Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-08-26
X. S. Searls was in town Tuesday on

X. s. Searls was in town Tuesday on
business.
Nice whitefish and trout today at Par
ker 81 Huff's.
j. Major Lemen returned from Owosso
Tuesday night.
Second hand buggies for sale, at
Wright House Livery.
M. l.. Osterhout of Bedding was in
town Monday on business.
Walt. Smith of Stanton is in town
this week soliciting life insurance.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Blackford of Saginaw is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bert Hayes.
Claude Chadwick is home this week
He reports the picture business as very
good
The call for the republican county
convention will be found in another
column
Mrs. M. ID. Train is spending the week
visiting friends and relatives in Stanton
this week.
Miss May Wells, teacher in the Mt.
Clemens schools, visited friends in Alma
on Monday.
Parties wishing bicycle sundries can
secure the same at cost this week at
Alma Cycle Co.'S.
Go and see, before you go elsewhere,
what all you can buy with little mon
ey at Pettyjohn's store
Several of our young ladies had their
fortunes told the first of the week by a
couple of strolling gypsy girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. O. Davis are enjoy
ing a visit from their daughter-in-law,
Mrs. w. A. Davis, of Bay City.
l.. A. Derry and wife left the first of
the week for the northern part of Mich
igan where they expect to camp for
week or ten days.
The annual grange picnic is being held
in grove one mile east and one mile
south of town today. The full program
was published in last weeks issue.
DR.. P. S. Dodge, the optician, will be
at DR.. ]. F. Suydam's Office on Septem-
Der 9th and 7th, for the purpose of test.
ing and fitting your eyes with glasses. .
The first of the week E. r. Griffith q
Co. purchased of Eugene Kirby four
head of yearling cattle which averaged
| 500 pounds each. On sale at their mar
| ket now.
Don't buy your new shoes unless you
have seen the new fall styles and pro
cured the low prices on reliable, easy
fitting, stylish footwear at f. Z. Pol
lasky's.
Mrs. Henry Brewbaker gave a recep-
ton on Tuesday afternoon from three to
| five o clock in honor of her niece, Miss
Florence NJ. Coates of Findlay, Ohio,
who is visiting her.
MIR. and Mrs A w. Wright left in
the private car "Alma" on Tuesday for
points in the west Kansas City and
Denver are the principal places to be
visited on their trip.
Miss Florence E. Potter, who has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. j. I. Ew-
ing, for some time past, left Wednesday
morning for Newport, n. Y, where she
has a position as kindergarten teacher in
the public schools.
80 IN % 4 lt,oq
Building q Loan Association having
matured, all parties having stock III
said series are requested TO bring their
certificates to the office of the associa-
ton and receive $4,000 per share.
p NJ. SMITH, Sec'y.
John Caple received a telegram on
Sunday announcing the death of his
father at Elba, n. Y. Mr.. and Mrs.
Caple left on the Monday morning train
to attend the funeral They expect to
visit their son, Chas. Caple, in Canaan
dagua before returning home.
Several places are reported TO have
been struck by lightning during the
electrical storm which passed over this
section on Tuesday evening. Several
fires in the country were seen from
town, but we have have been un-
able to learn what buildings were
burned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hutchins left last
Tuesday morning for Hillsdale to attend
the family reunion which was held on
Wednesday, Mr.. Hutchins will also at
tend the reunion of his regiment which
is held there this week, and expects TO
return OH Saturday. Mrs. Hutchins
will remain short time longer visiting
friends.
A lady by the name Of Mrs. Carrie b.
Chase was picked up unconscious near
the race bridge on Superior-st. on We'd
nesday of this week. 1t seems the lady
is subject to fainting spells of this nature