Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-06-13
Miss Emma Swigart of Charlevoix
is expected home this week.

of Hope College.
The ladies' aid society of the Meth
odist church will meet Thursday af-
ternoon with Mrs. A. J. Robinson,
11s Center street.
Attorney James c. Kress returned
Friday from Grand Rapids where he
had been for the greater part of the
week attending to legal business.
Miss Hattie Denning of this city
and Eugene Spengles of Sparta were
united in marriage last week by the
Rev. ]. Frank Jackson Of this city.
Francis King was in Grand Rapids
last week. Mr.. King went in his
Cadillac machine, going via Ionia and
then west. He reports good roads.
Miss Lillian Jackson of Detroit and
formerly student at the college at
rived in Alma last Saturday evening
to attend the commencement exer-
cises at the college. Miss Jackson
was the guest of her sister, Miss
Beatrice Jackson, of Wright Hall.
Donald Smith the little three-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Smith,
! Gratiot avenue. met with a serious
and painful accident last Thursday
afternoon While he was playing upon
the back porch, he fell off and severe
ly fractured his left arm at the elbow.
,, Walter Vlet of Washington, D. c.,
was in Alma yesterday on his way to
Fargo, North Dakota, where he as
| sumes the management of the Stude-
baker automobile agency for North
, Dakota, Montana and part Of Mime
sofa Chef Walker will join him later
in the season.
See the new style cuff button sets
] for graduation At Porter's.
George Jeltema arrived in Alma
last week to take position with D..
w. Robinson in the dry goods depart
ment. Mr.. Deltema came here from
Chicago where he has been in the
employ of Marshall, Field & Co. for
the last ten years in the imported
| wash goods department.
Ralph Montigel of Redlands, Cal,
is visiting his uncle, Mayor ]. M.
| Montigel Ralph Montigel is a sem
ior in the structural engineer depart
ment at Illinois University. He re-
turns tomorrow to Champaign, ILL.,,
to be present at the commencement
exercises of the university next week.
A. r. Moon, one of Amas best
football men of former days, re-
ceived his diploma from the Detroit
college of Medicine at the commence
ment exercises of that institution, May
23 Every one of Moons old friends
will be highly pleased to know that
he has reached goal he has had in
mind several years.
Claiming Parsons of NJ. A. c. Wis
tied his parents the latter part Of the
week. Mr.. Parsons finishes in the
engineering department this year.
The graduating exercises being held
this week. Mr.. Parsons has secured
a position with the engineering corps
of the Ann Arbor r. r. and will make
his headquarters at Owosso.
A full line of Johnston Mowers and
Binders, there is none better. Alma
Elevator Co.
Lester Giddings, resident at the
| Masonic Home since October 27,
1911, died suddenly Monday noon
from stroke of apoplexy. The re-
mains were sent to Charlevoix Tues
day for burial Mr. Giddings was
| ffty-three years of age and for a
number of years member of Charlie
voix Lodge, No. 2S2, F. & A. NJ.
The NJ Z. Society of Shepherd are
already beginning arrangementss for
their Sunday school excursion and a
representative of the Ann Atbor road
was in town last week for the pur-
pose of comforting with the society
in regard to the matter The excur-
sion will be run to Frankfort on July
"a and the fare will be 81 for the
grown-ups for the round trip and soc
for children
Dr. and Mrs. T. c. Thornberg re-
turned to Alma Monday evening hav-
ing left here the Monday previous
for Cedar Falls, Iowa, in response to
telegram informing them of the
critical illness of Mrs. Thornberg's
mother, who died soon after their
arrival The body was taken to Ka-
hoka, Missouri for burial Mrs.
Thornberg has the sincere sympathy
of her Alma friends in her sorrow.
New styles in lockets and scarf
pins at Porter's.
Last Friday morning at nine o'clock
Rev. Priest pronounced the words
that united for life the lives Of John
Barkman of Merrill and Miss Mar
garet Hamilton of New Haven I'M
mediately following the wedding GER
emony the newly weds repaired to
the residence of Mr. and Mrs Lee
Townsend of New Haven, where an
elegant wedding dinner was awaiting
them. The young couple have the
best wishes of their many friends.