Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-10-12

Don't fail to read Chas. L. Pettyjo ms
ad. this week.
Miss Eva Craig of Saginaw is visiting |
her sister, Mrs. J. O. Bright.
For home cured ham call on Bang
hart One shilling per pound.
The New York Store has just received
new line Of shirts and overalls.
Amos Pratt will occupy the Wright
House barber shop after Oct 10.
Marcus Pollasky Of Detroit ia spend
ing the week in Alma with his parents.
Look at the fine line of pattern hats
at Mrs. 4. A. Bivins' before buying
elsewhere.
l. 8. Seaver Of Pompeii. republican
candidate for judge Of probate, was in
Alma Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Jackson. Of Toron.
to, Canada. are visiting relatives and
friends in Alma.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Hutchinson attended q
Sunday school convention in North
Shade last Sunday.
Chas. Butterfield Of Grand Rapids
was in Alma Tuesday to attend the
funeral Of his brothers baby.
Mrs. r. f. Hunt of Jackson visited
her husband, DR.. r. E. Hunt, at the
Wright House the first of the week.
Remember the location Of Jas. Aliens
barber shop after Oct. l5-in the build
ing recently vacated by Smith 81 Glass.
Miss Rosa Messenger has accepted a
position in the music department Of
Alma college as assistant instructor in
piano.
Ezra Robinson caught grass pike cut
of the river at this point the first of the
week that weighted fourteen pounds
and three ounces.
Senator julius Caesar Burrows was
i'll Alma a short time last Friday between
trains. The senator spoke in Mt. Pleas
ant the night before.
Rev Ida.J Robbins left Alma for Bates,
Mich. on Saturday last She takes
charge of the United Brethren church
at that place as its pastor.
The heirs of the late w. J. Gargett
have commenced the foundation for a
new seven room residence on the lets
where the family residence is now
located.
Geo l. Hudson of Detroit was in Alma
Thursday in the interests of To day /"
Detroit's new daily paper Mr. Hudson
was steward az the sanitarium about
eight years ago and while here renewed
many of his former acquaintance.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Elmer Davidson spent
Sunday in Alma with Mr., Davidson S
! mother, Mrs. NJ. + Davidson. Mr..
Davidson has been managing a resort
: hotel at Snow Islands during the past
summer but now was on his way to
Chicago
I DIR. George +. Butler, medical super
intendent of the Alma Sanitarium, is al
? present attending an important meet
ing of the Mississippi Valley Medica
Association at Ashville, n G the pres
ent reunion being one of the most i'm
portant held by this eminent society.
Sixteen tickets were sold at this sta
ton for Saginaw Tuesday, the day Bryan
spoke in that city. AS near as we coulC
ascertain only two out OF the sixteel
who went were followers of the falls
= prophet. the others going for purel!
s business reasons and took advantage o
: the cheap rates.
By referring 70 ii J. Vermeulens ad
on first page our readers will be enabled
TO form something Of an opinion OF tn
three days special sale at this depart
. ment store commencing on Monday o
a next week. On the 10th representative,
of one of the large eastern houses will
be at Mr.. Vermeulen's store with a full
u line Of capes, collarettes, etc.
E A. Linder brought potato to thi
OluC6 b0ls Wtck tudt Wus
curiosity if nothing more. The potat'
weighed three and one.haif pounds, o
rather the combination of potatoes, 70
. there were eleven perfectly formed pc
tatoes that were attached 10 each other
S II the whole eleven were placed end u
e end they would measure 20 inches ii
r length.
The work OF grading on the Lansing
: st. Johns Il st. Louis railway, south o
( Dewitt, will begin on Monday next-al
I the right of.way having been secured
excepting in one instance, and this is Il
g be left to arbitrators. 1t will not b
: long, therefore, before the grade will b.
e completed to this city. The differ
{ ences between the council Of st. John
and the company, about a franchise
through that village, have not yet beef
adjusted. --State Republican, Lansing