Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-09-09


Order your new fall suit now of Kehn
81 Co.
Joe Hayes left for Grand Rapids on
Monday.
W. q. Clark spent Sunday with his
family in ALMA.
All the latest novelties in childron's
tans ut Miss Smiths.
A fine line of Java, whalebonc and
rawhide whips at Morden's.
A Perfect" hat fastener with each
trimmed hat at Mrs. Wilson S.
Parker q Huff will sell you nice
roast for your Sunday dinner.
Mrs. Cheeseman and daughter Of St
Louis spent "Wednesday. in town.
Miss Alice Smith of Sherman is visit
ing her friend, Miss Helen Tubbs.
We want our competitors to meet our
prices on fruit cans. WINS GROCERY.
If Kehn q Co. make your new fall
suit you will be suited in fit and quality.
Miss Alice Vliet arrived horne from
David City, Neb., on Friday evening
last.
Three secondhand carts for sale AT
VIM. Clubb's. Potato crates ten cents
each.
Miss Mile McCloskey returned Sat
urday from her visit with Charlotte
friends.
b. Hirschkowitz of Alma is spending
a few days at the Midland Hotel, Kan
sas City.
+. A, Bivins will make business CJ
trip to Detroit Saturday and Will spend
Sunday i'll the city.
Mrs. ID. ID. Whitesell left for Grosven-
or, n. Y, on Monday last where she
will visit her father,
Geo. and JAS Gargett will conduct
dance hall at st. Louis during the en-
campment next week.
f. p. Caldwell will shoe your horses
and do your blacksmith work right.
West of Hotel Arcadia.
In everybody's admiral
Dewey" the best five cent cigar on
earth. a home production.
j. G. BRIGHT.
a new cement walk has been placed
in front of the Dallas property, former
ly known as the Milhken House.
Tinker d Hannah made some large
shipments of lumber TO Mt. Pleasant,
w
Parties contemplating putting in
new furnace should consult j. f.
Schwartz about the Imperial Furnace
Ladies ladies' ladies attend the mus
lin underwear sale at Pettyjohn's
Sale closes Saturday night at 10 O'Clock
local.
WANTED.-Agents for Alma and vicin-
ity Salary $4,000 per month and OK
penses Steady. References.
Box 215. JOHN Nj. MILLER, Detroit
Miss Eva Hudson solicits the patron.
age of those who desire an up-to-date
manicure, shampoo or facial massage
Rates reasonable.
Dr. A. w. Nichols of Greenville,
chairman of the pOpulist state central
committee and nominee for congress
was III town Thursday.
Mrs. Seaver and Miss Mayfeld are oc-
cupying dressmaking parlors in the
Church block, where the latest fashions
Wlll De found. a perfect fit guaranteed
Mrs. j. +. Suydam left Thursday
morning for Detroit and Cleveland
where she will work up her new ideas
in the coming fall and winter millinery
line.
Mrs. j. NJ. Forton, who has been
spending the past four weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Seth Tubbs, returned to
her home IN Benton HaIbor Tuesday
morning.
The j c. Lewis 81 Plunkard Co
which is billed for the opera house
Sept II, presents talented company of
comedians in an entire new version of
no ~
Plunkard. All new features, new nov
elites, everything new.
The Evaporating Works are doing an
encouraging business. Fifty-fOur thOus-
and bushels of apples have been pur
chased by them up to date, and when
the addition TO the building Is completed
between twenty and thirty will be ad-
ded TO their working force.
A small audience gathered at the
opera house last Monday evening TO
listen to Alma's representative III the
Rough Riders-Erank Knox Mr.. Knox
appeared in uniform and told his story
in plain, straightforward manner and
was heard with much interest and at
tention.
The next attraction at the opera house
will be the well known rural farce COM
edy ST Plunkard, as presented by j. G..
Lewis supported by his big comedy
company in his new version of the Well
known laughing success, ST Plunkard
This company is noted for carrying the
finest orchestra of any company on the
road
There are three hardware stores in
Alma and yet some of our farmer friends
near by have been purchasing steel
ranges during the past week from trav-
cling wagons, giving their notes for the
purchase price, SOS. These same steel
ranges can be bought at our hardware
stores for S25 to $50. The man that
trades at home knows what he is secur-
ing for his money.
One of Mr.. Wright's farms has been
visited by IA large flock of pigeons and
doves lately and they soon became a
nuisance. Mr.. Youngs ordered them
shot, and much to their surprise, they
| found on the leg of one beautiful bird a
/ little silver band. On this band vas
engraved "Miles-No. 104.'91" in clear
| typ. 1t is the supposition that this
bird was one of Gen. Miles numerous