St Louis Plans Oct 20 Celebration of Street Improvements
Gratiot county residents are invited to St Louis on Wednesday October 20 for a day of rejoicing over new street improvements. Governor Ferris may speak, Ilo Gerritte Dieckma of Holland and mayors from Saginaw Alma Ithaca will share talks, plus two bands from Saginaw and Stanton. A free lunch, coffee and cream, old fashioned dancing and a Happy Hooligan parade are planned, with viewing of asphalt pavement and lighting.
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St. Louis
Gratiot County
Ferris
Ilo
Gerritte Dieckma
Holland, Mich
Gratioy County
Alma
Saginaw
Ithaca
Stanton Band
Dan Tucker
Jie Irgivin
Alina
St. Pow
Jubilea I Masonic Jubilee Dinner in St Louis Area
Members of Ithaca No 123 St Louis No 188 Breckenridge No 406 and visiting masons attended Alma No 244 F and A M for a special Jubilee communication last Wednesday. A banquet followed with a menu including celery olives pickles cream potatoes salads bread cakes coffee and cigars. Ezra Smith acted as toastmaster introducing C R Murphy Wy Giddings Chas D Graham Henry C Meade Arthur Hume Herbert Montague and others as speakers and performers.
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Ithaca
Ezra Smith
Wright
C. R. Murphy
W. M
M. Pollasky
Giddings
St. Louis Lodge
Mission of Masonry
D. Graham Lodge
Henry C. Meade Treckenridge Ludge
Arthur Hume
Herbert Montague
P.G.M
Methodist Church Notes Sunday Services and Events
Preaching at 10 a.m. on The Tares and at 7 p.m. on Wild Oats. Sunday school and Bible classes at 11:30, Epworth League 6 p.m. Thursday prayer meeting at 7 p.m. Strangers welcome. Morning music features Anthem O Hearken Thou unto the Voice and Anthem No Shadows Yonder Holy City. Gault T A Farnell director, Theo M Amsbury organist.
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Epworth League
Voice
Phoenix Wedding At Home Of Rev Marker
Walter Hayt and Miss Raith Sehrah wed at 10:05 p.m. in Phoenix at the home of Rev Roy C Marker. The couple will reside in Phoenix. Hayt is with Merryman and Hayt funeral firm and is well known in Alma.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Roy C. Marker
Walter Hayt
Raith Sehrah
Hayt
Alma
Merryman & Hayt, Undertakers
Baptist Session At Pontiac Church Serves Week Totals
The Baptist State convention met Monday to Thursday in Pontiac with attendees Mrs J N Baker L A Sharp Fault Crandell and J W Priest. Sunday schedule included 10 am sermon 11 30 Sunday school 6 pm RB Y P U and 7 pm service with a missionary meeting. Eaton Rapids High routed Hastings 72 to 0 for its fifth win this season under coach Foster Fraker an Alma native.
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Baptist State Convention
Pontiac
J. N. Baker
L. A. Sharp
Fault Crandell
J. W. Priest
Eaton Rapids
Hastings
Foster Fraker
Alma Founders Day Program at College Chapel
Founders Day program set for Friday at 8 oclock in the college chapel with public invited. Dr W Johnstone of Cadillac Presbyterian Church to give the address. Includes piano preludes solos hymns scripture reading and prayer and the address by Rev A W Johnstone with college song and benediction. Ephie Johnson star tackle from Alma college could be unable to play against M A C per Cadillac News report noting reporters hype.
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College Chapel
W. Johnstone
Presbyterian Church of
Cadillac
Miss Roberts
Jesus Nate Solo
Fannell
Mr. Davis
Veateh
Wim
Mason
Thomas C. S Marsdell
A. W. Johnstone
Cadillac News and Express
Ephie’ Johnson
Alma
Ephie
Odd Fellows Banquet Highlights Alma Degree Work
The St Louis Leader reports Odd Fellows Lodge Magnetic No 141 held a Friday night anniversary at the Odd Fellows temple. Alma degree team conferred work on two candidates. Grand Master Salters and Grand Warden Miles spoke, with Adelbert Lane J K Keet Leon Stitchtomb Herbert Becker and M A Stevens offering remarks. The Daughters of Rebecca served a notable banquet.
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St. Louis
Magnetic Lodge
OL O. F
Odd Fellows Temple
Alma
Daughters of
Rebecca
Lloyd Smith
Seegmiller and Stuckey Open Alma Grocery In 1900
In June 1900 Seegmiller Bros and Stuckey opened a grocery store in Alma at Vermue Mock. Merrill Stuckey then bought his associates’ interest, taking full management and ownership, with the States Press noting he was the youngest merchant in the state at that time.
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Seegmiller Bros
Ane Stuckey
Alma
Cadi
Vermue Mock
Merrill Stuckey
States
Stuckey
Stuckey sells Gratiot mercantile business to McIntosh
At nineteen years old, Stuckey moved his store from Vermuelen block to the Soncey building on East Superior Street and sold the business and goodwill to Murdo McIntosh last Saturday. McIntosh will keep Stuckey, Pearson and H B Stuckey on, maintaining customer relations. Also noted is a musical event by the Euterpe Club and the arrival of a son at the Rosencrans home.
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Stuckey
Vermuelen
Soncey
East Superior Street
Murdo McIntosh
MclIntosh
H. B. Stuckey
C. D. Pearson
Speaker Hicksnell Young Lecture Draws Attentive Audience
The Christian Science lecture by Hicknell Young at the opera house Tuesday evening drew a large local and regional audience from Ithwea St. Louis Mt. Pleasant Carson City Middleton North Star and nearby communities. Introduced by W. Th. Marsh, Young argued that ordinary education and militarily influenced religion fail to promise present relief from evil and sin. He contended Christian Science offers a logical healing and redemption, and asked what Christ, the Christ that saved Jesus and his followers, saves us from, asserting true salvation comes from God’s gifts rather than human ignorance. Continued on page 3.
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Hicknell Young
Opera House
Ithwea
St. Louis
Mt. Measant
Carson City
Middleton
North Star
W. TH. Marsh
Measant
Young
Christ
Jesus
Res Supt of Public Instruction Named Flint Deaf School Chief
Deputy Appointed To Plage Superintendent Lather L Wright resigns to lead Michigan School for the Deaf at Flint succeeding the late Dr Francis L Clarke. Fred L Keeler of Mt Pleasant named by Governor Ferris as Wright successor. time of Keeler's term unclear. Wright reelected for four years. political implications noted.
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Lather L. Wright
Ferris
Michigan School For the Deaf
Flint
Francis L. Clarke
Wright
Mt. Pleasant
Keeler
Presbyterian Church Notes Opens Large Sunday School Session
The East and Sunday School held its second session with over sixty attendees and 44 to 45 scholars. Eight classes ranged from young children to adult students, and all left enthusiastic about the venture. Attendance is expected to grow next Sunday at 2:30 PM. Everyone is invited to enroll in a class.
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East and Sunday School
Free Methodist Church Quarterly Meeting Notice
The first quarterly meeting is set for October 30 to November 3 with Rev J D F Griffin district Elder in charge of services. All are welcome to attend the preaching at the Sabbath, inviting rich and poor to join.
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J. D. F. Griffin
Doctor Willis Andrews and the Magnetic Spring Legacy
Willis Andrews, M. D., born August 24, 1838 in Chillicothe Ohio, rose from Civil War service to medical practice. After years of study and family opposition, he earned degrees in Cleveland and Cincinnati, then moved to St Louis Michigan to run the Andrews Magnetic Mineral Spring, expanding the facility in 1889. He married Mary L. Hutchings in 1867 and raised three children Delta K., DeHale, and Cora C. Delta K. practiced in Three Rivers, DeHale joined his father.
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Andrews
St. Louis
Michigan
Chillicothe
Ohio
DeKalbe County
Indiana
Willis
Ile
44Th Regiment
Indiana Volunteers
Bittes
Medical College
Fornia
Sharriage
Mary L. Hutchings
Cora C
Delta K
DeHale
Three Rivers
Mich
Cleveland
College of Physicians, and Surgeons
Cincinnati
Henry Holcomb
St. Leuis
Gratiot County Sunday School Convention At Alma
Gratiot county prepares for a large Sunday school convention in Alma on October 30 and 31 with about 4 500 members and 40 delegates expected. The event promises a strong program and hospitable hosting by local pastors and workers. Weather is not expected to affect any sessions and attendees can easily reach Alma from surrounding towns. The convention runs Thursday evening to Friday night with extensive local points of interest.
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Alma
Gratiot County
Gny
Eery
Hégin
Alma's Education Center Gains Broad Recognition
The Christian Science Monitor in its Oct 6 issue featured a three column picture of Alma's new schoolhouse and praised Alma as an educational center with strong advantages. The Boston based paper highlighted Alma’s favorable location and its wide global readership noted for clean journalism.
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Alma
Wolverine
The
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
Alma to hear Mary and Velma Sharp in town concert
On Tuesday evening in Alma the citizens may listen to a notable local concert. Miss Mary F. Sharp soprano and Miss Velma Sharp pianist are well known in the town for their achievements abroad. Advanced seat sale dates will be announced later.
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Euterpe Club of the College
Mary E. Sharp
Velma Sharp
Opera House
Alma
Mary F. Sharp
Silas Moody Ill With Pneumonia at Mark Lake Home
Gratiot county pioneer Silas Moody lies ill with pneumonia at his son George Moody’s home near Mark Lake. A letter Moody wrote to this office yesterday stated he would soon be well again, a sentiment his many friends hope proves true.
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Silas Moody
Gratiot County
George
Mark Lake
Moody
Surprise Silver Gift at Poor Farm Dinner
Friday October 17 supervisors held their annual dinner at the poor farm and inspected buildings, stock and farm. Judge Potts presented Mrs. Pressley with silver knives forks and spoons as a thank you for her care and management of county property, eliciting a brief gracious reply.
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Frank Pressley
Arcada township to erect town hall on half acre site
Arcada township will build a 24 by 40 foot town hall on one half acre bought from Henry Soule in section 16. The plan includes a 12 foot ceiling and three rooms with a main 24 by 40 foot hall and two front rooms. A tool shed will follow to house township tools.
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Arcada
Henry Soule
Mr and Mrs Ezra Smith Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Ezra Smith celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their State street home last Tuesday. Eight guests dined with the couple, with Mrs Henry Froush as caterer. Mrs Smith wore her bridal gown from nearly a quarter century ago, and friends across Michigan send best wishes for many more anniversaries.
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State Street
Mes
Boxe Smith
Alma
Gratiot
Clinton
Tesloo
Michigan
No Hitching Posts on St Louis Streets
City Council of St Louis votes 5 to 3 to ban hitching posts on paved streets after petitions and discussions. Lyceum Course Tickets advertised for sale at Alma State Savings Bank.
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St. Louis
City Council of
Lyceum
Alma State Savings Bank
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