Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-08-18


cities.
DIR. Clizbe returned Monday from a
combined business and pleasure trip to
Lansing.
State Highway Commissioner I. A.
Ely left Alma Monday for the state
capitol.
Mrs. VIM. Hooper returned Monday
from visit with friends in Toronto and
ST. Catharine.
Thirty-four Almaites spent Sunday in
Grand Rapids, taking advantage of the
p. NJ. r. X. excursion on that day.
David Bazore and Elder White of
Illinois were Sunday guests at the
Sharrar home.
+. w. Smith and son formerly painters
in this city are now engaged i'll the retail
grocery business at Flint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Campbell return
ed Saturday from three weeks vaca-
ton spent in and near Duluth.
F. +. Ellsworth who is attending the
summer school at Ann Arbor spent Sun
day with his family in this city.
Rev. G. H. Kaufman of Reed City, a
former pastor here preached in the
Baptist church last Sunday night.
After six weeks at the summer resorts
near Petoskey Mrs. Morrison returned
last week to her home in this city.
Mrs. Sidebotham and daughter are
the guests Of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Hooper of this city.
M. J. Folett accompanied by his
wife and family are enjoying their
summer outing with friends in Glare
and Isabelle counties.
Miss Marie Russell returned to Alma
the last of last week after having
thoroughly enjoyed her summer outing
with friends elsewhere in the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. r. Murphy and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Murphy and
family were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
McClosky of Grand Rapids, Sunday.
Alec Irvine formerly with the Central
Michigan Produce Co., and whose
friends in Alma are legion, arrived in
this city Saturday evening for a short
visit. Mr.. Irvine who when he left
Alma went west is now pleasantly stuat-
ed III our neighboring city of Saginaw.
Inviting the board of education, the
board of trade and W. w. Mitchell,
millionaire lnmberman, to her home
last Friday evening, Mrs. ID. +. Diggins
widow of Delos F. Diggins, rendered to
the city of Cadillac gift of $4,000 for
new manual training and domestic
science school.
If fly gets past screen doors and
windows and into your house, put about
twenty drops Of carbolic acid on a hot
pan and allow the vapor to fill the house.
The oder is almost unnoticeable TO a
human being. but is fatal to flies There
are several other ways of Staying the
pests, but this is probably the best and
cheapest.
Mrs. H. A. Wagner of Shepherd, aged
about 90 years, met with a misfortune
Tuesday that will keep her in bed for
the next three months. In company
with her husbands uncle she started to
drive to the farm and the horse turned
quickly and overturned the carriage.
Both were thrown out and her compan-
ion fell heavily upon her and broke the
hip joint.
A quiet wedding took place on Sat
urday. August 9Th, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Lowe, when their son
Robert, was united in marriage to Miss
Nina Carbin of Elm Hall The cere.
mony was performed by Rev. Geo. w
Bates, after which light refreshments
were served, They will make their
future home at Elm Hall.-Stanton
Clipper
The Ashley World in its last issue
says: "A. j. Dicken on Monday sold &c
Abe Mccall of ST. Louis, the SO acre
farm lying next west of JAS. Martin
place Consideration $1,000. Mr., Nc
Call does not expect to locate here al
present but will likely do so at some
later date. This is the third farm Mr.
Oicken has sold in this vicinity in the
past year, the aggregate price being
about 81 1000. In each case E. NJ
Wagner was instrument in finding 6
purchaser:
1t was a narrow escape from a dis
astrous fire and the loss of life, Monda,
night, when the film at the Contra
Theatre caught fire. The house was
packed with people and when the fire
started rush was made to escape by
the people. Some going out the from
way and some going out across tn,
stage. Jerry Smith got tangled up in
seat and bruised one limb and aside from