Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-06-17
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

If you do not think Alma will cele-
brate, just come and see.
WANTED The June and July number
McClure's magazine for 1893, at this
office.
j. w. s. Pierson and wife of Stanton
were in town Thursday attending COM
mencement
Alton Clum was in town Tueday night
on his way TO Island Lake where he ex-
poets to enlist.
Rev Frank Beach will address the Ep-
worth League next Tuesday night in the
NJ. +. church.
Misses Helen and Agnes Wells of Sag
NAV were in town Wednesday attend
ing commencement.
Mrs Crawford and son Howard, left
for Harbor Springs Thursday, where
they will spend the summer.
The dance hall people are already
completing arrangeme for these pop
ular places of amusement on the Fourth.
Alma never does anything by halves
and the Fourth of July celebration this
year will be ahead of every previous
effort
Harry Tubbs had the misfortune to
be thrown from horse the first part of
the week. which fractured his shoulder
quite badly.
5. l. Divine enjoyed a visit from his
father and two sisters from Holly We'd
nesday and Thursday. They came to
attend the graduating exercises.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Claude Forton, formerly of this place,
to Miss Minnie Casey at ST. Vincent
church in Detroit on Tuesday, June 2S
Owing to the fact that our space is so
much taken up with commencement this
week we were obliged to omit many
articles of interest, including our war
news
Mr. ard Mrs. G.. II. Davis and Miss
Harriette Davis of Saginaw arrived
Tuesday night to spend the rest Of the
week in attendance at the exercises of
the college.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Smith, who lived
Just north of the fire hall, were arrested
Yesterday on the charge of running a
house of ill-repute. The examination is
set for this morning before Judge Dun
ham.
The new firm of Thompson e. Sander
hoff are selling agricultural implements
right along although the shelving for
their hardware stock is not comp eted as
yet, but which they expect will be ready
by the first of the week.
The coroner's jury at St Louis
brought in verdict that Albert Worden,
who was killed at that place last week,
came to his death by shot from gun
in the hands of Sam Brownell. Brow.
nell has been held on the charge of will
full murder.
Ben Lane of Ithaca was in town Tues
day visiting his father. Mr. Lane had
quite serious accident last week where
by he came near losing his right hand
An emery wheel broke in several
pieces some striking the hand and mang.
ling it up considerably.
The price of admission to the Labadie
entertainment has been put at the ex-
tremely low price of 10, % and 30 cents.
The usual price for this high class attrac-
ton is from 90 to 10 cents but the ladies of
the Womans Club thought best to place
the price of admission within the reach
of all, hence the reduction.
Last Monday while Ed. Hannah was
running the planer at Tinker 81 Han
nah's mill, knot flew from the planer
striking him in the right eye. AT first
it was thought the sight would be en-.
tirely destroyed as the outer lining was
broken open, but now everything is
favorable for the recovery. DIR. Bagley
is treating the eye.
The Grand Rapids Herald of last Mon.
day published very interesting letter
from Frank Knox, the Alma College
Roy who went from Michigan with the
Send Regiment, in which he tells about
his being transferred to Troop ID. of
Roosevelt's rough riders. If our space
had not been taken up so much with
news We should have re-
published the letter.