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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1914

Page

8

Gratiot County Sunday School Assn Urges United Help

Gratiot County Sunday School Association calls for unified support to grow and strengthen local schools. It urges officers lists, rally day programs, a men’s class, and pledges to fund county efforts with a minimum of three hundred dollars, plus secretary contact details for coordination.

Gratiot County Sunday School Association Gratiot Ithaca Howard L. Holmes Alma

Ithaca Local Items Highlight Area Movements and Court Dates

D Daniels and wife and Mr and Mrs H J Dodge motored to St Johns Thursday. Gratiot county Board of Supervisors to convene at Gratiot courthouse October 12. Herbert Goodwin and wife returned from Chelsea visit. Mrs Mina Barstow of Detroit visiting in Traverse City. Judge Sear presiding in St Johns this week. Gratiot county circuit court opens first Monday after election. Mrs Robin Feary, 78, of Arcada township, suffered a severe stroke last week. Mrs Sam Schupe returned from Saginaw for her mother Mary Hamlin’s illness. Miss Sarah Sanderson of Ithaca underwent tonsil removal in Pompeii by Dr E C Hall. mother S J Sipe accompanied her. Funeral at Frank Pierce residence with Rev McLain. interment Hamilton cemetery. Five children born to union Ida Swan of Buffalo, Frank H Edgewood, Dell J Austin of Edgewood, Benson J deceased, and Eli K of Riverside, Calif.

D. Daniels H. J. Dodge St Johns Board of Supervisors of Gratiot County Gratiot Court House Herbert Goodwin Alvin Baldwin Chelsea Mina Barstow Detroit Ithaca Traverse City Robin Feary Arcada Sam Schupe Saginaw Mary Hamlin Sarah Sanderson Pompeii E. C. Hall J. Sipe Frank Pierce Frank H Edgewood Dell J. N. Austin Benson J Eli K Riverside Calif

Oregon Building at World’s Fair

A collage of local notes from Brant and nearby areas recount births, deaths, and marriages. Ruth Mercy Jameson born in Brant Jan 10 1838. married Wells Pierce at 17 in Brant. Residents Farrington improving. social visit by Van Duzer Barstow McLain Ludwig. Deaths include Mrs Ida Swan and Mrs Alex Sell. several family travels noted. A court case in Hamilton township involved James Parker. sentenced to Ionia reformatory.

Ruth Mercy Hugh Jameson Brant New York Wells Pierce Gratiot County Hamilton Township C. W. Farrington Ithaca Mason E. R. van Duzer W. H. Barstow

Names of young couples listed in city directory

Bertha E Coble 23 Ithaca Ray Ellison 20 Riverdale and Angeline Dubey 16 St Louis Earl Willett 21 Maple Rapids Jennie Pierce 18 Middleton John H Sprague 24 Washington and Mary E Clark 21 same.

Bertha E. Coble Ithaca Ray Ellison Riverdale Angeline Dubey St. Louis Earl Willett Maple Rapids Jennie Pierce Middleton John H. Sprague Washington Mary E. Clark Same

Sumner area notices and social visits listed

Sumner residents report visits from and to Ithaca Saginaw Alma and Maple Rapids. Families like Mulford Tucker Grow Brown McMullen Cleverdon Monks Fowler Lena Stoffs Carr Lang Lang wife Fowler St Johns Breckenridge peace. Meetings at L D A church occurred and school closed for scarlet fever.

David Mulford Ithaca F. J. Tucker Saginaw Cash Grow Geo. Brown Alma Sumner Geo. McMullen Bertha Cleverdon Hattie Monks A. E. Fowler Lena U. P Johnnie Smith Maple Rapids V. D. Stoffs Frank Carr Kankakee Ill

Maple Rapids visit noted by Ferris and Tucker families

Mrs. John Ferris and son Brett joined Mr and Mrs F J Tucker and Mrs E H Tucker for a Sunday gathering with the Graham and Mulford families in Maple Rapids.

John Ferris Brett F. J. Tucker E. H. Tucker Graham and Mulford Maple Rapids

Southeast Coe Items and Local Visits at Home

Plastering advances on the new church. Mrs. C. Perrine returned from Cadillac. John Cline builds a new barn with walls nearly done. Mrs. Dell Demery and wife visited John Cline. Will Nelson sold his Cadillac-area farm and moved back home. Alice Velite visited Vivian Award from Saturday to Monday. Bliss Brooks and family from Alma visited relatives. Mrs. Herbert Eldridge and Mrs. John Jackson of St. Louis visited Ella Leonard. Morgan Leonard was ill last week, improved now. Dr. Wheeler attended. Albert Cline went to Redstone Sunday to start carpentry on the barn. Horace Leonard’s wife’s illness brought them to Riverdale. George Leonard and family of Sheppard visited Warren Brooks family. Avard and spouse traveled to St. Johns to look for a farm. They liked that area. Mrs. Dora Stanll, Mrs. Etta Bush, and Mrs. Lillian Randolph named to buy a piano in Sag inaw for the new church. Ladies’ Aid pays.

Herbert Eldridge John Jackson St. Louis Ella Leonard Morgan Leonard Wheeler Albert Cline Redstone Bob Carter Horace Leonard Riverdale Raymond George Leonard Shepherd Warren Brooks Avard St. Johns

Splendidly Ready Garments Displayed With Fine Craft

Exceedingly handsome garments shown with texture, smart tailoring, and artistic finish. The display emphasizes button seaming, sleeve setting, and thorough workmanship, inviting inspection of lines and custom finish that longevity and refinement.

Hats for Women and Children Highlighted in Section

A newspaper section focuses on hats for women and children, detailing current styles, fabrics, and patterns. The feature notes practical, decorative options and local shops offering selections for all ages.

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Gratiot County Sunday School ALS M. G. Skinner Oregon George Whitman D. N. Hoag Clifford Hoag New Mexico F. N. Hoag Kalamazoo Sears People of Michigan James Parker Ballard Ionia Mrs. Sell Merritt Jameson Pierce Better Land Robert Ross Emma North Lafayette Wesley Chaffin Helen Reed Oscar Hoffman Edna Green Leonard A. Gaslee Ohio San Francisco Oregon Foresta Mrs. Button Canada California Rob Posson Josh Barnes Pugsley Mr. Bush Grand Rapids Coe Robinson's Ren Eest West
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