Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02
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Manager Barnes new pOlicy ana
persistent effort is commencing to
have its hoped for effect and the
Alma Springs Hotel seems TO be on
the road 10 prosperity. The following
list OF new arrivals speaks for itself:
J. A. Morris, Grand Rapids; +. /.
Bowser, Tiffin, Ohio; Floyd Jones,
indianapolis; Jno Hammond Day
ton, Ohio; Edward Thomas, Lima,
Ohio; J. Townsend, Saginaw Miss
Fannie Hunt, Cleveland; W. B.
Haight, Cleveland; Mr.. and Mrs. IT.
wing Usuer, Chicago; Henry L. Per-
ry, Detroit; Van B. Winter, Cincin-
natl; Mrs Helen L. Woodrow, Chill
licothe O; Mrs. Fl. f. Perry, Detroit;
Mrs. T. T. Peromet, Chicago; Miss
Helen Willard, Chicago; J. J. Stew
ems, South Bend Ind; b. f. Johnson,
Louisville, Ky; Marion Briggs, Sag
inaw; W. W. Wilcox, Jackson; w.
S. White, Chicago; j. J. Stafford,
Grand Rapids; Henry Condo, Belief,
Ill; Mrs. W. w. Hitchcock, Royal
Oak; Jay f. Hebenling, Detroit.
The Button home on north Wood
worth avenue was the scene of a
pleasant little gathering last Friday
afternoon, when Mesdames Button,
Barnes and Lungdaw invited in a few
OF the friends of Mrs. Spaulding.
The occasion was farewell party to
Mrs. Spaulding, who with her husband
will soon leave for the west where
band left today for the west where
they are to make Salt Lake City
their future home The afternoon
was passed very pleasantly in various
ways. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Spaulding's many friends regret
her leaving
The coming regular meeting Of the
Civic League OF Alma at the City
Hall on Friday next at o'clock is
of more than ordinary Importance
The subject OF a free library and
reading room for Alma, which has
been under discussion lately by
committee OF the League OF which
Dr. J. II Lancashire is chairman, will
make a report at this meeting, and
large attendance is earnestly de-
sired by the president, Mrs. Caplcs
so that a full expression OF opinion
may be secured.
DR. Nelson F McClnton who has
been acting as assistant to DR. Alex
II. Ferguson OF Chicago the past few
months, visited his friends in Alma
from Thursday until Sunday. The
doctor left Baltimore, Md, Sunday
night where he will act as one Of the
assistants to DR. Hugh Young of
Johns Hopkins University Tor the
next six months.
Roy Williams, who is now. solicit
ing for the Saginaw Milling Com
pany, of Saginaw, visited over Sun
day with Alma friends last Sunday.
MessrS. Ray and Parr of Lansing
spent last Sunday at their homes in
this city, and state that they arc FIN
ishing mp a number of large ditch
ing jobs in southern Michigan.
Mr. Delos Sinner, who has been
on the road for the Genesee Pure
Food Company for the past two
years, returned to Alma Saturday
After spending a few days at his
home in Wheeler, he will leave for
Ann Arbor and reenter the Univer-
sity.
b. w. Snow has closed out his
restaurant on Superior street TO Jas
Senasabaugh Of Merrill who has
been engaged in the dray business at
that place. Mr. Snow remains in the
city and will oversee the unloading
OF beet cars at the Sugar factory this
campaign.
The regular quarterly meeting Of
the L. p Church viii be held SAT-
urday and Sunday October 18th and
18th Service hegins at p m. Sat
urday Presiding Elder J. s. Been Of
Wheeler will be present and conduct
the services. Everybody cordially
invited
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Gallagher
returned last week from Saginaw
where they have resided during the
summer, and where Mr.. Gallagher
has been employed by the Saginaw
Valley Traction Company. 1t is their
intention to move back to this city
The Ann Arbor Annual Ohio Ex-
cursion was an opportunity for form
er Ohio people OF this vicinity to
visit their old homes in that state
and when the special pulled up at the
station last Tuesday morning there
was quite crowd possessing tickets.
Three freight cars were put off the
track in the city last week Two en-
pties, in the vicinity of the manufact-
ing plant and one gondola car. load
ed with coal were showed off the coal
docks. where it remains at an angle
OF about As degrees.