Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-10-04
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.


Elegant weather for the sugar beet
harvest.
Clyde Dayton is clerking for II. j.
Vermeulen.
Geo. McMullen visited friends in
Durand Sunday.
@. G.. Barnes of Mecosta visited his
parents here Sunday.
This is the last day of the Gratiot ana
Isabella county fairs.
VIM. Young of Shepherd visited
friends here over Sunday
Mrs. n. A. Burkhead left Wednes'
day TO visit friends in Ohio.
Geo O'Neil of Manistee is the new
bell boy at the Wright House.
MIR. Frank Evans of Owosso was the
guest Of Roy Wagner last Tuesday
The best mantles and globes for gas
lamps can be bought at the Racket Store.
Miss Louie Cornell will leave next
Tuesday 10 visit the Buffalo exposition
Mrs. T. j. Blair of Elm Hall was the
guest of Mrs. Lafayette Stevens Wednes.
day
Harry Fink has returned from Mon
tague, and is very much improved in
! health.
f w Hooper is building a large ad
dition to the barn on his farm northwest
of town.
Mrs. }. f. Schwartz left the latter
art of last week to visit the Buffalo ex
position.
Miss Nelia Lawrence visited her sis.
ter, Mrs II. II Grover, of st. Louis,
| last week.
l. b. Quick has purchased the O. w.
Rogers homestead located in the
Cohoon addition.
Miss Carrie Sandel left Tuesday for a
two weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Buffalo
Seventy tickets were sold for the To-
edo and eighty four for the Saginaw
excursion Sunday.
Mrs. F. G.. dip entertained a number
of ladies Saturday afternoon Refresh
meuts were served
Nelson Barcume Of St Louis has been
granted an increase of pension to ten
dollars per month.
w II Beeman of Clare has accepted
a position in the grocery department at
Vermeulep's store.
T. } Blair of Elm Hall took the train
at this place "Wednesday morning to
visit friends III Ohio.
Miss J. b Willoughby of Owosso is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Il. +. Free
man IF Woodworth-ave.
l. Cohoon has purchased a small
house on the Cohoon addition of o. w.
Rogers consideration $3.50.
The St. Louis Independent says, W.
Omans, formerly of Alma, has opened IA
blacksmith shop IN that city
Mr.. Mills, formerly with Harrison
Bros of 81. Louis, will commence clerk.
ing at Messenger tomorrow.
DR.. Jeffries and little daughter,
Beatrice, Of Grand Rapids, visited the
family of w NJ. Mosher over Sunday
; Mr. and Mrs Arson Dean of Owosso
have been visiting Mr.. Deans brother
j. w Dean, and family, for the past
few days.
Bert Cohoon, who has been travelling
with the Buckskin Bill Wild West Show,
returned home Monday. The show
closed in Kansas City, Mo.
Miss Mable Garbutt OF ST Louis and
John Moran of Saginaw were married
at the home of the bride in the former
city last Thursday evening.
Nathan Boyer, who,sold his home in
this township recently, has decided TO
locate in st. Louis, and has purchased
what is known as the Harris property
O. w Rogers completed the settle
ment of all his affairs in Alma the first
of last week, and few days later left
with his family for their new home in
Oklahoma.
r. w Friedrich has resigned his pcs.
ition az porter at the Wright House, and
is succeeded by S +. Griffith of Saginaw
MIR. Fredrick has accepted position in
the sugar factory.
The Pere Marquette will commence
running over the new line from Stan.
ton to Greenvile about the 10. This
will make about 80 minutes less running
time between Grand Rapids and Sag
NAV, and means "a radical change in
the time table.
Earl Spicer, while playing with a
number of other boys Saturday evening,
undertook TO jump from the top OF a
shed to another building, he struck
against a wire and was thrown 10 the