Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

rev. ~. ~. Ellis OF Elusuluk Occou-
pied the pulpit Of the First Presbyterian
church in this city last Sunday morning.
Mr. Ellis is pleasing speaker and made
many friends while in the city.
Bills are out announcing an excursion
to The campmeeting in Reed City We'd
nesday. August Z Train leaves Alma
at 7;l0 a. m. Returning train leaves
Reed City at 9i5 p. m. Fare for round
trip at sl.50
Mr.. and Mrs DIR Mclaughlin of Ely
will leave next week for an outing OF
several weeks in the northern resorts.
The doctor is in poor health and he be-
lieves that the change will be beneficial
to him.
Dethalium, the leading Sheep Dip in
Bulk, at Sharrar's Drug Store. I
The work of renovating the College
buildings is under way. A force of
painters and paper hangers are on the
premises. DIR. Bruske states that he is
experiencing difficulty in finding labor
everyone who requires carpenters and
painters.
We are in receipt of folder from the
passenger department of the Grand
Trunk railway announcing the COM
pletion of the new station in Grand
Rapids. The depot is located on the
corner of Canal and Bridge streets and
and is a credit to Grand Rapids as well
as the owner.
Jno. Schwartz exhibited his new tile
machine at the @. NJ. p. Co.'s picnic at
Trucks woods last Thurday. He had
material on the grounds and gave pract-
ical demonstrations in making tile. The
farmers were quite interested IN the new
machine and seems TO think MIR.
Schwartz has the right idea.
The Irma Opera Co. presented The
Adorable Fritze at the orera house in
this city last Friday night aud gave gen.
eral satisfaction. The opinion is that
Fritzie was indeed adorable. The sing
! ing was first class, the baritone being
the best that has been heard on the
Alma stage this season. The company
deserved better house
John Robinson, Jr., of New York
City is visiting his parents in Alma.
Mr. Robinson was formerly student i'll
Alma college and captain of the foot ball
team, From here he entered an eastern
university, choosing the law course.
He is now practicing law in New York.
Jim Allen and Newell Bradford of
Wheeler left Monday morning for Six
Lakes on fishing trip
The city band will give their weekly
concert on the street Friday evening of
! this week. Mr. Dewey of Owosso will
be in the city and will conduct this
weeks concert 1t is the intention of
the directors of the band to engage Mr..
Dewey as bandmaster if possible, Every
one turn out and enjoy good concert.
Guests registered at the Sanitarium
during the past week are as follows;
Jas. McCabe and sons, Bay City; ID. G..
: Inksettey. Bay City; Mrs. Royal @.
Remick, Detroit; f. II. Howe, Ithaca;
Mrs. g. H. Frierbringer, Saginaw; R.
O. Frierbringer, Saginaw NJ. Deveraux,
, Mt Pleasant; Morton Gallagher, Bay
City; w. A. Brien, Bay City; VIM.
Weber, Bay City.
Captain Lamb of the Salvation Army
who is actively engaged in army work
in New York city was in Alma Sunday
evening and addressed large congrega-
ton at the Methodist church. Miss.
Lambs talk was devoted largely to the
work of the army in caring for dischar-
ged prisoners, finding them employment
5 and giving them a new start in the
. world. At the close of the address a
r collection was taken amounting TO ST.
which will assist in pushing forward the
2 work.
Hereafter we are rot going TO have
r fits or worry about prospective crop
, failures if sleighing does not hang on
later than August 10. We sure did get
bit ratified this season when il quit
, along about Jane LIST. But no one
, would believe it now if they hadn't
. been here to see the boys playing snow
ball along about that date. As a matter
of fact we begin to belive that North
ern Michigan would produce good crops
in about fifteen minutes if the occasion
seemed TO render such occasion necess.
ary. -Kalkaska Leader.
The iron work for twenty five Little
Giant hay presses are in course OF
construction at the Montigle foundry
The Alma Grain and Lumber Co. are
making the wood work One of the
presses was ar work south of the new
plant Monday, demonstrating to the
farmers what can be done by these new
labor saving devices, the press baled
eighteen bales per hour, the heaviest
weighing 40 lbs and requires the servi
ces of three men to run it. The press
will probably retail at from so to 800.
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