Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-13
LOCAL NEWS

Gus.
Miss Lydia Ressiquie of Middleton
was in the city this week, visiting
friends.
Attorney John T. Mathews was in
the city Tuesday and Wednesday on
business.
Mrs. S. STANFORD left for Port HUI
ron, Tuesday, where she will visit for
few weeks.
Attorney James A. Green and Mrs.
Green are out of the city for a few
days this week.
latter's Office that evening was enough
to make one stop and ask what was
going on says the Durand Press.
The W. r. C. Thimble club will meet
in Wright Park next Tuesday after
noon. Refreshments will be served.
Prof. James f. Mitchell is in De-
troit this week on business pertain
ing to Alma college.
Mr.. Elmer Pettyjohn of Ann Arbor
returned home this week after spend
l
Fred Thornton, who has been in
Davenport, Iowa, for the past year,
is in the city for short visit.
Miss Mary +. Mulvey left this week
for Oxford where she will visit her
sister, Miss Anna l.. Stanton.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Presbyterian church will meet with
Mrs. Walter Vliet, on Wright avenue,
Tuesday afternoon
Wallace Pettyjohn, son of DR.. and
Mrs. f. S. Pettyjohn, former residents
of this city spent few hours in visit
ing relatives and friends Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Nagle of FL
Paso announce the arrival of ten
pound girl, this week Mrs. Maggie
was formerly Miss Lula Brock of this
city.
Verne Bamber was in Farwell at
tending the wedding of Miss Susie
Brown, Tuesday. Miss Brown was a
graduate of the class of 1913, Alma
college
Mr.. B. Curtis, county secretary of
the Y. NJ. c. A. left Wednesday for
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where he will
attend summer school from July II
to July 26.
Miss Alice Kennedy of st. Louis
stopped over in the city the first of
the week on her way to Farwell where
she attended the wedding Of Miss
Susie Brown.
Miss Ida Mapes. who for a number
of years has been connected with
Walker & Company of Shepherd, will
join the Office force of the Alma Grain
q Lumber Company.
DR.. Thomas Carney was in Durand,
Monday night, and performed five
minor surgical operations with his
brother, DR.. +. j. Carney. The num-
Der of autos lined up in front of the
At the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Perley Mills, at the Methodist Par
sonage, July 4, the bride and groom
were attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Mckee instead of Miss Margaret
Breeze and Paul Nc Kee as was an
nouced in last weeks issue.
DR.. w. c. Covert. pastor of the
first Presbyterian church, Chicago,
was visitor at the. home of President
H. NJ. Crooks, Monday. He was ac-
companied by his son, Seward. DR..
Covert was formerly pastor of the
first Presbyterian church of Saginaw
Eighteen newsboys of the city were
delightfully."- entertained at the home
Of Mrs. Francis King, last Saturday
afternoon. The beautiful lawn and
garden were given over to the "rep-
resentative of the press" for the en-
tire afternoon. One little fellow when
asked if he had good time commnet-
ed as follows: "Say, that is sure
some swell place and we had a real
time"
Edward Johnson and Ralph Cheney,
who are representing Alma college
throughout the state during the sum-
mer vacation, were in the city this
week. Alma college has been thor
oughly advertised in the Thumb dis
trict during the past two weeks and
Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Cheney made
very satisfactory reports of their
work in that locality They left this
week for a three weeks tour of the
northern part of the lower peninsula.
A very delightful motor trip was
enjoyed by Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Smith,
son and daughter and Mr.. and Mrs.
Verne Miner over the week end. The
party left the city early Sunday morn
ing, went to Toledo by the way of Lam
sing and Jackson, returning Monday
through Detroit, Flint and Saginaw.
A side trip was enjoyed over into Can
ada Mrs. Smith and daughter left
the party at Toledo for Youngstown,
where they will remain for a few
weeks.
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