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Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
JIM'S GRANDMOTHER

Jim he kind of laughed. I was onlv just thinking about granny he says and kind of wishing l could buy one of these pink things for her. She's So kind
 of little and cute she'd look swell iIt ie'
 Honest, Cert, I bet if you went over this town with vacuum cleaner you wouldn't pick up nobody with a meaner disposition than what I've got. What do you think 1 says, We'll l says. snap ping at him just like that, it seems like you think pile more of your granny. as you call her, than what you do of me" says.
 Jim, he didn't say nothing for a min ute-just sat there kin1 of whistling real low to himself. and then he says. wisht you'd go with me to granny's. he says. She'd be awful glad to see you Say, kid, wait minute. I guess
 naybe, I'm getting a kind of 8 cold and ! can't find my handkerchief. Sure l did and say, kid, wisht you could see her. Honest. I never seen any 1 person--for the Iowa Pete, wherN'd I put tthat handkerchief? It seem like it's l just trying to hide. itself and 1 guess I'm | taking fierce cold
 Well I guess I am may be, and guess you would, too, if you'd saw her. Kid. do you kAov she aint walked a
 step for ten years What do you know
 about that? Just lays there as patient
 looking out the window and waiting for Est er-that's her daughter-to come
 ana thinking she's having the grandest
 kind of time if some of the neighbors comes in { nd brings her piece of cake
 or some ice cream, or like that. or even just come in and sits a minute-and.
 say, kiddo, you remember that pink neg. kIgee was talking about? Well. say dearies Jims gotta work tonight, bu
 lookut here, don't you want to have sup. per downtown with me and then go ovel
 and take it to granny? I don't need fl
 no more'n a rabbit, and talk about Eoul
 sweet peas-if she won't look like ont in it,
 Well, maybe I am. but I guess you'd
 crv, too, if you see her-and say. old
 thing, you get over here to the offict about twenty after 5 will you? Thei we'll have plenty of time to sit while
 We'll have a swell time !. Granny. grand company, even if she can't ee
 around We'll so long! Mind you hus tie over here just the minute you qui work "-Exchange
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A Tribute

MT Editor: Just a short space in your valuable paper to mention the passing of Mrs. Mary Tyler Bishop of South Piaifl- field, one of Gods noble women. who has during her entire life lived for others be- sides herself.
 Mrs. Bishop was my first Sunday school teacher more than half century ago, and no one knows her better than 1. She has been very prominent in work connected with the Baptist church at Packerville. several societies connected with it. was chaplain of Lucy Webb Hayes Circle Mo- 3, G. A. R., and one of the last atcs of her life was giving to the world. the splendid story of the "Old Church of Freedom" at Packerville for the Modern History of Windham county, compiled by Hon. Allen B. Lincoln of 49 Garden St.. Hartford. The article by Mrs. Bishon was worth the price of the book. not only to members of Packervilie church. not only to Baptists, but to any son and daughter of Connecticut.
 In producing this one article, dear Mrs Bishop certainly "Builded better than she knew" and made the world better for her 80 years of life.
 c. B. MONTGOMERY. Oneco, March 4, 1921.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
Stories That Recall Others
It Was!

The bride and the bridegroom boarded the train accompanied by showers of rice from their friends who had accompanied them to the station. The people of the Pullman car were instantly all interest. And the young woman whose seat was di- rectly across from the one assigned to them listened attentively for their first remarks. Pm sure he will say something very sentimental" she told herself
 Finally the train started. the newly married pair stopped waving at their friends and turned to each other. He shook the shower of rice from his hat, pulled out half handful of the same grain from his collar, suppressed a shiver and smiled at his bride. Isn't rice a pleasing vegetable?" he asked her brave. ly.
 Putting One oveF.
 Within few miles of each other q farmer and son resided. The farmer, old and experienced in tke ways of farm ing, was in fife habit of holding himself up as a model to the son in the way of early production of vegetables for the market.
 One summer each had large field of tomatoes on either side of the highway Coming to market early in the season and seeing some fine tomatoes the son | conceived the idea of ''fooling'' father. Taking home a line big tomato. he soi wire hatpin and pinned the tomato, ir most conspicuous place. on to A tomato vine whose fruit had not begun to ripen | Soon the father soied it and ,said ex. | citedly: Say, did you know that youl tomatoes are getting ripe already?" "oh
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
The girl with the new diamond ring

The girl with the new diamond ring speaks;
 Hello, Cert. how are you?"
 Sure it's me! Who else would it be? President Wilson or somebody wanting you to vote for him?s Say. sirlie, what do you think?
 Quit your kidding. I mean. what do you think ] called you for?"
 "All right. but I bet you'll think I'm a regular cocoanut. Say, kiddo, we was over to Jims gramma's last night.
 Well, guess maybe I hadn't said much about her. You could get all l knew about her in a peanut and have plenty of room 1eft-till last night.
 Sure he did And furthermore. there wasn't a week went past but what Jim would take night of to go and sit with her evenings. It got me kind of sore lots of times. That's why I wouldn't never ask about her very much.
 well, honest it seemed like Jim was always tracking oyer to sit with his gramma when r wanted to 50 to a movie or like that, and I felt like he'd ought to come over to the house whenever Ne could, him working nights like he does sometimes and all. see?
 Sure, that's all right. I ain't kickfnt now, But. say, kid, iookut here. Do you remember that there grand pink negliget that you and me was rubbering at on' noon and I didn't know whether I'd bu, l it or whether I wouldn't? We'll. hiket over and got it the next day. Sure! More'n what I did when VI seen it first and Jim he was all for 1t too, when I showed 1t to him. He saif 1 it made me look like a-you know sweet pea. Wasn't that cute? "Oh. sure We'll, after he'd passed a l few remarks like he'd have to step pret ty high if he was going to keep up witf me and kidding along like that for { while, Jim says, kind Of like he va | thinking about something. he says, Gee, | he says, T wisht-' and then he kind 0 stopped and didn't say nothing else. | waited for cuple of jiffs and then says, Gee what?' I says. Oh nothing. he says. was just thinking
 " Well says kind of crabhy. wisht you wouldn't start thinking ou loud if you don't want to go Gu Id fn ish,' says. I always have heard per son hadn't ought to start nothing the, cant finish says.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
LARGE STOCKS OF GRAIN
 ARE HELD ON THE FARMS

of grain were held Oh farms March 1 this year than on that date in any other year in history. Wheat was the only eK- ception, the holdings in 1916. the year following the only bi:iion bushel crop, having exceeded this years holdings by 57, ,0000 O0 bushel-
 Almost half of the country's record crop of last year remained on farms March l, more :han a quarter of the wheat crop and almost half of the large crop of oats, according to the department of asriculture's estimates announced to. day.
 The large crops of last year and de- creased grain prices are believed to be largely responsible for the heavier hold
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
DEMONSTRATION Foh YAE
 RETIRING PHILIPPINES GOVERNOR

Manila. March 5.-Thousands joined in a demonstrstive farewell here today 10 Francis Burton Harrison. retiring gov ernor general of the Philippines. marking his departure for New York after eight years service aA executive.
 The former governor and his family sailed tonight for New York on ths steamer Eastern Exporter, via sues ea- nal and London.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

yes" replied the son uhconcernedly, aren't yours?'r I1ie father admitted that his crop had not begdn to fipen and after a moments silence he said: By heck, you beat me this time"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

The '1ifeplant." a species of creeptne moss found in the islands of the West Indies, is 50 called because of it's powers Of vitality. It Is quite indestructibie by any means except immersion in boiling water Sr by the application of a fed-hot iron.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

Upon receipt of that document from the United States it is safe to say neither the Panaman nor Costa Rican government heads had ts Ask Who's Hughes?"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

The more we reflect on the weather of the past few months the more certain we feel that there was a special dispensation for the icemen
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

In a Massachusetts, city tenants pre- sented their landlord a purse of gold. There are instances where the landlords didn't wait to have it presented.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

lngs of farmers. Holdings of corn were half a billion bushels larger than a year ago, while wheat holdings were about i5,Ooo, 900 bushels more.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

In spite of all the excellent lessons in thrift there are those who are planning to give up the having of daylight.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

The man on the corner says: You can
 see through lot of people without the aid of the X-ray.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

Panama and Costa Rica seem to have disregarded the importance of maintain ing a good neighborIy spirit.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

It took them quite while to come to it but possibly Germany realizes now that the allies were not bluffinE,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

It is the permanent highway which
 doesn't show the departing. effects of the frost in tho spring.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

From the actions of the mob in Panama over the inclination of the president to adjust certain details of the dispute they rave ah interesting way of submitting matters to A referendum down there.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

Even with 5e,t00 appeintennts to be made by President Harding there are some who are going to be disappointed.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Anyone who gives away his surplus in- come each year ought not to feel obliged to advertise 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

The house judiciary handled Judge Landis quite as mercilessly as did Con- gressman Welty.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

Abyssinians are of mixed Semiti and Hamitic descent.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
STAGE BANQUET
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Fathers and Sons of City Will
Feast in High School
Gymnasium.

The annual community Father and
Son banquet of the city of Alma will
be held Wednesday evening, March ?,
in the high school gymnasium, and
gives promise of being the most
successful event of the kind that has
ever been held in Alma
A fine program is being arranged
for the evening. and every father in
the city who has son eleven years
or more of age is requested to attend
with his son. Otherwise the men of
the city are urged to adopt a son for
the evening. Tickets for the Father
and Son banquet are being sold at
fifty cents a plate. each father buy
ing two or more Of them.
The various committees who were
appointed to take charge Of various
phases of the entertainment are bus
lily engaged in working out the de-
tails. The complete program is not
ready yet, but l.. A. Murdick, county
Y. NJ. c. A. secretary, believes that il
will be one that will be we'll above
the average. The committees in
charge of the affair follow: Business
management, Frank f. Smith; fl
nance, John S. Knoertzer; program
II. s. Babcock and Donald b. Smith.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
BAD FIRE
Department Called to Kennedy Home
by Blaze Tuesday.

The Alma fire department was
called to the home Of p. Kennedy,
502 Woodworth avenue, about 1000
a. m. Tuesday, where a fire had
started in the garret, and gained
considerable headway before being
discovered
Although the department respond
ed quickly to the alarm, the fire had
gained such headway by the time
that water was turned on, that the
flames had broken through the roof
in several places, and were burning
in several different gables on the at
tie.
Because of the difficulty in reach
ing the flames in the gables, the fire
men had considerable trouble in ex-
tinguishing the flames, this causing
the use Of more water than has been
used at any late fires, and it is prob
able that the water damage will ex-
ceed that caused by the flames. The
damage will be well in excess of
81, 900.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
LARGE AUDIENCE
Miss Troeck Drew Large Audience
at Baptist Church.

The services at the First Baptist
Church were largely attended last
Sunday.
Miss Martha Troeck, "The Angel
of Ellis Island" speaking under the
auspices Of the National Board OF
Promotion" held her audience for an
hour and half as she related from
actual experience the many problems
presented during the twelve years of
active service at the gateway of for
eign immigration.
Miss Troeck speaks seven differ
ent languages and uses the dialect
of at least that many more; she her
self being of Danish descent. Her
great plea is for larger equipment
for the care of foreign peoples, more
stringent literacy tests and more ex-
tensive plans of Americanization and
Christianization. She believes that
all foreign immigration should be
shut off completely until the people
of the United States are able to sup
port a better foreign immigration
program.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
HOLD MEMBERSHIP
MEETING TUESDAY
Chamber of Commerce Forum
Expected to Have an Inter
esting Session.
DISCUSS 1921 ROAD WORK
Speakers Will Discuss improvements
Of City Streets During
the Year.

The second meeting of the mem
bers' forum Of the Alma Chamber of
Commerce will be held Tuesday
evening, March /, in the |. o. o. +.
hall, and "a very interesting session
is being anticipated. County roads
and city streets will be the main sub
jects for discussion.
The forum meeting will start at
5:45, and will be opened with a din
ner, which will be served by the
ladies of the Methodist church. Fol-
lowing the dinner, with President II.
NJ Crooks of Alma College presiding,
addresses will be given by William
+. Reynolds. city manager, and VIM.
4. Bahlke. Mr. Reynolds will discuss
Alma and Gratiot county road build
ing in 1921, matter that will be Of
deep interest to all members of the
Chamber Of Commerce. Mr.. Bahlke
will discuss alma and Gratiot Coun-
ty's Immediate Needs. J. Winslow
will also give short address.
II is planned to start the program
at about Gas, and to bring it to a
close so that the annual business
meeting can be held and the meeting
adjourned before 7:45. Under the
original charter of the board of trade
which the Chamber of Commerce is
operating under the annual meeting
must be held at this time. II is ex-
pected also that the constitution and
bylaws Of the Chamber of Commerce
will be submitted to the membership
at this meeting for ratification or
change as the members desire.
Music will be furnished by the
Chamber of Commerce Male Quar-
tette and by Prof. Beausang of Alma
College. Tickets for the luncheon
are 65 cents and are on sale at all
OF the local drug stores.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
EVANGEL|ST|C
WORK TO START
Plans Nearing Completion for
COunty's Big Pre-Easter
Campaign.

At a meeting Of the executive com
mittee Of the Gratiot County Minis
ters' Association, held some days ago,
The following plans were adopted as
means Of securing the simultan-
Gus evangelistic effort on the part
Of AL churches in the county in a
,ampaign that viii have its climax at
Easter.
On March Sth it is proposed to
gather all the office bearers of all
he protestant churches Of the coun-
,y together i'm Alma for a meeting of
inrpiration and preparation. A speak
cr sent from the evangelistic commit
ee Of the Michigan Association of
Churches will be present and meth
DDS and plans will be submitted and
discussed. Every office bearer in
any of the protestant churches Of
Alma should fix the date Of this con-
venticn in mind and arrange to be
present
A letter has been sent out to all
pastors of the county urging each TO
make out a constituency roll for his
church and to commence at once by
prayer and personal apneal TO enlist
be interest of every person on that
roll in his church After the conven.
ion above referred to it is suggested
that every pastor mobilize his lead
ng workers TO do personal work
within his own field.
Finally it is proposed that in all
churches the week before Easter
be used for evangelistic services
commencing on Palm Sunday, to be
observed as Decision Day, and run
ming throughout the week to a eli
max on Easter Day One especially
helpful feature will be the three
hour union services to be held on
Good Friday at various places in the
county, anrom ,oment Of which will
be made later.
In order 70 make these plans ef-
fective it is necessary that all CO.
operate and the following requests
are made Of all Christian people in
,hc county for that reason: Is, pray
now and all the coming month for
the turning Of men to Christ; 2nd,
keep Holy Week free from engage
ments of any kind which would con-
ilict with whole-hearted cooperation
in the evangelstic service in your
church, 3rd, 90 to church with more
han usual fidelity commencing Sun
day and get others to go. Recent
events indicate that the most serious
problem in the country is seen in
the growing Indifference on the part
Of many to religion. Shall not all
have hand in righting this wrong?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
BOOTLEGGERS GET
HEAVY SENTENCES
Eclipse of MOOnshine in Gra-
tiOt" Said MOinet When
Men Appeared.
ALL WERE GIVEN JAIL TERMS
Fine Added in Each Case to the
Vacation of the Year al
IOnia.

From the sentences that he inn
posed upon them Friday in circuit
court four Gratiot county boot
leggers are satisfied that Judge f.
J. Moinet meant just what he said
when he remarked before the SEN
tences were given that he desired to
show that there was an eclipse Of
the "moonshne" in Gratiot county.
Joseph Brennan and II. l.. Thomp-
son of Detroit, Dan Duffey of Alma
and Arlie Ingraham, living north Of
Alma on the county line, were the
four that faced Judge Monet, and
had the truth of his words Impress
ed very strongly upon their minds
when he sentenced each of them TO
serve from six months to one year,
with a recommendation of one year,
in the reformatory at Ionia. In each
of the four cases fines Of 5000 were
also given in addition to the Jail SEN
tences.
Joseph Brennan and II. l.. Thomp-
son were the two men who were ar
rested by Alma police in September
when they appeared in Alma with a
Cadillac roadster that was laden
with over eighty quarts of wet
goods. The stock of goods in the
automobile was confiscated at the
time that the men were arrested.
Since that time they had been out
on bail.
Dan Duffey was a confessed mem
ber of the alleged Alma liquor ring.
Duffey had spent several days in the
county Jail following his arrest. be
ing unable to secure bail of 81 900
set by d. L. Johnson, justice, when
Duffey was arraigned before him.
Arlie Ingraham was arrested last
week Tuesday when officers raided
his farm on the county line, north Of
Alma, and located a still. Ingraham
confessed and was taken to Ithaca
and lodged in Jail.
Officers of the county and city are
devoting a considerable part of their
time now in gathering up some Of
the loose threads that may be need
ed in the trial of Oscar Collins, who
is charged with the murder of Mrs.
Ellen Grove, strangled on the night
of February 5th, but just as rapidly
as possible the pending booze cases
will be disposed of.
1t is expected that Stanley Baker
who pleaded not guilty when ar
raigned, and who is now out on bail
William Stevenson, and possibly one
or two others may put up court bat
ties. in which case it may be some
little time before the numerous al
legged prohibition law violators get
their innings in court.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
STOCKHOLDERS
GET JUDGMENT
Interesting Case Regarding an
Alma Company Goes Against
the Defendants.

Following four day legal battle
in Circuit Court before Judge +. j.
Moinet last week, a Judgment Of
$500 was secured by the approx
matelv 90 stockholders Of the Keel
All Paint Company, who were suing
Thomas A. Marlborough, Mason A.
scarborough. D. A. kitch and Otto
Sanderhoff, to recover the money
that they had paid for stock in the
concern TO these men,
1t was set forth by the plaintiffs
in the case that the sale Of the stock
was made under false and fraudulent
representation on the part Of these
men, as owners and brokers. not IL
oenscd. II was also claimed that the
stock thus sold had never been ap-
proved by the Michigan Securities
Con mission.
Friday Judge Moinct directed a
verdict for the sum Of $4,000 in fav-
or Of the plaintiffs, this covering all
claims excepting ten. These ten were
given to the jury for decision. The
jury was told that it was to deter
mine whether or not the men were
engaged in a common enterprise, and
that If it so found, it could render a
verdict on the ten claims up to
81 200. The jury after a short delb-
Grafton brought in a verdict against
the defendants covering the entire
81 POO
The plaintiffs in the case were
represented by the law firm of
Bahlke q Braun, and Attorney c. II.
Goggin Of this city, and John T.
Mathews, an Ithaca attorney The
defendants were represented by
Searl d Scarf Of ST. johns and NJ. C..
Rasmussen Of Chicago.
1t is understood that another suit
is pending in regard to other stock
of this company, in which the same
four men and John Jenkins and AL
Johnson of Big Rapids, will be the
defendants.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
TWO KILLED
Engine Topples into Ditch on T. s.
& NJ. Near Ashley.

When the Muskegon-Ashley PASS
enger train on the r. S. & NJ, a
branch of Grand Trunk. was near
ing Ashley shortly after noon yester-
day, the engine on the train jumped
the track and went into deep ditch
at the side of the railroad, and both
Jack McGraw Of Muskegon, engin-
eer. and Fireman Kray of Harris
burg were killed.
The two coaches, which with the
engine comprised the passenger
train. remained upright on the track
and not a passenger was injured
When the train was brought to a
quick stop. however, most Of them
were shaken up considerably.
1t is not known just what caused
the wreck that sent the engine into
the ditch, but it is believed that
something went wrong with the en-
CINE. This is still to be determined
however
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
ADVISORY BOARD
IS SELECTED
Will aid Salvation Army in Its
Work Throughout the
County.

At a meeting at the First State
Bank Wednesday morning at which
Charles r. Murphy presided as tenn
porary chairman a Gratiot County
Salvation Army Advisory Board was
organized.
Before the organization work took
place Charles Pivovitz explained the
work of the advisory board and dis
cussed The possibilities Of making
use Of the Salvation Army organiza-
tion.
Members Of the board selected
were c. V. Wright, II. S. Babcock,
Of Alma, c. A. Rehle of St. Louis,
Henry Mccormick of Ithaca, S. o.
Burgdorff Of st. Louis, A. j. Archer
of Alma, Floyd Glass Of Alma, Frank
White of Alma, c. H. Washbun Of
Alma, c. X. Murphy of Alma, j. n.
Mccall Of Ithaca, DR.. Dubois Of Al
ma. Arthur Davies Of Alma, r. w.
Creaser of Alma and +. c. Crandell
were elected as members of the
board. The officers elected follow:
President, G. v Wright; vice-presi-
dents, c. A. Rehle of ST. Louis and
Henry Mccormick; secretary and
treasurer, II. S. Babcock.
Among the duties Of the advisory
board is the representing Of the Sal
vation Army in the correction Of To-
cal conditions, to appoint representa-
tives Of the board in all small toms
in the county, to make cofnprehen-
sive study Of county moral and social
conditions, to advise as to corrective
measures, TO assume responsibility
for the presentation and the securing
Of the proportionate county share of
the annual budget, etc.