Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03

Miss Almer Vought, teacher OF mu-
sic and drawing in the public schools
Of Williamson, is the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt
Vought, this week
Miss Marian Spinney, who is teach
ing in the primary department. of the
Sebewaing schools, is spending the
spring vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs John Spinney.
Everybody knows where the Ar
cada Hotel is, SO meet your friends
for lunch in the new cafe. x
The Frances Willard union will
meet Saturday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock with Mrs. p. M. Smith, 800
w. Superior street Evangelism is
the topic for the meeting.
Miss Anna Covell, of Pine River
township, who has been attending
school at Mt. Pleasant, had her ton
sis removed last week, and has been
seriously sick ever since.
Floyd Smith and Miss Esther
Smith, who are attending the Mt.
IledSdHl 4NOllildl, diS oPShuihS TN
week with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
O. H. Smith of Alma Heights.
Among the visitors to the horse
show held here Saturday were O. K.
Connors of Kenton, Mich, A. c. Mar
tin of Stanton and men from Ashley,
Breckenridge and surrounding towns.
Car Of corn for sale by Elwell FL
evator at soc while it lasts.
Mrs. Thos. Redman and youngest
son Clayton left Monday morning
for Detroit where they will spend
several days as the guests of her
sons. Harold and Will Redman and
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Caple, who have
spent the winter months in Florida
and who for the past few days have
been visiting their son in Toledo, re-
turned to their home in this city last
evening.
Mailing clerk, Eli Brown of the
post office force has geranium
which measures nearly seven feet in
height, and contains many beautiful
blossoms. 1t is a credit to Mr..
Browns ability as florist
Slater wants to see you at the Ar
cada Cafe for your meals and lunches.
F. A. SLATER.
The NJ. T. church people held their
quarterly meeting Monday evening,
with Rev. w. p. French, of Lansing,
the District Superintendent in the
chair. Mr.. French left for other
fields early Tuesday morning.
Miss Rua Day, who is attending the
Normal College at Ypsilanti, was the
guest of Alma friends Saturday and
left Sunday for Houghton Lake to
spend the spring vacation with her
parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Day.
Mrs. Francis King and daughter
Beta leave tomorrow morning for
New York city where Miss King is a
student in domestic science and
household management at Teachers
College, branch of Columbia Uni
versity
Farmers when in the city call at
the Arcadia Cafe for meals and lunches
N. B. Waterman has been up from
Alma assisting in disposing of the
household effects of his parents,
whose home was broken up recently
by the death of his wife and mother.
His father is making his home with
him in Alma.
Jack Hamilton Barkman, weight
6H pounds, arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Barkman on w.
Mechanic street, last Friday. Mr..
Mr.. Barkman is the popular trouble
man" for the Bell Telephone COM
pany and is more than busy now.
Profs. A. P. Cook and J. E. Mitchell
left Wednesday norning for Detroit
where they attended the annual re-
union and banquet of the Detroit
Association Of Alma College. Prof.
Cook will visit in Ypsilanti, Ann Ar
Dor and other southern Michigan
points before returning.
Their many Alma friends were
pleased to hear that Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester E. Walker are the parents of
an eight-pound boy born last We'd
nesday Mrs. Walker, formerly Miss
Mayme Wurtz, is at the home of her
parents in Canton, Ohio, and "Chet'
is working harder than ever in Fargo,
N. Dakota.
Joe Watkins, after being adver-
tised as supposedly lost in the Day.
ton flood of last week returned to
Alma Saturday. Mr.. Watkins was
for several days at Peru, Indiana,
where owing to the floods he was un-
able to proceed on his way home.
Bridges, railroads and highways were
all removed by the vast amount OF
water which flooded that entire Sec
ton of the Hoosier State.