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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
7
Homer H. Snyder the Old Reliable General Merchant offers a wide line of general goods including dry and fancy items, footwear, rubber goods, groceries, and farm supplies. He pays top market prices for butter and eggs and maintains strong agricultural trade, with mercantile ethics ensuring competitiveness and fair prices.
The up to date general store now under James M King and Son formerly of Stanton offers a wide stock. It includes dry and fancy goods hosiery novelties gents furnishings overalls jackets shirts hats and caps plus staple and fancy groceries canned goods garden and orchard produce and country goods in broad variety.
Otto C Adamek of North Star is a leading horseshoer and blacksmith, excelling in forging plows wood and iron work repair and general blacksmithing. He specializes in practical horseshoeing using scientific methods to address coin contraction overreaching quarter-cracks and ill fitting shoes with guaranteed satisfaction.
Rural news notes from Nebraska to Alma list visits by Miss Hazel Whitmore Iva Hicks Mrs LaPaugh Elwell Gardner Belding and others. Measles illness caring for Ruby Spencer, store illness of West, trips to Alma and Maple Rapids, M W A sanatorium plans for Charlie Button in Colorado Springs.
Wort has word Mrs J Hawley of Jackson treated for eye troubles in Ann Arbor with daughter Mrs Adams there caring for her. Fragments note various visitors and reports of neighbors visiting relatives, returning home, and routines around town with several names and places such as Detroit Saginaw Alma Newark Thetroit Elwell and Belding.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation and low energy. It urges readers to buy a box and take one or two pills tonight to relieve tiredness and dullness, promising improved well being by morning. The copy ends with a call to purchase at a local druggist.
In Gratiot County Michigan Probate Court orders four months for creditors to file claims against the estate of George G Holiday deceased and sets a hearing for September. Public notice to be given in Alma Record for three successive weeks. Also related legal notice precedes about plaintiff's bill of complaint requiring service within twenty days and publication in Allan Record.
In Gratiot County Probate at Alma Michigan the court fixed October next at ten in the forenoon for creditors to present claims against the estate of Gerrit S Ward. Executors Josephine Ely Ward and Charles C Ward were appointed. Public notice to be published in Alma Record prior to the hearing. EB Potts.
Sheriff notice announces tax deed proceeding for unpaid taxes on land described as part of East Twenty acres in section six Gratiot County. It states costs of publication five dollars per description and six month reconveyance option after service, with sale deemed lawful and funds demand to redeem. The document names Francis M. Bronson and Mary E. Bronson, and Peter Andrew Lassen as grantee, with sheriff Radford issuing service.
In Ithaca Michigan the Probate Court under Judge J Lee Potts on July 6 1906 sets August 7 hearing for Philip W Creasers petition to determine legal heirs and inheritance of real estate of Thomas Grover deceased. Publication of notice required in Alma Record for three consecutive weeks prior to hearing. E Barnes probate register.
In Ithaca on June 20 1916 the Probate Court set July 29 1916 at 10 oclock for hearing on Myrta L Ward petition to administer the estate of Huldah A Ward. Townsend A Ely or another suitable appointee to be administrator. Public notice to be printed weekly in Alma Record for three weeks. Belle J Prive Judge of Probate Avett Clerk of Probate.
Final account of Maggie A Hawes administratrix of the Dennis Hawes estate will be examined at the Probate Office Ithaca Michigan on June 18 at ten o'clock. J Lee Potts Judge of Probate true copy Attest Mad Barnes Register of Probate.
In Gratiot County Circuit Court a suit to quiet title on the northeast quarter of section eight, township ten north range two west Michigan, filed by Irvin G. Willits against Nancy Robinson Eliza Robinson and Nannie Robinson or their unknown heirs or assigns. The court notes diligent search shows defendants' residence and heirs are uncertain or possibly deceased. The case proceeded at Ithaca June 15 1916 before Judge Kelly B Sears.
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