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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
8
The county board of supervisors lists numerous winners for wards Alma and surrounding areas with party designations and names, followed by the Alma council proceedings. The council discusses fund transfers, claims, clerk duties, and various department appointments and salaries.
County correspondence records visits of Mrs Weaver and daughter from Lan sing to farmer’s sister Mrs V D Throop. Miss Zadie Zaver of Greenville called on friends. James Fisher and family from Sumner spent Friday with Wm Parr. Steven Woodard and son conducted business in Alma. Martin Nickerson had business in St Louis. Wv D Thi and wife visited relatives in McBrides. Mr and Mrs Ralph Petit of Ithaca and others, including Miss Reader of Pompeii, gathered at D Mincer’s home. Miss Camp visited her parents near Edmore. Mrs Teft rushed to Pale due to son Don Mathews illness. Elmer Woodard and Ed Swarthout spent Sunday with family. Seth and Earl Woodard visited E Douglas Sunday. Wm Lucas and family of Stanton were Sunday guests of George Douglas. George Holand of Crystal made a Saturday business call. Ferris Telephone Co elected officers: Charles Hicks president, Otis Eggeaton vice president, BE C Dyer secretary treasurer, L E Woodard troubleman. Wm Parr, wife and son Harrison are on the sick list. Lisle Beach visited Henry Searman near Sumner. George Hare and family of Bloomer visited F D Hare and D F Hare on Saturday. Ed Douglas is building a new house.
Convalescent Butler refuses clergy access via Mr. Noker stating he is too well to see researchers. The piece notes Thelma Austin working at Mrs. Elmer Welch's home and mentions Mr. P. G. Mallory visiting Alma and Mr. and Mrs. Sibley improving at Weld.
Spring farming and family news fill the INE RIVER column with a talk of plowing, cows, moves, weddings, and community visits. Morton Mapes works for Anson Wilbur while others host guests, Mrs. Jarrett plans a Breckenridge move, and a quiet wedding links Miss Bertha Adams and Mr. Mills. Notables include Dr. Lester Sharp resuming Cornell work, and campus visits by Gardner Schultz and Miss Caroen Robinson. A Dahlia Garden club meeting takes place at Mrs. Blexch’s home. For sale: furniture items and a standard breed driving horse advertised locally.
Mrs Youngs of Kalamazoo visited relatives in the area for weeks while Burt Welch recovered. Mrs Sarah French and Walter made a business trip to Shepherd. Mrs Orville Welch called on Mrs. of Elwell. Henry Lucas attended an Aid Society meeting. Thomas Lucas spent Easter with his mother near Alma. Virgil Martin hosted cousin Mrs Lawral Feldh. F A Greenman is able to be out. Lytle of Owosso visited the Welches. Silas Leonard returned from Marion after ten days. Easter services drew a crowded church. Pearl Leonard traveled to Alma for business. Finn Wagner of Shepherd and Marjorie Johnson of Coe wed at the new church with Elder Meese officiating. The newlyweds will live on the Johnson farm. Thomas Ankron of Shepherd attended church here.
Pearl Leonard sold his home to Mrs. Smith of Midland Co and bought a house in Alma. expects to move next week. Dell Demery, with wife and son Harry, visited Summerton. Albertime home from Breenman from Saturday until May. Merit Leonard had Easter dinner with son Pearl. Ella Leonard had Easter dinner with Thomas Pettit and family. Hopkins family visited Felt Dickenson’s of St. Louis Sunday. Levi Burge and wife returned Thursday from St. Louis after ten days with daughter Mary Landenstedter S. G. Leonard is home from Elwell after winter with Raymond and family. Ray Leonard and wife called on My DL, Smith of Alma Sunday.
Sometime ago Miss White offered two first prizes for the best enemy of The Care of the Teeth in physiology class. Doris Bradford won a box of soap, Menno Wich a large box of dental cream, Neva Lytle a small box, with every class member receiving a sample. Miss White spent the weekend at her Cara, Michigan home. The Ninth grade prepared a history cent Friday.
A compilation of diverse vignettes including reflections on studying other nations, a New York tale of temptation and honesty with coins, a traveler’s note from China, musings on the natural expressiveness of women, Arctic mosquitoes, a monkey acting as a jockey, funeral military honors, and pancakes as a complete meal with digestive note.
The text urges a full campaign to curb fire losses by starting with schools and securing funding through prevention. It notes potential cost savings from educating future generations about fire wealth and reasonable precautions. It mentions Dincletian and public offers, then references Mr and Mrs H Smith hosting Saginaw visitors on Sunday.
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