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

The Hotel Arcadia now runs q bus TO
all trains, a convenience which the pat
rons of the hotel will greatly appreciate.
The 30th regiment has arrived in San
Francisco from the Philippines. and we
may expect our soldier boys home at any
time.
Mrs VIM. Ellicott has decided to
move back TO Alma. j II her son, has
been moving their household goods this
week.
Rev A l.. Toner has resigned the
passionate Of the Presbyterian church in
Ithaca and accepted a call to Three
Rivers.
Charles Morden is getting material up
on the ground preparing to build new
residence in the spring on his property on
Water st
A. Smith, who has been working for
Chas Morden for the past few months,
has gone to Ithaca where he has posi-
tion in harness shop.
The Berry VS.. Pritchard case came up
before Justice Chadwick again last
Tuesday, but was once more continued,
this time until the 26th.
Clyde Booth of Eaton Rapids is in the
employ +. f. Pollasky in the shoe de-
partment Mr. Booth comes highly re-
commended as an experienced shoeman.
Joel eager Of st Louis has been APP
pointed game warden for Gratiot
county by State Warden Morse. The
appointment Is good one.
Little Harry Plank, while playing
with some comrades az Z. G. Latimer's
last Saturday, had the misfortune 10
break his arm DR.. Suydam was called
and reduced the fracture
ID l.. Sharrar, administrators, VS. L. g.
Cohoon case has been decided in favor
Of the plaintiff, and w A. Bablke at
torney for the defendant, has appealed
the case to the supreme court.
About fifty members of the Epworth
League of the NJ NJ. church planned
surprise party for Mr.. and Mrs Thum
at their residence last Tuesday night A
very enjoyable evening was spent by all.
Joseph Hard, resident of Pine River,
died at his home there last Thurs
day of pneumonia aged 60 years.
The funeral was held Sunday aud the
remains were taken to Stanton Monday
for burial
Those interested in the temperance
cause shopld remember the convention
in Itha:a next Tuesday. Those who
wish prohibition in Gratiot county
should attend and present their ideas on
the subject at that time,
G. II. Marquette has sold his wood and
coal business to the st ock bridge Eleva-
tor Go This new firm in Alma evidently
intends TO do business. Mr. Marquette
ka .lx- IN, h,g
working for the new firm.
The executive committee of the Union
Telephone 90. met in Alma Tuesday
and completed arrangements whereby
the National Telephone Co. property
was purchased by the Union company.
The consideration was 5000.
Charles CLARK was arrested last Satur-
day at the instance of =. X. Voorhees,
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses Clark was taken before Justice
Chadwick Monday, waived examination
and was bound over TO circuit court
X. f. Petit, who has been employed
in w. A. Bahlke's law Office for some
time, has formed a law partnership with
b. l. Sawyer of Ithaca. Mr. Petit has
made many friends here by his quiet
unassuming manner, and all wish him
success.
Harry Hlnkle, the sixteen year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs Rhinaldo Hinkle, was
taken with bleeding at the nose aud
mouth about two weeks ago and it finally
terminated in his death on Sunday
Funeral was held at the house four miles
southwest of here Wednesday.
II there is another state in the Union
that can show more different kinds Of
weather in one week than Michigan, we
would like to hear Of it, but not go
there. We think we have had the
whole change rung up on US two or
three times day during the past week.
w. A. Bahlke has let the contract for
his new block, work to commence as
soon as the weather permits. The
building will be two stories high, two
rooms below and Offices above. finished
in brick and stone. Geo. Bahlke of
Alma gets the carpenter work, j w.
Burnham Of st. Louis the mason work
and Tinker x Hannah of Alma the
wood work.
The Alma dramatic club, consisting
of twenty-five of Alma's young people,
after studying several plays, have de-
cided 70 put on before the public Under
the Gaslight" on Wednesday next. This
is one of the best melo-drsmas depicting
life The proceeds are TO donated to the
Alma fire department with which they
propose to enlarge their library and
make their hall more attractive AS the
A. +. ID is volunteer company our citi-
zens should cooperate in making the
evening a success by their presence.
There il a certain young business
man in Alma who got mp quite early
the other morning and went to the
basement of the store for kindling wood
There is nothing especially amusing
about this part of the procedure, neither
would we have mentioned the affair If
the said y. b. m. had not been carrying
a bottle of carbolic acid in the pistol
pocket Of his trousers, and while going
down the stairs he had not slipped and
setting down upon that particular bot
tie, broke it so that the acid burned a
portion Of his anatomy in the region of
his pocket James has not rested easy
while sitting down since.