Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-12
Smoke the Capital; it's a dandy.


Prescriptions carefully compounded at
reasonable prices at Mahan's.
Several from Alma took in field day
i'll Ithaca Wednesday.
Dr.. j. ii. Lancashire started for New
York last Monday.
w. II. Watson of Saginaw was in
Alma Tuesday on business.
Miss Minnie Ellicott left Wednesday
morning to visit friends in Canada.
Mrs. John Durham returned last
Monday from Grand Rapids.
Hammell's Little Drummer is a
leader handled by all lirst-class deal
ers.
Mrs. ii. j. Vermeulen and son
Freddie are visiting Owosso friends this
week.
You should examine our full and
complete line of wall paper. All the
latest designs at Mahan's.
Albert Stanley and Roy Petit of
Ithaca visited Alma friends the first of
the week.
G.. 5. Ward and +. +. POllasky left
Tuesday noon for Frankfort, to be
absent about two weeks.
Willis Brown of the Republican,
Shepherd, was one of the many who
enjoyed the 4th in Alma.
If you are smoker and never used
any of Hammells goods you are behind
the times.
Rev. f. j. Harris bought hammock,
new straw hat, some bait, etc., and
started for Crystal lake Tuesday morn
ing He will be absent about ten days.
Carts Brown of the RECORD lett
Monday noon on his wheel for Lansing
where he will attend the races and visit
friends this week.
Fire caught in the meadow Of j. H.
Miller, south Of Alma, last Sunday, and
burned over 20 acres of fine timothy
hay, estimated about Is tons.
Clara, infant daughter of George anC
Hattie Coleman, died Monday after
noon. The funeral was held Wednes
day morning, at the M. f.. church, Rev
w. j. McAllister officiating.
j. Lowry, north of Alma, lost five
acres of wheat last Friday, by fire
which was started by "A spark from {
locomotive on the L. a. A. & n. NJ
road.
At the annual school meeting las
Monday evening but few were present
and little business was done. The re
port of the board was accepted, and G.
S. Ward and j. +. Schwartz were re
elected.
Word was received from NJ. j. Mich
OILS and Kendall Brooks Monday even
ing that they arrived in st. Johns at 7;3
a. M, took dinner in Lansing, and a
3 p. III. were in Mason, Jackson, a dis
lance of 90 miles, at S p. m. They lief
Alma at a. III. Pretty good time on
wheel.
The Saginaw races occur July -, IL
II, Is, - and 20. Sixteen races hay
been booked, and the purses amount t
S25, 600. The great day, however,
Wednesday, the 18th, and the grea
event on that day will be the 2:l0 pac
ing stake for 1000, in which there ar
Is entries. Other events on that da
are the Dds pacing stake for $500, wit
Il entries, and the DDS trotting stalk
for $1,000, with II entries, The ID. J.
Il n. road will make rate of one far
for the round trip, thereby enabling a
lovers of "our colleague, the horse" t
enjoy this grand treat.
The fourth of July is over, and nov
our business men should meet and tax
some action toward fixing up the road
running out of Alma. In conversation
with prominent farmers residing cas-
of Alma, last week, we were informe
that every one of them along the roa
for six miles would turn out and do tn
drawing, if provision could be made 20
gravelers and shovelers. We have al
abundance of gravel, and can we not d
something in this matter? There is no
business man who would not sui
scribe literally for this if there wer
some organization to start the project
There is no way whereby small eS
penditure of money would help on
trade more than this. Shall we do it?
o. M. Everden of Ithaca came owe
to Alma OH the ith to celebrate, bring
ing his family with him. The variou
attractions, however, had no CHAIR
for him, for be it known that Everde
is an enthusiastic disciple of TX
Walton. Leaving his family wit
friends, he secured plenty of "bait
and hied himself to the banks Of tn
river. Nothing more was seen of hi
until evening shadows fell, when h