Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-04-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The Rev. V. X. Beshgetoor of Harbor
Beach will occupy the pulpit in the
Presbyterian Church next Sunday, both
morning and evening.
Last Sunday, William Burt was
nearly drowned in Pine river He
attempted to get into a boat from the
dam bridge. A rotten board gave
way and Burt plunged into the water.
As he went down he grabbed hold
on a projecting timber and was in
the water twenty minutes before he
was rescued The undercurrent was
so strong at the dam that it took five
men to raise him out of tl,- water.
Through a Misunderstanding the
Record last week credited the Fitz-
gerald Brothers with biggest string
Of horses at the horse show. The
Fitzgeralds had five horses at the
show instead of seven. Fred Van
Buskirt OF Ithaca brought in six
horses from his farm in Arcadia
township The Record wishes to rec
tify the mistake with no less credit
to the Fitzgerald Brothers. Instead,
this paper desires to give Mr.. Van
Buskirt the added and due credit he
deserves.
Automobile for sale or exchange for
stock or property, FIVE passenger, ri H.
p, fully equipped also good work aud
brood mare Call Bell phone 1927.
The Easter service in the M. E.
church was carried out almost en-
tirely by the young people in the
Sunday school The music was a
special feature, the chorus choir and
orchestra deserving special mention
for the delightful music which they
furnished. The numbers given by
the quartet, the duet and the soloists
were also a source of much gratifica-
ton to the audience. The address
given in the evening by Mr.. Daily,
one of the young men of the church,
was a logical argument for better
home conditions which appealed both
to the heart and sound judgment Of
his hearers.
Olivet will debate Alma college next
Friday night at the college chapel on
the question, Resolved, That Cities
Should Own and Operate Public
Franchises" Alma will uphold the
affirmative. The men who will rep
resent Alma are Messrs. VonThurn,
Polly, and Colby. On the same night
Alma will debate Hope at Holland
upon the same question, while Hope
will send second team to Olivet.
Messrs, Kolvoord, Buell., and Saterlee
Twill two OF uO1 10 nd
for Alma This debate is the fourth
Angular Debating league. Each col
and is anxious to break the tie. A
red hot debate Is anticipated.
Get your auction sale lunches at Gray
& Grny's, Alma. Lunches our speciality.
Best eats in GrHtiot county. 1724t4
Mrs. Dan Wilcox, who resides at
1916 E. Superior street, is recovering
very rapidly from the injuries she re-
ceived April 4, when she was struck
| by Pere Marquette switch engine
| The accident took place about mile
and half east of Alma at point In
the track where there is sharp
curve. It seems that Mrs. Wilcox was
walking on the track when the en-.
CINE came up behind her. Being very
deaf she was unable to hear the APP
preaching engine. The engineer
turned on the air but when it struck
her il was going twenty miles per
hour IL was miraculous that Mrs
Wilcox was not killed In some man
ner the bumper caught her and
dragged her about twenty-five feet
The fiange of the wheel cut a deep
cash in her limb, but other than a
severe shaking up and very painful
bruises, Mrs. Wilcox received nc
other injuries. She was taken on the
engine right after the accident and
hurried to Brainerd hospital.