Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-02-21

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Miss Hattie ButterHold was in Ithaca
Wednesday.
Miss Rena Bailey is visiting friends
in Breckenridge.
VIM Thomas was in Bay City the
first of the week.
d. Fleming Of Mt Pleasant was in
Alma Wednesday.
Before selling your hay see the Stock
bridge Elevator %.
Mrs. Jas. Allen visited relatives in
Wheeler Wednesday.
Miss Florence Strong of Riverdale
was in Alma Saturday
DR. r f. Erwin and G. Mcnamara
were in Lakeland Tuesday.
+. G.. Alverson went 10 Ithaca Tues.
day to assist on the court house work
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs G. @. Thomp.
son on Sunday last nine pound boy.
DR.. j. II. Lancashire and f. r. Hath.
away were in Datroit the first of the
week.
f. j Tucker Of Sumner was in Alma
Monday night and played with the band
at rehearsal
All kinds of stoves, heating, cooking
and gasoline. can be bought cheap at
Brooks shop.
Finch is the new game that is all the
fad in society now We have the cards
for sale At this Office, with full instruc.
tions as to how the game is played
Harold Jarvis, supported by Mrs
Regina Elliott West ,harpist, and lady
vocalist at the opera house Friday night.
February 2s Reserved seats on sale at
Sharrar d Mulhollands
The Ladies' Aid society Of the NJ +.
church desire TO express in this public
way their thanks 10 the young people
children and parents whose cordial help
in the children's carnival contributed so
much 20 make il success.
For the past two weeks the sugar fac
cory has been running on brown sugar
only and it is expected that the factory
will shut down for the season either the
last of this week or the first OF next.
Mary CT Pattengill, former resident
Of Gratiot county, died at the home Of
her son, II. r. Pattengill, in Lansing
last Sunday aged 81 years The remains
were brought 70 Ithaca Wednesday and
Inferred by the side If her husband.
Arrangements have been made by Us
so that we can send you the RECORD and
the Michigan Farmer on, year for S1.4j.
cash in advance. This offer is for old
subscribers who pay all arrearages and
one year in advance as well a. new sub
scribers
The lecture at the opera house last
Tuesday night was considered by many
as the best one ON the course this season
ON the whole the lecture course has
proved "A decided success and those hav.
ing the management in charge are to be
congratulated.
Williams Jennings Bryan, ne Of pres.
idential aspirations and leader of the
lost cause, viii deliver a non-parusan
lecture at Mr. Pheasant tonight under
the auspices Of Mt. Pleasant lodge 7 O.
n : he subject Of his lecture will
be "A Oonquering Nation
! b. Ware Of Detroit, j II. Fildew
OF st. Johns, K 3 Fisher Of Grand
Rapids, + II Howard of Flint and G..
+. Brown Of Alma, members of The *
ecutive hoard OF the Michigan Inde-
pendent Telephone association, met i'm
Alma Mouday night aud formulated
plans for the annual meeting 10 be held
this year in Detroit. some time next
month, probably the 18th and 18th.
A slick duck has been travelling
through the country, taking subscrip
tions for outside papers at a ridiculous
low price. taking about sixty in this
locality. none of which have ever been
received and the papers which he claims
20 represent know nothing of him IL
is usually safer TO deal with people you
know and paw what an article Is worth
than 10 be- taken in by = stranger in
order TO save ten cents
Robert II. Smith Of this place is one
Of the number who served in the Thir-
tieth u S. Vol. lnft who will receive a
certificate of merit for gallautry in the
Philippines. W. II. Rings, who also
enlisted from this county with Mr.
smith. and who served as cook in Co. /
H., is also mentioned in the list. The
engagement referred 20 In the certificate
of merit was the battle on Aaucon
mountain March 26. 1900
II a 3reytspraak, a patient at the
Alma Sauitauum, committed suicide
Wednesday afternoon by hanging him
self 20 bedpost Ina his room. The de
ceased was prom nent resident 30 Chi