Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-02-23
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Shoes that Wear at the Variety Store. .
Mrs. Don R. Bennett is visiting her
parents in Carson City.
Rexall Almond Cream is the finest yet.
Try it. At Stanard's Central Drug Store. .
DIR. McGrath, of Saginaw, was in Alma
last week i'll consultation with DIR. Lamb
in the Amsbury case.
I. J. Mills left today for Ashley to at
tend the funeral of his nephew Norman
Mills Jr., who died Tuesday.
Harry Leonard and Orlin Fletcher left
Monday morning for Valparaiso, Ind,
where they will attend the Dodge College.
Wallace Amsbury, who has been con-
fined to his home for the past two weeks
on account of sickness, is reported rap
idly improving.
Rev. G.. II. Carl received notice on
Tuesday of this week of his appointment
as notary public. Mr.. Carl has Offices i'll
the Pollasky block.
The Caple-Soule Hardware Co. have
purchased of Clint Nelson the Dallas prop
erty at the foot of Water-street, for the
purpose of increasing their storage
capacity.
Chas. +. West, special agent of the
order and commission department OF the
U. S. Express Co., of New York, was in
the city Tuesday looking after the COM
pany's interests.
The citizens of. Howard City will vote
March IL on a proposition to bond the
! village for sum not to exceed 81 900,
the money to be used in securing new
manufacturing industries.
Don r. Bennett, former business man
ager of the RECORD, left Tuesday after
noon for Detroit Mr.. Bennett has
position offered him in that city and may
make that place his future home.
The proposition to bond Montcalm
county for 10000 for rebuilding the
court house which will be submitted to
the taxpayers on April 2, provides for the
payment of the bonds as follows $1,000
in 1907; s., 900 in 1905 and So, 900 in 1909.
That Alma hardware merchants are
hustlers is shown by the fact that last
week one of our enterprising dealers
drove through the county seat town, Ith-
AGA, and into North Star township, where
he sold two large bills of building ma
terial.
Miss Laura Button and Frank Reed,
two of Alma's well-known young people,
were united in marriage Tuesday evening
at the brides home in this city. The SER
vice was performed by Rev. Hoag in the
presence of the immediate relatives of the
bride and groom. The many friends of
the newly married couple extend congrat-
ulations
The friends of w. H. Smell met at his
home on Water street Tuesday evening
to remind him of his forty-second birth
day. The evening was spent in games
and music after which i'll a pleasing man
ner, Vim. Peck presented Mr.. Smell with
a silver shaving set. Light refreshments
were served and the party left for their
respective homes wishing Mr.. Smell many
happy returns of the day.
Every dollar spent at home helps the
community in which you live. Money
sent away to catalogue houses goes to fos
ter and build up the most gigantic o
monopolies. Without prosperous mer
chants there would be no market, anc
with at a market there would be no pros
perity for the farmer. 1t pays always t
trade at home. Alma merchants hav
excellent stocks and would like to suppl
your wants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Day, of Mt
Pleasant, have decided to quit the hote
business permanently, and last week com
pleted negotiations which transfers thei
interest in the Bennett House propert
to Mr.. Dillon of Merrill, $4,000 wa
the price agreed upon, and the new pre-
prietor will take possession May Isl
The property specified III the contrac
includes the hotel real estate and tn
annex building, occupied now with
saloon, also furnishings of both place
complete.
! An Owosso dispatch to the Detro
/. Journal of February 20 says: THE Cer
trail high school was set on fire this morr
& ing by an explosion in the chemical labo
atory, but the 500 pupils got out in goo
n order without one being hurt. A.
~ Temple, of Cincinnati, teacher of chen
,g istry, was terribly burned by the expl,
n sion, but had the presence of mind
drag in hose from the corridor aud p,
C. out the fire without waiting for the CT,
he department. The loss will be compart
9. lively small. The Central high scho
n building was completely destroyed by fiji
,o in 1900"
IS Mr. Leonard, of the Alma Ice Co. HI
OH about finished cutting ice for the seasoi