Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-01-21

f. Emsley visited in Ithaca Tuesday.
f. E, Fell of Riverdale was in town
Saturday.
Mrs. II. b. Jefferson is recovering from
a severe illness.
Fred Delavan is assisting at Hayt's
in place of Geo. Taylor.
H. j. Vermeulen left for a business
trip to Rochester Monday.
Mr.. McKelby of Isabella county is here
under treatment of local physician for
rheumatism.
Rev. a. L. Loner and John Winton
of Ithaca were callers at the RECORD
Office Tuesday.
The Woman's Club meets with Mrs.
r. Q. Ely next Monday. Previous topics
will be reviewed briefly.
James House and sister Emily Of Isa-
bella county were guests at the home Of
Harry Moore this week,
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Reed were in Grand
Rapids Saturday and purchased the fur
niture for the new office.
A. j. Hall and d. d. Whitesell at
tended a special session of the circuit
court at Ithaca this week.
G. H. Brooks and wife OF Elm Hall
visited at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs L. Salter, last Friday
Geo Emrick and Frank Clark were
in the north part of the state looking
over homestead lands this week.
A. d. Petit, formerly of Ithaca, now
one of the proprietors of the Progress,
Hancock, was a caller at this Office last
Tuesday
E. r. Griffith has purchased the l.. d.
Rodman residence on State-st and is
moving this week 1t is handsome
home and nicely located.
Mrs Magee, west of town, who has
suffered for months with sciatic rheu-
matism is able to be up and take her
meals with the family.
NJ. Pollasky attended the annual
meeting of the Grand Chapter r. a. NJ
held in Grand Rapids Tuesday, as dele
gate from the Alma chapter.
The ST. Louis Chronicle and the
Kansas City World sent very elaborate
calendar to the Sanitarium Co. 1t con
l tains six very fine photo-engravings
a, Those who have charge of raising
d. funds for the rebuilding of the wooler
t mills are meeting with good success anC
the outlook is bright for the accomplish
5 rient of their purpose.
!. Ed. Kelly has sold out his grocer,
e business in Bowling Green, o., and h
e and his family left Alma the first Of tn
week for Sarnia, Can, where they VII
O make their future home.
|, The Court of Honor will initiate
= number of new members next Tuesda
. evening. As this is the first initiation, a
the members are expected to be present
A good time is prophecied.
Chas. Grooms has been making nun
Der of improvements in his barber sho
this week in the form of redecoratini
etc. He has also placed a cigar stand
his shop for the convenience of his Gus
& toner. who wish to smoke.
SC A new pedro club was organized
+ Bert Woodwards last Monday evenin
L. composed of sixteen members MOI
X will join soon. Next meeting will
5, held with Miss Teevan at Bart Miller
u Oh next Monday evening.
When Frank Gray took the Arcao
Sc bus team by the bits TO back them up
n the station last Friday the off hor'
or grabbed his left hand, biting throug
RS his glove and the flesh to the bone
y. the knuckle of his fore finger DIR. Su.
e. dam dressed the wound and it is healir
OF nicely.
he Englis Stuart, formerly Of Alma, no
of 80 Wall-st. New York City, was
nd Alma and vicinity last week and thi
5. and will be in adjoining counties L
II. another week or so. He ownssa gre
nd deal of real estate in Gratiot, Sagina
v, and Midland counties, and is here I
ty the purpose of disposing of his proper
H. and closing out his entire interests
n. this section. Mr. Stuart is keen, enc
re petic business man and hustler fro
M the ground up. Bert Woodward is assi'
ing him in making real estate transfel