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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1894
Page
2
Forest Will of Slate Town attended a community gathering on Tuesday to discuss partnership with Dickson plotters. Alin Tant Tumday from St. Sage led a visit to the Maton area and Town officials announced new express deliveries beginning in the week.
SEWAMA reports spring work starting with farmers sowing seed while others prepare. Ladies Aid Society reorganizes with officers Nes Gied Croke president and Margaret Keehard treasurer. School session starts Monday. John Richard Br. and wife visit Grand Rapids daughter Lydia. Thieves warned after stealing tools. exposure risk noted. Church sheds planned by Ladies Aid, Sunday school organized. Wright and North Shade tied to local activities and idle remarks.
A fragmentary Elwell page reports a house fire caused by a defective flow, destroying the residence and contents with limited damage to some items. Mentions Wallies Harp’s team and local figures including John Belding Fred McMullen and events through the week, noting a grand success last week and mixed local reactions.
The item recounts cold farmland conditions delaying oats and warns of minimal crop damage. It notes a new Union Sunday School formed in district No. 4 with elected officers and teachers, and reports local residents making home/building moves, including John Rowell planning a new farm, Searsbaugh selling business, and changes in local faculty and residents.
In South New Haven Jeesia Miller discharged a shotgun while near Mark Morris’ residence. The gun exploded tearing two fingers and splashing powder on his face. Mr Morris carried him to a nearby building and his father retrieved him as a doctor was summoned. The cause remains unclear, suspected to be a misloaded shell from the prior evening. The community shows sympathy and district women visitations are noted.
Fragments indicate a wedding gathering and a spring election with Republicans and Democrats fielding candidates. Mentions of Koapp starting work in Sethton and a lack of tickets at the field, plus local officials like the supervisor and clerk referenced amid unclear details.
Several attorneys were in Ithaca this week for the supreme court session. Elon Moser and Nir Dowson Howd are noted. dows Howd died Sunday from cancer. Waterfowl are abundant. the town debates road improvements and the fasting road into town.
Town dispatch recounts a busy week with workers at the barg booming, a wreck on the railway siding, a loaded car kicked into a drawbridge, and tramway damage. Notes on locals McIntyre, Wood, and others moving locations and a returning Gen. Hise.
The Perrinton item notes changes in a store interior with new wallpaper and a millinery stock, plus Mr. Fick purchasing the Exchange Hotel in Qarcan City and planning a move next week. Other brief notes mention a grist mill thriving under Mr. Witeou, Mrs. Paasey improving after illness, and a horse purchase by D. M. Brows. A curious anecdote describes a man detained by a woman in a humorous domestic scene and a brief mock political jab about protection to American interests amid spring politics.
Monday night news mentions the death sheath of Mrs J J Sandall mother of Mrs Thomas Croton, longtime resident, touching many in town. Visitors Warren Hanes and wife from Crystal Lake were in town. Mrs D McIntosh and Miss Mae Quinby of Saginawepent joined friends here. A private baseball meeting occurred at Dr Shaffer's on Sunday. order of business unavailable.
In Riverdale Mr. Geo Shaw Ed and Chas were seen in town Monday. Reports say the trio walked arm in arm after a fierce clash last week but is not as friendly as stated. Miles Lathrop adds a new show near the shop. Our boy barber at the Commercial house.
Odd lines describe a man wandering corners not chairs, talk of crates and promotions, creameries suffering, and a rumor of a new saloon. Villagers praised a Pine near town while a boy slips toward trouble, and a crowd anticipates changes in the neighborhood.
A Breckenridge meeting organized a monument association to honor local soldiers buried in the cemetery. Jerome Halbert was elected chairman pro tem and Rev James E B Four secretary pro tem. Officers elected include President H B Histed vice president John Parish second vice president Joseph Crow secretary Jerome Halbert treasurer Bradley Bellick and executive committee members W H Weed W C Watson Lemuel Wageouer E H Hiern. The group urged unity to complete the monument within the year.
Laura Murphy and Shae Avery spent Saturday in Merrill Con Carroll moved into his own house while Mr Weeka haw moved into rumint property they purchased Wilbur Ridley's infant died Thursday of croup buried at Wheelerometeryecoma A town hall meeting proved a fake leading figures refused to attend Mies Avery attended Alma and St Laie Dr A B Foland on the road to recovery Dr Clark a Detroit medical graduate treated town residents Mrs T Murphy from sick list Mr and Mrs Mahoney spent Sunday in Merrill Mrs Johnson pursued a business trip to Bagranw
In New Haven, residents share news of visits and arrivals. Jane Davis discusses routing and Mr. Croater’s term with Arcada, while Willin Evernet and Roy Hard visit Mrs. James Mikesell of Pompeii. The Sunday school convention at Caley schoolhouse drew many, with Rev. Collina, H J Hartlet, and M H Reynolds leading a Normal class. Local improvements include fence work by Deare and W H Bateford. Brown Leghorn fowls were prized in a related shipping display.
Public examinations for teachers will be held on Friday and Saturday March 9 and 10, Thursday and Friday March 15 and 16, and Friday and Saturday April 2 and 3. Examinations for first and second grades occur at the high school. Frst grade and second class exams start at noon, third grade at 1 pm. Citizens urged to attend in central and western parts of the county to support exam day participation.
A fragment of classified notices and promotional content describes sale of 40 acres in Clinton County and properties near St. Jonnie and Fowler, along with promotional claims for hair regrowth products and patent medicine. Mentions JARM VOR SALE and local inquiry to R. Chase. Includes General advice on hair vigor and Ayer's Sarsaparilla prominence.
A varied report from Michigan towns notes a Portland man eating 20 eggs in 18 minutes, banks observing a Saturday half holiday, and the Salvation Army gaining 25 recruits in a day. Other items include a Saginaw elevator accident, burglaries, typhoid cases in Jackson prison, carpenters unionizing in Grand Rapids, and local court actions. The piece also covers a wide mix of incidents from Hutchinson to Kalmazoo, with political petitions, elections, and community developments across multiple counties.
The report from Lansing’s Weather Bureau notes statewide temperatures and precipitation through March. Strong east winds, a late cold wave, and heavy snow affected early growth, but overall condition remains favorable with better-than-average prospects for apples and late fruit, despite some frost damage in pears and peaches in low-lying areas. Statewide wheat marketed totals and regional condition indices are provided for southern, central, and northern counties, with notes on fruit reports from Washtenaw, St. Joseph, and South Haven.
A jumble of brief items reports a near South Haven robbery unearthed motives and a standing reward, a horse and animal recovery update from Mareick Bordiew’s case, a Grand Rapids vaccination scene for smallpox exposure, and a Fenton accident where Angus struck a log with a wagon front end lifting the vehicle.
OCR fragment shows partial names and institutions with unclear context. Likely reads as a list of people and places such as Alma, with scattered letters forming incomplete proper nouns. No coherent event or action can be determined from the readable lines.
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