Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-01-27
]. Jacobs spent Sunday in Ithaca.

week,
NJ Pollasky was in Ithaca Wednesday
: on business.
j. w. HaIrod of Ithaca was in town
last Tuesday.
A special low price on hats at Mrs.
Wilson's for few days.
A. Mulholand of Ithaca was in Alma
Wednesd day on business.
, G. +. Hutchings of st. Louis was in
town Monday on business.
Jas. Glavin of Mt. Pleasant was in
. Alma the first Of the week on business.
Dress good sale at c. E Pettyjohn q
Co. s begins Jan. 9th and ends Feb.
I 18th.
Howard Willard is again able to be
out on the street and is convalescing
rapidly.
John Morton drew a load of stone 10
town last Wednesday that weighed 49,.
40 pounds.
Quite a number from st. Louis came
over last Friday night 10 hear Harold
Jarvis sing
: Henry Johnston of Pontiac has been
visiting his uncle, j. j. Trott, during
the past week.
Mrs. Nj. w. Madigan of Saginaw has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mr.. A. J Hall
during the past week.
Don't fail TO see those beautiful new
dress skirt and waist patterns just
opened at f. f. Pollasky's.
Have you seen that fine array of meats
at K. r. Griffith d Co. g market: 1t is
certainly the finest in Alma.
j. w. Dean has purchased Of j. L.
Peters the brick block where Dean d
Hollenbecks furniture stock is located.
Mrs. Mary A. Mayo of Battle Greek
will read paper on The Mother
Greatest Need at the Farmers Insti-
tute.
The baby show has been indemnity
postponed on account of there being so
much sickness in town among the little
ones
, Chas. Rhodes has been quite i'll with
. the grip this week, but is recovering
from the effects of it somewhat at pre-.
/: sent.
L. II. Mapes has had twenty. three
hogs die with the cholera during the
past three weeks. They were only re-
Gently purchased at an auction sale.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. +.
church will serve dinner and lunches
in the empty building three doors east
of opera house door entrance during the
. Farmers Institute.
The man who habitually borrows an
other mans newspaper is a common
nuisance He's common, because he can
own his own copy for less than two
cents a week.
+. T. Pollasky has had an archway cut
in between his dry goods and shoe stores
this week A very commendable i'm.
provemeut and one which should have
been made some time ago.
A play that does more good than all
the best sermons ever preached Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher Deans "Ten
Nights in a Bar Room" at opera house,
Monday night. Admission 10 and 20
cents.
We are in receipt of THE West Coast
Trade" "A descriptive paper published in
Tacoma. Wash, by Orno Strong, a for
mer Michigan newspaper man, setting
forth the many advantages Of the state
of Washington and the city of Tacoma
in particular.
G. d Smith OF the Agricultural Col
lege will address the Farmers Institute
on the sugar beet culture during the
first day Of the institute. Owing 10 the
interest which is being manifested at
present in this locality in regard to the
question this speaker has been added 10
the regular program as printed.
Win Wilson will move his grocery
stock into the building in the opera
house block formerly occupied by b. :.
Webbs drug store about February 90
A. W. Wright's new Office building will
be ready to move into by that time so
that the present Office stock can be
moved out Win will have far more
commodious quarters and much better
location when moved
ITO discontinue an advertisement,
says John Wanamaker, one of the larg-
est advertisers in the world. lis like
taking down your sign. If you want to
do business you must let the people know
it, Standing advertisements, when
frequently changed, are better than
reading notices; they look more sub
stantial and business like and inspire
confidence. | would as soon think of