Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-27
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The executive board Of Alma College
was in session this week.
A. L. Putnam of the Cash Dry Goods
Store arrived in town Monday night
from Milan.
The hest place to buy window shades
is at Webb's.
The Ladies' Guild of st. Johns
church will meet with Mrs. G. S. Ward
next Thursday.
DR.. Bruske, of Saginaw and w. A.
Bradley of Bay City were in town the
first of the week.
Saginaw has to put mp guarantee
fund of $1,000 if she gets the North
eastern fair this fall.
The college students who took the
sleiphride last Saturday night report
poor sleighiDg but good time.
Miss Louise Hood the efficient clerk
at the post OfYlce is now at home taking
care of her mother who is quite sick
The Middleton Phoenix" successor
| to the News" ID the name Of the new
paper which comes to us from Middle
ton.
Mrs. w. S. Nelson has returned from
California and is now at their home ut
Cedar Lake. Mr.. Nelson will follow in
| the near future.
Eleven couple attended the X. T. bali
and banquet at Ithaca last Friday
evening. Many more would have at
tended had the time not been in Lent.
Married, Sunday, Feb. %, at the of
fciating minister's, Elder A. 0. Burrill,
George Burgess, of Arcadia, to Miss
Bertha Wright, daughter of Date
Wright. of Piue RSyer.
ME- Salter, ex-county clerk, was
| in town Monday exhibiting his
copy holder for type writers. Experts
who have tested the apparatus say that
it is ahead of anything of the kind out.
The Indian school bill has become a
law and now Mt. Pleasantites are
wrestling with the question OF site.
| The citizens. of course are somewhat
divided as TO the best location but it Is
probable that one south of town will be
selected.
Frances Ackley of st. Charles attemp-
ted to hire man by the name
of Brownel to place can OF dynamite
under Conklin's printing press and now
he is sorry he did so. Brownel believed
such things we're wrong and gave the
thing away and Mr.. Ackley had to give
| heavy bonds to answer to the charge
On Wednesday evening next, at 7:3O,
! lecture on Alaska, its customs and
people. will he delivered at the NJ. T..
! church by Rev. c. II. Scott, late Of
! California. The lecture will be IL
| lus.rated by Stereopticau views. Ad-
mission ID cents; children 10 cents.
Proceeds to be devoted to Sabbath
School funds.
The fourth entertainment of the
Union Lecture course last Friday was
well attended considering the inclt m
ency of the weather. Prof. Carlisle is
! a pleasing speaker and made very
favorable impression. His selections
! were of excellent character and his de-
livery we'll sustained the expectations
OF the audience.
G.. w. Steffey brought us a sample
of hen fruit that beats the Alma
RECORD on hogs" the egg in ques-
ton being the product of a seven months
| Plymouth Rock pullet, and measures
around the center of il 81 inches one
way and 81 inches around the long way
If the egg and it amt double yelk
either. Next. Middleton Phoenix.
Snpt. Travis spends FRIDAY in Battl e
Creek examining the excellent school
system OF that city and SATURDAY. will
attend the State School Masters Club at
AnnArbor The superintendent is very
much interested i'm the departmental
system which has been adopted in a
number of the city schools of the state
with the result Of lessening the expense
and az the same time increasing the
efficiency of the school. Principal
Northon visited the 81. Louis schools
Friday.
For sometime past some of our
citizens have been investigating the
cheese trade with view of starting a
factory in Alma. They report the out.
look very favorable. The farmers in
the surrounding country are in favor of
the proposition as it will give them more
remunerative returns from their cows
with less trouble than making butter.
Enough capital is back of the enter