Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-01-20

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p. NJ. Smith was in Saginaw Tuesday
on business.
Good home made mince meat at Huff
81 Frisbie's.
Nineteen cents buys an all wool hose,
fast shades at Pettyjohn's.
Mrs. w. r. Kinch visited her son in
Mt. Pleasant over Sunday.
Remember the dates OF the Farmers
Institute and don't fail TO attend.
Ladies' fine collarettes one-half price at
Vermeulens Saturday, Jan. 2lst.
b. Schlessinger of Hancock is visiting
his sister, Mrs. S. Fink for few days.
Ed. Berry of West Bay City was in
Alma the latter part of last week on bus
/ mess.
The Metropolitan is one OF the leading
l5 cent magazines published For sale
at Webb's drug store
Nj. j. Chaplin went to Lansing the
latter part of last week with view of
obtaining position there.
There seems to have been an unusual
ly large number of business changes in
Alma during the past week
Two thousand yards of choice car
pets-all the new designs for SPRING
being opened at + E. Pollasky's.
A. J. Sutton Of Riverdale was in
Alma Monday on business and incident.
ally made the RECORD pleasant call.
Walter Hamlin Of Chicago, son of
Fred HGmlin, formerly Of this place,
was in Alma Wednesday night on busi-
ness.
W. d. Kimball of Toledo was in
Alma Thursday. Mr. Kimball is stop.
ping in Riverdale for few days on
business.
The Slayton Jubilee Singers have been
booked for the opera house on Monday
night. Reserved seats Oh sale at Webbs
drug store.
Mrs. J. H. Lancashire returned from
Boston, Mass, last Friday night and
has been suffering with the grip ever
since her return.
Township Treasurer Schwartz reports
that fully Sl2, 800 in taxes were paid in
before the tenth of the month. This
leaves only about 200 to collect yet
Have you been waiting to buy cloak
cheap? Ii so attend the cloak sale at
Mrs j. F. Lathrop's millinery store,
Alma. Wednesday, Jan. 10Th, one day
only.
The suit OF the Goebel Brewing Co. VS.
p. G. Taylor was given jury trial be-
fore Judge Durham on Monday and re-
suited III a verdict in favor of the de.
/ PENDANT
Miss Rosa Messenger left on Monday
for Chicago where she will study under
Godofsky, one of the most noted pia-
nists of America. She expects TO re-
main about six months.
A glance at the program of the
Farmers Institute discloses the fact
that number of noted state speakers
will be present Remember the dates,
Jan. 81 and Feb and 2.
One of the largest cloak firms in the
state will have a special sale of jackets,
capes and collarettes for one day only,
Wednesday, Jan. 25th, at Mrs. j. L.
Lathrop's millinery store, Alma.
Civil service examinations, open to all,
will be held in most large towns in
March, TO get clerks for Uncle Sam
Persons wishing 10 know the dates and
places and how the positions can be OBJ
tanned can write Columbian Correspon-
dence College, Washington, d. O., and
same will be furnished without cost.
l096.lw.
Much had been said of Harold Jar
Wis, the celebrated Detroit tenor, so
that great deal was expected from
him; nor was the audience disappointed.
He was at his best and even be.
fore his first number was finished he had
made most emphatic hit Mr.. Jarvis
certainly possesses remarkably sweet
voice 1t is also voice of great power
and range. Is it any wonder, then, that
he has in a comparatively short time be-
come one of the leading tenors of the
country; 1t is only necessary to hear
him once to be captivated Mr. Jarvis
gave four numbers and responded 10
three encores. Bay City Daily Trib-
une.
We are in receipt of a copy of the
Salt Lake Tribune, published in Salt
Lake City, Utah, which contains the re-
port of an interview with Mrs. Jennie
NJ. Wright, nee jennings, in regard to
the criminal career Of Geo. II. Wright,
her husband According TO her state
ments, as published, Wright's crooked
work began before she married him,
but she was led TO believe that the reports