Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-02-29
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

l Postoffice Inspector Case was in town
Wednesday.
Dancing at Masonic Home Friday
evening, March Sth.
City Letter Carrier Callihan spent
Saturday at his farm near Edmore.
J. ID. Holman, the auctioneer, sells
big stock sale at Unionville, Tuscola
county. March IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hart leave FRI.
day for two months visit with friends
and relatives at Toronto.
At a meeting Of the Valley Telephone
Cos stockholders, held at Saginaw this
week, g. S. Ward of this city was
elected vice president
After two months visit with Len
Mitchell and family. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Mitchell returned to Sydney, Illinois,
| Wednesday of this week.
Supt F. E. Ellsworth of the city
schools is in ST. Louis. Mo-, this week
attending the convention of the National
Schoolmasters Association.
c. II. Jessup and his father, south Of
Ithaca, went to Mathertou last week TO
attend the funeral of his great aunt,
Mrs. Jane Ingersoil, who lived to the adj
vanced age of 81 years and 6 days. She
always had enjoyed the best OF health
up to the last, when she was stricken
with pneumonia and died two days later.
Mrs Ingersoll was a first cousin of the
late H. A. eavan of this city.
The High School Athletic Association
will hold a fair at the High School Sat
urday afternoon and evening. March 2nd.
Those who attended the fair last year
will not want to miss this one as good
lively time IS promised all visitors.
Through the efforts CT the local post
office, mail service has been secured to
Grand Rapids OH the flyer az ;32 p. M,
and from there at p. m. to commence
Friday, March LIST Another important
step toward giving the people the best
service that is possible
f. O. Grover of the Rexall Drug Store
has greatly improved the appearance of
the display windows at his Superior
street store by having the same enclosed.
The carpenter work was done by Mr..
George Bahlke, and the staining and fin.
ishing is the work of Mr. Grover him
self.
Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Robinson went to
Martin last Wednesday where, on Thurs
day, they attended the wedding of their
son, william, of Aberdeen, Washington
to Miss Evalyna Monteith. The couple
left immediately after the ceremony for
Aberdeen, where they will make their
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson returned
to Alma the last of the week.
Wednesday afternoon the familiar
whistle of the sugar beet factory was
that the last sugar beet had been sliced
for the season of 1911-l9l2, making the
largest run in the history of the local
plant. A totol of 81, l59 80 tons of beets
were used, producing $4,000, 900 pounds
of sugar The factory will close either
Saturday of this week or the first of
next week.
Monday evening the Euterpe Society
entertained the other societies of the col
lege with a Public. The society room
was artistically decorated with penants
and the national colors. A program
consisting of eight hand piano selections,
piano and vocal solos was gwen by the
Misses Vivian and Bernice Miller, Helen
Mitchell, Bertha Bielby. Theo Amsbury,
Hazel Bahlke, Katharine DeVries and
Hazel Crosby. Miss Helen Cook gave a
summary of the work accomplished by
the society during the year, and the So
ciety chorus was given. Immediately
following the Public" Miss Helen Cook
entertained the society membars at her
home on W. Center St. with dainty
two-course luncheon.