Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-22

| WANTED-Bellb boys at Alma Sp;iugs
Hotel. Apply at once.
Call on the new firm at the old Guth.
RE Stand for barber work. Occupied
by Dunk and Edd No. $50 State ST.
l461t2
The public schools were closed last
Friday to enable the teachers to be
present at the Teachers Institute. which
took place in Ithaca, Friday and Satur.
day.
Chris Renner has traded his property
in the Ward addition to Rev. MI. Aus
TIN of Bay City. Mr.. Austin will move
his family TO Alma and put his chill iren
in school.
Strictly homemade baked goods.
First-class lunches. meals 20 cents. City
restaurant. Mrs. Jennie Findlater,
Prop.
j. H. p Hughart, vice president and
general manager of the G. r. l. rail-
road, was in Alma with his private car
last Wednesday night. Mr. Hughart
transacted business with A. w. Wright.
To get the best 25c meal call at the
Fern Hotel. +. Gray, Prop. l463tl3
W. A. Carpenter, who has been en-
ployed as fireman and engineer of the
Wright House. returned to Chicago last
Thursday Mr.. Carpenter states that
he is railroad man and can not be so
confined
There is nothing more stimulating or
invigorating than a good hot bath.
They are always on top at Davis barber
shop.
A tax of $1,000 each, has been placed
/ by the city council OH the pool rooms Ii
was, at first thought advisable to tax
each table fifty cents per year. but the
decision was that the $l2 90 tax should be
general, regardless of the number OF
tables.
Carpenters are at work erecting fine
II boat house for ID. l.. Johnson
When completed it will be the largest
OH the river-2ix22x; Mr. Johnson
will rent space for canoes. As there are
so many new canoes and ss places &c
store them are SO scarce, the new boat
house will be we'll patrouized
Col. II. p. Bishop ex-congressman
from the Ninth congressional district
who was defeated for reelection at the
primaries last fall by James G. Nc
Laughlin of Muskegon, has returned tc
Ludington. He will resume the practic,
of law after an absence of twelve years
serving his constituents at Washington.
Mr.. Bishop has gone into partnership
with A. A. Keyser, prosecuting at
torney of Mason county.
Last Sunday evening occurred the in
stallation of the Epworth League Off
GERS of the NJ. +. Church of this city
Carl Washburn, the newly installed
president, addressed the membership anC
the pastor of the church, Rev Clapp
delivered a sermon full of thought foi
all present The Epworth League i,
one of the hourishing organizations Of
the NJ T. Church
Big preparations are being made fol
the observance of Decoration Day in
Alma. There will De the u sual march
ing, in which the schools, city band
uniform ranks of the lodges and vet
Grams will participate. Exercises vii
take place in the Opera House and there
will be some good speakers. For furth,i
Information see Messrs. Jno Greig
Geo. Willard and AKRON Davis. who are
the committee on arrangements.
Business is booming with the Alml
Grain q Lumber Co. Since taking pos
session of the Alma Roller Mills the,
have arranged with all Alma grocers tc
handle their flour so the mill no longer
sells direct TO consumers. In the pas
ten DAYS they have received three carr
of wheat, and shipped to their New
England trade. five cars Of -four and
feed. There is also something doing a
their lumber yards planning mill. clever
car loads of lumber having been re
ceived and four cars sold.