Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-07-22

Tuesday.
Grooms always has good cigars at his
barbershop.
Meyer Fink is home visiting his parents
for few days.
Seth Tubbs was in Grand Rapids on
business Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Wright were in
Saginaw on Wednesday.
NJ. L. Osterhout of Grand Rapids was
in town Wednesday night.
J, w. Robinson of Vestaburg was in
town Tuesday on business.
Mrs Chas DePlanta is spending the
week with friends in Stanton.
All goods sold on honor, and made sat
isfactory at O. f. Pettyjohn 81 Co.'S
Store.
Win Wilson and j. f. Sartor, Jr. at
the week.
Try Parker e. Huff's smoked ham
and bacon.
A. G. Adams of ST. Johns was the
guest of his father.in law, r. @. Lati
mer, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Mogg of Elsie are
visiting at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. f. H. Weston
The excursion train on the A. A. r. r.
for Frankfort last Sunday carried nine
people out of Alma
Fourteen tickets were sold at this
station for the Buffalo Bill show at Sagi-
nav last Saturday.
All the standard periodicals of the
day can now be secured at Webb's
Corner Drug Store.
Mrs. Flora Wise is spending week s
vacation rusticating at the home of j.
A. Sadler, west of town.
Prof. c. f. Virgins will make bal
loon ascension and parachute drop at
Alma, Saturday, July 30
: Mrs. w. j. Gargett returned home on
Thursday from visit with relatives and
friends in Sumner township.
Bob" Menzie, travelling freight
agent of the Merchants Dispatch r, r.
line was in town Wednesday.
If you anticipate purchasing a new
carpet, it will pay you to see the new
fall patterns at f. E. Pollasky's.
A nine pound girl is reported at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hawley.
Mother and child both doing well.
A. w. Beckner left on Tuesday morn
ing for David City, Neb., where he viii
visit friends and relatives for week OF
: ten days.
l Gen. Mgr Ashley of the A. A. r. K
and wife of Toledo were in town the
e first of the week stopping over night al
+ the Wright House.
The fifth annual reunion Of the Gle,
4 and scarborough families will take place
+, at Crystal Lake, Montcalm county, OF
the 18th OF August.
e George and James Gargett will give {
S "harvest dance" in the Pollasky hall OF
Friday evening, July 90. Good music
a and a general good time is promised al
y who attend.
The Alma Roller Mills made theil
u first export shipment this week. The,
I shipped consignment of -four to firm
Il in GLASGOW, Scotland They are eX
peeting quite large foreign trade thi
! fall.
OF all the ways of advertising, tn
best, most certain and cheapest is tina
. of using the columns of good newspapers
Intelligent people with money to spent
- always read the papers.-Press am
! Printer
J. p. Losey has added a new 500 reg
j.. ulator to his jewelry store this week an,
. it is beauty. The regulator was pur
: chased from the Gilbert Clock Co. o
g New Haven, Conn, and is probably tn
finest in the county.
e If you are a lover of chicken pie you
e will want to attend the supper given b,
II the Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. L
ID church in the old church building o.
B. Saturday (tomorrow). The pric
DC charged will be % cents.
Prof. A. + Harrington, author of tn
As Acme" system of shorthand, has bee
very successful in securing quite larg
D class at Mt Pleasant The professor ma
so an excellent system of shorthand and
& is all or more than what he claims fo
lie it, as the members of his class in Aim
v can testify.
On Monday last an old gentleman
" O. years of age, by the name of Com
= stock, living four miles north of Elwel
was driving along the road near his place
," when runaway team collided wit
his rig, throwing Mr.. Comstock out an
= injuring him quite badly. DIR. Pringl