Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-13
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coat of paint.
Mrs. j. N. Ford has returned from a
weeks visit at Niles.
Miss Lell Louck of Fenton spent Sun
day with Miss Boneita Greig
Misses Deliah and Candas Wood re-
turned to Big Rapids Tuesday
Miss Allie Goodrich of Grand Rapids
is visiting Miss Winnifred Teevin.
Prof j. w. Ewing took in the insti.
tute at Ithaca day before yesterday.
Israel Wolf and Geo. Emsley and
there wives spent Sunday at Crystal.
The Misses Fredericks of Olivet have
returned to Alma to make it their home.
Mrs. j. B. Kernen of Ithaca visited
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Sartor over Sunday
Rev. j. @. Jewell and wife of Stanwood
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lumon
Gee.
f. l.. Convis, of Ithaca spent the fore
part of the week with his brother-in- law,
l.. II. Hayt.
| Old papers for sale at this office, five
cents per dozen, or twenty-fiv cents
per hundred.
| Frank McCabe of Bay City visited
among the college boys III town on
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. j. r. Peters went to Howard
City with her children Saturday to spend
a week with her parents.
w. A. Bahlke is building new porch
and making other improvements on his
already beautiful residence,
S. w. Tinker was in Montcalm county
Monday making estimates on the wood
work of the new poor house
A number of interesting private
"work outs" are witnessed at the track
every week by few local sports.
Robert Fredericks has taken Joe Eli
cot place as porter at the Wright House
Four years ago he held the same posi-
ton,
Old Mr. Buttertield, who has been
sick for some time at the home of his
son-in- law, VIM. Kuhlman. is able to bt
about again.
Miss McMannis of Big Rapids spent
Sunday with the family OF Harry Porter
She and her brother Will attend Alma
College next year.
An old Indian chief whose name trans
lated into English means Lam d. braYe
warrior, was in the village Friday. fl,
is brother to Big Bear,
A very pleasant little party is reported
to have been held at the park last Thurs
day evening in honor of the 10th birth
day of Miss Lillian Seavers
Kendall Brooks and Miss Georgi
Cowles are attending the teachers 'insti
tute at Ithaca. AT the opening session
tAere We're l60 in attendance,
The contract has been let for a new
brick building on State st, back of tn
: new Pollasky block. 1t will be % Y 20
Geo. Young has the contract.
John Burns of st. Louis, Col. con-
manding Bird Regiment u. h. X, OF r
> has issued call for regimental meet
ing to be held at Clare, Sept 18th an
= 18th.
Samuel Nliet is putting an elegar
new veranda aroEnd the front and tw
l sides Of his house. These improvement
. IN addition to his new lawn make h
: home one of the prettiest in town.
The d. G.. r. q w. freight house We
moved across the tracks Wednesda.
Z and set down where the depot formerl
l. was. The A. A. will be brought dow
g probably within week and be put ne;
} by. Al. Hodgskinson does the work.
Deveraux, the man who has escape
e from the Brainerd hospital twice since
u was sent there for treatment two weel
3 ago, was taken to the asylum Wedne
!, day. He is getting dangerous, haviI
Il attacked the son of his attendant with
broom handle, and made various 9th
attempts TO do violence,
u Saturday evening sad accide
4 happened 90 Walter Hayt A sticl
4 swaying in the hand of an other DO
I, was broken in the middle and the fr
" end struck Walter in the eye. d
W Bagley removed three ugly slivers fro
Il the bleeding orb, and fears the boy wi
partially lose the use of the eye. Walt
is manly little fellow and stood Il
Is operation like hero.
u Mr. and Mrs. VIM. j. Hull al
g. daughter, Alma, of Columbus, Inc
ID arrived in town early in the week. II
I'd little girl has been troubled with mala
t, ial fever for tfve summers. and her pa
If ents decided that change OF china
RS daring the hot weather would be be
10 efcial So they took down the map, d
ID cided upon about where they wanted
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