Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-10-05

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Wesley Muscott of Breckenridge
was an Alma visitor the latter part Of
last week
Dr. Rudy Of Detroit visited at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Fletcher
last week.
Walter Vliet of Chicago, Illinois,
spent the week end in this city with
his family.
Mrs. v H. Shepard is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. J. NJ. Beardslee, of
Clio this week
Rodney Grain Of Flint, a former
Alma boy, spent the week end here, a
guest of friends.
Miss Bernice Osborn OF Riverdale
spent the week end with her aunt,
Mrs. w. H. Smell
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Miller spent
last week Friday in Ithaca, where
they visited with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Eckert and +. w.
Goodies attended the Clinton county
fair at st. Johns on Friday.
l.. A. Sharp and j. p Losey were
at Cedar Lake on Monday, seeking
Tor members of the feathery tribe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Yarnell are
the proud parents of an eight pound
baby, which arrived September 10Th.
The Hon. NJ. w Fairbank and wife
Of Mt Morris are the guests of their
sister, Mrs. Y. II. Shepard, this week.
Miss Eva Barnes of Charlotte spent
ne week end in this city, guest at
;he home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J Hall
Oscar Anderson OF Bay City, a
graduate Of Alma college last June,
was an Alma visitor over the week
end.
lothian Allen transacted business
in Owosso on Monday Of this week in
the interests OF the Michigan Sugar
company.
Charles Austin left this morning
for Richmond, Virginia, on business
for the Republic Motor Truck Com
rany, Inc.
Mrs. Dewitt Vought left last week
Saturday for Portland, where she will
visit at the home of her daughter for
a short time.
Mrs. Andy Mccall and daughter,
Catherine of Charlevoix, were week
end guests at the home of Mr.. and
; Mrs W. II. Smell.
The Presbyterian Fortnightly So
! ciety will meet with Mrs. c. B. Gard
! ner, 40 State street, Tuesday after
/ noon. October 10th.
Mrs. Riggs of Lansing. who has
been visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
/ Mrs Fred Porter, returned to her
home last Saturday
Rev A. B Bowman left Tuesday
for Six Lakes, where is conducting a
weeks meeting in the interest of the
Christian Endeavor work
isadore Friedman of East Tawas
spent the week end in this city and
OH Monday left for Ann Arbor, where
he will attend the university.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gargett were
IN Mt. Clemens on Wednesday, where
they attended the wedding of their
son, Ford, to Miss Emily Slocum of
that city.
Charles Thomas of Muskegon ar
rived in Alma the latter part of last
week to start work in the motor divis-
ion of the Republic Motor Truck Com
pany, Inc.
Mrs F. ID. Handey left the latter
part of last week for Urbana and
other Illinois cities, where she will
visit with relatives and friends for a
few weeks
Sydney p. Cook, staff correspondent
of the Detroit Journal, spent the
week end in this city, guest at the
home of his parents, Prof. and Mrs.
A. p. Cook.
Attorney John NJ. Durham of
Grand Rapids was an Alma visitor
the latter part of last week, being a
guest at the home of his brother,
Homer NJ. Durham.
| Clarence Jessup of this city, for the
past two years a student in Alma col
lege, left Monday for Ann Arbor,
where he will attend the University
of Michigan this year.
i About forty men were laid off at
the Republic on Monday all from the
assembly floor, due to shortage of
materials, but by Wednesday all were
back at work in other departments.
A budding freshman at Alma col
lcge could not find it, and posted up
a notice in Pioneer hall, part of which
read as follows: Lost: A streight
edge rasor. Finder return to -"
r. B. Wagner and +. J. Wagner
were in Grand Rapids on business the
latter part of last week From
Grand Rapids. r. b. Wagner went to
Ames, Iowa. to look after his interests
there.
Attorney John Mathews of Ithaca
was an Alma visitor last week Fri
Gay, and while here attended the It'll
aca-Alma football game. Fred Van
Buskirk was another Tthacaan, who
took in the game.
John Holman, former manager of
the local office of the Bell Telephone
company, left yesterday morning for
Lansing, to assume his new work with
that concern. His family accompan-
led him to the capital city.
A. +. Dunn of Ann Arbor was an
Alma visitor last Thursday evening
and Friday, while enroute to Muske-
gon, where he is putting up gas
company in Muskegon Heights. Mr..
, Dunn, was connected with the local
company at the time of its building.
A committee consisting of +. b.
Killie of Ithaca. L. B. Longwell of st.
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