Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-05-01


church has moved into the James
Porterfeld house on Allen avenue.
Mrs. Francis King left Monday for
a visit with friends in New York
city She expects to return Saturday
of this week.
The Frances Willard Union will
meet Saturday afternoon, May 3rd,
at 2:30 with Mrs. Mart Smith, 200
Grant avenue.
Mrs. Frank Pollasky spent Thurs
day afternoon in Ithaca and was &C
companied home by her sister, Miss
Mabel Gunther
Miss Shirley Bellows OF Ithaca
spent the first of the week in Alma a
guest of the Misses Laura Crandel
and Eliza Emsley.
Miss Anna Hamilton left Friday
morning for Merrill where she will
be employed in a general store for
the next few weeks.
George Timby who is chemist for
the National Lead company of Chi
cago was the guest of his mother,
Mrs. Jennie Timby
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. V. Wright and
two children were guests of Leon
Stinchcomb and family in Lansing
the last of the week.
Miss Rose Messenger who is teach
ing music in Chicago is the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Messenger, this week.
The annual meet of the Gratiot
County Athletic association will be
held this year at St. Louis. The date
for same has been set for May 81.
Stanley Graves of Detroit, a grad
uate of Alma college with the class
of 1910, was the guest of Robert Cook
and other Alma friends over Sunday.
Mrs. ]. w. Niblack left Saturday
afternoon for Saginaw where she will
spend week as the guest of her
granddaughter, Mrs Murray Kel-
logg.
I VIM Klatt has moved on to what
| is known as the Fred Church farm
in Arcadia township Mr. Klatt re-
Gently purchased This farm of Mr..
Church.
Prof r! Fl Veatch sang '"The
Ninety and Nine" in the Methodist
, church Sunday morning. The solo
was given very effectively and was
appreciated by the audience.
T. A. Burt of Urbana, ILL.,, manager
OF the Urbana office OF the Burt,
Sharrar & Moore Land Co., arrived
in Alma Tuesday evening and will
spend several days in the city on
business.
Frank Clark returned Friday after
noon from three-day trip to Mar
ion where he owns some woodland
which he is having cleared He is
quite enthusiastic over the land pros
poets of that vicinity and expects to
have share i'll its future improve
ment.
Miss Ruth Hooper entertained the
Junior class Of the high school at her
home on Philadelphia avenue last
Friday evening. In the various con-
tests which constituted the evening 5
entertainment prizes were won by
Ruth Durham, Emily Taun, Charles
Dutt and Fay Gossett.
| Messrs w. l. Amsbury, A. A.
Chick and AL Beeson left Wednesday
noon for a point north of Grayling to
| he on the Ground Wedne sdav MORN
ing at the opening of the trout sea-
son. They will spend two weeks on
the banks of the Manistique Turing
the finny tribe from their haunts.
The 1912-1913 lecture course closed
Monday evening with lecture by
Adrian M. Newens. subject. "The
Man from Mars The committee
was fortunate in having for their
closing number an entertainment con-
tanning the merit of Mr.. Newens
monologue. 1t certainly proved to
be one of the best numbers of the
entire course.
Mrs Jennie Fuller. who was called
here by the death of her father, Gus
tavus Quick, returned. Saturday to
her duties as teacher of music and
drawing in the Chesaning schools.
She was accompanied by her little
doughter and her mother, Mrs. Quick,
who will spend week in Chesaning
before going to her brothers home in
s. Lyons, where she will make an
extended visit.