Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-18

Try Earl Clark for first class shave
or hair cut.
Don't forget Harold Jarvis at the
opera house. Feb 9. 1901
Miss Minnie McCarty returned to her
home in Bay City Tuesday
A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. lack
Simmons last Friday morning.
| Nathan Boyer. who has been quite i'll,
is reported as improving slowly.
Furnished rooms to rent. reasonable
Modern conveniences Apply at this
office. ll4O-tf
O. f Chandler the big Auctioneer."
Of Butternut has been in Alma several
days this week.
| J. f Fatty left Wednesday morning
for Marine City where he has a position
IN a sugar factory.
On Tuesday morning Of this week a
twelve pound girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs O. O. Thompson.
DIR. Ct. w Pringle was called 10 STAN
ton Tuesday TO attend Mrs. A. O. Mid
daugh who is quite i'll.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Wood announce
an eight pound girl which came to their
home on Thursday of last week.
Charles II. Robbins was in this city
Wednesday representing the Celery
King people of Rochester, N Y.
Mrs. Henry @ Hall of Hudson, grand
chief of the Rathbone Sisters, will visit
Mrs. A. b. Scattergood over Sunday.
w. n. Wright left Tuesday for Lam
sing and Chicago. from where he ex-
poets TO go to his home in Sparta, Wis.
w A Bahlke is hustling the material
he expects TO rush it as soon as the
weather permits.
b G.. Snyder has leased the VIM Lati'
mer farm near st Johns and the first OF
the week, accompanied by his family
left for his new home
Under the auspices of the music de-
partment of the college, a fine concert
is to be given the latter part of Febru-
airy. The names of the artists will be
given next week.
JAS q Chase has purchased the lots
on Water street adjoining Henry Bias
sett property and is getting the materia
y on the ground preparatory TO building {
y residence thereon
y Mrs f. l.. Osborn, who has been visit
2 ing her parents in Alma for short time
y was called home TO Marshall last Satur
y day by a telegram stating that Nh
& Osborn was quite ILL.,
z The supper given by the ladies of tn,
3 Presbyterian church III the new churci
Z parlors last Saturday night, was largel,
y attended and proved a success both so
cially and financially.
o We were shown some very fine car
s nations this week, grown by VIM
Z Thomas, our popular florist and greer
, house man. Mr. Thomas makes {
( speciality of this kind of work and il
? certainly meeting with good success.
s Last Saturday night a sleighing party
& consisting of Mr. and Mrs S Messin
z ger, Mr. and Mrs O.. S Ward, Mr. and
5 Mrs. j. @. Bright, Mr. and Mrs r w
( Hooper, Mr. and Mrs Bert Woodward
{ Mr.. and Mrs A }. Hall and Mr. and
s Mrs. O. f. Brown, drove TO Riverdale
s and were served an oyster supper at the
z Hotel Strong A very enjoyable time it
. reported by those participating.
Seth r White was arrested Monday
by Under sheriff Button, charged with
Z stealing a brass faucet used by +. O.
! Kernen in filling oil tanks IL seems he
took the faucet TO NJ Montigel and
sold it for old brass and Mr.. Kernen dis.
J., covered the same at that place and
proved his property. White was taken
a before Justice Chadwick where he
pleaded guilty and was sentenced TO
thirty days in the county Jail.
On Wednesday w S. Bogart, record
keeper of Alma Tent, No. 1854, X O. T.
M, received check for 81 900 from the
Great Camp Of the Maccabees TO be paid
TO the beneficiaries of A. ID. Hitchcock
who died few weeks ago in South
] Haven. Mr.. Hitchcock became a mem
S Der of this tent when he resided here a
few years ago and retained his mem
3 bership after leaving The Maccabees
are TO be commended for the promptness
3 with which they pay their claims.
On Saturday Of last week the remains
, OF Ernest Depew were brought to Alma
! for interment. The deceased was for
mer Alma boy, but was living with his
father in Niagara Falls at the time of
his death, which was caused by pneu-
monia. He was 25 years of age, and a
, young man well liked by all who knew
him. His father of Niagara Falls.
mother and sister of Flint, and sister of
Schwartz Creek, were here in attend.
ance at the burial Short funeral ser.