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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
4
The Record announces a six week subscription contest with prizes around 600 dollars for top vote receivers. Votes accrue from subscriptions old and new with coupons counting ten votes for a week then one vote thereafter. Entry is by coupon. no guessing or luck involved. the contest ends on coupon expiration.
The Fifth District covers Arcada and Sumner townships. The Sixth District includes Seville Ferris and Richland townships. The Seventh District comprises Pine River Coe and Lincoln townships. The Eighth District includes Bethany and Emerson townships.
Riverdale notes list Jack Moble in Saginaw for a business day. R A Hibinger returns from a northern Michigan hunting trip. Mrs H A Lyons travels to Alma for a short business day. W P Cash visits Alma. Dr Chas McLachlan spends Monday evening on Riverdale business.
Friday evening John Johnson lost a good horse after meeting mail carrier John Shaffer south of the village. In a very dark night their rigs collided and Shaffer’s carriage pole pierced the horse’s breast, causing rapid bleeding and the animal’s death.
F C Hyde of Riverdale plans a large clearing out sale at his Riverdale store on Saturday December 12. Over $5000 in stock to be sold at greatly reduced prices including men and boys clothing shoes rubbers and arctics ladies and children wear and an immense implement stock with hundreds of other items. Sale starts at 9 30 am at Hyde's store Riverdale.
The diphtheria outbreak is under control with Dana Reed's death last Wednesday and two additional cases at Marion Rhodes' home and Robert Bartlett's. Schools are closed for a week to prevent spread while residents apply common sense and ordinary precautions.
Live Meat Men Valaistine and Co of Riverdale run a 22 by 60 foot meat building and wagon. A. and O. S. Valaistine are known locally for beef pork and poultry purchases. Auctioneer Parks is praised for local sales and Riverdale ties.
Mr Perry returned from Obie. Satur Mr Hunt is improving from sickness. Raymond Dufield s wife improving after a repair. Walter Eney convalescing from typhoid fever. W O B M held church meeting at Deciple church. Rev Mr Busing of St Louis spoke ably on a subject. Mrs Aldrich and daughter visiting brothers Charles and David Malford. Mangus of Alma in town to Jay West added to his drug store. Bird Clark rents D Long place and will move soon. Laura Plank sick list at her mother’s. Election of officers next meeting. hopes all will be present. Mr McKinetrys entertained their
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