Alma record., 1914-03-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Kay Iomlin was IN KlVerdale on
business Saturday.
Clarence Banghart made business
trip to Ithaca Sunday.
John Wright received two car loads
OF Ford autos Saturday.
G.. A. Brown made business trip to
Ashley Monday morning.
Alexander Grauboski will spend Sun
day with his parents in Bay City.
James Farnsworth of Lansing made
a business trip to Alma Tuesday.
Fred Cooper of Detroit was in Alma
to attend the funeral of his father.
George Sheldon spent the first of the
week with his sister in BanniSter.
Miss Sophia Evasson is the guest of
her parents in Konawaukee, Wiscon-
sin.
Mrs Ward, nurse at the Masonic
Home has returned to her home on the
county line.
Mrs. Mable Strong Cleland spent the
! week end with her husband i'll Chicago
and Milwaukee
Virgil Ray returned to his home in
Painesville, Ohio, Tuesday after three
weeks visit with his brother, Al.
Miss Mable Page leaves Saturday
for an extended trip and visit with
relatives in Chicago and Rockford.
Miss Ella Wilkinson will spend the
rext two weeks as the guest OF her sister
at the Pantland farm, Grand Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Carver Of Tray
erse City are entertaining as their guests
Herbert Montague and wife OF this
city.
The Illionis farmers are beginning
their spring migration to Michigan, sew
eIal have located near Alma in the last
few weeks
Two car loads OF Republic Trucks
were shipped from Alma last week, one
load to Cleveland, Ohio, and the other
to San Francisco.
Miss Elizabeth King left Monday
morning for Orange, New Jersey and
she will sail for Paris France on the
24th of this month
Ed. Medler has moved from $50
Woodwork Ave. Alma, to a farm near
Forest Hill, which he recently purchased
from ]. w. Holmes.
Frank Boyd of Dewey, Illinois has
moved into the ]. w. Holmes property
on Woodwork Avenue, which was re-
Gently vacated by Ed. Medler.
Rev. Hurd Allen Drake, former pastor
of the Presbyterian church, ST. Louis,
and an alumnus of Alma College is To-
Gated at 304 Main street, Napoleon, O.
The officers of the Stopple Kook Kit
Co. are now comfortably located in the
room on South Woodwork Ave- recent
! ~ vacated by Hayward & Ray.
II. N. Stoddard left Monday for OF
tawa, Canada, where he has been en-
gagged to fill the position of superinten-
dent of the Walbrook Plaster Plant
Mr.. Gray, formerly of the Ithaca
| Journal is now located at 10 East
Ottawa street, Lansing. and is editing
a journal boosting that portion of the
city.
On the twenty-eighth day OF Febru-
airy snow drops were in bloom at the
gardens of Francis King. they are still
blooming and can be seen by the passers-
by at any time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis King left Sun
day afternoon for Southern Pines, N.
Carolina where they will remain for
the coming month as the guests of Mrs.
a. P. l.. Dull.
William Walker and family have
moved from one and half miles south
OF Alma to Ithaca where he has pur-
chased the Seger Billiard and Pool
| Parlors.
Sharrar and Moore have covered the
Holstein Dairy Herd and buildings of
the Tubbs Bros. with insurance in the
Springfield Company to the extent of
Sl3,500.
| The business places damaged by the
FIRE in the Pollasky block are having
steel ceilings put in their stores, Rhodes
Drug store, Cohen Bros, Smith Shoe
store and Robinson's Dry Goods store
The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church will meet Tuesday af-
tcrnoon, March IL. with Mrs. Irving
Mills, Downey St. All ladies of the
church are invited to attend.
James Collision and family from RAN
TO, Illinois, have moved to farm near
Wheeler, which was purchased from
Sharrar and Moore. They arrived ac-
companied with several other families
the first of the week and brought ten
Car loads OF household supplies.