Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-22

Mrs. Z. J. Brown went to Ann Ar
Dor, Saturday afternoon, 10 visit
friends for few days.
Sl.5O cash. one lunch basket of grub
one days time, give you an enjoyable
outing at Traverse City, August 8rd.
have horse, mare, two buggies
and two harness sets for sale. Thew
are IN good condition. Perry BANG
I'D, :. adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fox. Madame
Scattergood and Miss Herman of Sac
nav, visited at the home of A. G.
Scattergood, on Sunday.
Richard Moiles, former Alma resi-
dent whose present home is in Tecum-
sch, is attending the School of Meth
DDS at the college this week.
Henry Soule returned from Alto
with four carpenters who have been
assisting him in the building of a new
school house. The carpenters were
Bert Thorp Elmer Oswald. A. Warner
and Joseph Henderson.
Will Sanderson and family of Pom
tiac spent Sunday with Mrs. Sander
sons brother Guy Lockwood. Mr.
Sanderson at one time was an en,-
ployee of the Record. He is now pub-
iiclty man for Pontiac auto concern
w. j. f. Huff, former merchant
tailor of Onaway will establish a Mace
OF business in the part of the Rockwell
building now occupied by C. A. Saw
kins, he comes to Alma with fine
recommendations and should enioy a
good business here.
Twenty five Boy Scouts under the
leadership of Charles R. Murphy, spent
the evening at the Pines Tuesday.
ring under blankets. Charley saws
that there were more blankets than
there was sleep.
The Gratiot County Gas Co. has had
force of men in town, this week bus
lly engaged in connecting places and
residences. The patrons are greatly
pleased with the lights and also with
the convenience of the gas for cook
Notwithstanding American.
Word has been received from Leon
ard Mitchell Of the Ford agency that
he arrived in Sidney, Illinois. after
travelling four hundred forty seven
miles IN actual running time Of twenty
one hours. In going there he used
twenty gallons Of gasoline and three
quarts of-oil. He viii return the latter
part OF the week.
Clark Decker who recently returned
from Oregon, after a several years
stay there, has traded with John Gro
YER Of Elsie, one hundred sixty acres
Of pine land in Oregon for Mr.. Gro
yer's drug store there. An inventory
Of the store is being made this week
Miss Dora Alexander who lives six
niles north of Alma, spent FRIDAY in
Alma, the guest of Miss Helen Cook
Miss Alexander was on her wav TO
chicago, where she will take work in
iramatic art in one of the schools
there She has been a teacher of mu-
sic and German in Christian College.
Dubuque Iowa, for the past year.
Francis Kingdig of Oxnard Cal.
arrived in Alma, Wednesday evening.
10 take up his work in the postoffice
department.. He exchanged places
With Eural Race who is now in Oxnard
working on city mail route. Mr..
<ingdig is very pleasant man and is
1 welcome addition to the Alma mail
'orce
DR.. and Mrs. Blaisdsll entertained !
all Of the members of the school of
Methods at their home on Superior
street, Thursday afternoon. Light re-
reshments were served and a most
delightful informal reception was held
IN the previous afternoon the mem
'ers of the school were entertained at
he home of Mrs. Francis King. Lat
r they visited the Michigan Masonic
Home.
Edward johnson who has been work
ng Al the right House, this summer,
eturned TO his home in Yale, Michi-
.an, Saturday morning, to spend the
of the summer pitching
athers hay for him-or at least sup
the pitching. On the side
e will pitch few baseballs for the
'ale Independent baseball team He
'ill return to Alma, in the fall to be a
unor in College.
Benton Camburh of Alma, Travelling
auditor of the Union Telephone Co,
as been in town this week checking
p the local Office and effecting a
hange of managers. The new man.
ger is f. Blohm, who comes here from
lwell. He has rented the house of
lrs. Vincent and now occupies the
ama with hic fapoilv y Hap,nto,