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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1905
Page
1
A Republican caucus is scheduled at City Hall Monday evening March 6 to nominate a village ticket for the village of Alssa. The organizing committee sets the time and venue for the public caucus.
The February meeting of the Arcade Farmer's Club, held Thursday afternoon February 28, featured reports on state association topics. Debates covered women’s prison issues and Michigan agriculture, with members Fuller Roberts Park contributing. The next gathering, with Mr and Mrs Gee, Trish, is slated for March 30 as an annual officer election event.
A terse classified notice seeks a hustling person to handle the sale of a Learlet Washer in a small town. The ad promises immediate salary for initial weeks and a permanent position for the right person, man or woman, with earnest interest urged to respond to the Leader or Co Bay City editor.
Lansing February 27 Michigan legislature completes a solid week despite holidays. House approves the dairy and food bill with amendments on expenditures, authorizing eight inspectors at salaries up to 1000 a year and special inspectors at higher rates to ensure sanitary, quality dairy products statewide. Debates on election reform and party conventions follow, detailing ballot procedures, committee structures, and primary timelines.
A bill equating legislative party vote to presidential electors drew attention as Senator Cook steered the measure through the Senate while a county salaries bill advanced. The House elections committee reported favorably, and Representative Holmes faced concerns over teacher certificate qualification rules as members signaled intentions to resign due to illness.
Dr Broske preached on A Model Congregation and its aims, comparing a modern minister with a model congregation. He urged mapping an ideal church, noting some members were absent, and urged energy to realize the vision through faith and deeds. The talk referenced biblical acts and urged devotion and righteousness.
Montcalm County Board of Supervisors met to discuss a proposed $10,000 bond to build a new joint courthouse. Greenville offered to finance via tax if the county seat stayed at Stollen, while voters would decide the county seat relocation and building plan at a spring election. The issue remains unsettled amid regional hesitations and differing proposals.
Mustered out Myocal horse lett to Kent Matthew Lippert died Friday February 4 in Wheeler township. He was an att pooner of Reville township and had lived here over twenty-five years. He had been feeble minded for years but was a bank working good citizen. He wrote of the few cold veterans left of the Civil War. Seven children survive him with two daughters in New York state one in Shepherd one in Seville township two sons in Wheeler township and oldest son Jacts in Seville. The remains were buried Monday afternoon in the Seville Center cemetery beside his wife who died two years ago.
Edelweiss Co. No. 4 U R K P held a special assembly Monday evening and elected Fred Rollan as Captain M A Medler as 1st Lieutenant W H Sanderson as 2nd Lieutenant Marvin Harvey as Recorder J Kollertzer as Treasurer Caris Brown received a thanks for service four candidates were ranked The installation of new officers is planned for later this month.
The twenty ninth Republican judicial convention met at the Alma city hall amid fears of a repeat deadlock and a prolonged quarantine. Delegates from Clinton and Gratiot counties elected temporary leadership, weighed reports from committees, and prepared for nominations with speakers urging unity and a strong judiciary to shield liberties.
John W. Fitzgerald spoke for the Clinton delegation nominating Charles M Merrill while Kelly Earl was proposed for Gratiot county. The convention, in deadlock for days, adjourned after 40 ballots with no agreement and resumed after Tuesday’s 140 ballots without result.
Washington’s Birthday banquet in Chicago marks the formation of the Alma College Association of the Northwest in the Victorian Hotel. Rev Sherman L Dowins and Ambrose B Weight led efforts with readings, toasts, and pledges of continued support to Alma College and its president and faculty.
The Woman's Club plans a March 6 meeting with Miss Messinger and Mowlay to discuss the annual officer election. Alma Lodge No 244 holds a Special meeting next Tuesday evening. Baptist church greets Sunday with Waters of Marah as the morning subject and The Tree and the Chaff as the evening theme. M E church lists Sunday topics including The Day of Decision and a health talk by Dr. Jassen on treatment and nature's remedies.
Alma College indoor athletes beat Michigan Agricultural College in a close dual meet led by strong showings in wrestling and track events. Art Hof (Alma) won heavyweight, Marshall and Belknap claimed lighter weights for Alma, with multiple decisive falls and superior performance across wrestling and track events.
Report of Alma schools for month end February 24 1yos notes 661 enrolled lao present enrollment 92 attendance 16 per cent tardiness 16 non resident pupils 47 visits by board members lao visits by superintendent 22. A list of pupils neither absent nor tardy to appear next week.
Alma College figures and local church notes include Miss Cary Whitney at Howie to Merrill, Rev. Harold Gaunt preaching at Flushing, Prof. J T Ewing in Penton, and Miss Mary DeLong confined at home in Merrill. Dr A F Broske spoke on The Gospel of the Handshake at Flushing. Levi J Batler led local oratorical events with David A Tah participating. Laxative Bromo Quinine appears as an unrelated ad ending.
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