Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-11-18
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. y. r. Mey OF 81. LOUIS came
to Alma on business Friday.
Robert McNabb and wife visited
friends in North Star Sunday.
Z. r. Griffith left Tuesday for Flor
ida where he will spend the winter.
Hon. C. w. Giddings of st. Louis
was an Alma caller Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce Hayward spent
Sunday with relatives at Fox Grove.
DR.. K. G. Sluyter, Osteopathic Ply
stefan, Vermuelen Block, Union phone
az. adv.
Bruce Failing and wife visited the
formers parents at Forest Hill Sun
day.
Albert Maier visited Saginaw
friends Sunday returning Monday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Converse spent
Sunday at Mr.. Converse's brothers
in Shepherd.
Miss Flora Roberts of Saginaw
was the guest of Mrs. f. G. Sluyter
over Sunday.
Mrs. Chester Hamilton of Fenton
spent Sunday with her daughter, Miss
May Hamilton.
Carl Racy, employed at Millers
Grocery, spent Sunday with his par
ents in Greenville.
Scientific methods of eye testing a
Porter's. adv
Chas. Williams has the frame up
for house on Elwell Street, at the
head of State Street.
NJ. L. Perrigo returned Monday
from Detroit bringing with him two
new Studebaker Skies.
Miss Minnie Chisholm who lives at
A. X. Smiths, entertained Dr.. Wedge
of Detroit over Sunday.
Miss Vernice Lipley of St Louis
stopped in Alma Friday enroute for
Ypsilanti to visit friends there
Geo. Katenhus of Forest Hill pur-
chased new Studebaker Six from
the local salesman, NJ. L. Perrigo.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Sterling return
ed from Chicago last Friday, where
they have been visiting friends for
some days.
As we go to press we are informed
that Frank Sloan, one of Pine Rivers
prominent farmers, is i'll and i'm very
critical condition.
Henry Mosley, a former student of
| the college now a teacher in the High
School at Pompeii, called at j. Bar
| tons the first of the week
Mrs. w. +. Baker, with her two
children, is visiting Mrs. Bakers
mother at Detroit, and friends at
Flint. They will remain a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Hall and Miss
Eva Barnes spent Sunday with friends
at Charlotte. taking in the Alma Oil
vet game at Olivet on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Udell, resid-
ing near Ithaca, spent Sunday in Alma
and Monday attended the funeral of
Mrs. Herschel White near Forest
Hill.
For high grade watch work go to
Porter's. Two doors south of Ellisons
The 9th District Dental Society will
hold meeting at Mt Pleasant Mon
day, November 22nd. Drs. Pringle,
Gill and Beshgetoor are expecting to
attend.
| The Republic Truck Co. have very
handsome page advertisement in Col
lier's Weekly of November 10Th, adj
vertising their one, two and three ton
trucks.
Will Sullivan and Dan VanDermark
and families, who made the trip to
San Francisco i'm their autos, returned
last Friday. All are well and report
an elegant trip.
Word has been received from Mrs.
ID. p. Castor, formerly of this place,
that they have changed their resid-
ence from Emerson, Washington, to
Goshen, Washington.
Warren Halves and wife of McBain
who have been in Alma for a few
days attending to the funeral of Den
mis- Halves, brother, returned to
their home last Tuesday.
Several prominent Muskeg on
Heights business men including the
Mayor of the city. were in Alma last
Thursday looking over the property
of the Gratiot County Gas Co. A
local company is being organized there
and the Alma plant will be the model.
Last Friday night at about 1920,
some of the peaceful people were
awakened on State Street by the shot
of a revolver. There being no fur
Their disturbance, no alarm was given.
On Saturday morning it was discover
ed that the shot was fired through the
window at Mrs. Stanard's living
room. What the object was or wheth-
er it was accidental still remains a
mystery.
On Thursday last. Mrs. Sylvia
Gaffney purchased and took possess
sion of the Ladies Cloak and Dress
Store of Mrs. p J Adams in the
Gaffney Block. Mrs. Gaffney will
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