Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24

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ut his farm five miles south and one mile
west of Alma, near the Davis school
house in Arcadia, on Tuesday. Jan. rs,
1896, ut ten Il. IN.
Jasper Nevins has lost faith in mules.
He was in town yesterday with load
of wood drawn by II pair of mules,
They We're walking along quietly when
an idea @ came 10 them and they
started To put il into execution, tearing
along the street at high speed and seat
tering the wood in their wake. Jasper
said nothing, but quietly "a proceeded
to pick up the wood.
Today is Mrs. NJ McLaren's fifty
seventy birthday. She was not expect
ing company, and therefore was not Il
little surprised this afternoon when
about forty friends came in and took pos
session of her house. including dining
room and kitchen. I'm short time a
sumptuous dinner was served To which
the hostess and her self invited friends
sat down No one of the guests more
thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon than
did Mrs. McLmcn, and not the least
enjoyable part of the event was the
beautiful dinner sci left by the friends
is souvenir of the birthday party.
The woman's edition of the Detroit
Tribune issued under the auspices of the
entertainment committee of the Won
ans Hospital and Foundlings Home. is
a tribute to the ability, from an artistic,
literary, and business standpoint and t.
the indomitable energy displayed 10y
woman in everything she undertakes.
The womans edition is handsomely il
Illustrated, well filed with choice, care
fully edited reading matter, and the adj
vertising columns show that Il, solicitors
the managers have been emincntly sue
cessful. The venture was Il success,
and the women who had the matter in
charge are To be congratulated
MONDAY, JAN. 20.
For fine stationery 20 to Mahan' =.
w. \. Bahlkc was I'm Carson City on
business today.
Notice 81 Cash Store change Of adv.
ON another page.
l.. II. Hayt made Il large shipment of
eggs to Grand Rapids today.
Mr.. and Mrs. james Golf of Ionia are
visiting l. Is. Wolfe and wife.
Mrs f. G.. Carey returned to her home
in Hubor Springs last Saturday.
Two carloads of flour were shipped
10y the Nina Roller Mills to New York
today.
| f. c. Merrill, manager of the Times
Press Of Bay City, wa, the guest of
Clarence Church sunday.
Mr. and Mr., Rodcricl DiXonof Carson
City are here to attend the funeral Of
her brother. d. II. Sullivan.
Special trains will run from st Louis
and Ithaca ou the occasion of Gov. Ash
ley's lecture. Friday evening.
\ fine new safe from the Detroit Safe
Company has been added to the office
furniture at the Alma Roller Mills.
Dennis and John Sullivan and their
wives of Jackson arrived in Alma today.
called here 10y the death of their brother
Albert Stanley of Milford, Il class mate
of George Sharrar III Ada, Ohio, visited
George and other friends here owe
Sunday
Mrs John Taylor, wife of the d., l..
81 n agent at Rivcrdalc. died this
morning She leaves husband and
three children.
Mrs. Clara X. Warning of Grand
Rapids died at the Sanitarium last
Saturday morning of paralysis agtanS,
aged 20 years The remains Were taken
to Grand Rapids Saturday evening
Mrs Warning has been at the Sanitarim
for nearly Il year.
TUESDAY, JAN. 2l.
The excelsior mill will start again
Thursday morning.
Hooper q Co. will send Il large order
of dressed beef and pork to Saginaw
today.
, l.. II. Hayt and Ed Kelly, our hustling
, grocerymen, each have IL change of adv.
this week.
Mrs. Earl Clark was taken with
hemorrhage of the stomach yesterday.
She is little better today.
Ed. Weston and his bride returned
last evening from New Buffalo, and
We're given Il rousing reception by Eds
numerous friends.
\. w. Wright has invited w. h. Burt
and several other prominent citizens Of
Saginaw to be his guests on the occasion
of Gov Ashley's lecture.
w w. Jackson has taken an agency
for Gratiot county for the Monarch
Publishing Co. and will begin work rs