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

day.
Great bargains at Pettyjohn's this
week.
r. j. Fraker of Ithaca was in Alma
Monday.
Bert Woodward was in Riverdale
Tuesday.
s. f. Anderson was home from Ed
more over Sunday.
Uncle Toms Cabin at the opera house
next Wednesday evening.
Twenty seven tickets were sold at this
place for Toledo last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. ID. Moore were in
Ann Arbor the first Of the week.
An exciting game of football is looked
for tomorrow on the college campus
Miss Alice Brown Of Ypsilanti was
the guest of her brother over Sunday.
w. T. Losey of Durand was the guest
of his brother, j. p. Losey over Sunday.
Mrs. H. j. Winchell left on Thursday
for Kalamazoo on short visit with
friends
DR.. j. II. Lancashire left on Wednes-
day for Grand Rapids, Battle Greek and
other points.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Hayt of Hender-
son spent Sunday in Alma. the guests of
their son, L. Ii. Hayt.
Mrs. w S. Turck was in Grand Rap
ids and Reed City the latter part of last
week on w. r.. O. work.
Mr. and Mrs. w. +. Medler have
moved into the rooms in the second
story Of the Gilman building.
DR.. r. J. Thompson of the sanitarium
medical staff was in Toledo Wednesday
to attend the wedding of his cousin.
Union Telephone Co. phones have
been placed in the residences OF Bert
Woodward and f. Montigel this week
Mrs. Israel Wolfe, who has been in
Detroit during the past two weeks visit
ing her brother, returned home on We'd
nesday.
Don't miss the grand parade given by
the Cummings q Alexander's Uncle
Toms Cabin Co at 4 100 p IN. on We'd
nesday of next week
Theodore Marsh of Portland arrived
in Alma the latter part of last week and
has commenced his duties as book keep
er for Tinker Il Hannah.
Owing to the large increase in bust
ness Mrs. Wilson has been compelled TO
engage trimmer TO assist her in the
millinery store Miss Gale Plumb of
Charleston has been secured for the posi-
ton.
Interest is revived in the Lansing, St
Johns e. st. Louis electric railway by
party Of New York capitalists who are
on the way to this city and will 90 over
the proposed route with the local direct
ors.-State Republican (Lansing) Oct.
49,
w. w. Fraker has sold his house
and lot on Water-st. to a gentlemen
from Shepherd by the name of Houson,
formerly landlord of the Houson House,
recently destroyed by fire Mr.. and Mrs.
Fraker will move onto their farm east of
town.
Those parties who were unfortunate
enough to purchase cook books ont of
the first lot that were bound, the bind.
ing Of which are defective are requested
to return the same 10 the Ladies' Aid
society, or to this office, and receive per-
feet books in their place.
Miss Mary Caldwell is expected home
from Mt. Vernon, Ind, some time next
week. The college in which she has
been teaching is closed on account of the
prevalence Of typhoid fever and small.
pox. Miss Caldwell is at present visit
ing relatives in Chicago.
The brick layers, stone masons and
plasterers of Alma met in the office Of
the New Arcadia last Wednesday night
and organized a union. The officers
elected are j. p. Struble, president and
Lewis Cole, secretary The members Of
the union will meet at the same place on
Saturday evening and some arrange
ments will be made TO gain admittance
TO the international union.
Mr.. and Mrs. p Ounce of Sandusky,
O., were in Alma over Sunday, stopping
at the Wright House. Mr. Ounce is ed.
itor and proprietor of the Wyandot
County Republican and his trip TO this
place was merely for rest and pleasure.
He made the statement that he knew of
very few towns that had the bright fut-
ure before them that Alma has.
Every discriminating person will say
that The Bicycle Books advertised in
this issue of the RECORD contain
greater amount of condensed, common
sense. well arranged information than
any books they have seen relating to
these important branches Of farm in
dustry. The price Of each is 90 cents,
free by mail; address the publishers,
Wilmer Atkinson 90 Philadelphia
w. s. Wright. for the past four years
the efficient manager of the Alma SAM.
tarium has rendered his resignation TO
take effect within the next thirty days.
Il. +. Foley, a gentleman we'll qualified
IN fill the position to be vacated by Mr..