Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-03-04

Mr. and Mrs. A. w, Wright were in
Detroit Tuesday
Dr. A. r. Wheeler of St. Louis spent
Monday in Alma.
Four prisoners are now confined in the
C ounty il at Ithaca.
WANTED-As second hand Floor Show
Case. Apply at Re cord Office.
NJ Blumrosen of the Boston Store
speptSunday with his family in Detroit.
Mrs. w. f. Eldridge of North Star, is
the guest of Mrs. w. II. Parr of this city
The Alma Manufacturing Company's
shops resumed operation Monday of this
week
Mrs. W. J. Melchers left Saturday for
visit with friends and relatives in
Saginaw.
w. j. Nlelchers is in Lansing to-day.
where he appears before the taxation
committee.
Rev. Charles Ryan of Novar, Algoma,
occupied the pulpit of ST. Johns Church
last Sunday.
Rev. w. S. Sayers, of Detroit, will
hold services at St. Johns church Sun
day, March 7.
WANTED-A Floor Show Case, six
feet long, in good condition. Apply at
Record Office.
Seth A. Tubbs of Eaton Rapids, was
in Alma Tuesday shaking hands with his
many friends.
ID. ID. Martin. of Albion was in Ithaca
yesterday, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank L. Convis.
Mrs. Cooper, wife of the Ann Arber
freight agent of this city, is spending
the week in Ann Arbor.
The Presbyterian Fortnightly will
meet with Mrs. John d. Spinney, 1877
Hastings ST.. Tuesday afternoon, March
9th.
Mrs. S. A. Vliet left Tuesday evening
for Stanton, where she will spend the
week with her daughter, Mrs. George
Bates.
Circuit Court convened at Ithaca yes
terday, the cases to be tried are all in
Robinson VS.. Seth A. Tubbs and Harry
Tubbs.
&c. Foster, the cigar man, has recently
placed upon the market a new brand of
five cent cigars known as the Edelweiss.
Mr.. Foster has the reputation of making
good cigars, and the reputation acquired
is surely sustained in the cigar just
placed on the market
Alms's bowling team, consisting of
Messrs. Horn, Ewers, Wilbur, Mapes and
Belbeck, went to St Louis Thursday
night and in the presence of a full
house" at Knash's alley, defeated st
Louis crack team in three straight
gan es. Alma usually gets what she
goes after.
O. f. Worden and wife, of Klamath
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brother-in-law, John t. Swigart and
family Mr.. Worden is a banker of that
western city, and, like all others from
that portion of the west declares it to be
the land of opportunities. Mr.. Worden
will remain in Alma the remainder of
the week.
Last week while two children of Mr..
and Mrs. John Leonard, who live two
and one-half miles northeast of Forest
Hill, we're at home alone, they set fire to
a stack of hay containing approximately
four tons, which was entirely consumed.
Neighbors by hard work and the aid of a
snow bank succeeded in saving a stack
Of straw which stood in the direct line of
the flames.
Billy Melchers, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. j. Melchers of this city, is in Sagi-
nav. Billy went there Friday, expecting
to return Monday, but during that time
accidentally shot Aobet rifle ball
through his foot, which has necessitated
extending his stay while the injured
member is being treated by physician.
Billy's many friends in Alma hope for
his speedy recovery.
The rooms occupied by Mrs. Goffney
the milliner have just been re-papered
and painted and put in shape for the
spring business. Mrs. Gaffney has
already received her spring stock, and
her trimmer, Miss Nina Knickerbocker,
of Cleveland, arrived Tuesday. In order
to accommodate the increased business,
Mrs. Gaffney will devote the lower floor
of the building TO work and display room
and for living rooms has leased suite
on the second floor of the same building.