Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-15

DR.. Brainerd reported Tour births last
week.
Isaac Fink of 81. Louis. was in Alma
on Monday.
Harry Moore is in Edmore on bust
ness trip today.
The ladies of the NJ. Il. Church give a
supper tonight.
G.. w. Thompson transacted business
in Edmore today.
Miss Harriet West is the new nurse at
the Sanitarium.
Davis Bros. play for the Masonic ban
quet at Ithaca tonight
Mr.. Glen Cronkite of Sagina W, visited
his mother i'll this city, Saturday.
L. W. Whitney of st. Louis, trans
acted business in Alma yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis King left this
morning for short trip to Ann Arbor.
Mrs. J. L. Yeager left this noon for
Coleman where she will visit her mother.
Good No Yellow Corn for sale at
the Alma Grain 4 Lumber Co.'S Mill. .
Place your orders with us for plants
for Decoration Day. NJ Medler
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace Bowers of the second ward last
Sunday.
Rev. g. +. Hoag of Battle Greek was
caller at the RECORD Office last Mon
day.
J. S. Day of Chicago, president OF the
Lee Mercantile Co., is spending few
days in this city.
Cecil Wise left the latter part of last
week for Detroit and is now visiting
friends at that place.
l.. H. Hayt of Pasadena, California,
is in Alma shaking hands with old
friends and acquaintance.
For Sale-Baby Day, old chicks for
sale by the hundred or piece.
MRS. +. l.. BUCKBERRoUGH,
Ala Park Avenue.
Isl Plunkard" will undoubtedly draw
out the usual number of Alma people
next.Friday night. 1t is better than ever
before. Street parade at noon.
A mems civic improvement league
has been organized in Alma and have
weekly meetings at the Presbyterian
church, talk being given each week
by one of the members; Bert Hayes was
the speaker last Sunday 1t is the in
tention of the business men, to join
other forces in this work and the in
tiuence is already being felt.
The wife of farmer had sister come
day the threshers came, and the guest
insisted on doing the work alone and
sent her sister away to rest, When
twenty-seven threshers filed into supper
that night they found sandwich tied
with ribbon, one chicken croquette, one
cheeseball the size of marble and a
buttonhole bouquet
LOST-A silk handkerchief between
NJ. +. church and Sweets Feed Barn.
Finder leave at RECORD office
Mr.. and Mrs Green of Oxford. Mich.
left that city Tuesday morning for a
three months trip through the west.
Mrs. Maud Green. daughter of Geo f..
Wilson, formerly of this city, expects to
visit her cousin, Bert Nelson. also for
mer resident of this city, and other rela-
tives and friends of California and other
western states. while Mr. Green takes a
business trip through Oregon and WASH
ington
The Manufacturing Co. have been
testing their gasoline car on the switch
tracks during the past week. using it to
switch box cars into the companies
yards. The Toledo and Ann Arbor
Railroad Co. have given Mr.. McVicker
permit on their road. The car is quite
an interesting sight and it would pay
any one who is mechanically inclined to
take a trip over to the plant and look
around
WANTED-To exchange platform
dray for lumber wagon. Enquire AT
this office I
Business is booming with the Alma
Grain K Lumber Co. Since taking pos
session of the Alma Roller Mills they
have arranged with all Alma grocers &c
handle their flour so the mill no longer
sells direct TO consumers. In the past
ten days they have received three car.
of wheat, and shipped TO their New
England trade, five ears of -four and
feed. There is also something doing al
their lumber yards planning mill. clever
car loads of lumber having been re
ceived and four cars sold.
The Epworth League held their an
nual monthly meeting at the home o.
Rev. and Mrs. Clapp last Friday even
ing Officers for the ensuing year wer,
elected as follows President. Car
Washburn; LIST Vice-Pres.. Sophi,
Hutchinson; 2nd Vice-Pres. Geo. Mey
ers; Bird Vice-Pres Gertrude Dodge
! 4th Vice-Pres., Elberta Durham; Sec.
Katherine Andrews, Treas, Heller
} Thompson; Organist, Gladys Pettyjohn
; Choir, Nora Miliken; Niolinist, Linni
Eudelle Refreshments yere served b,