Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-24
ST. LOUIS.

Street Commissioner II. L. Histed
ordered the street scraper last week
to level up the various streets about
the city. Many of our streets are
in a bad condition and the improve
ment greatly helps the traffic.
Melvin Robinson, resident of this
city, became DESTROYS Of little sport
last Wednesday evening and the re-
suit was that he landed in the city
Jail. Night policeman Kent found
him in a disorderly condition under
the influence of too much of the am
Der fluid. Mr.. Kent removed him to
the Jail and locked him on the out
side OF the cage; about eleven o'clock
he went to see his prisoner, but found
he had escaped by the aid of shovel,
prying the lock off the door He was
captured again and put in a good Sc
cure surroundings In the morning
he was brought before Justice of the
Peace James K. Wright and fined
$500 including costs and fine.
Mrs. West Fox of Nestaburg spent
Tuesday with friends in this city.
Mrs. Hattie George returned TO her
home at Ithaca Monday after spend
ing a few days with friends in this
city.
w. II. Marlette of Grand Rapids
spent the first of the week visiting
friends and relatives here.
Audrey Sias of Edmore spent Sun
day with his parents in this city Mr..
Sias owns a jewelry store at Edmore
and says that he is making good He
was formerly employed in w. T..
Green's jewelry store in this city.
Mrs. A. w. Boughton of Alma
spent Sunday with friends in this city.
Mrs. Clara Davis of Riverdale
spent the first of the week visiting
friends in this city.
Mrs. J. P. Throop of Vestaburg
spent over Sunday with friends here
Mrs. Carl Schutheiss went to Alma
Monday to visit friends.
Mrs. Harry Myres of Alma was a
visitor here the first of the week
Mrs Ella Graham of Stanton visit
ed relatives here the first OF the week.
Mrs. Jerome Burgess returned to
her home at Stanton Monday after
spending a few days with friends in
ST. Louis.
Delbert Truax, a young lad of this
city, is awaiting trial for forgery in
Corunna 1t is said that he has
passed four checks at $1,000 each, two
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This is the second time Truax has
been arrested in the last year and it
is thought that he will get a trip.
H. II. Fulcher was in Riverdale
Wednesday on business
Miss Hazel Woodmansee spent
Sunday at Breckenridge visiting Miss
Gertrude Whitney.
Some good, generous person left
the city goodly amount of money
for civic improvement The money
is to be expended by placing four
large electric lights on the four cor
ners of the city park. This adds
much to its beauty and places our
little park among the foremost of its
size in the state.
The High school track team is busy
every evening at the Athletic Park
training for the coming season.
Thursday evening was the try-out for
the men and those that made records
will stand chance in the county
meet to be held some time in the
near future.
Mr., Arthur Finch of Lansing is
visiting friends in this city.
Carl Wilson of Detroit is visiting
his parents in this city and taking
baths at the Park House for rheuma-
tism
Mrs. Herman Roseser al Saginaw
visited her son in this city over Sum
day.
n. G.. Clark returned to his home at
Langport Monday after spending
few days with friends in this city.
Rev. w. A. Elmer was in Alma
Monday on business.
Mrs. Charles Matthews and child
rem are visiting friends in Owosso this
week.
Mrs. n. A. Simmonds went to
Riverdale Monday where she will
visit friends.