Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-02-02
Will the ground hog see its shadow

| Kew. =. IL. Ramsey was an ltnaca caller
Wednesday.
Jas. G. Kress is attending circuit court
in Ithaca this week.
Fred Lester, of Clare, transacted bust
ness in the city Tuesday.
The Alma Art Club will meet next
Wednesday with Mrs. Pringle.
Mrs. M. p. Montgomery left Tuesday
for short visit with friends in Ithaca.
Good western yellow corn for so cents
per bushel at Alma Roller Mills.
Some of our store windows remind us
that Valentines day will soon be here.
Simeon Messenger left Wednesday for
New York City to select his spring stock
of goods.
w. ]. Barnes, of Ithaca, called on his
son-in-law, ID. c. Elliott, and family
Tuesday.
The Bay View Club will meet with Mrs.
Fortress and Miss Clark at the home of
Mrs. T.. Griffin.
Mrs. A. ]. Clum went to Elwell, Tues
y
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant.
Regular meeting of Fitz James Lodge
No. 95, X. of p. this evening. A good
attendance is desired.
+. p. Deal, of Elsie, who had been
employed here as cooper the past three
months, returned home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Nelson, of Pasadena,
CAL, formerly of Alma, are the proud
parents of five and a half pound baby
girl.
Dan Mclaughlin, J. ID. Spinney, and
w. c. Mallory were in Ithaca, Wednes-
day, as witnesses in the Hustled Kenwan-
ski law suit.
The Christian Endeavor Society viii
hold their regular monthly business meet
ing at the home of the Misses Club this
friday evening
The Misses Lillian and Violet McKin-
ley and guest, Miss Florence Buck. left
Wednesday for Jackson to spend the
remainder of the winter.
Mrs. V. c. Buckles, of Hartford City,
Indiana, after weeks visit at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Alvin Anthony, left
for her home Wednesday morning.
Miss Ariadna McLaren has accepted
the position of auditor for the Peninsular
Telephone Company, of Detroit, of
which c. o. Trask is manager.
There will be a regular meeting of the
F. and A. NJ. lodge No. 244 Tuesday
evening, February, 6. Work with sd
degree. All members please be present.
Reflections of a Visitor to Jackson
State Prison." or "The Two Aspects of
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at the Baptist church. Morning worship
and communion at the usual hour.
All of the legal fraternity of Alma
were present at the opening of circuit
court last Monday, and participated in a
little surprise for Judge Scarf. Judge
Stone made fine speech and presented
his successor with silver mounted gavel.
The lecture by Rabbi Leo Franklin in
the Presbyterian church last Monday
evening was we'll attended and greatly
appreciated. DR.. Franklin said much to
strengthen the bond of brotherhood be-
tween the Jew and the Protestant and
justly tore down the barrier of religion
which separates them The Woman's
Club is to be especially commended for
making it possible for the citizens of
Alma to hear this excellent sermon.
The following are the arrivals at the
Alma Springs Sanitarium during the
past week: II. II. Thatcher, Pontiac;
Judge p. +. Dodds, Mt Pleasant; NJ
Levi, professor of languages at the Uni
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor; r. p.
Wenderoth, Chicago II. u. Gade,
Detroit; Sara Martyr Richards, Chicago;
l. Wolf, Grand Rapids. b. u. Gubtil, of
Saginaw. who is inventor and patentee
of the new beet puller that has been
used i'll this vicinity the past season.
The figures produced by Postmaster
c. +. Brown show that we are comfort
ably close to the free delivery mark. The
ruling of the postoffice department re-
quires the receipts of any postoffice to
reach $4,000 yearly before they are
entitled to free delivery. Our Office is
now past the $1,000 mark and shows a
steady monthly increase. There is no
question but that the city council and
the residents will make the necessary
preparations and appropriations requisite
for the system at the proper time.