Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

family, Chas. Ainsley of this city.
Floyd Xix former we'll known Alma
college student died last Friday after
noon at his home at Oscoda. Funeral
services were largely attended Floyd
had many friends i'll Alma who extend
sympathy to the grief stricken parents.
Il. II. Erwin accompanied by II. Il.
Erwin and wife left Wednesday evening
for Jackson, where they were called by
the death of VIM. Erwin a brother of
r. H. Erwin and uncle of r. f. Erwin
of this city. Mr.. Erwin was resident
of Detroit but was at Jackson visiting
friends when taken sick. Mr.. Erwin
expects to return home Friday evening
of this week.
j. w. Barron returned last Friday
from a nine-day trip on the Great Lakes.
Mr.. Barron took the steamer Lakeland
at Port Huron going TO Duluth where
couple of days were spent sightseeing
after which he returned TO Detroit via
the same steamer and thence home by
rail. Mr.. Barron reports most enjoy
able outing
The Misses Delavan entertained Mon
day afternoon i'll honor of ;heir neice's,
Miss Margery Delavan, birthday. Six
teen were present to eujoy the afternoon
and wish Miss Margery many returns of
the occasion During the afternoon
Mrs. Sterling told the fortunes of those
present, refreshments were served and
a thoroughly good time enjoyed.
One of Alma's citizens addicted to
using profame language was arrested by
Marshal Wright. Monday evening for
using the same in large quantities on
the public streets. Judge Chadwick
assessed fine of So and costs, $40 in
all, and assured the prisoner that trip
over the road would be the next sentence
if arrested again for the some otfense.
That we are living in al age when
things are done i'll hurry was proven
in the wheat section of Washington one
day this week when large number of
the spectators watched the rapid process
by which the standing grain was convert
ed into biscuits and served to them in
twenty-five minutes. It's dollars to
doughnuts that the people who did the
work weren't troubled much with
"spring fever"
State Dairy and Food Department
Inspector f. E. Stafford of Bay City
was in Alma, Wednesday on tour of
inspection of the various dairys Of the
county. During the forenoon he called
at the Riverside dairy on the Wright
farm. Later calling at the Record
Office and making the statement that
Riverside dairy buildings stables, in fact
the entire equipment from a sanitary
point of view was the equal of any in
! Michigan. This speaks volumes for
the work of Mr.. Ross and his corps of
! assistants.
John d. McCurdy, the erstwh,le Co.
runna lawyer and son of Judge Hugh
McCurdy, who sued Shiawassee county
to collect Sl0,0 900 and interest, has been
denied rehearing of the case by the
supreme court. The senior McCurdy
was one Of those who loaned the county
money previous to the court house
imbroglio. His suit to collect in the
Shiawassee county circuit was heard by
Judge Wisner of Genesee county, sitting
/ for Judge Miner. The court decided
after long deliberation in Mr.. McCurdy's
favor, but his ruling was reversed by the
supreme court.
If there is any class amongst the
preachers of the county who take de-
light in joke both in the giving and
the taking, it is Catholic priest. Our
Man About Town was told story the
other day about one of this class but
he does not reside in Clinton county;
at least our informant did not say that
he did, The one in the story went into
barber shop while ago to be shave d
and the man of the razor was an Irish
man. He was also suffering from over
indulgence, which the priest noticed,
but decided to take a chance. Soon
afterward Pats unsteady hand made a
cash on the fathers cheek. "There,
Pat, you have cut mel" "Yis, y'r Riv'-
renee" replied the barber. "That
shows you," said the priest in stern
way that was intended to carry censure
with it, what liquor will do "Yis,
y'r Riv'rence." replied the guilty PARISH
Toner whisky does make the skin
finder. st. Johns News.
More than little attention has been
attracted to the statement made by
committee of the United States senate,
that one of the causes of the increased
cost of living was advertising. AS