Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-05-24

at the Alma Feed Store.
julius Longfelder of Grand Rapids
was in Alma Monday, on business.
tanned, hand made single har-
ness, cheap at Chas. Morden's, Alma.
Miss Nettie Bahlke has accepted a
position in the Journal office in Ithaca.
A lodge of the A. o. L. w. with 20
charter members has been organized in
Ithaca
Call and see Mccullough about your
shoes He has fine line and at bot
tom prices.
Will Carnahan of Mt. Pleasant was
the guest of n. }. Mccullough last
Friday night.
Sheled corn 50 cents per bushel and
corn in ear, p cents per bushel at
Alma Roller Mills.
The ladies of the NJ. +. church will
serve dinner in the G.. A. r. hall May
30th. All are invited.
Mrs. +. r. Griffith returned Monday
from Fenton, where she had been to
attend the funeral of her brother.
Before buying gasoline stoves be
sure and see the New Insurance at
Smith 81 Glass Absolute safety.
Gorton's Minstrels at the Opera
House last Friday night drew a good
house and gave an excellent entertain
ment.
The Woman's Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. j. Il. Ewing,
Woodwork Avenue South, Saturday,
May %, at 3 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bart Miller spent Sun
day in saginaw, making the trip over
land. The train running some ahead of
Miller's watch, caused the drive.
PROF. and Mrs. Ewing delightfully."-
entertained a number of friends in
their pleasant home on Woodwork
Avenue South, last Friday evening.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will serve ice cream and cake in SAM
itarium park this evening. The Alma
band will furnish music for the oc-
casiOn.
Miss Addie McLaren, who has been
living with her sister in Norwalk, Ohio
for some time, is expected in Alma
about June 4, to spend several weeks
with her parents.
Geo. Fink has added to the Palace
Restaurant handsome soda fountain
If Geo. does not let up on his improve
ments soon, Alma will have to boast o.
, the finest restaurant in the county.
The appearance of the Hodkinsor
, property on Prospect street has beer
greatly improved, and the safety t
life and limb of passers-by enhanced b,
. the construction of a sidewalk in from
: Of it.
a new woman" weighing abou
e nine pounds, arrived at the home o
e Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davidson in Mi
Pleasant Monday. Frank and his wifi
d will look after her until she is oil
t enough to vote.
Vast improvements are being mad
n on the lot in front of the water work
O building. a general cleaning up ha
been done and the swamp on the cas-
side is fast being filled up with rubbish
10 This is certainly move in the rlgt
direction.
The twenty-irst annual meeting {
Il. the State Firemen's Association ws
~ held in Traverse City last week. A.
Lane of Ithaca was chosen third vic
president, and q. f. Jackson of IthaC
y secretary and treasurer. The nel
" annual meeting will be held in Ithacj
Jim Allen, Earl Clark's assistant, hi
longing for some of the surplus cas-
in the state treasury, and at the san
=. time an intense hatred for the Englis
~ sparrow. When he is not cutting ha
or shaving, Jim may be seen, gun
at hand, lodging around after sparrow
D. When he sees one, bang! and anoth
lie three-cent bounty has been added TO b
nc bank account.
While in Lansing last week '
Is enjoyed very pleasant visit Wi
10 Senator Martin and heard him make
is very able and logical address before Il
'o senate on the Detroit Fee bill. v
are pleased to state that he Is co
n sidered one of the best workers of t
ne body, having the confidence of a
IS which places him as very promine
On member. Gratiot should be proud
him,
ne Thursday, May 16, was Mrs. +.
er Alverson's sixty second birthday. )
es was pleasantly reminded of this fact
nd the evening, when about twenty of b
I'll friends came unbidden to her hon
and announced that they proposed
ma have good time. Their intentio
wo were fully realized. and as souyei
"a. L..