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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1888
Page
8
Notice lists local business pitches and farm stock for sale including oysters, bull calves heifers and young stock. It notes village sanitation duties, a health officer warning about cleaning cesspools and garbage, plus an auction notice for Alma village old school house site parcels with bidding terms and payment schedule.
The report blends a burial in Ithaca cemetery with local Republican meetings, county convention delegate elections, and probate actions. It records names such as Wight, Russell, Criddines, Maer, Br ot Seville, and mentions estates, guardianships, and hearings with dates and proceedings across Grathot and surrounding townships.
Hearing on the application to determine the necessity for constructing a drain in Arcada Township Newark Sumner and N hearing was adjourned to May 28.
In West Arcada the Y M C A society of Alna College organized a Sunday School in the Eckert district at 10 30 a m. Misses Silla Reed and Eva Trish attend union school at Alma. Mr Gerber held a rustic barn raising last Saturday. Spring term schooling is led by Miss Hattie Hunt of Bell Town. Nellie Spencer has been kept from school due to a felon. Hyde district Ladies Aid entertained by Mrs Lilly and daughter last Thursday. W Rogers grocer at the grange hall five miles west of town fell from his wagon and sprained his ankle a few days ago.
Mrs. W H Loudon of the village north side died Sunday after a short illness from pneumonia. J I S Wright departed for Grayling to assume the land office post. Mary Lyons, mother of Aadvington, received a pension of 1056 and 12 a month for her husband’s Civil War service. W W Littlefield’s liquor sale trial in Ithaca last Tuesday yielded a 35 fine. case adjourned due to sickness in Tank’s family.
A muddled county roundup reports Deen established at Middeton and upcoming Democratic and Greenbacker conventions in multiple towns. It notes Gratiot officers, a $1101.73 pension, a pioneer death in St. Louis, and various local meetings, retirements, and school activities amid scattered names and places.
The Alma village council debated Morton’s claims totaling 40.41 for services and 15 for footing, with a 33.34 claim adjusted to 40.41 and orders to issue payments. They accepted the village attorney’s crossing agreement with the Toledo Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway to allow street access, plus repairs, bonds, and printing bills.
Minutes of the Common Council meeting at Abana Michigan record trustees Montigel president pro tem and others. Actions include striking and adopting minutes, health citer line items, sundries and payments to John W Morton Wy. service tech and Stuttz Furniture Co totaling 21.00.
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