Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-04-26

tne week.
Rev. III e. Butler went to Bancroft
Wednesday.
Rep. Holmes was home from Lansing
over Sunday
L. DeYoung of Crystal was in Alma
the first of the week
Sheep Dip in bulk at one-half price at
Sharrar & Mulholland's.
Special line of ladies' trimmed hats
for 81 80 at Mrs. Lathrops.
Ii you enjoy good smoke, try home
made cigar, the Geo. Nc"
Rep. o. III. Laflamboy of McBrides was
in Alma the first of the eek.
Get your barber work done at, Earl
Olark's shop opposite postoffice.
Mrs. ID. l.. Sharrar of Ithaca visited
her son, Geo. Sharrar, Wednesday.
+. M. Greenough of Vassar was in
Alma the first of the week on business.
DIR. N. f. McClinton was called to
Holly Thursday on professional bust
ness.
Miss Amy Wagner of Thum Lake
visited her aunt, Mrs. ]. b. Parker, last
week.
.. b. Ingersoll, who has been quite
| i'll for the past week, is slowly conval-
escing
Ohildren's matinee at the opera house
sure to please the little ones. Admission
only ten cents.
Mrs. II. G.. Price has been appointed
one of the deputies for the Great Hive
l.. o. T. NJ her district covering Graf
lot and Isabella counties.
NJ l.. Durham of Grand Rapids, ac-
companied by his son, visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Durham
over Sunday and the first of the week.
Rev. and Mrs. A. b. Bowman, Mes.
danes O. l.. Wood, Purvis, Cruson and
Allen attended a meeting Of the U. b.
Missionary Society in Perrinton the
first of the week.
1t is rumored that the Hotel Imperial
in Ithaca will be closed after May l..
Fisher q Teed, the present lessees, claim
that there is not sufficient patronage TO
support the house.
w. j. Benedict and wife, of Shepherd,
were calling on Alma friends Sunday
They left Monday morning for the state
of Oregon where they expect to make
their future home.
John Tally is building a residence on
Woodward ave-, just south of the river
bridge we understand that the origi-
nal plans as made by the architect have
been modified somewhat
A five.foot vein of coal was discov-
cred on farm four miles from st. Johns
last week while drilling for water.
There is talk of organizing a company
for the purpose of developing a mine.
The Gratiot County News is soon to
be printed upon new cylinder press
and considerable type, and other mater
ial are TO be added to the equipment Of
the office. We congratulate Bro. Tucker.
Harry Stanley of Cadillac is employed
on the RECORD force as pressman. Mr..
Stanley is an experienced pressman and
the high standard of work turned out
from this office will be guaranteed
thereby
A. b. Scattergood has purchased the
DR.. VIM Kelly residence on Wood
worth-ave. DR.. Kelly has purchased
the lot south of the Baptist church and
will commence building fine residence
thereon at once. In the meantime he
expects to occupy the Halves house on
Superior,st.
We are in receipt of a small pamphlet
describing the business of the Uncle
Sam Mining and Milling Co" of Oregon
in which we notice the names of Samuel
! Brewbaker as president and Geo. II.
! Yerington as secretary. Both of these
anu
are well known here.
Deputy Sheriff Button went to Elm
Hall last Monday and arrested a young
man by the name of j. Macomber
charged with attempted rape on the
twelve.yearold daughter of Alonzo
Ravens. lie was taken to the county
Jail where he will remain until May 3,
when he will be brought before Justice
Chadwick for ex animation.
Mr.. Seldom and several members of
Seldon's Stock Co., who are playing in
the opera house this week, belong to the
order of knights of Pythias, and the
members of Fitz James Lodge were ex-
tended an invitation to attend the thea
ter Tuesday night. The invitation was
accepted and the Knights attended in a
body. The lodge will have two initia-
tions IL night and the session will be