Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-05-28


Mrs. Frank A. Clark spent the first
OF this week in Elwell
Miss Mabelle Nudge of ST. Louis was
an Alma visitor Saturday
Mrs. ]. Fuller returned Saturday from
short visit in Six Lakes.
d. w. Robinson transacted business
in Saginaw Friday.
Miss Fannie Smith was in st. Louis
on business Monday.
We repair umbrellas. Forquer's Bicy-
Gle Shop, opposite City Hall. 1922
Eat duck at the Wright House for
your Sunday dinner. K
]. NJ. Page has had his house on the
corner Of Centre and Gratiot reprinted.
William Edgar of St. Louis was in
Alma Saturday on business with w. r.
Brewer.
Miss Eta Smith left Monday morning
for months visit with relatives in Chi
cago.
A. +. Affelt, the moving picture man
of St. Louis, was in the city on bust
ness Saturday
Mrs. NJ. G. Thrush of Breckenridge
spent the first of the week in Toledo
with relatives.
Mrs W. H. Smell was called to Riv-
erdale Monday by the death of her I'M
Gle, Joe Ellison.
Miss Fannie Smith was the guest of
Mrs. Mart Smith at Forest Hill Thurs
day and Friday.
Mrs. A. B. Scatergood left Monday
morning for two weeks visit with rel
atives in Reading.
All OF the main gas lines have been
laid in the city and the pipes will reach
St. Louis in a few days.
Mrs. Mart Smith is entertaining her
brother, Ernest Bucholtz of Kenosha,
Wis, for a two weeks visit.
Have you tried one OF those delicious
Sunday duck dinners at the Wright
House? X
One quarter off on all hats, trimmed
or untrimmed, and on all hat trimmings.
w. S. Humphreys. X
Mr.. and Mrs +. T. Viles of Ionia au-
toed to Alma Sunday and spent the day
with Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Smith.
John Slater is spending three weeks
with his sister in Brantford, Canada.
He was called there by her illness the
first Of the week
Miss Edna Shellhaas, teacher of the
Cohoon and Allen school, spent Sunday
with her parents in Alma. Her school
closes next week.
The two little daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. c. O. Dunn of near Elwell who
were seriously i'll with ptomaine poison
ing are much better.
c. A. Green, the we'll known piano
tuner, will be in Alma very soon to at
tend to anything in his line Leave or
ders at Losey's jewelry store. 1872
W. A. Bahlke and John Spinney we're
in Ithaca Monday as attorney and wit
ness, respectively, in case being tried
before NJ. s. Salter, commissioner of
claims.
Herbert Montague made his thirty
first consecutive annual trip 10 the an
nual session of the Grand Lodge of
Michigan + and A. NJ. Monday. 1t was
held in Flint.
The Civic Improvement League has
beautified another spot in the city by
placing sod and shrubs at the point made
by the intersection Of Michigan avenue
and East Superior streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gerber enter
tanned over Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Gerber, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gerber
Jr. and Miss Helen Gerber of Fremont.
The trip to Alma and return was made
by auto.
Rev. J. W. Priest, OF the Baptist
church. entertained Rev. c. w. Barber,
field man for Kalamazoo College, from
Friday until Monday. Rev. Barber
spoke in the Baptist church both Sun
day morning and evening and also adj
dressed the High school Friday.
A. smash-up without any resulting in
juries except to the cars, occurred
Thursday evening about eight o'clock
when DIR. Erwin coming down Wood
worth in his Ford was met at right an
giles by Sherm Sumemerville OF Ithaca
driving his Cadillac, east of Superior
| street Both cars were damaged but the
doctors received the most injury as il
was the smaller and the large Cadillac
tried to climb its frame. Neither driver
was hurt.
Francis King leaves early in June for
Williar town. Mass. where he will at
tend the thirtieth reunion of his college
class Mr.. King is a member of Will
liams college class of 1894. In going
he will auto to Detroit, shipping his car
by boat TO Buffalo, thence continuing the
trip east by auto. Returning he will be
accompanied ~ his son, Henry. who is
student at Williams. Mr. King ex-
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