Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-06-16
Big shoe sale at Vermeulen's.


ID. Scott Partridge of Mt Pleasant was
in Alma Wednesday.
Save 25c on every dollars worth of
shoes at Pettyjohns.
We have the exclusive sale of Nc
Laughlin's celebrated coffees.
O. l.. 81 G.. NJ. DELAvAN.
j. w. Holmes was in Hillsdale county
last Sunday visiting relatives.
Almira d. Pickett has been granted
widows pension of SIP per month.
j. p. Losey has added electric lights
to the equipment of his jewelry store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jud Mulder of Saginaw
were in Alma over Sunday the guests of
friends.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. ID. w. Adams,
on Sunday last, ten and one-half
pound boy.
II. q. Price left on Tuesday for Buffa-
10, n. Y, where he will remain for
couple of weeks.
Mrs. H. j. Vermeulen left on Tuesday
morning for Toledo where she will
visit friends for a couple of weeks
Miss Jessie Weed, who has been
teaching in the Oharlevoix schools dur
ing the past year, returned home on
Tuesday of this week.
That gasoline stove that was adver-
tised i'll the RECORD last week has been
sold but Brock has another equally as
good which he offers this week.
Another ball game was pulled off on
the college campus last Tuesday between
the north and south side baseball cranks.
Score II to IS in favor of the north side.
Alma wooped er up last Fourth and
now this year will assist the other towns
near by to pull the tail feathers out of
the Eagle. So far we have learned that
st. Louis, Mt. Pleasant and Crystal will
burn gunpowder
A representative of this paper was in
Crystal last Saturday on business and
while there had the pleasure Of calling
upon Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fink, formerly
of this place. Mr.. Fink has purchased
lake frontage lot and has erected a
fine ice cream and confectionery pavil-
ion on the same. The building projects
out into the lake and the cool breezes
that sweep across the waters adds much
to the comfort of his customers.
Miss Louise Brehany has an excellent
voice of good range and equable
throughout. The entire absence of any
vibratiore was thing earnestly TO be
commended She sang her number,
1.-The Swallows" in very pleasing
way, winning an encore which she de-
served. Cleveland Plaindealer At
the opera house, Saturday evening,
June "a, under the auspices of the
ladies of st. Johns church.
On Monday of last week Mr. and Mrs
Job Sleight were called to Bath to at
tend the funeral of their thirteen
months old grandson. While at the
funeral a cousin about forty eight years
of age was taken i'll and was compelled
to return home. After the funeral il
was necessary to drive five miles to the
cemetery and before they returned the
cousin had died, the doctors stating
that her death was caused by apoplexy.
Mr. and Mrs Sleight returned to Alma
Tuesday Of this week
The main building of the government
Indian Industrial school in Mt Pleasant
burned TO the ground last Wednesday.
The fire was discovered about ten
o'clock i'll the morning and as the system
Of waterworks had not been completed
and the building was situated about one
mile out of the city and beyond reach of
the city water works nothing could be
done TO put out the flames. The con-
tents of the building was saved, howev-
er. The origin of the fire is unknown
but it is supposed TO have originated
from a defective chimney. The build
ing was built of brick and cost about
,, $2S 900.
Every ready to follow the dictates of
fashion, f. M. Milliken, the popular
landlord of the Milliken House, will
raise sugar beets this year. He has not
put in any great amount so as to keep
him busy attending to the cultivating
and wedding, neither will he be com
PEELED to build very large store house
to put the beets in this fall. On the
lawn in front Of the house the sod has
been cut out so as TO spell the words
"Milliken House." and inside these let
ters MIR. Milliken has sown beet seed.
cobble stones, painted white, border the
letters and, altogether, when the beets
begin to leaf, it will present a very uni
que and attractive design.