Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-30

holiuay trade.
A. w Wright was in Saginaw Mon.
day on business.
l.. II. Hayt went to Lansing We'd
nesday on business.
Miss L. E. Mayfield spent Christmas
with relatives in Riyerdale.
A. w. Beckner left on Monday for
weeks trip to Bourbon, Ind.
Miss Letta Fleming of Vassar is the
guest of her uncle, l. L. Fleming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Hawley spent
Christmas with relatives in Jackson.
Bert Woodward returned from Scots
burg, Va, the latter part Of last week.
Mrs r. ID. Lemen left last Saturday
for a weeks visit with her sister in To
ledo.
Arthur Carothers spent Sunday and
Monday in Stanton with relatives and
friends.
Plenty of turkeys, geese, ducks and
chickens, for New Years at Parker and
a. Huff's.
Jesse Ellison left Tuesday morning for
a short visit with relatives and friends
in Toledo.
Bert Utley arrived on Tuesday from
Michigan City to visit his parents for a
short time.
Miss Lille Seaver left Tuesday for
Kalamazoo where she will visit friends
a short time.
Winter gloves and mittens galore but
at astonishing prices. Gall at Petty
johns store.
Mrs. Chas. Kernen of Ithaca was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kernen the
first of the week.
One-fourth off on carpets, rugs, mat
ting, oil cloth, Enoleum, curtains, etc,
at +. +. Pollaskys
Mrs S. A. Foote of Williamson is
spending the week in Alma the guest of
her sister, Mrs. @. A. Brown.
Mrs Chas Crell and Mrs. l.. Smith
and children of Elsie spent Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Weston.
Mrs. j. f. Sartor, Sr. left on Monday
for Detroit to spend the week with her
daughter Mrs. J. T. LeMessurier.
JAS Gargett, who is attending the L.
of NJ. this year, has been spending the
holidays with his parents in Alma.
Miss Hattie Petit spent Christmas
with relatives in Hemlock. Mr.. and
Mrs Bart Miller accompanied Miss
Petit
Warren Dusenbury and Joe Howe
leave today for Harbor Springs where
they expect to remain the balance of the
winter.
VIM. Reed of the Roller Mills pre-.
scented each of the employees in Alma,
Ionia and Ithaca with nice fat turkey
for Christmas.
There will be cake sale on Saturday
afternoon at the store formerly occupied
by Mr.. Webb. The sale will begin at
80 and continue until 90 p. m.
Will II. Young of Athens, Ill, who
has been the guest of friends in Alma
and Ithaca during the past two weeks,
returned home on Tuesday Of this week.
d. NJ. Woodruff, publisher of the
North Liberty News, North Liberty,
Ind, has been visiting at the home of
his father law, Chas. Hutchins, dur
ing the past week.
Word was received the latter part of
last week that John Adams of Tenn.
was just alive. Mr.. Adams was a for.
mer business man Of Riverdale. Mrs
w. d. Strong. a daughter, of Riverdale,
left for Tennessee the first Of the week
Great kid glove sale at +. Z. Pollaskys
Having just received large line of
choice imported gloves from an eastern
importer, we offer for the next 10 days
the entire line at Csc. All shades and
blacks and white. They are the sl.50
, quality.
The annual Christmas family reunion
+ was held at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. G. Button on Monday. Mr. and
r Mrs n j. Mccullough and children
from Ithaca, and Mr.. and Mrs II. u.
, Button of st. Louis were present from
out of town.
Mr.. Stephen Bonsal will contribute to
McClures for January some "stories
' gathered in the field ON the day of the
battle, striking personal incidents of the
J., battle of Caney and San Juan. In the
. same number, Mr.. Hamlin Garland will
contribute true story of Rising Wolf,
the "Gbost Dancer"
. The trained mice, the property of NJ.
NJ Copp, were the means of attracting
quite crowds in front of +. f. Pollasky s
: shoe store on Saturday. The little fell
8 lows seem TO thoroughly enjoy running
. the machine which is so ingeniously ar