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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1903
Page
4
Fragments from The Alma Record show notices on state legislature costs, pension grants, sugar beet crop prospects, Grand Rapids and Saginaw electric road work, train travel anecdotes, two minute mile pacing for trotters, a Detroit political claim, Tillman Kyras on the silver plank, St Johns News milestone, new agricultural courses, presidential political comfort, and Lord Salisbury’s death with tribute to his steadiness and peacekeeping legacy.
Current topics of the day mix wage claims about the Russian czar with national labor issues and social notes. Reports note high pay for czar, desertion criticism, pajamas in the navy, Chicago boxing, Michigan camp meetings, and railroad debt interest trends. The piece also previews Michigan reunions, religious conferences, and minister appointments across towns like Alma and St. Louis.
On Monday evening M. J. Bogardus and his wife were surprised by a visit from a niece, Mrs. T. KE. Wilson of Antigo Wisconsin, whom he had not seen for twenty two years. She was with her husband and, after touring the area, they returned the surprise by discovering that Uncle Matt did not live in a pine stump rich land as they imagined.
Mrs Broadhead of St Louis visits her son and family. Mrs Dunkel guests at her daughters home. Albert Kipp of Wheeler called on friends last Saturday. Mrs Phinney stayed with her brother. Miss Minnie Trout of Edmore visited Mr Rank Barnes recently.
Letterary notes praise the September Lippincott's Magazine novel The Blade that Won. It is set in chivalric France with Marian as the brave hero facing dangerous adventures and proving the noble character of a fair lady, showcasing Stevenson’s mastery of the period.
The Presbyterian pastor will preach in the morning and there will be no evening service. St John’s church will host a Sunday sermon on the Parable of the Vineyard, with Sunday school at noon and no evening services.
The Record offers a complete atlas map of the county showing farms and owners, roads, rural mail routes, sections, townships, rivers, and railroads. Paper maps cost 1.00, cloth 2.00, with H N Ronald and Theodore Nelson handling catalog and sale. Every home should have a map for information and education of children.
Deputy Sheriff Hart of Honor sent word to arrest a man on the Ann Arbor line. Marshal Greig and Constable Willard stopped the suspect Geo. W. Miner on the train, held him in the village lockup, and released him to a northern deputy Tuesday. Miner was wanted for assault on a 13 year old girl and is described as a desperate character with prior time served.
Rural subscribers newly connected to the Alma exchange include Bareiay Primey Fr Gary W Helmingham Nate in Annarson. The Alma exchange now serves over 180 subscribers and, with existing contracts, should approach 200. St Louis and Ithaca exchanges also expanding, but Alma’s rural growth is fastest.
Market report notes Aug oats and rye show advance while wheat remains stationary. Poultry delivery is steady as Michigan Produce Co. issues a note ending in.
A reader critiques local newspaper editorials and town discourse in Alma. The writer urges constructive support for health efforts and public officials, arguing fault finding harms progress and calling for unity to help local youths and authorities improve conditions.
A Alma Letters to the Editor letter attacks a health officer over an article in The Record. The writer disputes claims, defends integrity, and calls for a public apology from the unidentified author behind the unsigned piece. The missive criticizes the writer’s stance and urges correction of what is deemed an unjust slur.
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