Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-20
ZONE AND OIcISITY.

Smoke 1.-The Alma.
Mrs. G. f. Mahan returned to Elk
Rapids Monday.
See those beautiful trimmed hats at
Miss O. f Smiths.
Wall paper and window shades at
Bivins q Rhodes.
J. @. Bright has moved into rooms in
the Church block
Geo Young is building a two-story
addition to his house.
If your gasoline stove needs repairing
don't forget A. w. Brock,
Harry Moore is helping III Dingman' S
furnishing department at present.
j. Ii. Lancashire was called to Detroit
Tuesday by some business matters.
Conrad Westenhaver of Fulton is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. j. B. Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weston spent Sunday
with Mrs. Weston's relatives in Elsie.
The Woman's Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. j. S. Caple next Monday,
Chas Fink of Lansing spent Sunday
with his son George returning to the
capitol Monday.
II. +. p. Schneider of Detroit visited
j. A. Stuttz and other Alma friends the
first of the week.
Miss Lena Schwartz left for Traverse
City last Monday where she will visit
Miss Lottie Bahlke
l.. II. Hayt enjoyed a visit from his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. A.
Hayt of Henderson, on Thursday and
Friday of last week.
Louis Brooke, class of SO, Alma college,
who has been at Princeton University the
last two years, was in town a few days
this week calling on friends.
Al Hodgskinson has been moving the
building occupied by q. A. Gray and
owned by w. A. Bahlke to the vacant
lot just south of b. w. Ellisons store.
Chas. Fishbeck and Carts Brown at.
tended the State Firemens Association
convention III Manistee, Wednesday and
Thursday Of this week, as delegates from
the Alma Fire Department.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Meyers went &c
Lowell Saturday to visit Mrs. Meyers
parents, her father being quite i'll. Mr.
Meyers returned Monday, but his wife
remained with her people during the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. w. l.. Altenburg have
been visiting OF the home of his mother
Mrs. w. W. Altenburg this week. They
expect to go to st. Charles next week
where Mr.. Altenburg will engage in the
jewelry business.
DR.. Scott and Geo. Reed of Ithaca
were in Alma the first of the week tc
get basket of pheasant eggs shipped
them by express to Alma. They expect
to set the eggs and increase their flock
until they can fill the forest with this
popular game.
Mrs. A. Brown of Doris, Kan, ar
rived last Monday for a short visit will
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Decker
Mrs. Brown had not seen her father OF
mother for twenty-three years. She in
tends remaining as long as her mother
illness continues.
Last Friday the fire department wa
called out by fire catching in the roof o.
the building, occupied by McCarty'
music store, caused by defectiv,
chimney which was burning out. The
firemen responded promptly to the alarm
but had to turn very little water on tn,
building, and no damage was done.
j. NJ. Nichols returned Monday from
Hudson where he attended his mother
funeral All the children, nine sons anC
one daughter, were present, this being
only the second time in the history Of
the family that the ten children were al
at home The first time was twenty
five years ago at the marriage of tn,
sister. AT the time of the golden wed
ding of the parents nine years since, al
of the family but one were present L
help celebrate The father is still livinl
and is hale and hearty though he ha
lived five years beyond the fourscor
mark. He will probably remain il
Hudson for a time as his daughter, Mrs
ID. u, Palmer, resides there, aud then h
will visit his sons in different parts o
| the country.