Alma High School Notes and Basketball Summary
Junior Class meetings and visiting Archie Daly are noted along with a quiet week for Glee Club and upcoming orchestra rehearsal. Spring vacation begins March 27 and runs one week, with school reopening April 5. Art class placards and a large art exhibit of 200 masterpieces are featured, with low admission. Alma’s basketball team lost at Cadillac in the season finale, Smith Jessup and Perry highlighted a defensive game, Peterson led Cadillac with 14 of 29. Lineups listed and game officials named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Daly
Seheal
Alma
Cadillac
High Schowl
Gamie
Smith
Jessupec
Wilt
Perry
Peterson
Worden
Ep Seseen
Ptatihy MiGeens
Ban F. Jessup Peterson
Tinkham Wright
Perry Slocum
Hodge
Jessup
Notice to Paying Contractors for Alma street paving 1914
City of Alma Gratiot county Michigan invites sealed proposals to pave State street north from Superior to Elwell. Bids due March 31 1914 at 2 p m. Plans at city clerk or W J Sherman & Co Toledo. 5 percent bid bond required. Council reserves right to reject all bids. D W Adams city clerk. March 10 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Gratiot
Michigan
State Street
Superior Street
Elwell Street
W. J. Sherman & Co
Nasby Building
Toledo
Ohio
Mich
D. W. Adams
Local Happenings From Alma and Nearby Towns
Local items chronicle visits and travels of residents including G We Wright in Grand Rapids and A B Smith in Ithaca. Mentions of tax collections by City Treasurer Jesse Fuller and paralyzed A J O'Boyle resuming street activity. Central Michigan Produce Company expands Alma facilities with multiple new structures and large duckling operations, noting 6730 land ducklings and 14 000 hatching eggs and markets in New York Buffalo Philadelphia Chicago Detroit.
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G. We Wright
Grand Rapids
A. B. Smith
Ithaca
Jesse Fuller
Chas. Heines
Wheeler
Daniel Brown
A.J. O'Boyle
T. A. Funnel
Methodist Church
Edna Bailey
St. [Benis
Willard Holmes
J. R. Bateman
Alma
Ernest Thomas
Muncie
Joly Chick Word
Dr. Sluyter
Stiles
Washington Avene
St Lewis
Frank A. Levrard
Baira ‘Firdorn
Ann Arbor
Westierlay
Owosso
C. R. Walford
Church of Christ of
Ela
West Branch
Asl Gaylord
Park Ave
Central Michigan Produce Company
United States
New York
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Froebel Carnival Brightens College Gymnasium Scene
The Froebel society carnival lit up the college gym last Friday with a genuine circus circuit and a master of acts directing feats. Side shows offered pink lemonade popcorn peanuts ice cream cones and red hot treats while crowds enjoyed the entertainment and supported the society’s finances.
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Frobel Society
Soci
Kindergarten Seven Reunion Sparks School Days Echoes
The Misses Helen and am hosted seven former kindergarten students for a reunion at their home. Guests included Miss Dunlap Miss Doane Ruth Hooper Ruth Dunham Robert Notestien Frank Rittner and Russel Gaffney. The group calls themselves the Kindergarten Seven and plans future reunions after graduation.
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Miss Dunlap
Doane
Ruth Hooper
Ruth Dunham
Robert Notestien
Frank Rittner
Russel Gaffney
Kindergarten Seven
Roy Burrell’s Farmer’s Lunches Ad
A promotional notice urges readers to choose Roy Burrell’s for meals at 25 cents any time. Mrs Burrell is praised as a capable cook, and the address is 122 1-21 Superior Street, two doors east of the Vaudette theater.
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Roy Burrell
Seven Acre Central Michigan Fruit Farm For Sale
Marra Moor offers a seven acre fruit farm near Alma Michigan with a nine room house, brick cistern two wells and a 20 by 36 barn with basement. Fifty two peach trees three years old, forty apple trees and 120 plum trees will bear this year. Fenced with woven wire and all cleared. Bazaar stock valued around 3000 in village at 1200. Also a hotel in county seat city with easy terms and multiple exchange options for land or property. Bar in connection yields about 50 per day.
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Michigan
Alma
Gratiot
Weather Summary for February 1914
Weather summary for February 1914 with mean maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, and cloud days. Includes local observer notes and an advertisement offering prize-winning Buff Orpington and Bel Leghorn layers at 1 00 per setting, plus cockerels and incubator for sale by Andrew Shaw, 420 W Superior St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.M. Smith
Buff Orpington
Bel Leghornegas
Andrew Shaw
W. Superior St
Horses for sale and help wanted in Riverdale area
Items of special interest for sale include Belgian gelding colts aged three and younger, work horses, mares, and fixed roads near Riverdale Cedar Lake Gust E Hilding. A gray eight years old and a sorrel mare five years old are offered in ready working condition by S N Bailey. Also seeking a single man by the month via L W Raycraft Forest Hill Mich.
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Forrerl
Belgium
Riverdale
Cedar Lake
Gust E. Hilding
S. N. Bailey
L. W. Raycraft
Forest Hill
Mich
Bargain Eighty Acre Farm Near Town and Schools
Eighty acre Osceola county property near Marion with Sandy and dark loam soil. Includes an eight room house in good condition, cellar and cistern, basement barn 32 by 44, 30 acres cultivated, some tile. Owner selling to change business. price 3600 with easy terms. Also offered for sale by Otto Mey of St Louis Michigan. Enquire F W Hooper for trade for city property.
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Otto Mey
St. Louis
Mich
Osceola County
Marion
F. W. Hooper
Alma City Council Seeks Complete Sewer System Plans
The Alma city council directs W J Sherman Company to prepare plans and specifications for a full sewer system at the price of 800 dollars. The body also orders a new set of plans for State Street concrete pavement and approves several small claims. Mayors and Aldermen set election, audit, and assessors appointments.
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J. Sherman Company
F. G. Cunningham
Akl Peery
Ald. Cook
W. J. Sherman Company
Alma
Yeas
Als. Rowland
Peery
Willard
Pook
Ward
Kelen
Praker
Ald. Peery
al Cook
State Street
Ald
Veas
Alds
Rowland, Peery
Icook
Ward, Kehn and
Eral Fund
Doubleday Bros & Co
Hill
Delevan
Will
Alderman Willard and council vote on State street paving
The council received and filed a petition on paving State street from Superior street north to Hastings street. It then reconsidered May 3 action to narrow the width from 50 to 40 feet. Votes favored restoring a 40 foot width for a north section and approving paving to Alma Realty Company line, with 40 feet, and to Elwell street area at 30 feet, amid mixed support and one nay. Ald. Cook moved denial of F E Pollasky’s frame building plan on Elyton lots 11-12, block 3. vote: yes by Willard Peery Rowland Cook Ward Kehn Fraker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Mich
Marc
City of
J. M. Montigel
Ilo
Yeas
Alds
Willard
Peery
Cook
Rowland
Ward
Kehn
Fraker
Ald
State Street
Superior Street
Alma Realty Company
Elwell Street
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ETURN
Royal
Alma Record
Alma and
Gratiot County
Alma Record Company
C. J. Brown
HINA
Ann
Mt W
Froebel
Marra Moor
Sharrar
Dore
Tere
Tum
Grovers’ Drug Store
Rexat
Libby, McNeil & Libby
Stanton, Mich
Alma Garage
Geo. W. Puliry
Drayiing
Smith & Walstow
Indy
Mr. Barlow
Wright House
Guungel
Express
Cushing & Benedict
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