Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-17
Additional Local.
THURSDAY. JAN. 10.

Eber Loomis of Riverdale has been
granted pension.
Mrs. w. Nj. Ross Of Bay City is II
guest at THE Alma.
NJ. c. Lathrop of Riycrdale was here
on business yesterday.
The Bell Telephone Company has put
in an office at Riverdale.
-Four persons joined the NJ. +. church
Oh probation last evening.
Rev. A. II. Beaver will preach i'll the
Baptist church this evening.
The w. r. c. reading circle met with
Mrs. Bogardus this afternoon.
In the past year the Sanitarium COM
pany has sent out 95,00O pamphlets.
Mrs. II. L. Wooster of Chicago is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w h. kinch.
Miss Schenck's Bible class will meet
in the NJ. f. church Saturday evening.
Alma creamery made large shipments
Of butter to New York City and Detroit
today.
Phil Walker has been promoted to
the position of night clerk at The
Alma
O. w. Roger, made large shipment
of butter eggs ndpoultry to New York
City today.
B. $. Webb furnished the paper for
Slrong's new hotel in Riyerdale. The
hotel is nearly completed.
The meetings in the NJ t. church are
i mere easing in interest and attendance
Rev. Wallace VIII preach this evening.
The Alma Creamery Company last
year made 10, -? pounds of butter. and
paid out To farmers forcream. 81 .j92. -
VIII Reed returned from Lansing
last evening He reports an enjoyable
md profitable meeting of the State
Miller's Association
Miss Belle Howard of Brantford
Ont, is expected to arrive in Alma this
evening, and VIII be- the guest of her
sister Mrs J. w. McAlliStcr
Tubbs & Son will ship a car load of
cattle TO Buffalo saturday The nat
jorty of the cattle are Of Eugene
Kirby's feeding, and are intended for
export.
DR.. Suydam, who has for long time
been under treatment at the SanitariUm
for rheumatism, is improving, and ex-
poets to be able to resume his practice
in about week.
\ wagon carrying the national coloIS
and the members and banner Of the st.
Louis lodge L. V t., passed through
Alma this morning 10 ElWell where
lodge will be instituted.
g. Hyde of Burr oak is in Alma to-
day, looking fora farm near this village,
on which to arowpcppcrmint. lie viii,
if he finds II place to suit him. erect Il
large still house, and manufacture
peppermint oil
The Alma Roller Mills has already
built up an extensive business in Ionia.
Mr. Toncray is buying considerable
wheat, and two carloads of -four have
already been sent to that place from the
mills here since January /.
Some important lNSine,s changes are
taking place IN Riverdalo. h. :. KcycS
has purchased the general stock Of John
Adams Mr. Adams viii shortly move
to Sparta. Tenn, where he viii engage
III business. NJ. c Lathrop viii occupy
the store vacated by Kcye>.
Melbourn and Edwin Mcdler have
purchased the Q. w. Rogers stock Of
merchandise at Sumner, aud will con-
tinuc the business under the firm name
Of Medler Bros Both young men are
wide awake and ambitious, and we pre-
dict for them success N their business
undertaking.
The ladies connected with the in
dustrial school are very anxious to have
box, with compartments. to hold the
work made by the pupils. and trust
that some charitably disposed carpenter
will make and donate such box. For
particulars as TO dimensions. apply TO
Mrs. Kendall Brooks.
President Brutke isn't posted on cx-
pressions used very ghbly 10y printers
and his nervous system was shocked
yesterday TO hear Il typo inquire of
the foreman of the RECORD office if
Miller was dead He became calm
when it was explained to him that our
genial merchant had not gone hence
but that the inquiry merely related to
the advertisement of that cnterprising
gentleman.
\ pleasant social event occurred We'd
ncsday afternoon at the home of VIM.
Bishop southwest of town. Mr.. Bishop
and family will soon move to- the south.
ern part Of the state, and about thirty
of their friends paid them a farewell