Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-21
Harriet Lancashire spent the day in

Saginaw Tuesday.
Glass and Ellicott spent the first day
of the week in Saginaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ogden spent
Sunday with friends in Saginaw.
Hon. A. X. Dougherty of.Elk Rapids
was an Alma visitor last Friday.
w. J. Melchers and family spent Sun
day with friends and relatives in Sag
inaw.
Miss May Ryes of Elm Hall spent the
day with Miss Myrtle Isenhath last
Sunday.
Hiel Bennett and wife of Hudson are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Clark
this week.
Special prices given OF ladies and child
rens oxfords and low shoes at the Variety
Store.
Mr.. Lester Hayt Pasadena, California
is guest of Mr.. and Mrs +. l.. Convis
of this city.
Harold Reynolds spent the first part
OF this week with friends and relatives
in Detroit
Sherwood Hines of Stanton is a guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hayes and family
this week.
Messrs James Davidson and Glynn
Mcintyre spent Sunday with their
friends in Saginaw
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Fuller left
yesterday for Beulah and Crystal Lake
for weeks outing.
Any designs in the carpet line at w.
H. Risch.
The management of Ellison's popular
grocery store have an advertisement in
this issue that will pay you to read.
A. w. Brock left yesterday for triI
in the interestof the Brock Heater Co
His work will take him into the Thumb
Everything in the house furnishing
line. w II. Risch.
Mr.. George Richards returned to hi:
home in Grand Rapid Thursday after a
weeks visit with his brother Vint and
family in this city.
Mesdames Griffith and Bittner left
for Saginaw last Monday morning, and
will spend the home coming visiting
friends at that place.
Mrs. Ball of Spokane, Washington,
who has been visiting her daughter
Mrs. Il. T. Lamb, left yesterday for 6
visit with relatives in Petersburg anc
Detroit
Lou Kehn the popular salesman in
Messengers clothing store returned
Monday from a weeks outing at Lake
land. Mr.. Kehn reports good fishing
and good time
Miss May Barron entetained mum
Der of her young friends at a dinner
party at the Wright House last Satur
day evening. The occasion was the
anniversary of Miss Barrons birthday
j. w. Robinson, president of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Benton
Harbor, was in Alma Friday. Mr.
Robinson is a hustler, knows a good
fling when he sees it. and predicts a
brilliant future for the city of Alma
Miss Harriet Butterfield left last Mon.
day morning for her three weeks vaca-
ton. She goes to Saginaw for two days
of the home coming week and from
there TO Port Huron for a weeks outing
Miss Butterfield will also spend few
DAYS at Detroit and Cleveland.
Mr. and Mrs Bert Vandenburg. of
Detroit spent the first part of the week
in this city the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. Vandenburg
were formerly residents of this city al d
have large circle of friends here
The man named Motion, recently ar
rested charged with indecent exposure,
and whose examination was to have
taken place in Justice Chadwick's court
on Tuesday of this week, plead guilty to
the charge and paid fine of thirty dol
lars and costs, and was released.
For Sale "A good rag carpet loom
and warper. Enquire 2ls Orchard ST.,
Alma, or call Bell Phone 1866.
'S2-w2 Mrs. M. Mcbride.
The new compulsory education law
which will go into effect soon is As fol-
lows: Children between the ages of 7
and rs shall be required to attend the
entire school year. Hereafter the truant
officer in cities shall give bond of $500
In case that the school board OF any
citv OF graded district do not appoint
any truant officer. the county truant
officer shall act. Children are required
to be in school the following day after
the truant officer serves notice on them
10 go. Under the old law they had
until the following Monday. Any child
whom the parents claim is physically
unable TO attend school, the truant Off
Ger shall secure q competent physician
certifying that such child is physically
unable to attend school. Under the old
law the parents could get . statement
from their family physician.