Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-08

ADDITIONAL LOCAL.


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Mrs. A Crawford of Breckenridge was
in Alma Thursday selecting holiday
goods.
Miss Fannie Strong of st Louis who
has been visiting friends here, returned
home on Tuesday.
Mrs. Decator Coleman spent Thanks
giving in Portland, the guest of her
sister, Miss Lille Cory.
We realize this week that winter has
at last struck us and we are up agin
the real thing now"
Sharrar * Mulholland have an extra
large ad. this week for the purpose of
advertising their holiday goods. Notice
what they are Offering.
Henry Brewbaker has built new
sidewalk this week in front of his resi-
dence. This completes the line of side
walk from Superior-st. to the depot
w. A. Davis, who has been working
in barber shop in Bay City for the
past two years, has returned TO Alma
and will assist his father in the shop
Mrs J. w. Fullerton, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Hills
dale and Jackson counties for the past
few weeks, returned home on Wednes-
day.
The large ten cent feed barn Henry
Brewb lker is building will be ready to
occupy some time next week. 1t is the
finest barn of the kind in this part of
the state.
DR.. and Mrs. J. w. Nib ack, who
have been visiting their daughter, Mrs.
A. b. Scattergood, for the past few
weeks, LETT on Wednesday for their
home in Reading.
DR.. II. B. Nichols of Pultney, n. Y,
was i'll Alma Thursday the guest of MIR.
and Mrs. G. +. Brown DR.. Nichols
was on his way to Grand Rapids where
he expects to locate.
Mrs. Julia f. Hoisington of Elsie died
in Alma last Friday as the result of
surgical operation of hysterectomy.
The deceased was forty years old
and niece of Mrs. Kilbourn of this
place.
Mrs. Sarah Taylor and daughter, Miss
Mary Taylor, will leave tomorrow
morning for Toledo where they will re-
main few weeks and then go TO
Standing Stone, Pa, where they re-
main the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs d. Coleman were very
pleasantly surprised at their home last
Friday evening. About twenty guests
were present. The evening was enjoyed
by ALL and after refreshments were
served returned to their homes, wonder
ing where the next surprise @ would
b..
Will Whitteck formerly of this place,
died in the hospital at Big Rapids last
Tuesday, aged twenty-eight years, Of
pneumonia. The remains were brought
to Alma Tuesday night and inferred in
Riverside cemetery on Wednesday. He
was the son of Mrs. Emma Whitbeck Of
this place.
Until after the holidays the RECORD
will be issued as a ten page paper. This
is done TO accommodate the increase in
advertising and at the same time give
our readers the full amount of news,
A large number of sample copies will
also be sent out each week, feature
our advertisers will appreciate.
Munsey's Magazine for December
contains an interesting article on The
Campaign of 1900, presenting the views
of Senators Allison Of Iowa and Jones
of Arkansas. These two leaders of the
great rival parties sum mp the great pub
l;c questions now before the people Of
the nited States, upon which the APP
preaching battle for the presidency will
be fought Munsey is sold by Sharrar
a. Mulholland, druggists.
The United Brethren have opened
their church for the children to have
a meeting every Sunday afternoon at
three O'Clock. The young folks organ
lied last Sunday with G.. NJ. Hutchinson
as leader, and named the society the
Young Peoples Juniors. Officers were
elected as follows: Miss Effie Green
field, president; Miss Nettie Wheeler,
vice president Miss Lena Furrow, Sec
rotary Chas Robbins, treasurer. They
invite everyone to their meetings.
Remember there is only one Yankee
| comedian and only one rural comedy
and that is Burt Hodgkins, while the
play referred to is that sensational rural
comedy drama, "Seth Haskins," which
comes to Alma Saturday, Dec. 8. A
large band is carried by this organiza.
ton, which numbers twenty. five people
| At noon a narada mill no ,,odo 90, ,Lo