Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-06-09
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Marseilles, Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. McPhee spent
Sunday at Clifford Lake.
Roy Anderson and VIM. McCauly
spent Sunday at Merrill.
For sale pure lard at p. Banghart's
for IA cents per pound 163Ot2
Mr., and Mrs. Paul Bruske of Detroit
were Alma visitors Sunday
w. T. Knowlton of Saginaw was All
Alma visitor last Saturday.
John Watson of Ithaca was in town
Tuesday on legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. @. Richardson were
Saginaw visitors last week.
Mrs. c. Mulvey spent Sunday at the
home of her son in st. Louis.
Mrs. Harry Jessup of Detroit is visit
ing at the home of Will Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Alverson spent
Sunday at the home of NJ. McLarens.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Wright left Tues
day morning for Kansas City, Missouri.
Pure lard for sale at Perry Bangharts
meat market at IA cents per pound,
1902
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Swartout of Detroit
visited at the home of r. S. Swartout,
Sunday.
Fred Smith, candidate for county
treasurer, was an Alma visitor Tuesday
Of this week.
Attorney c. H, Goggins spent We'd
nesday and Thursday in Grand Rapids
and Newaygo.
The Senior class of Alma Academy
hold their graduating exercises next
Wednesday morning.
f. L. Brown has purchased the r..
p. Lee place on Center street and is
moving there this week.
Mrs. Peasley of Chicago is visiting her
daughter Irene, who is taking kinder
garten work at the college.
Mrs. Ely Brewbaker entertained
Wednesday at whist as usual. A most
enjoyable time was had by those pre-
sent.
Karl Adams returned home last Fri
day from McI.aghins Business college
and has accepted position at Stuckeys
store.
Sunday evening at the Presbyterian
church Prof. J. I. Ewing gave report
of his trip to the General Assembly
at Atlantic City, an extended account Of
which appears elsewhere in this weeks
Record.
Mrs. John Randell of Santa Fe, New
Mexico, came Monday to visit her
daughter, Helena, who is attending
college in this city. Mrs. Randell will
remain in Michigan during the summer
months.
OF. Fishbeck. f. L. Delavan and
Cary Carr left Tuesday morning for
Bay City, where they attended the
meeting of the Michigan State Firemen's
association as delegates from the Alma
department.
Mrs. Henry Brewbaker entertained
the young ladies of St. Johns choir
Tuesday evening at farewell party for
Miss Green of the college who goes to
Ann Arbor next year. Games were
played, ligh refreshments served and all
report an enjoyable time,
Paul Delavan who has been with the
Carnegie astronomical party in Argentine
sailed May 6 for Northampton, England
and expects to reach home sometime
this month. Paul has many friends In
this vicinity who will be glad to well
come him back
Mrs. Ezra Smith was called to st.
Johns, Sunday on account of the sick
ness and death Of her mother, Mrs. w.
W. Brainerd. Mrs. Brainerd was n
years old, 56 of which she has lived in
81. JOlluS. Il uutIdl StTVlCtS Will DC H6Iu
this Thursday afternoon.
Oliver Hole, who has pitched the
Alma college team long way towards
the championship left the city the first
of the week for Saginaw, where he
will be given try out with Burkhardt's
leaguers as pitcher. Those who have
watched Ollie in his work here are sure
that he will make good with the pro-
fessiohals.
Robert NJ. Swigart for years resident
of Gratiot County died Friday and was
buried Sunday i'll Paines cemetery,
Fulton township. Mr.. Swigart was for
years sheriff of Clinton county, was a
Mason and knight Tenplar aud resi-
dent of Middleton. Mr.. Swigart lived
on the old Suigart homestead and was
as one of the solid men of
that portion of the county. His brother
Mr.. T. II. Swigart of this CITY was