Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-01

Harry Smith and sister, Miss Bes-
sic, returned to Grand Rapids last
Monday after spending two weeks in
this city as the guests of Miss Sarah
Berman
Tie Alma High school class of
1911 are planning reunion of the
class for sometime next week. Where
and when the meeting will be held
has not as yet been decided.
A party of young ladies consisting
of the Misses Edna Kuhlman, Bes-
sic Creaser, Celia Creaser, Myrtle
Creaser, Grace Hauner, Margaret
Breeze and Ethel Holmes enjoyed
a picnic to Bass Lake last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Donnely of
Saginaw moved to Alma last week
and will live here permanently. Mr..
Donnely travels for Lee & Cady
and has the surrounding counties for
his territory
Vern Morgan recently made a trip
to Milwaukee and made arrangements
Co., with the state of Michigan for
his territory Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan
will continue to make Alma their
home.
The fourth annual Ohio picnic will
be held Thursday, August %, at Will
liam Ardner's grove one-half mile
west and two miles south of Shop
herd. A fine program of events is
being arranged and the same will
appear in the Record later
Mrs Malen Cross of Cincinnati,
yho has been spending a month with
friends and relatives in Alma, re-
turned home last Friday. Mrs. Cross
was accompanied by her sister, Mrs
f. O. Parker of this city, who will
spend a couple of weeks in the
southern city.
Fred Pernert of Bethany was in the
city last Friday looking after his
campaign for the nomination Of
County Clerk on the Republican tic
ket. Mr.. Pernert's entrance into the
campaign makes a three-cornered
fight for the nomination.
Hon. Francis II. Dodds, congress
man from the eleventh Michigan con-
gressional district, was in Alma Tues
day of this week Mr. Dodds expects
to return to Washington some time
next week and later return to his
home at Mt Pleasant to look after
his interests during the primary cleo
ton of August 27th.
The excursions of last Sunday were
we'll patronzed The southbound ex-
cursion with Ann Arbor and Toledo
for its destination carried seventy
nine passengers from Alma. The ex-
cursion east to Saginaw and Detroit
took on one hundred and fifty, while
the excursion west received fifty pas
sengers from here.
Preparations are going rapidly for
ward for the Illinois picnic to be held
in Wright Park, Thursday, August
%. The program committee are
busily at work and Mesdames Frank
Hanley and II. M. Page, president
and secretary of the organization,
promise day full of interest to all
who attend. 1t is none too early to
dig out your lunch basket and have it
ready
Mayor c. w Giddings has arranged
to dispose of his fine little farm in
the city to Mr. Depeel, who will con-
tinue to beautify it. Mr.. Giddings
will take in exchange the old Gid
dings homestead on Saginaw street,
which is now occupied by Mr. Depeel,
and which Mr. Giddings' father
bought forty-six years ago. Mr.. De-
peel has improved the place and made
it very attrac tive.-St. Louis indie
pendent
The mixed passengers train which
runs between Coleman and Mt Plea
SAINT went through the bridge over
the Chippewa river last Saturday.
Seven cars went into the stream.
No one was hurt as the locomotive
rested on one side of the river and
the passenger coach on the rear of