Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-01-26

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III. j. Vermeulen was in Detroit this
week.
w. T. Smith of Stanton was in Alma
Monday.
S. w. Tinker was in Merrill Tuesday
on business.
O. +. Brown was in Lansing Thurs.
day on business
Mrs E. H. Weston returned from
Traverse City Tuesday.
Prosecuting Attorney McCall..of Itha.
ca was in Alma Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Amos Pratt visited re.
latives in Ithaca the first Of the week
Mrs. Amos Bodine visited friends
near Crystal last Friday and Saturday
]. n. Ford was in the southern part
Of the state the first of the week on bus
mess
Mrs l.. j. Striggow left on Wednes-
day for Lowell where she will visit re-
latives and friends for short time.
The supper to have been given by the
w. r. c. ladies on Wednesday of next
week has been postponed to some future
date
The original pension of $500 per
month recently allowed Lafayette Peters
of Elwell was secured through w. W.
Kinch.
O. +. Brown and G., O. Trask were in
Grand Rapids Tuesday attending a
meeting of the independent telephone
companies of the state.
Ladies driving to town on Saturday
February 3. are invited TO inspect the
offices, and leave their horses at the new
feed barn, free of charge.
We have 100 more five-year subscrip-
tons to the Farm Journal which we
present to each new subscriber or those
paying up and one year in advance.
The ladies of the NJ. f. church will
meet at the home of Mrs John w.
Dean on Wednesday afternoon Jan 81.
Supper served from five until eight
o'clock. All are invited.
Township Treasurer Keefer informs us
that between sl3, 900 and $4,000 of the
township taxes have been paid in thus
far The total amount Of the roll
amounts to trifie over sec, 900.
"Who is Who" at Mr. and Mrs A. b.
Scattergood's tonight. II any of our read
ers know the meaning Of the above and
will post few people on what is to
happen they will be amply rewarded
DR.. and Mrs. VIM. Kelly, and little
daughter, left on Monday for Detroit
where they were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. VapDenBergh and incidentally
DR. Kelly attended the meeting of the
grand lodge f. q A. NJ as a delegate
from Alma lodge.
Gold is the standard. Those who use
Gold Leaf" flour say it is the standard
for making bread and pastry. 1t is
made from selected wheat, not a bushel
of low grade wheat being used in its
manufacture. For sale by l.. II. Hayt
or W. Wilson, grocers. -
Mrs. j. +. Harlock, a former well
known resident of this place, was
stricken with paralysis on Saturday last
at her home in Pompei, where she had
been residing for some time, and before
assistance could arrive expired. The
funeral was held on Tuesday.
o. w. Rogers opened up his grocery
store the first Of the week and has been
busy ever since receiving new goods
and placing them on the shelves. Mr..
Rogers will call his place of business
the Farmers Store and make speciality
of the farmers wants in the grocery
line See his ad. on another page.
Who says so: Farm Journal says so,
and if the Farm Journal says 80, it is so.
You must have it 30 march up and pay
for the RECORD year ahead. We have
clubbing arrangement by which we can
send our paper and the Farm Journal
for nearly FIVE years, the balance of 1900
and all of 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904, at
the price of our paper alone. Pay up
and be happy
Mrs. Mary Avery Of Crosswell, Mich.
igan, formerly of this place, and Hugh
Mcintyre, an extensive lumber dealer of
the same place, were married Monday
of last week, at the home Of her son,
Fred Avery of Ithaca. Rev. j. r. Bald
win performed the ceremony at high
noon, and Mr.. and Mrs. Mcintyre left on
the FIVE o'clock train for visit with her
people in Norwich, Canada. The
RECORD entends congratulations.
In regard to the construction of the
Columbus, Marshall & Northeastern rail.
road We copy the following from the
Railway Age, the official railway paper
of the United States: &C. E. Sawyer,
@. E., Marshall, Mich informs Us that
this company expects to build this year
from Marshall to Bay City. 1875 miles.
Tho oon,nany gradad ATTAIN ,,ilac from,