Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-10-04

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Oysters served in any style at Fink's
Palace Restaurant.
Delayans' are giving some great bar
gains in shoes this week.
". f Jones will preach in the Ger
Der school house this evening.
George Whyt of Grand Rapids is the
new night clerk at the Sanitarium.
c. II. Weiss of Knoxville, Tenn, was
the guest OF friends here last Sunday.
W.. j. Claggett of st. Louis is erect
ing building for stave mill at Sher-
man.
Misses Miner and Mayfield of Ithaca
were the guests of L. b. Kehn and wife
over Sunday.
L. A. Ely has been in Big Rapids
this week in the interests of the State
labor bureau.
Mrs. f.. u. Caldwell left Wednesday
morning to visit her mother and sisters
in Toledo, Ohio.
II. j. Vermeulen and wife went to
Toledo Wednesday on business and
pleasure combined.
John Myers left at this Office the
other day six tomatoes which weighed
seven pound and IL ounces.
Alfred Fuller and wife of Crystal
Lake were the guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hutchings.
The regular monthly meeting of the
w. G. L. L. will be held in the Baptist
church, Wednesday, Oct, at 3 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. w. Glass left We'd
nesday morning for a fortnight's visit
in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.
Miss Flora Lindsay of Detroit ar
rived in Alma Wednesday, and for two
weeks will be the guest of Miss Helen
! Church.
Alma Lodge 244 +. Il A. NJ. Special
Saturday evening Oct. 5th, +. G.
Degree. Officers are specially re-
quested TO be present.
Mrs. y. f. Bruske, president of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of Michigan, presided over the meeting
of that body in Monroe this week.
The Woman's Club will hold its reg
ular meeting next Monday afternoon
in the rooms occupied by the W. r. c.,
| in the Vermeulen block. from 2:3O TO
$50 standard time.
The Grand Chapter .. +. :. of this
state will be held in Saginaw next
Wednesday. Mrs. w. S. Turck, Grand
Worthy MatrOn, is busy this week pre-
pairing her annual report.
Louis Gorsline is still waging war on
the English sparrows in this county.
Last week he shot 1912 birds in st.
Louis and vicinity, for which he re-
ceives from the state IA bounty of S2i 81
Miss Carrie Smith received a horned
toad by mail from friend in Texas.
She is at loss what to do with the pet
which, like Artemus Wards kangaroo
is an 'amoozing little kuss."
w. G. Clark will read an essay Oh
Robert Burns, and give recitation;
from Burns at the meeting of the
Epworth League Tuesday evening
Oct. S. A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
A box shadow social will be held at tn,
home of Mrs. ID. Mclaughlin this even
ing for the benefit of the organ fund o
the Ely Sunday school. The shadows
of the young ladies will be sold at auc
ton. All are invited.
Il A. Ely was called to Riverdal,
Tuesday to investigate an accident a
the saw mill by which a man employed
/ TO run the bolt machine was injured
| Mr.. Ely found that the man was neg
{ ligent and careless.
The Euterpe Club met at A. w
" Beckner's Tuesday evening and electe'
l Mrs. l.. a. Sharp, president; A. w
: Beckner, vice president; Miss Berth
Stevens, secretary. The next meetin
4 of the club will be held at Prof. j. I
: Ewing's Tuesday evening, October Il
:, Yesterday was Mrs. Harriet Wimple'
birthday. Wednesday the members @
J., the w. II. G. went to her home an
= told her they had come to stay to din
n ner. AS the ladies brought with ther
well filled baskets, Mrs, Wimple coul
4 not object, and in a short time the tabl
O fairly groaned under the weight of goo
Il things. Just before dinner was serve
= the e.. A. Il. boys" came in, and
was very happy party that sat dow
= to that birthday dinner.
:. Mr.. Beckner informs us that a larg
s. chorus of mixed voices and one {
n ladies' voices have been organized q
the college, and work will begin at one