Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-08-05
Spring chicken at Parker q Huff's 4

Brooks.
A. J. Hall was in Saginaw "Wednesday
on business.
s. W. Tinker was in Barryton OF
Wednesday.
Follow the crowd to the Saginaw Store
and save money.
Have you seen the Kozy Camara
Padelford has them.
Call and see the new sterling silver
novelties at Losey's the new jeweler.
Ed. Clark reports that he has threshed
6l0 bushels of oats from eight acres OF
land.
The balloon ascension on Saturday
last attracted quite few people tc
Alma.
Mrs. j. Odell of Grand Rapids was
the guest of her aunt, Mrs Chas. Nor
den, over Sunday.
All the standard periodicals of the
day can now be secured at Webb's
Corner Drug Store.
Chas. Morden is progressing quite
nicely with the erection of his new resi-
dence on Water-st. north.
Mrs. Harriet Berger has returned from
the east and will remain here with hel
mother during the summer.
Mrs. Orville Davis returned last Sat
urday from Flint where she has beer
visiting friends and relatives.
A band of Gypsies have been campet
just east of the river bridge during the
past week plying their several vacations
Mrs. E. o. Collins of Bay City, whC
has been visiting her brother, j. B
Tubbs, returned home on Wednesday
Remember the rally of the First Dis
trict S. S. Association of Gratiot county
to be held in Miller's grove Elwell OF
August -.
Mrs. Minnie Gillett, who has beer
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Spinney
returned to her home in Charlotte las
Monday morning.
Mrs H. J. Vermeulen returned HON,
on Monday night from Toronto and De
troit where she has been visiting friend
and relatives for the past two weeks
J. w. Holmes left for Horton, Jack
son county, on Tuesday morning in re
Spouse to word received from Mrs
Holmes stating that her father was jus
alive.
r The five long trains of double car
used for transporting Ringing Bros.
World Greatest Shows from city t,
city have floor space of over 1870 ordin
airy railway cars.
The members of the Hillsdale Pionee
Association, wish US to call attention
again this week to the date of the an
nual picnic of the association TO be hell
in the grove south of Elm Hall on Aug
ust IS.
The guests of The Alma INDUCED in
fancy dress ball in the parlors of tina
institution on Saturday evening last
The entire party had their photograp
taken on Monday by Green, the photog
rapher.
5 The Woman's Relief Corps will serv
supper from five to eight o'clock on Sat
+, urday eve., Aug. 8. The proceeds to b
placed in reserve fund for the use @
the soldiers who are in the hospital:
Price zoe.
: The harvest dance" given in Pc
lasky's hall last Friday night by Georg
!. and James Gargett was well patronize
: and was success financially. The boy
will repeat the dance. one week from tC
r night, friday.
t Corp. Tim Kirwin Of Riverdale with tn
= Thirty.fifth Mich, came home Wedne'
day. He formed part Of the detail whic
r accompanied home the remains of Ere
v Conrad the Mt. Pleasant boy who died {
Camp Eaton this week
}. The young peoples society Of the Bal
d fist church will give an ice cream soci;
!. in the old Pollasky store tonight.
Gramophone concert will be given
connection. Everyone come and have
:, good time All are invited Admissio
: 100.
V The complete novel in the August issr
of Lippincott's "The Last Rebel" is b
=, Joseph A Altsheler, now we'll. known {
= writer of war stories. The scene is
. lonesome rost in the southern Allegher
les, held for the Confederacy by CHI
alrous monomanic after the unpleasant
- ness Of lS6l-65 had ended. The actio
deals with the experiences Of northern
= er who unadvisedly wandered into tho,
g parts and found himself prisoner.
The trouble with majority of poop
h in the news line is that they expect IL
81 eagle-eyed scribe to tell the name, res
IS dence and pedigree of person just /
" looking at them once. There are man
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