Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03

j. N. Ford is spending the week at
Gull Lake.
o. w. Rogers has been on the sick
list this week.
Chas. Silsbee is spending the week
with relatives in Lansing.
Mrs. f. N. Chadwick returned home
from Chilson, Wednesday.
Mrs. Louis Boisot returned to her
home in Chicago Thursday.
Mr.. J. F. Lathrop's millinery store is
receiving a new coat of paint this week.
Prof. J. T. Ewing and family are en-
joying few weeks outing at Crystal
Lake.
Miss Lillian Mccullough of Ithaca is
visiting relatives and friends in Alma
this week.
o. +. Brown has been on the sick list
this week. but is improving somewhat
at present.
Persons holding tickets on dishes at
Petty johns store must have same in by
August 10 or IL.
Miss Kate Bair left Wednesday for
Charlotte where she will visit relatives
and friends for few weeks.
DR.. A. +. Bruske and family have gone
to Higgins Lake where they expect to
spend few weeks recreating.
Don't forget wonderful Ruma Katah
is on sale at Bivins q Rhodes. 1t cures
rheumatism and catarrhal diseases.
O. b. Ingersoll and j. f. Sartor, Jr.,
were in Saginaw, Tuesday and "took
in" the Buffalo Bill Wild West show
j. +. Medler, who has position in a
dry goods store in Elk Rapids, is spend
ing the week in Alma with his family.
Mrs. 0. Ellison and Mrs l.. Amos and
son of Ironton, O., are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. b. W. Ellison and other relatives
l.. II. Hayt attended the democratic
congressional convention in Reed City
this week as a delegate from this town
ship.
DR.. CT. w. Pringle has returned from
four weeks trip among the northern
resorts and is now ready to resume his
practice.
Master Ralph kernen has the thanks
of the editor of this paper for the hand
some bouquet of flowers presented him
this week.
Misses Eva and Eta Walrath of Bay
City have been visiting the Misses Will
son at the home of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. V. NJ. Wilson.
g. n. Sharp, former Alma resident,
now in business in Milton, Pa, was in
Alma the first of the week looking after
his property situated here.
DR.. n. f. McClinton left last Monday
for short visit with his uncle, DR. A.
II. Ferguson, and his sister in Chicago.
He expects to return home today.
J. j. Kirby, the genial assistant pas.
senger agent Of the Ann Arbor r. II d.
was in Alma, Wednesday, and made
pleasant call at the RECORD office.
A letter from DR.. Or. j. Sweetland
states that he is now located at Chau-
tauqua for few weeks. Dr. Sweetland
has been notified of an appointment as
one of the regimental officers in one of
Michigan's regiments of the National
| Guard.
We are in receipt of the premium list
of the fifty. first annual fair of the Mich
igan State Agricultural Society to be
held at Grand Rapids on the grounds of
the West Michigan Agricultural Society
beginning Monday, September oath and
ending Friday, September 2Sth.
b. S. Webb received a telegram last
Saturday announcing the serious illness
of his mother at Dewitt and accom-
panied by Mrs. Webb left for that place
the same day. She died that evening
shortly after they arrived. She was -
years of age and an old pioneer of De.
Witt township.
Chas Davis of Kansas City was in
Alma the first of the week. Mr.. Davis
was on his way home to Kansas City re-
turning from the sad duty of burying
the remains of his wife at Osseo, Mich.
Mrs Davis had been slowly dying with
consumption for some time and the end
only came last week.
Several Alma friends of the bride have
received cards announcing the marriage
of Miss l.. Grace Otis to Joseph l.. Har-
ter in Pslo June rs, and further an.
nouncing that the happy couple were
lat home to their friends at 507 East
Liberty-st., Ann Arbor after July 20.
The bride will be well and favorably
remembered as former teacher in our
public schools.
The farmers of the United States have
long needed good work on swine, a