Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-17

George Henry, OF Alma visited
friends in this city over Sunday.
Mrs. B. ]. Gould spent the first of
the week visiting friends in Alma.
Alma Hurd and AGA Whitney was
Alma visitors the first of the week
Charles Ward, of Detroit is spend
ing few days with friends in this
city.
Mrs. Milton Berry of WHEELER,
spent three days here last week visit
ing friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Mclean, living
east of the city are moving to Mid
land this week.
DIR. +. c. Thornburgh was called to
Cedar Lake Tuesday evening on pro-
fessional business.
The Woman's club will meet Mon
day, April 21st, with Mrs. John Ca
pie, 3O4 Woodwork avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Hall, left Mon
day for Billings, Mont, where they
expect to make their future home.
New styles in Fancy Silk Shirts
just arrived. Worth while inspect
ing Fred Slater, Mems Wear Store.
tx
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Knowles, of
Boyne Falls spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. George Cummings of this
city
Mrs Joseph Tromley who has
been visiting Mrs David Duby for
the past few weeks returned to her
home in Saginaw, Monday.
Ward Livingston spent Sunday
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. +. w.
Livingston returning to his work at
Saginaw the first of the week.
Out goes April and on goes the
new Klosed Krotch Athletic Union
Suits. Prices to suit every pocket
book Fred Slater, Mems Wear
Store. tx
Messrs. George Travis OF Ann Ar
Dor and Bert Travis OF Big Rapids
were in the city the first of the week
and attended the funeral of Gustavus
Quick.
L. b. Taylor of New Hudson, a
brother of Mrs. Gustavus Quick's,
who came here Monday to attend Mr.
Quick's funeral, was called home
early Tuesday morning by the sud
den death of his daughter.
Clarence Bame, now of this city,
but formerly of Findlay, Ohio, sang
the "Holy City" at the Presbyterian
church, Sunday morning. Everyone
was very we'll pleased with Mr.
Bames' singing
The lecture given Monday evening
in the college chapel on Michigan
Birds by Prof. w. B. Barrows of
the Nj. A. c., was both instructive
and interesting. A we'll filled house
greeted the lecturer and the Science
club and Woman's club are to be
congratulated on securing him.
L. B. Wickersham, the lecturer
who was scheduled to give his lee
ture to the Colonial opera house on
Wednesday evening, disappointed the
public by not coming. This is the
second time he has failed to appear
on the lecture course this year. Peo-
pie are believing that he is a fake in
more ways than one.
Allen Reed has just received s.
passenger 40 horse power Mitchell.
The car is one of the finest cars Of
its kind. The upholstering in the car
is the finest that skilled workman
ship can make it, it is also equipped
with electric lights. self starter,
which is great convenience. The
car is painted jet black and is GER
tainly a beauty
Crandall & SCOTS opening, held
last Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
proved a great success both from a
social and business standpoint. Fri
day and Saturday afternoons and
evenings music was furnished by an
orchestra and refreshments were SER
we'd in the rugroom. while Mr.. Gram
dali and his corps of assistants were
kept busy showing customers through
the large and we'll arranged stock
Mr. Crandall reports an excellent
business.
The Sub-District Oratorical and
defamation contest was held at Big
Rapids, Friday evening, at the High
SOllOOl dSStIlDly lOOIi. -'llSS u d
Wilkinson and Miss Lillian Hildreth
were the Representatives of the St.
Louis High school Miss Wilkinson
won first place in the defamation,
while Miss Hildreth in oratory Miss
Wilkinson delivered the defamation
in a manner that showed hard and
strenuous work Her defamation
was "Sparatacus to the Gladiators."
Miss Hildreth might have taken first
in the oratory had it not been for her
sudden illness which proved great
handicap to her. Before going she
remarked that she would be willing
to send substitute, but as the one
who took second in the contest here
was absent from school she was COM
PEELED to go, although she was under
the doctors care all the time while
she was away. She was given first
| in thought and composition but failed
in delivery. Her Grafton which she
delivered was american Women in