Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-03-15

Alma Tuesday.
Elmer Francis has been on the sick
list this week.
f. w. Davidson of st. Louis was in
Alma Monday evening.
You can get wall paper for almost
nothing at Bivins d Rhodes.
"The Crisis in China" by President
Angel at the college chapel tonight.
Miss Florence Allen left Thursday for
visit with relatives and friends in Pom
tiac.
H. Richards, the manager OF the
Wright House Laundry. spent Sunday
in Saginaw with his family.
Misses Fanny Wilson and Edna Mich
olson of Ithaca spent Sunday in Alma
with Mr.. and Mrs. l. Woodfin.
J. T. Gaffney has rented the VALIDITY
residence recently vacated by j. 9.
Weed and will move his family into il
at once.
Congressman A. b. Darragh and o.
M. Everden Of ST. Louis were in Alma
Tuesday and took the Ann Arbor train
for Lansing
g. N. Sharp, who has been spending
the past few mouths in Alma and st.
Louis, returned on Monday to his home
in Milton, Pa.
On another page will be found an adj
vertisement offering the Detroit Jour
nal, semi weekly. and the ALMA REC
| ORD one year for sl.35
Work on the Lansing, st. Johns q st.
Louis electric road will commence in
the early spring Teams for grading at
this end of the line are now being en-
gagged.
Joseph Ray and p r. Voorhees, went
to Carsouville last Monday. Mr.. Ray
went for the purpose of bidding for a
drain contract while Mr.. Voorhees, ac-
companied him as guardian.
Mrs J f Lathrop left Monday eve
ming for Chicago where she has been
during the week inspecting the spring
and summer styles of millinery and in.
cidentally purchasing her stock of goods
! for the season.
The Designer for April contains some
very valuable hints TO the feminine
mind in search of something rev for
spring and summer les The De.
signer always stands at the head of the
list in this respect
Silas Moody is advertising an auction
sale of farm stock and implements on
his premises in Forest Hill on Thursday
March IS, commencing at ten o'clock a
IN. The usual terms will prevail. G.
+. Chandler, auctioneer, and Henry
! Sandal, clerk
Arrangement are being made for lee
ture in the opera house in the near future
by Rabbi Leo NJ Franklin of Detroit on
The Ethical Relation between Judaism
and Christianity" The lecture will be
given for the benefit of the Hebrew col
lege of Cleveland.
There was a slight error in the RECORD
in stating that Messrs. Stevens 81 Gargett
could not sublet portion of their store
if they wish TO do so. 1t should have
been stated that they could not do so
without the consent of the parties from
whom they obtained their lease.
Rep. Holmes spent Sunday in Alma
Our representative was on the return
trip from the upper peninsula and
stopped over here, going on to Lansing
Monday A very interesting description
of that country has been furnished us
by him for the benefit of our readers.
Joseph NJ Howe has bills out stating
that he will have an auction sale of
stock and farm property on his farm
one half mile east and two miles north
of Riverdale on Wednesday, March 90
commencing at ten o'clock a. N. The
usual terms with FIVE per cent. dis.
count for cash. The big Auctioneer, I"
G. +. Chandler, will conduct the sale
In view of the fact that there was on
| ly one ticket TO be voted upon at the vii
lage election last Monday there was not
much interest taken or many votes cast
only 106 ballets being tailed up when
the polls closed at night. The following
named gentlemen constitute the newly
elected village officers President, w. A.
Bahlke clerk, w w. Kinch treasurer,
c. h, Wilson; assessor, V, M Wilson,
trustees, Charles Fishbeck. l.. II Hayt,
@. O. Thompson.
j. +. Howe arrived in Alma from
Fernia, British Columbia, last Sunday
morning, having travelled over 5000
miles since the Wednesday previous
He arrived in Owosso Saturday too late
to catch the Ann Arbor train for h ere
and so pluckly set out on foot for Alma
and walked as far as Ashley, catching a
freight at that place and arriving here
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