Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-03

Nov. 18th.
j. Major Lemen of Shepherd was in
Alma Sunday.
p. H. Desmond was in Detroit Mon
day on business.
Miss Florence Strong of Riverdale was
in Alma last Saturday.
A good No. cook stove with reservoir,
for sale at A. w. Brooks.
Robert Farraugh of Big Rapids was in
Alma the first of the week.
Miss Belle DePew of Flint visited
friends in Alma over Sunday.
W. E. Medler was in Grand Rapids
the first of the week on business.
Messrs. N. Church and L. b. Church
OF Ithaca were in Alma Monday.
+. @. Kernen has moved into the Mrs.
Rockwell house near the union depot.
M. j. Bright of Toledo was the guest
Of his brother. j. G. Bright, Monday
night.
People of Alma and vicinity will do
we'll to attend Pettyjohns sale Nov. Bird
to 18th.
Messrs. Shepherd, Struble, Hubbard
and Field of Shepherd were in Alma
Tuesday on business.
G.. w. Ellison of Jackson was the
guest of relatives in and near Alma the
latter part of last week.
l.. II. Hayt has had set of Fair
banks scales placed in the rear of his
stores on Woodworth- this week.
DR.. G.. W. Pringle is recovering quite
rapidly and informs us that he will be
at his Office on Monday of next week
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Clum are the
proud parents of little girl that came
to their place on Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Forster, proof reader on
the State Republican, was the guest of
her brother, Geo Fink, Tuesday night.
Merlin Boyer and A. Stanton are two
new clerks employed in the grocery de-
partment at Vermeulen's Department
Store.
w. w. Fraker has purchased the
large frame barn on the Mrs. Ely prop
erty and is moving it onto his farm
east of town.
Mrs. Helen E O. Balmer of Mt. Pleas
ant, worthy grand matron of the o. L.
g., was in Alma Monday night the guest
of Mrs. w. S. Turck.
f. E. Pollasky has Gust received a
large importation Of pew fall shades and
blacks in ladies kid loves-a good sl.25
quality-you can bhy\a pair for $l.00
during the next ten days.
w. o. Johnson is enjoying visit
from three of his brothers, Robert John
son of Orleans, Hammond Johnson of
Greenville and James johnson of Grand
Ledge. Mrs. Robert Johnson is also
here.
Mrs. r. f. Hunt and little daughter,
who have been staying with Mrs. Hunts
parents in Jackson, arrived in Alma
last week and will remain with her
husband, DR.. r. E. Hunt if a residence
can be secured.
G. w. Winget of Ithaca has purchased
an interest in E. r. Griffith 81 Co. g
meat market at this place Mr.. Winget
will move his family here in short
time. The firm name will hereafter be
Griffith q Winget.
The board Of supervisors met in spec
ial session at Ithaca on Monday Of this
week and adjourned until Monday of
next week The special session is for
the purpose of taking testimony in re-
gard to the case of the drain commission
er.
A party of hunters, consisting Of Jos.
Dunevant of this place, Frank Bacon
and Geo. Ulmer of st. Louis, VIM.
Eichorn of Emerson and Truman Rich.
moud Of Arcadia, left on Wednesday for
Delta Junction, Schoolcraft county. U.
p, where they will remain during the
deer season.
Robert Fredricks, of Alma, formerly
resident Of this place, and familiarly
known as "Bob," has been promoted
from the position Of porter to that of
night clerk in the Wright House, Alma.
The Wright House has the reputation of
being one of the finest hostelries in Cen.
trail Michigan.-Olivet Optic.
Metropolitan for November contains
some very interesting reading. The
first article is sketch of Elihu s. Root,
the secretary of war, by William Eugene
Lewis. Another interesting article is
entitled 1.-The Popularity of the Harness
Horse" by William Hamilton. Metro
politan is sold by SLarrar 81 Mulholland,
druggists.
w. s. Wright who has very efficiently
managed the Alma Sanitarium during