Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-10-20

Miss O. e. Smith was in Ithaca Tues
day.
w. II. Beardsley of Stanton was in
Alma Monday.
Nelson Fuller OF Vanderbilt was in
Alma Wednesday.
j. Major Lemen of Shepherd was in
Alma Wednesday.
o. L. Chadwick of Ithaca spent Sun
day with his parents.
Pettyjohn's store sells mems mackin-
toshes cheap this week.
Rev. and Mrs. H. b. Jefferson spent
Wednesday in st. Louis.
Mrs. Bart. Miller was in Saginaw and
Bay City the first of the week.
VIM. Latimer of st. Johns was in
Alma the latter part of last week.
Rev. Frank Beach of Kalkaska was in
Alma Wednesday visiting friends and
relatives.
An eleven pound boy arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. limerick
last Friday.
If you want good second hand heat
ing stove, either wood or coal burner,
call on A. w. Brock.
The M. A. o. and college teams
meet on the Alma gridiron tomorrow at
two o'clock. A hot game is anticipated.
The open season for hunting quail
and partridge commences today and the
local nimrods have all taken to the
woods.
Ike Fink arrived home from Chicago
Thursday night and returned to his
former position in the postoffice this
morning.
r. II. Wilbur of the Houghton County
Progress force was in Alma Tuesday
and made pleasant call on the
RECORD.
The school board very wisely granted
the pupils holiday on Friday of last
week that they might attend the exer-
cises of the day.
From the large amount of advertising
we are carrying, we cannot but conclude
that our merchants appreciate the col
umns of the RECORD.
p. III. Bruske of the Grand Rapids
Herald staff was in Alma over Sunday.
He came for the purpose of reporting
the exercises of last Friday.
Mrs. Burns of Farwell, who recently
underwent critical operation, per-
formed by Drs. Bagley and McClinton,
has recovered sufficiently to return
home.
Mrs. j. w. Holmes received tele-
gram from Horton, on Tuesday, stating
that her aunt had died at that place
Mrs. Holmes left on the afternoon train
to attend the funeral.
Miss Rosa P. Smith, a typo on the
Livingston County Republican, was in
Alma Monday and made very pleas
ant call at this Office. She had been
visiting relatives near ST Louis
At the annual meeting of the State
Law Glass held in the city of Lansing,
October 10, 90, for the election of
officers, T f. Timby of this place, by
unanimous vote of the class, was
elected president for the ensuing year.
A gentleman from Butternut by the
name of John Gerard has rented the
Gilman building and opened up in the
same fine stock Of staple and fancy
groceries. Mr.. Gerard has moved his
family into the rear part Of the same
building.
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sch remained in Alma over Sunday with
friends. Rev. Jones delivered the SER
mon for the evening services in the
opera house on Sunday. A large audi
ence was present to listen to the former
pastor Of the church.
Little Marion Spinney returned home
from Reed City on Monday, accom-
panied by her grandmother. Mrs Alb.
Spinney. Miss Marion has been at the
Reed City Sanitarium since last August
when she underwent a successful oper.
alton for the strengthening of her limb
We are in receipt Of a letter from Ed.
Hutchings, who a short time ago went
to North Dakota. in which he states that
he has located at Park River in that
state and in connection with VIM
Logic has purchased the Park River
Steam Laundry. Mr.. Hutchings states
that his wife's health is much better
than when in Michigan.
BY request of some of the Alma citi-
zens J. Leahy, an expert optician Of Mt.
Pleasant, has promised to visit Alma
Saturday, Oct. 21--office at the Wright
House. AS he comes here by request,
those who have been unable to get their
eyes properly fitted should take advan-
taRe Of his being here. He makes a
specially OF difficult cases, and will fit
your eyes or make no charge.
We clip the following from the Grand
Rapids Democrat Of last week. 1t
doubtless refers to the reporter who
sometime ago worked on the RECORD
"W. f. Boles was brought to Jail last
night from Sparta TO serve a sixty-day
sentence. He pleaded guilty in Justice
Beebe's court to the charge Of stealing a
mileage book anc some stamps from Ed.