Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-06-17

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Mr. and Mrs. v. Shepherd, returned
from their visit to Saginaw, Monday
Ben Mccullough made a business
trip to Mt. Pleasant, Tuesday morn
ing.
Miss Edna Watson of Breckenridge
called on friends in Alma Monday
morning.
Solicitor John ID. Spinney, made a
business trip to Hubbardston, Mon
day morning.
Mrs. Edward Altenburg of Ithaca,
has been visiting relatives in the city
for few days.
Mrs. Arthur Udelle left Monday to
visit friends and relatives in Flint and
Detroit for a few days.
c. j. Faucet and wife left last week
for Crystal Lake near Benzonia, where
they will spend the summer.
Mrs. J. r. Campbell went to Shep-
herd, Monday morning to spend few
days visiting friends and relatives.
Roy Keefer went to Mt. Pleasant,
Tuesday morning TO attend the com
mencement exercises at the Mt. Pleas
ant Normal.
John Gaffney will return from Phoe-
nix Arizona the latter part of this
week to spend the summer at his
mothers home.
Mrs. May Barnard of Ann Arbor,
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Will Peck
from Friday until Tuesday, then went
to Mt. Pleasant to visit other rea-
tives.
Mrs. John Day has just been in
formed that she has been granted a
widows pension from the government
rs her husband was a soldier in the
Civil War.
Clarence Halteman assistant in the
Economy Shoe store, returned to his
home i'm st. Louis, Monday afternoon
for the summer. He will attend the
college next year.
Rev. Lewis Brooke, Pastor of the
Presbyterion Church of Howell and
trustee of the college, returned to his
home, Thursday afternoon in his car
after spending few days in the city
as the guest of friends.
Miss Margaret O'Neill of Sault Ste
Marie, who has been teaching in the
Standish High School for the past
year, has been spending a few days
at the home of Prof. and Mrs. ]. T.
Ewing on Grant Avenue, this week
DR.. Blaisdell is attending the com
mencement exercises at the University
of Pittsburgh in Allegheny, Pennsyl-
vania, this week. He expects to return
to the city, Saturday afternoon. The
Alma "Prexy" is a graduate of this
college.
G.. Earle Porter and wife of Detroit
spent the week end at the home of
Earle's parents on Maple Avenue. Earl
is working for an automobile firm in
the Michigan metropolis. He has in
Vulnerable friends in Alma who con-
graduate him upon the fine success
which he is enjoying.
The Alma Commercial Mems Asso-
citation have directed the placing of
one hundred signs throughout this part
of the county which have printed on
them the number of miles to Alma
from the particular point where each
sign is placed. The dimensions of the
signs are eighteen inches by four feet
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Zimmerman Of
Omaha Nebraska are visiting at the
home of ID. l.. Johnson for few
weeks. Harry will be remembered as
a former bookkeeper for the Alma
Manufacturing Co. Mr.. Zimmerman
will visit here for two weeks while his
wife will remain for a longer visit.
George Brilmyer of Milford 1913
graduate of the college who has been
visiting at the home of Mrs VIM
on College Avenue, for the past week.
returned to his home Tuesday morn
ing. He has been an assistant pro-
fessor in the Catholic University in
Washington DC. in the biological de-
partment. He will return to the same
position next year. There are about
twelve hundred students i'm this Uni
versity.
Prof. J. T. Ewing will be unable to
take his 'Sabbathical year off next
year, which the Board of Trustees of
the college recently granted him.
Pressure of work has forced the deci-
sion. Prof. West was then given next
year for leave of absence and rest.
He will spend his 'Sabbathical year
studying for his doctors degree. Prof.
Ewing had hoped to spend the year
travelling in Europe and particularly
in Rome and Athens but will be unable
to do so.
Children's Day was observed in most
of the churches of the city, Sunday
morning. In several of the churches
the regular morning service was omit
ted and the entire morning hour was
given over to the programs Of the
children. Large crowds marked the
services in all the churches. In the
evening nearly all the churches had no
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