Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21

MISS. nhJItic lScuudlu was OdilSI dt
Riverdale Wednesday.
Mrs. B. l., Walker was the guest of
friends at Elwell Wednesday.
ANY price base burner you wish at
Smith & Carr's. l59s-2t.
Miss Mable Clark, of Perrintc' was
the guest of Miss Hazel Kinney over
Sunday.
Bert WEIGH, of Battle Creek, spent
last week with his brother, Joseph, of
this city.
Miss Hazel Hampton, of st. Louis,
spent Thursday Of last week with Miss
Edna Carter.
Mrs. Mary whitehall and daughter
Mrs. M. w. Baker were callers at Elwell
Wednesday.
Mrs. Chas. Carr was called to Port
Huron, Monday, by the death of her
uncle, j. Christopher.
Miss Edith ellison, of Carson City, is
spending the week with Miss Isabelle
NrdnRer, OF tnis Guy.
Mr.. and Mrs. James DeMont, of
Pompeii, were the guests of r. c. Rhines
and wife over Sunday.
A fine new line of kimonas can be
seen at Delavan's. K
Mrs. V. II. Shepherd returned home
Tuesday from a weeks visit with re-
latives and friends at Clio.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Peck and two
daughters returned home Monday, after
two weeks visit with friends at Flint
and Flushing.
Mira. Roy Barnes and son of Copemich
spent Wednesday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Barnes while on their
way to Ann Arbor where they will
make their future home.
Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ. B. Johnson of
Dundee who have been the guests of E.
E. Ewing and wife for the pastIten days
left this morning for Ogray where they
will visit friends for short time,
Mr., and Mrs, Henry Splitter, Mr.. Geo
, Green, Albert and Clarence Green of
Morestown were the guest of o. F,
Parker and wife few days the first of
the week while on their way to visit
relatives in Ohio,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Dunkel who have
been visiting at the home of VIM.
Rhodes and wife for the past three
weeks left Wednesday for Mt. Pleasant
where they will visit relatives a few
days before returning to their home at
Bucklin Kansas.
p. d. Petit was badly bruised up in
runaway Saturday afternoon. He was
driving into town on north Pine River
street when his horse became frightened
at an old buggy being drawn around in
the road by some children. The..animal
gave leap sideways and broke the
girth allowing the thills to fly upon its
back causing it 10 run away. Mr..
Petit was thrown out of the buggy with
such force that he was hardly able to
walk. The horse ran TO the barn and
then around to Center street where it
was stopped. Neither the horse or the
buggy were injured.
Suagr beets will be coming in this
week or next 1t seems that more
beets were raised this year in the
vicinity of Mt Pleasant than ever be-
/ fore. The Alma factory of the Michi-
igan Sugar Company has an acreage
of between 400 and 800 and only 2S3
: last year. The crop is abundant this
year. according t. Russell Collins.
shipping clerk. and will yield the
farmers nice incomes, though the
percentage is not as high as last
seasons crop. The tests this year
range FROM 10 to 18 per cent, and last
year thew went as high as 20 per cent.
rs the dry weather with plenty of sun
shine that puts the sugar In the beets
-Cenral Michigan Times
There is no column in newspaper
more carefully read than the wants. for
sale, lost and found. help wanted,
&c. This is proved by all the large
dailies some of them running several
pages Of such advertisements If a
larger head than the regular ones are
desired. they can be used by paying
or the space at the same rate as the
other lines occupy. Frequently peo-
pie ask the editor if he knows of any
one that wants to buy house. a
horse or q dog; or If he knows of any
one who has one for sale; or if he
knows where good man could be
had, and 50 on down the list. The best
way, il you have anything for sale
from an elephant to a paper of needles
is to put a small advertisement in the
want and for sale column. MANY will
see 1t ;some one will want to buy. Mer.
chants can profitably use this depart
4 for a,,ac;al ho th;,c. el,o.,