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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
White Shrine
Initiates Many

Tuesday, June IA, marked a real
red letter day for the st. Alma White
Shrine.
A class which numbered "a was
initiated into the lodge, 43 during the
afternoon and 81 in the evening,
making the largest class that has
ever been taken into the lodge at one
time, and possibly one of the largest
classes that any White Shrine lodge
in the state has taken in A sump-
tuous dinner was served TO nearly 800
people at $50. The dining room was
beautifully decorated in the colors of
the order, white and yellow. Bernice
Eaton, S. w. II. p. of Kalamazoo, and
Lulu Carr Of Grand Rapids were pres
ent as well as many other people from
out Of the city.
The Grand Worthy Matron, Fran
ccs Bell Watson, of the O. +. S., was
initiated at the evening session.
(Republished because of typograph-
ical error last week..
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
The Trunk Line
Bids We're Opened

Bids for the work on the state
trunk line roads in Gratiot county for
the state highway department were
opened at Ithaca Tuesday. Holmes,
Crane g. Bartling had the low bid.
This firm also had the lowest bid for
the city's end Of the work on the state
trunk line roads within the corporate
limits Of the city, and the probabili-
ties are that the contract will be
awarded to this firm by the state de-
partment. AS it is necessary for one
firm to handle both the state and the
city work, the firm that is given the
state contract will be given the city
contract. Holmes, Crane & Bartling
were much lower in their bid for the
city work that were the other bidders,
there being difference of over
$4,000 on the city end of the work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
DAIRYMEN To
HAVE OUTING
WILL PICNIC AT ITHACA JUNE
% AND HEAR SOME FINE
SPEAKERS.

There viii be a basket picnic held
in the park at Ithaca ON Tuesday,
June %, TO which all dairymen Of the
county are most cordially invited and
urged TO attend.
Questions of vital Importance to
the dairymcn will be taken up at the
meeting. These questions will be
taken Up by speakers Of national rep
utation in the dairy business. ID. d.
Atkn, president Of the Holsten
Freisan Association; j. W. Norton,
Jr., commissioner Of animal industry,
are among the speakers who will be
present.
Breeders of registered Holstein cat
tie are especially urged to attend the
picnic, as Gratiot County Holstein-
Friosian Association will be formed
at that time.
The program follows:
1880 a. Organization Of Hol-
stcin-Friesian Association.
1900 Noor-I icnic dinner.
1880 p. m.-Coopcrative Marketing,
by r. c. Pernert Of st. Louis.
200 p. m.-Address by d. ID. Atkin
of Flint.
300 p. m.-Addrcss by II. w. Nor
ton Of Lansing.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION

Everything is ready for the open
ing of the big industrial exposition to
be given by the Saginaw fair society
on their grounds Monday, June 81, to
July 4. Hundreds of Saginaw manu-
facturers will exhibit. The horse
races start Monday, Tuesday night
there will be $4,000 boxing program
on a ring pitched in front of the
grandstand. Each day and night there
will be some special feature. Saturday
is the big American Legion and
Metropolitan club program with its
sham battle Of 500 soldiers. Monday
July 4, there will be auto races be-
tween the fastest drivers in the state
with Bob Wilcox the state champion
defending his title. The industrial
exposition is costing the fair people
many thousands Of dollars to put on
and is the biggest single attraction in
the state this year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
Carson City
Wins Easily

The Elm Hall baseball team opened
its Republic field series of games
Sunday in way that was not at all
enjoyable to the Elm Hall fans, who
were present in force to witness the
deciding contest of series between
Carson City and Elm Hall.
The Carson aggregation of club ar
fists had their eyes on the pill and
drove it TO the several corners Of the
lot in various innings, and with the
aid Of errors on the part of the Elm
Hall nine was able to shove men
around to the paying station eleven
times during the nine innings Of the
fray. Elm Hall was able to show
only four marks in the scoring column
when hostilities came to a close.
Although the two teams were not
in the class of the Republic team
which gained fame through this sec
tion of the country last year, large
number Of people turned out to wit
ness the game.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
A Right Way
Meeting Held

An interesting Right Way meeting
Of employees Of the express company
was held Sunday at the local offices,
at which a number of addresses Of q
very interesting natlre to the express
workers and 10 shippers were made.
George l.. Witherbn, cashier, who
acted as chairman Of the meeting,
gave an address on Putting the
Right in The Right Way Plan" He
suggested refusing all shipments not
properly marked, packed, etc, but for
employees TO be courteous and to in
strGct the shipper in the right way
b prepare the shipment. II was MS
view that a shipment started right IS
halfway there.
Mr.. Ross, route agent Of Saginaw,
gave a short talk on Putting Our
House in Order" touching upon such
points as receiving shipments, care of
supplies, etc.
X. p. Mccarthy, the local agent for
the company, gave a talk on the care
of equipment.
f. c. Cleek spoke in regard to c.
O. d. VI. Rotar giving an address on
care Of supplies, Mr. Kisby, speaking
ia regard TO preventing loss in the
handling of shipments, Mr.. Gibson
and others gave interesting addresses.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
Warned
About Speeding

Rumors OF speeding automobiles,
automobiles running in the evening
at times without headlights, and q
number without having the rear light
going, are being frequently heard
around the city, and unless there is a
change in the careless manner Of
some autoists they may find them
selves in Justice court as a result.
These things do not often happen
on the main sreets Of the city, where
the police officials are TO be found
at all times during the day and night.
Rather do a number Of automobile
drivers seem to take real delight in
speeding on the streets once they are
out Of sight of an officer. 1t is very
evident that they know as a result
that they are violating the traffic
laws, from the simple reason that
they make certain that no officer is
around.
People often are prone to blame
police officials for not arresting such
speeders. 1t is hard for these Off
cials to be in a dozen places at once,
and it is still harder proposition to
arrest a man for speeding that they
DO not know has been speeding. And
they usually do not know of speeding
unless the spceders are seen by them.
The public very seldom gives such in
formation.
The traffic laws are Specific re-
garding speeding and lighting of au-
tos, and if the police official or two
should happen to appear in district
not usually policed and arrest few
speeders, they should remember that
they are alone to blame for being ar
rested. The officer is not.
There are places in the city where
it is highly dangerous to the public
TO have automobiles speeding, and it
is a practice that should be stopped.
Police action should not be necessary
if the speeders have the least consid-
Grafton for the safety of the public,
particularly for the children of the
city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
Baker Killed
Near Shepherd

Ezra Baker of Shepardsville, one
Of party of four, who had started
by automobile on fishing trip Sun
day morning, was killed at Shepherd
Sunday, when the automobile in
which the men were driving went into
the ditch on the curve in the road
about mile south of Shepherd.
The four men, Baker, A. J. Hettin-
ger, both of Shepherd, and Alfred
Squires and d. b. Shepard of Ovid,
left home early Sunday.
When the automobile turned over
in the ditch, the men were pinned
under the car. Baker was killed in
stantly. Squires was badly injured,
and the other two men were bruised
TO some extent.
1t is said that the men had been
drinking some hard cider previous to
the time Of the accident.
Baker is survived by four children.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
Dubois, Legion
Commander NOlU

Dr. Charles +. Dubois, one of Al
mas newest physicians, and yet one
Of the prominent younger residents Of
the city, is the new commander Of the
George w. Myers Post No. 1872,
American Legion, having been recent
ly elected to this place by the mem
bers of the post to succeed IL. l..
Rcece.
Dr. Dubois, first lieutenant in the
medical corps during the war, while
not overseas, saw plenty of work in
the various camps of the eastern
states, having been on duty in nearly
all of them. He was at Hoboken,
ready to sail for Europe when news
of the armstice stopped him. AT that
time he was commissioned captain,
but did not receive notification Of the
commission. With the war over, he
was glad to get back into his 'civies"
without chasing up the commission.
During the time that he has been a
member Of the George w. Myers Post
Dubois has been very active in Legion
affairs. Previously he has served the
Legion Post rs the vice commander.
Supt H. Blair DuVall of Ypsilanti
was calling on. old friends in town
Saturday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS WILL
Get DIPLOMAS
FORTY-SIX TO COMPLETE WORK
IN ALMA SCHOOLS AT THE
COMMENCEMENT.
Osborn Speaker dt
TORights Exercises

The tAity-third annual commence
mcnt exercises Of Alma high school
will be held at the high school this
evening, at which time forty-six SEN
iors will complete their high school
courses, and be ready to face life's
battles.
The Honorable Chase s. Osborn OF
Sault Ste. Marie, former Michigan
Governor, known as the "Silver
tonguod orator." will give the COM
mcncement address TO the graduates
Of the high school. Mr.. Osborn is
deep student and strong thinker, and
his address will without doubt be one
Of the best commencement addresses
that has been heard in this city in
some years.
The diplomas will be presented to
the seniors, following the address by
J. w. Kelder, superintendent Of
schools.
The program for the exercises will
be as follows:
March-Mclba Spinney.
Invocation-Re Willis Gelston.
Ht WO bISHdNleTS I1l5n
School Chorus.
Address Honorable Chase S. Os-
born.
Moonlight" High School Chorus.
Viking Song" High School Choir
us.
Presentation of Diplomas. W.
Keder, Supt.
Benediction-Rev. Willis Gelston.
The members Of the graduating
class which receive their diplomas
Bentley, Vera Bollinger, Doris Brad
this evening are the following: Frank
ford, +. Collins Bradley, o. Irene
Bridwell, Norman Buck, Juanita Carr,
William Collins, Earl Cross, Leona
Cross, Mildred Fletcher, Donald Grov-
er, Anna Harwood, Madge Johnson,
Vera Johnson, Walter Kemler, Helen
Kennedy, Leona Leonard, Jean Lig-
nian, Helen Losey, Lee Lyon, Bernad-
cite Manning, Freeland Marshall,
Floyd McDaid, Emiline McFaul, Ruth
Mckinney, Matilda Miller, Eva Mills
Pearl Mitchell, Paul Moore, Marvel
Murdock, Russell Murphy, Verle Ohm
sted, Donald Pugsley, Charles b. Sar-
tor, Mildred Schick, Mildred Schick,
Frances Severens, Karl Small, Alton
Stearns, Audrey Steenburg, Dorothy
Sutton, Lenna Thomas, Lota Thomas,
Nellie Waber, Elizabeth Williams.
and Winfred p. Wilson.
To the girls of the senior class 90
the class honors. Emiline McFaul is
the Valedictorian, and Miss Elizabeth
Williams, the Salutatorian. Miss
Anna Harwood is given honorable
mention.
The officers Of the graduating class
are the following: President, Lee +.
Lyons; secretary, Anna Harwood;
treasurer, Donald Pugslcy.
The class will leave as memorial
to the high school a Victor motion
picture machine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
Capitol Lodge
1. o. o. +. Here

Capital Lodge, /. O. o. F., Of Lam
sing, about rs members strong, came
to Alma Saturday evening to confer
degree work for the local lodge.
Nearly every lodge in the county
had representatives at the session
here, and it is estimated that nearly
300 members of the |. o. O. +. lodge
were present during the evening.
In addition to the regular degree
work Of the evening, some fine enter
tainment was enjoyed by the |. o. o.
+. members.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
ALMA SENIORS
WERE MARRIED
LAST FRIDAY
MISS HELEN L0SEY AND ALTON
STEARNS FOOLED THEIR
ALMA FRIENDS.
Knot Was Tied On
Trip to Crystal

Quietly, so quietly that they did not
think anyone would find out about IL,
Miss Helen Losey and Alton Stearns,
left Alma Friday afternoon TO get
married, and had the knkot tied in
Sumner, while on their way to Crys-
tai lake to spend few hours.
Two high school friends accom-
panied them, and they were expected
to keep the secret, until such time
as Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Stearns were
ready to make the announcement Of
their marriage.
Like some secrets Of state, how
ever, leak developed, and it was not
long before the many Alma friends of
the two popular high school seniors
had learned of their marriage and
We're extending congratulations to the
rewlyweds.
Mrs. Stearns is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Lcsey of this city, and
member of the senior class Of Alma
high school. She has been prominent
in the younger set for some years.
Mr.. Stearns, also a member Of the
class Of 1921, hes been one Of the
leading athletes Of the high school for
the past four years, and is well known
throughout this part Of the state. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Stearns of this city. Mr.. and Mrs,
Stearns will each receive another GER
tificate tonight at the commencement
exercises of the high school. 1t will
be different one, however, than the
one that was duly executed and wit
nessed last FridaY at Summer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
BEE KEEPERS BASKET PICNIC

The Gratiot County Bee Keepers
Association will hold its annual bas-
ket picnic on Thursday, June 80, at
the J. n. Harris apiaries, located two
miles south and one mile east of st.
Louis. This association includes the
bee keepers of Montcalm, Isabella,
Saginaw and Gratiot counties. Every
one interested in bee keeping and
their families are invited to be pres
ent. Pot luck dinner will be held.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23

The recital given Monday evening,
June 20th, at the Strand by Mrs. Il.
a. Randell, pianist, assisted by Mrs.
Lotta Fullerton, soprano, was we'll at
tended and much enjoyed. The event
was put on under the auspices Of the
Ladies' Guild of the st. Johns Epis-
copal Church of this city.
Mrs. Randell is a pianist Of excep-
tional ability and her Interpretation
of the numbers given was both ex-
pressive and sympathetic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
sEYILLE.suMNER CLUB

The Scville-S Sumner Farmers Club
will hold its annual picnic at Crystal
lake July 4. The Arcadia Farmers
Club has been invited to join with
them at the picnic. Don't forget to
bring well-filled baskets.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
WILL MEET FARwELL SUNDAY

The Elm Hall baseball team, which
mas secured the use Of Republic field
here for the summer will play the
strong Farwell town team Sunday af-
tcrnoon at 800 p. m. city time. The
two teams recently put up a brilliant
l4-inning contest, Elm Hall winning
5 to 1. The game Sunday promises to
be real battle from start to finish
as Farwell is out for revenge for the
precious defeat
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
Mrs. GrdbOWsky
Hurt Thursday

Mrs. Robert Grabowsky, wife of
Robert Grabowsky, telegraph operat-
or at the office at the Republic Motor
Truck Company's plant here, was
badly injured last Thursday, when an
automobile in which she was riding
went into a ditch at corner in the
north end of the city.
IL is said that as the automobile
started to turn the corner another
auto approached and forced wide
turn on the corner, the automobile
being sent into the ditcsh at the side
of the street, before the corner turn
could be made.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23
CHANGES TINE

The Ann Arbor Railroad announces
the following schedule for steam
trains and motor cars at the Alma
depot
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23

Leo Matzen went to Saginaw Fri
day evening TO spend the week end
with his parents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-06-23

S-steam tram. SF-Steam train
daily except Sunday. So-Steam
train Sunday only. M-Motor car
daily. M*-Motor car daily except
Sunday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-17
DISTRICT CONVENTION

A convention to be composed Of del
egates from the various voting pre-
cincts within the legislative district is
hereby called to meet at the Grand
Theatre in the city Of Minot at 200
o'clock P. M. on March 23rd, 1921.
The purpose of the convention is to
select delegates to represent the goth
Legislative district in an Independent
State convention, to be held at Devils
Lake on March Both and 31st, as per
call published herein.
Said district convention will also
select campaign manager or a CAM
raign whose duty it will be to select
a manager for the district to serve in
such capacity, in event a recall should
be ordered by the State Convention.
Said district convention will like
wise take up for discussion and decis-
ion the question of what to do with
reference to the recalling Of Nonpar.
tisan members of the House and Sen
ate if there are any now representing
the district and to select others to take
their places, also to provide for i'm
mediate circulation of petitions for
recall and nomination of such legis-
lators. If any independent members
are now representing the district prep
aration should be made to defend them
against possible attack by the forces
of Townleyism.
Each precinct in the legislative dis
trict is entitled to one delegate for
every so votes or major fraction there
of cast within the precinct for the
State Board of ADULTS Law at the last
general election, provided that every
nrecinct shall be entitled to one dele
gate regardless of the number Of votes
cast. .
Unless other arrangements have
| already been made by properly con-
stituted authority for representation
in the district convention from each
of the several precincts, caucuses for
| the purpose of electing delegates to
| represent the various precincts within
the district will be held between the
hours of 200 and 800 o'clock on Sat
urday, March 10th, at the polling place
used in the various precincts at the
last general election.
Any elector may participate in the
District Convention Of precinct eau
Gus who will not under any circum-
stance in event recall election is held
vote for the rentention in office OF
any Of the present members Of the
Industrial commission, namely: Lynn
J. Frazier, VIM. Lemke and John Ha.
gan.
3. +. SPALDlNG,
SVEINBJORN JOHNSON
THEO. G. NELSON,
Joint Campaign Committee.
3-l7-tl-cg
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-17

Mr.. Glenn billiard Gum of Chicago,
affiliated with the McPhail school Of
music at Minneapolis. She entertain
ed group of students informally
with number Of selections.
Mr.. c. w. Mason, editor Of the
Daily News, gave an informal talk to
the class in Journalism on Wednesday
last. He spoke Of the essential char
acteristics Of the newspaper man and
strongly maintained that the news
paper man has . great opportunity to
serve the people and make his work
really worth while. The Journalism
class feel that they have profited
both by their visit 70 the Daily News
Office on Monday and by the instruc-
tive talk given by Mr.. Mason.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-08-12

CONTINUED ON PAGE sEVENl
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

and gittin well. Nobuddy lies sick at
home any more If they kin possibly
find accommodation in a hospital. II
Inconvenience tn other members o
tn family an muses. up tn home.
Besides nobuddy wants L stay to
home even If they're sick Stayin' at
some makes 'em sick. Some folks git
in a big hospital surrounded by
oranges an magazines an nurses
an flowers. It's a great change an
a rest. We used { eat a nickels
worth o. rhubarb root or take a
blue mass pill an so { bed fer a day
or two when we didn't fee good,
but t'day we ring fer tn ambulance.
People speak o. goln' { tn hospital
like they wuz goin' [ Miami.
Ficridy, an they don't think no more
o. bein' ripped open an sewed up or
o. havin' a kidney remounted, than
they do o. goin' { a beauty parlor
Theirs somethfn' kind O. sweet an
restful about layin' in a hospital bed
with flowers on ever hand an a
glass thermometer in your mouth
an a fluffy nurse settin' on tn edge
OF your cot tellin' you about some
buddy that's jest had q tumor yank-
ed out. or a liver drained an resell
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26
JULY TO BE HOTp

Are we In for a scorching summer? Some OF
June's sample hot days make 1t appear But last
winter mild. And mild winter usually is fol-
lowed by cool summer, for nature has a way of
evening up the yearly temperature Sometimes she
skips year or two but in the long run cool
mers follow mild winters and hot summers follow
cold winters.
In the last 40 years the countrys yearly tenn
perature has averaged 40 degrees Taking it by de-
cades it has varied as much as two degrees
from that average. The coolest July on record was
in 1916. the famous year when snow fell the
northern states every month The hottest Julys
in 1880 and 1876. The coolest January IN 1857,
and the coolest March in 1885. The three
decades were those ended in 1900. 1910
and 1920 The coolest decade followed the second
hottest.
These figures from the weather bureau. lend
support to the old who claim that eve don't
have the winters we used to-" Maybe they're right,
but the weather bureau says that there any
permanent change in average yearly temperature.
You scowl at the thermometer and wonder wheth-
It's going to get hot cool. Probably the
wondered likewise. 1t was curiosity about the
weather that made Calico invent the thermometer
in 1893 He knew it was hot that summer. but
wanted TO know exactly how much-probably 81 ne
could boast to his grandchildren that he'd passed
through worse weather than this" Galileos curios-
ity about the weather shared by his pupil.
Torricel, who invented the barometer in 1643.
Similar curiosity 10 years later caused the Grand
Duke OF Tuscany to found the first weather bureau.
He distributed weather-vanes, thermometers and
barometers to monks all over Italy and told them
to send their observations to him by courier so he
could determine whether weather is as tickle in
town as another.
At times we all curse the weather and the
climate, yet mother nature has in her storehouse
on earth every sort Of climate and weather you
could desire. The moistest town is Cherrap ongee,
India. Its rainfall averages ass inches year and
time this rose to sos inches. Probably he
Cherrapongee people pray for drought the very
time farmers around South Bend are praying for
rain.
The coolest place in the world IS the village of
Verkhoyansld, in far northern Siberia. That town
never has any and sometimes the Their
mometer registers so below No doubt. they'd
trade for some Of these hot days. We're willing.
Aren't you?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26
THE CHlLDRENs DIsPENsARY.

South Bend must get behind the Chfdrens dis
pensary the Childrens Dispensary IS going TO get
behind South Bend-lost so far behind as TO be
indistin guishabie. The Welfare association due 10
lack OF public support. has not been able 10 make
good its budget. and the Childrens' Ddspensary -
suffering quite as the Visiting Nurses association.
the Salvation Army, and numerous other charities
have suffered. These things must be kept up or
they viii go dQwn That a truism
The care OF South Bends poor crippled, sick,
and underfed children. is Indispensable % the COM
munity's future. Good health and chance in life
are indispensable 10 good citizenship. The man who
said ne would rather see anger in the lace os