Alma record., 1913-07-10

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Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Secrist, who
visited last week at Ithaca, returned
Monday to Detroit.
| DR.. Carl Ranger and wife are ex-
pected to return home to Ithaca the
latter part of this week.
ton, Ohio, Monday, to attend the
funeral of l.. c. Stratton.
Vinton Richard and family of AL
ma visited last week with George
Richard and family at Ithaca
Mrs. H. B. Wells, who spent last
week at Clare with her son George,
and family, returned home Sunday.
Earl Gilbert and family spent last
week in Emerson, guests of S. H.
Eicher, returning Thursday to their
home in Toledo.
Mrs. E. ]. Tanner and children of
| Lansing, who have been visiting with
New Haven relatives, spent few
days with Mrs. L. Hyde, in Ithaca
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Blank enter
tanned the Groom family from Maple
Rapids, Sunday. Mr.. Blank returned
Monday to St. Louis.
Mrs. J c. Bandergh of Ionia, who
has been visiting with Mrs. R. Gee
and Mrs. Edward Hannah, returned
Monday to her home.
Mrs. F. Haeens, who spent a few
days last week with Mr.. and Mrs. W..
J. Havens, at Ithaca, returned Mon
day to her home in Garland.
Mrs. Charles Best and children,
who have been visiting with Mrs.
! Thomas Crawford, returned Monday
to her home in Elenthen.
Ithaca business men will close
their stores from to 4 Friday after
noon on account of the PHILIPPINE
ball game with the local team.
Mrs. Mary Morrison and children
who spent the past fortnight at the
home of her father, Wilbur Nelson,
returned to Traverse City this week.
The NJ Z. church has scheduled
for July 18th, at p. m., an imitation
of Society Wedding" called the
Tom Thumb Wedding. 1t is desert
bed as being highly amusing.
Misses Ruth Ritter, Clara Els
worth, Estell Ellsworth, Beatrice De-
giraffe, Edna Wood and Cressa Full
ler were among those who spent
Sunday at Crystal.
Mrs w. Barber, of St. Charles
who spent a fortnight with Mrs. C.
s. Belts at Sickles, went to Alma on
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ry Grover.
Fred VanBuskirk attended the base
ball game at Mt Pleasant Wednes-
day and reported the game as nc
good. Score; 1917 favor of Mt. Plea
SAINT.
Miss Lucille Strousse went to Per-
rinton Monday, to visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. A. F. Holton. She was &C.
companied by her niece, Miss Vivian
Holton, who has been spending a
few days here.
John Gray, aged so years, who died
near Ithaca, July 1st, after long i'll
ness, was inferred at St. Louis or
Thursday, July 3rd. He was for.
merly St. Louis resident.
Marriage licenses July 1, Frank
Reed, of St. Louis, Mae Kinney, St
Louis July 2, A. G. Wolfe, and Ha
eel M. Collier, both of Washington
July 5, Edward Winsloff and Haze
Courtier, both of Arcadia.
John Tanner, of New Haven, who
visited during the past week at Lam
sing, was at Ithaca Tuesday, er
route for home; while here he suffer
ed from a sinking spell, doubtles:
caused by the intense heat of the
day. DR.. Dean attended the patient
He is recovering nicely.
Relatives of John Parker, who ha:
been living for several years in Ore
gon, with a sister, received a mess
age from the west a short time age
saying that he had passed away after
short illness with pneumonia. Hi.
demise was hastened by grief over
the death of his son Roscoe, whose
remains were recently brought here
from Cranbrook, British Columbia
and who died of the same ailment.
Sunday afternoon about -four
o'clock, the fire department was call
ed out to extinguish what seemed tc
be serious blaze in the rear o.
Goodwin's drug store, on the SECOND
floor. The fire was discovered by
Margan Barstow, who, upon entering
the door found the rooms filled will
smoke. The origin of the fire is un
known, and the prompt action of thu
fire laddies averted loss, excepting ;
comparative trihe, in rebuilding TIL,
walls, etc.
Al Hugus, and family of ST. johns
spent Thursday with his nephew
Geo. Richard, at Ithaca. Mr.. Hugus
his wife, three daughters and son, lef
on Tuesday morning on western tril
by motor, spending about thirty-fiv,
, days on the road. They will us,
their REQ machine to Cheyenne, ant
, there plan to get larger car to taxi
them to San Diego, Calf, wher
they will make their future home
They have bought several hundred
{ acres of land near San Diego, AM
will also purchase a garage in tn