Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13
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Dr. Purmort was in st. Louis last
Friday.
Mrs. Fred Kernen was in st. Louis
Tuesday.
Hair goods made to order at Mrs.
Lathrop's.
S. Divine preached in Lafayette Sun
day morning.
You can save money by buying wall
paper at Webb's.
New stock of sailors at Miss Smiths
from 25c to ST.
G. j. Miller was in st. Louis Wednes-
day for Vermeulen.
Mrs. l.. M. Coleman was quite sick
the last of last week.
O. Gray entertained his parents from
North Star this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Wright are spend
ing few days in Saginaw.
Miss Gertrude Whiting will accept
piano pupils for the summer.
w. S. Turck was in Lansing Monday
on business with the Auditor General.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Keith of Frankfort
visited Mrs. Shaw the last of last week.
When you want a clean shave or a
haircut go to the Wright House Barber
Shop.
Miss Kate Mcnamara of Mt. Pleasant
is visiting at her mothers home near
Alma.
Eugene belong and James Rogers
wheeled to Pompeii and Maple Rapids
Monday.
Those new sash ribbons at Chas Z.
Pettyjohn q Co. 5 are beauties. Call and
see them.
Mrs. Rockefeller and Mrs Richardson
of Carson City spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Dingman
Dennis Fitzgerald, who has been laid
up the past week with lame foot, has
resumed work on his dray again.
Eugene Delong has resigned his po-
sition with @. e. Pettyjohn & Co., and
accepted position with Messenger &
/ Co.
Porter J. White who delighted an
Alma audience with Faust short
time ago, will be in st. Louis next We'd
nesday, May IS, with the same presen-
tation.
Miss Rosa Messenger went TO Ithaca
last Saturday TO resume her class in
music which Prof. GLEASON has had
charge of since Miss Messenger went to
| Detroit last fall.
Harry Misamore and Floyd Wood
ward have leased for year the Alvoid
farm seven miles southwest of town,
belonging TO Floyd's father, and moved
out there this week.
Miss Sarah Mcnamara spent Sunday
in Mt. Pleasant with her sister Kate,
who was then very sick of pneumonia.
We are glad to learn that Miss Kate has
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Messrs. Ward and Hall are plating
into town lots the property they pur-
chased of Col Elwell on the north side
of town and have already sold two lots
to gentlemen who will erect dwellings
at once.
Henry Ward arrived from Lake City,
Mich, last Friday where he has had a
position as fireman of a stationary
engine. In a couple of weeks he ex-
poets to go to Charleston, Missouri, to
accept similar position.
Some of the finest bicycle enameling
and most difficult repairing is now being
done at Weston's shop, as is evidenced
by numerous out of town jobs going to
points both in and out of the county,
and also an abundance of local work.
The Saginaw Courier. Herald of May
10, is authority for the statement that
Little Jake" Seligman is very low at
Salde, Col. An operation on his ear
was performed last Tuesday and another
on Saturday. There is very little chance
for his recovery.
J. NJ. Nichols received word Wednes-
day morning from Hudson that his
mother was dying and he left for her
home at once, but she died soon after
the message was sent. She was SO
years of age and paralysis was the
immediate cause of death. Her husband,
also very aged, is still living.
j. X. V. Agnew of Grand Rapids
general superintendent of the ID. G.. r.
& W., accompanied by f. w. Davis and
Gelmer Kimper, were in Alma and ST.
Louis Saturday. Mr.. Agnew states that
a fast train and sleeper will be put en-
the road between Grand Rapids and
Chicago and connecting with the eve.
ming train from Alma.
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