Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-09-17

c. f. Brown was in Saginaw on
business Friday.
Blaine Strong Of Clare was guest
in the city last week.
Joe Ray made a business trip to
Mason Saturday.
Alexander Duncanson of Mt. Pleas
ant spent Saturday in Alma.
Miss Laura Gossett left Tuesday to
teach school near Fox's Grove.
Mrs. d. Peck and Mrs. l.. E. Rather
spent the day Saturday in st. Louis.
John Grover and wife or Elsie spent
Friday in Alma with relatives.
George Sharrer transacted real
estate business in Saginaw Saturday.
Miss Jessis Witherspoon of Brock
enridge spent Saturday morning in the
city.
Henry King of Sumner spent Fri
day in Alma with his sister, Bessie,
who left for Chicago to teach.
DR.. Thornburgh is carrying his arm
in a sling due to some troublesome in
flammatory trouble.
Henry King left Thursday evening
to take up his studies at Williams
College, Williamson, Conn.
J. w. Blakely left Monday to attend
national convention of underwriters
at Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Barnes of Ithaca
spent Saturday morning in Alma with
friends, en- route from Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Rollin of Sagi-
nav visited his mother, Mrs. R. We'll
per, Sunday.
Jasper Hicks visited friends and
transacted business in Clare Thurs
day.
Clyde Bacon of Chicago, advance
man for theatre company, was in
the city Friday.
Mrs. w. D. Bolton, who has been
the guest of Mrs. M. j. Butterfeld, re-
turned Saturday to Fostoria, Mich.
Mrs. Mahr, of Jackson, is the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Willard,
and other relatives.
Mrs. Sylvia Gaffney has purchased
the Turk property on the corner of
Woodwork Avenue and Centre streets
and has rented it to lothian Allen.
Mrs. Romano Clark Of st. Louis
spent Friday evening in Alma with
her sister, Florence Strong, who ac-
companied her to st. Louis Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Parker re-
turned from Edmore Thursday after
attending the funeral of his father,
who passed away Monday evening.
Will Rodey of Chicago spent Friday
and Saturday with Alma friends, and
then left for Cadillac, where he will
fill the position of music instructor in
the public schools.
The Ainsley bowling alleys were
opened Saturday for the winter. Sew
eral improvements have been made
including the frightening of the run
way.
The proposition Of a new dormitory
will soon have to be agitated at the
college, because Pioneer Hall will not
accommodate all of the boys this year
Every room is full and nearly all
doubled.
Miss Gladys Failing left Thursday
for Marquette where she will attend
the Upper Michigan State Normal fol
the ensuing year. Miss Failing will
live with her brother and wife, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Bruce Failing.
George Brilmeyer, former Alma Col.
lege man, was in the city Monday tC
meet old friends before going tC
Washington, d. c., where he will be
an instructor in one of the school;
there.
d. Watson of Breckenridge spent
Monday with Donald Smith. Mr.. Wat
son recently returned from Europe
where he visited Rome, Naples, etc.
as a student of Annapolis. He viii
return in a few weeks to Annapolis
Word was received in Alma last
week, from Charlie Stone of De Ruy
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father, Jerald c. Stone, passed away
September z. Mr.. Stone was a vet
eran of the Civil War and a member
of the Presbyterian Church of Alma
Ben Montague and wife left Satur
day for their home in Cadillac.
Clarence Goodrich was in the city
Saturday. He has played ball will
the Ithaca Hub team this summer
and after spending Sunday in Crane
Rapids at home, he returned to Aim;
College.
The Pythian Sisters gave sur
prise party at 5O2 Woodwork Avenu,
Thursday evening in honor of Mrs
Bart Miller, who left Saturday TO
Grand Rapids, and for Mrs. Free
Wright, who leaves soon for Lansing
Both ladies were presented with sterl
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