Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-03-06

business SATURDAY
Full line of spectacles and eye glasses
at Turrell's drug store.
w. p. Swartout of Shepherd did bust
ness in Alma Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. T.. S. Pettyjohn returned
last Friday from Chicago.
Alvin G. Hyde, deceased, of Elm Hall,
has been granted pension.
Dr. Peters has been in Wheeler on
professional business this week.
James Griffith of st. Louis has been
granted an increase of pension.
Alma Oddfellows will go TO Emerson
Saturday evening to confer the second
degree.
O. w. Rogers made large shipment
of butter and eggs TO New York City
yesterday.
William Thomas, the gardner shipped
large order of garden "sass" to Sara
mac last Saturday.
Bert Woodward is preparing to erect
a residence on the lot directly in front
of the table factory
George Blackmar, former resident
of Alma, was shaking hands with old
friends here Tuesday.
The Christian Endeavor Society will
give leap-year candy-pull in the
Church block this evening
Miss Nettie Bahlke went 70 Traverse
City Tuesday. She has position in the
insane asylum at that place.
Miss Bertha McLaren has been en-.
gagged to teach another term in the
school near Bannister the winter term
of which has just closed.
Our neighbors in Edmore are celebrat-
ing the rebuilding of the flour mill in
that place today. A free dinner and
dance are among the attractions
Mrs. G. p. Morse received the sad news
Saturday of the death of her brother, w.
K. Wolfe, in New York City The re-
mains were taken to Republic, Ohio, for
burial.
G s. Ward wites from Duneden.
Florida, that he is enjoying himself
rowing, yachting and fishing, and as
a sort of relish does little work on Mr..
Turck's new house.
About twenty of the friends of Mary
Caldwell surprised her at her home last
Thursday evening, the occasion being
her nineteenth birthday. A delightful
time was enjoyed by all.
T. a. Ely and f. w. Hooper were
appointed by the Probate court, apprais-
ers of the estate of the late d. r. Sulli-
van, and visited the Sullivan homestead
for that purpose Tuesday.
Rev. William Watson, assisted by
Rev Geo. b. Ravens of Stanton is con.
Quoting revival meetings in the Free
Methodist church. The public is
cordially invited TO these services.
Mrs. w. \. Bahlke conducted the
meeting of the Woman's Club last Mon
day. Longfellow's Michael Angelo was
read by the members, and papers were
read by Mrs j. d. Spinney and Mrs. r.
G. Ely,
Since our last issue, the Alma Roller
Mills has shipped three car loads of flour
to New Hampshire, two to Maine, two
TO Connecticut, two TO Massachusetts
and one 10 Ionia, and received five car.
loads of wheat from Ionia.
Bert Woodward is contemplating a
trip to Tennessee. Bert says he has sat
on the summit of Lookout Mountain
a good many times and cast line into
the streams in the valley and hauled
up pickerel weighing from 90 to 10
pounds each.
John Lidall of St Louis sued Fred
Cooley Of Perrinton in Justice Gees
court last Friday for wages due him
F. ID. Yale of Perrinton appeared for
Cooley, and j. ID. Spinney for Lidall.
The case occupied all of the afternoon
and resulted i'll verdict for plaintiff of
50 and costs
Prosecuting Attorney Leet was here
Monday. He says the first thing he will
do after he is elected to congress will be
10 introduce a two-cent-a-m mile bill He
found after he boarded the "stub" at
Ithaca that he had only enough cash to
enable him to travel at that rate, and
was not little embarrassed when the
conductor demanded fare at the rate Of
three cents per mile.
An anatomy" party was given at the
Sanitarium Saturday evening, which
proved to be intensely amusing, and
profitable withal. Thirty questions
were asked, which were to be answered
by naming some part of the body. Miss
Louise Shepard of Battle Greek correctly
answered the most questions, and was
awarded the first prize, handsome rose
bowl, made of silver, in the shape of a