Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-13

spent Sunday and Monday in this
city.
Mr. Claude Chadwick and wife and
daughter, accompanied by Miss Ber-
nice Peck, of Cadillac, spent Wednes-
day in Alma.
Jose Garcia, former student of
Alma College, is now resident of
Battle Creek Mr.. Garcia is in the
employ of one OF the publishing
houses of that city.
1t is reported that so men left
Hagenbeck's circus at Saginaw, thus
making them short-handed and caus-
ing a delay in getting ready for the
afternoon performance here
VIM. Latimer has resigned his posi-
ton as r. F. ID. carrier. Mr.. Chester
Walker, ST., will take his place June
Is. Mr.. Latimer will devote his time
to having model dairy and milk
route.
The Epworth Leagues monthly
business meeting was held at the So
ciety room in the M. Z. church last
Tuesday evening Mrs. Fortress, the
new president, presided over her first
meeting.
The following persons attended the
Saginaw Valley Baptist Association,
at Bay City Thursday: Mr.. and Mrs.
Walton, Miss Smith, Miss Tille Lam
born, Miss Edith McCallum, Rev.
Higgins and Mrs. Argent.
A large number of town people en-
joycd very pleasant time at the
Sanitarium last Friday evening. The
evening was spent in dancing, with
music furnished by the Travelling Or
chestra, which was on the streets last
| Friday
Cara w. Mingins, principal of the
kindergarten Department of Alma
| College, is at a hospital in Chicago,
for an operation on her ear drum,
caused by an abscess. The trio, of
which Miss Mingins was one, have
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Julio Morales, one Of the Portori-
cans, who have been attending col
lege in this city, left Saturday for De-
troit where he has secured position
as salesman for a cigar and tobacco
house Mr. Morales expects to return
next fall.
The Hagenbeck circus exhibited at
Greenvile Thursday. The weather
was unfavorable, and the crowd was
not large The managers Of the show
decided that it would not pay to give
an evening performance, so they
loaded their show on the trains be-
fore dark and made an early start
for Grand Rapids, where they showed
Saturday
The large sawmill of the Gorham
Bros, company was totally destroyed
by fire at Mt Pleasant Monday after
noon, June II, with loss of about
$4,000. The water supply pumps
which drew the water for use in the
other departments of the company's
plant were situated in this mill and
none of the machinery can be run
until these pumps are replaced Near
ly 200 hands will be temporarily out
9f employment
Much excitement was caused show
day about p. III. in the evening by
little four-year-old Winnifred Foolks,
who lives with her grandmother, Mrs.
Mary Wynne, in the west part of this
city. The little girl wandered from
home and got lost in the large crowd
on Main street Her parents thought
that she might have been kidnapped
by some of the show people, but with
the help of the neighbors and deputy
marshals, the little girl was final
! ~ found late that evening safe and
unhurt.
The North Adams Advocate says:
why am like pin?" asked North
Adams merchant triumphantly of his
wife. He expected she was going to
say Because you are so sharp" but
was simply paralyzed when she re-
Piled: Because you are so cheap, are
always around, frequently crooked
and if you were to get lost it would
not be worth my time to look for
you" Then the other half of hymenal
bliss went out in the hind yard and
famed himself with a cement barrel.
Friday evening, June s, the student
body of Alma College, gave the re-
firing members of the Faculty fare
well reception, at Wright Hall A
very enjoyable evening was spent by
those present listening to selections
given by Mr. William Cooper and
Miss Alexander The speeches given
by the different members of the Fa-
Guilty were short, but right. to the
point Light refreshments were serv-
ed, after which the crowd dispersed,
hoping to meet once again before the
final separation.