Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-05-03
Additional Local.

H. II. Wilson Of Indianapolis is late
arrival at the Sanitarium.
G. \. Trethewy is the new instructor
In gymnastics at the Sanitarium.
Mrs Bruske attended Mrs. Chad
wicks funeral in Saginaw, Tuesday.
Those new tony spring hats at Nc
Cullough's are the latest, and think of
the price.
The Woman's Club will meet with
Mrs. j. 5. Caple, Monday, May 6th, at
$50 p. m. Standard time
Miss Bessie Mclean has resigned her
position in the Union school, finding
herself not strong enough to stand the
work.
The pupils in the seventh and eighth
grades presented Prof. Ely with a
beautiful May basket, Wednesday
afternoon.
For SALE CHEAP:-A Big Injun"
sulkey plow and hay loader in good re-
pair for less than one-half what new
one costs. VIII sell on easy terms. In
quire at this Office.
1t the meeting of the program COM
mittee of the Woman Club held last
| Wednesday afternoon the feasibility Of
organizing village Improvement soci-
ETY. was discussed.
The annual meeting of the Alma
tire department will be held next Mon
day evening for the purpose of electing
officers for the ensuing year. a full
attendance is desired.
~ the tenth annual convention of
the Gratiot county w. G. L. L., in
Breckenridge last week, Miss Meta
Davis of this village sang the solo
The Secret of His Presence"
The Denver News in mentioning a
concert at the Tabor Grand in which
Miss Dolloff took part said: But the
bright particular star of the evening
was Miss Edna Dolloff, the elocutionist.
Being a graduate of Emerson, many
came prepared TO criticise, but while
they came to criticise, they remained
to praise"
Monday last The Woman's Club
celebrated presidents Day" with
their president, Mrs. VIM. a. Bahlke,
at her home, in very pleasing manner
Each lady read an original poem.
Among 50 many excellent poems, it
was hard to decide, but the committee
of judges declared Miss Catharine
Delavan poet laureate.
y concert will be given in the Metho-
dist church next Tuesday evening by
Edison S newly improved Phonograph,
the instrument that sings" The
program includes choice vocal and
instrumental music, solos, bands, or
chestras whistling, etc. Admission
20 cents; children under II years of age
10 cents.
The Grand Rapids Herald, the lead
ing republican newspaper Of western
Michigan, is one Of the leading papers
of the country. II is ably edited and
contains all the news all the time, spe
cial attention being paid to its state
service, which is as complete as the
best All the happenings of the nation,
state and city are truthfully chrOnicled
in The Herald, and it is one of the
most valuable of all the papers that
lind their way to our office.
a spelling match occurred in Ithaca
Saturday, April 20, when 81 of the best
spoilers in the county gathered to de-
eide to whom belonged the honor Of
being the best speller in Grati0t county.
The words were selected from the list
of 500 words recently published in the
RECORD. The contest was close, and
was won by Myra Bailey of Pine River.
Miss Bailey is but Is years old, and
wears her honors as champion of the
county with becoming modesty.
a petition was filed in the United
States court in Toledo, Tuesday, by the
stockholders of the L. & A. A. railroad
60 annul the recent foreclosure sale of
that road TO II. c. Martin for 5000 600.
The stockholders claim that the
! consolidated mortgage which was
foreclosed was never authorized by
them, and that it and the bonds it
secures are void, and that Il sale under
it is void. The plaintiffs ask that the
sale be set aside, and that the company
be allowed to intervene and answer a
bill to foreclose the consolidated
mortgage.
Memorial day wllI be appropriately
CONNIE morated in Alma this year
The exercises will be in charge of the
pupils Of the public schools, under the
general supervision of Prof. Ely
Preparations for the proper observance
of The day have been in progress fol
some time, and enough money has been