Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-12-06

CldSStS nave tuOIOuRH pIdcllCdl WOIk
all the time.
A young gentleman visited Alma
yesterday whose ambition and industry
are commendable. He has for the past
two years been student in the Agri-
cultural college in Lansing. Last fall,
however, it became necessary for him
To leave school and earn the means
with which to defray his college ex-
penses for another year. lie found
employ ment with the Clarence Lumber
Co at Clarence. and Notwithstanding
the fact that he had never done work
of that kind before, he has been hard
at work in the lumber camp at Ciar-
ence, doing his work right along with
the veterans at the business. He has
gained twenty pounds in weight, and
Is in excellent health, besides having
quite sum Of ready money in his
pocket. He speaks in warm terms of
praise Of his employers, and of the
management of affairs at the camp.
He stopped in Alma for the purpose of
getting his time cashed, and left this
morning for his home near Lansing.
THURSDAY, DEC. 5.
The w. c. r. U. has So 90 in its
treasury.
l.. Gee made out 90 pension vouchers
yesterday.
Bert VanDenBerg arrived from De-
troit yesterday evening
l.. b. Kehn is doing business in Ash
ley and North Star today.
j. +. Medler and O. w. Rogers have
been buying hay in Beebe and vicinity
today.
What is being done in Alma's public
schools in the matter of temperance
instruction?
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Wright left
Wednesday for weeks visit i'll Kan
sas City and Duluth.
Rev. w. f. Jones will occupy the
pulpit of the Warren Ave. Presbyterian
church of Saginaw, K. S., next Sunday.
Norman Beverly, who has been re-
siding in the southern part of the state
for the past two years, has returned to
Alma.
l.. Z. Chase of Muskegon, represent
ing the Chase Bros piano manufac-
tory, has been doing business in Alma
today.
There will be quarterly meeting next
Saturday and Sunday at the Wright
church, two miles west and one mile
north of this place.
Regular meeting of w. X. G. next
Wednesday afternoon. Election of
officers will take place. Every mem
Der is urged to be present.
John r. Peters was fifty six years
old Wednesday. In the evening his
daughters and their husbands came in,
and pleasant reunion was held.
If the person who stole bag of beans
from David j. Best's wagon, at the
mill sheds one day last week, will re-
turn the bag, he is welcome to the
beans.
G. Rudolph, the architect, for long
time this summer guest at The
Alma" who has been visiting in Chi
cago, has returned here for another so
journ.
A bill has been presented against the
village for Sll9, for the loss of one of
the Wright House livery horses, which
fell into the ditch near the NJ. f. church
a few weeks ago.
The marriage ceremony of Fred
Robinson and Miss Jennie McMurphy,
both of Riyerdale, was performed by
Rev. j. w. McAllster in the Methodist
parsonage, Wednesday, at two p. N.
Regular meeting Of the O. L. S Fri.
day evening. Initiation of candidate
and social. All members are especially
requested to be present. Meeting will
begin promptly at eight o'clock, local
time.
We have received from the publishers
of the Youths Companion handsome
calendar for 1896. The four seasons are
represented by beautiful illustrations,
and the calendar is work of art rarely |
equalled, even by these enterprising
publishers.
Twenty-Five of the friends of Nj
and Mrs. Fred Stone entered their
home unceremoniously Wednesday |
evening, and proceeded to have Alright |
good time, being strengthened to re-
newed efforts in this direction by a
bountiful supply of refreshments.
Rev. Geo. Killeen, pastor of the NJ.
K. church Ithaca, will deliver a lecture
entitled, "From the lakes to the sea
through Georgia. before the Epworth
League next Tuesday evening, No
admission fee. A cordial invitation is
extended to the &. A. r. and citizens