Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-23

Pleasant.
Fresh roasted peanuts and pop corn
at Benefits.
Ray Turck is home from Orchard
Lake tor the holidays.
Three foot green wood wanted in ex-
change for single harness.
CHAs. MoRDEN.
Cheviot business suits, just the thing
for this fall, for $500 at Kehn's.
| have some very fire novelties in
holiday goods. MRS. b. MILLER.
We have d few extra copies of our
Christmas edition for those who wish
them.
See what you can get for that silver
dollar at the Alma Mercantile Com
pany's.
Buy your horse one of those warm
cheap blankets at the Alma Mercan-
tile Co.
If you have to get a suit for the holt
days go to Mccullough 81 Buttons and
get one for two-thirds the former
price.
The Flushing Observer, Gratiot
County Herald and Grand Traverse
Herald come to hand with handsome
holiday numbers.
DR.. and Mrs l.. a. Bagley gave a
very pleasant pedro party 10 few
friends last Thursday evening. a
grand time is reported by all.
Samuel +. Sewer, John Rupricht
aud +. c. DeCow are Graiiot veterans
who have been made happy 10y All al
lowance of their pension claims.
Francis Palmer has just obtained
pensions for Ephraim Metcalf and Mrs.
Charlotte Kingdoms; the one for Mr..
Mdtcalf under the law, is just double
the amount of pension he was drawing
under the old law.
ID. w. Altenburg, of Arcadia, has
decided TO quit farming and Try town
life 20 that effect ne has rented his
farm and bought a house and lot i'll
Ithaca. lie has sale of personal prop
erty at his farm Monday, December 26.
w. D. Strong assumed control of the
hotel at Riverdale on its being vacated
by the old landlord, N. Bradley. This
| insures that the high standard of the
hotel will bo kept up as no one knows
better than BILLY" how hotel should
be conducted.
Samuel Clifford, former resident of
Sumner township where his father now
resides, but of late living in Wheeler,
died December II of consumption aged
forty-two years. The deceased leaves
wife. The funeral was held at the
home of her father in Sumner.
George Quick of Cedar Corners had
the misfortune 10 iujure a valuable
year-old colt last week. The animal
got his off hind leg into hole in the
road and fell over on his side. The
bones were not broken but the leg was
badly wrenched. lie thinks he may
save it.
Burglars made Il good haul Thurs
day might when they broke into three
stores in St. Johns. The amount OIL
their plumber is variously estimated
but Sherman, the jeweler, is certain
that they took $500 out of his place OF
business. Later three crooks were ar
rested in Pontiac who are supposed t.
be implicated in the crime.
Last Tuesday tie wife OF Jud An
dreWs, of This village entered com
plant before Justice Durham charging
her husband with extreme cruelty
She AYERS that he is extremely abusive
in language and moreover now anc
then uses phg sical violence. Another
C .use OF complaint is his extreme
cruelty to their four-year-old im5ecilt
child. Just what MIR. Andrews will
put in for defense is not known.
The Ithaca Savings bank is an as
sured fact, the $35 600 capital.stock hav
lug been subscribed. Among the stock
holders outside the county are George
y. Steel, Robert G.. Steel. H.. M
Steel, Z. G. Vaughan, John Hicks
Otis Fuller, D. 5. French and +. Z
Waldron and +. r. White all of st
Johns. The list OF Gratiot capitalists
have not been made public but it viii
include some Of the wealthiest men.
The Friday evening before James G
Kress left for Ithaca party of som
thirty Of his friends gave him aud hi:
estimab.e wife farewell surprise al
the home of Ed. Hannah where they
were stopping. Bennett, who is noted
for his excellent catering, furnished
the refreshments. The evening wa:
spent with music and visiting anC
and the company had a very pleasant
time. a handsome dish was presented
Mr.. and Mrs. Kress accompanied b,