Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-03

All vi lilt ldteSt spring noNelllcs Ut
j. p. Losey's.
Big dress good sale at O. +. Petty john
~ 90. : store closes Feb. It'll.
DIR. A. b. Way of Elsie is one of the
guests at The Alma this week.
Miss Carrie Andrews returned to her
home in Portland on Thu sday.
Marcus Pollasky of Detroit is spend.
ing few days in town this week.
Miss Mary Quick of Hemlock visited
friends in Alma the first of the week.
Some rare bargains left in Pettyjohn's
big one.half off bonafide sale on dress
goods
When you want nice veal loaf or "a
chicken for your dinner call on p. T.
Banghart.
Samuel Shores of McBain, former
resident of Elm Hall, was in Alma
Tuesday on business.
Call at A. b. Scattergood's and have
your eyes tested free of charge by Mr..
Jacobs, the optician.
Mrs. w. c. Vliet has been quite i'll
during the past week with the grippe
and nervous prostration.
Largest assortment of new black and
novelty dress Loods in the county just
opened at f. +. Pollasky's.
Mrs w. w Fraker is on the sick list
this week. Nervous prostration and
grippe seems to be the trouble.
7 A Ely was called to Hammond
Ind, on Thursday IN answer TO a tele.
gram from his sister, Mrs. Royce.
DR. Edward Ford of Chicago arrived
last Saturday night 10 assist at The
Alma during DR.. Petty johns illness,
Mrs. G.. w Bates of Bay City is visit.
ing at the home Of her brother, w. G.
Vhet, and has been on the sick list this
week.
j l. Miller wants to purchase a
quantity of wood and stone and has
something to say to you about 1T III his
ad. this week.
Nermeulen has just received new
and complete line of embroderies. You
are invited TO inspect them. No trouble
to show goods.
Some very neat and artistic programs
for the college societies entertainmenS
have been issued from the RECORD lob
rooms this week.
Alva Carpenter Of Soiman, Kas, and
Chas Woodwork of Charlotte, Mich
were guests of their brother.in.law, a.
j. Hall, over Sunday.
Theodore Nelson arrived home from
Kalamazoo last Tuesday night to assist
his mother in caring for his foster sister
ana niece who are quite Ill with the
grippe.
The following were at The Alma
over Sunday: Morgan Curtis, Petoskey
Miss Carrie Jorgensen, Master Fred
Nicholson, Grayling Miss Ellie Ayers,
Owosso.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Gargett enjoyed
a visit this week from James and John
scarborough of lonia and Mt Pleasant,
respectfully, both of whom are brothers
of Mrs. Gargett.
Mrs. NJ a. Ransom has been suffer.
ing from an attack of the grippe during
the past week and is stopping with Mrs
HilHourn as it was impossible to get
help to assist in caring for her.
J. L. Miller and CT. NJ. Hutchinson
where in Wheeler and Emerson Satur.
day attending Sunday school conven.
tons in session at those places. MIR
Hutchinson read paper before both
the conventions.
Mrs. w. S. Wright returned from
Saginaw Thursday morning. Mrs.
Wright has been there for the past
three weeks assisting during the illness
Of her niece, whose funeral Was held Oh
Tuesday of this week.
VIM Peters has opened stock of
agricultural implements in the building
formerly occurred by McCarty's music
store. MIR. Peters will handle full
line of all kinds of implements needed
by the farmer, including mowers,
binders, reapers and wagons. This
seems 70 be another direct result of the
boom Alma is to enjoy the coming year.
AS we have remarked before, let the
good work go on.
Out of Is. $3.50 deaths which occurred in
Michigan during the calendar year 1898,
consumption caused 2,456. Deaths from
typhoid fever, 54l ;diphtheri, and Group
43l scarlet fever. 50; measles. ll2 :;
whooping cough, 272; pneumonia, 2, 465;
diarrhpal diseases Of children, l,153 !;
cerebro. spinal meningitis. i05. The
number of infants under one year Of
age who died in 1895 was $3.50. and the