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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
8
Last night at Weyth's ball the Odd Fellows held a school of instruction with Grand Master Kennedy of Mt. Pleasant present. Four lodges attended from Riverdale Elwell Vestaburg and Plimm totaling about 125 people.
Corrected every Thursday morning, market quotes list Grain prices for Wheat, corn, beans, rye, buckwheat, timothy, clover, straw, and seed. Livestock values for hogs, beef cattle, sheep, lambs, calves. Dressed meats and poultry prices. Hides and pelts. Vegetables and fruits. Butter, eggs, lard, honey. Names of items and per unit figures appear with units.
Sunday visits fill local lists as Hare Hicks Swarthout and Freeman families visit kin. Dyer to auction farm sale March 21. gunshine Glee Club to serve fifteen cent dinner at the C L Dyer store building. Bessie Lois and Stanley Musser visit Westaburg relatives. Forest Davenport from Cleveland visits parents.
Mrs. Cal Courter winters with Mrs. Will Courter then at Caesar Carmer's with son Owen after a fall. Zeta Crossett aids Mrs. Lizzie Woorlard. Arthur Harter starts season with Harlan Woodard. Sugar bushes tapped, sawmill prepared, visits paid, and plans for Ed Medley to move to Texas after unsold teams. The Webbs to farm H. B. Smith property.
The Middleton Record notes social visits by Mr and Mrs D P F Strable allied to Alma and Grand Rapids guests. Mrs Lydia Smith of Grand Rapids visits B Richard Mew Wilcox to join her husband in Darand. Payne Cemetery Association sets March 17 meeting at Mr and Mrs Howell. Quarantine hits Middleton area with twenty five families affected and over a hundred reported cases. The ad promotes a clean up day with Row Ryder of Grand Rapids.
A Middleton firm in conference with ME church trustees plans to install windows in the new church to be erected this spring. The selected windows are described as beautiful and will enhance the church appearance. Mrs J H Zion of Lansing was injured crossing a Middleton track when a slowly moving engine accelerated unexpectedly, causing her to be bruised and shocked. Her injuries are not serious but she suffered a nervous shock. Mr and Mrs Daniel Hickey return to Middleton and resume residence at Spiece Street, with Mr Hickey back at Ressegine's store and the family planning to move into their own home after remodels.
An old advertisement claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve quickly cures boils ulcers and fever sores. It touts relief for burns outs bruises sore lips chapped hands chilblains and piles with instant relief at 25 cents from C. FP. Brown’s.
An advertisement promotes Hyomei as a fast relief for catarrh croup coughs colds sore throat and bronchitis. It emphasizes a pocket inhaler and a two minute relief claim with money back guarantee and a promise of long lasting inhaler use. Sample bottle offered from Booths Hyomei Co Buffalo New York.
Mrs Peters is found safe. A J Mann toured Ohio on business. Henry Eichoms test drove a new auto. Olia Class and family moved from Ohio to Maygrant place east of Ithaca. They stayed with Ma Renoir’s until moving in. The L A S will meet at Mrs Hugh Hawley’s home on March 23.
Regular meeting of Alma Michigan city council with Mayor Hinl presiding. Quorum present. Journal of prior meetings read and approved. Lights committee reports an arc light between the railroads on Michigan avenue near Manufactur plant and moves light at Bridge avenue to Hannah avenue. motion to accept carried. Sewers committee reports River Ave sewer to be disconnected from Hastings street and diverted into River. motion to accept carried. Mayor McClinton makes the following appointments.
Ward inspectors appointed John Innis Henry Sandel James Campbell. Fourth Ward 8 W Care for Election Commissioners D L Johnson J E Mitchell Chas Rhodes Auditing Committee Aids Russell Glass. Claims allowed. Smith & Carr to issue payment orders. Various repairs and funds listed including highway water and park funds. labor payments recorded. Council adjourned by Ald Russell and Ald Viet. NF McClinton, Mayor. City Clerk.
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