Alma record., 1913-07-24
LOCAL HAPPE PEN|KGS

| Deulan ana IryStal Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Peck and
family are spending their vacation
with relatives in Kalamazoo.
Mrs. w. L. Smith returned to Pom
tiac Thursday after visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Wood.
DR.. F. c. Thornburgh and wife
spent the week end with DR.. and
Mrs. w. H. Perry of Chesaning.
Bristow Hood left this week for
his home in Rapid City, South Da-
kota, after weeks visit with friends.
General Passenger Agent Kirby of
the Ann Arbo railroad was in the
city on business the latter part of the
| week.
Work on street between Downey
and West Superior was begun last
week and the road is now open to
traffic.
Miss Helen Parr was in Mt. Plea
SAINT and witnessed Tanning of the
Shrew" as presented by the Coburn
Players.
Mrs. p. NJ. Smith and Miss Olive
Smith were among those who saw
the open air players at Mt. Pleasant
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Leutz well
coined the arrival of little son to
their home northwest of Alma last
Thursday.
County Clerk r. Z. Hughes was in
the city Thursday on his way to the
Mt. Pleasant-Ithaca ball game at the
Normal city.
Miss Carol Gray, who is attending
the summer session at the college,
spent the week end at her home in
Grand Rapids.
Frank Deitz left for Adrian Fri
day to assist in the search for his
father who mysteriously disappeared
two weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Wright and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Stinchcomb at
tended the races at Saginaw via auto
last Thursday.
Prof. +. L. West has arranged his
classes at the Summer Normal SO
that he may spend Sundays at home
with his family.
Mrs. Jeckell of Exeter, Ontario, is
the guest Of her sisters, Mrs. A. w.
Wright, Mrs. F. w. Hooper, and the
Misses Case of this city.
T. A. Burt of the Burt, Sharrar,
Moore Land company, was in the
city Sunday. Mr.. Burt is spending
the summer months at Crystal.
Mrs. c. Shotwell of Chicago, who
has been visiting at the home of l.
n. Baker, on State street, returned
home the latter part of the week.
The Misses Gertrude Williams OF
Flint and Sherley Bellows of Ithaca
are the guests of Miss Laura Gran
dali at her Woodwork avenue home.
O. w. Brock went to Ann Arbor
Friday morning and returned Satur-
day accompanied by Mrs. Brock who
has been at the University hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pierson left Sat-
urday for a visit with relatives in
East Tawas and Detroit. They will
also enjoy lake trip during their
two weeks absence from Alma.
Rev. L. Blake Mcdonald has been
visiting at the home of K. J. Fraker;
he returned to Detroit Saturday. Mr..
Mcdonald is engaged in mission
work in New York city.
A party of prospectors from Liv-
ingston, Illinois, are here looking
over farm property. They visited
Bay county Friday and returned here
Saturday and are far better pleased
with the central part of the state
especially Gratiot and Clinton coun-
ties.
A party composed of Art Murphy,
Chas Goggins, Walter Stopple, VIM.
Rogers, Otto Sanderhoff and George
Young motored to Houghton Satur-
day and will remain for ten days.
The party stopped at Mr.. Young's
ranch on the way north for a couple
of days.
The Mems class of the Methodist
church were led last Sunday by Mr..
B. L. Walker. Next Sunday they
will listen to an address by Mr.. w.
G.. West, assistant cashier of the
Commercial bank of St. Louis and
superintendent of the Presbyterian
Sunday school.
w. ]. Melchers, general manager
of the Union Telephone Co., has been
in Alma for several days packing his
household effects preparatory to re-
moving his family to Owosso. Be-
fore settling in his new home he will
make a number of Improvements on
his house.-Owosso Times.
The body of Mrs. Case who was
drowned in the Saskatchewan river,
as mentioned in the Record at the
time, was found Friday, June II, and
taken to Windsor, Ontario, for burial.
The body was found AS miles below
the place where the accident occurred.
The body of the mechanic was found
the Saturday following. This COM
pletes the search, all six bodies hav