Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-17


+. G. Houk spent Sunday in Mt.
Pleasant.
Mr. and Mrs. +. @. Torrey were in
Detroit over Sunday
Turn out 20 the caucus this afternoon
in Il. d. Lemen's office.
For SALE.-Two q violins, $500 and
$500 good Instruments
l0402w LESTER w SHARP
WANTED.-A good girl to do general
homework. Inquire at this office.
New March Designer and fashion
plates at G. +. Pettyjohn q Co.'S.
Mrs VIM. Hannah, who has been
quite i'll, is convalscing at present.
A. w. Wright and DR.. J. II. Lanca.
shire were in Saginaw Tuesday on bust
ness
If you have anything 20 buy or sell.
make your wants known in these col
umns.
Mrs. Ida Bradley of Saginaw spent
Sunday az the home of her sister. MRS.
J. c. Bright
We Brigham, travelling freight
agent of the A. A. r. r., was in Alma
the first of the week.
The good roads" question is receiv.
ing much attention from the press
! thronph the state
Miss Nettie Blackmarr of ST Johns
was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
II. Brewbaker this week.
For SALE Ladies'. mems, boys and
girls gloves at the reduction price. G.
f. Pettyjohn & Co. store.
GIRL WANTED. A good girl, compe
tent 10 do general homework wanted al
once. Apply 10 Mrs +. f. Pollasky.
Mrs l.. ID. Baker of Emerson is con-
valescing slowly after severe attack of
the grippe with which she has been suf.
fering for the past three weeks
Don't fail 10 see the beautiful line of
new spring suitings for ladies suits just
opened at the leading dry goods and
carpet house of +. f. Pollasky's.
In this issue appears another one of
those interesting letters from the pen of
Sergt Fletcher Booth of the 35th Mich.
stationed at Camp Mckenzie, Augusta,
| Ga.
Chas. Silsbee was called TO Niles the
latter part of last week by the serious
illness of his father He returned on
Wednesday, his father having recovered
| somewhat.
Senator e. W. Giddings was in Alma
the first Of the week, and made a pleas
ant call on the RECORD. The Senator
has our thanks for copies of the Legis.
lature Journal.
The program of the February meeting
of the Arcadia Farmers Club, TO be held
at the residence of Ed Adams on Thurs
day, February %, will be found in an
other column of this issue.
L. II. Hayt returned from Lansing
Monday night, but left again for that
place Tuesday night. While there he
purchased large stock of groceries and
is experimenting the removal of the
same TO Maple Rapids
Lewellen Veeder, who lived two and
one-half miles northwest Of Alma, died
on Thursd ~ of last week of brain fever,
aged % years He was only taken i'll
the Saturday before. The funeral was
held at two O'Clock from the house on
| Sunday.
The Ann Arbor Railroad will sell ex-
cursion tickets TO Detroit and return, AT
one fare for the round trip, Feb. 2lst
and for morning trains of the 22nd,
good 10 return until Feb. 23rd, account
of Michigan Club Annual Meeting and
Banquet.
A reception was given TO the new
pastor of the Presbyterian church, Rev.
w. X. Spencer. at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. j. s. Caple on Tuesday evening
last and was very largely attended by
both the members Of the church and the
citizens of the town. Refreshments
were served and very enjoyable time
was had by all in attendance.
A class of young men and women is
being organized in the kindergarten de.
partment OF the college TO listen 60 talks
on Theory of Kindergartening once a
week during this semester Any person
in the village who would like to join
this class is cordially invited to do so.
The first meeting of the class will be
held on Thursday next at nine o'clock
a. III.
The Farm Journal has nearly two
million readers each issue; it is putting
in new press that will print 200 copies
a minute; il is the best farm paper III
America, and it pleases the women folks