Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-08
Band concert tomorrow evening.

Mrs. Nate Church is visiting friends
in Ithaca.
A ten pound turtle was caught last
week in Pine River
Perry Powers of Cadillac was caller
at this Office Tuesday.
James X. Kress transacted legal bust.
ness in Riverdalc today.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
Suydam Office building.
A daughter was born May LIST. to Mr..
and Mrs. o. w. Bennett.
Atty. Bert Hayes transacted legal bus
mess in Ithaca. Tuesday.
Messrs. j. T. Swigart and ID. l..
Johnson are in Ithaca today.
G. ID. Bell transacted business in Sagi-
nav the first part of this week.
Supervisor c. S. Ward and wife are
home from their winter outing.
Jesse Callahan has purchased the
Updyke property on River Street
A complete line of fancy work, also
stamping done. Mrs. T. ]. Gaffney.
The next regular meeting of the City
Council will be held on the evening of
May IA.
Mrs. Derber of Lansing is visiting at
the home of her father, A. G.. Beeson,
near Alma.
Mrs. L. j. Gaffney has moved her
household goods to rooms in the Suy-
dam block
FOUND-A string of beads Owner
may get them by proving property and
paying for this notice.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid will
meet next Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
Will Wright at the Sanitarium.
A. II. Washburu returned to Pontiac
this morning, after spending the winter
with his son, Carl Washburn of this city.
Robt Butterfeld transacted business
in Owosso today There is an Indenen-
dent Telephone Convention in that city.
A good audience greeted the Count of
Monte Cristo at the Opera House last
Tuesday evening The entertainment
gave general satisfaction.
Call on the new firm at the old Guth-
RE Stand for barber work Occupied
by Dunk and Edd. No. $50 State St.
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Mesdames John Watson OF Ithaca
and Charles Watson of Breckenridge
spent Tuesday in this city, the
guests of Mrs. G. f. Brown.
For Sale-Baby Day, old chicks for
sale by the hundred or piece.
MRS. Il. l.. BUCKBERRoUGH,
Ala Park Avenue.
Rev. X. n. Holsaple of the Anti saloon
League, will speak in the United
Brethren Church, on temperance inter-
ests, Sunday evening, Nav IL. A full
house is desired.
T. A. Johnston. General Manager of
the Central Michigan Produce Cos
Plant, left Tuesday evening for his
home in Iowa, where he was called by
the serious illness of his sister, who was
reported as being seriously i'll with
erysipelas.
Prof. Hazard made balloon ascension
and parachute drop Saturday afternoon.
The balloon was filed in front of the
Hotel Edwards and the aeronaut, after
ascending 1900 or more feet, cut loose
from the bag and alighted near the cor
ner of Euclid Ave. and Superior Street.
Call at the new Epler Block and Sc
cure some of the May records for your
collection. b. Forquer.
The editorial column of last Saturdays
Detroit Journal, contained the following:
Free mail delivery is proving death
blow to the justifiable mendacity of
Alma. Local pillars of propriety can
no longer guess" they'll walk down to
the postoffice for the mail"
The North Shade township Sunday
School convention will be held mt the
U. b. church in that township Saturday.
night and Sunday May IL, l2. An ex-
cellent program has been arranged and
as many as possible should be in attend.
ance.
The Isabella County Republican of
last week said: IS a. Fletcher has
purchased the new cement block feed
barn in Shepherd and is moving his fam.
lily here. Mr.. Fletcher states that he has
disposed of his 6O-acre farm west of
Alma, where he has been residing, to
Perry Dersham. -
! You can procure anything in the line
of new up-to-date furniture at reason.
able prices at Convis e. Convis. 1866
Notices are out to the effect that the
Board of Review will meet in the coun-
Gil rooms of the Alma Public Building
on Monday, May 20. and will continue
in session at least four days, six hours
per day. The object of the meeting is
to renew the assessment rolls of the
city.
-Four able-bodied tramps made their
appearance in Alma one day this week
and were begging in this vicinity. City
Marshal Button gave them a nights
lodging at the city Jail and they left
the following morning with the warn
ing that should they appear again they
would be sent to Detroit.
w. ]. McVickers. who was 70 speak
before the Commercial school at the
College last Saturday was unable to do