County notes from Covell and neighbors update
County correspondence lists Sunday visits among Covell George Shong and various families. Seville and Sumner S S convention set at Seville Center church August 1 with services at 10 30 am 1 00 and 7 30 pm. Community records mention a dancing party at Elwell and other local calls, plowing accident injuring Henry White, and visitors from Ohio staying with Wiltshire family.
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Perley Mallory
Ted Crum
Anna
Harry Covell
Velma
Edward Miller
Ruth
George Shong
Seville
Sumner S
Seville Center Church
Elwell
Wm. Shong
Henry Whites
Levi Pritchard
Henry
Half Moon Lake
Henry White
Gardner
White
C. B. Wiltshire
Herbert Fisher
Ohio
John Hrapka
Alma
Tee L. Loomis
L. Lippert
Claud Whitford
John Carl
Wheeler vs Vestaturg baseball game set for August 14
A Wheeler game against Vestaturg is scheduled for Saturday August 14 in Wheeler. Local notes mention visits by Ray Stowe and his wife to his brother Claude Stowe and several visitors from Detroit including Ales and Laura Taylor visiting relatives.
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Wheeler
Vestaturg
Ray Stowe
Ashley
Claude Stowe
Ales
Detroit
Tast
Ipany
Laura Taylor
David Oie
Riverside Notes on Guests and Local Visits
Local residents and visitors are listed with numerous weekend and weekday hospitality. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Keruny and family of Ithaca. Mr. and Mrs. Verne Hammond. Mrs. Wallace Bartlett of Sumner. Miss Terrill of Ashley. Elwyn Joslyn of Riverdale. Johnstone and Ses] from vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Newell Bradford of Ithaca. Miss Bessie Stevenson of St. Louis. Jay Ellsworth the postal clerk. Mix Yankee. Ed Allen. Mr. Folkert. Miss Elsie Markham visiting Middleton. Roy and Harry King of Detroit. Miss Mabel King from Detroit and elsewhere. Miss Ida Follick. Roy Davenport. Lucille Morton and Master Harry Morton. Mrs. Jack Evans. Dr. Graham of Samner. Wm. Emery of Edmore. Mrs. David Dutt. Mrs. Swope. Mrs. Jack Moble and Miss Hagel Moble. Henry Downer. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Stearns.
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Keruny
Ithaca
Verne Hammond
Wallace Bartlett
Sumner
Verne
Miss Terrill
Ashley
Alvah Hammond
Elwyn Joslyn
Riverdale
Barney Swope
Johnstone Unst
Bay 1 View
Newell Bradford
Mee
Bradford
Poland
Dunbar
Bay View
Bessie Stevenson
St. Louis
Jay Ellsworth
Detroit
Grant Rapida
Mix Yankee
Ethel Stivet
Ed Allen
Tront
Mr. Folkert
Elsie Markham
Middleton
A. Andrews
Roy
Harry King
R. King
Mabel King
Ida Follick
Roy Davenport
Lucille Morton
Harry Morton
McBain
Alma
Jack Evans
Graham
Sanmer
Wm. Emery
Edmore
David Dutt
Battle Creek
Swope
G. H. Jones
Arthur Wyeth
Albert Baker
Kren
Eaton Rapids
Jay Nickerson
Thelma
Laurel Welch
EB. Erskin
Crystal Lake
Elmer Rosy
Callie Poster
Linyd Onborn
Bert Osborn
Snell
Surrday
Mis
Frankie Davenport
Vestaburg
David Manley
Rice
Io Lakeview
Mrs. Nunn
Elm Hall People See Friends in Town and Far Flung Visits
Elm Hall residents and guests held a week of social calls with acquaintances from Wheeler Edmore Mt. Pleasant Alma Crystal Lake and Rock Lake. Visitors included Mrs Ethel VanAlstine Miss Mable Stambaugh Mr and Mrs J Randie and many more sharing gatherings picnics at Crystal Heights and Crystal Lake amid town and country trips and family visits.
Horse Sale Notice At Perrigo Studebaker Center Alma Mich
Black Percheron mares four years old weight 1700 pounds well matched and broke. Black Percheron geldings two years old weight 1500 pounds. Black Percheron mares one year old weight 1000 pounds. Cleveland Bay mares three years old weight 1100 pounds well matched. Two Kentucky mare mares three and four weight 1000 pounds well matched. One chestnut gelding nine years old weight 1200 pounds. Roan gelding three years old weight 1200 pounds. One gray mare five years old weight 1000 pounds well broke. One colt four months old. Harnesses and buggies available. Seller will move any or all of the above this month. Inquire ML Perrigo Studebaker Center Alma Michigan.
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Cleveland Bay
Treeless Alma in 1920 Warns of European Scale Threat
Alma faces widespread European scale infection endangering shade and fruit trees within five years. Experts report nearly every tree affected, with soft maples most vulnerable and mortality already visible on plots near Orchard and State Streets. Immediate, large scale spraying is urged, potentially costing about twelve hundred dollars for a high power apparatus plus materials.
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Alma
Orchard and
State Streeta
Wright Park
Making the Little Farm Pay Activity on small plots boosts profit with home gardens and market gardening advice.
Readers learn how family interest in gardening can raise farm profitability, with tips on growing vegetables and berries, planning plantings, and marketing produce. The article cites a farmer earning up to 40 dollars per acre and suggests prioritizing new crops, planting spacing, and garden layout for better returns.
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Alma Elevator Co
Michigan
Farwell
Manistee
Ann Arbor R. R
G. A. Weller
Elm Hall
George Allen
Frank Thomas
Mra
Colburn
Ethel VanAlstine
Mt. Pleasant
Mable Stambaugh
Elm Hinll
Thomas Morton
C. BE
Sadler
Chldren
Crystal Lathe
Ed Leonard
Ventaborg
Mise Honeywell
Teday
Towey Park
Monioy
Mia
J. Randie
Arcada Township
Wm. Rice
Sendley
Audley Curis
Addie Hyde
Walter Swope
Rock Lake
Cedar Springs
Chas
Mason
Forest Hill
Horace Leonard
East Coe
Raymond Leonard
Schnepp
Frances Booker
Alma Mathews
Horton
Mt. Plexaunt
Way
Webb
Thomas Marton
Patrick O'Brien
Carrie Kerwin
Dwane Tam
Lansing
J. W. Mathews
E. A. Bowles
Wyandotte
Baturdjay
George Bryant
Leota
Emerson Harrison
J. M. Smith
BO. Markham
Fear! Mart
Grand Rapide
Jack Moble
Macabeve
Vivian Wylie
Westerday
Meadames Farquen
Houck
Looker
Mackham
Bradle
Madeon
Sutton
Welch
Marolf
Phelps
Leo Going
E. Barchlett
Robert
Walter
Ella Leonard
Ethel Miller
Pauline Horton
L. A. Carmer
Coldwater
Florence Hart
Grand Rapids
Wid Mes
Lafayette Irico
Baby
Andrew Prager
Sarah Tank
Sermaduoy
Preston Willie
Eltha Phillmore
Roy Sayphit
Carson City
Andrew Frauen
My. Atu Mex Willis Mank
Ami Boyd
Uwrink
Kate Andrews
Norge
Viewmia
Lr. O'Neil
O'Connell
Mark Worden
Vickeryville
Oliver Dent
Amd
Ford McNaughton
St. Johns
McNaughton
More Loucks
Kate Campbell
North Side
South Side
St. Mary's Parish
Carson
Bulimr Nut
Crystal
Buckley Far
Laverne Stoudt
G. L. Russell
Mr. Roswell
Ford
Mr. Stoudt
Russell
Matt Smith
George Barrett
Frank Warther
Ford Shinnarforee
Young
New Haven
Lydia Evey
Sumerie
Asin Holl
George Helman
Monile Langdon
Jobe Wolford
Morman
DR. Wing
Alma State Savings Bank
H. A. Wing
Edo
John H. Rohr
Arcada Livery Barn
Suler
Morse
Daniel L. Sharrar
G. Henry Bansell
James G. Kross
Republic Track Co
Ile
Priew
Tae
G. Kress
Cadillac Machine Company
Cadilac
Michhaan
TI Wright Avenue
Bell
Superior Street
College Etadeine
Rome
Strom
Port Secution
Price
Jas. G. Brace
Mies
Wien
Aly
Pier Epusewr
Shiva
Joly
Fred Rowland
Iiwquire
Maple Avenue
Downie St
Butiherd's Hospital
Min
Gaffney
F.R. McNabs
V.S
B.v.sc
Wright House
Alma, Mich
John D. Spinney
Mark L. Spinney
Pollasky Elk
Union
Rowland & Jonson Bethel Cummings
Chick's Shot Store
Rowland
Johnson Kewl Fatare
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