Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-07-01
Cooked ham at Parker q Huff's.

Three good secondhand cook stoves
for sale cheap at Brooks.
Marcus Pollasky visited his parents
here the first of the week.
Mrs Geo Lane of Glare is in town
visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Geo. Wilson has our thanks for
beautiful bouquet of roses which were
presented us.
A. w Beckner has taken the agency
for the Berkshire Life Insurance Co. of
Pittsfield, Mass.
All the standard periodicals of the
day can now be secured at Webb's
Corner Drug Store.
Geo. Wilcox and wife of Eaton Rap
ids were the guests of A. j. Hall and
wife the first of the week.
Remember the w. II. &. ladies will
serve dinner in their hall in the Yer
meulen block Oh the Fourth.
If you wish to send our Fourth of
July number to some of your friends,
call at this Office and get copy.
NJ b. Faughner of Detroit was in
town the first OF the week attending TO
the shipment of some of his machinery
to that place.
We are informed by Chas. Spicer that
his son, viii, who is with the 31st Reg
iment, has been given a position on the
ambulance corps.
DIR. b. Il. Frank eye specialist will
visit Alma every Thursday of each week
Office at Wright House. Consultation
and examination free.
Regular meeting of Alma Chapter No.
43 o. E. s. tonight. Important business
is TO be transacted and all members are
especially requested to be present.
Stop Look Badges and pins, both
American and Cuban silk flags, both
American and Cuban design. Prices l0c
to -. 80 at @. f. Pettyjohn 81 Co.'S.
In our article last week in regard to
the Huffman district, we were i'll error
as Geo. kuhlman is the pathmaster in
that district and the work on the road
has been done entirely under his super
vision.
The fireworks secured by the COM
mittee for the Fourth will be the finest
ever seen III this part of Michigan
There is one piece alone, the blowing up
of the Maine, which will last eight
minutes.
Prof Jas. Mitchell left last Friday for
Indianapolis where he will visit short
time at the home of j. H. Plum and
later will go to Chicago where he will
study at the Chicago University during
the summer vacation.
Rev NJ. D. Carrel, Geo. Hutchinson
and Misses Turessa Jones, Myrtle
Walker and Alice Thompson attended
the Lansing District Epworth League
convention held in st. Johns Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week.
Chas. Ward was in Kalamazoo over
Sunday. He went there for the purpose
of seeing Col Irish and securing a COM
mission in the new regiment which Is
being formed. Everything seems favor
able TO his receiving the appointment.
"Our little boy suffered greatly from
constipation and could obtain no relief
until we began using Shredded Wheat.
| wish TO let parents know this" a. II,
Yoder Vincennes University, Vincen-
mes, Ind. For sale by all Alma gro.
GERS.
Chas. II. Davis, q. NJ Stark, w. L.
Knowlton. j. +. Killoram, M. Kelly, b.
Z. Wells, E. 2. Stone, Arnold Boutelle
and r. NJ. Bennett were i'll Alma on
Wednesday on business with A. w.
Wright and organized six corporations
which represent over one million in
vestment. We will give more de.
tailed account of what was done in next
weeks issue
B. w. Hayes, general agent for the
Universal Washer, will be at :St. Louis
July 2nd, and at Thompson 81 Sander
offs store, Alma, July 4th, and will have
on exhibition some of his machines. He
invites all to call and examine them.
Those wishing can take them home and
give them thorough trial. They are
very highly recommended by those who
have used them.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Labadie appeared
at the opera house last Friday night un-
der the auspices of the Woman's Club
and presented Gan Original Idea," a
dubuque entertainment presenting the
"Wooing scene" from king Richard
III, and the "trial scene" from the
Merchant of Venice" closing with
comedy sketch entitled "A Husband in
Clover" The entertainment was of a
high order and gave perfect satisfaction
20 the audience which consisted of the
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