Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09

week on business.
Harry Parker of Chicago isin the city
for visit with his paren.s.
Lester Mead of st Johns is in the city
for visit with his parents.
Earl Stannard spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends in ST. Lewis.
A complete line of coat sweaters,
boys and mems at MESSENGERS.
Earl STANDARD of South Haven is
home for short visit with his parents
Dish washer wanted at Hotel Fern
! at once.
Silver Family Swiss Bell Ringers will
be at the Opera House Thursday Oct. H..
Davis Bros. are receiving the returns
of the world championship series by in
nings.
The Gridiron club Of the Episcopal
church met Thursday evening at the
Edward Titus.
Mr.. and Mrs. James q. Kress ard Mr..
Mrs F. l.. Cows spent last Sunday with
friends in Ithaca
Young men properly demand a certain
snap and style in their clothing You
will find all this at MESSENGER
Robert Wallace of Saginaw, familial ~
known as Bob, has returned to Alma,
and will again assist in making sugar
Drs. f. A. Gill and Maynard Pringle
are two Alma fans who journeyei to De-
troit Thursday to see the great battle be-
tween the Tigers and Cubs.
Eli Brown, one of Uncle Sans Alma
employees is now enjoying his vacation.
lie expects to go to Owosso and Lake
City before resuming his dnties.
H. L. Spaulding left Wednesday for
Green River, Utah, where he expects to go
in business He carries with him the best
wishes of his many friends in Alma.
Take advantage of our special prices
on transfers coats and jackets. We
have large line and the prices are
right. MESSENGER.
An exciting runaway occurred Thurs
day morning on Superior street, in
which b. A Church cashier of the Ora
troit County Savings Bank of st. Louis
figured rather prominently. Owing to a
cool head he regained control of the
spirited team and escaped uninjured.
Alma High football team enjoyed a
little practice at the expense of st. Louis
High last Wednesday night. The final
score after twenty five minutesof play
was $40 Church and Adams did good
work for Alma, although the whole tenn
played consistently. They expect to clash
with Bay City Saturday.
The local exchange Of the Union
Telephone Company is assuming more
metropolitan airs recently. A new
switchboard has been installed making
four now In use. The state line is now
on one board, conducting to better and
quicker services,
Report of school district No. Z, Arcadia
and Pine River Township. for month
ending September %. Number of pupils
enrolled 20, average daily attendance IL.
those neither absent or tardy during the
month were Edna and Mildred Wiley
Clyde and Rexford johnson, Elmer and
LauIel MUM.
An immense audience greeted the
Dumbars at Y. NJ {. A. last night, and
such greeting as it was. If encores
are the criterion, it was the most popu-
lar Of the season. The singing Of Harry
Dunbar was responded to by a perfect
storm of applause, and the qartette was
compelled by universal appreciation to
respond at least five times.
} Repeated boosts in the price of paper
have prompted the American News
paper Publishers association TO instruct
/ a committee to lay before the president
J and the department of justice informa-
ton concerning the operations of the
= paper trust. Owing to the price OF
paper many newspapers have been
forced to raise prices, and unless some
check can be placed upon the exactions
OF the paper combine numbers of other:
Will be forced TO do likewise
William Rockefeller and John d.
Archbold, vice presidents of the Stand
ard Oil Co of New Jersey, have been
accepted by the United States cir
cult court as sureties on the two bonds
of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana
given for the supersedeas, pending the
appeal of the company from the recent
fine imposed by Judge lands. The two
bonds aggregate $6,0O0.00O. one for s.,
600, 900, covering the property OF the
Standard Oil Co. of Indiana at Whit
ing, and the other for 81, 100000 GOV
ering the company's holdings outside OF
Whiting.