Alma Record PURLIANRD HY The Alma Record Company
Local Alma paper issues a long list of 1908 election notices and township votes. It includes state and county tickets, township officers, and proposed constitutional amendments. The notice names candidates such as Bly and Rumlman, extends to judges of various courts, and sets polling details for the March and April election period in Arvada Township, Kent County, Michigan. The document is a formal public notice from the township board of elections.
Village roads and politics mix in early spring talk
A fragmented bulletin reports on rural road work, legislative adjournment prospects, and state funding requests. It quotes Senator Alger on Roosevelt’s potential election, mentions irrigation and water flow work, housing construction trends in Alms, and Cuba reciprocity debates. It notes a spike in Modern Woodmen rates and a St Louis alderman fracas while stressing the primacy of schools and roads.
Public highways need repair and reforms urged
The piece urges local residents to fix bad road holes and improve public highways. It condemns the wholesale marriage business in St. Joseph and South Haven and supports the VanZooren bill requiring couples to secure licenses days in advance. It notes Tom May's cartoons missed in Alma due to his eye problems and mentions a spirited Republican township caucus producing a strong ticket.
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St. Joseph
South Haven
Ason
Tom May
Detroit Journal
Alma
Tom
California
Open Letter from County Schools Commissioner Candidate
An open letter from Cnas F. Pike announcing his reelection bid as county Commissioner of Schools. He cites continuous service since 1980, a state valid certificate, and experience in rural and town schools. He asks electors to endorse his administration, pledges prompt attention to school matters, and promises not to seek extra taxes.
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Auitacs
Mic
Gi County
Middleton
Perrinton
Breckenridge
Sam
Cnas
F. Pike
Two More Pioneers Gone From Alma and vicinity
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mercy Bogert Bogert and J C Barber pioneers in Gratiot county. Mercy Ann Walker Bogert born April 15 1820 at Salem Michigan traveled with family to California then Gratiot and Monmouth Oregon leaving eight children and many siblings. Funeral held March 40 at Townsend School House. J C Barber died after long illness. funeral at Free Methodist church Riverside cemetery. Dolly Burdick died in Alma March 27 1909 aged 60. survived by a large family and caretakers Mrs F H Goss and her husband.
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Mrncy Bogmir
Mercy Bogert Alwa
Monmouth
Ore
Gra
Mre Bogart
Marcel
Bart
Mercy Ann Walker
Salem
Mich
Isis
Jon Bogert
California
Gratiot County
Oregon
Apis
Christian Church
T Gratiot
Tne
H. P. Bogert
Eugene Bogert
Welcome John
Son
Jacob Bogert
Mary J Kellogg
Plymouth
Mien
Eugene B. Walker
Westy
James Walker
Mo Pink
Hinkley
San Jose
Oni
Chester Walker
Alma
George
Walker
Laport
Matilda Rowlinson
Loomis
Hortense Brown
Michand
Bll Walker
Michigan
Townsend School
J.C Bannan
Williams County
Ohio
John C. Barber
Osford
Oakland Gossty
Michta
Isty
Mre. Harber
Poe
Deagtter
F. H. Goss
Local Notes From Alma and Nearby Towns
Miss Maggie Bowers left Thursday for Belding. W W Kinch was in Breckenridge on business. Mrs B McCandless visiting relatives at Saint Ste Marie. Mrs Bart Miller visited friends in Wyman. Miss Lizzie Gaffney left Thursday for Yale to visit her parents. Mrs Achasha Adama of Davenport visited her niece Doris Brown over Sunday. The stork brought a nine pound boy to Mr and Mrs Ellison last Wednesday night. Misses Elvie and Nina Fleming of Mt Pleasant are visiting their sister Mrs Lawrence Ellison this week. Mrs Wm Burkhart and Miss Grace Forton of Benton Harbor are visiting sister Mrs Seth Tabbs. F K Hathaway hunted ducks at Kay Port recently. Mrs George Willard called to Pleasant City. aunt ill. Mrs M Taylor of Shepherd recently returned from California and visited Alma. Mrs A B Scattergood and daughter Helen visited relatives in Saginaw last weekend, returning Tuesday night. D Barber left for Grand Rapids for a job with C E Coye. Louis Butterfield arrested for fast driving. Ella T Frye, former Alma resident, died in Grand Rapids after illness. H Pierson of Milford visiting N J McCullough this week.
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Maggie Bowers
Belding
W. W. Kinch
Breckenridge
Chureday
Mre
B. McCandless Io
Saint Ste. Marie
Bart Miller
Wyman
Lizzie Gafffney
Yale
Achasha Adama
Davenport
Doris Brown
Stork
Ellison
Elvie
Nina Fleming
Mt. Pleasant
Lawrence Ellison
Wm. Burkhart
Grace Forton
Benton Harbor
Seth Tabbs
F. K. Hathaway
Kay Port
George Willard
Mr Pleasant
M. Taylor
Shepherd
California
Alma
A.B Scattergood
Iilen
Saginaw
D. ©. Barber
Grand Rapidy
Milford
Oakland County
Upper Peninsula
N. J. McCullough
Churches Hold Third Quarterly Conference Schedule
Churches across denominations announce a busy Holy Week with meetings at the M E and Presbyterian churches. Dr Lamarter and several pastors from St Louis Ithaca Breckenridge and Beebe will address benevolence rallies ahead of Holy Week services.
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M. Echareh
Dr. DeLamarter
Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
M. E
Halim
MLE
Lous D. Lamarter
Lansing
S C Robinson
St Louis
Conk
Ithaca
Tsalentine Breckenuridge
Don Coigruw Beebe
Alma College spring term opens with lecture on literature value
Miss Mary Louise Allen delivers a chapel lecture on The Value of Literary Studies, urging balanced reading beyond fiction, noting literature broadens life and culture. Several students and staff enroll or return, with choir rehearsals, drafts for a cantata, and upcoming practices for a game against Albion on April 23.
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Mary Louise Allen
Wright Hall
Burns
Wordsworth
Curious barnacle from the Oregon shows odd shells
A barnacle from the battleship Oregon was shown at Colburg last Saturday in a curious formation of shells bound at the base. The fragment was sent from Seattle by Mrs. C. P. Goodrich to her grandson Colburn.
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Colburg
Oregon
Colburn
Seattle
Wash
C. P. Goodrich
Tennessee probate hearing notes for Walter Pix estate
In the probate matter of Walter Pix deceased of Greene County Tennessee the court convened at the probate office on April day at in re the estate of Walter Pix. Judge Snyder presided and confirmed the presence of intervenors. The hearing addressed the distribution of real estate and claims against the estate with the public notice to be posted in the county.
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Sea of Harty
Sim
Tome Etter Halla
Uhre
de Buldes
Tenors
Reithe Turther
Stane
Midigan Cousty
Kratiol
Os al & Steely
Prete Court
Maren
Protete
Letate
Daiig
Geowneed
Philnog
Frediy Serrise
Sewer
Seid Eetat
Fay
Jadus
Snyder
Som
Furenoot
Shaw
Mau Becon
Rome
Sari
Arin
Sean Tennessean
Justev
Este
Oes
Walter Pix
Wise Doctors Study Cold Treatments Across Time
A fragment notes that during illness the wise study stage shows the seriousness of a bad cold with cough throat thirst and chest tightness. It mentions Aliens Lting Balsam as a cure for a common cold in a humorous or skeptical tone. Obstinate cases may require longer treatment.
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Consumpton
Toll line project eyed by Michigan firm at Springfeld
A Michigan Independent Telephone Construction Co meeting in Alma last Friday and Saturday discussed building about eight toll wires to connect with southern Missouri. Directors from Springfield, Stanton, Big Rapids attended as the firm considers extending lines toward Racareinas and other Missouri routes. The report includes a note about a Wabash ticket offer and promotional material from FL A. Parser in Chicago, with other stray newsroom content.
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Michigan Independent Telephone Construction Co
Alma
Mr. Co, Trask
Springfield
Fred Messenger
Stanton
Hamlin Ward
Big Rapids
Springfeld
Soutbern
Missouri
Indebted To D V Hubbell In Settlement
Debt owed to D V Hubbell appears unsettled. payment reportedly due in the near term as parties seek resolution. The fragment notes an obligation but lacks full details or date.
Notice to Cemetery Lot Owners in Alma Riverside Cemetery
A notice informs all persons indebted to the village of Alma for Riverside Cemetery lots to settle with the village clerk immediately. Cemetery committee approves action and urges prompt payment to clear accounts.
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Alma
Riverside Cemetery
Farm for sale or exchange with timber and orchard
Classified notice describes multiple farms and land options near Grand Rapids. A 200 acre farm two miles north with timber, fruit trees, 10 room house and large barn. Pricing around 05 per acre, terms easy. Additional listings include 40 and 42 acre farms with cultivation and orchards and a general note of other property for sale.
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Almood House
Alma
Et & Bargains
Almua
Grand Rapids
Tertis Enay
Usher
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