Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-09-02
Hossna And OIcISIrY.

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College opens the 2Sth of September.
Forty tickets were sold for Toledo last
Sunday.
G.. S. Ward was in Ithaca Wednesday
on business.
Watson Robinson of Vestaburg was in
town Tuesday.
Ed. Edwards was in Midland the first
of the week on business.
Lafayette Stevens of Elm Hall was in
Alma Monday on business.
Hurrah school begins Monday. But
Pettyjohn's big sale begins Friday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Chad.
wick on Thursday, nine pound boy.
Dr. E. a. Bagley is enjoying a visit
from his father, S. S. Bagley of Horton.
Thirty eight from Alma attended the
Schwabenfest in Grand Rapids last Sun.
day.
A copy of both June and July, 1898,
McOlure's Magazine wanted at this
office.
w. w. Iverson expects to move to
Stanton this week where he has pc.
sition in the foundry.
Mrs. 7. F. Timby returned last Sat-
urday from few weeks visit in south
ern Michigan and Indiana.
Mrs. n. f. McClinton returned from
Cassopolis last Thursday night. Mr..
McClnton will return the first of next
week.
DR.. A. f. Bruske and family returned
from Higgins Lake the first of the week
They report very enjoyable time dur.
ing their stay there.
w. +. Knox wears the hat which has
the bullet hole in it received at Santiago
He will tell all about it at the opera
house next Monday night.
Mrs. j. Robe and daughter. who have
been visiting at the home of MIR. anC
Mrs. M. j. McLaren for the past few
weeks, returned TO her home in Newark
Ohio, the first of the week.
Editor Slocum of the Caro- Advertise
arrived in Alma last Monday and ha
been stopping at The Alma for the pur
pose of accommodating strength enough
to enjoy the meetings of the Press Asso
citation.
Mrs. w. A. Bahlke and Miss Carpen
ter left last night for Milwaukee wher
they take steamer for trip of tn
lakes to Buffalo and Niagara Falls an,
return to Chicago, where they expect +
remain week visiting friends. The
will be gone three weeks.
Pen and pencil have combined to max
Outing for September a masterpiece O
pictures by land and sea, and a yer
treasure house of useful knowledge t
those who love to live i'll or linger owe
the never jading charms of mothe
Nature. Its travel comprises one c
natures Links in the lovely Isle c
Wight and the Cotswolds in merrie mic
die England.
During the past week the youngster
in the northern part of the village hay
been organizing circus and on WeC
nesday they made the customary parad
through the streets and announced thu
in the evening there would be an Ell
tertainment in their tent on Waters
Several of the townspecple attended an
| pronounce it about on par with sim
lar Joshua Simpkins" production
| which are given under canvas, and
some features better.
Ralph G. Ely, who has been in d
troit for week or more, returned for 81
meeting of the Press Association and al
nOunced his purpose of returning TO d
metropolis where he enters the law q
flee OF Marcus Pollasky. Mr.. Pollasl
is a remarkable man in many ways, al
while he is "our Marcus" TO us, he is
power in the business world. Mr.. +
will add some very desirable qualitie
and together they should make an q
fective team. 1t is hoped that Mr.. E
will return TO Alma, his first low
sometime in the near future, as we a
/ iorry to part with him.