Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-04
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w. I. Gross spent the day in Wheeler
last Saturday.
Bills are out announcing an excurion
to Grand Rapids on Sunday, September
9TH
Miss Blanche Pugsley of Elwell spent
the day in Alma with friends last Satur-
day.
The College kindergarten and Primary
class will begin Monday, September %,
1907.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Walker left last
Monday for a weeks visit to the State
Fair
GIRL WANTED To do general
house work. Apply to
Mrs. w. J. Melchers.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schaibley of
Carson City are guests of Mr. and Mrs
Harry Walstrow
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph.Low Of Detroit
spent last week with the latter's sister,
Mrs NJ. Mosher, in this city.
Miss Chambers of Ithaca arrived last
Saturday noon to enter upon her duties
as clerk in f. L. Pollasky's store.
Miss Lena Fink of Chicago, formerly
of this city, spent last week with friends
and relatives in this city
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Fuller of Sheridan
were the guest of their son, Claude, in
this city the latter part of last week.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Balmer of Port
Huron, were The guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Balmer in this city the latter part
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spinney spent the
latter part of last week visiting friends
and relatives in Detroit Incidentally
they took in the Staff Fair
Miss Ellie Boyer attended the teachers
meeting which was held in St Johns
last Friday. Miss Boyer will teach in
that vicinity during the coming school
year
Miss Olive Smith left last Saturday
for her school in Stanton where she will
instruct the classes in Latin and
English in the High School during the
coming school year.
FOR SALE.-New safe, cash register.
letter press, hard coal stove, Majestic
steel range, couch. iron bed, organ,
dressers, Commode, plate racks, side
board. Inquire of II. +. Spaulding.
Robert Butterfed went to Detroit
last Monday with the intention OF TAX
boat for Petoskey and the North. Mr..
Butterfield Will be in the North about
ten days. Mrs Butterfeld who has
spent the past week there Will return
about the first of October.
J. 5. Day and wife of Chicago Ills,
arrived in Alma on the 3rd inst ana are
occupying the Messenger property on
Woodwork ave Mr.. Day is connected
with the Lee Mercantile company and
will I'll the position of manager.
formerly held by h. p. Lee
The high winds and the severe storm
of last Sunday did considerable damage
in Alma and vicinity, at the same time
giving the farmers in this vicinity much
needed rain. Several tree and telephone
lines were blown down and hail stones
an inch in diameter were picked up by
various citizens.
Miss Anna Nieman of Chicago, who
for several years has acted as book
keeper for the Fairbanks Morse Co, Of
that city, has moved TO Alma and will
act as one of the bookkeepers for the
Lee Mercantile CO., and also as private
secretary 10 r. p. Lee. Miss Nieman
will make her home with the family of
J. s. Day.
Miss Grace Brown of Detroit. Miss
Gertrude Whitney of Merrill and Miss
Lois Fraker of this city. left last
Thursday for Lake Geneva. Wisconsin.
where as delegates from Alma College
Y. w @. A., they will attend the
National Convention of the Y. w. G. A..
They expect to be gone about ten days.
Mr.. Lou Convis, accompanied by his
wife and daughter returned last Sat
urday from six weeks trip i'm
North Dakota. Mr. Convis states
that .tbey travelled between five and
six hundred miles in carriage and
thinks he is doubly appreciative of
the places of attraction for this reason.
This is an of season for crops IN the
West. there being only half or two
thirds of crop this year.