Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-05-17


w. W. Sigsby who has been acting as
assistant agent at the A. A. depot In Mt.
Pleasant, is home for few days.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. A Holmes commenced
housekeeping this week in the j. l..
Miller house on Woodworth-aye.
Mrs. u. d. Green and daughter,
Maude, of Springport, visited friends IN
tins vicinity the latter part Of last week
Mrs. NJ. Dennison of Battle Greek,
who has been visiting her daughter for
the past two weeks returned home Tues
day
The telephone exchange was trans
ferred on Wednesday from the opera
house block to Bivins * Rhodes store IN
the Pollasky block
AT the annual session Of the Rathbone
Sisters, held III Battle Greek last week.
Mrs. lydia NJ. Peet of Ithaca was
elected Grand Chief.
Mrs. Marie Wheeler of Grand Ledge,
who had been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ G. Lewis, for few days
returned home Tuesday.
b r. Lane. formerly of Alma but
who Il now associated with the Howell
Incaudescent Lighting Co., was IN town
the latter part Of last week
otto f Lau, Little Dick has open
ed sample rooms in the place formerly
known as Pearls Place New furni-
ture and fixtures have been added.
Geo Bahlke has the contract to build
a summer residence near Port Huron,
for Detroit gentleman. He left Mon.
day morning TO commence work on the
same.
very important directors meeting
of the Union Telephone 90. was held at
their office in Alma Monday night. The
business transacted will be made public
next week.
Mrs. Nettie Tompkins returned to her
home i'll Ionia, Monday, after having
/ "a
Harry Milliken who resides few miles
south of town.
Among the list of Michigan postofiice'
included in the latest list OF salary re-
adjustments, we notice that Ithaca anC
Carson City have each been reduced
800 and Alma increased 800.
1 Mrs. +. II. Hill who went to Wayne
Yin. Y. 70 attend the funeral Of he
3 father. who died April Goth, and since
that time, has been visiting friend
= there, is expecte bone today.
j. f. Collins, representative OF TIT
Michigan Mercantile Agency, was ii
{ town last Friday looking after some col
? lections for that company. We under
stand several suits were begun.
+. \. Rockafellow and wife of Carso
}. City, visited the family of w. w Ferri
at the Hotel Arcadia Monday night. MI
Rockafellow attended a directors meet
ing of the Union Telephone Co
% Mrs. &. w. Booth, who has been visit
ing relatives in Charlotte for the pa'
few days, has joined her husband hei
=. and they will commence house-keepin
as soon as they can secure residence.
+. Ii Doan of Forest Hill, who W;
IA severely burned few weeks ago, WI
in town Monday He is getting alOr
h. nicely and will save the sight Of his g!
which for a time was thought to ha'
- been destroyed.
h. Prof O. w. Warrington will not mo
his college TO st. Johns as reporte
40 Builders estimate that the 5000 ask
by him and subscribed by the citizens
ST Johns would not be sufficient to ere
IN. such buildings as he desired. For q
reason the deal was declared of.
While a company of ladies were ce
TO brating with fire works Monday EVEN
ct cannon cracker went too near A.
IN Conklin, causing slight scorch an,
en-. bad scare. Lookout for the ladies
Conklin when they handle fire arms,
on yuu 0"'4 ne'ei '0ii "'''0' wy '-'
A shoot.
Henry Johns charged with the larc,
of span Of horses, as reported
, 0" week, was brought before Justice Ch
90. wick on Tuesday. He pied guilty
Iold was sentenced to 80 days ir the bet
Inc " ork house where he was taken
, ar ~ Deputy Sheriff 3. &. Button the 81
evening.