Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-04


few days visit at he State Fair.
Jno Wright is taking weeks vaca
ton at the State Fair in Detroit.
Gloyd White spent the latter. part OF
last week with friends in Lansing.
Morris Messenger of st. Louis spent
last Sunday In Alma with friends.
Walter j. Barnes transacted business
in Glare the latter part of last week.
s. Messenger transacted business in
Shepherd the first part of this week
Mrs. Jas. Allen is visiting friends and
relatives in Detroit and Saginaw.
Miss Meta Neundorf of Saginaw is the
guest of Miss Irene Arndt this week.
Lester Wood of Greenville spent
the day with his parents in Alma last
Sunday.
Miss Pearl Eplar spent last week
with relatives in the vicinity of Forest
Hill.
Carlton Briggs of Stanton is a solic-
itor for the Alma Grain & Lumber
Company.
Raymond Turck of Chicago, formerly
OF this city, is visiting his parents and
frieuds here this week.
Miss Gertrude Whitney of Merrill was
the guest of Miss Emma Swigart last
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Walstow left this
morning for Howard City to attend the
fair and visit friends
Misses Marion and Teresa Pollasky
of St. Louis spent.the day in Alma with
friends last Sunday.
Miss Violet Hess of Mt. Pleasant spent
last Sunday with her cousin, Frank
Downs, of this city.
James and George Argent left last
Thursday for a three weeks visit with
friends and relatives in Detroit.
Miss Knickerbocker of Carson City is
spending the day as the guest of Dr.
and Miss Maynard Pringle.
Mrs. Nina b. Wills and son, Blondon
of Ann Arbor, are spending the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Kress.
Mr. and Mrs. f. NJ Scott OF Fremont
were guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank COnvis last week.
Wesley Gordiner of Maple Rapids
spent the latter part of last week with
Mr. and Mrs f. L. Convis
MRS. w d. Kathan of Grand Rapids
is visiting her daughter, Mrs l.. c.
Stinchcomb at COB Gratiot-ave.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Swarthout of Detroit
arrived last Monday morning for a visit
with friends and relatives in this city.
Miss Mayme Hayes left last Friday
morning for her school in Lowell, and
will teach there during the coming
year.
The Alma Skirt company closed their
place of business last Thursday in order
TO enable their employees to attend the
county fair at Ithaca.
Miss Blance Woodward and Mrs.
George Sharaar, spent last week at
Niagara Falls, visiting the State Fair at
Detroit while on their way East.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society will meet with Mrs. f. L. Con-
Wis Friday afternoon Sept. 9Th. Tea
will be served from $50 o'clock till I.
w S. Wright, former manager of the
Wright House and Sanitarium, but now
a resident of Saginaw, is the guest of
his many Alma friends for day or two
this week.
Earl Taylor. who for the past few
months has been employed as chemist in
the sugar factory at Wallaceburg, Ont,
was forced to return to Alma the first
part of last week and is now very i'll
with typhoid fever.
Rev. Elder returned last Friday
evening from a vacation of one month
at Cape Cod. MIR. Elders home is in
the East aud he states that among
other pleasant incidents he attended the
annual family reunion.
AT one o'clock last Thursday morning
ndersheriff Sprague received message
from the Parish home in Arcadia town
ship stating that Edward Parish hal
been showing signs of insanity and was
causing more or less trouble NIr.
Sprague and Mr.. Grow of this city went
to the scene of the trouble in the Eaters
automobile. Parrish was in bed and de-
clared that if he was removed to Ithaca
1t would be after hard fight. It took
three men TO handeuff and tie him. He
was strapped hand and foot and tied to
the seat of the auto and taken to Ithaca
Mr.. Parish showed signs of insanity over
two years ago and was sent TO the
Asylum at Traverse City, but was so
rational latter that he was released.
Last Wednesday was the day of the
benefit ball game between the Masons
and the Odd Fellows, and # clear
warm day goes to make up an ideal day
for the sport, last Wednesday was all OF
that. The game was played on Davis
field and owing to the fact that the
diamond has had little or no care
recently, it was difficult to field a ball
and play a very fast game. The Masons
used quite bunch Of pitchers, 1. Fink
starting the game. He was followed by