Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-10-12


square. The peppermint industry is
growing to considerable proportions
in that section of the county.
Killing rabbits for market has been
source of revenue for a number of
hunters in this vicinity each winter,
but according to law passed by the
last legislature, as interpreted by the
encouragement, a rabbit is a game
animal and must not be sold The
legislature, it is believed, had no in
tention of prohibiting the sale of rab-
bits, but there is general law which
prohibits the sale of any game animal
or bird. Rabbits have been placed
upon the game list, within the mean
ing of the statutes, and the attorney
general says they cannot be sold until
the 1911 law is changed.
The report sent out from Detroit a
Jew days ago that the rains had in
lured the sugar beet crop is emphat-
ically denied by Manager William H.
Wallace OF the Michigan Sugar Com
pany, the report to this effect being
without any foundation OF truth.
There will be no sugar beet failure"
he said, although the rains will de-
lay the harvest somewhat There
has not been enough rain to hurt the
beets on in fact the late beets will be
benefited in their growing. AS a
result the tonnage will be much hea-
vier than had there been no rain and
it is expected the output of sugar will
be larger"
with potatoes but AZ cents bush
cl now that only few are coming in
| cannot see how the farmers can
expect to get very good prices when
the late potatoes come in in large
quantities. said a shipper today.
Late potatoes are still too green to
dig and most farmers will take a
chance at leaving them in the ground
for at least two weeks yet That
the price will go up to sixty or seven
ty-five cents, as the farmers have been
asserting they would, does not appear
to be the guess of the men who are
buying them in this city.
Rev ]. w. Priest of Fenton for
seven years pastor of the Baptist
church in that city, has accepted an
invitation to the pastorate in this
city Mr.. Priests pastorate in Alma
VII commence Sunday, October %,
and he has leased the c. L. Delavan
residence of which he will take pos
session this week. Both Mr.. and Mrs
Priest are graduates of the Chicago
University and will receive a hearty
welcome to Alma.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bartlett re-
turned last week from Flint and will
again make 513 River street their
home. Mr. Bartlett was in Flint dur
ing the boom days of two years ago
and returns to Alma bringing with
him the money accumulated during
that period. Mr.. Bartlett reports bu-
siness quiet in that city at the present
time.
Judge Kelley S. Scarf, circuit Judge
VI SiihlOlI vi dllOl OOlllllCS, hdS
rented the home Of Mrs. N B. Hung
erford, at COZ West Ionia street, for
the winter He will move to Lansing
with his wife and two children.-Lan-
sing State Journal.
X. p. Peet and daughter Mrs. Retta
Baker. +. r. Bellows of Emerson
and c. NJ Lee of Ithaca left Tuesday
morning for South Dakota to take
chance of getting slice of the Rose
bud reservation TO be parceled out by
the government this month
Rev. H. L. Grain pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, attended
the Synodical Missionary meeting of
the Presbyterian church at Detroit
this week The sessions were held in
the Woodward avenue church of
which Rev. Divine is pastor
Mrs. F. f. Ellsworth is in Detroit
as delegate to the Synodical Mis-
sionary meeting from the Presby-
terian church in this city.
Homer Dunham leaves today for
New York City where Saturday he