Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-24

J. l. Miller, of Ithaca, was in Alma
Tuesday.
Street hat from SO cents to &C. at Mrs.
Bivins.'
Up-to-date street hats at M. ~ j.
Landlords
S. q. Clum. of Ithaca. was in Alma
Wednesday.
Otto Sanderhoff was in Owosso
Wednesday.
Marcus Plllasky. OF Detroit, is in
Alma this week.
relatives in Climax.
Baseball on Davis Field this after noon
at 2'30. Children loo.
| s Ii. Bland spent Sunday and --the
first Of the week in Detroit.
Chas. Bailey, sheriff OF Isabella
county, was in Alma Monday.
Mrs. w. p. Sigsby. OF Blanchard. WIS.,
tied friends in Alma this week.
w. S. Turck left Tuesday night for
Chicago to have his eyes treated.
f. Bancroft, OF Lansing, visited his
son, o. p Bancroft, over Sunday.
The Gratiot Pomona will meet with
the Arcadia Grange May 8, at 10 90 a. m.
See NJ. & J Lamborn's trimmed hats
All styles and prices. Patterns from 81
up.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Keith, OF Saginaw,
visited Mr.. and Mrs JAS Stevens Mon.
day.
Geo. Lane. of Grand Rapids, visited
his mother in Alma the first of the
week.
Mrs. Henry Miner and Mrs. VIM
Burgess visited relatives in Emerson
over Sunday.
w. j. Padelford has returned from
Belding, where he has been employed
for some time.
Miss Alberta Wood left Wednesday
for New Whatcom, Wash, where she
expects TO reside.
A new line Of the latest styles in
street hats will be on display at Mrs.
Davies Saturday.
Edward Purdee and Lemuel Wilbur
left Monday for Eugene, Ore, where
they expect to locate.
Rev. }. r. Wooton went to Elsie
Tuesday TO attend a meeting Of the
ministerial association.
Joshua Simpkins" drew out quite a
good crowd at the opera house on Thurs.
day evening of last week.
Alma's "kid" band is making excel.
lent progress and our citizens should be
proud Of the organization.
G.. w. Ainsley has sold his st. Louis
billiard and pool rooms to gentleman
from Amherstburg, Can.
Nr. and Mrs Vance Woodland, OF
Sumner, are visiting Mrs. Woodlands
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. Day, Sr.
First class dressmaking done by Miss
Matte Shook at the home OF Mrs w II.
Miner, over Thompson q Sanderhoff' s.
Howard Willard is reshingling his
residence on Center street and otherwise
making several improvements about the
place.
Alexander Dumas masterpiece, "The
Man in the Iron Mask" is booked for
the opera house on Saturday evening OF
next week.
A new cement walk is being built in
front Of the ID. Wood and O. Bovee pro.
perty on Water street. White 81 Will
liams are doing tho work.
The Ann Arbor railroad will give its
first excursion Of the season to Toledo
on Sunday, April 26 giving passengers
six hours in the Maumee city.
Mrs. Geo. Myers has presented the
Alma fire department with five volumes
of books for their library. The boys
appreciate all such gifts and make good
use Of them.
O. +. Pike, county commissioner of
schools, and Prof. +. ID. Watkins, sup
erintendent of the Ithaca schools were
in Alma Friday and made this office a
pleasant call.
Mrs. II. d. Staley died at the home Of
her son, II. o. March, in this village, on
Tuesday, April 81, aged 10 years The
remains were taken TO Muir this morn.
ing for interment
5. II. Epler has decided to close his
woodward until the first Of next Septem.
Der when he will make arrangements
for supplying the people of Alma with
wood and coal on large scale.
The Central Michigan Produce Co.
announce in The Record this week that
they have secured the services of an ex.
pert wool buyer and will endeavor TO
make Alma the leading wool market of
Gratiot county.
The members of the /. O. O. +. and
the ID of r will observe the anniversary
OF the order by appropriate services in
the opera house next Sunday afternoon,
commencing at 2 80 o'clock, standard
time. Rev. Cline will deliver the ad-
| dress
w. II. Miller and wife, of Saginaw
visited Mr.. Miller's sister, Mrs. Angus.
tus Schartow, the latter part OF last
week. Mrs. Miller expects to leave with
party of eight on Monday next for
Germany on four months trip.
+. b. Ouelette has resigned his pos.
ition as bookkeeper for the Union Tele.
phone company and left Monday for Mt.
Pleasant, where he has accepted sim
lar position. L. @ Wright Is at pre-
sent employed by the telephone company
in Mr.. Ouelette's place.
The First State Bank has added what
is known as the Defiance Check Pro
tector" to its equipment. 1t is a ma
chine for the purpose of stamping upon