Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-19

Complete llne or shoes, boots ana rub
bers at Delavans.
Rev. H. Z. Butler, d. d., preached in
Saginaw, K. s., last Sunday.
w. G. Mcclure of Saginaw was III
Alma on business last Friday.
Mr.. c. E. Horst will play one of De
Beriots Fantasies as the choral concert.
A little girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Abbott last week All doing nice
ly.
Rev. A. ID. Grigsby of Hastings called
on his son Maurice at the college last
Friday.
Hear Miss Frances Terrence, the
talented soprano soloist, at the choral
concert III December.
Rev. H. B jefferson will preach to
the Firemen at the Episcopal church
next Sunday at 300 p. III.
A good boy wanted to learn the trade.
None need apply unless they mean bust
ness. Also girl to learn to set type.
l have a No. 4 Regular Kodak in per-
feet condition Cost me $50, price new,
of Eastman g. Co., the same l will sell
for $50 j. II. LANCASHIRE.
L. H. Hayt shipped large quantity
of butter to Mecosta Monday and car
load of potatoes to North Baltimore, O.,
Tuesday.
Ed. Edwards has leased the Angel
House and taken possession. He will
make many improvements and with his
experience expects to run a first-class
house.
Arthur Langutth of Detroit, business
manager of the Michigan Presbyterian,
was the guest of S. l.. Divine last Fri
day. He visited the college Friday
afternoon.
Mrs G. A. Davis and Miss Catherine
Delavan represented the Alma club at
the meeting OF the state Federation of
Woman's Clubs held in Saginaw last
week. They report fine time.
Mr.. W. S. Abbott, of Alma, Mich, and
Mrs. Mary NJ. Dewitt, of Grand Ledge,
Mich, were united in marriage at the
NJ. E. Parsonage at Grand Ledge, Nov.
18th, 1897, by Rev. w A. Taylor of
Grand Ledge.
Ed. Meacham has been recommended
postmaster at Bannister and Alvin Clark
at North Star. Both appointments are
good ones, They are not only the choice
of the republican patrons but are both
hustlers in party service.
Mrs. A. E. Trap attended her bro
theirs funeral at Grand Rapids, Ohio,
last Thursday. Meanwhile her brother
in-law, j. Hutchinson, of Waterville,
o., had died, and she attended his fun
eral on Sunday. She returned home
Monday evening. The RECORD extends
sincerest sympathy to Mrs. Trap in her
bereavements.
Still Congressman Mesick's good work
goes on among the pensioners; the fol-
lowing being the list for the past week
j. b. Lincoln, Kalkaska, S24 from Feb.
2, 81; John l.. Harris. North Star S12
from Apr. 4, 80; William H. Adams,
Central Lake, IS from June 30, 80;
John b. BUSHNELL, Breckenridge, So
from Sept. 21, 81 and IS from Sept, %.
'97; Henry NJ. Fuller, Greenville, so
from July I, 81; Henry @. Lord, Mecosta,
IS from Aug. %, SO and $40 from Sept.
3, ~.
j. III. Lancashire has let the contract
TO Saginaw parties to make extensive
improvements on the opera house block.
The floor of the double store will be
lowered to level with the walk and
the front remodeled. This will be sep
arated into two single stores, and the
Mercantile will occupy the second from
the corner, while the corner store will
pc occupied by b. s. Webb This will
make Mr. Webb one of the finest loca-
tions possible and will be good business
venture. The corner is to be torn out
and an iron pillar put in, making an
entrance TO the corner Electric lights
and steam heat will be placed in the
third story for the use Of the secret
societies. Mr.. Wright's office will be
moved temporarily to the empty room
ia the Adams block.