Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-01-13
Messengers sale begins Saturday.

on business
If you want a fine pork chop call on
Parker 81 Huff
Jas. Gibbs of Ithaca was in Alma
Tuesday on business.
Henry Mcnamara was in Saginaw
Wednesday on business.
l.. II. Hayt left on Wednesday for
Detroit on business trip.
Wood taken in exchange for merchan-
disc at the Alma Feed Store.
Miss Bertha Stevens left ION Monday
TO resume her studies in Ann Arbor.
Mems shoes at prices you can't afford
to miss, now on sale at Pettyjohn's.
Jas. Gargett left on Monday for Ann
Arbor to resume his studies i'll the u. Of
NJ.
Mrs. II. w. Randall of The Alma left
on Tuesday for Sarnia, Can, on short
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Medler returned
to their home in Lakeview on Tuesday
of this week.
Mrs. Fred Durkee, who has been Wis
iting relatives in Detroit, returned home
last Wednesday night.
The w. II. O. ladies will serve dinner
in their rooms on each of the three days
of the farmers institute.
Miss Maud Wilson is suffering from
sprained ankle sustained by bad fall
received the latter part of last week.
CDR. Jelyll and Mr.. Hyde" at the
opera house next Wednesday evening.
Reserved seats on sale at Webb's drug
store.
Z. J. Clark was home from Lansing
over Sunday He returned on Monday
TO resume his duties as legislature post
master.
Mrs VIM. Sloan and Mrs. VIM Stew
ar, left on Thursday for Newcomers
town, Ohio. their childhood home, after
an absence of fourty five years.
c. p. Blanchard left on Tuesday for
a two months trip through the copper
regions of the upper peninsula and will
return home through Wisconsin.
The Harry Silsbee, who has been ap-
pointed secretary TO the speaker of the
: house Of representatives, f. j. Adams, is
brother of G. E. Silsbee of this place.
. The board of supervisors have desig-
/. mated the Gratiot County Herald, Re-
3 publican Leader and ALMA RECORD as
5 the newspapers TO publish the proceed
; ings Of the board recently in session.
Bart Miller left on Monday for two
4 weeks trip in different parts of the
: state. Mr.. Miller reports the business
I outlook for 1899 as very promising in all
/. parts of the state and especially in farm
ing communities.
: Although it may be the fad among
! girls TO wear one white stocking and
: one red stocking we wish il distinctly
: understood that the girls of Alma may
wear as many different colored stockings
as they can get on for all we care.
A few of the young friends Of G. o.
Ward, chief musician of the Both Mich.
were pleasantly entertained at the home
of his parents on Tuesday evening last.
4 The party was in nature of a surprise
on Charlie who was soon expected to
g join his regiment.
Word was received at this Office
D Thursday that J. B. Adams, whose sick.
9 of the RECORD. died at his home in
Tennessee on Wednesday OF apoplexy
The remains will be brought to River.
dale for burial We will publish the
obituary next week.
The attention of our readers is called
: to the program Of the Farmers Institute
e on another page of this paper Remem-
Der the dates, Jan 81 and Feb. and 2
a Some excellent speakers have been Sc
II cured and very interesting meeting il
looked for. Our merchants should SET
# that the meeting is we'll advertised.
k We have been respondent for long
time over tne ldCl tHdt We WcEe Hp'
9, blessed with poet There was no ne
y cessity however for our dependency a:
there was one in our midst, and We
knew it not We publish the first con
tribution in another column and if this
attack does not prove fatal we may Try
another.
D. Previous to the first of January W,
le sent out a number of statemen hts to GU
lr delinquent subscribers and while a few
have responded there are more that hav,
'e not. We need the money and desir
he that these accounts be settled at once
sd To those that have paid up to 1900 w
ne desire to explain that the year will b
"a marked after their name on the address