Michigan Counties See Large Increases From 1911 Equalized Values
Counties boost their assessed values with large gains across the state. A list shows Huron at 12.1 million and many counties like Jackson 10.8 million, Oakland 13.3 million, Washtenaw 6.9 million, and Sani lac 14.7 million, reflecting warding tax shifts. A Sunday reunion note mentions Mrs. L. J. Hoyt hosting in North Wheeler, with Wesley and Clyde Webb and Miss Hazel Marsh and Miss Mable Hunter visiting Howel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Alcona
Allegan
Alpena
Antrim
Arenac
Baraga
Barry
Bay
Benzie
Berrien
Branch
Calhoun
Case
Charlevoix
Chippewa
Clare
Clinter
Delta
Eaton
Genesee
Gladwin
Gogebic
Grand Traverse
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Ingram
Ionia
Tosca
Tron
Isabella
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Keweenaw
Lake
Lapeer
Leelanan
Lenawee
Livingston
Luce
Mackinac
Macomb
Manistee
Mason
Mecosta
Midland
Missaukee
Monroe
Montcalm
Montmorgney
Muskegon
Oakland
Oceana
Ogeman
Ontonagon
Oceola
Ottawa
Presque Isle
Sanilac
Schoolcraft
Shiawassee
St. Clair
St. Joseph
Tuscola
Washtenaw
Wexford
L. J. Hoyt
North Wheeler
Wesley
Clyde Webb
Hazel Marsh
Mable Hunter
Howell
Alma rejects College Heights plat in Alma council meeting
Special meeting records Alma Michigan September 4 1914 with Mayor Albert P Cook and council members Rowland McConkey Willard Race Ward Kehn Fraker present. On motion of Race and Fraker the College Heights Addition plat by Ray Goodwin was rejected. City Clerk D W Adams signs adjournment after adjournment motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Mich
Common Council
City of
Albert P. Cook
Aldise Rowland
McConkey
Willard
Race
Ward
Kehn
Fraker
Ald
Ray Goodwin
College Heights
Yeas
Rowland
Alma and area residents travel and events noted
Alma and nearby towns record a flurry of visits and travel events. Bert Hicks Elm Hall and Roy Vandermark Alma figures attend business calls. many names from St Louis Lansing Merrill Ithaca and Grand Rapids appear in short remotes and social notices. The piece also notes the Garden Club meeting and football doubleheader at Alma College opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Hicks
Elm Hall
Alma
Roy Vandermark
Merrill
George Argent
Lansing
Indiana
Garden Club
J. T. Ewing
Theo Greno
C. Andrews
Fleeta Merrill
Grand Rapids
Alma Friends
J. M. Montigel
Wm. Peck
Ithaca
Knights Templar
Presbyterian Sunday School
M. J. Marchmount
New York City
A. W.wright
Harriet Schaeffer
Wimple
Alma College
Bay City Eastern
Pere Marquette
Saginaw
Alger Wood
Will Ewing
Detroit
Lillian
Beatrice Jackson
Richton Avenue
Put
Bay
Mr. Wood
Mr. Ewing
Lake Orion
Oakland Cottage
Bart Miller
Adra
Woodworth Avenue
Miller
Alma and Surroundings Travel Notices Highlight Week
A long list of residents and visitors appears from Alma and nearby towns. Names include Charles Murphy Vestaburg Henry King Chicago, Joe Labret St Louis Alma, J F Kneeland St Louis, J E Converse Breckenridge and Detroit trips. Several shifts of visits to Alma noted with weddings, judging, and club mentions. The county normal school opening delayed by principal Florence Calling’s return from Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Murphy
Vestaburg
Henry King
Chicago
Joe Labret
St. Louis
Alma
Edward Brehm
Cadillac
J . F. G. Kneeland
City
J. E. Converse
Breckenridge
Fred Kemp
Lloyd White
McBride
W. E. Bartley
Grand Rapids
Theodore Yates
Cedar Lake
Pritchard, Lapaugh
Worthing
Elwell
New Methodist
Farmers' State Bank
Elizabeth Schaus
St. Louis High School
J E. Converse
Detroit
Michigan Society of Optometrists
John Dunham
Dunham & Dunham
H. M. Dunham
Wright Avenue
Dude Kidder
Lansing
Raymond McLaughlin
Akron
Ohio
McLaughlin
Emily Beach
Bertha Hubbell
Holland High School
Hubbell
Fred R. Hoover
Kansas City
Froover
Herbert Montague
Etta Stucky
Tiffin
Maude Hooper
Carson City
Vinnie Booth
Wade L. Frost
Francis King
D&tro
Taki
Detroit Free Press
Woman’s Indoor Athletic Club
County Normal School
Ithaca
Florence Calling
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Poses Ealer
V. A. Miner
D. W. Adams
Albert P, Cook
Aew
Gratiot County Gas Co
G. B. Porter Registered
Optometrist
Superior Street
Michigan
Tom Cooper
L. J. Kinney
Mt. Pleasant
Merritt Miller
R. J. McFarlane
Bertha Kinney
Albert Malier
Joe Cohen
Elmira
New York
Charles Speaker
Esta Johnson
W. H. Redfield
Barstow
Edna Shellhaas
Allen School
George Vernon Wright
George Palfrey
Marguerite Iseman
Louis
Edson Hall
Mable Martin
Nina Smith
Catharine Shellhaas
Elaine Losey
W. M. Fox
Be, Delong
Sarah Finch
Palmer
Alice Kennedy
Irene Cook
Coral
Lena O'Brien
Bert Eckert
Eckert
Alma Russell
Hulda Wright
Ann Arbor
Sadie Buergie
Althea Williams
William Smith
Harry Orwig
Homer Dunham
Journal
A. R. Kappe
Manley Stevens
Henry Breece
Toronto
Buffalo
Wright
Frank Richardson
Perry Henry
W. Delong
New Hampton
Iowa
E. H. Raycroft
Andrew McIntosh
Chisholm
McIntosh
Woodworth, Avenue
College
Emma Tousley
Brainerd’s Hospital
Ashley
Birdsall
Ray Birdsall
Methodist Church
Henry Richmond
Holly
H. C. Serafford
J. P. Losey
Superior
ST. Alma, Mich
Rodney Burgess
C. H. Tenny
F. S. Hodgins
Owosso
A. Shankle
Wheeler
Prank-Nelson
Ithasca
Emsley
Adra Miller
W. H. Gallagher
Elmer Hanna
H. F. Allman
Bay City
L. G. Fox
Jeweler
Coach Bleamaster
Messrs. Wright and Brown
McCrow Publishing Co
Labor Day
R. J. McLaughlin
Cleveland
Toledo
F. T. Rapson
Consolidated Light and Power Company
Grover’s Drug Store
Rexall Store
the Roll of Honor Bank
First State Bank
G.S. Ward
L. A. Sharp
P. M. Smith
Carl Washburn
Chand. Ward
Chas G. Rhodes
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