Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-02
HOME AND VICINITY,


Miss Lizzie Gee is on the sick list.
Cap Briggs spent Sunday in Crystal
No advance in prices of shoes at
Delavans'
Lumon Gee was in Ithaca Monday
on business.
Fred Willard returned home from
his western trip Tuesday.
Latest patterns and designs in wall
paper at Mahan's drug store.
Marcus Pollasky and wife of Chicago
spent Sunday with Alma friends.
Miss Nellie Baker of Grand Rapids
is the guest of Mrs S. l.. Bennett.
Everyone is using the o. G.. cave
trough made by Brock 81 Rodman.
w. r. Watson and family of Saginaw
spent Sunday with G. f. Brown and
wife.
About 800 pair of mems ladies' and
children's shoes, heavy and light, for
$100. j. l.. MILLER.
S. MeGaw has charge of the College
Library during the absence of Miss l..
b. Case.
II. b. Hubert is putting some need
ed Improvements on his residence on
Woodwork street.
Regular meeting of the Rathborne
Sisters will be held with Mrs. j. ID.
Spinney, Tuesday, August 10.
Clothes less than manufacturer cost.
Closing out 200 suits, mems and boys,
at Messengers. This is straight.
l. E Chapman of Elwell made the
RECORD Office pleasant call Tuesday
and left us nice order for job work.
j. b. Tubbs and two boys, Dell Perry,
Jno. Watson and Jno. Snyder are
taking fish this week at Rock Lake
The ball game in st. Louis Friday of
last week between Monroe and St
Louis was won by the former. Score
II to-.
Common cling Saturday, Aug. 8, one
week only, 200 suits at a sacrifice of ST.
to $500 on every suit at Messengers
clothing store.
The citizens of Elwell will enjoy
horse races next Saturday. a program
with suitable prizes has been arranged
consisting of running, trotting and
pacing races.
Rena II, the two'year old lilly of W
II. Reynolds of st. Louis in training on
the Alma track by Frank Ramsey, is a
very promising colt having gone of a
mile in 81 seconds easy, with three
weeks handling.
Rev. DR.. Ii. w. Thomas, pastor Of
the Peoples church, Chicago and one of
the most noted divines in this country,
and his wife, are enjoying their
vacation at the Sanitarium, The
genial doctor will give some of his
literary talks while here.
St. Louis has another sensation. This
time it is man registered as John Doe,
stranger about so years old, arrested
charged with indecent exposure before
Nellie Kinney, of the fourth ward.
He pleaded not guilty. 1t is thought
the man lives near there.
We will admit that we have not been
exactly up to snuff in the ice cream
deal heretofore, but having obtained
the finest receipt in the world, we are
prepared to furnish you ice cream at all
times. Call and be convinced. 1t will
not cost you cent if it don't suit.
GEO. FINK.
The Harbor Springs Graphic gives
the following timely warning: Prof.
j. w. Ewing and Rev. Jones of Alma,
who are spending the summer at We
que-ton-sing, are fishing at Douglas
Lake this week and the chances are
that Alma students will get some
pretty big fish stories next year.
During the past year the Alma Mer-
camille Co., which has been managed
and controlled by Messrs. w. G.. Clark
and c. f. Petty john, has established a
reputation for fair dealing Both of
these gentlemen haye brought their
families here and made a home and
friends among us. We are glad 60
welcome such citizens to our commun-
ity and bespeak for them a living share
Of our villages growing business which
their labor so well deserves.