Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-06-09
Big shoe sale at Vermeulen's.

first of the week.
Arthur Swaziland of Shepherd was in
Alma Wednesday.
Save 25c on every dollars worth of
shoes at Pettyjohn's.
Miss Sarah Mach amara spent Sunday
with her sister in Mt. Pleasant.
w. s. Wright has spent several days
in Saginaw during the past week.
DR.. j. II. Lancashire was in Battle
Greek the first of the week on business.
Mrs. Eliza Shook of st. Louis has been
allowed widows pension of IS per
month.
George Lemen entertained his sister
and little son of Freeland over Sunday
at the Milliken House.
Mrs. George Wilson entertained her
sister, Mrs. Myra Mcdonald, of Brock
enridge the first of the week.
Farmer" Andrus' methods of horse
tanning and breaking are revelations.
He shows in Alma next Wednesday.
Mrs. +. f. Edmonds and son, Jesse,
of Grand Ledge, visited relatives and
friends in Alma the first of the week.
Rev. and Mrs Robert X. Ross
arrived in Alma Tuesday even
ing. They will remain several
days.
If you are going to put in new water
works or need any repairing in that line
remember that Brock does all that kind
of work.
Mrs. j. S. Caple returned Monday
evening from Eaton Rapids where she
has been since attending the funeral of
her mother.
Mrs. f. Savareen and daughter of
Evart are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID.
Spinney. Mrs. Savareen is sister of
Mr. Spinney.
Messrs n. j. Mccullough NJ. E.
Heath, j. J. Kirby and G. b. Graham of
Ithaca took DINNER at the Wright
House, Sunday.
Job Wolford and A. J. Chambers, two
representative New Haven farmers were
in Alma Wednesday and made this Of
flee most pleasant call.
Mr.. William Story and Miss Melissa
Phinney were united in marriage at the
home of the brides parents in Alma,
Wednesday evening, DR.. A. f. Bruske
officiating. The RECORD extends its
congratulations.
M. f. Walker, representing @. E.
Burns of Howell, was in Alma Tuesday.
He reports that the majority of the
acreage of beans for which his firm has
contra cted, is already seeded and doing
well on farms about Alma.
DR.. and Mrs. E. S. Pettyjohn the first
of the week were in Columbus where
the doctor was one of the specialists on
the speaking staff Of the American
Medical Association which held its
annual convention in that city.
Alma Lodge, l. O. O. F. at their regu-
lar meeting Monday evening, elected
the following officers: n. G., Waldo
Bogart; v S., +. j. Alverson r. S., V.
S. Hollenbeck Trustee, l.. A. Bagley
Rep. to Grand Lodge, +. q. Alverson.
Miss Gertrude Whiting entertained
her class in instrumental music at
the home of Prof. @. A. Davis last Sat-
urday afternoon. A pleasant program
of well selected piano music was
INDUCED in. About 30 friends
and relatives of the pupils enjoyed the
treat
d. B. Perry, prominent West Bay
City druggist, is stopping at the Wright
House. His errand in Alma is to find a
suitable house or suite of rooms for his
daughters family who intend making
their home here, but he has met with con-
siderable difficulty in his search owing to
the famine with which the village is be.
ing inflicted.
Manager Smith Of the band states
that he has received word from a clar-
onet player of Plymouth, Mich, who
would like to come to Alma if he can
secure position. He was member of
the 35th regiment band and Chief Mu-
stefan Ward vouches for his ability as a
player. He is willing to do any kind of
work and if any of our business men
can give him position they will assist
the band materially.
While last weeks edition of the
RECORD was being run off Carts Brown
had the misfortune to have the first
joint of one of the fingers on his left
hand crushed in the press. Luckily Mr..
Brown was the holder Of an accident
policy in the United States Benevolent
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