Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-09-28

Mrs, J. Booth is spending the week
with her son c. l.. Booth at Sumner.
Reynolds Flexible Asphalt Slate
Shingles, for sale by Alma Elevator
Co.
The postal savings bank will be in
augurated in the St. Louis post office
October 1st
Paul Delevan leaves today for Ann
Arbor where he will resume his stud
les at the university
Miss Ellen L. Moiles of Roscom-
mon is the guest of Miss Fannie
Smith this week
George Rogers who is with the
T. NJ. +. automobile Co. of Detroit
was in Alma over Sunday.
Mrs. Lottie Naldrett is entertaining
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Gunther of
Carson City and their friend Mr. Witt
of Chicago.
A. J. Goulet, manager of the Alma
Grain and Lumber Co., is moving into
the VIM. Demuth house on Wood
worth avenue.
John Andrews Of Flint, formerly of
Alma has accepted a position with
| the Z. M. F. Automobile Co., and is
moving his family to Detroit.
The Misses Healy OF Seattle were
the guests OF Mrs. w. A. Bahlke
last week while en- route to New York
where they will attend school.
Fred A. Lyon while painting onthe
! Clark house three and half miles
south of Alma, fell from an 1S-foot
ladder and was injured on the head
and back
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Holmes have
stored their furniture and expect to
leave the last of the week for Lam
sing where they will remain indefin-
itely
Miss Mabel Reed left Tuesday for
Berrien Springs, Mich, on her way
to school Miss Reed graduated from
the pianoforte course of Mount Yer
non college, Ohio, last May and will
complete the college scientific course
this year.
Miss Alene Brown, teacher in the
first grade Of the city schools, went TO
Grand Rapids last Friday where she
had an operation performed on her
eyes Miss Brown went from there
to her home in Hart for a few
days before returning to Alma.
The Alma Sugar Co. began receiv-
ing beets at the factory the first Of
the week. Most of the weigh stations
are open and those still closed will
be opened if patrons of the local
factory will notify the field master
OF their district that they wish to take
beets there.
Charles Fishbeck and Ralph Miller
have arranged for tickets to Edmon-
ton. Alberta, where they will spend a
month ospecting and looking over
the much talked OF opportunities of
the far northwest Calgary will be
their headquarters and they leave
Alma Monday, October Q.
The Pere Marquette have made
two changes in the time tables which
went into effect last Monday The
east-bound train which formerly left
here at $40 p. m now leaves at $50,
twenty minutes earlier, while the
train going west i'll the evening is
three minutes later. leaving Alma at
1922 instead of 7:19 p. m
s. S. Gallagher has rented the
store now occupied by Brewer & Co.
and will transfer part OF his present
stock into that store as soon as it is
vac ated Mr. Gallagher's trade has
increased so rapidly that his present
quarters are too small he will also
add new line Of goods and will have
a large stock on display for the holt
day trade Mr. Gallagher is a hustler
in every sense of the word. He start
, ed only a few wears ago with a small
racket store stock and has gradually
a complete and diversified stock OF
bazaar goods
Miss Rena- Russell Graham, violin
, instructor at Alma college last year
returned this year to fill the same
position but received word last week
of her fathers illness in Motherwell
Scotland, and has resigned her posi-
ton to return home. Miss Graham
is a violinist of unusual ability. an
excellent teacher and her departure is
regretted by the college Miss Ora
ham expects to leave the last OF this
. week for Scotland Coming at this
time of the year it is rather difficult
TO find some one to take her place
but the college faculty is fortunate in
having secured Miss Floy Struble OF
Shepherd to fill the vacancy. Miss
Struble's work has been under the di-
rection of the best instructors al
Ann Arbor, who recommend her
highly; she has also done consider
able concert work and is always re-
ceived with enthusiasm Miss Struble
will continue her studies at Ann Ar
Dor. going to the University city