Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-10-04

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Alva W. Oaple of Toledo is visiting
his parents.
New novelties in necklace and fancy
brooches at Losey's.
Have you seen the line of Queens
ware at the Racket Store?
Mrs. NJ. j. Fraker is visiting relatives
in West Branch this week.
Eugene Paddock was calling on
Mt. Pleasant friends over Sunday.
Rev w. X Spencer made a business
trip 20 Detroit the first of the week
Isaac Mullen of Ithaca gets an increase
of pension to ten dollars per month.
Geo Arnold of St Louis visited here
few days the latter part of last week.
Henry Bailey OF Green Bay, Wiscon-
sin, was calling on friends here Tuesday
Harry Ball has returned from two
or three months stay at the Pan.Amerl-
can.
/ For SALE.-Ohickerin piano for sale.
Large square, sl20., or will rent for
81 90 per month. L. A. SHARP.
Miss Myrtle Mosher and little sister,
Marguerite. returned from Grand Rap
ids the first of the week.
w. p. Ainsley of williamson arrived
in Alma Monday to assist his son, O. w.
Ainsley, in building his house
One Of the busiest places in town is at
Tinker & Hannah's mill. They are
turning out large amount of work.
G.. b Porter, who purchased the II.
z. Bogart stock of jewelry. is having
the interior of his store fitted up in fine
shape.
A big ten day special sale will be con-
Quoted at Messenger mammoth cloth
ing house, commencing Saturday, of
this week.
The Alma State Savings Bank has
taken out burglary insurance to the
amount of 200 in the Fidelity *
Casualty Company of New York.
Geo Glow has returned from his home
his recent illness, and is pleased to get
back to his work, and again foot one of
the big tubas IN the band
Chas Fishbeck is enjoying very
prosperous blacksmithing business so
much so that he has been obliged 10
employ a second assistant Arthur
Patchen of st. Louis, who has had much
experience in the business, is filling the
position.
The old and we'll known firm of Caple
& Hall have dissolved partnership, and
Mr.. Caple will continue the business,
taking in his son, Walter, as partner
Mr.. Hall has not yet decided as 70
what line of business he will take up
for the future
Levi Keefer died at his home three
miles southeast of Alma at three o'clock
Wednesday morning, aged 10 years. he
was highly respected citizen and his
death will be mourned by large circle
of friends. Funeral services will be
held at his late home Saturday morning
at ten o'clock Obituary notice later.
g L. * q. NJ. Delavan desire TO call
your attention TO their assortment of
ladies man tailored dress skirts, made
in the latest styles and newest mems
woolens from s. 90 up. They are pre-
pared to make skirts to order from. indi.
vidual measurements, in all wool goods
from S. 30 up. They will be very
pleased TO have you call and see what
they are doing in this line.
A little card with the name Samuel
Booth Mckee" printed thereon and
tied with pink ribbon, tells the story
of the birth of son to Rev. } A. Nc
e Kee and his wife, Clara Booth Mckee
] who were married at Alma a couple OF
2 years ago, and went Immediately al
4 missionaries 70 Bankok, Siam. The
. yOungster was born July 2Sth, 1T Toxic
D Japan, where the parents were tempo
1 rarily sojourniug.-News.
The catalogue houses are flooding the
] country with their illustrated pric,
5 lists, and many people bite at the appar
? emily tempting bait, but when goods are
! received 1t is always invariably founC
= that our merchants could have dupli
I Gated the prices with better class o.
, goods. You have to take what tn,
, catalogue man sends you, but when you
3 buy over the counter your dealer is al
ways willing TO correct mistakes Mer
chants can always learn something from
3 this, that the catalogue houses never
, let up on their advertising. They are al
/ it continually and that is what brings
them the trade
Geo. Ernsley is just finishing, on his
3 farm northwest Of town, one of tn,
| finest and most complete farm house we
e believe that can be found In Gratiot
t county or in any part of the state. Their,
! are six rooms on the second floor and
[ six on the lower one with four bee