Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
All dealers keep the j. @. b.
Go to Mahan's for wall paper.

See Mrs. Potts fiat irons, 9S cents a
set at Noah's Ark
j. f. Schwartz was in Mt. Pleasant
Tuesday on business.
James Gargett arrived from Rich
mond, Va, Monday evening.
j. Mogg and wife of Elsie are visiting
their daughter Mrs. Ed Weston.
w. +. Culver has been chosen captain
of the high school base ball team.
b. j. Lowry OF the Howard City Record
made the RECORD a pleasant call Tues
day.
j. b. Tucker returned Saturday from
a months business trip in the upper pc
ninsula.
Ladies, see those new "Can't-Slip"
belts, at Mrs. Bart Miller's. Latest
thing out.
w. A. Bahlke was in the southern
part of the state on business the first of
the week
j. f. Hoffstetter of ST. Louis is now
cashier of the Benzie County bank in
Frankfort.
Thomas the gardner, makes his deliv-
cry from handsome new double
decker" wagon.
The many beautiful well-kept lawns
in Alma excite the admiration of every
visitor i'll the place.
A 300-pOund churn of the latest ap-
proved pattern, has been added to the
facilities of the Alma Creamery.
To RENT :-Unfurnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Inquire of Mrs. M.
j. Kits, Utley house, opposite Sanitar-
ium.
Owing to the sickness of Mrs. Leach.
the band will hereafter meet for practice
in Adams hall, opposite the RECORD
office.
Congressman Avery was in Alma
Tuesday. He had been to the conven-
ton i'll Mt. Pleasant repairing political
fences.
Bart Miller went to Detroit Tuesday
on business, thence TO Blissfield, where
he closed contract for large order for
agricultural implements.
a paper is being circulated in Ithaca
to raise the capital stock for the proposed
factory, the condition being
that an experienced man be secured
who will take 10 per cent (Sl ,OOO) stock
III the business.
Clarence Church returned from Mil
lersville, Ohio, Friday morning. The
second oil well on the land leased by l..
b. Church had been shot a few days
before he left, and there was every indi-
cation that it would exceed in volume
Ihe first well shot
Isaac Russell and James B. Parker |
nave bought the entire business Of CT. l.. |
Spicer q Son, and will conduct a first |
lass market. Both members of the firm |
ire well known, and Mr. Parker is con
'idered one of the best meat cutters in |
his part of the state.
Last Sunday was rally day for the
sunday school i'll the Ely school house,
md there was an attendance of 81. The
DOM was very prettily decorated for
he occasion, and the exercises were of
pecial interest. Prof. j. w. Ewing and
Rev. c. f. Woodruff were present and
made exceedingly happy addresses.
DIR. j. f. Suydam, village health
fficer, desires TO call the attention of
'ur citizens to the unsanitary condition
f many Of the yards, streets and alleys
II the village, and asks that the same
e attended to at once. If this is
lot done by the residents or property
he will have the streets and
lleys cleaned, and the cost of cleaning
harged to the property.
A. M. Wiley knew that he was sixty
our years old few days ago, but he
id not know that so many of his neigh
Vie anu lIlclluS hUeW IL, uUIll tneN
anne and took possession of his house
10 raid was made on the commissary
apartment, however, for the self-in-
tied guests very considerably brought
lenty of goods to eat, and after all had
artaken generously of dinner, George
rish presented Mr.. Wiley, in behalf of
is friends, beautiful and conveniently
book case.
Neil McDougall of Midland gave a
ote to Frank Kneeland of St Louis,
nd this note Kneeland turned over to
man named Ellsworth for collection.
or some reason the note was not paid, :
nd suit was brought against McDougall.
he case was tried before Justice Gee
Ionday, j. II. Wilson of st. Louis an.
ealing for McDougall, and j. ID. Spin
ey for Kneeland. After engaging the
ttention of the court nearly all the
'ternoon, the case was adjourned to