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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1901
Page
4
A scanned 1901 notice outlines county election duties and registration deadlines. It mentions board tasks, registration, and terms, with dates and locations in Ashland County and the village of Anse. The document notes witness requirements and the need to apply by certain days, set for a Saturday in March.
A highly garbled OCR style snippet references Alma, various groups, and unsettled events with scattered terms like elections, names, places, and actions. The passage reads as a stream of disjointed phrases and misspelled proper nouns, lacking coherent narrative or verifiable details.
A garbled report references proposed taxes and rate plans, mentioning a one cent per unit tax and discussions of how states levy taxes. It cites costs around £1.25 per barrel and notes Michigan and other regions debating tax burdens while seeking public input on who can bear the change.
A Republican candidate, F Pike, portrays himself as a qualified, self-made man with twelve years in school work, two years on the county examiners board, and fourteen years with a state certificate. He emphasizes moral character, persistence, and self-funded education.
A proposed bill in the state house seeks to elect the county poor director for a six year term at spring elections replacing board appointive terms. The measure, opposed by the poorhouse superintendent statewide, would alter circuit court terms to city of Greenville, while term changes for other offices spark debate. Rep Holmes criticizes rushing bills without full consideration of merits.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses farming methods, plowing, weed control, and preparation for planting. It mentions spring plowing, cultivation costs, seedbed preparation, and the role of equipment and timing in harvest. The tone resembles a midcentury agricultural column outlining practical steps and considerations for farmers.
Local residents recount numerous visits and social events, including Mee Eb fire Yoong Joft, JL Miller’s bargains, and Mrs MA Holmen visiting Mr Holmes' parents. Families like Siolet Grigsby, Mary Caldwell, and the Howes are noted, with travel to Muskegon, Laren, and Cheboygan. A Baptist social at L.A. Sharps raised over £60 and Rev Wooton was honored with a sleeper gift. Dr Lamb’s quarantine case ends as he resumes practice.
The training session at the Presbyterian church sets the scene for a temperance program with Rev Wolf and Rev Lewis speaking in the morning at Baptist and Methodist churches. A union meeting follows at the Presbyterian church with Rev Milo D. Worfte of Saginaw preaching on Home of the Saved. The Bay View Circle meets with Mrs Delavan next Tuesday to study chapters nine to twelve of Old England.
Statement to the Common Council outlines village finances including general fund balance cemetery funds and monthly reconciliations for the year ending February 20. It references water and highway accounts, warrants, orders and the balance on miscellaneous funds, noting receipts and disbursements.
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