Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-06-20

Miss Eta Stuckey entertained at ;
six o'clock dinner Friday in honor o
Miss Nora Black Of Cadillac.
Watson Robinson of New York city
visited his people, Mr.. and Mrs. J
w. Robinson, Sunday and Monday
returning to his home Tuesday morn,
ing.
Prof. c. L. Glockzin, who has beer
teaching music in the public schools
at ST. Louis for the past year, was i'll
the city last Saturday visiting friends
Mr. Glockzin will spend the summer
vacation at Mt Pleasant
Carl Delevan returned to Alma
Monday morning to spend the sum-
mer. Mr.. Delevan has just COM
pleted his Sophomore year at Ann
Arbor in the forestry department
Vern Morgan assumed his duties
at the Messenger Dry Goods store
last Friday. Mr.. Morgan will take
Mr. Kline's place while the latter is
away on his vacation to Europe
Bryson McCloy won the prize Of
fered by c. ]. Maier to the man on
the college team having the highest
batting average. Mr.. McCloy ended
the season with an average of APO.
His fielding average was 1000. Both
averages are extraordinary. The
present made him is beautiful Ii
brary table cover done in college
colors.
Floyd Maxwell, who has been
teaching manual training in the public
schools for the past year, left Friday
night for his home at Mt. Pleasant
whre he will spend his summer va
cation. Mr. Maxwell will return in
the fall to continue his work.
Rev. VIM. s. Jerome of Worthwhile,
Mich, has been engaged as supply by
the Presbyterian church during the
summer He will preach next Sun
day at the usual hours OF service. In
the morning his theme will be"The
Coronation of Christ" in the evening,
Sell Estimate.
Miss Mayme Wertz and Mr.. and
Mrs, Roy Miller left Saturday for De-
troit. From Detroit Miss Wertz goes
to her home at Canton. Mrs. Miller
will be the guests of friends at De-
troit.
William Ewing departed Friday
afternoon for Sault Ste. Marie at
which place he will spend the sum-
mer Mr.. Ewing will work on the
Evening News of that city during the
summer.
Miss Jean Dykes of Ironwood,
Mich, visited friends in the city over
Sunday. Miss Dykes was member
of last years Senior class at the col
lege and for the past year has been
teaching in the high school at Gray
ling.
The Seniors of the high school en-
tertained the Juniors at a lawn party
at the home of Miss H. M. Durham
last Friday evening. The lawn was
very prettily lighted and decorated
Various games were played and light
refreshments were served.
Earl Porter of Bay City paid visit
to his parents Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B
Porter last week. Mr.. Porter drove
over from Bay City in his new auto
truck that he has put up for a new
auto company at that city. On the
way to Alma, he came to a bridge
that had been washed out by the re-
cent floods A few boards were pla.
ced over the weak spot in the bridge
He drove the truck little way across
with the result that the bridge gave
way and he with the truck took a
bath. After about four hours oil
hauling and Juggling with the assist.
ance of a couple of teams and as
many farmers he succeeded in draw
ing the truck across and continued
on his journey He returned to Bay
City with the truck last Saturday
morning but made the trip by another
route.