Gration Go Landark hotel torn down in Gratiot county
The first Ithaca hotel, long a public house, has been demolished leaving only rubbish and basement. The 1856 structure saw fires, sales of sections to Sartor Markman Kinkiter and Davis, and a rich history as a social hub, printing office, and Masonic lodge in early Gratiot County.
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Ithaca
Gratiot
E. W. Voight
Detroit
Aaron Sartor
Harry Markman
Fred Kinkiter
Mr. Davis
Gratiot County
Jeffery
Mr. Comstock
Gratiot News
Comstock
Russell Burgess
Burgess
John W. Howd
B.A. Picket
Ithaca Hotel History and Fire Damage Timeline
The Ithaca hotel chain passed through Fox, Retau and Co vert, Palmer and Vosburg, Voight, Mathews of Breckenridge. Known as the Ithaca Hotel, Fox House, Beta House, Commercial Hotel, Voight House and The Mathews. The north part is the oldest building in Ithaca and has not served as a hotel for over a year after a fire in December damaged it.
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Fox
Retau
Covert
Palmer and
Vosburg
Voight
Mathews
Breckenridge
Comstock
Ithaca
Pi Alpha Tau Fraternity Banquet Honors Faculty Guests
The second annual Pi Alpha Tau banquet occurred Friday in the High School Building with male faculty and their spouses among the guests and twelve society members with friends. A five course meal by Miss Mable Rogers preceded a brief program featuring toasts by Dick H. Rockwell and others, including welcome and Harmony between P A T and Lambda Sigma remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pi Alpha Tau
Mable Rogers
Dick H. Rockwell
Se. J. Hanna
Reynase
Helen Doane
P. A
Lester Haner
Lamba Sigma
Lisle Follette
Wand Hodge
Prof
Collins
Banquet Honors Miss Rogers For Efficient Cooking
A social gathering featured a toast and a moment of absence marked by Mr. Luchtman filling the empty seat. Guests shared good-natured stories as the banquet concluded with a vote of thanks to Miss Rogers for her efficient cooking and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gram
Mr. Luchtman
Miss Rogers
Manary saves by stopping runaway horse on Superior street
Harold Redman risked his life Saturday afternoon by leaping into the street and grabbing a frightened horse that dashed down Superior street from Park to State. Fred Thornton had been loading coal when a chute slide frightened the animal, pulling the wagon with it and smashing the wagon at Park and Superior. Redman halted the horse just as it threatened autos, saving injuries and likely a larger wreck. The horse suffered cuts. the wagon was ruined.
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Harold Redman
Superior Street
Fred Thornton
Wright Avenue
Superior
Park and Superior
State Street
Har Redman
Alma College Defeats Bethany 4-3 On Friday Afternoon
Alma College wins 4 to 3 over Bethany College of Bethany West Virginia after a four run first inning. Bethany answers with runs in the first second and seventh. Captain McCloy commits first error in four years. Schultz makes sensational catches and Johnson pitches tightly. Infield errors are numerous despite Alma’s victory. Lineup and fielding details follow with Schultz, McCloy and Johnson noted for key plays.
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Alma College
Bethany College
West Virginia
Alma
Bethany
McCloy
William Schultz
Johnson
Minety Fifth Anniversary Parade And Addresses At L O F
The Minety fifth anniversary events included a morning program with music, talks, and officer reports, followed by an afternoon parade through Alma. Doct-By Anderson and Butler led an opera house program in the evening with Rev G H Carl, a male quartet, and an address to Myles F Gray.
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Fat County
Wright House
Alma Band
Verne Minor
Pega
Temple
Bannister and
St. Louis D. of R
Opera House
Anderson and Butler
G. H. Carl
Riading
G. ¥. Warner
Myles F. Gray
Lansing
Also Mentioned on This Page
All Colors Dry Goods
Michigan
Choice
Ecru
D. W. Robinson
Alma, Mich
Gration
Court House
William A. Layman
Verne A. Miner
Pualpa Tao Baroue
Dick Rockwell
Roy Vandermark
Sam Johnson
Lake City
Vandermark
Shany College
Siminwon
Goodrich
Wood
Peacock
Har- Parrar
Backe
Schultz
Rodgers
Farrar
Schulte
West
Hayward &, Ray Proprietors
East Superior St
Sand Bid
C. G. Rhodes Druggist
Cloak and Suit
Pel. Adams
Minety
Miles F. Gray
Silver King
Garden Seeds
Cushing & Benedict
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