Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-10-01

Oh II. IL. OOnvis ana wife IN TINS city.
The Woman's Club will hold a for
estry meeting at the home of Mrs. John
8. Caple ON State street Friday after
noon.
Mr.. Charles Fishbeck returned home
Friday from avisit to Berlin and On
tario, Canada.
Mrs. Mary Wells of New Haven
township spent part Of last week at
the home of J. @. Gardner of this city.
You knew cold weather was coming
but did you know the place to buy
warm underwear MAS Develans' Quality
is the rule there.
Guy Gongwer was home from Big
Rapids over Sunday. Guy is attending
the Ferris Institute and says he finds
it very pleasant there.
General Manager Stopple Of the Little
Giant Hay Press Co. left Monday for q
business trip to Kalamazoo and other
southern Michigan cities.
Mrs. V. II. Gardner and daughter,
Iris, returned Saturday from Green
vile, where they spent week visiting
relatives anu attending the Greenville
fair
John w. Glass will soon commence
the erection of new house on the lot
in the rear of his present home. The
house will front on East Center street
and will be a two story modern frame
cottage.
Senator 7. A. Ely, Postmaster @. +.
Brown, and @. J. Brown of this city
left Monday morning for Detroit. where
they attended the Republican state con-
vention as delegates from Gratiot
county.
Hats, the very latest. Plenty of
attractive styles to choose from. A
range of new shapes and colors, each
with individual attractiveness and in
popular autumn shades. Mrs. Gaffeny,
the milliner. 1t
James Allen, who has conducted the
Wright house barber shop for the past
two years, has sold the shop and fixtures
to Fred Rogers. and has moved to
Lansing, where he has purchased an
interest i'll large eight chair shop.
John l.. Miller's farm five miles south
of Alma was visited by fire last week,
which burned over seventy-five acres
of meadow land and took out all the
fences. The fire spread from the big
Arcadia swamp which has been burning
for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. b. Reynolds enter
tanned twenty of their friends last even
ing in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L..
Convis of Alma, who are their guests at
the present time. Refreshments were
served and happy social evening was
passed. Tuesday Coldwater Courier.
Our stunning new ideas in fall
millinery are in perfect accord with
fashions latest decree. Satisfaction to
our customers is our first thought. We
are not overstating the case when we
say our new fall styles cannot fail to
please You. Mrs. Gaffeny, the milliner.
Here are just few of the wonderful
bai gains being offered at the Lee
Mercantile bargain carnival now on at
their store at Alma Miles of calico at
&c yard. Mems s. and $40 suits at
$3.50. Ladies $40 jackets for just IS
cents. Unbleached muslin of splendid
quality only Az cents yard. 1t
Mr.. and Mira. Joseph Jarvis and
daughter, Miss Olive, of Middleton,
were guests of Mrs John Jarvis Mon.
day and Tuesday. Miss Olive went to
Mt Pleasant Tuesday to take up her
work at the State Normal. Mrs. John
Jarvis returned with Mr. and Mrs. Jar
Wis to their home at Middleton, for a
weeks visit.
The annual Pattengil reunion was held
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. w NJ.
Weller at Ithaca last Friday evening.
About 100 were present and it was a
very enjoyable event pat" gave an
interesting talk on his journey abroad.
lothian Allen of this city was made one
Of the members of the executive COM
mitttee for the ensuing year.
Fred Rogers. former Alma boy, has
bought the Wright house barber shop
of James Allen and will hereafter con-
duct first class tonsorial parlor there.
Mr.. Rogers is son of Ernest Rogers,
formerly of this city. He attended the
local high school, Mr. Rogers for the
past two years has been employed as a
barber in Ithaca. He is an experienced
workman.
"Maloney's Wedding" one of the
most comical, fun-producing comedies
ever seen in Alma, will be presented al
the opera house Friday evening. You
will make no mistake attending for you
will get one of the best evenings enter.
tainments you have seen in long time
High class dacing, singing, pretty girls
and side-splitting fun make up the en-.
tcrtainment. Remember the date il
Friday night.
The expanse Of our exhibits of new
fall millinery is so great that we must