Alma record., 1913-07-31
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rooms totaling nearly $4,000, has
commenced at Alma college. Pioneer
Hall, for twelve years the home of
the men at the college, will be thor
oughly renovated and overhauled
The rooms will be made larger and
the building refnished throughout
The work on the presidents home
will be under way, it is stated, in a
very short time.
Probably no firm in the city has
done so extensive repairing this year
as the Home Lumber and Fuel COM
pany, recent purchasers of the lum-
Der department of the Alma Grain
and Lumber company. Following the
consummation of this transaction the
management commenced to rebuild.
The building which was formerly oc-
cupied by the saw mill equipment
was overhauled and made into a lum-
Der shed for the storage of the fine
material handled by the company.
The office and coal sheds received
considerable attention and a new ce-
ment house was built.
The only building that is going on
in the business section of the city is
the work at the property owned by
the Alma State Savings bank, for
merly occupied by the Stuckey Cash
grocery. The State Savings bank
will occupy the building about the
middle of August and at present are
fastening the work of fitting the
building for its use. When completed
the bank will have one of the best
equipments in the county.
In the east part of the city Swift
& Co. have been doing the regular
amount of summer repairing and ad-
ditions TO their plant. The duck
farm that only recently commenced
operations now handles 5000 ducks,
and during the day 1900 pounds of
feed is used. The company is pleased
over the success of the farm and will
probably enlarge next year The
farm was built for $4,000. Other
Improvements in the main building
Of the plant have added materially to
the establishment
In preparation for the annual run,
work Of cleaning, repairing and in
stalling new machinery has been in
progress at the Sugar factory for
several weeks At present the fac
tory is employing thirty men and will
expend large sum before all is in
readiness for Sitting in the fall
What is considered one Of the
most propitious business undertak-
ings that has ever been launched in
the city was the recent incorporation
of the Alma Motor Truck company
and It's lease of the property formerly
operated by the Alma Manufacturing
company. The Motor Truck COM
pany has commenced thorough ad-
campaign and indications
are that the firm will meet with great
success. The truck turned out by
this company compares favorably
with any on the market for the price.
In the resident district while the
building activities are not extraor-
dinary yet, several beautiful resi-
dences have been erected during the
past few weeks and others are on
the road to completion within the
next month. On State street the
Charles Goggin bungalow and the
DIR. Gardner residence have been
completed and are very artistic in
design. Others who are building
houses that will be great assets to
their portion of the city are Prof. |
A. J. O'Boyle, Coach Blea-.
master and several other parties in
the east part of the city. Much inn
proving and remodeling is also COM
menced and will be completed within
a few weeks.
Miss Marnion Bennett of Hale was |