Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-25

The lecture course for the season
1011-1012 closed Tuesday evening
with the lecture OF Edmund Vance
Cook.
DR.. W. H. Perry of Chesaning
Mich, was the guest of his friend,
Dr. f. c. Thornburgh, Sunday after
noon
A number of Alma citizens are on
the Alma Circuit Court jury in ithaca
this week including c. II. Remer, W.
l. Amsbury, Geo. Sandal and Mr.
McConkie.
The college basket ball team leave
to morrow for Adrian, Hillsdale and
Jackson in each of which they are
scheduled for games, They expect
to return Saturday evening.
Enrolment boards will be in ses-
sion throughout the city, county and
state on Saturday OF this week En-
roll if you would vote at the 1912
primaries.
The Rev. L. H. Hahn of St. Louis
will hold quarterly meetings Sat the
Free Methodist church in this city
commencing Friday evening at 1880
o'clock and continuing over the Sab
bath All are invited.
The Record office is. in receipt of
the program of the eighth grade
graduation exercises of the Ford pub
lie schools to be held Friday of this
week This is the school of which
ex-county school commissioner c. +.
Pike is superintendent.
DR.. VIM. Northrup of Grand Rap
ids was the guest of DR. c. b. Gard
ner the first of the week. Drs. Gard
ner and Northrup were companions
-at the Edinburgh, Scotland, post grad
uate school Of medicine during the
summer OF 1910.
Edmund Vance Cook of Cleveland
closed the Alma Lyceum course for
the season OF 1911-12 last Tuesday
evening. Every number on Mr..
Cooks program was received with
applause and the entertainments gave
general satisfaction to the large aud
fence present
Senator Albert b. Cummins, OF
Iowa, progressive Republican, TO day
announced his candidacy for the Re-
publican presidential nomination i'll a
statement in which he says that if the
Republicans of Iowa believe him int
man to urge before the Chicago con-
vention he will accept the decision.
n. p. Hull, master of the Michigan
state grange is confined in a hospi-
tai at Kenton. Ohio, suffering from
three broken ribs, cut on his head
which required several stitches and
other injuries received in a railroad
wreck Sunday His condition is not
considered dangerous.
The Record office is indebted to
Hon. T. A. Ely for bulletin number
3, entitled "The County Road System"
The bulletin was compiled by Floyd
A. Randall . former Gratiot coun-
ty resident The booklet is replete
with valuable information to all in
terested in good roads
w Willard Palmer former mayor
of Grand Rapids, has been named by
Senator Smith as postmaster of
Grand Rapids to succeed Colonel Bis
hop who resigned some time since.
President Taft is said TO be pleased
with the appointment The nomina-
ton is to be ratified by u s. Senate
at their next executive session.
Last weeks Clare papers contain
ed two page advertisement of w.
II. Caple the real estate man. Mr..
Caple is a son of our townsman J..
{. Caple and is a firm believer in the
benefits derived from the use of
printers ink He is heavy adver-
tiser and correctly attributes large
portion of his success to judicious adj
vertising.
The Epworth League of Riverdale
elected the following officers to serve
the ensuing six months President,
Marguerite Hyde; 1st Vice President,
Meta Traver: End Vice President.
Ruby VanAlstine; 3rd Vice Presi-
dent, AIDA Hyde; 4th Vice President,
Francis Davenport; Secretary, Mrs.
J. l.. Nichols; Treasurer, Rhea Tai
lon
Last Friday afternoon Mrs. w. ].
Melchers entertained at 500 at cher
home on State street in honor of her
friend Mrs. McBain Yuengfing of
Vanc ouver, British Columbia, who
has been her guest during the past
week. Saturday afternoon a number
OF ladies were entertained at bridge
and as usual at the Melchers' home,
a most enjoyable time was expert
enced at both functions.
Alma High school basketball team
was defeated by score of 26 TO %
in a game with Mt Pleasant in the
college gymnasium Friday night; it
was oneaof the fastest games played
here in a long time Vought. Spin
ney and Clark starred for Alma and
la Flramboy for Mt. Pleasant The
next game is with Arthur Hill of Sag
inaw in the gym. this week Friday