Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-08-24
LOCAL HAP PEN|NGS.

Mrs Gaffney.
The Union Telephone Co. are pub
fishing directory in which Is com
piled the names and numbers of all
GratiOt county Union Telephone sub
scribers.
Mrs Flewelling left Wednesday for
Favette, Ohio. to visit her sister, Mrs
L Baker On her way home she will
visit her daughter. Mrs w j Canwell
in Detroit.
Carl Washburn has been elected dele
gate and l. NJ Sweet alternate to attend
the annual conference of the Metho-
dist church. which convenes Sept ID at
Kalamazoo.
You cannot do better than to send to
G. w Warrington for catalog If you are
thinking of attending college for he
has state wide reputation as COM
mercial teacher.
Joseph Gum and wife of Wolcotille
were guests of Mr. and Mrs Girls Rem
ner this week 1t is % years since Mr.
Gum visited Alma and the changes to
him are very marked.
The State Board of Equalization is
in session at Lansing this week. Sup
ervisor Elv of Alma. Bradford of Ar
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senting Gratiot county.
Mr. and Mrs Griswold and George
Judd of st Johns and Mr. and Mrs Nit
chell and Miss Mildred Mitchell of
Owosso visited at the home of W ID
Strong over Sunday.
Mrs NJ A Potter, who has been in st
Lukes HOSPITAL, Chicago, for some
tine. returned to Alma last week. and
her friends will be glad to know that
she Is rapidlv improving.
The Ladies Aid society of the Pres
bvterian church will meet TUESDAY,
afternoon. August 20. at the hoE.e of
Mrs p NJ Smith on w Superior street.
A good attendance is requested.
l. l. Conn and w j Melchers of the
Union Telephone Co. were in Grand
RAPIDS Tuesday in attendance upon
the meeting of the State Independent
Telephone Traffic Association.
Mrs Il Clark of Shepherd passed
through Alma Tuesday evening on her
wav home from two weeks vi sit with
friends and relatives near her old home
at Port Perry Ontario. Canada.
Pums. Peaches and Pears at Smith
Bros The Canning season is now
here. Get our prices before you buv.
Both Telephones X
After delightful water trip from
Port Huron to Duluth and return,
James Kline Is once more on the jon at
the Messenger Dry Goods Store. He
reports the trip as one OF the finest
Mrs II G Richardson went to Sagi- |.
nav Tuesday evening and returned |.
Wednesday accompanied by her son .Ir. |
who has been spending some weeks at
Higgins Lake with his grand parents. !
Mesdames j G Kane and O'Hara |
of Mt Pleasant passed through Alma /
Tuesday evening on their way home |
from Merrill. where they have been !
visiting for few days with Mrs p l. !
Ryan.
John NJ Durham made a business
trim TO Grand Rapids the first of the !
week. He was ACCOMPANIED by Master
Donald Durham. who went on to |
Douglas. where he will spend the next |
two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs H B Stuckey left the
first of the week for Bascom. Ohio.
where thew Will attend reunion of
the Stuckey family. They will spend
about three weeks visiting in various
Ohio cities.
Paul Delavan returned FRIDAY even
ing from Douglas Lake. Chebovgan
county, where he has been with the (
University Engineering Camp. Paul
will spend the remainder of his vaca
ton in Alma.
+ II Rowland. Cashier of the Alma |
State Savings Bank. is enjoying a (
thirty dav vacation. Mr. Rowland |
was in the city last FRIDAY and looks
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nearly three weeks cutting.
Mrs NJ j Finch and Lizzie Forauer
of Elm Hall passed through Alma. |
Monday evening on their wav home |
from Manton. where they had the |
pleasure of attending the Free Metho- /
dist Conference last week.
" s Smith has accepted a position
with the b q Applebv Co. of Saginaw. /
real estate dealers. Mr. Smith left
Wednesday to assume his new position
Mr. smiths many friends wish him
success in his new quarters
Mr. and Mrs Henry Sandal, in COM
PAW with Bert Harris and wife. made
an auto trim to various points iii Mich
igan and Indiana last week. returning
home Tuesday night of this week. A
most pjovable time is reported
The Misses Anna Seafred and Lola
Sine are ENJOYING a two weeks vaca
tion from their duties at the Union .
Telephone Co.'S Office. During their .
absence thew will visit Niagara Falls .
and other points of interest in the east. 1
w NJ Common of Elm Hall passed .
through Alma Monday evening on his
way home after attending the Confer
ence of the Free Methodist church \
which was held at Manton last week
Mr. Conner acted as delegate from his
church.
Cashier Washburn of the First State .
Bank return ed TO Alma last week. after
having spent two weeks at Beulah. on
the shores of Crystal Lake Mr. Wash
l.