Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-08-10
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

the week in Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Parker spent
Sunday at Crystal Lake.
Many dark portions of the Bible
explained in free lecture at Opera
House Sunday afternoon.
Bible students, you cannot afford
to miss the free lecture at the Opera
House Sunday afternoon.
Royal Hyde is at Ann Arbor,
where he went for an operation at
one of the city hospitals
No charge to hear Mr.. f. f. Cook
at the Opera House Sunday after
noon His lectures are priceless,
Cheer up. The free lecture by Mr..
a bright one Mr.. f. f. Cooks free
The correct view of the future is
lecture Sunday afternoon tells about
it.
Mrs. w. Chedistcr and daughter
started Monday for their future
home in the Saskatchewan district.
c. T. Brown and wife and John
Chick and wife enjoyed a trip to
Grand Ledge and return last Sun
day
You will hear something you ne
yer heard previously in the free lee
ture by Mr.. f. T. Cook Sunday al
trenoon.
Mr.. c. Flewelling left Sunday far
Toledo, from which city she will go
to Fayette. Ohio to be the guest OF
friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seigel Wilson left
Wednesday for Conneaut, Ohio.
They expect to be absent from Al
ma for two weeks.
Mrs. II. c. Richardson and daught-
err returned Sunday from Higgins
Lake where sometime has been spent
in enjoying the cool brcezeS OF that
Michigan resort
After two weeks absence from the
city, during which time he transact
ed business in Missouri, Arkansas
and California, city attorney James
Krcss returned to Alma Sunday
noon
Mrs Oliver Kimmel OF North Star
was examined in the probate court
Monday and pronounced insane. She
will be taken to the Traverse City
asylum to-day by Sheriff and Mrs.
Rowell.
Mrs. Morey of Edmore was the
guest of Mrs George Glow Thursday
en- route from the north TO her homie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Highheld of River
dale visited at the home OF Mrs
Glow last Thursday
J. /. Fatty has sent this office a
copy of the Los Angeles Times of
July 81, containing a descriptive &C
count of the San .Bernardine fires
The fire at that time was beyond
control
Among those who enjoyed the
beauties of Crystal Lake last Sun
day were the Misses Caroline Grang
er. Clemma Carpenter, Laura Fryck-
holme, Eda Fryckhlome, Lola Sipe,
Anna Seafred and w. H. Redman.
F. f. Cook at the Opera House Sun
day afternoon is full of good news.
Miss Alta Parr of Alma returned
home Tuesday, after a weeks visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. +.
Lewis. She was accompanied home
by Orpha Lewis. who will visit there
a few days-Gratiot County Jour
nal
The weekly concert OF the Alma
Military Band will be given Friday
evening of this week instead of We'd
nesday evening as usual This change
is occasioned by the fact that many
members of the band as well "a a
large number of our citizens were in
Toledo at that time on the NJ. +.
Sunday School excursion.
Elton Brock of Parrall. Mexico,
came from Chicago. where he had
spent few days on business last
Friday and remained over Sunday
with his parents, going back to Chi
cago on Monday Mr. Brock has
opened an office in Chicago. tempo
rarily. and his Alma friends are pleas
ed TO know that Mr.. Brock expects
to successfully close his timber deal
while in the north-a big PROPOSE
ton for a young man.
George Sharrar, Alma's hustling
real estate agent, was in town Mon
day evening on his way home from
a visit of inspection of the farming
country to the north of us. Mr..
Sharrar expects to have large par
" of home seekers from Illinois
here next week to look over this
part of Gratiot county. We need
new families and new blood. so let
It's hope some of these good people
will be induced to buy farms and
settle among us.-Riverdale Promo
ter.