Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-01-15
Mrs. Geo. sozywanski went to sagi.


A. II Garfield, editor of the Clare
Courier, was in Alma Monday and made
The Record fraternal call.
Mrs. A. T.. Mulholland is visiting her
parents in Ithaca during Mr.. Mulhol-
lands absence in the south.
Only one week more in which you can
have your eyes fitted by Jay Jacobs, the
optician, at Scattergood's store.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Brown left Mon
day for Ithaca TO again take up their
residence in that county seat town.
The bowling contest at the Alma
bowling alley closes tonight. Albert
Klees has the highest score to date.
Mrs. II. G.. Price left Monday for the
northern part of the state on a six weeks
trip in the interest of the l.. o. T. M. M.
w. A. Cronover, proprietor Of the
Chandler House at Onaway, was in
Alma Tuesday on business with T. f..
Timby.
Miss Coral Hemilohoch, of Oaro, who
has been visiting Miss Grace Messenger
during the past week, returned home
Tuesday.
O. A. Bullock was obliged to return
home from Big Rapids last Saturday
night on account of illness, but was
enabled to again return to his work
Wednesday night.
q. l.. q G. M. Delavan have recently
received 800 pairs Of agents samples of
mems. women's, MISSES boys and
children's shoes which they are selling
at greatly reduced prices.
All We scholars and teacher wish &C
announce to ye publick that ye publich
exhibition is going to be treat on Tues
day night. Jan. 20. Everybody kome
Doors open at early handle lite.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Oonvis, of Maple
Rapids, are visiting at the home of l..
II. Hayt while in Alma on business con.
nected with the management of the
Vermeulen stock which Mr.. Hayt
bought.
Bert Woodward left Wednesday for
st. Johns and Dewitt and from there
expects to go to Chicago and remain a
few days, from where he will take trip
to Independence, Ia, to look after some
property he has near that place.
Mrs. M. A. Davidson returned Mon.
day from Detroit where she has been
visiting at the home Of her son, Gale B.
Davidson. Mrs. Davidson is in very
feeble health and it was necessary for
her son to accompany her on her trip
home.
Fifty-five members Of the Ladies' Aid
Society Of the Christian church, Of
Forest Hill. were entertained at the
pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs L. G..
Moody on State-st. on Thursday of this
week. Dinner was served the party and
very enjoyable time participated IN.
The heating pipes in the basement at
the school building were found TO be
frozen and bursted Thursday morning,
necessitating an enforced vacation for
two days. It is expected that every
thing will be in readiness to begin
school again Monday morning.
Mrs. Levi Keefer is advertising an
auction sale Of live stock, farming i'm
plements, ETC., to take place on her farm
two miles south of the Alma sugar fac
tory, on Tuesday, January 10, commenc.
ing at 1000 a. m, with free lunch at
noon. @. E. Chandler, auctioneer.
1. l.. Fleming was called to Saginaw
Thursday morning by the death of his
mother, Mrs. Elvira Fleming. The de-
ceased was IS years of age. The fun
eral will be held from the Presbyterian
church in st. Louis. Saturday afternoon
at Q O'Clock.
ttWord has been received from Rev
Geo. A. Hill, graduate of Alma col.
lege, to the effect that Mrs. Hill died at
their home in Rochester, Ind, on Tues.
day of this week. Mrs. Hill had been
in Ill health for some time and under.
went an operation, from which she
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never fully recovered. in Chicago few
months ago.
A. ]. Foster has sold his billiard and
pool room to his brother. Frank Foster,
OF Lansing. possession being given last
Monday. Mr.. Foster has found IL
necessary to make this change on &C.
count Of i'll health and IL 10 his intenti ton
TO 60 TO New Mexico or some other more
favorable climate in q short time.
Township Treasurer Coleman reports
that up to January 10th the total amount
Of taxes collected for this: township was
sS2. 1874 80 out Of s49 ,599.s7 on the roll.
Over Is, 900 on the roll thisI'year were
for ditch taxes and nearly Ione- half the
amount remaining to be collected is a
part Of this tax.
II the secretaries Of the various lodges
in Alma whose cards appear In the bust
ness directory column of The Record