Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-08

ings.
Il. s. Talon of Riverdale was in Alma
Monday.
Fine liue of fancy glassware at Hub
bells bazaar.
Don't forget Bivins e. Rhodes for
holiday gifts.
Get sample of perfume at Sharrar &
Mulholland's.
Rev. II. E. Wiley of Elm Hall was in
Alma Tuesday.
Fine calendars and booklets at Sharrar
s. Mulhollands
Job Sleight left on Wednesday for
Bath to be gone "a couple of weeks
VIM. Rogers was in Saginaw, Bay
City and Midland the first of the week.
John Sanders, who had slight attack
Of typhoid fever, is able to be out again.
J. M. and Ferd Montigel returned
from their hunting trip on Wednesday
Mrs. Fred Nicholson of Holland is
visiting relatives and friends for a few
days.
Geo. 9. Taylor has returned to his
former position in the freight depot at
this place.
Get your wife a frst-class cape or
jacket at raw material prices at Petty
johns sale.
Farmers, when you are in Alma get
your dinner at the Milliken House.
Only 20 cents.
E. Lewis, Joseph Fry and Thos Post
left Tuesday noon for Seattle, Wash.
looking for riches.
Miss Alice Brown of Carson City was
in Alma the latter part of last week the
guest of E. A. Bivins.
One hundred dozen Turkish towels at
prices never before heard Of in Alma, at
O. l.. & G. M. Delavan's.
Wilbur Nelson came home from Kala-
mazoo college to spend Thanksgiving
and remained over Sunday.
Everyone is invited to visit the bazaar
at the opera house next Thursday at
any time after nine o'clock in the morn
ing.
Mrs. T. M. Bartlett, who has been
quite i'll during the past three weeks, is
reported to be improving little at this
writing.
Henry Miner was in Bay City the first
of the week. Mr.. Miner has entered the
employ of the Deering Harvesting Ma
chinery %. for the coming season.
Willis Carpenter of Ionia is the new
night clerk at the Wright House X.
w. Fredericks has returned to his old
, position as porter, the position of
night clerk proving too combining.
Sharrar q Mulholland, the enterpris-
ing proprietors of the Corner Drug
, Store" have had handsome new sign
ior.st. The sign is the shape of "V''
, and the lettering is all raised work in
gold.'
A freight wreck near Lake George
last Sunday made it impossible for the
morning passenger train to pass that
point on Monday. A train made up OF
freight way cars carried the passengers
south, however. The wreck was
caused by one of the new large engines
spreading the rails.
Mrs j. w. Holmes is chairman of a
committee from the local w. 9. 7. L.
appointed to solicit delicacies to be sent
to Mrs. Pennill in Columbus, Ohio, for
our sick soldiers under her care. Mrs
Pennill is Red Cross nurse Litera-
ture, in the shape of good books or mag
azines, will be thankfully received.
Rehearsals are progressing satisfactor
lily for the first recital to be given by the
music department of Alma College a
the opera house on Dec. IS. Violin
o piano and vocal solos, numbers by the
mandolin club and string orchestra, viii
n make up program of unusual excel
:, lence. Tickets are 10 and 20 cents, will
q no extra charge for reserved seats.
In view of the fact that Ralph Congcr
the efficient time keeper for the Kilb.
Manufacturing Co. during the past sum
b mer at the Alma sugar factory, had an
y nounced his intention to soon leave thi
T. place, the employees on Saturday evening
n of last week presented him with hand
r some gold watch and chain valued a
3 $50 The boys purchased the watch O
l. A. b. Scattergood, the jeweler.
Gale b. Davidson has leased the Hal
Q rington House, st. Louis, for a perio
of FIVE years. Mr.. Davidson informs U
lie that the rates will be reduced to SIC
id and 81 25 per day, single meals twenty
n five cents. Some new improvement
as will be made in the hotel and bath room
~ and nothing will be left undone to mal
es the Harrington the best one dollar p,