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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1913
Page
8
W J Wilson of Vestaburg and several locals were active Tuesday and Wednesday with visits, hunting plans, and errands. Winds caused damage Sunday while threshers and carpenters worked nearby. many residents, including Craven, Dyer, and Throop, reported business and family visits across Ferris and Alma.
Merrill resident Buehle visited Ithaca on Thursday while Mrs. Scott of St. Louis and Geo Eggleston of Grand Rapids were seen in Ithaca and Grand Rapids. Mrs. Coleman improves from typhoid, and the McCall family on North Pine River street report illness. Lake and wife drove to Durand last Friday, returning via Ann Arbor railroad Saturday. Greene relocates to Aurora Illinois with family joining later. The Howd chimney fire caused minor damage and the fire department responded. Carrie Daniels moves household goods to Vanderbilt for residence. Grand Lecturer Frank A. Gilbert of Bay City spoke at Ithaca Masonic hall with St Louis, Alma, Ashley and North Star lodges present. Baptist Ladies Aid Society served a banquet after.
Beaver Creek and surrounding residents are listed with moves visits and family activities. New homes and housing changes appear for Sam Alexander John Khodar and others while travel, calls and visits to Alma Forest Hill St Johns Lake View and Riverdale are noted along with a hunting trip and a few injuries from a horse kick. The week includes church events, a Sunday school reminder, and a funeral attendance in St Louis.
A sharp aside notes that a bare aid tortoise race would not qualify as sport and jokes that if a square race ends in victory for the tortoise, one should seek employment through the want ads.
A fragment describes a terrier named Rags who answered to Rags, thought to be lost after Baby disappeared. After a city-wide search with whistling, the dog is back home, belonging to Baby as a laymate.
Frank Tucker was in Alma on business last Saturday. Philip Hicks was in Alma on business last Wednesday. Howard Stang of Alma came to town last Friday evening. Mrs. F J Tucker of Ithaca visited relatives here on Sunday. Dr. Graham left north for a few days sport in the woods. Samuel Hicks of Elm Hall visited relatives in town Thursday. Mr. Doane of Alma came to town last week to look after farming interests. Laura Garton left for Windsor Ontario Friday for employment. Several town boys were out hunting Sunday and all were successful.
Charley Rhodes markets Hyomei with claims that breathing the medicated air cures throat and nasal catarrh without stomach dosing. The complete outfit is priced at $1.00, with a money back guarantee if not cured.
Market quotations for grain hay and clover seed listed with prices. Includes buckwheat hay No 1 and No 2 Timothy hay mixed hay light mixed hay clover seed and cattle hogs veal and dressed meats with per unit prices. Poultry hides and butter figures appear garbled but indicate general market focus and pricing.
Friday boxed social at Hotel Hall raised 22.05 for a pot pie. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Worden of Shelby and Mrs. Cornelia Sherman of Carson City. Residents and visitors travel between Elm Hall Owosso Crystal township and surrounding towns. A joint M W A meeting in Sumner and New Haven, plus a Ladies Aid visit to Lydia Evey, are noted. Arthur Mulford reports forty chickens missing, reflecting local poultry concerns.
Born to Mr and Mrs Carl Keyes a daughter on Monday Nov 10 Mrs Mary Taylor returned from Middleton while John Blow visits his sisters Crandell and Fried before returning to Canada Rev Mr Baker’s preaching draws praise Next Friday shingle the church roof instead of Tuesday Ladies of Elwell plan a supper at the K O T M hall on Saturday Nov 2 for church decorating Everyone urged to attend to support the church and its influence
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