Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-16
HoMsnaa OIcISIrY.

For gold and fountain pens go to
Hayt's.
Watches, watches, watches, watches
at j p Losey's.
Fresh oysters for the holidays at
Parker d Huff's.
S. w. Tinker was in Saginaw Tues
day on business.
Dr. E. s. Pettyjohn is in Chicago this
week on business.
A puzzle, what TO buy for Xmas. "
See Messengers S ad. this week.
The largest and finest line of perfumes
is at Webbs corner drug store.
A child's carpet sweeper free with
every ~ purchase at f. +. Pollasky's. .
L. A. Sharp and O.. S Youngs were
in Grand Rapids Thursday on business.
Messenger Il Co. have very pretty
Christmas trim in their display windows
this weeks.
See that new stock of new collars and
tlcS AT Guy Johi D. hwy "AS HN' -
pensive (25c).
Rev. NJ. d. Carrel attended meeting
of the Long Lake campmeeting trustees
at Ionia Monday.
Thompson & Sanderhoff received Il
mail order for stove from an Ithaca
. party the first of the week
I |
, When you wish IA magazine or peri
odical call at Webb's Corner Drug Store
All the latest publications.
Mr. Arthur Moulton of jackson is
: spending few weeks with his uncle O..
h. Moulton Of West Pine River.
A report of the Emerson Farmers
Club meeting will he found in another
\ column of the RECORD this week.
No nicer present can be given to u
friend out of town than years sub
scription to the RECORD. Try 1t and see
) if it isn appreciated.
a gentleman by the name of Otto +.
. Newman has opened line of goods
4 suitable for the holiday trade in the
| Hotel Arcadia block. See ad. elsewhere.
| Call at F. +. Pollaskys when i'll doubt
| what to buy for Christmas gifts. You
| can readily select something, both APP
| propriate and useful from their large
assortment.
A special school election was recently
held in Cadillac to vote on the adoption
OF the free or uniform text book laws
| The free text book law was adopted by d
vote of 40 10 fl.
If the beet sugar craze continues with
its present strength, i'll year from now
the town in the state which hasn't
sugar factory will be hard 20 find. W.
wonder if Alma will fall into line
We alN avs welcome all items which
are placed in the item box in the post
office but we must insist upon such item
being signed by the writers, not for pub
LEGATION but as an evidence Of good faith
Miss Grace Paddock, who has posi-
ton in the Ionia schools, arrived HON
on Monday for a short vacation. TIL
Ionia schools have been closed on &C
count of the prevalence of scarlet fever
| Prof. Herbert Milliken of Flint
formerly of this place, was in Aim
as the son of f. NJ Milliken who wa
| the popular landlord of the Mullike
! House.
/ Having just received large line {
/ choice imported gloves from an easter
importer, we offeri for the next 10 day
the entire line at CSC. All shades an
blacks aud white. They are the $l.5
| quality.
i The G.. J. Fox magician and coined
company are billed for the opera hou'
tonight and tomorrow night. There al
eight people in the company all specia
lists. The admission has been placed
1 the popular low prices of 10, 10 and
cents.
The John G. Smith and wife cas-
which was of interest to many Almaite
was called for trial in the circuit cou
at Ithaca on Tuesday of this week MI
Smith was tried and found guilty
keeping house of ill-repute. AT q
time of going to press the judge had II
passed sentence. The husbands tri
has not taken place yet.
Julian Ralph, who has heen tor sor
years in England, writes for the Decor
Der Cosmopolitan a very clever analyt
of what seems to him the English Idle
Of gentleman and Mr.. John Brisb
Walker attempts to consider the Anne
can ideas We are in the formati
stage of American manners, and {
much stress can scarcely be given to t
dangers of introducing those ids
which are least admirable in the CHI
i acter of our English cousins.