Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-06-23

Mrs. VIM. Leet spent Tuesday in
Alma the guest Of Mrs. w. II. Parr.
Mrs. l.. N. Baker spent Tuesday at
the Johnson cottage near Vestaburg.
H, @. Richardson and son spent Sun
day with friends and relatives in Sagi-
nav.
Prof. McCurdy spent portion of
Tuesday at Camp Fraker near Vesta-
burg.
The fire department had two streams
of water on the Alma Roller Mills Tues.
day evening.
The Presbyterian Fortnightly will
meet with Mrs. Francis King, Tuesday
afternoon, June 2Sth.
Messrs. Ray and Fred Griswold of
the Gratiot County Journal spent Tues
day afternoon in Alma.
This office is in receipt of June calen-
dar of the University school of music of
the University of Michigan.
Saturday and Sunday last thermom-
eter registered 81 in the shade. Good
corn weather.
Will Ewing left Saturday for Sault Ste
Marie where he will attend the Carrithers
Markham wedding nuptials.
Mrs. H. NJ Cross and children left
Saturday for weeks visit with friends
and relatives near Langport, Mich.
The Bachelar girls of this city gave
miscellaneous shower at the home Of
Mrs A B, Scattergood, Monday of This
week in honor of Miss Lizzie Grover.
Mrs. Murray Kellogg of Dursnd came
Monday for few days visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Scatter
good.
Miss Edna Swigart is spending the
week with her sister, Miss Emma
Swi9art at Newaygo. They will both
return Saturday.
Prof. F. h. West and family leave
today for Flint and Lapeer after a short
visit they go to Ann Arbor, which city
they will make their summer home,
The Royal neighbors will serve ice
cream and cake at Mrs. <. A. Deplanta's
3lS Gratiot ave., Wednesday evening,
June Goth. All are invited to come.
City Marshall John Wright took Ollie
Warden to the House of Correction last
Monday where he will spend the next
sixty days as result of violating the
local option law.
The mems class of the First Presby-
terrain church of St. Louis will be adj
dressed next Sunday noon by city at
torney Newell Smith OH the subject 1.-The
law and the Gospel"
The state railroad commissioner has
ordered Union depot built at Owosso
Junction. This is much needed
necessity and will prove a convenience
to the travelling public.
| Buffalo Bills wild west shows soon are
to visit Saginaw. Tuesday evening one
of the show bill posters was busy post
ing bills announcing the event to the
citizens of Alma and vicinity.
Frank Wyeth of Pacific Grove, Cal,
was an Alma visitor yesterday. Mr.
Wyeth was called TO Riverdale by the
death of his father mention of which
was made last week. Mr.. Wyeth is
thoroughly in love with his western
home.
At the dedication of new fire engine
in little town on the Massachusetts
coasts, the following toast was proposed !:
MAY she be like the dear old maids of
our village; always ready, bat never
called for. Success.
Mrs. d. L. Johnson and children are
comfortably settled in their cottage
recently built by Mr.. Johnson on the
shores of Bass Lake near Vestaburg.
Mr. Johnson makes week end trips to
the lake, while friends of the family are
already looking forward to visit to
their friends so pleasantly situated.
The Detroit Free Press of last Satur-
day said: Losing control of his auto
Thomas Powers chief engineer of the
St, Louis sugar factory was seriously
injured when his machine plunged into
the ditch turned turtle and pinned him
under it. His companion was thrown
clear of the machine and was not hurt.
Powers condition is reported critical
Mrs. Frances E. Burns of st. Loui
was again elected Great Commander of
the order of the L.O.T.M.M NJ. at the con-
vention held last week at Kalamazoo,
For fourteen years Mrs. Burns has been
at the head Of this great order and under
her leadership it has grown to be one
of the great women's organizations of