Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-20
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Elghty-f1ve IN the shaue luesuay Vi
this week.
Miss Briggs of Saginaw is the guest OF
Mrs. II. @. Richardson.
Prof. F. K. Ellsworth and II. l.. Grain
we're in Charlotte, Monday
The sugar factory started on the 1910
1911 campaign last Monday.
The seven year old daughter of L. H.
Mckinney is i'll with dephtheria.
Roy Campbell of Owosso visited
friends ON the college cempus Sunday.
Mesdames Suydam and Barnes are
spending the week in Detroit and Toledo.
Mrs. G. +, Purvis was called to Lam
sing, Tuesday, by the illness of grand
daughter.
A cottage prayer meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. l.. Wright, Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. Frank Reid leaves next week for
Box Elder, Montana, where she joins
her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c Sullivan. with
their daughter, visited Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Pontine, Sunday.
Mrs. Z. A. Moore and son Franklin of
Coldwater are guests of Mrs. c. j.
Brown and family.
Mrs. Turner of Evart visited her
daughter, Miss Pearl Turner, of the
city schools last week
The t. B. aid society will meet with
Mrs. A. c. Wyant, Thursday afternoon
at two O'Clock at 701 Gratiot Ave.
Prof. A. P. Cook and wife left Tues
day morning for Chicago Mr.. Cook
expects to be absent from Alma until
Monday the oath.
Mrs. H. G. Richardson entertained
Wednesday at Bridge whist in honor of
Miss Briggs of Saginaw. The guests
present spent most enjoyable time
Mrs. Stanard entertained last Saturday
afternoon in honor Of Mrs. Turner Of
Evart. Social conversation and good
cheer caused the afternoon to pass
quickly,
Messrs r. f. Hughes and John Ever
den entertained the board Of supervisors
at the home of Mr.. Hughes Wednesday
evening of this week. A royal good
time was enjoyed
The Jackson county board of super
visors has voted to resubmit the local
option prohibition to the voters at the
spring election. Signatures to the pet.
ton to resubmit number 6,30S
Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. STICKY of this city
received a box of pumgranates and green
cotton from the sunny south last Mon
day. The cotton in its various stages Of
ripening was a curiosity to those who
saw it.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Pontine of Gratiot
Ave. entertained Mr.. and Mrs. William
Sullivan, Mrs. Homer Leonard and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs Charles sullivan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Lake at
dinner Sunday in honor of Mrs. Carrie
Hunter of Ludington.
Alma Hive. No. 33S, L. o. T. M. NJ.
entertained the hives of Gratiot county,
Friday, Oct ii. Dinner was served at
noon after which a program was rem
dered which was thoroughly enjoyed by
all present. There were twelve hives
represented and 1870 members.
Julia Ward Howe is dead. Bowed
under the weight of her 81 years, the
noted philanthropist and authoress sue
stumbled Monday to an attack of pneu-
monia. The end came peacefully in her
summer home at Middletown r. I. Her
three daughters were at the bedside
when Mrs. Howe passed away but her
son was absent, The funeral was held
at the church of the Disciples Unitarian
in Boston, Thursday. Those who knew
her intimately said Mrs. Howe's unfail.
ing optimism was the great source and
support of her manifold activities.
llJonathan Prentiss Deliver, senior
senator from Iowa. died at his home in
Fort Dodge last Saturday very suddenly
His demise was totally unexpected and
occurred during an examination with a
stethoscope by his physician, who sud-
denly discovered that the senator's heart
had ceased to beat while lie was count
ing. Senator Dolliver Ia. spent the EN-.
tire day down town, and his condition
had much improved steadily for several
days His physician had said that he
would rapidly recover and the examiu.
alton under way when he brtathed his
last was thought to be the final one in
determining the course Of his treatment.