Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-08-03
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Prof. Ellsworth spent last Thurs
day with friends at Mt. Pleasant.
Miss Ella Bittner is the guest of
friends and relatives in Grand Haven.
Miss Maud Hooper is the guest of
Detroit friends
c. G.. Rhodes and daughter return
ed Thursday from visit at Elk
Rapids.
Carlyle Carr returned to Alma this
week after having thoroughly en-
joyed his two weeks outing, a portion
of which was spent on Lake Superior.
Alderman r. c. Fraker and family
went to Detroit last Friday in their
Cadillac auto. They returned Sun
day after visiting friends in Tecumseh
and other southern Michigan cities,
not a mishap occurring to mar the
pleasure of the 400 mile trip.
The Board of Education at St,
Louis elected the following named
members as officers OF the Board, at
their last meeting held July "a, 1911:
Moderator, A. X. Wheeler; Director,
F. NJ Vandercook; Treasurer, II. ].
Tuger; Auditor, J. K. Wright; Pur-
chasing Agent, +. Arnold.
Nellie NJ. Petit, died at her home
in Pine River, Sunday morning, July
card, aged p years. after a short i'll
ness. Funeral occurred Tuesday and
the remains laid to rest in the Wright
cemetery. \ devoted husband and
three little children are left to mourn
the loss OF kind and patient wife
and mother.
NJ. L. Pcrrigo, of Forest Hill, sold
to DR.. 4. H. Olmstead, last Friday,
one of the best and highest priced
f. NJ F. 30 auto cars, which will be
delivered today. Mr.. O. believes the
best is the cheapest, and that the rule
applies to autos as we'll The L. Nj.
+. is certainly dandy car, and with
it we hope the driver and his family
may enjoy many fine rides.
The new schedule of advertising
rates for the Curtis Publishing Co are
as follows: Ladies Home Journal, 81
per line 900 for outside cover page
each insertion Saturday Evening
Post S. per line, $4,000 for inside
page. $4,000 for cover page each in
sertion. Even at these rates the pub
locations secure all the advertising
they can possibly carry
The anti-prohibtionist have car
ried the state by majority of over
5000, according to complete returns.
Chairman Ball of the prohibition
organization states that he plans to
contest the election. 1t is believed
the prohibitionists will control the
legislature and defeat Bailey at the
next election for senator, as he is said
to be friendly to the liquor interests.
A regular army OF confidence men
were in the city Monday with the
Sangers circus, and as usual. found
a number Of suckers ready to gamble
on another mans game. For the
Younger class it seems too bad TO see
them lose their money, but several
men old enough to know better. bit
and of course lost. and some of these
swore out warrants to get their money
back.-St Louis Leader.
A man must serve from three to
five years before he can run rail
road engine and he must pass rigid
examination and secure state Ii
cense before he can run a marine en-
CINE. But a lunkhead who don't
know enough about machinery to run
4 lawn mower can purchase an auto
nth an intricate 60 horsepower g.
cylinder engine and in twenty min
utes he is driving it over everything
on the highway-ltx.
According to AUDITOR General Full
Ter. all the counties except Shiawas-
see and Wexford have now reported
the new equalization figures. OF the
81 counties reporting. 33 have in
creased their equalization over that
OF five years ago. Forty-three have
reduced their valuation and FIVE re-
ported the same equalization. The
increase amounts to $170.000.000 and
the decrease to $lO5,OOO,O00. with the
two counties yet to hear from.