Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-03-13
Telephone 90. w. A. Howe.

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business.
When you want clover seed. call on
L. N. Baker.
Miss Belle Depew has been spending
the week with friends in Alma.
Mrs. w. J. CLARK left Wednesday for
a short visit with relatives in Sumner.
Gasoline stoves cleaned and repaired
by VIM. A. Howe, at Brooks old stand
Congressman Darragh is reported as
being i'll with la grippe in Battle Greek.
Mrs. Vint Richards left Thursday for
a short visit with her parents near
Sumner.
Mrs. A. f. Wright, of st. Louis. Wis.
tied Mrs. D. Wood the latter part of
last week
Editor o. M. Everdeen, of the st.
Louis Republican Leader, was in Alma
Wednesday.
Miss Alberta Wood. OF Battle Greek,
is home visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. d. Wood.
Mrs. Whiting, of Ann Arbor, is visit
ing her daughter, Miss Gertrude Whit
ing this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Case left Thurs
day for short visit with relatives In
in Lakeview.
At the special meeting OF the council
last Wednesday night, the new village
hall was for mally accepted.
f. w. Davidson, of st. Louis, fore
man of the Republican. Leader, spent
Sunday in ALMA with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. CT. s. Ward, who have
been spending the winter in Springfield,
Mo, returned home Thursday.
O. L. Delavan went to Toledo Thurs
day to attend meeting of the Mer.
chants co operative association.
G.. S. Young went to Saginaw Thurs
day to arrange for purchasing brick for
the cold storage plant and wagon works.
Mrs. S. Smith, of Chicago, and Mrs.
NJ. Richards, Of st. Johns, visited Mrs.
Vint Richards the latter part Of last
week.
; Miss S. b. Marsh was called to her
home in Charlotte on Friday of last
week by the serious illness OF her
mother.
Parties wishing sewing machine
needles should call on d. V. Hubbell.
second house north Of Adventist
church.
The Vestaburg Sun has shone forth,
its bright beams being observed for the
first time last week. A. j. Preston, OF
Port Huron, is the editor.
]. T. Gaffney, of this place, and j. F.
Emmer. of Williamson. have purchased
O. B. Ingersoll's cigar and liquor stores
3 and leased the building, possession to be
taken May LIST.
In A. j. Ravens s, Sons ad. on an.
other page there appears an error, the
fault of the compositor. Where it reads
; relieves the scalp" it should read ere.
lieves itching of the scalp"
A dirty, greasy band Of gypsies struck
town the latter part Of last week and
the female portion OF the band COM
menced at once to ply their trade Of
telling (?) fortunes, in many instances
l insisting to the verge OF indenoy.
The Farwell Journal, edited by J. E.
Dudley, of the Harrison Cleaver, in an
other journalistic venture that has just
/ been launched forth upon the unsus.
pecting public. Farwell is taking quite
boom this spring, it is reported.
The weekly dancing class and assemb-
} lies will commence in the opera house
tonight with g. +. Walker in charge.
The dancing school will be held from
: 500 to $50 local time, and from that
time to 1890 the assembly. Good music
has been arranged for.
w. A. Howe has leased the A. w.
Brock tinshop.and plumbing establish
ment, taking possession last Monday
morning. This shop has always had a
reputation for doing good work and it is
the intention Of Mr.. Howe to maintain
that prestige in the future. JAS. Fer
gueson, for four years with Mr.. Brock,
will have charge Of the mechanical part
Of the shop.
s. b. Heron left Wednesday for
Dalles, Oregon, for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. Heron received word last week
that the price of timbered lands in Ore.
gon was going up at rapid rate and
that there was all offer of 5, 900 for his
claims in consequence of which he de-
cided to go there and personally look
after his property.
Mrs. J. II. Lancashire entertained a
party Of ladies from Saginaw. consist.
ing OF Mrs. A. 7. Bliss, Mrs. w. T.
Knowlton, Mrs. G.. M. Starke, Mrs. +. p.
Stone and Mrs. o. l.. Ring, from Tues
day to Thursday of this week, and on