Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-06-05

l., after a ten days visit with Miss
Eta Stuckey.
Dun Pierce. recently employed ia
the Ed. Davis barber shop left last
Thursday for Lapeer where he has
accepted a position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hutchinson OF
Saginaw spent Decoration Day with
the formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hutchinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. Babcock of
Hillsdale were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hutchings of Meyer
avenue, over Sunday.
County Treasurer A. p. Lane and
wife of Ithaca are spending the week
at Cheboygan in attendance upon the
State Firemen's meet.
Emma Struble, patriotic instructor
OF the w. r. c., presented flags to all
school children marching to the GEM
etery Decoration Day.
Foster Fraker of the Eaton Hap
ids High School was the guest Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Fraker.
the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Tubb's aud
children, of Eaton Rapids, were
guests of Alma friends and relatives
Friday and Saturday of last week.
President Blaisdell of the college
made commencement address Tues
day evening before the graduating
class of the Kalkaska High School.
Call and see the ready-trimmed hats
for young and old, big and small
For sale by Mrs. NJ. Reynolds, 800
Prospect avenue. 17S7tf
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Kellogg, of
Saginaw, were guests Of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Scatter
good over Decoration Day and Sun
day
NJ. L. Perrigo of Forest Hill, has
sold Thomas Clark Studebaker
49,. It's a fine car, equipped with
self-starter and all modern appli-
ances.
Miss Ella Bittner, of the Montague
High School faculty, arrived homo
last Saturday evening. Miss Bittnet
is expected to return to Montague in
the fall.
Rev. Fred Soule who has been Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. B.
Soule, of River Avenue, departed
Friday for his pastorate at Summer
ton, N. Y.
Jake Holman conducted an auction
sale in Durand Saturday for the
Durand Auto Co. Among the other
things sold were six pianos ana eight
automobiles.
The morning east-bound train on
the Pere Marquette Decoration Day
was too late for the motor and eight
people were left to enjoy Alma's
beauties for four hours.
Alger Clark left Monday to attend
McLaughlin's Business College at
Grand Rapids. Mr.. Clark has been
engaged as Principal for the Sum-
ner school for next year
Mrs. Lulu Maggie after spending
some months in Alma the guests Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Brock, left Tuesday morning for her
home in Deming, New Mexico.
Mrs. Mary M. Drew and daughter
Miss Ellen of Saginaw, were in Alma
Friday attending the exercises,
bringing with them flowers for the
grave of her son, Nathan who lies
in Riverside cemetery.
On Sunday, June sth, Lutheran
confirmation will take place at the
u. B. church on Hastings street,
about 9:30 a. m. Holy Communion
will also be celebrated Immediately
after confirmation. This service will
be in English.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. F. Ellsworth will be pleased to
know that Mrs. Ellsworth and daugh-
ter Ruth returned Monday evening
from Ann Arbor where for several
weeks they have been confined in a
hospital owing to the critical illness
of Miss Ruth and later the illness of
Mrs. Ellsworth.
c. e. Piney of Ithaca, who Is at
tending M. A. G. was sent to Alma
by the Athletic Association to Sc
cure the 4. B. Rayl cup for the COM
ing inter-scholastic meet. He car
ried the cup away Friday morning.
This cup was won BY . tic with D.
troit Central High and was to be
held by each school half the time. 1t
has been in possession of Alma for
the past Is months.
Announcements of her marriage
to Mr. George Leland Haskins have
been received by the Alma friends Of
Miss Blanche Leisenring. The we1-
ding occurred Thursday, May %, in
North Yakima, Wash. They will
make their home in North Yakima,
where Mr. Haskins is employed in
real estate business. Mrs. Haskins
has numerous friends in Alma who
extend sincere wishes for happy fu-
ture.
Rev. w. F. Emery, d. d. L. l.. s..
Phi. B. and M. A, and alumni Of
three universities and pastor OF a
number of the largest churches Of
the middle west, who is in Michigan
for his wife's health, will speak IN