Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-07-07

johns.
Fred Delavan spent Sunday and the
Fourth in Bay City.
A good second hand gasoline stove for
sale cheap at Brooks.
Frank Milliken, Jr., was in Saginaw
Thursday on business.
Miss Bertha Lyon is quite seriously i'll
with spinal meningitis.
Forty-four tickets were sold for Toledo
last Sunday at this station.
W. w. Roberts of Saginaw was in
Alma Monday on business.
Lafayette Stevens of Elm Hall was in
Alma Monday on business.
Miss Ida Prato of Saginaw is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. VIM. Moore.
Miss Rosa Messenger returned from
Chicago last Monday for the summer.
Miss Sarah Ward returned from
Edwin, Pa, on Wednesday OF this week.
If you want to put in water works or
want any plumbing done call on A. w.
Brock.
Mrs. J L. LeMessurier and children
of Delray are visiting relatives in Alma
this week.
Jacob Beason of Elwell has been
noticed for an increase of pension from
IS to $40.
Miss Lizzie Grover is visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Middaugh
in Stanton this week.
Miss Jennie Smith left on Wednes-
day for Lowell, Mass, where she will
remain during the summer.
Over four hundred tickets were sold
at this station for st. Louis on the Fourth
and seventy.two for Mt Pleasant.
Safe for sale. Size 36x4S. In good
condition. Will be sold cheap. In
quire at Office of J. II. Lancashire.
Mrs. Carrie A. Brown was in Will
liamston over Sunday and the first OF
the week visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. E. H. Weston left the first Of the
week for Duplaip where she will remain
for a short time assisting in caring for a
sick sister.
Frank Tolbert left on Wednesday for
Ann Arbor where he has a position as
overseer of large barn and several
valuable horses
Mr.. and Mrs J. A Bittner left the
first Of the week for Grand Rapids
where they will remain for a week or
ten days visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max f. Pollasky and
children, who have been visiting Mr.
Pollasky's parents for the past two
weeks, returned to their home in Detroit
on Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. d. Alexander OF
Clinton Mich, who have been visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. s. V. Hol
lenbeck during the past two weeks, re-
turned home on Thursday.
On and after next Sunday Rev. II. B
: Jefferson will devote his whole time tC
st. Johns church. The church at st
ouis is arranging with the bishop Of
, the diocese to secure the services Of 9
clergyman,
During the six months ending June 81
there were fifty -one criminal cases pros
4, ecuted in the county. Prosecuting AT
torney Kirby succeeded in convictinf
forty five out of the fifty-one, two were
dismissed, four were acquitted and one
escaped. Not very poor record for 6
young attorney.
Master Ralph Kernen issued invita-
tons the first of the week to about thirty
or forty of his little friends to attend 6
r birthday party at the home of his parents
on Wednesday afternoon. July 9th, il
honor of his eighth birthday, Nearly
all accepted the invitation and an enjoy
able time was had by the little ones, the
rain not dampening their spirits materi
ally Refreshments were served ant
indoor games were INDUCED in,
\
, The Fourth passed off very quietly il
Alma this year. Many went to st
Louis and other places to assist in prop
erly celebrating the birthday of our ma
ton, but many more would have gone i
the weather had been more propitious
; The small boy with the fire cracker anC
toy cannon was very much in evidenc,
on our streets all day, but so far, W,
l have not learned of any accidents in con
4 sequence.
Munsey's for July contains the thirc
chapter Of the novel entitled Sophia,
from the pen Of Stanley j. Weyman
"Our War with Spain" is photographic
ally described by Richard H. Tithering
ton. Walstein Root, the New Yorl
4 Suns resident correspondent at Havan,
writes as an experienced journalist abou