Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS


Sugar beet pay day, Friday, Dec
ember Is.
Two weeks from next Monday is
Christmas.
A few pattern table cloths for CSC.
at l.. n. Bakers.
James G. Kress was in Lansing on
business Tuesday.
Sheriff Rowell of Ithaca was an
Alma visitor Saturday.
F. w. Hooper transacted business
in Ithaca last Saturday.
N. W. Struble of Shepherd was an
Alma visitor last Friday.
A large line of damask and buck
towels at L. N. Bakers.
Attorney John M. Durham was in
Ithaca on business Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. p. Cash of River
dale were Alma visitors Tuesday of
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Robinson spent
Tuesday of this week with Vesta-
burg friends.
Alma college basket ball team plays
Detroit Y NJ. c. A. at Detroit Fri
day evening.
Berman Brothers shipped car
load of baled paper to the Kalama-
ZOO paper mills last Monday.
Lunch cloths, tray cloths, napkins
and table linen. for Christmas re-
membranes at /. n. Bakers.
Coach Grady was one of the Off
Gals at the Wabash-M. A. c. game
at Lansing Thanksgiving day.
The Baptist Ladies bazaar held at
the store of Crandall & Scott drew
a large crowd of buyers this week.
, G.. S. Ward attended a meeting of
the directors of the Valley Telephone
Company held in Saginaw, last Fri
day.
John T. Swigert is in Ann Arbor
in attendance upon the State Asso-
citation OF Superintendents of the
Poor.
Four cars of lambs were shipped
to New York City and one mixed car
of stock to Detroit this week by San
dell & Gee of this city
The Rummage Sale under the
auspices of the Ladies of St Johns
church proved a great success last
Saturday and Monday of this week
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Church left
Tuesday morning for West Virginia
where they will spend the winter
with her parents Mr. and Mrs War
rem Wilson.
Non-partisan elections and the
elimination of a number of the 90
ward lines in Saginaw, causing a more
united city, were adopted by the
! charter commission
Messrs Clint Nelson, F. w. Hoop
er. George Brown and Henry Nc
Namara are in Chicago this week in
attendance upon the International
Stock Show exhibit.
The Riverdale Promoter announ-
ces the dissolution of the firm of Nc
| Mutt & Hendee, of that village Mr.
Hendee having purchased Mr.. Nc
Nuts interest in the business
Mrs. Rachel Gee entertained about
sixteen friends Monday evening at
her home near Elwell, as a farewell
for her brother Garwood Kress of
Eugene, Oregon, who has been Wis
iting here A sumptuous supper
cards and singing of old songs passed
a very pleasant evening.
Miss Nettie Kress, of Eugene,
Oregon, who has been visiting her
brotherJ G. Kress, left Friday morn
ing for New York City. She was
accompanied by Mrs Ed Hannah OF
Ithaca. On their return they will
be met at Washington by Mrs Rachel
Gee and Garwood Kress; after WISH
ting in the Capitol city few days
/ Mrs. Gee and Mrs Hannah will re-
turn to Alma while Miss Kress and
father will go TO New Orleans, then
to California. before returning to their
home in Oregon.
The Electric Light and Power Co.
have their troubles the same as the
rest OF us. as evidenced by the sud-
den shutting off of the incandescent
lights throughout the city last Sat
urday evening when stores and sales
rooms were thronged with people
The accident is reported by the supt
one the like OF which in his % years
of experience as an electrician he had
never had occur. However, he got
busy and in thirty minutes time had
one circuit so it could be used and in
a couple of hours after he was mott
fed the entire service was again avail
able. The Company are about to in
stall two additional dynamos which
will furnish reserve force for use in
in case OF similar accidents in the
future.