Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-06-19
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to play at Ithaca on July 4th.
An extra force of clerks to wait mp
on 20 u at Vermeulen's special sale
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Foster are visit
ing in st. Johns aud Lansing this week,
Mrs. w. w. Rollin is visiting rela'
tives in Elsie for a few days this week,
Miss Bernice Feek. of st. Johns, Wis
tied relatives and friends in town last
week.
Reduction sale-Saturday and Mon
day are the days-at M. q j.. Lam
born's.
Vermeulen's great sale will continue
one week Bargains in all depart
ments.
Don't miss the great copyrighted
mill End" sale at The Hayt& Pierce
Go. big store.
Joseph Martin, of Detroit, spent Sun
doy in Alma with his brother.in.law
Z. l.. Schneider.
Miss Jessie Perry, Of Ionia, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. VIM
Beverly, returned home Wednesday.
Miss Annette McLaren went to Ithacf
Monday to assist in caring for heI
nephew who is quite i'll with typhoid
fever.
Miss Minnie Pontine and Maude Sui
Ivan left Saturday for Ludington where
they will spend the summer with friends
and relatives.
Mrs. f. f. belong left Wednesday
for Howard City where she will visi'
her parents for a short time.
j. A. Ellison and sister, Mrs. G. r
Moulton have returned from Ludingtor
where they were in attendance at she
Ellison. Kieswalter wedding.
Mrs. j. T. Gaffney left Thursday FOL
Detroit where she expects 70 remain
during the summer with her mother.
Mr.. Green, the piano tuner Of Crane
Rapids, is in town for a day or two
Leave orders at Losey's jewelry store.
Mrs. L Y. Irish, of Pontiac. who hal
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. w. Rollin, returned home Wednes
day.
Rev. and Mrs. J. w. McKibbon ar,
attending the Free Methodist camp
meeting'at Orleans, Ionia county, thii
week.
The dancing assembly in the opert
house last Wednesday night was wei
attended and proved a success, socially
and financially.
Elm Hall will celebrate the great and
glorious Fourth this year in a proper
manner. Bills are being printed at this
office TO that effect.
Don't fail to attend the great "MilI
End sale to commence at The Hayt x
Pierce Co. big department store Sat
urday morning, June 90.
The Union Telephone company have
Just completed a fine new long distance
line into Rathbone. The exchange is
placed with Marshal Hopkins.
Miss Sarah l. Ward, who has been
teaching in the college at Huntsville, S.
O., cams home last Saturday to spend
the summer with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. s. Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Huling, of Grand
Rapids, who were visiting their cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Bodine, for few
days, have goue to Bay City TO spend q
a week with their friends there.
This is the year for Ithaca to pull the
tail feathers all out Of the American
eagle on July 4th, and according to the
local papers of that village, great pre-
parations are being made to do so.
w. r. Kinch has leased the east side
Of the Kehn building and opened up O
shoe repair shop. This is the same 10.
cation Mr.. Kinch had before leaving AL
ma and he will be pleased to see all hii
old patrons and new ones as well.
At a meeting Of the band last Mon.
day night it was decided to incorporate
the organization under the laws OF
Michigan, and in accordance with tina
action the articles of incorporation have
been filed with the secretary of state.
Miss Bessie Partee, assisted by Mis-
Nella Stevens, entertained the ninth
grade at her home last Friday evening
The time was spent by playing games
and with music. Refreshments wer,
served and all present report a pleasant
evening.
II. T. Woodward brought into thi,
office one day this week, a basket OF
strawberries that fairly made the saliva
run right out of the corner of the mouths
of every employe in the shop, when they
focused their optics on them.
Miss Writings Ithaca and Aims
pupils will give IA recital in the opera
house on Wednesday evening of mex
week. This is the annual recital and
the admission will be free. Mrs. Geo,
Wells, soprano, Of Ithaca, Geo. 8,