Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-22
EXCURSION 10 Grand Rapids SUNDAY.

Water Commissioner John Grieg Is on
the sick list.
Special sale of ladies hats at s19S at
Mrs. Gaffneys
Pure leaf lard, twelve cents per
pound at p. I. Banghart's X
The Blue Ribbon race meeting will
take place in Detroit next week.
State Highway Commissioner Il. A.
Ely of Lansing, was in Alma Tuesday.
L. +. Pollasky, @. G. Rhodes and Rev
II. l.. Grain spent Wednesday al Crystal
Lake.
Alderman Day returned Monday even
ing from fishing trip up the Platte
river.
Ralph Ely Of Deming, New Mexico
is the guest OF friends and relatives in
this city.
Robert Fredericks returned Monday
from his visit with friends and
relatives at Flint
Miss Sarah Mcnamara of the post
Office force expects to take her annual
vacation next week.
Bay City will present a fine field of
horses for the race meeting to be hel ! in
that city August 81
The Ladies' Guild and the Woman's
Auxiliary will meet on Thursday after
noon at Miss Delevans,
DR.. and Mrs. ]. +, Suydam and Mrs
Frank Barnes are the guests of friends
at Frankfort this week
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Wright spent q
portion of last week with friends and
relatives in Exedor, Canada.
The Ladies' Guild of st. Johns church
will give garden party on Aug. 18th,
OH the sanitarium grounds.
Misses Yula and Hazel McRoberts of
Grand Rapids, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Claude Ross of this city, Sunday
Miss Margaret Fredericks returned
Monday of this week from an outing
spent with friends in Flint and vicinity.
Mrs. j. c. Foster enjoyed visit from
her son. Orville CAN'T. of Grand Rapids,
Sunday. Mr. CAN'T has responsible
position with the Adams Express Co. in
that city.
Thomas Benn and family have loaded
their household goods on the cars and
exect to leave tomorrow for Lansing, in
which city they expect to make their
future home.
NJ. L. Perrigo, the implement dealer
at Forest Hill, has an advertisement in
this issue of The Record that should
prove of interest to every farmer in
Gratiot county. Look it up.
Prof. J. +. Mitchell left Friday for
Detroit, where Saturday he took passage
on one of the steel trust freighters for
Duluth. Mr.. Mitchell expects to be alb
sent from Alma a month or more.
L. y. Baker and wife are enter
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. Grundry OF
of Grand Blanc, Mrs. Walter Harris of
Flint and Miss Alderman. the party ar
rived in Alma Monday evening in their
auto.
Mr. and Mrs. Huxley and daughter,
Myrtle, of Saginaw, spent Monday even
ing with Mrs. 5. Stanard of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hinkley were Oh their
way to Indian River, making the trip
~, tI,air ar1tO
The Ladies Aid Society of the Presby-
terrain church, enjoyed pot-luck supper
Tuesday evening, on the beautiful lawn
surrounding the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
| John Caple on Woodwork Ave. A most
enjoyable time is reported from those
present.
Mrs. John Stevens of Lowell, Mass,
and Howard Holland of Portland, Ore
gon, cousin of w. j. Melchers, together
with J. B. Stamford of Saginaw, COM
posed an auto party, who spent Wednes-
day with Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Melchers of
this city.
Lyman Cahoon returned Tuesday
from California, where in company with
his wife, he spent the winter months,
Mrs. Cahoon is at Seattle, and after
viewing the fair, will go to Maple Falls,
Washington, where she will visit friends
before returning to Alma, early in Aug
ust.
Work is progressing nicely on the new
house being erected by DR.. Lamb on
north State street. The cellar is also
dug and foundation wall built for Geo.
Moore, who is building on the FIRST lot
north of DR.. Lanf< Their two homes.
when finished, will add much to the
appearance of that end of the street.
Mrs. Julia Ross of Muir, came to Alma
Tuesday for All indefinite visit with her
son, +. j Ross and family. Mrs. Ross
Is 20 years old and made the journey 10
this city alone. She is remarkably
bright and active for one Of her years,
and appears to be 80 years young