Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-25

Miss Carolyn Butler is visiting in ST.
Johns.
Two gasoline stoves for sale cheap at
Brooks.
House and lot for sale cheap. Inquire
at this office.
Geo. j. Butcher of Elm Hall was in
town on Thursday.
Jas. A. Stuttz transacted business in
Elwell on Tuesday.
Gall and see the new goods arriving
daily at j. p. Losey's.
Supt. E. A Coddington returned from
his vacation last week,
Arthur Carothers took in the Petos-
key excursion on Tuesday.
Dolly Terry, who has been quite sick
with acute nephritis, is better.
Pettyjohn's store pays highest market
price in trade for butter and eggs.
RNoack of Harrietta and formerly of
Alma has moved his family back here.
Thomas Vought, of Breckenridge,
moved back to Alma the first of the
week.
Nelson Smith and family of Shepherd
were the guests Of Alma friends last
Friday
Rev. j. E. Smith of Keene, New
Hampshire, called ON Alma friends
Thursday.
Miss Rose Marvin left on Monday for
a visit with friends in Kalamazoo and
Vicksburg.
Percy Coffin of Mt. Pleasant was the
guest of Morris johnson the latter
part of last week.
Ten tickets were sold at this station
for the excursion to Petoskey and the
north on Tuesday.
William Whitman a well known citi-
zen of Ithaca, died Tuesday evening at
Z clock, aged 63.
VIM. Amsbury of Saginaw was in
town on Wednesday and made the
RECORD pleasant call.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Donevant lost their
two months old child on Wednesday
night. Cholera infantum.
Miss Nellie Salisbury and Miss Ger
trude Yerrington Of ST. Louis called on
Alma friends Wednesday.
Miss Ethel Winfee of Port Huron, who
has been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Trott,
returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Ida Woodruff of North Liberty,
Ind, is visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hutchins.
Mrs. France of Saginaw was the guest
of Mrs. Paddock and family this week.
Mrs. France is an aunt of Mrs. Paddock.
Miss Julia McCallum returned to her
home in Chicago on Tuesday after a
several weeks visit in the family of
Mrs. Hicks
Edwin Markham, author Of the "Man
. with the Hoe" has written poem that
will appear in the September number of
: McClure's Magazine.
A. Borey, the chef at the Wright
House, has exchanged places with Il. j.
Client, of the Wildermouth at Owosso.
The exchange was made this eek.
o. O. Robinson of Grand Rapids was
in town Wednesday night calling on
former comrades in Bend Michigan regi-
ment. He was member of Co. E.
The B. Y. p. u. will serve ice-cream
and cake next Tuesday night, Aug 30,
on the lawn of the Baptist church.
Benefits ice.cream will be sold. Tick
cts 10c.
Jesse Ellison, who has been working
for some time in the Ann Arbor rail
road freight office, was called to Cadillac
this week to accept the position Of night
operator.
Fred Norris and I. p. Gilman have
purchased harness shop in Shepherd.
Mr.. Norris will manage the shop while
Mr.. Gilman will remain in charge Of his
business here.
If you are looking for latest styles in
dress goods, capes, Ssckets, collars
etc., or ladies' tailor made suits, you
will save time and money by calling at
+. <. Pollasky's.
Dan Goggin received a telegram on
Friday of last week announcing the
death of brother-in-law In Ottawa, III.
: He left on the evening train, accompan.
. led by his little son, Master Ralph.
The work of moving the old building
off from the site for the new Presbyter-
ian church on Superior street was begun
on Thursday. The old building will be
moved onto the Pollasky lot just north
. of the depot.
Geo. McCarty and son, Bert, who
have been in the Klondike country DUR