Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-07-18
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turned from Chicago Thursday.
Mrs. John d. Spinney of Reed City is
in town for few days this week.
Ohas X. Heston and wife OF Sidney, |
o., are visiting Mr.. HestoI' $ sister, Mrs.
A, j Kelly.
Serving ice cream and cake and draw.
ing of w. X. G. quilt will take place at
w. Il. o. hall Saturday evening from
eight to ten o'clock. Everyone invited.
Geo. =. Blanchard left this week for
Coleman where he joined a fishing party
bound for Holton Lake. Mr.. Blanchard
expects to remain there about two
weeks.
Alma Encampment l. o. q. +. initi-
ated several new members last Wednes-
nay night and after the work the ladies
served banquet. An elegant time is
reported.
j. III. Ellicott left Tuesday morning
for Kalamazoo overland with j n .Ford's
little Shetland pony. It's a question
which got the most pleasure out of the
trip, Joe or the pony
G. EHutchings of Grand Rapids was
in Alma Thursday Mr.. Hutchings was
formerly in business in Alma, but now
is the principal stockholder in the
Hutchings Remedy 90. of the furniture
city
The Pacal Balm %. of st. Louis, Mich,
shipped this week TO New York job.
bing house l56 dozen Pacal Balm. The
people of Gratiot county will be pleased
70 learn that the worlds best remedy is
fast becoming known in many homes
f l. Brown of Lake City has accepted
the position of stamping clerk in the
post office of this place, and will have
his family moved here as soon as he can
fnd location. Mr. Brown is brother
of G.. f. Brown.
The high school annual is now ready
for distribution and those who have
charge Of the work, state that orders are
coming in fast. Those who wish the
book should place their orders once a
there are only limited number.
The largest live alligator in captivity
will be on exhibition in the Mills build
ing all next week The gator lacks one
. inch of being eleven feet long, weigh:
. 40 pounds, and was shipped to Mr.. Pal
mer of Mt. Pleasant from Florida last
week.
We are in receipt of a letter from
e Prof. + A Coddington, formerly sup
p erintendent OF our public schools, now
q teaching in the far of Philippines, IL
which he states that he is enjoying good
health, and incidently he renews his
. subscription to the RECORD.
e The outlook promises tor Alma the
largest crowds in the history Of the
D town next week during the carnival
5 Reports from ST Johns tnis week state
that the show is the best of the kind
r ever seen and that everything Is far
better than advertised The company
1 will arrive in Alma sometime Sunday
: morning by special train.
The Pere Marquette railroad is ad
a veltising harvest excursion" TO Crane
Rapids on Wednesday, July 30, under
the auspices of the NJ. + church of thi
e place. The train starts from st Louis
d at 90 a. III. and leaves Alma at 6 10
q and stops for passengers at all station
n between here and Stanton, reaching
d Grand Rapids at 9 100 a. m. The re
t turning train will leave Grand Rapids a
100 p m
A man by the name Of Jesse Struble
= haihng from Shepherd got filled up OF
igilum tiglium in Alma on Thursday o
" this week and created little excitemen
by procuring a rope and endeavoring t
hang himself TO the limb Of tree in tn
u rear of the Hotel Edwards He gave u
e the Job however, and was put TO be
II where he came out of his drunken slice
u with desire to live longer and drn
> more booze.
a lady on one Of the cars coming fror
the park yesterday afternoon held he
ticket in one hand and nursing bottl
in the other, says the Saginaw Courier
- Herald When tn CONDUCTOR cam
: along to collect tickets the lady inaC
p vertently handed the nursing bottle
X the conductor instead Of the ticket an
IT, was somewhat lustered when he grav
ed ly informed her that he had long cease
y TO need anything Of the kind.
NJ On Tuesday. July 22nd, the mid.sun
CT mer race meeting opens at Union Par
Saginaw, and the event promises 10
ly the best that has been seen over tn
or historic course in many a day. III
purses range from $500 for the gree
OF ones 20 $500 for the fast free for all bri
". ade, and this event promises to be
horse race that will be worth goir
NJ miles to witness. The classes are
e arranged that hey will call out the be
and fastest of speeders.
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