Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-07

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II. a. Delavan was So years old last
Saturday.
Oats and rye wanted by G. l.. e. G.
Nj. Delavan.
Miss Aria Holiday goes to Bay View
next Monday.
Miss Dora Hicks returned Saturday
evening from Lansing.
Bicycle balances steer your wheel for
you. Sl.OO at Weston's.
John and Nelson Fullerton returned
from Munising yesterday.
A commodious root-cellar is being
dug on the Grafton farm.
Marcus Pollasky of Chicago visited
his parents here yesterday.
Mrs Florence Schrenck of Gladwin is
visiting Mrs. T. A. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. j. b. Kernen of Ithaca
spent Sunday with friends in Alma.
For SALE Goose feather pillows
Inquire at @. II. Rowley's renovating
works.
Lola Watson returned to her home in
Saginaw, Saturday accompanied by Miss
Leah Dean.
Isabella county farmers are market
ing considerable wheat at the Alma
Roller Mills
Kendall F. Brooks returned Wednes-
day from a bicycle trip through southern
and eastern Michigan.
Plungers Free Silver Puzzles are for
sale by the leading druggist. They are
great. Go and see one. 907-3w
Ladies Hall is being thoroughly rem
ovated and refurnished, in readiness for
the opening of the fall term.
Steve Bennett shot beautiful gull on
the river Monday. George Fink has
mounted the bird for preservation.
The Epworth League will give an ioe
cream social at the residence of George
Hutchinson, Tuesday evening, August
IS.
Mrs. 0. ID. Russell and daughters of
Rochester, n. Y, have returned home
after pleasant visit with relatives and
friends here.
w. ). Turck attended the meeting of
the Soldiers Home committee in Grand
Rapids Monday and Tuesday. OF course,
he stayed to the convention,
The base ball game between north
and south side sports, on the campus
Wednesday, resulted in victory for
the north side sports. Score Is to u.
Miss Jennie Smith will leave next
Monday for Bay View, where she will
attend the assembly. She will visit
friends at Harbor Springs before her re:
turn,
VIII the party who found an order
book, Oh which We're printed the words
Leroy b. Church, Clarence Lumber
Co, Alma, Mich" please leave at this
Office.
y valuable horse belonging to Tru-
man Richmond died last Monday. DR..
Peters held post norton, and found
that death was caused by bursted
blood vessel
a mortgage was filed with Register Of
Deeds Bradley last week for 81 900 on
the property of Il citizen of Gratiot
county, in which this clause was inserted:
Principal and interest payable in gold.
The organ music in st. Johns church
last Sunday morning was especially fine
Those who were present say that Miss
Smith played as she never played before.
Her selections We're of the highest order,
and her Interpretation of the works of
the authors, was excellent.
One will hardly recognize the resi-
dence at the corner Of Superior street
and Grant avenue, so much has its APP
pearance been changed by paint, and the
repairs which have been made. The
residence Is TO be occupied by Mrs. La
throp formerly of Elm Hall.
Mrs. Nathan Nevins died at her
home three and one-half miles south
east of Alma, Wednesday morning, of
dropsy. The funeral was held Thurs
day morning at half past ten o'clock, i'll
the Bailey school house, conducted by
Rev. j. w. McAllister. Mrs. Nevins
leaves husband and two children.
About thirty friends of Miss Grace
Woodward surprised her at her home
Wednesday evening, to celebrate with
her her twenty first birthday The
gathering was in the nature of lawn
tcte, although some of the devotees of
pedro played number of closely con-
tested games, i'll the house. Ice cream
and cake were served.