Alma record., 1914-02-26
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

|. Il. Cowels made business trip to
Ithaca Monday.
Roy Balls of Ithaca, was in Alma on
business Friday.
Mrs. ]. N Fuller was in Elwell visit
ing friends Saturday
Chas Goggins made business trip to
Grand Rapids Monday.
Frank Richeson of Detroit spent Sat-
urday and Sunday in Alma.
Rev. Brownlow is visiting in Lean
ngton, Ontario, this week.
Fred Thorold of Ann Arbor, visited
friends in Alma Saturday
b. C~Hubbard of St. Louis, was in
this city on business Monday
Miss Dalrymple of Mt Pleasant spent
Sunday in Alma with friends.
Mrs. Chas. Stafford of Grand Ledge
was in Alma on business Monday.
Mrs. Katherine Fuller is visiting with
her niece, Mrs. Myer, in Allegan.
Mrs. William chatham is the guest of
her parents in Coleman, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Irwin Forquer visited
relatives in Alma the first of the week.
Rev. G. II. Carl filled the pulpit in the
Christian church at Owosso Sunday.
Mrs. L. Glinlley was the guest of John
Brown and family in St Louis Saturday.
Miss Neva Coon of Belding, is the
guest of A. b. Gals. her uncle, this
week.
Misses Lula Ellis and Emily Todd
spent Sunday with their parents in FL
well.
Mrs. George Woodcock will spend
this week in Wheeler caring for her
mother
Misses Barbara and Louise Tuger of
St Louis were in Alma Saturday visit
ing friends
Mrs. Pringenheld of Wheeler enter
tanned Miss Bertha Yeger of this city
over Sunday.
Floyd Fuller went to Flint Saturday,
where he has accepted position as
cable splicer.
Bert Hayward of Breckenridge was
in Alma as the guest of his brother,
Pearce, Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Counter visited over Sun
day with her daughter, Mrs. Fred CO.
hoon in Owosso.
Mrs. J. d. Spinney returned Satur-
day from Everett, where she has been
caring for sick relative.
Otis Fuller went to Ionia Monday to
attend the Wolgast boxing match. He
will visit in Belding on the way home
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. V. Lockwood are
visiting relatives in Pontiac, and are
guests at the home of W. H. Sander
son.
The College Trio, Prof Warner, Chas.
Button and Bope Butler, gave an en-
tertainment at Sumner last week in the
interest of the Sumner High School.
A civil engineer in the interests OF the
Pere Marquette was in Alma last week
locating sidetracks for the new indus
tries which will come to Alma, the Lib
by, Mcneil and Libby factory and the
Gas plant.
Homer Harpst, ware room man at the
P. M. freight, suffered from a badly
smashed finger and several bruised toes
Saturday morning when a heavy cast
ing fell and struck him. DR.. Thorn
burg took five stitches in the finger.
Mrs. Archie Brown entertained at an
Anniversary week end party Saturday
and Sunday. Her mother was present
from Greenvlle and Misses Thompkins
and Dunks from Lansing Sunday was
the wedding day. The guests returned
home Monday.
Ed. Wolf will spend the next two
months in Swift Current, Saskatchewan,
Canada, where he will look after his
interests. Mr.. Wolf owns a one hund-
red and sixty acre farm in addition to
a half dozen houses which he rents.
He will put his entire farm into wheat.
Mrs. Will Baker went to Plymouth
Saturday to attend the funeral of her
brother-in-law, Z. c. Vassar, who died
Thursday after a siege of ten months
sickness The deceased had many friends
in Alma and was very we'll known over
the county. He was brother of Mrs.
Charles Burns of this city. The funer-
al was held Sunday at 200 o'clock.
The opening reception for the second
semester was held at the college, Wright
Hall, Friday evening. A grand march
was started at eight o'clock, composed
of the student body and faculty. Dur
ing the evening Prof. Warner gave two
readings, the Victrola was listened to and
refreshments were served Various
amusements were engaged in by all.
Misses Margaret Minchon of Mt.
Pleasant and Annawave Coleman of
Hastings, former students were guests.
The college orchestra furnished the
evenings music.