Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-04
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f19 SUPERIOR ST. ALMA. MICH

MISS SOpIlld DulllldlH lClt Illudy
for Grand Rapids to spend New
Years with relatives before return
ing TO her duties as teacher of mathe
mates in the Owosso High school.
Look-For the next ten days ! will
offer untrimmed hats for 40 cents
each. This is your opportunity. Mrs.
Sylvia Gaffney.
Rev. ]. A. Watson and family Wis
tied Mr. Watson's parents in Manton,
Christmas Day, going from there to
Traverse City to attend the wedding
# their son Claude to Miss Maude
| Haggar.
James Harry OF Urbanna. ILL.,, is
making an extended visit with Alma
! fpiends, at present he is filling the
| place of h. Z. Besore at the Vaudette
while the latter is visiting his family
in Urbanna.
The Rev Z. C. Klapp, presiding
elder of the East District. will hold
quarterly meeting at the United
Brethren church. Saturday and Sun
day, the first service beginning at
/ 80 Saturday afternoon.
1t will pay you to attend the Far
mers Institute in Arcadia Grange
, Hall. Friday, January 18th A SPLEEN
did program will be given and a good
time assured all visitors Take your
| family and lunch baskets
Arnold Robinson Charming Par
sons, Fenton Fishbeck and Charles
Hooper, Alma students at NJ A. c.
returned Tuesday to their studies
after spending the holidays at their
respective homes in the city
The fire department was called to
the home OF Geo. Rule on f. Super
Tor street about eleven o'clock yester-
day A torch had been left in the
cellar to thaw ont the water pipes
/ from which blaze started The
prompt service OF the hremen kept
the damage within few dollars.
Mr. and Mrs A. B. Krentel OF
| Berlin, Ontario. who have been visit
ing the latter's parents DR.. and Mrs.
! e.. w. Pringle. have returned 10 their
home in the Canadian city. Mr.
| Krentel left last Wednesday TO visit
his parents in Lansing Mrs Kren-
tel started yesterday, meeting her
| husband i'll Owosso.
Virgil Dykeman, former Alma
young man. died in one OF the De-
trot hospitals early Sunday morn
| ing: Mr.. Dykeman was employed by
the Alma Mfg Co. while here, later
going TO Detroit TO work for an auto
mobile company His mother from
Wichita. Kas., was with him at the
time OF his death; other particulars
have not been learned
Nine of little Miss Vienna Hicks
schoolmates gathered at her home,
SIS w. Center street. last Thursday
afternoon TO help celebrate her
eighth birthday A dainty lunch and
games in which Marjorie Mailer won
first prize and Leone Carter second
helped to pass a pleasant afternoon
Miss Velma was the recipient of
numerous gifts from her friends.
Compelled by i'll health to retire
from active work +. +. Bingham has
sold his bee smoker, manufacturing
business to w. G.. Woodman of Grand
Rapids, who is moving the stock to
the Furniture City Mr.. and Mrs.
Bingham left the first of the week
foT Sugar City. Colorado, where they
will make their future home. They
have made many friends while in
Alma, who regret their departure but
| hope that the change of climate will
prove beneficial to Mr.. Binghams
health.
Wednesday afternoon. Dec %, at
the home of the brides grandparents
i'll Traverse City. occurred the we'd
ding of Miss Maude Hoggar to
Claude Watson OF Boyne City, Rev.
]. A. Watson of this city. father OF
the groom performed the ceremony.
About fifty relatives and frineds were
present The gifts received were
numerous and useful Immediately
after the ceremony the young couple
left for Boyne City where newly
furnished home was awaiting them.
Mrs. Watson was well known and
popular Traverse City girl and Claude
a resident of Alma from early child
hood until few years ago when he
went to northern Minnesota as book
keeper for one of the large mining
companies and later held position
with the Underwood Typewriter Co,
while studying and preparing him
self for the ministry. At the confer
ence held in August OF last year he
was ordained as minister and as
signed by the bishop to the church in
Boyne City, one OF the largest
churches in the conference Rev. and
Mrs. Watson's many friends wish
them long, happy and useful life.