Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-07-03

Get your Fourth OF July haircuts and
baths at Davis Bros.
Mrs. Harry Micham returned from De-
troit the latter part of last week,
Ticket No 20 drew the carpet at the
w. K. q. drawing last Friday night.
James Russell, of fremont, La, Wis.
tied friends in Alma Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Hall will spend
the Fourth with relatives in Charlotte.
Rev. Maurice Grigsby, of Mt. Plea
SAINT, was In Alma the first of the week.
Tuesday for short visit with parents.
Mrs. j. S. Macdonald and son, OF De.
troit, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Mlcham.
Miss Blanche Woodward left Tuesday
night for Princeton ILL.,, on q short bust.
ness trip
Mrs. Dora Stevens and Mrs. Jennie
Stevens, of Grand Rapids, are visiting
Mrs. Sadler.
Miss Leona Lloyd, Of Cleveland, has
been visiting friends in Alma during
the past week
George Kerwanski died suddenly
overdose OF medicine.
Fred Ligniam, of Ithaca, is now EN-
ployed as assistant bookkeeper for the
Central Michigan Produce company.
MIR. and Mrs. K. Smith leave today
for Port Huron and Detroit where they
expect TO visit until after the Fourth.
Mrs. A. f. Trapp and daughter,
Winifred, left Wednesday for Toledo
where they expect 20 remain during the
summer
1t is reported that VIM. Demuth has
purchased chainless Columbia bicycle.
For further particulars inquire of Otto
Sanderhoff.
Geo Glow, formerly of this place, at
present living in st. Louis, was married
to Miss Nellie Burkeson in Owosso on
Saturday of last week at the home of
the brides uncle.
Mrs. Bert Woodward, who recently
underwent an operation at Ann Arbor,
returned home Wednesday, having
sufficiently recovered to enable her 30
make the home trip.
Mrs. Il. p. Caldwell is recovering
from very severe attack OF typhoid
fever. Her daughter, Mrs. Maurice
Grigsby, OF Mt. Pleasant, has been here
caring for her during her illness
The list of subscribers of the Union
Telephone Co. in Alma is constantly
growing. The following subscribers
having been connected recently w.
G. Mills, p. n. Bland, Chas. Ainsley.
The Gratiot County Telephone g.
Messenger company's men commenced
work last Saturday and expect to have
three circuits completed between Alma
and Ithaca by Saturday night Of this
week.
The gun club will hold shoot on the
grounds west OF town tomorrow after
noon. The members invite the public
in general TO attend. Refreshments
will be provided.
II. b. Currence, Mrs. Thos. Bartlett
and Mrs. John Wolfe were called TO
Flushing the first of the week to attend
the funeral of their mother, Mrs. John
Currence The deceased was former
resident of Arcadia township and well
known in this locality
Randel Ellicott, who went to Aber-
deem, Wash. about two years ago, re
turned to ALMA Tuesday night with the
intention of remaining here. He thinks
that the west Is all right, but that Mich.
igan is preferable, especially that part
where Alma is located.
1t is reported that flow OF water has
been struck on Allan Sadler's farm six
miles west and one mile north OF Alma
that exceeds anything yet discovered in
Gratiot county. The flow was first
opened at depth OF about four feet and
water spouted into the air to a height
Of fifteen feet and at present the flow
will more than fill a six inch pipe 1t is
thought that the water contains medi-
cinal properties of some nature as there
is peculiar odor observable.
Rev. w. X. Spencer's Bible class, to-
gether with some Of the members OF the
Presbyterian church, did q graceful
thing last Monday evening in present.
him with a copy of Hastings Bible
Dictionary. This great work, in four
large volumes is the latest and best Of
its kind. No preacher should be with.
out it. Prof. j. w. Ewing, president
of the trustees and senior elder of the
church, was the appropriate one to
voice the feelings OF the givers, and Dr.
Spencer made a fitting and grateful
response.
The following is partial list of rural
subscribers who have signed contracts
for connection with the Alma exchange
of the Union Telephone Co.. + N.
Potter, o. +. Brown, III. J. Hyde,
Gustavus Quick, David Goggin, VIM.
l.. Hutchinson, James Mcnamara,
James B. Tubbs, Burton Gee. w. O.
Perkins, Ed. Gee, G. g. CLARK, VIM.
Gee. George Abbott, o. j. Perkins,
Mary l. Granger, VIM. ii. Kuhlman, Z.
G. Ferris These contracts we're nearly
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