Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-09-21

/ 500 last Thursday evening IN honor
of her guest Miss Alice Jordan of
| Chicago.
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. s. Ward went 10
Saginaw Tuesday morning for the
day and from there to Detroit for
few days visit.
Ezra Smith, assistant postmaster
at the local postoffice, left Tuesday
morning for an extended visit in
Toronto and the East
NJ J. Sluyter left the first of the
week for Battle Creek where he will
remain an indefinite period looking
after business interests.
The repairs on the Hicks house
on w. Superior street ARE nearly
finished and the family are again oc-
cupyng their own home.
The Independent at St. Louis has
installed Unitype typesetting ma
chine, and contemplates enlarging
the paper in the near future.
The ladies' aid society of the Pres
byterian church will hold a baked
goods sale Saturday afternoon, Sept
23rd, at Rhodes drug store
| J. D. Holman left Alma Monday
night as a delegate from the local
Tribe of Ben Hur to the Grand Court
held at Kalamazoo this week
| Miss Helen Lancashire accom-
panied by Miss Jane Lancashire left
| Wednesday for Paris where Miss
Helen will resume her studies.
Miss Clara Kathan returned to her
home in Grand Rapids last Saturday
evening after two weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs Leon Stinchcomb.
The ladies' aid society of the Pres
byterian church will meet Tuesday
afternoon, Sept 26 at the home of
Mrs Lloyd Ellison, 423 Gratiot ave.
Ray Wheaton has commenced work
on a residence on his Downie street
property Mr. Vacation expects to sc
same completed early in the coming
winter.
Mrs. Ray Madden returned Mon
day from St Louis where she has
been for some time helping care for
Mr.. Maddens mother who has been
very ILL.,
Miss Margaret Frederick went to
Flint Saturday where she will visit
her sister, Mrs. John Andrews, and
from there will go to Detroit for a
few days.
]. Cohen & Bros store will be closed
from Saturday morning until Monday
, morning, Sept. 23rd to 25th, on account
of the Jewish New Year occurring dur
ing that time.
/ c. J. Brown and wife left last Fri
day for Bay View where a week will
be spent. They expect to visit in
: Elk Rapids and Traverse City before
their return home.
! Carl Washburn went to Kalama
8 zoo last Thursday where he attended
Fridays sessions of the conference
of the NJ. F. church, returning tc
a Alma on Saturday.
Mrs and Mrs Walter Morrow were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs c.
II Rhodes the first of the week Ell
route from Bay View to their home
in New York City.
d J. G.. Kress is improving his prop
e erty on w. Superior street by tn
addition of three rooms on the sec
/ ond floor and large veranda on tn
l. west side of the house.
Miss Kellogg, who has been spend
O ing the summer months with he
d sister Mrs. J. F. Jackson, OF thi
city, returned to her home in Sagi
nav Tuesday morning.
o Work on the rew factory building
being erected in Saginaw for Nelsoi
Bros. of this city is progressing
d nicely T. NJ Wood of this city i
{ the supervising architect.
- II. r. Lewis and family of 90 Pin
avenue left last week for Mt Pleasan
i, where they will make their futur
home Miss Myrtle will attend TIL
e Mt Pleasant Normal the coming year
A few beet growers have alread,
commenced to harvest the crop, am
d | by next week the work will be on ii
r earnest. The weigh stations will b,
( open about Sept. 25.-Ashley World
{ Miss Anna Montigel leaves Satur
:. day morning for Chicago, where she
IS will meet friends and go by way o
New Orleans and the Southern Pa
cihc to San Diego. Call for thu
! winter.
d Mr. and Mrs Francis King and daugh
ters. Miss King and Miss f. King, return
ed last Friday from their western
It trip The Record hopes to give it:
IS readers a descriptive account Of thu
h trip next week
Messengers store will be closed from
- q O'clock FRIDAY RIGHT tO q o'clock Sat