Grand Lodge Officers Elected at Saginaw Session
The Alma unit of the Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias joined a state field day in Saginaw with 27 members, a Pere Marquette car train connection from Grand Rapids, and a late night return. Grand lodge elected officers led by Robert G. Steele and Will Hampton as top leaders. The meeting reported a 1,500-plus membership gain, 37 uniformed rank companies, and substantial endowment fund activity along with Rathbone Sisters sessions and a grand lodge officers slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Knights of Pythias
Sapinan
Grand Rapids
Pere Marquette
Muskegon
Saginaw
Grand Lodge
Grand Rapide
Lansing
Edelweiss Company
Gen. Loomis
Alma Boys
Caro
Rathbone Sisters
Robert G. Steele
Bt. Johns
Gand
Will Hampton
Charlevoix
A Palmer
Manistee
Miles 8
Curtis
Battle Creek
Sylvester Grenvel
Hastings
P. L. Abbey
Kalamazoo
Sim
Lydia M. Peet
Ithaca
Extraord Une Increase Of Business At Alma
An account of J. W. Holmes & Son expanding Alma's trade over fifteen years. Began with small produce operations, grew through agricultural and harvesting machinery sales, and reflected town growth. John W. Holmes arrived in Alma in the 1850s and started in produce before moving to farming nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
Wright
M.A. Holmes
Ae & Perforr
Fim
J W, Holmes
M. A
W Holmes
Atate
McCormick Machinery
J. W Holmes & Son
Alma
John W. Holmes
Alon
Arcade Farmers Club to Meet at Irish Home May Night
Arcade Farmers' club holds its next meeting at Mr and Mrs Geo Irish home on the last Thursday in May. The program includes club song, selections by Mrs Bert Bailey and Mrs John Murphy, recitations by Katie Stadelberger and Willie Murphy, a paper by Mrs Edgar Andrews, and talks on the year's outlook and the value of summer picnics with James Wheaton and George Irish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcade Farmers’ Club
Geo. Irish
Bert Bailey
Edgar Andrews
Katie Stadelberger
Willie Murphy
Prandpotet
James Wheaton
George Irish
Mre
John Murphy
Sunday Excursion to Crystal Lake and Frankfort
The Ann Arbor Railroad offers a Sunday excursion to Crystal Lake and Frankfort on May 17. A special train departs Alma at 6 08 a.m. Round trip fare is 1.25 dollars. Children under twelve pay half the adult fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Lake
Frankfort
Ann Arbor
R.R
Alma
Crop Bulletin Reports Modest Growth Amid Frost Damage
The Lansing weekly crop bulletin notes wheat, meadows, and pastures show little growth but look promising. Oats, barley, and peas germinate slowly. Frosts damaged early peaches and cherries, but trees may yield a fair crop. Warmer weather and moderate showers have occurred since the bulletin.
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Lansing
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First State Bank
Trek & Co Kanon
Micngas
A.W. Wriebt
Tare
Kily Litewhamer
Ames GO. Ward
Anslaniat Caatiter
Gurdifvantin
Bafery Depurit Howes Tor
al State Savings Bank Capital
Heck
Val
Hougia
Lownite
Banike Block
Alrium
F. G. Olp
Pollagky
Herbert N. Hayes
Olinaky Flock
J. T. Swigart
Ofice Over State Savings
C.B. McCandless
New York Life
Dye Standard Stock
W. W. Kinch
Alma State Savings Bank
Fama Roller Mills
Arcada
Bakers
G. B. Porter
PRI
K. of P
W. Holmes
A. Tolmes
J. W. Holmes
Jessingers
Stein-Bloch
F. E. Pollasky
Alma, Mich
Oxfords
J. M. Montigel
OWA
Deering Harvesting CO
Michigan
Arcada Farmers’ Club
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