Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11
HOME AND VICINITY.


Fine stationery a speciality at Mahan's.
Archie Van Dyne spent Sunday in st.
Louis.
Edger Church spent last Saturday in
Ithaca.
d. Fleming of Riverdale was in Alma
Tuesday.
NJ. Pollasky spent Tuesday in Detroit
with friends.
Headquarters for school books and
supplies at Webb's.
Earl G.. Torrey spent Sunday with his
mother near Elm Hall.
Lunches prepared with painstaking,
care, at all hours at Fink's.
Ernest Scott was i'll Detroit last Fri
day and Saturday on business.
Chauncy Barstow of Ithaca was in
Alma Monday morning on business.
Mrs l.. A. Sharp and children, re-
turned home from Saratoga last Friday.
Harry Misamore of Noah's Ark, left
Monday to attend the State Fair at
Grand Rapids.
l. f. Mills has been doing quite an
amount of painting around the college
buildings this week.
The stores of Simon Messenger and +.
+. Pollasky We're closed Tuesday, in
honor of the Jewish New Year.
j. r. LeMessurier was in Mt. Pleas
ant last Saturday, looking after the in
trest of the Wright House Laundry.
b. b. Ellison left fine basket of eat
ing apples at this Office, last Tuesday for
the refreshment of the "iuner" printer.
Caldwell q Clark, blacksmiths, have
dissolved partnership. Mr.. Caldwell
will continue the business at the old
stand.
Mrs. Thos. Scarborough, resident of
ST. Louis for years, has moved to Ypsi-
lanti, where she expects to make her
future home.
Mrs. VIM. Hannah, Sr., who has been
in Dresden, Ohio, for the past six
weeks, during the illness of her father,
returned last Saturday.
Chas. Hutchins has for the past two
weeks been confined TO his home by a
severe attack of sciatic rheumatism. He
gets out little now with the aid of
crutches.
Miss Nettie Bahlke, who has been
suffering a six weeks attack of inham-
atory rheumatism at the home of j.
f. Schwartz, is able to be out and
around this week.
James Allen, for some time in the
employ of Earl Clark has leased the
Wright House barber shop, taking pos
session Oct. LIST. Jim is a good barber,
and is sure of success.
Next Friday and Saturday, Miss
Carrie Smith will have the annual fall
opening of her millinery store. The
ladies of Alma and the College are cor
daily invited to call and look over pat
tern goods.
Mrs. j. +. Suydam, the trimmer in the
millinery store of Miss Carrie Smith,
left Monday for Detroit, where she is
looking mp the fall styles. Mrs. Suy-
dam will return Saturday with full
line of pattern hats.
Uncle Jake Miller, one of the old
residents Of this county, died at Elem
bick, Isabella county, Monday. Funer-
al services were held in the Methodist
church of this place, Wednesday after
noon, Rev. j. w. McAllister officiat-
ing, under the auspices of the Masonic
Order. Deceased leaves an aged wife
and several adult children.
The funeral of Mrs. Geo. Dick AT
Elwell Sunday was one of the largest at
tended funerals ever held in this section.
She was a member of the l.. o. I. NJ
and several lodges around the county
attended the services. Deceased was 30
years of age, leaving a husband and two
children to mourn the loss of loving
wife and mother.
a male quartette and male chorus,
under the leadership of Prof Beckner
has been organized in the Republican
Club. The cordial invitation of the
club members to ladies and men of a
different political faith to attend the
meetings, is now emphasized by the
fact that the club has pleasant rooms
good literature, interesting and instruc-
tive meetings, and rousing singing. II
you wish to JOIN the club, hand your
name TO any of the following members
Messrs. Brown, Hannah. Kelly or Bivens