Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-18

Hcsudy.
Two gasoline stoves for sale cheap at
Brooks.
House and lot for sale cheap Inquire
at this office.
Buy your hair pins at Pettyjohn's,
only &c barrel.
George Reed of Mt. Pleasant was in
town on Tuesday.
F. NJ. Milliken was in Saginaw on
business Monday.
J. N. Blakeslee of Traverse City was
in town on Monday.
John SplDney made business trip to
Edmore on Thursday.
DR.. Turck and wife returned to Chi
cago yesterday morning.
Mrs. G. o. Trask is visiting with
friends in Warren, Ohio.
Mrs. II. G. Price has gone to Steuben,
Ohio to visit with friends.
Geo Hill has been in town this week
He rode on his wheel from Almont
The Misses Marion and Grace Pad
dack are visiting with relatives in Sagi-
nav.
Miss Alderman of Midland has been
the guest of Mrs. L. n. Baker for few
days.
John Mikesell of Ithaca gets an in
crease of pension from $l4 to ST. per
month.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
are planning to give aHarvestF estival in
October.
James Allen is enjoying visit from
his mother, Mrs. A. o. Allen of Litch-
field, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Convis of Maple Rapids
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hayt on
Wednesday.
The one year old child of Mr.. and
Daniel Carter died on Tuesday night of
cholera infantum.
Mrs. A. l.. Fisher and little daughter
left on Wednesday for Livingstone,
Mich, to visit with friends.
Some Of our Alma young people drove
to Ithaca on Friday night to hear James
MCGEE lecture at the Baptist church
Harry Porter was in town on Wednes-
day shaking hands with old friends, He
will attend Lane Theological Seminary
at Cincinnati, o., next year.
Miss Almena Eogleton of Champlain,
Ill. who has been spending the summer
with Mr.. and Mrs. @. +. Pettyjohn re-
turned home on Wednesday.
A. l.. Cody has been putting one of
the Cody incandescent gas lights at the
entrance to Bivins 81 Rhodes drug
store. 1t has 1900 candle power and
cost three-fourths cents per hour.
The members of the Epworth League
of the M. E. church are preparing to
give an entertainment some time near
the first of September. The entertain
ment will be of a musical nature.
Prof j. w. Ewing lectured in the M.
E. church at Carson City on Wednesday
night on the subject. What Alma Col
lege is doing for the cause of education.
Luis Perez lectured the same evening on
Cuba.
The RECORD is in receipt of a neatly
printed pamphlet containing the pre-
MUM list, and the rules and regulations
of the Fiftieth Annual Fair Of the Mich
igan State Agricultural Society to be
held at Grand Rapids, Sept. $500, 1899.
There will be grand BALI given in
the opera house next Tuesday night The
ball will be managed by the same par
ties that gave the harvest dance" in
the same place few weeks ago and
good order and good time is promised
all who attend.
Reports to the state board of health
show that diarrhea, rheumatism, neur-
algia, bronchitis and dysentery in the
order named caused the most sickness in
Michigan during the week ending Aug
ust IL. Consumption was reported at lSl
places; typhoid fever, 81; scarlet fever,
% measles, 81; whooping cough, 49,
diphtheria, II; and cerebrospinal men,
nights at one.
Last Friday morning during the
severe wind storm, "a buggy containingMr.
and Mrs. M. Koffenberger was blown
over at the north end of Safest and
both Mr.. and Mrs. Koffenberger were
thrown out. Mrs. Koffenberger was
badly bruised, but Mr.. Koffenberger had
a collar bone broken. DR.. McClinton re-
duced the fracture and at present writ
ing it is healing nicely.
One of the best modes of destroying
Canada thistles is to pour gill of sui
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