Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-18

Infants shoes at Pettyjohn's only 25c
pair.
Miss Alta Wilson spent Sunday at
Crystal.
Mr.. S. A. Vliet has been on the sick
list this week.
Rev. ID Carrel and son were in Ian
sing Wednesday.
Marcus Pollasky visited his parents the
first of the week.
Miss Kate Carpenter is visiting with
Kalkaska friends.
Leon McMannis was in Ithaca on bus
mess last Tuesday.
ID. J. Kennedy made business trip to
Vernon on Tuesday.
A. A. Barey was in Saginaw on bust
ness the first of the week.
Miss Jennie Beckner visited with
friends in st. Louis on Saturday.
Miss l.. Mayfield left on Thursday for
Saginaw, Vassar and other points
r. G. Ely of Detroit has been trans
acting business in Alma this week.
o. j. Miller left on Tuesday to spend
few days in Saginaw and Bay City.
Eighty three tickets were sold at this
station for the excursion to Toledo last
Sunday.
JP Mckay and Jesse Walker went to
Edmore on Wednesday to do job of
plumbing.
Mrs Walls and daughter, Mrs. Chas
Prudence, of Bay City are the guests of
Alma friends.
Ben. Weaver of st. Louis was in town
on Tuesday taking charge of Green's
photograph gallery.
Miss Neo f. Gaut left on Thursday
morning for two weeks visit at her
home in Hastings, Mich.
Miss Bertha Stevens has returnd to
Alma from month visit " it'll friends in
various parts of the state.
Miss Rose Marvin will take a two
weeks vacation from her duties as clerk
in Hayt's Department stores.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gross of Dewitt
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. @. NJ.
Scott Mrs. Gross is neice of Mr..
Scott
Hon. Niram A. Fletcher of Grand
Rapids, who committed suicide at his
home on August l5 was guest at the
sanitarium few weeks ago.
Six of the Alma Maccabees drove TO
Crystal yesterday to attend the Annual
Maccabee Picnic of the members in
Montcalm county. The Maccabees of
Gratiot and Isabella counties were in
vited.
Farwell again has newspaper, after
being without one for some time. 1t is
called the News, is published by II. T.
Tumble, and will be Republican in pol
itics, according to the announcement
made in the initial issue.
Mrs John Hicks has started the erec
ton of new residence on her lot at the
corner of Wright and Superiorst The
house which stands there at present is to
be worked into the new one, which will
be a large and commodious dwelling.
Rev. George Ransom of Muir has just !
completed the thirty-fifth year of his
passionate of the Presby terian church in
to many Alma people who can easily ac
count for his remarkable stay with Que |
church.
An item is going the rounds of the |
press to the effect that an inventive |
whereby man can carry keg OF Beer
in his vest pocket when he goes fishing !
When he gets to splitting cotton all be !
has to do is to make mug out of the
crown of his hat, dip up piece of the
lake, drop a tablet in and thus build
first-class jag. Things are getting ew
full handy nowadays.
1t was rumored here some time ago
that our main street was to undergo
some much needed improvements in the
shape of new road. The contract for
the same has now been let to ID j. Ken
nedy and the work was begun this week.
The contract calls for its completion by
October /. The road is to be laid with
deep layer of gravel from the NewArcada
hotel to Schwartz's shop. 1t will be
graded in the proper style, while on both
sides running the whole length and
nine feet in width it will be paved with
cobblestones. All this will make a much
needed improvement on our main street
The farmers of the United States have