Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-09
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DIR. Duckett of Toledo spent last week

Friday on business.
Robert Smith of Lansing, was an Alma
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Dodge, of Ithaca, was in Alma
Monday on business
Rev Hoag left Monday morning for
his cottage at Douglas
Mrs. Willard Chichester, of St. Louis,
spent Monday with Alma friends. =
T. A. Johnson and DIR. Gill were St.
Louis visitors Sunday afternoon.
Miss Doty of the Alma Public schools,
spent Sunday with friends in Lansing.
A. w. Wright and wife returned Sat
uiday evening from a business trip in
western cities.
Fifty-two tickets were sold in Alma
last Sunday for the excursion on the
Ann Arbor r. X.
A cyclone did several thousand dol
lars worth of damage in Ann Arbor
Tuesday of this week.
Ethel Shepard of Alma spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. S. Shepard, of Ithaca.
Miss Helen Tubbs, who has been spend
ing the winter months with relatives i'll
Lansing, returned to Alma last week.
Prof. Waite and wife, Mrs. Davis and
Miss Dean all of Ann Arbor were guests
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis King in the city.
Orson Devereaux has purchased
through the G.. H. Carl Agency, two
lots III the north part of the city upon
which he will build two houses during
the coming summer.
Eugene Spoffard's Labor play "a
Human Slave" was the attraction at the
Opera House last Friday evening. The
play was one of the best presented i'll
this city in a long time
Sunday afternoon shortly after one
O'Clock, Mrs. Laura Gribbling, all old
resident of Ithaca, died at the home of
her daughter Mrs. John Sensabaugh.
She was % years old and was born in the
state of Massachusetts in May, 1887.
Members of the Christian Endeavor OF
this city enjoyed a social and business
session last Friday evening at the Earle
Porter studio. A good time was the
verdict of those present.
Pension Attorney w. w. Kinch had
three pension claims allowed last week.
Corydon j. Barnes, of Alma, increased
from So to So; John Evey, of Sumner,
increased from 50 to Sl2; and George
w. Pruden, of Pennington, from 81
to SIT.
Last Saturday II. NJ. Woodward, of
Sumner township, brought to this mar
ket and sold to A. w. Brock, $751;
pounds of wool. The wool represented
the clip of $50 sheep and was in excellent
condition. With wool worth from 20 tC
80 cents per pound there is certainly
good money in sheep raising.
Last Thursday the Alma Manufacturing
Co., shipped three engines to their jobbei
in England. These engines are sold anC
will soon be doing business in Ireland
The English representative of the Alma
Manufacturing Co., had a McVicker en-
CINE on exhibit at the fair i'll Dublin
Ireland, which recently closed. the ex
hibit resulting in the sales above re-
ferred to.
b. II. Meachem, of Oak Harbor, Ohio
and Miss Bertha Osborn daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. John Osborn, of Elwell
were married at the Methodist parson-
age in this city Sunday afternoon,
April 30 The newly married couple
spent last week at the home of the
brides parents in Elwell and left Sun
day for their future home in Oak Har-
Dor. Mr.. Meachem is florist in Oak
Harbor and his bride is well known in
Alma.
On Tuesday night, May 1, two barns
on the farm of George English, ON
section 1S, Washington, just east of
Pompeii, were struck by lightning and
burned together with their contents,
including cattle, sheep, wire fences,
farm implements and grain. The loss
is estimated at least $1,000 with 81 ,000
insurance in the Farmers Mutual In.
surance Company. Two years ago Mr..
English lost barn by cyclone.
w. T. Jewett, who for the past eight
months has been employed. in the Office
of Lancashire & King, leaves the first
of next week for Detroit where he has
secured lucrative position with the
Acme White Lead and Color Works
During his residence in Alma Mr.. Jewett
has made many friends who regret his
departure from the city. The vacancy
occasioned by Mr.. Jewett's departure
will be filled by Leon c. Stinchconb, Of
Grand Rapids.
King Bros, the Grand Rapids horse
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