Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-01-19
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

this week.
Geo. Skaff of Riverdale was an Alma
visitor Wednesday.
The Woodman installation of officers
was held last Friday night
II. G.. Miller was in Milwaukee last
week.
John d. Spinney was in Charlotte
last week.
A. c. Austin was in Breckenri 1ge,
Tuesday.
c. f. Brown was in Lansing. Friday
of last week.
Postm lster O. F. Brown spent Tues.
day in Saginaw.
DIR. @. B. Gardner was Riverdale
visitor Friday.
Miss Cooper of Ida is the guest ofFher
brother in this city
Bert Forquer was a Saginaw visitor
Monday of this week.
T. A. Ely state highway commissioner
spent Tuesday in Ithaca
A. O. Wyant. the automobile man,
spent Monday in Detroit.
Miss Harriet Fleming spent Tuesday
and Wednes lay in Lakeview
Mrs. G. d. Towne of Elk Rapids is
the guest of Mrs c. j. Brown.
Many of our young people are en-
joying the skating on Pine river.
The past two weeks have been ex-
ceptional ones for the blacksmiths.
Mrs. c. f. Horn of Petoskey spent a
couple of days in this city last week
Skaff, the Riverdale clothier, spent
two days of last week in Grand Rapids. |
s. H. Winchell lief; for his home i'll
Jackson City, Tenn, Tuesday morning. |
Two cases of small pox, mild form,
are reported from Pine River township. !
The Ladies Aid Society of the Metho-
dist church will meet Thursday January
20 with Mrs Davis.
Mrs. II, c. Richardson returned Sat-
urday from trip to Ann Arbor and
Saginaw.
Mrs. Gillette OF Charlotte, sister of
Mrs. J. d. Spinney spent the first of the
week in Alma
Mrs. O. Wisenar returned Monday
evening from an extended visit with |
friends at East Jordan.
Mrs Josephine Lee Story of Durand
is the guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs, w. A, futile of this city,
Coal has again advanced in price,
dealers this time asking $500 per ton
for any and ali grades of hard coal.
20 to % girls wanted 10 work in the
window screen department. Good wages !
Owosso Mig. Co., Owosso. Mich. l663t3 !
Fred Devereaux has sold his farm to
Alonzo Housden of Jackson county for
$1,000. Deal made through the G. H.
Carl real estate agency.
VIM. Beverly and family of Arcadia
township are caring for the family of
home and contents by fire.
Mrs. A. B. Scattergood left Sunday
for Pontiac where she will visit her
daughter, Mrs. Kellogg. Mrs. Scatter
good will visit Detroit before returning
home.
The largest load of beets ever brought
to the sugar factory was drawn in by
Oscar Wolf, it weighing 1910 pounds.
This was certainly bliuger, it resembl-
ed good big load of hay.-St. Louis
Leader.
+. III. Rowland of Alma, was the
guest of n. w. Struble and family over
Sunday Mrs. Rowland, who has been
visiting here returned to Alma yesterday.
Shepherd Republican.
Miss Pearl Turner, teacher in thelcity
schools, who for the past week or ten
days has been confined to her home with
a severe case of tonsilitis is rapidly inn
proving and will soon be able to resume
her duties at the Ward building.
Mrs. M j. McPhee entertained the
Ladies Aid Society of the M. e. church
last Thurs day in honor of her mother.
Mrs A. J. Ray Of Sault st. Marie.
Canada. A large number were present.
refreshments were served and a general
good time enjoyed,
f f. Brown writes from Hollywood,
California that he has purchased the
Hollywood Sentinel and Citizen and
will combine the two papers into one,
by so doing he will have control Of the
newspaper business in a town Of 1000
people only 10 miles from Los Angeles.
G II Enler Of Vanhnran corntxr xuas