Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-11-14

Among the old students of the col
lege, who were here last Friday, were
Rev. w. H. Long of Mt. Pleasant
and Rev. Louis Brooks of Howell.
The new lamp posts have been
erected on Superior and State streets
and last Saturday afternoon they
were used by many for hitchihX posts
Dr. Lancaster, president of Olivet
college, came along with his boys and
watched them get the worst drubbing
Alma has given them in recent years.
The Presbyterian ladies will hold
their annual bazaar at the Presby
terrain church parlors, December 8
and A. Remember the dates. 175stf
Now that Roosevelt has failed in
his third attempt to save the coun-
try, we are wondering what he will
do next to get his picture in the pa
per.
Gilbert Chaffin of Vestaburg died
Sunday October 81, of heart disease.
Ora Chaffin of Detroit, son of de-
ceased has been appointed admins
traitor
Secretary John G. English of the
No. 3 F. & A. NJ, Detroit, spent
Tuesday afternoon at the Masonic
Home.
Button & Miner have installed a
Wizard gas lighting system in their
barber shop. The lights are power
full and add much to the attractive
ness of the shop
All persons who have accounts
with J. +. Wise, are requested to call
and settle them either at the Alma
Harness Shop or the Wise & Aldrich
real estate office.
Prosecuting Attorney elect John
Everdeen of Ithaca has been quite
seriously i'll at his home on account
of a nervous breakdown Mr. Ever
deem us still confined to his home
Miss Beatrice Jackson of Detroit,
who graduated from the musical de-
partment at the college last year,
attended the football game last Fri
day and the Zeta Sigma banquet in
the evening.
Prof John Anderson of the vocal
department. of the college is direct
ing the choir of St Johns Episcopal
church Prof Anderson plans to
have a vested choir of sixteen ladies
and introduce a lot of special music
Prof Anderson and Prof Barton,
! assisted by Miss Theo Amsbury,
gave a concert at the Methodist
church at Ithaca last Thursday even
ing Over three hundred attended
and were greatly pleased with the
numbers
Last week Tuesday occurred the
funeral of Harland New, the four
months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Burt
New Father Mulvey had charge of
the services The little fellow had
been i'll but a short time and died
quite suddenly.
DR. ID W. Smith and family left
I Tuesday for Mishawaka, Ind, where
DR. Smith will locate and practice
Chiropractic Mr. Smith returned
recently from Davenport. Iowa, hav-
ing completed a two years course in
the school Of Chiropractic of that
city.
Friday evening twenty high school
friends Of Miss Edna Campbell sur
prised Miss Campbell al her home,
the occasion being her birthday The
evening was very pleasantly spent at
games and light refreshments were
served. Avery enjoyable time was
had by all
IN way OF celebration of that loot
ball victory over two hundred stu
dents marched down town immedi-
ate'y after the game. They made the
streets lively with their songs and
yells Several of the business men
helped them celebrate by inviting
them to "Stevies'.'
Next week, Thursday evening, there
will be big things doing at the Mod
ern Woodmen lodge. A class of 20
will be initiated Ind after the work is
finished fine Banquet will be served
a good program of toasts has been
prepared including several speakers
from outside the city
A large number came from St.
Louis and Ithaca last Friday after
noon for the Alma-Olivet game and
amused themselves by some noble
roofing for Alma's opponents. 1t
helped whole lot to have a little
opposition in roofing for there was
not much in the game.
In the case of Leo Wood. VS..
Church OF Christ, tried before Justice
Chadwick last Thursday, the plain
tiff secured judgment of $3.50. The
litigation arose over a misunder-
standing of the contract for the NOV
ing the church last spring. The
trial was commenced in the morning
and was not concluded until 1000 in
the evening
The Autre Vie class OF the Metho-
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