Washington Gardner for Governor in Republican Primary
The Hon. Washington Gardner announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor at the upcoming primaries. Gardner is noted for extensive iskust, having served as secretary of state for five years and as a congressman twelve years, including ten on the appropriations committee. He pledges state leadership grounded in knowledge of Michigan’s history resources and institutions. He contrasts his qualifications with the duties of the office, highlighting his business experience and legislative insight.
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Washington Gardner
Gardner
Michigan
Mar
Congress
Committee On Appropriations
Who's Your Friend The Record Appeals Subscriptions Ads
The Record asks readers from Alma and Gratiot County to renew subscriptions by designating a friend who gets credit for votes in a contest. Prompt renewals of one to three dollars will receive receipts by mail. An advertised letters list includes Willie Carter LeEnglish Anne Klutey D C Martin Allick Nagel Alford Ramsey Frank Sparks Dick B Thomas and Geo Wismer. Unclaimed letters go to the Dead Letter office December 1916.
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Alma
Gratiot
Canada
Philippines
Cuba
Mich
Willie A. Carter
R. A. Caney
LeEnglish
Anne Klutey
D. C. Martin
Allick Nagel
Alford Ramsey
Frank Sparks
Dick B. Thomas
Geo. Wismer
Hospital Notes From Grand Rapids Examinations and Visits
Mrs Maude Brainerd attends state nurse examination in Grand Rapids. Cleo Weatherby recovers ear loss after horse kick. John Smith admitted with pneumonia remains about the same. Tuve Manley operated for appendicitis and recovering well. Ed Mooper’s son treated after trail injury. patient recovering. Corey of the hospital staff operated in Durand last Monday.
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Maude Brainerd
Grand Rapids
Cleo Weatherby
John Smith
Nor
Dth
Tuve Manley
Vestaburg
Ed Mooper
Corey
Durand
Fast Montay
Local notes recount visits and travels in small towns
Additional local notices mention Bei Powter spending time with Trienite and Lovwet, Mike Mae Kyes visiting on Sunday, and a stop in Mes BV Lote for business. Mike Mcdonald of Saginaw came to Almu on business last Saturday. Alien Highteld spent Sunday with parents in Rivertule. Clyde Thompson Reed City made a business trip to the city on Tuesday. Joe Johnson of Cedar Lake was the guest of friends in town on Sunday.
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Mike Mae
Lote
Mike Mcdonald
Saginaw
T Almu
Bine
Rivertule
Clyde Thompson
Reed City
Thin City
Joe Johnson
Cedar Lake
Wildwood Mystery and Local Gossip In Alma
Local Almanac notes visits from Mosars Reed and Watson to Saginaw friends, Alma social calls, and upcoming civic events. A humorous Wildwood tale recounts a hunter gifting a “Golden Pheasant” journal feature to a newspaper friend with verse.
Patterson Drug Co Seemingly Sells Pep Pills
Fragmentary ad text notes a drug firm Patterson Drug Co offering pills described as cures or remedies. The readable portion mentions a claim about heartburn and pills for sale at a price of ws 25e, with no clear product name or reliable context.
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Patterson Drug Co
County Correspondence Provides Local Thanksgiving Notices
Local snippets record visits and travel around Sumner township including Clark relations, Thanksgiving meals in Alma and Battle Creek, Florence Keefer teaching in Middleton, piano updates, and a baby born to Charles Walters. Community events note a Farmer club gathering at John Fink's and Christmas plans at Ferris Center Bible School.
Davis School District News and Local Movements
Davis School District notes birth announcement for a son of Mr and Mrs Will Beard. Mary Hanford remains in poor health. Teacher Miss Wepour spent Thanksgiving at home near Mt Pleasant. The George Cross house known as the Delevan place to be occupied by Mr and Mrs William Peacock. Mr and Mrs Louis Marvin visited Marion last week with Mr and Mrs Pear Beard. Mr and Mrs R Saxton moving this week to Perrinton to run a dairy farm.
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Will Beard
Mary Hanford
Miss Wepour
Davis School
Mt. Pleasant
William Peacock
George Cross House
Delevan Place
Louis Marvin
Mra
Pear Beard
Marion
Mra. R
Perrinton
Thanksgiving social notes from Elwell and Riverdale reflect local visits
Miss Ethel Shanks returns to Elwell as I F Hillsinger and family from St. Louis join Thanksgiving gatherings with Dr McLachlan. Riverdale Relieves entertain the Hiwetl Judge, while Will Johnson resigns as Elwell elevator manager and Wine Will Hawkineon to take his place. Hazel Grant and Tresea Visher attend Riverdale events, Turrel Grant buys a new car, and local residents continue a pattern of visits and festivities.
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Ethel Shanks
Elwell
I. F. Hillsinger
St.Louis
Dr. McLachlan
Riverdale
Will Johnson
Edmore
EX Mathewson
Levi Reed
Mise Letty Boyer
Tom Morton
Ona
Biltmore
Wank
Task Graant
Mesias
Community Notes From Middleton and Vicinity
Word came this week of the serious illness of Casper Schattler now at Battle Creek and once of this vicinity. D. M. Wright and Mrs. Wright joined son and family in Alma for Thanksgiving. Several families visited in Alma, Ionia, and Arcada last week. A St Marys Catholic society party was held at Mary Winn’s last Friday night. Mrs. Fred Amsbury travels West for health. Box social planned at Mrs. Wee Webb’s home on December 10. Carl Abbott seen visiting sister Mrs. Frank Church near Ithaca on Saturday.
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Mosars
Donald Reed
Joseph Watson
Saginaw
W. H. Shepherd
Reed City
Alma
James P. Gibbs
Ithaca
Aiso
A.B. Derry
Clare
Orlin Sly
Riverdale
Mixx
Fern Nelson
Ralph Goggin
Detroit
Joseph Page, Jr
Frank Barnard
Alma College
Harry Stevens
Fred Stevens
Breckenrice
Albert M. Hudson
Harry Moore
Chirence Banghart
Norman Smith
Leland Fitch
Hazel Tuck
Marlette
Ladies’ Guild
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Guild
CO. T Trask
Alma Friends
Trask
Union Telephone Co
Civic Improvement League
Timby
Casper Schattler
Battle Creek
Maggie McBride
D. M
Dell Wright
William Rogers
Harry Rogers
Charles Jennings
Ionia
St. Mary's Catholic Society
Mary Winn
Cramer
Wells Farm
Orr Farm
Arcada
Clyde Waldo
Lansing
B. McKinney
Fred Amsbury
Wee Webb
Carl Abbott
Frank Church
Court hears estate matter in Gratiot probate session
State of Michigan Circuit Court for Gratiot County held at the Ithene probate office on November 7 1015 before Judge J Lee Potts. In the matter of the estate of Dennis Hawes, deceased.
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State of Michigan
Gratiot
Ithene
Said County
J. Lee Potts
Dennis Hawes
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