Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-24


bonnets at Miss Smiths.
Geo. Aldrich of ST. Louis was in Alma
Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Nj. Scallon of Wyman visited Mrs
Bart. Miller the first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Wright left on
Wednesday for Chicago on few days
trip.
Q. f. Petty john & Co. can show you
the latest production Tor your spring
carpet. 4
Miss Maud Petit OF Henllock is the
guest OF her sister, Miss Hattie Petit
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Meyers visited
friends in Grand Rapids and Low ell
over Sunday.
For SALE.-An eight room house,
barn and three or six lots for sale cheap.
Inquire at this Office. II
Mrs. Q. +. Scott left on Monday for
Lansing where she attended the wed.
ding OF niece on Tuesday.
You can find everything in dainty
wash goods, laces, embroideries, ribbons
etc. at F. E. Pollasky's.
II your children's eyes are troubled
take them 10 Scattergood's and have
pair of glasses fitted SO that they can see
well.
The Union Telephone Co. contracted
with Geo. Reed of Nit. Pleasant for
1000 telephone poles the first of the
week.
Mrs. Bart. Miller and Mrs. NJ. Scallon,
accompanied by Mrs Scallon's son, left
on Wednesday morning for few days
trip TO Detroit.
1t is expected that quite number OF
members Of the Knights Of Pythias
lodges of st. Louis aud Ithaca Will at.
tend the Pythian school of instruction
IN Alma tonight.
DR.. and Mrs. E. s. Pettyjohn have re-
turned from their trip to Chicago The
DR.. has recovered his health sufficiently
to resume his duties as medical superin-
tendent at The Alma.
y. Z. Burch of Detroit arrived in Alma
Wednesday and will remain few weeks f.
to be treated by Dr. Pringle Mr. Burch /.
received an injury some time ago and |
has never recovered from the effects
State Superintendent Of Instruction
Jason h. Hammond of Lansing and H. T.
A. Platt of Flint, member of the state
board of instruction, were IN Alma |
Wednesday visiting the college and |
school
Miss O. +. Smith returned from
Cleveland last Saturday night and this /
week has been receiving her stock OF
spring millinery preparatory to getting
ready for her opening on Thursday, FIJI
day and Saturday of next week
Miss Bertha Stevens left OH Monday
for Ann Arbor TO resume her studies in |
voice culture under Prof. Lampson. Mrs /
Stevens expects to leave for Ann Arbor |
some time the fore part of next week
where she will remain until her daugh.
ter has finished her studies.
The ladies of the Presbyterian /
church will hold their Easter bazaar
next Wednesday, March 20 in the store
formerly occupied by b 5 Webb /
Supper will be served from five 10 eight /
o'clock. Everybody come and buy
pretty things for Easter and get a good /
supper.
1t is very plain to be seen that we are
experiencing our December and January
weather III March. The heavy fall of
snow that came the first of the week has /
been taken advantage of by nearly I
everyone The sleighing has been ex
cellent and both old and young have en-.
joyed it as the many sleighride parties
can testify.
Quite party left from this station for /
Yakamo Valley. Wash, on Monday Of /
this week. Among the number were the /
following people Mr.. and Mrs. Guste .
Heron, of Seville; Robert Ralph, Chas.
Strobeck, j. W. Burnham, st. Louis Ed |
Hamp, Seville and Mrs. Z. Quick Sum
ner. We understand that there We're f.
others who joined the party at Elwell .
and Riverdale.
Township Treasurer Schwartz made
his returns TO the county treasurer of
taxes collected this year on Monday last.
The total tax as spread upon the rolls
was $50, SsS. OF this sum 3,040 was
ditch tax, which LETT the total tax ex-
elusive of this sl7,S4S. OF this
amount s677 was returned as uncollected
while $40 Of the ditch tax was returned.
Not a very bad showing for our town
ship treasurer
VIM. Reed. the efficient manager of