Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-08-14
FROM COUNTY SEAT-ITHACA


Mrs. p. Field returned to Lansing
this week after a visit with her sister,
Mrs. f. J. Stull.
Miss Jennie +. Page, who has been
spending her vacation here with her
parents, George Page and wife,
started Saturday for Panama, where
she has been living for several years
Coroner Ludwig and Dr. J. p. Car
penter were called to the home of
Claude Hill in Hamilton township
late Friday afternoon to investigate
the death OF Albert Flegel, an aged
man, who was found dead in the
field after he had been setting up
oats all day A thorough examina-
ton was held but it was decided that
death resulted from the extreme heat
therefore no inquest was held. In
terment of the remains was made
Monday forenoon in Hamilton GEM
etery.
Mrs. +. w. Griswold and children,
Celia and Roscoe, are spending
fortnight at Evart with her sister,
Mrs. Harry c, Coppernoll.
Rev. ]. O. Durfey and F. K. Baylis
and their wives motored to Alma
Friday evening to attend the Ben
Greet performance.
The Shepherd family reunion was
held at Ithaca Saturday last Ninety
seven were present
thaca's streets, which are to be
paved, are being trenched, which is
the preliminary step toward putting
in the ten blocks Of pavement.
Mrs Fannie Netzorg has disposed
of her residence in the western sec
ton of town to Myles Gray, who will
soon remove his family here from
Lansing.
Although Merrill used pitcher
who has been tried out by the Tigers
this year. in their effort to win the
local ball game Friday, they were
shut out entirely by Pitcher Duncan
SON The only scores in the game
were secured by Ithaca in the third
inning I.anshaw caught for Ithaca,
and was in his usual fine form. Mer-
rill's catcher went home with two
split fingers, but pluckily continued
in the game after the accident
Walter Brown and wife have re-
turned from Alberta, and are stop
ping with his parents, A. j. Brown
and wife.
Mrs. A. L. Richard and daughter
Matte went to Indian River last
Thursday for a visit with relatives.
Miss Corral Mertens expects to
enter a private seminary at Monroe
in September, taking a three years
course
During the severe storm Saturday
night, the Baptist church steeple was
struck by lightning and damaged
slightly. Last season the west gable
was badly damaged by lightning.
Tuesday evening last, while at
tempting to put the mechanical piano
in the entrance to the motion picture
theater, Ernest Monaghan slipped
and fell through the plate glass win
dow injuring his hand quite severely.
He was able to continue with his
work, however The damage was
covered by insurance.
Mrs NJ J. Jacobs visited last week
with friends at Durand
Mrs w J. Barnes visited with her
daughter, Mrs Charles Reynolds, at
Lansing, last week
Guy Smith, manager for the Mich
igan State Telephone company here,
was operated upon for appendicitis
at Ann Arbor a short time ago; he is
recuperating at Flint. He expects to
be back at Ithaca soon
Misses Gertrude and Bernice Klei-
mans of St Louis, who have been
visiting with their grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. +. A. Briggs. have returned
home.
Mrs Jessie Wellman is selecting
her fall millinery stock this week in
Toledo and Grand Rapids
Mrs i. ID Jacobs and daughter