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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1905
Page
7
A garbled list of fraternal organization meetings across lodges and encampments. It lists AM Lodge Chapter 0, Encampment No 02 IOOF, K Knights of Pythias, Daughters of Rebekah, and other orders with meeting nights and times. Names include officers and locals, though some lines are incomplete or misspelled. Also notes a medical claim for Pinettes as a remedy for backache and kidney issues.
Low round trip and excursion fares advertised for travel to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle Tacoma and Pacific coast points from Chicago via the Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern Line with daily departures from September to October. Special low rates to Helena Butte Spokane Ogden Salt Lake City and other western destinations. Double berth sleeping cars offered at 7.00 and through routes via Portland. For details contact W I Goorin General Agent Passenger Dept 17 Campus Martins Street Detroit Mich.
An old advertisement blends criticism of rich digestion with claims for Green's August Flower and Kodo Dyspepsia Cure. It touts stomach relief, liver stimulation, and general toning while urging readers to buy trial bottles and visit the Record office for maps and cheap prints. The tone mirrors period commercial rhetoric.
E H Wolfe of Bear Grove Iowa says kidney trouble two years ago caused great suffering and anxiety, but Theoisie Bitters cured him. He praises them for general debility and nerve trouble, with druggist Geo Sharrar guaranteeing them at 50 cents.
County News notes many residents on the move or visiting. Mr and Mrs John Schaffer return to Shepherd briefly before moving to Elm Hall area. Henry Milliken entertains two sisters from Canada. Mr Tiffany and son move stock to the Fisher block. Mesd. M. EK Walker and J. D. Hater begin picking bente. Jacob Stilgenbein lays a cement walk on Maple avenue. M. HB Walker moves into Mr Dibble's Orchard Street residence. J. H. Puller relocates lunch room and cigar business to the W. Riese Building on West Wright avenue. A new cement cram walk laid by Commercial Home. Dr Abbott drives from Looms house to his new Neely street home. Frank Digman, formerly in Detroit, visits old friend Adams at Hstee's near Lake George, Shepherd.
Arthur Mulford and wife settle at home in Sumner while A West & son lay a cement walk before their business. Local residents attend the West Michigan State Fair and report a pleasant time. Fred Hicks and wife of Saginaw visited recently. Mrs D Compton and daughter return to Traverse City from a Sumner stay. Harry Skinner and bride stopped by en route from Chicago and may move to a farm here next spring. Monk’s familiar tree reappears on Our streets. Harve Sperry of Crystal visited with family over Sunday. Sumner mourns Mr Philips laid to rest in the local cemetery. School wrangles over cold winds. a furnace is installed to please all. Parrie Thompson works at Mr Tucker’s during furnace installation. Mrs A Batton, confined to the house, shows improvement. Mrs O Ayers listed as indisposed. Mrs Lot Ferris visiting in Belding. Elder Deming and wife dine with the Aid Society. A reminder to try Kay’s Honey and Tar for stubborn coughs.
Leon Preston, son of Mr and Mrs Ha Preston, fell ill Saturday with cholera infantum but is recovering under Dr Drake. Mr and Mrs A K Milligatt returned from a southern trip. Mrs Ali Hooks of Emerson and Mrs Jay Hood of Breckenridge visited. The Wrenk Howland family returned from New York and plan to move near Gratiot, then St Louis, in spring. David Wraith and others visit Tiane Heminger. Breckenridge residents Mabel Hood and Elsie Lenhart host. Cholera infantum note faded. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised 45 cents by Chas Rhodes.
Congressman Richard Bartholdt described a Brussels inter parliamentary union conference and a Berlin audience with Kaiser Wilhelm II. He quoted the emperor and cited Roosevelt as immortal for peace efforts and the boosted American influence in world affairs.
Edna Texas October 4 There is little new in the chase after Monk Gibson charged with the murder of five Conditt family members. Seven hundred men in the bottom land have searched for miles with no trace. Four militia companies are encamped in the area and many believe the Negro has escaped or died.
The United Presbyterian church hosts the general synod of Ohio and Michigan on Tuesday at the Mansfield church with a large turnout of ministers and lay delegates.
Charles E Shively of Richmond Indiana supreme chancellor of the R of PF holds an Indian is ineligible for Pythian order membership. John T Pearce Racine college curator found dead in his Racine hotel room, cause apoplexy. he was very wealthy. Fairbanks denies Springfield real estate report. DeGraw notes 1431 rural free delivery routes added in September totaling 23486. About 700000 acres in Arizona withdrawn for forest reserves in the southeastern corner of the territory.
Wheeler George Young is at home and quite sick. Betsy Suffin is in very poor health. Elmer Hartzell is clerking for Ad Johnson. Mrs. Ritch of Muskegon is a guest of Mrs. Penton. Mrs. Hattie Tippeny of Pontiac visited her aunt Mrs. Young and family Tuesday. Ralph Taylor spent Sunday with his parents and other friends in town. Jack Diba house now hosts John Cristiman’s family. Tell Allen is remodeling on Main Street and will move soon. Charley Kipp laying a well under Vert Tippen’s house and other improvements. Mrs. Ad Johnson at Litchfield due to her father J. C. Robison’s illness. Had Allen returned Monday from near Durant. Mrs. Wheeler of Detroit visiting Wheeler area. Mrs. Robert Amons went to St Louis on business. Anna and Mamie Winn spent weekend with their mother in Alma. Darwin Young and wife visited George Young. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve advertised for boils sores and skin diseases. Sold by Chas Rhode.
Mr Chambers sells this week on Wednesday. The Ladies Aid Society meets with Mrs Nettie Rausenberger also Wednesday. A farewell dance at Mr Chambers Mall Friday evening. The Lady Maccabees invite Forest Hill Hive on Saturday. about twenty attending. Lewis Conrad improved after a week illness. Rae Baldwin rents widow Baldwin's place for a year. Typhoid cases in Henry Hontoon area. Dr A R Wheeler of St Louis attends. A healthy man is a king in his own right. Burdock Mood Bitters promotes health.
On Wednesday October 4, prices for wheat corn and oats are listed for Detroit Chicago and Buffalo with mixed quotations across grades. Livestock ranges include Detroit and Chicago cattle hogs and lambs with several price bands and notes on quality.
A report from Pine River Township notes a large turnout for the Grand Rapids excursion on Sunday. It mentions several residents and visitors from Coleman Shepherd and nearby areas planning visits, with references to local residents Miss Leete Rogers and Miss Jessie Wagner assisting Mrs Beery and Mrs Vandemark.
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