Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-16
HOME AND VICINITY.

Smoke the Capital; it's dandy.
Hats at half price to close at Della
vans.
Mrs. n. Boyer is visiting friends in
lonia.
Special prices on ladies fine shoes, at
McCullough's,
w. c. Clark, of the Alma Mercantile
Co., is quite sick.
Ladies, ask to see the LA Belle
shoes at Delayan's.
w. Padelford was home from Mt.
Pleasant over Sunday.
Try that celebrated ice cream at
Fink's Palace Restaurant.
Thomas Blizzard of st. Johns spent
Sunday with Alma friends.
Myer Fink left Tuesday for Chicago
after a four weeks vacation.
Miss Stella Bernard of Chicago is
the guest of Mrs. b. +. Welty
A. j. Hall and wife entertained
friends from Saginaw last Sunday.
If our ice cream and ice cream soda
don't suit you 'twont cost you cent.
FINK's PALACE RESTAURANT.
Mrs. w. ID. Packard of Chicago, is
visiting her nephew, John d. Spinney
A girl baby come to gladden. the
hearts of A. Dora and wife last Mon.
day.
Mrs. G. J. Sterling of Chicago is visit
ing II. A. Delavan and family this
week
Louie Smith of the Hotel Vincent
Saginaw, spent Sunday with his
parents.
II. G. Ely and wife have returned
from Bay View, and report very
pleasant time.
Will Lapaugh breaks the record. Iii
brings us stool of oats standing 81,
foot two inches tall.
Bert Woodward sold a portion of hi
stock of goods to NJ. l.. Lathrop O.
Riverdale last Friday.
+. f. Osborn attended the Stat,
photographers meeting in Detroit las
week, remaining over Sunday.
have a quantity of mill wood | viii
sell delivered at IS cents per cord
Leave orders at the express office.
FRED KERNEN.
Mrs. l.. d. Parney and little boy, Of
Ridgetown, Ont, are spending tn
week with j w. Hawkins and family
1t is surely remarkable how mucl
the newspapers of st. Louis and Ithac
know about the long talked of L. & a
change. Put US on boys?
Mr.. E. Wimple is very grateful 70
the beautiful bouquet of flowers sen
him by the president of the flower mis-
sion during his recent illness.
Fred Avery is in Ionia this week al
tending the Teachers Institute at tina
place, in the interest of 1.-The Patt
finder" for which he is state agent.
Harry Hawkins, with Stearns 81 Co
Syracuse, New York, is visiting hi
par nts and friends in Alma. II
brought with him handsome lander
wheel, and is entertaining several G
his friends.
Misses Grace Paddock, Mary Gale
well, Nellie Forton. Louise Hood an
Messrs. Ernest Scott, G. L. Blanchard
Harry Hawkins and Seth Tubbs con
prised party that took in Crystal LAX
Wednesday.
A gentleman by the name of Clar
from the northern part of the state ha
purchased the Caldwell blacksmit
shop and will continue the business
Mr.. Caldwell will secure another loo;
tion in Alma and still do business.
Alma is to have another industr,
thanks to John f. Schwartz, one of il
: most enterprising citizens. M
Schwartz has already commenced wor
on new foundry building, just east {
his carriage factory, and expects
have the building completed, and read
for business in about six weeks. II
will do general foundry business, an
also make speciality of sever
articles. This fall his specially wi
be sleigh castings, and later he will d
: vote particular attention to stove cas-
ings. The new building will be ok