Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05

Little Jake" of East Saginaw spent
sunday in Alma
For SALE.-A light buggy pole. In
quire at this office.
Jewellery IN the most exquisite
designs at j. NJ. Nichols.
Fred Messenger of Stanton did
business in Alma Monday.
For cabinets, the latest and best, go
to Osborn, the photographer.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. n. Chadwick visited
Midland the first of the week.
Ice cream by the dish, pint, quart or
gallon at Fink's Palace Restaurant.
Stephen III. Shippey of st. Louis has
been granted ali increase Of pension.
f. f. Pollasky shipped five tons of
wool to eastern markets last Monday.
a. w. Beckner was in Alpena July
4th, taking charge of large chorus
there.
Fifty thousand mems dress shirts,
selling at from 80 to 90 cents, at Wood
wards.
One hundred and fifty gents suits,
selling at cost, or less, at n. j. McCul-
loughs
Arthur D. Green and wife of Chicago
have been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. a. Sharp.
Alma Lodge +. II a. NJ, regular
communication Saturday evening next.
Work in f. a. degree.
Valuable maps of the official history
of the war of the rebellion have been
donated to the college library
Ii. j. Vermeulen's is the only place
in Alma where buttermilk can be
DO ught. Fresh every morning.
Alma Chapter, II. A. M, regular
conyocation Monday evening next.
a good attendance is requested.
r. Z. Pollasky showed his patriotism
this week by trimming his store win
dows in manner appropriate TO the
season.
Miss Lottie Green, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. w. L. Ballen-
tine, has returned to her home in Port
Huron.
Mrs. Lemuel c. Burns of Plttsburg,
Pa, arrived Monday evening, and is
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. Kendall
Brooks.
Mrs. Lena Pierce of Copemish, who
has been spending some months with
her aunt, Mrs. w. w. Rollin, returned
home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mitchell of
Hillsdale have been the guests Of Mrs.
Mitchell's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. a. r..
Dingman, this week.
A tennis tournament was held on the
campus Wednesday morning. The
| players were Messrs. Lozier and Doren-
burg VS.. Messrs Bruske and Brooks.
Miss Estella Wood, graduate of the
kindergarten department of Alma
college, has been engaged as kinder
garten teacher in Stanton next year.
Merchants should put more hitching
posts in front of their places of bust
ness. Farmers are complaining
because there are no places to hitch
their teams.
All the Sunday schools of Gratiot
county will hold grand rally in Ithaca
August p. DR.. Hunting, the former
president of Alma college, has been
secured as orator.
j. NJ. Nichols and Kendall Brooks
will start next Monday morning, for
a bicycle tour through southern Mich
gan, visiting Kalamazoo, Adrian,
Hudson and other places.
Mrs. w. s. Turck returned last week
from her visit to Northern Michigan.
| During her absence she visited Glad
stone, Escanaba, Iron Mountain, Onto
nagon, Marquette and St Ignace, and
reports an enjoyable and successful
trip.
A number of Oddfellows from River.
dale visited Alma lodge Monday even
ing and conferred the second and third
degrees on several candidates. An in
formal reception followed, and after
partaking of refreshments the visitors
returned home.
w. ID. Clizbe of Birmingham, Grand
Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of
Michigan, was here last week, organ
izing an Endowment rank knights of
Pythias Officers were chosen as fol-
lows: President, Carts Brown; vice
president, l.. II. Hayt; secretary, G. l..
Chadwick.
1t is doubtful if more conveniently
arranged and commodious lodge room
can be found anywhere than that
occupied by the G.. A. II. and w. II.
G.. in the new Vermeulen block. Mr..
Vermeulen has spared neither pains
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