County Supervisors in Ithaca Session Formed Bank Depository
County officials in Ithaca held ongoing sessions this week. The board accepted the Ithaca National Bank as county depository for the coming year at 3.5 percent on daily balances, amid reports on poor farm finances and salaries for county officers. Myron Hull of St. Louis was elected school examiner and Zeke Arnold named to the board of supervisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Iist
Wm. T. Pitt
Board of Supervisors
Seasion
William Shong
First State Bank of
Pompeii Spite Bank
Atina
Ithava Natonal Bank
Funidé
Caisirty
Myron Hull
St. Louis
Zeke Arnold
Alma
Resolutions of Respect for Ely Brewbaker
Alma Lodge members honor Brother Ely Brewbaker, longtime treasurer and devoted member, noting his generous counsel and friendship. Mourning drape ordered for thirty days, publication of resolutions requested, copies sent to his bereaved family. Signed by Dr. J. N. Day and S. L. Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely Brewbaker
Brother Brewbaker
Brethren of
Alma Lodge
J, N. Day
L. Bennett
IE Lecture Course Promises Elite Musical Program Ahead
The Lecture Course association announces a five act program featuring The Florentine Orchestra with Mind Arelia Deville Geo T Alden and Judge Ren Vy Lindsey in a sought after lineup. The Whitney Brothers Quartet and Packard cartoon act join The Worontine Orchestra directed by Signor Francis Tanna delivering a diverse season. Season tickets are on sale now with limited supply and advance sale urged at the opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaven
Florentine Orchestra
Arelia Deville
Geo. T. Alden
Ren. Vy Lindsey
Denver
Mickey
Whitney Brothers
Quartette
Packard
Worontine Orchestra
Eixteen Talonted
Trulia Mtuereigns
Francis Tanna
Nntioes Sen Ie
Europe
America
Lance
Ray
Millinery Display At Mrs Gaffney’s Store
Mrs Gaffney on State street has added floor and wall showcases to enhance her millinery stock display. A special display by M Witter will be set up today to attract Alma and nearby residents. The item contrasts with local humor about farm chores in warm clothing and political talk, reflecting community notices and topical chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Cannon
Potato Outlook Excellent Across State Harvest Forecast
Frederick C. Martindale, Secretary of State, reports strong potato and grain prospects. Sugar beet harvests near 900,000 tons. wheat yields by region range 16 to 22 bushels per acre with total state yield around 15.2 million bushels. Wheat marketed in September totals 445,478 bushels across mills and dealers. August-September marketing reaches 2,750,100 bushels. Acreage sown this fall stays near five-year averages. rye harvest projected at 372,300 acres yielding about 5,956,800 bushels. Various regional yields and acreages are detailed, with regional deviations and a final note on state-wide production expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Peninsula
Central Counties
Nort
Cotates
Frederick C. Martindale
Sale of Clothes by Cohen & Brothers in Record
Cohen and Brothers advertise a sale of men s wear including Hart Schaffner Marx suits with a full stock and quick selling plan announced on another page. The Gratiot County Sunday School association to hold its annual convention in Ithaca on October 25 and 26 at the Baptist church. Geo Behike and wife enjoyed a seaside vacation in Seyinaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohen & Brothers
Gratiot County Sunday School Association
Ithaca
The
Baptist Church
Geo. Behike
Vemsantette Seyinaw
Short Course for Farmers at Mt Pleasant Normal
A week long practical school of agriculture will be held at Mt Pleasant Normal. It offers stock feeding stock judging soil experiments and spraying with chemistry of farm products demonstrated. Evening talks cover country schools good roads and forestry. No tuition and reasonable board can be arranged with several agricultural college instructors aiding. Announcement on exact schedule will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Jearby
The
Agricultural College
Michigan
Lansing
Sharrar v. People of Michigan Appeals Rehearing Sought
The case of Geo E Sharrar versus the People of Michigan. Attorneys Stone Watson and James G Kress petition the Michigan Supreme Court for rehearing challenging doctrines tied to a Fourteenth Amendment liberty and trial rights. They seek to overturn the lower court’s sustained decision and urge a broader review by the state and federal courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. E. Sharrar
State of
Michigan
Gratiot County
Supreme Court
Sharrar
Messrs. Stone & Watson
James G. Kress
United States
New Show Cases From Cushing Benedict Firm In Store
The firm of Cushing and Benedict expands display with glass front counters and back mirrors, boosting beauty and display area while replacing old counters. Mrs Vanderbilt returned from Europe paying 11000 in duties for gowns and hauled 45 trunks with 200000 in jewels. Railroads seek higher freight and passenger rates to fund bigger dividends. Mrs Fraker and Miss Reynolds traveled to Ithaca to visit relatives. BE Brown is recovering from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushing & Henedict
Cushing & Benedict
Wm. K. Vanderbilt
Europe
Custom House
R. J. Fraker
Sarah Reynolds
Ithaca
BE. B. Brown
Arene
Michigan State Teachers Meet Seeks Child Welfare in Bay City
The Michigan State Teachers association plans an October 27 28 meeting in Bay City focusing on the moral and physical well being of the child. Featured speakers include Luther Gulick John Cock and Peary among others with sections covering education deaf education drawing grammar school and more. The event will use the new armory and marks a two day gathering after three days historically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State Teachers’ Association
Bay City
Luther H. Gulick
New York City
Supt
Warriner
Saginaw
Newell Dwight Hillis
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
John W. Cock
Ilinois State Normal School
Charles Hushes Johnson
School of Educationiversity of Kansas
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
PP. Claxton
Department of Education
University of Tennessee
Urain
Burglars Escape After Post Office Explosion
Four county officers search for two men who forced entry by prying the Wailling Post Office door. They used nitroglycerine to blast open the vault, escaped with 50 in stamps, and left by motor before dawn on Friday. Postmaster A Richfield found the broken door and reported the break in this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Richfield
Evangelistic Services Begin in City Church Week Ahead
Miss Bernardine Lenderink of Grand Rapids, trained in Chicago for missionary evangelists, has begun work in the Methodist church assisting three Sunday services. She plans children’s services Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p.m. in the M F church. An evangelistic campaign will follow under Rev W E Doty and Evangelist Frank Arthur of Ypsilanti, after remarks by Rev Dr George F Pentecost about twentieth century churchgoing and a child’s quip about value for a penny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernardine Lenderink
Grand Rapids
Chicago
Miss Lenderink
M. F
W. E. Doty
Prank Arthur
Ypsilanti
George F. Pentecost
New York
New Shoe Machine Boosts Lindner’s Repair Business
B A Lindner, a busy shoe maker, installed a new stitching and repairing machine in his shop weeks ago. The unit, designed to attach soles and heels and polish them afterward, promises high output and efficiency. Manufacturers claim ten pairs per hour, and Lindner finds the device exceeds expectations, easing backlogged work and saving long term costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.A. Lindner
Mr. Lindner
Lindner
Alma College Defeats State Normalites 22 to 0 in Ypsilanti
Alma College football clinched the Michigan intercollegiate title with a 22 to 0 victory over the State Normalites at Ypsilanti. The game featured clever plays under new rules, with standout work by Kergen Rogers Striffler Hyde Avery Durgan Exelby and Becker. A thousand Normal fans marched, showing strong college loyalty during the halftime intermission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
State Normalites
Ypsilanti
Detroit Free Press of
Michigan
Kergen
Rogers
Striffler
Hyde
Avery
Durgan
Exelby
Becker
Cook
Ladies Aid to Meet at Presbyterian Church
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will meet on Tuesday afternoon Oct 25 with Mrs EBT Lamb 50% State street All ladies invited Alderman Fraker returned Monday from a two week trip in the far northwest He visited Winnipeg Edmonton and Alberta province noting rapid development and opportunities for a young man E W Redman Republican candidate for drain commissioner praised as capable for the office Mrs Trasdell of Alma and Gratier county dies in El Paso funeral Sunday at Episcopal church St Louis Shiawasee county board to payDurand troops bill and 525 for special deputies after guard withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society of
the Presbyterian Church
Mra. Ebt
Lamb
State Street
Alderman Fraker
North West
Mr. Fraker
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Alberta
E. W. Redman
Redman
Gratiot County
al. Lourey
St. Louis
W. L. Trossell
el Paso
Texas
Episcopal Church
St. Louie
Sanderhoff's Cash Hardware Offers Wagner Presses
The Wagner lard or fruit press line is sold at Sanderhoff's with No 1 priced at 9.60 dollars No 2 at 8.00 dollars and No 3 at 8.25 dollars. Shoppers are invited to inspect these models in person at Sanderhoff's Cash Hardware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanderhoff
Sanderhoff's
Davis Bros Barber Shop Reopens With Three Chairs
Davis Bros barber shop at 127 Superior St East will open from 7:00 a.m. until lights out. Patrons are assured courteous service with a competent barber on duty and flexible hours to fit in a hurry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Bros
Superior St
East
Strangers Arrested After Theft Near Town
Report from The Sheridan Advertiser recounts two men who claimed to be from Alma entering a hotel harness room and stealing clothing owned by Frank Sloan. They were pursued, stopped about a mile north of town, the clothes recovered, and the pair were arrested by Deputy Fuller and jailed at Stanton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Alma
Frank Sloan
Frank
Charles Watson
Fuller
Stanton
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Gratiot
GO. Solons
Sill
First National Bank
Myron Hall of
Secretary of State
Sharan Cas
State Supreme Court
Elsie
Evangelistic Services
W. P. Cash
Riverdale
Howard City
Roy Anderson
CO. F. Brown
Opera House
Fred Kernen
Kalamazoo County
Chas. Thornton
Flint
F. W. Thornton
Francis King
Pearl Decker
St. Charles
Hutchinson
Hotter Leonard
Shermerton
Anh
Ponting
John W. Glass
Floyd
Mason
W. W. Stopple
Mullas
Fred H. Rowland
Alona State Aqvings
Geo. Crow
Alma Beller Mille
H. FP. Schroeder
Apollo Club
J. W. Thorn
L. A. Diamond
Jackson
John S. Caple
Woodworth Avenue
H. F. Schroeder
Union
I.T. Wilkins
Emerson Township
Ann Arbor
Rita Stock Company
Vaudette
F. H. Schroeder
John Rew
Earl Kohlman
Bessie Reid
North Arcada
Greenville
Republican Club
C. A. Palmer
Manistee
Chase S. Osborn
Wm. Alden Smith
Bennett
John Barret
U. S. Bureau of
Trey
Alma College
Grady
Shiawase
See County
Durand
Grand Trunk
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