Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-10
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Smoke the 81 c. b."
Fresh ham and bacon at Griffith's.
For choice, pure milk, Price takes the
lead.
Millinery at half price at The Saginaw
Store.
Ladies go to Delavans and see those
new skirts.
Admission % and 30 cents at the
Choral Concert
The enrolment at the Kind ergarten
is now about sixty.
Miss Martha Rohrabacker returned to
Laingsburg Saturday.
The finest talent in Central Michigan
will take part in the Concert Dec 2lst.
Ed. Weston has fitted up an elegant
bath room i'll Bert Woodward's new resi-
dence.
j. F. Schwartz is putting in an
Imperial" furnace in church at Rath-
bone.
Miss Alice Vliet has secured a perma-
nent position as book keeper for Tinker
81 Hannah.
Ct. A. Case and son of Toronto spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.
w Wright
Deruty Sheriff A. j. Hall has been III
Ithaca this week relieving Sheriff
Mccullough.
Miss Sadie Messenger will play
Beethoven's Andante Favori at the
Choral Concert.
Mrs. Oscar Talcott and Mrs A. T.
Luther were guests of Prof and Mrs.
Ewing last Friday.
Mrs. E. S. Collier and children Of
Cleveland, o., spent the week with her
sister, Mrs Samuel Todd.
One set light double harness, new,
and one second hand single harness for
sale. Inquire at this office.
Klondike life represented at the bazaar
next Wednesday evening Claims may
be staked as early as four o'clock.
f. E. Pollasky will give to purchasers
of men and women's shoes, boxes of
choice French creams during holiday
week.
A. w. Brock left yesterday for Gin
ton, Ont He will spend the season
selling the Acme Heater in that part Of
Canada.
The Farmers Club of Arcadia Town
ship held their annual meeting last
week Thursday at E. Sadler's and
elected officers for the coming year.
O. w. Rogers has purchased the old
Ann Arbor depot and had it moved to d
position just east OF the D., g. r. 81 w
freight house He will use it for egg
packing and poultry dressing
The Euterpe Club spent very pleas
ant evening Tuesday with Verdi operas
at the home Of Mrs. c. @. Thompson
Members of the club rendered solos
quartettes and choruses from this COM
poser.
The Bell Telephone Company
metallic line from Grand Rapids to Sag
inaw via Ionia, Greenville, Edmore and
Alma, has been completed this far, and
the branch line to Ithaca cor structed
This is long distance line and great
advantage over the former one.
The short piece of sidetrack at the
Roller Mills between the mill and
Superior. st. has been torn up and the
opening between the mill and elevator
closed by brick wall. This makes the
place where the cars are loaded with
flour or feed warm and comfortable even
in the coolest weather.
The eighth annual convention of the
Gratiot county g. +. Union begins this
evening and continues tomorrow fore
noon and afternoon. Addresses will be
given by speakers from home and
abroad, according TO the program given
in our last weeks issue. Several good
papers have also been arranged for, ant
the music will be an essential feature
The opening address this evening by DR.
S X Spencer of Adrian, president o
the state 9. +. Union, on The Trans
figured Life" promises to be something
out of the ordinary. All sessions will bt
held in the Presbyterian church