Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-07-23

Frank Hunt of Detroit was in the
city Tuesday.
Simon Messenger was a st. Louis
caller Monday.
John Morrell was in st. Louis Sat
urday evening.
Clyde Parkinson of St. Louis spent
Sunday in Alma.
j. Fuller returned Friday from a
trip to Saginaw.
Verne Bamber spent four bays last
week in Detroit.
Mrs. f. A. Fraker is visiting her
parents in Howell.
Albert Hudson was a visitor in
Holly over Sunday.
Seem Smith of st. Louis, was in the
city Monday on business.
William Atkinson was a st. Louis
visitor Saturday evening.
Homer Durham visited friends in
Saginaw Saturday evening.
Mrs. Calvin Richards was visiting
friends in Forest Hill Sunday.
Miss Bertha Coates of Belding spent
the first of the week in Alma.
Mrs. Will Chairman is spending two
weeks in Detroit and Coleman.
Mrs. Mary Billings of Riverdale was
in the city Tuesday on business.
Miss Grace Farnsworth of St. Louis,
spent Friday afternoon in Alma.
DR.. Barstow was in Alma Sunday,
bringing patient to Brainerd's.
Mrs. Enterline is visiting at the
home of her parents in Pleasant Lake.
Miss Emily Schulthers of st. Louis
was an Alma visitor Tuesday after
noon.
Misses Katherine Shellhaas and
and Elaine Losey, were st. Louis
guests Saturday evening.
Willard Holmes returned Friday
from a months stay in Continental,
Ohio, where he has been employed.
Miss Anna Wynne is entertaining
Mrs. Lew ellis and Miss Rose Filling
ham of Davisburg, at her home on Col
lege street.
Miss Lola Stewart of Fremont, who
has been a guest of Miss Ada Cole
man for the past week returned home
Monday morning.
Miss Iva Perrigo of Forest Hill,
spent a part of Monday morning in
Alma, enroute to take charge of her
music class in st. Louis.
Mrs. E. j. Alexandra, Mrs. A. E.
Boice, Hattie Hill and Mrs. Abe Mccall
of st. Louis, attended the Maccabee
convention in Alma Friday.
Mrs. Eugene Wood and daughter
spent last week with her daughter,
Mrs. Will Schick and other relatives
in Alma, and returned to her home
in Breckenridge Monday.
Friday evening the Alma Maccabees
invited the st. Louis Ladies to this
city to listen to the report of the Bay
City State Maccabee Convention. Mrs.
+. J. Alexandra of st. Louis, and Mrs.
VI. Glow were the delegates and Mrs.
Alexandra gave an interesting account
of the convention, followed by sup
per of ice cream and cakes. Only a
few were present from st. Louis.
W. j. Melchers and L. L. Conn rep
resented the Union Telephone Co. at
hearing before the State Railroad.
Commission held in Lansing, Thurs
day, to consider the question of pro-
posed merger of the Michigan and
Southern Michigan Telephone Co.'S.
w. A. Bahlke of Alma, and c. T.
Babcock st. Johns, were in the city
Wednesday to attend an executive
committee meeting of the Union Tele-
phone Co. Plans were approved for
the reconstruction of a number of
the lines about the city, the old wire
leads being replaced with cables.
-Owosso Times.
Mayor A. p. Cook, who has been at
tending the University of Wisconsin
summer school, taking advanced work
in physics, mathematics and mechani-
cal drawing, will return to Alma about
the third of August. Besides making
fine progress with his school work,
the professor has been enjoying a fine
vacation. At present he is staying
with his son, Maynard, who is employ
ed by firm of engineers.