Alma record., 1915-05-27

Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Lake left Ithaca
Monday for a three months trip
through the west. They will spend
few days in Chicago, then will stay for
time with friends i'm North Dakota
and from there will go to Box Elder,
Montana, where they will spend sew
eral weeks with their daughters, Mrs.
o. l.. Convis and Mrs. Raymond
Bangs. They will then go to San
Francisco where they will attend the
Panama exposition.
Mrs. C.. NJ Hayt is spending sew
eral weeks in Owosso with relatives
and friends.
The losers i'm the Epworth League
contest entertained the winning side
last Tuesday evening, beginning with
meet me at the bridge later visit
ing three homes in the village, at each
of which refreshments were served.
The evening closed with a pleasant
meeting in the Epworth League par
lors at the church.
Miss Helen Bulls was unable to
attend to her school duties several
days last week, and was confined to
her home with illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Pinney spent
the past week in Owosso with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. Chandler.
Mrs. Pearl Conklin of st. Paul,
Mimi, is spending few weeks with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo Rand
all at Ithaca She was called here by
the illness of her mother.
Mrs. Shirley Bellows Baillies of
Ironwood has been spending a fort
night with, Ithaca relatives and
friends.
Chester Petit spent the past week
in Detroit and is soon leaving for that
city where he has obtained a position
with the Central Drug Co.
Mrs. Fannie Netzorg has returned
from Chicago where she has spent
several weeks with her son, Saul, and
family, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Streeter of Lans-
ing visited Saturday with Mrs. John
Herman at Ithaca, and they spent
the following day at Alma with friends
motoring back to Lansing Sunday ev-
ening, accompanied by Mrs. Gala
Mead
Floyd Brewer and wife of Forest
Hill were in Ithaca Friday and they
spent the week end in st. Louis
Bert Short, Wells-Fargo Express
agent at Ithaca for several months,
was arrested last month on an alleged
shortage of money of more than S1400.
Later his predecessor, Harry Parme-
ter, was arrested on similar charge.
1t is understood that the Express Com
pany has had an Inspector all along the
Ann Arbor line and has found much
confusion in auditing accounts.
Parmeter and Short have given bail
and both assert their innocence.
Misses Agnes Yuezey and Clara
Johnson attended the Epworth Lea
que Convention of Lansing District,
at Alma, Saturday, as local delegates
j. l.. Barden made business trip
to Detroit, Monday.
Miss Maude Wiltsfe has been con-
fined to her home during the past
week with lagrippe.
Mesdames Henry Lewis, c. NJ.
Brown, John w. Watson, Gregory ac-
companied by Stanley Brown, motor
ed to Lansing, Monday, and attended
the funeral service held for Mrs.
Henry Pattengill.
y Pattengill.
Division No. 4 of the NJ. E. Ladies
Aid Society met Tuesday afternoon
at Mrs. NJ G.. Skinner.
Charles Brown and wife have mov-
ed into their house just east of the
laundry, where they will live during
the time that their house is being re-
nodded
Mrs. VIM. p McFadden entertained
ten guests Monday evening in honor
of her husband, it being his birthday.
Mrs. Mary Thomas and daughters
Lenna and Lota, visited during the
week end, with Alma relatives.
Joe Sartor of the Alma Journal,
spent Tuesday in Ithaca.
Miss Gladys Nelson, who has spent
the past two years at Sitka, Alaska,
teaching i'm the mission school there.
has returned to Ithaca, arriving Fri
day evening, she will spend the sum-
mer with her mother, Mrs. Mary Mel
son.
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