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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1910
Page
5
Alma area notes cover visits by Ithaca residents and Alma events. Local council met for a regular session while church and school affairs, medical matters, farm accidents, and festival plans reflect a bustling community life in late spring.
A biography in Human Life for May portrays Asher C. Hinds as a Maine first district candidate. The piece traces his farm roots in Maine, education at Colby University, early newspaper work in Portland, and mentorship by Thomas B. Reed, including Reed’s help as Speaker’s clerk. It outlines a steady rise in politics from humble beginnings.
A large twelve room Elm Hall dwelling owned by Thomas Blair and housing Nicholas Till and William Pratt burned Tuesday around eleven. The north wing ignited, suspected chimney defect blamed, bucket brigade formed but fire outpaced efforts. Blair home uninsured with substantial loss. other family belongings saved.
May 1910 weekly advertised letters for Alma include Mrs Mary Allen Mr Ben Baker Pearl Brown Mrs Nettie Colman Edi Edwards Mr Sam Hyde Mrs Harriet Matteson Mr Rollie Miller Mr George Miner Fred Salspaugh Mrs George Schick. If uncalled for these names will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Postmaster C F Brown May 1910.
Kelly Isac Sewarn and Ethel Peabody, both aged 48, appear in a Wheeler County marriage license record along with Belle Reymond aged 22, Gilbert Brown aged 2, Nellie U1 Burkert aged 18, Lewis Lamphere aged 26, and Ger strude THammond aged 20. The listing shows names, ages, and locale in brief notation.
A large crowd plans an Ann Arbor railroad excursion to Detroit Sunday May 22 via Durand and Grand Trunk Ry. The special departs Alma at 7 54 a m and arrives in Detroit 11 30 a m. Return from Brush Street Detroit at 6 30 p m. Round trip fare is 1 50.
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