Alma record., 1913-07-17

Mis- IlOWdIu iHelpS, or new tta
ven is visiting this week with Detroi
friends
l.. Hoslar, of Jonesville, Ohio, ha!
been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Sefried.
Sam Walker visited in Detroit las,
week with his daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Preston.
Miss Helen Rogers who hae beer
visiting at Detroit and Ypsilanti, has
returned.
Allen Orser and wife were at Ith-
aca Saturday, enroute for Shepherd
via motor.
Miss Ethel McAdam entertained
several little maids Saturday at a
birthday party.
A. II. Lincoln, of Grand Rapids
spent the week with his daughter
Mrs. ]. L. Barden.
+. w. Feary, of Lansing is the
guest OF his parents, Robt. Feary and
wife of Emerson.
Miss Bernice Lewis, of Detroit is
spending fortnight with her parents
A. Z. Lewis and wife.
Miss L. Welch, of Sheppard, who
spent last week with Hazel Stead, re-
turned home Tuesday.
Mrs. N. Satterlee went to Muir on
Saturday to care for her sister, Mrs.
Perry Frye, who is ill.
Mrs. Charles Best and children re-
turned Saturday to Interlochen after
visit with Ithaca relatives.
Kay Maloney and family of Detroit
are spending few days with rela-
tives and friends at Ithaca.
Miss Marie Walker returned this
week from Lansing, where she has
been visiting with her sister.
Frank Walters and family and ST.
las Pardee motored to Saginaw and
swan Creek for the week end.
Mrs F. Kempher and children of
Alden, visited last week with friends
here, returning home Tuesday.
Mrs. J. Seifert of New Haven.
started for Detroit Saturday, for a
visit with relatives and friends.
Nelson Peet OF Ithaca has purchas-
ed half interest in the Ithaca Mo-
tion Picture show, which was recent
ly taken over by John Johnson.
Mrs. J. B. Conklin, who has been
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Randall, returned to her
home in St Paul, Mimi, Tuesday.
Lee Townsend and wife spent Sat
urday at Ithaca and met Mr.. and Mrs.
Barkman, Of Alma, taking them to
their home in Newark, for the week
end
John Minisch, long a resident of
Ithaca, but recently county charge,
died last week and was given burial
at Ithaca cemetery, by the Ithaca
business men.
Iownspeople were surprised to
learn of the wedding of Harve B.
Thompson and Miss Pearl Swartz-
miller, of North Star, which was SOL
emnized at St. Louis July 2, at the
christian Parsonage, the ceremony
being performed by Rev Meese. They
are spending the week at Crystal.
When Will Gleason and wife &C
companied by Everett Smith and
wife, were en- route for Lansing last
Monday, their auto ran off the end of
sluice, tipping the machine entirely
over Fortunately no one was injur-
ed, although considerably frightened
and shaken up. Mr.. Gleason found
man with team to haul the auto
out of the ditch, and the party went
on to Lansing, returning the follow
ing day.
At the annual meeting of the
school board of Ithaca Monday even
ing, Peter McAdams was elected to
succeed F. H. Mckay School mat
ters in general are interesting, as
Prof LaRue of Jackson has been
hired as Superintendent for the COM
ing year, while Prof. Knapp has the
keys to the schoolhouse, ETC., and de-
clares he will not be on hand on the
opening day of school, in September,
to take charge.
Drs. R. G. Dean and J. p Carpen-
ter performed a difficult operation on
James Donaldson, of Ithaca, this
week An abnormal growth has been
forming on his, head for a number
of years, and Mr.. Donaldson was of
the impression that a bullet was inn
bedded in there, as he received SER
ious wound during his service in the
Civil war. An abscess developed
short time ago, necessitating an op-
Grafton, which disclosed the fact that
4 cancer had formed. The patient is
recovering nicely, under the care of
his daughter, Mrs. Burgess. Mr..
Donaldson is quite advanced in years
and his wife passed away late in the
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