Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-02-13

w. A. Leet, or l,haca, was In Alma
Thursday.
Mrs. l.. II. Hayt returned from. Hen
derson Thursday
Mrs. j. w. Holmes returned home
Wednesday night.
Mrs. j. w. Tracy visited her parents
near Ithaca the first of the week.
L. Brant is confined TO the house with
rheumatism at the present writing
Lester McMullen was in Mt. Pleasant
over Sunday AMI the frs, of the week.
O. i. Brown returned home from
Washing on, d. g., Wednesday night.
Mrs w. Ii. Smell, of Fulton, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Brant.
A pupils recital by the school Of
music Of Alma college will be held in
the chapel on Tuesday evening Of next
week.
Mrs. Homer Gibson, of Barryton,
visited Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Rollin
Wednesday.
Mrs. Vint Richards and children
visited her parents, Rev. and Mrs. f. l..
Flewelling, near Elwell, over Sunday,
Geo. Copp and family left Thursday
for Trenton, Wayne county, where Mr.
Copp has secured steady employment.
f. l.. Smith, of st. Johns, district
agent for the Mccormick Harvesting
Machinery company, expects to move to
Alma in the spring and make this his
headquarters.
Thos. Granger expects to leave for
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the first of
next week, where he has purchased a
fruit farm His family will remain
here until next fall before joining him.
Ia this issue of The Record will be
found the quarterly statement of the
Alma State Savings Bank. The bust
ness of this institution appears to be
steadily increasing from month to month
Ford Gargett was ten years of age on
Saturday last aud a number of his young
friends were pleasantly entertained at
the home Of his parents on Water st. in
honor OF the event. Refreshments were
served
On another page will be found an ad.
in which it is stated that Stevens ~ Co.,
Of Chicago, have taken charge of II. j.
Vermeulens entire stock and will close
it out at great sacrifice. The sale will
commence on Saturday of this week.
Pension Attorney w. w Kinch has
received notice of an original pension
Of $ per month in favor of Mrs. Mary
+. Scott of this place. Mr.. Knch filed
his application on January 9Th and in
less than one month the pension was
allowed.
Geo. Gage had the misfortune to fall
off the elevation of the ice house at
Banghart's meat market on Friday of
last week and quite severely injure his
right hip. He was confined to the house
for several days, but is able to be out at
present.
H. II Hayt expects to leave on Satur-
day for Chicago, where he will be joined
on Monday by Mrs. Hayt, and then will
proceed to southern California, where
he will remain until sometime next
summer, seeking better health Mrs.
Hayt will return in about month.
About twenty of the friends of NJ. f.
Burkhead surprised him at his home on
Saturday last, the occasion being his
SEVENTEEN birthday. The self-invited
guests carried refreshments for dinner
and spent the greater part Of the day at
his home, but before leaving left several
handsome presents fer reminders Of the
event.
A farewell reception was rendered
Miss Louvern Smith at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Smith, on
Park.st. Wednesday evening. About
thirty were present. Refreshments
were served and good time was enjoyed
by all. She left for Detroit today, after
a months visit with relatives and
friends.
In the circuit court at Ithaca Tuesday
morning, julius b. Kirby was appointed
acting prosecuting attorney in the cases
of the People VS.. Nelson, the People vs.
Clifford, the People VS.. Blunt, the people
vs.. Bell and the People We. Botsford,
Prosecuting Attorney NJ r. Salter be.
ing disqualified from acting under the
provisions Of Sec Ills compiled laws Of
1897, he having acted as examining
magistrate in these cases.
The council acted upon the applica.
tons for driver of the village fire team
at the meeting Tuesday night with the
result that it was decided to accept the
proposition of John Hammond to do
the work for so per month. When Mr..
Hammond learned that the position re-
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