Alma record., 1915-05-13

Fred Rowland made business trip
to Riverdale, Friday.
Miss lnez Owens of Elwel, visited
friends in Alma, Friday
Clair Stauffer spent Sunday with
his parents in Vestaburg.
j. w. Blakely was business caller
in Saginaw, Wednesday.
Ruth Selby of North Star visited
friends in Alma, Friday.
ID. Dickerson of Stanton was in AL
ma on business, Monday.
j. Swartout of Saginaw transacted
business in Alma, Monday.
George Helman of Carson City Wis
tied friends in Alma, Tuesday.
Howard Handley and Hubert Walk
er were Ithaca visitors, Friday.
Miss Alma Mathews of Ithaca Wis
tied friends in Alma, Thursday.
Francis Patterson and Albert Maier
autoed to Mt. Pleasant, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Street of Wheeler Wis
tied friends in Alma, Wednesday.
Mrs. w. F. Clapp or North Star Wis
tied friends in Alma, Wednesday.
Miss Helen Williams of Riverdale
called on friends in Alma. Friday.
Mrs. Eddie Hamilton is spending a
few days in Corunna with relatives.
Miss Iva Hooper spent Saturday and
Sunday in Ithaca the guest of friends
If you need old, but clean, papers
for floors, cupboards etc, call on the
Record. adv
Mrs. f. ID. Handley spent Tuesday
in Ithaca the guest of Mrs. Thomas
and family
Mrs. l.. b. Kehn spent last week in
Portland, the guest of her niece, Mrs.
Claris Nowgall Frierwiler
Geo. Smith, representative of the
Holland Furnace, made business
trip to Ithaca, Wednesday.
Good Prices paid for dark brown
and black Combings at Mrs. Gaffney's
adv.
Dr. Graham of Sumner attended a
meeting of the Gratiot County Med
cal Society here, Wednesday.
Ernest Ellison spent Saturday even
ing and Sunday in Riverdale with his
sister, Mrs. Clara Humphrey
Several bankers of Gratiot County
met in the State Savings Bank for
an informal smoker, Wednesday af
ternoon.
Ed Hooper and family are riding in
a new seven passenger, Studebaker
car which they purchased of NJ. L.
Perrigo
The Royal Neighbors will meet in
Weese Hall, Wednesday May 10, Ev
eryone is invited to be present dressed
in poverty clothes.
ID. w. Robinson has purchased
new Chandler Six, seven passenger
touring car. 1t is the same model as
Dr. Lambs new car.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Booth have NOV
ed to Valparaiso Indiana and will make
their future home with their son, who
is in the optical business in that city
Their address will be 207 Institute st.
Fred Slater went TO Saginaw, We'd
nesday morning and in the evening
returned with his son Victor, who has
been in the Saginaw General Hospital
of that city, for the past two weeks.
Mrs. Volney Church and baby
daughter who have been spending sew
eral months with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. n. Dubois, started Tuesday
for her western home near Bruce AL
berta.
Mel Yerian, formerly pattern max
er at the Alma Manufacturing Co.,
who has been running farm near
Pennington, has moved his family to
this city again and will make this
his home for the future.
Alma business men are well stocked /
for spring trade with as good lines as
will be found in any town in the state
Of this size. They are entitled to the I
trade in this territory, and surely they T
are striving hard to merit it, Look
over their lines, read their advs. in |
he Record and help tnem to maintain /
a good trading point, good market,
and keep Alma a progressive husting
little city.
Tom Gobel went TO Saginaw on
business, Wednesday morning.
John Henry had the misfortune to
njure his left hand very seriously
while unloading a barrel at the Pere
Marquette freight house. His hand
vas caught under the barrel and badly
mashed.
William McQuester, brakeman on
perc Marquette local freight No. 81,
vas hit by the switchboard while the
Engine was making a flying switch.
md suffered a badly injured shoulder.
Mrs. William Meder, who was TAX
m to the Homeopathic Hospital in
Ann Arbor, two weeks ago to undergo
In operation, is on the road to recov-
,ry. 1t is expected that she will be
lble to sit up by next Sunday, though
The will be unable to return to Alma
before two or three weeks.
II. Rosenbloom, merchant tailor, has
AIKEN quarters in Messengers store
Ind will be prepared to do cleaning
'epairing, dyeing of clothes, the lat