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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1926
Page
3
Locals pages report Mrs. Brainard and children from Cadillac weekend visits and trips to Ann Arbor Toronto Niles and Lansing for eye surgery medical consultations and employment. James Watson and Will Welsh hosts and guests attend gatherings while many families visit Stevenson Lake Beulah and other Michigan towns.
Leaton residents Mr and Mrs Herbert Peck rent the James Walsh house south of Leaton for minor repairs before moving in. Rev Ora Bullman visiting his former Leaton charge notes health concerns. Local families including the Smiths and Fish warmly hosted visitors from Farwell Mt Pleasant and Los Angeles. County workers installed new street signs near Leaton and an ice cream sale by the W D Class drew praise. A baby girl arrived for Mr and Mrs Adam Myshock on July 18. Miss Elizabeth Johnson from Los Angeles visits Mrs James Watson. Mildred Kennedy of Mt Pleasant visits her uncle Frank.
West Side Mr and Mrs Lester Swan welcomed a son named Robert L. Esmer Jones and Frank Schabey visits appear amid a string of social mentions. Mrs Alice Fiefield returned home after weeks with her son Earl. Elizabeth Ann is the newborn daughter of Charley Sheldon. Various calls on friends follow from Lansing to Gilmore and near Weidman as neighbors exchange visits and news.
Winn er and Mrs C L Tucker visited relatives for two weeks and purchased a new sedan in Mt Pleasant before returning to Detroit on Friday. Their daughters Creola and Lucretia Tucker will stay a few weeks. Mr and Mrs Paul Binkley and children spent the weekend at Round Lake. Arnold Kent and daughter Lucie hosted guests Clyde Taylor and three children at Houghton Heights and Higgins Lake. Henry L Smith and daughters with guests Mary Hyde and Eugene Davis were at Bass Lake and Evan's Lake respectively. Garfield Merrill and Mrs George Peacock joined Sunday visits at Crystal Lake.
The Clare celebration on August 18 gains city approval for street use by the fire department. The Clare County Picnic with Marion Johnson as secretary is set for July 29 at Wilson State Park Harrison, drawing widespread county turnout. A contract with Mrs. Mc Laughlin of the Clare Inn included a new roof and a German police dog as part of the deal. A county conservation meeting is planned for the first week of August. Independents beat Beaverton at Ward’s Park. Ann Arbor patrol crews monitor tracks for fires per a new cooperation with the State Conservation department. Local churches plan combined Sunday services and Rev. A J Preston preached at Beaverton M E church last Sunday.
Isa bella Mt Pleasant Cow Testing Association reports June results with 313 cows tested, 10 dry, 0 sold, 3 grades, 2 purebreds, 8 separators. Average production 880 pounds milk and 31 pounds fat per cow. From 818 cows tested, additional results listed. A separate note states church vacation and no services until last Sunday in August.
Gary Floyd Bellows died shortly before his visitors reached Ewart on Tuesday. His body was brought to Coldwater township for burial in Sherman City cemetery after a funeral at the Sherman City church. He was among Coldwater township's first settlers.
Frank Shean lost a barn a granary a corn crib and all contents Friday afternoon in a blaze. Other items note meetings and visits including Ladies aid at Rev George Simpson home and several family gatherings around Whiteville with relatives in Lansing Ludington and nearby areas.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl St. Johns traveled to Weidman for a business trip and Clifford Jones, based in Lansing, spent the weekend at home. Mrs. Bert Kline and her son from Grand Rapids visited extendedly with her father Clint Jones, while Albert Geasler was seen driving on local roads.
A newborn girl arrived Saturday morning to Mr and Mrs Martin Boger, a healthy addition to the family. Ward Loomis departed Sunday for Maple Rapids on business. Mrs Mary Bellows and Mrs Edith Hurshman with daughter visited Owen Conley’s Sherman City home. A J Bellows Emma Allen and more are mentioned.
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