Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-06
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+. Wise.
Opera House all next week, The
Henderson Stock Co. x
One degree below zero Tuesday
night.
c. J. Walters was in Saginaw on
business Monday.
The grounding saw his shadow
February ,, 1913.
Gratiot County Teachers Institute
at Alma next week.
Mrs. L. Stannard spent the week
end with friends in Saginaw.
Archie Brown was in Detroit on
business Monday and Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Oberlin of
Forest Hill left Tuesday for Central
Tennessee.
Mrs VIM. Carl of Seville died Mon
day of this sweek Funeral Wednes-
day
Smith & CIapp finished taking in
ventory of their hardware stock on
Friday.
VIM Winter of Ithaca died Mon
day at the advanced age of ninety
two years.
Mother is back again making those
good fried cakes and breakfast coffee
at the Wellington. X
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l. Crossett spent
Sunday in St Louis with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. w Bennett
The auction business for February
has some of the largest sales of per-
sonal property yet listed.
w. J. Pindle OF Middleton visited
his brother-in-Iaw, Chester Knight,
and family, the early part OF the week.
Have you tried the Wellington?
Come in and have some OF those
home-baked pies of mothers. X
Mr.. + MI. Weese is endeavoring to
get first class film OF the Passion
Play to present before Easter.
The ice harvest is being gathered
in fine shape The field is about one
foot thick and clear as crystal,
+. A. Holmes, sales manager of
the Miller Saw Trimmer Co., made a
business trip to Chicago this week.
+. f. and +. w. Ewing's goods
were shipped to Lodi. California,
Monday, starting over the Ann Arbor
system.
Prof H. NJ McCurdy spoke before
Mr. H. c. Moores class Of boys in
the Presbyterian Sunday school last
Sunday
This office is in receipt of the Feb
ruary Michigan Railway Guide. pub
lished by John X. Wood, at Detroit
Michigan.
Miss Hulda Ward OF Woodwork
avenue won the diamond ring in the
Vaudette contest. She presented over
1000 coupons.
Anyone wanting to buy outside
farms for spring possession should see
G.. II. Bansil at once. Office with
Swigart & Sullivan.
Smith & Clapp have a new f. Z.
Vacuum Cleaner which they will put
out ON trial at the special Introduce
DRY price OF $500 Regular value
Sl200 Nt
Mrs. James Rcdman OF Woodwork
avenue had birthday party Satur-
day About dozen relatives and
friends were present for dinner in
Guiding Mrs Kate Courad of Mt
Pleasant and Mrs. Jennie Moody of
IL tn1N l.. ti,s-1 ~
,he day were presented
Mr.. Giles Isham, corner Walnut
and Pine avenues. has rented the
Elmdale farm of John d. Sullivan
and moved Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Mills who now live on the farm
have rented the Isham residence and
moved on the same date. Mr. Mills
is bookkeeper for the Alma Grain &
Lumber company
Rev J. w. Priest of the Baptist
church has purchased of +. B. Soule
the contractor the house rec emily
erected at 500 Gratiot avenue Mr..
Priest and family. who have been
living in the c. l.. Delavan property
on Woodwork avenue, will take pos
session of their new home this week
Prosecuting Attorney John y. Ev-
erden examined Charles Odell Fri
day before Judge Chadwick on the
charge OF wife desertion Odell is
but twenty-one and was married June
10, 1912. to Miss Bessie Partee at
St Johns. Mich. by Judge Merrill
He brought his wife to her step
fathers home last fall and then dis
appeared Some months later war
rant was sworn out by the wife charg-
ing desertion At that time he was
supposed to be at Ashley The of
icers found he had left Ashley for
Kentucky. Last Monday night he
returned to Mr.. Partee's in Sumner
township. Deputy Sheriff Murphy
took him in charge. He was bound
over to the circuit court for trial.
Judge Kelly s Scarf of Ithaca was
an Alma visitor Friday afternoon