Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-26
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

this week by Messrs. Wood ~ Nought.
Miss Mena Eagleton of Champaign,
H., is visiting her aunt, Mrs 9. +.
Pettyjohn.
Roy Barnes night operator of the
Ann Arbor at Mt. Pleasant, was in
Alma Tuesday.
Matthias Strouse of Ithaca has been
noticed for an increase of pension from
S12 to $14 per month.
Dr. A Il. Bruske delivered an address
before the Montcalm county s. S. asso-
citation in Stanton Tuesday night.
Mrs ID. McFaul, southwest of town,
who has been quite i'll for the past
month, is recovering quite rapidly.
Miss Minnie Fink left on Tuesday for
Chicago where she will remain the
guest of her sister for a short time.
Mrs L Johnson, residing three miles
east of town. who has been quite i'll with
dropsy for some time, is reported as Ie-
covering.
Oscar A. Coleman of Ithaca will re-
ceive ST. instead of $l4 per month pen
sion hereafter as the result of a recent
increase
Mr.. and Mrs j. j. Trott returned from
a few weeks visit with friends and rel
atives i'll Toronto, Can, the latter part
of last week.
Miss May Barkham of Ithaca, who
was guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas DePlanta last week, returned
home on Monday.
Mrs. AL. Hodgskinson, who has been
visiting relatives in New York state for
the past six weeks, was expected to re-
turn home last night.
John Steward has sold his farm south
west of town to Jonas Tansley and in
company with eight others leaves today
for Walla Walla, Wash.
Miss Alice Thettge, who has been suf
fering for the past three weeks with
rheumatism and a complication of
heart and lung trouble, is somewhat
DCAbNl GU viz PANSNtN
The construction gang for the Union
Telephone Co. is pushing the line be-
tween here and Saginaw as rapidly as
possible. The poles between Alma and
St Louis are all in readiness for the wire
The members of the q. A. r. and w
II. Q. will attend the Presbyterian
church in body on Sunday next at the
usual hour of service and Rev w. *. |
Spencer will preach the Memorial ser
mon.
Norman Wheeler, who has been quite |
i'll with appendicitis for the past week,
is recovering somewhat and il is eX-
pected that it viii not be necessary to
perform an operation. DR.. n. f. Nc
Clinton is attending him.
a horse belonging to Peter Story Of
Sumner took fright on Wednesday
while being hitched TO a post in front of
Bakers grocery and ran away. The
buggy was damaged considerably, but no
other serious loss was sustained.
a new cement walk has been built
in front of the residence of f. f. Pollas
ky, l.. A. Sharp and II. A. Delavan on
State-st This makes nearly a solid strip
of cement walk on the west side of
State-st from Mr.. Cohoon's residence to
the union depot.
The eleven year old daughter of Mr..
or n Mrc part Gould fn,V,ar1xv ,f
herd, who has been quite i'll and was re-
ported in the Shepherd paper as dead,
we are pleased to state is convalescing
rapidly and will soon be able to make
her Shepherd friends visit.
VIM. Reed left on Wednesday for
Detroit TO attend the meeting of the
State Millers' association, the National
Shippers association and one or
two other associations of millers that
all meet in the metropolis of Michigan
at the same time. Mr.. Reed is on several
committees.
Hazel Cohoon, the little seven year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs A. Cohoon,
died at the home Of her parents on Sun
day morning of this week with infa.
nation of the brain. She had been suf-
fering ever since some time last winter
when she was i'll with the grippe and it
resulted in her death The funeral was
held in the Presbyt riau church on Mon
day and the remains were laid at rest in
Riverside cemetery.
Walter Geulick of the 31st Mich. Vol.
Unfit, returned 20 Alma last Saturday
night bringing home with him world
of experience attained while stationed
with his regiment in the south and
Cuba. He is in possession of some quite
valuable souvenirs picked up while in
Cuba. While at Knoxville, Tenn. he was
married to a pretty southern lady and