Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-25
Opera house, Feb. 6-Harold Jarvis.

tn1s Wtek.
f. H Hathaway was in Saginaw
Wednesday.
O. f Brown was in Chicago the first
of the week on business.
f. n. Chadwick has been quite sick
with the grip this week.
Girl wanted to do general house work.
Enquire at this office.
Miss Lena Fink visited friends in
st Louis Wednesday.
o. A Brink Of Lakeview was in Alma
the first OF the week on business.
+ DsYoung of Elk Rapids has been
spending the week with relatives
A. l. Wagstaff of Coffeyyille, Kas.,
is in town for few days on business.
VIM. Carr of Saginaw spent Sunday
in Alma with his niece, Mrs. Il. 7 Bang
hart.
L. H. Wilson of Detroit, district de-
putty of the Maccabees, is in Alma this
week.
Mrs. J NJ Fitch Of Durand visited re-
latives in Alma the latter part of last
week and over Sunday.
Miss Sara Mcnamara left on Monday
for two weeks vacation trip 10 Ann
Arbor, Toledo and Flint.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Outwater of Pat
terson. n. J., visited Mr. and Mrs. An
drew Shaw the first of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. benjamin Miller of
Grand Rapids visited relatives and
friends in town the first of the week.
District Deputy Hoifmaster of the
/ Modern Woodmen has been meeting
with good success during his stay in
Alma A class of fifteen candidates will
be initiated next Tuesday night
Burdett Wright and Miss Anna
Wheeler were married in Alma at th"
brides parents on Wednesday of last
week by Justice Durham in the presence
If number of invited friends and re
latves.
Last Saturday the Lady Maccabees OF
Elwell installed their new officers L.
freshments were served, and the r,tir-
ing commander was presented with a
parlor lamp and the record aud finance
keepers each with china cake plate.
Job T. Sleight has purchased the Thos.
Gobel farm adjoining where he resides.
This will make Mr. Sleight one quar-
ter section Of as good farming land a.
there is in Gratiot county. He intends
m make dairy farm out of 1t and has
also purchased the Harvey Davis milk
route
The state board Of health has ap
proved Of the bill TO be introduced into
the Legislature TO provide for a ststf
hospital for consumptives. and another
TO provide for the testing Of all mich
cows supplying milk for sale and use in
cities and villages. Both of these meas
ures are are of concern to the general
public,
Seventeen members of Fitz James
Lodge, No o. h Of p, went TO ST
Louis last Wednesday night and assisted
the st Louis lodge in exemplifying the
work Of the order on five candidates, all
members of the North Bros Come.
dians After the work an excellent
banquet was served and Judging from
the fact that they did not return home
until six o'clock in the morning we
think the Alma members were highly
entertained.
Michigan has grown from 1852 pop.
ulation in 1910 and PIP 90 in 1910, to
?, 420'9S2 in 1900 The increase in the
past ten years, however, is less than in
any ten years since $50. being 321 0q3
since 1890, as against 4j6 9j2 from 1850
TO 1890, 452 SIS from 1870 to 1850. 434..
GAG from $50 to 1870, and Boil, 45g from
1850 TO 1860 Michigan now has pop
ulation Of - , to the square mile.
The complimentary social gathering
in the opera house last Monday night, !
given by the employees of the sugar fac (
tory, was complete success in every
detail a large portion of our business |
men and young folks were present and |
enjoyed a pleasant social event Much /
credit is due the committee on arrange. /
ments for the completeness Of the affair,
as there was nothing left undone that
would add to the pleasures Of the even.
ing
The complete novel in this months
Now Lippincott Magazine is by the
author of with Sword and Crucidx."
Edward S Van Zue II is a story Of
good humor based on the caging OF a
literary lion The lion "roars you as
any sucking dove because ne is really
a modest gentleman who wears only the
lions skin lie is forced into the most
laughable complications by mistaken
identity, and the Mrs. Leo Hunters are
presented as in a screaming farce. For
an hours amusement nothiup battpr