Alma Council Proceedings November 17 1914
The Alma common council met in the council rooms with Mayor Albert P. Cook presiding. Aldermen present included Rowland McConkey Race Ogden Ward and Kehn. Motions covered requisition blanks for city supplies and purchase of 1000 ft Red Cross fire hose. Claims against Lee Myers Peter Stary Fenner and Miller reviewed. Detroit Trust Co contract for boulevard lighting discussed. Various bills and allowances approved for General Fund Bridge and Sewer Highway Fund and Water Fund with named vendors and laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Mich
Common Council
City of
Albert P. Cook
Alds
Rowland
McConkey
Race
Ogden
Ward
Kehn
Ald. Ward
Ald. McConkey
Ald
Red Cross
Yeas
Lee Myers
Peter Stary
Committee On Claims
Fenner and Miller
Yeax
Alda
Detroit Trust Co
City Council Adjourns After Motions
On motion of Alderman Ogden and supported by Alderman Kehn the council adjourned. City Clerk D W Adams signs the record as Mayor Albert P Cook presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Page
Ald
Ogden
Kehn
D. W. Adams
Albert P. Cook
Racing Driver Makes Remarkable Run
Los Angeles driver Coal Oil Billy Carlson tested a 1915 stock Maxwell Touring Car, reaching Kingman Arizona 397 miles from Los Angeles in 17 hours with no adjustments. He plans to continue to Phoenix for the race, noting the car’s strong performance. Parisian Sage hair tonic is advertised as a dandruff remover and hair growth enhancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy" Carlson
Los Angeles
Maxwell
Billy
Kingman
Arizona
Maxwell Motor Company
Detroit
Desert
Phoenix
Alma resident praises Doan's Kidney Pills for backache relief
Alma woman Mrs. A. Oboyle reports dull back pains and kidney discomfort improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She asserts long-term relief and urges others to try the remedy. The ad promotes the Doan's brand with price 50c and Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Dean
A. Oboyle
Elwell St
Mich
Price Soc
Doan
Autumnal Glories For Thanksgiving
May be used for seasonable Thanksgiving table decor. Describes arrangements with fruit filled baskets, clematis, oak leaves, berries, and autumn color shades on candle shades. Recommends chrysanthemums, wicker baskets, and trailing foliage to create festive centerpieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philadelphia
Thanks living a duty to do good through gratitude
Rev. Robert J. Pilgram of Pittstargt urges Thanksgiving as more than thanks spoken. He calls it thanks living and notes gratitude grows from recognizing everyday mercies and divine benevolence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Robert J. Pilgram
Pittstargt
Thanksgiving Spirit Calls For Wider Human Mercy
The Rev J 4 Jowett expands Thanksgiving beyond bounty to include knowledge, lifting oppression, and universal freedom. He urges a cosmopolitan spirit guiding a grateful people toward unselfish, chivalrous service worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 4. Jowett
Uncertain Disease Ad Seeks Mail-Order Diagnostic Card
An advertisement claims a doctor will, for a self addressed stamped envelope, provide a full diagnostic of an unseen illness with zero symptoms after learning duration of ailment. The offer targets readers of the local paper and requests payment in postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Prescripion
St. Saginaw, Mich
Michigan Chancery notices quiet title suit in Gratiot County
Two separate state of Michigan chancery notices from Gratiot County detail a quiet title action in Ithaca and Arcada townships. The first suit seeks to quiet land title in Arcada parcel amid unknown heirs of several named defendants with publication order for six weeks. The second suit targets Lots 216 and 217 in Ashley with Harriet Newcomb and Henry Walker as defendants, unknown heirs to be served and a six weekly publication order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen W. King
Lorenaza B. Curtis
Tsaue W. Bostwick
James Dean
Theodosix Martin
Charles R. Bostwick
Henry Bostwick
Charles Merrill
Thomas Merrill
J. T. Howe
Henry L. Holeomibh
Caroline Bell
Devicees
Twenty-Ninth Judicial Circuit
Cir Court
County of Gratiot
Ithaca
Michigan
A. D. Inc
Simely
Devisver
Nasigne
Lorenzo B. Curtis
Insane W. Bostwick
Theodosia Martin
Charlee Merrill
A. T. Howe
Henry L. Holcomb
Register of
Alma Record
Kelly, Searl
William A. Bahlee
Alma
Arcada
Gratiot County
Pine River
Harriet Newcomb
Henry Walker
Kelly
Sear
Edmund van Sickle
Ashley
Rochester
New York
G. Tuttle
Anid
Alma Revord
SEARS
Aimm Record
Quiet Title Suit for Ashley Lots 216 and 217 Michigan
A suit to quiet and remove clouds from the title to land described as Lots 216 and 217 in the Village of Ashley Michigan according to recorded plates. C G Tuttle solicitor for complainant Ithaca Michigan. 185617
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley
Michigan
C. G. Tuttle
Ithaca
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bbat
Frank F. Smith
North Mall
Gratiot County Prospect Ave
Alma, Mich
Council Proceedings
H. J. Woller
Otis Wilber
Milton Dallas
Abe Eckert
Labor 1 Water Fund
Home Lbr. & Fuel Co
Bill
Chas. Rhodes
Shepherd
Forest Hill
Port Jersey
Durham
Oliver
Selsleigh
Fred H. Rowland
Propr
J. D. Helman
State OF Michigan
R. E. Hughes
Chancery
Gray & Gray's
Poultry Regulator
Alma Flour & Feed
HICOK
Ewil
Ehareve
Whittemore Bros
Albany Street
Cambridge
Maem
Bell
Union
Dr. F. C.thornburgh Homeopath
State Street
John D. Spinney
Pollasky Block
J. E. Suydam, M. D
Slysician
Woodworth Ave
Earr
Superior St
F.R. McNabb
V.S
B.v.sc
Vibber
E. G. Sluyter
Rowland & Johnson Baths
Cummings
Chick's Shoe Store
Johnson
Wright House
W. H. Parr
Humphreys
de. Howpbreyg
Noe
Drea
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!