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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1926
Page
7
Michigan State Farm bureau officials announce that effective Sept 2 Italian red clover seed will be dyed red to mark it as unadapted for U.S. use. The measure, tied to federal legislation, targets foreign seed shipments amid concerns over unadapted stock sold to farmers.
Consumers Power reports 1925 additions and a broader Michigan reach. The company added 25 communities and 53 000 electric and gas customers, spent 15 696 000 on improvements, sold 10 556 000 in preferred stock to Michigan residents, and ended 1925 serving 225 017 electric and 105 766 gas customers across 195 Michigan communities. By May 1 1926 the system served 208 communities with a power pool totaling about 335 000 horsepower through interconnections and generation.
Ten oil drilling projects are under way in Michigan's thumb district this summer. The Sanilac and St. Clair Prospecting Co. reported a second well near Blaine, 15 miles north, flowing well. Nine other firms and individuals have begun operations.
Community notices list Winn C. E. Davis very ill at his sister Mrs. James Simons home in Mt. Pleasant. Residents Welton Redman, Riggie and Hewitt families are mentioned in various visits and care duties. Several Lansing and Alma residents visit relatives, with trips to Detroit, Ionia, Houghton Heights and nearby towns.
Local residents report weekend visits and travels across towns. Miss Margaret Meirs left for Grand Haven for employment. Mrs. Clark Diehl visited Ed Mosher’s, and Roma Everts marked her fifth birthday with friends.
Supt. G EE Gannard and Professors Van Liew Minor F B Robinson and E J Merrill attend the University of Michigan Ann Arbor during the summer term.
Eugene Bland of Detroit visits uncle Perry Clif. Jim Moyes and son Gerald reunite with Emanuel in Howell. Fred Robison hires a new coach. Austin family visit Perry Clifton home. Bert Fausett buys a new car. Clarence Ladety from Lansing spends weekend at home.
Edward Allen aged eighty died after a sickness that began in March at the home of his grandson Ivan McIntosh near Vernon. He spent 42 years on the Wise farm now owned by his son Clyde. Four children survive with many grandchildren and friends. Funeral held at Ivan McIntosh's home with burial at Cherry Grove. Rev Bates preached the sermon. Mrs. Allen predeceased him by twelve years.
Mrs Mabel Zimmerman of Detroit visited her sister Mrs Thomas Owen last week. Mr and Mrs Arch McFarland and family and Mrs McFarland's father of St Louis joined Mr and Mrs Raymond Clark and family of Shepherd and Mrs Clark's mother Mrs Mabel Zimmerman of Detroit as Sunday guests at the Owens home.
Stella G Jarman born July 8 1925 to Mr and Mrs Glenn Jarman died June 12 1926 at 11 months 9 days. She leaves two sisters Luciabell and Mary besides parents grandparents and many relatives. A solemn verse prays for sleep and rest for the angel child.
Last week in South Mt. Pleasant W H Wood lost a good cow. Mr and Mrs L S Porter entertained their daughter and family from Lansing over the weekend. Mrs Sol Lorought visited Grand Rapids with her children. W H Wood drove to Chelsea to see his sister and niece from Santa Monica. Ellen and Alta Prescott are home.
Mr and Mrs L S Porter enjoyed a surprise visit from relatives on Friday evening to mark their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Refreshments were served and they received several nice mementos of the occasion.
Gassopolis, Michigan reports that efforts to domesticate wild geese for the open season have failed. Only one pair mated this spring at Joe Tietsert’s flock, and cold weather prevented hatching. Most geese refused to mate, and other experiments yielded similar results.
Mecosta county will start a $1,000,000 campaign in late July to expand the Ferris Institute in Big Rapids. Senator W. N. Ferris said the institute must have funds to grow or risk decline with Mecosta set to raise $40,000 of the state total $960,000.
The Saginaw valley Baptist Ministerial association holds its annual picnic and conference at Tourist Park Mt. Pleasant on Monday July 12. About fifty pastors from district churches attend with a noon picnic dinner after morning sessions followed by an afternoon meeting and an evening inspirational service.
The Italian government will restore Villa San Martino on Elba where Napoleon lived in exile. Deputy Ezio Gray initiated the plan after touring Elba and noting the building’s abandonment and disrepair. The project aims to preserve the historical site and commemorate Napoleonic history.
The villa has been allowed to fall into disrepair and is referred to Signor Federzoni, the Minister of the Interior, who assures that proper provisions will be made to preserve the historic site.
Cleveland Ohio July 1 United Press Western Reserve University reports enrollment in evolution courses has doubled, crediting the Dayton Scopes trial publicity as wonderful advertising. Professor J Paul Vischer says antisevolution propaganda has sparked student curiosity and a desire to learn more.
Two Rivers Budd Abbott and family of Toledo were visiting the F Abbott home. Alfred Youngs and family and Mr Hunt and family of Mt Pleasant were week end visitors at the M F Abbott home. Clair Masey was home over Sunday. Visitors at the Abbott home included Mr and Mrs Rabberty and Mr and Mrs Spoon of Toledo.
W F VanHorn, who has spent two years in Georgia, returns home in poor health. Clyde Chivington and family visited friends. Chas Duncan of Celina Ohio visited relatives. L B Cohoon called on Leo Bowen. The Goffnett and Bowen families with VanHorn and Duncan spent Sunday at Peter Walter's home in Elwell.
West Greendale Miss residents hosted Bertha Smith and visitors Florence Lena and Letha Skinner on Sunday. Neighbors Mrs. Fred Smith and family and Mrs. Christine Keenan with Dorothy Aldrich called at T. J. Shirts home. Virgil Bernard remains ill and is described as very low while Harry Carpenter shows improvement. Everett Bernard visited from Eagle and returned home after a week with his brother. Mrs. Carter and family spent Sunday at home. Jake Medertt of St. Louis called on Jim Shirts.
Mr and Mrs Ed Wohlscheid spent a few days in Portland for a niece wedding. Mrs Stansell has returned from a months stay with friends in Ohio and elsewhere. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Glen Smitley is ill with measles. Lew Tope is working for Earl Aungst.
Mr and Mrs Lester Reid spent Sunday at the Wilbur Young home. Mr and Mrs Harold Miller spent Saturday night with Ed Wohlschied. Mrs Bennett, Mr and Mrs Herman Martin and Mr and Mrs Jerome McQueen visited Remus. The piece ends with a wry remark on barbers and an old quip defining an intellectual by quoted authors.
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