Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-07
Large assortment of valentines at Ma.

III a. a. hoItN vi hINtIutllt WIS 1T
town on business Monday.
y full line of Ladies' Extreme Razol
Toe Shoes for - 30, from A to L.
j. L. MILLER.
Elmer Davidson of Harbor Springs wa,
shaking hands with Alma friends last
Friday.
Chaplain Lozier spent Sunday in
Alma, taking part in the services in
the NJ. L. church.
B. F. Welty will 90 to Bay City next
Tuesday for the purpose of taking the
Scottish Rite degrees in Masonry.
Mrs. Earl Clark entertained her uncle
and aunt, Asa Haskins and wife, and
cousin, Fred Evans, all OF st. Johns.
over Sunday.
p. M. Smith reports three students for
the cornet, four for the clarionet and
one for the piccolo, who Will in Il short
time be added TO the band.
w. +. Culver, who took the state
teachers examination in Lansing dur
ing the holiday vacation, has been
notified that he is one of the successful
ones.
Contractor Anderson and the chair
man of the board of trustees of the NJ
+. Church have been authorized by the
board to have the new church building
insured.
o. a. Myers has leased the c. y.
Sharp building on Superior street and
will open grocery and restaurant
about February Il. He Will call his
place the Farmer Home"
Division No. J., of the Ladies Aid
society of the NJ f. church extend their
thanks to Mr.. Caplc d Hall for the free
use of their building III which to serve
their public dinner last Tuesday.
The w. r. c. netted Sl5.92 10y the sup
per given last Saturday evening The
members of the corps are planning to
hold IA bazaar in the near future-prob-
ably on the evening Of St Patrick day.
The officers and teachers of the Pres
byterian Sunday school are arranging
for an entertainment to be given in the
near future, for the purpose of raising
funds with which to purchase library
books.
Letters of inquiry were received at the
Sanitarium Monday from Tccumseh
Neb., Mankato, Kansas. Des MoineS,
Iowa, Brazilian, Miss, Usage, Iowa, C?l
Kalamazoo, Mich. st. Louis, Mo, Bowl
ing Green, Ohio.
When the question as to the most
profitable stock for the farmer was being
discussed at the farmers institute last
week, a Gratiot county farmer solved
the question in two words-bank stock.
The large audience concurred a. one
man in his solution of the problem.
Three deaths occurred in the county
poor house during January The
deceased were all "old-timers. There
is an increased demand for temporary
relief from all parts of the county, but
there are fewer inmates in the house
than there have been before at this !
season of the year for several years past
At meeting of the Ladies Guild Of
St. John spanish, held Monday evening,
1t was decided 10 commemorate the |
tenth anniversary of the organization of |
the society by giving supper and
in G.. y. r. hall, |
evening, February -. |
from six to eight o'clock Price of sup.
per % cents.
The committee appointed at the time
Of the teachers institute to formulate
course in "child study" will meet in |
st. Louis. February 90, for the purpose
Of completing the course. 1t is the |
to make the Gratiot county |
society auxiliary 10 the Illinois state
society, the foremost society of its kind
in America, of which Col. Parker is the |
president.
The ST. Louis and Canadian Photog-
rapher of st. Louis, Mo, has this TO say |
Of Alma's photographer: Mr.. f. +.
Osborn of Alma, Mich, sends us some
beautiful examples of the work he is
now turning out. The lighting, posing
and chemical effects of these are such |
hat we shall endeavor to reproduce
some of them at an early date in order
hat our readers may share the pleasure
we have experienced from seeing such
specimens of Photographic art
+. f. Pollasky has one of the finest |
boot and shoe stores and clothing EN-
ooriums in this part of the state The
space formerly occupied by his stock of
Try goods is now filled with a complete
md up-to date stock of boots and shoes.
This change has made more room for
lis stock of ready made clothing and
CENTS furnishing goods. and Frank
ong experience in business is evidence
hat the hest goods i'm tbp market pnov |