Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-25
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Claude Chadwick was in Ithaca on
business the last of last week.
Miss Luella Rodgers was pleased by
a visit from her father last Friday.
W. E. Winton and wife of Ithaca at
tended exercises at college Thursday
Q. @. Thompson left Saturday for a
two weeks trip in the northern part of
the state.
Otto Sanderhoff, well known here, and
brother Dick, both of Saginaw, spent
Sunday in Alma.
John Gladding and wife are spending
their vacation in Durand with relatives
of Mr.. Gladding.
Theodore Nelson is in training for the
state circuit bike races at Mt. Pleasant
June 24th and 25th.
Madam Eagon left Wednesday for an
extended trip visiting relatives in Penn
sylvania and Virginia.
n. f. McClinton returned from Ann
Arbor and will remain here the rest of
the summer with his family.
Miss Crowl spent Sunday in Clare.
She expects to organize music class
i'll Alma and vicinity this summer.
Married, by Rev. j. w. McAllister,
on the 18th inst, Mr.. Orion IL. Burdick
to Lottie ID. Hibbard, both of Sheperd.
Mrs. Barnes and daughter, Lilah,
who have been visiting Dr. and Mrs.
Suydam, returned Saturday to their
home in Chicago
A. j, Sinclair, adjuster for the Home
Insurance %. was III town Wednesday
adjusting the loss at S. l.. Benefits.
The loss was adjusted at $4,000.
The many friends of Mr. Frank Taylor,
well known here, will be saddened TO hear
of his death which occurred recently in
Charleston, w. Va, of Bright's disease.
Nothing is too good for the new M. E.
church. 1t will be lighted by "a mean
descent lights, the contract being let to
! the Bartlett Illuminating Co. of Sagi-
nav.
The funeral of Mrs Eva Koutz of
Elwell was conducted by Rev j. w.
| McAllister at Elwell on the 10th inst.
She leaves husband and little six
months old baby to mourn their loss.
The ball game Monday between st.
Louis and the Page Fence Giants in
which the latter won, l2-ll, was very
amusing although the closeness of the
score was no index of the game.
Alma people will be sorry to learn of
the big fire which consumed the dry
kiln of G.. w. Althouse at Clare "a few
days ago The loss after all insurance
is settled will amount to at least $4,000
The funeral of Lafayette, the little
two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Church, took place Wednesday after
noon. The little fellow had been i'll
eleven months before death came as re-
lief.
Ic lltN lIOH dCIbSs tIlC l. lilS q
mile west of town is about done and
practically been accepted by the town
ship board. 1t consists of two spans
each 20 IT, long and is very creditable
piece of work.
The unusual quiet around the college
Friday was broken in a surprising way
by Prof. J. w Ewing's horse getting
loose and running wildly across the
campus till she struck the wire fence
The carriage was slightly damaged
The citizens meeting at council room:
next Wednesday evening, for the pur
pose of taking some steps to improve the
roads leading into Alma should be large
ly attended. 1t is some thing that should
interest every business man in Alma
Let there be a good attendance.
Those who saw the engine attached
to the train going east Saturday nigh
wondered much at its demoralized APP
pearance Just out of Sparta while run
ing at full speed the train struck a rig
killing man and two horses and spatter
ing the whole front of the engine will
blood.
1t is Ithaca's turn to celebrate the
Fourth this year and she has made grea
preparations. Hon. Mark S. Brewer
now at 1.-The Alma" will be the orator
of the day, several bands have been en-
gagged "a ball game with St.Johns will take
place, in the afternoon there Will be al
athletic carnival down town and the
display of fireworks in the evening is ex
pected to throw anything previous il
the shade. Everybody go.
We are pleased to hear that DIR. r.. g
Turck has been appointed to take the
place of the DIR. Reed, Medical Supt o.
the Soldiers Home in Grand Rapids fol
the summer He will have entire con
troll of the medical department of the