Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-29

Charles Bum, of Ithaca, was cal
ling ON friends ip Alma Friday of
last week.
Another car of that nice yellow corn
just received at-Alms Elevator Com
pany. *
z. Dutfield and j. E. wolford. of
Sumner, were visitors in this city last
Friday on business.
f. W. Chaplin. of Breckenridge, was
business caller in this city last We'd
nesday evening
f.. W. House and wife left Thursday
morning for few days visit with
relatives in Ithaca.
Get your photos before May to
Horn the photographer. Fifteen for
the price of twelve. K
Mrs. c. Each went to North Star
last Thursday afternoon for a few
days visit with her mother.
Mrs. Charles Youngs left Thursday
morning for two weeks visit with
her sister in PIttsburg Penn.
II. NJ. Wezel, G. ". Brown and
Geo. l.. Wetherbee. of Shepherd, were
business visitors in the city last Thurs
day.
Undersheriff Elmer Sprague left last
Thursday morning for a few days
visit in Green Springs Ohio, on busi-
ness
Misses Francis Delamater and Eva
Wilcox. of Mt Pleasant visited the
formers parents in this city last
Thursday.
Rat-Snap. 1t kills the rats. No
danger in handling-but do not eat.
You get II at Medler's grocery store.
Both phones 1875.
Miss Emma Caple. of Elba, n. Y.
arrived last Thursday for visit al
the home of her brother. ]. S. Caple
and wife in this city.
Miss Rose Messenger returned tc
Detroit Thursday morning after a two
weeks visit with her parents, s. Mes.
singer and wife in this city.
Mrs. c. Hill. of Mt. Pleasant who
has been the guest OF her daughter
Mrs Ed Hoyt in this city for severa
days, returned to her home Thursday
of last week.
DR.. G.. w. Pringle went to Adrian
Monday morning. where be will lool
mp parties who are contemplating
forming immigrantan trains to Texa,
to seek homesteads.
HoIlie j. Rose has been hired a.
principal of the Ashley schools another
year, Miss Xenia Mason aa assistant
Miss Jennie Coon, intermediate
teacher and Miss Jenne Hutchinson
for the primary.
The Ashley band has been reorgan.
lied with the following officers
President. Bert Landi: vice president
Edward Otto secretary, Clarence Kir.
by: treasurer, G. f. Thayer, other
members, j. +. Kirby; Roscoe Wilcox,
Lloyd McEuen, George Crook. N. w.
Gladstone, Glenn Kilbourn. Harry
Toilet and Emanuel Thompson.
1t is authoratively stated that the
new Grand Trunk car shops at Battle
Creek. representing cost of 300. 900,
will he finished by July, though they
will not be equipped for complete
occupancy before November 1. When
the shops open 500 men will start
work The industry when completed
will bring to Battle Creek between
3, 900 and 5000 people.
George Lowell, vice president and
general manager of the Detroit, Toledo
e. Ironton and Ann Arbor railroads,
has. honored the general passenger
agent, j. j. Kirby. by changing the
ame of the station on the Ann Arbol
from Mortified to Kirby. This is an
honor seldom paid to general passen-
ger agents of the railroad, but one
which is richly deserved by Mr..
Kirby, who has been identified with
the interests of that road many years.
George Kesling, of Hamilton town
ship lost his residence by fire last
Friday night. He was in Ashley and
his family at neighbours. About
nine o'clock Joe Kelly at whose house
Mrs Kesling was. happened to see
the fire. The roof was ready to fall
when the neighbors reached the house
and practically nothing was saved.
The house was good one and well
furnished There was $1,000 insurance
on the house and 800 on the contents
hut this would far from cover the loss.
The origin of the fire is mystery as
there had been no tire In the house
that afternoon. Herald