Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-12-23
LOCAL NEWS

Record caller last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom Fraker. will
spend Christmas at howell.
John I. Mathews of Ithaca, was in
Alma Tuesday on business.
Wesley Muscott of Breckenridge
visited friends in Alma Friday.
Miss Eva Barnes will visit her peo-
pie for Christmas at Charlotte.
Mrs. William ellis of st. Louis,
was i'm Alma, Saturday, shopping.
Mrs. Matte Fenner is visiting
friends in Grand Rapids this week.
Several children are out of school
this week on account of the humps.
Decatur Coleman was witness in
law suit at St. Louis, last Monday.
DR.. f. A. Gill and family will spend
Christmas with his parents at Sag
NAV.
DR.. +. G. Sluyder, Osteopathic Ply
sician, Vermueler Block, Union phone
47-Adv.
George Willard who went TO Florida
some four weeks ago returned Satur-
day last.
Miss Clara Story Of St Louis. Wis
tied friends and did shopping here on
Saturday.
Misses wilkinson and Tibbles Of
Shepherd were in Alma on business
Saturday.
Miss Eva Merrill of Alma college
spent the week end with her parents
IN Breckenridge.
Ruth Kelly of Ypsilanti is spending
the holidays with her mother, Mrs.
Edna Kelly.
John Springer of Zion City. H..
spent Sunday with A. b. Scattergood
and family.
Clayton Seeley a student Of the col
lege spent the week end with his par
ents in Caro-.
Miss Minnie Chisholm returned Fri
day from a few days visit with friends
in Grand Rapids
Misses Retta Wood and Laretta
CARRIERS of St. Louis, were Christmas
shoppers here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Caple left We'd
nesday for Clare. where they will
spend Christmas.
George w. Carl has sold his home
on West End street to d. w. WEIGH
the new Bazaar man.
Give your friend Victor Record for
Christmas. S. l.. Bennett. The Talk |
ing Machine Man.-Adv
c. NJ. Johnson and wife entertained /
brother of Mr.. Johnson from Mt I
Pleasant over Sunday.
Mrs. George LaPaugh of Riverdale. 4
teacher in the school there was an
Alma visitor Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Hall left Thurs !
day for Eaton Rapids, where they will {
visit friends for few days.
Ralph Goggin who is taking a law
course in Detroit, is spending the holi-
days with his parents in Alma.
T. A. Burt who has been in Alma I
for a few days on BUSINESS returned !
to Urbana, H.. last Saturday.
Clint Nelson left Friday for Canada. I
whore lie with Bay City parties have
bee wrded big dredge contract.
Edna Macomber bookkeeper at !
u Lratiot County Gas Company, will /
spend Christmas with relatives in De-
troit
Assistant Postmaster, Frank Parker /
informs us that the month of Deem /
Der will be the largest month in the |
history Of the Alma office. IL is GER
tainly busy place this week.
Miss Anna Lent whose home is /
two miles north Of this city left Sat /
urday for an extended visit with /
friends in Grand Rapids.
Messrs Clare Perrigo and Bryan /
Hicks students of St. Louis high /
school visited Alma college, Monday I
with prospects of enrolling as stu
dents next year.
Mrs. G.. w. Oswald of Howell |
stopped in Alma Monday enroute to
st. Louis, where she will visit her
sister, Mrs. J. A. Colbry and other
friends and relatives over Christmas. |
Those who attended the Messiah, |
coming from st. Louis, were DR.. and /
Mrs. Barstow, Mrs. A. X. Wheeler,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. West, Miss Lucille |
b. Yerington, Miss Edna Bailey and /
Miss Celia Godfrey.
l.. O. Ellison who has been confined |
to his room for four weeks from a |
severe attact of blood poison, caused |
from stepping on a rusty nail was at
the store for the first time last Mon |
day.
About forty college girls gave our
people a treat last Monday night by |
going to several homes i'm Alma and |
entertaining their friends with Christ |
mas carols.
The w. c. T. IT, spent a delightful |
afternoon with Mrs. Nudge, the dis
trict president at home Of Mrs. Intyi, |
last Wednesday. Next meeting with |
Mrs. McConkey.
Lloyd Mann, son of Justice Mann,
was taken to Ann Arbor, Tuesday |
morning for examination, it is feared |
an operation will be necessary. He has J
been ailing for some time.
Mrs. Eliza c. Sites a resident of |
the Masonic Home, aged SO years
died at the Home, Dec. 49, Remains
were taken to her former home at |
Vernon, Mich.
Detroit. Mich, Dec. 21.-The Max
well touring car VI ich began Nov. |
p an effort to secure the American
motor nonstop run on Friday morning
passed the best prior mark Of 12,4O4.9 |
miles, and is still running.
The Deluxe Candy Company have
installed a new electric piano in their
store on State street. They have il so
arranged that at each table their