Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-12-03

Star state.
Ruben Cummins and wife have rooms
at the l.. W. Sweet residence OH Wood
worth avenue.
Miss Laura Brown spent Thanksgiv-
ing with her cousin Miss Ellen Moore
at Ann Arbor
These are busy days for Davis Bros.
orchestra Last week they filled three
engagements.
Mrs. Kimball Phillips of Durand spent
Saturday in the city, the guest of Mrs
Frank Convis.
DR.. Maynard Pringle and family are
moving into their new home on State
street this week.
Guy Gougwer was home from Ferris
Institute last week to spend Thanks
giving with his parents.
Miss Ruth Smith of St Johns spent
Thanksgiving vacation with her aunt
Mrs. Ezra Smith of this city
DR.. and Mrs. Maynard Pringle ex.
pect to move into their handsome new
home on State street Saturday.
Mrs. V. c. Rix returned to her home
in Oscoda Monday, having spent week
with Mr., and Mrs. f. l.. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. /. Rush of Oden,
Mich, are visiting at their daughters,
Mrs Hamlin of Park avenue.
Special for Friday and Saturday. %
per cent discount in all trimmed winter
hats at Mrs. Gaffney's millinery store. X
The Womans club will meet with
Mrs. James w Robinson at 6O3 West
Center street Monday afternoon, Dec.
18th.
Harry Rogers returned from Ionia
last Friday after spending Thanksgiving
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Mabel
Jennings.
Felix Fea, Fred Fea, VIM. Beverly
and E. Post with their families took
dinner with Mr., and Mrs. A. Hamlin
Thanksgiving
Miss Ethel Soper, teacher in the
Dowagiac city schools spent Thanks.
giving week at the home of J. w Glass
and family of this city.
The many friends of Miss Lizzie
Gaffney will be pleased to know that sh,
has returned to Alma and accepted q
position in the department store of w
Blumrosen.
MT and Mrs. NJ. G. Lake of Ithacs
were in Alma, Tuesday and made thii
Office pleasant cali They 90 to Sagi
nav next week to attend the meeting Of
the state grange
Remember thousands of Christina
gifts are among the tremundous stoci
of bargains at the Lee Mercantile Co.
bankrupt stock. Toys-as-well as every
thing else is being disposed of at SOC oil
the dollar. Buy early.
Want to see something real nice
Just take a stroll down by Mrs. CAT
feny's millinery store Sunday and so,
the handsome array of Christina
specialties in her show window. W.
venture you will see something you wan
| there.
The annual sale held by the ladies OF
the M. f.. church comes next Thursday
Friday and Saturday of this week w,
cannot begin TO name the nice things
that will be on sale there but if yot
want something nice for Christmas anc
don't know Just what you want take il
this sale. You are sure TO find it there
Never in the history of Alma anc
vicinity have the people witnessed sucf
sale as is now going on at the lie,
Mercantile Co., store. No fake or news
paper bargains but everything guaran
teed. Don't fail to take advantage of thi.
opportunity to get 500 worth of mer
chandice for Soc.
w. ]. Melcher, general manager OF
the Union Telephone Co., together with
Secretary Conn left Monday for Chicago
where they will attend the annual meet
ing of the National Telephone Associa
ton. Mr.. Melcher is a member of the
r banquet committee and members ant
: guests Of the association anticipate Z
$ good time at the banquet to be given a
the auditorium this evening.