Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-09-19


tied Mrs. j. T Gaffney over Sunday
good work horse for sale at bar.
gain. Inquire at residence Of DR.. Prin.
gle.
Marvin Harvey was called TO Edmore
Monday by the serious illness Of his
father
Mrs. f. l.. Bird OF Fayette, O., is VISIT
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs l. B..
Quick.
Miss Nellie Horton of Grand Rapids
visited her cousin, Jas Ferguson, over
Sunday
Leave your order and money with
Thompson & Sanderhoff for cord of
nice dry wood
The dancing assembly will be held in
the vacant store in the opera house
block this evening
The ladies Of Alma are invited to at.
tend Mrs. Davies millinery opening to-.
day and tomorrow
Mrs o. S Fisher of Big Rapids Wis.
tied her husband in Alma the latter part
of last week and over Sunday
Misses Margaret aud Jessie Friedrich
left Monday for Battle Creek where
they will visit for couple of weeks.
Miss Lena Fink returned Monday from
her trip 10 Lansing, Charlotte and Beld.
ing where she has been visiting friends.
Mrs. 7. f Timby presented this office
with lovely bouquet of naster,ions one
day this week, for which she has our
thanks.
Rev. A F. DaFoe, Rev and Mrs J
o. Watson and Frank Francisco attended
the f. NJ conference in Coopersville
this week
Miss Lille Eichbaum left Monday for
Lansing where she Will pursue special
studies in the NJ A. O. during the en-.
suing year.
Geo Glow, who has been in Ionia for
several weeks with the portrait company
formerly doing business here, returned
TO Alma the first OF the week.
Mesdames f G.. dip and II. J. Vor.
neulen rendered a reception Thur sday
afternoon TO a number of their lady
friends at the home of the latter.
Mrs. Bivins is showing one OF the
finest lines of street hats ever displayed
in Alma. No two are alike-at all
prices. See the trimmed hats at s. 90
and $500
y j. Mccullough was in Elsie, Ashley
and Bannister Tuesday in the interests
of his cigar factory. INC" is building
up quite an extensive tIaGe in the towns
surrounding Alma.
The public are cordially invited to cal
at the store of Smith & Glass and wit
ness the working of Coles hot blast
soft coal stoves on Wednesday anc
Thursday, Sept. "a and %.
We notice that Bivins g. Rhodes, oui
leading druggists, have secured tn,
agency for Majors Neural Pills, th'
new discovery for neuralgia of the stom
ach, and all forms Of dyspepsia. Neu
Raj Pills have attracted wide attention
by their phenomenal cures. We con
graduate them. l224.4w
Those who have occasion TO go owe
the road south of Alma are loud in thei
praise OF the work that is being done OF
the road in the way of grading anC
crawling. The work has been done il
a systematic manner, the same as grau
ing for a railroad is done. If continued
in this manner throughout the town
ship, Arcadia will soon have the fines
roads in the state.
The demand for labor OF all kinds con
tinues. Hundreds of men are wanted
for the lumber woods and for choppinl
wood and in saw mills and other in
dustrial enterprises, where dozens ART
TO be had. Operators say they never ex
perienced such difficulty in securin,
help. and wages have never been so high
Not only is this the existing condition
in Michigan, but over in the numbering
districts Of Georgian Bay similar con
ditions exist and logging operations arr
hindered by reason Of the scarcity o
men.