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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-25
SAVING MONEY
WITH ELECTRICITY
How One Hotel Keeper Reduced
A Big Item OF Expense

With the increased interest in farm
ing and farm living from the cffici-
ency standpoint, there, Is a great ten
dency on the part of the farmer to
ask whether proposed improvement
will pay. Unquestionably most of the
modern improvements offered to the
farm home do pay in increased ability
to produce profit bearing crops And
the keen farmer of today realizes this.
But it is also interesting to note that
some of the modern improvements do
pay directly through the dollars and
cents savings they effect.
Take for instance the matter Of the
electric vacuum sweeper. A certain
hotel keeper in middle western state
found that the carpet, in the hotel re-
ccption room, which was cleaned by
hand sweeping and an occasional beat
ing, had to be removed every three
years. He installed vacuum sweepers
and found that his next carpet lasted
for seven years instead of three. The
reason was that hand sweeping re-
moved merely the surface dirt and
that the dust and fine grit left in the
web of the carpet and beneath it, and
ground into it by people walking on
it, had been slowly cutting the carpet
to pieces. When vacuum sweeping was
installed, the shaking effect of the
: sweeper brushes and the suction of
the fan drew all of this dirt and grit
out, and left the carpet to stand
merely the much easier wear of walk
ing. The hotel keeper found that this
saving through making his carpets
last twice as long more than paid for
the vacuum cleaning system.
And the same thing will appeal to
the farmers wife. She knows that a
large amount of sand and dirt is
brought into her house daily and that
any system which will help her to
keep her carpets free of it will be
well worth while. Fortunately, the
electric sweeper is at her service to-
day through the development of the
small electric light and power plants
for farms. She's enjoying to the full
the comfort and convenience of
electric light, and in electric power
she's finding a servant to do the
washing, ironing, separating, churn-
ing and pumping as well as the
sweeping.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-25
TO MAKE RELIGIOUS
SURVEY IN MOUNTAINS

Berea College will assist in the
survey that is being made by the
InterchurCh World Movement.
Secretary Marshall E. Vaughn
has been made State Director fer
the Mountain Division for Ken
lucky and is rapidly organic
ing his forces for the work. He
has charge of 81 counties III
Eastern Kentucky. Many Of the
college workers Will spend part
of their summer vacation iii this
work in connection with their ~
tension work for the institution,
Detailed information will be
gathered about every school,
church, logging camp, milling
camp, community center, and
general health and religious cor
ditions.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-25
CLASSIFIED ADS.

LOST-Strayed from my place two
weeks ago, a black, white and tan
hound dog. Reward for information
leading to recovery. Phone Jesse Hun
ter SIN. 1872 CD
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-25

FOR SALE-Kentucky Red Berkshire
Swine; some extra nice boars and gifts.
Large enough for service. These are
from my champion show herd. w. e.
Turley, Richmond. KY. 2S1 If
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-25
COMMENCEMENT
or CITY SCHOOLS

The commencement season of the
city schools will open on Thursday
evening, June Ord when Miss Alice
Metcalfe will give her recital at the
Madison High School Chapple at eight
o'clock
On Friday evening, June 18th at 8
o'clock in Caldwell auditorium, the
grades will give their annual COM
mencement program. The rehearsels
are going on daily and some very at
tractlve numbers are being arranged
by the grade teachers. The children of
the first four grades will give a play
entitled "The waking of flowers.
The Rev. j. V. Logan of the Cresc-
ent Hill Presbyterian church, Louis
vile will preach the baccalaureate
sermon to the graduating class of the
Madison High School, at the First
Christian Church on Sunday evenoing
June 9th, at o'clock. Rev. Logan is
resident of Richmond He spent his
boyhood here. 1t is always an honor
for man to be invited back to his
home town TO make a speech. His
many friends will look forward with
great delight to hearing Rev. Logan
again.
The class night program will take
place on Monday evening, June 7th
at 8 o'clock at the Caldwell auditor
ium. The following program will be
rendered.
Class Song ---------- Zada Edwards
Presidents Address -Robt. Vandeveer
Glass Walker Mckinley
Glass Ottoman Sandlin
Class Impersonator-- Gentry
Glass Poet------------ Walter Parks
Class Prophet -----James Howe
Glass Play------------" Striking Cil'
The commencement exercises proper
Of the Madison High School will be
held on Wednesday evening, June tho
9th at 8 o'clock in the Caldwell aud
itorium Robert Malloy will be the
class representative. The subject OF
his speech will be "The New Ameri-
cam state Superintendent of Public
Instruction, George Colvin, will de-
liver the commencement address
Mr.. Colvin is an orator of great force
He is a regular dynamo of nervous
energy. Those who are interested il
public education, those who arc inter,
ested in the new things that are tax
ing place in the. school world, those
who are interested in the forward
movements in education, will eXper,
fence great pleasure in hearing Mr.
Colvin.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-25

Miss Rucie Miller, Of Franklin,
chosen for additional teacher in OK
preston at the State Normal, has
gone east where she will study at
Leland Powers school during the next
few weeks. She will prove valuable
addition to the local institution.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-25

The county teachers asking the
examinations Friday and Saturday
have almost all departed for their
homes, to await the verdict The re-
cords are in the hands of Frankfort
officials and the grading is under
way.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-25

on the program at the Normal School.
Indications are that this affair will be
equally as successful as in former
years, which will make it highly credi
table, to say the least.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-25
DOG MOTHERS LAMBS

L. S. Downs, residing near Midway
has a female dog that has taken the
custody Of two baby lambs and is
sh0wering all her mother love on the
wards. The CANNES puppies were
taken away from her, whereupon she
Immediately took charge of the lambs
and is with them almost constantly.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-25
CHAUTAU0UA COMES NEXT

Now that the May Music Festival is
over and proved such a success, at
tention is being turned to the Red
path Chautauqua, the next big event
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-25
DO YOUR BEST

Everyone Should do all he can to
provide for his family and in order to
do this he must kept his physical sys-
tenn in the best condition possible. No
one can reasonably hope to do much
when he is sick a good share of the
time. If you are constipated, bilious
or troubled with indigestion get a
package of Chamberlain's Tablets and
follow the plain printed directions,
and you will soon be feeling alright
and able to do a days work. #
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-25

Poisoned by an ice cream cone,
Clara Walls, 4-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Walls, of Boyle,
died three hours afterward of pto-
maine poisoning.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-21
MEET NORMALS
High Schoolers Will Meet Mt Pleas
ant Normal Second Team.


The cancellation Of the bame with
Bay City Western, by Bay City, has
caused the local high school athletic
association to schedule a game for
Friday afternoon on Davis field with
the Mt Pleasant Normal second
team, which like the Normal first
team this year, is an unusually
strong team for the Teachers.
The fray is certain to be a hotly
contested one, and Alma is expected
to look much better than at any pre-
vious time during the present sea-
son. The team has gained consider
able confidence from its victory over
St Louis Friday, and having now
found itself, the team is expected to
tear into the Teachers and show them
some real football The Mulin-
French coached team is in fine shape
for the game, and is expected to dis
close a few tricks similar to some of
these that were pulled against St.
Louis last week The locals are con-
fident that they will win, but are
expecting that it will be a battle, to
grab the victory.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-21
KILLED IN SYRIA
Daughter of First President of Col
lege Killed In Accident.

Bernice Hunting, a member of the
class of 1891 of Alma College, and
a daughter of George +. Hunting
d. d., first president of the institu-
ton, was killed recently in an ac-
cident at Tripoli, Syria, according to
word which has been received by
the college.
Details regarding the accident are
not known here, the message re-
ceived, simply being to the effect
that Miss Hunting had been killed
in an accident She will without a
doubt be remembered by old resi-
dents.
She had been missionary in
Syria for years, and at the outbreak
of the World War went into the
British Red Cross work in the Near
East, serving in the Red Cross for
the duration of the war, after which
she returned TO her missionary work
in Syria.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-21
.LYCEUM COURSE
To START SOON
First Entertainment Will BE
Held At Strand Next
Thursday.
CRITERION MALE QUARTETTt
Committee Urges That Season Tick
cts Be Procured at Earliest
Convenience.

Those who are expecting to attend
the various numbers on the Lyceum
course this year, but who have not
yet secured their tickets are being
urged by the Chautauqua-Lyce
Committee, to make their purchase at
once at the various drug stores or
banks, as the first number of the
Lyceum course will be held on Thurs
day evening Of next week at the
Strand theatre, which has been Sc
cure for the attractions this year by
the committee through the courtesy
of c. A. Miller, manager.
The first number on the course is
the Criterion Male Quartette of New
York City, which has won for itself
a very enviable reputation in all
parts of the country.
Few quartettes have ever attained
the distinction that has been given
10 the Criterion Male Quarttete, crit
les of music in every section of the
United States being loud in their
praises of the quartette. The quar-
tette has appeared on the same plat
form with the late Madame Nordice,
with Madame Schumann- Heink, Dav-
id Bispham, the United States Ma
rine Band, and other noted organiza-
tions. this alone speaks highly of
the worth of the organization.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-21
COMING HERE
Collins and Harlan To Appear at the
Strand Theatre.

Announcement is made that those
amusing singers, Collins and Harlan.
are scheduled for a concert at the
Strand theatre, Monday afternoon,
October /
Collins and Harlan have earned the
reputation Of being Americas favor
ite entertainers, because of their as
tonishing repertoire of humorous
song.
Neither Arthur Collins nor Byron
G. Harlan started out to enter their
present career Mr.. Collins was go
ing to be an actor What if his an
cesters were all Quakers ? That was
nothing compared with the longing
he had actually to make his appear
ance behind the footlights.
So he left his home in Philadelphia
and journeyed to New York. And
then he became successful opera
singer, and got real job with DE
Wolf in Wang" Mr. Collins also
appeared in "The Lion Tanner" with
Francis Wilson.
1t was after that, that he met
with Byron c. Harlan, and the two
decided to combine their talents.
Mr.. Harlan is one Of those famous
people from Kansas. Unlike Mr.. Col
lins, Byron Harlan never meant to be
an actor at all. But he did have a
beautiful voice and so he decided to
go to the great city and cultivate il
In this case the great city was Chi
cago. And there Mr.. Harlan began
his stage career with an engagement
IN an opera company Having seen
the inside workings Of a theatre, and
having also met Mr.. Arthur Collins
Harlan decided he had had enough
Of being Gust an actor" SO he
started a company of his own and
became a producer himself
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-21
CITY HALL To
Be REM0DELED
Addition To BE Built Adjoining
North End of The East
Wing.
HAVE ROOMS FOR CLINICS
Commission Room, Clerks and the
Treasurer's Office on First
Floor.

Material is now being delivered for
the remodeling of the city hall and
City Manager Reynolds states that
the work will proceed as rapidly as
possible until the entire work of re-
modelling the building has been com
pleted.
Extensive changes are to be made
on both the first and the second
floor of the building.
An extension is TO be constructed
on the north end of the building
which will connect it with the fire
station, this extension being about
20 feet by 20 feet The Jail, just TO
the south of this extension is being
remodeled. In the extension on the
first floor will be located two rooms
and a public toilet for men. One of
the rooms will be a detention room,
while the other will be for use of
the police department.
In the present structure, the clerk s
office will be remodeled, and made
into offices for both the clerk and
city treasurer, so that they will be
located side by side, doing away with
much unnecessary walking on the
part of the public between these of
fices. One long counter will serve
for both the clerk and treasurer
Office hours for the clerk and treas
urer will be arranged so that one of
them is constantly in the office. The
vault will be arranged so as TO suit
the needs of this office, and will also
rbe constructed through to the second
floor, making ample room for the
safe storage of the city records.
The commission room will be To-
Gated about where the present treas
urer's office is, but it will be en-
larged, taking in part of the corridor
on the first floor. Plenty Of seats
will be arranged for the public, which
is urged TO take a greater interest in
city affairs.
The second floor in the present
structure will be arranged into -four
offices, one of which will be used by
the Alma Chamber of Commerce.
Over the Jail and the addition be
ing built, will be located the clinic
rooms, three in number. Entrance
to these rooms will be gained by the
stairway to the second floor of the
fire station. The waiting room in
the clinic department will be 10 by
20 feet. There will be two examina-
tion rooms 8 y feet. There will
also be toilets adjacent to these
They will have hot and cold water
and other conveniences. A draught-
ing room 16x19 feet will be located
just to the south of these rooms, di-
'rectly over the Jail.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-21
FRENCH OUT
Veteran Tackle and Captain of Col
lege Eleven in Suit.

"Hawkshaw" French, for two sea
sons, 1915 and 1916, tackle on the
Alma College football teams, and
elected in 1916 to lead the 1917 NJ.
]. A. A. champs, who returned to col
lege this fall, has found it impossible
to resist the lure Of the gridiron, and
Monday donned a uniform, and will
probably get into Saturdays big
fray on Davis field with Albion col
lege
French, who was twice named as
an All NJ. |. A. A. tackle, is not as
heavy by fifteen or twenty pounds.
is when he was on the team in 1915
and 1916, due probably to wounds
and an attack of gas that he suf-
fered when in France with the En-
gineers. He is apparently in Just
rs good health, however, as when he
left Alma TO play football with the
Germans on the fields Of France.
Hawk" is expected to hold down
his old place at tackle. His old
teammate Barabeau, who was out of
the Hope game, will also be back for
the Albion fray.
The return Of French makes pos
sible powerful line to throw
against Albion, when the game
starts at 2:30 Saturday afternoon.
and it promises to keep the Metho-
dists stepping from start to finish.
II also means that Rathsburg at end
will have to show more than he has
been displaying if he is not dis
placed by Lamoin, who held down
the tackle berth, although Raths-
burg is a capable pass receiver. and
a crack drop and place kicker He
is sadly lacking in fight so far this
season.
The tentative lineup announced by
Coach Steele for the Albion game
follows; ends, Rose and Rathszurg
or Lamoin; tackles, Barbeau and
French; guards, Hileman and Nc
Naughton; center, Waggoner; quart
er, Hale or Walker: Halves, Foster,
Walker or Erickson; fullback, Brew
err
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-21
NEW CLERK
Francis {. Hayward Is Alma's New
City Clerk.

At special meeting of the city
commission held at the commission
chambers of the city hall Friday,
Francis f. Hayward, late of Detroit,
was appointed as city clerk, by May
or Charles r. Murphy, and as as
sistant to the city manager, by Will
liam f. Reynolds, manager.
The appointments were speedily
confirmed by the city commission,
and Mr.. Hayward Immediately as
sumed charge Of the work, Of the Of
flee, succeeding Mrs Wolford, who
recently resigned, effective October
Is.
There is every reason to believe
that Mr.. Hayward should make this
city one of the most efficient city
clerks that Alma has ever had, in
view Of his past experience.
For some years Mr. Hayward has
made a speciality Of city government,
and in this work he has secured a
knowledge of city affairs that cannot
but be Of a great aid 70 him in the
work. He is an expert bookkeeper,
and is one of the two men who rec
emily made an audit of the affairs
Of the City Of Alma for the Detroit
Bureau Of Government Research, and
made numerous well advised sugges-
tions for the future conduct Of city
affairs.
1t is only because Mr. Hayward is
extremely anxious 10 secure a good
insight into the workings of a city
managers office that he has con
sented TO become the city clerk here.
He feels that under William +. Rey-
nolds, Alma's capable city manager,
that he can secure in two or three
years, a good knowledge of the work
Of d city manager. thus qualifying
himself TO 90 unto a similar field of
work.
Mr. Hayward has been in Alma for
some months, and feels that the COM
munity offers exceptional opportun-
tiles. for hustler
He expects to move his family TO
Alma Immediately.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-21
WELL KNOWN ALMA
RESIDENTS MARRY
Mrs. John Glass and A. A. Chick
Married Quietly on Mon
day Morning.

Alma people were given a surprise
Monday when they learned that Mrs
John Glass had been married to a.
A. Chick, at quiet early morning
wedding.
The wedding took place at the
home of the bride, corner of Wood
worth and East Center street, at
500 a m, Rev. j. Frank Jackson
rector of st. Johns Episcopal church
officiating at the pretty service
which was attended by only the i'm
mediate relatives Of the two.
Following the wedding ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs Chick left for a ten day
trip to Detroit and points of interest
IN the eastern states.
Mrs. John Glass has for years been
one of the prominent society women
of the city, and is highly regarded by
an ever increasing circle of friends
gained through her years of resi-.
dence in Alma. She has not only
been prominently identified with soc.
ial and civic affairs, but also with
church work.
Mr. Chick has for the past decade
been among the best known of Al.
mas hustling merchants, having beer
during this time the senior member
Of the firm of Chick & Son, owners
Of the Economy Shoe store, anc
through his business connections il
the city has been closely connected
with the promotion of various activ.
tiles that nave had for their end, the
betterment of the community.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-21
FISH KILLED
Thousands Of Fish Dead Between
Alma and st. Louis.

During the past several days
thousands of fish are reported to
have died in Pine river between Alma
end St Louis, causing a stencil that
at times is almost unbearable at
places along the river bank between
the two cities.
During the past two or three days.
the river water, polluted from the
stencil Of the dead fish. has been CIV
ing off such nauseating smell that
people in ST. Louis have hardly been
able to use the water from the river.
II is understood that officials Of
the state board Of health and also Of
the state fish and game department
are looking into the affair, 10 find
out IL possible, what is causing the
death OF the thousands Of fish.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-21
TO ORGANIZE FARM BUREAU

At meeting Of the farmers Of
Gratiot county held in Ithaca Octo-
Der Sth it was voted TO organize un-
der the State Farm Bureau.
Plans are now being made to put
on a drive soon for membership
throughout the country.
Officers elected for the temporary
organization are: President, j. NJ.
Barnhart, North Star; Sec'y-treas. b,
Floyd Hines, Perrinton; and a board
Of directors consisting Of one direc-
tor from each township. Those Of
nearby townships are Bird Clark of
Arcadia, Arthur Murphy of Sumner,
VIM. Schiff of Seville, VIM. Wander
beck of Pine River.
The object Of the Farm Bureau is
70 secure a permanent organization
Of farmers 10 portect their interests
against speculation and profiteering,
and ultimately to place their pro-
ducts into the hands Of the consumer
at a price which means a profit to
the farmer and a lower cost to the
consumer.