Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-02-27
Probate Judge /. 8. Seaver, of Ithaca,
was in Alma Monday.

| was In Alma MONDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Nom ullen are visit
ing relatives in Durand.
Caucus in the vacant store in the
opera house block tonight.
Mrs. l. Wilson returned to her
home in Bedding Wednesday.
w. J. Padelford, of Belding, spent
Sunday and Monday in Alma with his
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs +. p. Caldwell spent
Sunday with their daughter in Mt
Pleasant.
Mrs. w. J. Larkins and son, n. NJ.
Larkins, were in Shepherd Monday Wis
iting relatives.
+. X Hathaway read paper at the
state round up of farmers institutes in
Owosso Tuesday.
9. f. Bro wn is in Lansing attending
the state meeting of the Michigan Inde.
pendent Telephone association.
+. w. Smith, who owns large farm
near Midland, was in Alma over Sun
day visiting his sister, Mrs. S. w.
Tinker.
Parties wishing sewing machine
needles should call on ID. V. Hubbell,
second house north of Adventist
church.
w. l.. Scranton has leased the Harry
| - -. 10, in a cont rQrt
of town aud expects to move into 1t
some time next week.
The harness for use on the new hose
wagon, which was made by j. +. Fuller,
is now completed and on exhibition at
his harness store. 1t is certainly very
handsome piece of work AMI credit to
Mr.. Fuller's work manship.
A new ron railroad bridge has been
placed across the Pine at this place. by
the Pere Marquette. This Is part OF
the work that has been found necessary
before the contemplated through freight
, of the road can run over this division.
5. II Epler has accepted position
= with the International Harvesting
, Machinery company for the ensuing
year and will make his headquarters at
Saginaw. He will commence his duties
, March /, while his son, Floyd, will
assume the management of the wood
yard at this place.
Chas. Troop, Of st Louis, was in Alma
Wednesday. Mr.. Troop is building a
a new residence in st. Louis and he found
it necessary TO come to Alma in order to
purchase portion of his material, as he
wanted the bsst-the kind that is man
ufactured by Tinker & Hannah.
The case of People VS.. VIM. Omans for
violating the peddlers' license ordinance
{ of this village, came up before Judge
Stone Tuesday. ID. l.. Johnson and
X. S. Scarf appeared for the people,
The case was thrown out Of court on
account of technical error in the COM
plant, the ordinance not coming before
the court for adjudication.
Leo j. Schaeffer has had bills printed
. at this office advertising an auction sale
of live stock farming implements, ETC.
' on his premises one and one-half mile
east of Elm Hall, on Wednesday, March
4 4th. O. E. Chandler, Of Butternut will
have charge of the sale and free lunch
:. will be served at noon.
p. 7. Banghart has added one of the
finest and BEST cold storage boxes to his
meat market that can be found in this
part of the state. The box is l0xl2x12
), feet, built in sections and weighs IL $50
pounds. 1t was purchased Of B. A.
Stevens. of Toledo, the original inventor
g of sectional cold storage boxes.
@. K Latimer has purchased the ba-
. zaar stock formerly owned by d. V.
Hubbell, taking possession Tuesday.
Mr.. Latimer is we'll known TO the people
Of Alma and vicinity, having formerly
> been engaged in business here, and he
should make a success of the venture.
Mr.. Hubball will devote his entire time
to the sewing machine business.
dancing class will be instituted in
Alma on Wednesday of next week and
continued each week thereafter for a
series of lessons. @. G.. Ashoff formerly
with Graham's dancing academy of De-
troit, will conduct the class under his
personal instruction, and agrees TO teach
any person TO waltz or. two step in ten
Lessons lie is also intended TO conduct
assemblies after each lesson, the grand
march TO commence at 80. The as.
semblies will be strictly invitational.
In letter recently received from @.
Il. Hutchings, who is now in Denver
Dol he states that he is ready to install
a laundry plant in Littleton, Col,
equipped with Nelson 81 Kreuter
laundry machinery throughout which
will cost about $4,000 when completed.
This is the second plant Mr.. Hutchinss