Dr Thomas E Green Lectured at the Opera House in Alma
Dr Thomas E Green delivered a two hour and thirty five minute lecture titled The Key to the Twentieth Century at Alma Opera House on Monday evening. L A Sharp welcomed attendees and praised the season before Green, arriving from Adrian, spoke to YMCA members Sunday. He left Alma at 10 05 Tuesday morning for Bay City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Greer
Alua
Adrian
L. A. Sharp
Dr. Greem
Pine River Telephone Association To Hold Annual Meeting
The Pine River Telephone Association plans its annual meeting in Forest Hill township hall on March 25, 1907 to vote on a matter under state telephone laws. From a small local line, seven lines now converge at Forest Hill with sixty miles of wire, 130 subscribers, and 108 phones. The cooperative links with Union Telephone Co to obtain service with Shepherd, Alma, St. Louis, Ithaca, and Riverdale. This Gratiot County enterprise is rapidly advancing.
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Pine River Telephone Association
Forest Hill
Pine River
Union Telephone Co
Shepherd
Alma
St. Louis
Ithaca
Riverdale
Gratiot Co
Alma Board of Trade appoints new committees
The Alma Board of Trade held a meeting last Thursday and formed a yearlong slate of committees. President Robinson named sections for Ways and Means, Finance, Manufacturing Industries and Factory Sites, Municipal Affairs, Sanitation, Taxation, Entertainment, Membership, Arbitration, Railroads, and Statics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Board of Trade
Robinson
Ways and Means
L. &. Wilson
W. A. Rahlke
Francis King
G. W. Moore
J. H. Lancashire
L. A. Sharp
Ely
E. T. Lamb
Charles Rhodes
J. E. Mitchel
Otto Sanderhed
P.M. Smith
H. N. Lee
J. E. Fuller
C. D. Bell
C.J. Brown
P. Lee
Chas
Rhodes
W. 5. Wright
King
Penalty Clause Warns Pension Claims Cheated Denials
Special Examiner J B Walston warns of severe penalties under the 1898 act for forging or presenting fraudulent affidavits vouchers or documents in pension or bounty land claims. Persons who certify false appearances or sworn statements face fines up to five hundred dollars and imprisonment up to more than five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pension Bureau
J. BR. Walston
Flint
Sunny South at Opera House A refined colored show
J Rockwell's Sunny South company brings a 25 person musical comedy to the Opera House on Thursday evening March 25. The performance features genuine negro voices eccentric dancing and vaudeville style interludes ending with The Bogus Prince. Reserved seats available at Sharrar's drug store.
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Opera House
J. . Rockwell
Suny South
Sharrar’s
Mock Wedding Unites Lola Sipe and Winnie Lewis at Irene Arndt Home
On March 15 1907 at 8 30 pm Lola Sipe and Winnie Lewis wed at Irene Arndt home with Rev M G Strong officiating. The bride wore white moussline desoie and two veils while bridesmaids in white organdie and pink gowns attended. Attendants included Iva Lena Claw and an escort party led by Loretta Clum. A Rural Wedding march accompanied the procession and a wedding luncheon followed. Notable out of town guests included Hertha McClaren Ashley Dunlap Forest Hill Becker Freemont Stoutenburg Saginaw Eaton Ann Arbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Sipe
Winnie Lewis
Irene Arndt
M. G. Strong
Trudie Patty
Leontine Messinger
Beulah Weaver
Iva Lena Claw
Alma Vought
Pearl Eyer
Bernice Walker
Loretta Clum
Florence Hall
Ushera
Doris Smith
Edna Day
Hertha McClaren
Ashley
Dunlap
Forest Hill
Becker
Freemont
Stoutenburg
Saginaw
Eaton
Ann Arbor
Mass convention to nominate city and ward tickets Alma
A democratic mass convention will be held at City Hall Alma Michigan on Monday evening March 2 1907 at 730 PM standard time to nominate a city ticket and ward tickets and to transact other business as may come before the meeting the notice urges participation by local voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Michigan
Alma Light and Water Report for 1906 to City Officials
The Alma Electrical Light and Power Company presents the 1906 condition report to the mayor and board, detailing lighting and water service costs, lamp counts, outages, and efficiency. It notes 31 to 34 street lamps, 35,863 light hours, and city costs of 1,792.59 for lighting plus 1,704.30 for water, with total city outlay 3,508.89 and commentary on service reliability, lamp technology, and municipal ownership debates.
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Alma
Michigan
City Light and Water Service
Saginaw
Grand Rapids
National Carbon Cm
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Louie
Wisc
Grover
Superior
Alma Eec. Light & Power Co
College News Roundup From Breckenridge and Wright Hall
A. R. Moon preached in Breckenridge last Sunday and Rev. Bradfield visited his son Ervin Bradfield. A St Patrick s party marked Wright Hall social life while Miss Edith Cook hosted the Junior class at her home. Principal Grown of Mt. Pleasant Normal spoke at chapel as the endowment fund grows with 255 000 dollars in unconditional endowment and 25 000 from Carnegie, plus 10 900 from the Synod of Michigan and an anticipated 15 000 more plus a 3 000 gift for Pioneer Hall expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Moon
Breckenridge
Bradfield
Cass City
Ervin Bradfield
St. Patrick's
Wright Hall
Edith Cook
Mt. Pleasant Normal
Bruske
Carnegie
Resolutions by Michigan grocers denounce impure foods
At the ninth annual convention in Grand Rapids on February 13 14 1907 the Retail Grocers and General Merchants Association of Michigan condemned Sears Roebuck and Co Montgomery Ward Co and The Larkin Soap Co for selling impure foods and pledged to warn the public through trade papers. Also advertised is a sale of five pairs of horses from six to eight years old in Elwell Michigan by Moet Granoe Saxmet.
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State of
Michigan
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Co
Larkin Soap Co
Buffalo
Retail Grocers and General Merchants Association of Michigan
Grand Rapids
Saxmet
Elwell
Committed SOY Archie Peters Ends Life Amid Despondency
Archie Peters a Alma Manufacturing employee, took his own life last Thursday afternoon at the Mills home. He had resided in Alma since 1906, appeared despondent after illness, and a revolver was found near his body in the barn. Coroner's jury ruled suicide. funeral held at Thomas Clark’s residence with burial in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Peters
Alma
J. E. Mills
Dr. Lamb
B. C. Button
Justice Chadwick
Convis & Convis
Messrs
Thomas Martiett
W. H. Pry
Wim
Ewers
Robt
Smith
Chas
Fishbeck
Fred Thornton
Peters
Thomas Clark
G. H. Carl
St. Louis
Public lecture on forestry by Enos A Mills in St Louis
Mr. Enos A Mills, a nationally known speaker on forestry, will present a lecture in the Presbyterian church of St Louis Saturday evening March 23 under the Monday Club. The Government Forest Service recently engaged him to speak in many towns, and Grae dot County is fortunate to host his service. The Chicago Inter Ocean praised his illustrated talks and editorially endorsed forest preservation and reforestation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos A. Mills
Rocky Mountain
Presbyterian Church of
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Mills
Government Forest Service
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Thomas E Green
Elecing
Mintian
New Utopia
James Connell
College News
Alma Manufacturing Lo
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