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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1913

Page

8

Farmers Read This The Record Business Liners Ad

Farmers are urged to advertise in The Record Business Liners to quickly find buyers for horses cows hogs and farm tools. The notice invites use of classified style articles to dispose of farm goods.

Local residents visit and travel notes across towns

Alma visitors include Mr Clark Ms Nelson and Mr Bridwell while Riverdale and Saginaw residents frequent the area. Several families plan trips to Bass Lake and Lansing, with middle week visits to Detroit and Greenville. A Sunday school picnic is set for Aug 7 at Rock Lake and shows by Wixoms and Jennison’s come through town.

Gratiot County Farmers Report Strong Bean Harvests

Riverdale News notes W. M. Gould moved to a new farm west. Henry Lucas cleaned daytime weeds from beet fields showing good stands. Arthur Welch's ditch tax due. Minor boasts a splendid white bean field planted in rows twenty eight inches apart with leaves meeting across the row as of July 24. Seville township prospers and Fred Chapman cut oats for Floyd Archambault. Fred H. Greenman works solo this summer while Walter N. Spade harvests for neighbors. Andrew Hudson grows thirty acres of beans deemed good. Gravel hauled on the mile of state road east of Van Leuven’s corners. Mr. Matthews plans a new hotel walk and a forthcoming sign addition.

Edd Gratiot County Seville Township Fred Chapman Floyd Archambault Fred H. Greenman Walter N. Spade Andrew Hudson New State Road van Leuven Mr. Matthews

Magic For Children's Night at Chau Tauqua Week

Laurant the magician headlines the Chautauqua children's night with feats shown by deft hands. Critics from the San Francisco Examiner Baltimore American and Chicago Tribune praise his entertaining style and high standard of magic.

Laurant Chautauqua San Francisco Examiner Eugene Laurant Chicago Tribune

Gospel meeting draws many to Ferris Center grove

A large turnout attended Tuesday evening at Jollie Hare's grove in Ferris Center for a gospel meeting. Attendees from nearby communities gathered seeking spiritual encouragement and to hear the speakers discuss faith and fellowship.

Jollie Hare Ferris Center

Local Social Notes From Merrill and Nearby Towns

Charley Smith was in Merrill Tuesday night. Miss Elizabeth Wilson spent Friday at Crystal Lake. Carroll Brooks went to Detroit for a two weeks outing. Miss Mabel Stambaugh was home from Mt. Pleasant over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Stamboagh entertain company from Toledo, Ohio. Miss Helen Reid of Ferris spent over Sunday with Dessa Hicks. Mrs. Alice Botcher spent over Sunday with Mrs. Botter of Sumner. Ada Toy entertaining her children from Saginaw. Grace Peck of Belding spent Saturday with her parents the Slys. Walter Randie returned from Kalamazoo where he has been working. Mrs. C. A. Pratt called to Alma for a cousin’s funeral. Mrs. Dell Little spent Saturday and Sunday with Winnie Klatt of Alma. Guy Stoughton and wife of Sumner spent Sunday with her parents the Sly. Mrs. George Bailey and daughters Edith and Carrie of Elwell spent Friday with Alice Botcher. Mrs. Ida Hills and son Kenneth of Alma spent days with her parents the Winters and sisters Hicks and Pratt.

Mr. Clark Alma Mr. Nelson Saginaw Ww McCoy Riverdale Burt Taft Suiday Winchell Edmore J. ‘Ty Bridwell Mason Briges, Jr Will Piter Dell Sherwood Carsey City Mrs W. M. Constable Grand Rapids Orin Nichols Pangburn Bodfish Breckenridge C. Moble Kalicut Malcolm R. C. Totten St. Louis R. J. Bartlett W. Switzer John Nickerson Stanton George Nickerson Fred Brown Basslake Noble Raymond van Horn Carson City Ray van Horn Mec Bartlet Henry Tottenen Charley Mallory Blanchard Will Mallory Charley Smith Merrill Elizabth Wilson Crystal Lake Carroll Brooks Detroit Mabel Stambaugh Mt. Pleasant G. W. Stamboagh Toledo Ohio Helen Reid Ferris Dessa Hicks Alice Botcher Mrs. Botter Sumner Grace Peck Belding O. H. Sly Walter Randie Kalamazoo Guy Stoughton Seneca Sly George Bailey Edith Carrie Elwell Finday Alice Botches Ida Hills Kenneth A. E. Winters Vivia Hicks Maude Pratt

Local Social Notes From Pine Grove And Vicinity

Joel Avery remained in Crystal Wednesday while William Shaw traveled to Stanton Saturday. Mr and Mrs Harrison Casey visited Westaburg Monday. Mrs Cash Willard and wife called in Stanton Saturday afternoon. Earl Beard and wife of Palo visited Mrs Art Coston on Sunday. Miss Flossie Coston has returned home after a two week visit. Mr and Mrs Fred Wadle Jr visited his sister Mary Avery in Day township Sunday. Miss Leona Caris of Vestaburg visits her sister Elsie Wadle this week. An ice cream social at Henry Coston's Thursday evening drew a large, happy crowd.

Joel Avery Crystal William Shaw Stanton Harrison Casey Westaburg Cash Willard Earl Beard Palo Art Coston Flossie Coston Fred Wadle, Jr Mary Avery Day Township Leona Caris Vestaburg Elsie Wadle

West Arcada Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

West Arcada reports several local visits with residents such as Harry Watkins aiding Avolin Church and Clyde Sm of Saginaw helping J H Allis. The King family shared Sunday with Henry Johnson and Mrs P M Smith. Salzburg visited Mrs Allis. Marion Brownfield faces a serious foot injury after a horse incident. Harriet Meston of Lansing visits Alma friends, former resident, staying with Mrs Jennie Allis.

Harry Watkins Avolin Clyde Sm Saginaw J H. Allis King Henry Johnson P.M. Smith Salzburg Alma Jennie Allis

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State Bank of Michigan Davie Hubbard’s Drug Store Estaburg B, B. Thorp Forest Hill Elevator Elmer N. Post Forest Hill John Miner Wheeler Mich BUY Harness Shop Mrs. Heals Vinton Taylor & Taylor F. Wood Mr. Wood Riverdale News Iain W. M. Gould Henry Lucas Arthur Welch Ela Ada Toy Wm. Adams Pine Grove OR West Ferris Henry Coston Mr. Reader T. A. Ely H. Brewbaker Wm. Caris Gorsuch F. B. Reader J. F. Thurlby Vestaburg Alma Garage Co Case-Bigelow Sales CO Congress Miller's Shop Shop
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