Change in Grocery Firm in Alma Changes Ownership
A Jackson gentleman, B J Smith, purchased the W L Scranton & Co stock in the Ohnarech block, forcing Mr. Scranton to retire for health reasons and return to his Vernon farm. Smith, with 22 years in groceries including Hilledale and Jackson, promises customer satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Genteman
Jackson
B.J. Smith
W. L. Scranton & Co
Ohnarech
Scranton
Vernon
Smith
Hilledale
Alma Wedding Bells for Mary Wheeler Plam and Hale Braske
Invitations are out for the December 23 wedding of Mary Wheeler Plam daughter of Mrs Mary D Plam of Minneapolis and Hale Braske son of Rev and Mrs A F Braske president of Alma College. The couple, both well known in Alma, are graduates who grew up here. Miss Plam is a noted kindergarten teacher and Mr Braske is a young journalist with the Detroit Tribune staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Mary Wheeler Plam
Mra
Mary D. Plam
Hartiot Ave
Minneapolis
Pool Hale Braske
Rev
A. F Broske
D. D
Alma College
Pam
Braske
Staif
Detroit Tribune
Local notices and shopper items from Alma area
A string of short notices lists residents visiting and traveling, local sales and advertisements, Christmas orders, barber trade plans, maps and directories, and upcoming club meetings. Names include J M Everden Ithaca, Henry McNamara Alma, Fred Hammer, Mrs W Springer Edmore, Miss Pearl McCluer Pompeii, and Mra Gee Wells Mies Mabel Wilson Ithaca. Local shops Rogers Porter's Milliman's and Banghart offer goods and Christmas produce. Updates cover new maps, a Gra ty atlas, a Union Telephone directory, and arcads Farmers' Club meeting reschedule. Several visits to Detroit Flint and Saginaw noted among Alma residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. M Everden
Ithaca
Alma
Henry McNamara
Westabarg
Fred Hammer
J. H. Lancashire
Detroit
Hodgskinson
BW. Springer
Edmore
Wan
Alina Weiduonday
Pearl McCluer
Pompeii
Rogers
Porter's
Milliman’s
Bangharta
Fred FE. Moffat
Montcalm Herald
Stanton
Mra G
Ward
Big Rapides
Cnristamas
Mra Gee
Wells
Mies
Mabel Wilson
Mra
H. J. Vermeelen
Rut & Goodell
Barbers
Victor
Cigare
M. Douglas
Mes
T. J. Blate
Ein Hol
L. Stevens
Clara
Amanda Engelman
Arcads Farmers’ Club
Alois
Union Telephone Co
Graty
the Record
Irving Gows
Ssath Bena
Ind
Pratt & Goodjell
J. P. Loosey
O.J. Perkion
H. J. Everden
B. A. Bivins
Snider Bros
Neila
JS. J. Kirby
Gratiot County
Saginaw
Sadie Menninger
Patthalag
Light Guard
Geo
Shannon
Dean
Geo. W. Bates
Mias Leura Shellibo
Bay City
S. A. Vilet
Pere Marquette
Grand Central
Chicago
New Buffalo
Porter
Lake Shore
W. Tinker
Dr. W. Kelly
Or. N. F. McClinton
M. Pollasky
L. H Haytwent
Flint
Ithaca Commandery Knighte Templar
Genenes County Court House
Elizabeth Wilson
Bartley
Mra Lydia Wooley
Entrican, Mich
J. Stevens
Elm Hall
Christmas shopping and local notices in Alma area
A long list of short items notes social visits, travel, and shopping in Alma and nearby towns. People mentioned include Por o’s, JR McCarthy, E W Stoutenburg, W A Bablke, J Mejor Lemon, Mrs A F Molitor, Sen O H LaFlamboy, Miss Anna Williams, J P Losey, W E Vankirk, Agnes Buell, Mrs G Piateh, Mrs D M Peters, Barney Swope, and others. References include delivery changes at freight houses, theatre plans, and local gift suggestions such as gold rings and Cleveland Vapor Lamps for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poro's
McCarthy
Holly
E. W. Stoutenburg
Detroit
W. A. Bablke
Big Rapids
Lancashire
Saginaw
Etay
F. J. Kay
B. Piano Co
W. J. Hansaker
Ealtor
Courier Herald
Alma
Bennetta
Mire
Anna Williams
Seri
J.P. Lovey
Banghart
W.E. Vankirk
O A. Scholtz
Breckenridge
Agnes Buell
E A. Bivins
Union City
Mra. G. Piateh
Howard Airy
Eugens DeLong
AW. Wright
Chicago
Kansas City
Potnte
Texas
Josephine Sr. John
Miss Easy Hooper
Mme
Adelina Patti
Snider Bros
Magicians
Nells
Opera House
Ths Place
A. A
P. M
F.C. Kernen
Ous Station
Jacob
Rogers
Riverside Cemetery
G. M. Hutchinson
Rochester
Ind
Becaues
Davis Bros
Sweden
Mirthful Swede Kaute Erickson Wins Audience Praise
Alma notes praised Kaute Erickson in a mirth provoking comedy for his broad happy smile. Master George, a child actor, shone throughout the play as others balanced the cast. Local notices mention P. B. Bland’s Detroit Chicago trip and depot staff changes, with Winchell succeeding Bullock in freight, Palfrey selling a manuscript to Whitney Warner, and boxing bouts between Emory Fuller and O. T. Judd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaute Erickson
Master George
P. B. Bland
Detroit
Chicago
George F. Butler Publishing Go
Union
H. J.winchell
A. Bullock
Whitney-Warner Maule Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alna
Stora
Latimer’s Bazaar
S. L. Bennett
Fendquarters
Lowney
Thia
Jones
Bennote
Brown
Ashley
B. W. Ellison
Michigan
Japan
Malaga
Mich
J. P. Losey
Bahlke
Mt. Pleseant
Emory Fuller
Shepherd
O. T. Judd
Mt. Pleasant
Fuller
Mr. Reaken
Bert Woodward
Jebis
Virginia
Hel
Mr. Whitcraft
Justice Chadwick
Polinsky
Decatur Coteman
Treas
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