Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-30

PRESIDENT i. a. Ely was In Lansing
on business yesterday.
Miss Sarah Moore visited friends in
Mt. Pleasant this week.
Mrs. Charles Brown of Ithaca is at the
Sanitarium for treatment.
For nice, clean shave and hair cut,
Earl Clark's is the place TO go.
Miss Emma Carpenter has returned
from visit in Macomb county.
John Taylor, formerly with Delavan
Il Co., was in Alma over Sunday.
A. w. Beckner sang at the teachers
institute in Midland, Wednesday.
Miss Laura Murphy of Wheeler visit
ed the Misses Mcnamara this week.
A quantity of second hand school
books for sale cheap at l.. ii. Hayt's. =
Mrs. j. Il. Ewing and son Ernest
are visiting Miss Kate l.. Booth in
Detroit.
During the storm of last Friday
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rain fell in Alma.
Mrs. Kate Irwin and son Watson,
and Miss Elizabeth Jones have returned
from Wequetonsing.
Wheat continues to come in very
freely at the roller mills, and of a
quality rarely equaled.
Allie Adams and family of st. Johns
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. g. Latimer, this week.
Lou Irish of Pontiac visited Mrs.
Irish's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Rollin, the first of the week,
l have quantity of mill wood | will
Leave orders at the express Office
FRED KERNEN.
The business men on the north side
of Superior street challenged those en-
the south side to play a game of ball on
the campus yesterday afternoon.
The Alma Mercantile Company
makes window display of fine dress
suitings that would be credit to any
of the dry goods emporiums in the large
cities.
The music at st. Johns church for
several Sundays past has been eXcep-
tionally fine. Miss Sarah Ward has
presided at the organ, and Will preside
again next Sunday.
J. l.. Miller, who returned from the
east last week, purchased number
of job lots, of ladies children's and
mems shoes and rubbers, which ale
being received daily.
There was ball game on the college
campus Tuesday afternoon between the
boys on the north and south sides of
| Superior street. The north side boys
won, by score of ii to IL.
Louis Gorsline is doing his best to rid
Gratiot county of that abominable pest
the English sparrow. In the last two
months he has shot 900 of these birds
and averages about 900 week.
The promenade concerts given by the
orchestra in the Sun parlors at the
Sanitarium twice each week, are highly
praised, and are source of great
pleasure to the numerous guests.
+. A. Leonard has purchased the
Sillman saddle horse, late In the
Wright House barn, and will be pleased
to let him to those desiring good sad
die horse, and who enjoy such recrea-
ton.
George III. Deltor, special state deputy
for the Fraternal Mystic Circle, q
benefit organization with headquarters
in Columbus, Ohio, is in Alma for the
purpose of organizing local branch oi
that society.
The annual Shiawassee county fail
will be held at Owosso, Sept. 10, IL, II
10. The outlook now is that the fail
will equal that of last year, which was
generally regarded as one of the bes
given in the state.
Mrs. Bart Miller entertained thu
Rathbone Sisters last Tuesday after
noon. But little business wa
transacted, but very delightful socia
was enjoyed, and at tea time thu
gentlemen made their appearance, anC
all enjoyed the many good things pre-
pared by Mrs. Miller to satisfy tn,
wants of the inner man.
George Fink went up the river las
Friday taking his gun with him. III,
was lazily resting on the bank when HI
espied small bird on tree not ia
away. He thought 10y getting into thu
boat he could get better aim. HI
attempted to do this, but the first tim,
he hit it he missed it and found himsel
floundering in about 10 feet of water
and the bird-escaped. Georg
believes in bathing, but he hates to b.
forced TO do it, and he declares tina
that has been his fate every time h,