Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-04-04
nj iss Helen Palmer was in Ithaca Tues.

Miss Helen Palmer was in Ithaca Tues
day.
Eugene Bogart was in Breckenridge
Monday.
Miss Rose Marvin spent Sunday in
Shepherd.
w A, Leet of Ithaca was in Alma
Wednesday.
Before selling your hay the see Stock
bridge Elevator %.
Otto Sanderhoff was on the sick list
the first of the week.
Lester McMullen visited his brother
near Mt Pleasant over Sunday.
Miss Louie Cornell spent Sunday with
her parents near Mt. Pleasant.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gargett spent Sun
day and the first OF the week in Marion.
Waldo Curtis and NJ. Is. Gates, both
Of ST. Louis, are noticed for an increase
Of pension.
Mr. and Mrs O. O. Thompson left
last Monday night for their new home
in Ishpeming.
At the sanitarium last Saturday night
Master Volney Davis sang solo in a
very pleasing manner
Miss Lizzie Gaffney Of Ithaca spent
Sunday in Alma at the home Of her
brother, j. L. Gaffney.
Born, TO Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hooper
on Wednesday, pair of girl babies.
Mother and babies doing we'll.
Harry Pierce has resigned his position
with The Hayt * Pierce Co., and is
employed at the Wright House
Luncheon sandwiches, fried cakes and
coffee for ten cents on election day, in
w. r O hall, opposite RECORD office.
Remember if you have moved from
one precinct TO another since last year,
il will be necessary for you to register
on Saturday.
f. O. Kernen has sold his dray line TO
S. II Epler. Mr.. Kernen will continue
TO drive the mail and express wagon
buring the month of April.
st. Louis will vote next week on the
question OF abolishing the city's board
of public work. More than 100 freehold.
ers petitioned for the submission of the
proposition.
The Hayt & Pierce %. have secured
w J. Pollock OF Bedding 10 take charge
of their shoe department Mr.. Pollock
is we'll known 10 many Of our people,
and is a good man for the position.
Tom Pringle, our popular tailor, has
moved into his new suite of rooms in the
Pollasky block. He certainly now has
as neat and commodious a tailoring
establishment 10 be found in the state.
Commencing with the first Of April
the business places began keeping open
ar night until nine O'Clock, with the ex.
captions OF the three hardware stores,
which will, during the month of April,
close AZ eight o'clock, local time
w. :. Bogart, record keeper for Alma
Tent X O T. NJ. received a check on
Monday for 81 900 with which 10 pay
Mrs. Omer Dallas the amount OF insur.
ance carried by her late husband. This
is certainly very prompt payment as it
has not been thirty days since Mr. Dallas
death.
A Kent county man was subppnaed
as witness on a trial for assault.
When asked by a lawyer what distance
he was from the parties when the
assault happened he replied Just thir-
teen feet, eleven inches and half. ."
How came you 10 be so exact" in.
duired the lawyer Because | expected
some fool 81 ask me and | measured il g"
On account of poor health Francis
Hawley has decided 10 sell his farm
three. fourths Of mile north of Alma,
but before doing so he will hold an
auction sale Of all his live stock, farm
tools, etc This sale will take place
Thursday. April 10, commencing at one
o'clock, D. IN. The usual terms with a
discount Of two per cent for cash on all
sums over five dollars. Newell Smith
will have charge az the sale.
W. @. Vliet is making preparations 10
build an addition Of 100 feet in length on
the east Of the Stockbridge Elevator Co. =
plant the present building being wholly
inadequate for the requirement of their
increasing business. Although this firm
has been doing business in our midst but
year they have paid 20 the farmers of
our county upwards Of one hundred
thousand dollars.
Big business greeted Gorton's min
strels at the Grand last night and the
reception was enthusiastic. Coming
upon the Primrose d Dockstader and
West shows was test Of popularity
and the box Office was an eloquent en-.
dorsement Manager Pearl has dis