Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-09-16
Try fine veal roast at Parker &

+. \ Biyins returned from Detroit
last Tuesday night.
Hon Jas. O'Donnell of jackson was
in Alma Wednesday,
Mrs. CT. S. Ward returned from her
eastern trip on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bart Miller returned
from Detroit last Monday night.
DR.. Geo. f. Hunting of Marshall was
in Alma Wednesday for few hours.
Fancy novelties in dress goods-all
new-this week at Pettyjohn's store.
A. @. Middaugh of Stanton was in
Alma the first of the week on business.
Rev. NJ. ID. Carrel left for Lansing on
Wednesday to attend the M. +. con-
ference.
VIM. Cooper returned from the G.. A.
II. national encampment on Tuesday Of
this week.
All the latest novelties in sailors,
walking hats and children's tams at
Miss Smiths.
Look after your village taxes and
save the trouble and expense of having
them returned.
Mrs. NJ ID. Train of Stanton, accom-
panied by her children, spent Sunday
in Alma with her husband.
Don't forget the fall and winter mil
linery opening at Mrs. G. f. Wilson's,
commencing September 2S,
A fine line Of ladies furnishings and
corsets Will be added to Mrs. @. +. Wix-
son 5 millinery stock next week.
Chas Baxter Of Detroit who was in
Alma the latter part of last week writ
ing life insurance, returned home Tues
day.
1t looks like business to see the stacks
of new fall and winter dry goods, capes,
jackets, shoes, carpets, ETC., that are
being opened at +. +. Pollasky's.
The A. A. railway will run one of
their popular excursions to Frankfort
and Benzonia on Sunday next, leaving
Alma at 100 a. m. Fare for round trip
$l25.
The members of the Epworth League
of the NJ. +. church are contemplating
IA lecture course for this winter on some
what the same plan as conducted two
y, ars ago
Isl Plunkard" and his company OF
funny comedians will be in this city
Saturday night Remember the date and
secure your seats early. Now on sale al
Webbs drug store.
Strayed But not lost, for we were
right ut home when we found Petty
johns store. The clerks all treat you
right if you don't buy.
A. w. Wright and J. Ii Lancashire
q Co. offices have been moved into the
vacant store in the opera house b ock
where they expect to remain until the
new Office building is completed.
The ladies of Alma are cordially in
vited to attend the opening of fall and
winter millinery at Mrs. j. f. Lathrop's
millinery store, September %, % and
"a, three days. The largest and finest
stock III Alma
large barn owned by Drate Phelps
situated on his farm three and one-hali
miles southwest of Alma, was struck by
lightning on Wednesday night anC
burned with about forty tons of hay and
number of hogs.
The court records disclose that Rich
ard J Steward of Arcadia has filed bill
for divorce against his wife Hattie A
Steward. who it is averred left for parts
unknown in company with William
Stilson in May, 1894.
The RECORD regrets very much thai
we are unable TO publish some of thu
pretty things the newspapers arounC
the state had to say about Alma ant
her citizens regarding their late meeting
here. Judging from the reports all en-
joyed themselves.
The October number of Lippincott'
J magazine will contain complete move
/ entitled Confessions of an Aide de
2 Camp" by Capt. f. A. Mitchell, late o
u. s. A., and the usual variety of stories
essays, poems, etc.
Mrs. Rodney Purvis died very sud
denly at her home west of Alma Of
Monday of this week, aged 81 years
The deceased has been suffering TO
about two years, but the immediat
cause of her death was heart failure
She moved from Ohio into Cratic
{ county with her husband twenty. on
5 years ago. There are left to mourn thei
| loss, husband and four children-thre
girls and one boy.
Circuit court convened at Ithaca las
Monday. The cases on the calendar O
interest TO this immediate vicinity are tn
following: Geo w. Pringle va. vii