Alma record., 1914-01-01
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Mrs. Charles Cassidy was in Alma
Wednesday.
Mr.. c. King of Ithaca was in Alma
on business Monday.
One-quarter off on all stamped
linens at Mrs. Gaffney's. x
Ray Ellison OF Riverdale was in
Alma on business Tuesday.
Mrs. A. G. Tmery lett Wednesday
for Bay City to visit relatives.
Fred Stevens of Breckenridge was
in Alma on business Friday.
Miss Georgiana Gowan OF Mt.
Pleasant was in Alma Monday.
Robert Fleming spent Thursday
with Mr. James Mills at Forest Hill.
Mr.. md Mrs. Vint Richard and
family visited in Ithaca over Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Crawford of Vestaburg
was in Alma Wednesday on business.
Floyd Clifford is spending few
days in Mt. Pleasant visiting Rheul
Smith.
Mrs George Whitehead of St.
Louis was in Alma on business Mon
day.
Forest Hastings and Charles Starry
of ST. Louis spent Monday afternoon
in Alma.
Mrs. Rev. +. e. Gainder of St.
Louis spent Monday afternoon shop
ping in Alma.
Erwin Snyder, sugar factory en-
ployee, returned to his home in
Breckenridge Monday.
Miss Ella Chadsay, stenographer at
the Masonic Home; is visiting with
her parents in Thompsonville.
Miss Leila Bandheld left Alma
Tuesday morning for a weeks visit
with her parents in Mecosta.
Will Hayward an employee of
Swift & Company is making a tour
of Canada while on his vacation
Charles Youngs, who has been en-
ployed in the sugar factory, returned
to his home in Millbrook Monday.
The Alma city basketball team are
negotiating for a game with the Al
pena National Guards to be played in
this city.
Charles Bates of North Star and
Miss Mary Calens of Ithaca were
united in marriage Saturday noon by
Father Mulvey in this city.
Leon Harris returned to his home
in Carson City Tuesday morning.
He has been employed in the sugar
factory for the entire campaign.
The two buildings being erected by
the Alma Realty company on State
street will be ready for occupation
by business firms in about a week.
Miss Edna Allen, who is filling the
position as teacher in the Cheboygan
schools, visited during the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jotham
Allen
Ed Eaton and M. Bower unloaded
1927 tons of beets in the factory
sheds last Friday. This is the record
for the season Both men worked
ten hours.
Mrs. Clarence Stanton and two
children returned to their home in
Oxford, Mich, Wednesday. They
spent Sunday with her brother, Fa-
ther Mulvey.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Woolever
returned to their home in Sheriden
Friday. They have been visiting for
the past few weeks with II. n. Stod-
dard and family.
Mrs. d. Snay Of Detroit has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. O. {. Smith,
in Alma for the past month. She
spent Monday in Breckenridge on her
way back to Detroit.
The construction work of the Bell
Telephone company is going ahead,
the poles will be removed from Main
street within few days and the un-
derground cables laid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Montague
are in Traverse City. They went to
attend the funeral of Mr.. William
Lawden, a merchant of that city and
an old friend Of Mr. Montague's.
Miss Laura Brown who is attend
ing school at the University Of Mich
igan, spent the holiday week with
her parents in Alma.
Mrs. Jennie Ergood is visiting this
week in Riverdale with her daughter,
Mrs w. L. Hammond. She will go
from there to her old home in Pick
away county, Ohio, for few weeks
visit.
Miss Mildred Swaziland and mo-
ther, Mrs. Ben Swaziland, of Mt.
Pleasant, were in Alma Monday af-
ternoon en- route to St. Louis where
Mr.. Swaziland is taking. baths at the
| Park House sanitariuin.
Maynard A. Cook returned Mon
day morning to Madison, Wisconsin,
where he is attending the University.
Mr.. Cook left sooner than expected
in order to accompany the Varsity
Glee club, of which he is member,
on tour of Wisconsin.
The annual holiday Alma reunion
was held at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
r. c. Blaisdell last Friday evening.