Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-05-10
}. NJ MONTlGEL, Founder and Machinist.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

D. G. Barber was in Belding owe
Sunday.
Richard Noach Is building an addition
to his residence on Pine.st.
An excellent job of grading has beer
done about A. w Wright's office
l.. A. Sharp has done a fine Job OF
grading about his residence on State 81
Geo. Delevan has the material on the
ground for new residence on Wood
worthave.
F. f. Pollasky is paying the top prices
for wool No higher prices are being
paid in the state.
DR.. w. Kelly has new barn nearly
completed upon the lot recently pur-
chased on Safest.
A new cement walk has been laid in
front of the residence occupied by II.
E. Meyers, on State.st
Pastor \ T. Hafer of the Alma Bar.
fist church has been invited to deliver
the Memorial address May Both, at
Ithaca.
The family of NJ f. Walker have
moved back to Howell Mr. Walker
will remain and continue in the bean
business
A. McMullen and son of North Adams.
Nigh, visited his brother, Lester Nc
Mullen and niece, Mrs. James Howe. the
. first of the week.
Waldo Bogart, left Monday for Three
Rivers TO attend the annual session of
the Grand Encampment O. O. f. as
delegate from Alma Encampment
The trees have put on their sombre
appearance, the fountain is in activity.
lawn furniture has been placed and all
j. in readiness for recreation in the park
The stave and heading mill at Carson
City, operated by the Sutherland Innes
Co., of Chatham, Ont, burned on Mon.
day night. The loss is S 900 with no
insurance.
Jas. q. Kress of Ithaca, was in Bay
City on Tuesday Of this week and was
admitted to practice in the u nited
States Circuit Court for the eastern
District of Michigan.
The case of the People VS.. John ,
Macumber came up for hearing before
Justice E. n. Chadwick last Saturday {
He was bound over TO the Circuit Oonrt
and in default of bail, was taken to the
county Jail.
DR.. II. b. Nichols and wife of Pull Z
they, n. Y, were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
@. F. Brown over Sunday. They left
for home Monday afternoon sccompani.
ed by Mrs. NJ Gray, who will spend a !
few weeks visiting relatives in that :
state.
The annual reunion of the Sixth Mich. |
igan cavalry will be held at Ionia Julv /
4th, instead Of June 18th, as previously $
announced. This change is due TO the /
fact that the Michigan department. G. =
A. r., will be held at Flint on the latter J.
date. July 4th, is the anniversary of o
the battle OF Monterey Gap in which Ii
The regiment participated There will
be reduced fares on all railroads fbat Ii
day. Ii
The meetings under Chaplain White Ii
,losed Monday evening. The churches n
have been quickened to higher life and t.
many give evidence of conversion. The p
Chaplain goes from here to Belvidere u
H., where he begins services this week 81
lie has recently been honored with the =,
legree of Doctor of Divinity by Gale m
)ollege, a Presbyterian institution NJ cr
Wisconsin. Those who heard his strong th
of truth in Alma will saw fl
lie is worthy the honor Ill
The opinion prevails among the grain q.
levator men and farmers in the wheat II,
ection Of the state that very small nj
rop OF winter wheat will be harvested th
his year. The wheat belt of Michigan ar
Gems to be loosing ground, and this ia Of
nore evident this year than in the mast W.
nd this spring hundreds of acres cal. al
ulated for wheat has been turned over ~
D sugar beets and other crops wbilo n
ouch of the land is also being converted N
ITO pasture and used for grazing pur. W.