Commencement Concert by Alma College Music Dept
Alma College celebrates its twenty fifth founding anniversary with a grand commencement concert planned for Tuesday evening June 11 in the college chapel. The Detroit String Quartette and soprano Dora Alexander headline, with Madame Elsa Reugiere on cello as soloist. Alexander, a 1909 graduate, has become a finished artist after studies in Dresden.
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Alma College
School of Music
Alma
Mmost
Music Department
Detroit String Quartette
Dora Alexander
College Chapel
Elsa Reugier
Royal Conservatory
Dresden
Palm Garden
Merrill Saloon Robbery Suspect Arrested at Merrill
Frank Purdy, detained by Marshal John Wright, confessed to breaking into and robbing the J. F. Straton saloon in Merrill. He and a younger accomplice allegedly pried a window, then unlocked the front door, taking a dollar, liquor, cigars, and an old gun. Purdy claims residence in Clare and says he has been seeking work. he will be arraigned in Saginaw after transport.
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Frank Purdy
Marshal John Wright
Purdy
J. F. Straton
Merrill
Marshal Wright
Ann Arbor
Cornelius Rowland
Straton
Young Purdy
Saginaw
Wright
Yung Purdy
Clare
What Ails You MI-O-NA Stomach Tablets Ad
An old advertisement promotes MI-O-NA Stomach Tablets by Charles Rhodes. It claims rapid relief for many stomach and digestive issues and promises a money back guarantee. The note lists numerous symptoms addressed from belching to seasickness and even pregnancy vomiting, with a price of fifty cents a large box at Rhodes and druggists.
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Charles Rhodes
Decoration Day 1912 Program for May 30th
The Record outlines Decoration Day events with a line of march to Riverside Cemetery under GAR and Ww. RG auspices. Readings, songs, and recitations include Michigan My Michigan and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Officers listed. auto owners urged to offer cars for veterans transport. contact John Greig.
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GAR and
Mayer Post
Gardner
J. Clizhe
Adjt
Greig
Michigan
Lincoln
Thelma Lindsayents
Green” Success
Wright Quartette
James E. Mitchell
A. F. Bruske
A. W. Priest
Corner State
Superior Streets
Riverside Cemetery
Alma Fire Department
Alma Brass Band
G. A. R. Post
W. R. Corps
W. R
J. C. Gardner
John Greig
Rodney Purvis
A. W. Brock
Decoration Day Flower Donation Request and Local Court News
Notice asks residents to donate flowers for Decoration Day by leaving them at G A R Hall Adams Block on the forenoon of the 30th inst The Ladies Aid Society Presbyter ian Church will meet Tuesday afternoon June 4 at Mrs Frank Barnes 428 Gratiot Avenue Attorney Alexander H Smith of Toledo arrived in Alma Monday He is chief counsel for the Ann Arbor R R with local counsel Kress and spent Tuesday at Ithaca where they argued Nelson Elevator Co v Ann Arbor R R case
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G. A. R. Hall
Adams Block
Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
Frank Barnes
Gratiot Avenue
Alexander H. Smith
Toledo
Alma
Smith
Ann Arbor
Severe flood ravages Alma after heavy rains and Monday storm
Alma suffers widespread damage from days of rain and a ferocious Monday night storm. Floodwaters inundate yards to two to four feet and basements in homes and stores. The Alma Grain & Lumber Co and Alma Elevator Co report heavy losses with boiler rooms flooded, power cut, and the river’s rise halting lights and fire protection. The mill race overflows, washing away hundreds of cords of hardwood from lumber yards. Continued on page six.
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Alma
Alma Grain & Lumber Co
Alma Elevator Co
Grain & Lumber Co
Alma Grain & Lumber Company
Alma High School Alumni Meet at Miss Jennie Smiths
Alma High School Alumni Association holds a social and business meeting at Miss Jennie Smiths located at 824 West Superior Street on Tuesday evening June 9th. All members urged to attend by order of the president.
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Alma High School Alumni Association
Jennie Smith
West Superior Street
Help Wanted and Personal Notices in Alma
Items of personal interest include help wanted for a vegetable cook and dining room girls at Wright House Alma plus a private family housework position in Alma. Lost keys and a bordered lawn dress skirt seek return to the office. Furnished rooms for light housekeeping and back-of-Wright House barn rooms noted. G B Porter advertises optical services claiming top state position.
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Nance
H. Parr
Wright House
Alma
W. P. Cash
G. B. Porter
Louise Hoop
Pomona and Riverdale Grange Meeting May 28
Pomona Grange and Riverdale Grange plan a May 28 gathering with education on agriculture to broaden minds and crops. The program includes sessions, papers, songs, and discussions on local franchise restrictions and depot improvements for Alma.
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Pomona Grange
Riverdale Grange
Riverdate Grange
C. A. Vandeventer
R. A. Klees
Hastings
Mich
Fred Williams
Luella Clark
Bound Over to Circuit Court in Auto Theft Case
Five young men including Stanley Langin Ralph Fairchilds Alfred Rhodes Forest Lanpaugh and Chris Downs were bound over for the September circuit court term on auto theft charges after a preliminary exam before Justice E N Chadwick. All posted $500 bonds and will appear. Lanpaugh later requested a separate June hearing. A large crowd attended as prosecutors waived exam rights and the case proceeds amid local interest.
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L. N. Sweet
E. N. Chadwick
Stanley Langin
Ralph Fairchilds
Alfred Rhodes
Forest Laupaugh
Chris Downs
Charles Goggin
Kress
Dunham
Dam Reconstruction and Flood Gate Upgrades Planned
The dam, built for low water, could not handle the flood and sustained about $1,000 in losses. Rebuilding planned for summer includes new steel gates to meet flood demands and a larger fish shoot in line with new game laws. Saturday crews fished along the river as pockets formed by the lowered water yielded easy hauls.
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Electric Light and
German Lutheran Pentecostal Services Next Sunday
German Lutheran Pentecostal services will be held at the U B church next Sunday May 26 at 2 p m. The sermon will be delivered by the pastor.
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U. B
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Alma Record
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Gratiot County
Alma Record Company
C.J. Brown
Roke
Merrill Saloon
STERN
Rochester
N.Y. Co
G.j.maier & Co
Ine
Route
Ed. Ferris
Park A
Vie Improvement League
Francis King
Circuit Court
Caple Hardware Co
Things Beautiful
India
Cushing & Benedict
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