Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-04
Circuit court convened Monday.

day
Il. A. Ely was in Ithaca on business
Monday.
Miss Rosa Messenger will not return
to Detroit for short time.
Master George Timby visited his
father in Lansing this week.
Miss Hattie Pringle entertained few
of her friends Monday evening.
Harry Moore is located at present in
the Church block just east of postotfice.
j. l.. Miller went to Riverdale on
business Monday and got snowbound
there.
Hiram w. Hughes of Harrison was a
guest at the home of W. j. Gargett over
Sunday.
Misses Blanche Woodward and Fannie
Hirschkowitz are spending few days i'll
Grand Rapids.
S. l.. Divine returned Monday from IA
short visit with the Bushnell family in
prduu hdplus.
Miss Cora Wheeler of Ithaca spent a
few days with A. W. Beckner and other
friends the last of last week.
Bert Woodward expects to open up
Real Estate office in the near future.
Location not yet decided upon.
Miss O. A. Wilson of Detroit came
Wednesday to act in the capacity of
stewardess at the Wright House.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. b. Kehn visited
friends in Riverdale Monday and were
among others who were storm staid.
The County S. S. Convention will be
held in Ashley March 10 and l6. Several
good speakers from various parts of the
state will be present.
A water pipe over Mr.. Hayt's bazaar
| store broke Monday morning as the re-
suit of freezing and caused considerable
damage to the stock below
1t will be necessary for all those who
have had measles in their homes to have
their houses thoroughly fumigated before
the children can attend school.
The ten year ole girl of VIM. Miller
of st. Louis, formerly Of Alma, was SER
iously injured Friday by jumping on
sleighs. She slipped and fell and bob
ran over her
DR.. G. A. Sweet and f. A. Cline of
Crystal Lake called Oh Alma friends
last Friday on their way home from
Shepherd whittier DR.. Sweet was called
on professional business.
n s. Lagatree of Saginaw, teacher of
banjo, mandolin and guitar, was III
town Monday and organized class. He
will be at Prof Nicoud's Institute every
Monday. Parties wishing to take les.
sons in either are invited to call.
Rev. David M. Cooper, Pastor Emeri-
tus of the Memorial Presbyterian church,
Detroit, and wife spent Sunday in Alma.
DR.. Cooper preached in the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning on "The Proto-
martyr, Stephen. 1t was very able
sermon and much appreciated by the
audience.
Q. +. Brown received notice by tele.
gram Tuesday of his final confirmation
as postmaster and orders to take DOS
session. He took up active duties as
postmaster about four O'Clock that
afternoon. l. Fink, who has been the
efficient clerk for the past two year, will
remain.
Eighty or more applications have been
received for the superintendency of the
Alma schools. The number will pro-
badly exceed one hundred soon. Some
have asked why there were so many
applicants for this one school. 1t is
doubtless because the school has a wide
reputation for excellence, owing largely
to the untiring efforts and competent adj
ministration of Supt r. G. Ely.
The best story by Stephen Crane that
we have seen, not excepting the famous
Red Badge of Courage appears in
this number of McClure's There is also
charming humorous Irish story by
Shan Bullock and an absorbing Install
ment of the Anthony Hope novel. But
none of these, in novel and thrilling in
cidents, surpasses Mr.. Herbert E. Ham.
blen's record in his own real experience
in Firing Locomotive"
While talking on certain theme the
other day, Simon Messenger was heard
to remark, $50 that if you give man
twenty.cents it is really only eight
cents" 1t struck us that this was
rather strange figuring and that the most
OF people would rather have the tables
just turned about and have eight cents
count for twenty. cents. However, we
think Messengers remark is after all
pretty sound doctrine in some respects
and is pretty nearly true picture of the
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