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The vidette., 1922-03-23
Letter From ]. E. Vinson

Pottsboro, Tex, March 1st, 1922.
! am just in receipt of a letter
from Mrs. Geo. w. Moore, Of Tish-
omingo City, Miss, communicate
ing to me the sad intelligence of
the recent death of her husband.
Sad, yes, well may | soy sad, for
he was one of my old neighbor boy
friends, school mate and soldier
comrades in the civil war.
He was the First Lieut. in Co.
Moreland's regiment. Johnson's
| brigade of Rodiy's command OF
Forests cavalry.
Our company commissioned off
GERS were ]. w. Thompson, Capt.
Geo W. Moore, First Lieut., j, A.
Southwark, End Lieut.. and Wm J.
Moore, Third Lieut..
was intimately associated with
Lieut. Geo. w. Moore in all our
circles. In school he was generous
and affable, in social circles com
panionable, and in war one of the
boys. Being in the same company
with him, | was often with him on
perilous scouts, on the skirmish
line, and in hottest engagements in
battle when the enemy's artillery
was raining canister, shot and sh el
into our ranks, but with some of our
other brave officers, our First Lieut.
with dauntless courage was always
in the forefront leading his com.
rades against the foe.
Well do | recall among other in
cilents in battle was a scene at Sui
phur trestle north of Athens, Ala,
one Sunday morning in Sept 1864.
when with Forrest driving the ene-
my back into the Ford under heavy
Gre, with Lieut. Moore commanding
he skirmish line, pressing hard the
foe, just in front of our battle Tine,
one Of our noble boys of our com
pany, e, Bennett Heffington fell
wounded by my side and was borne
by his to the
rear while our line pressed on to
victory over the fortified fort.
Bennett Heffington, our courage
GUS companion, will bear as Grip
pie the effects Of that wound to his
grave. We had set Of fine officers
in company |, young men of our
own neighborhocd, none of whom
ranked higher in the favor of the
company's boys than did Lieut..
Geo. w. Moore, wherever a soldiers
duty led him. The very sight of
the blne jackets fired his courage.
A few years ago, his bereaved |
wife writes me, he was converted |
and joined the Baptist church, end
ing his mortal life a soldier of the
cross and in his last days longing
to be discharged from the ranks on
earth to join the holy ranks of Christ,
his captain, who leads His hosts to
victory everlasting. This was en-
bodied in the joyful message he re-
quested bis wife to send to me. |
Farewell faithful and true old COM
rade until the morning revielle shall |
wake in joyful triumph, the blood |
washed host to meet where sorrows
never come. ]. e. Vfnson.
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The vidette., 1922-03-23
Lost Out

Darke: Mable-gave me the nit
ten last night.
Greene: Then you're a little
ahead.
Darke; No; | forgot my hat.
-Wayside Tales.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
VI. A. &. Opens for
SiNty-Sirth Year

When classes met at the Michigan
Agricultural College on Wednesday,
Sept. 27, the state institution opened
its doors to the young men and wo-
men of the state for the sixty-sixth
consecutive year. Early enrolment
figures were large, and it is expected
when the late registrations are all
checked the attendance figures will
equal or surpass last years record
breaking total of more than 1000
regular, or four-year students.
AS in former years, agricultural
and engineering divisions continue to
lead in the number of students en-
rolled, while home economies, applied
science, forestry, and veterinary med
icine follow with generous shares of
the total registration.
This fall marks the opening of the
first full year under the administra-
tion of President David Friday and
Secretary II. II. Halliday, new exc
cutives of the college, under whose
guidance the traditions of NJ. A. c.,
the oldest agricultural college in the
world, are expected to be broadened
and expanded into new era of
achievement.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
Ne VI LIBRARY
STACK ROOM
is NOW SEEN AS EARLY NEED
FOR CROWDED ALMA
LIBRARY.

A new stack room for the Alma
College library is now seen as an
early need at Alma's rapidly growing
school for higher education, and ar
chitects will soon start work on plans
for such building to be erected just
to the west of the present library
building, and adjoining the museum,
which will probably cost the college
in the neighborhood Of $4,000. The
new stack room when constructed,
which will not be for a year at least,
however, will be entirely freproof.
Few people realize the size and the
Importance Of the Alma College Ii
brary in the state. 1t is the fourth
library in size in the educational in
stitutions of Michigan, being exceed
ed in size only by the libraries at the
University of Michigan, The Michi-
gan Agricultural College and the
Michigan State Normal. 1t is the
largest library that any of the nom
state educational institutions can
boast.
During the past year work of re-
cataloguing the library was put un-
der way by Miss Annette p. Ward,
the librarian, and is still far from
being completed. 1t is being re-cata-
ogued after the congressional sys-
tenn.
The library contains many we'll
known collections, the Cooper collec-
tion, the Kneeland collection, the
Elliott collection, the Barkley collec-
ton just willed to the college, and
the famous Lohgyear collection of
Bibles. In this latter collection are
found Bibles in numerous different
tongues. 1t is a collection, that is
not much used by the students be-
cause Of the varieties of languages in
which the various Bibles are printed
but that does not lessen the fact that
it is very notable collection for the
kind.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
Annual Reception
to the Teachers

The annual reception to the teach
ers of the city will be given by the
Federation of Churches in the Chris
tion Church on East Superior street
at p. m. Friday of this week. All
citizens are invited to came and make
Alma's welcome to her pedagogues
warm one.
Under the able leadership of Mrs.
Paul Crandell the arrangement COM
mittee has prepared the following
programme.
The Acquaintance Sack.
Words of welcome-Rev. w. l..
Gelston.
Violin Duet-Messrs. Bstline and
Davis, accompanied by Mrs. Davis.
Readings-Miss Rea Joy Stimson.
Violin Solo-Russel Johnson ac-
companied by Miss Louise Barstow.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. VIM. Davis.
Piano Solo-Miss Melba Spinney.
Old Time Songs led by Mr.. Fred
Fadden; Miss Zinn at the piano.
Games in charge of Mr.. May.
Refreshments.
1t is the committees request that
everyone come with the purpose Of
having good time. The reception
is to be informal and excessive dig
nifty will not be needed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
Former Business
Man is Married

Thursday night, September 21st, at
1880 o'clock, Mr.. J. Will Noyes and
Mrs. Myrta Keltner were united in
the bonds Of matrimony.
Mr.. Noyes came 10 Alma from
Hillsdale last January, being a part
ner in the Star Cleaning and Dying
works of this city. Mrs. Keltner
came here a few months ago from
Allegan where she was engaged as
trimmer in the millinery business
serving as office clerk in the Star
Cleaning and Dying works Of this
city. Formerly she was associated
with the Gaffney Style Shop Of this
city.
Rev. Il. f. Shouffler officated. A
brief ring ceremony was used, the
marriage taking place at the Minis
ter's residence, 1913 w. Downie street
After the wedding the happy
couple started on short honeymoon.
They will make their home in
South Bend, Indiana, where Mr..
Noyes has a position as Superintend-
ent of the B. B. Cleaning and Dying
establishment of that city.
This community joins in wishing
them success and happiness.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
Ferris, Cunin,ins
Speak in Alma

Tuesday evening after they had
spent the afternoon in Ithaca and st.
Louis, where they made addresses,
Woodbridge N. Ferris and Cummins,
Democratic candidates for United
States Senator and for Governor, re-
spectively, were in Alma and gave
addresses at the high school, the audi
torium of which had been secured for
the purpose.
A good crowd turned out to hear
the speakers, especially Mr.. Ferris,
who is we'll known in this city. The
addresses of the two men were warm
ly applauded by the Democrats who
were present.
In the addresses the two men took
up the issues of the campaign in
Michigan this fall, Ferris turning a
forensic broadside on the national is
sues Of the campaign, while Mr.. Cum
Minis directed his attention and that
Of the audience to the affairs of the
state.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
CITY WIDE RELIGIOUS RALLY

The churches of Alma belonging to
the Alma Federation of Churches
have united in holding city-wide re-
ligious rally on next Sunday, Oct. l..
Each church will arrange its own
program for the services Of that day
and all unite in issuing call to their
entire membership and congregation
to be present upon that day in the
church of their choice, bringing with
them as many friends as possible
who have not been in the habit of at
tending any church regularly.
The go-to-church habit is an ex-
cellent habit to form, for everyone
needs the uplifting and restful in
fluence which is obtained through
the regular church attendance as
we'll as the social contact gained
thereby, and the religious instruc-
tion so freely offered. We cannot af-
ford to stay away from church.
On the following Sunday, Oct. 8,
a religious census will be made of
the entire city by volunteer workers
who will visit every home in the
city to invite the inmates to attend
church.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination to be held at Alma, Mich, on
October Id, 1922, to fill the position
of rural carrier at Crystal, Mich,
and vacancies that may later occur
on rural routes from that post office.
The salary Of rural carrier on a
standard daily wagon route of "a
miles is $1,800 per annum, with an
additional $50 per mile per annum
for each mile or major fraction there
of in excess of "a miles. The salary
on motor routes ranges from S2,45O
to $4,000 per annum, according to
length. Separate examinations for
motor routes and wagon routes are
no longer held Appointments to
both positions will be made from the
same register. The examination will
be open only to citizens who are act
ually domiciled in the territory of
the post office where the vacancy
exists and who meet the other re-
qurements set forth in Form 1877.
Both men and women, if qualified,
may enter this examination, but ap-
pointing officers have the legal
right to specify the sex desired in
requesting certification of eligibles.
Women will not be considered for
rural carrier appointment unless
they are the widows of u. S. soldiers,
sailors, or marines, or the wives of u.
S. soldiers, sailors, or marines who
ar physically disqualified for ex-
animation by reason of injuries re-
ceived in the line of military duty.
Form 1877 and application blanks
may be obtained from the offices
mentioned above or from the United
States Civil Service Commission at
Washington, ID. G. Applications
should be forwarded to the Commits
sion at Washington, ID. c., at the
earliest practicable date.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
VINCENT GAINING
IN THE RECOUNT
ENTIRE PRECINCT THROWN OUT
IN SHIAWASSEE GIVING
BIGGER EDGE.

The recount on the primary elec-
tion returns in the Eighth Congress
sional district is still son, but should
be completed within the next few
days. 1t is apparently completed
throughout the district except for
Saginaw county and so far the re-
count has>shown a gain in votes for
Bird j. Vincent, the Saginaw candi-
date, who on the face Of the official
returns had been nominated over
William NJ. Smith of st. Johns.
The recount in Clinton county
showed a net gain for William M.
Smith of one vote, when it had been
brought to completion. John Baird
Of Saginaw, who watched the re-
count in that county is understood
to have protested the vote of the
fourth ward Of st. Johns, claiming
that the envelope in which the ballots
were enclosed had been torn open,
cacording to a recent Saginaw paper.
In Gratiot County the recount was
stopped after less than a dozen of
the precincts had been counted, after
which the board adjourned until later.
1t is understood that the recount as
far as it went in this county showed
a gain of ten votes for Vincent.
Monday the recount was finished in
Montcalm county, where William NJ.
Smith lost five votes.
Ionia county is said to have shown
a gain of a single vote for Vincent
over Smith.
In Shiawassee county it is report
ed, Vincent made a big gain, when
Smith lost a plurality of 62 votes in
precinct one of Hazelton township,
the entire vote of the precinct being
thrown out because the ballots were
not initiated. Up to that time, Mon
day afternoon, the vote in the pre-
cincts recounted have not changed
from the official figure. Objection
was then raised to the counting of
any more votes because no record had
been kept Of the metallic seals. The
objection was sustained by the cam
vassing board.
The count in Saginaw county is
still in progress, with Smith gaining
a vote or two in some precincts on
clerical errors and Vincent offsetting
these gains in other precincts through
similar errors. At present Vincent
has made a good gain in that county.
Vincents total gain in the recount
as far as it has progressed has been
in the neighborhood Of 20 votes, and
unless some very radical error is now
discovered in Saginaw county there
is no question but what he is the
nominee of the Eighth district Re-
publicans. Wednesday night the en-
tire vote showed Vincent 207 ahead
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
PUBLIC NIGHT SCHOOL
Study Shorthand and Bookkeeping
at NIGHT

A public night school will be or
ganized in Room 10 of the High
School Building, Monday evening,
October 2nd, at o'clock.
The following courses will be Of
fered: A Stenographic Course, con-
sisting Of Gregg Shorthand, Touch
Typewriting, and Business English.
A Bookkeeping Course consisting of
Bookkeeping, Business Arithmetic
and Business Law.
Glasses will meet on Monday and
Thursday nights from $50 to $3.50.
Tuition, $4.00 per month, payable
in advance.
Students attending classes regular
ly can complete either the Bookkeep-
ing or Stenographic Course during
the present School Year.-71-2wc
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
FREE SHOWS
TO Be GIVEN
ON SATURDAY
MERCHANTS OF ALMA TO EN-
TERTAIN FRIENDS AT THE
STRAND THEATRE.
Entertainments in
The Afternoons

Through an arrangement which has
just been made in this city, it has
been announced by the management
of the Strand theatre, through c. A.
Miller, that this popular show house,
central Michigan's finest, will give
a free show every Saturday afternoon
from 1880 until $50 o'clock for the
benefit of the farmers and others in
this vicinity.
Due to the change in the weather
conditions it was recently found ne
cessary to discontinue the free vaSde-
vile entertainments that were being
given by the Alma Merchants Bureau
for the benefit Of the friends of local
business men in this vicinity and they
had become so popular that the busi-
ness men cast around for another good
means Of entertaining their friends.
This has decided them to try out
the matter of a Saturday afternoon
entertainment at the theare for their
friends for the coming few weeks and
the Alma merchants got together
with Mr.. Miller and arranged for a
good high class attraction to be
shown for their benefit each Saturday
afternoon for the coming weeks.
Whether or not the entertainments
at the Strand theatre will be continued
after the first period of five weeks
will depend, it is understood, upon
how we'll these shows are patronized
and how well the farmers and friends
Of the Alma business men in this vi
Unity enjoy them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
SUGAR FACTORY
CAMPAIGN WILL
BEGIN SHORTLY
RUN THIS YEAR is EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE FOR APPROX
IMATELY IS DAYS.
TO Slice 10000
Tons of, Beets

The Alma Plant of the Michigan
Sugar Company will start operations,
probably between October and ~,
and nearly everything is now ready
for the start of the annual cam
paign of beet slicing and sugar pro-
duction.
During the past summer needed re-
pairs around the factory were made
and everything is now in first class
shape for the starting Of the cam
paign except possibly for coal. The
entire amount of coal that is needed
for the run has not yet arrived, but
the fuel is now being rapidly received
by the Alma Plant and no trouble is
expected to result from a possible
shortage of fuel during the run.
There is large tonnage of coal now
on hand and the balance that will be
needed for the run will be on hand
very soon.
Manager lothian Allen of the AL
ma Plant said Tuesday that it was
expected that tn local company
WOUlh OOtOOO IOHS
of its own beets that are under con-
tract, to slice during the coming cam
paign. There is every expectation
that in the neighborhood Of 10000
tons of beets will be shipped in to the
Alma Plant from other points to be
sliced and made into sugar here.
If the outside beets are shipped to
the local plant as is now planned the
campaign Of the Alma factory this
year will last for approximately IS
days.
This means that thousands of dol
lars will be paid out to farmers in
this vicinity for beets this year, much
Of which will, of course, ultimately
find its way into the business chan
nels of the city and the towns in this
vicinity.
The payroll Of the Alma plant,
which uses several hundred men dur
ing the campaign, in its two shifts,
will also run way up into the thou
sands of dollars and goodly amount
of this money is certain to find its
way into the business channels of
Alma and vicinity.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
To Open School
of Dancing Here

Professor Fivenson for seven years
Director of Ballroom dancing at the
Auditorium at Saginaw, Michigan,
will open school Of dancing at the
Elks' Temple, Alma, Mich, on next
Thursday, evening, October 5th.
He will confne his classes to a
course of instruction which will con-
tinue for about fifteen Weeks. Pro-
fessor Fivenson comes here well ex-
perienccd and highly recommended.
He was in Alma last week making
preparations for the opening of the
classes. He consulted the older as
we'll as the younger set, and ex-
pressed himself as more than pleased
with the enthusiasm shown. The new
dances have become very popular
among the married people all over
the country. The popularity of the
light fantastic among the other cities
is evidenced by the large classes in
attendance. Dancing has no age
limit.
The beneficial effects of the dance
are very apparent. 1t allows for a
mild and yet sufficient amount of
physical exercise, combined with the
very important factor of having that
exercise performed in a rhythmisal
way.
Mr.. Fudd, Chief examiner of the
Municipal Service Commission of
New York City, in recent report adj
vocated dancing for everyone whose
occupation kept them busy during
the day, and particularly for those
who were most tired at the end of a
days labor. He found that the exer-
else and the inspiring music helped
them materially both physically and
mentally.
Technique of dancing teaches bod
lily control, rhythm in amusic, mental
quickness, agility, grace, muscular
strength, and even respiratory
strength" said Professor Fivenson.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
A NEW HEATING
PLANT SOON At
ALMA COLLEGE:
PREXY WEARIES OF QUESTION,
"HOW SOON WILL WE HAVE
HEAT?"
A NeU Place to
Paint Numerals

A new heating plant is being in
stalled at Alma College which will
have double the capacity of the old
plant, and these days with their some
what chilly mornings are not being
overly well enjoyed by some of the
students and by President Crooks in
particular, because of the hundreds
of times each day that he is being
asked, "How soon will the new plant
be ready?"
1t will be with pangs of real re-
gret that members of classes of days
gone by, whose numerals stand out
boldly on the brick smoke stack, will
hear that the old stack is to pass
away, and be replaced by new one.
This news comes as a source of joy
to the new classes, however, as it will
now be possible for them to paint
their numerals upon the stack, by
which the classes Of the coming years
may remember and recall some Of the
dare devil spirits, who risked life and
limb to paint their numerals at the
top.
The new heating plant is to have
three boilers, whereas the old one
had only two. Each is capable Of
furnishing more steam than the old
ones and the three will furnish dou-
bic the capacity of the old plant. The
new plant is expected to cost in the
Of $4,000.
Just when the new plant will be
ready to furnish steam heat is not
definitely known. President Crooks
best judgment, judging from the
numerous answers to as many num-
erous questions is, at won't be ready
today"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
GIVEN A SURPRISE

Last Thursday evening when Rev.
and Mrs. M. w. Duffey returned from
the Thursday evening church service
at the M. f. church, they were pleas
antly surprised to discover that their
darkened home, left so when they
started for church, was crowded with
members Of the congregation from
the church, all Of them eager to ex-
press their warm satisfaction over
the fact that Rev. Duffey has been re-
turned to the Alma church for an
other year. A very pleasantly even
ing was enjoyed by the members of
the church, and the surprise that
greeted Rev. and Mrs. Duffey was a
complete one.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
PATRIOTIC RALLY

A patriotic rally will be held in
the East Superior Christian Church
Tuesday evening, Oct. 10. America s
rapid fire civic evangelist, DIR. James
S. McGaw, of Pittsburgh, Pa, will
speak. Mr.. McGaw is touring this
county in the interest of the Bible
School in the public school. He travels
under auspices of the National Reform
Association and is highly recon-
mended to all who desire to hear a
really worth while lecture. He has a
wonderful grasp of existing condi-
tions in our national life. He is al
ways interesting, instructive and in
spring. All are welcome. Bring
your friends.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
THE STREAM OF LIFE"

This great moving picure reel will
be shown on the screen at Eastmins-
ter Chapel on Sunday night, Oct. 1,
at 1880 o'clock. II was shown in the
M. E. Church last year and attracted
much favorable comment from the
crowds who saw it. If you have not
yet seen this telling life story be sure
and see it Sunday night. If you saw
it last year you will want to renew
your acquaintance with it and carry
away the new lessons it conveys to
every audience. Rev. Gelston is
sparing no expense to give us this
worth while Sunday evening service.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
Ldurense, College
Trustee, is Dead

Leonard Laurense, Of Deroit,
trustee of Alma College for many
years, passed away at his home in
that city last week after a long ill
ness, making the second trustee that
the College has lost by death during
the past forty days, the other also
being a Detroiter, DR.. James Barkley,
WHO was the chairman Of the Alma
board.
Never a year went by at Alma
College but that at Christmas time
Mr.. Laurense remembered the facul-
ty members and students of the col
lege. Each faculty member and stu
dent annually received a calendar
from this member of the board, even
during the past two years when he
had been in very poor health. 1t is
said by the college authorities that
until two years ago, no trustee dis
played better record in attendance
at meetings of the board than did the
late Detroiter.