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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
Battery Locomotives.

In times of labor shortage and alb
normal demand for fuel mine opera
tors turn of necessity 10 electriflcation
as the only way Of increasing their
output. at the same time alternating
the labor situation. at times so serl-
GUS The storage battery locomotive
for mine haulage offers the very great
advantage that ii may be used with
out the dangers Of trolleys and the
necessity Of installing the trolley and
educating the miners in the dangers.
The storage battery locomotive. be-
ing self-contained may be put 10 work
directly il reaches the mine. More
over by charging the batteries at
night, which is about the only time
they may be charged unless battery
exchange is in vogue. overloaded sta
tons are able 10 be relieved, rates Of
energy are lowered and the load fac
tor increased.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
Census of Pins

A special census of the pigs Of the
country is about TO be made through
the aid of the $4,000 rural mail car
riers connected with $500 post offices
of the country. This will cover the
IA states of the country which are
most concerned. The pig population
of the remainder counts for little.
The information will be of great value
to the growers and the meat handlers
and will show the extent of the con-
sumption Of this kind of meat. A very
simple and easily filled questionable
will be circulated by the carriers to
be filled out by breeders and the infor-
nation asked for will be regarded as
confidential.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
Sufferinn Silvia.

Silvia. the colored laundress was
very fond of Boston brown bread, and
frequently told her mistress so. al
ways adding that with a bottle of
milk and the brown bread she could
lust make meal"
one day as she was leaving her
mistress gave her small loaf of
brown bread and some leftovers, re-
marking rs she did so: SILVIA, You
won't have 10 do much for your sup
per when YOU get home, rs these little
things will probably be enough for
YOU"
Law, yes. missy" responded Silvia,
"and thank you. maam. I'll stop at
the grocery and get bottle of milk,
and when | get home I'll build IA
little fire to sit by. and with these
dainty little bits and that brown
bread and milk-my, how l will suf-
fer!"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
Training Scout Leaders.

The Buffalo board of education il
holding a class for the training Of
Girl Scout leaders as part of its
night-school work, the teacher being
the local director, paid at the regular
night-school rates. They have the use
of one of the classrooms and one of
the smaller gymnnsums and meet
weekly. New leaders are trained and
any of the captains who feel tie need
of brushing up" or learning new
methods. of teaching tenderfoot and
second class are welcomed The bed
making and the first aid are taught by
Il nurse recommended by the Red
Cross and one evening of each course
is spent mt the\Red Cross house, using
their materials and beds for these
subjects.-The American Girl.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
Making Ice on Lumber Camp Roads.

The sprinklng tank is familiar
sight on the streets in the summer.
but how many have ever heard Of
sprinklng operations carried on in the
winter?
However, the winter sprinkling
tank. mounted on sleigh runners. is an
important adjunct in many logging
camps. The cutting Of timber is usu-
ally Il winter job, the logs being hauled
TO railroad spur or a stream of suf-
fcient size 10 float them away when
the spring freshets come. Horses do
this hauling where tractors are not
employed for the purpose The sprin-
King tanks are used TO keep q sheet
of ice on the rough roadways and en-.
able the horses 10 draw heavy loads.
over an iced road Il team of horses
can haul five or six tons of logs on
bobsleds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
TRUTH ABOUT LUCK
May Be Good or Bad, but All OF
, Us Have II.
Writer Who Makes the Assertion Cites
Instance Which Seems 10
Prove the Point.

Don't tell me there is no such thing
ms luck. | know better. You either
have Ii or you don't have II. II may
be bad or good. Sometimes II runs in
streaks and you break about even. But
we all have luck of one sort or an
other and we cannot get away from II
and we cannot explain II.
Take the case of Jerry Morgan. for
example. says Il writer in the Chicago
Daily News. The name is camou-
tagged. out of respect for his feelings,
but long years ago | knew him well.
His father died when he was baby.
His mother was left penniless. Even
tually she married another man and
Jerry was ill-trcated and ran away
from home just after he had worked
through the old fourth reader. Be
cause he was husky kid. he became
a sort Of pugillst That was all bad
luck. wasn't It? He wasn't much of
a pugilist and he lost n fight which
his hackers expected him 10 win. So
in the dead Of winter. he walked down
an icy street in Columbus. Ohio.
He was hungry, penniless and an
absolute stranger in town. He had
Just bummed his way in on a freight
and had been booted off with every
circumstance of ignominy. He was 50
weak he tOttcred His toe caught in
something buried in the ice. and he
cause he was In such languid state
mentally that his curiosity was
aroused by SO small n circumstance
and because he had nothing else To
do-he went back to see what ii was
that had tripped him.
1t was a neat roll of 81 bills. Some
one had lost it and the falling sleet
had pinned il To the ground so that
the wind had not blown ii away. And
he came along just before the sleet
had buried il. Up to this moment he
had had nothing but bad luck. He
was as complete loss as Il young
man could be. But with the finding Of
that money his luck changed. Every
thing came his way. That money
meant new clothes, plenty of food for
the time. warm room. rest and re-
gained self-respect. In two days he
had job. When he walked into the
office yesterday | did not recognize
him. Today he is the president of
bank in pod-sized town on the west
ern coast. Everything he has ever
touched has turned into money.
He has had nothing but luck Of the
best sort. His speculations are al
ways profitable He has lovely wife
he tells me. and family of fine chill
dren. When he dies he will have
grand funeral and the whole town will
mourn him. for he has developed i2to
citizen who is not only prominent
but is really worth while.
But | wonder what was the luck of
the man who lost that roll of bills?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
Island Was Afloat.

The Mississippi had just reached
food stage and | was just above Vicks-
burg. Miss. padding along at good
rate of speed on Il canoe trip To the
gulf, when / noticed ahead. about half
Il mile distant. small island set
II as my objective figuring it dandy
spot to disembark to prepare my noon
lunch. Padding more quickly. / was
surprised that II required almost an
hour TO reach II. When | did. found
II 10 be a floating island. detached in
some manner from the mainland. Ii
was about 30 square feet in area. and
upon IL were three trees Of good stat
ure. rode along with It Cat a safe
distance). and when ! made camp, six
hours later. il was still on its way to
the gulf.-Chlcago Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
LONG A FAMOUS SANCTUARY
Many Miraculous Cures Of Ills At
tributed to the Old Shrine Of
Ste. Anne de Beaupre.

When the celebrated French Ca
madam church of Ste. Anne de
Beaupre near Quebec. was destroyed
hy fire few weeks ago the famous
statue Of ste. AnDe, various relies of
the sainte and the old chapel i'm which
the statue was first kept were mfracu-
lousy spared.
Ii Is an old and faithfully adhered
tn legend OF the pafisiiioneis OF the
church of Ste. Anne de Beaupre that "A
party of Breton sailors were over
whelmed by terrible storm I'm the
ST. Lawrence river In the year 1919.
When il seemed that nothing could
save them they called upon Ste. Anne,
The patroness of their own home
province of Brittany in France, and
all members of the crew joined In n
solemn VOW that they would erect n
sanctuary on the shore TO the memory
of their saint If they were saved from
shipwreck. Their vessel was tossed
about all night, but early the next
morning the storm died and they were
landed safely. Believing faithfully
that their prayers had been answered
by ste. Anne they Immediately set
To work constructing II rude wooden
chapel which was destined To become
world famous through the successive
churches that followed II.
In the erection of one of these
churches that followed the original
frame structure parishioner acct
dentally discovered that the shrine
had curative powers. Louis Guimont
was his name; he helped i'm the con-
struction of the church 10 show his
reverence for the patroness saint. al
though he could scarcely walk because
of rheumatism. from which he had
suffered since his youth. But he had
no sooner placed one stone I'm the
foundation than his rheumatism
vanished.
Whether by the amazing faith OF
those who come 10 the shrine To he
cured of divers Affections or by some
divine quality in the statue and the
old chapel or by something that no
man can understand. cannot be said.
but II is indeed true that most mirac-
ulous cures are effected Ut the shrine
of Ste Anne de Beaupre.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08

Mrs. Harry Parrish of Grand Rap
ids is guest Of her mother, Mrs. w.
F. Thompson.
Mrs. Gladys Smith of Wisconsin
and Mrs. Zoeth Allen of Middleton
are visiting in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lyman DeLoach. Mrs. Allen is
the mother Of Mrs. Smith and Mrs.
DeLoach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Peabody at
tended the automobile races in Sagi-
nav the past week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
State Trunk Line Road No. 46-7 Section
(Also known as Assessment District Road
toA NJ inh


Sealed proposals will be received at the Of
flee of the Board of County Road Commission
ers of Gratiot County. Court House, It
Central Standard Time Tuesday. June 20.
1922. by Frank F. Rogers. State Highway
Commissioner for the improving of 4.5l6
and Sumner Township. Gratiot County.
Michigan. located as follows:
Commencing at the u post common to
section 33. town IL north. range west.
Pine River Township and fractional section
4. Town IL north. range west. Arcadia
Township. said point being the west cor
porstion line of the City of Alma thence
west on the section line between sections
80, 81. 81. said Pine River Township and
fractional sections 4. and 6, said Arcadia
Towpship 10 the west section corner com
mon to said section 81 and said fractional
section s thence continuing west the
section line between sections SO and SO, town
IL north. range west, Seville Township
and fractional sections l and 2. town IL
north. range west. Sumner Township TO
the west section corner common to said
section 80 and said fractional section 2.
The work will consist of shaping the road.
constructing the necessary drainage struc-
lures and surfacing to a width OF sixteen
tl6D with gravel.
Plans may be examined and instructions
to bidders. specifications and proposal blanks
obtained at the office of the Board of
County Court House. Ithaca. Michigan: and
at the office of the State Highway Depart
ment. Lansing. Michigan. Plans will be
furnished by the undersigned upon receipt
of IA deposit of Five $500 Dollars. which
will be refunded upon their safe return.
This road is TO be built under the pro-
visions of the Aldrich Act, Act 10. Public
Act 1919. and the funds for that part of the
cost chargeable to Gratiot County are TO
be secured under the provisions of the
Covert Act 80. Public Acts of 1915. as amend
ed
certified check in the sum of Five
Hundred (s5O0.O0) Dollars. made payable to
Frank r. Rogers, State Highway Commits
slower. must accompany each proposal.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
proposals.
FRANK +. ROGERS,
State Highway Commissioner.
Lansing. Michigan.
May 81, 1922.
Note change in date for receipt OF bids.
b5-2W.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
Accounted for II.

Jones-llave you seen anything of
that plaster Of Paris l brought home
yesterday?
Mrs. Jones-Was IL stun that looked
like flour, i'm Il paper bag?
Jones-Yes, that's 1t.
Mrs. Jones-And does Ii get hard
when ii is wetted?
Jones-Ycs.
Mrs. Jones-And sticks to everything
like glue?
JOnes-Yes.
Mrs. Jones-Oh. Joseph! II Is lust
like you to leave horrid stuff like that
lying about. Why. Ii took me more
than half an hour with the hammer
and chisel to get the cake cut of the
baklng-tin.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

Notice is hereby given that proceedings are
now being taken in accordance with Chapter
No. 2. of Act 81. of the Public Acts. of the
State Of Michigan. for the year 1921. for the
dissolution of the Elwell Elevator Company
said Corporation are hereby notified t.
present their claims 10 /. r. HisinRer
member of Auditing Committee. at the of
flee OF said Company. at Hilsingers Store
Elwell. Michigan. on or before June g. 1922
DATED:
Elwell Michigan,
May 81. 1922.
]. r. Hisinger.
VIM. Hutchinson,
VIM. Schiff.
Auditing Committee.
54-3w.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08

STATE OF MICHIGAN. The Probate Court
for the County of Gratiot.
At session of said Court. held at the
Probate Office in the Village of Ithaca in
said County, the LIST day of June A. ID.
1922.
Present: Hon. James G. Kress Judge of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Susie +.
Church Deceased. Ida | Huff having filed
ia said court her petition praying that the
administration of said estate be granted To
some suitable person.
II is ordered. that the Bird day of July
A. ID. 1922 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon at
said probate office. be and is hereby APP
pointed for hearing said petition
IL Is further ordered. that public notice
thereof be given by publication of "A copy
of this order. each week for three sue
cessve weeks previous to said day of hear
ing. in the Alma Record a newspaper printed
and circulated in said county.
James G.. Kress,
Judge of Probate
A true copy.
Mildred +. Taft Register of Probate.
b5-4W
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
Psychological Benefit.

"You are strong for civil service
regulations"
II am" replied Senator Sorghum.
Even If they do not succeed in hold
Ing a man In his position they have u
hopeful aud comforting influence"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
Beware Of CareIessness.

The unusual man is sometimes care.
less; the average man is frequently
careless; the shiftless man Is habtral-
iy careless. Don't indulge In careless
ness; IL breeds ruin aud disaster.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
Notice is hereby given that proceedings are
now being taken in accordance with Chapter
No. 2. of Act "a. of the Public Acts of the
State of Michigan. for the year 1921. for the
dissolution of the Stopple Kook Kit Co. a
Michigan Corporation. and all creditors OF
said corporation are hereby notified To pre-
sent their claims To o. w. Hayes. member
of Auditing Committee. at the office of said
Company. at No. i407 Michigan Ave. Alma.
Michigan, on or before June 23rd. 1922.
DATED:
Alma. Michigan,
May 3lst. 1922.
o. w. Hayes,
Maude T.. Hayes,
Amy Hayes,
Auditing Committee
54-3w.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08

Thrift Is such simple thing-and
II means so much. 1t Is the founda-
ton Of success In business, of content
ment In the home, of standing In So
nistv--Rnssell Sass.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
Uncle Eben.

II allus kin figger out whit boss
ought to win.' said Uncle Eben. But
when boss gifts on de race track he
don seem TO hab no sersc OF obliga-
tion.'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
STATE or MicHIGAN-The Probate Court

STATE or MICHIGAN~-The Probate Court
Court for the County of Gratiot
Estate of AMMI w. WRIGHT Deceased.
Lester A. Sharp and Willis T. Knowlton
Surviving Executors of said Estate have filed
in this Court their Final Account. and the
same will be heard at the Probate Office on
the 30th day of June. 1922. at ten o'clock in
the forenoon.
All persons interested are requested to be
present that day and show cause. if any
why the same should not be allowed.
Dated June 5th, 1922
A true copy.
(Signed) JAMES G. KRESS.
MILDRED +. TAFT Judge of Probate
Register of Probate. 55-4w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-08
RECEIVERS NOTICE

RECEIVERS NOTICE
For sale of furniture. machinery material
and etc. of Bollstrom Motors Inc
Friday and Saturday, June 10th and 18th.
1929. at st. Louis. Michigan.
Notice is herey given that on June 10th
and 18th. 1922. at the Bollstrom Motors Inc.
at St. Louis Mich. will sell TO the highest
bidder. subject to the confirmation of the
court. "A quantity of office furniture and fix
lures. machinery and equipment. material
and truck equipment and wood working
machine.
Purchasers will be required TO deposit
check for amount Of purchase To await con-
firmaton of court.
For further particulars address Geo. =.
Stone. Atty. Ithaca, Michigan.
:. o. Burgdorf.
Receiver of Bollstrom Motors Inc.
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1922-05-06
ParIa il maestro di GGrimOnie

In inglese egli pronunzia que
sto breve discorso:
] am delighted to preside over
this gathering, as POSTMASTER,
in honor of an estimeed friend
of ours and a brother of mine
of the Order Of the Sons of TIA
ly.
In circumstances like this,
when a person is honored for
affirming himself in the camp
of professionism and in any
walk of life, as Mr.. Tcdaro, one
then abuses the phrase Of self
made man but in this case the
same is well applied for the man
we are honoring this evening.
Mr. Todaro has grown from
his childwood day always with
high ideals and always looking
forward for a future.
l had the honor of having him
for more than one period as one
of my colleagues since the Grand
Lodge of the Order of the Sons
Of Italy of this State was CON
stituted - April 9th, 1913 -
| used to call him the "boy of
the Grand Council, because he
was the youngest, but notwith-
standing the fact that I termed
him so, he was the most alert
and intelligent young man, who
worked conscientuously and ac-
lively for the up growth of the
Order.
I remember when our Grand
Logde had big case in the
Dauphine County Court at Har-
.risburg, against some rebellious
characters of the Order. a
case that we won; and I can say
that to the victory he contribut-
I. ed greatly with his intelligent
translation of the general law of
the Grand Lodge. Mr.. Todaro
was then and is now among the
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1922-05-06
SOttOSGTiziORG
QUINTA SCHEDA

Dalia Loggia Vittorio Veneto
No. $50, $1,000.
Dalla Loggia Fuori i Barbari
No 876, S5.
Dalla loggia Fratelli Bandie-
ia No. 236. $500.
Dalla loggia Guardia Vittorio
Emanuele No 1913, $1,000; dial
Cav. Uff. f. Tiscar S5. Tota-
le $500.
Dalia Loggia Leonardo da
Vinci $1,000.
Dalla Loggia America No.
735 $1,000.
Dalla loggia Calico Galilei N.
56G, $500; L. A. 0rsatti 81. n.
De Simonc 81, p. Di Pietro dol
lari /. Totale $500,
Dai signori q. d. R. 50, p.
Greco 0.50, A. Paone 0.50. Tota-
Ie $500.
RnccolH dial SigHor Giuseppe
Broc0to GdetG, Graade AssisteR-
te Venerable dcWOrdiRe r. dr..
per- 10 State Pennsylvania: Ce-
nacolo Leonardo da Vinci $50;
Prof p Farina SIS, Dott. G. Fa-
biani $40, A. Scarduzio 50; NJ.
A. Pessolano S5, A. Liuzzi 50,
n,f4 n EoLi.,,I cE ID No.
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1922-05-06
NOTIZIE DALE COLONIE

ca festicciuola in occasione del
battesimo di una vispa bambina
alla'quale flu imposto il nome di
.Placida Angela e funsero da pa
drini Matteo e Teresa Di Gior-
.gio.
vi furono del rinfreschi e mu-
sica speciale. Notammo ira pre-
senti i seguenti signori: Saliva
tore Sasso, signorina Di Gior-
gio, Di Fazio e signora, di Phi
ladelphia, Pa; M. Iannacci, A..
Merlino e signora, n. Todaro e
signora, N. Gianmario, M. Di
Rienzo e Signora ed altri di cui
mi. .sfuggono i nomi.
La fiesta 81 chiuse ira Palle-
gria di tutti verso la mezzanot-
te
Dalla colonne di questo gior-
male mandiamo i nostri auguri
al nostro fratello Scesa ed ALA
sua buona signora, nonche al
suo fratello Luca.
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1922-05-06
Id Go0Dl d R21tlg Pl. ID IND S0aI2 Iln5SlZI0G d gIn
al neO avvOcato G. James Croce

festeggiato i'm nfezzo, avente q
fianco il Sindaco, indi la signo-
ira Carmela Todaro, moglie de-
festeggiato, il presidcnte Ante
.nino Bodanza, Venerable della
Loggia Santo Stefano di CANA
.stra, Ia signora GiuIia Todaro,
sorella del festeggiato, il Cav
a. Giuseppe Di Silvestro, mae
stro di Cerimonie, Ignazio To-
daro, padre del festeggiato, ST.
gnora Rosa Zaffmo, avvocato
Samuel b. Bertolat. ST.
gnora Maria Bodanza, Rev E.
Marchetti, signora Paolina Zaf
firc, altra soreila del festegria-
TO, signor Louis Fladi, Rev. v
Aautone. avV. John B. Stevens.
DIR. W. +. feel Presidente delIo
Schuylkill Seminary avv John
NJ. Di Silvestro, Venerable Su-
premo delfOrdine FigIi d'Italia,
avy II. V. Alessandroni. ASST
stente procWatore distrettuale
della Contea di PHILADELPHIA.
avv John Garaguso, Alfredo
Periilia, Grande Segretario Ar
chiyista dollo State di Pennsyl-
yania dejpO. +. dI., Avv. Ame-
ricus Rosa, Master Antonio Di
Silyestro, figlio del nostro diret-
tore; William e. Smith, Will
liam B. Yeager, d. Elmer Dam
pman e Oscar b. Wetherhold.
consiglieri comunali, avv. John
A. Keppelman, avv. Claude O.
Lanciano, signorina Jennie Ca
riola G padre Gaetano, cognata e
suore del festeggiato, John Ales-
sandroni ed Harry Tranchitella.
Prima che 81 desse principio
ALA consumaZione del menu.
servito inappuntabilmente, fu
preso un gruppo fotografico.
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1922-05-06
FREELAND, PA,
2 Maggie
PROGRESSO IN COLONIA

La laboriosa colonia italiana
di questa citta progredisce di
giorno in giornO. vi esistono
due logge delPOrdine Figli d'I-
talia, che continuamente ingros-
sano le loro file, quella di uomi-
nj e Paltra di ragazzi.
Nella seduta della Loggia de
gil uomini "Gianfelice Gino"
domenica, % Aprile u. s, ebbe
luJgo una iniziazione in in mas
sa. A funger da araldo il vene-
rabile sig. Vito Parola invite
il sottoscritto. La cerimonia di
iniziazione riusci solenne. Po-
scia fu nominate un comitato
che esplichi le pratiche per Pen
trata della locale Banda Mazzi-
nj. Di essa e direttore il 81
gnor Francesca Palumbo.
In breve 81 costituira una nuo-
va loggia a Mocanagua, Pa. Ne
sono organizzatori gil ufficiali
ed soci della "Gianfelice Gino".
II ritardo e doyuto allo sciopero
del minatori.
A. CGpOzzeH