Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-12
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j. l.. Miller was in Merrill Thursday
on business.
Mrs. Ferris is recovering from very
severe illness.
Gasoline stoves cleaned and repaired
at A. w. Brooks.
j. w. Robinson of Vestaburg was a
caller at this office Monday.
Walter Vliet and wife are making
ten days visit with Alma friends.
Regular meeting of F. and A. M.
Saturday night. Work in +. A. degree.
For SALE House with two acres of
land, lots of fruit. Call on Lumon
Gee
Mrs. w. S. Nelson of Cedar Lake
visited Alma friends the last of the
week.
VIM. Carr of Saginaw spent Sunday
with his nephew and family, P. 7.
Banghart.
Wednesday morning to conduct series
of meetings.
Mrs. Ed. Kelly has returned from a
visit with friends and relatives in
Sarnia, Canada.
Marcus Pollasky and wife of Chicago
arrived in Alma Wednesday for a short
visit with friends.
Remember to make Pollasky call
and receive one of those beautiful st.
Patrick Day cards.
Miss Stone returned Wednesday from
a ten days visit with her parents in
Washington, ID. g.
Those st. Patrick Day cards which
Pollasky gives to all his customers next
Saturday are beauties.
DIR. Bruske was called TO Lansing
Tuesday morning to attend the meeting
of the Home Missionary Committee.
DR.. Bruske preached in Detroit Sun
day last, in the morning in Westminis-
ter church, in the evening in Emmanuel.
Prof G. f. Wheeler, of the Agricul-
tural College, Lansing, was the guest of
Prof. @. A. Davis and family over Sun
day.
Owing to illness of some of those who
are TO take part, the recital by the pupils
of the music department has been post
poned
E. M. Barnes and wife of Charlotte
returned home Thursday morning after
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. A.
j. Hall.
Abraham Youngs has traded his house
and lot in Alma for forty acres of land
in Seville township to Ferdinand
Montigel.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Rogers are both
quite feeble. Mr.. Rogers says he re-
grets deeply that he could not cast that
Republican vote Monday.
Miss May Taylor was in Ithaca Mon
day and formed large class in Art
Embroidery This work is becoming
very popular among the ladies of this
village.
A wholesale meat dealer called at
Hooper's meat market and bought a
strip of fancy bacon, claiming it is
better than they put up, but did not
want his name mentioned.
A number of prominent citizens OF
Alma, who have heard DR.. Thomas OF
Ionia, pronounce him one of Michigan
brightest pulpit orators. He speaks il
the college chapel Monday night al
eight o'clock, for the benefit of the Art
department Come early and bring
4 your girl. Admission 20 cents.
During the course of his lecture Fri
day night, Prof. Ferris, strong silver
e man, spoke Of President Mckinley al
9 one of the grandest Americans of the
age. He said the father can point hi
f son to that man and say there is mode
o for you, his life is pure from boyhood t.
the present time, you need make IL
}. apology for him. He was right.
:. Francis Nelson, an old Alma resident
died at his home in Cedar Lake, Wed
n nesday night, aged So years. He wa
q probate judge of Gratiot county fol
twelve years and very well and favorably
known. The funeral will be held to
= morrow, Saturday, at eleven o'clock il
the Advent church of which sect he ha
always been devoted and faithful
L member.
a very pleasant school exhibition wa
held in the brick school house west o
town Tuesday evening under the direc
Il ton of the teacher, Miss Bertha Nc
10 Laren. REGULATIONS, dialogues anc
d music composed the program. TIL
musical numbers given by the Mozart.
r boys of this place were leading features
d Great credit is due Miss McLaren TO
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