Alma record., 1914-02-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS


George Maier visited over Sunday
with his sister in Lansing.
Miss Dorothy Adams of Mt. Pleasant,
is the guest of Miss Myrtle Isenhath.
c. F. Amos of Owosso, train-master
of the Ann Arbor railroad, was in Alma
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed Griffin entertained Mrs. ].
Paquette of Saginaw several days this
week
Miss Laura Brown, who is spending
the year at the L. of NJ, is in Alma for
the week end.
Mrs. Avery Kappi was called to St.
Louis Tuesday because Of the illness Of
her daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. John Finn Of Bay City
visited last week with Mr.. +. Mccoy
and family.
Miss Cornwall was called to Ann Ar
Dor this week on account of the death
of a relative.
Mrs. Altman 1904 State St. is en-
tertaining her sister, Miss Louise Bart
ling Of Bay City
Milo Hayes has succeeded Don Smith
as repair man for the Michigan State
Telephone Company
Mr. Jack Bartman, Bell Telephone
Mgr, from Breckenridge, was in Alma
on business Saturday.
George Battle returned from Battle
Creek Tuesday, where he has been en-
gagged in some carpenter work
Fifteen new Bell Telephones have been
installed in the City OF Alma or the
surrounding territory since the first Of
February.
Word was received Tuesday by Mrs.
Herman Becker that her uncle, Mr..
Loron Bailey, of Toledo, Ohio, had
passed away Monday evening.
The w. c. r. L. will meet with Mrs
L. c. Crandell, Woodwork Ave, Sat
urday afternoon at 2:30 Topic-Fran-
els Willard Memorial. Leader, Mrs. M.
J. Smith.
The Penelope Club was entertained
Monday evening of this week, at the
home of Mrs. George Sharrar An ex-
ceptionally good time was enjoyed by
those present.
The Bell Telephone Company COM
pleted laying their underground cables
Tuesday. The wires were connected
at the central office Tuesday and the new
service began
The Pythian Sisters will give a masque
ball at Moose hall Friday night. All
couples will be requested to come mask
ed. 1t is intended to make a success
of the dance and the cooperation of all
Sisters is needed.
Miss Lizzie Slater who was employ
ed in the Sugar Factory Office, has ac-
cepted a position as teacher of the
Rathbone school. She assumed her du-
ties Monday and has fifty-fve pupils
under her charge
The Sugar Factory repair crew is ex-
pecting to begin operation on the 18th
of this month. The factory will be put
in condition for its long term of idle
run of beetS next year.
The city has leased a private tele
phone line, extending from the city hal
to the water works, from the Michigan
State Company and have put in a new
system of fire alarms, the calls now &C
directly to the city hall instead of having
to depend on central girls to describe
the locality of the fire.
Henry Moran has rented tn,
building on West Superior Stree
recently vacated by Anderson's restau
rant and has made some changes in tn,
building, relative to installing a carriag
and auto paint shop. He will NOV
from his present location, at 807 Pin
Ave, to his new place next week ant
will be ready for business as soon as hi
supplies arrive.
5. T. Anderson of Vermontville wa
in Alma from Saturday until Monday
He came to attend the Old Settlers
reunion. Mr. Anderson was residen
of Alma for more than fifty years an,
has not been registered to vote in an
other city but Alma in all his life, com
ing to this city when it is time to regis
ter and vote. Mr.. Anderson went fror
Alma to Fremont and then to Chicag
on little pleasure trip.
Two more basketball games were play
ed between the college classes Saturda
evening at the High School gym. TIL
results were the reverse of the expecta
tions of the upper classmen. Both uppe
class teams were defeated The Soph
outclassed the Seniors by 81 points, tn
score being 81 to IS. The result of tn
Fresh Juniors was not so decided tn
Freshmen winning by only 9 points
score "a to ~ This gives the Sopho
mores fine chance to win the colleg
championship from the Seniors. TIL
girls from Wright Hall hired dray an
came en- masse to the gym to root 70
their favorites. Much praise is hear
for their spirit and loyalty.