Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-08-25

Gratiot County Fair
Goods at reliable prices at Davies.
Or. r. (. Turck was in Chicago this
week.
Dr. II. w Conklin was in Battle Greek
over Sunday.
J. w Robinson was in Riverdale on
business Monday
T., Post, of Hillsdale, was the guest Of
S +. Wilcox over Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Leonard of near Sum
ner, were in Alma on business Monday.
Miss Starkweather is spending weeks
vacation in Bay View and other northern
resorts.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II Worswick and
Mrs VI McPhee spent Sunday at
Crystal Lake.
Mrs W. {. Eames Of Flushing, arrived
Saturday to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. Ronald and family.
Miss Dora Hicks and mother returned
Saturday from a short visit with relatives
and friends in Pctoskey
Mrs. R Chapman who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. A. Tinkham. re
turned to her home in ST Johns, Monday.
Mrs. Dr. Stealy and niece. Miss Carrie
Gongwer, went to McBrides Friday to
visit Mrs Stealy's sister, Mrs A. J..
Steere
Mr.. and Mrs w W. Rogers returned
home Friday to North Baltimore, Ohio,
after a month ; visit with Mr. and Mrs
NJ + Burkhead
Bud Welch is laid up with badly
lacerated hand caused by getting it into
the machinery at the Alma Manfactur-
Ing Cos. plant last Saturday.
Superintendent f. T. Ellsworth and
wife came Monday and will make their
home in the house vacated by Superin-
tendent A. + Rockwell on Water St
Miss Lizzie Wyatt and Mrs. Anna Park,
who have been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
W W. Kinch, the past three weeks, re-
turned Friday to their home in Cincin-
natl, Ohio
Mrs. T.. T.. Wharton, OF Ashland, Ohio
who has been visiting Mrs. Jno. Gong
wer, started for home Monday morning
accompanied by Miss Carrie Gongwer
who vii, remain there during the sum
mer
Among the list of enbalmers who passed
the state examination at Grand Rapid,
recently is O. l.. Convis, of Alma The
examination was very rigid and of the
sixty or more applicants only thirty.siN
received diplomas.
Mr. and Mrs Don Bennett entertained
Mr.. BENEFITS parents Mr. and Mrs. +.
L Bennett. of Carson City, his sister,
Miss Maud Bennett, OF Lansing, and
Miss Flora Armstrong OF Grand Rapids.
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs T. l. Bluitt returned to her home
at Clinton, Ontario Monday on account
of i'll health Her son, Nelson accom-
panined her Mrs. Bluitt came with the
intention of staying with her sister, Mrs.
r. II Erwin, until fall
Mr. and Mrs. T.. J. Alverson and son.
Howard, of Ithaca, were in Alma Sunday
attending the family dinner party given
by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ McIaren at their
home. the occasion being Mr. McLaren'
SEVENTEEN birthday Their family were
all present.
A merchant asked an editor in a certain
Michigan town to roast the city admins
tration for letting an itiuerant peddlei
come and undersell him on goods. Til.
is what the editor wrote: CITY Dads
You will hereby take notice that YOU ar,
roasted for permitting peddlers TO sci
goods here. The merchant for whom ",
do this favor gets his printing from a soal
company.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition ha
offered prize of s2s for the best yell t,
he used OH Portland Day, September 80
The idea is to secure yell that will hay,
the ring and swing to il that makes colleg,
roofing at football games and othe
athletic events success All yells mus
be received by Secretary Henry T.. Rec,
Of the Exposition not later than Angus
81, and should have OF the envelope tn
words Portland Day.