Alma Bank and Montigel Firm Spotlight in Alma
The article extols the Bank of W. S. Turek & Co as a model stable institution with strong management and cautious policy, noting its founders W. S. Turek A. W. Wright G. S. Ward J. H. Seaver and C. BE. Webster plus cashier Ward. It also describes J. M. Montiggel & Co as primary iron and machine works in Alma, manufacturing engines steam parts and carriages, led by J. M. Montiggel and sons with J. F. Schwartz, detailing their products and local civic roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankug
WS. Turek & Co
W. S. Turek
A. W. Wright
G.S. Ward
J. H. Seaver
Chas. BE. Webster
Gos
Ward
Bsiness
Torek
Wright
Ely Browbaker
Alma
J. M. Montigel & Co
Superior St
J. F. Schwartz
Geo. A. Woodford
Detroit
J. M. Montiggel
Martin and Ford
Martin
Berd
Mr. Schwartz
Montigee Company Leans On Skilled Workmen In Progressive Era
J. M. Montigee & Co. states that Tron is a key factor in nearly all manufactured articles, shaping the need for skilled artisans who are essential in every field of global progress and community development. The article emphasizes the pivotal role of craftsmen in progressing industry and nature’s products.
Alma Village Council Minutes August 7 1689
The Alma village council met with President Mortigel and several trustees present or absent. The body tabled a petition to lay out a new street and granted one year for a tricycle on village streets. Claims were approved and sidewalk construction discussed along specified lots and blocks in Alma. The meeting adjourned.
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Alma
Micch
Common Connell
Mortigel
Tinker
Tubbs
Bagley
Adams
Dunham
Gratiot
Michigan
Almado
College Ave
Janes A
Common Council
Tima
Jaxine Sarnt
West Aide
Coloon
Vilar
East Aide
Village of
Motion Carrried
Council
Courter family travels and local threshing report
Weat Arcada, Mrs. Cal Courter visits St Louis with Mrs. Tuttle. Mrs. Parson plans extended visits to Charlotte, Chicago and Lenawee. David Courter and family prepare to leave for Oregon on the first. Johnie Courter to fly the last of the month. Threshing begins locally. G T Allis threshed last Monday yielding about 14 or 15 bushels per acre in one quality wheat.
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Cal Courter
St Louia
Tuttle
Parson
Charlotte
Chicago
Lenawee Co
David Courter
Oregon
Johnie Courter
G. TW
Allis
Misa Maud Harris to Teach in Nevins Neighborhood
Misa Maud Harris will teach in the Nevins neighborhood for the next term starting September 1. W O Wright and a Alma mother visited Crystal Lake on August 3. The note mentions a matched ball game score five to white teen in favor of W P R and describes local youth hustle for Sunday games. Ransom Eyes reappears after five months away in the west reporting improved health. Young People's meetings are aiding Bible reading and weekly Friday gatherings. A man sought Mr Brown in the Wright neighborhood. A reflection on jokes and crossing behavior near four corners prompts social thought.
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Misa Maud Harris
Nevins
W. O. Wright
Alma
Crystal Lake
Ransom Eyes
West
Brown
Wricht
BAY VIEW OUTING OF WRIGHTS OPERA HOUSE BAND
A Bay View trip recounts a band outing with Morton Barrington Vought Hit Rutgers Amsden and Strong. The Wrights Opera House Band left Alma by special car at noon and arrived Bay View by 5 30 p m after a lively town visit. Supper proved scarce. a watermelon and crackers with dried beef fueled the late-night rooming at the Toward.
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Morton Barrington
Vought
Hit
Rutgers
Amsden
Strong
Tion Oat Bay
Wright
Alma
Ord
Whitesell
Cadilue
Bay View
Forest Hill Town Notes and Local Busy-Work
Forest Hill news covers visits by Geo Freely family and Mrs Iney Creeel to Mt Pleasant, school news with Miss Briggs, farmers grappling with securing oats, a well attended church concert, theft threats over a lap robe, and local farming activity including binders and grain cutting. Mentions Grange blossoms nearby and a suspected kill attempt on Stanley. road completion doubts remain.
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Luke
Geo. Freely
Miss Briggs
Iney Creeel
Mt. Pleasant
Ituly
Silas Moody Tak
Trying Way
Stanley
Africa
Woods
Potato peelings used to rid suurlens of potato bags
The article notes a pest control method using piles of potato peelings sprinkled with paris green placed among vines. It also mentions Elliott Angell of Ingham County visiting the office, praising his character. It previews a Northern Pacific Railroad exhibit at the State Fair to compare Michigan products with those from Minnesota, Dakota, Montana, Washington, and Oregon, urging beneficial regional exchange.
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Paris
Elliott IL. Angell
Ingham Co
A. B
Mr. Angell
Northern Pacific Railroad
Michigan
Minnesota
Dakota
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Monuments by Williamston firm for hillshund memorial
Mrs Geo Beeman of Williamston selects a W M Cline design to be carved from Bedford rock for her deceased hillshund. The nine foot high monument weighs about 5 tons and features a storm beaten oak with a broken branch, a pot of lilies, ivy, and inscription space. The work will be by expert carvers and the firm plans to move its operations to the city in August. Excursion rates for nearby reunions and encampments are listed with round trip fares and distances.
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Reh Hican
Lavin J. Brown
Encore Hat Prank: Tenor Tricks Hatter With Free Purchase
A tenor famed for a sweet voice grows tired of encores and enacts a ruse to prove they cost more than fans realize. In a store he buys a silk hat for seven dollars, then shouts encore and claims a second hat for free, arguing the audience paid for two performances. The hatter refuses, the tenor reveals his identity, and the tale ends with a calm departure. The passage shifts to a scientific note on combustion, comparing how moisture affects burning for carbon and other elements, including phosphorus, in oxygen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tros Volontiers
Texas Siftinca
Brereton Baker
Ndon Chemical Society
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Alma Business Directory
Tohck & Coa General
Drnwlers
A. W. Winton
M. Thraymotee
Ieriel
Ober Wolfe
D. Yriungton
Aci Homeonathiy Physician and Co
Brieks Sd Fore
Smct
Lsurance
Gratiot County
Mich
LARK
Tor Iy Chanovry
Mud Moat Estates
Gratiot Cuunes
Mok
Jeo D. Spinney
Spiter
Losis
Pastor Peers Seu Bop
B. Chereilstomsine Servion
Hove de
Servines Ae Tell
Tie Episcopal
Tauireh
Aptist Church
Sorelee
Weilnes
Eraiicne Kev
D. Kademan
R.A. Mo
Samandhy
Bee
M.pollasky
Ludges
LMA Lodge
F&a. of
Satintay
GMA
Anna
Mit
Deoprert A. Wiliam Moyer Post
Nuwcounker Muhieah
Sutonyluy
H J. Oluw
P P Aumen
Anal Xu
Hegrent
Iauarean, Sos'y
Ut Kelly
Wits
Fing
Todd
Business Men's Association
Prdey O
Wd Bey Theeliy
Pr Smith
PRAN
Mitr
Meatiniges
Carpenters and
Imatos
Speeltion
de Alverzon
John Dunham
W. Kelly
Mechanical and Operative
Demtiez
Webbs’ Drug Store
T. J. Duff
Ontario Veterinary Cy Dege
Toronto
St. Laie
Commercial House Livery Barn
St.Louis
He . G. Duff
Neil & Morrison
A Business Review
W.8. Turck & Co., Bankers
J. M. Montigee & CO
Arcada
West Pine River
Forest Hill
Silas Moody
Regula
Ronk & Baughman
Soldiers and Sailors
Bay City
Pontine
R. National
Milwaukee
Wis
Tieteou
Battle Creek
Conran
Sanay
Pepa
B.S. Webb
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