Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06

over sunday.
Win Clarke spent Friday and Satur-
day with friends at NJ A. G.
Harry rubbs spent Saturday with his
brother Seth Tuhbs in Eaton Rapids
The Alma Art Club will meet with
Miss Edna Swigart Wednesday, Nov
18th
Mrs J. S. Fink spent several days
with relatives, the latter part of last
week
Mrs n. j Mccullough spent the
latter part Of the week with friends
in Saginaw
Miss Belle Wallace visited her par
ents in Saginaw last Saturday anu
sunday
Lee McClaskey has been enjoying a
short vacation the past week with his
parents in Lansing
T. w. Marsh was in Detroit several
days last week on business for the
Alma Skirt Co
Mrs Laura Nelson returned TO her
home in Saginaw last Wednesday after
weeks visit with Alma friends
Miss Edith Lennox. OF the City High
schools leaves tonight to be present at
the wedding OF a friend in Grand Rap
Ids.
Misses Ethel Springer and Edna
Brown spent the latter part Of, last
week with friends and relatives in
Lansing
DIR. J. w. Niblich and wife, who are
visiting their daughter, Mrs A b. Scat
tergcod, spent Sunday with his brother
at Sickles.
The first meeting of the Alma Dancing
Club was held at the Sanitarium last
Thursday night The company was
small but all report a very delightful
time. Music by the Mt. Pleasant or
chestra.
The friends of Harry Jones formerly
of this place will be pleased to hear
that he is now manager of the Ma
jestic Hotel the largest house in Hot
Springs Ark
Three days more of active Cloak, Suit
and Skirt selling at +. T.. Pollask y's sale
of manufacturers samples. Don't fail to
supply your wants while you can make
choice selections of stylish, reliable gar
ments at very low prices.
J. G. Rundio offers for sale Monday.
November 25th. at his farm two miles |
east of Ferris Center large lot of |
agricultural implements together with /
cattle, horses, hogs etc. etc Id. 4
Helmer is the auctioneer Remember
the date and read the advertisement in I
this issue of the Record x
Mrs. Jno. Glass gave Halloween par
ty last Wednesday night to about 20 Of
her friends. 1t is reported as very en-
joyable and novel event. The evening
was spent playing progressive 500, after
which refreshments were served Simon /
Messenger received the gentlemen's first
prize, which consisted of market bas-
ket of vegetables; while Mrs. Henry /
Rensselaer, received the ladies' prize
A farewell party was given J. Isham
and wife at their home south of Alma
last Thursday evening They are soon
TO leave for Washington. where they
expect to make their home in the |
future Before returning home
luncheon was served and Mr.. Isham
was presented with fountain pen
and Mrs. Isham with a hand bag as
a token of esteem from their many
friends. The evening was enjoyed by
ali present.
The new sparrow law. which was
passed By the legislature will. no
doubt be Of interest to many of our
young sparrow hunters. Sparrows can
be killed in lots of not less than ten
ana must be presented TO the township
city or village clerk and an order can
be- issued on the county clerk for them
in the months of December January
and February Of each year The birds
can be killed and sold any time during
the year but pay can only be collected
for them during those three months.
Hon. T A. Ely and wife left yester-
day morning for Chicago from which
city their ticket took them Ogden.
Utah where a few weeks will be
spent with O. j. Stillweli and wife.
From Ogden Mr. and Mrs Ely 90 to
San Francisco thence TO Los Angeles
and then to Deming, New Mexico
where they will visit their son. Ralph.
The ticket purchased bv Mr. Ely per-
mits him to return anytime within
nine months but the Senator expects
three or four months from Alma will
he sufficient
The new railroad rate law has one GU
rious feature. The railroads are per-
mitted TO charge the the old rate of three
cents for distances up to FIVE miles. I'm
der this arrangement the people at North
Star, foritnstance, can ride to Ashley,
six miles, for "a cents, while a trip to
Ithaca, being less than Fl lie miles, costs
IL cents. Similarly the fare from Ash
ley to Bannister is IA cents and from
Bannister to Elsie II cents. but if the
passenger buys ticket from Ashley to