Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
Additional Local.

The county fair at Ithaca this week
attracted many of our Alma people.
Miss Wilson's representations Mt the
opera house tomorrow evening will be
a rare treat.
j. V. Hartness, state S. s. missionary,
called on his niece Miss Maud Bishop,
at the college yesterday.
Mrs. l.. w. Kyes has returned from a
visit to Virgil, N. Y. Her niece, Miss
Lille Dame returned with her.
Word from n. G.. Davidson locates
him at Fort Wayne, Ind. where he has
a good position in a barber shop. He
expects to move his family there next
week.
Jehial Woodward, late of Riverdale,
has purchased the ID. w. Adams stock
of goods and will carry a full line Of
baked goods, groceries and boots and
shoes. He is a hustler and we wish him
success.
@. l.. and G.. Nj. Delavan have moved
their stock of goods To the Cohoon build
ing for a few days while a new floor and
other improvements are being put into
their store. They will be back ready
for business III a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Fobes of Sand
Lake, Pa, left home Tuesday morning
and arrived III Alma at nine O'Clock p.
IN. the same day. They will spend a
few weeks at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Geo. w. Pringle.
The Alma Anti Coffee Company report
their business as still increasing. Orders
have been coming in faster han the
company could fill them, but they are
now prepared TO fill orders as fast as
they come and two more statesmen will
soon be put on the road.
Prof. Nicoud Of Saginaw, the we'll
known violinist, will render three violin
solos at the Bertha NJ. Wilson entertain
ment at the opera house tomorrow
evening. Thus the best Of imperson-
ations by this artist will be interspersed
by lively and entertaining strains from
the violin of an artist in music.
On Thursday of last week Mr.. Bar
ragar vas kicked by his horse while load
ing lumber. The blow fractured the
tibia at the juncture Of the lower and
middle third of his right leg. DR.. Prin-
gle was called and he placed the broken
bones in opposition and applied a plaster
cast. The fracture is doing nicely.
Seventeen tickets were sold by the
Alma agent for the excursion to Toledo
last Sunday. Just as the train started
from Alma the cylinder blew ont of the
engine and caused considerable delay as
the train had to wait for an engine TO
come from Owosso. The train arrived
in Toledo about one and one-half hour
late.
The committee appointed by the Bus
mess Mems Association to solicit aid
among the farmers east Of Alma have
let the contractfo r 21s miles of road from
the Shank's corners to Haley's corners,
to Fred Mattack and E. Oster for 5000.
1t is now necessary that our business
men pay their subscription to this fund
as the work will be completed soon and
the money needed.
Rev. NJ. d. Carroll, d. D., of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, has been appointed to the
pastorate of the Alma NJ. E. church. 1t
is expected that he will be here TO begin
his labors next Sabbath. He comes TO
Alma with the intention of educating
his children at the college. DR.. Carroll
comes highly recommended and the
Methodist society are to be congratulated
that he has been appointed to this field.
Norman S. Mills and Myron H. Mills
of Ashley were a%pprehended and brought
before Justice Durham Saturday on
charge of spearing fish in Maple River
contrary to the law protecting the fish of
that river. They both plead guilty and
paid a fine and costs amounting TO $40. so
apiece. We have been informed by the
proper authorities that there are others
but 1t is hoped that the people in the
vicinity of Maple River will arouse to
the fact that there is a special law for
the protection of fish in that stream and
that no further arrests may be necessary.
The interiors of one thousand of the
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land, to see how they are furnished and
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