Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-04
b. s. w IL 3 B.
DRUGGIST AND STATIoNER
Hosana And VIcINIrY.

Smoke 1.-The Alma"
DR. Bruske pl cached in Pontiac last
Sabbath.
Chas n. Gibson went to Detroit Tues.
day on business.
Z. G. Owens has been appointed post
master at Forest Hill.
Five Hundred cords of three TT. wood
wanted at Alma Electric Light q Power
Co.
w. o. Johnson expects to return to
to the copper mine in Virginia next
week.
Chester Walker has received an in
crease of pension from $40 to ST. per
month
A small sleighing party drove to Ithaca
Wednesday evening to attend the parlor
violin recital at Miss Thompson's.
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Cocks of Chicago
were in Alma the last Of last week and
remained over Sunday at the Wright
House.
p. I, Banghart took advantage of the
sleighing and drove to Saginaw Sunday
to join his wife. They both returned by
cutter the middle of the week.
Nh. Micham was just recovering from
the grip when he accidentally scratched
his hand last week. The hand is much
swollen aud it is thought blood poison
ing has set in.
Miss Mae Pike was so far recovered
last Saturday that she was able to 60 to
her home in Breckenridge where she
will remain few days till strong enough
TO resume her duties here.
Rooms are being fitted up in the
southwest portion of the new Pollasky
block, which the knights of Pythias
will occupy when completed. This will
make very convenient and desirable
quarters.
AT the communion services at the La
fayette Presbyterian church last Sab
bath twelve members were received OH
profession of faith, and most of them
heads of families; four children were
baptized; and J. H. McNall, Samuel Cass
and Aust Willlleizer were ordained "a
elders.
+. n. Chadwick has his two large ice
houses at the mill pond and the one at
the Wright House filled with ice and for
about a week past has been engaged in
cutting and shipping TO Ithaca their en-
tire supply of ice, about fifty carloads in
all The ice averages foot thick and is
Of unusually clear and fine quality.
S. w. Tinker reports the business out
look for the coming season as very
bright The company is unable TO quite
keep up with orders even now and the
prospects are that there will be large
demand for building materials in the
spring, especially among the farmers
This may necessitate all increased force
at Tinker 81 Hannatfs mill and certainly
speaks well for the prosperity of the
farmers.
There was a large gathering of super.
visors in Lansing Tuesday, composed of
representatives from the different boards
of supervisors of the state. Past and
present chairmen of the different boards
were entitled to go as delegates, The
meeting was held in pursuaSce Of the
action of Ingham countys board last
October and its purpose was to devise
some plan to do away with some laws,
more than useless, that. cucumber the
statute books.
Miss Josie Barden of st. Louis will
have charge of the oratory and physical
culture classes at Prof. Nicoud's conserv.
atory of Music and School of Languages
and will be here Friday of each week.
Miss Lovina Parsons a graduate of the
Ypsilanti Conservatory of Music has
been secured as instructor in vocal music
and will give lessons Wednesday of each
week. Both these young ladies come
highly recommended and We predict
nothing but success for them.
The piano teacher will arrive next week
and Prof. Nicolrd staff will tlr,n p
'ctufpieto.