Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-05-17
HOME AND VICINITY.

Summer clothing Messengers. =
Old papers for sale at this office.
y. G.. Davidson was in Detroit Mon
day.
Bargains in gloves, hosiery, etc. at
Delayans'.
Albert Bahlke of Shepherd spent Sun
day in Alma.
J. II. Lancashire was in Chicago the
first Of the week.
Board by the day or week at Fink's
Palace Restaurant.
\ pension has been granted Lucius l..
Landon of ST. Louis.
Few more sweaters left-going at
cost-at Messengers.
Two hundred bushels Of corn wanted
at the Alma Feed Store.
j. kernen and wife of Ithaca visited
friends in Alma Sunday.
Opening of Fink's Palace Restaurant
next Thursday, May 23rd.
Henry Kallenback was the guest of a
st. Louis friend last Sunday.
Two Johns will be treat which all
should see in St. Louis, Friday.
Waldo Bogart visited his mother in
Holly Sunday. returning Monday.
L. y. Chadwick of this village has
been granted an increase of pension.
The finest line of Oxfords in the city
at McCullough's. Come and see them.
John Matthews of Ithaca came over
to Alma on his wheel Monday morning.
The tricounty bicycle club will hold
its regular meeting in this village July
9Th.
Corn and oat feed $50 per ton, bran
and midlings SO per ton at Alma Roller
Mills
Twenty-Five hundred dollars have
been subscribed for the new NJ. +.
chucch.
Remember Smith 4 Glass are sole
agents for Plastico, the best kalsomine
on the market.
b. 3. Ellison, who has been very sick
for some weeks, is So far recovered that
he is able to be out again.
Miss Hattie Parsons has been enter
tanning her sister, Mrs. +. NJ. Rice of
Englewood, the past two weeks.
John Gladdng has been appointed
baggage master at the d. l.. ~ y. depot
vice Henry Kallenback, resigned.
Carts Brown and Richard Anderson
rode over to Sumner last Sunday, and
spent the day with Melbourn Medler.
Mr.. and Mrs. LeVann and Miss
Nettie Bahlke Of Saginaw attended the
funeral of Carleton Schwartz, Monday.
Frank Converse Of Ban croft, a broth
erin law of l.. II. Hayt, has purchased
the j. Z. Parish stock of groceries in
Ithaca
Masons are at work on the foundation
for Mr.. Wright's barn on the Sphinx
farm, When completed, it will be the
largest barn in the county.
Orville Davis, foreman in the cooper
shop, put his hand too near the jointer
the other day. and as a result is minus
portion of the two middle fingers of
the left hand.
Bart Miller has been appointed state
transfer agent for one Of the most won
derful agricultural implements of mod
ern times Hench y Dromgold's latest
improve riding or walking spring tooth
harrow ON wheels.
f NJ. Pratt of Traverse City, prom
inent attorney and horse breeder, was
i'm Alma over Sunday. Mr.. Pratt pur-
chased the brood mare Maud, by
Burns, here, and he informs US that she
has foaled a fllly by Gold Drop, which
stands 43 inches high, PAGER and a
wOrld-beater.
The seat sale for GOrtOn's famous
New Orleans Minstrels is now on and
the importance Of the attraction, it
being the oldest, richest and most
refined organization of the kind in
existence, will undoubtedly cause a
lively demand. Minstrelsy is purely
American form Of entertainment and
Gorton is its recognized exponent
Where other minstrel organizations
have lost themselves in spectacular, OF
buried themselves beneath debris OF
variety specialties, Gorton has kept
steadily along in his own clear and
well-beaten track of the genuine Min
stre's art. Friday May 18th.