Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-03-23

l.. Nantndrk and Mrs. IL. ruler, re-
turned home Saturday.
Miss Barbara Donoghue left last
Saturday evening for Merrill, where
she spent Sunday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs J. Donoghue.
Mrs. L. r. Reid of Mt. Pleasant ar
rived here Saturday afternoon to
spend several days visiting at the
home of Albert Archer.
A. McCallum of Bad Axe spent the
latter part of last week here visiting
his brother, William, Miss Mabel
Strong and other friends.
Mrs. Charles Rocks, returned TO
her home in ST. Louis, Saturday af-
ter spending a few days here visiting
her sister Mrs. Earl Clark.
Elonzo Housden returned to his
home in Albion Saturday after visit
ing here for several days with his sis
ter, Mrs. Wallace Amsbury
Miss Stella Eagan returned to her
home in Waynesburg Friday after
spending a few days here visiting her
mother, Mrs. A. F. Eagan.
Mrs. Mary A. Stitt OF Middleton,
who was here for several days visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Blake
ley, returned home Saturday
Mrs. E N. Chadwick and children
left for Chilson Saturday. They were
called there on account of the seri-
Gus illness of the formers mother.
Mr. and Mrs. George r. Woolever
who were here visiting their daughter,
Mrs. n. ~ Stoddard, returned to
their home in Sheridan Saturday
Mrs. Frank Cross and children left
Saturday for Wheeler, where they will
remain for a few days to visit Mr..
Cross parents Mr.. and Mrs Jacob
Cross
Mrs G.. Dalzell OF Muir, who was
here visiting Mr. and Mrs. George
Colmen, left for Flushing Saturday
morning, where she will remain with
friends for a few days.
Dewitt Marks, Dwight Harwood
and Ralph Yonker left Saturday
morning for Battle Creek, where they
represented Alma college at the state
Y M. c. A. conference.
Mrs ] +. Jennings and daughter,
Marguerite, returned to their home in
Saginaw Saturday, after spending a
few days here as the guests OF the
formers sister, Mrs J. Flansbury.
VIM. II. Caple was in Detroit over
Sunday. While there himself and
three brothers each purchased Max
we'll touring car. Mr. Caple expects
to bring his machine home early next
week-Clare Courier.
+. A. I.ignian and son, Jean, left
for Detroit Thursday afternoon to at
tend the motor boat show Mrs
Lignian and daughter, Bessie, accom-
panied them as far as Ithaca, where
they visited friends for several days
r. V. Otto has Just received an Of
fer TO take charge OF the distribution
OF several thousand baby chicks
among the settlers on the new lands
OF western Michigan. The enterprise
is undertaken TO stimulate poultry
raising and Mr. Otto is selected &c
superintend the work because of the
ability he has shown rs a poultry
Judge at the biggest shows in the
Standardization Record.
Auditor General Fuller estimate:
that the primary school apportionmen
in May will amount to $3.50 per cap
tia. which is slightly larger than las
spring He has collected since July
Ss16.16s in taxes for this fund. o
which the railroads have paid $32,
492: the telephone and telegraph com
panies S25,4s2 while in inheritance ia,
there has been collected 1891, 345; il
| franchise fees, $46,Ss9 and in insur
ance fees, $313,95s.
Rev. w /. Hood, who for the pas
three years has made Alma his home
and for 20 years filled the position o
Sunday school missionary in tn,
Presbyterian church of Michigan, ha
been transferred by the Presbyterian
Board to Rapid City, Dakota. Mr.
Hood left Tuesday for his new felc
of labor and as soon as school is OH
will be joined by his family. Nh
and Mrs Hood and family have man.
friends in Alma who wish them al
kinds of success in their new hom
in the far west.
Monday morning just as Mr.. Cas-
Curtis and family of Pine River, wer
sitting down TO breakfast, they wer
aroused by the cry of fire by som
neighbor, and soon discovered thei
home was ablaze The fire had gain
ed too good a start to be extingushed
and the house burned TO the ground
By the assistance OF the neighbor
the most of the furniture was saved
We understand Mr.. Curtis had onl
$500 insurance on the house, which /
not one half his loss