Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-04-09

Mrs. George Campbell visited Tuesday
in Elwell.
A. Vernon Wright made business
trip to St Louis Friday.
Gladys Gallagher of Sheridan spent
Friday with Steve Gallagher.
+. Z. Forquer spent Friday even
ing in St. Louis with his family.
Arthur Stronach and Bryan Hicks
Of St. Louis were Alma visitors Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Levi Heath OF Shiloh
were guests of l.. w. Race and family
Thursday and Friday.
+. w. Ruggles was in Detroit the
first of the week on business connected
with the trunk factory.
Mrs. Vim. Hepner and family of Bel
| lingham, Wash, are guests OF Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Smith of SOB Park Ave
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ Flint OF near
Sumner spent Friday in Alma en- route
to their home from a visit with rela-
tives in southern Ohio.
Coach BleamaSter refereed the Sagi-
naw-Bay City basket ball game Friday
evening at the West Side y NJ. c. A.
The score of % to % gave Bay City the
Valley championship.
Miss Juno Shepherd has resigned her
position as clerk at the p M. freight
office and has been succeeded by Homer
| Harpst, the former ware-room man,
and Clarence Ray will fll his position.
The members Of the Christian Church
Sunday School were guests of Louis
Redman at his home on Woodwork
Ave. last Wednesday evening. Music,
games and refreshments added TO the
evenings pleasures.
DR.. w. r. French. pastor of the
First Methodist church. Kalamazoo,
! formerly District Superintendent of the
Lansing District was in the city Tues
day on business and was a guest at the
Methodist parsonage.
Miss Margaret Myers. a graduate OF
Ypsilanti Normal, holding life GER
tihcate, will take the place of Miss
Teada Pinney, who has handed in her
resignation as teacher in the public
schools of Alma. Miss Pinney has been
in Alma two years.
Marcus Pollasky who was finally
granted a hearing by the franchise COM
mittee of the Detroit council for Tues
day afternoon, did not appear to make
his subway talk, but missed his train
connections and consequently the hear
ing was postponed until the Fourth of
July
The Record Office is in receipt OF q
copy of the Oregon Observer, published
at Grants Pass. by A. 5. Coutant, for.
merly of the Mount Pleasant Enter
prise and we'll known TO many Alma
citizens The Observer is a 6-columr
quarto and that il will prove a success
under the management OF Mr.. Coutant
is the opinion OF his Michigan friends
An interesting game OF vacation bas
ketball was played in the RiverdalC
opera house Saturday evening between
the Alma city team, composed of Cook
Wood, Living, Spinney and Mahr, anC
the Vestaburg city team. A neutral
gymnasium was chosen for various rea.
sons. The efficient management of tn,
team by their manager, Tar Robinson
was a. marvel to behold and he was z
sick man at that, being troubled with
a sick headache and numerous other all
ments. The game was gentle in the
extreme. and it might be remarked il
passing that there are many football
recruits in Gratiot County who hav,
not as yet entered college. With the
exception of a few posts, and about two
thirds of the regulation floor being alb.
sent. the floor was suited remarkabl,
well for basketball game. Two Other
games were played the same evening
one a girls game between Riverdal,
and Vestaburg. Score, Alma 81, Vesta
burg 8.