Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-03-08
Mrs. JOS. Dunevant is quite i'll

Samuel Gibbs OF Laingsburg visited
f n. Chadwick this week
The Standard Pattern andQesigner
can now be had at f. Il. PollaskSS'
Marcus Pollasky of Detroit pent the
first of the week in Alma with his par.
ents.
Secure your tickets early at Shaerar
d Mulholland's for Under the Gas.
light"
Glover and timothy seed for sale by
the Stockbridge Elevator 90. at the p.
NJ. depot.
A nine and one-half pound girl was
born TO MIR. and Mrs. Geo Hodgskinson
lsst Friday
II. } Vermeulen went to New York
last Monday to purchase his new sprin g
stock of goods
Mr. and Mrs J G. Houghtalings four.
weeks.old baby died last Friday and
was buried Sunday
Mrs. II. Stoddard and daughter
Clarice, OF Stanton visited Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert Stoddard last week
The members of the Alma Dramatic
Club are sparng no pains TO make their
play on March Goth a success.
A. w Wright has purchased quite a
large tract Of land near Lake George
and will convert il into cattle ranch
! Miss Bertha McLaren was taken very
i'll last Tuesday and has been unable "a
attend to her duties in the school this
week
j II Fildew and T Bromley, Jr. of
st. Johns were in Alma Monday to at.
TEND a meeting Of the directors Of the
Union Telephone Co
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
Mrs Mary l.. Phillips of Frankfort
has been in Alma during the past week
during the sickness and death of her
sister, Mrs VIM. Howe
Miss Lillian Harlock has accepted the
position of teacher Of the spring term of
school in the Colburn district. and will
begin her duties on Monday next
Wellington r. Burt of Saginaw and
Geo r Burt Of Toledo were in Alma
Monday 10 attend a meeting OF the
stockholders Of the Alma Sugar Co.
S Messenger is getting material ready
preparatory 20 building a residence ON
the lots, recently purchased, between a.
Halls residence and Z r Grmth's.
A w. Brock returned home Wednes.
cay night from Wisconsin and Mime
sofa where he has been during the winter
i'm the interests Of his Acme Heating
Drum"
The outlook at present is that con-
siderable residence building will be in
progress as soon as weather permits.
We understand that contracts have been
let for over thirty new houses.
The smallpox scare in Nj Pleasant is
ab1ut over. No new cases have been re
ported and those that were quarantined
are convalescinP. The schools. churches
and Normal will resume business again
next week.
Several Of the hydrants about town
have been found 70 be frozen during the
past week, and although these have been
thawcd ont it would be a wise plan in
case Of "A fire to test the hydrant to be
used before attaching hose 10 il.
Mrs VIM Elico:t is Advertising an
auction of stock, farm implements |
household goods, etc on her farm one
mile north and two miles west of New. |
ark Grange hail on Tuesday March 10. |
at one O'Clock p m. j d. Holman viii n
have charge of the sale and all goods
will be sold under the usual terms
A meeting was held i'm the Baptist
church last Monday for the purpose Of
the county Anti Saloon
League, but owing TO the fact that there
were so few present it was decided not
10 attempt the reorganization OF that
lime, bat committee of five was APP
pointed for the purpose Of cauyassing
he county and calling another conven-
ion
Mrs VIM Howe died AZ her home in
Alma last Wednesday night after an i'll.
less If ten days The cause of her death
vas congestion Of the lungs The de
eassd was 50 years Of age and had lived
n Gratiot county for nearly forty years.
The funeral will be held from the Pres
yterian church on Monday at three {
clock. The obituary will be published
ext week
At a meeting of representatives of the a
Methodist United Breth- l
en- and Baptist churches Wednesday C
veuing, it was decided TO invite Rev. a
). w White of Jackson, formerly C
haplain Of the 3lst Michigan Vol to 5