Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-08-27

See the fine display OF fall footwear
in the windows of the Economy Shoe
Store. X
Miss Phern Russell is taking her
vacation from Gray and Gray's and
is visiting in Grand Ledge.
Mrs. j. w. Glass is in Battle Creek
where she was called by the serious
illness of her brother, Fred.
E. H. Weese and wife, H. Smith
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Smith
were Crystal visitors Sunday.
C. H. Hoagland of Battle Creek
spent last week in Alma the guest of
his sister, Mrs. j. w. Glass.
A large touring car, containing sew
en- occupants, from st. Louis, Mo-,
passed through Alma Monday.
Mrs. w. S. Humphreys left the first
of the week for Seattle, Washington,
where she will join her husband.
Miss Helen Losey returned Monday
from a weeks visit at the home of
Mrs. Lucy Oswald near Wheeler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Sherman and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis of Brock
enridge spent Friday afternoon in AL
ma.
Jake Holman returned Friday from
Lansing, where he represented Gratiot
County on the State Board of Equali-
zation.
DR.. R. S. Hamilton, wife and fam
lily of Langsburg spent the day Sat
urday as the guests of Fred Slater
and family.
Mrs. C. H. Dutt of Bay City, who
has been the guest of c. ]. Dutt and
family, left Friday for Grand Rapids,
en- route to her home.
Floyd Maxwell and wife returned to
their home near Mt. Pleasant Thurs
day after two weeks visit with Alma
friends and relatives.
Verne Van Deusen of Saginaw and
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Gray of McBane
were over-Sunday guests at the home
of ex-Mayor j. M. Montigel.
Mrs. Romano Clark of st. Louis,
accompanied by her sister, Miss Flor
ence Strong, who has been her guest
in st. Louis, spent Saturday afternoon
in Alma.
Fred Delavan reports a good time
at Bear Lake where he spent part of
his vacation picking blackberries
which he divided with the postoffice
force upon his return.
Mrs. Earl Leight and mother, Mrs.
G.. w. Carter, and brother, James
Carter, went to Sears, Saturday to
visit for a few days with her uncle,
James Brady and family.
When John Campbell was driving a
wagon load of grain on Superior
street Friday one of the front wheels
dished and let one corner of the wag-
on rest near the pavement.
w. H. Gallagher of Bay City, has
accepted the position Of pianist at the
Vaudette and will enter Alma College
in a few weeks. Mr.. Gallagher is
famed for his athletic proves.
Born, August II, to Frank Jeffries
and wife, boy; August II, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Lake, boy; August Ia,
Leroy Gosett and wife, boy. Sew
eral more chances for war and foot
ball heroes.
Beverly McCarty returned Friday
from Flint where he has been employ
ed in the Buick factory. He had to
quit work for a while because of an
injury to his left hand which he re-
ceived from n saw.
The John ID. Spinney building, OPP
posite the postoffice, formerly occu-
pied by the Second Hand Store, has
been partly torn out and new front
put in with new castings and supports.
Many other repairs were made and
the building is now in shape for use.
Showing the promptness of the
Modern Woodmen in paying their
death benefits, Mrs. Leroy Whitman,
wife of the late deceased, Mr.. Whit
man, is in receipt Of $1,000, paying
the benefit certificate. Mr.. Whitman
was a member for nine years and five
months and only paid S91.20 into the
fund from which he received $1,000.