Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-05-04
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE SITE.
Ithaca.
Director.

The five-year-old daughter of Sam
Satterlee, the barber. was buried in
the Ithaca cemetery last Sunday.
w. r. Wight, who has been assisting
Register of Deeds Martin is now sick
and his place is being filled by viii
Russell
The Ithaca high school observed the
9th as Arbor Day. 1t was gala day
for the students, and each class planted
ornamental and shade trees upon the
school grounds.
The Emerson township branch Of
the Republican Club Of Gratiot county
held their regular meeting at town
hall. Tuesday evening. May lSt Mar.
vim r. Salter and Edward L. Walbidge
of Ithaca were present, and gave 80
minutes talk each. Several new mem
bers were enrolled.
The Republican convention foI the
county of GratiOt met at the court
house In Ithaca last Friday. TO elect
delegates to the State COnyen ion. 4
large crowd of delegates were present
and TOusing time enjoyed. After
the preliminary business was out of
the way, twelve delegates were elected
as delegates to the state Convention.
and tWe'ye to the Congressional
Convention. y new county board was
then elected. consisting of one from
each township. Resolutions were pre-
scented 10y c. W Giddings and accepted.
favoring the name of X. \. Alger as
candidate for President. after which Il
rousing. two-edged address was made
by Monroe Copp. of Elm Hall.
The Greenback Convention for the
county of Gratiot met at the court
house at Ithaca. Tuesday, May LIST, to
elect delegates to State and Congress
sional Conventions. VIM. Pitt. OF
Seville. was called 10 the chair Con-
siderable debate arose over the motion
to ofliciate with Democracy. The full
vote of the convention was taken re-
Sulting in favor of votes for and
against The Rag Baby was taken
from It's cradle and its limp and lifeless
BODY WAS surrounded by sympathzing
mourners. after futile efforts for an
hour to breathe into it the breath of life
its green-bacG refused TO act aud it was
tenderly laid TO rest. while the twelve
apostles m)urnfuily departed.
PROBATE COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Estate of Elias Slower, deceased.
Claims fled and adjusted.
Estate of Moses White. deceased.
Order male for hearing final account
of admin s,rator May q.
Estate Of Dora Maskham, minor.
Petition filed for appointment of guar
dian: order made appointing guardian
and bond issued
Estate of Abigail Allen. incompetent.
Petition fled for the appointment of a
guardian for said incompetent: citation
issued returnable May 10.
Estate of G. NJ. Eaton. Jr alleged in
competent. Order made appointing a
guardian for said incompetent: bond
filed and approved and letters granted.
Estate of Margaret ChafIinetal. mi
nors. Petition filed 10y guardian for
licence to sell the real estate of said
minor: order made for hearing May y. I.
In the matter Of \. ID. Gridlcy. al
legged dependent and neglected child. /
Order made TO convey said dependent I
child to the State Public School. at
COldwater.
Estate Of Eliza Walker. deceased. .
Petition fled tor tie appointment of
Special Administrator: order appoint 4
ing said administrators bond filed and
approved and letters granted.
In the matter Of Alice Hutchinson
minor Order made appointing guar
dian for said minor: bond fled and APP
proved aud letters granted. Notice OF
ln p zeal from said decision made.
Estate Of Edith & and Florence a.
Smith, minors. Petition filed 10y guar
dian for the partition of the real and
personal estate Of said minors. Citation
ssued for hearing returnable May 10.