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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19
{. |. SMITH
NOW ACTING
POSTMASTER
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL PERMA-
NENT POSTMASTER is NAMED
FOR OFFICE.
Examination Set
For February IA

Ezra l.. Smith has been appointed
as acting postmaster Of the local post
office and on Monday relieved Vincent
p. Cash, who for seven years had
been postmaster here Cash resigned
December 81, and asked that the res
ignation be given immediate effect.
f. L. Smith is a former assistant
postmaster of the local office, taking
this position when c. F. Brown was
postmaster and continuing it for a
time under the administration OF V.
P. Cash, finally resigning to go with
The Republic Motor Truck Company
Inc.
Mr.. Smith left the Republic some
months ago and is now connected with
The. Ruggles Motor Truck Company
of Saginaw as secretary of the con-
Germ He has continued to be resi-
dent of Alma, however.
Just how long Mr.. Smith will con-
tinue as acting postmaster here is not
known. An examination for second
class postmaster at the local office
has been called for February IA and
it will probably be some little time
after that date before a successor is
named and the appointment made.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19
Take OUer the
st. Louis Road

AT meeting of the Gratiot Coun-
ty Road Commissioners last week
the commission voted to take over the
two miles of road from the Pere Mar
quette railroad crossing in st. Louis,
south to where trunk line, MIA turns
west into Alma.
st. Louis people have for some
time endeavored to get this piece of
road included as part of MIA or
taken over as a part of the county
road system because of its import
ance. The two mile stretch of road
is a part of the direct road between
Ithaca and st. Louis, and as a result
looms up as an important piece of
road.
The action of the county road
commission in taking over the piece
of road means that a portion Of the
cost of putting the road in good
shape will be borne by the county.
The maintenance cost of keeping the
road in repair will also be taken by
the county, now that the two miles
of road has become a part Of the
county system.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19
MACGOWAN VERY PLEASING

Robert MacGowan, Pittsburgh min
ister, who appeared here Wednesday
evening as the fourth number of the
Community Lyceum Course, delighted
his audience with his address "The
Greed of the Flag"
Too many of us, said MacGowan,
know the words of creed, but forget
the thing behind the words.
He pointed out that the first three
words of the American constitution
contain the hope of the world, these
being the words, eve the people,
and followed this with strong plea
for the urgent necessity of keeping
pure our democracy.
That there can be no hope of a per-
manent world peace while kings re-
main on their thrones in European
and other countries was pointed out
by him. The reason given by him was
that in monarchal forms of govern
ment that power does not come from
1--WE the people"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19
GOOD ROADS SAY
THE SUPE ERv|S0Rs
PASSED RESOLUTION WEDNES.
DAY TO SHOW THAT THEY
FAVOR GOOD ROADS.

Although no definite action was
taken by the Gratiot County Board of
Supervisors at their meeting last
week in Ithaca to submit a road bond
issue to the people of the county,
this cannot be taken to mean that
the supervisors are against good
roads.
Neither can the fact that a mill
tax was not spread be taken to mean
that they were against good roads.
The board which met last week had
no power to levy such tax. The
new board to be elected this spring,
and which will meet in the fall, will
be the board that will have such pow
er. The present board, as a whole,
does not approve of the submission
of bond issue if money for Graf
lots share of the trunk line work
can be obtained in any other way
That does not mean that the board is
not in favor of good roads.
The board adequately expressed its
feeling Wednesday afternoon when il
PoSStu Il iCSOlutlOli SuDHlllNtu DN Ou-
pervisor Cook Of this city TO the eff
feet that the board favors good roads
The board wants the roads, but its
members also desire to arrive at the
one best method of securing Gratiot's
share of the cost, the method that
will weigh least heavily on the tax
payers Of the county.
With the interest that has beer
shown in the matter of good roads
in the county, and in view of the res
olution by the board showing that
good roads are favored, it is to be ex.
pected that between now and the fal
meeting of the new board that some
good method will be worked out by
interested people of the county foi
obtaining Gratiot's share of the gooc
roads on the trunk lines.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19
CRISP SPOKE At
NOON LUNCHEON
RHODES, GERBER AND MURPHY
WERE ALSO SPEAKERS AT
MEETING.

Following a fine luncheon Wednes-
day noon, Glen Crisp. comptroller at
The Republic Motor Truck Company
Inc, gave an interesting talk on bus
mess prospects for the immediate fu-
ture which held the close attention Of
the business men.
In his address he pointed out the
need Of the business men making pur-
chases during 1922 only as they need
ed them, as prices will be still on the
decline during the year on the whole.
He explained the decrease in the
buying power of the public, using the
farmers for an illustration showing
that they were receiving much less in
proportion for their products than the
materials that they had to purchase
were costing as compared with the
Immediately previous years.
He pointed out that an easing mar
ket was coming calling attention to
the decrease in money rates which in
some places have decreased TO Az per
cent on loans.
He said that success in business in
1922 depended on good management
good ideas, quality and price, and
that sales would depend upon two
factors, price and money with which
to purchase.
Mr.. c. G.. Rhodes, Harry Gerber
and c. r. Murphy in short talks
pressed home the points of Mr.. Crisp's
address and called attention to the
need of restoring the confidence of the
buying public.
John Hunter of Newberry, who was
visiting his two sons at Alma College
was introduced by c. V. Calkins anc
gave short talk
d. L. Johnson, acted as chairman OF
the meeting Wednesday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19
Stock Men Want
Wool Protection

Favoring tariff protection for wool
and sugar, in order that production
of these important Michigan products
may be increased in the state, men,
bers Of the Michigan Livestock Breed
ers and Feeders Association passed
resolutions to this effect at their
thirty-second annual meeting, held at
the Michigan Agricultural College,
Jan. Ii and II. More than 800 men
gathered for the conferences, as mem
bers of the different special breed
associations which held sectional
meetings during the. gathering.
Officers of the general association,
elected for 1929, include: President
II. II. Halliday, Lansing; Vice Pres.
Jacob DeGeus, Alicia; Secretary, G.
A. Brown, East Lansing; Asst. Sec'y
w. f. j. Edwards, East Lansing;
Treasurer, l. X. Maystead, Osseo
Executive Committee: John Lesster
Orion; Earl C. McCarty, Bad Axe;
Alexander Minty. Ionia; w. F.. Liv.
ingston, Parma; and II. w. Norton
Jr., lansing.
Fifteen separate stock associations
also elected their annual officers al
their special meetings. Auction sales
of horses and cattle were held in the
college livestock pavilion on Friday
Jan. 13.
Headlners among the speakers a.
the general meetings were Ex-Gov
ernor Frank o. Lowden, of Illinois
also President of the American Hol
stein -Friesian Association; and Gov
ernor Alex J. Groesbeck, of Michi
gan
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19
ALMA MAN SEEKS OFFICE

c. Earl Richards, a resident of
this city for the past three years and
resident of the county for years,
has announced. himself as a candidate
for the nomination for county clerk
on the Republican ticket at the COM
ing primary election. For three
terms he was the township clerk of
Washington township and served as
justice of the peace for some years
while resident of Fulton township
He is well known in this city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19
Weekly Editors to
Hold Winter Meet

Publishers of Michigan weekly
newspapers will gather at the Michi-
gan Agricultural College for an in
formal conference on Jan. 20 and 81
The call for the meeting has been
issued by S. r. Wilson, of Saline, Sec
retary of the Weekly Press division
of the Michigan Press and Printers
Association, although it is understood
that the meeting is not an Official
gathering of the association, as such
Editors from all over the state will
gather for the meeting, at which
business "shop talk" is to be the or.
der of the day.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19
POSTMASTER EXAMINATION

An open competitive examination to
fill the vacancy of postmaster at Alma
will be held February ID, 1922. This
examination is not an examination
under the Civil Service Act and Rules
but is held under an Executive order
issued May 10, 1921, and revised July
q, 1921. Candidates will not be re-
quired to report for examination al
any place. Applications for examina-
tion may be secured at the post office
orsfrom the Civil Service Commission
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19
CROOKS ELECTED
As UNION HEAD
ALMA PREXY is PRESIDENT OF
UNION OF PRESBYTERIAN
COLLEGES.

Pres. II. NJ. Crooks of Alma Col
legc has been elected as president of
the Presbyterian College Union, the
prexies of the Presbyterian colleges
that are members Of this organization
honoring him with the presidency at
a recent meeting.
The Presbyterian College Union is
a national organization of the Pres
byterian colleges of the country.
Membership in the organization is
optional, however. At the present
time about forty colleges are mem
bers of the Union.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19
HI6H SCHOOL
WIH5 DEBATE



Anna ih9a School won the second
ylan.uoas vote of tha season in the
lc1a.c 1r.h Big Rapids High last
Pride. evening Ira question for de-
tate Nas "h.o ove. tina. the prnci-
Pie o. tre ,'orcI 5hoD in American
r.usuy sta. receive the support
Of Public oTiHln.' The local team up
he.o the affirmative side OF the ar.
eumcn..
The affirmative team based It's ar
Guments on tne contentious that the
closed shop "aa absolutely necessary
to ,ne wo kings Of collective bargain
ing. THIS ri2ly Of collective bargain
ms, .a-y az efted, could not be denied
tha aborcr The Alma team also
maintained chat the closed shop was
practicable; taac 1t was beneficial 70
the entire counry and that the prin-
cipie OF The closed shop must be con-
ceaed tAc "3fa.r 70 eounter-Dalance
the powerful machine OF the hlghly
org nzed employer class.
The negative upholders attempted
70 show thal the principle OF the
closed shop Was cont AIRY to American
ideals ard that 1t was undemocratlc.
They also denounced the unions for
their past workings. They spent con
siderable time i'm proving that the
closed shop mcn5e br9kc contracts
and outnardiv violating the law. In
place IL t.e slo-ed shop they advocat-
cd g p.aa of cooperation between the
eml.oye,s and employees which is now
in success ful operation in the large
Wanama er corporation.
The debate was exceedingly close
and until the time of the rebuttal ar
gumenu things looked rather dubious
for the Alma team. In tae refutation,
hoverol, The Alma forces outshown
their opponents and succeeded in de-
srolr most ~ Tire objections TO the
principle aJ issue which had been
brought up - the opposition.
EIiott Crooks, Dare Strong and
Johu iIoimes compose the Alma team.
Crcol and Holmes are veterans of
two seasons, bet strong is almost en-
t.rciy new al tao work The entire
team aa1 their coach a.e to be con-
eIat lated GA their handling Of the
question. Coach antIoesen, who is
managiug The team for the second
season expressed himself rs pleased
with the showing the team made.
A scpo of the results Of the de
bates in the state league has shown
the negative to tee the stronger side
of the question, approximately -four
contests being won ON the negative to
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19
Lynch to BE q
Forum Speaker

James Lynch, former president of
the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce
will be a speaker at the open forum
meeting of the Alma Chamber of
Commerce to be held next Thursday
evening.
Complete announcements relative
to the forum meeting will be made at
the Chamber of Commerce luncheon
next Wednesday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19

Commencing on January 20, the
Church Of God will hold a series of
revival meetings at 1892 East Super
ior street, which win last for two or
three wccks. All are cordially in
vited 90 attend the services. c. c.
Grace Of st. Louis pastor, will have
charge Of the services.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19
DIED WEDNESDAY,

Mrs. Charles Clark of Farwell, who
was spending the winter at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. William Hay
ward of this city, died Wednesday
following short illness. A short
funeral service will be held at the
home of Mrs. Hayward Friday morn
ing and the body will be taken to Far.
we'll for burial.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19

Saturday Special-Women's Shoes
and pumps worth up to $1,000 per
pair, will be sold for $1.95 Saturday
at ID. w. Robinsons. advertisement
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-19

Typewriter second sheets for sale
at the Record Office advertisement
The Kusko times., 1922-07-05
Foreign Labor Under
 Ban, Alaska Railroad
NeDana News.


 Instructions have been received St the local offices of the Alaska Railroad. from the headquarters of the Alaskan Engineering Commission, directing the immediate dismissal of all employees Of the railroad who are not American cit izens, or who are not in possession of first papers, issued since 1915.
 The local offices also have been ad- vised that 0 declaration of inJe ntion at this time, to become citizen. will not entitle anyone to empIoyments.
 In accordance with these instrue- tions, the heads of departments along the railroad are reorganizing forces to comply with the new ruling, and it is understood that the order will be ad- hered to strictly in all branches of the service.
 This action, it is reported. bas been taken because of the fact than there are now many American citizens out of employment, both in Alaska and the States, and it is understood that other departments of the Government will or have already taken similar action.
 Steps were taken by the Alaskan En- gineering Commission several years ago to discourage the employment of foreigners, but if orders to that effect were ever actually issued they were not compiled with by all Of the depart- ments of the railroad organization.
The Kusko times., 1922-07-05

36 deg. 05 min. E., 1148.3 ft. to Cor. No. 1 thence s. 35 deg. 24 min, E., 898.9 it. to Cor No. l, ard place of beginning, containing an area of 19.998 acres.
 Expressly excepting and excluding from this application the Three Star A Association placer oftEis same survey, total area applied for 32.3S7 acres.
 Tie adjoining claims are: oa the \. E., Nc. Ten Fraction, unaurvey- ed; on the g. B., claims unknown and unsurveYed; on the s. w, No. ) Below on Yankee Creek Placer, unsurveyed, and on the N. ", claims unknown and unsurveyed.
 U. s. L. M. No. 1274 is 9 hewn spruce post, ins. sq., 8 1t. long, 3 it. in ground, situated on sloping Hillside in prominent place about 40 t. in elevation above the bed of Yankee Creek, Latitude 63 deg @ min. N Longitude 156 deg. I3 min. w.
 J. SUNDBAGK
 Register
The Kusko times., 1922-07-05

ins. sq., set 2 it. in ground, in earth mound, scribed 3-127z-2S., and 1-1274-.; whence U. s. L. M. No. 1274 bears N. 61 deg. 34 min. E., 2996.95 it.; thence $. ii deg. 09 min. E., 70565 it. to Cor No. 2. thence N. 35 deg. 24 min. w. 898.9 it. to Cor. No. 8; thence N. 50 dec. 34 min. F. 700.5 fit. to Cor. No. 4: thence s. 34 deg. 28 min. E. #662.65 it. to Cor. No. 1, and place of be- ginning, containirg an area of l2389 acres.
 NUMBER SIX BELOW DTSC0V- ERY-Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical with Cor. No 2, 10. Seven Below on Yankee Creek Placer, this survey, heW spruce post, 1 it. long 4 ins. sq., set it. in ground, in earth mound, seribed 2-127A-7B. and 1-1274-6B.; whence U. s. L. If. No. 1274 bears N. 57 deg. 43 min. 32 sec. F., 3666.52 ft.; thence S. 26 deg. 57 min. w, 90930 it. to Cor. No. 2 thence N. 50 dee. 48 min. V. 840.2 1t. to Cor. No. 3; thence N.
The Kusko times., 1922-07-05
Mineral Application No. 0551.
U. S. Land Office, Nome, Alaska
 A mil 3Qfh lo22

U. s. Land Office, Nome, Alaska
 April 18th, 1922.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Plume Dredge Company, cor poration, organized and existing un- der the laws of the State of Calif- ornia, whose postoffice address is Mills Building, San Francisco, Calif- ornia, has made application, through James M. Streeten, it's authorized agent, whose post office address is Nome, Alaska, before the United States Land Office of Nome, Alaska, for a United States Patent for the consolidated placer mining claim known as, THREE STAR ASSOCIA- TION, No. SEVEN BELOW DIS COVERY ON YANKEE CREEK, and No. SIX BELOW DISCOVERY ON YANKEE CREEK, in the In- noko Mining and Recording District, Territory of Alaska, and designated by the United States Surveyor Gen. eral of said territory as Mineral Survey No. 1274; the exterior boundaries of said placer claim, ac- cording to the plat and field notes of said survey, now on file in said land office (wit9 a magnetic Varia- tion of 20 deg, 12 min. E.), being as follows:
 THREE STAR ASSOCIATION Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a hewn spruce post, fit. long, ins. sq., set 2 fit. in ground, in earth mound, scribed 1-1274-38., whence U. s. L. M. No. 1274 bears s. g deg. 38 min E., 148.5 it.; thence s. 46 deg. 39 min. w, 3O34.2 it. to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 28 deg. AS min. w., 646.15 it. to Cor. No. 8; thence N. 34 deg. 28 min. w., 662.65 it. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 47 deg. 06 min. E., 2769.1 fit. to Cor. No. 5; thence s. 43 deg. 26 min. E., 1259.1 fit. to Cor. No. 1, and place of be- ginning, containing an area. of 84. F acres.
 NUMBER SEVEN BELOW DIS COVERY-Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical with Cor. No. 3, Three Star Association Placer, this survey, a hewn spruce post 4 it. long, 4
The Kusko times., 1922-07-05

Everybody was asking for lemon soda. I thought I'd have one.
 'It was gin. took the whole candy store"
 Izzy proudly proelaims that no other liquor agent in the country has rec ord to equal his, but still he is not sat- isfed
 There are constantly new worlds to conquer; there are several large hauls he'd like to make.
 'And some day I'll make lem. It's easy" says the worlds champion 'hootchhound ?
The Kusko times., 1922-07-05
Izzy Einstein, Champ Bootleg Sleuth, Tells
 of Many Big Hauls

New York.-Being the champion liquor sleuth of the world is so easy. Ibis all matter of tips" and dis guises. lazy Einstein, who bears this championship title, explained it all Tuesday.
 Like Sherlock Holmes he expects his dramatic adventures to continue gheir serial unfolding indefinitely. For ne finds that the Arsene Lupins of the booze world develop the fine art Of de livering the goods to 8 new phase as rapidly as. he and his partner, Moe Smith, unravel the Scotch-old methods of oootlegging.
 We have put the corner saloon, which operated surreptitionsly under t be guise of an eating place, out Of business, y Einstein declared
 But the booze business has moved next door, into dry goods stores, even shoe stores.
 Einstein describes the disguises the pair of sleuths have used. Their most successful disguses and the biggest haul of the many that have resulted in their seizure of total of $l,000,000 worth of liquor, and in the arrest Of 1900 Volstead law violators, censti- tutes the latest entry in their record book.
 As fishermen, they raided AS saloons,
 o ,l worth of liquor in "A hours.
 Einstein is built like the fat Babu of Kipling's Kim and the wonder of the uninitiated at his ability to dis geise his five feet four inches of 225- pound stature is as great as the mysti- f,cation of Kim over the feats of his in struetor.
 Einstein and Smith hays played at being street car conductors, lzzy de clares, street cleaners, .boilermen and egroes. Once, he said he became 3. fruit dealer and drove into market ia wagon containing a few oranges He was welcomed as a member oS the fra ternity of marketmen @na given "nip." and thereafter nipped new blind tiger.
 "How do we get our tips? That's easy" he says,
 ''The best source is the disgruntled purchaser of bad stuff Hamper with confirmed Volstead violator's source of supply, and likely as not he wells.
 Next day we get letter from the aggrievad purchaser and a bootlegger is spotted and arrested.
 "Then we just mingle with the crowd and watch it's behavior. Once I noticed g. long line of people in a candy store. It, looked interesting got into line.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-06-29
Pleasant Hill

Charlie Bristol spent part of
the week visiting here.
Mr.. Kvasnicka is putting up
his Indiana silo.
George Babe has been on the
sick list this week.
George Robinson has purchas-
ed a horse from Mr.. Ostercamp.
Mrs. Howey is enjoying a visit
from her father from South Da-
kota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamre are en-
joying a visit from their daugh-
ter Of Alden. Iowa
Mrs. Benshoof from Alden, Ia,
is visiting with her son, Elvin
Benshoof, and family.
Mrs. Kvasnicka entertained the
ladies from Tamarac on Wednes-
day with the usual good time and
lunch.
Mrs. Frances E. Kohler from
Minneapolis. is spending the
week at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Davis.
Mrs. Frank entertained the
Catholic Ladies' Aid on Tuesday.
A large crowd was present and
a good lunch was served. the re-
ceipts being about $11.OO.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-06-29

F. A. Dougan spent the week
end in Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Saggau who had
spent a week with their parents
here left for their home at
Omaha. Neb., Tuesday.
The Presbyterian Sunday
school viii hold their annual pic
mic at Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. OAR
ling's grove. July 4. all day. A
program has been arranged and
there will be base ball game,
races. also a program Of music
and speaking. Every family will
bring along their own picnic din
ner and the Sunday school will
furnish the hot coffee. also ice
cream for dinner. The base ball
boys will sell ice cream, home
made candy and pop corn. for the
benefit of the ball team. The
Jackson, Messenger and Kerrick
Sunday schools are all invited to
join with Bruno in this 4th of
July picnic. Everybody are re-
quested to bring their own cups
and spoons.
Presbyterian Sunday School at
Gas Sunday; church services at
10 o'clock. Christian Endeavor
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock;
Junior Endeavor Wednesday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock; Junior choir
practice at s o'clock Wednesday
evening; Bible study Thursday
evening at s o'clock. Senior and
Junior Sunday school base ball
teams practice Wednesday night
from 6 to 8 o'clock. Brook Park
S. S. base ball team played Bruno
IS. S. Senior team at Bruno,
Saturday. June II. Score 5 to 6
in favor of Bruno. Saturday
June "a, Bruno played at Brook
Park. Score IL to Is in favor OF
Brook Park. They expect to
play off the tie at Sandstone in
the near future.