Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-06-19

Edwards House Saturday at l 80 pm.
Mrs. James Wheeler died Tuesday
afternoon at his home, 713 River ave-
nue., from an illness of peritonitis.
The Alma postoffice has just re-
ceived new motor stamp-cancelling
machine.
r. f. Hughes of Ithaca was a
rooter CD at the Tuesday ball game.
Miss Gretchen Eyer attended the
commencement exercises at Ithaca
last Thursday.
The East Superior Pine river
bridge has been replanked.
Union service in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday night.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. Eckert,
Sunday night, baby girl.
Mrs. Herbert Montague returned
Saturday from few days visit with
Detroit friends.
Miss Carrie Rowland of the Fare
we'll public schools is in the city for
the week.
Foster Fraker, principal of the
Eaton Rapids schools is expected
home today.
p. T. Banghart is reroofing his
residence on Gratiot with asphalt
shingles
]. P. Losey and family drove to
Shepherd Sunday and spent the day
with relatives.
Henry Moench and daughter Mary
of Carson. City were guests of H. B.
Stuckey and family Tuesday.
Miss Struble OF Shepherd is the
guest of Miss Harriet McGreaham
of this city.
Fred H. Rowland is refinishing the
interior of his State street residence.
Mrs. Z. NJ. Knight returned the
first of the week from caring for
daughter who has been i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Archie Brown at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Browns
uncle, Mr. Barstow at Ithaca last
Tuesday.
\ temporary home for the McMul-
len baby has been generously provid-
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Race of
Ely street.
A number of the grades of the
public schools have enjoyed spreads
in their rooms or picnics out of
doors this week.
Verne Minor and wife, Wesley
Parr, J. D. Holman and A. J. Vibber,
autoed to Ithaca to the ball game
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. r. J. Stckrod left Monday for
Fisher, H., where she takes up the
care of an invalid sister and will re-
main for some time.
T. A. Ely left for Lansing Tuesday.
Mrs. L. w. Race and Miss Nina
Maurer are spending merchants week
in Ann Arbor
Mrs c. F. Zaph of Traverse City
spent the week end with her brother
and family, Mr. and Mrs. c. ]. Brown
of this city.
Mrs. Jas. Gargett and two daugh-
tiers arrived in Alma last Thursday,
having spent two weeks with his
sister, Mrs. Wright of La Crosse,
! Wis.
Otto Sanderhoff and family accom-
panied by their uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs Martin Marquette of Ohio,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Gargett in Sumner.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Davidson re-
turned last Thursday from a two
weeks stay at Higgins Lake, and
are temporarily located at the home
of F. A. Souc on Pine avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. p. W. Creaser started
for Cheboygan Tuesday morning by
way of Bay City. They will spend
few days with friends before re-
turning.
Mrs. w. H. O'Neil and daughter,
Miss Helen, of the 500, are in Alma
this week guests of Miss Marguerite
O'Neil, who graduates from the col
lege today.
Mrs. Fred Smith of Garland, who
attended the funeral of friend in
Wheeler Tuesday, called at the home
of Mrs. H. E. Saad while on the way
| home.
The Home Lumber and Fuel Co.
removed the old ridge roof from their
office building replacing it with a
square one covered with prepared
single giving the building very
fine appearance.
Rev. Donald Carmichael, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Bad Axe,
arrived in Alma Saturday, addressed
the Y. w. and Y. M. c. A. Sunday
afternoon and returned to his home
Monday. w..
The, two year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. La Verne Gardner of Hannah
avenue, died Tuesday morning after
short but severe illness. The fun
eral service was held this morning
from the New Haven Center church
and. burial made in the cemetery. ad-
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