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

For pure drugs go to Z. T.. Mahan's'
a. j. Hall spent Sunday at Lake
George.
Frank Conyis of Ithaca did business
here Tuesday.
Alonzo Hood is taking the school
census this week.
The clothes line thief has commenced
operations in Alma.
A case of scarlet fever is reported in
the family of A. L. Taft
Fink pay special attention to ice
cream for parties and families.
Harry Newkirk of Bay City was the
guest of Ray Turck over Sunday.
st. Louis VS.. Page Fence Giants of
Adrian in st. Louis this afternoon.
Mrs. Carrie Brown went to Harbor
Springs yesterday for ten days. visit.
Miss May Vought of Mt. Pleasant
has been visiting Alma relatives and
friends.
M. G. Lathrop, the hustling grocer
of Riverdale, was in Alma Thursday on
business.
See second page for information
relative to the local organization of the
Honest Dollar League.
Bertha Spicer fell from a ladder Tues
day morning, and badly lacerated the
muscles of the right arm.
Mrs. Nj. j. Kits has leased the Wood
property on Woodward Avenue, North,
and has moved into the same.
Uncle George Bahlke is "laying low'
for the fellow who stole his fine Buff
Cochin rooster, the other morning.
Caple & Hall began the work of exca-
waiting for their new building yesterday
morning M. G. Dallas has the work
in charge,
A new elevator and new power
shovel at the Alma roller mills are now
in use, and add greatly to the facilities
of this model mill.
Mrs. L.. Kehn has our thanks for a
beautiful bouquet of gladiolas, double
hollyhocks, verbenas, petunias, asters
marigolds and sweet peas.
Miss Kate Carpenter arrived from
Marysville last Wednesday, and will
visit her sister Mrs. w. A. Bahlke
before going to her school in Kalkaska
Harry Moore of the Alma Wooden
mills reports good trade this season
The amount Of wool being brought iu
to be worked up is considerably in
excess of that last season at this time
V. M. Wilson and Frank Ellicott
with their families, spent Sunday al
Crystal Lake. Twin" Wilson says he
didn't go, but he's mighty we'll posted
as to the attractions of that famous
resort.
An Alma gentleman who is nursing
felon, had Al different "sure cures
told him in one day. He tried three OF
them, and thinks himself fortunate
that he has not had to have his finger
amputated.
A special meeting of the National
Building and Loan Association will be
held at the Office Of j. w. Holmes, Sat
urday evening at 500 p. M, to select g
treasurer, to succeed b. VanDenBergh
who is soon to remove from Alma.
j. l.. Miller promises to make il
exceedingly interesting for the miscre
ants who persstently tear down his
Douglass shoe signs. The guilty
parties are pretty well known, and Il
they are possessed of a grain O.
common sense, will desist.
Theodore Nelson, captain of the
Alma Light Guards, returned from his
vacation in Northern Michigan last
Thursday afternoon. He was met a
the station by the Light Guards ant
escorted to his home, where Mrs. Nelson
had prepared appetizing refreshments
after partaking of which the young sol
diers took their departure.
Frank Ramsey left Tuesday morning
for the Howard City races, which occu
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday o
this week, taking with him Passmon
and Aunt Mary. He will enter tn,
former in the 2:17 pacing race, and tn
latter in the 2:25 pacing race. Their
are 10 entries in Passmont's class, an,
eight in the one in which Aunt Mary i
entered, but Frank expects his horse
to win, Notwithstanding the large field