Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14
Garden SEEDS in bulk q Rhodes.

Fresh handmade bon bons at Nor
leys.
Miss Mercy Sweet of st. Louis spent
Sunday in town.
Ed. Kelly was i'll Toledo on business
the last of the week.
j.. NJ. Nichols was in North Star on
business Friday night.
Subscriptions for the Century maya
zine taken at this office.
Get some fresh paris green at Webb's
to spray your fruit trees.
Special sale of trimmed hats at Miss
Smiths, Saturday, May 10Th.
Health Officer Suydam reports num-
Der of cases of measles i'll town this
week
shall have choice quantity of veg
otables, sweet potatoes and flower plants
for sale w. a. THOMAS.
j. w. Sly of Detroit spent Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. CT. Z. Blanchard Of
this place.
Howard Moore of Ionia spent Sunday
in Alma the guest of Misses Grace and
Marion Paddock.
Carts Brown and John Gladding at
tended the institution of the new X. Of
r. lodge at Durand Friday night.
A. c. Barclay and little son, Hoyt,
went to Pigeon Monday where Mr..
Barclay will conduct evangelistic meet
ings.
w. S. Turck was i'll Grand Rapids the
last of the week attending the meeting
of the executive board Of the Soldiers
Home.
If you are tired mending your boys
stockings call at Pollasky's and get a
pair of those % cents triple knee
"leather" stockings.
a two story addition is being erected
on the south side of the Sanitarium for
IA bakery. The structure will cost $1,000.
The addition has been made necessary
by the large increase in attendance.
Marcus Pollasky of Chicago visited his
parents over Sunday He left on Mon
day for Washington, where he will look
after tariff legislation in the interests OF
the wool and hide dealers of the United
States.
Charles Sharp has bought the Leonard
livery stock and stables and rented the
same to j. T. Peters, V. S. who viii
continue the business at the old stand.
Mr.. Leonard will devote his entire
time to the ice business.
A very exciting runaway occurred IL
Alma Friday night. The horse started
from the Wright House and ran to the
college hill then south to the river road
and turning south was finally stopped
by farmers three miles south of Alma
The horse was not injured but the
buggy was badly damaged. No one
happened to be III the rig at the time
The horse belonged to a man living five
miles north of st. Louis.
, S. f. Grape, General Manager of the
+. d Z. NJ, of Saginaw spent Sunday
in company with his family at the home
J of DR.. and Mrs. j. III. Lancashire, The
history of Mr.. Grape is very interesting
/ in many ways He is the son of w. w
: Grape, president of the +. q p. NJ. Fol
J number of years he was located a
Port Huron in charge of the +. 81 p. M
work at that point. While there hi
was appointed Assistant General Mana
| ger of the road under w. II. Baldwin, Jr
) When Mr.. Baldwin resigned to accept {
position with the Southern Il. r Com
pany Mr. Grape acted as acting Genera
/ Manager. He was then elected rs Gen
eral Manager. This is something very
unusual for so young man to reach 81
high an office in railroad circles. A
| the time Of his election Mr.. Grape wa'
{ only 30 years old. The system embraces
, the thousands of miles of road run
, ming through some of the finest country
| in Michigan, the large fleet of lax,
steamers, including the Pere Mar
quette, the largest car ferry on the
{ lakes, plying between Manitawok anC
z Ludington Mr.. Grape has fully demon
= strated his ability rs a railroad operator
Y and under his care the earnings of tn
e +. q u. NJ. have been greatly increase,
and its standard highly raised.