Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-29
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Dr. A +. Bruske was in Owosso Tues
day.
Fireworks and celebration for Dewey
tonight.
The Gratiot county fair at Ithaca Oct
ODER 3, 4, and 8.
DR.. j. H. Lancashire was in Grand
Rapids Wednesday.
Mrs. H. B. Jefferson will return from
her visit east tomorrow.
Giles Hunt of Horton is the guest Of
his son, DR.. R. E. Hunt, this week.
fluff Boy" suits-made exceptionally
strong of best material-at Messenger -
J. w. Holmes and l.. II. Hayt at
tended the state fair in Grand Rapids
this week.
Walter Duzenbury and family Of
Otsego county are visiting his parents
this week.
The dates of Mrs. ]. +. Lathrop's mil.
linery opening are Friday and Saturday
October 6 and z.
If you want good second hand heat
ing stove, either wood or coal burner,
call on A. w. Brock.
Geo. McCarty, accompanied by his
son, Bert, and daughter, Minnie. left on
Thursday for Denver, Col.
Scattergood 81 Jacobs have a new ad.
in this weeks issue. Read it over, il
will be found on page eight.
Grand millinery opening of pattern
hats and bonnets at Mrs. VIM. Wilson e
next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Levi Willard has been quite i'll
during the past ten days, but is reported
as improving at the present writing,
Mrs. Ida Joslin of Worthwhile, worthy
grand matron of the o. E. s., was the
guest Of Mrs w. S. Turck on Tuesday
Mrs. Sarah Taylor returned from Da-
kota, where she has been visiting hei
son for few weeks, on Friday of last
week.
Word was received the first of the
week that girl had been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Wheeler of Aberdeen,
Wash
Mrs. j. f. Sartor, ST.. and Mrs. O. B.
Ingersoll left on Wednesday for Berlin
Ont, for a short visit with relatives and
friends.
S. Birmingham has rented his farm
and will move to Cedar Lake where he
will engage in the general mercantile
business.
d. l.. johnson left the first of the
week for Ann Arbor to resume his
studies in the University. This is Mr.
Johnson's junior year.
LosT.-On Sept. 20, between Alma
and st. Louis, ladies' gold watch. A
suitable reward will be paid for its re.
turn to Mrs. Z. j. Alverson.
S. s. Bagley of Horton, who has been
the guest of his son, DR.. K. A. Bagley,
during the past two weeks, returned
home Wednesday morning.
Miss Carrie Smith will be pleased to
show the ladies of Alma and vicinity
her new fall and winter millinery on Fri
day and Saturday, September 80 and 80. =
The chemists at the sugar factory are
kept busy this week testing the samples
of sugar beets that are being sent in. A
very fair average is reported from the
test.
Warren Halves has purchased half
interest in Harry Story's dray line.
Another dray has been purchased and
the draying business in Alma will be in
creased thereby.
We will give free trial subscription
to The Michigan Farmer to run to Jan.
/, to every subscriber who will pay all
arrearages and one year in advance
within the next 30 day.
lothian Allen, agriculturist Of Alma
Sugar Co., will be in the vegetable hall
during three days Of the county fair, for
the purpose or lnstructlng the farmers
about the harvesting Of their sugar
beets.
Prof. H. A. Milliken desires to organ
ize both a college orchestra and col.
lege mandolin club at once, and would
be pleased to receive applications from
amateurs desiring to join either organi-
zation, whether they are college stu
dents or not.
The postmaster has received an order
from Postmaster General Smith direct
ing him to weigh all mail matter that
passes through the Alma postoffice be.
tween October and November 6, and
to report the result to the department at
Washington. Every postmaster in the
country has received similar order.
A farmer way out in Oregon writing
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