Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-23

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Mrs. Frank Convis of Ithaca visited
friends in Alma this morning.
J. w. Blakely left this morning for
Saginaw and Detroit on a business
trip.
Postmaster and Mrs. V. p. Cash
spent Sunday with friends in River
dale.
Frank Smith went to Detroit to
bring back a new Maxwell touring
car Monday.
Rev. c. ID. Brookshire and mother
of Philadelphia came to Alma Tues
day TO make an indefinite stay.
George Argent of Lansing is spend
ing the week visiting friends in this
city. He was a former resident of
Alma
/. A. Ely returned Tuesday evening
from Chicago bringing with him his
little granddaughter, Ralph Ely's cid
est daughter.
Lawrence Ellison, agent for the
Dodge automobile has rented space in
the Studebaker garage for demon
stration purposes
A little baby girl arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Glow
the fore part of the week Mother
: and child are doing very nicely
Miss Edna Swigart will leave the
latter part of this week for Ann Arbor
where she will begin her second years
work at the University of Michigan.
DR.. Barley of Detroit, acting pres
, ident of the college was in Alma for
the opening of the college the fore
, part of the week, returning to his
home Wednesday afternoon
DR.. c. B. Gardner will give an illus
trated talk before the Parent Teacher
Club of the Union School at the build
: ing on East Superior Street Friday
r afternoon, October LIST at three o'clock.
The Senior Class Of the high
S school elected the following officers
. last week: President Charles Creaser.
D Vice-president Helen Selby, Secretary
4 Margaret Sharrar, Treasurer for
. girls Cleo Gill, Treasurer for boys
e Howard Handley.
John Ludwig, a former Alma boy
] who attended the local high school
and Alma College for two years was in
the city from Tuesday until Thursday
{ OF this week calling on old friends.
He left Thursday morning for Ann
2 Arbor where he will enter the medical
school OF the University.
The safe in the elevator at Brock
enridge was cracked last Monday
evening and ninety-five dollars with
drawn by light fingered gentlemen.
The officers of the county are looking
for two suspicious acting umbrella
members, who might have something
to say concerning the theft
Despite the fact that it was report
ed on good authority that the big ~"
beam in the front of the new BARLEY
Block had been found defective, later
Investigations have proven that such
reports were without foundations. The
beam is now carrying its full load
with absolutely no danger.
Mrs. l. n. Brainerd will give
bridge party this afternoon in honor
of Mrs. Thomas j. Carney, wife of DR..
Carney, DR.. Brainerd's assistant sur
geon. Forty ladies have been invited,
, three from Stanton, one from st.
Louis and the remainder from Alma.
Favors will be Venetian daisies. The
Refreshments will consist of three
course luncheon. Ten tables will be set.
Miss Dora Hicks has accepted
position at the ID. w. Robinson dry
goods store and will have charge of
the dress goods and silks departments.
She has had twelve years experience
in this work and during her period of
service at the store formerly owned by
, c. L. Delavan made host of friends.
) She has most pleasing personality
and her new employers are most for
> tunate in securing her services.
5 Lawrence Montigel has resigned his
: position as head money order clerk
{ at the postoffice, and though his plans
are indefinite as yet he expects to en-
ter the University of Michigan next
week. He was appointed substitute
money order clerk by c. F. Brown and
, on the first of May, 1914, was made
5 head money order clerk. He is grad
, uate of Alma High School and one of
the finest young men that ever at
r tended that school. His work in the
Ipostoffice was most satisfactory.