Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-08

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Miss Kate Booth and Master Ernes
Ewing returned from Detroit Monday
evening.
Mrs. w. A. Bahlke went to Detroit
Wednesday to spend few days with
friends there.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Hall returned the
first of the week from their visit il
Charlotte and Eaton Rapids.
A. w. Brooks timer Perry Terre
went to Frankfort Wednesday where he
will engage in the same business.
All persons having claims against the
Alma Mercantile Co. are requested &c
present same for payment without
delay
On another page of the RECORD viii
be found an article in regard to ;. f.
Bennett, formerly of this place, but now
at Richmond, III.
The Woman's Club will meet Monday,
April II. with Mrs Orville Davis Topic
of current events for discussion is the
"Drevfus Case and Zola's Trial.
The various committees appointed
Tues day evening by the new council
may be found in the record of the coun
ell proceedings in another column.
At the meeting of the village council
Tuesday evening it was decided by a
vote of five TO one TO raise the amount o.
the liquor bonds in Alma from $4,000 t.
$4,000.
Mrs Bruske Mrs. Scott and Mrs
Plum attended the meeting of tn
Woman's Miss onary Auxiliary of Sagi
nav Presbytery held in Saginaw Wed
neSday.
At the meeting of the Alma fire de
partment Tuesday evening Chas Fish
beck was chosen for recommendation tC
the village council for the office Of CHIEF
Of the department.
J. w. Chilson and family Of Jennison
this state, have moved to Alma and
located in the Mcnamara house on
Superior ST., lately occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs c. NJ. Scott. They wish to take
roomers.
Over one hundred and sixty teachers
wrote on the teachers examination al
Ithaca last week Thursday and Friday
Fred Fullerton attended the examination
as a member of the County Board Of
Examiners.
Rev. J. A McGreaham of st. Louis
lectured in the Presbyterian church of
Rosebush Wednesday night on "Blun-
ders in Life" Rev. Jas. VI. Dallas, a
student at the college last year is pastor
Of that church.
The Alma fremen have consented t.
give their minstrel show in Ithaca for
the benefit Of the fire department of that
village. The date is April 23rd. 1t is to
be hoped that they will have as full q
house as they had here, as it is well de-
served
The big lamp in Ben Buttons east
show window fell Tuesday evening
breaking a pane Of glass Fortunately
il did not explode and the fire from the
oil that stopped over caused no more
serious damage than TO burn some box6
of garden seeds.
At John Kane's auction sale near FL
well Tuesday $1,000 worth of property
was sold, Of which over 5000 was paid
in cash. Time was given on the rest be
cause of good security. Besides this 500
worth was bid off which was not de
livered TO the purchasers because of then
| inability to give notes with approved
security.
| Prof. Clizbe is having woodsheC
built with stone foundation at the house
he recently purchased. He is also hav
| ing new cistern made and the furnace
repaired Replastering and rs rolls o,
wall paper are among other features
When the repairs are all completed il
will make very comfortable and hand
some residence.
DR. +. S. Pettyjohn returned from
Old Point Comfort, Va, last Saturday
! Mrs. Pettyiohn remaining in Chicago
! this week to visit her brother. The
did not remain long at Point Comfol
but visited several points of Interest
among others, the naval yards at Nor
fork, and saw the Monitor. They wer,
present at the launching of the Ken
lucky and Kearsarge at Newport New
near Norfork In Washington they wer
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark 5. Brewe
and called on President Mckinley bl
special appointment, happening to be a
the White House at the time the Mich
igan delegation called on the presiden
4 TO inform him of his duty regarding tn
Cuban situation. Dr. and Mrs. Petty
john also called on Mrs John A. Loga
and were present in the House of Rep
resentatives last week Tuesday wheI
the republicans rebelled, according TO tn.
newspapers. DIR. Pettyjohn says Their.