Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-08-29
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Office for very handsome bouquet OF
! flowers.
Rev. and Mrs. Harry Porter left
Thursday for their home in Parkersbnrg,
w. Va
Miss Edna Richardson is visiting
friends in Port Huron and Niagara Falls
this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Gill left last
Wednesday for Frankfort on a short
outing trip.
MIR. and Mrs. s. V Hollenbeck left
Tuesday for visit with relatives In Mid
dlesport, n.
Mrs. Jessie Gasaway Of Marshall H.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w r Sigsby,
for "A few weeks
ID. Or. Hall returned last Saturday
from Canada where he has been travel
ing for the past few weeks
Mrs. G.. l. Chadwick and Misses Net.
tie Wood and Artie White spent Mon.
day with relatives in st. Louis.
H.O. March was called 10 Muir the first
Of the week on account OF the illness OF
his mother Mrs. II. V. Staley.
Nj. Oalnon has resigned his position
with the Alma Roller Mills and moved
his family to South Bend, Ind.
Ninety. six tickets were sold at this
station for Grand Rapids last Sunday
and twenty-six for Frankfort.
Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Stevens spent
the first of the week enjoying an outing
at Crystal Lake and Frankfort.
Mr. and Mrs. l. b. Quick were in
Owosso Thursday attending the reunion
OF Mr. Quick's regiment, the 22d Init.
, Mrs ID. J. Ayers of Carson City, who
has been visiting at the home OF her
brother, Bruce Clement, returned home
Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. j. /. Crane left the first
OF the week for short visit in Grand
Rapids before returning 10 their home
in Troy Grove, Ill.
At the NJ. +. parsonage on August 10.
VIM o Clark OF Eureka. and Miss Ella
White of Alma were married by the
Rev. j. r Wooton
Moses Tracy OF St. Johns, father of j.
w. Tracy Of the Imperial cafe, has pur.
chased the Nj. Calnon house and lot and
moved his family here.
VIM Beverly Of Arcadia and Miss
Margaret Perry of Seville were married
at the NJ. f. parsonage on Sunday last
by Rev. j Il Wooton.
Gerrit Musk has resigned his posi-
ton with Messenger x 90 and goes 10
Kalamazoo where he has position with
large clothing company.
J.B Ware of Detroit, Fred Messenger
of Stanton and Frank and Hamlin
Ward OF Big Rapids were in Alma
Monday on telephone business.
Miss Bertha Merkle, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. K Pringle
during the past week. returned TO her
home in Marion, o., Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. p. T. Banghart, who
have been visiting in Toledo, Detroit
and other places during the past two
weeks, returned home Monday.
On Saturday Of last week Wesley
Cummings OF Edmore and Lille Wilson
of Alma were married by Rev. j. r.
Wooton at the M. f. parsonage.
Mrs. Nellie Beebe and daughter. Ada
who has been visiting at the home OF w.
Byard, Mrs. Beebe's brother returned
TO their home in Hanover Monday.
Miss Artie White Of Waynesburg, Pa,
who has been visiting her cousin, Mrs.
O. l. Chad wick, left Thursday for home,
accompanied by Miss Goldie Fordyce of
Farwell
Mrs. J. O. Wagstaff and daughter,
Mrs. Emma Miller of Terre Haute, Ind.
who have been visiting at the home OF
their son and brother, A. l.. Wagstaff,
returned home Wednesday.
We are in receipt of card from Prof.
II. A. Milliken, dated from Denver,
Col stating that he and his wife are en-.
joying a very pleasant trip, but expect
10 return sometime next week.
The little one year -old girl Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ohas Sandel's died last Monday
after short illness. The funeral was
held at the house Wednesday and inter-
ment made in the Seville cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Alverson of Ithaca
were in Alma the first OF the week.
Mr. Alverson's work on the court house
is completed but at present he il not sure
of when he will move back to Alma.
About fifteen former schoolmates and
friends of Hugh bearing gave him
surprise at the home Of Walter Haley
last Saturday night as farewell party
before his leaving for his new home in
Ann Arbor.
J. S. Caple g. Son have secured the
contract for putting in the steam heat.
ing Apparatus in the large new hotel just
being completed at Edmors. This is
quite q large contract and amounts TO
about $1,000.
Mrs. II. J. Vermeulen has been in
Cleveland this week purchasing the mill
inery stock for Vermeulen's Department
Store. Mr.. Vermeulen expects to be
rea dy for the opening some time next
week.
While three carpenters were at work
on the new barn on the Ludlow farm
last Tuesday the scaffold ing gave way,
letting the men fall TO the ground One
of the men, a carpenter living in Alma
by the name of Taylor, was quite badly
injured.
Supt. w. +. Hanson will be in his
office Friday and Saturday 10 see all
students desiring classi fication or in.
formation pertaining to the schools.
Parents Of foreign students and parents
who have children 20 send 10 the kin.