State 1 v Gratiot County quiet title case 1912
In Gratiot County Circuit Court a bill by John R. Williams as administrator of Ellen Cusick seeks to quiet title to the north half of the southeast quarter of section ten in township ten north, range one west. The court notes unknown heirs or assigns of Ira Davenport cannot be located or identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Michigan
Circuit Court For
County of Gratiot
John R. Williams
Ellen Cusick
Ira Davenport
Gratiot
Township Ten
Range One
Quiet Title Suit Against Davenport Heirs Published
Summons in a Michigan chancery case orders unknown heirs of Ira Davenport to appear by November 16 1913 and answer the bill to quiet title to the north half of the southeast quarter section two township ten north range one west in Michigan. If they fail to appear the bill may be confessed. Publication is required weekly in Alma Record for six weeks or personal service. Also notice of commissioners on claims for the estate of Amity Wright in Gratiot County.
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Ira Davenport
Register of Deeds
O. G.turtle
Alma Record
Sai County
Kelly S
SEARS
R. E. Hughes
Chancery
Township Ten
Range One
Michigan
O. G. Tuttle
Ithaca
State OF
Gratiot
Ammity Wright
Ture
Francis King
Alma
Abd el Kader the Algerian Patriot and His Legacy
A. W. Macy profiles Abd el Kader, Arab ruler of Algiers who led a fifteen year resistance against France, endured crushing defeats, and remained an exalted figure. Captured for four years he later aided Damascus Christians in 1860, earning honors from France Russia Pia Greece England and the United States.
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A. W. Macy
Abd-el-Kader
Algiers
France
Damascus
Russia
Pia
Greece
England
United States
Rexall Brice Aids Growing Children Advertising
An advertisement promotes The Rexall Brice as essential for growing children to correct posture and improve bearing. Sold only at Grover Drug Store for $1.00. plus a brief local note mentions Jay Hicks returning from Bay View and a Foster Fraker report from Gouverneur New York about travel conditions and rain during the trip.
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Rexall Brice
Grover Drug Store
Rexall Stote
Various Small Ads and Vignettes From Local Shop Notices
A collage of routine classifieds and light humor notices includes help wanted for a dining room girl and a kitchen helper, sales of go-carts and eight room houses, and a birthday of household goods auction. Also items on silk mill work, pillow tops at Mrs Gaffney’s, and a curious railroad anecdote about a dog killed on tracks.
The Man at the Telegraph Ticker Bravery Verse
A tribute poem by Berton Braley extols the dispatcher as the unsung hero of rail travel. It lauds the telegraph ticker operators for keeping trains on schedule and safe, contrasting their vital role with engineers and celebrating their decisive, high pressure work.
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Berton Braley
Weed Burner for Electric Railroad Tracks
A weed burning device mounted on a single track car uses a five gallon oil tank and a 50 cubic foot air compressor with an apron to emit flames that scorch weeds along electric railroad tracks. The system kills weeds in about a day in sunny weather, with a water tank for extinguishing fires and two to three man crews achieving about two miles per hour. It is currently used successfully on an electric railroad in Ohio.
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Ohio
Bo broke his word in troubled bond dispute
In a terse exchange, a speaker notes Bo violated his word and breached his bond, highlighting a lapse in trust and legal obligation. The dialogue frames a conflict around reliability and accountability, implying consequences for failing to meet commitments.
Local visitors and guests in Sumner area
Sumner residents host relatives and friends from Alma Loomis Saginaw Mt Pleasant Greenville and Ithaca. Visitors include Mr and Mrs A J Mulford, Mrs H Mangus, Mr and Mrs W Phillips, Mr J Booth and others visiting family members and assisting at Grandma Pugsley’s illness.
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Walter Standt
Pewino
A. J. Mulford
Duryee
Elm Hall
H. Mangus
Claud Strickland
St. Louis
W. Strickland
Howard Phillips
New Haven
Wm. Phillips
J. Booth
Alma
Charles
Fowler
Greenville
Anna Graham
Mr. Tucker
William Pugsley
Grandma Pugsley
J. J. Barden
Ithaca
Mr. Stillinghar
BE. J. Clark
Shepherd
Carson
Blanche Kleise
Perris
A.J. Mulford
Keep Beautiful With Rexall Celery and Iron Tonic
Health and beauty depend on keeping well. Rexall Celery and Iron Tonic, containing celery, iron, and other nutrients, is promoted to aid digestion, blood health, and overall vitality. The Grover Drug Store offers a one dollar bottle with full month’s supply, guaranteed refund if it does not help, in this community. Also notes Mrs. Peck and children visiting Kalamazoo and William Demuth visiting from Owosso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Grover Drug Store
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Pea. Kelly S. Sears
A. F. Eicher
Argada
The
Studebaker Corporation
M. L. Perrigo
Gratiot County
Sundy
Cadillac
Crystal Lake
Frankfort
Essie
Cadil
Adillac
Lake Michigan
Ann Arbor
A. W. Brock
M. Stuckey
Sec
C. H. Washburn
C. E. Pettyjohn
G. W. Wright
Floyd Smith
Thomas Stitt
Harold Redmond
F. H
Joseph BH. Bowles
Jay Hicks
Bay View
Mr. Hicks
Foster Fraker
Gouverneur
N.Y
Mr. Fraker
New York State
Auth
Pegi
F. A. Slater
Slater Restaurant
Gaffineys
VPA
State St
Lachini Bros. x
Louise Hood
State and
Superior Streets
Go-cart
L.A. McLane
State Street
New School
Pine Ave
J Ve Wright
H. C. Michardson
A. & Donnelly
Hanchett Street
Saginaw, Mieh
Wheaton
Grover Avenue
R. E. Moble
Riverdale
Mich
Belding Bros. & Co
Belding Mich
Porter
Wm. Peck
Kalamaxoo
William Demuth
Sugar Farcery
Owosso
Saginaw - Michigan
F. R. Alger
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