Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-03-20
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d. IL. Bailey was In BreckenrluSe
Tuesday.
When you want clover seed, call on
l.. n. Baker.
The best rape seed on the market is
sold by L. n. Baker.
Miss Louise Gargett is reported as be-
ing somewhat better.
Miss Grace Pulfrey is assisting at the
Union telephone exchange.
+. f. Pollasky was in Detroit few
days this week on business.
r. b. Bland was in Detroit over Sun
day and the first Of the week.
DIR. j. III. Lancashire went to Detroit
Wednesday on short business trip.
O. f. Pike, county school commission
er, Of Ithaca, was in Alma Tuesday.
Mrs. II. j. Rogers. OF New Lothrop. is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II.
Mares.
Miss Lena Medley, of Shepherd, is
assisting at Mrs. Il. A. Bivins this
week.
Sewing machines 10 rent at Hubbell's,
first door west of American express
Office.
Mrs. Amos Bodne left Wednesday for
a short visit with relatives in Grand
Rapids
Sewing machine needles and repairs
at Hubbells, first door west OF American
express office.
Mrs E. A Pell, of Cleveland, o., is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Hawley.
Mrs. w. r. Kinch, of Mt. Pleasant,
has been visiting relatives and friends
in Alma this week.
A. l.. Wagstaff, Bert Woodward,
Frank and Harry Clark attended the
horse sale in Merrill Tuesday.
Miss Rena Bailey has been quite i'll
during the past two weeks, but is re.
ported as improving somewhat.
Mrs M. McLaren was called to Ithaca
the first of the week by the illness of
her daughter, Mrs. + j. Alverson.
Friday and Saturday. April 3 and 4,
are opening days at Mrs. w. 7 Davies
millinery store. Remember the dates. .
Mrs. +. A. Bivins has large. force Of
trimmers at work preparing for her
spring opening of millinery on March 30
and 81.
The attention Of our readers is called
to the real estate list of j. T. Swigart's,
which will be found in another column
of The Record.
Miss Josephine Lamborn left Wednes-
day for Detroit to spend short time in
the wholesale millinery houses inspect.
ing the new spring styles.
Mrs. Mary Butterfield, of Jackson,
Isaac Downs, of Fremont. o., and A. J.
Downs, of Seattle, Wash. are visiting
Mrs NJ j. Butterfeld this week.
d. V. Hubbell has leased the room in
the Mills building, first door west Of the
American express office, and stocked it
with sewing machines and supplies for
the same.
Mrs. VIM. Rae and Miss Edna Rowell,
who accompanied the remains of their
mother here last week for burial re-
turned to their homes in Grand Rapids
and Chicago Wednesday.
Mrs. w. T. Davies has engaged Miss
Robinson, an expert trimmer from Grand
Rapids, TO assist in her millinery store
this season. Miss Robinson will COM
mence her duties on Monday next.
Il. S. Greenwood, Michigan passenger
agent Of the Wabash, and II. ID. Arm
strong, travelling passenger agent of
the Missouri Pacific, were in Alma
Wednesday and made this office pleas
ant call.
Mrs. l.. II. Hayt returned Tuesday
from California, where she went a short
time ago with Mr.. Hayt. Mr.. Hayt will
remain for few months in the sunny
climate Of the Pacific coast in search Of
better health.
A number Of gentlemen friends Of
Bert Woodward surprised him at his
home on Woodwork ave, on Friday
night OF last week, and spent the even
ing very enjoyably at cards. Refresh.
ments were served.
II. II. Smith and Richard McKessy
left Tuesday for Seattle, Wash, where
they intend securing claims and locating.
A large number of the sugar factory
employees were at the train to wish them
good luck on their trip.
Nearly every person you met on the
streets of Alma Tuesday wore handsome
souvenir st. Patrick's day emblems
pinned to their coats, presented them
by two of our enterprising merchants,
Messenger & 90. and II. j. Vermeulen.
Mrs. Anna b. johnson died at the
home of her daughter, in the post.
Office block, on Sunday of this week
aged rs years. The funeral was held
at the rooms on Tuesday, and inter-
ment made in Riverside cemetery.
The Misses Annette, Arisdne and
Bertha McLaren went to Ithaca Wednes.
day night to see their sister, Mrs. L. j.