Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-23
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For SALE A butchers lard press.
For sale cheap. w. A. THOMAS.
Subscriptions for the Century maya
zine taken at this office
Harry Porter preached in the M. Z.
church of Lafayette Sunday.
Fly nets and busters at reduced
prices to close out, at Gillman's.
Roy Covert received visit from his
father and mother last Saturday.
DR.. Bruske preached in the First Pres
byterian church of Bay City Sunday.
p. M. Smith expects to repeat his in
road on the finny tribe near Leaton, next
week.
j. NJ. Nichols made a business trip
northward last week, getting as far as
Farwell.
j. II. Arnold, well known here,
passed through to Benzonia, Tuesday to
camp out.
Old papers for sale at this Office five
cents per dozen, or twenty-five cents
per hundred.
Mr.. A. W. Beckner spent Sunday and
Monday on an outing at Frankfort with
his daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morden are en-
tertaining their neice, Miss Odel, of
Grand Rapids.
Will Spicer has returned from Detroit,
having ridden the entire distance both
ways, ON his wheel.
The ball game at st. Louis, last week,
with Mt. Pleasant resulted IL to 3 III
favor of the former citys team.
Mrs. Robert McNutt went to Saginaw
Saturday to attend a serious operation on
her brother at the Saginaw hospital.
Miss Alice Vliet left Tuesday for De-
troit where she will stay till the last of
August with Mr.. and Mrs Walter Vliet.
Cap Briggs, formerly of St. Louis
was i'll town Monday. His present adj
dress, when at home, is Bowling Green,
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Northrup of Chi
cago arrived Tuesday for visit with
Mrs. Northrup's parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Butler.
Seth Tubbs went 10 Benton Harbor
Monday. HIS many friends Will be
gratified to hear that he purchased d
return ticket.
Mrs. III. l.. Amos OF Irontown, O., is il
guest, for some time, of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Ellison. Her little son, Ellison,
accompanies her.
Nj. >. Osterhout returned from Grand
Rapids for few days, last Saturday.
He has work there III the offices of the
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be repeated tonight. The program will
consist OF a > mile boys race,
mile novice and > mile handicap. Ad-
mission Is free, program begins at = 30.
The Garrick Theatre Co. Will play
Wild Rose July ~, the Fatal Check
July 80, and Peck 5 Bad Boy July 81 at
the opera house, price 10 and 20 cents.
In order to accommodate those who
are unable 10 close their places of bust
ness, earlier, the concert tomorrow night
Will not commence until 5 40 standard
time,
Mesdames Weed and Hard of Stanton
Were in town Monday, looking for places
to locate, preparatory to moving here
for the education of their daughters.
They purchased the Mrs. Wright resi-
dence west of the Pulfrey house.
The Garrick Theatre Co., will visit
Alma July 20, 80 and 81. This COM
pany Will be better known to Alma peo-
pie as the Reynolds sisters who gave
such excellent satisfaction in Alma two
years ago. They are supported by a
strong company. Prices 10 and 20 cents.
Louise '5rehany, the most delightful
singer the management has furnished,
repeated her success of a month ago
She has clear, sympathetic soprano
voice and much arch grace and prettin-
ess in manner. Her selections We're
charming Amy Leslie i'll Chicago Daily
News
j. n. Ford, w. A. Bahlke and G.. S.
Ward have returned from the vicinity
of Big Rapids where they have been
creating havoc among the brook trout un-
fortunate enought to inhabit the lower
Manistee. a good time and $40 trout,
the latter of which they brought home,
are the results.
.. w. Rogers was at work, few days
ago, opening a crate of eggs. There is
nothing remarkable about this but the
astonishing part of the story is to fol-
low. AS soon as the first opening was
made what was that gentleman's aston
ishment to see well developed and