Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-31
ALMA, MICH. FRIDAY. july 81 1896
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Bay City.
The north gable of the college build
ing is being fixed.
Guy Mitchell of Charlotte is visiting
his cousin, Ray Wheaton.
Miss DeRussy of Detroit is visiting
her mother at the Sanitarium.
Mrs. L. Grosvenor and daughters are
| visiting in Rockford, Kent county.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Kipp of Jackson
are guests of Frances Hawley and wife.
The Alma Roller Mills shipped 27OO
barrels of flour during the month of
July.
Miss Lancashire is enjoying the
breezes at Higgins Lake, near Roscom-
mon.
The eighth little Ingleman arrived at
the home of Paul and Mrs. Ingleman,
Sunday.
The Misses Fisher of Ovid are can
vassing in Alma for the students En-
cyclopedia."
Miss Alice Vliet, who has been very
sick with infiammatory rheumatism, is
slowly improving.
w. E. Culver goes to Lansing today,
to finish the examination for the state
teachers certificate.
Mrs William Hannah left yesterday
for Dresden, Ohio, called there by the
sickness of her father.
Mrs. +. p Caldwell is entertaining
her sisters, Mesdames Cora Davidson
and Rose Rudd of Toledo.
Misses Alice Avery and Madge Gillie
will take the state teachers examina-
ton in Lansing next week.
William Campbell and wife of Keen,
lonia county, are visiting John and Mrs
Morton, north and west of town.
Rev. w. Watson, pastor of the Free
Methodist church, will preach his fare
well sermon next Sunday morning.
Miss Grace Woodward is taking
vacation from her arduous duties as
operator at the telephone exchange
Earl Torrey has let the contract for
an eight-room house, OH lot nine, block |
two, Cases addition, to S. f. Ander-
son.
II. l.. Misamore has leased the Mrs. |
Parsons house, on South Park street, |
and moved Instantly into it Wednes-
day.
Harry Hawkins leaves today for his
work in Syracuse, n. Y, stopping en-
route at Vernon, Detroit and ST. Thomas,
Ont.
Adds Gillett of Pennington has been
adjudged insane, and taken to the asy-
lum at Traverse City, as a private pa
tient.
L. H. Hayt is the first apple buyer in
the market this season. He has bought
and shipped two ar-loads this week, to
Boston.
The Booth house on State street north
is being repaired and gotten ready for
the family, who will be here early in
August.
Mrs. Henry Kallenbach left Wednes-
day morning for Milwaukee, Wis, to
look after some property interests in
that city.
The Excelsior mill will start up again
Monday, cutting cedar excelsior for G.
E Rowley, for his famous moth proof
mattresses.
Simon Messenger has added consider
ably to the commercial value of his
house, and vastly to its appearance, by
painting the same.
The Womams' Foreign Missionary
Society of the M. E. Church will meet
at the home of Mrs. +. S. Pettyjohn
Friday, August Z, 1896.
John Morton has moved onto the farm
recently purchased by him, known as
the John Shuts farm, three miles west
and one mile north Of town.
Maud and Lulu Wilson have been
keeping house for their grandmother in
North Star, while she visited Mr.. and
Mrs. George Wilson at this place.
The case of Baker VS.. Smalley for ma
icious destruction of property, was to
nave been heard before Justice Dunham
Wednesday, but has been again post
)oned.
The Ionia county republican conven-
ion instructed its delegates to the state
to work for Prof. J. w.
ewing for superintendent of public
The Alma Rod and Gun Club will
lave shooting match with the st.
Iouis Club this afternoon on the Alma
grounds. Shooting commences about
wo o'clock.
Henry Wise, who has been working .