Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-20
HOME AND VICINITY

Smoke 1.-THE Alma"
Gen. Church was in town Wednesday
on business.
Wellie Miller of Saginaw was in town
over Sunday.
l.. II. Hayt spent Sunday with his par
ents at Owosso
Miss Pearl Chadwick is spending the
week at Merrill
w. A. Bahlke was in Ithaca Tuesday
on loyal business
Melbourne Medler of Sumner was in
town over Sunday.
John ID. Spinney was in st. Louis
Monday on business.
DR.. Lancashire arrived home Monday
from his eastern trip.
Miss Eva Scott of Bad Axe is the guest
of Mrs. A. @. Barclay.
A. j. van Page went TO Grand Rapids
Wednesday on business.
Rev. j. w. McAllister addressed the
Elwell S. s. convention yesterday.
Seven excursionists took the train at
this point Sunday for Island Lake.
ID. Q. Holmes of Jackson is spending
a week with his brother j. w. Holmes.
H. j. Vermeulen has some fine timothy
seed which he is selling right. Call and
see
w. ID. Tucker, editor of Gratiot County
News, made this office a pleasant call on
Monday.
Fred Fullerton was in Shepherd Tues
day i'll the interests of the Alma Com
mercial School
Prof. j. T. Ewing is making some i'm
provements on his house, and will add
new bathroom.
j. Major Lemen was i'll on Wednesday.
Floyd Glass took his place behind the
counter at Webb's
+. H. johnson OF Vestaburg has joined
partnership in the meat business with
j. B. Parker of this village.
Pure Jersey and Guernsey milk can
be had of the Grafton farm milk route
try it, and you will use no other.
HARRY PRICE.
Miss Martha Brinall of Toronto arrived
in Alma Monday. She will spend some
time visiting her cousin Miss Minnie
Ellicot.
Warren p. Sigsby has been granted
an original pension, ten dollars under
the old law, and Sl6439 back pay. He
also has a claim under the new law vet
pending.
Wilbur Nelson rode to Bay City Tues
day on his wheel If he has the luck
which befell couple of other college
boys on similar trip, he may not be
back for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nicholson and
family returned to Alma Saturday even
ing from Superior Wisconsin where
hey have been engaged in milling for
the last four years. We welcome them
back.
The following persons have accepted
invitations TO take part in the three-day
praise service at the new NJ. E. church
dedication: Gov. Pingree, Ex.Gov.
Rich, Rev. DR.. j. +. Barry, Sec. of State
Gardiner, Hon. Dave Moore
and Col. A. T. Bliss.
We regret that attorney Roy Covert
is to be with us no longer. During his
brief stay in Alma Mr.. Covert has made
many warm friends who anticipate for
him brilliant career at the bar. He
goes from here TO Hancock where. in
to legal work, he will keep books
for his father who runs hotel in that
city. Mr.. Covert has our best wishes.
A new State law requiring hor Sc.
shoers to undergo an examination as TO
their fitness and capability as Or, re.
quisitive to continuing the business, has
gone into effect. The examinations are
TO be conducted by n State board of
horse shoers, who will issue certifc ates
10 those passing the required tests. IL
will exercise general control and reg.
nlation of horse-shoers all over the State.
All apprentices will hereafter be i,eouir.
I'd to attend special course of actures
IN the anatomy of horses feet Def ore pre-
'enting themselves for examinati on .-Ex.