Alma record., 1913-07-03
FROM COUNTY SEAT-ITHACA

Mrs. Lottie Coppernall, OF Evart,
spent the week with her sister, Mrs.
f. w. Griswold
Vern and Ruth Groom, Floyd
Crook, and Mrs. X. Blank, of Maple
Rapids visited at the home of H. I.
Blank last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur N. Patriarche
of Midland, who have been visiting
at the home of ]. L. Barden, spent
few days last week at North Star
with John Lincoln and family
Z. ]. Petch has resigned his posi-
ton at the Kershheimer store and
expects to return to Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Mary Morrison and two child
rem, Louise and Robert, of Traverse
City, are visiting at the home Of her
father, Wilbur Nelson.
Ernest Bronson of Owosso spent
the week with Gratiot relatives,
|. s. Seaver of Pompeii was al
Ithaca on business Wednesday.
General n. Church left Ithaca
Monday for Gettysburg, where he
will revisit old scenes and renew ac-
quaintances.
DR.. Carl Ranger and his bride
formerly Miss Vera Hawley OF De-
troit, are expected at Ithaca the latter
part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Eyer of North
Star are happy in the possession of a
new Bush & Lane piano purchased
last week OF J. l.. Barden.
The ball game scheduled at Mer-
rill Wednesday was not played, ow-
ing TO the severe storm which put
the grounds out OF commission. A
large number OF Ithaca rooters came
home wet and disappointed.
Mrs. +. c. Bridgman is preparing
to remove her household goods to
Jackson, where Mr.. Bridgman went
few weeks ago after severing his
connection with the Gratiot Journal
Mrs. Bridgman expects to leave the
latter part of the week.
Herbert Putnam and wife and her
mother, Mrs. Samuel Barton OF Ham
ilton, were Ithaca visitors Thursday
r. c. Lake and wife have gone to
Crystal for the summer.
Harvey Wood OF Pompeii spent the
week end at Cedar Springs.
Mrs. F. II. Mckay and son Harry
are visiting in Detroit.
D. Vought OF Alma has gone to
New York, where she expects to
spend the summer.
Clarence Dicken and wife and Har-
ry Clark and wife motored to Crys-
tai Sunday.
James B. Crawford and family
spent Sunday at Crystal.
Miss Coral Merten of North Star
was at Ithaca Monday.
Charles Robinson of Madison, Wis,
United Drug Co. salesman, is visit
ing with his parents, at North Star.
Mr.. Palmer of Cadillac is the new
Wells-Fargo expressman taking the
place OF James O. Peet in the local
office.
Rev. Way united Bert J. Gulick
and Miss Jennie B. Wheeler, both OF
Lafayette, in marriage, Wednesday,
the 25th.
A. ]. Haskell and family, accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett, mo-
tored to Crystal Sunday.
Marriage licenses recently issued at
the county building: Harry Pitten-
ger, Ohio, Miss Jessie Wilcox, Pom
peii. Thomas Morton, Riverdale;
Miss Gertrude Stambaugh, Elm Hall.
Bert ]. Gulick and Jennie B. Wheel
er both Of Lafayette Floyd Robben-
mold, Ashley and Miss Dora Town
send, Alma. J. Clarence Hawley,
Jasper, Midland county, and Velma
~ Rockwell, Seville.
Fred w. Doubleday of Doubleday
Bros. of Kalamazoo, transacted busi-
ness at Ithaca this week.
c. E. Hill and wife of Chicago are
spending the week end with the lat
ter's brother, Richard F.. Hughes.
Mrs. ]. L. Barden and daughter,
accompanied by Mrs. A. n. Patri-
archie and children, spent Monday at
North Star with their brother, John
Lincoln.
Misses Eta Rowe, Harriet Flem-
ming and Harriet Peet were Crystal
visitors Sunday.
Fred Coss, veteran OF North Star,
is attending the Gettysburg reunion.
w. E. Robinson and family of
North Star spent Sunday with New
Haven friends.
The canal and dam difficulty occu-
pied the attention of the circuit court
several days last week, and Judge
Scarf withheld his decision for few
days. Edward A. Moore, ct al, of
Bannister, claim through their attor-
neys, Geo. p. Stone and John I.
Mathews, that the dam caused food
ing OF their property through water
backing up from Shiawassee county
during spring rains, causing much
damage. The Ann Arbor Railroad
company, against whom suit was
brought, was defended by Attorneys
Kress of Alma and o. G. Tuttle of
Ithaca, assisted by the firms lawyer,
Gustave Ohlinger of Toledo.
In the divorce case brought by Dee
II. Anderson, "a St. Louis physician,
AGAINST his wife Harriet Andrews