Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-04


Nichols
FOR SALE A butchers lard press.
For sale cheap. w A. THOMAS.
Long will beat them all tomorrow.
See him, only 25c.
Rev. II. B. jefferson was in st. Louis
Tuesday on business.
A. w. Wright and wife spent Sunday
with Chicago friends.
Subscriptions for the Century maya
zine taken at this Office.
a secondhand organ and other furni-
ture for sale at this office.
Alva Caple of Toledo spent Sunday
with his parents at this place.
Tubbs & Son shipped three carloads
of cattle and hogs to Buffalo Saturday.
f. G. Torrey was in Breckenridge III
the interest of Anti-Coffee Tuesday of
this week.
Wellie Miller has returned from Chi
cago and accepted "a position with the
Erd Music Co. of Saginaw.
Mrs. Matcherson of Durand with her
little daughter are visiting her sister
Mrs. j. a. Baker this week
Ithaca people held citizens meeting
Wednesday night and commenced ar
engagements for celebrating July 4th.
Congressman Mesick, who has been
home for few weeks, has returned to
Washington. His wife who has been
very i'll for some time is slowly recover
ing.
Chas Reisch, freight clerk at the D.,
CT. r.. d W., has resigned his position
and returned home to Webberville. He
will be succeeded by A. j. Buttertield OF
the same place.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church will serve ice cream
and cake at the Wright House parlors
Friday evening of this week. All are in
vited. Price 10 cents.
Rev. j. w. McAllister preached very
practical sermon Sunday evening from
the text "Hallowed be Thy Name" He
pointed out the reason for and the
results of obeying the injunction. Clos
est attention marked his hearers
throughout.
Friday night the pupils of the Union
School gave Principal Northon a genu
inc surprise at the Wright House
About forty-fve were present, light
refreshments were served and every one
was well pleased with the event. Mr..
Northern is one Of the most popular
teachers of our school.
A large Alma crowd went over to st
Louis Monday to see the opening game
of ball of the season in that city. Boil
teams put up stiff game but the Ar
CARDS went to pieces in the second, let
ting the home team get IN nine runs
The final score was st. Louis IL Argard'
/. a very large crowd witnessed it.
Some people who are a little past the
days of youth see the younger folk rid
ing hither and yon on bicycles and wisl
that they could ride too, but fear O
falling keeps them from attempting
this fascinating health-g giving sport
With tandem bicycle and an exper
fenced wheelman to handle it a fall il
impossible even to the heaviest persons
and in this way they learn to master tn,
wheel with no risk of injury. Our leading
bicycle man, E. Ii. Weston, keeps I
man who is an expert wheelman anC
trainer and together with the best bicy
Gle livery in Alma can guarantee satisfac
ton.
For significance, variety and interes
OF matter, and beauty of illustration
there rarely issues a magazine equal t
the June number of McClures. Pro
fessor Langley's account of his ten years
of hard study and experiment in thu
, construction of flying-machines, crown
ed at last with machine that actually
solves the problem and proves "mechan
ical flight to be both possible and prac
ticable, is a positive contribution 4
science; but it is at the same time
most interesting story of heroic patienc
and effort directed to a noble end. Tn
paper is illustrated with pictures o
: Professor Langley's own machine 9TH
only flying machine that has ever flown
made under his direction.