Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-07-08
Get bath at the Wright House bar

Get bath at the Wright House bar
Der shop
Only one more second hand gasoline
stove left at Brooks
j. @. Stone has received an increase
OF pension of from IS 90 to $40 90.
Mrs Mabel Collins of Bay City visited
friends in Alma the first of the week.
John ID. Spinney was in Coleman on
Wednesday and Thursday on business.
Q. n. Triphagan Of Mulliken is the
guest of his uncle, w. A. Bahlke, this
week
The ladies of the Episcopal church
cleared $50 at their eating hall on the
Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs f. NJ. Fritz of Mecosta
visited Mrs. Bardwell and Miss Dick
over Sunday.
Mrs. Bert Hayes of Stanton spent the
Fourth in Alma with her husband at the
home of Bert Woodward.
Mrs. VIM. Hannah left for Detroit the
first of the week to attend her daughter,
Mrs Chaplin, who is seriously ill.,
Ed. Weston left for Traverse City
Tuesday morning whore he has job of
plumbing for the G. d w. M. r. r.
Annual school meeting next Monday
night. Be sure to attend and vote on
the adoption of the free text book sys-
tenn.
If your eyes trouble you go and see
DIR, b. Il. Frank, Wright House every
Thursday. Consultation and examina-
ton free.
Prof. j. w. Ewing and wife left on
Monday last for Nashville, Tenn. They
expect to make quite a tour in the south
before returning.
Married, at the manse, July Bird, 1898,
by the Rev. A. f. Bruske, Mr.. Charles
l. Durkee of st. Louis, Mich, and Miss
Florence NJ. Clark of Alma.
Prof. J. I. Ewing left for Chicago on
Wednesday morning where he will re-
main for about six weeks taking up re-
view study in Greek at the Chicago Tn
iversity.
letter from S. L. Divine states that
he is very nicely located at Omena.
Grand Traverse county, where he is
filling the Congregational church pulpit
during the summer
Mrs. Margaretta Chestnut died at her
home in Elwell on June 30, aged 52
years. She had been suffering from
cancer for some time. We will publish
the obituary next week
A young lady by the name of Burton
was driving to Alma from Maple Rapids
on Wednesday and when near Wolfe's
'r'dge her horse fell breaking one of its
logs. The horse was killed yesterday.
Chas. Ward received a telegram on
Wednesday calling him to Island Lake.
and he left on Thursday morning.
Chas. has the promise of lieutenantcy
or position as chief musician in the Both
regiment which is being formed
An interesting letter from Frank
Knox, the Alma College boy who is with
Roosevelt's Rough Riders, will be found
on another page. Frank has been right
in the thickest of the fighting ever since
the American army set foot on Cuban
soil.
Mrs. John Lewis of Elm Hall had
very severe stroke of paralysis while in
Alma last week Friday, but at present
is recovering slowly from the effects.
Mrs. Lewis was in Mrs Lathrop's mil
llnery store at the time when she was
stricken and for some time it was feared
that 1t would be Impossible to move her.
Have you remembered to attach that
war revenue stamp to your bank check,
coed or any legal document
since last Friday? 1t helps you TO re.
member that the government is not
intangible, Indemnity located
down at Washington, but that some of
il at least is right here at home, in fact
In your pocket.
Lirpincott's for July contains an ex-
cellent novel from the pen of Edward s.
anZile, entitled Harold Bradley.
Playwright The August number will
contain complete novel entitled, 1.-THE
Last Rebel" by Joseph A. Altsheler,
author of "A Knight of Philadelphia, "
etc, and the usual variety of stories,
essays, poems, etc.
John w. Dean, of the firm of Dean &
Hollenbeck, funeral directors, has been
N Detroit three days this week attend. |
ng the State Embalmer's Association in |
session there. The association is a |
strong one, receiving into membership
'nly men trained to the work, and
proved in skill by the test of experience.
Mr. Dean is well known for his work