Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-03-04

Ed. Adams Of Arcadia township. is on
the sick list.
Father Mulvey is spending the week
in Ludington.
o. r. Parker transacted business in
Lowell, Wednesday.
Miss Jessie Coleman returned home
from Detroit. Wednesday evening.
Mrs. A. Sesderf of Arcadia, is visiting
friends at her old home in Illinois.
4. II. Doan and wife are expected
home to-day from their western trip.
Mrs. j. N. Decker of Saginaw, is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Soper
Miss Bernice Pollasky entertained a
number of her friends at her home on
State street last evening.
The Alma Art Club will meet with
Mrs. I. +. Timby at her home on West
Superior ST., next Wednesday afternoon,
at 2:3O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mervin Sluyter are the
the proud parents of seven and one
half pound boy. born Saturday. Febru-
airy 9th.
Mrs. J. III. Lancashire accompanied
by her maid, Miss Rose Bringdale, left
this morning for a months visit at Old
Point Comfort.
A tuberculosis meeting will be held
at the T. b. church, Friday evening, at
s o'clock. DR.. McClinton will give a
lecture on Treatment" DR.. Brainard
will lead the discussion.
Mrs T. II. Dodds accompanied by
Nugent Dodds will leave the last of
the week to join Mr.. Dodds in Wash
ington. Mrs. Dodds will also visit
friends at New Jersey and Allegheny,
Pa. before returning home. Mt.
Pleasant Courier.
Leo Arthur Hilsinger, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Hilsinger of Elwell, died
March at the age of 10 months and
% days Funeral services will be held
from the Elwell church Friday, at $3.50
p. m, Rev North officiating. The
family have the sympathy of their
many friends in their sad bereavement.
superintendent f. f. Ellsworth re-
turned from Chicago. Saturday fore
noon, to which city he went the first of
last week to attend the annual meeting
of the National Superintendent
association. The attendance was good
and the sessions were full of interest.
Matters pertaining to school work were
discussed and the gathering was COM
posed of many of the foremost educators
of the country. % Friday, Mr.. Ellsworth
spent visiting the public schools of
Chicago
Meetings in the interest of the local
option campaign, now being carried on
in % counties in Michigan, were held in
the various churches Of the city last
Sunday morning In the evening union
services were held at the Presby terrain
Church, at which meeting Prof. Goodrich
of Albien College, delivered strong tenn
perance address. A large audience was
present aud listened attentively TO the
statements made blythe speaker, showing
the marvellous growth of the temperance
movement during the past few years.
Last evening the ST. Louis bowling
team composed of Messrs Kline, Barber,
Stafford, Richardson and LaFlamboy
came TO Alma and at the Wilbur alley
met the Alma team, viz. Messrs Mapes,
Belbeck, Woodland, Horn and Wilbur
| in return game. Three games were
: played the first of which was won by
] Alma with nine pins to their credit, in
like manner the second game went TO
, the Alma team with 103 pins to the
! good. The third game was won by St.
q Louis by IL pins, giving the series of
three games played to Alma by total
of l01 pins.
The Board of Supervisors of Gratioi
\ County met in adjourned session Tues
'. day morning of this week. County
Treasurer Munson had prepared portion
!, of the statements asked by the Board
r and the same was referred for examina-
ton to a committee consisting of Super.
. visors Smith of Alma Pitt of Seville
! Hutchinson of Sumner, Doan of Fulton
. and Gibbs of Ithaca, after which
the Board adjourned until two
O'Clock At the close of the session the
=, Board again adjourned until March 10
at which time it is presumed Treasurer
Munson will show a statement of tn,
= condition of another batch of accounts.
e Install New Pastor.
The Presbytery of Saginaw, will hold