Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-08-02

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f. l.. Fouts was the guest of st Louis
friends Sunday.
Estey 81 Son are building a new grain
elevator in Shepherd.
A clean, neat shave is what you get at
Earl Clark's barber shop.
J. Ii Hoyt has gone TO Lake county
to work i'll a cement factory.
Albert Lau of Ann Arbor is visiting
his brothers, o. f. and q. Lau.
II. j. Vermeulen is rushing the work
on the big addition to his store
Mrs. Charles McGrayne of Chicago is
the guest of Mrs Allen Hazleton.
f. M. Chadwick of Clinton county, is
visiting his consin f. n. Chadwick.
James o. Kress and wife of Ithaca
were calling on friends here last Friday.
Lafayette Stevens has been confined
TO his room by sickness for the past few
days.
Miss Louis Cornell who has been visit
her parents near Mt Pleasant. returned
Monday.
All accounts due G. f. Pettyjohn must
be paid at once. Give this your prompt
attention.
w. +. Knox, representing the Grand
Rapids Herald, was in town the latter
part of last week
Joe Sartor, Sr.. and grandson Lester
Fishbeck returned Tuesday, from
week visit in Detroit
Rev. and Mrs @ II Blanchard of, Big
Rapids are visiting his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Geo p. Blanchard.
. | will be at the store Of Smith q Glass
Friday of each week, for the purpose of
collecting the village taxes.
; Ct. +. WILSON, Treasurer.
All persons who desire TO rent rooms
to students are requested TO report with
location and term 10 Prof j 7. Ewing
Mr. and Mrs Edward Kernen of
Battle Greek and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Kernen of Ithaca, visited the family of
T.. ID. Kernen over Sunday.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ f church
will meet at the home of Mrs CLARK
Beebe, "Wednesday p. m. August 7th
, Ii is requested that all members be pre-.
sent with their thimbles
: A special Ann Arbor train bearing
Z state troops to the annual encampment
: at Manistee, will arrive in Alma about
IL clock Monday morning, and will
stop 20 minutes for dinner.
, Lewis Coon was arrested last Friday
? by Deputy Sheriff Button charged with
the larceny Of chickens from the w. A.
Bahlke farm. He pleaded not guilty
and gave bail for his appearance for
trial before Justice Chadwick today.
Highway Commissioner, T. A Ely
has recently completed fine job of work
r on the town line road west of Alma.
The bridge over Red Barn creek has
been raised about three feet and other
extensive improvements made to the
highway
w r. Hause of Williamson was call.
on friends Wednesday The town
and farming country Was far ahead of
what he expected to see We would be
glad to accommodate some of the people
from old Ingham and other counties, but
it is seldom that one finds a farm for
sale, and as TO Alma, we already have
from two to three families in many
houses.
, The Hayt q Pierce Co., are now nice
| | ly located in the three big stores in the
! opera house block. The dry goods,
grocery and bazaar stocks are we'll ar
3 ranged, and the firm is well pleased
3 with the commencement of business in
1 their new location. The interior work
on the east store will be completed and a
fine stock of clothing and shoes depart
D ment opeDed to the public about August
1 10.
Late Monday night, officer Bodine
found young boy upon the streets bad
ly under the influence of liquor. He
was taken to the village Jail and the
next morning told the officers such a
pitiful story that he was given his liber-
l ty. He said he had been working In the
J beet fields near Alma, and came to town
late Monday afternoon. Soon after his
t arrival in town he fell in with some old.
) er boys who were drinking from bot
tie, and they gave him two drinks which
made him drunk.
The band received their new uniforms
Saturday, and made a fine appearance
at ST. Louis yesterday, No other bands
competed for prizes and they received
, $50 for the afternoons work. While the
boys are we'll pleased with the results.
they would much rather have went into
a contest with Owosso, Mt. Pleasant,
Ct TObuC aud other TOWNS for the mon