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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1912
Page
7
Drain setting and review notices reference section 23 and parcel parts across sections 26 and 36. The text lists bearings, acreages, and parts of the southwest and northwest quarters, with references to railroad land and sections 26 and 36, noting commencing dates and ownership boundaries for the drainage review continuing from page 5.
A lengthy OCR passage records numerous land tracts and parcel delineations. It lists sections, townships, and lots with bearings, distances, and roads such as Perkins street Parsons street Miller and State road. It mentions multiple properties in Benson's and Melee additions, and various parcels by lot and block numbers with measurements and corners.
A garbled OCR record details land lots, blocks, and street corners with distances and bearings. It includes section lines, additions named such as Melge and Ronaon's add, and references to Saginaw Henson and a county drain commissioner report dated in Aur. The text mixes parcel descriptions with official Drain Commissioner affiliations and county names.
Notice of meeting to decide if a proposed drain is necessary and public welfare requires it. April 18 1912 filing by E W Redman Gratiot County Drain Commissioner. May 11 1922 meeting at Martin Polk Pine River Township to decide assessments and crossing lands. Local landowners may appear for or against the drain.
A long list of visits and gatherings fills a Sumner Center column. Mrs Densmore travels to Jackson to visit her daughter, families host guests, and a Sunday school organization forms amid a busy stretch of neighborly activity. Regulars, travels, and small-town ties appear through numerous names and places across the region.
Forest Hill School ninth grade physical geography class traveled to the Salt River near Shepherd for a thorough study of the river’s meanders and related features.
A 1912 notice details Miss Frankie Fear hosting at home this week and Mrs Failing boarding there. Karl Robinson sustains a knee fracture after a yard incident near a cement porch. Clare Vanderbeck seeks treatment in Ann Arbor. A play titled A Case of Suspension is planned for May 10.
Advertised list for the week ending May 6 1912 includes Gordon Laura Kolman Anton Krouge Mrs Maria Tubbs Mr Charles Mrs Ollin. If not called for by May 6 they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Soph Wate Charles If Brown PM. Also an ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills praised by Hough Tallman of San Antonio for energy and stomach kidney aid, 25 cents at local druggists Wheaton & Sons Rhodes Drug Store Grover & Drug Store The Rexall Store.
Sunday School notes discuss Karey Markell and YMCA efforts in Saginaw, emphasizing church duty to youth and organized classes. Also reports Alma Baptist activities, a potluck, Boys Brotherhood meeting, and a malaria remedy advertisement touting Eleetric Bitters with user testimony and local drugstore prices.
The Board of Review for the City of Alma Michigan will convene in the Council Rooms at City Hall on May 20 1912 at y o clock a m and continue for at least four days with six hours daily to revise the city assessment rolls. Any resident may inspect their assessment and show cause for changes. Dated May 4 1912 Alma D W Adams City Clerk. Lace curtains laundered at 530 Woodworth Avenue. Get the right price for your wool by selling to W P Cash. Rooms back of Wright House barn 17291.
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