Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-10-30

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Mrs p. NJ. Smith was in Shepherd
last Saturday.
Have your eyes tested with the amet-
ropometer at j. =. Losey's.
Mrs. Otto Hswley, of St Louis, Mo-,
is visiting relatives in Alma.
Geo. Richards. of Washburn, Wis.
is visiting relatives here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Alverson. of Itha.
Ca, visited relatives in Alma over Sun
day.
j. III. Morehouse and wife, Of Seville,
o., are visiting relatives in Alma this
week.
Rev. A. b. Bowman, of Lakeview,
spent Monday night III Alma with
friends.
Fred Lignian went to Ithaca Wednes-
day for a half days hunting with
friends.
A. j. O'Boyle has moved into the
Ohas Harlock residence in the west part
of town.
Every farmer and business man in the
county should have one of those Record
atlas maps.
Miss Mabel Smith left Wednesday for
Ooldwater, where she expects TO spend
the winter.
j p. Losey and o. O. Ward went TO
Blanchard Wednesday to spend few
days hunting.
Is. w. Ellison has handsome new
delivery wagon which was built by +.
ii. GOss IL Son.
Seth Gongwer, of Ashland. O., is Wis.
iting his brother, A. +. Gongwer, for
couple of weeks.
A face massage will clear your face of
pimples and blackheads. and give you
"A good complexion. Try Davis Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. O. Marsh. OF New
York, visited at the home of his brother,
Theo. w. Marsh, few days this week.
M. j. Godfrey, formerly clerk in the
Z. M. freight Office at Charlevoix. is
employed in the same capacity at this
station.
Any ticket-holders who wish the Ion
Jackson poster may secure IL through
ply lasts.
The Sweet Concert 90. is booked for
the opera house on Mondy night of next
week. The company comes highly
recommended.
Miss Carrie Gongwer, who has been
visiting relatives in Ashland, . during
the past six weeks, returned home the
first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. +. j. Siedler, who have
been spending the summer in the
southern part Of the state, returned
home Wednesday
Mrs. 5. Butler, Of Detroit. who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Morden, during the past four weeks,
returned home Thursday.
Postmaster Brown has had an incan.
descent gas lighting plant installed in
the postoffice. The machine was pur-
chased through j. w. Tracy.
+. Z. Pollasky has a page ad. in this
issue announcing his 2lst annual fall
aud winter sale of cloaks, furs, carpets.
curtains, etc. The sale begins tomorrow
and will continues 30 days.
The Sweet Concert Co. charge the
popular admission prices of 20 and 30
cents for their concert at the opera house
next Monday night. Reserved seats on
sale at Sharrar ~ Mulholland's.
Only a small number of season tickets
remain to be sold and those who wish
them should promptly speak to or phone
any Of the canvassers, Messrs. Knoertzer,
Lockwood, Soule, Winton, Myers or
Gaunt.
The number of season tickets to be
sold for the winter lecture course is linn
tied by the capacity of the hall TO about
450. The probabilities are that there
will be no sale of single tickets at the
box. office.
l. p. Gillman has sold his harness shop
and store at Shepherd and expects to
leave next week for Los Angeles, Cal
to spend the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Gill.
man are visiting friends here this week
before they leave for the west.
The big 400 horse power engine for
the Alma Manufacturing Oompany's
plant was unloaded from the car Wednes.
day and has been placed upon its found
alton. Another engine OF 200 horse
power is yet to be received.
A number of little folks were enter
tanned at the home OF Or. and Mrs.
VIM. Kelly on Monday afternoon of
Ruth's, seventh birthday. Refresh
ments were served.
l.. A. Densmore, of Jackson, who re.
Gently purchased the Fred Hudson farm
near Burton Gees place in Sumner, is
here looking after his property. A
gentleman from the same place, by the
name Of II. w. Hensey, accompanied
Mr.. Densmore for the purpose of pur.
chasing farm near here if possible.
Riverdale has good prospects of secur-
ing picking station If the farmers of
that locality will subscribe sufficient
acreage. A public meeting will be held
for that purpose in Tallon's opera house
on Monday night of next week.
Bobby" Reakes is training hard for
his match with Parker next Tuesday
night. The reserved seats on sale at
Sharrar g. Mulholland's are being taken
fast. The prospects are that large
number Of people from other places will
be present.
The Alma Manufacturing Company is
building gasoline engines, although IL
cannot be said that the plant is ready to
start a. yet. A number of the machines
have been placed and on Wednesday G.
8. Youngs hosting engine was fitted
up for the purpose and connected 80 as