Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-03-23

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Mrs Ii G Downs visited friends IN
/ ST Louis Friday and Saturday.
NJ. T. Smith of Grand Rapids was the
guest of A Hood over Sunday.
Bertha Downs is visiting Miss Thurzy
/ Duryee AZ Arcadia center this week.
Republican caucus tomorrow after
noon AT two O'Clock, in the opera house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Latimer of Shep-
herd were in Alma the first OF the week :
DR. G. w. Pringle has resumed his
practice again after a short rest and va
cation
Mrs Theodore w. Marsh left on Tues.
day for Lansing for short visit with
relatives.
Born, 10 Mr. and Mrs Melvin Oruson
on Thursday OF last week. an eight
pound girl
Do not buy carpet until you have
seen the line of samples at Hayt's De-
partment Store.
f. w Mallory left on Monday for
Spokane Wash, where he expects to
make his future home.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Hall left on Mon.
day for Lake Odessa 70 attend the funer-
al OF Mrs Halls sister.
Mrs f n Coles and daughter Of
Bedding are visiting her daughter. Mrs
Elmer VanWegen, this week
+ HaRenbough has rented the ninety.
acre farm south of town, owned by A.
w Wright. for the coming year.
DR. c. j Sweetland left on Thursday
for Grand Rapids, Mich. and Lexing.
ton, Ky, on a short business trip.
DR.. y. f McClinton reports an eight
and one-half pound girl, born to Mr.
and Mrs D. Jessurun on Wednesday of
this week,
The stockholders OF the Ithaca Mill.
ing Co. have decided TO rebuild the
grist mill recently burned at that place,
work to commence at once
w w. Iverson returned from Lor-
aine, Ohio, Saturday evening and went
to Bay City Monday where he has
position in an iron foundry.
Mr. and Mrs J. Baker of Sumner
township took the train at Alma on
Tuesday for Wichita, Kas., where they
expect TO make their future home
a carload of fresh, neat, new buggies.
suIies and road wagons, by far the lar
gest line and finest styles ever seen in
Alma, just received by J. w. Holmes &
son
The beet growers of Pine River town.
ship viii meet at the town hall in For
est Hill on Wednesday OF next week at
two o'clock for the purpose Of organiz-
ing township association
Have you ever tried the famous A. |.
G high. grade cotfees: If not do not
fail to do so b. w Ellison carries a
full line and guarantees you the best
coffee values you ever received.
AT the last meeting of the board OF
education Prin. w. +. Hanson was
offered the uperintendency of the
schools for the coming year. This we
think will meet with the approval Of
all concerned in the welfare Of our
schools.
Township Treasurer Keefer has made
his returns to the county treasurer, and
out Of total tax levied of s20.064, 3d.
81 - were collected, only s742.77 being
returned. This does not include the dog
tax. A pretty good showing for Mr..
Keefer's first year as treasurer.
The Michigan Trotting and Pacing
Association has bee reorganized with a
twelve.town circuit. The season will
open at Ithaca June ie and close at Up.
silanti September !. The circuit IN.
cludes Detroit, Grand Rapids, Jackson,
Windsor, Highland Park, Saginaw, Bay
City, Ionia, Ithaca, Battle Greek and
Ypsilanti.
A. l.. Fisher has resigned his position
in f. f. Pollasky's shoe store and left
on Tuesday for Chicago where he has
accepted position with wholesale tea
supply house Glen W. Gray Of Grand
Rapids, a man with considerable ex-
perience in the shoe business, has been
secured to ill the position vacated by
Mr. Fisher Mrs Gray is also employed
in the dry goods department at Mr.. Pol
lasky's.
BE careful TO return TO the post office
mail matter not belonging TO you that
YOU may receive through mistake. A
new postal rule that recently went into
effect is, that persons who through care.
lessness or from any other reasons take
mail from the office that belongs to an.
other, and who fail to return the same
are liable to a fine of $500 or one year 8
Imprisonment. This applies to news.
papers thus taken from the post office as
well as other mail matter.