Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-01-13
Messengers great sale is on.

DR. A. f. Bruske preached in Caro- on
Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Wright were in
Detroit Monday.
Miss Kate Mcnamara returned to Mt.
Pleasant on Monday.
Mr.. andIMrs. l.. A. Sharp were in
Ann Arbor Wednesday.
DR.. r. f. Hunt left on Wednesday
for Jackson on short trip.
You would like roast for your Sun
day dinner-call on Parker 81 Huff.
Miss Gail Plum of Charleston is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. N. F. McClinton.
Joe Hayes left on Tuesday for st.
Louis, Mo-, where he has a good posi-
sion.
Rubbers, rubbers, rubbers, must be
sold at cutting prices. Pettyjohn's
store.
A. W. Wright and DR.. j. III. Lanca-
shire were in Saginaw Wednesday on
business.
Arthur Mulholland of Ithaca was in
Alma Wednesday and Thursday tie
guest of Geo. Sharrar.
Quite number of our people are
troubled with that run down at the
nose feeling-a sure forerunner of the
grip.
Mrs. Geo. Moore, who has been visit
ing her daughter in Ashley during the
past two weeks, returned home last
Wednesday night
w. II. Hartigan in CDR. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde" at the opera house next WedneS-
day evening. Reserved seats on sale at
Webbs drug store without extra charge
1t would be good stroke of business
on the part of our readers TO scan close.
ly our advertising columns each week ,
as this is the season of the year when
merchants offer exceptional bargains.
Harold Jarvis at the opera house next
Friday evening under the auspices of
the Ladies Aid Society of the Presby-
terrain church. Admission %, 30 and 30
cents. Reserved seats on sale at Webb :
drug store without extra ch lrge.
Ithaca people are seriously agitating
the feasibility of prospecting for the
black diamonds. They are confident
that the dusky nuggets are in that To-
cality in paying quantities. We hope
the movement will meet with good
success
The theatre goers of Alma will well
come w H Hartigan again to this place
with pleasure when they understand
that he is to appear with good support
in DIR Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde at the
opera house on Wednesday next. Re
served seats on sale at Webb's drug store
without extra charge.
Everything at present looks favorable
, for the beet sugar factory and there is
no doubt in our minds but what it is an
assured thing. Nearly enough acreage
has been subscribed by the farmers and
! the list is fast increasing. The repre-
sentatives of several factory builders
have been in Alma during the past
week and another is expected here to.
day
DR.. Geo. +. Hunting delivered the
3 third lecture of the Epworth League
} lecture course in the NJ L. Church on
Friday evening Of last week. The peo-
, pie of Alma all love DR.. Hunting and
consequently larger audience was as
sembled TO listen to him discourse on
the subject keep it before the People,
than has been in attendance at any of
the previous lectures of the course.
Ed Rogers, who lives about one and
one.half miles north of Ithaca, met with
quite a severe accident on Sunday last.
He was cutting feed for his stock and
endeavored 10 pull an ear Of corn out OF
the cutting box, when his left hand was
caught and drawn into the knives clip
ping his hand off clear to the wrist. He
was brought 60 Alma and has been made
as comfortable as possible. Mr. Rogers
is a son. law of l.. H. Treat, who lives
about two miles southeast of town
G We were not aware that any of oul
q attorneys were possessed of the nee
essary qualities which the average hobo
: delights in but we have as authority
= the statement made by several of oul
reputable citizens that a certain attor
. ney with avowed democratic principles
r tried TO board the morning a. A. train
Z for Ithaca on Friday last but only sue
O ceeded in catching onto the blind bag
"a gage which he rode in true hobo style
Whether he paid the ICON" anything
q OF not tor his ride we did not learn.
e The year 1899 should be prosperou
- one for Alma Ii can be made such by