Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-06-23
ST. LOUIS.


Miss BIanch Wiser i, spending the week
in Vestaburg.
The st. Louis Steam Laundry will not be
open ON the lth after L. noon.
Mrs Sherwood and mother, Mrs. Griffin,
OF Nestaburg were in ne city Tuesday.
Mrs. A ; Garfield Of Emerson has the
thanks OF the editor for a basket OF luscious
strawberries
Interested fishermen have been angling
Tor some big carp that are said to haunt
the pool below the dam.
pr Wheeler was called 70 Clare Monday
night to see patient. II returned
Tuesday.
Miss Katherine Wynnc and sister were
in the city Wednesday making arrange.
ments to attend the Summer normal
Those who desire ticket, for the Brchany
concert at Alma Saturday evening, June
81, can see i. w Blair aud have them
checked off.
The next lecture in the course will be de
livered in the Presbyterian church Lords
day evening Subject, christian Science
Good music 4 cordial invitation to all
The ladies OF the NJ. L church Will
serve meals the 4th OF July in the W. r. c.
hall, IIolcomb block. Everyone that wants
good square meal should patronize the
ladies.
c. G. Barton is having the house OF Mrs.
Austin, Mrs. Barton's mother joined to his
own in order that she may be more easily
!. cared for. Mrs. Austin has been very feeble
OF late, and her large circle OF friends are
fearful that her active days are over.
Morris Setnef left Wednesday for New
York from which point he expects to sal
Saturday afternoon on the North German
Lloyd steamship Barbarossa, for Europe
He will spend the summer visiting friends
and relatives in Hungary in the vicinity of
Szanto
small party OF invited friends gathered
at the home of Mrs John Bayne on Sun
day evening in honor of Joseph Baynes
18th birthday. They celebrated double |
event, as Mrs, Bayne's birthday came the
day before After partaking of lunch the
guests departed, leaving several mementos
of the occasion.
Now is the time when every dollar is /
needed in the business that can be obtained. |
If you are owing for subscription don't |
wait to be reminded of the fact Look up |
your account and come in and if you can't
pay all pay what you can. Money makes
the mare go in the printing business as well
as in any other kind.
Last Sunday evening the Christian church
y. p. S. f. commenced reading the book
entitled, "In His Steps. or "What Would
Jesus Say" at their regular evening meet
ings. This is very interesting book and
all who follow the readings through will
be greatly benefited. The readings will
continue probably about four MONTHS.
Secretary Dodge of the Great Northern
returned from Detroit last evening. While
there he called on VI. S. Smith, president of
the Michigan Condensed Milk company of
Lansing and Howell. The latter recog-
nized the great advantage of the Interurban
line and subscribed for large block of
stock in the enterprise. State Republican
Martin l.. Sweet, of Grand Rapids, who
was at one time mayor of that city and one
OF its wealthiest property owners, has been
reduced TO poverty and now holds the posi-
ton OF garbage weigher at the city crema
tory at salary of SO week. Mr.. Sweet
was for many years president OF the Old
National Bank, Of Grand Rapids, he was
the builder and owner of Sweets Hotel and
was the builder and owner of the Grand
Rapids City Mills lie is now eighty years
of age but still works faithfully and cheer
fully at the mental employment OF garbage
weigher for the support of himself and
his wife.
Farmer Andrus was in the city Saturday
afternoon and evening and gave an exhibit
ton of his skill in horse tanning. Several
horses with more than local regulations for
meanness were operated on to the satisfac-
ton of the large audience. Mr.. Andrus is
not professor" he is plain horse tanner
who uses a considerable sense, horse sense
in his work One fact must have impressed
itself upon the spectators and that was that
one can be firm in handling horses without
being harsh I