Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-30
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Miles Heath of Ithaca was in Alma
Wednesday on business.
Mrs. II. j. Vermeulen spent Saturday
and Sunday in st. Louis
Ed. Kelly left town for Charlotte
Saturday night on business.
Messrs Wells and Craig of Ithaca
were in town Friday evening.
O. w Rogers shipped two carloads
of eggs to New Hampshire this week.
Burton Gee is building one of the
finest barns in the township of Sumner.
Remember and see the Reynolds Sis
ters in Garricz Theater Co., the last of
the week.
A. Hood has our thanks for liberal
supply of red raspberries, the finest of
the season.
Old papers for sale at this office, five
cents per dozen, or twenty-five cents
per hundred.
Dr. Clark, the newly appointed mem
Der of the Pension Board, was i'll Alma
Wednesday night
Cherries are selling for one and two
cents quart the cheapest ever known
in this community.
Charles Decker who strained himself
lifting timber several weeks ago is still
unable to be about.
Mr.. Harvey Bradner of st. Johns was
the guest of Chas. Fishbeck and family
the first OF the week.
G. l.. Chadwick left the first of the
week for the north, representing an
eastern crayon work firm.
Mrs. p. Ct. Glow, who had a stroke of
paralysis some weeks ago is helpless and
in Il very critical condition.
Mrs. Max f. Pollasky and children ar
rived in Alma Saturday night and will
visit Alma friends a few days.
Twcnty-siX Of Alma people took IL
the excursion to Grand Rapids and
eight TO Frankfort last Sunday.
Earl G.. Torrey went north on the Sun
day excursion. He will spend some
time in the north III the interests OF the
Anti-Cotfee Company.
Ely Brewbaker and Geo. Sharrar took
in the excursion to Grand Rapids Sun
day, spending the day with DR.. r. G
Turck at the Soldiers Home.
1t reported that O. NJ Everden of st
Louis has purchased the paper al
Breckenridge and will discontinue thu
= same and move the material TO St. Louis
: A large gang of men are at work a
the ID. G.. r. d w. this week raising tn
D track TO a grade of the A. A. preparation.
TO making the change III their track i'll
few days.
t DR.. Graham of Sumner was in tow
p Saturday night. The doctor and wifi
Just returned from Toronto where the.
e have been visiting friends for tw
h weeks
DR.. Pringle reports little Mabel Strubl
~ as better and that she will be able TO b
+ out in a couple of weeks more If sh
continues To improve as she has don
since the operation two weeks az
! Thursday.
The bicycle races have been postpone
. from this evening until Monday, Angus
I'd. The program will consist of thre
races, and an attempt to break the trac
record will be made by Theodore Nelson
II The first race will start at & 40 p. II
! Admission free.
The customary runaway occurred la
z Friday. Mr.. b. ID. Searls was passin
I through town on his way from Nj
Pleasant TO Ithaca and when near Il
SIS college his horse became frightened an
ly tipped the carriage with its occupan
p into the gutter. No particular damag
Mr.. Park Allen, a respected resident
II Emerson township, died at his residen
r. Friday night at the age of 81. Nj
So Allen has been a resident of Graft
~ county for over forty years, havii
located on the farm where his la
t. days were spent, in 1884. At that tin
he the village of Alma consisted of o
or lonely log house occupied by Col I'll
ri A. Deveraux, who has been stoppil
for several months in Alma, was TAX
EN- before the Judge of Probate We nesda
tv and after examination, was decided
ok sane Wednesday morning it W
It. found that he had taken French leav
he and officers were put TO work. As y
nothing has been heard of him. He h
=. been placed under the care of |.
Brainard. LATER:-DeverauX was l
= taken yesterday noon at Shepherd.
49, was considerably worn, and had
- sprained ankle, probably resulting fro
his twenty-five foot jump from the w
dow.
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