Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-09

ant was IN Anna saturday.
Mrs. II. c. Richardson and son
were in Saginaw last Saturday
Mrs. d. NJ. McCarty of St. Louis
was an Alma visitor Saturday.
Charles Pettyjohn of Owosso spent
Sunday with his family in this city.
There was a Club party at the
Woodman hall last Friday evening.
Ray Swigart of Mt. Pleasant spent
Sunday with Alma friends and rela-
tives.
Alma college football team plays
Olivet at Olivet Saturday of this
week.
Miss Lola Calkins of Perry was
the guest of Mrs. F. A. Gill over
Sunday.
The kindergarten of the city school
is now comfortably located at the
city hall
Mesdames w. f. Adams and May
nard Pringle were Detroit visitors
last week
Luchini has the finest line of home
made candies ever offered the people
OF Alma.
Prof a. J. Hutchins of the St.
Louis High school spent last Satur-
day in Alma.
Ralph Goggin resumed his studies
at Ann Arbor after spending several
days in this city.
w. " Macarthur and wife of Grand
Rapids were Alma visitors last Fri
day and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs George Coleman of
Detroit visited Mr.. and Mrs NJ. A.
Medler over Sunday.
Mrs. Bart Miller was in Grand
Rapids on business Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week
The city school teachers who at
tended the Detroit Institute last week
report a most enjoyable trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Moblo of River
dale were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. b. Gardner last Thursday evening
Wilbur Price was appointed sub
| stitute city mail carrier last week to
succeed Carlyn Delavan who resigned
some time since
With sleighing last week in Antrim
county and eight inches of snow at
South Bend, Alma is vertically in the
| summer resort region.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Pomeroy
| of Chicago spent the last week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. Francis King oil
this city Mr. Pomeroy's trip was or
business for the Chicago firm OF
brokers whom he represents.
Rev Nudge of the Christian church
performed the rite OF baptism last
Sunday at the foot of Grant avenue
when i'll the presence of large num-
Der of people he immersed Mrs
LOOMS in the water of Pine river.
| The Bridge club had its first meet
ing last week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs n. c. Richardson Refresh
ments were served at the close of the
evenings play. The Bridge club vii
meet Tuesday evening of every week
| ipl tiC NllHulhS HNdl
! Gasoline in one of the Ann ArboI
motor cars caught fire while the cal
was at Durand a few days ago filling
the motor room with flames almost
instantly. The fire was confined &c
the room and extinguished before q
great deal OF damage was done.
| A rummage sale and mouse fur
nish excitement for the citizens OF
st. Louis judging from the following
| clipped from last weeks St. Louis
Independent: "A mouse in the rum
| mage sale Saturday created more real
excitement than the town has seen in
many a day"
\ dispatch to the state press OF
Nov. said: italian cruelties il
Tripoli and the wholesale massacre
of men, women and children now be
ing engaged in by the Italian troops
in Northern Africa. may lead, very
shortly. TO a concerted demand b!
the powers that Italy observe tn
rules Of civilized warfare"
There will be 50 Sundays in 1911
This will not happen again in on
hundred and nine years. 1t has bee
suggested that all religious denomi
nations of the United States or tn
world for that matter celebrate tn
53rd Sunday. which falls on Decen
< Der 81. the last day of the year a
universal day of Thanksgiving.
w. H. Beasley of Ithaca was on
t of the lucky aspirants to draw
e claim on the Pine Ridge and Rose
e bud reservation in South Dakot
As the number of his claim is sc
\ it should be valuable one. The tim
t for filing on the claim will be som,
D time next March when Mr. Beasle
expects to go to Dakota. look I'll
i, land over and make his selection.
$ Mr.. and Mrs Pearl Decker of Che
2 aning arrived in Alma last Thursda
bringing the body of thir infal
daughter Ruth who died at the
I. home the previous evening. The FIJI
!, eral service was held from the hon
az Mrs Decker'S Oareuts Mr. al