Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-03
Winter goods at Pettyiohn's.


Thos Talon of Riverdale was in Alma
on Tuesday.
Stacks of new goods arriving daily at
+. Il. Pollasky's.
Fred Thornton of Marion was in Alma
this week on business.
NJ. A. Ransom left last week on a
business trip TO Iowa.
Mrs E. II. Weston was in Brecken-
ridge the first of the week.
The grippe seems to have taken grip
on everything in sight this week.
WANTED.-A good girl to do general
homework. Inquire at this office.
Don't miss the sale of mems combi-
nations at Pettyjohn s-Sl % and 81 % q
H. Wilson of Ithaca was in Alma this
week the guest of his son, G.. +. Wilson.
Miss Mabel Jones Of Titusville. Pa,
is sojourning at The Alma for short
time.
w. Fullerton entertained his brother,
w. A. Fullerton, of Ashley the first OF
the week.
l.. II. Hayt was too busy TO write a
new ad. this week. He says so in his
regular space.
w. S. Wright was in Saginaw Tues.
day TO attend the funeral of Mrs,
Wright's neice.
4 nice beef steak or roast for your
Sunday dinner is all right when you get
it at Huff 81 Frisbies
A b. Scattergood has a new ad. this
week. Look it over and if you cannot
read it well call on him.
NJ. +. Burkhead has recovered from
his recent illness sufficiently to appear
on our streets once more.
r. H. Clark, legislative postmaster,
has been at home this week during the
absence of the legislature
Don't fail TO see those beautiful new
dress skirt and waist patterns just
opened at +. t. PolaSkys.
Deans Ten Nights in "a Bar Room"
company held forth at the opera house
last Monday night to fair sized audi
ence.
j. Major Lemen arrived home from
Lansing last Saturday night quite i'll
with the grippe, but is improving some
what at present.
Vermeulen' S Department Store has a
new and complete line of new embroid.
cries. They are making special prices
on them this month.
9. l.. Austin of West Branch, accom-.
panied by his wife, arrived at The Alma
the first of the week. Mrs. Austin is ii
former Alma College girl.
Mrs. w. A. Hardesty of Columbus,
Ohio, accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. H. S Gausen of the same place,
are stopping at The Alma.
When you make purchase at any of
the stores in town be sure and ask for
tickets which will admit you TO the en-
tertainments in the opera house next
week.
The Alpha Theta entertainment in the
college chapel this evening should be
we'll patronized The cast of characters
and synopsis will be found in another
column.
The cast of characters and synopsis of
the entertainment to be given in the col.
lege chapel this Friday evening by the
Alpha Theta society will be found in an.
other column of the RECORD.
John Barton of Forest Hill was in
Alma Monday morning on his way to
Portland, Mich in response to a tele-
gram received on Sunday announcing
the serious illness of his father.
Bob" Fltzsimmons, the champion
prize fighter of the world, and his
vaudeville company, passed through
Alma Thursday morning on their way
from Saginaw to Grand Rapids.
So many people have been i'll with the
grippe during the past week that local
news is rather a scarce article. The
tendency of the mercury to be Topping
around below the zero mark in the Their
mometer has not assisted us any either.
| z. II. Bruske, who is now employed
on the staff of the State Republican at
Lansing, has been in Alma during the
past week during the absence of the
Legislature from the state capital. Dur.
ing his stay in Alma he has been EN-.
ployed on the RECORD, reporting the
Farmers Institute.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. G. Vliet died at their home on
Thursday night of last week of la grippe
at the age of eight months and twenty
days. The funeral was held from the
house on Saturday, Rev. W. X. Spencer
performing the last rites and the remains