Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-13
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Brook pays the highest market price
for wool.
Miss Carrie Erwin was in Shepherd
last Saturday.
Ed. Hannah transacted business In
Ithaca Wednesday.
Choice assortment of black hats FOL
ladies at Lamborns'
Morris Messenger, Of st. Louis, was
in Alma Wednes lay.
j. T. Gaffney was in Saginaw last
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. A. +. Bruske spent Wednesday
with friends in Ithaca.
A $3.50 trap for sale at SIS. Enquire
OF Mrs. II. j. Vermeulen.
Mrs. l. Stevens was the guest Of Elm
Hall friends Wednesday.
See Stevens. McOurdy q Co.'s new
furniture when it arrives.
l.. O. Palmer, an attorney Of Stanton,
was in Alma last Friday.
w. O. Vliet was in Cadillac on bust.
ness few days this week.
Ben Button went to Conway on Off.
oial business Wednesday.
Miss Edna Schwartz returned from
Saginaw Tuesday evening.
Jas. 8. Lewis was in Detroit last
Saturday and over Sunday.
M. Pollasky made a business trip to
Muskegon the first OF the week.
Prof. A. p. Cook was in Ashley Fri
day in the interests OF the college.
j. X. McOarty went to Lake Odessa
last Saturday on short business trip.
Ashley Price will have charge of the
delivery wagon for Medler 81 Demuth.
A ten pound girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. Savage on Friday Of last week.
w. A. Bahlke is in attendance at the
sessions of Circuit Court in Ithaca this
week.
Mrs. J. p. Gladding, Of Toledo. visited
friends IN Alma the latter part of last
week.
DR.. J. A. Stringham, of Carson City,
visited his daughters at the college
Wednesday.
DR.. l. N Brainerd was witness for
the city of Ithaca in a sidewalk damage
suit yesterday.
Mrs. j. II Lancashire and daughter,
Helen, went to Detroit yesterday morn
ing for short visit.
Mrs. Ferdinand Montigel went to
Mancelona last Saturday for short
visit with relatives.
Wool wanted every day at the River
dale elevator. Special delivery days
Thursday and Saturday. lila
Chas. Rhodes has had some very hand
some new pillar signs put mp in front
of the entrance to his drug store.
Mrs. NJ O. Bright left last Friday for
short visit with her son, A. A. Con-
ductor Melvin Bright, in Toledo
Louis Keith has moved to Alma from
Portage, o. Mr.. Keith will be remem-
bered as former Alma residence.
Pearl Decker returned from Saginaw
Wednesday evening, where he has been
three weeks getting treatment for his
eyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. O. Padelford, Of
Mancelona, visited at the home of his
brother, w. II. Padelford, the latter
part Of last week.
L. O. Heyboer was in Greenland the
first Of the week visiting relatives aud
attending the convention of the knights
of Honor is session there.
"Old Arksnsa W in sterling comedy
with plenty Of action and human nature
in its telling and it appeals strongly to
the threatre going public.
Mr.. William Baker. OF Clinton 90.
Mich, and Miss Ora Nelson, of Sumner,
Mich. were united in marriage May g.,
by Rev. w. K. Spencer, d. ID.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Wright left
yesterday on a week or ten days bust.
ness trip to New York City and other
points in the East and In Canada.
M. A. Medler and VIM. Demuth were
in Grand Rapids last Friday and Satur-
day for the purpose of purchasing the
stock of groceries for their new store
which will be opened to the public on
Saturday.
Justice Z. N. Chadwick is fast recov.
ering from his long attack of rheuma-
tism which has kept him confined to the
house since the first Of last November.
He was down town for the first time
on Saturday last.
J. 8. Richardson, patentee of bundle
pitcher for loading wheat in the field,
" hich he has been constructing at the
Alma Manufacturing Oompany's plant,
has completed his machine. he left for
Chicago with the machine Wednesday.
Hon. J. w. Holmes. secretary OF the
eth Mich, Unfit. association, has issued
an announcement to all the ''old COM
rades" Of the regiment that the annual
reunion will be held in Alma June 18th.
A campfire will be held in the evening.
An exciting runaway occurred on our
principal street Wednesday noon. The
team was owned by John Johnson, OF
Sumner. He was thrown from the
wagon but escaped injury. The wagon
was badly wrecked and the harness
broken into bits.
p. ". Place, OF Grand Rapids, Pere
Marquette superintendent of this di-
vision, was in Alma the latter part of
asst week looking over the companys
at this place with view of |
making some quite extensive improve
nent here this summer.
A small fire in the old wooden build !
ng on what is known as the Gargett |
arm was the cause OF an alarm being |
elephoned in last Saturday. Not I'M.
rstandinp the location OF the fire the |