Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-02-01

Mrs. j. II. Lancashire went to Sagi.
nav Thursday.
A. j. Hall returned from Glendale, N.
D.. Tuesday night. Mrs Oaple will re-
main for a short time.
The date of the opening OF the Febru-
airy term of the circuit court has been
adjourned TO February Is.
A letter from f. w. McCabe locates
HIM in Lansing where he has position
with the Lansing Sugar Co.
Guy Harpham resigned his position
at the sanitarium the first of the week
and on Monday left for Bay Mills.
l.. A. Ely left on Monday for New
Orleans. La, and Galveston, Tex, on
business for the house he represents.
The Harold Jarvis entertainment, bill
ed for the opera house next Wednesday
night, has been postponed to later
date.
] II. Fildew of st. Johns, treasurer
o. the Michigan Independent Telephone
Association, was in Alma Tuesday OH
business
Messenger * Co, purchased 5000
bankrupt stock Of clothing in Bay CITY
last week and they are closing the same
ont at big bargains
Geo. Ellis and Miss Kate Calvin were
married by Justice Chadwicl, last Thurs
day night at his residence. The RECORD
extends congratulations
The pastor and several members Of the
Baptist church enjoyed sleighride t,
the home Of r H. Knapp, near Ithaca,
Last Tuesday night where a very pleas
ant social evening was spent
Some of the Breckenridge merchants
have become 50 enthused with the sugar
beet growing business that they are
planning TO grow beets from % acres
| down They Will hire All the work done
and prove sharp competitors with the
! farmers for help.
j. ii VanArdsdale Of Marion, a former
Nina resident, was in town Wednesday
| Marion Is only short distance from
Temple. the place where the alleged
smallpox patient came from, and he
states that the chickenpox is raging
there and in his opinion this is a case of
the same disease
But one American girl has ever mar
RED king, and she, a New England
woman. now widow, is living in a
royal palace in the country Of her adop-
tion, almost lost sight Of by her Amer.
can sisters and friends The romance
Of this fascinating, gifted American girl
who won the hand and heart of king
one OF the prettiest of love stories-will
he Que of the features of the March
Ladies Home journal.
The midwinter fiction number Of the
Century February contains the prize
story in the Century's third annual col
lege competition. IL is a romantic tale
| VI +'AR''uVhAo Nh4Atu Au NiliA- w VI III
Wooing, and the author is Adeline Nj
Jenney. b. A of the University of Wis.
consin. In "All Third Hand" an inter.
esting psychological question is treated
by Mr.. Howells with the deftness OF
touch that is a distinguishing trail of his
literary style
Representative Holmes has introduced
ID bill in the house which will revolu-
tionize the kindergarten work in Mich.
gan's schools. At present the kinder
garten teachers cannot be paid out of
the school district funds. His bill will
bring them within the same scope as
all other teachers, enabling school dis
trict DO rds 20 pay them from public
funds. The bill vii require that kinder
garten teachers must be provided with
certificates as teachers either as gradu-
ates of some school that has the indorse-
ment of the superintendent of public in
structioD, or as possessed of a teachers
certificate or diploma from some reput-
able college Of the state or from some
high school that has four years course
A party of gentlemen, consisting of
A. s. West, q. Schray Of Dewitt, II F.
Gum of Holt, r. Herbinson Of Bath,
Hiram Xix, B. Lille of Williamson,
+ Ii Hume of Lansing, W. Il. Caund.
rell of Charlotte and Paul Darling Of
Arland arrived in Alma Wednesday
and remained over Thursday for the pur.
pose of inspecting the sugar factory.
These gentlemen are some of the repre-.
sentative farmers in the different locali-
ties where they reside and are on tour
for the purpose Of investigating the sug.
ar beet culture with view of growing |
beets themselves for the prospective Lam
sing factory They.were shown every |
courtesy while here and undoubtedly |
gained much information that will be Of |
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