Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-08
Miss Carrie Smith was in Ithaca Mon.


Only one second. hand gasoline stove
at Brooks.
Messengers stylish clothing, equal to
custom made.
DR.. E. s. Pettyjohn was in Grand
Rapids Tuesday.
f. E. Pollasky has been in Chicago
during the past week.
A. J. Hall left ON Thursday for points
in the south part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Pollasky have been |
in Detroit during the past week.
Mrs. Taylor of Detroit is the guest of
MIR. and Mrs. John w. Dean this week.
H. ]. Vermeulen and Roy Streeter left
on Tuesday for Chicago on a business
trip.
Pearl CaLoon took advantage of the
excursion on Tuesday to visit the windy
city"
A middle aged lady would like situa-
ton as nurse few days at time. In
quire at this office.
WANTED.-Two apprentice girls to
learn the dressmaking trade. Apply to
Miss l.. E, Mayfield.
ANTI Freeze" we'll pumps for sale by
A. w. Brock. Piping for wells, and all
the other necessary fixings.
/ WANTED. -Oompetent gin to do gen.
eral homework. No washing or ironing.
Apply to Mrs. f. E. Pollasky. \
Mrs. j. M. Duncan of Central City,
Cal, who has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. O. A. Gray, returned home the
first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Wilbur left on
Tuesday for Earlville, N. Y, where
they expect to visit relatives and friends
during the next four weeks.
Although Monday was Labor Day it
was not generally observed in Alma, ex.
cept for everybody to work harder than
usual if anything.
The best is none too good. Those
stylish suits at Messenger g. in stripes
and checks, are equal to the best Of Gus
tom made. at half the price.
Mrs A. O. Allen of Litchfeld, who
has been the guest Of her son JAS. Allen.
during the past two weeks, returned
home on Wednesday of this week.
The ladies of the st. Johns church
announce that they have changed the
time of their Saturday baking sale to
) the afternoon from two to five o'clock.
Word was received from r. d. Lemen
= the first of the week, stating that he wss
improving rapidly and expected he
would be able to arrive home Oh Satur-
day
.. +. Scott, who has been attending
\ the u University of Pennsylvania during
the past two years, arrived home last
} Saturday night for short visit with his
!, parents.
Warren Halves has purchased the
barn on the Downey property formerly
owned by A. W. Wright and moved it
onto the property recently purchased of
j. j. Booth.
An eight pound girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs. j. b. Kernen on Saturday Of
last week. Mrs. Kernen has been stop
ping with her parents at this place for
the past few weeks.
Edward Branch, of st. Louis was
married to Miss Myrtle Barcum of the
> same place on Wednesday of last week.
= Both parties are we'll and favorably
,, known to Alma people.
Mr.. and Mrs J. N. Ford were. in Mish.
awake, Ind, the first of the week to at
tend the funeral of w. w. Dodge,
brother-in-law of Mr.. Fsrd, who died
, at that place last Friday.
= The Mt. Pleasant Indian Band dis
coursed some quite pleasing music on
: our streets last Monday noon while wait
y ing for the A. A. train north. The
z members were returning from pleasant
outing at Crystal.
1t appears that the party arrested on
" our streets week ago last Saturday
night and who told the justice his name
= was James Steel, was not James Steel
at all, bat we are informed he was a
y young man by the name OF Henry Pack.
err Mr.. Steel is a young man who is
not in the habit of getting into trouble
- Of this kind and we gladly make the
. correction.
II Mrs. X. A. Wadley, who has beer
% visiting in gainesville, o., during the
o. past two weeks, returned home the lat
20 ter part Of last week accompanied by
< her brother. Marcus Decker, who in
re tends remaining with his parents, Mr.
TO and Mrs. Ezra Decker, for few weeks
n Mr., Decker is much impressed will