Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-02-22

G. +. Brown was in Lansing Monday
on business.
Mrs. G. Il. Latimer is quite i'll at the
present writing.
G. w. Pollett went to Toledo Wed.
nesday on IA business trip
+. w Blair returned to st Johns and
Lansing the first OF the week.
Bert Woodward and Clint Nelson re-.
turned from their trip to Virginia last
Tuesday
Mathew Bogardus has purchased the
Vint Richard property in the east part
OF town.
The entire stock of goods at ]. l..
Mlller's il being sold for 20 to 70 cents
on the dollar.
Mrs A w. Francis left Monday for
Michigan City where she will visit rela.
tives fer short tine
e. ] Alverson returned from Coffey-
vile. Kas.. where he went to attend the
funeral of his brother, on Monday
w f Wilson has leased one half OF
the old PollaSky block OF Stevens 81 Gar.
gett and will move his grocery stock into
it the first OF the month
Mr. and Mrs. O Bright left Wednes.
dav for Saginaw and from there Mr..
Bright will go TO DAYTON. o Mr..
Bright will remain in Saginaw for afew
weeks
Mr. and Mrs Geo. Wilson and family
and Mr and Mrs. Bert Nelson attended
the funeral Of Mrs. Wilson's father, Mr..
Edward O. Johnson in Breckenridge
Sunday.
O. II. Marquette has sold his grain
and produce business to the Stockbridge
Elevator Co. and in the future will de-
vote his attention entirely TO the wood
and coal business.
The Alma Sugar Company has decided
to exnend about $50 600 during the com.
ing season in enlarging the capacity Of
the factory. II is expected to increase
the capacity to $50 tons more per day.
DIR. n f. McOlnton has bad his
office fitted and refurni,hed throughout
and now has as fine suita Of rooms az
there are anywhere. He has also added
a new 800 Allison Physician Table to
the equipment.
Grand Rapids is 10 have $50 600
library, the Gift Of Andrew Carnegie
the millionaire The project was first
started by + r Hathaway about one
/ year ago when he was superintendent OF
the Grand Rapids schools.
Geo McMullen, the new cigar manu-.
facturer, informs us that he will soon
introduce new cigar upon the market
called the Geo. Nc" This brand will
take the place Of the u. c. b 4" former
ly manufactured by Mr. Bright
Willie c. j. Barnes Of Chicago was
visiting his brother here last summer he
filed a claim for an original pension with |
w. W Kinch Of rhis place and the latter |
part OF last week Mr.. Kuch received a
notice that the pension had been allowed |
at So per month from the date of filing
last August
Arrangements have been made for a
g-and ice matinee on the pond this after.
noon. II is expected that some fast
talent will be on hand to furnish sport
for the lovers of the equine. Parties
from Mt. Pleasant, Carson CITY, ST.
Louis, Ithaca and Edmore have signified
their intention of bringing their horses.
w. G.. Miller, for the past two or three
years a student in the college, has been
afflicted with diseased hip Joint for
several years. and short time ago went
to Chicago to have il operated upon.
Word has been received from him to
the effect that the operation was sue
cessful and that he will be able to walk
the same as any other man
The Rationale of Fire Rates, a new
book by A. f. Dean, and published by J.
NJ. Murphy, 92S New York Life Build.
ing, Chicago, is study Of fire insuranc
in its personal aspect. The whole field
IL covered in logical and forcible man.
ner. It's object is to place before the !
public the Importance Of fire insurance
and its relation to the public as a factor
II the highest Importance to commercial
interests
Mt Pleasant now has an epidemic of
smallpox and the schools and Normal
rave been closed in consequence there
". A member of the state board of
lealth visited the place Monday. and
,pon his return informed Agent Win
hell at the depot that eleven houses
lad been quarantined. Miss Irene Lewis,
young lady from west OF Alma " no
vas attending the Normal was the first 7
o come down with the disease althonpb