13 Aug 1886
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1886
Page
1
Striking jagged notes of social visits and itinerant news fill a frayed page. Miss Nethie Brown of Ithaca attends finances meeting. Miss Rimba and Mattie Whitney visit from Jackson. Mr Tis A Stutty and son seek a refined home site. plans for church work, school notices, and local tourism chatter color the column with names, places, and events across Ithaca.
Fragmentary report notes Miss M. Pletying of Alive its condh attended the Camila Ursa concert. Witness voted to stay long enough to enjoy the newspapers and Euterpeise. Readers expected they would all be at the event as it opened.
Local notes report Mr Wm Sailth of Pintlouil visiting Lit wife’s parents Mr and Mrs Fink Jevore Kinney and wife, with many residents traveling to Owosso for a reunion. A Bankwell man near Elwell reports road drift issues and possible harvest delays as doctors advise care near Riverdale.
An evening program titled Trevany and natine ne entertainment will be held at Wrights opera house on Friday August 20. Admission is free. A list of performers includes Miss Sherwood and Miss Maloy, with local attendees noted.
The Alea Common Council discusses upgrading Park Street, naming committee members including McLewl Geonu Webb Tiida and others, and considers a proposal from Wes, Turck & Co giving the village credit toward bonds. The decision covers proceeds, payments, and final adjustments to funding.
The village board approves street lighting and related clerical actions. Writs and claims rulings favor the county and Lumsden, with motions to issue orders for pepper funds. A street lamp procurement and lamp timing resolutions are adopted, and notices set for township elections and official sessions.
The Pine River township clerk notifies residents that a special election will be held to decide on funding a bridge project. Polls open at 6 AM and close at 6 PM on the stated day in July. Township officers urge qualified voters to attend and cast ballots.
An advertiser touts a new pile treatment priced at 81.00 per box and promises a quick, painless cure. The notice mentions other remedies and schedules a demonstration event tomorrow night, with emphasis on a “new treatment” yielding decisive results.
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