Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14


Robert and Bruce Benjamin, OF Sagi-
nav, are visiting their cousin, Dudley
Tinker.
Mrs. Ii. l.. Amos and son, of Ironton,
Ohio, are guests at the home Of Lloyd
Ellison.
Mrs. +. ID. Barnes, of Lakeview, was
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Case
Sunday.
Miss Emma Pier, of Morenci, was the
guest of A. b. Scattergood the first of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Burwell, of Re
mus, visited over Sunday with Nelson
Fullerton.
Mrs. III. M. Hall and little son, Of
Eaton Rapids, are visiting at the home
of A. j. Hall.
Mrs. Ferd Montigel returned Wednes
day from a three weeks visit In Mancel.
ona and Bay View.
+. j. Emmer and J. T. Gaffney saw
the Forepaugh and Sells Brothers show
at Greenville Monday.
Marcus Pollasky has returned TO St.
Louis, No, where he has several i'm
porant deals in progress.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Smith, of Colum.
bus, o., are visiting his father, Edward
Smith and family on Park-st.
Rev. and Mrs. A. +. DeFoe, formerly
of the +. NJ. church, now of Saranac,
visited friends here over Sunday.
h q. Thompson is visiting his father
in Highland, Mich, and incidentally
recovering from his recent illness.
Mrs. Fannie Beatty, of Chippewa Lake,
spent Sunday with Mrs II. q. Price.
w. Thomas and wife, of Alma, and
John Booth, of Sumner, left Monday for
san Francisco to attend the q. A. Il. en-
| campment.
Mrs II. f. Whitaker and son, OF De.
troit, visited at the home of l.. A. Sharp
over Sunday, and Monday left for
CharlevoiX.
Adam Decker and wife, of Girard
Ks, are visiting his brother, Ezra
Decker. Mr.. Decker was former resi-
dent of Michigan.
T. +. Timby returned Wednesday
evening from Detroit, where he had
been looking after business interests for
couple of weeks.
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Earl, Roy and Leo, left Monday for a
six weeks visit with friends in Huron
Lake and Hecla, South Dakota.
Mrs. Neuman Smith was in Alma a
few hours Wednesday. She is getting
ready 20 remove from Ithaca TO Traverse
City where her husband has already
gone.
At the council meeting Tuesday even
ing, the much-discussed milk ordinance
was adopted, a verbatum copy of which
may be found in another column of The
Record.
Prof. E. II. Harper, of the college, and
his brother law, Mr.. E. A. Adams, of
Princeton University, who has been
visiting here, left Tuesday for Macatwa
Beach, where they will spend the re.
mainder of the summer
A rare treat is offered the people of
Alma and vicinity to visit the Michigan
Agricultural College, Thursday, Aug.
%. An excursion will be given by the
Ann Arbor railroad Train will leave
Alma at 7 :39 a. m. Fare for round trip
s1.40.
Mr.. O. j. Lewis and daughters, Misses
Maude and Ida, and accompanied by
Miss Flora Smith, returned TO their
home in Ooldwater Tuesday after a
short visit at the home of +. w. Smith
Miss Maude has been spending the
summer here for her health.
The Royal Slave company opened an
engagement at the Grand Theatre in
Grand Rapids to full house last Sunday
evening. Harry Gordon, who will be
remembered by Alma theatre goers, is
still manager of the company. Manager
dip has them booked for Sep. IA.
Bobby Reskes has gone to Mt. Pleas.
ant to finish training for his wrestling
match with George Montgomery, of
Wisconsin, at the opera house tomorrow
dent that he will win, yet he is to meet
one Of the hardest propositions in his
successful career.
Have you seen the elegant apartments
in the opera house block. They are
certainly the most attractive and con-
veninent living rooms in town. CON-
sist Of sitting room, dining room, kitchen
and two bed. rooms, toilet room, large
closets, steam heat, water, etc. We
should be glad TO have you see them,
J. II. Lancashire u %.
The local health committee is doing
everything in its power in the hope of
solving the cause of so much sickness in
our village. This week eight or ten
samples OF water from flowing and
shallow wells in different parts of the
village. together with samples Of ice
from the icehouses, and milk from
the several diaries, were sent to the bac.
THEOLOGICAL labratory at Ann Arbor for
examination. It is hoped that the cause
of the trouble will be located.