Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-22
Fine toilet soaps at Mahan's.


call at Gillmnn's
David Wood of Forest Hill has been
granted pension
Charles Fishbeck is putting IA stone
wall under his house.
W. :. Turck was in Clarence on bust
ness Wednesday and Thursday.
O. w. Rogers shipped If, 400 dozen
eggs to eastern buyers last week.
Will Trott of Big Rapids visited his
parents here the first of the week.
Tinker q Hannahs mill has been
closed for repairs nearly all of the week.
Only twenty persons from this place
went on the excursion TO Saginaw last
Sunday.
Miss Maxwell, principal of the music
department, is in Ann Arbor, attending
the May festival.
For RENT Residence recently occu-
pied by Gen. Church Inquire at Office
of J. II. Lancashire.
Roy Church returned Saturday even
ing from Millersville, o. Business at
the oil wells is booming.
Mrs. II. Fuller went TO Ashley Friday
morning to attend the funeral of her
sister, Mrs. Sarah Hopkins.
Twelve of the Alma high school boys
participate in the field day sports III
Ithaca today and tomorrow.
\ barn belonging to Mr.. Lindsey,
north Of the Episcopal church, was
blown down by the wind last Sunday.
Miss Anna Gelston read an interest
ing paper before the Woman's Club Mon
day, on 1.-The Ducll Palace in Venice. y
Mrs j. G.. Hardy of Toledo, one of
the principal stockholders of the Body
House i'll that city, is Il guest at the
Sanitarium.
All persons holding coupon tickets, on
Watson's photograph gallery, St. Louis,
must present them before June %, or
they win be no good.
Glen Salisbury of Edmore, who played
with the Fillmore team last Saturday,
was Il guest of Nj aud Mrs. Ely Brew
baker, while he was in town.
The price of the Phoenix bicycles is
500 and they are worth it. My price is
SO. If you pay 500 for bicycle you
are so loser by the transaction.
CARTS Brown.
G.. p. and Mrs. Blanchard and son
have returned to Alma. Miss Eda
Blanchard viii return soon after the
close of school at Lake Forest, III.
w. E. Wilcox was hit by the lever of
a stump machine Monday, and badly
bruised about the shoulders. Dr. Suv-
dam made him rs comfortable as posi-
bic.
The residence (and contents) of d.
NanBuskirk in Seville. was destroyed
by fire last Sunday. We understand
the loss is heavy upon Mr.. VmBusklk,
a. there was no insurance.
The suit against 4. L. Wagstaff, for
the larceny of lumber, was called in
justice court in Ithaca, Monday, and
dismissed, because the evidence was not
sufficient to warrant holding him.
\ queer freak was ON exhibition at
Webb's the other morning. 1t was a
chicken with one body, four legs, four
wings, two necks, one head, two bill
and three eyes The freak died soon
after being Matched.
Mrs. NJ. J. Dingman of Calkinsville,
who had been visiting friends here, was
badly bruised by falling on the sidewalk
near the d. l.. X n. depot, last Friday
morning. She was able day or two
later to resume her journey to New
aygo.
DR.. c. w. Pringle and daughter of
Midland were in Alma the first of the
week. Dr. Pringle will move here
about the first of July and engage in the
practice of medicine. He will occupy
the residence recently purchased by him
of J. f. Sartor, Sr.
Ithaca teachers royalty entertained
the teachers of Alma and ST. Louis last
Friday evening. at the residence of A.
5. Barber Refreshments were served
in three courses. Misses Marvin, Shell
lenbarger and Wrigley rendered recita-
tions in very pleasing manner
Thirty of the relatives and friends of
Mrs. Minnie Osborn surprised her at the
home of her father, f. Brant, on the
evening of May Is to celebrate with hel
her nineteenth birthday. Vocal and in
stlumental music and recitations made
the evening pass very pleasantly. Ice
cream and cake were served to the
! guests
William Meyer post G.. A. II. extend
a cordial invitation TO all old soldiers.
whether members of G.. a. II. or not. &c