Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-12-28
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to spend Christmas with her son and
family and will go from there to
Ohio for the winter.
Mrs. Gearge Sandell returned home
last Saturday form St. Luke's hospi-
tai, Chicago, where she has been for
the past few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Pettyjohn of
Ann Arbor were the guests of the
formers parents Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Pettyjohn Christmas.
Mrs. Adds russo, OF VIning,
Kansas, arrived last week for an ex-
tended visit with her sister Mrs. A.
w. Brock of this city.
One of Grand Rapids aldermen is
trying to have an ordinance passed
by the means of which all vegetables
will be sold by weight.
Sealed bids will be received by
the school board until 8 o'clock p. m,
Thursday, January 4th, for the sale
OF $4,000 OF school bonds.
Miss Dorothy Judge who is teach
ing in the Grayling schools is visit
ing her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Judge during the holiday vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Baker and son
Ray of Davenport. la, spent Christ
mas and the first of the week with
Claude Baker and family in Owosso.
Miss Malinda Udell, assistant teach
er of violin in the Indianapolis con-
scrvatory of music is spending the
holidays at her home south Of Alma.
The young ladies of the Union Tel
ephone Companys office force were
the recipients Of box OF Poinsettis
form Miss Trudie Fatty of Pasadena,
Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Hawley,
and daughter Nerna, of Jackson, are
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. a. w.
Brock and family over Christmas and
New Years.
Ray Baker. principal of the com
mercial department of the Davenport
Iowa High school is spending the
holidays with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Baker.
Miss Virginia Mulvey who is teach
ing music in the conservatory at Nor
gantown, w Virginia, is spending her
Christmas vacation with friends and
relatives in Alma.
CARTS Brown, formerly OF the Al
ma Journal spent Christmas with his
mother in Alma Mr. Brown is now
employed by the Robert Smith Print
ing Co., of Lansing.
George Sandell has purchased l.
100000 cedar shingles, the freight up
on which will be in excess of $1,000.
These shingles will be on sale at the
residence near Elwell.
Miss Marion Spinney teacher in the
| kindergarten department of the Ed
more schools, returned Saturday to
spend the holidays with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. John Spinney.
The families of F. n. Dubois and
Mrs. Kate Church of Arcadia, Mrs.
Mary Church of Riverdale and G.. c.
Titus spent Christmas day at the
home of the latter on Grover avenue.
I; Monday, January 1st, the local post
office will be open for delivery from
1890 to II 80 a. m. The city mail
| carrier will make one delivery in the
morning but the rural carrier will not
| serve his route.
Mr.. Francis NJ. Carter aod Miss
Bessie Grover of Wynne, were united
in marriage at Shepherd, Saturday
evening, December %. The many
friends Of Mr. Carter in Alma extend
congratulations
Mr.. and Mrs. David Best and Mr..
and Mrs Leo Best left the last of the
week for Nc Balm where they will
make their future home. Mr.. Best
has sold his farm near Alma and
purchased one north of McBain.
The Misses Illoyne and Eugenia
Healy OF Seattle, Wash, who are at
tending Mrs Merrill's school in Oaks
mere, New Rochelle. n. Y, are the
holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs w.
| \. Bahke at their home on State st.
\ party will be given Saturday
evening of this week at the home of
| WI. anu MIS-. lDlIlOH !. bNC VI sDulh-
ner township, in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Max Church who were recently
married Mrs. Church was formerly
Miss Orpha Gee.
The beautiful doll that has been
on exhibition in the store window of
Gushing & Benedict was last Satur-
day awarded TO Miss Cora Isham,
who had 365s tickets She was closely
followed by Miss Bernice Thompson
who presented 3346 tickets
+. II. Hubbard, who for the past
three years has been manager of the
St Louis factory, will leave in the
near future for Decatur, Indiana,
where he will take charge of the
building OF the new 100000 factory
which the company will erect this
year.
| Mr. and Mrs w Doaue enter