Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17

Christmas holly at L. H. Hayts
Try our home make mince meat, it is
elegant. j. b. PARKER.
Mrs. j. j. Booth returned to Coleman
last Friday.
Opdykes blanket at SOC is full size
and heavy weight.
Try the "new process roasted coffee at
G. l.. d q. M. Delavans.
Mrs. Dibble of Ithaca, sister of L. A.
Derry, was buried Wednesday.
Mrs j. H. Arnold of Durand is visit
ing at the home of John Gladding.
John Snyder and wife left Thursday
for an extended visit in Canada and
York state.
Attend the art sale at Prof. j. 7.
Ewing's Saturday from 300 TO 900 p. III.
Admission 10 cents.
Vermeulen gives one pound fancy
cream candy free with every pair of
shoes bought at his store.
Sixty four Christian Endeavorers
enrolled at the convention. One half Of
these were from outside of Alma.
Your wheel stored all winter at West
on's for Sl.OO or If you get 81 90 worth of
repairing done the storage Is free.
The Rev. T. f. Davies, Bishop of the
diocese of Michigan, will hold service at
st. Johns church on Sunday next.
Hear the Choral Society sing Praise
! Ye the Father, with orchestral accom-
paniment at the opera house Dec. 2lst
have No. Regular Kodak in per-
! feet condition. Cost me $50, price new,
of Eastman 81 Co., the same | will sell
/ for 500 j. II. LANCASHIRE.
Geo. +. Cooper of Lansing proprietor
of the Cooper House, came Tuesday for
few days visit with his sister, Mrs
Ed. Weston.
w. G. Clark returned Saturday even
ing from a business trip TO Detroit
where he purchased large stock of up
to-date holiday goods.
II. j. Vermeulen went TO Chicago
/ Monday TO purchase his furnishing
! goods and large stock of fancy
groceries for the holiday trade.
Now is your chance to condition your
stock. To introduce the Anglo Ameri-
can Stock Food, | will sell the large
SOC packages for soc from Dec. Is to
Dec. 20. GEO. LIMERICK.
Funeral services Of Mrs. John Dunlap
mother of Miss Ida Dunlap, formerly of
this place, were held last Sunday in
Sumner. Remains were buried in
Sumner cemetery.
Mondays Papers announced the rec
ommendation by Congressman Mesick of
G. +. Brown, editor of the RECORD, for
the post office at Alma, DR.. \. r.
Wheeler at ST. Louis and Geo Raft at
Traverse City.
Fred Hoskins former st. Louis boy,
of late stenographer to Senator Nc
MILAN at Washington, was buried last
Monday at the latter place. He was a
very able young man and was loved and
respected by all who knew him.
The show window at Pollasky' s
Model Shoe Parlors is certainly very
attractive. The mirrored sleigh loads
of shoes are very pretty, as are also the
youths who draw them, but take time TO
stop and wish everyone a Merry Christ
mas and Happy New Year.
The fifth printing of DIR. Mitchell 5
novel, Hugh Wynne," is now under
way, bringing the book up TO the
thirtieth thousand. The new story,
The Adventures of Francois" by the
same author, which is to begin in the
January Century, is tale of pure adven-
ture, the hero a founding, adventurer,
juggler, fencing master, and servant,
during the French Revolution.
1t will be illustrated by the French
American artists, Andre Castaigne.
Alma Court No rs, l. o. f. elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: F. Ellicott, @. r.; Nj. j. Whit,
V. G.. r. 4; NJ. j. Chaplin, Z. @. r.. Geo.
limerick, r. s. j. N. Glass, f. s.; w.
Thomas, Treas; r. Fredricks, S. w. /;
j. f. Schwartz, j. w. II. Fuller s. b
O. ID. Abbott, j. B. p NJ. Smith, II. G.
d. +. A. Bagley Consulting Physician /;
j. +. Schwartz, Alternate DR.. Bagley
and p NJ. Smith, Trustees j. +.
Schwartz and a. II. Dingman, Finance
Commit e.
Some time ago ID. A. Preston of Evan
ston, Ill was brought to the sanitarium
in a very critical condition from Bright 5
disease But the best medical skill was
unavailing and death came last Satur-
day. His wife and two daughters
were at his bedside but his son, a
business man of st. Louis, Mo-,
was unable 20 reach Alma in time.
The remains were taken by the after
noon Ann Arbor train TO Boston, Mass,
for interment. The local X. T. society
acted as honorary escort TO the station.
j. II. Lancashire accompanied the be-
reaved family on their sad journey.
Deceased was well known in Chicago as
= the city representative of the Pritcher
Lead Works of st Louis, Mo. He was
but fifty-two years old.