Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-21
LOCAL HAPPENINGS


read the Economy shoe store adver-
tisement this week X
Mrs Ashley Price returned Satur-
day from visit with friends in Flint.
See Santa Claus at the Economy
/ Shoe Store saturday of this week. X
When looking around for Christmas
gifts call at Bittner's flower store.
Holly, ferns, Towering plants, and
cut flowers Prices reasonable, at
]. A. Bittner's.
The Standard Foundry Co, expect
to have their plant in operation with
in few days.
II. O. Richardson of the Alma
Manufacturing Co. spent Saturday in
the Windy city
Nelson Bros. are packing their ma
chinery preparatory to moving the
same to Saginaw.
Stephen Dodge Grain was born at
! the manse in this city, Thursday,
! December II, 1911
A number of Alma young people
enjoyed sleigh ride to St Louis
last Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Hall left today
for Big Rapids where they will spend
the holidays with relatives.
The young ladies sewing club will
| have a Christmas tree at the home of
Miss Mable Strong next Wednesday
| evening.
The BARRIERS of the city have agreed
to keep their shops closed Monday,
December 25th. Get shaved Saturday
or wait until Tuesday.
Mr.. Francis King went to Grand
Rapids Thursday to meet his daugh-
ter, Miss Fanny, who will spend the
holidays with her parents in Alma.
DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Lancashire left
Detroit last Wednesday for New York
where they meet their son Ammi,
who returned from his European trip.
Bert Eckert the meat man is hav
ing his building overhauled and when
completed will have an up-tO-date
shop. A plate glass front will be in
stalled next week.
Frank Hurst field worker for Alma
college, spent from Tuesday until this
morning with friends in town. He is
spending today with his sister at Old
Mission-Elk Rapids Progress.
James A. Mckay paving con
tractor of Clare, Michigan. was an
Alma visitor Monday of this week
Mr. Mckay laid the concrete paving
in the streets OF Mt Pleasant and St.
Johns
Santa Claus at Economy shoe store
next Saturday from $50 a. m to $50
p IN. Santa wants the children of
Gratiot county to call and get a
picture book which he will have with
him at that time. x
The officers elected at the recent
Rebekah lodge election were d. B..
T., Alice Garner; N. c., Sadie Cook
" c., Mary Parker; Rec. Gee, Alice
Medler; Fin. SEES, Nina Wright;
Treas, Mrs. Will Allen.
George W. Pulfrey has sold the
personal property connected with the
Arcadia hotel and has moved himself
and family to his cottage on West
Superior street Mr.. Pulfrey will now
enjoy a we'll earned rest.
Max Ewers has leased the Geo. w.
Pufrey building on west Superior
street and has opened a dairy house.
Mr.. Even will handle dairy butter,
cottage cheese, buttermlk and deliver
sweet milk and cream when ordered.
The Wise auction sale advertised
in the Record and held Saturday Dec.
16, was a winner Mr.. Wise receiv-
ing several hundred dollars more than
he expected. Bidding was lively, a
good crowd present, and the best OF
feeling prevailed.
J. H. Whitney of Merrill has been
elected manager Of the ST. Louis sugar
factory to succeed Mr.. Hubbard He
was in the city the first of the week
looking for a residence We are GER
tainly glad to welcome Mr.. Whitney tc
our city.-St. Louis Leader.
The Republican national committee
met in Washington this week to issue
the call for and to make the neces-
sary preliminary arrangements for the
national convention. With little op-
position Chicago was selected as the
convention city and the date fixed fol-
June 18th.
Tod Kincaid, who now calls Cleve.
land, Ohio, his home, has been ir
Corunna and Owosso for a week past
looking after business matters. He
will return to Cleveland after attend
ing the quarterly meeting of the
board of directors of the Union Tele