Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-04-28


Alma Bevevalent Circle" will be held
at the home of Mrs. p, Nj. Smith, Super
ior St. West ON the afternoon of We'd
nesday May 4th,
Fortunately there is no immediate
danger of that Minnesota man who
ella inns he would rather be in hell with
a broken back than in congress being
forced to choose the alternative.
A fter being without pastor for sew
eral months Ithaca Baptist church is
rejoicing over the fact that Rev. +. l..
Currey for five years pastor of the
South Lansing Baptist church has &C
cepted call to Ithaca.
The annual meeting of the Civic I'm
pIovement League will be held in the
free reading room on Friday, May 6,
between the hours of three and four.
As this is the annual meeting all are
urged to be present.
l. 5. Fink of Alma spent Saturday
md Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs j. +, Schultz at Middleton. Mrs.
Fink who with her children has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Schultz will remain for a longer visit.
b. S. Webb who has been spending
the winter morths at Los Angeles. CAL.
expected TO start for his home in De-
Witt, Clinton Co., April %, Mr.. Webb
has thoroughly enjoyed the winter
months and writes that he will be in
Alma about June first.
There isn't much difference between
me and Eve" said girl who was forced
to wear her big sisters cast-off skirts.
''How is that" asked her chum. "Why
Eve had to wear leaves and / have TO
wear leavings."
The process of spring house cleaning
was begun Monday in the NJ. +. church.
he walls are to be tinted and new
carpet put on the floor. The new dec
orations will, it is hoped, make a great
addition to the looks of the church.
G. f. Brown and J. d. Spinny were
among those who were in Lansing
Wednesday and attended the annual
meeting of the state league of republic
ChanC Ter club banquet in the evening
Mrs. Mary Walls, who for the past
two years has been travelling through
the western and southern states, re-
turned last Thursday to this city. Since
her return she has purchased the Malen
Cross property on River avenue, which
she expects TO make her future home
The Presbyterian Fortnightly will
meet with Mrs. Chas. O.. Rhodes, 743
State Street, Tuesday, May 3rd
Subject South America" Chapter
Z, Protestant Missionary Occupation.
Leader. Mrs. Chick.
The potato market has dropped to ~
cents per bushel again at Edmore and
farmers who have plenty of tubeis are
working hard TO unload at the ridiculous
low price. Some have too many pota-
toes TO even get rid of them by feeding
them to their stock.
Mrs. Ella Cope of Alma visited over
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. o. Cope
! Tuesday being her mothers birthday,
she planned a pleasant surprise by invit.
ing in the friends and neighbors &c
spend the afternoon and served dainty
luncheon Glare Sentinel.
The Ashley Home Telephone Co.'S
manager reports that it now has -four
farmer lines out of Ashley and two out
of Bannister, and that it has a total OF
| rs phones connected. This is consider.
ed TO be a pretty fair showing for q
concern that has been doing business
less than year.
Chas. Vandenburg received word
Monday of the serious illness of his
brother, Bert, who lives at Detroit
Hopes are entertained for his recovery
but he is very sick man. Bert is well
known in this county, having beer
in the drug business at Alma for year,
previous to removal TO Detroit.
The young ladies Sunday school class
of the Baptist church which organized
recently and united with the world wild,
interdenominational Sunday ,choo
organization known as the Philathea
gave social Tuesday evening at tn,
home of Mr.. and Mrs ID. l.. Johnsons
that proved a success both socially anC
financially. An auction sale was helc
during the evening which provoked
much amusement for all present.
The Elba township board held a meet
ing Tuesday morning and appointed
John Scott to his former position a
supervisor Of the township. 1t appear
that NJ. w. Coon who was elected TO tn,
Office and who is also postmaster coult