Ithaca and Nearby Residents Frequent Local Visits
A flurry of social and business visits as residents from Ithaca North Star, Breckenridge, Alma, Lansing, and surrounding towns travel to Ithaca and nearby communities. Notable mentions include Mrs. Will Baxter, Mrs. Leslie Reeves, Ber Haas, Frank Hoard, George Noss, Hermin Zoss, Willard Rowe, Mrs. Newton Lientz, Mrs. Sarah Allen, Oliver Martin, Ralph Zimmerman, Ira Sparbeck, and others. Several households report shopping, visiting relatives, or transacting business, with multiple excursions to North Star, Alma, St Johns, Elsie, and Lansing noted across the period. The county athletic committee of the M. A. movement met at Alma, and local residents continue to relocate for commerce and family duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Baxter
Fidler
Breckenridge
Leslie Reeves
Ber Haas
North Star
Ithaca
Frank Hoard
Lal
George Noss
Pompeii
Hermin Zoss
Willard Rowe
Newton Lientz
Sarah Allen
Shepherd
Oliver Martin
Newark
Ralph Zimmerman
Edgewood
Frank Rodd
Emerson
Ira D. Sparbeck
Charles HW. Chase
Lansing
Fred Grover
Alma
Vette
Ines
G. Tuttle
Currie Bailey
Jack Martin
A. Ferris
Tihacs
Mes
Austin
Sumner
Richard E. Hughes
Charlee Rice
Edna Wout
Minnie Coss
Alma Wednesday, Pred Simmons
Marty
A. Kleckner
Charles Harrier
Lafayette
Lee Townsend
Andrew
Newick
Harvey Ritter
County Athletic Committee
Blanchard
Thesday
John Botroff
J Ales
John McNicell
C. Chamberlain
Middleton
Ted
Michigan King Textbook Bill Brings Record Library Reform
Francis King of the 5th Senatorial District, chairing the education committee, led a lengthy fight to pass a landmark textbook bill. The measure, now on Governor Perry’s desk after Senate approval, cuts school book prices toward wholesale levels, reducing burdens on families and limiting profits by book companies and retailers. The act marks a new era for Michigan public schools, increasing access and easing the cost of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis King
Michigan
Senate
King
House
Pertis
Friends of Good
Minnesota
Ithaca Area Social Roundups and Moves Across Counties
Numerous Ithaca residents travel for family visits and work, including Anna and Pauline Johnson in Mt. Pleasant and relatives in Detroit. Residents shift homes and jobs from Ithaca to Jackson, Kalamazoo, and Grand Rapids, with several attending funerals, visiting relatives in Owosso and Lansing, and health concerns and obituaries noted. The Ithaca High School ball team defeated Owosso 4 to 2, and Ithaca also beat Mr. Pleasant Normal reserves 5 to 2, as community members engage in travel, employment changes, and local sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Pauline Johnson
Mt. Pleasant
W. E. Beeman
Houghton
Margaret Dean al
John Taylor
Ithaca High School
Owosso
Owosse
Ithaca
HW. E. Everett
St. Paul
Minn
Lena Mig
Ovid
J. W. Everett
Old Trask
Boyne Falls
Ashley
John Trask
W. H. Whitmore
Vern Mallery
C. W. Mallery
North Star
Grand Rapids
North Star Cemetery
Rev
Bowman
As She Saw the Notes
A mother recalls her four year old daughter examining music notes and mishearing them as a scene of boys on a wire fence with some altered meanings, reflecting a child’s literal interpretation.
Direct election push faces commission reform proposal
The Charlotte Republican notes that Michigan voters will choose a U S senator by direct popular vote after states ratified a constitutional amendment. It cites editor Holbein of the Monistique Pioneer Tribune proposing a permanent legislative commission, paid by status, to draft laws, while the paper predicts voter fatigue with reform talk and political initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Republican
United States
Michigan
Editer Holbein
Monistique Pioneer-Tribune
Molbein
Holbein
Local Happenings at M E Church and Moose Hall Dance
Miss Nelle Snyder national organizer in Home Missions will present the subject Sunday morning and evening at the M E church. One of the year's most pleasant dancing assemblies occurred Friday evening at the Moose hall with several city youths participating and Davis' orchestra providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle Snyder
Home Missions
M. E. Church
Moose Hall
Davis’ Orchestra
Ice business sale and civic league note
J. W. Miller selling ice at 38 cents per cwt to private families and 20 cents wholesale, cash in 10 days, Leonard retains all accounts. Civic Improvement league meets Friday May 2 at 3 in Free Reading room Woodsworth avenue. good attendance needed for important questions. Bert Mills and D A Brown fishing Pine River Monday evening forced to return after an unexpected plunge into cold water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Miller
A. Leonard
Mr. Leonard
Civic Improvement League
Woodsworth Avenue
Bert Mills
D. A. Brown
Pine River
Inside Information Drives Business Deals and Foreseeable Wins
A columnist argues that inside information is the costly, valuable ingredient in all deals. It notes many businessmen rely on this information to achieve apparent foresight and success, though the practice resembles a regulated want ad in business.
Street Sprinkling Weighs In For City Improvements This Season
The Civic Improvement League will again manage street sprinkling with set charges: stores 25 cents, two stores 50 cents, double store 40 cents, office 10 cents, residence 15 cents, ten cents per additional lot, corner sprinkling 25 cents on both sides. League solicitors seek citizen cooperation as proceeds fund public improvements. Mayor Montigel has appointed Alderman Caple and Rowland to ensure driver efficiency for a successful season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Improvement League
Montigel
Ald- Caple
Rowland
Sprinkling Com
Wood For Sale In City Limits At 1 75 Cord
Wood delivery within city limits offered at 1.75 per cord. See wood at 215 West Superior Street. The rest is fragmented text about a magnetic maiden and unexplained phenomena with no coherent remaining facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Superior Street
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Case Cinco Plantista Iroquois
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State Asylum
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Libbie
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Beebe
Mra. Roy Miller
Detroit
F. H. McKay
S. Shanafelt
C M. Haight
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