Alma record., 1913-09-04
LOCAL HAP PE N|NGS

Violet, are visiting relatives in Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. p NJ. Smith returned
Saturday morning from a weeks
stay at Houghton lake, where Mr..
Smith spent most of his time fishing.
G. " Wright and family moved
last week from the L. NJ Sweet
house on South Woodward avenue
to the John Lafty house on Downie
street
The Misses Iva Amsbury, Theo
Amsbury, Anna Montigel, Olive
Smith. Ann Hamilton. and Alberta
Dunham returned last Thursday from
"a weeks stay at Crystal.
The Record office is in receipt
of a copy of the Statesman" pub
lished in Calcutta, India, containing
40 pages, thirty or more of which
are filled with live advertisements.
The ball game Monday resulted in
score of to in favor of the Ma
sons. Thirty or more dollars repre-
sented the receipts Of the afternoon.
The net proceeds being turned over
to the city band.
Mr.. Will Nicholson, aged 10 years,
died Sunday night at his home in
Bay City. Mr.. Nicholson was a
brother of Miss jeanette Nicholson,
former saleslady at Mrs Gaffney's
millinery parlors.
Grant Smith the western horse
dealer sold several head of horses at
auction Tuesday at the Pere Mar
quette stock yards in this city.
Mrs Roy Coble of Lapeer spent
last week in Alma the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. O. W. Swisher.
Mrs. M. ]. Finch, who has been
supplying the pulpit of the Free
Methodist church returned last week
to her home in Sumner Rev l.
Smith was appointed to the Alma
charge at the recent conference and
with his family is now nicely locat-
ed in this city.
Joseph Sartor, Jr., Of the Alma
Journal left Saturday morning for
New York City, where he will attend
the National Firemen's Tournament
Before returning Mr.. Sartor expects
to take trip up the Hudson. visit
the Thousand Islands and other
points Of interest in the cast.
Twenty-nine young people gradu-
ated from the High school last June
and are either about to enter institu-
tions Of higher learning, or begin
ming work as teachers to secure val
liable experience before taking col
lege work or are entering some line
of business. Among those who will
attend college in Alma are Edna
Campbell, Bernice Sweet, Lulu Ellis,
Elfleda Udell, Clifford Cummings and
Clarence Jessup. The Misses Flor
encc Wood, Rose Judge and Lena
Jessup will attend the Mt. Pleasant
Normal Reginald McClinton will
attend the University in Ann Arbor,
and Ray Beshgatoor will either at.
tend Alma college or some technical
school. Several members of the class
will take commercial work at high
school including Dick Rockwell, Eff
ford Beverly, Paul Cash, Donald
Smith, Bethel Cummings, Grace Ha-
uer and Minnie Cooper Rodney
Burgess will continue his work in
Rhodes Drug store, preparatory to
a pharmacists course. Dwight Won
Thurn will remain in South Dakota
where. he has been employed during
the summer Harlow Raycraft will
assist his father on the farm for the
present. John Gaffney will spend the
winter in California and Tululah
Beebe will remain with her parents
in Alma. OF those who will teach
during the coming year, Carrie Bal
ley will be located at the Mallory
school, Daisy Slater at the Keefer
school, Esther Dunham at the Boyer
school, Edna Wiley at the Brick
school, Laura Gossett in the Davis
district and Lydia Brown, in Mecos-
ia county.