Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-16
Messengers clothing is the best.

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A. o. Davis was i'll Ithaca Thursday.
See our beautiful line of solid gold
rings. j. +. LosEY.
Miles Heath of Ithaca was in Alma
Sunday.
Select your presents for Xmas at
Bivins & Rhodes.
Lowest prices and largest stock of
books at Hayts.
M. l.. Osterhout of Belding was in
Alma over Sunday.
Ladies' fine mocho kid mittens and
gloves at Pettyjohn's.
Mrs. NJ Scallon was in Alma Wednes-
day visiting a few friends.
NJ. b. King, the book binder, was in
Ithaca Thursday on business.
l.. E. Royal of Mt. Pleasant was in
Alma last Friday on business.
Stacks of useful Christmas gifts are
on display at +. Il. Pollasky's. |
j. Major Lemen has position in
Lansing as manager of drug store.
Electric lights have been placed IN the
firemen's hall throughout by the council
Don't buy any books until you have
examined those at Webbs corner drug
store.
If you want turkey, goose, duck or
chicken for your Christmas dinner call
on Parker & Huff.
The RECORD will be issued enlarged to
ten pages until the holiday rush Of
advertising Is over
The happiest combination is good
boy with a good sweater Messenger
sells good ones only.
Make your little girl a Christmas gift
of one of those child's carpet swecpers,
Only 25c at F. f. Pollasky's.
The Alma Roller Mills shipped car
load of flour to Liverpool, England, the
first of the week. They have quite
large foreign trade.
Thompson & Sanderhof have on ex
: hibition in their store this week the
) finest stove i'll the shape of hot blast
soft coal burner we have yet seen.
, Mrs q K. Boughton received a tole-
/ gram from Muskcgon on Tuesday an
nouncing the death of her sister and left
for that city on the early train Wedues-
day.
+. r. Griffith & Co. will have a large
line of turkeys, geese, ducks and chick
ems for the holiday trade. Leave orders
early and delivery will be made when
, ever wished
r The city authorities of ST Louis are
seriously considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of
purchasing a stone crusher TO be used in
turnpiking the city streets and the roads
o leading into town.
Parties in Saginaw who formerly
were in the habit of having mineral
water shipped them from st. Louis are
now having the famous Alma Bromo'
shipped them instead
The Alma Fire Department Will give
j., their annual New Years ball this year
on December 30. Invitations will soon
. be issued The ball will be up to the
usual high standard of former years.
= The extremely low prices should fill
:, the opera house tonight. The q. j Fox
magician and comedy company come
: well recommended. Reserved seats al
Webb's drug store without extra charge
h ID. V. Hubbel has moved his bazaal
" stock into the store. known as the Ding
a man building and will occupy 1t alone
g This move was made on account OF in
sufficient room where he was located II
h the postofiice block.
T. +. II. Hunt, V. S, was called to Elm
IS Hall the first of the week on professional
b. business. The doctor is working up al
b. elegant practice and is having wonder
:. full success, having had some very re
- markable cases which he has been yer.
"a successful with,
c. Some people are so anxious TO avoi
+. paying the home merchant legitimat
. margin that they believe any fairy tai
y told them by slick tongued frauds VIII
"a are entirely strangers to them. Ninety
- nine out of hundred of these "sot
snaps" are swindles. Examine tn
columns Of the RECORD for reliabl
dealers.
- The case of Mrs. Augusta Knight VI
% the township of Bethany was settled tn
- first Of the week, the township settliu
"a with the complainant for Sl450. Mr.
Knight sustained quite serious injuri'
last summer caused by falling through
y defective bridge. She sued the tow
sc ship for $40, 900. T. w. Whitney W.
re the compliments attorney while c. "
u Giddings was employed by the townshi