Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-01-22

Alma on business Saturday
Chas. Davis of St. Louis was in
Alma on business Saturday.
Mrs. b. Ward is spending this
week with Frank Cooley in Riverdale.
Mrs. J. L. Barrett spent Saturday
with her mother, Mrs. Hustled in Ith-
AGA.
Grant /. Brewer of St Louis was
in Alma on business Saturday after
noon.
Several new members were admit
ted to the Rebekah lodge last Friday
night.
Ray Fulcher of Milwaukee was the
guest of Avery Kappe Tuesday after
noon.
Carl Leonard OF St Louis spent
Saturday with his cousin Ed Bahlke
of Alma.
A sleighload Of young people from
Elwell took in the amusements of
Alma Thursday night.
Three new students were added last
week to the night school which is
being conducted in the High School
building.
Elder Nudge and wife are holding
special revival meetings at Sumner
this week. All are cordially invited
to attend.
Mrs. Herman Winchell is very sick
al
breakdown. at her home on Wood
ward avenue.
DR.. and Mrs. Blaisdell attended
the lecture of Helen Keller at the
Mt Pleasant Normal School last
Friday evening.
Otis Fuller is the guest of his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. p.
Rhodes at Six Lakes He will re-
turn in a week
Hear Alden, February 4, The
Powder and the Match" Don't for
get the second drawing of Lyceum
course tickets next Monday, Jan &c.
DIR. Herbert Willitts Of the Chica-
go University, who lectured on the
Lyceum course last Friday evening,
was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. T.
Ewing.
Howard Lake, mailing clerk at the
Alma postoffce went to St. Johns on
a business trip, Tuesday. He was
called as a witness in a suit against
the railroad
The Quarterly meeting of the Free
Methodist church will be held this
week beginning Friday evening and
holding over Sunday. f. F. Gaffin,
presiding elder
The annual meeting of the Presby-
terrain Fortnightly will be held at the
home of Mrs r. II. Wilcox, Tues
day afternoon, Jan. %. A good at
tendance is desired.
Elder ]. T. Bridwell is very ably
filling the pulpit at the Church of
Christ every Lords day, both morn
ing and evening at the usual hour.
Everyone made welcome.
{. J. Brown left Alma Saturday
afternoon for Ann Arbor where he
joined his wife, who left during the
earlier part of the week to spend
several days with her daughter,
Laura, who is a student at the uni
versity.
c.. r. Wolford, of Owosso, who
comes highly recommended as a
graduate of both Hiram college and
Chicago University, will assist the
Church of Christ in two weeks
evangelistic meeting beginning Feb.
s. Please bear in mind the time and
place and attend these meetings.
Tuesday afternoon an Ann Arbor
freight jumped the track at State
street and turned one car into the
ditch. Two cars of grain were de-
rallied one falling entirely over and
blocking the traffic on the Ann Ar
Dor railroad as well as the Pere Mar
quette. The wrecking crew was
brought to Alma from Owosso and
the tracks were cleared by six-thirty;
the 3 :33 Ann Arbor south was held
up at the depot until that time. The
cars were loaded with grain and seed
and were bound south, drawn by en-
CINE No. 157.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. O. Totten. of St.
Louis; Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Totten and
daughter Vera, of St Louis; Mrs.
John Walker. and son Dale, of Tole-
do; Miss Beatrice Almond, of Frank
fort; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Davidson,
of ST. Louis, Lloyd Norton, of Chic
ago; Claude Gay, of Coe; Frazier
Leonard, OF West Branch; Mr.. and
Mrs. c. ]. Dutt and children, Chas,
and Ruth. of Alma and Mr. and Mrs.
David Acker, of St. Louis were
among the guests at the birthday
party given in honor of Mrs. Laura
Edible of Alma An oyster supper
was served. followed by a large var
iety of dainties. Numerous games
were engaged in, and all took part in
the singing and impromptu program
The solos of Miss Ruth Dutt were