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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1905
Page
5
Michigan locals report weather, business, and social events from January in Plainesport and surrounding towns. Residents Germaine and Chadwick appear in theater and meetings while Mrs. Dunham offers hats and St. Louis professionals attend civic functions. Community notices cover visits, travel, sales, and club installations with dates and names including Lansing officials and area families.
Weekly market notes and local items list residents traveling for business and leisure. Mentions Tinker in Ithaca WA, Floyd White’s trip, Port Huron duty for Mutterfield, and Miss Laura Button hosting a New Year meeting. Also notes church service by Wm H. Simmons, heating project for Ithaca Court House, and several community notices and social events.
Southeast area gossip notes a long list of visitors and social calls, including Osterhout and Obie Pagstey, Myrtle Knoer, Frank Butler of Boyne City, Kirker, Rev. Edily Hons, and Mrs. Saraly Prieate. Reports mention the Grange gathering at KOT MOM Hall, a board of supervisors meeting in Shan ton, and upcoming Grange events near Jan 19 1905 with routine social activities and small-town happenings.
North East Bethany column lists Fives Stewart ill on sick list George and William Bissel with wives visiting Mr and Mrs Henry Bodtish Tuesday. Edna and Eva Hons salle visiting Mrs FP Oberst Saturday. Wa Pox cadet on AQ Fos and family Sunday. Burr Borlfisth traveled to Breckenridge on business. KA Stekles shipped wool. Henry Gidler spent last week in Brock. Mr and Mrs Dell Poster visited the Oberst home last week.
Fragmentary report mentions a public installation at Quar Hall on Saturday night with Oyster supper. In town, Abts Cura Dumbays appeared, while the Tuesday night event drew poor attendance. Sherndag Roberts and John Apple traveled to Giraud Rapids on Tuesday. The Grangy and Farters Club held a good attendance and a general rite at their Institute Wednesday.
South West Pine River reports Mat Johnson selling his farm to eight parties while 1 Messinger from Asia and Harry Haggard witnessed the burning of Fred Kemp's Livery barn in St Louis on Saturday. Carrie Church suffered a partial finger loss. Floyd Humphey traveled to Edmore on business. Mr and Mrs Rot Hathaway of Alma visited Dick Haggard's family Sunday. Wesley Haffard, recently in Tadinns, returned home. Elisha Church and son Chende spent part of last week near and Louis Church near Ednavare endured similar notices.
N W Bethany reports most men in the vicinity working off weed on Tager s place WT Wilson and family attended Sunday with their aunt Mrs Bageies Mr L F Thompson spent a few days with friends and relatives in St Louis Mrs Noah Wilson is somewhat better at this writing
Mrs. John Jarvis visited at Tannin Reynold's. revival meetings continue at Stone chapel with J B Jarvis and wife. JC Gardner and wives visited D W Gardner at Brion. Joseph Nought of Alma attended W H Gardner's Monday gathering. Meetings begin at MR church Thursday. entertainers Germaine and Germaine era noted with praise. Kellar and the prince of tragedians cited. audience reaction described.
The report lists students not tardy in December and names many individuals. It mentions school events and athletic plans for winter and spring, including high school basketball, fundraising in the Athletio Association benefit, a speech by Janes Kress, and a note that after the death of Maret 1905 Roosevelt would no longer be president by accident.
The piece features students and townspeople in a staged farce or drama, with Harry Osgoh as playwright and Margaret Roswell-Kure Hall among the standout performers. Notable roles include Mrs. Helen Compton and Walter Hay supported by a noted cast list.
In Gratiot County Probate Court William Danser estate petition by Josef Morton guardian for hearing February date at LaBaca probate office. Notice ordered by judge Saver requiring appearance and reasons why petition should not be granted with publication in the local paper for three successive weeks.
The notice outlines early cold symptoms such as chills and a tired feeling. It promotes Dr Humphreys Seventy Seven as a cure with claimed to restore circulation and fight colds, coughs, grip, and influenza. Available at druggists or by mail from the Humpreva Medicine Co. in New York.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Ten is claimed to cure all and comes with a money back guarantee. The advertisement promotes Tea or Tablets from Stanard's Central Drug Store as the remedy.
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