Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-28
HOME AND VICINITY.

VIII Davis has leased the Wright
House barber shop.
VIII Reed was in Grand Rapids ON
business last Friday.
ID. Scott Partridge of Mt Pleasant
spent Sunday III Alma.
Ernest Hoyt of Stanton visited his
sister here over Sunday.
Mel Medler of Sumner was the guest
of Alma friends sunday
Albert Bahlke of Mt. Pleasant visited
his brother here this week.
O. w Rogers made a large shipment
Of eggs to New York Tuesday
j. NJ. Montigel has been in Clare and
Farwell on business this week.
Mrs. 5. Fink and Miss Goldie went to
Chicago yesterday to visit friends
Miss Bertha McLaren. who has been
teaching near BanniSter, is at home.
The O. T. 5. of this place visited the
ST. Louis Chapter Wednesday evening
j. +. Schwartz made large order of
castings for Mt. Pleasant firm. this
week.
Miss Whalen, preceptresS in the high
school, went to Ann Arbor today on
business.
Alma Lodge, F. d A. NJ, special
meeting Saturday evening next. Bird
degree. All come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zed Rust and Mrs.
James Mcpherson of Saginaw visited
Alma friends, Tuesday
Township Treasurer Rush reports
taxes III the township collected to with
in about - 900 of the amount ON the tax
rolls,
The leap-year candy pull to have been
held in the Church block this evening,
has been postponed till Friday evening
March g.
For SALE OR EXCHANGE Sixty acres
of improved land, q, miles south of
Alma Inquire at j. L. Miller's dry
goods store.
An informal m,sicoic will be given in
the college chapel this afternoon at foul
O'Clock Admission free. y cordia
invitation to all our citizens.
Lentcn services will be held in St
Johns church every Friday evening
during Lent. This evening the rector
will deliver IA lecture on st. Chrysostom
Dcaconess Schenck, who has been Wis
ting in Mt. Pleasant, returned to Aim;
Tuesday, for a few days, before return
ing to the Deaconess Home i'll Crane
Rapids.
The Alma Rod and Gun Club has Sc
cured its traps aud will have everything
in readiness for "shoot' next Frida,
, afternoon, at which time it is expected
some fine scores will be made.
Win Wilson will open his new grocer,
store in the T. A. Ely building, tomor
, row. Win has complete new stock
and one of the prettieSt stores 10 b.
found anywhere in the county.
About four weeks ago horse belong
, ing to j. 5. Caple was kicked by anothe
horse and sevely injured. Every etfor
was made to save the life of the animal
: but to no purpose, and last Sunday
was killed.
f. Brant has secured the agency TO
the life of William Mckinley, soldier
lawyer and statesman. The book con
tains an authentic account of the bril-
liant career of this remarkable man am
is admirably written by Robert I
Porter, the well known journalist. TIL
book is handsomely illustrated.
Steve Bennett knows more about
pigeon trap" than ne did last Frida
morning He was out with the Cru
Club, and was inspecting the trap whe
the spring slipped and flew mp, strikin
Steve in the head, infiicting IA painful
scalp wound. DIR. Bagley took scvera
stitches i'm the scalp. and Steve Is gcttin
along all right
]. :. Cape and \. j. Hall will 80 {
Eaton Rapids tomorrow for the purpos
Of attending reunion OF the Hall fam
ilv ~ be held there Sunday. Mrs Cap
. and Mrs Hall are already there. I'll
father of Mrs. Caplc and MIR Hall wi
be- sixty four years old tomorrow, Eel
ruarv %. aud it has long been the Gu
tom of his family to have reunio
every z9th of February.