Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-10-19

in the Light Guard room.
Miss Kate Carpenter left on Thursday
for Grand Rapids for short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ellicott of Ithaca
spent Sunday in Alma with relatives.
Mrs. Henry Booth of Knox, Ind, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry Bassett
Mr.. and Mrs Patrick Desmond left
for their new home in Ann Arbor Thurs
day.
J. a. Allen is now nicely located in
the opera house block with his barber
shop.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ l.. Osterhout of Beld-
ing spent Sunday with relatives near
Alma.
Look at the fine line of pattern hats
at Mrs L. A. Bivins' before buying
elsewhere.
Miss Carrie Wright of Saginaw is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
O. Bright
Isaiah Hagaman of Wauseon, Ohio,
visited his niece, Mrs. Henry Bassett
over Sunday.
Rev. n. T. Hafer left on Tuesday for
Flint to attend the Michigan State Bap-
fist conference.
A. L. Fisher is clerking in the shoe
department at II. j. Vermeulen's De-
partment Store.
Miss Lou Belle Brown of Otsego is
spending the week at the homo of her
brother, g. +. Brown.
Mr.. r. A. Abbott of Muskegon was in
Alma the first of the week visiting his
sister, Mrs. Bart Campbell.
J. T. Gaul of Ionia, representing the
Michigan Tontne Investment Co, has
been in town the greater part of the
week.
Miss Lillian Ayers returned to her
home in Ripley, Ont, on Monday and
was accompanied by her aunt, Mrs
Pugsley.
Rev and Mrs G.. w Bates of Bay
City have been spending several days in
Alma this week with Mrs. Bates par
ents, Mrs. and Mrs. S. a. Vliet.
NJ. & ]. Lamborn are showing some
Of the latest values in trimmed hats ever
offered in Alma. DO not fail to sec their
excellent line Of patterns before purchas.
ing
The great rush for capes, jackets, suits
skirts and dress goods at +. Z. Polias-
ky's is caused by the large assortment Of
high grade, stylish goods and low
prices.
The open season for killing quail and
partridge opens tomorrow and the local
nimrods have been oiGng up their guns
and preparing for hike" out into the
county at early dawn.
Mrs. J. f. Lathrop announces in her
ad. this week that she will have a special
Our readers can rest assured that only
good bargains are offered.
a number of members Of Alma Lodge
/. O. O. +. and d. of r accompanied the
degree team TO Bay City Tuesday, re-
naming over until Wednesday night
Thirty.seven tickets were sold at thi,
station.
The football game tomorrow after
noon between Alma and Albion college
teams will certainly be the best game th'
: rooters will have the opportunity of wit
Messing on the Alma gridiron this year
I Turn out and give the boys your snp
port.
! "The Ideal Hand Laundry" is the
way the sign reads in front of the build
ing first door north Of the Hotel Ed
; wards. Ross q Bancroft is the name o
, the firm and their work is guaranteed L
be first-class and all damaged goods re
placed They ask for trial order.
5 W. L. Patton, representing Eastman
& Specht of Chicago, manufacturers OF
the "2Gth Century Perfection" suspen
ders, was in Alma the first of the weel
n
and placed this excellent and much i'm
proved line of suspenders with severa
of our leading merchants, which is {
good testimonial as to the merits of the
goods.
The Alma l. O. O. F. degree team
, came back from the grand lodge meeting
at Bay City covered with glory for thu
excellence of their work i'll the first de
gree exemplified before that august body
The following paragraph from the Ba.
City Tribune expresses in part the senti
ment of those who witnessed the work
"The initiatory work of Eden lodge
a Bay City. was superb. The first degree
. was conferred by Alma lodge. Tn
@ floor work of the Alma men was certain