Alma record., 1916-05-04
LOCAL NEWS

A. u. Wyant was I'm Gfand Rapids
Wednesday on business.
III. NJ. Page was in Detroit the first
of the week on business.
Rosco G. Ely is the new man at the
Alma State Savings bank.
Adelia Isham visited friends al
Ithaca the first of the week.
Mrs. Anna Woodland was in Sagi-
nav on business Wednesday.
Twenty four united with the NJ. f.
church last Sunday morning.
Clarence Wheeler was in Owosso
last Friday on a business trip.
Franz Bahlke returned home Sat
urday from a weeks visit i'm Ohio.
Newell Bradford of Ithaca was in
Alma Tuesday on his way to Saginaw
Mrs. Will Demuth of Owosso visit
ed friends in Alma the first of the
week.
Rev. and Mrs. c. l.. Wood are visit
ing their daughter at Pontiac this
week.
G. " Wright made business trip
to Grand Rapids the fore part Of the
week.
G. V. Wright and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Wright's parents at
Crystal.
Frank Gray has purchased new
bort auto of our local dealer NJ. j.
Perrigo.
NJ Rhines of Jackson visited
at the home of Carl Washbum, last
Tuesday.
Dr. f. G. Sluyter, Osteopathic ply
sician, Vermeulen black. Union phone
47.-Adv.
The College Glee club gave an en-
tertainment at st. Louis, last Tues
day night.
Mrs. Stanley Baker spent Sunday
in Ithaca at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Bart Baker
l.. h. Rathers, the groceryman,
drives a new Chevrolet car, purchas-
ed of VIM. Borden
II. c. Moore of the Alma State
Savings Bank was in Detroit the first
of the week on business.
Clyde b. Smith of Lansing did
business with the Sharrar & Wheeler
insurance agency, Monday.
Mrs L. c. Ssinchcomb and children
and Miss Matte Fenner visited Grand
Rapids friends, over Sunday
f. w. Ruggles and Chas. @. Rhodes
were in Cleveland and Detroit the
last of the week on business.
Mrs. Emma Prugh of ST. Louis and
Mrs. Louise Hedrick of Alma did
shopping in Saginaw. Tuesday.
c. NJ. Johnson, Elmer Bemis and l..
c. Stinchcomb were in Detroit last
Saturday, driving home Ford cars.
Fred Soule of Baltimore, Md, was
in Alma over Sunday attending the
funeral of his mother, Mrs. f. b.
Soule.
Miss Laura Gossett who is teach
ing school at Beebe spent the week
end with her parents on West Center
street.
Work on the Idle Hour theatre was
commenced again Monday morning
with intentions of rushing to COM
pletion
Stanley Baker left Saturday
for Flint where he will be employed
in the future. He will move his fam
lily to that city later.
Senator John A. Damon informs us
that he is a candidate for re-nomina-
ton on the Republican ticket and will
make his announcement later
Rev. c. L. Wood is attending his an
unal Missionary and Educational
Board meeting at Lake Odessa, Mich,
and Huntington, Ind, this week.
Mrs. +. j.. Alverson of Ithaca and
Mrs. Howard II. Alverson of Seymour,
Indiana, spent Monday and Tuesday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Nc
Laren.
Mrs. o. +. Buccanning will con
duct her dancing school in the Odd
Fellows temple, Thursday night, May
IL, instead of Saturday night. Class
from s to .. Assembly from 8 to
l2.-Adv.
The Ladies' Guild of Che st. Johns
Episcopal church will hold their an
nual Easter bazaar and supper in the
Guild hall, next Thursday afternoon.
Supper will start at o'clock and will
continue till all are served.
The sermon by Rev. ID. II. Glass,
ID. ID. of Detroit on "The Boy" was
greatly enjoyed by all who heard him
at the NJ. h. church last Sunday eve
ming. On Monday evening he con
ferred with the Sunday school work
ers. Rev. Glass is secretary of the
NJ. +. Sunday School. association.
Word was received Wednesday an
nouncing the death of Geo. Douglass
of Leslie, Michigan The funeral will
be held from his residence, Friday
and the body brought to Alma for bur-
ial. Mr.. Douglass, was a Baptist
minister at Leslie. He will be re-
membered as an old resident of this
vicinity and brother of Mrs. Frank
LnaFa.y