Alma record., 1915-10-14
LOCAL NEWS

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Watson Mccall of Ithaca visited
friends in Alma Saturday.
+. b. Kelley, wife and daughter of
Ithaca were in Alma Tuesday.
Mrs. w. A. Bahlke is in Detroit
visiting friends for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. p. Cash and fam
lily motored to Vestaburg Sunday.
Verne Handley and Glen Rockwell
spent Sunday in Ithaca with friends.
Miss Mabel Billsby and Miss Tressa
Gee spent Saturday night in River
dale
A. +. Clark of Shepherd spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. James Camp
bell.
Mrs. Sylvia Gaffney and son John
spent Sunday in Detroit, returning
Monday night.
Carl Harry spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Harry,
near Vestaburg.
Elmer Post, popular Forest Hill
elevator man, was in Alma Wednes-
day on business.
Mrs. f. NJ Highfeld of Riverdale
and sister, Miss. Grace Courtney, were
Alma visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Is. Hayward spent
Sunday in Wheeler with their daugh-
ter, Mrs 0. Kates and family.
Prof j. T. Ewing is at Sault Ste
Marie this week attending a meet
ing of the Presbyterian Synod
Mrs. A. Converse Of Shepherd is
spending few days in Alma the
guest Of her son, j. f. Converse.
DR. f. G. Sluyter, Osteopathic Ply
sician, Vermuelen Block, Union phone
A. adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Smell spent Sun
day in Riverdale with the latter's
sister, Mrs. B. c. Osborne and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Grant of
Grand Rapids spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs James Campbell and fam
lily.
Don't forget the musical at the
opera house, "A Knight for Prince"
Friday night It will be worth at
tending.
Mrs. G. f. Sharrar returned from
Grand Rapids Tuesday after spend
ing a few days there with relatives
and friends.
Ralph Tinkham, who attends Alma
High School, spent Sunday in Forest
Hill the guest of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. w. +. Medler.
The Misses Helen VanAlstyne and
Bernice Osborne of Riverdale spent
Saturday in Alma with the latter's
aunt, Mrs VIM. Smell.
Mrs. p. NJ. Smith and daughter,
Miss Olive, autoed to Lansing Sat
urday and while there, witnessed the
M. A. C.-Alma football game.
Mrs. Harold Gaunt of Cleveland
is in Alma at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. w. w. Ferris. caring for her
father, Dennis Hawes, who is very
i'll.
Rehearsals at the opera house for
"a Knight for a Prince" have been
held twice a day for a week and is
reported by critics to be fine. Opera
House Friday night
s. l.. Bennett, the talking machine
man, has secured the agency for
Gratiot county for the celebrated
Schumann piano. He has sample
in stock and invites the public to call
and see it.
Burglars entered the Gratiot Coun-
ty Gas Office last Saturday evening
by the way of basement window.
They pried the money draw
er open but their efforts We're fruit
less-no money in the till.
Rev. Thos. G r. Brownlow will visit
Saugatuck on Friday where he will de-
liver an address at the dedication of
the NJ f. Church at that place He
was pastor there seventeen years ago,
consequently is anticipating a very
pleasant time.
"A Knight for Prince" at the
opera house Friday night under the
auspices of st. Johns Episcopal
Church bids fair to be one of the best
local talent entertainments ever put
on in Alma. Such popular singers
as Miss May, Mrs. Joe Mckenzie and
John Chick are taking part.
Lillian Russell, in Wildfre at the
Vaudette Tuesday night was well at
tended and was very fine produc-
ton. On Thursday, October 28th,
Manager Weese will give the popular
seven reel production "Sealed Or
ders." This will be one of the best of
the season. Price ten and twenty
cents.
Frank Rudeck, VINO has been with
the Gratiot County Herald for some
time, has resigned his position and
moved to Carson City where he has
purchased a pool and billiard room.
Hear Gertrude f. MacWhirk from
Star Lecture Bureau, New York City
at the Presbyterian Church Tuesday
evening, October 10Th. adv
Crandell & Scott have very novel
and handsome window trim, their