Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-11

Rev. j. Clizbe preached in Pontiac
last Sunday.
We are not selling cheap shoes but
are selling good shoes cheap
G. L. d G NJ. DELAvAN.
S. w. Tinker looked after business
interests in Saginaw Saturday.
Rare bargains in ladies' fine kid shoes,
hand sewed, at +. Z. Pollasky's.
Lots of fun at the A. f. ID Minstrel
Show Monday evening, March 81.
Mrs. o. M. Everden of st. Louis was
the guest of Alma friends Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. L. Convis of Ithaca
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II.
Hayt.
A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. John
Sullivan last Friday. He is bouncing
fellow.
Misses Mile Kline and Dollie Moore
of Shepherd called on Alma friends
Tuesday.
III. j. Vermeulen went to Ithaca Mon
day to look after some business at the
probate court.
The w. r. @. reading circle will meet
with Mrs. W. Rollin next Wednesday
instead of Mrs. Price.
A. @. Middaugh opened his barber
shop in Stanton last Saturday. He has
moved his family there.
G.. n Wilson of Summerton i'll give
recitation at the union temperance
meeting Sunday evening
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church will meet with Mrs. p.
NJ. Smith Tuesday afternoon.
You can't afford not to take advantage
of the great closing out sale of the OPP
dyke mammoth stock of goods.
V. S. Hollenbeck was in Durand Tues
day. His place was filled for the day by
night operator Crippin of Ithaca.
Mrs. j. A. Burt returned to Misha-
wauka, Ind, last Friday from a two
months visit with her son, j. n. Ford.
The firemen are preparing for a big
time March 81. Come out everybody
and see their show. Admission, 10, 20
and 30 cents.
Mrs. Luna +. Duell, aged 81, died
early Tuesday morning at her home in
ST. Louis. Deceased was the grand
mother of DR.. Suydam
Miss Alma Long of Petoskey visited
her cousin, l.. b. Quick, and other re-
latives here this week on her way home
| from the Ferris Industrial School.
Prof. Horst played at the firemen's
concert in Ithaca Monday night. He
was accompanied on the piano by
Miss Grace Butts of Saginaw. The fire.
men netted S75.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gladding of Durand
called on Alma friends this week. They
report everything going off nicely at
Durand and very few houses that can
be bought or rented.
Henry NJ. Duffield, Jr., son of Col. H
NJ. Duffield, Detroit, was is town last
Saturday being on the road now foI
the White Lead Works of that city
He is friend of Marcus Pollasky and
the two gentlemen had an old time visit
Prof Nicoud has the picture on a
German postal card, sent him by his
mother, of Miss Marguerite Wander.
Arasep, the famous soprano singer al
the Royal opera house, Berlin. She was
a pupil of Mr.. Nicouds mother.
At the Presbyterian church a week
ago last Sunday 5000 was raised fol
Alma college and for the various church
boards, except the board of Foreign
Missions. About $40 of this was fol-
Alma college, which was increased &c
5000 by business men during last week
Hon. E. B. Green, formerly of this
place, now of Detroit, has been here fol-
few days past and last Friday and
Saturday disposed of his household
goods at both private sale and public
auction. He has left now for business
trip in the north part of the state before
returning to Detroit.
The Griswold House of Detroit, one OF
the best houses in the city and one which
the majority of Gratiot county people
stop at, will have more improvements
added this spring. Messrs. Postal and
Morry are fast coming to the front and
are making grand success. Gratiot
county people visiting Detroit should
visit them.
J. L. Miller has remodeled the Fink
building which he recently purchased
and will shortly move his stock into it
The windows in front have been lowered
the partitions have been removed anc
the walls nicely papered, so that it makes
a very neat little store room. Mr.
Miller will occupy this till about July