Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

c. Rexford of Riverdale was in the
city last Saturday on business.
For Easter eggs, chicks, ducks and
novelties, see S. l.. Bennett. Y
Do not miss the elegant display of
Easter plants at Bittner's Greenhouse.
Miss Mamie Johnson OF Shepherd
was among last Saturdays visitors to
this city.
Miss Beryl Lathrop of Owosso is
visiting her cousin Mrs. Geo. Sharrar
and other Alma and St Louis rela-
tives.
Billy" Johnson who has been
spending the winter in st. Petersburg
and other southern cities returned to
Alma Monday.
The Arcadia Ladies Aid Society
will meet with Mrs. NJ ]. Fraker,
Thursday April 4th for an all day
meeting.
If you want to SELL your farm,
! see Sharrar & Moore. 1617tf
Doane & Campbell the real estate
hustlers have a large list of farms and
city property for sale or exchange.
If it is fire insurance you want see
them.
Frank Pollasky. who has been visi-
ting his daughter Miss Bernice Pol
lasky at Chicago, returned last Satur-
day.
A. T.. Brown and wife returned to
their home at Grand Rapids after
spending Sunday in Alma visiting
friends.
+. A. Towle, after spending a cou-
pie of DAYS here on business, return
ed last Saturday to his home at Ely
ria, Ohio.
Mrs. Nellie Veeder was called tc
Mt Pleasant last Saturday on ac-
count of the illness of her son, Will
lam Veeder.
Rev. Abel Nudge went to Mt
Pleasant last Monday. Rev Nudge
expects to spend the greater part o.
the week there.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the
Presbyterian church will hold re
ception for Rev. and Mrs II. l.
Grain, Monday evening. April 1st, a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. {. q
} Rhodes, TAB State street. All friends
| of Rev. and Mrs. Grain are cordial.
invited to attend.
About fifty of the friends and neigh
bors OF Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wa.
gave a farewell party for them Oh
, Monday evening at the Way hom
on Grafton farm Mr. Way ha
bought the Jim Mcnamara house OF
, Gratiot avenue, and will move int
{ the same this week.
About as neat store as one will
see is the New York Racket store
During the past week. Prop. Ora
has given the store complete over
hauling The walls have been re
r papered and woodwork re-decorateC
Mr.. Gray has received new line @
wallpaper that is up-to-date.
, Have you seen those embroider
houncings at L. n. Bakers? 1724t2
Davis Field will soon have as fin
. an entrance as any athletic field /
the state. Charles H. Davis, tn
donor of Davis Field, has given $50
y for the erection of gate. The Ell
trance will be of paving brick wit
iron gates. Henry II. Soule has take
: the contract and will start the wor
It as soon as the weather permits.
George Huntoon, the successor
y c. B. Porter, has received larg
g line of jewelry and watches. NJ
5. Huntoon has increased his stock du
i ing the past week and has the late'
= things in fobs, bracelets, lockets an
l. chains. The green gold bracele
which he has in stock, is attractin
r. considerable attention in the lars
e cities.
o Mr. and Mrs James II. Ostrande
who have been spending the last fe
months at Grand Rapids, arrive
n Monday and are spending the wee
n with Mrs. Ostrander's parents, d
~ and Mrs. J. N. Day. Mr.. and Mr.
Ostrander will go to Houghton Lal
from Alma. They are planning
make their home at the popular sur
mer resort.
Mrs. M. ]. Fraker has receive
word that her niece, Mrs Jennie Je
ferson, died March 18th, at her hon
in Salina, Utah, of pneumonia. MI
Jefferson was formerly Miss Jenn
Jennings and was born and grew
womanhood in this place. At Il
time of her death she was prepariI
to come to Alma to spend the SUI
mcr with friends.