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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
5
Corrected June 2 1903 wheat advanced a fraction while the rest of the market stayed steady. The wheat market is nearly closed with buyers and sellers cautious. An advertisement promotes Major's New Rat Pills for stomach ailments and Bixina Rhodes for cold relief with a claim of Wright angle signature on each.
The Union Telephone Company in Alma held a board meeting to declare a four percent semiannual dividend. The secretary reports steady business growth with a ten percent rise in new phones over four months and nine exclusive exchanges in Gratiot County. Manager John H. Filden is praised for leadership as stockholders back his stewardship.
Wool season nearly finished with some loads still arriving. Prices averaged 21 cents per pound, higher than nearby areas. Central Michigan Produce Co bought about 22 000 pounds and FP Pollasky about 6 000 pounds.
Uncalled letters list includes B. EB, Barden, Wm. Dempsey, Alger Clark, W. M. Funk, Carl Harrie, Clarence Gould, GO, Gus, Oscar Hunt, Jas, Raser, Johny Ransom, Marthe Marble, Rows McCullum, Mary McNatt, Nora B. Wilson, Sadie Smith, O. F. Baows. The Alma Record for 03 is a winner. Strength and vigor come of good food, duly digested. Foros unready to serve wheat and barley food, add no burden, but sustains, nourishes.
Alma residents and visitors fill the week with church and school events, travel to Detroit Kalamazoo and Adrian, and attend fairs and concerts. Notables include Miss Hattie Vandercook’s St Louis marriage and Rev. W K Spencer’s Mason speech. An array of births, visits, and business trips form the town’s busy social record.
Engineers with Gratiot County Telephone and Messenger Co will begin work at Ithaca on Saturday to rush completion. The firm plans free phone service between Alma Ithaca and St Louis, attracting over 800 contracts already. Rural phones will gain access, linking with Bell for long distance while retaining local service.
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