Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-09-13


Tuesday.
For popular linen stationery call at
Webbs.
III. j. Ward of Mt. Pleasant was in
Alma Tuesday.
Roy Taylor of Shepherd visited Alma
friends this week.
Rev. f. j. Harris will preach in
Evart next Sunday.
II is reported that water melons
come over in West Arcadia.
Miss Gale Plumb of Charleston is the
guest of Mrs. n. +. McClinton.
Mrs. j. +. Schwartz and Bessie were
in Saginaw the first of the week.
The mason work on the college gym
nasium will be completed this week.
Special inducements to students at
Fink's fashionable dining parlors.
Mrs. Clark Beebe is being entertained
by friends and relatives in Tecumseh.
Mrs w. w. Kinch and children are
visiting relatives and friends in Jack
son.
Work on the foundation of Caple "
Halls block was commenced Wednes-
day morning.
Irving Parks Of Fenwick, formerly in
the employ of Charles Mordeu, spent
last Sunday in Alma.
L. +. Timby of this place has just
been granted patent on lubricator,
which is sure to be good invention.
Fred Ely of Harbor Springs was hit
in the eye with knot one day last
week, and may lose the sight in that
eye.
5. Megaw has ali apple tree on which
the ripe fruit and delicately pink
blossoms of spring time are side by
side.
Mrs. Hattie Berger returned from
Northport, where she has been
conducting "a kindergarten school, last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. ii. Peters of
Henderson have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs l.. II. Hayt and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dean.
President L. A. Ely went to Petoskey
last Monday on business connected
with his appointment as state factory
inspector.
The junior society of Christian En-
deavor Melted $3.50 by the ice cream
social given on Mr.. Caple's lawn last
Saturday evening.
Ray Turck will leave next week fol
New York City where he will enter the
junior class in the New York College OF
Physicians and Surgeons.
A mission Sunday school has been
established in the southwest part OF
town, with w. w. Kinch as superin
tendent, and is in llourishing condi
ton.
George w. VanWegen has beer
declared insane by the probate court
and will be taken to Traverse City, as
soon AS there is vacancy at ths
asylum.
Prof. Ely will deliver an address al
the Midland county fair Sept. ~, tina,
being the day set apart as school rally
day, when all the schools in the county
will be present.
John Doyle, superintendent of tracks
and bridges on the ID. l.. ~ y. and C.
w. NJ. railroads, was in Alma last Fri
day. Mr.. Doyle has ], 100 miles of roaC
under his supervision.
Miss McLaren and Miss Bertha
McLaren entertained about thirty-iiyC
gentlemen and ladies last Friday even
ing, in honor of their sister, Ariadnt
Edyth McLaren of Newark, Ohio.
DR.. A. b. Spinney of Detroit will bt
at the Hotel Arcadia Saturday, Sept. q
Special attention given to catarrh, eye
ear, throat and lung diseases. Consul
tation free. See adv. on another page.
The Clarence Lumber Company vii
: start up their mills at once They ar,
now employing crew of men for tn,
woods, and will supply their mills will
logs, bringing them in on their marrow
guage railroad.
Paul Bruske, Theodore Nelson, Sol
, Fink, Archie VanDyne and Will Davis
are practicing, preparatory to contest
ing for honors at the Ithaca fair
Bruske and Nelson will enter tn
bicycle races, and the others in tn
running events,
Will Thomas, the gardner, makes
success of everything he undertakes
but in tomato raising he surpasses al
former efforts. He brings to this oilic,
six of the Ferris Wheel variety tina
weighs four and one-half pounds. Ii
! addition to their size they are yer.
uniform and smooth.