Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-02-16

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l.. II. Hayt was in Detroit the first of
the week.
o. A. Gray was in North Star
Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Blair spent Sun
day in st. Louis.
ID. Vought was i'll Corunna and Ban
croft over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. IL Il. Meyers were in
Lowell over Sunday
q. S. Bright of Grand Rapids was the
guest of his brother, j. o. Bright, Tues
day.
And still they come. Another car
load of buggies for j. w. Holmes * Son
on the way.
Mrs. j. w. Holmes and Miss Lillian
Ayers were in Shepherd Tuesday call
ing on friends.
w. O johnson left on Wednesday for
Greenville, Ionia and Grand Ledge for
short visit with relatives.
Job Il. Sleight has purchased the Bur
| rell farm of one hundred acres north OF
town and will move onto the same III
short time.
Mrs. Jas. Atkinson of Jonesville, WIS,
is visiting friends in town this week
Mrs. Atkinson will be remembered as
Miss Elsie Burns.
NJ T.. Walker, representing q. T..
Burns. will be in Alma during the
month of April to make contracts Tor
growing beans this season. lOs2-3w
/, Smart and another gentleman from
St Louis have rented rooms over stew
ems 81 Gargetts furniture store and eX'
pect TO open up tailor shop III a week
or ten days.
Mrs. Nj .McLaren the first of the week
received the sad news of the death OF
her brother, Jacob Clancy OF Maple
Lake. Ont. from injuries received from
a falling tree
Don't be deceived when your grocer
tells YOU that he has coffee Just as gooC
as the A. |. c. high grade cotfees. b
w Ellison is the exclusive agent 10
\ this famous line.
February % was to be the date of tn
\ next number on the college lectur
4 course. but that date was given up u
! the firemen for their minstrel show am
\ March arranged for instead.
] Mrs. Q. M. Dustin Of Lansing, VIII
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. d. \
Y Vought the latter part of last week an
& over Sunday, left on Monday for loni
\ where she will visit for short time bt
fore returning home.
Il Don't fail to call at f. f. Pollasky
" dry goods, carpets and shoe stores an
Il inspect the stacks Of new spring goods
: all the latest styles are being placed
81 sale. This seasons large assortments
= the most attractive ever shown In Aims
The union Sunday School conventio
< of Arcadia township held in the NJ.
4 church last Sunday was largely attent
= ed both morning ard evening. The fo
a. lowing officers were elected. Presiden
Fred Fullerton; secretary, Geo. Hill
in treasurer. Francis Palmer.
The ladies of the Methodist church W
IA serve an old fashioned dinner In he
fashioned way at the G.. A. X. hi
II Wednesday evening, Feb. p. Ever
body come and enjoy good boiled di
$500 ner with hosts of good things. Dim
from five O'Clock p. IN. until all are serve
Price 30 cents.
According to a Washington dispat
Assistant Postmaster General Smith
aV notified Congressman Mesick of &
district that postoffice Inspector
ay visit St. Louis in the very near future
decide on the establishment OF a RI
ay free delivery route in Gratiot coun
This is the result of more OF the &c
he work of our congressman.
es. If you want a good, clean, hone
straightforward paper that already
the welcomed in thousands Of rural hon
in throughout the country, then let Us sc
you the Farm Journal. Its ed
"a knows what to print, but better
- knows what to leave out. We will Sc
the Farm Journal the remainder of !
and all of 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904
lc" everyone who will pay up promptly
eis subscription TO the RECORD; both paI
nv at the price Of ours.
The Washington's birthday attr
~ ton at the opera house will be Line
pau J. Carriers production of Hugh Gibs'
h popular play, Just Before Daw
inc The piece relates a story of thrilling
cidents with background of con
Dol and honest love. and is in form
for manner the best MIR. Carter ever ole
ln- The scenic production is said to be
rbor perb. The company is meritor
The one and is headed by the author.
sub angagement here is for one night G