Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-13
Smoke the 81. &. B.

Charles Fishbeck spent Sunday in
Elwell.
WANTED "A first-class DINING room
girl at once. ALMA SANITARIUM Co.
Miss Lizzie Seaver was quite i'll on
Wednesday.
Mrs. G. Stoutenburgh was quite i'll the
first of the week.
Edwin S. Keely of Ithaca has been
granted Il pension.
l.. II. Hayt was in Grand Rapids
Tuesday on business.
Lumon Gee was in Mt. Pleasant early
in the week on business.
Supt Cook of Ithaca was in the vii
lage Saturday on business.
DIR. S. ID. Griffith of Elm Hall took
dinner at the Arcadia Tuesday.
Miss Mary Knoertzer took the four
O'Clock train for Owosso, Tuesday.
DIR. Bagley, Frank Leonard and Ed.
Edwards now have private phones.
T. J. Phelps of Hotel Phelps, ="
Greenville, was in town on Monday.
Misses Butler and Frye Of st. Johns
are the guests of Miss Carrie Butler.
Mrs. j. w. McAllister entertained
Mrs Wheeler of st. Louis on Tuesday
Mrs. Chas. Taylor and Miss Robinson
of Toledo are visiting Miss May Taylor.
Earl Clark the barber can still be
found at the old stand opposite the post
office.
Miss Nettie Blackmar of st. Johns is
spending a few days with Miss Carrie
Smith.
Q. l.. Chadwick was home over Sun
day His fish stories this trip are worse
than ever.
Miss Maud Williams of the Ferris
School is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. FREQ
Fullerton.
Miss Nellie Tubbs went to Detroit
Wednesday to visit Chas. Stinchfielc
and family.
DR.. Henry Butler went to Chicago
early in the week, and will probably b'
away for month.
Lou Brooks and wife of Grand Rapids
an old Elm Hall boy, visited at
Mr.. Salters on Monday.
Editor Willis Brown of the Enterprise
Shepherd, paid this office a pleasan
fraternal call on Monday.
Miss Minnie Goss, Superintendent o
the Charlevoix schools, spent Saturd a,
with Mrs Fred Fullerton,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Howe will leav
for the 500 tomorrow, where Mr.. How,
has secured the principalship of ware
school.
n. II. Micham has returned from
Traverse City, Charlevoix and East Jor
dan where he visited brother he ha'
not seen in twenty years.
The G.. A. r. and W. II. G. held thei
annual basket picnic yesterday in Holli
days grove. Rev. McClintic of Shep
herd was orator of the day.
Chas Addison, who has been at the L
G.. II. d w, depot for few weeks, lief
Tuesday morning for Mulliken where h
will take charge of an office.
Mr.. Cowels was called out TO Dariu
Reeds last week to stitch up the wound
of couple of horses which had been al
tackled and badly lacerated by a viciou
hog.
Earl G.. Torrey was improved 30 /
health by his trip to the north that he
i already back. He went to Sagina'
Tuesday on business He reports tn
T. Anti-Cotfee booming.
II j. Vermeulen announces elsewhe,
u that he will be here and ready for bus
{ ness Aug. IA. He intends to enlarl
; the stock and give Alma the best grt
Gerry store Gratiot county ever had,
o A certain family who does not Ii,
9 many blocks from the postoffice has bee
| uldhR4B AlBAN ululOuS ny SAlliStLtu
which reminds the sleep,loving neigh
3 bors of an under-t the, stoop scene i'll whic
there is an intermingling of fur, olav
u and yawls and old shoes,
Saturday morning cur old friend al
. fellow townsman, II. j. Vermeulen, wi
take possession of the store and stock {
goods now owned by Ed. Kelly. NJ
=. Vermeulen's business integrity al
general affability are too we'll known
need eulogy here. That his trade WI
be large, and hts place OF business
popular resort there is not a doubt.
ri w. f. Donley, of Chicago, and h
y local manager, w. j. Trott, yeturnt
home from Chippewa Lake last evenin
/. bringing with them the claim for recol
e breaking. A part Of the day the VIII
" was too stong, but when it was nigh
70 and the water still, they got in the