Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-02-12
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S Stanard went to Detroit Saturday.
Mrs. A. l. Pratt was in Bay City
Tuesday.
Fine photos at 90 cents per dozen at
the tent.
W.D. Wagner, OF Mt. Pleasant, was
in Alma Monday.
Eugene belong has been quite III
during the past week.
Miss Lancashire returned home from
Grand Rapids Saturday.
Mrs. Bert Hayes returned home from
Detroit on Saturday last.
Mrs. Geo. Moore and Miss Kate Oar
penter visited in st. Louis Thursday.
Otto Sanderhoff spent Sunday and the
first Of the week with relatives IN Owes
so
Rev. and Mrs. G. l.. Ramsay returned
home from weeks visit In Detroit on
Saturday.
DR.. f. J. Graham. of Sumner, was in
ALMA Monday and made The Record a
pleasant call
Mrs. ID. II. Sullivan has moved into
the Lawrence Ellison residence, corner
of Superior and Forest-sts.
Mrs. Sarah Henderson, of Tosso,
visited her son, Joseph Henderson, over
Sunday and the first of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. w. Z. Knowlton and
Miss Knowlton, of Saginaw spent sun
day in Alma at the home of DIR. j. IL.
Lancashire.
Roy Miller returned from Kalamazoo
last Saturday and is packing his house,
hold goods this week preparatory to
moving to that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Nj. Gross went to
Lake City Tuesday 60 attend the funeral
of Mr. Gross brother 5 wife who died at
that place on Monday.
II. A. Becker, rural mail carrier on
route No. 3, has been quite i'll during
the past week and George Myers has
been acting as substitute on his route.
An eight pound boy was born TO Mr..
and Mrs. O. b. Campbell at their home
in Fenton on Friday last. The proud
parents are well known as former resi-
dents of Alma.
Mrs. r. w. Carlisle, OF Elk Rapids,
who has been visiting in Ann Arbor,
stopped off at Alma on her way home
and remained over Sunday at the home
of Ohas G. Rhodes.
z. b. Bland and o. K Walker left
Monday for New Orleans to attend the
Mardi Gras which takes place there this
week. 1t is their intention TO spend a
few days in st Louis, Mo-, and Chicago
on their return trip and will be away
about two weeks.
Miss Jessie Clark was quite badly
scalded about the face on Wednesday of
this week by the bursting of patent
water heating apparatus that was placed
on the stove in the office of the Stock
bridge Elevator Co, where she is EN-
ploved.
The Record has been informed that a
girl was born TO Mr. and Mrs. d. y.
Ellison on the Goth Of January at their
home in Ludington. Mr.. Ellison Will
be remembered as the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Joel Ellison, of this pace, and who
is now employed as operator at the Pere
Marquette station in Ludlngton.
@ r. Brown, secretary OF the Mich
igan Independent Telephone ASSOCIATION,
has issued an announcement 10 the Ell
feet that the annual meeting of the asso-
citation will be held in the home office
of the Citizens Telephone Go. In Grand
Rapids on Wednesday and Thursday,
February "a and 20. As a special attrac-
ton. in addition TO the regular program,
will be an inspection of the largest auto
matte telephone exchange In the world,
the property Of the Citizens company.
Geo. Fink received notice the first OF
the week that he had been awarded a
box of "Oremo" cigars in the guessing
contest OF the Floro lora Tag Go. on the
number Of cigars manufactured In. the
United States during the month OF No
vember. 1908. The number as given
ont by the revenue department was 57o,'
176 420. while Mr. Fink's nearest guess
was 577, $50 ,665. The grand prize was
g., 900.
On Thursday Of last week Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. willard celebrated the 52nd
anniversary OF their marriage with q
q MET dinner at their home, their daugh'
ter. Mrs. II. j. Vermeulen, being the
only one Of the children present. Al
though both are well along in years. Mr.
Willard fast approaching his 74th birth
day and Mrs. Willard one year younger
thew are considered good for q long lease
Of life and are much more active at pres
emit than many others several years
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