Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-01
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Mrs. j. w. Robinson spent the hrSt
days of the week in Saginaw visiting
friends.
Claude Chadwick of Ann Arbor spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. n. Chadwick.
Miss Francis McCauley of Merrill
visited her brother in this city the latter
part of last week.
J. H. Losey is having the interior of
his iewelry store redecorated and fixed
up ready for his fall trade.
Miss Leora Johnson left Monday
morning for Lake City where she will
visit friends for few days.
George Button of Flint spent the first
few days of the week in Alma visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Button.
f. H. Gallop and wife left the first of
the week for Northern Michigan where
they will spend part of the next month
! f. T. Ellsworth returned to the city
last Friday, having completed his work
in the summer session of the University,
Ion Wilson Of Elsie has accepted
position with the @. NJ. p. Co., coming
to Alma the first of the week to begin
his duties,
w. II. Kinch, a former Alma resident
now living in Lansing, shook hands
with his old friends in this city Tuesday
of this week
Elmer Sprague returned Tuesday from
his western trip. He has been absent
several weeks He saw great deal of
the country while away.
Mrs. Charles H. Goggins spent the
latter part of last week and the first of
this chaperoning party of young
people at Crystal Lake.
Mrs. f. III. Doan and family and Mrs.
Ezra smith and children returned Sat-
urday from Crystal Lake, where they
had been spending the week,
DR.. Jay Clizbe is having some repairs
made to his home on West Superior
street the roof having been shingled and
other improvements made.
Ray Baker left Thursday morning for
Davenport, Iowa, where he will again
have charge of the commercial depart
ment in the high schools of that city.
George Argent left Wednesday morn
ing for Berlin, Ont, where he will act
as chemist during the coming campaign
of the big sugar factory at that place.
Miss Sophia Durham went to Grand
Rapids last Saturday evening to visit
relatives until the eud of the week,
when she will 90 to Owosso to resume
/ teaching in the Owosso high school.
! { E. Horn and p. NJ Smith and son
returned the first of the week from their
fishing trip to Houghton Lake. They
had fine time and caught several strings
of bass. Both feel better ssnce the ontiug
The store occupied by Mrs. Bart
Miller and Mrs. HUMPHREYS is being
redecorated inside and put in readine SIS
for their fall trade. Both are getting
in the antumn stock and preparing for
a busy season.
Miss Maude Wilson, a former Alma
girl aud now of Ann Arbor, who has
been teaching in the Manistique high
school for the last couple of years goes
tothe Wyandotte high school this year
with nice raise in salary.
Mr.. and Mrs, Hurd Drake have re.
turned from st. Louis where they have
lived during the summer Mr.. Drake
will continue to act as pastor of the
Presbyterian church there and carry on
his work in Alma College.
A number of local fisherman took
advantage of the closing days of the
trout season and spent part of the week
Turing the speckled beauties. Wednes-
was the last day and now all must rest
content until next spring.
Miss Linnie Udelle, who has been in
structor of violin il the music depart.
ment of Alma College for the past two
years, left Monday morning for Indian.
apolis, where she will resume her study |
in the indianapolis Conservatory. She |
stopped at Dayton for few days visit
with friends and relatives
Extensive repairs are going on at the !
college, getting everything in readiness
for the opening which occurs Tuesday
September 10. The heating plant is |
now being entirely overhauled, new
walls are being built and Improvements
being made so that the best of service
may be obtained from it during the
coming year.
Quite number of Alma people at
tended the Field day at Middleton last
Friday. The village had big and
succassful day One of tho hio faoturac