Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
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Store.
Mrs. Geo. Abbott is very sick with
fever.
Il. A. Miller spent Sunday at Swartz
Creek.
Vans new Perfumes are great, finest
line in the county.
S. ii. Loveland, was in Saginaw
Tuesday on business.
c. III Coats and family visited Mrs.
w. :. Tmck Sunday last.
Bert Hayes, of Sheridan, visited Bert
Woodward Tuesday night.
Salsbury's Troubadors at IIolcomb's
Opera House, st. Louis, next Monday
night. Everybody goes.
Miss Ida Woodwork of Eaton
Rapids is the guest of her sister Mrs
\. j. Hall this week.
Geo. Insley, of ST. Louis, was sem
fenced to 80 days at Ionia last week,
for assault and battery.
Miss Matilda Ross was elected one of
the Vice Presidents at the :. ). con-
vention at Saginaw last week.
Bro. Coutant, of the Mt. Pleasant
Enterprise, paid us a call Monday, while
on his return home from Greenville.
The Pollasky Bros. VS. Dunn's Com
mercial Agency suit, called in L. 5.
court this week. has been adjourned TO
Jan. 3rd
Children's illuminated books, Red
Line poems, paddeP poems, games,
photograph ard scrap albums at b. S.
Webb's. y
Mrs. L. =. Shaffer has taken rooms
over Rogers's grocery store, where she
will receive her customers, inviting all
to call and see her.
Gen. Alger has been elected treasur.
er Of the committee which is going to
erect an equestrian statue of Gen
Sheridan at Washington.
Subscribe for the Grand Rapids Daily
Democrat, the leading daily in western
Michigan, with the largest circulation,
arrives in Alma at 1000 a. m. Fur.
nished by I. a. Miller at l.! cents per
week.
Mathew Johnson, an old pioneer and
well known and respected citizen OF
Pine River. is quite i'll at this writing
He is eighty-three years old and his
recovery is regarded as doubtful.
a stray cat was captured near the
school house last Monday, chloroformet
and dissected before the Physiology
class at the Union school showing the
workings of the heart and lungs. The
eat was the property of Mrs Jennings
People seldom make mistake whel
they patronize firms which advertise
literally. Men who take the trouble tC
ask you for your patronage and tell yot
Of the bargains they have, are as rule
the men who give you low prices ant
saye you cash.
Manager Seymour has bills out fol
Monday night, Dec. II, announcing
Salsbury's Troubadors in THE Hum
ming Bird" 1t is useless for us t,
waste space on this troupe as the repu
tation of this company is so well known
that it is only necessary to announc,
the date. 1t is the finest ever billed a
st. Louis.
AS the long winter evenings draw
near lovers of good reading should re
member we haye a Ladies' Librar,
with 500 volumes of choice selections
from the best authors. The cost il
merely nothing, Sl.00 per year. Thei
rooms are nicely located one door Soutl
of the Angel House. Open Saturda.
p. m. to O'Clock and to 8. TIL,
ladies desire 10 put in some new work.
| and want all new members both ladies
and gents possible.
Prof. II. +. Speedy, of Detroit, an
nounces that he will organize Dancin,
school in Alma Monday evening Dec
18th. Prices for six lessons as follows
Gents, $500; ladies, $3.50; children
$500; for twelve lessons, gents, $50
ladies, S4.00; children, $500.
He comes highly recommended as al
instructor by those who are personally
acquainted with him.
On Tuesday evening number o
Alma's citizens met at the colleg
chapel to organize local circle of tn
Chautauqua literary scientific circle
A very pleasant evening was spent anc
the following officers elected: Presi
dent, A. w. Wright; vice-presidents
Mrs. G. l.. Downie, Mrs. Kendall
Brooks, Mrs. II. Brewbaker; Mrs. w. S
Turck, Rev Geo. L. Hunting, ID. ID.
Prof. o. j. Stilwell, +. b. Green, J
l.. Clark; corresponding secretary, Mis-
T. ID Marsh. recording secretary Nj