Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-02

plans to have the library ready for
occupancy as soon as possible.
Raise 81 200 Playground Fund -
About 81 200 was raised during Play
ground Week in st. Johns. The va
lious organizations and clubs were
all active in their efforts to make
the drive a success. and their coop
Grafton is appreciated by those hav-
ing the campaign in charge.
twenty-five Qualify-Twenty
Of the 81 candidates who took coun-
ty teachers examinations in April
successfully passed the tests and are
qualified to take positions in rural
schools of Clinton county, according
to Commissioner of Schools Matte A.
Smith.
Men Are Admitted-The annual
supper of the Kings Daughters and
Sons of St. Johns was held in the
Masonic temple Tuesday evening,
May "a, and was a pleasant climax to
the work Of the year. The presence
of the men added a new and agreeable
feature to the affair and is a mile
stone in the life of this Circle and
marks new epoch in the organza-
ton throughout the state, this being
the first Circle to admit them
Battery inspection Held-Inspect-
ing Officer. Major Grieves, of the
Central Department at Chicago, ex-
pressed himself as very well pleased
with the first inspection of Battery
+, 10th Field Artillery, n. G. of
Michigan, which was held at the ar
mory in st. Johns, Friday night. Re
QUESTION orders and supplies have
been sent to Washington and Major
Grieves told the men that the equip
ment would be shipped here promptly.
Capt. Harry +. Walsworth, comman-
der of Battery Z, has let the contract
for remodeling the temporary ar
mory building to John Keislng and
Fred Rail. This work will probably
be started on Monday. The first
command Of Fall in" was given
shortly after 1880 o'clock at the ar
mory Friday night. Under command
Of G.. K. Danley, top sergeant, the
men were lined up according to
height and given a short preliminary
foot drill. Fifty-four responded to
the roll call, only three men being
absent.
st. Louis Graduates 2S-The st
Louis high school has the distinction
OF having the largest graduating
class IN its history. The year has
been most successful The graduation
exercises will occur the week of June
IL. There are % graduates this wear
and the honors go to Meba Yerring
ton Louise Barstow and Catherine
Cave, in the order named. DR.. Davis
will deliver the Baccalaureate adj
dress at the Episcopal church Sun
day evening, June IL.
Install Ice Plant-The Park Hotel
management of st. Louis contracted
last week for an artificial ice plant
winch Will furnish all ice for the no.
tel and sanitarium, and refrigeration
for the cooling rooms. The contract
calls for its installation within ten
days. Hereafter all ice used at the
hotel and sanitarioum will be manu-
featured from mineral water.
Monkeys Get Loose-Mt. Pleasant
is not so far back as one may think
at least it had a flock of real mon
keys in the trees recently at Island
Park and a lot of people were out
watching the limb hangers as thew
leaped from tree to tree to evade
catching. Let Detroit boast-its
monkeys are in cages. 1t happened
this way: During the show last week
four of the monks" got away and
made for the tall timber. They re-
fused to be coaxed or scared, and
when the show moved on to Cadillac
several men were left here to cap
ture the little fellows. And the
catching was what amused the
crowd. The Snowman would climb a
tree in which the monk was chatter
ing, and when he got too close Mr..
Monk would skip across the limbs
to the next tree.
To Camp Grant--Ten boys from
Mt Pleasant high school have APP
piled for admission to Camp Grant,
Rockford, ILL.,, under the offer made
by Uncle Sam TO give them a months
training and to pay their expenses,
beginning on July 81. The boys,
whose application have been forward