Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-11
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
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j. H. Lancashire went to Detroit
Wednesday.
A. f. d. Minstrel Show Monday even.
ing, March 81.
Supt. d. f. Wilson of Frankfort was
III town over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Davis of Saginaw visited
at w. w. VERSIONS Thursday.
Miss Belle Depew of Flint was the
guest of Alma friends this week
A boy was born Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs Ii. M Cowley A fine fellow.
G. ID. Mason and family of Wheeler
made several calls in town last week.
Stanley Stone of Ithaca spent We'd
nesday with his brother, o. p. Stone.
Call at Brock a. Reds and see the
"Majic" Washer and Superior Wringer.
The plastering of the new X p. rooms
was finished this week and the floor
laid
The Court of Honor initiated seven
new members at their meeting Tuesday
evening
A gold watch will be given to the
prettiest lady in town at Byron Spaun's
show tomorrow night.
Geo Mcclellan was i'll London Can
ada, this week, visiting his sister, Mrs.
Eliza McKenna, whom he had not seen
for forty years.
Special meeting of Alma Lodge, No.
PA, f. 81 \. NJ, tomorrow evening.
Every brother is requo sted to be present
as there is important business on hand.
\ union temperance meeting will be
hello in the VI. f. church next Sunday
evening at the usual hour. 1t will be in
charge of the young peoples societies OF
the town and college.
The st. Louis Hive, Il. O. L. M, to
the number of twenty-five, drove over
last Friday afternoon and took the Alma
HIVE by surprise. Refreshments were
served and a lively time enjoyed by all.
A lamp exploded at Dr. Pringle's Mon
day night after the family had all re-
tired. a ruined carpet, table and some
chairs are the result The fire was dis
covered before more serious damage was
done.
Byron Spaun' five and ten cent show
has attracted good audiences every
night. The company puts up a good
entertainment for the money, as good as
most - and 80 cent shows. They will
be here tonight and tomorrow night yet.
DR. f. S Pettyjohn has been appointed
assistant surgeon for the Ann Arbor
railroad by general manager II. w
Ashley. The appointment was made on
nomination by DR. W. j. Herdman of
Ann Arbor the chief surgeon for the
road.
Work on the opera house block has
progressed finely this week A double
door way has been cut in the rear of the
second store and the front pillars placed
in position. The corner store is rapidly
nearing completion and will soon be
ready for occupancy.
The B. Y p. T., Y. p. S G. z. and
Epworth League will unite with the
christian associations of the college in a
service TO be held in college chapel next
Sunday afternoon at b 100 o'clock
time. DR. Strong of Bay City,
who breaches in the Presbyterian chnrch
in the morning, will address the meet
ing.
About year ago j. w S Opdyke
bought a stock Of dry goods and ladies'
furnishings of f. f. Pollasky on con-
tract, but being unable to carry on the
business in manner satisfactory TO
himself he allowed the stock TO revert
last week to Mr. Pollasky, who began
a great slaughter sale this week We'd
nesday at about fifty cents on the dollar.
so as 70 realize enough cash to meet the
Indebtedness on the stock.
Among the recent arrivals at the
Sanitarium are DR.. E. f Holman,
Chicago DIR. Ramsay and sister, Cincin-
natl; John and Chris Herman, Ian
sing; G.. L. Smindt, for ten years clerk
at the Bancroft House, Saginaw, and
his brother, j. X. Swindt who is pro-
fessor of biology at Olivet College
Sydney c. Miller, Chicago; Mrs H. E.
Peck, wife of Editor Peck, Perrysburg,
Ohio.
The Ann Arbor r. r. lost about 1000
lbs. of flour ut the time of the wreck and
the company authorized ID d. White
sell to investigate the matter. He did
so and found that Supt. Bradley gave
some permission TO take -four and that
others suppOsing the permission "a gen.
eral one, helped themselves He says
that ne sees no reason why all those
who got flour, should not keep it and
use it,
Byron Spaun's company sang "Massa
Lincoln" and Irish Comedy" one
avaniurr thie 1vaoly aud thev will ba ra