02 Jun 1905
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1905
Page
1
The Cum gion Council of te City of Asia will hold a session in the council room on Tuesday June 6 1903 at eight o clock p m for bids on constructing a Tul ansky Sewer. Bidders must furnish bonds double the contract price. The council reserves the right to reject any bids. Alma Mich May 16 1905 WW. Kixcit City Clerk.
A special meeting of Alma Lodge No agg FL and A M is planned for next Tuesday evening. Porther Lights Missionary Society met at Miss Violet Sandies home with light refreshments. Sunday services at the Presbyterian church led by Rev A J Punnett. Children’s Day exercises and choir music scheduled Sunday evening. Woman's Social League to meet at Mrs William H Latimer’s next Tuesday evening. Society urges full attendance to close the year successfully. Christian Fudeavor Society met Friday at Miss Olive Smith’s home with 38 present. a musical program and refreshments followed.
Gallagher warns local merchants to refrain from extending credit to his son J. C. Gallagher after he left home. The notice, dated May 27, 1405, says debts contracted by the son will not be paid.
Review of the week at Lansing notes that the Republican legislature pushed through key measures. A primary law framework is set, with the governor expected to sign once in form. The House approved bills on state book inspections and tax commission reorganization while the Holmes automobile bill passed the Senate, cutting speed limits in towns and raising them elsewhere. The Senate killed the constitutional convention bill and trimmed Jamestown centennial funding.
Alma College students engaged in a busy week featuring church visits, social gatherings, and campus exhibitions. Miss Culston, Miss Gage, and others visited Bay City and Wright Hall while groups toured, the junior class hosted river trip activities, and the Phi Phi Alphas entertained the Frocel Club. The baseball team played two games at Shepherd Deora with a 6 to 6 and an 11 to 6/11 score, and the Freshman rhetorical exhibition was scheduled in the college chapel. The Alma College Concert Company performed in Holly, and the Senior class staged the play Orestes with praised acting and elaborate costumes. Harry Helmer of Parma was named captain of next year’s baseball team.
Governor endorsed bill strengthens after recent failures notably Owosso. Advocates say proper inspection could have prevented those collapses. A second bill creating an Assistant secretary for the state board of health was also passed by the house amid debate. The senate plans Tuesday noon adjournment. both chambers continue rapid bill passage, often over the rule suspensions, while new measures pile up.
Albion defeats Alma 7 to 4 on Davie Field in the last home game of the season. Alma errors hurt them as Albion capitalized with timely hits and strong pitching by Johnson and Striker. Mine collected ten hits for Alma but could not overcome the fielding miscues and Albion’s defense.
The nineteenth annual Michigan Music Teachers Association meeting will be in Ann Arbor on June 14 and 16. The organization seeks 80 introductions to teachers across Michigan and emphasizes its role in promoting American music and education. Members are urged to renew or join to make this the best, most successful gathering yet.
The council fixed Saturday evening June 17 at 7 o'clock as the hour to adopt standard time. The city clock will strike on standard time and the water works whistle will blow seven blasts so all may hear and set their watches. The appointed hour is chosen to avoid confusion after other whistles have blown. Remember the date and time for the change.
The June 13 program featured Mrs Iflorepen Hayward Sheline praised for beauty, youth, and vocal talent. Holmes Cowper gave a recital with Detroit pianist Agnes Andras and Detroit composer Kauly Gilmore contributing in accompaniment, with Andris delivering fluent, well-phrased performances.
A Michigan public school essay contest awards Miss Marion A Spinney third prize for a piece on Gettysburg. The event, part of a Grand Army of the Republic program, honors students from Alma and nearby towns with prizes for essays on Civil War topics and notable figures.
Alma's Central Michigan Produce Co. in Alma churns out ten thousand pounds of butter daily. Head butter maker Simon T. Hagadorn celebrates Alma scoring 98 in Detroit's contest, the highest score ever awarded to a centralized creamery, drawing attention of butter makers worldwide.
The Pine River Farmers' Club plans a program led by Mr and Mrs Don Renegar on June 7 1905. Entitled Where and How Did Man Originate the event features the Inner Long Club Selection George Albott Selection and Mrs Parsons discussion prompted by Grinent secretary.
C Brown reports a success from a fall sowing experiment in alfalfa on six acres in the west. The stand reaches 24 inches, will be ready to cut in about two weeks, and should yield three harvests averaging two tons per acre. Alfalfa is praised for feed value comparable to hay bran and middlings.
An odd antique humor piece notes that ancient Pharaoh era chestnuts amuse guests at a twentieth century banquet. The remark contrasts living things with trees and mocks old jokes resurfacing as after dinner amusements.
Memorial day ceremonies honored both the dead and living. Observances included a cemetery program with prayers, recitations, and a parade on State Street led by local organizations. A memorial sermon titled Saving and Safeguarding the Nation was delivered by Rev H S Higgins, with music by school choirs and a post tribute to naval heroes.
Invitations issued for the Alma Training School for Nurses graduating exercises next Tuesday evening June 7 at the Sanitarium. Four members form the class: Jessie Bernie Smith Grand Rapids Michigan Mabel Gertrude Ticknor Thedford Ontario Elsie May Smith Nashville Michigan Graew M McDowell Hudson Tad Programs include Invocation Minuet and songs with students from Alma College and Hertha M Singer.
An antique Garland stove, in use for 47 years and once owned by Mrs. Rosenburg near Sumner, is on display at Caple Soule Hardware Co. She has replaced it with a newer model and envisions the old stove ending up on the junk heap, yet kept as a memory for her grandchildren.
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