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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
3
A parade of neighbors and relatives from Michigan and Illinois visit Alma and nearby towns. Families from Adrian Owosso Ithaca and Port Austin drop by, join in discussions, attend a funeral for Seth Veeder, and plan Illinois Farmers' Picnic events in Alma. Spotted names include Abbott Isham Porterfield Snider and McKinney among others.
A crowded slate of local visits and business calls fills Alma activity. Residents and guests include W A Branner and wife in Saginaw, F E West back from vacation, John Spinney to Ithaca, C R Brewer in St Louis, William Griffin couple in Saginaw, D P Hole family in Breckenridge, Guy Giles from Middleton, Mrs Lacy Oxnald of Wheeler, W H Redfield in Alma on business, N Cummings returning from Boyne City, Wade Frost in Alma from Carson City, Alexander Duncanson and L D Parr in Alma, Ithaca visitors and St Johns guests, Robins on Vestaburg visit, Clarence Goodrich from Ithaca visiting Bryson McCloy, Ralph Chisholm in Breckenridge, F E Burley in St Johns, Aubrey Faurot and Wayne Smith in Alma, Mrs Ira Ball of Cadillac with C R Brewer party, Mrs C Lindsay of Cadillac at Chautauqua, Libby plant brick work starting, and Mrs John Murphy visiting daughter.
The market report lists prices for oats wheat beans and barley per cwt with oats at 1.00 and buckwheat at 1.60. Timothy hay is shown at 12.00 for No 1 and 11.00 for No 2 with mixed and Clover hay priced around 10.00 and 10.80 respectively. Livestock prices include pigs at 6.75 per owt beef cattle 4.00 to 4.50 per owt calves veal 0.70 to 0.90 per pound and hogs 8.75 for heavy hogs. Poultry hides tallow butter and eggs also appear with spring chickens per pound and butter at 26c per pound.
Following in a list of candidates filed with the county clerk at Stanton, parties and names appear for race across multiple offices. Republicans and Democrats are listed for Representative, County Clerk, Pemotrat, County Treasurer, Sheriff, Prosecuting Attorney, Register of Deeds, Circuit Court Commissioners, and Drain Commissioner, with the names of the nominees.
The report lists Republican and Democrat coroner and council candidates including Arthur J. Taylor Bas tian Rosbach Homer Hodges and John Reynolds Robert Seurrah Louis E Tracey. Elwin Smith an electrical engineer from Coral visited his father Geo H Smith and arrived to take a job at the local truck factory.
A crape summer dress features a double tunic simple blouse and a slightly draped skirt. A ribbon belt provides a colorful accent completing the outfit.
Michigan legal notice in Gratiot County Circuit Court. Complainants Etta and Lucy Chapin seek to quiet title against Otis Bartlett, Elihu Button, J J Bragg and heirs of Elizabeth Chidister. Order directs appearance by Nov 23, 1914 with answer or risk default. Publication to follow in Alma newspapers.
The record reports a civil suit to quiet title on the south half of the northeast quarter and the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section seven, township twelve north, range three west, Michigan. Defendants Kelly and Sears are to appear or have a copy served twenty days before the time prescribed. Circuit Judge orders publication in a local newspaper for six weeks.
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