Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

John Durham spent Sunday in
Saginaw.
c. H. Washburn sas in Riverdale
Sunday.
Miss Jessie Coleman was a Dundee
visitor Sunday.
Remember the Baptist social to-
morrow evening.
Miss Beulah Parr spent Wednesday
with friends at Ithaca,
Mrs. l. N. Higgins, who has been
very sick, is much better
Mrs. ]. T. Gaffney was a Saginaw
visitor Saturday of last week.
Mrs. c. J. Brown is spending the
week with friends in Elk Rapids.
Roy Davenport of Riverdale was an
Alma visitor Sunday of this week.
Earl Parker of Flint spent Sunday
with friends and relatives in Alma.
Wheat harvest commenced Monday,
the 18th, and the yield will be good
here.
Mrs. Woodward and granddaughter,
Alta Psrr are the guests of relatives at
Sumner.
Most everyone was glad to see the
rain this Tuesday morning. 1t was
badly needed.
Ed Thornton, who with his family
went to Washington state in the
spring, is sick and in hospital.
]. ]. Kirby, general passenger agent
for the Ann Arbor railroad, was a
pleasant caller at this office Saturday
Mrs. Allie Boyd of Lansing and
Mrs. Z. A. White of Clare spent Tues
day the guest of Mrs Francisco of
this city.
Methodist Sunday school excursion
to Cadillac, Crystal and Frankfort
Wednesday, August 3rd. Fare, one
dollar.
Will Collier has bought a new reap
er and binder, and the Fowler broth
ers and w. Brooks have also bought
new one.
Alfred Engleman returned to In
dianapolis Monday, after ten days
spent with his parents and friends in
this city.
Mrs. Mary Olger Of Bedding, and
her mother, Mrs Z. T. Fowler, Wis
tied with Mrs. w. T. Ross Monday
and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kingsburry of
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on Section "a Sunday, and visited at
W. Golfers.
DR.. N. F. McClinton left Wednes-
day morning for Detroit, where he is
to assist Mayor Breitmeyer of Detroit
as one of the Elks reception COM
mittee.
Rev w. Fl. Cook leaves next Mon
day for Owen Sound, his former
home, and will return with his family
and household goods some time the
latter part of the week.
Rev. and Mrs. Morrice Grigsby
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. N.
Baker last week. They were on their
way to Oswego, Kansas, which city
will be their future home.
At the school meeting in No. 4
Monday evening, Frank Norton was
elected director, VIM. Crawford treas
urer, and Will Goodenough mod
ertor.
After six months spent in Joplin,
Missouri, and Oklahoma cities, Mrs.
T. F. Timby returned home June %.
Mrs. Timby had a most enjoyable
time while absent from the city.
Reginald McClinton left yesterday
for Chicago, from which city, in COM
pany with DR.. Ferguson and son, he
expects to spend the summer months
on the shores of Lake Nippogen.
Paul Engleman expects to leave this
week for billiard, Florida, where he
has a forty-acre tract of land which is
in part set to oranges and other trop
ical fruits. Mr.. Engleman expects to
send for his family early in the fall
and make that state his future home.
Ray Boyles had a birthday party
Saturday evening. 1t was his twen-
tieth birthday. About 20 of his young
friends attended. Ice cream and cake
were served. He was presented with
a fine gold ring and many good
wishes.
No evening service will be held at
the Presbyterian church during the
month of July, and no service will be
held during the month of August ex-
cept the Bible school and the Young
Peoples society. The morning serv-
ices of the remaining Sundays OF July
will be the only preaching services
until the first of September
T. +. Timby and George Young re-
turned last week from pleasant out
ing on the Muskegon river. They
transferred their boat to the river at
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