Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-10

Tuesday.
Della Downs is very i'll at with fever
this writing.
Mrs. VIM. Wilson is in Stanton and
Belding on business.
DIR. E. S. Pettyjohn is in Chicago for
few days on business.
w. w. Iverson has secured position
with an agricultural firm in Stanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Ellison left on
Wednesday for their home in Jackson.
The family of Stephen Galliger ar
rived in Alma from Sheridan on Thurs
day.
j. n. Ford was in Detroit the latter
part of last week and over Sunday on
business.
Dress goods, dress goods, dress goods.
Great sale on dress goods at Pettyiohn's
begins Nov. 49,
These are days when the small boy,
the straw and the cider barrel bung hole
are In close communion.
Mrs. O. Hulburt of Montgomery, who
has been visiting relatives in Alma, re-
turned home on Thursday.
Griffith e. Winget have the finest line
OF meats to be found in Gratiot county.
Visit their market and see.
S. w. Tinker was up the line on the
A. A. r. h. Tuesday prospecting for
the purchase of some pine lumber
Amos Pratt and Miss Mira Sloan were
married on Tuesday evening of this
week, Rev. w. X. Spencer officiating.
Lafayette Stevens was in Riverdale
the first of the week looking after the
harvesting and shipping of his sugar
beets.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ID. Moore left on
Tuesday for Lakeview to make prepare
tions for moving to that place some
time next week.
Miss Gale Plumb was in Detroit the
latter part of last week and the first of
this looking up the new styles in millin-
cry for Mrs. VIM. Wilson.
L. A. Sharp and his guests from Sara
toga, n. Y, were in Lakeview Thurs
day attending the meeting Of the Mich
igan Field Trial Association.
There will be chicken pie supper
given by the Baptist ladies in the old
Argus rooms in the opera house block
on next Tuesday from . 80 to o'clock
r. E. Green, the photographer, has
taken very fine view of the buildings
at the sugar factory. The view was
taken from the top of the school build
ing
A gentleman by the name Of VIM.
Parker has opened a restaurant and
lunch room in the O. NJ Scott building
opposite the postoffice. The sign over
the door reads "Shorty's Lunch Room
and Restaurant
The RECORD will be sent to any adj
dress until Jan. /, 1901, for $100. This
also applies to any old subscriber who
pays up to date and $l.OO in advance.
Mark this paragraph with blue pencil
before lending to your neighbor. IFS
Geo. Gargett has made contract with
the Milwaukee Harvesting Machinery
90. for next year. He was with the
company during the past season and un-
doubtedly the company recognized that
he was the right man for the place.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Knox of Grand
Rapids spent Sunday i'll Alma with Mrs,
Knox's relatives. Mr.. Knox who is en-
ployed on the Grand Rapids Herald
staff, came to Alma on Saturday to ref
cree the X Kalamazoo Alma football game
The Michigan Presbyterian of Nov. 2
contained the cuts of Rev. Richard IL.
Sidebotham and his wife. Rev. and
Mrs. Sidebotham sailed from San Fran
cisco for Korea, where they went as mis-
sionaries, on October IA. Rev. Side
botham will be remembered as gradu.
ate of Alma college.
The city council Of st. Louis last
! Monday evening voted to purchase the
plant of the St. Louis Electric Light Co.
for $1,000. Immediate possession was
given the city and on Tuesday night the
streets were lighted for the first time in
six months. This ends a fight between
the city and the Electric Light Go. that
has been in progress nearly two years.
We wish to say in regard to the big
cloak sale, that takes place at the store
of L. H. Hayt given by Lyon & Pond OF
Owosso for two days, Friday and Satur
day, Nov. II and IS, that this firm makes
q speciality Of having cloak sales in diff
ferent towns all over the state. With
out doubt they carry the largest stocl
Of cloaks in Central Michigan. If yor
intend to purchase garment this sea
son, it will pay you to attend this sale.