Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-08-07
LOCAL HAP'P EN|NGS

Leon StlnCnCOHlD ana laInlly ana
A. J. Bergy were in Lake Odessa,
over Sunday, guests of the formers
parents.
d. Brown, the Bazaar man, treated
the band boys to generous supply
of cigars, following the concert Fri
day night.
Edward Breaham of Cadillac, a
former student of Alma College was
guest at the home of " II. Shop
ard over Sunday.
Ed Mahr has been forced to dis
continue his work with Swift & CO.
for the present owing to an attack
of blood poisoning.
Mrs. VIM. H. Mason is entertain
ing her niece, Miss Bessie Taft, of
San Antonio, who will make an ex-
tended visit in Alma.
Miss Bethel Cummings returned
the last of the week from Merrill,
where she spent several days, the
guest of Miss Bernice Sweet.
Mrs. Daniel Goggin left last Mon
day for Chicago, Marseilles, and
several other places in Illinois. She
will be absent for several weeks
Mrs. ]. II. Fleming Of Woodwork
avenue entertained with a thimble
party and six o'clock supper Monday
afternoon in honor of Miss Bessie
Taft.
Don Evans of the ST. Louis Motor
Truck company took party of St.
Louis people to Crystal Lake by
motor Saturday, returning Sunday
night
Walter Baker, who has been visit
ing at the home Of J. A. Baker, Lin
coin avenue, for the past week, re-
turned to his home in Bancroft Sat-
urday.
Miss Josephine McClinton OF San
Francisco arrived in Alma last Thurs
day and will be the guest of her
nephew, Reginald McClinton, mad
Mrs. D. Sullivan for two weeks.
OK Edgerton, member of this
years graduating class at Alma col
lege, has been offered position in
Cass City high school. Mr.. Edger-
ton is graduate of that school.
Charles Seaver, who left here last
spring with consumption, is reported
to be on the gain and at present has
position as time keeper at the car
shops in Starbeech, Washington.
N. B. Waterman has purchased
racket stock of goods at Hastings
and w W. Cushing of the firm of
Cushing & Benedict was in that city
Saturday assisting in the inventory.
Mrs. c. L. Delavan of Ann Arbor
is spending Chautauqua week in the
city, the guest of her husband. Miss
Marjorie Delevan is engaged in set
Element work in Columbus, Ohio,
during the summer, while Carlyn is
in forestry work in British Column
bia. Both of the young people will
return to Ann Arbor in the fall to re-
sumo their studies at the University.
1t is better to have the reputation
of paying your honest debts than of
being a leader in society. All the
glory of social life can not compen-
safe for the ignominy of getting
through on false pretenses. The
wretchedness of a man or woman
who, for the sake of display, is hunt
ed day and night by creditors, who
almost fear to walk the streets, is
pitiable. There must be an end to
him and a bitter one. Character is
worth more than clothes, and indie
pendence than the social swim. 1t
may not cut as great a sweep or at
tract as much attention, but it will
last longer and bring them much re-
ward in the end-Ex.
Another drowning incident was
only averted Tuesday morning of
last week at Bass lake, by the
prompt action of Leo Rhodes a 10
year old son OF Mrs Charles Rhodes
who plunged into the lake regard
less of clothes or shoes and secured
Miss Jessie Carts of Vestaburg, aged
10, who attempted to swim from
boat TO the shore Miss arts,
daughter of Michael Carts was in
bathing with her friend Miss Bea-
trice Rhodes aged 16 about a. m.
They were trailing a row boat rowed
by Cecil Rhodes aged z. They were
just learning to swim and Miss Carts
found her self unable to reach shall
low water and went down the second
time before her friends realized her
peril.
The little four-year-old daughter
of Floyd Randall was seriously in
jured and narrowly escaped death
Saturday, when she fell from her
fathers wagon and the wheels pass
ed SO close to her that one entire
side of her body and one leg was
badly bruised and lacerated. Mr..
Randall had been to Breckenridge
and was returning home with load
of bags and several punches of shing-
les on top. AS the rig entered the
yard at home the little girl ran and
climbed up on to the wagon. Just
Al. L.. II A..