Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-03-14


herd.
The festive robin has made his appear.
ance.
Stephen Frazier spent Sunday in
Owosso.
Miss Rose Marvin spent Sunday in
Shepherd.
c. f. Silsbee returned homo from New
York on Monday.
G. A. Hicks spent Sunday in Alma
with his relatives.
". + Hanson was in Grand Rapids
the first OF the week
Chas. Humphreys was in Grand Rap
ids the first Of the week.
r w Murker Of Saginaw spsnt Sum
day in Alma with his wife.
Floyd Epler has purchased the Church
dray line, taking possession Tuesday
The first thunder storm of the season
for this locality occurred Wednesday
evening
Mr. and Mrs Henry Wise left Tues.
day for Tifiu, o. for a short visit with
relatives.
Miss Berneico Feek visited her parents
in ST. Johns the latter part Of last week
and over Sunday.
Blake's Educated Animals at the
opera house, matinee and night, Tues.
day, March is. Benefit High School
Athletic Association
"The Old Homestead" at the opera
house next Thursday night Prices IL,
25 and 30 cents. Reserved seats on sale
at Sharrar g. Mulholland's.
AT the Presbyterian church tonight
Miss Wadsworth will deliver her pop.
ular Shakespearian lecture, under the
auspices Of the Womans Club.
Bert Woodward has purchased the
house aud lot on State ST., directly op-
posite the sanitarium. He expects to
move the present old shanty off and
build fine residence in its place.
Chas Harlock, p h. Voorhees, and
Therwald Anderson left on Monday for
Salzburg, in response TO a telegram from
ID. Jessurun, TO work in the German.
American Beet Sugar Co factory.
Ladies clean your gloves with Lab lie
Glove Cleaner For sale only at Yer.
meulen's big department store, head
quarters for kid gloves in all the desir-
able shades. Gloves fitted and war.
ranteed.
The band concert announced for Tues.
day night of next week has been post
poned until the following week on &C.
count of the opera house being engaged
for Blake's Educated Animals enter
tainihent An excellent program has
been arranged for the band concert.
It is not very often that Bert Wood
ward gets very fastidious about his dress
or personal appearance, but since he has
commenced making arrangements 70
move from his farm into town a change
has been noticed by his friends. He
now sports expensive JeWelry and affects
the dude make up tono little extent
The ladies Of the NJ. f church will
serve a St. Patrck's couuudrum supper
Monday evening, March H. from five
O'Clock till are served, in the vacant
store next TO Smith * Glass hardware.
Supper served on European plan At
the same time and place viii be a sale Of
aprons, busting caps, sofa pillows. etc.
a good supper and a good time for al
who come.
1t is alleged that there has not been
within the lives of the present genera.
ton, an ideal winter like the present one
Since cold weather began in November,
there has not been a single break MP and
not TO exceed two inches of mud until
now. While we have had zero weather
and plenty Of it, there has not been the
extreme cold that is usually experienced
i'm this latitude. Farmers complain
however, that 1t is rather severe weather
upon the wheat crop.
Ed. Palmer, who was convicted OF
numbering his wife and burying her
body under the barn at their home in
this village about fifteen years ago, was
released from jackson prison one week
ago last Saturday, having served four.
teen years, seven months and fourteen
days He was in Alma on Thursday Of
last week for few hours, but was
recognized by only few. Prison life
seems to have agreed with him as those
who saw him state that he was fat and
healthy looking.