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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
7
A local directory lists Alma area churches with service times and a long roster of fraternal organizations. It notes Burday Behool, Presbyterian and Methodist services, Sunday school, and various meeting schedules for lodges such as LMA Encampment, Knights of Pythias, and other orders, with meeting nights and times.
County News reports Blair’s hotel front yard lined with shade trees for Arbor Day and teachers planting around the school house. Visits by Dell Sly and Herbert sata to relatives end as they depart for Kans. Mrs Hannal Paler returns from two week visit with her Ferris son. Carl of Washington speaks with Thetids. local seratel unable to attend. Donn Ointment advertised for piles at 50 cents.
Myrtle Bollan visited with Lives Gusta and Dora Bebow Sunday. Edd Kenyon visited Fred Baum Sunday. J R Walters called on Wagner and family Saturday. Edd Kenyon called on Mrs Richardson Monday. Fred Baum hosted Joe Bebow’s family Sunday evening. KE Wagner attended Wheeler Monday for Farmers' Mutual Insurance Co. The doctor markets laxatives by tongue reading. King tonic laxative advertised as best tongue judged remedy.
Sumner Center reports: Mr. and Mrs. Wm Lovell visited in Alma Sunday while Mr. and Mrs. N B Collins also called there. Dalrymples were guests, with Mrs Dalrymple slowly improving.
Elm Grove reports Jay Gulick and wife were called to Edgewood by the serious illness of her sister last Wednesday. George Abbott and wife of Alma visited friends in the area last Sunday. Edna Sias of Forest Hill visited her grandmother Mrs Bailor last weekend. Pine River Township Sunday School Convention will be at Parkinan MOE church next Sunday with forenoon and evening sessions. Thomas Sprague and children of Alma visited ST Sprague and wife last Sunday.
Holiday has moved back to Mistriet Fenner is out agin Ladies' Aid will meet at Mrs Daymon this Thursday Henry Daymon and two daughters bake the excursion to Saginaw Sunday Kenia Roberts joined their whole family home a week ago Monday Kota Feener and Helen G Campbell spoke the sth grade examination last week Eddy and sons Har Charlie went on the Saginaw bar did not return to Manda ten We are all Panton with a deep hoarse bark described as aerove-yard cough The ad promotes Allen's Lane Balsam as a remedy for palhy trouble and later stage consumption urging mercy for the form of lingering cough
Mt. Pleasant residents share news of births visits and local misfortunes. A daughter was born May 2 to Mr and Mrs A Wilk. Mrs Nelson Batley was buried in Wright county last Friday. Several families and friends spent Sundays with relatives and neighbors. Frank Auknew injured his foot. Holmes was struck by a wagon wheel and injured.
Elm Hall M N Smith, director of the school board, is setting out trees and improving the school yard. Dr K Shaffer moves back into the old store, painting its interior and enhancing its appearance. Miss Georgia Downer spent Sunday in Saginaw with her mother. Mrs James Fookler returns to Brice after two months with her sister. Swain has moved into her house in town. There are staple remedies the family needs, including Perry Davis Painkiller, priced at 25 cents.
Forest Hill ER reports residents with brief mentions of travels and arrivals. Creech spent time at Me Pleasant, Mrs Will Small returned from enton county, Dr and Mrs Abbott of Shepherd visited, Milton Perrigo went to Emerson, a daughter born to A Will on May 2, a son at Ollie Pambroke on May 2, Lotta Loomis visited Wil Courter, A B Barber of Ithaca transacted business, Geo T Hoffman and family arrived from Toledo, Mrs John Lanshaw visited in Shepherd.
Residents and relatives in the Tubbs district made Sunday visits to Sam Kime and family and to Mrs Jos Krupka. Mrs Jakes of Lake spent Sunday with Mrs Jos Krupka. Mrs John Allen is ill while a child of Mr and Mrs has been sick but improving. A few attended revival meetings in Bethany Sunday evening. Miss Elsie Parte travelled to Saginaw Sunday. Commissioner Pike visited the school last Monday afternoon.
Residents travel to Toledo Abito and D C Wilkinson visits Ithaca. Lawd to Orchard Lake for summer work. Hoffmeyer Husted and two daughters Saturday. Baslick visiting Gladwin. MotClaw improving with porches and paint. McGaw Allen and Hackett family Sunday visit. Crops sown in vicinity with beets. Emma Vine home after brief visit with parents. Advertisement notes Tobtation Powder 2 lbs 2 cty.
An old advertisement cites Dr. Abernethy as a great English physician and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney issues. It emphasizes that sound kidneys are essential to health and links the remedy to trusted medical authority.
Charles Hank and daughter who have been spending weeks with friends and relatives returned to their home in Ovid. Friday Mr and Mrs Collins visited Lansing with friends near Alma. Mr and Mrs Elwell were guests of A C Hates and wife. Mrs Wan Lovell visits natives in Alma. Mins Man Gurte Martell Floyd Hates and Elsie Gilkin spent Sunday with Mrs L Nelson working at Frank.
The Ann Arbor Railroad will offer excursion tickets on May sixth and seventh, valid for return by May thirty, within 10 miles of the starting point on its line and connections. One fare covers the round trip.
Lansing May 10 The senate elections committee reported favorably the original Double-Ivory bill with amendments and set a 3 pm special order. The measure removes the majority rule for party nominations, allows blank ballots for delegates in non approved primaries, and requires saloons to close on primary day. Two anti liquor bills were killed in the house, including Hudson’s township option measure and McKay’s higher license proposal. Heald's bill for a special April 1906 election to call a constitutional convention was approved by the house committee of the whole.
In Lansing Michigan on May 10 the fortieth semi annual apportionment of the primary school interest fund is to be distributed by Superintendent Kelly. A total of 456926.20 will be allocated among 743272 school age children at a rate of 00 per capita. This mirrors last year’s rate and total. The November apportionment for a prior year was 0295 per capita, totaling 3.56 for the year, with expectation this year may be even larger.
John Rockefeller Jr. returns to New York from Europe after five months of unsuccessful health concerns following his father's business burden. Speculation swirls on who will be named a new lieutenant to lead the vast Rockefeller empire and how the shift will affect control and results.
May 10 Detroit Midh reports Judge Murphy ordered all names in the Recorder's Court jury lists to be destroyed and any jurors drawn for May panel to be excused. The judge found copies of lists prepared on June 8, 1904 and December 5, 1904 in possession of individuals connected with past and upcoming cave-related matters before the court.
Railway excursion note lists Missori Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain Route from Chicago to California Oregon and Washington. Travel period March 1 to May 15 1905 with tourist sleepers advertised to Colorado Utah California and Oregon.
19 hours saved to Mexico via Iron Mountain Route Texas and Pacific Railway International and Great Northern Railway and National Railway of Mexico via Laredo. Double daily service from Saint Louis 3:21 P.M. and 8:20 P.M. For full information call or address Palis Parwaworti 1, a new address owt Chbewah, Titesnwls. Ho Armstrong. T. Fa.
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