Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-30

Fishing tackle at Bivins & Rhodes
Subscriptions for the Century maya
zine taken at this Office.
Representative Vought of Lansing
was in town over Sunday.
Archie VanDyne is the new cook for
the Ann Arbor railroad gang.
Parties in need of a choice brood SOW
call at f. w. Hooper's meat market. 4
Miss Hattie Brewer has returned from
a winters visit with her sister in Reed
City.
Chinese and japanese mating from
12lac up we can show you at Opdyke &
Co.'S.
shall have choice quantity of veg
etables, sweet potatoes and flower plants
for sale. w. a. THOMAS.
Old papers for sale at this Office, five
cents per dozen, or twenty-five cents
per hundred.
Mrs. Hattie Berger has left Chicago
and gone to Alton, Iowa, to visit friends
and recuperate.
The beautiful new writing case for the
Alma Fire Department has arrived and
been placed in the firemen's hall
If you are tired mending your boys
stockings call at Pollasky's and get a
pair of those % cents triple knee
leather stockings
G. G. Thompson is repairing his
beautiful residence on Woodwork Ave
nue. preparatory to moving here. He
will make Alma his future home.
Mrs. A. j. Hall received telephone
Wednesday from Mt. Pleasant that her
nephew, Floyd Bear who is attending
school there was very sick. She left on
the evening train.
Francis Labadie and Hattie Rowell at
the Opera House soon ARE pleasing play
ers and always sure to give satisfaction
In Little Galatia" they lead the process
sion. Watch for the date.
T. II. Smith, State President of the
| Protected Fireside Circle, of Detroit was
/ the guest of DR. c. w. Pringle Friday
/ last. The circle has membership of
! fifty.fve in Alma and is rapidly grow
ing.
We acknowledge with many thanks
the gifts of some beautiful flowers from
VIM. Thomas. Mr.. Thomas has on
hand all kinds of plants for spring gar
dens, when in need Of anything in that
line give him a call His pansies and
carnations can't be beat.
Hazel, the ten months old daughter
of d. Coleman and wife of this place,
died early Wednesday morning of brain
fever. The funeral was held Thursday
afternoon at half past two i'll the Meth
odist church. The RECORD extends
sympathy to the bereaved parents.
Twenty X. of Ps. from st. Louis visit
ed Fitz James lodge at this place We'd
nesday night and assisted in giving a
candidate the second rank. A banquet
was held at Benefits Cafe after the
meeting and j. r. LeMessurier was pre-
sented with a beautiful emblematic ring
by his brother Knights.
The baseball game which was an
nounced for last Saturday didn't mater
ialize as the Mt. Pleasant team sent
word that they did not wish TO play.
Alma boys were very much disap'
pointed, as they had gone to no little
trouble TO make arrangements for the
event. Can it be that we have such q
team of giants that no one dare face us;
1t looks that way up north.
About forty-6ve friends of Miss Nella
Forton gathered at the home of V. NJ
Wilson Friday night TO bid farewell &c
their friend and companion before she
left for her new home at Benton Har
Dor. During her stay here Miss Forton
has won large circle of friends who
are sorry to have her leave, but still
wish her the best success in her new
home. a very pleasant time was en-
! ioyed by the entire company, represent
ing the Church, Sunday School ant
Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian
church. Miss Forton was presented
with two handsome volumes of Ii
, Fontaine as a remembrance from Almt
/ friends. The usual refreshments wer,
/ served by tie guests, and the party
, broke mp with kindest wishes for Mis-
Forton's future.