Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-02-04
Interesting NEWS ITEMS.


the three Youngest children of Mary
Alice Scramlin. Richard. Mabel and
John taken to the sstte public school
at Coldwater Mrs. IN IL. Slater took
them TO the. school FRIDAY. Ithaca
Journal e.
The farp, home q Henry Eoss of
North Star-township was totally des-
troved nv fire Saturday night about
6 80 o'clock. with nearly all its con-
tents. arr 80
On Wednesday mbrning about seven
O'CLOCK fire broke out in the attic of
the Normal burning the rafters to a
considerable, extent. The blaze started
from the electric wires which were
crossed. Luckily the fire was discover
ed in time OF else considerable. damage
might nave been done Mt. Pleasant
Courier. y.
The golden weddiAk anniversary OF
AIR. and Mrs John Mills. of North
Star. was celebrated at their home
January %. 1909 Mr.. John Mills was
married TO Miss Hannah Ward in
Huntington. Lorain county. Ohio.
January 22. 1854 They moved to
North Star township. Mich, Nav ~.
1860. and have resided chere ever
since. s..
There will be Teachers Associa-
ton institute at Maple Rapids Friday
evening and Saturday forenoon and
afternoon. February and 6. Prof
Delos Fall of AHion will lecture at
the CHRISTIAN church on Friday even
ing :
P. T. H. Piersat who owns the
Good Market" bazaar store at
Stanton and has been in psiness in that
city for thirty Gears. WI retire July
LIST next and settle in the East, where
be has other business affairs to attend
TO.
Profanity is hot only unbecoming
and ungentlemanly. but it sometimes
gets map, into trouble Chas. Brod-
beck. of st. Charles. had little tiff
with I4ilway conductor and swore
at that official with good deal OF
energy. for which offense he is serving
a three months term behind the bars
Mrs. John Goho. an esteemed chris
tian lady. died in Saginaw January !
and was buried in Vestaburg Sunday.
January TO- Mrs Goho was resi-
dent of..Vestaburg and was visiting her
daughter in Saginaw.
Mrs Susan Cobb of Elsie. died at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. E. g..
VanDerventer. in Detroit. on Tues
dav. January 10, Death came sud
detpls and was due to heart disease.
What is believed to be the heaviest
sentence and fine ever given violator
of the local option law was handed
out in Judge DeVoigne's. court at
Sonth Haven. to Charles Van Alstyne.
the druggist. being sentenced TO 80
days in Jail and to pay costs, which
will amount to over S400.
Ex-County Treasurer VIM Hattie left
Thursday for trip to his old home in
Scotland. which be has not seen for
thirty years. He will embark at New
York Saturday on an Anchor Line
steamship for Glasgow. Stanton
Herald
The twentieth annual convention of
the Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers'
association. to be held in Grand
Rapids February 3. 10 and IL, will be
an event of more than ordinary, inter
est and it is expected the attendance
will he large.
James Neal of Cohoctah. killed a
silver gray fox after trailing the an
imal three days. He received $3.50 for
the pelt of the animal. a pretty. good
salary for three days work.
The Sugar Beet Association OF
Shiawassee will hold its annual meet
ing atthe court house In Corunna,
February 90. to transact any business
that needs its attention. 1t will be
an all day meeting with a strong pro-
gram provided that Won cannot afford
to miss -Owosso Times
The story that the annual round up
farmers institute IL to be at lansing
is all mistake and will be at Mt.
Pleasant February 1926. as pre-.
yiously announced.