Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

MIS-. l. II. NILS Is spending ateW days
at Middleton
Chester Perkins was In Lake View
Monday on business.
Ed. Kolly went to Toledo Tuesday on
business, returning on Wednesday.
Geo. Wilson is spending part of his
time nowadays at Ithaca in the grist
mill.
Editor Tisdale of the Stanton Clipper
visited the family of John Gladding over
Sunday.
Fred Fullerton finishes "a very pleasant
| and successful Summer School at Ithaca
tomorrow,
Old papers for sale at this Office five
cents per dozen, or twenty-five cents
per hundred.
Charles VanDenBerg has gone to
Ada, Ohio to take course in pharmacy
at the college there.
Misses Pearl and Della Burkhead of
North Baltimore are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. j. Burkhead
The owner of an american Diary
which was handed us, can have the same
by paying for this notice
Mrs. j. n. Day and daughter of Lake
Odessa are spending few days with
Mrs. j. A Baker and friends.
Pure Jersey and Guernsey milk can
be had of the Grafton farm milk route.
try it, and you will use no other.
HARRY PRICE.
Mr.. McVean, chief engineer of the ID.
CT. r.. e. w. says Alma is the most hust-
ling and prosperous town along the line
On account of the noise of the work
trains, many people in the neighDorhood
of the new tracks are unable to stay at
home nights
j. +. Schwartz reports excellent sales
in the furnace line. He has already
disposed Of fourteen, and has several
others in sight for next week.
Elton Brock is to be congratulated ON
his success in having secured the scholar.
ship offered by Alma College This
speaks we'll of Mr. Brooks attainments.
In the case Of Chas. II. Rose, plaintiff,
and Nathan Church and Fred Church,
defendants, before Justice Durham,
judgment of $53.7S and so cost were
awarded to plaintiff.
Work on the Pollasky block, although
delayed several times on account of lack
of material, is progressing rapidly.
Hammer, trowels, and railway whistles
can be heard on every hand and at all
hours.
A respected and jovial citizen informed
the RECORD not long since that he was
the proud possessor of new daughter
in-law. When asked her name his JOY
was turned to mourning. 1t had escaped
him and would not be caught.
young fellow giving his name as
Cooper, helped himself to Smith But.
terfield's wheel in front of the Sanitar-
ium few evenings ago, and after using
it as long as it was disable, left it will
the tire Oft, near A. w. Wright's home
He was caught and properly admonished
We are pleased to note the signs of
progressiveness in the Alma College
Commercial School. Mr.. Beckner, the
efficient principal, has just issued from
this office the first edition of the New
Education. 1t contains eight spicy
pages of sound practical wisdom and il
we'll worth the perusal of any one. We
congratulate Mr.. Beckner on the success
of his first editorial venture.
Al. Hodgkinson moved the old ID. G
II. 81 w. depot Tuesday and Wednesda.
to the new site about twenty rods Yves
of where it formerly stood. A wall haC
previously been built, and everything
gotten III readiness SO that little delay
might ensue as possible. The new tract
bed, stretching like a Chinese wall from
Mr.. Holmes residence TO the river soutl
east of town, literally divides our village
, in two, the inhabitants on the one side
being unable TO see what their old neigh
bors on the other side are doing. Traffic
has been withdrawn from that part o
the road reaching from the depot north
west TO the crossing back of the college
and before many days the track will h
completely torn UP.