Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-05-19

The LO.TM.M. sewing club Will
meet with Mrs. John Cook, 1928 Wood
worth ave-, Friday afternoon at O'Clock.
Nightwatch Robert Smith and Har-
vey Hubbard left Tuesday morning
for points in Montana.
Mrs, G. +. Ross and daughter, Miss
Christeen, OF Duluth, are the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Mitchell
Miss Helen Thompson, who for the
past two years has made her home in
Southern California, is the guest of
friends and relatives in Alma.
Great sale of the Famous Hoosier
Kitchen Cabinets at Crandell &
SCOTS, from May 81 to % inclusive.
Buy now and save money 162st2
Mrs. Vern Bambor will entertain the
Arcadia Sewing Circle. Thursday after.
noon May 26. All are invited.to be
present.
You can buy Hoosier Cabinet for
$1O0 down and $1.OO a week for the
cash price at Crandell & SCOTS dur
ing the sale from May 81 to IS.
162st2.
Mrs. L. Mock, aged % years, died
Friday morning at Brainard hospital.
Funeral services were held Sunday at
the Baptist church, with interment at
Riverside
Prof J. T. Ewing, accompanied by
Mrs. Ewing, are at Atlantic City in
attendance upon the National Presby-
terrain assembly. They will be absent
from Alma about two weeks.
The Michigan Piano Tuning Co., will
have force of workmen in Alma next
week. If you want your work done in
the right way and at the right time
leave your order at Scattergood's
Jewelry Store now.
Rev Hugh Ronald, of Plymouth,
we'll known in this city, has accepted
call to the First Presbyterian church
at Thorntown, Indiana. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ronald are expected to visit friends
in this city before leaving for their
new home June 1st.
Miss Helen Thompson, who for the
past two years has been in Pasadena,
Los Angeles and vicinity, arrived in
Alma last Friday for short visit.
Miss Thompson was, previous to her
departure for California two years
ago, a resident of Alma and is we'll
known here. Her many friends are
! glad to see her back
The postoffice in Mount Pleasant
was robbed Wednesday night of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in stamps and
about $50 in money. A powerful ex-
plosive was inserted in the joints OF
the safe and made of it wreck and
thus exposed the valuables. The safe
sat directly in front of the front
plate window, and one door of the
safe smashed through it and out over
the walk into the street for 20 feet or
more. A drawer containing several
hundred dollars in bills was not dis
| turbed.
On the night OF May 90 the moon
Our constant companion in space, and
nearest celestial neighbor, will pass
through the earth's shadow and be
totally eclipsed, the phenomenon be.
ing visible to North and South Ameri.
ca, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
and in part of southwest Europe, the
western portions of Africa, and the
extreme eastern part of Australia
This eclipse will be the second in ;
series of four, two of the sun and tive
of the moon, announced for the pres
ent year. Beginning on the evening
of May 23 and ending on the follow
ing morning, it will afford an inter
esting exhibition we'll worth observ
ing should the sky be favorable TIL,
moon will remain in the earth's shad
ow for three hours and thirty-si,
minutes 1t will enter the shadow a
GAG p. m. and leave it at Leg a. m.
the middle of the eclipse occurring a
IL "a p. m, central standard time, anC
the total phase will continue for al
most one hour. AS the moons dia
meter is divided into twelve equa
parts called "digits,' the magnitude o
the eclipse will be 1872 "digits," 81
that it will be little more than total