Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-08-11


H. II. Schroeder and wife are enjoy
ing two weeks vacation.
Miss Eta Stucky will leave the latter
Part of the week for visit III Chicago,
All bracelets. rings, lockets, chains
etc. now one fourth off at j p. Locey's
sale. x
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Cross of Lang
port were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. M.
Cross, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Saxton and
Mrs. Ruben Holiday were Breckenridge
visitors Thursday.
Paul Fuller who has been visiting at
the home of H. B. Stucky returns home
the latter part OF the week.
r. J. Chick of Durand spent the first
Of the week with his brother, A. A.
Chick and family of this city,
Talk about huckleberries, Stuckey the
grocer, sold fifteen bushels last Saturday
in three hours. That is going some
surely.
The w. r. c. Thimble club will
meet in the city park next Tuesday
afternoon August Is. All are requested
to bring refreshments.
Mrs. Geo. L. Snow who has been
spending several weeks at her daughters
Mrs. Arthur Lippert. returned to her
home in Wolverine, Saturday.
j, M. Montigel, N. F. McClinton,
Maynard Pringle. John Carpenter and
o. L. Whiting were in Chicago. Tues
day to attend the knight Templar
Conclave in session there this week.
Geo. Irish Of Arcadia is in New York
state, his native home for the first time
since he left there 40 years ago. Mr..
Irish viii visit his boyhood haunts and
see if any of his old friends are still on
the old play ground.
Ralph NJ. Douglass, captain of Alma's
'O6 foot ball team more Familiarity
known on the campus and about town
as Big Mac, has accepted the position Of
Physical Director at Dakota Wesleyan
University and will take up his new
duties in September with the opening
college year.
Serenus d. Ketchum, cashier of the
Edmore State Bank, now wears the
champion belt for catching bass in this
part of the state. He and Mrs. K. and
his sister Mrs. Martin Gray, visited
Fifth lake the first of the week. In
single trip on the water Mr.. Ketchum
landed six bass and Mrs. Ketchum
landed two. One of the bass was under
size and was thrown back into the lake.
The seven bass weighed % gounds while
four of them weighed l6 pounds. This
is the finest bass catch reported here for
many years -Edmore Times.
No matter whom you favor for the
Republican nomination for governor or
L. S. Senator turn out and greet the
candidatts when they speak about the
county. There's not man in the list
for whom any Republican needs to
apologize and any. one of them will
honor the position they seek. The op-
yortunity to hear Hon Chase S. Osborn
will be afforded citizens of the county,
August 10th, when he will visit points
in the county. Mr.. Osborn will I'M
doubtedly receive good reception from
his Gratiot county friends.
To the L. O. T. NJ. NJ. a county school
of instruction will be held at the
Woodman hall, Alma, Friday August
18th, beginning at 1000 a. m. and all
members of the order whether under
suspension or not are urgently requested
to attend. The laws and rates will be
thoroughly discussed and explained.
The meeting will be conducted by Anna
o. Hottie, member of Great Elk. Com
mittee. The local hives have been re-
quested not to furnish luncheon, there
fore, each lady will please come pre-
pared with lunch OF to go out for
same. This is an important meeting
that all should arrange to attend.
The 9TH annual reunion of the Dun
ham cousins was held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark of Sumner
August 9Th, with Mr.. John Durham as
guest of honor, it being his Goth birth
day. The time was spent socially until
the dinner hour, when sumptious re-
past was served, after which the regular
business meeting was called to order
with Harry Clark, vice president, in the
chair, president being absent. Minutes
Of last meeting we're read by Mrs. Lucille
Kuhlman, sec pro tenn. Officers for
year were elected. A short program
was then rendered followed by a few
remarks by the venerable Mr.. Durham,
regrets from those absent were read.
then rising vote of thanks was tender
ed the host and hostess The meeting