Local notes from Crystal and surrounding area
Miss Arva Casey has been ill for the past week. Fred Wadle made a business trip to Stanton Tuesday. Agatha Hillard was a Crystal caller Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C Grimwood were in Crystal Sunday. Mrs. Jillet, visiting her daughter, returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Moore spent Sunday in Crystal. Ernest Parish of Carson called on relatives Wednesday. Blanch Coston called on her sister in law Friday. Misa Leona Caris of Crystal stayed with her sister Mrs. Elsie Warile from Wednesday to Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arva Casey
Fred Wadle
Stanton
Agatha Hillard
Crystal
Elsie Warile
Alfred Looker
Ida Frollick
Elm Hall
Dan Smith
Grand Rapids
Vivian Badger
Farwell
Mable King
Earl Winters
J. Hicks
Grimes
Saginaw
David Dutt
Reta Hoxie
Vera Ward
Riverdale
Albert Baker
Ladies’ Aid Society
Elwell
Mildred Hudson
Cleveland
Cora Hudson
R. King
Mt. Pleasant
Wm. Kellicut
John Jacques
Emerson Atkinson
Alma
Howe
Joe Howe
Clifford
Breckenridge
Ithaca
Wm. Caris
David Marlin
Vestaburg
Ben Schnepp
Elmer Markham
Middleton
Pompeii
Mabel Howe
Jim Wiltshire
M. E. Parsonage
Boy Scouts of
Bass Lake
B. F. Elliott
Edmore
McLachlan
Charles Nickerson
Emory Howard
Chicago
G. Gorsuch
Archbold
Ohio
Lewis Priest
McCords
E. Manley
John McGahan
Ned Howay
Barber
Elvin Peck
Arthur Peck
Wm. van Horn
Detroit
Claude Manley
Chas. Rhodes
Nelson
M. Walker
M. Chambers
Ferrie
Jessie Brooks
Clarepent
Alice Caria
Harry Owen
Cassopolie
Melvin Sprague
Melvin Unger
Greenville Fair
Chas
Bentley
Perrington
M. Brown
Miss Brown
Carter Farm
Basta
John Nickerson
Mark Eldridge
Belvidere
New
Mesdames
Francie Zuver
Dawid Minsleeport
Arday
Crystall
Mary Caria
Uattie Green
Julia
Tecumsch
J. Welker
Wm. Envy
Harry Cobel
Baxter
Bloomington
E. Howard
G. Nickerson
Sherwood
Mesdames Chas. Nickerson
Ed. Evans
Vet Goldner
Charlee Pangborn
Lansing
van Horn Dveett
Waterloo
Ind
Greenville
Florence
Mary Watters
Myrt Cummings
Dean's Kidney Pills Advert Says Alma Testimony
An old Michigan classified style testimonial promotes Dean's Kidney Pills for back pain and kidney trouble. Mrs J A Hamlin of Alma cites relief after use and urges others to buy at 50 cents from dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
J. A. Hamlin
Court Ave
Alma, Mich
Dean
New Michigan Course of Study Distributed to Schools
The 1914 edition of the State Course of Study has been sent to school commissioners for distribution to all state schools. Michigan leads by mandating a uniform course of study for district schools, with revisions in penmanship physiology geography music and bookkeeping. The edition aligns with modern educational thought, includes play direction, and outlines work by grades so pupils and parents know required subjects for foundational training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Michigan
Montcalm County Jurors Drawn for September Term
The following men have been drawn to act as jurors in the September term of court which convenes the 21st: Herbert Beash Greenville Orla Brower Home Charles Brown Richland William Carpenter Bushnell Richard Carpenter Pierson George Chapman Montcalm Frank E. Chapman Stanton First ward D. D. Cooper Greenville Third ward Perry DeYoung Evergreen Clarence Goodrich Ferris J P Hansen Fair plains H P Jensen Day E P Johnson Stanton Second ward Albert Krampe Winfield Thomas Love Greenville Firet ward Walter Nelson Ne Cato John L er Pine Fred N Patterson Rev William Suliebury Belvidere one Bloomer Byron Sutton M Tallman Eureka ior Maple Valley Clarence Wert Crystal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Beash
Greenville
Second Ward
Orla Brower
Home
Charles Brown
Richland
William Carpenter
Bushnell
Richard Carpenter
Pierson
George Chapman
Montcalm
Frank E. Chapman
Stanton
First Ward
D. D. Cooper
Third Ward
Perry DeYoung
Evergreen
Clarence Goodrich
Ferris
J. P. Hansen
Fairplains
Vestaburg News Social visits and obituary notes
Vestaburg social notes recount Mr. and Mrs Velma of Detroit visiting Lewis Priest family and others. Travel plans note D Harpst heading to Millington to visit relatives then Detroit and Flint. Mrs Steiner of Pacific Grove Cal visits Ferris. Waters sisters return to Saginaw after visiting Aunt Myrt Cummings. Verga Jones returns to Sparrow Hospital Lansing. J L Davis of Raymond Wash reports wife’s death July 29 1014. Mrs Davis formerly Vestaburg resident maiden name Joe Grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Wash
Davis
Vestabure
Joe
Grace
Harry
White Costume Hat Sets Fashion Note in Ypsilanti Play Prep
In Ypsilanti Miss Mildred Kress studies with Miss Rubecoa under Prof. Dodge to direct the play Cherry Blossom. Miss Rubecoa, once Indy behind Gypsy Rovers, anchors the group as they prepare for the production amid green foliage and a camel accent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Kress
Ypsilanti
Miss Rubecoa
Prof
Dodge
Cherry
Indy
Curious bits of history on King Edward I and medieval expulsion
A historical vignette recounts King Edward I s vow during illness and his later purge of Jews from England by decree. It claims property seizures funded royal celebrations for his daughters marriages and grand jewelry. The account presents a controversial bracketing of events and motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward I
England
Palestine
Abraham
Riverdale social notes report regional visits and events
Jasper Norton visited relatives in Elwell on Wednesday as R Hardy of Edmore and Mrs La May and others were noted in town on business. Numerous visits spread through Riverdale and nearby towns including Alma St Louis Cedar Corners and Grand Rapids. A Sept 13 wedding at the M E parsonage ends the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Owen
E. M. Highfield
Alma
J. W. Mathews
St. Louis
Ed Winn
Riverdale
Will Meade
Breckenridge
Mr. Allen
Wheeler
Alfred Looker
Saginaw
Hr. Lewis
Cedar Corners
Local Social Visits and Staffing News
W Arcada Mra P M Smith Olive and Mise Jennie Smith visited the Allis home last Saturday. Mrs Durkee and Mrs Allis visited friends in Mt Pleasant over Sunday. Mrs Ellis returned Monday with Durkee staying longer. Mr and Mrs Allis traveled to Ithaca last Thursday with Mrs R A Gee accompanying and housekeeping in Mt Pleasant. Will Ewing left for Charlevoix to serve as high school principal for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
P. M. Smith
Olive
Mise
Jennie Smith
Allis
Mrs. Durkee
Mrs. Allis
Mr. Pleasant
Mrs. Ellis
Ithaca
R. A. Gee J
Mrs. Allie
Mt. Pleasant
Will Ewing
Charlevoix
Classified Ads Promise Job Insurance After Loss of Position
The text presents want ads as job insurance for workers who fear losing their positions. It emphasizes low rates and the practical value of classified advertising in finding new employment opportunities.
Local notes from Vestaburg and surrounding towns
A crowded column records myriad small movements including residents returning from trips to McCorde Alma Edmore Greenville and Detroit. visits to relatives. family farm changes. store projects. and local social events such as a dance at the M W A Hall. Names include Lewis Priest Hattie Lane John Taft Emory Howard and many others.
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Alma Grain & Lumber Co
Fairbanks & Morse
AZAAR
Pine Grove
Montcalm County
Vestaburg News
A. W. Macy
Edward
Woorrieht
Joseph B. Bo
Jasper Norton
R. Hardy
la May
Weidman
Wm. Owens
Walter Swope
Tom Morten
Fred Brown
Fisher
Lincoln Lemon
Forest Bradley
Claude Philps
Nina
Reta Green
Frank Schnepp
Hazel Long
Vesta Watkins
John Davenport
Bob Bartlet
Katie O'Brien
Carrie Kerwin
Charles Billings
Bert Morton
Walter Bartlet
Clair
George Brownridge
Fred Rice
Rice
Dorothea Swope
Philip Skipper
Muskegon
Evans
Rhea Tallon
Eva Baker
Ruth Vanalstine
Junita Sutton
Allen Highfield
Robert Moble
Hazel Moble
J.D. Helman
W. Arcada
Hersuton
Brunner
Opera House
Aly
Wright House
E. C. Fest
Grand Haven, Mich
McCorde
Hattie Lane
Tonia
John Taft
Ora Nickerson
G. P. Stites
Saughter
Merrill
Blm. Winchell
John Horton
Ed. Harding
J. F. Thurlby
Wm. Mallory
Wma. Mallory
North Star
Miss Pearl Taft
Hicks
Howard
Skidmore and
Thorp
R. J. Bartlett
B. M. Winchell
Edith
Bexsie Vance
Eart Vance
Mrs. Mar
Mise Iva McDole
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