Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-07-30

Guy Levitt made a business trip to
Hemlock Monday.
James Merrill of st. Louis was in
Alma on business Monday.
Severn Bellows of Stanton was a
weekend guest of Alma friends.
Miss Bertha Orwig returned Mon
day from a weeks visit in Grand Rap
ids.
John A. Damon of Mt. Pleasant, re-
publican candidate for State Senator,
was in Alma Tuesday.
State Highway Commissioner Frank
Rogers of Lansing was caller at the
Record Office last Saturday.
Harry Miller of the Miller Saw
Trimmer Co., Of Pittsburg, was in
Alma Saturday and Sunday.
; The Civic Improvement League will
hold their regular monthly meeting
in the Fire Reading Room, Friday
afternoon, Aug. 9TH, at three o'clock.
J A number of people were entertain
ed at the home of Mrs. Francis King
Tuesday evening. Music and dancing
made delightful entertainment.
Light refreshments were served.
Mr.. Albert Maier, a student at M.
A. c., and Mr.. Edward Maier, who
is cashier of the State Savings Bank
at Lansing, visited their brother,
George, Of this city over Sunday.
Announcements have been issued an
nouncing the marriage of Mr.. Leslie
+. Woodland and Miss Lura A. Dyer,
who will be at home TO their friends at
Ferris, Mich, after August first.
The next regular meeting of the
Gratiot County Medical Association
will be held at the Wright House in
Alma Tuesday August 4 at 2 p. m.
An interesting program has been pre-
pared for the meeting.
j. p. Losey's Thirteenth Annual
Clearance Sale, August 1st to Doth.
One-Fourth Off on all goods, except
watches. If you have wanted anything
or will need something soon, buy it
now.
Rev. William Mason went with four
teen boys to Bass Lake to camp for a
week. Ten of the boys are members
of Mr.. Arden Johnson's Sunday school
class at the Presbyterian church. The
party will return next Monday even
ing. A Republic truck took boats,
beds and bedding while the boys went
via p. NJ. r. r.
Mrs. NJ. A. Perrigo, mother of Mrs.
A. l.. Richards of st. Louis and Mrs.
II. NJ Bradner of this city, died Mon
day, July 27, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Richards. Mrs. Per-
rigo was born in Niagara county, New
York in 1929 and came to Gratiot coun-
ty some time since to spend her de-
clining years with her daughter. Flu
neral services were held Wednesday
afternoon. Burial at Riverside ceme-
terry.
Sunday evening a foreigner tied his
horse by the reins to the front wheel
of the buggy to which it was hitched
and left it standing in front of Con-
verses Jewelry store. The horse
started to go forward and the reins
frightened and drew it's head down and
turned it toward the sidewalk. The
horse then became frightened and
started down the sidewalk breaking
both lines, but was halted before any
damage was done.
An exceedingly unique root-growth
was discovered by the Michigan Ar
Horticulture men while working on
Mrs. A. w. Wright's shade trees at the
corner of Downey and State streets
last week. One large stalwart maple
tree standing in the northeast corner
: of the front lawn near the sidewalk
: was noticed to lose strength and ap-
parently dying. No one was able to
offer any plausible reason until the ex-
perts from M. A. c. went to work and
found one of its roots had wound it
self around the trunk of the tree about
foot underground and was choking
the tree and stopping it's outward
growth. When unearthed the root was
| buried in the tree several inches and
: was slowly and surely claiming the
life of the tree.
: Mr.. y. l.. Smith, VINO is candidate
for the nomination next August on the
Republican ticket for the Office of
!. prosecuting attorney, was born in
Union City, Branch county, October 8,
1879. At the age of ten years he was
;, left an orphan. He graduated from
: the Union City High school in 1900
: and entered the University of Michi-
gan in the same year. In order to re-
e plete his finances the next few years
: were spent teaching school in various
: Michigan and Indiana towns. In 1910
d he was enabled to return to his studies
y at the University of Michigan, enter.
e ing the law school from which he grad
o uated in June, 1918, Immediately fol
d lowing which he came to Gratiot coun
q ~ forming n Dartnership with GeorO.