Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-05-24

F. Montigel went 70 Big Rapids
Wednesday on business connected with
SchwLrtz Furnace Co.
Cement walks have been laid in front
OF the residences Of Emery Fisher and
f. j. Cooper on Woodworth-av
@. Q Trask was in Owosso and ST.
Johns the first OF the week on business
connected with the Telephone Co.
L. II Hayt's mill end sale is now on
and the nineteen salespeople are kept
busy attending TO the wants of their pa
irons
The family of a b. Scattergood are
now nicely settled in their new home on
Woodwork. ave recently purchased of
DR. Kelly.
The band received a call to play in
North Star Decoration Day, but could
not accept on account of filling the home
engagement
A large number Of new phaetOns and
carriages, also many fine sets of harness
have recently been installed in the
Wright House livery
MIR and Mrs Geo Moore Of St Louis,
visited the family of Geo Sharrer Sun.
day. Mr. Moore will fill the position
OF cashier of the new Alma state bank.
The old house on the east side of State
H. 1 ~ 4
describing IFS former appearance and
will soon shine forth as quite a modern
residence.
John Showers. who has been driving
wagon for The Creamery Co, for some
time past, left for Lakeview on Mon
day to take charge OF the creamery at
that place
Mr. and Mrs Wm Thomas left for
Eaton Rapids, Tuesday, 10 visit friends
aud attend the wedding Of MIR. Thomas
nephew, Oliver II. Thomas of Little
Rock. Ark
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoagland, who
visited the family of j. W Glass last
week, left for Battle Greek on Monday
70 visit friends before returning to their
home in New York State.
Mrs. L Baker OF Pasaic. y !. who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. A
Shaw. left for home Wednesday morn.
ing accompanied by her granddaughter,
Miss Flora Baker of Shepherd.
The Union Telephone Co. has com
pleted the work Of transferring the wires
to the new so foot, poles, and have re-
moved the old poles through the bust
ness portion Of the town An excellent
improvement.
The Otsego Union is a seven column
Quarto published by Geo. r. Brown and
Is now all printed at home. Last week :
edition was printed on book paper made
by the Barden Paper Company Of Otse-
60 and was beauty.
New phones recently added to the
Alma circuit, are II 7. Becker, Chas
Gage, Miss Fannie Smith, G. NJ Hutch
inson, q. 5 Young b. O. Button, a J
Oonklins feed barn, Masonic hall, G. l.
Chadwick, and b. Tucker.
William Pierce, an employee of Ear
Clark for sometime past, has leased A
+ Pratt's barber shop and will tax,
possession June lst He an experienced
g man in the business and will withou
doubt receive his share of patronage.
The lecture by Rev J. VI Fulton o
] Grand Rapids, on the Passion Play a
: Oberammergau, given at the Presby
, terrain church last Friday evening, un
. der the auspices of the y w. {. A, wa
well attended and much enjoyed by al
present
I Following are the arrivals at the san
D, itarium for the past week: Mrs. y. II
70 Blass. Chicago; j. b CASTOR, Orippl
!, Creek, Col James Grocer, Menomine
Henry Wright, Harbor Springs Mrs. +
VI. Wilkerson, indianapolis, Ind. Mrs
o. J. Mumford and daughter, Detroit
and j Sunderland, Oakland, Gal.
!, Everybody throughout the village, i
Z fact in the county, who have fruit tree
b. should make determined effort to dc
j. stroy the worms and their nests, whic
bid fair 10 be a. numerous as they wer
. last year. Don't neglect it, Burnin
e of nests as soon as discovered is, in al
i probability, the only way in which thes
can be exterminated. They should b
kept down. If left alone they not onl
9 injure the fruit trees, but destroy tn
: beauty Of shade trees and all shrubber
in which they build their nests