Alma record., 1914-02-05

week.
Harold Smith made business trip
to Ithaca Tuesday.
Roy Vandermark of Riverdale spent
Tuesday in Alma.
Mrs. VIM. Ogden spent Thursday in
Owosso on business.
X. c. Richardson and wife visited
friends in Breckenridge Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Clark left Tuesday morn
ing for few days visit in Saginaw.
Harvey +. Besore and wife are visit
ing this week in Vestaburg, with Mrs.
Blue
Mrs. S. Mum and mother are visit
ing this week with her son, George, in
Ashley.
John l.. Robinson of Raymond
Washington is home for a several
months visit
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Ward made a
business trip to Saginaw Monday and
back Tuesday.
Stanley Stoddard is helping out in
Smiths shoe store this week, during the
absence of Mr.. Smith.
Fred Howell of Greenville spent Tues
day as the guest of his sister, Mrs.
Steckroth, of Alma.
Mrs. S. ]. Benjamin and daughter,
Fern of Wheeler spent the day last
Wednesday in our city.
Mrs. V. H. Shepard went to Ionia
Wednesday afternoon to spend few
days with her husband.
The Republic Truck Company are
shipping about six trucks per week and
are crowded with orders.
Clyde Calvert of Ann Arbor, is visit
ing friends in this city this week. he
is employed at Graham's barber shop in
that city.
Arthur Medler returned Monday from
a two weeks visit with friends and rel
atives in Alpena, Grayling Gladwin and
Gaylord.
! Miss Beatrice DeGraffe, of Ithaca,
spent several days last week as the guest
OF Miss Minnie Cook, returning to her
home Sunday.
The second of the series Of Masonic
dances was given Friday evening at the
Masonic Home. 1t was a grand success
in every way.
Misses Sharp and Pollasl,y went to
Saginaw Tuesday to attend the play,
Peg O. My Heart" They will return
| Tuesday evening.
/ Morgan Barstow spent Wednesday
morning visiting friends in Alma, en-
route from a visit in Mt. Pleasant to
his home III Ithaca.
II. ]. Winchcll and wife, have moved
from the Gaffncy block to the Palmer
residence OF Prospect Ave, first door
south of the NJ. +. church.
Mrs. Hannafus has entertained her
mother, Mrs NJ. A. Crumb of Wheeler
for the last month. Mrs. Crumb re-
turned to her home Monday
Chas Button left Wednesday morn
ing for trip to Saginaw and Bay City
in the interests of the Loyal Order of
Moose of which he is the local secre-
! tary.
Miss Mary f. Fleming of Charlotte
has been entertained for the past two
weeks at the home of her brother, Rev.
Fleming, of this city. She spent sew
eral days in St. Louis visiting friends
during her stay with her brother,
Mr. Erwin Forquer of ST. Louis in
tends to move his family to Alma where
he will install bicycle shop. Mr.. For
quer has been engaged in this work in
st. Louis for the past several years and
will come to this city in the near flu
! ture.
Miss Retta Clark returned to her
hom in Neville, Saskatchewan, Mon
day morning. She has been in Alma for
year and half and student at the
High school. She has been staying with
her grandparents, Benjamin Ray and
wife.
Mrs. Sylvia Gaffney who has been
forna, expects to leave San Francisco
today for Chicago, where she will visit
the wholesale millinery houses. From
Chicago she goes to Cleveland, return
ing to Alma the latter part of the month
The Rebekahs gave supper follow
ing their regular initiation last Thurs.
day evening. They were honored by
an address from Marcus Pollasky di.
rectly after supper. The talk was un.
expected as no one was looking for him
consequently the members received {
treat
McPhee, the tailor, has arranged tC
install branch house in St. Louis. H,
will be located in the Mary Smith prop
erty opposite the Commercial Saving.
Bank. He has not decided definitely
who will be placed in charge of tn,
house 1t will be open for business Feb
ruary 18th.
The cells at the Jail have been tori
out and removed to the back room and
new partition put in the building to max,
a new council room, which will be NOR,