Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-02-19
II. f. Timby went to Detroit. Thurs

/ boOkee Tor lecture. at the latter |
place "Wednesday night.
Clarence Gage, OF Grass Lake, who |
came here TO attend the funeral of his
brother, Geo. Gage, returned home the /
latter part of last week.
j. q. Chick, of st. Johns, an ok
perlenced shoe salesman, has entered |
the employ OF f. Il, Pollasky and Will
take charge of his shoe store.
Rev. aud Mrs. Maurice Grigsby. of
Mt. Pleasant. visited at the home OF the
lstter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Il. +. |
Caldwell, the first of the week.
Mrs. w. +. Pierson, Of Detroit. visit
ed her sister, Mrs. j. y. Bright, Wednes-
day OF this week, and on Thursday Mrs.
Bright accompanied her sister 20 Sagi-
nav.
John S. Fatty announces that he sold
one OF the pair OF horses he has been al
vertising in The Record to party from
Breckenridge for a consideration OF
sl65.
l.. M. Carpenter was taken quite
seriously i'll at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. w. A. Bahlke, the first OF IL
week, but is reported as somewhat
better at present.
Porter Pain King patrons in the town.
ship Of Pine River and Bethany please
be prepared for call of its agent during
the next few days.
S. w. Tinker had the good fortune to
draw the bear Iaffl ID off Wednesday
night by T. f. Timby. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Timby purchased the animal
again from Mr.. Tinker.
Ohas. Gage, of Elm Hall, has been
quite Ill at the home OF his son, Jonn
Gage, in Alma, during the past week.
He was taken i'll previous to his brothers
funeral and was unable TO attend.
The latter part Of last week a notice
was served on the owner of the Granger
milk route to supend operations accord
ing TO the orders OF the health officers
The demand was complied with at once.
A. j. Hall writes from Hot Springs
that he went out in the country TO II
possum dinner one day ,st week and
that he has tasted possum ever since
Get accllmated, Andy, and you won't
J mind it,"
Mrs L. +. Timby left Wednesday for
Lima, o, 70 attend reunion Of the
remaining members OF her family at the
A home OF her aged mother. There are
r three sisters, of whom Mrs Timby is the
\ Youngest, one living at Carthage, No,
and the other at Lima.
D j. V. Wolfe, for the past two years
r superintendent OF the Alma sugar
q factory has severed his connection with
the company and left Monday for his
former home In Lincoln, Neb. Mr.
! Wolfe was highly respected by his
associates and the employees OF the
factory, and his leaving is deeply re-
GREETED by number OF personal friends.
. The articles of agreement for the
Reak es- Wiley wrestling match TO be
, pulled off at Mt. Pleasant the night of
March lst will be found in an ad. in
The Record this week. Arrangements
have been about completed for running
a special train to that place the night of
> the match and undoubtedly a large
= number from this place will attend
Mr. and Mrs. CT. s Ward left Wednes.
= day for Dunedin, Fla, where they expect
to remain a short time with Nr. and
: Mrs. w. =. Turek and later will visit
= st. Augustine and other points in Florida
before returning home by the way OF
: Huntsville. s. O., where they will visit
r for short time at the home Of their
q daughter, Mrs. w. O. Edwards.
; p. w. Oreaser has opened up real
estate Office in Justice Chadwick q
rooms, in the Pollasky block, where he
!, is at present located ready to do business
l. with those who wish anything in his
T. line. Mr.. Oreaser formerly lived on q
= farm near Ithaca, but has until within
g the past few months resided in Dakota
where he was engaged in the real estate
{ business.
{ One Frank Elwood was found one
e morning this week living on the side
{ walk in such q state Of intoxication that
he was unconscious. One hand had been
a frozen and he would undoubtedly have
7 perished II not discovered by the marshal
D and kindly taken in" When arranged
: before Justice Palmer he pleaded guilty
2 70 The charge of being drunk, was fined
3 aud costs, In all amounting to $40,
, which was paid
= Mrs. II. Or. Price returned home from
! Petoskey Wednesday. Mrs. Price has
: been engaged in the l.. O. T. NJ. NJ .
= work in Emmett county during the past
four weeks and on Tuesday of last week
conducted one of the largest class initla-
tions at PetoSkey, ever held in northern
: Michigan since the order was institu' ed l..
, The Petoskey Daily Resorter OF Feb
ruary 10 gave Mrs. Price very COM
planetary notice on the work she has
accomplished in that locality.
An announcement was made last
week in the Big Rapids Herald TO the
effect that Rev. G. + Blanchard ex.
, pected 20 leave that city for Pontiac
: about March LIST, Ia having accepted
the pastorate OF the Presbyterian church
a. that place at considerable increase
in salary Rev. Blanchard u a graduate
OF Alma college, and well-kuowu a. the
= son OF Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Blanchard
7 OF This place. His many friends in
g Alma will be pleased to learn Of bis
B, good fortune.
= The Chicago Chronicle OF last Sunday
gives a'short write up OF Fort Dodge, Ia,
and among the cuts that embellish the
= article il found that OF Miss Gertrude
Whiting. formerly OF Alma. In speak
? ing OF Miss Whiting the Chronicle is
! quoted as follows: among the women
I who have gained distinction in music
, Miss Gertrude Whiting takes prece-
. dence. Miss Whiting is at the head If
1 the musical department. In Tobin college.
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