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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
5
The mill half a mile west of Forest Hill offers cutting on demand for barn timber or billets. They also sell seasoned lumber and wood goods. J A Wilk advertises services at 176e14. G Archie Brown of Wright Brown traveled to Grand Rapids on Tuesday for the January finance exhibit.
Alma and surrounding communities share a busy week with school openings, visits by residents to Grand Rapids and Detroit, dance at Will Barnes’ home, and requests for travel to Charlevoix Cheboygan and Traverse City. Local families host guests, celebrate gatherings, and report occupational and educational moves while athletes square off in basketball games at College Grounds.
A jumble of Alma items reports Murian McIntosh buying C F Brown property on Woodworth and a Panama Canal note. It notes a Wichita ship passage anniversary, hoop logs heading to Ann Arbor yards, a Manchester man and Edith Palmer wedding, a Buckwheat sale, local illness notes, and a lengthy letter from Dr Cyrus B Gardner arguing against uniform medical fees.
Northern Gratiot doctors announce new fee schedule effective January 1 1919 due to rising drug costs. The plan raises night call rates to 2 in town and 1 in country, adds mileage charges for country visits, and sets minimum office prescription fees of 75 cents. Obstetrical and instrumental delivery fees are listed with mileage surcharges and telephonic consultations priced at 50 cents. Names of the doctors adopting the new rates are included.
Francis Jelsch, among the oldest at the Masonic Home, returned to his Romeo home Tuesday to witness grandson Joseph Jelsch receive the Master Mason degree. He plans to visit a daughter in Detroit and friends in Baybee and Adrian before returning. Also noted, Robert Rose of Arcada township delivered the season’s first sleighload of hogs Tuesday morning, and local shops advertise shoe waterproofing and black shoe dye.
Wright & Brown furniture dealers report unqualified success during January Blue Tag sale covering furniture, rigs and floor coverings. Five Hundred club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Al Scattergood. attendees enjoyed a most delightful time.
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