Alma record., 1913-09-25

Mrs. Ralph Miller is i'll at her
home with appendicitis.
E. c. Crandell was a Portland Wis
itor the first of the week
Frank Ruddick spent Tuesday in
Mt. Pleasant on business.
]. c.. Nicolett of Urbana was the
guest of T. A. Burt the last of the
week.
F. B. Smith and family of Crystal
were guests of G. w. Wright and
family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Naldrett OF
Middleton were in Alma on business
Tuesday.
Miss Louise Hood and father are
nicely located in the g. V. Wright
home on Downey street
Robert Cook leaves Saturday for
Grand Rapids where he will spend
Sunday with friends
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Berman are
the proud and happy parents of a
son born last Friday.
Mr.. II. A. Pence of Fostor.a, Ohio,
was week end guest at the home OF
his niece, Mrs. Thos. Bartlett
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Gill and Mr..
and Mrs. d. L. Johnson spent Friday
in Perry with Miss Gill's sister
A twelve-pound son who is bright
ening the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fred Smith arrived last Friday.
Mrs. Catherine Cleland of St. Johns
was the guest of her daughter-in-
law, Mrs A. Raymond Cleland, over
Sunday.
Mrs. L. c. Woodward, who has
been confined to the house for a
number of weeks, is able to be out
again.
Friends of Ralph Won Thurn, who
is located in Danville, ILL.,, will be
pleased to know that he is enjoying
his work as physical director of the
eight schools of that city.
Mrs. Sylvia Blackmere of Dawson,
who has been guest at the home of
W. D. Strong, left Monday morning
for Flint where she will visit friends
before returning to her home.
c. P. Abrogast Of Farmer City, ILL.,,
is spending a few days in Alma on
business. Mr.. Abrogast represents
the Burt, Sharrar G. Moore Land Co.
in the Illinois city.
About forty members of the Alma
|. O. o. F. lodge will go to Ashley
Saturday evening where they will
confer the first degree on several
candidates.
Miss Mary Fossett, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Fossett the past three months, re-
turned Tuesday to her home in Union
City, Pa.
Ten members of the Alma L. o.
T. M. NJ lodge drove to Sumner
Saturday where with the Elwell and
Riverdale lodges they were enter
tained by the Sumner hive.
d. Watson midshipman of the u.
5. Naval Academy at Annapolis, was
the guest of John Dunham Thurs
day and attended the party in the
Moose Hall in the evening.
Miss Beulah Parr entertained the
new college girls at the Wright
House Saturday afternoon. A marsh
mallow roast and dancing furnished
entertainment and refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Miss Marie HaeAiger, dean Of wo-
men at Wright Hall, entertained her
sister, Miss Eleanor Haefliger, who
is student at the Wisconsin State
University, last week and over Sun
day
Rev. |. Smith has returned from
Belding and will occupy the pulpit Of
the Free Methodist church Sunday.
The following Sunday, October 5th,
Mrs. Wilma Smith, the pastors wife,
will preach All are welcome to the
services.
Two former Alma high school stu
dents have entered colleges in the
west this year: Bristow Hood is at
tending Huron college, S. Dakota,
and Paul Kress the University of
Montana, in Missoula.
A crowd of young people held a
dance in the Moose Hall last Thurs
day evening. About twenty couples
were present. The music was fur