Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-02-29

VIM. Cushing of the firm OF CuSh-
ing & Benedict returned Monday
evening from New York City where
during the week previous he pur
chased several thousand dollars worth
of goods for the spring trade. Mr.
Cushing is a shrewd buyer. and buy
ing as he did in the greatest market
in the world, our citizens can look
forward to securing high grade mer-
chandse at low prices. Watch their
advertisement from now on.
Mrs. Mary l.. llumbert, through
her attorney, +. II. Dusenbury, Sc
cured a Judgment of $4,000 against
the Ann Arbor Railroad Co, Mrs
Humbert tagged a motor car at the
Depuy crossing last fall, but the car
refused to stop, MIR, DuSenbury says
the case was an important one be-
cause it hinged on the statute that
fixes a penalty of 500 for trains tnat
ing TO make stops at regular stations
to take on or deliver passengers
Mt Pleasant Times.
The Detroit Times Of February 20
said: "The Times has received a card
from f. A. Coddington, formerly OF
Morenci this state, but for some time
engaged in the government service
in the Philippines. Mr. Coddington Is
now on his way back to the United
States His message was dated in
Amsterdam, Feb g. and said Last
week, through Siberia and Russia,
Saturday and Sunday in Moscow,
Monday in Warsaw; Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, Berlin; leave
Monday for London and New York
The Superior street window Of the
Ellison grocery store shows a beau
tiful window trim the result Of the
work OF Laurence Ellison. The Ma
tional Starch Co. sometime since of
fered prize for the best window dis
play of Kingsiord starch, Argo starch
and Karo syrup. Mr. Ellison entered
the contest and if he does not secure
recognition in the shape of one of
the substantial cash prizes it will not
be because he has not designed
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the products OF the National Starch
Co.
Rev Geo. w. Bates breaches his
farewell sermon on Sunday night.
He has received a call to the Parr
Memorial Baptist church of Petoskey
and has accepted, to begin his work
with that church the first Sunday in
March. The Baptists OF Petoskey
dedicated their new church July 30th,
and the building is considered the
largest church building north OF
Grand Rapids 1t has 81 rooms in
Guiding large auditorium. Sunday
school rooms, dining room, kitchen,
gymnasium. shower baths, etc The
building cost $4,000. Mr.. Bates COM
pletes a FIVE year pastorate this
month.-Stanton Clipper.
The papers of Holland, Mich, pub
lished a good story on Supt. E. L.
Fell a few weeks ago The story goes
that one evening Mr.. Fell was making
a call upon several of his teachers,
who live in the same house. During
the superintendent visit the CONVEX
sation was constantly interrupted by
the tapping OF tic-tac on the parlor
window. One Of the young ladies
complained that they were annoyed
every evening by this performance on
the part of some thoughtless school
boy The portly Mr.. Fell, who now
weighs we'll over 200, said he was
glad to be present and that he would
put a stop to it once for all. He
quietly stepped out through the back
kitchen door and tip-toed around the
corner Of the house. Sure enough
there in the shadows, was a young
ruffian vigorously manipulating the
soul-harrowing noise producer. Fell
made a charge such as he was wont
to make in the fall of 1901 when he
was helping to rout the forces of
M. A. c., and in an instant was upon
the helpless culprit.
1t was but the work OF a moment
Copyright, 1922 to drag the villain
into the presence of the. angry school
teachers. They saw the superintend
ent advancing with the militant youth,
a closely cropped auburn head pro-
truding from underneath his arm.
The ladies began to relent and feel
sad when they heard the boy sobbing
into the depths of the large mans
sleeve He brought the youngster
forward purposing to shame him into
the EXTREMIST humility by the glare of
the light and the reproving glances
of a dozen female pedagogues. But
Just as they were preparing their
sharpest and most indignant looks
with which to quell the disturber of
their peace they received a shock |
which they still feel as they call the
incident to mind The boys face
came to view and he was not sobbing
He was laughing and it was Fell's /
own son.
The Farther Lights society of the /
Baptist church with few invited |
guests met at the parsonage Friday
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