Mills Family Activities Reported Local Moves
Gur Mre D. C Mills visits her son James Mills for a few days. BH L. Sprague and wife return from Oregon and plan to move to their farm soon. Lae Raycraft prepares to move onto the Hicks farm, rented for five years. Alice Perrine hosted Alma last week. Rena Mills visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Hawley at Alma at week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C Mills
James Mills
L. Sprague
Oregon
T & Your Axe
Lae Raycraft
Hicks
Alice Perrine
Alma
Rena Mills
Frank Hawley
Local Notes From Bebows Corners and Nearby Visits
Mr and Mrs Jess Gilbert were guests of Mr Thomas Gilbert last Friday. Fred Bebow hauled wood to St Louis this past week. Emerson Dershem scalled on George Baker and family Sunday. J and Gilbert spent Sunday with Orlo Wagner. Hauling has been the order the last few weeks. Will McCall Z shingled shading logs in St Louis. Jesse Gilbreth made a business trip to Breckenridge last week.
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Jess Gilbert
Thomas Gilbert
Fred Bebow
St. Louis
Emerson Dershem
George Baker
Gilbert
Orlo Wagner
Will McCall Z
Jesse
Arcada Center Friends Enjoy Sleigh Ride Sunday Visit
Alma residents spent Sabbath with Hiram Fenner and family. Charles Barnhill and his young lady guest dined with his mother. Jacob Sneider and wife visited neighbors. Hazel Barnhill returned home after days in Wheeler. Mrs Henry Damon left for South Bend for a few weeks. Look out for three more blizzards.
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Alma
Hiram Fenner
Charles Barnhill
Jacob Sneider
Hazel Barnhill
Wheeler
Henry Damon
South Bend
Ind
Daymon
Henry
Community Notes From Grange Heights Local Events
Melvin Shaffer did business Sumner last Thursday. Alvin Miller attended the sale of Jay Haskete Ji Thursday lem. About forty of our young people went to the home of Ed Shafer of Alma for a leap year party Friday night. A fine time was reported. Mr Ven Sumber, ill with lageppe, is now able to be out. Mex Josephine Alverson of Alma visited Mrs Clarence Clark. Harry Hale of Pleasant Valley has been with Mrs Verne Bamber. Minnie Willnun and two friends visited Clarence Clark. Mrs Frank Keefer went to Mesick to visit her brother. George Dotcher and family will be away a few days. Mr and Mrs Will Godfrey visited with Marguerite at Tordtrey’s father. Mr Parvis at Alma. Lon Bailey ill with a severe cord. Farmers Smith, Keefer, Clark and Miller improving the hoe workshop to secure mud dust for their ice houses.
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Melvin Shaffer
Alvin Miller
Jay Haskete
Ed Shafer
Alma
Ven Sumber
Josephine Alverson
Clarence Clark
Sanday
Harry Hale
Pleasant Valley
Verne Bamber
Minnie Willnun
Frank Keefer
Mesick
George Dotcher
Will Godfrey
Marguerite
Tordtrey
Local Notes From Beebe Area Include Fires Illnesses and Marriages
Family health concerns rise as Mr J B Whiton nears full recovery and Mrs Bort Failing battles grippe. Chester Dorcas moves to Wheeler farm near Beebe. William Aumangher buys and Theodore Blows sells farmlands in Hamilton township. The Gault farm house purchased by Al Mann burned while occupants were away. Virgil Mann slated to occupy in spring. Florence Hunter and George Sanders wed, Rev J B Youngs officiating. Rebekah Lodge builds dinner and confers degrees at Alma and nearby. Local remedies advertised include Kodol and Dewitts Little Early Risers pills.
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J. B. Whiton
Bort
Chester Dorcas Baw
Wheeler Farm
Beebe
William Aumangher Bax
Theodore, Blows
Hamilton
Township
Jose Mr
Mra. Aumangher
Smong
Gault
al Mann
Virgil Mann
Mim Florence Hunter
George Sanders
Tnt
J.B. Youngs
Tragedies Across Michigan Leave Several Dead
A series of violent incidents from Big Rapids to Detroit reports multiple deaths. Milo Dalley, 37, slit his throat and kept a crowd at bay before dying. a Pere Marquette brakeman Fred Cowles was slashed in the neck and face during a row. Separate cases include Rhoda Ridget, 23, attempting cyanide suicide. Samuel Beck, 21, ending his life in an outhouse. and several fatal accidents involving trains and a youth killed by a freight train near Bronconville.
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Big Rapids
Mich
Merch
Milo Dalley
Starr Brown Repair Shop
Dailey
Fred Cowles
Alma
Pere Marquette
Cowles
Shall
Dalley
Detroit
Rhoda Ridget
Elizabeth Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Samuel Beck
Alayham Levine
Columbia Street
Bolic Nelse
Morter Avenue
Man Sells Trunk Contents Worth Ten Thousand Dollars
Clarence Greenman of Kalamazoo bought a trunk for one dollar at an express packaging sale and sold its contents to a dry goods house for 250 dollars. The trunk held about 300 laces with some items of ancient make, valued by the second buyer at at least 10,000 dollars. Items include an exquisite handmade lace table cover. The trunk, addressed to Mrs J W Weber Detroit, has waited in Detroit since 1906 and may indicate smuggling. Wu Ting Fang arrives in San Francisco as China’s new minister to Washington aboard the Siberia.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Clarence Greenman
Detroit
J. W. Weber
Wu Ting Fang
San Francisco
We Ting Pang
Washington
China
Orient
Siberia
East
Candidate announces bid for Eleventh Senatorial district
An individual declares candidacy for the Republican National Convention seeking the presidential nomination and pledges to represent the district to the best of their ability. The notice appears in the Alma Record.
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The
United
Prison Laundry Steam Explosion Kills Inmate
In Detroit on March 2 Lilian Page a 25 year old prisoner of the house of correction died after a steam laundry steamer exploded. She had been assigned to the laundry and reportedly moved clothes to a disinfecting tank against orders. The blast hurled debris through the room, shattered windows, and caused panic among fifteen inmates. A fragment struck Page in the hip, proving fatal hours later.
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Detroit
Mich
Lilian Page
House of Correction
Kalo Bezoo LO Borve
Laondry
Privonera
Ones
Wakefield Fire Claims Life in Northern Michigan Blaze
A Wakefield fire in Bessemer, Michigan destroyed two booking houses, three saloons, a furniture store, and a barber shop. Fireman Heerman Munachow died after falling from a ladder. his injury’s blamed for delays that saved the rest of the town from greater loss. Property losses exceed 30,000.
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Bessemer
Mich
Heerman Munachow
Wakefield
Monschow
Good Coach Team For Sale in Alma Wisconsin
A listing advertises a "Good Coach Team For Sale" described as well matched and intelligent with about 94600 weight and six and? years. It mentions Hoquire of David Dutt and S08 West End St Alma, Mich. The text references Canensweet a product for babies and children promising quieting effects, and notes ingredients printed on a bottle with no opiates. Sold by Charles Rhodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Dutt
West End St
Alma, Mich
Charles Rhodes
Musselman Mayors Gubernatorial Buzz Gathers Momentum
ANOS MUSSELMAN continues to attract talk of a gubernatorial bid as supporters highlight his energetic leadership of party committees and workers. Though he has not committed, repeated mentions statewide suggest pressure could push him toward candidacy.
Fritzi Scheff to star at Detroit Opera House for week
Fritzi Scheff appears in Mlle Modiste at the Detroit Opera House for one week starting March 6. Dillingham sends a large supporting company, with a notable cast including Robert Michaelis and Claude Gillingwater, highlighting Scheff as the Queen of Light Opera. Mail orders accepted. prices from 50 cents to $2.00. Dewitts products also advertised.
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T. H. Bas. Mgr
Fritzi Scheff
Detroit
Detroit Opera House
M'lle
Charles Dillingham
Madame Scheff
New York City
Knickerbocker Theatre
Robert Michaelis
William Proette
Claude Gillingwater
Leo Mara
Howard Chambers
Doyle R. W. Hunt
Josephine Bartlett
Blanche Morrison
Bertha Holly
Ethel Bard
Carsyn Strelits
Constantine
Henry Blossom l
Victor Herbert
Dr Dillingham
W. A. Snel Seeks Wood Maid For General Housework
Wanted as soon as possible a wood maid for general housework reference required apply at State Street 01 Mrs CD Bell. For sale largest style upright piano mahogany finish beautiful tone high grade cost 8500 will sell cheap for cash inquire Mrs M C G Hovey 126 Delaware Ave St Louis Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
Bell
M. CG. Hovey
Delaware Ave
St. Louis Mich
Chancery Suit Notice in Gratiot County Court
The Circuit Court for Gratiot County Michigan issues a Chancery notice in the case of Mary J. Granger versus Ella Traster and Carrie Gross. Defendants with unknown residences must appear within five months and answer within fifteen days after service. publication in Asia Record required for six weeks. Complainant’s solicitor James G. Kress, Alma, Michigan.
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Chancery State of
Ella Traster
Carrié Gross
Gratiot
Ithsca
Raid
Carrie Crows
James G. Kress
Cunplainant
Asia Record
Sears
Chynit
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