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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

STATE or MICHIGAN The Probate Court
for the County of Gratiot.
At a session OF said court. held at the pro-
bate office I'M the village of Ithaca in said
county, tho 24th day Of June. A. D. 1921.
Present: Hon. James G. Kress. Judge Of
Probate In the matter of the estate of
FRANCES r. RAY, Deceased.
Lizzie J.. Sheldon having fled her petition
PRAYING that an instrument filed in said court
be admitted 20 probate as the last viii and
testament OF said deceased and that admin
istr,tiou OF said estate be granted 20 Lizzie
r. Sheldon. the executor named in the will or
some other suitable person.
II IS ordered that the 25th day of July.
A. D. 1921, at 10 a. M az said probate Of
fec Is hereby appointed for hearing said pc
tition.
II is further ordered that public notice
Thereof be- v.vcn by publication of a cory
hereof Coz three successive weeks previous %
said day of hearing ia the Alma Record. y
newspaper printed and circulated ia said
county.
(Sbncd) JAMES G. KRESS.
true copy. Judge Of Probate.
MILDRED H. TAFT.
lsegister of Probate,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
BARN BURNED SUNDAY

About noon Sunday a barn on the
farm Of Charles Greenho Of Pine Riv-
CT township was burned TO the
ground, the cause Of the blaze being
unknown. The damage is estimated
at close to $1,000 Two slos adjacent
to the barn were burned, as we'll as q
span Of horses, the years crop Of
wheat which had just been harvested
and was in the barn, large quantity
OF farm tools.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
MlnIna Potash

Potash IN Germany occurs in the
form Of rock salt and runs IN seams
OF thirty feet or more In thickness
As. mined II has ahout the same con
sistency rs tile common rock salt OF
commerce, and It's grinding is easy
The depths at which The true potash
deposits are situated make II neces-
sary to sink shafts leading 20 levels
of as much as 5000 feet below the
surface.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

FOR SALE CHEAP office desk,
typewriter new, / photograph
and records, ] large trunk, ! writ
ing table, l large tool chest with
full set Of tools, set Of drafting
instruments, complete, number of
new electrical books and apparatus,
! = Hip. motor new and several
other things. IIelmuth b. Lueth,
l28 Rockingham ave. 9-lp
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
Observation-Disclosures
SUMNER
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James Mcdonald Of Saginaw was
,re on business Monday,
dr. Gunthc, Of Alma was a bust
cse caller Monday.
NJ r. Race Of Grand Rapids called
aa ricqas Monday
irc Elliot OF Crystal transacted
business hyle Monday.
Friah ". WMecr Of Saginaw is
itag th9 stone funAg
a. J.. parec ana ssn ElHard of
ithaca wd.t husire& eall4s ,kce
Nuesasr. SO 1sstt3
A.har Eorauer Is spending a. few
lays % Crane E@Bir'S tais wcek.
Q h.. Fia den pf Gshd Rapids
caAea on 81 H.. 5haEt'' sfvanesdas =
t. g. fito1hc Ind Nifc of Alma Wis
tca .claif25 WpaaesdaN ~ p,
hts. s.. 'Jt GGvesIea Daughter
fIt 70 ard Mrs Ciflqpa "a tended
i. q. r. NJ lodge IN .s.nla Thiftday.
Amos eut5p5 wife spsg eIi+ Du
Vail verc II carsen- City Tursday.
II. E NJ sGum a fansact y business
ID Lansing ihe last Of tbe week
Mt and Mrs Clifford Ayers and
be latttss sister Mrs Mary Curtis
tarc retuncd 10 their home in De-
,ioit after q weeks visit at the Ayres
acmc here
toyl Ycitcr Of Owosso is enjoying
bis vacation with relatives and
friends here
John and Emmett Faber and their
neither OF Flint spent the week end
thcI farm west Of town
Na Sid Evel has returned to her
bome in Ithaca after spending a
WEEK with her daughter and hus-
band, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brecht.
lir. and Mrs Vance Woodland, Miss
soIlie S.cughtOn, and Mrs. Sarah
Pclioa motored to Grecnville, Satur-
lay TO visit relatives.
Mrs. Hulda Manguc entertained
her daughter and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Meiwan, and grandson,
Mr. Meurl Rogari, wife and little
iaughtor, Shirley.
Mr Harry Skinner and family re-
turned TO their home in the upper
ponn ala accompanied by Thomas
iang after d weeks visit with their
mother and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Will Stacey and son
Leo and friend Miss Alctha Mills Of
Bad Axe spent Sunday at the home
II Nh. Clevcrdon.
Mrs Thomas Lang entertained
Sunday her mother from near Ed
more and sister Mrs. Nora Skutt and
dauqhteg Gladys of Holly and friend
Mr.. Thomas Hines Of Flint
A group Of young people from here
enjoyed Saturday evening at the new
pavilion at Crystal.
The annual Hicks reunion was held
Sunday, July u, in the park at Alma,
Mrs. Allen Stafford OF Alma being
hostess. a delicious dinner was
scrvcd to forty-seven members Of
tac family and other friends joined
he gathering later in the day. The
little children enjoyed the play
ground equipment in the park very
much. The out-of-town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bennett and family,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer McClelland
Of Crystal, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hicks and family Of Stanton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Hicks, daughter Zelma and
friend Mr.. Monroe Of Lansing, Rev.
and Mrs. Howard Hicks and children
Of Reed City, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hicks and family Of Ferris, Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Hicks o. Elm Hall, Mrs
irctte Tucker Of Sumner, she being
an aunt of the Hicks children. Many
thanks TO Mr. William Parker for
driving into the park with his re-
freshmcnt wagon which added TO the
many comforts Of the day Mr.
Parker was formerly a Sumner boy
and a friend Of the Hicks family, so
all were pleased to see him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

AUTOMOBILE FOR SALE-Owner
wishes to sell for cash 6 cylinder, 7
passenger touring car, just COM
pletely overhauled and guaranteed.
Motor runs like new. Cord tires.
Paint very good. Price is low to
cause quick sale. If interested,
phone 46l. Clip
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

FOR SALE-Good two-room house,
wash room and coal house, full lot
price 500. Also, six-room house,
full basement, all in good condi-
ton. Price 81 500, payment down,
balance monthly payments. Call
on c. F.-Gossett, 52l Highland ave.
Alma, Mich. 08-2p
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

FOR SALE-192O Overland sedan,
good shape, finish like new. Cash
on terms, might consider same on
trade for first payment on house
or take cheaper car in trade. In
quire for Redman at postoffice
06-tf-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

FOR SALE-Baby cab, A-6016, small
round reed body and top with wood
wheels. Car clear throughout. Just
reprinted. Used one year only.
List price $500. Bargain for quick
sale $40 Richmond street, l.. A.
% Smell. Ole
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
Classified lids

Ads under this head charged for at
the rate Of one cent word. with a
minimum charge of 25 cents. Pos
itively no ada will be taken for this
column without cash in advance. All
sds telephored in must be paid for
before day of publication TO insure in
sertion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

FOR SALE-Equity in modern home,
good loca alton, or will take light car
as part payment. Will give a good
bargain, if taken before August /.
Hclmuth 3. Isueth, l2S Rockingham
ave. Clip
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

Jackie Coogan in "Peck's Bad Boy
Strand Sunday advertisement.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
MISCELLANEOUS

NOTICE-Have your car washed and
polished at Wright House Garage,
phone GIG. Car called for and re-
turned. 93-tfc
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

jackie Coogan in "Peck's Bad Boy
Strand Sunday.-advertisement.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

Bells Hawaiian's Strand Saturday
and Sunday. --advcrtisement.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

NOTICE-Household goods stored
at Wright House Garage. See us
for rates. Phone 626. 93-tfc
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

HARVEST Is HERE and so is our
supply Of Michigan State Prison
binder Irvine. Get yours from us
opposite Bailey school house, or.
from Ohio Dairy Co.'S Alma sta
ton. Smith & Walstow, phone >
Or. 06-tfc
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

Jackie Coogan in "Pcck's Bad Boy
Strand Sunday advertisement.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

FRUIT TREES, and bushes
treated for insects and diseases. a
few Of our new tested spccialties
consist Of making dwarf trees half
standard, forcing trees to bear
fruit, and fumigation. Our methods
are based on modern research and
experiments. In fact, this season
our arrangements in pruning, tree
doctoring and surgery surpass all
that has gone before. 524 Richmond
ST., Allen |. Morey. Slip
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

NOTICE-Try the new laundry. All
work guaranteed. 218 w. Superior
street, phone 7l5, 3 r. 7S-tf-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
W NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANlfl)-mlSCf
WANTED-A young man desires
board and lodging for three weeks
in a Catholic family on farm near
Alma. Inquire Alma Record 9-1p
WANTED-To hear from owner of
good farm for sale. State cash
price, full particulars. d. r. Bush,
Minneapolis, MINI. 7-6-eow-p
WANTED-Nomen to take nurses
training course. Good salary paid
while in training. The Carney
Private Hospital, Alma, Mich.
S5-tf-c
WANTED-Fordt touring car, 1913 or
1919 model, in good running order
Inquire Republic Billiard Hall or
call phone 671. O8-tf-c
WANTED-Carloads of baled hay.
Phone me and | will come and see
your hay. O. A. Hates, phone 400,
Alma, Mich. 200 +. Downie st. 3tfc
FOR sALE-msCELLANEoU
FOR SALE-A good cow. Telephone
S35 Black. DO Mechanic ST. 06tf-c
FOR SALE-A Conway piano in good
condition. Inquire 5. d. Best, FL
well, r. ,. 9-1p
FOR SALE Large dark willow cab
in good condition. Call Sl3 Red.
Gle
FOR SALE One wagon with gravel
body complete Cheap if taken at
once f. $. Clcgg, l05 w. Franklin
ST., St Louis, phone 111-2R. 9-2c
FOR SALE-Or will trade-3 beauti-
full resort lots at Crystal axe
Crystal, Mich. Address Tom Stu
debaker, Alma, Mi1h., K l. Cop
FOR SAILED Detroit Jewel gas range,
new. Also electric iron and IRON
board Inquire at 50r North Stats
ST., or phone 342. sip
fOR SALE Splendid heating stove
hard or soft coal two six foot
kaltex davenport tables, one stand,
:. mirrors. L0uise Hat Shop, Wood
worth ave. Ole
FOR SALF-At sacrifice, at once,
an Administer 9Xl2 rug, player
piano, a library table and misccll-
aneous articles. Inquire 1902 $.
State st. Clip
FOR SALE-Equity in modern home,
good loca zion, or Will take light car
as part payment. Will give a good
bargain, if taken before August |.
Hclmuth 3. Eueth, l2S Rockingham
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

FOR SALE Splendid heating stove,
hard or sof, coal; two six foot
katex davenport tables, one stand,
mirrors. L0uise Hat Shop, Wood
worth ave. 9-1c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

james Mcdonald Of Saginaw was
,re on bus.ncs. Monday,
DR. Guuthc, of Alma was busi-
css caller Monday.
NJ n. Race of Grand Rapids called
an iricqas Monday.
rel Elliot ol Crystal transacted
aQs mess htle Monday
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

WANTED-Carloads of baled hay.
Phone me and | will come and see
your hay O. A. Hates, phone 400,
Alma, Mich. 209 +. Downic st. 3tfc
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

WANTED-Ford touring car, 1913 or
1919 model, in good running order.
Inquire Republic Billiard Hall or
call phone 81. 08-tf-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

FOR SALE-Detroit Jewel gas range,
new. Also electric iron and IRON
board. Inquire at 50r North STATE
ST., or phone 342. 9-lp
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

WANTED-Nomen to take nurses
training course. Good salary paid
while in training. The Carney
Private Hospital, Alma, Mich.
S5-tf-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
FOR Observation-Disclosures

FOR SALE-A good cow. Telephone
$50 Black. DO Mechanic st. 06tf-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

President, Mrs. F. f. Pollasky.
Secretary, Mrs. Ray Swigart.
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-19

tional feed during the winter. This
is usually not the case on dairy farms,
where the cattle spend much Of the
time in yards or stables.
Grazing is not sufficiently remunera-
tive to justify the liberal use Of COM
mercial fertilizers, and very little is
ever used in the bluegrass region on
the pasture lands. In England it is
not uncommon to apply basic Stag at
the rate Of 1000 pounds per acre to
permanent grassland. Some farmers
in the bluegrass region of Virginia are
beginning to use lime and some form
Of phosphate on their pastures. This
improves the stand Of grass, but there
are no data available to show whether
the increase will cover the expense. In
the absence Of any experimental data,
every farmer Is advised to experiment
on his own fields in small way. An
application Of 500 pounds Of acid phos-
phate or Of bone meal to half acre
In an old pasture will soon show
whether 1t is advisable to use fer
tilizers. If this quantity makes a
marked improvement in the stand Of
grass, less might be beneficial.
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-19
MILK GOAT INDUSTRY GROWS
Anima! Will Supply Sufficient Amount
Of Milk for Average Family
Easily Kept.

The production Of milk goats has
for great many years been an Inn
portant feature Of the livestock In
/, dustry in many European countries,
but it has never secured very strong
foOthold In the United States. In
this country the goat has always been
an animal Of more or less ridicule, as
I the majority Of the people do not re-
ialize the possibilities Of certain breeds
I; or types that have been bred for many
years along definite lines, say special
lists Of the United States Department
Of Agriculture.
In continental Europe milk goats
are largely used by families unable to
/; keep q COW, and great benefit Is de,
rived from having fresh milk at hand
and at a low cost. In those countries
! the goat is often spoken Of as the
'poor mans cow"
During the past several years con-
siderable interest has been manifested
in the milk-goat industry in this coun.
try, The fact that the goat will supply
sufficient milk for the average family
and can be kept where it would be
impossible to keep COW is beginning
to appeal to many people, especially
those living in the small towns and the
suburbs Of the large cities
The milk-goat industry Is only in Its
infancy in America, the department
specialists say. This type Of goat is
adapted to our country, and the in.
/ dustry should become Of greater i'm,
;portance every year.
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-19
fN0CUlATE ALFALFA
AND KINDRED CROPS
Department Of Agriculture Out
lines Three Methods.
When Broadeasting Avoid Undue Ex-
posure to SUMS Rays and lmme-
diately Harrow Field-Liquid
Pure Cultures Are Used.

(Prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.a
Farmers sowing alfalfa In ground
where alfalfa or related crops, such
as bur clover or sweet clover, have
not been grown before, will find 1t
advisable to inoculate the soil with the
proper kind Of nitrogen-fxing bac-
terra. The same is true Of clover,
peas or any other legume. The
United States Department Of Agr!cul-
ture says there are three principal
methods Of inoculating soil-by direct
application Of soil from field known
to have suitable bacteria, by pure cul-
ture incubation, and by the glue
method.
For the first, 1t is well to apply at
least 200 pounds of finely sifted In
oculated soil per acre. This can be
done with the fertilizer attachment OF
the drill, or broadcasting by hand.
Broadcasting will require larger
quantity and should be done In the
early morning, late evening or on q
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-19
FEEDING TESTS WITH FOWLS
Mixture Of Bran, MlddIlngs, Meat
Scrap and Corn Meal Is Ideal
for Producing Eggs.

AS result Of eight years feeding
tests at the United States Department
Of Agriculture poultry yards at Belts
vile, Md, mash feed has been COM
pounded which gives uniform high
egg production This mash, which has
been tested for three years, is made
Of 4 per cent bran, per cent mid
dllngs, 26 per cent meat scrap, and
&c per cent cornmeal. In the expert
ments the hens were allowed to select
their own mash ingredients. This is
the proportion Of those different feeds
which they ate during the year.
Several pens Of 80 hens each, both Of
Leghorns and Of Rhode Island Reds,
have averaged from 40 to 1855 eggs
apiece while this mash was fed. While
the mash seems to be especially adapt
ed for Leghorns, it has given very
good results with Reds. Wyandottes
and Plymouth Rocks were found to
get too fat on the ration and a mash
somewhat lower. In meat scrap has
given better results with these breeds.
Both the Wyandottes and Plymouth
Rocks at Beltsville are large standard
sized fowls. The tendency to become
overfat. On this mash probably would
not be found in smaller type of
Plymouth Nocks, such az is often
found OH commercial poultry farms.
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-19
COMBAT WILD ONIONS
BY FLOWING in FALL
Pest Causes Loss Of Millions
of Dollars.
important Remedial Method Is to
Sow Small Grain, Preparing land
Before Seeding - Maturity
Of BuIbIets Prevented

Wild onions, otherwise known as
garlic, which cause American farmers.
millions Of dollars annual loss, can
best be combated by deep, late fall
plowing, In the opinion Of the United
States Department of Agriculture. In
blowing, the tops should be complete
ly turned under. A jointer attached
to the plow. and also disking before
plowing, will help to put the tops I'M
der. The following spring give the
land thorough preparation and plant
to some titled. crop, such as corn In
check rows.
It is sometimes impracticable to
eradicate this pest completely. An
important remedial method in such
cases Is to sow small grain late in the
fall, plowing and preparing the land
Just before seeding the grain. This
method viii not destroy the onions,
but gives them such setback that the
bulblets do not have time to mature
before the grain is harvested. -
An Important precautionary meas
ure is to SOW only grain which is free
from bulblets.
Damage from wild onion is Of two
general classes. Cows eat the young
shoots in spring, resulting In tainted
milk and butter; and the bulblets
which grow in clusters ut the
top Of the stalk In summer are so
nearly the size and weight Of wheat
kernels that 1t is difficult or. almost
impossible to separate them except
after artificial or over-season drying.
Onion tainted wheat -four is highly OBJ
1ectionable in bread, and wheat thus
fouled is stunned by millers. The
presence Of onions In wheat also in
terferes With milling operations by
cumming 1hn rolls,
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-19

vegetables and fruits are used during
the summer, this refuse is also val
liable substitute for costly grains and
concentrates in the hen menu.
Unfortunate results which in some
instances have followed the use of
garbage are due to feeding mixture
Of table scraps that was not carefully
selected. Hens like fresh garbage, but
are not able to digest scraps Of tin,
phonograph needles and similar for
eign material. Unless such substances
are separated from the garbage, dis
astrous results invariably follow and
the poultryman soon abandons gar
bage feeding and condemns it as sun-
satisfactory. The Department Of Ag-
riculture recommends that fresh gar
bage be run through meat or yege'
table chopper, and mixed with q little
ground feed before it is fed to the
fowls. ,
AS much of the table refuse should
be fed as the flock will clean up with
q relish in the course of an hour. All
feed which the birds reject should be
removed from the feeding pens or
yards as soon as possible thereafter.
Otherwise, it sours and communicates
the premises and, subsequently, If the
fowls eat 1t it invariably causes d.
gestive troubles.
Where garbage is fed it Is also pre-
requisite to provide a light ration of
grain twice daily, as we'll as to supply
dry mash In hopper before the flock.
AS rule table scraps are rich In pro-
tein and only occasionally Is it neces-
sary to supplement the mash with ap-
proximately per cent Of meat meal.
During the summer garbage decom-
poses and ferments quickly and it
must be fed before IT, raaehes this
stage. The feeding of garbage is ia
vored during cold weather because in
the winter the refuse keeps better.
Suburban dock-owners may often Sc
cure the garbage from neighborirg
families who do not keep hens. This
source Of feed may be SO plentiful that
the tlock-owner can expand his hen
keeping operations and even afford to
pay small amount for the garbage.
Experiments In feeding garbage at
the government experiment farm at
Beltsville, Nd, indicate that ten hens
will consume about one quart Of gar
bage daily. A suitable dry mash as a
supplement to this garbage consists
Of three parts by weight of cornmeal,
one part of bran, one part Of mid
dlings and 5 per cent Of meat scraps.
This mash is Kept before the fowls all
the time. If the table scraps contain
much fruit and vegetable peelings.
more mash should be added. while II
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-19
GRAZING MAINTAINS
SOIL PRODUCTIVITY
Many Pastures, in Virginia Have
Never Been PIoWed.
Where Beef Cattle or Sheep Are
0razed All Of Resulting Manure ls
- Left on SoiI-Lin1e and Phos-
phate Are Favored.

prepared BY the United States Department
Of Agriculture)
There is no system of agriculture
that maintains the productivity Of the
soil better than grazing, according to
observations Of the United States De
partment Of Agriculture, especially
where the animals are kept continual
ly on the pastures. Some Of the best
pastures In southwestern Virginia
have been grazed for at least 100
years. Many of them have never been
plowed.
The difficulty: In getting q good sod
on land that has been cropped with
grain for few years has proved the
wisdom Of keeping the land perma-
nently in grass. 1t must be borne In
mind that there are striking differ
ences in methods Of grazing. Where
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-19
RO)(u<LM
~ I|E 80 OK
FRESH GARBAGE SAVES COST
II Carefully Selected and Kept Free
Of Broken Glass and Tin 80 Per
Cent Saving Made.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.l
] A practical manner Of reducing the
production costs Of market eggs con-
sists in feeding fresh garbage placed
before the flock as soon as possible
after it has been rejected from the
table. Used judiciously it will reduce
the cost Of egg and meat production
from Is to 80 per cent. The garbage
must be fresh and free from all fer
mentation and sourness. The intrinsic
value Of garbage as poultry feed Is
due to the fact that it provides a
varied ration which fits all the needs
and requirements Of the flock
One explanation Of why the small
flock owner, with his backyard bevy
Of hens. secures heavy production Of