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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1913

Page

2

Republican City Tickets in Local Elections

A list of local ticket lines across wards and towns. Multiple candidates for Mayor Clerk Treasurer Justice of the Peace Supervisors Aldermen and Constables are shown for Republican and People's and Democratic tickets including names like Montigel Adams Fuller Chad wick Sharrar Peery Rowland Schwarze Parker Pulfrey Ward Ward etc. The document reads as a compiled slate of city and township offices with party affiliations and candidate names.

J. W. Montigel D. W. Adams Jesse Fuller F. N. Chadwick

Local Officials Listed for Third and Fourth Wards

The record enumerates local government posts in the third ward with Supervisor James A Baker Alderman Ceary Bansill and Constable William Beverly. In the fourth ward Samuel Case is listed as Supervisor with Alderman Gilbert Porter and Constable R Salisbury.

James A. Baker Ceary Bansill William Beverly Samuel Case Gilbert Porter R. ©. Salisbury

Pine River Township Election Officers and Party slate

In Pine River Township the Peoples Party and the Supervisor slate list officers including Supervisor Wim Michaels and Clerk Leo J Wood under the first ticket with treasurer Charles F Vandemark and highway posts filled by Bert T Hamilton. The opposing ticket names Supervisor John H Lanshaw Clerk Milton I Perrigo and Treasurer Filmer A Bauer with Edward I D O Pryant as Highway Commissioner and several constables and peace officers.

Republican Wim. FF. Michaels Leo J. Wood Charles FE. Vandemark Bert T. Hamilton Aurence Dean U of the Peace Micajah Wood Frank M. Frear Lang HH. Brundage Geo. J. Kemp Peoples’ Party John HH. Lanshaw Milton I. Perrigo Filmer A. Bauer Edward I D. O'Pryant Calvin P. Best Justice Peace Jacob von Thun Lun Mi Behler William Megan Charles Mangus Isaac H. Churell Elmer N. Post

Local Officials Named in Tax Roll Listing

The document lists multiple county officials including Treasurer G W Stambough, Highway Commissioner F B Clapper, Justice of the Peace Elmer Seamai, and Board of Review member Melvin Ke Root. Also named are Constables Louis Peacock Lia Hunt C A Elfritt Elery Marey and others. supervisor S F Evey Clerk S Cleverdon and Treasurer A Roberson along with Tomlin and Horatio Stearns in various posts.

G. W. Stambough F. BE. Clapper Elmer Seamai Melvin Ke. Root Louis Peacock Lia O. Hunt C. A. Elfritt Elery Marey

National Progressive Ticket Nominated at Elm Hall Meeting

The National Progressive caucus at Elm Hall on March 29 named officers for the party ticket. Supervisor William Wixon, Clerk Frank Croton, Treasurer Prince Lang, Justice of Peace Charles Button, Highway Commissioner Charles Charter, Overseer of Highways Marshall M. Smith, and constables Fred Howe William Phillips Levi Prichard Guy Stoughton.

National Progressive Caucus Elm Hall William Wixon Frank Croton Prince Lang Charles Button Charles ' Charter Marshall M. Smith Fred Howe William Phillips Levi Prichard Guy Stoughton

Arcada Township Officials and Union Ticket Names

Arcada Township lists Supervisor Joseph Grover Jr Clerk John Rush Treasurer Ed Struble Commissioner of Roads Er. New emer Highway Commissioner Semer Husted Highway Overseer Wm Bigelow Justice of Peace Melvin Sharrar Member Ed of Review Leonard Mitchell Constables Wm Towser Alfred Nestle Jenny Marolf Leroy Whitman Union Ticket includes Supervisor Fred Bradford P Cline Treasurer Hiram J Currence Missioner of Roads Mal Ban Highway Commissioner Sylvester Peck highway Overseer Albert 8 Udell Justice of Peace Avolin Church Member Ed of Review Wmn Fitz ald Anstable Prank Gilkin

Republican Joseph Grover John Rush M. Struble Er. Newemer Semer Husted Wm. Bigelow Melvin Sharrar Leonard Mitchell Wm. Towser Alfred Nestle Jenny Marolf Leroy Whitman Union Ticket Fred Bradford P. Cline Hiram J. Currence Mal Ban Sylvester Peck Albert Udell Justice of Peace Avolin Church Wmn Fitzald Anstable

Alma Common Council approves vault bid and adjourns

In Alma Michigan on April 1 1913 the Common Council opened bids for a post Memorial vault with FA Soncey offering the lowest at $2000 The council approved the Soncey bid pending a satisfactory bond and adjourned after approving sewer and sidewalk repair requests The Elwell Elevator Co notes corn in transit and ready for sale.

Altma. Mich Common Council City of Alma J. M. Montigel Fuller Willard Palfrey Cook Kehn Fraker FA. Soucey Alma Henry HH. Soule Milliken & Hutchinson Shepherd FA Soncey Po A. Soncey Yeas Olmsted Caple Dalfrey Alderman Fuller Alderman Cook McCarty Cedar Avenue Alma State Savings Bank Connell D. W. Adams

Receipt and Disbursement Totals From 1912 1919 City Funds

Fragmented ledger style record detailing County Fund Water Fund Highway Fund Cemetery Fund and General Fund receipts and disbursements. Entries include Grover and F O Grover checks to County Treasurer tax adjustments fines licenses water and sewer balances transfers from funds and year end cash on hand figures with dates from 1912 to 1919.

General Fund Wator CO Raber Alma Grain and Lumber Co Elaine Sire Eliza Post F. O. Grover Spitver, Rorick Co County Treas Canney Ellison Spitzer, Rorick Co Park Fund Kiel Highway Fund Isees Pine River Chang Johnson Adams

Summer Closing Hours for Local Businesses

Agreements to close every Tuesday Thursday and Friday from April at 6 00 p m with Thanksgiving and Christmas admissions exempted list includes Sylvia Giffney D W Robinson N B Waterman many shops and firms such as Miller Bros Elli sons Grocery Economy Shoe Store Smith Bros Caplet Hardware Co and others signed by numerous local business owners.

Sylvia Giffney D. W. Robinson N.B. Waterman B. Cook M. A. Medler L. N. Baker H. B. Stuckey J. L. Miller

Grace DuBois and Volney Church Weds at Home

Grace DuBois and Volney Church united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs KE M DuBois with Rev W FE Doty officiating Both are well known in the community Church is son of Mrs Frederick Church and attended local school The bride graduated Alma high school and teaches near Samner She is popular with friends and classmates The couple will start life together as Church leaves for the Canadian Northwest after finishing the school year

KE. M. DuBois Grace DuBois Volney Church W. FE. Doty Mr. Church Frederick Church

Also Mentioned on This Page

Alma Record Gratiot County Alma Record Pany C. J. Brown Republican City D. l L. Sharrar George Peery Fred Rowland Oscar Wibber John F. Schwarze Victor M. Shepherd Cascar I. Parker George W. Pulfrey Chas. G. Ward George T. Braun P. M. Smith Ransom Frank G. Bennett Democrat City F. C. Crandall W. O. Grover John A. Mann C. If. Jessup E. J. Hasbrook John Gongwer Isaac Russell Walter W. Caple James Morrison John D. Sullivan Benton Carter F. Robinson J. D. Helman FE. C. Lake C. Greenhoe National Progressive City Ticket Seville Township Republican Ticket Walter C. Mallory Marlie Stingluff Alex. Miller Louis N. Boyer Ff C. Carmen Wm. Gould Harry J. Tubbs Leslie Mallory Elias TB. Rockwell Allen Scofield Hert Osborn People's Ticket Wm. Horton Frank Fi. French, Jr Chas Delbert Crum Higton Ten Y Walter M. al Walter A. French Board of Review D. F Sumner Eugene TY. Walker Fred Shaffer Wright & Brown G. W. Wright Humphreys Humphrey’ Homo Medicine Co Ann Streets New York Willian Pine River Township National Progressive Sumner Township Gratiot Co Mich Arcada Township Indiana T. L. Greenhoe Elwell, Cyp Mien Spring Millinery Ed. Mathewson Elwell Waters Pine River St Ithaca Frank Waters Jr Gouncs Proceedings M. Montigel Elwell Elevator Co Cress E. A. Owens City of Alma Financial Statement Groover Peash Chadwick Haley Gen Dog Eliza PD. W. Adams J. M. Montig Rees Michigan Virginia Gleaners Elevator Co Elwell, Mich Bank OF Slocum J. M. Ealy C. Colister J. R. Hudson Dubois Belle Isle Peninsular Rogers W. G. Pugsley J. W. Mathews Auctioneer Mathews Riverdale Bank of Vestaburg Neff’s Bank, McBride, Breckenridge Savings’ Bank Riverdale, Mich Jis Sigies Mathewson John L. Freed
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