Alma record., 1913-10-02

OtiS GoSt OF vernon was an Aim
visitor last Tuesday.
Fl. NJ Page left this morning 70
central Illinois on a several day.
business trip.
Grapes for canning. Leave you
J orders with your grocer. NJ Carl
son, St. Louis. 1S4t2.
New cement sidewalk is being lai
in front of the Redman block on Eas
Superior street.
Miss Jane Avery was a Sunda,
guest of Miss Alice Kennedy O
Wright Hall.
Miss Minnie Patrick of Lansint
was Sunday guest of her sister
Mrs. Archie Brown.
Ray Swigart of the Mt. Pleasan
public schools spent Saturday ane
Sunday at his home in this city.
Rev. w. E. Doty occupied the pull
pit of the Methodist church at Beld.
ing last Sunday.
Watch for the date and place ot
the rummage sale given by St. Johns
| Episcopal church.
I. A. Burt of the firm of Burt
Starrar & Moore left Tuesday for a
visit with his family in Illinois.
Miss Ila Wightman. of Fenton, is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Alberta
Dunham.
Hon. Clifton ]. Chambers of Ithaca
was in Alma the first day of the
week.
Mrs. George Fink returned to Alma
last Friday after spending several
months in Los Angeles, California
Mrs. M. J. McPhee spent a portion
of last week with Grand Rapids
friends.
E. c. Oswald the carpenter left
Monday for Grand Rapids, where he
has accepted position at his trade.
The Alma branch of the Michigan
Sugar Co. expects to be able to COM
mence slicing beets Monday, Oct 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ireland of Grand
Ledge spent Sunday in Alma with
their daughter, a student at Alma
college.
The Misses Emma and Edna Swi-
gart, Gretta Bagley and Laura Brown
were in Mt. Pleasant Sunday after
noon.
The Woman's club will meet with
Miss Sadie Messenger, 519 State ST.,
Monday, Oct. 9th, for the first meet
ing of the season of 1914.
A. H. Olmstead has sold his farm,
west OF, Alma, to ]. E Wise and will
move back to the city in the near fu-
ture.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kirby, four
miles south of Alma, welcomed the
arrival of seven-pound daughter to
their home last Wednesday.
Reginald McClinton left Monday
morning for Ann Arbor where he
will enter the University for study
the coming year.
The Misses Stella Davis and Mil
dred Shane of Grand Ledge were
guests of Miss Lois Fraker the last
of the week.
Foster Fraker, principal of the
Eaton Rapids high school, is expect
ed home tomorrow evening to spend !
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Marcella Adams, kindergarten
teacher in the Flint schools, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her par
ents and friends in Alma.
Mrs. H. B. Stuckey left Saturday
.or Cadillac where she is visiting her
daughters, Mrs. Roy Barnhart and
Mrs. John Daugherty.
Mr. and Mrs D. Russell of Read
ng, Mich, were visitors in the city
asst week and attended the funeral
of Mrs John B. Mallory.
Miss Letta Soper, kindergarten
eacher in the Romeo schools, spent
saturday and Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Soper.
Miss Mabel Wyant who teaches in
he kindergarten department of the
hldland SCHOOLS, spent the week end
With her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
Nyant
The friends of Mrs. George Peery
will be pleased to know that she has
o far recovered from her recent Sc
'ere illness as to be removed from
he hospital at Saginaw to her home
n this city. Her speedy recovery is
Confidently expected.
Twenty of the young friends of
dudley Kress were entertained at his
lome Friday afternoon to celebrate
is tenth birthday anniversary.
James and refreshments helped to
make the time pass quickly and when
he guests had left the little host
ound himself the possessor of num-
rous gifts in memory of the day.
The Alma Realty Co. broke ground |
londay morning for a new building |
6 so on North State street imme-
lately back of Mitchell's drug store.
is the intention of the builders to
ave the a1teu orcbad oyar e;.,,;Iox