Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-08

lrleDuS III JOWn ldSU lHuTSudy.
Editor Brown, Of Alma, did business
in town Wednesday last.
J. Davis and wife, Of Reed City, are
visiting A. Sturdivant and wife.
NJ. V. Hunt, of Ithaca, spent
Thanksgiving with friends here, re-
turning home Friday.
Mr.. Devereau, representative of
II. Waldron's stock farm near Salem,
did business in town Thursday.
Miss Mile Martin returned Satur-
day, after two weeks visit with
friends at Lowell.
bona Blair is home from Ypsilanti
for few days.
Gene Walker and the Smith boys
are cutting buzz wood on the mill yard
for Mr. Blai?
Delon Fleming Of Alma, has several
men cutting and skidding logs on the
land recently purchased of Mrs.
Fowler.
The timber known for nearly twenty
years as Princes grove is being rap
idly converted into stove wood.
Chas. Smith is the champion bird
hunter of Elm Hall. One day last
week lie killed twenty-s six partridge,
one quail and a rabbit.
T. Clark, who occupies rooms in the
back part of Gills store, came home
somewhat intoxicated Thursday and
tried to burn things up by building "a
fire on the floor and piling things on
it TO see it burn. neighbours were
called in several times 10 put the fire
out Such men as Clark should be
taken care of by the authorities as he
is liable to burn the whole town any
time.
W. Snyder and Mr.. Copp will attend
circuit court this week.
w. Wilcox has completed job Of
Stumping for Dr. Shaffer, on the Trapp
farm. which will be a model farm in d
few years.
Frank BroeSamlee, Of New Haven,
visited friends in town Thursday last.
Mr.. Martin did business in Sumner
one day last week.
A. Ward leaves this week for MillerS-
burg Pressure Isle county, TO take
charge Of a team in the woods for
Woodland and Schnepp.
A. Sturdivant is having considerable
chopping done this fall on his farm
recently purchased Of Mr.. Seymore.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Andrews and
Miss Martin were in Ithaca Monday.
Mr. Andrews was called as witness in
the Clifford personal property suit
pending there.
Frank Shaler and family have re-
turned from East Jordan, where Uncy
spent the summer.
A Mr.. Henelne has taken possession
OF the Stevens farm.
We noted that Dr. Christmas is eX'
pected TO leave Riverdale in the nrar
future. The doctor has built NJ
quite practice and we are sorry tC
hear that he is going away.
A number Of new books have been
added TO our school library.
The current event club INDUCED in
examinations Friday evening. After
the examination Mrs Kellogg treated
all to popcorn and cream candy
Each person was then required Il
write an original jingle the reading o.
which created great deal Of merri
ment. Mr.. Folick and the professor
told Some-well they we're not really
fish stories The pupils departed al
an early hour convinced that exam
were not so bad after ALL
A school law class was organized
Monday.
Dec. Mr.. and Mrs. Kellogg spen
Thanksgiving with friends in Fulton
/, Acklev Ward left for the lumbe
, woods Monday.
Miss Iva Sdlter, OF Alma, spent Sun
dav with her cousin, LOttie Smith
Rev. McComb, of Emerson Is eX
. pected 90 assist in the revival service
i Miss Iva Dingman, Of Fulton, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Kellogg.
v A series OF meetings are being hell
4 at he NJ. T.. church.
: Monday selecting her fall line OF good
We made a mistake in last week
v news in regard TO Mr.. Heneline NOV
!. ing onto the Stevens farm. 1t should
v have read Mr.. Drake.
: l. G.. Conner. A. G.. Markham, HOwar
Moss and Herby McKechnie held
e wood plling bee at the NJ. f. churc
d Monday.
s Miss Dana Blair and Master Floria
is Hoxie. Of Ypsilanti, are spending TN
Is week in town.
IS Lon David has moved into the builc
ing formerly occupied by Mrs. Best
q The high school room mating wa
3 tackled down by A. c. Markham and
Q G. Conner Monday. The mating is
!, great improvement in more respect
I'd than one.
e. No school on Thanksgiving.
er Dana Sbaler and Delbert and Solli
Hindenlang are new pupils.