Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-03

Mrs. Butts home made bread fresh
every day at Fink's.
Elmer Sharp Of Napanee Ont is visit
ing his cousin G. n. Sharp.
For the next 30 days | will sell hay
rakes at manufacturers prices.
WIN. CLUB.
Leon Rice, four miles south west of
town, has just completed new barn.
Mrs. Henry Damon, living southwest
o. town, fell and broke a rib last Satur-
day
Henry Glover, eight miles south west
of here, is getting out material for
new barn
a ride through the country Monday
showed many farmers cutting rye and
hay and wheat.
Miss Gertrude Humphrey of Grand
Rapids has been the guest of friend in
Alma this week.
Gen. \. Church went to Harbor
Springs Friday and returned with Mrs.
Church Monday
Mrs. l.. Rosau, who has been visiting
her son, w. II. Miner, has returned to
her home in Merrill.
Will Spicer rode his bike" on Supe-
rior street, after the village dads" said
he mustn't. 1t cost him $3.50.
Miss Mollie Kelly returned to Petro-
liza, ont, Wednesday, after a four months
visit with her uncle, Ed. Kelly.
Mrs. j. a. Baker has been entertain
ing her sisters, Mrs Voight and Miss
Ferguson from Shiawassee county.
Stanton 81 DeLong will go to Petoskey
in about two weeks Persons desiring
pictures will do well to have them made
at once.
Miss Bertha Struble class '96 Alma
high school, has been engaged TO teach
the Keefer school, two miles southeast
of town.
Miss Bessie Rowell, who has been visit.
Ing her sister, Mrs. D. w. Adams, re-
turned to her home in Grand Rapids.
Tuesday.
Mrs. Frances Burns, Great Comman-
der of the L. o. T. NJ, was a pupil of
Prof. j. w Ewing in Ionia, number
of years ago.
Persons having flowers to spare for the
flower mission, kindly leave them at
the home of Mrs. 7. \. Ely on or before
Saturday morning.
Eight persons Were baptized by Rev.
j. w. McAllister last Sunday, five by
immersion in the river. -Four persons
We're received into full membership.
j. w. Holmes is now in possession of
the Village tax roll and will be at his
office every Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday till II o'clock IA. III. to receive
said taxes. 902 3-w
Ashley Price had a party last Satur-
day TO commemorate his birthday He
is a member of Miss Hoods Sunday
School class. and teacher and pupils
helped him to make merry the day.
George Holton of Carson City and f.
j, Garfield of St. Louis have leased the
Wright House blacksmith shop and will
conduct business at that place Both
men are experienced and practical
workmen.
Miss Carrie L. Ransom, former prin-
cipal of the Music department of Alma
college, was married in Muir, Tuesday
of this week to Prof. Arnold, superin-
tendent of schools in Cleveland, Tenn,
Rev. George Ransom, father of the
bride, officiating
Mr.. VIM. W. Coon of Washington
township and Miss Cora NJ. Shellen-
barger of Toledo, Ohio, were married at
the home of the groom's grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Carruthers, in Wash
ington township on Sunday, June p,
1896, Rev. j. +. Long officiating. Mr.
Coon was a student in Alma college last
year, and is one of the teachers of the
summer school, now in session here.
Don and Will Cameron, who gradu-
ated from the Commercial department Of
Alma college in '92 and '93, and since
have graduated from the Mining school
at Houghton, are each holding positions
paying 81 800 year. Don is in the en-
ploy of the United States Mining Survey
and viii is mining engineer of large
company i'll Leadville, Colo. Will has
just completed remarkable work of
mining engineering, having sunk shaft
through 100 feet of rock The work
was done at both ends of the shaft, and
so accurate were his measurements that
when the work was completed it was
but one-balf inch out of measurement at
the middle.
Marcus Pollasly related an amusing
incident of his recent trip to Europe, to
his friends Monday. He was about
I n