Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13


money and buy it at Ii. VanDen-
Dergh's.
CD. Ransom and w. ID. Gibson go
to Saginaw as delegates to the Y. M.
&. Association this week.
Mrs. j. w. G.. Nesbit who has been
seriously i'll for the past six weeks was
out for the first last Tuesday.
A. w. Beckner and Miss Ransom
sing at the dedication of the new y. NJ.
G.. A. rooms at st. Louis tonight.
j. ii. Norton. Francis Palmer, w. A.
Bahlke and s. +. Anderson are in It'll
aca this week, attending circuit court.
The most beautiful and complete
line of spring styles in dress goods ever
exhibited in our town, has Just arrived
at +. L. Pollasky's.
Rev. w. r.. Cusick. of Coopersville,
will preach to the people of Alma in
the Free Methodist church next Sun
day at p. m. and Up. IN.
Last Wednesday the body Of Mrs. J.
A. Stoutenbergh, wife of j. A. Stouten-
bergh of Chicago, whose parents reside
here was brought to this place for
burial
Don't forget that Won can get the
Cosmopolitan and the RECORD for $3.50,
1856 pages of fine literature, illustrated,
and your county paper for the price of
the magazine.
d. NJ. Peters, son of J. II. Peters,
whose furniture store at Ithaca was
burned at the recent fire, is about to
open up a furniture and undertaking
establishment at Shepherd.
Wright Milling Co. is doing large
business now having to run nights in
order to fiji the demand. This speaks
well for its manager, Henry Brewbaker
who is a good salesman as well as
miller.
Fish swim, birds fly, animals walk or
crawl, but man the image of his creator,
sails in the ship. rides in the cars or
ascends miles in height in balloon. A
flying machine is next in order.
Ladies and Gents. who are IN need of
Il pair Of fine shoes should avail them
selves Of the offer made by +. L. Pol
lasky. $3.50 fine shoes for only Sl.5o.
This line will last but few days, get
pair before they are gone.
\ bill is before the legislature making
it misdemeanor, punishable by i'm
prisonment for 90 days, or fine of 500,
or both, TO give newspaper editor or
reporter false Information regarding
any citizen, the publication of which
may work injury.
MARRIED;-Thursday, March II, in
Alma at the residence Of the bride S
parents, by the Rev. j. w. Vickers,
pastor of the NJ Z. church, Mr. Frank
e. Pallett Of Brant, saginaw county,
and Miss Inez f. Johnson, daughter Of
II. l. Johnson, of Alma.
Ideas are after all the levers which
move the world. The air-brake mil.
lionaire, Westinghouse. began life as
an apprentice in machine shop, and
he served his full time therein. His
idea of the air-brake has not only made
him wealthy. but is rated as one Of the
greatest life saving inventions Of the
age. Brace up, young man, and give
your brain chance.
There will be public rhetorical ex-
ercises by the Sophomore class Of Alma
College on Tuesday evening, March "a
Two prizes OF honors will be awarded
for the two best productions of the
evening. One of these prizes has been
given by our enterprising grocer Henry
Nermeulen. The other is off red by
the professor in charge of the depart
ment. An interesting time may be ex-
pected.
The wife of Michael Richard, who
lives 81 miles south Of ithaca, while
engaged in ironing on Monday, stopped
over the stove when her apron caught
fire and in an instant her clothes were
enveloped in flames. She ran out of
door and cried for help, but before any
one arrived her garments were burned
from her body and she was so badly
burned that she died the next morning
Her funeral took place from the Barnes
school house on Wednesday. She was
aged about IS years and was the
daughter of John Gautz an old resident
of North Star.
OF the many valuable improvements
which have been made in self-feeding
pens great part are due to the skill
and persistence of l.. Z. Dunlap, OF
Boston, who, as pioneer in this bust.
ness, has spent the last decade in per.
fecting the fountain pen that bears his
name. The latest perfected invention
is the Dunlap Doub!e-feed Pen; and in
/ thta ,,ar,, double food lice tha aaarat ~