Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-04-18

Wednesday.
II. +. Moblo OF Riverdale was in Alma ,
Wednesday.
Louis Meuller of Owosso was in Alma
Monday on business.
Pulfrey 81 Co. will pay the highest
cash price for potatoes.
Pulfrey & Co. pay the highest market
price for butter and eggs.
Geo Elias has new illuminating sign
placed in front of the Hotel Edwards.
Mrs Patrick Desmond of Ann Arbor
is visiting friends in Alma this week.
Mrs L. Smith OF Ithaca spent Monday
in Alma with her daughter. Mrs. Il. A,
Bivins.
A special line OF trimmed hats ranging
in price from 81 30 TO sl5 at Mrs. J. f.
Lathrops
Mrs l. ID Hallock left on Tuesday for
Detroit where she will visit friends for a
short time.
Mrs julius Moblo and Miss Florence
Strong of Riverdale were in Alma
Thursday.
j f. Schwartz was in Mt Pleasant
Monday on business for the Schwartz
Furnace 90.
h. j. Walters has had new sign
placed in front of his boarding house on
4 Woodwork ave.
For good shave or hair cut call on
Earl Clark, first door east of Vermeulen's
department store.
Frank Wescott of Vernon, deputy
revenue collector for this district, was in
Alma Wednesday.
All the latest styles in trimmed hats at
NJ 81 J. Landlords. Also fine line of
new street hats at all prices.
An excellent program has been ar
ranged for the Presbyterian choir con.
cert on Friday night of this week.
Miss Matte Hawley, who has been
visiting her parents for the past three
weeks, returned 20 Toledo Saturday.
w II. Angel of Muskegon, who has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. A. NJ.
Boughton, returned home- Wednesday.
At the meeting of the Saginaw Pres.
bytery in Saginaw last week it was de.
cided 10 hold the next meeting In Alma
for examination of candidates and ordi
nation, on May 10.
At the meeting Of the council last
Tuesday night the saloon bonds of 9. b.
Ingersoll, George Elias and Chas, Spicer,
were accepted The other saloon men
have not presented their bonds as yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Converse of Ionia
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. II.
Hayt this week Mr.. Converse will take
Lady II " home with him TO keep and
drive until Mr.. Hayt returns from Cali.
fornia.
Mrs Mary Pritcharu died at the home
OF her father, Mr.. M. Koffenberger, in
Seville township on April 5. at the age
of fifty-one years, two months and one
day She had been in Ill health for long
time previous 90 her death which was
caused by paralysis The furneral was
held April S. aud interment made in the
Wright cemetery
, The fire department was called out on
Friday of last week for what would have
, proved a serious fire if it had happened
IN the night time. The large chimney
, in NJ Pollasky's residence burned out
and in doing so set fire to Mr. Pollasky s
? Office room, damaging his private books
and papers TO quite an extent before it
was extinguished.
Wilmot Langin of Riverdale was ar.
, rested on Thursday of this week on COM
plant of Darling Wilson of the same
r place. charged with using obscene and
indecent language i'll public. He was
brought before Justice Chadwick by
Under Sterilization Thursday forenoon
pleaded guilty, costs ana fine of SIS
were assessed against him and he paid.
The spring opening at Vermeulen $
, department store last Friday night and
Saturday attracted large crowds nearly
the whole of the time. The band furn.
ished music Friday evening and the
large store was filled TO its utmost
capacity during the entire time. Mr.
. Vermeulen can be congratulated upon
!, the success of this first spring opening
venture of the kind in Alma.
The college base ball team will begin
the season with game against Albion
College on the college campus, Saturday
April 10. at 2 90 p. IN. This will be
Albions only appearance in Alma dur
= ing the season and one who enjoys base
: ball can not afford TO miss this game
Albion's team is unusually strong thii
year, while our own looks better thar
!, any that has ever before represented
Q Alma.
l. Detective Johnson Of the Pere Mar