Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-03-13
HOME AND VICINITY.


5000 rolls of wall paper at Webb :
Mrs. DR.. Flowers is reported very
sick
Large assortment of wall paper at
Mahan's
Knee pants-2o styles-25c, soc, and
15c. at Messengers.
Auctions are unusually numerous III
Gratiot county this spring.
Ed Kelly made IA shipment OF butter
and eggs to St Ignace Tuesday
Louis Gorsline has received bounty for
G. 600 sparrows, shot III February
Mrs. Minnie McCarty Will go to lonia
tomorrow to be absent for some weeks
Sol Wilbur has bought the Goebel
milk route and viii take possession next
Monday.
An up-to-datc line of trouser patterns
made TO order at Pollasky's Up-to-Date
Clothing house.
Mrs. \. w. Wright has given the col
lege library a complete set Of Mathew
Anold's works.
Walter Beck, the pharmacist in Tur-
rells drug store, has leased apartments
in the Church block.
William ;. Griswold of ST Louis was
honorably discharged from the Soldiers
Home in Grand Rapids last week.
A. Yerington, a former resident OF
thi, place. has been appointed member
of the board of pharmacy OF Oregon.
Mrs. Sarah Taylor went to Maple
Rapid, today to enjoy the pleasure OF
SUGAR making with friends IN that place
: Dewitt G. Rogers of ST. Louis, was
admitted TO the Soldiers Home in Crane
Rapids last week; also John Greats o.
Ithaca.
Birton Gee, Tuesday, distributed p,
: 600 speckled and brown trout fry i'll TIM
waters of this county. The fry wer
obtained from the state fish hatchery Il
Paris, Mecosta county.
The traps and pigeons ordered by TN
Alma Rod and Gun Club have arrive
and will be used by the boys at the neN
"shoot." The traps are the Blue Roc
Experts. the best that can be obtained
: G.. II. E. Hawkins has been very SIC
. in Syracuse. \. y, for about SIX week
= He is reported to be improving. As 500
y rs he is able he will visit his brother
e Chicopee Falls, Mass, before coming
u Alma.
D. The village board of Ithaca for Il
90 coming year is as follows: Prcsiden
u z. w. Brown; clerk, y. p Lane; trea
urer. f. w. Brock assessor, &. Barsto'
Al trustees. +. p. Merrill, l. y. Cowdry,
j. Brown.
The following appears III the arrive
and departures from the Soldiers Hon
in Grand Rapids: Joseph NanVolke
burg. Co. c. Thirty sixth New Yo
infantry; admitted Nov. q, 1894, frC
Alma: discharged March 3, 1896.
90 j. NJ. Montigel 81 Co. are erecting
&c store house to accommodate their rapio
l'c growing trade. Work is being push
l1c OH orders for plows, haTows and roll
TO be sent to Hemlock, Merrill, Mt Pie
ant. LOOMS, Ithaca and st. Louis, abb
10 the first of April.
Mrs Ellen Conklin died very sud-
|oc w Tuesday morning at her home fl
&c miles west and three miles south
E'c Alma. presumably Of heart disci
''c The funeral was held Thursday fl
DC the Graham school house, conducted
'oc Rev. j. w. McAllistor
Miss Whalen, preccptress of the h
lac school. has been granted leave of abse
10 for the remainder of the school "
So The board has engaged Miss Beat
25c Stepenak of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to-
~ the vacancy. Miss Stepenak arrived
Alma "Wednesday. and began her W
uar- She was graduated from Wellesley
lege. class %. with the degree of \.
Guests are arriving at the Smitu
on every train and inquiries come
every mail. Since Tuesday the fol
ing persons have registered: Jacob
i Mrs. VILE and A. l.. Vile. Chic
Mr.. j. G. Leaton. Mt. Pleasant; w
Miller. Jackson; Miss Hinchi
Otto Sondheim. Detroit: G. McB
Durand; +. p. Frost and Mrs
Frost. lonia w J.. Hancock. Chi'
Misses Mason ana Meas, Ddttle {