Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-01-08

ing in Pratt's barber shop.
Miss Mertha Peters returned to her
home in Trenton saturday.
Miss Coral Hemeloch. of Caro-, is
visiting Miss Grace Messenger.
Miss Myrtle Oates, OF Saginaw, is Wis.,
iting her sister, Mrs. ID. Savage.
Mrs. d. Savage and ID. O. Oates were
in Mt. Pleasant the first OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Scranton left
Tuesday for their new home in Vernon.
Attorneys j. Z. Mathews and X. S.
Scarf, of Ithaca. were in Alma Tuesday.
BY pair of agents sample shoes at
Delavan's and save nearly one-half the
cost.
Miss Ivalena Ball returned Monday
from short visit with relatives in
Holly.
Ralph Miller came home from Lansing
last Friday and will assist his father in
his lunch room.
DR.. +. L. Lamb went to Ann Arbor
Thursday TO attend the meeting OF the
state board Of health.
Judson Wharton and III. II. Hoard, Of
Ashland, o., are visiting at the home of
j. r. Gongwer this week.
Frank Downs is again employed at
the union depot as telegraph messenger
and assistant TO Mr.. Winchsll.
Mrs. ID. o. Oates, who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. ID. Savage, dur
ing the past week, returned home Tues
day.
Mrs. j. W. Dean is still confined to the
house as the result of her injuries re-
ceived a couple Of weeks ago in run.
away accident.
Z. l.. Kendall, a representative of the
firm of Belding 81 Hall, Of Belding, was
in Alma Tuesday On business with
Henry Mcnamara.
Harry Ohivers, who has been visiting
relatives and friends in Simcoe, Can.
during the past two weeks, returned
home Wednesday.
Samuel Fletcher fell off load Of hay
at Elwell last Wednesday and was
quite badly injured about the head by
striking post in falling.
r. O. Ely. of New York, spent Sun
day in Alma with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs T. A. Ely, on his return trip from
business trip to New Mexico.
This first Of the week the early closing
movement was inaugurated by our
merchants. 1t is expected that the plan
will be followed until April LIST.
Now is a grand time to buy your
stylish cloak, cape, suit, skirts or furs.
+. e. Pollasky offers some great bar
gains during his great Il off sale.
Mrs. Truman Gillette, who visited at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. John d.
| Spinney, during the holidays, returned
to her home in Charlotte Monday.
Make it point to be at Scattergood's
| jewelry store some day during the next
two weeks If your eyes are giving you
| trouble. Mr.. Jacobs will be there and
attend TO their wants.
Tom Pripgle has had an incandescent
gasoline lighting plant installed in his
model tailoring rooms this week Mr.
| Pringle is having very satisfactory
seasons work and has found it neces-
sary TO employ more help.
Word was received Wednesday that
girl had been born TO Mrs. j. Terberg,
daughter of Mr.. and S. Fink, of Alma,
at her home in Chicago. Mrs Fink left
Thursday for Chicago to see her new
granddaughter.
Don't fail to take advantage of +. +.
Pollasky's great Il off sale if you need
dren's furs, cloaks, capes, suits and skirts
Large assortment to select from at low
est prices on record.
A party Of normal students returning
to Mt. Pleasant after their holiday vaca-
ton. were obliged TO remain in Alma
over night Tuesday on account of the
Pere Marquette train from the west be-
ing too late to connect with the Ann
Arbor north.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. Cornell, Of Fair
grove. visited at the home of 8. Stan
ard the first Of the week. Mr.. Cornell
is editor and proprietor OF the Enter
prise, and while here made The Record
a fraternal call
Frank @. Jacobs, OF st. Louis, Mo-,
has moved his family to Alma and gone
into business at the Wright House car
riage paint shop, which he has leased.
Mr. Jacobs is an experienced man at this
kind Of work, besides having a thorough
knowledge OF house painting, decorat-
ing. paper hanging, etc.
Joseph and Orville Howe are adver.
Using an auction sale of live stock, farm
ing implements, etc. on their farm one
half mile east and one and one-half mile
north of Riverdale, on Wednesday, Jan.
18th, commencing at 10 100 a. m. Free
lunch at noon. V. Z. Cash, Of River
dale, auotioneer.
The firm Of Pratt q Goodell, BARRIERS,
has been dissolved, Mr.. Pratt continu-
ing the business. Mr.. Goodell has re-
turned with his family to Stanton where
he will take charge OF his fathers farm.
The business during the past year has
been extraordinary good, but Mr.. Good.
ell has made this change on account OF
his parents approaching old age.
A party Of Alma gentlemen, consist
ing of A. + Mulholland l.. III. Hayt,
DR.. n +. McClinton and +. w. Brown,
expect to leave the first OF next week
for Chicago and from there will go to
New Orleans and other points in the
south on three weeks pleasure trip.
Mr.. Hayt also intends visiting Cuba
while on the trip and will remain away
somewhat longer than the rest Of the
party.
Our township treaeurer Decatur Cole.