Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-08-25
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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J. b. Scott of Framont is in this city
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. +. q. Crandell.
Messrs j. b, Sect and K. c. Crandell
spent Monday in Saginaw.
j. B. Scott of the firm of Cranden &
Scott expects to spend the winter
months in California,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Follett returned
Monday from ten days visit with
friends in Isabella county.
John Schwartz, candidate for county
clerk is visiting friends throughout New
Haven township.
Miss Fortress returned to her home
in Detroit, Tuesday of this week, after
spending several days with friends in
this city.
Allen Gross spent the first of the
week with his family in this city Mr..
Gross has a good position in Detroit.
Alderman Fullerton has the contract
to reshingle the Clizbe residence on
west Superior street.
Candidates for the various county
offices are hustling good and hard at
Sthe present time.
The long drouth was broken Monday
ievening when heavy wind followed by
a down pour Of rain moistened the
.parched earth.
The wind of Monday night did con-
siderable damage to shade trees about
town.
The city of st. Louis shows popula-
ton of 6S7, 029, a gain of Ill ,79l or 1914
per. cent during the past ten years.
W. H. Risch whose serious sickness
was noted last week is still under the
care of trained nurse and physician.
His condition is very serious
julius G. Burrows, U. S. candidate
for state senator is to be in Ithaca this
Thursday evening.
+. B. Campbell returned TO Albion
Monday after visit with friends in
Alma.
G. f. Horn and P. NJ, Smith are
spending the week at Houghton Lake.
Fifty-eight pieces of baggage were
checked out of this station Monday on
the Ann Arbor railroad and 80 on the
p. M. r. r.
The Record Office received Tuesday
a curiosity from the Walstow farm in
the shape of several snake cucnmbers
some of them if Strengthened would
measure three feet in length.
The Record office is in receipt of a
card from DR.. c. B. Gardner, the well
known Riverdale physician, written
from Edinburg, Scotland DR.. saws:
Like it here very much. Mail me
bundle of Records" His request has
been granted and the papers mailed to
his address which is 100 Warrender PIX
Rd., Edinburg.
Miss Sarah Mcnamara returned TO
Alma, Monday morning after spending
a ten days vacation III the east. Miss
Mcnamara made her headquarters at
Peekskill, n. Y, forty-two miles from
New York City on the Hudson river,
and made many side trips to places Of
interest in that section of the country.
The trip to Coney Island and Riverside
Drive were especially enjoyable and the
vacation trip will be long to be remem-
bered.
The Record last week inadvertently
omitted an account of the surprise party
at the home of Mrs. Charles Harlock,
Saturday evening, August 10. That
evening 30 or more of the friends Of
4 Mrs. Harlock gathered at her home and
reminded her of the fact that they had
come to help celebrate her birthday,
and that they did have a good time is
? eridenced by the statement from those
who were present. Refreshments were
served and before the guests left Mrs
Harlock was the recipient of solid
silver salad set consisting of spoon and
fork.
A delightful trip was the one just
S completed by Mr.. and Mrs. l.. N.
I Baker OF this city. They left Alma,
b August 6 for Owosso, where OH the
} morning of August s they started via
S automobile with Mr. and Mrs McCluny
0 for Grand Rapids, here day was spent
and the trip continued to Grand Haven
4 and Muskegon, thence north up the
e shore Of Lake Michigan to Ludington,
J. Manistee and Traverse City. After
night of rest the trip was continued
through the beautiful resort country
surrounding Elk Rapids, thence to
f. Charlevoix, Petoskey, Bay View and
Harbor Springs, where two or three
days was spent doing Traverse Bay re-
sorts. The trip was then continued