Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-22
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Eugene Rikel. of Corunna, Sundayed
with friends in this citv.
G Hellis and wife of Ithaca were Wis
itors in the city SATURDAY..
w. d. Irland. of Detroit, visited with
friends in the city Sunday.
E. Hslliwill. of Sumner. was bust
ness visitor in Alma Monday.
p. Wonders. of Ithaca was transact
ing business in our city Monday
NJ. j. McPhee. our CITY tailor was in
Riverdale Tuesday on business.
Ii. Kellogg. of Mt. Pleasant. was a
business caller in the city Monday.
Mrs. r. Graham spent Monday and
Tuesday with friends in Shepherd
j. p. French. of Shepherd was a
Monday business visitor in the city.
John Fatty was caller in the city
of Mt Pleasant Tuesday afternoon on
business.
Mrs E. Briggs and son. of Ashley.
were guests of K. Fogle and wife l n
this CITY yesterday
Mrs. G.. r. Gibson returned to her
home in Ithaca Tuesday afternoon.
after short visit with friends in this
city.
For your lunch try Gray's. pies,
cookies or sandwiches. Best milk in
Gratiot county. ALWAYS on tan, 2f2h
East Superior street K
/ ID. Packard and wife returned Tues
dav morning from several DAYS visit
with relatives in Saginaw.
Misses Harriet and Laura Soule left
Tuesday afternoon for couple weeks
visit with their brother in Flint.
Mrs NJ. NJ Bauer and son Harold.
left Monday eveing for a few days
visit with friend and relatives in
Forest Hill and Gilmore.
L. A. Diamond and wife of Jackson
arrived in the city Tuesday. for a ten
DAYS visit with the latters parents.
Mr.. ana Mrs. I. j. Lyons.
Elmer Keefer returned TO his home
in Youngstown Ohio. Friday morning
after a week s visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Eli Oswald in this city.
Mrs. Laura Stephens returned to her
home in Salem Friday morning after
weeks visit at the home of her
aunt. Mrs. III. Lewis in this city. -- -
Major A. II. Gsnsser. OF Bay City.
was pleasant visitor In our city FRI
day. Mr.. Gansser is commanding
officer of the Michigan National
Guards.
Albert Groat. blacksmith. of st.
Louis was arrested Thursday afternoon
by Marshal Elmer Sprague for being
drunk on the street He was taken be-
fore Justice John Spinney Friday
morning and fined $500 including costs
Miss Winifred Trip left Tuesday for
couple weeks visit with relatives
and friends in Marinetta. Wis. She
was accompanied by Mrs. MACPHERSON.
cousin. who has been spending the
summer with her In this city.
Prof. A Cook returned home Satur-
day after an outing covering nearly
three weeks. During his absence Mr..
Cook attended the n. f. A. at
Cleveland visited at Chautauaua and
spent some time at Hudson and other
Ohio cities While at Cleveland he
met his son MAYNARD. who is sailing
on the steamer Richardson during his
school vacation. and his father REPORTS
him in love with his position. Miss
Helen Cook is at Chautauqua attending
the summer school. fitting herself for
the duties of librarian at the college
next year.
An effort is being made to start
band in Alma There is more than a
sufficient number of musicians here in
Alma to carry out such a project and
the plan ought to succeed. The Rec
ord man has interviewed several of
the business men and all of them ex-
pressed themselves as favorable to the
idea and willing to.contribute to start
good band. There would be plenty
of work for a band this fall. and the
money that will be spent for outside
bands would go q long way toward