Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-10-13

Good second hand cook stove for sale
at Brooks.
K. M. Warren is entertaining his
mother from Ovid
M. Gray was in Sheridan the first of
the week on business.
Mrs. q. l.. Chadwick of Ithaca was in
Alma the first of the week.
Mrs. W. II. Parr is spending several
days with her parents in Sumner.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Elmer Davidson were
in Alma over Sunday visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Hall have removed
to their restaurant building near the
depot.
Football on the college campus at i 80
this afternoon. Alma VS.. Mt. Pleasant
Normals.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Vliet and son,
Walter, left on Tuesday for jackson on
short visit.
DR.. A. f. Bruske attended the meet
ing of the Presbyterian Synod i'll Sagi
nav this week.
Charles Gobel left on Monday for
during the winter.
Charles II. Booth of Detroit was the
guest of his daughter, Miss Kate l..
Booth, at the college Tuesday night.
Mrs. M. H. Strickland left on Monday
for Kalamazoo. where she will visit
friends and relatives for a short time.
Mrs. A. Weatherwax of Grand Rapids
and Mrs. VIM. Colby of Parma are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Sarah Tay-
lor
Mrs. NJ Hauck of Belding, who has
been visiting relatives in Alma during
the past few weeks, returned home on
Wednesday
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
in charge of the business mems fair will
serve dinner and supper in the opera
house today.
Rev. h. Is. jefferson was in Port HUI
ron the first part Of the week attending
the meeting of the central convocation
of the Episcopal church.
Mrs. H. N. Kilby of Cleveland, o.,
who has been visiting her husband at
the Wright House during the last two
weeks, returned home on Wednesday.
The board of supervisors are in session
at Ithaca this week, and for some un
accountable reason the good people of
that burg are much excited in conse-
quence.
Miss Caroline Nichols of st. Louis has
organized class in banjo, guitar and
mandolin. The class meets on Thurs
day of each week at the home of Mrs. +.
Montigel.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
serve an oyster supper in Mrs. Scott
rooms on Friday Oct goth, from to s
p. m. Bill, 15c. A rag carpet will be
on sale the same evening.
Mrs A +. Bruske was in Saginaw this
week in attendance on the State Foreign
Missionary Society, in convention there
with the Presbyterian Synod. Mrs.
Bruske is state president of the society.
Now is good time to look after the
water pipes about your premises and see
that they are prepared against frost, and
save great deal of trouble and incon-
venience by keeping them from freezing. !
The ladies of st. Johns church an
nounce that they will discontinue the |
pastry sales they have been holding in
the window of Bivins Il Rhodes drug
store for the present, but regular custom |
ers can leave orders at the drug store
Work on the railroad is progressing
finely. Contractor Seymour says he
will get to Olivet with his grading gang
by the first of next week. He expects |
to begin laying iron at that time. He
looks for the road to be at the Grand !
Trunk by Nov. LIST. They will have 10
hustle to do it.-Olivet Optic,
The large livery barn in Ashley be-
longing to p. w. LaClear burned early |
Tuesday morning, together with its con-
tents, including six valuable horses. A.
f. Church's blacksmith shop, NJ. Whit
ford's residence and several barns and
also burned. James Gala.
han was fatally burned. Loss 81, 800; no
insurance.
There have been poultry books printed |
costing fifteen dollars and more, but |
there never has been one at any price
with more beautiful colored reproduc.
tons of poultry than those found in Big
gle Poultry Book, an announcement of !
which appears in another column, The
paintings were made direct from
best birds of different breeds, and the
coloring and characteristic shape of each
breed are perfect. AS for the text, there
never was book printed containing more