Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-10-27

day.
Frank Gray is clerking at the Hotel
Arcadia.
l.. B. Kehn was In Mt. Pleasant We'd
nesday.
Mrs. j. b. Tucker was In Vestaburg
Tuesday.
Remember Pettyjohn's big sale begins
Nov. 4th.
J. j. Edwards of Vestaburg was in
Alma Monday.
G. b. Ingersoll has been on the sick
list this week.
Mrs. o. M. Everden Of st. Louis was
in Alma Tuesday.
If you want good haircut Of shave
call on Earl Clark.
DR.. ]. II. Lancashire was in Chicago
the first of the week.
Mrs. w. 8. Turck was in Coldwater
this week on w. r. O. work.
C. w. Laverty of Grand Rapids was
in Alma the first Of the week.
Mrs. E. H. Weston left on Wednesday
for Muskegon on a short trip.
Max. E. Pollasky of Detroit was in
Alma this week visiting his parents.
Mrs. M. M. Banghart of Ann Arbor
is the guest Of her son, p. T. Banghart.
Mrs. NJ. E. Davidson and Mrs. Gale
Davidson spent Monday in st. Louis
with relatives.
Rodney r. Purvis Of this place has
been granted an increase Of pension
from $l2 to $l4.
If you want good secondhand heat
ing stove, either wood or coal burner,
call on A. w. Brock.
JAS. Rogers, who has been spending
the past few months in Dakota, returned
home on Friday of last week.
Lafayette Stevens was in Elm Hall
the first of the week looking after the
harvesting of his sugar beet crop.
Mrs. J. w. Tovat left on Monday for
Bay City where she will remain for a
short time with her mother who is quite
i'll.
We are informed that the sugar fac
tory will begin operations in about two
weeks. The beets will begin to arrive
next week.
DR.. q. W. Pringle has been confined
to his house this week with sprained
knee, the result of an accident a few
weeks ago.
st. Louis is without band again,
Prof. Wesche having become dissatisfied
with the support given him by the citi-
zens and returned to Saginaw.
Mr. and Mrs E. n. Chadwick left on
Tuesday for Williamson where they
will visit relatives and friends for a
couple of weeks. They made the trip
overland.
Mrs. J. F. Sartor, ST., and Mrs. O. b.
Ingersoll, who have been visiting rela-
tives and friends in Canada for few
weeks, returned home Tuesday night Of
this week.
Mrs Chas. Hutchings attended the
Rebekah assembly at Bay City last
week as representative of Superior
Lodge, No. 10l, and reports large and
enthusiastic attendance of that grand
body.
w. A. Hodgins, dog trainer Of De.
troit, was in Alma Monday with ten
fine bird dogs. Mr.. Hodgins was on his
way to Lakeview with his dogs where
they are entered in the field trial that
takes place Nov. and g.
Job Sleight, David Castor and Ben.
Taylor expect to leave for the north on a
hunting trip either the last Of this week
or the first of next. Several gentlemen
from the southern part of the state are
expected to accompany them.
The city of st. Louis has disposed Of
its 3d. 900 worth Of electric lighting
bonds to Cincinnati parties at a pre-
MUM of 514per cent. The city has been
in darkness for several months and the
citizens hope for new plant at once.
Mrs. Eunice Chandler, mother of d,
V. Hubbell Of this place, died at her
home in st. Louis on Tuesday of this
week. aged rs years. The funeral was
held on Thursday and the remains were
brought to Alma and inferred in River.
side cemetery.
In the state news column of the De-
troit Tribune of October %, there was
an item to the effect that Timothy Kir.
win of Riverdale has just received a
5000 check from the government for
work done four years ago in running
down gang of counterfeiters.
The Michigan Farmer is suited tc
every member of the farmers family
1t is practical, reliable and clean and