Alma record., 1913-12-04

Grand Opera in Chicago? No; Col
lege chapel, Tuesday evening, Dec. o
Mrs. c. D. Towne of Elk Rapids
is the guest of Mrs. c. J. Brown.
Miss Carrie E. Link went to Mid
dleton Monday to spend few days
Choral Club Tuesday evening, Dec
0. Reese harrington Veatch, con-
ductor. X
Pearl Decker and Merlyn Ellison
spent Thursday hunting at Halt
Moon lake.
You can not afford to miss the
Choral Club concert Tuesday even
ing, December 9th. x
Wade L. Frost of Carson City, a
former college student, spent the last
of the week in Alma.
The musical event of the season
Alma College Choral club, Tuesday
evening, December o. x
The c. w. B. M. society will give a
special program at the Christian
church Sunday evening.
Rev. J. H. Fleming and family en-
tertained Feed N. Humphrey and
wife Thanksgiving day.
Selections from the most popular
operas. Alma College Choral club
Tuesday evening, December o. X
The Presbyterian Fortnightly will
meet with Mrs. J. T. Ewing on Tues
day afternoon, December 9th.
Harry Johnson and family, west OF
Alma, left Friday for a two weeks
visit with relatives in Illinois.
Miles +. Gray, editor of the Gratiot
County Journal, accompanied by his
wife, were Alma guests last Friday
W. II. Parr and family are now
comfortably settled in their farm
home north of the city on Wright
avenue.
Mrs. c. Flewellng, Clara Shaffer
and Myrtle Isenhath spent Sunday
at Henry Adams farm near Mt
| Pleasant.
II. c. Richardson of Saginaw for
merly of the Alma Manufacturing
company, was in the city on business
Friday.
Alba Smith has resigned his posi-
ton as section boss and will now
brake for the A. A. He will move to
Owosso.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sandal and
son of North Yakima, Washington
are visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Hamley's.
Miss Winnie Booth of the Hopkins
public school, was the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Z. Booth the
last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jarvis of South
| New Haven, who have been spending
few days with relatives in town, re-
turned home Monday.
The four St. Louis boys who were
arrested for initiating Jessie James
were released on a $4,000 bail, Fri
day. Trial to be held Dec. 21.
The Orinoko club gave a dancing
party Wednesday night at Moose hall.
French and keenan, Of Mt. Pleasant
furnished the music. All reported a
fine time.
Mrs. Howard c. Lake, of this city,
and cousin, Mr.. George Millard, visit
ed the formers mother, Mrs. W. c.
Sullivan, of Forest Hill, Saturday
afternoon.
DR.. and Mrs. J. II. Lancashire and
son Ammi, of Manchester, Mass, are
spending the week in Alma and are
packing some of their household
goods preparatory to shipping them
to Manchester.
James A. Gardner of Hanna, Ore.
has secured a patent on a chicken
brooder which is to make chicken
raising easy. The ventilation and
temperature are regulated by the
chicks within the brooder.
Mr.. Kemper, who has been flag
man on p. NJ. crossing of Wood
worth avenue since last May, gives
way Tuesday to George Robinson, a
veteran section foreman. Mr.. KEN
per does not know at present just
what he will find to do.
On the farm of James BARLEY in
Lafayette township the first crop on
eighteen acres of June clover made
46 loads of hay and the second over
90 bushels of good seed. Thirty
eight acres of oats yielded 81 bushels
per acre, while other crops averaged
as well. rr
Joseph Armstrong of Champaign
ILL.,, who was at the home OF c. n.
Crist to attend the Crist-Rogers we'd
ding, was taken seriously i'll Thanks
giving day and is still very sick at
their home. Mr.. Armstrong; family
remained with him and his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Rogers stayed
until Monday. Sunday evening. his
brother, Father Armstrong, of Mans
field, ILL.,, arrived in response to a
telegram. A nurse from the hospital
| is assisting the physician and friends