Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03

!. Alma
Profs. j. w. and j. 7. Ewing attend
ed the State teachers institute in Lans.
ing, last week
The best way to boom town is to
advertise i'll and subscribe and pay for
the home paper.
Mrs. r. Johnson and Mrs. II. Finch
went TO Saginaw this morning, to spend
New Years with friends.
The insurance adjusters will be in
Alma Thursday to settle the insurance
on the private car alma"
George Chaplin and family, who have
been visiting friends and relatives here,
have returned to their home in Benton
Harbor.
Wellie Miller of Saginaw came this
morning, and will remain few days
before going to Chicago, where he has
position i'll IA music store.
"The Alma" is the name of neat
four-page paper issued by the Alma
Sanitarium Co., and devoted to the
interests of that institution.
| The pastor of the First M. Z. church
OF Mt. Pleasant was present at the meet
ing of the official board of the M. f.
church i'll this place last evening.
The Industrial school is growing in
numbers and interest. Let the prayers
and help of all good women go out to
this new effort for good III our midst.
The churches of the village will unite
III the observance of the week of prayer
The pastors are arranging the topics,
and the same will be announced later
a boy in Bert Decker's family and
girl in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Mills are the latest addition to our pop
ulation.
Some practical work in taxation is be-
ing given the classes i'll arithmetic in
the public school, by Mr.. Beckner,
principal of the commercial department
of the college.
Married on the 81 inst at the resi-
dence Of the brides brother, Mr.. Guy
Horton of Arcaca, TO Miss Alice Wag-
staff of Coal City, Indiana, Rev j. w.
McAllister officiating.
G.. S. Ward will probably refuse TO
volunteer his services in case we 90 to
war with England, unless he can take
with him the beautiful pug puppy he
won at pedro last night
1t gives US pleasure to issue to our
readers this week the RECORD in brand |
new dress, having added to our already |
well equipped office POO pounds of new
type. How do you like it?
y. w. Beckner is assisting Prof. Ely
i'll the high school this week. Miss
Whalen, the preceptress, is sick, and
Mr.. Culver is in Lansing taking the
state teachers examinations
If the party who sent us complaint
regarding man in the southwest
part of the town will sign his or her
name, or inform Us who the party is, we
will see that he or she is cared for.
n man O whose family has practical
y been cared for by the charity of our
people, obtained money from some
source yesterday, and toward evening
was seen i'll several places fnghtfully
|
y. W. Wright, who is president of
he Merchants National Bank of Battle .
creek, has been requested by the special
on sound financial legislation
# the New York State Chamber of !.
for his views as to what
legislation is at this time .
desirable.
Arrangements have been made with .
iov. j. NJ. Ashley to give his personal :
of Abraham Lincoln in
Alma sometime in January, for the
enetit of the college gymnasium. This !
viii be a rare literary treat for our citi (.
ems. When Gov. Ashley spoke i'll Ann
Irbor few weeks ago University hall .
would hardly hold the people who came
. hear him. Special trains will prob !:
bly, be run from Ithaca and st. Louis. !,
Sheriff Petit a few days ago arrested !
lartin Crawford, living near st. Louis /.
Of theft. Petit made thorough !
earch of the premises and took from its .
iding place, buggy belonging to Geo.
Temp of st. Louis, ii cutter, belonging .
} Mrs. Shelf of Ithaca, harness belong
~ TO Mrs. Cutchfield of Ithaca, and
Dme clothing, the owners of which
ave not been ass certained as yet.
crawford was placed i'll Jail III Ithaca to
wait his examination.
Notwithstanding { he inclemency of
ne weather, s mcml ,ers of the Wom-
MS Club were deligh fully entertained
y Pres Mrs. Reed, at5 her home Mon
ny afternoon, it being the occasion of
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