Alma record., 1915-10-14
LOCAL NEWS

MIS-. Dele OoHoOn ol OF. LOUIS was
an Alma visitor last Friday.
Chas. Goggin is confined to his
room, having been sick since Monday.
S. w. Morgan of Saranac is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Sarah f. Osborne.
w. C. Folkert, supervisor of Wheel
er township, was in Alma Monday.
n ID. w. Robinson and a party of
friends motored to Saginaw Sunday
night.
| David DePew of McBain, formerly
of this place, visited friends in Alma
Saturday
i Mrs. +. G. Sluyter left last Tues
day for weeks visit with his par
ents at Flint.
| II. c. Richardson of Saginaw, for
merly of this place was in Alma Tues
day on business.
| j. w. Benedict of Hastings is Wis
iting his brother, Chet Benedict, and
family this week.
A. b. Scattergood and wife and
c. F. Brown and wife motored to
Lansing last Sunday.
Roy Williams and wife of st. Johns
spent Sunday with her people, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Carl of this place.
Miss Catherine Delavan who has
been confined to the house for some
months was able to be out last Tues
day.
l.. A. Sharp returned home from
his eastern trip Friday. He reports
a very pleasant time among his old
| friends.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church will meet at the home
of Mrs. f. A. Gill Tuesday afternoon,
October 10Th.
Breckenridge has let the contract
for new school house The price is
S7,682.00 and will be built by f. j.
Brewer of Hemlock.
A. j. Hall and George Sharrar have
Exchanged their feed barn at Breck-
enridge for the /. b. Wolf farm west
and south of Alma.
Scoop" Hanna, former Alma boy,
of late of Rose City, has sold his inter
est in the Review at that place and is
planning on going west.
. c. r. Messenger of Cleveland was
in town Monday on business with the
Standard Foundry Co. of which he is
| IL, eto,ty boIlo,. n,I d. l,,,.to,
Mrs. f. A. Gill and Miss Cleo
went to Saginaw last Friday. The
Doctor joined them Saturday and all
spent Sunday with his parents.
| BE sure and hear Gertrude +. Mac
Whirk at the Presbyterian Church
| Tuesday night, October 18th, under
the auspices of the Penelope Club.
Claris II. Hall and wife of Eaton
Rapids visited his uncle, A. j. Hall
and family Tuesday, leaving here for
a weeks recreation at Houghton Lake.
The Alma Sugar Co. will commence
slicing beets next Saturday Beets
are coming in very fast and in good
shape and prospects are good for a
long run.
Mrs. +. II. Doane left last Tuesday
as delegate to the meeting of the
grand chapter of the O. +. s. of Mich
igan in session at Battle Creek this
week. Mrs. Doane is Worthw Matron
of Alma lodge.
Peter Fatty Sr., former resident
of Alma, now residing at Flint, was
shaking hands with old friends in
Alma Tuesday, he says Alma looks
mighty good to him. He is engaged
in the meat market business at Flint.
f. w. Brehm and wife will leave
the first of the week for Sterling, Hi
nois where he has accepted position
of manager of a prominent news
paper. Mrs. Brehm will be remem-
bered as Miss Juno Shepherd, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. V. II. Shepherd
of this place
II. K. Walton and wife and l.. n.
Baker and wife were called to Sagi-
nav last Sunday to attend the funeral
of a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walton and q
brother of Mrs. Baker Mr.. Walton
had been in hospital in that city for
some weeks. He was thirty years of
age, leaving a widow, father, mother,
and sister to mourn their loss.
Testimony was taken at Mt. Pleas
ant last Monday before a Circuit
Court Commissioner in the Ann Arbor
Railroad Company and State Railroad
Commissioner to have the two cent
fare law declared unconstitutional.
Supervisors Hellman. Russell and
Sullivan of this city, Bradford of Ar
cada, and Lanshaw of Pine River
were witnesses.
AT meeting of the Standard
Foundry Company held at their office
last Monday, the entire stock of John
Spousta of st. Johns and For. Gaines
and Alice Gaines of Ann Arbor was
purchased and taken over by Robert
Watchalac of this place. The above
parties now have no claim on the
company.
Fred Stephens of Breckenridge was
in Alma Monday morning on business
Ralph Ely and Alton Brock Of New