Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-05
Jay Jacobs spent Sunday in Ithaca.

Alma over Sunday.
Petty johns store shows newest styles
IN ladies shirt waists
DIR. and Mrs. j. IL. Lancashire were
in Detroit the first of the week.
Mrs q. Tinney of McBain is visiting
at the home of her son, j. f. Tinney.
Miss Ethel Barrone of Ithaca spent
Sunday in Alma the guest of Miss Anna
Mckay.
Mr. and Mrs. +. n. Chadwick spent
Sunday in Ithaca with their son, O. L.
Chadwick.
Eavetroughing, tin valleying, tin
shingling, ETC., best work, lowest prices
at Brooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. f.. Walton of Mid
land have been visiting their daughter
Mrs. L. n. Baker.
For SALE.-An eight room house
barn and three or six lots for sale cheap
Inquire at this office. If
Look out for Rieley, the wonder, will
be on parade with Uncle Toms Cabin
Wednesday, May 10th.
The county convention of the w. O.
I. L will be held in the NJ. f. church
of this place May 10 and IT,.
See large bills for Great mill Eud'
Sale commencing May If at l.. II
Hayts Big Department Stores.
ID. j. Smith of Saginaw was in Alma
the first of the week the guest of his
daughter, Mrs. S. w. Tinker.
A freight wreck on the A. A. at Park
Lake last Monday caused the 1920 train
south to be two hours late at this place
Mrs. W. a. Seaver has rented rooms
over DIR. Suydam new offices and viii
move her dressmaking parlors into the
same at once
The Alma College Mandolin Club
went to Bay City last Friday evening
and gave a concert i'll the First presby.
terrain church.
Geo. Ellis Of Mt Pleasant is the new
/ bartender for +. 7. Edwards. Mr. Ellis
is band man and will make valuable
addition to the Alma band if reorganized
| this summer.
Mrs. 5. Fink has received letter
from her brother, B. Schlesinger who
recently left here for Europe, stating
that he had arrived in Berlin, Germany
and was enjoying good health.
j. Major Lemen spent Sunday in Al.
ma with his parents. Major has resign
ed his position as manager of Alsdorf'
branch drug store in Lansing and ac
cepted position in the Tower Drug
Store in Saginaw. We are pleased tC
note the success he is meeting with in
securing good positions.
The reunion of the Soldiers and Sail
ors Association of Northwestern Michi-
gan takes place at Big Rapids, Septem
Der Lila whole week, as voted at
the last great gathering. Major Geo
w. Crawford is commander and ID. +
Stearns, adjutant and assured of hearty
cooperation on every hand, they intend
to make it the grandest gathering in the
history of the association.
The trout season has opened in full
force and those that are generally
in the habit of telling the truth under
other circumstances are not to be be
lieved under oath when they are seer
with trout rod or after returning from
some fishing jaunt. When they first ar
rive home the catch was 'steen, -
that long. Two hours after, not les
than thirty, long
We understand that the bill recently
passed by the legislature prohibiting
the taking of fish from Pine river in tn,
counties of Montcalm, Gratiot and Mid
land by any other means than that o.
hook and line, was signed by the gov
ernor on Friday of last week +. w
Blair of St Louis has been appointed
deputy game warden of this county ano
he warns all fishermen that he will SEE
that the law is enforced.
The state board of health has issued
circular stating that on account of the
severe epidemic of influenza and men
nights which has prevailed in this state
during the past winter, the greatest care
and diligence should be observed by al
city and village officials in strictly en-
forcing the law relative to cleaning VI
and burning all refuse matter. 1t is tn,
belief of the state board that unless rigid
sanitary measures are observed Other
dangerous diseases which usually follow
influenza, may become epidemic.
The village authorities should take
some steps to remedy the nuisance OF
loafers congregating on the corner il
front of the Wright House. Every