Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

L. F. Timby of Lansing was home over
Christmas.
@. w. Althouse of Detroit called on
old friends in town on Saturday.
S. w. Tinker and wife went to Sagi-
nav Friday, returning on Monday
Special clearing sale at @. L. d @. NJ.
Delavan's, commencing Jan. 3, 1898.
Ed. Hines and family broke wish
bones with friends at Farwell on Satur-
day.
A quanty of prime clover hay for sale
Inquire of Voorhees, Bros. $500 per ton
at barn.
GIRL WANTED A good girl can secure
a good position at light work by apply
ing at the
RECORD Book BINDERY.
Miss Mary Gelston left Thursday for
Ann Arbor intending to spend the holi-
days with his mother in that city.
Profs. j. w. and j. T. Ewing are
spending part of the holiday vacation
at the Teachers Institute in Lansing.
Miss Belle Brown of Otsego, and Mis-.
ID. f. Gray OF Grand Rapids spent Xmas
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Q. f.
Brown.
Miss Bertha Stevens took the train foi
ST. Louis Tuesday morning to attend an
alumni meeting Of the college kinder.
gartners.
We are in receipt Of a letter from oul
old friend and citizen A. Yerington al
Eugene; Oregon. He is a member of the
state Pharmacy Board.
Theodore Nelson of Kalamazoo ar
rived III town Thursday evening. He
reports everything booming in the Celery
City, but for all that there is no place
like Alma.
The RECORD job rooms have just re-
ceived large bill of stock consisting of
} envelopes, ruled goods, card boards, flat
and book papers, and are now better
equipped than ever to do job work of all
descriptions.
Miss Adelaide Smith, the popular new
| Professor of French and German, at the
. college, is spending her vacation in Chi
! cago University under which she has
lately been pursuing postgraduate work
in mathematics.
{ Arthur Carothers of Stanton is the
new printer at the RECORD office and
Miss Bell Hunt of Bay City will join the
force Jan. 10th. We are in hopes now
with an increase of help to be able to
, care for all who come.
Ithaca is to have a new bank to be
. known as the Ithaca Banking Co. The
company consists of moneyed men from
Pontiac. They have purchased the fix.
lures of the old First National and expect
to be ready for business February /, 1898
Geo. S. Young, who has the contract
, for letting down the floors of the Mer.
camille block, informs us that work will
be commenced very soon after the first
: Of January and will rush its completion
and will make it one of the finest blocks
in the county when completed.
The house on the farm of j. w. Holmes,
: about six miles south of the village
was burned to the ground last Sunday
Not thing was saved, nor was the house
, insured. The house was occupied by
Mr.. Geo. Whitmore, who, together with
Mrs. Whitmore, was at the time in
Grand Rapids. When the blaze occurred
the children, who had not accompanied
the parents, were in Sunday school, No
cause is known for the fire.
Messenger 81 Co. have this week con-
solidated their two stocks of clothing in
the new Pollasky block and have put
before the public what may be honestly
termed the largest and best line of cloth.
ing and gents furnishing goods in
Gratiot county. A deep, snowy, display
window on either side of the entrance
l gives the purchaser fair idea of the
variety and excellence which awaits him
{ within. Two long apartments, stretch.
j ing the entire length and half the width
S of the commodious parlor, lighted by
o forty-four electric lights, surrounded by
( mir ors and furnished by every variety
r of 4othing that can delight the taste of
y ma, certainly supplies beyond expecta.
ti4 long felt need IN our busy vfIlss6.