Alma Michigan Registration Notice for Oct 24 1914
The Boards of Registration for Alma Michigan announce sessions in all wards on Saturday October 24 1914 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to complete voter registration for the November 8 1914 election. Sessions are in City Hall Ladies Reading Room Horr and Gibbs Block Vacant store Hotel Arcade Edson Moore and Co. Sample Room. Dated Alma Oct 14 1914. D W Adams City Clerk.
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Boards of Registration
Alma
Mich
Board of Registration
Towit
Ladies' Reading
Horr and Gibbs
Third Ward
Edson, Moore and Co
Alma, Mich
D. W. Adams
Election Notice for Alma Michigan Ward Polls 1914
Notice to electors of Alma Michigan that on Tuesday November 8 1914 polls will open at 7 am and close at 5 pm for state and county officers and constitutional amendments. Voting places are City Hall First Ward Reading Room Harrand Gibbs Block Second Ward Vacant store Hotel Arcada Fourth Ward Edson Moore Co Sample Room. Y O W Adams dated October 10 1914.
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First Ward
Harr and Gibbs
Arcada
Edson, Moore and Co
Republican State Ticket and County Ticket Listed
The ticket lists Governor Chase S. Osborn and Governor Laren D. Dickenson plus state officers Coleman C. Vanglin treasurer John W. Haamer attorney general Grant Fellows auditor general O B Fuller and congressional Joseph W. Fordney with legislative Beaster Joan A. Damon Newell Smith. County offices include Sheriff Newell M. Bradford Clerk Bernie L. Case county treasurer Wilbur Nelson and register of deeds Bird J. Tucker with prose attorney Ora L. Smith drain commissioner Erva R. Laycock circuit court commissioner John Everdeen coroners B C Hall WK Ludwig.
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Newell M. Bradford
Bernie L. Case
Wilbur Nelson
Register of Deeds
Bird J. Tucker
Ora L. Smith
Drain
Erva R. Laycock
Circuit Court
John Everdeen
B. C. Hall
WK. Ludwig
Michigan voter notes Osborn Ferris Governor records
The piece cites OSBORN and Ferris praising Osborn’s governorship. It discusses Michigan voters choosing among governors candidates, noting Osborn’s economical budget stance and vetoes, Ferris’s praise, and Lawton Hemann’s remarks on a new era in Michigan.
Michigan voters urged to remember Osborn record in election
E. O. Wood, secretary of the Democratic state central committee, praised Governor Osborn saying his two years in office will be a perpetual monument to Michigan's progress. He urged voters to keep this record in mind when ballots are prepared on election day.
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Michigan
Ferris
Osborn
Mr. Osborn
Lawton T. Hemann
E. 0. Wood
Democratic State Central Committee
Democrats Criticized For Policy Failures In Michigan
Michigan Republicans denounce Democratic control in Washington and Lansing arguing national spending and war taxes rose while wages fell. They urge united action to elect Republicans at state and local levels to restore economic growth and prudent governance.
Workmen's Compensation Law and Its Results
Michigan's Workmen's Compensation Law, championed by former Governor Chase S. Osborn, expanded protection for over 500000 workers and 11000 employers. It funds medical care, reduces fatal accidents by half since 1912, and boosts post-injury payments to over 100000 monthly, with 3454 payments in September 1914.
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Michigan
Chase S. Osborn
Osborn
Chase
Colt vanish noted in South East Arcada
Fred Cowles reported the loss of a valuable colt last week in South East Arcada. Mrs. B Godfrey visits her Marion parents. Local residents helped John Carter by picking apples. Charley Brown and Mat Johnson from Alma visited Rowland Orchard farm on Sunday.
Quail Care and Winter Protection Urged by Alma Bird Club
H M McCurdy, professor at Alma College, outlines quail biology and winter needs. He stresses quail’s value to farmers, lists food sources and predators, and urges protective measures and continued talks by the Alma Bird Club led by Miss Florence Hood.
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Alma
Bird Club
Florence Hood
State Street
Alma Bird Club
Professor McCurdy
Bob White
Sylvester Judd
Illinois
H. M. McCurdy
Alma College
West Arcadia Neighbors Share Local Health and Travel News
West Arcadia reports Mrs Beeson fractured limb and is immobile. Mrs John Gerber went to Lansing last week. Harlem Woodward works at Alma sugar factory. Mrs William Hicks had surgery at Brainerd hospital and is recovering. Mr and Mrs Newell Allis and Mrs Jennie Allis visited Smead near Sumner Monday. They went to Belding Wednesday. Newell Allis of Hillsdale county and his wife visit his brother, traveling with Mr and Mrs Bailey to visit Byron Nevins and other relatives.
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Harlem Woodward
Alma
William Hicks
Brainerd’s Hospital
Newell Allis
Jennie Allis
Smead
Sumner
Belding
Hillsdale County
Allis
Bailey
Byron Nevins
Davis School District Social News Brief
Fred Crozier is recovering from typhoid fever. Jess and Katie Smalley were in Grand Rapids last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Saxton visited Sumner with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. Young and Mrs. John Baker went to Toledo for a funeral. Mrs. E. Hyde hosted a birthday party October 12 with a pot luck dinner. Richard Arver and daughter Kathleen and Mrs. Ed Clark of Rockford Michigan visited C. Neidhardt’s home last week.
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Fred Crozier
Jess
Katie Smalley
Grand Rapids
R. C. Saxton
Mr. Saxton
Sumner
C. Young
John Baker
Toledo
Mr. Young
E. Hyde
Richard Arver
Kathleen
Ed. ‘Clark
Rockford, Mich
C. Neidhardt
Wheeler School Notes Highlight Absences and Activities
Algebra is going fine at Wheeler School as students note several absences including Alice Watson Nial Bradford Mamie Baird and others due to whooping cough. Alfred Wolansky returns to class and Loraine Dygert comes back after days away while Camp Fire Girls plan a marshmallow roast Tuesday evening.
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Alice Watson
Nial Bradford
Camp Fire
Mamie Baird
Alfred Wolansky
Loraine Dygert
Mrs. Lanshaw
Miss Brunson
Esther Maxson
Rollo Allen
Miss White
Kitchi Manitou
Ernest Baird
Teddy
Hilda Baird
Vernie Hammond
Reward Offered by Elwell Lodge for Grease-Smeared Cars
The 1.0. F. lodge of Elwell promises a $25 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who smeared axle grease on automobiles in Elwell on Saturday night October 1. ELWELL LODGE 1.0.0. F.
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F. Lodge
Elwell
Elwell Lodge
Michigan Football Schedule Highlights and Mining Lobby Report
Michigan fans anticipate hard games on the schedule with Syracuse and Harvard visiting and Pennsylvania and Cornell set to play in Ann Arbor. The piece notes Governor Firis’s cordial reception by upper peninsula mining interests and praises the Democratic tax commission for reducing mining assessments while boosting farm valuations in the south to lift the state average.
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Michigan
Syracuse
Harvard
Cambridge
Pennsylvania
Ann Arbor
Cornell
Firis
Upper Peninsula
Democratic Tax Commission
Alma Markets Price Report Corrected Weekly
Market notes from Alma published each Thursday show grain prices for oats wheat corn and beans with per cwt and per dozen figures. Livestock values include cattle hogs veal calves and hides, along with butter eggs and cheese items in this period's market roundup.
Corn Show Promises Cash Prizes at Economy Shoe Store
A local call to farmers to bring three ears of corn to the Economy Shoe Store for the annual corn show. First prize offers $7.00 in trade, second prize $3.50 in trade.
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Economy Shoe
Economy Shoe Store
Wanted man to cut 40 acres of timber
A notice seeks a man to cut up 40 acres of timber. Applicant must post security and will be paid the right price. Apply personally at 216 W Superior St Alma Michigan. The item appears in a classified notice style from a historical newspaper.
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Superior St
Alma, Mich
W. Superior
Smith and Senner
W. Superior St
Alma
Michigan
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W. Adams
Joseph W. Fordney
Joan A. Damon
Newell Smith
Democratic National Administration
South East
Fred Cowles
Bob Waite
Qua
West Arcadia
John Gerber
Lansing
DAVIS
Wheeler School Notes
Alma Markets
MR. Farmer
R. Messenger
Standard Foundry
Gerhardt
Corsendai Dye Works
Saginaw
J. A. Gerhardt
Messinger’s Sale
Messinger’s
Weyenberg
Cooper
City Hall
State St
Hemet Tobacco Co
New York
N. Y
M. L. Perrigo
Forest Pe Alma, Mich
Mechanic St
Cotsolidated Light Co
Earl Billaby
Riverside Dairy Farm
L. E. Rather
L. E. Rather's
Redman
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