Record Auto Won By Dena Barney
From a circulation standpoint The Record ranks as one of the state’s best papers. The contest attracted many contestants and strong support from Alma business men boosting subscriptions and advertising. Prize winners included Dena Barney first with a Ford car, Lippert Ackley second, Gerhardt piano, and other awards. votes tallied by Chas Rhodes et al.. Dan Donat Barney led the field with 2 827 400 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emch
Chas
G. Rhodes
J. C. Chick
R. D. Wheaton
Clifford N. Cumings
Nena Carney
Leerert Bool Ackley Jappert
Lerent
Donat Barney
Ford
P. T. Bonghardt
Gerhardt
Fred Durke
Russell H Conwell on Next Lyceum Number
Russell H Conwell veteran educator and lecturer will present Acres of Diamonds as the next Lyceum Course number on January 18 at the opera house. The well known speaker has spoken over 500 times worldwide and is expected to draw a packed crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell H. Conwell
Dr. Conwell
Alma
America
Gough, Beer
Chapin
Opera
Card Op Thanks For Support During Illness And Death
The family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and caregivers who aided them during the sickness and passing of their wife and mother. Appreciation is extended to the Friends for the floral offering and to Rev. A P French for comforting words. Signed by M J Woodward Biles Woodward Earl Woodward and G Harrow EB Woodward ET Woodward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. French
M. J. Woodward
Biles Woodward
Earl Woodward
G. Harrow
Vis
Woodward
Another Old Settler Dies at Cedar Lake
Derry Williams aged 77 died last Friday morning at Cedar Lake. He was the father of Prat master Williams and left two other sons and a daughter. He retired at Cedar 36 years ago. The funeral was held at the home Sunday at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derry Williams
Cedar Lake
Prat Master Williams
Vasnar
Clio
Ceder
Enjoyable Meeting at Arcada G No 600 Storehouse
Arcada G No 600 met at the Keefer residence on Friday evening December 31. Officers to be installed at the January hall meeting with Brother Brassley invited as installing officer. The 20th anniversary of Mr and Mrs Keefer and Mr and Mrs C H Smith celebrated with songs and quotations. A tin pun chorus on the porch and refreshments by Grange ladies followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcada
Frank Keefer
N. M. Rollin Wooding
Brother Brassley
Pleasant Valley Grange
Keefer
C. H. Smith
Mia
Earl Kuhlman
Wilson
Allen Hubbel
Grange
Gas Company Meet in Alma Gratiot County
The annual Gratiot County Gas Company meeting in Alma elected directors C. P. Brown Francis King R. B. Wagner B. G. Appleby and W. H. Snow for the year. At a subsequent directors meeting C. F. Brown was named president Francis King vice president OG Wagner secretary and H. G. Appleby treasurer. The reports describe a flourishing condition and a prosperous outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratiot County Gas Company
Alma
C. P. Brown
Francis King
R. B. Wagner
B. G. Appleby
Saginaw
W. H. Snow
Grand Rapids
C. F. Brown
OG. Wagner
H.G. Appleby
Beet Labor Contracts Boost Sugar Beets Pay in 1910 Campaign
Sugar companies across the territory announce beet labor and field rates for 1910. Contracts set a flat six dollar per ton rate for beets at factories or weigh stations, higher than many peers. Wages for hand labor follow pre-1914 levels: 16, 18, and 20 dollars per acre by row spacing, with a 10 cent per acre surcharge if lodging is provided by the farmer. Companies plan broader labor canvassing into Michigan, the West, and Nebraska to recruit Beet workers.
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United States
Michigan
Wests
Oraha
Lincoln
Nebr
Grange Plans Golden Jubilee Meeting in 1916
Gratiot grange calls a special meeting for January 20 1916 at 10:00 a m at Tinneh?ne as central site. State Master Roteham appoints A B Cook of Owosso as special representative. The fifty year celebration aims to unify fourteen counties in a state wide Golden Jubilee effort with topics including survey of the field trade contraction new Grange movements and growth strategies. County deputies officers and members urged to attend, with further county calls planned for Alma later in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. ©. Roteham
Gratiotomens Grange
Tihnenne
A. B. Cook
Owosso
Uist
Delogelea
Alma
Peter A. Klees
Maxter
Alma Standard Foundry Mtg Elects 1916 Officers
Stockholders of Alma Standard Foundry Mtg Co held their third annual meeting at their office in January 1916 to elect a new board and officers and to amend by laws for 1916. Officers elected were Joseph Wachalac president and general manager Witex Jennie Wachalac Reitz vice president, and Robert Wachalac secretary and treasurer. Directors named were Joseph Weekaloc Robert Wachalac Mrs Jennie Wachalac Reits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Standard Foundry
Mt G. Co
Joseph Wachalac
Witex
Jennie Wachalac Reitz
Robert Wachalac
Appreciation note from Jake Barney in The Ord Record
Jake Barney thanks friends for royal support and encouragement in the Record voting contest. He notes receiving a Jivet prize, a 1910 Ford touring car, and expresses sincere thanks to those who helped him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ord
Jake Barney
Gleaners Meet at Walston Home Near Alma
The Gleaners of the Best Arthor plan January meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday at 10:30 AM, with a noon recess for refreshments. Held at Mr and Mrs Harry Walston southeast of Alma, the gatherings aim for daytime sessions through April with lecturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Walston
Alma
Ania J
Mail Boxes Standardized By Washington Postal Office
The port office department at Washington will standardize rural mail boxes with a coin holder and two boxes per patron. One box will be 18% inches long for mail and the other 254 i inches long for parcel post. The new order takes effect around July 1 2018. M A Holmes of Republic Motor Company left Sunday for New York on business.
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Port Office
Washington
Parrol Post
M. A. Holmes
The
Republic Motor Company
New York
First State Bank of Alma Stockholders Meeting Announcement
The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the First State Bank of Alma Michigan will be held in the directors room on Tuesday evening January 11 1914. Polls open from 7:90 to 8:80 p m. Carl L Washburn Cashier.
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First State Bank of
Alma
Michigan
Businen
Carl
Washburn
City Treasurer expands Friday hours for tax collection
The city treasurer announces Friday hours through December 10 for tax collection and additional hours from December 10 to January 8. Budgeting officials urge residents to bring due payments to the office during the extended schedule.
Obituary of Ellen Woodward and local notes from the season
Ellen Woodward born September 1851 in Brooklyntownship Jackson County Michigan. She married M. J. Woodward February 17, 1868 and moved to Gratiot County on a farm where she died. Eleven children blessed the marriage with nine living. She joined the Adventist church in 1882 and remained a faithful member. Services were held at the home on December 2, 1015 and burial in Saville cemetery. Also noted are Christmas mail volume and delivery praises, and a Masons vs K of C bowling result with scores.
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Ellen Woodward
Brooklyn Township
Jackson County
Michigan
Springs Lapel
Barry County
Gan
M. J. Woodward
Gratiot County
Adventist Church
Eigoll Gleaners Ahd
Hone
Meday
Dor
Saville
Wright House proprietor Edwin Brearley dies at 70
Edwin Brearley, two years proprietor of the Wright House in Reed City, died Saturday January 1 1916 after a period of illness. Born May 1846 in Wheatland County, he earlier ran a hardware store, then hotels in Reed City Allegan and Alma before taking charge of the Wright House. He married Ellen Drake, then remarried to a Mrs. Calkine of Reed City. Survived by two children, Maude Johnson and George S. Brearley, both of Reed City. Funeral and burial rites were held in Reed City with Masonic service.
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Edwin Brearley
Wright
Hhe
Wheatland Hilledile
Reed City
Brearley
Ellen Drake
Envoy
Maude Johnson
George 8
Reel City
Mre
Michigan Presidential Primary and Ballot Instructions 1915
In Michigan the April presidential primary is set for the first Monday in April with voters indicating preference for party candidates. Petitions must be filed by March 23 with at least 100 party supporters. ballots printed by county clerks. The piece also notes the marriage of Mrs. Fanny Hale and Mr. Orville Jolly at Wheeler with wedding details.
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Ayell
United States
Agel Te Ivvery Cour Veorg Thevetuer
Firibary
Pal
Hcal Paitine
Elall
Opy
United Btrtee
Michiene
Nvid
Syatch
Pers Ry
Michigan
Wees Y-Sesea
Heyeneee! Jas
Sigelow
Fanny Hale
Orville Jolly
RF. Hale
Wheeler
Ethel Street
Misty Gladys Coleman
Orland Welsh
Junbar
Car
Mixx
Lalu Blackman
DIES SUDDENLY NEAR ALMA INDIANA FARM AREA
Chris Eickelberger aged 26 died suddenly Wednesday near Alma after a hay fall and a later head injury. He had recently fallen from a load and, while helping a neighbor, suffered a severe head pain, brought home, and died minutes after arrival. His death was reported from the William Clark farm two miles south and three and a half miles west of Alma. Woodmen and Royal Neighbors announce a joint installation for Miss Sarah Borman and others at the hall in Alma, with a gathering planned for February.
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Chris Eickelberger
William Clark
Alma
Mr. Eickelberger
Cas Ge Man
Unsin
Sarah Borman
C. F
Hall
Ontario
Canada
PALLS OFF SCAFFOLD AT SUGAR PLANT
Charles Fletcher fell from a scaffold at the sugar plant injuring his ankle and other bones. He was treated in hospital and later sent to Saginaw for X rays revealing fractures and a later view showing five breaks. Recovery is hopeful but complete healing will take time.
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Charles Fletcher
Fletcher
Saginaw
Allie
Mr. Fletzhercht
Postal Savings and a Montrose Wedding in Ithaca
The local post office reports a surge in Postal Saving System deposits as residents trust Uncle Sam’s depositories amid wartime anxieties. A New Year’s Day marriage unites T. C. Sutton, Montrose principal, and Miss Goldie Kille of Ithaca, with both families present. State Street Races at Alma feature clean starts and a crowd turnout, with recaps of horses and drivers and upcoming weekly events for local business men.
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Sam
Alma
Chet Willy Tholi
Asveligga
T. C. Sutton
Montrose School
Mise Goldiv Kille
BE. B. Bille
Ithaca
Sutton
Mins Kille
Ithacs Igh Echonl
Montrose
Tri-County Medical Men To Meet
The Gratiot Isabella Clare County Medical Society will meet at the Wright House Alma on Thursday January 14 at 3 30 p m We voted at the December meeting to raise county dues to 2 00 year plus state dues 3 00 making 5 00 for 1916 payable to the secretary We seek engaging programs and urge nonmembers to join for profit The program lists Dr T J Carney on gonococcal infections and physician responsibility Dr J N Brainerd on differential diagnosis of cholera and ulcers Dr B R Corbus on gastric and duodenal ulcers Officers listed include President Dr J Vienrei and Dr M Wight Committees noted
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Gratiot-Isabella-Clare County Medical Society
Wright House
Alma
Kawikt
T. J. Carney
J. N. Brainerd
B. R. Corbus
Potato Culture Featured At Montcalm Institute
The largely attended Montcalm County Farmers Institute session at Yeu opened with invocation by Rev Tanner and an address by Fred K. Dell on potato culture. State Speaker M. D. Bailey discussed the topic at length, with remarks on dairy farming and marketing following.
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Monteale
Yeu
Tanner
Fred K. Dell
Montcalm County Institute Society
M.D. Bailey
Gayionl
5. K. Marsh
Hon Robinson
Alma
Muate
Spealer
Everybdy
Fred Dean
R. D Boiler
Westabury
Notice to Register and Vote in Power Franchise Elections
A notice urges registration and voting for the Electric Light Franchise in Seville and Sumner townships. Pine River Power Company plans a large local project spending about 35,000 on dam, raceway, and power plant construction with local labor and materials. The site will host a 2500 volt system with a 175 HP wheel, serving the district for years.
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Electric Light
Pine River Power Company
Seville
Sumner
Com
Riverdale
Seville Township
Sumner Township
Elwell
Fragmentary note lists event dates and treasurer
The text shows a fragmentary record mentioning Ithaca events on Thursday December 2 and 30, with December 11 and 18 and January 1, Sundays December 27 and January 7. It references Wilson as Treasurer and notes savings or banks in a dated context.
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Imu
Ithaca
Savin I Urdeya
Slondays
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Dena Barney
Perry Banghart
Record
Lyceum
Sugar Company
Joseph Weekaloc
Mra
Jennie Wachalac Reits
Annual Stockholders Meeting
Suen
Chas. Kk. Murphy
Benial
Nolidiys
Christina
Pary
Masons
Vietors
A.M
W. Griffin
Chick
James Barry
Tom Bates
Jerome Barry
Mulvey
Rogere
Rome
Wight House
Propritor
Hip
Calkine
Brainerd
Grand Blanc
Ambrose
Jolly—Hale
State Street
Alma Deriving
San State Stent
Forestarter
Parrag
Fimple
Pieamat Valley
St Louis
Trevkenridge
Hernes
Los Alto
the Clown
Cashin
Lady McNabb
McNabs
Paddy Muck
Eckert
Tri-County
J. Vien Rei
H No
M. Wight
Farmers Institute
Montcalm County Farmers’ Institute
Vestaburg
R. D. Bailey
J. P. Throop
Sumner Townships
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