Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-09
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

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| forenoon in Ithaca.
Geo. Wilson, of Oxford, was bust
ness caller in this city Friday.
Hynes & Murtaugh have moved
their stock of groceries to Flint.
Z. ]. Stearling spent few days of
last week with friends at Flint
Mrs. Nellie Charter spent Saturday
| and Sunday with friends at Ashley.
Readyto-wear hats at greatly re-
duced prices. Mrs. w. Humphrey.
Mrs. Roy McConkie, of Ithaca, was
business caller in this city Tuesday.
Walter Kinney spent last week at
the home of his parents in Mcclure,
Ohio.
Prosecuting Attorney Everdon, of
Ithaca, was a business caller in this
city Tuesday.
Mrs. +. II. Mckay, of Ithaca, spent
Friday with Miss Fannie Sharrar, of
this city.
Mr.. Gibbs and lady, of Leland. Wis
tied at the home of H. W. Sandal
last Monday.
Mesdames J. II. Golden and A. NJ.
Boughton spent Saturday with friends
at St. Louis
Mrs. R. Howard and daughter,
Hazel, spent Saturday with friends at
Shepherd
Miss Hazel VanWegen. of Evart,
spent last week with relatives and
friends in this city.
The Home Missionary will meet at
Mrs. M. J. Nc Pieces Friday after
noon, 312 Woodward.
Mrs. Amenda Wolfe spent the lat
ter part of last week with her sister,
Mrs. Hildreth, at Elwell
Frank Webster and wife are spend
ing the week with relatives at Ian.
sing and Kalamazoo.
Melvin Yerian, of Lansing, is spend
ing the week in this city, the guest of
relatives and friends.
Mrs. w. F. Phelps is spending the
week at Farwell, the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Frank Leverton.
Mrs. J. F. Barnes and children, of
Midland, spent last week at the home
of w. d. Walker and wife, of this
vicinity
Mrs. w. F. Price left Saturday for
few weeks visit at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Martha Marley, OF Big
Rapids.
Mrs. Floyd Miliken, of Lapeer.
spent last week at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Nettie Anderson. of this
city.
Mrs. J. NJ Mcintyre left Saturday
for Port Austin to attend the funeral
of her sister-n-law, Mrs. Robert
Stoddard.
| Little Thelma Wright, of this city,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
grandparents. Geo. Rusc and wife, Of
Shepherd.
Miss Hazel Buhlle will give a vocal
recital in College chapel Thursday
afternoon, December Q. at AIS. All
are invited.
Mrs. Edgar Wilson and children, of
Saginaw, and Miss Jennie Wilson. of
this city, spent Saturday and Sunday
with friends in Ithaca
Mrs. Viola Griffith and children left
Saturday for Lansing, where they will
spend the winter at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Lewis King.
Mrs. R. c. Rogers returned to her
home at Lowell after one weeks visit
at the home of her parents, L. H.
Mapes and wife, north of this city.
Mrs. Wesley Sidebotham, who has
been the guest of her parents, T. w.
Hooper and wife, for the past ten
days, returned to her home at Brook
Ign. N. Y, Friday
Miss Meta Mckinney. who has
been employed as singer and piano
player at the Dreamland theatre for
the past few months, returned 10 her
home at Tecumseh, Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Giesken and daughter,
Miss Anna, who have been visiting
at the home of Barney Giesken and
wife for one week, left Friday for
their home at Parnell, Missouri
Invitations are issued for an "Old
Maid Sale" to be held in |. .. O. +.
hall, Friday evening. December 10,
1909. The ladies will be sold at auc
ton. If you want one now is your
opportunity.
Word received in Alma on Tuesday
of this week conveyed the informa-
ton that fire had consumed the bank
building in which Alma's former citi-
zens, T. A. Johnson and Lucien Bag
ley. were doing business at Morris,
Oklahoma
During fire at the Kalamazoo
Lake street school last week 400 pu-
pills marched from the building in per-
feet order. Smoke was filling several
of the rooms before the fire was dis
covered. Although they realized the
building was on fire the children obey
their teachers and remembered the
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