an at
tempted bunt on the third strike.
Harper leaned against one for two
bases, scoring Torrenti and Wesley.
higgins slapped one to left for two
sacks, scoring Haprer. Dongware
was safe on Loney's error, Higgins
counting. Warfield singled to left
and Dongware cashed in the fifth
Continued on page eight
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22
COUNTY FAIR
Annual Gratiot County Fair Starts
Last day of August.

The Gratiot County Fair this year
will be held August 81, September
/, ? and 3, and gives promise of be-
ing one of the finest events that has
ever been held in the county, as no
efforts are being spared by the of
ficers of the fair association to out
do anything that has been attempted
in the past.
About S5,0OO0O has been spend
this summer in new buildings by the
association. including new horse
stalls, which replace the former un-
slightly stalls, which have been torn
down, permitting more room for the
crowds that jam the race course each
year, to witness these events.
Three days of horse racing is be-
ing planned, and lovers of good
horses may rest assured that they
will again have the opportunity Of
seeing some thrilling races on the
fair track.
More money than ever before is
being spent for special attractions
for the entertainment Of the thou
sands, who will visit the fair, and
it is certain that there will not be
a dull moment during the entire
four days.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22
Pike TOURISTS WILL
Be HERE NEXT WEEK
Motor Cade Will Remain Over
Night in Alma Tuesday, While
on Way to Detroit.

The 1920 International Good Roads
Tour of the Michigan Pixies Associ-
alton is under way, having started
from Detroit at 2:30 on July IA, and
is now touring through the province
of Ontario, Canada. The motor cade
will reach Alma on Wednesday, July
26, and will spend the night in this
city, leaving the following morning
for Jackson
The numerous automobilists, and
the equipment that is being used on
the tour to make for the welfare of
the tourists, left Espanola, Ontario,
this morning and will reach Thes
salon, Ontario, late today, where the
night is to be spent. Tomorrow
night the tourists will reach the
600" and two days will be spent
there, and then the tourists will pro-
ceed to the 800" in Michigan leav-
ing there on July 25, for Cheboygan.
On the 26 the tourists will travel TO
Walhalla, where the night is to be
spent The following night the
tourists will reach this city. The
tour viii close in Detroit two days
after Alma is reached.
An active good roads campaign is
a very essential feature of the trip.
Meetings to preach the good roads
gospel are being held in every town
on the route in order that present
roads may be made even better and
that within year or two thousands
of families may find it a pleasure
to motor for their summer outings
into this beautiful northern play
ground In addition to the speakers,
the Michigan Pixies Association is
carrying the Ford Band and the Ford
quartette, so that the meetings are
proving interesting affairs.
The International Good Roads
Tour is different from many other
big tours, not only in the number
of persons making it up and the
exceptionally complete touring ar
rangements, but also because there is
no competitive element. In order to
stimulate good roads spirit, $4,000
buttons are being distributed in
towns along the way. The design
of these carries the flags of the
United States and the Dominion of
Canada, and the inscription United
for Good Roads"
The tour is under the direction of
the Michigan Pixies Association
which is represented on the tour by
the following officers and directors:
G. Edward Bleil, president; Fred S.
Case and Fred c. Westover, vice
presidents; Willard X. Bush, secre-
tary; Fred f. Shearer, treasurer;
William +. Metzger, DR.. c. w. Colt
er Hon. Horatio S. Earle, Capt w.
S. Gilbreath and w. ID. Edenburg,
directors.
The tour is managed by w. D..
Edenburg. automotive editor Of the
Detroit News. William b. Mitchell,
of Bay City is pilot Of the tour and
Ray F. Mcnamara is pilot Of the
truck train Milton X. Palmer. of
the Detroit Board of Commerce is
representing that body and is also
chairman Of the press committee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22
NEW GARAGE
Breckenridge Men Will Open Dodge
Service Station.

Stevens & Roth Brothers of Breck-
enridge will soon open first class
Dodge sales room and service sta
ton in this city, having secured the
old Studebaker garage, which during
the past two or three years has been
in use as a movie house.
Work was started the first Of the
week in tearing out the interior of
the former Regent theatre, which
closed a few weeks ago, and the work
of remodeling the building to again
put it in condition for the service
that it was intended to render, is
now progressing rapidly and the
management is in hopes that the
garage and service station may be
opened within ten days or two weeks
The Republic barber shop will con-
continue in the southeast corner OF
the building, but the rest of the
floor will be used exclusively for the
needs of the sales room and the
service station.
The front of the building facing
on Superior street, is to be used for
display room, and stock room
while the rear of the structure is to
be used for a large service station
and repair room.
The firm has the agency for the
Dodge automobiles in the county,
and has a first class garage in
Breckenridge, and in coming to AL
ma, they are seeking not only to ex-
tend their interests to the largest
city of the county, but also to give
Dodge users the advantage of a
good service station. In their new
quarters in Alma they will continue
to specialize in this popular line for
which they have the agency.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22

Plain and three favored ice cream
every day at Winslow Bros. drug
sbre.-57-1-c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22

The Honorable Emory Townsend Of
Saginaw, who two years ago nearly
defeated Joe Fordney in the pri-
maries for the Republican nomin-
alton for Congress will again be a
candidate for Congress at the pri-
maries August 31th, 1920
Mr.. Townsend is successful
farmer, an active member Of the
Michigan Farm Bureau, good law
yer and business man.-Political adv
*57-1-p.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22
MARRIED SATURDAY

Miss Minnie Robinson. and Rudy
Newman were united i'm marriage on
Saturday. July II. at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Robinson. The ring service
was used. the ring bearer being little
Hildred Chaffin. niece of the bride.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Poston Of the Church Of Christ.
Following the ceremony a wedding
dinner was served 20 about twenty
guests. Many beautiful presents
were received by Mr.. and Mrs. New
man.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22
NOTICE

The City Taxes and Special Sewer
tax are now due and payable any
time before September 14th, 1920,
without any penalty After that
time. per cent will be added.
ID. W. Adams, City Treasurer.
57-Sw
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-22

Best candies DeLuxe.-77-tf-e
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-11-02
GRASSHOPPERS

Once upon time, in the day when
fairy tales were true, there wed n
the country family Of gr1sshoppcrs
and family Of ants. Some autho, it.
les incline to the belief that the
grasahoppers were addicted to
Jazz dance and the fiddle, but one is
at liberty to doubt this. The grass
hoppers were Industrious. they
worked in the field side by side with
the ants, and they wore cool hes
and chcwed good tobacco.
In those days, as now, the first I'M
pulse or instinct of mortal or insect
was 20 ill his stomach. If men could
eat without working few would work.
The grasshoppers worked diligently
at the task OF gathering h RIBS and
grains, but as fast as ,hey gather d
they consumed, so that the S It NJ
sun found them none the richer save
for comfortable fullncss about me
middle.
The ants did not neglect the bus
ness of eating. They Jared welt, but
they had the savingsbank habit a I'd
they did not wear silk shirts while
cllOlIllllS ldHhH tlItI HuS = SINu CNNi
ais.
The orasshoprers GALE the ants
tightwads. They did rot use ri
expression in the presence of the
ants. 1t is rs web to keep on good
terms with a tightWad. PRE- a1ce
one may need TO borrow from MIN b.
fore the next pay day arliv S.
Through the long summer me
grasshoppers toiled and fed thor
faces, dressed to impress the Nigh
bors and petted their app titles, ant
when the first frost Of an ca ly win
ter killed the green things in the fiji !
not one Of them had Il square m 4!
Vim reserve.
When grasshoppcrs find the r1tl in
short they cast about to find some
one on whom TO fix the blame, A
these stood in groups about the clS-
nal field making talk concerning III
Justice of the general scheme Of
things, one of their number, who en-
loved making phrases, hoped on a
\,lIhered flower stem and unburdencI
his mind.
I'VE would not be hungry" he d
clared. iii we had the courage -
demand our f!ShlS. n"Ic - =. ~ gu
wealth in the world for everybody,
Al that we ask is a fair division. We
are dead broke, while the ants have
their barns filled to overlooking.
this right? Is this justice? Is tn 5
democracy? | tell you, my down
trodGen brethren, that we are VIC
tins Of a greedy and ha' eful system
and shall all miserably parish unless
we establish universal bro herho ID
and divide this supply Of food acoum-
ulatcd by the ants
realize that all this seems mere
.dible. but | hasten to assure you at
it happened once upon a time, IN =
dav when fairy tales We're true a q
grasshoppcrs knew nothing of savings
nanks and had no brains WoltA men
tioning.