Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-25
Miss Lizzie Seaver returned from Ian.
sing SATURDAY. night.


w. S. Turck returned from Dunedine,
Fla, Tuesday evening.
NJ. Scallan and daughter Ethel visited
in Saginaw last Saturday.
Supt. Culver of Merrill was the guest
of Alma friends over Sunday.
J. T. Peters has purchased the livery
stock belonging to G. n. Sharp.
B. F. Skinner and wife returned to
Battle Greek Saturday morning.
Ten new guests arrived at the SAM.
tarium last Thursday and Friday.
DR.. j. f. Suydam was in Ithaca Mon
day in attendance at probate court.
Q. n. Gibson left Tuesday morning
for an exte aided visit to Niagara Falls.
Kehn 81 Co. have received Mitchels
Fashion Report. Call and look ii over.
Geo. Coleman of Elwell is improving
slowly, but will not be out for month.
B. 5. Webb will move to the corner
store in the opera house block i'll short
time.
Miss Ethel Isles, one of the Ithaca high
school seniors, spent Sunday with Miss
Mae Sargent.
II. G. Ellis of Saginaw, the new fore
man of the Wright House laundry, came
Monday and began his duties.
A w. Noyes, Gen'l Travelling Agent
for the G. 81 n. w. railway was in town
last week Thursday and Friday.
Mrs Rush, mother of John and c..
Rush, had stroke of paralysis last week
and is in very critical condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh NJ. Hall of Eaton
Rapids were guests of his brother, A. j.
Hall, few days the first of the week.
Little Lila Lancashire, who has been
so dangerously i'll with pneumonia, is
much better but not yet entirely out OF
danger.
II. j. Vermeulen is placing some mort
shelves in his clothing and shoe store il
order to make room for his spring stock
of shoes.
Chas. Markham placed electric ligh
fixtures in Chas. Grooms' barber shor
last Saturday A neat job and wei
lighted barber shop.
The Philomathean public which wa
to have been given last Monday evening
was postponed till March eth owing Il
sickness of members.
H. 7. Crist of Ann Arbor advertiser.
agent for Rand McNally, has been il
town for several days and remains here
for some time longer.
q. y. Thompson has mad broad snil
on his face since last Friday morning
When asked the cause, he replied: "Ol
its boy this time and a bouncing fel
low"
Parties wishing to 60 to St. Louis
Saturday night TO hear Robert Downing
can secure conveyances by leaving wor,
at the Wright House. Buses " i'll leav
the Wright House at 200 standard time
II. NJ. Cowley, electrical contractor
wired the new K. P. hall for electri
lights this week. The job was YER
neatly and carefully done and does mucl
credit to the doer. Mr.. Cowley's resi-
dence is in the Marsh house, next t
Prof Davis.
II parties who want quantity c
extra copies Of the RECORD could let U
know before going to press we coul
supply all. Last week we printed 10
extras and could have used $50, but i
consequence many who wanted extra
were disappointed.
The Knights of Pythias bought tn
, carpet for their new lodge room c
Dean 81 Hollenbeck this week. 1t is K
P. emblematic carpet and is Of beautifJ
design, made in Toledo, o. For the
|, reception room high grade Of plat
inoleum was obtained.
, About one hundred applications fc
the SUPPLEMENTARY of the Alma schoo
have been received by the school board
Next week the board will probably NEE
and relieve the suspense of the appl
cants and then the ninety and nine
will have to be disappointed.
i, The grandest play of the age, Faust,
will be presented at the opera hous
Alma, March 3, with its superabundanC
of magnificent scenery, wonderful ele
trical effects and an efficient compan.
headed by Porter j. White, the create
living "Mephisto." This splendid a
. traction is under the management (
l Geo. A. Mansfield, who will be here
: personally superintend the productio
The third big snow storm aud blizzai
; Of the season again interrupted all kline
L Of traffic and travel the first of the wee
Three times and out" We are 1
weather prophets but we predict tha
;. there will be no more such heavy snow