Ithaca area notices and society items in brief
Mrs. Dr Weller improves slowly and Mrs Wilbur Nelson visits New York friends. A new brick hotel rises on Pine River street and Ithaca streets will soon number residences. Miss Valentine resigns as teacher. Breckenridge visitor Mrs Tr Watson in the city. Ithaca fire department to host a Christmas masquerade ball. invitations forthcoming. Charles Yost sells Maple Emerson residence to S E Parish and buys GS VanBuskirk home. A S Barber to move to Frankfort Michigan to run a mercantile business, Ithaca loses its leading citizen. A surprise party for D M Christy at Mrs J H Seaver’s. family to move to LaPorte Indiana. Myrtle Lodge O E S holds officer installation at Masonic Hall with ~100 attendees. Installation led by Dep Grand Worthy Patron Waterbury. Mrs W S Turk aided. Mrs Geo Bradstock’s child ill with typhoid. Mrs Nittie Cole to rent her hotel and depart. Mr and Mrs Wm Culy to move to Alabama next month. Mr Shultz building a fine residence. Mrs Chas Wadle to wed a wealthy man from Town. Christian church completed. dedication Dec 5 or 9 with Rev Jackson of Albany to preach. Ladies Aid slated for Nov 30 literary event with quilt auction. Ladies meet at Mrs Roman Fyler’s Dec 4. I J Miller near the village learns his mother is dead. dispatch from Ohio misreports. Family travels to Ohio to find mother alive, but sister’s death is learned.
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Dr. Weller
Wilbur Nelson
New York State
Pine River Street
Ithaca
Valentine
Tr. Watson
Breckenridge
Charles Yost
Maple and
Emerson Streets
S.e.parish
Parish & Scott
GS. VanBuskirk
AS. Barber
Nelson-Barber Company
Frankfort Mich
D. M. Christy
J. H. Seaver
LaPorte
Shultz
Chas, Wadle
Jackson
Albany
N. Y
Maple Rapids
Ladies Aid Society
Roman Fyler
J. Miller
Ohio
Jis
Sumner area notes amid sickness and schooling restarts
Residents report several illness cases including Tay and Lillie McGurn and Miss May Packer with a stroke. Miss Mattie Woodward sails to Dushville to oversee primary schools. Mrs Minnie Crispell travels to the Upper Peninsula to join her husband at a saw mill. Schools resume as District No 6 opens with Miss Morse and District No 2 with Miss McNaughton teaching. district 6 prepares a new schoolhouse as the old shell falls into disrepair.
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Charles Termant
Woods
M. W. Turker
Leoni
May Packer
Mattie Woodward
Sumner
Dushville
Nellie Mattt
Minn
Minnie Crispell
Upper Peninsula
Lierbert Horton
F. Maneke
Miss Morse
Miss McNaughton
Farmers and townsfolk clash over Patrons of Industry opinion
A letter from Alma News readers reacts to farmers and merchants stance on the Patrons of Industry. The writer questions town dependence on farm products and warns against harming farmers, defending the Grange and urging fair talk among dealers serving rural customers.
West Pine River Delivers Fall Plowing and Local Notes
Fall plowing dominates as the region enjoys pleasant seasonal weather. Thanksgiving services will be observed at the church and a Christmas tree is the talk at the Grange Hall. Miss Minnie Lanshaw hosts a cousin from Flint while Mr T R Fost and wife tour Clinton County. Captain Wright plans to return home for the winter after months at sea. Apples grow scarce in some areas as buyers scour the countryside to barrel them for shipment. Nettie Wright fell into a ditch while crossing a rail but was rescued with help nearby. a foot more water would have worsened the danger.
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Grange Hall
Minnie Lanshaw
Flint
T. R. Fost
Clinton Co
Nettie Wright
Primary School Money for Gratiot County
Semi annual apport ionment of primary school funds for Gratiot County set at 74 cents per capita. Taxpayers are advised of the rate and basis of distribution among districts.
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Gratiot County
Personal notes from the town gossip column
The column lists numerous residents and visitors by name and place. J. F. Harris sails to Europe while Jas Kirk, J F Schwartz, Geo Willard, De Barber, BSP Miller, J P Gillman, Hiro Hoskins, John Spinney, Dr Kennedy, ZA Young, M Davis, BF Miller, Thus Elliot, Henry Vermuden, F C Norris, Geo Merington, Walter, C G Tuttle, James Austin, S W Tinker and others are noted as being in or visiting Alma, Mt Pleasant, Saginaw, Vernon, Westabure, Penamo, St Louis, Clinton county, or nearby towns on various business and social occasions.
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Jas. Kirk
Saginaw
John F. Schwartz
Mt. Pleasant
Geo. Willard
de. Barber
Ithaca
Alma
Bsp. Miller
J. P. Gillman
Penamo
Hiro. Hoskins
St. Louis
John D. Spinney
Westabure
Dr. Kennedy
ZA. Young Wid Wife
Vernon
M. Davis
BF. Miller
Elliot
New Sarinm
Henry Vermuden Bet
Gen. Willard
Geo Merington
Bhanelard
Walter
C. G. Tuttle
Shhoo! Examiners
James Austin
Clinton County
Miner
S.W. Tinker
Saginay Tuesany
Fromhence
Erpall
Local Residents Check In With News and Travel Notes
Caleb Ayers of Sumner and agent for Westinghouse Engine Co. was a caller at Recoxpolitee Saturday. Rev. Belfrey of Vestuluiry visited his children in town this week. Wallace Brown the Upholsterer and Furniture Repairer came to town last Friday to collect work. Clark Decker returned from Kiaunas City Wednesday night and hopes to return with his ailing wife who plans to accompany him.
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Caleb Ayers
Sumner
The
Westinghouse Engine Co
Rev. Belfrey
Vestuluiry
Wallace Brown
Clark Decker
Kiaunas
Local notices on land trade and business openings
Forsale of 40 acres near Alma in exchange for a house and lot near Lincoln Street. Dyeing services ready. Calls for customers to visit on Wonderland Street. Also offerings of a nearly new buggy and side spring for sale, in Minot listings.
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Minot
Cor W tan Aleie Hat Chavon heat
Readable fragment notes a heat event involving Cor W and Aleie Hat Chavon with unclear timing. No clear location, date, or outcome available. Further text needed to identify participants and significance.
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Chavon
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