Cadillac Cleans Up in Michigan Fly Abatement Drive
Cadillac accelerates toward a clean healthful city plan with a citywide ash and rubbish removal program. Health Officer Ralston leads a contract system that costs residents less and keeps alleys tidy, boosting lawn use and street beautification across Cadillac, with wide public support.
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Cadillac
Wexford County
Michigan
Grand Rapids Preas
State Boards of Health
Rialston
The
Health Board
Ralston
Health Department
Health Boards
A Delightful Outing
Last Saturday H C Richardson shipped his Stoddard Dayton Touring car to Albany New York. This week the couple will leave for that city and Mr Glenn Fisher will ready the car for a tour through the eastern states. They plan to visit the Berkshire Hills White Mountains and other points of interest passing through New York Vermont Maine New Hampshire Connecticut and Massachusetts with a stay in Boston and a return to Alma in about three weeks.
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H.C Richardson
Albany
N. Y
Glenn Fisher
Richardson
Berkahire Hills
White Mountains
New York
Vermont
Maine
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Boston
Alma
Fire destroys E Alverson’s Ithaca barn and horse
A Friday fire in Ithaca damaged the barn of E Alverson, destroying a driving horse named baggy harness and all contents. Loss estimates range from $600 to $1,000 with the blaze eventually extinguished.
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E Alverson
Ithaca
Carriers to Meet at Big Rapids July 27
The eighth annual state convention of the state rural letter carriers will be in Big Rapids on July 27. The Big Rapids board of trade and Mecosta county carriers prepare a cordial welcome for three to four hundred delegates and friends. The program includes reception, welcome by Mayor Young, address by Jank Robards, excursion to the state fish hatchery at Paris, banquet at First Methodist church, and addresses by Congressman Dodds and Townsend, Editor Brown, and others with Judge L. G. Palmer as toastmaster.
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Big Rapids
Mayort Young
President Walker
Association
Jank Robards
Post Office Department
Paris
Banguet Hall
First Methodist Church
Congressman Dodds
Townsend
Brown
Rural Free Delivery News
L. G. Palmer
Michigan Banks Break Records in June 1909 Ledger
Michigan state banks and five trust companies report record deposits reserves and loans for the period ending June 24 1909. Total deposits rise by 4 644 872 with savings deposits up 13 106 952 and loans growth of 3 267 009 amid a 21 1 percent legal reserve level.
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Michigan
H. M. Zimmerman
Legel Reserve
Brewbaker Family Home Return From Emmett County
Mr and Mrs Ely Brewbaker and Tad returned home after a week in Weynetensing and Traverse Bay area. Ely Brewbaker attended daytime sessions of the Michigan state bankers association, which were held at the Arlington at Petoskey. The trip included Walloon Lake visits and mamerone resorts, yielding an unusually profitable session and week of enjoyment.
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Mra
Ely Brewbaker
Tad
Michigan State Bankers'association
Mra. Brewbaker
Weynetensing
Brewbaker
Arlington
Petoskey
Walloon Lake
Mamerone
Traverse Bay
Twenty Two Attend Annual School Meeting Monday Evening
Twenty two residents attended the annual school meeting held Monday evening. Officials discussed budget items and the planned curriculum changes for the upcoming academic year, with several residents voicing support and concerns.
Alma School Meeting Votes to Raise Funds and Reelect Officers
At a sparse Alma school meeting twenty-two taxpayers attended and approved an $11,918 needed for the next year. Bell telephone was ordered in the central building. Three school board seats were filled with Francis King Ezra Smith and N F McClinton reelected or swapped, with King earning 19 of 22 votes, Ezra Smith 20, and D L Johnson receiving 1 vote for McClinton’s successor before adjournment.
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Alma
Bell
Mesara
Francis King
Evra Smith
N. F. McClinton
P.M. Smith
John D. Spinney
King
Ely Brewbaker
Ezra Smith
Mr. Smith
Brewbaker
D. L. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
N. F McClinton
R. H. Wilcox
J. G. Krees
J. D. Spinney
Mrs. King
Obituary for Myrtle Victoria Brady near Forest Hill
Myrtle Victoria Brady born September 15 1872 in Coa township Isabella county Michigan died July 5 1909 at Forest Hill aged 36? no 26 years 10 months. She married David C Brady April 25 1892 at Mt Pleasant. Survived by husband three children and father Mitchell Packer and three brothers. Funeral July 8 at Forest Hill Christian church with Rev G H Carl officiating. She was baptized years earlier and cherished by many in the community.
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David Bandy
Myrtle Victoria
Mitchell
Mary Packer
Coa Township
Isabella County
Michigan
David C. Brady
Mt. Pleasant
Eust
Forest Hill
Forest Hill Christian Church
Rav
G. H. Carl
Nellie Sharlow
Mra
L. EB. Cambeld
Mm. W. ©. Sullivan
Elmer Baur
Silas Moody
Mra. Brady
Mesdames G. H Mey
Ira Moody
Fred Creech
Janes Mills
H. &. Robinson
E. W. Lake
Myrtie
T. M. Ladies Aid Society
Lenna Belle Camfield and
Sanday_School clase
Wm. Sullivan
Ira
Moody
The
Grangers
Auto crashes from Mt. Pleasant to Lansing injure four women
A speeding auto carrying four women and a male driver plunged 21 feet into a ditch two miles north of Ashley after steering gear broke on a curve. Passengers Margaret Heath Elizabeth Heath Josephine Brown and Kittie Yarson were hurt with one severely injured and others with minor injuries. Driver Dwyer fractured his wrist. Farmer F. E. Munson aided the group and took them to an Ashley physician.
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Ashley
Margaret and
Elizabeth Heath
Josephine Brown
Kittie Yarson
Allot
Mt. Pleasant
Dwyer
Lansing
Shiawassee Justice Solves Drunkard Problem With Farm Labor
Owosso dispatch reports Gustave Friegel, Shiawassee County justice, punishes intoxication by offering either 40 days in jail or 40 days of work on local farms. With dry counties nearby, the plan fills farms’ labor needs and draws applicants as farmers flood the precinct with requests.
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Owosso
Shiawassee County
Gustave Friegel
Shiawassee
Justice Freigel
Montgomery Club At Lansing
A Montgomery era was organized at Lansing last week Wednesday night by ardent supporters of Justice Montgomery for governor. The meeting drew over 1,000 notes on the club list and signified broad interest in the campaign ahead for next year, with strong backing from Republicans.
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Lansing
Justice Montgomery
Furniture buyers return from Chicago with five car loads
G C Graven Crandell and Scott returned Saturday from Chicago and Grand Rapids where with J B Scott they visited furniture exhibits and bought furniture for Premont and Alma stores. Their purchases total five car loads and Alma residents can expect the latest modern furniture.
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G. C. Graven
Crandell & Scott
Chicago
Geant Rapile
J. B. Scott
Premont
Almasores
Alma
Michigan Sugar Co to Declare Dividend at July Meeting
Detroit Free Press notes an expected dividend on Michigan Sugar Co common stock at the annual meeting in Saginaw on July 20. The meeting has been postponed several times and the dividend is anticipated to be substantial. The stock may be listed on the New York Exchange within a year and is currently quoted around two dollars.
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Detroit Free Press
Michigan Sugar Co
Saginaw
New York Exchange
Ordinance Presented At Special City Council Meeting
A city council held a special meeting Monday evening to present, discuss, and review a proposed ordinance. Officials reviewed the measure’s scope and potential impact, with no final vote reported at the session.
Chippewa River Power Co Franchise Postponed By City Council
The council discussed a 30 year franchise for the Chippewa River Power Co to lay overhead electric lines along streets and alleys. Alderman Day moved to postpone to the next regular meeting on Tuesday July 20. The company would pay all publication and election expenses and furnish a bond as directed.
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Con. Aldersthes
Chippewa River Dee Co
Attorney Brown
Port Huron
Feadtide Torope
Ordinasca
Day
Brown
Chippens River and Power Co
Chippewa
Art
Pleasant
Shepherd
St Louis
A Favorable Comparison of Alma and St Johns Schools
President Ezra Smith compared Alma with nearby St Johns on school expenses noting Alma with 7 pupils has 21 teachers and spending 11 500 on teachers wages while St Johns with 800 pupils spends 26 teachers and 14 500 on wages total Alma costs 17 500 annually versus St Johns 24 000. He praised Alma’s school board for efficiency and quality.
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Ezra Smith
St. John's
St. Johns
Alma
Smith
St. Johna
Costa St. Johns
Great Crops For 1908 Foretell Record Harvest
The July report from the Department of Agriculture projects the greatest cereals crop in U S history with an overall rise of about 722 million bushels over 1907 and a record corn yield surpassing eight billion bushels while annual farm product values at probable prices near 2.75 billion dollars.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Exhibition Ball Game on Pine River Draws Local Fame
Citizens of Alma missed a famed ball game last Friday when not invited to the exhibition on the banks of Pine River. Alma’s teams, led by local luminaries, were umpired by a schoolteacher who judged keenly. Reported score 4 to 0 in favor of the winning side.
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Alma
Pine River
Ice Cream Social at St Marys Church This Saturday
The Indien of St Mary's Church will host an ice cream social in Wright Park Saturday afternoon and evening. A large number of tickets have been sold and attendees are assured a good time. You are invited to attend.
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St Mary's
Wright Park
Earl H. Casterlin Marries Frinche in San Juan Ceremony
The Grand Rapids Herald reports the marriage of Earl Hoyt Casterlin son of Mr and Mrs C Casterlin of this city to Miss Frinche of Rio Piedras Porto Rico. The wedding was at St John the Baptist Church San Juan officiated by Rev Frederick Warde. The couple returned that evening to Rio Piedras. Casterlin, a Mason alumnus, held several academic and athletic honors and earned an MA from Columbia. Frinche is daughter of Gen Frisbe Indianapolis a Civil War veteran and alumna of Louisville and Columbia. Earl has many Alma friends sending congratulations.
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Grand Rapids
Earl H. Casterlin
Earl Hoyt Casterlin
C. Casterlin
Mis. Frinche
Rio Piedras
Porto Rico
St John the Baptist
San Juan
Frederick Warde
New York
University of Porto Rico
Casterlin
C Frisbe
Indianapolis
Blue Grass State
Louisville
Kentucky State Normal College
Columbia College
Earl
Alma
Runaway buggy injures New Haven woman near Alma
Mrs. Benjamin Pendell of New Haven was driving to Alma when a loose tag let the pole drop. The frightened horses ran away, breaking the buggy and dashboard and throwing her out. She was badly injured but rode on to Alma after the vehicle was repaired. Gratiot Journal.
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Benjamin Pendell
New Haven
Alma
Ben Greet Players to stage Midsummer Night in Mt Pleasant
The Ben Greet Players will perform Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Normal woods during the last week of July. Residents of Mt Pleasant and nearby towns are urged to prepare for a rare cultural visit. Exact dates will be announced next week.
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Mt. Pleasant
Allen to Chicago and Hampton trip to aid sugar factory plans
Jothim Allen, resident manager and agriculturist of Alma Sugar Co, leaves Alma Saturday for Chicago to spend Sunday and Monday, then goes to Hampton Iowa at farmers’ request to discuss locating a sugar factory. Mrs A Kinney and daughter return to Perrinton after a short visit with Mrs Geo Olmstead.
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Jothim Allen
Alma Sugar Co
Chicago
Hampton
Iowa
Mr. Allen
Alma
Mra A
Kinney
Daughter
Perrinton
Mra
Geo
Olmstead
Alma Opportunity No Use Grumbling Reach For Success
Local Alma trade conditions need united effort from merchants to expand manufacturing and attract customers. The Record urges advertising, welcoming visitors, and expanding its subscription list to reach a wider region. Roll up sleeves and work. Alma can grow into a thriving manufacturing hub with collective action.
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Alma
Bow
Alton
Kellogg Offers $1000 Prize for National Corn Exposition
W K Kellogg of Battle Creek the Corn Pinkes fame offers a $1000 trophy to be competed for at the national corn exposition in Omaha Nebraska from December 8th to 10th this year to stimulate farmer interest in improving core grade and yield.
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W. K. Kellogg
Battle Creek
Omaha
Neb
Ladies' Aid Picnic at the Pines Garners Good Times
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid society held its annual outing last Friday at the Pines. Members traveled by automobile to and from the grove where refreshments were served and a general good time enjoyed.
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Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society
the Pines
Grove
the Grove
Carriers and clerks awarded $100 yearly raise
Postmaster F. Brown has received notice that three city carriers and three office clerks each receive a $100 annual salary increase. This raises their pay to $900 for the period cited.
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F. Brown Hans
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