Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-06

last Thursday.
T. w. Whitney of St. Louis was in
Alma Tuesday.
w. II. Parr is moving his family into
1.-The Naples.
Mrs. ID. Dutt of Richland. Mich. was in
Alma last Tuesday.
Mrs. l.. e. Wilson is visiting friends
in Saginaw this week.
w. T. Naldrett of Ithaca was in Alma
on business Wednesday.
Mrs. Nelson Herrick of St. Louis WIS.,
tied Mrs. VIM. Kelly. Tuesday.
e. J. Mccall of the Ithaca Herald was
in Alma on business Thursday.
Seth Tubbs of Eaton Rapids called OH
old friends in Alma last Tuesday.
Born, to Thomas Smith and wife,
Monday night, a boy, weight ~ pounds
Good house and lot for sale on easy
terms, or exchange. J. L. MILLER &
Son.
The Wornen's Club will meet with Mrs
J. S. Caple, Monday, March II, at 2:45
p. III.
Miss b. Marie Hale is in Grand Rapids
this week selecting her spring stock of
millinery.
Miss Blanche Woodward returns to
school i'll Iron River, Mich, on Friday
of this week.
+. w Hooper of this city and T..
Fowler of Sumner were III Toledo on
business Monday.
Glare was visited with another fire
Tuesday night. The loss was four
stores and two barns.
Senator T. A. Ely was home from
Lansing over Sunday. The senator re-
ports things moving along nicely this
session.
Owing to prevalence of scarlitina and
upon advice of the health officers there
will be no Sunday school at St. Johns
| (hurch next sunday.
Congressman Darragh, Fordney and
Hamilton are the Michigan members
who had stamina enough to note against
the ship subsidy bill last week.
The city of St. Louis conduct their city
election under the Primary system this
spring. 1t is reported that candidates,
with exception of mayor, are very plenti-
full.
Frank Gilkins, residing south of Alma,
shot an otter in his dooryard last Mon
day, measuring four feet The pelt
was sold to Pollasky & CO. This is
very rare animal for this section in these
days.
The illustrated lecture Tuesday even
ing at College chapel by Dr. II. f. Will
! lard under the auspices of the Ladies
Club was very enjoyable event fairly
well attended and all pronounced it
grand.
o. Mack, teamster for the {. NJ. p. Co.
for some time, has resigned his position
and accepted a like position with C. S.
Young. commencing his duties next
Monday.
Miss b. Marie Hale of Alto, Mich,
has opened a millinery store in the
Bahlke building, lately occupied by Miss
Cto f..1f
share of the ladies trade.
Carl Melchers, the famous artist of
Detroit who has been chosen as a MEM
Der of the international jury of awards
for the Carnegie institute inter national
exhibition of 1907, is a cousin of w. J.
Melchers of this city.
Prof. w Z. Hansen, superintendent
of schools at Manistique, and formerly
of Alma, called on old friends last
Tuesday. Mr. Hansen is on his way
home from the superintendent Con-
vention al Chicago.
DIR. N f. McClinton has decided to
move to Chicago about May LIST. He
will go into the office with his uncle, DR..
Ferguson, who is one of the most prom
ineut surgeons in the United States.
AS much, as Alma people regret his
leaving, all congratulate him on being
able to avail himself of such position
The damage suit of Rhodes VS.. Union
Telephone Co. was called for trial in
the circuit court at Ithaca last week.
w. A. Bahlke represented the Telephone
Co. and John T. Mathews the plaintiff
The declaration OF the plaintiff was de-
fective in several particulars making it
necessary to put it over to the next
term Of circuit court. From all testi
mony in sight Rhodes case looks very
slim, the defendant being able to con-
clusively show that he was informed of
his danger and took the chance.
Unbeknown to the judges and to a
large portion O the audience n prize l