Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27
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| ness wednesday
Three good secondhand cook stoves
for sale cheap at Brooks.
DIR. f. S. Pettyjohn was in Chicago
part of this week on business.
DR.. Pringle was in Saginaw Monday
night on professional business.
Fred Fullerton was in Saginaw and
other points the first of the week.
Don't forget to call at G. E. Pettyjohn
~ Co. S and welcome them in their new
place.
Ed, Frye, former college boy, was in
town the first of the week visiting
friends.
Chas. VanDenBerg, formerly of this
place, has "a position in Alsdorfs drug
store III Lansing.
Mr.. and Mrs A. w. Wright accom-
panied by Mrs. +. w. Hooper, were in
Saginaw Wednesday.
Prof. f. A. Coddington of Olivet, the
new superintendent OF the public schools,
was in town part of this week.
"As you Like 1t" is one of the prettiest
comedies ever put on the stage. See it
at the opera house Friday, June Bird.
Mrs. Julia A. Scott left Monday morn
ing for Dewitt to spend the summer
with her daughter Mrs E. Nj. Webb.
Miss Lulu Brock was made happy this
week by the arrival of a bicycle which
was presented her by friend in Boston.
o. w. Rogers and wife are happy over
the advent of nine pound boy which
came to their place last Monday morning
Geo. Thornton and wife of Marion
were in town the first of the week visit
ing friends. They made the trip over
land.
Miss Hattie Carpenter of Gibson is
stopping wish her cousin, Mrs. +. n.
Chadwick, and taking treatment at
The Alma.
Another lot of those fine Swiss han d.
kerchiefs. Fifty dozen 25c quality at
two for Pc and 20c quality at three for
25c at +. E. Pollasky's
A. Il. Dingman's son-in-law, G.. +.
Mitchell, of Hillsdale, died at that place
on Wednesday of last week. Mr.. Ding
man returned home Monday.
DIR. Bruske preached in Bay City last
Sunday. His pulpit here was supplied
by Rev S. Todd of Lafayette, who
preached two very helpful sermons.
w. O. Pierce was taken before Justice
Darcy in ST. Louis one day last week
on the charge Of furnishing liquor TO a
habitual drunkard and sentenced to
thirty days with Sheriff Mccullough.
Mrs A. F. Bruske is attending a
missionary meeting in Ray City at which
she gives a report of the Northwestern
Missionary Convention held in Mime
apolis few weeks since.
Mrs. j n Ford returned from Niles
last Monday night where she has been
visiting for short time. She was &C
companied by her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. U. S. Dodge, of Niles who
will remain with her for an extended
visit
A couple of postal cards from Will
Spicer to his parents informs them that
he is well and enjoying himself, although
everything is not just as it is at home.
He states that the boys do not know
where they are TO go from Chickamauga
and thinks the only one that does know
is Mckinley.
j Major Lemen returned from Ada,
Ohio, the first of the week. Major COM
pleted the course i'll pharmacy in thirty
weeks and received his degree last Satur-
day night. Although Major had to put
i'll some quite hard work in order to com.
plete the course III 50 short time, he
has very healthy appearance.
The May supplement to Home Art is a
corner section of a Janquil, with borders
can be used for 24-inch center by re-
stamping, for a perfect square. The
lesson for working the pattern is by Miss
Hufnagel in the same number. Also
two novelties for newspaper clippings,
carnations and cornfiower designs are
given.
The twenty fourth annual meeting of
the Michigan Pioneer and Historical
Society will meet in the Senate Chamber
of the Capitol, Lansing, Michigan, June
ard 2 The program will consist of
music, reports of the officers and com.
mittees, interesting historical papers,
intersTersed with spirited five-minute
speeches and "reminiscences. Elk. Gov.
Cyrus CT. Luce of Coldwater is president
of the society.
As slight, but we believe commend
able innovation in the manner of the
observance of Memorial Day, it is sug
gested by those having the matter in
charge that all persons attending the
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