Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-09-24

Geo. w. Moore has sold his Cadilla
automobile to p. j. Adams, who live
west of Alma.
Harry Collier, of the firm of Collie
Bros, of Frankfort, Michigan, visite,
friends in this city last week.
Fred Vermeulen left Thursday nigh
for Phoenix, Arizona, where he will
spend the winter with his mother.
Mrs. l.. O. Richards of Barberton
Ohio. has returned to her home, after a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. h. Rollin OF
this city.
5. Gallagher has returned from a trir
to New York and Chicago. While
gone he purchased big line of goods
for his store.
The woman who buys her first sack
of Alma Bread flour today will not
cease to buy it until her baking DAYS
are over. Order of any grocer today. .
Last Thursday evening Miss Beulah
and Master Ivan Brown entertained a
party of sixteen of their schoolmates at
their home. Tie evening was given
up to a marsh mellow roast and games.
Every one had good time.
Steven Bennett, the confectioner had
the misfortune to run a nail into his
left foot Thursday, while walking in
the yard behind his store. The nail
pentrated quite deeply and he has been
obliged to get about with a pair of
crutches for several days.
Ladies don't fail to visit Mrs.
Humphreys millinery parlors. Whether
you desire an inexpensive hat or an
elaborate creation, her stock will please
you. The styles are too varied and
beautiful to admit of any fair descrip-
ton here but they are we'll worth seq
ing. 1t
Every intelligent woman knows the
value of Alma Bread flour. Her trained
intelligence at once leads Der TO use
that greatly appreciated helper of thous-
ands OF women on baking day 1t is the
one flour that never fails TO make the
| ArAe oNAA VI bANuA LEU hluld )TGd0
flour prove it. Order a sack today 1t
During the time of recent fires which
were raging about Tamarack City ten
days ago, {. @. Wonders saw mill situat-
ed near the big tamarack swamp eight
miles north west of Alma was seriously
threatened. At one time his neighbors
fifty odd in number gathered and put in
vigorous day fighting back the fire.
AT that it came up within few yards of
the mill at several points.
This years sty es in fall millinery ex-
ceeds anything ever advanced yet
Mrs Gaffney, the milliner offers for
your inspection every new idea that
the correct fashion designers have pro-
duced this fall. Each hat is teeming
with grace and exclusiveness and the |
lady who wants a hat now is especially |
invited to inspect them.
Lawyer c. II. Goggin and Otis II.
Sprague, the real estate man, have had
their offices in the Pollasky block re-
papered and painted. The floor of the
main Office is covered with handsome
liroleum and that of the private Office
with rich red carpet. The boys are
also spending some money for new
office fixtures and plan OH having the
best furnished office in the city.
Later full reports of the forest fires in
northern Michigan, indicate that while
a great area Of scrub growth and bush
land was burned over, very little stand
ing timber was injured. All the timber
whose property was threaten
ed had large forces of men at work
lighting the fires and in most cases they I
we're successful in keeping it out of the S
standing timber. T
One of the features of the Michigan
conference held at St Joseph last week.
vas a reunion held by eight pastors, the
members of a class of "a young
men who were admitted TO the conference
IN trial just 20 years ago. Those who
in the reunion included the
'astors:-Coroso, Shelby; Taylor Battle
)reek; Neaz, Carmen and DeGraff Grand
Rapids, Skinner, Dowagiac; Trott of ST. !
Iouis and Wilson of Ithaca.
To make flour is easy. To make -four
hat suits the user and makes good bread
quite another problem. In order TO be &
ure its right the Alma Grain and Lurn- I
er Company have new test made every r
sw weeks. This is done by selecting a I
core OF ladies about the city who are
nown to be accomplished cooks. Each
these is given sack of some particu-
IT brand and asked to give it fair trial.
alter the opinions of these ladies are
altered and gone over carefully. If 4
lie flour is off a change is made and
len new trial is made In this man
: the company is constantly posted on
e merits of the flour they are putting -
ut, =
Word was received here last week of
le death of Robert Cravens of Madison.
ldiana, which occurred at that CITY n
eptember s. Mr.. Cravens was quite \
ell known here in Alma. For a num- Ii
r Of years he has made it practice to
sit the Alma sanitsrium annually. MIR.