Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-30
LOCAL NEWS

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tied Alma friends last Friday.
DR.. +. G. Sluyter, Osteopathic Ply
sician, vermuelen Block, Union phone
AZ. adv.
Chas. Watson, Breckenridge's hust-
ling merchant, was i'm Alma Friday
last.
James Davidson Of Reese was in
Alma last Friday and Saturday on
business.
Mrs. w. w. Caple of Clare spent the
week end with DR.. and Mrs. Nj.
Prinele.
DR.. Maynard Prlngle took in the
West Michigan Fair at Grand Rapids
last week.
Ray Swgart, principal of schools at
Albion this year, spent Sunday at his
home in Alma.
Mrs. w. A. Barstow of st. Louis
was a guest of Mrs. !. N. Brainerd
last Thursday.
Mrs. w. A. Drummer spent last week
with her parents at Morley, returning
home Saturday.
+. +. Moffatt, editor of the Am
erican at Breckenridge, paid the Rec
ord visit last Friday.
The Alma Art Club will meet with
Mrs. Walter Vliet Friday, October Sth,
at 426 Wright Avenue.
Otto Mey and. state representative
Newell Smith of st. Louis were bust
ness callers last Saturday.
Mrs. Edna Kelly accompanied Miss
Ruth to Ypsilanti last Friday. Ruth
will take a course in music and draw
ing
VIM. Layman was absent from his
duties at the Republic Truck plant a
few days last week on account of sick
ness
Ward Hodge of Breckenridge, a
former college student, has entered
Ferris Institute this year, taking a
business course.
Gratiot County's popular Sheriff,
Newell Bradford, was in Alma last
Saturday He wore his usual smile
and went home alone.
County Clerk Case and County
Treasurer Nelson Of Ithaca We're in
Alma Friday evening. They paid the
Record friendly call.
p. II. Patrick of Detroit, repre-
senting the Frank p. Miller Land
Co.. was in Alma the last Of last week
calling on old friends.
Mrs. G. S. Ward entertained four
tables of bridge last Saturday. Dainty
refreshments were served and n very
enjoyable time is reported.
Eliu Sanchez has accepted posi-
ton as janitor OF the Presbyterian
Church. Mr.. Sanchez came here a
year ago from Pagarita, New Mexico
to attend college
The Little Rock Coal Co. have COM
pleted their new coal sheds on Mech
anic Street and are filing them with
coal They report the coal business
as opening up fine.
Madames French Caldwell and
Finch of Stanton attended the re-
ception and card party given in honor
of Mrs. Carney at Mrs. /. ~ Brain
erd's last Thursday
The Record is indebted to Mrs. c.
c. Titus for a handsome boquet Of
Dahlias. From three stalks 20 BIOS
SONS have been picked. The variety
is very large and a very deep red.
Mrs W. S. Turck left last Friday
morning for Jacksonville, Florida,
where she will spend the winter with
her son, Or. Raymond Turck She Wis
tied friends in Washington on her way
there
Ithaca business men are reorgan-
ling the Board of Trade, electing as
President, O. l.. Smith, Secretary r. F..
Hughes and Treasurer II. E. Lewis.
They are going after some new en-
terprises.
Hon. Chester w. Martin, former
resident of this county, for years Y.
IS. counselor at Amsterdam, Ontario,
later at Barbados, has been trans
fcrred to Toronto, Ontario, by Presi-
dent Wilson.
The first issues Of this terms Al
manian. published by the student body
OF Alma College, made its appearance
this week. Il was printed by the Rec
ord ard is a clean neat well edited
publication well filed with ads and
&C eye .cws.
Clarence Wheeler and E. c. Patton
have organized under the firm name
of Wheeler & Patton, and will buy
Hay and Beans. Both these gentle
men have had wide experience in this
line and propose TO make one of the
best Hay and Bean markets in the
state.
j. J. Dougherty, for some time an
employee at the A. A. freight office,
at this place, has been appointed as
sistant manager of the Little Rock
Coal Company. For some years MIR.
Dougherty has resided at Cadillac,
moving here last spring. He is a man
OF Office and business experience and
very pleasant gentleman.