Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-10-08


The new two cent postal rate between
the United States and Great Britain went
into effect October. This reduces the
rate from FIVE cents an ounce to two
cents.
Outing flannel is in particular demand
just at this time of the year We have
Yards and yards of tall good, season.
able goods at very reasonable prices. -
Delevan q Co. 1443-t1
Rev. A. Watt Johnson, of Cadillac,
preached at the First Presbyterian church
Sunday. His presence was made posi-
BILE through DIR. Bruske having filled Rev.
Johnson's pulpit at Cadillac.
Mrs. ]. @. Foster and her son, I. o.
Cant, returned last Thursday from st.
Louis, Mo, Mr.. Cant is convalescing
from an attack of typhoid fever and
looks very thin, having lost nearly thirty
pounds of weight. o.
Undersheriff Sprague arrested Charles
Hawse, formerly of Port Huron. last
Friday night on a statutory charge. He
took him to Saginaw Saturday morning
where he turned him over to sheriff
from Port Huron.
There is no greater satisfaction to a
good cook than to be able to make bread
And there is no one thing that counts in
making good bread more than good
-four. That's what Alma Bread Flour is
for. Do you use it? Is43-tf
The contract for furnishing the
fixtures for the Ithaca National bank
which has been remodeled, has beer
let to the Alma Grain & Lumber Co.
The contract is quite big one and calls
for some handsome Interior furnishing
including a very handsome bank counter
The senior class of the Alma high
school has secured the services of c.
L. Burgderfer, who will give an enter.
tainment for them at the opera house
some time in the near future. Mr..
BurYderfer is an impersonator with the
best Of recommendations.
Many Alma people will remember
Philo f. Bogardus son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. J. Bogardus, of this city. The former
is at present at Palmer. Oregon. where
he is employed by big lumber company.
He writes that he likes the country very
much and believes it is the place for
wide awake people.
Ray Smith and Barton Youngs have
fitted up two wireless telegraph outfits
and have succeeded in making several
very successful demonstrations with the
same. Thus far they have confined all
their experiments to small area. They
now intend to put up two poles at their
own homes which are widely apart and
make more severe test of their instru-
ments.
Someone, whose judgement must be
lacking to say the least, will be apt to
get into trouble one of these days. Re.
Gently Marshall Sprague posted up a
number of notices calling attention to
the fact that anyone found violating the
the ordinance against riding wheels on
the sidewalk, would be prosecuted. No
sooner were they up than they were all
pulled down by someone. If the guilty
party is discovered he will be apt to
find it necessary to make some explana-
tons.
Last Sunday afternoon at precisely
4 o'clock, Miss Eva Mae Bamber, a sis.
ter of V. f. Bamber. of Arcadia, was
united in marriage to Harry Hart of
Maple Rapids, The wedding occurred
at the home of the BRIDES brother.
which is four miles south of this city,
Rev. G.. H. Carl performing the cere-
mony. Both the contracting parties are
residents of Maple Rapids and taught
in the Clinton county schools. They
will continue to make their home at
Maple Rapids, where the groom is now
teaching.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis King left Mon
day for Williamson, Mass, where they
will attend the services incident 10 the
installation of DIR. Harry Garfield as pres
ident of W illiams College. Mr.. King
graduated from Williams in 1884, and
was a member of the same college frater-
nifty with Messrs. James and Harry Gar.
field and the friendship of college days
still remains. Mr.. Garfield, president
elect, is a son of Ex-President lanes A
Garfield, who himself was graduate of
Williams College. Mr.. and Mrs. King
expect to be home some time early next
week.
"Maloney's Wedding" which was
booked for the opera house last Friday
night. failed to reach Alma, the general
report being the company got stranded
at Detroit. Mr.. Lattimer says the show
was not booked by him and was only
one of these general travelling shows that
flash into public now and then for few
weeks, only to disappear as quickly. He
has, however, booked something him
self for this week Friday of which there
is no question. The attraction is COX
lahoma, typical. picturesque portrayal
of western range life in that state.
Throughout it is clean and wholesome
and capped with stirring climaxes.