Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-12-21
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Ernest Williams of Ithaca was an
: Alma visitor on Monday
William Burgess transacted bust
ness in Ithaca on Monday.
Father Mulvey was a Cadillac visi-
tor the fore part of the week
L. A. Sharp was in Saginaw on bus
mess on Monday Of this week.
Joseph Watkins was in Detroit and
Plymouth on business last week Sat
urday.
DR.. E. G. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
stefan, Vermeulen block. Union phone
AID.
Attorney Romano Clark of st.
Louis was in Alma on legal business
on Monday.
Elizabeth Holmes returned Wednes-
DAY from Monroe, where she is at
tending school.
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Sharrar
day Of this week.
Attorney James A. Greene trans
acted legal business in Ithaca on Sat
urday of last week
c. a. Miller was in Grand Rapids
the fore part of the week on COM
bined business and pleasure trip.
Ralph Goggin, who has been attend
ing the Detroit College of Law, is Wis
ting in Alma during the holidays.
Mrs. H. VI. Crooks of this city
spent the week end visiting with rel
atives and friends in Seville, Ohio.
Mrs s. Stanard left the latter part
of last week for Flint, where she viii
spend the winter months with her son,
Earl, of that city
Burt Hayward. who is attending
Ferris Institute this year, is spending
the holidays in Alma. a guest at the
home Of his parents.
The Rev. j. Frank Jackson was in
Grand Rapids last Friday, meeting
with the Senate of the New Fra of
which he is a member.
Mary Pickford will soon be seen in
this city in Less Than Dust which
is described as the most elaborate pro-
duction in which she has ever appear
ed 70-1t-c.
Mrs. Brearley is visiting with rela-
tives and friends in Reed City this
week v A. Calkins is handling all
affairs at the Wright House, during |
her absence.
The Ladies Aid society Of the
Church of Christ will hold an all-day
meeting at the home Of Mrs. Zinn, |
$40 Euclid avenue. December 9th. A
pot-luck dinner will be served at noon.
Sherman. the one-y ear-old son of !
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Purdy of this (
city, passed away last week Wednes-
day, and later in the week the re-
mains were taken to Mosley for bu- |
rial
Alexander Duncanson of Mt Pleas /
ant, better known as SANDY" around |
this section of the state, was an AL !
ma visitor on Tuesday of this week /
He will be remembered as one of AL 4
ma colleges famous athletes.
Rueben Root, who has been working |
in the Saginaw plant of the Michigan /
Sugar company, has returned to his |
home for the holidays. After the /
first Of the year he will leave for Big |
Rapids, where he will attend Ferris
Institute.
1t was a Sundayless Sunday paper |
town last Sunday. Not Sunday pa
per from the larger cities Of the state
reached Alma during the day, it is
said most Of them came in on Mon
day, only to be sent back by the va
rious agents.
At the Battle Greek Poultry show,
held in the Food City last week. Har-
lie Willard of this city had two S. c.
Blue orpngton cockerels entered and
Cwn first and second prize with the
birds They will be entered at the
local show next week
President II. NJ. Crooks of Alma
college spent the week end in Woos-
tel, Ohio, and on Monday of this week
attended the ceremonies held in con-
noction with the fiftieth anniversary
OF the granting of the charter to the
College of Wooster.
a meeting Of the Standard Oil COM
pany employees OF this section of the
state was held at the Wright House
last week Thursday. Employees of
the company. from points west to
Grand Rapids, north TO Cadillac, east
to Bay City and south to Owosso,
focked representatives of the COM
pany to the business session that
took up most of the day.
News has been received to the eff
feet that Milton Jackson has been
promoted to the position of special
chemist in the laboratory of the
Dodge Brothers automobile factory.
This is a fine testimony TO Millions
ability and faithfulness in his work
j also speaks well for the training
which he received at Alma college. UNI
oer Prof. West in chemistry. and
Prof. Notestein in mathematics, and
Indirectly is boost for the college
az a whole. as the training Milton re-
ceived has given him this position in
the short time that has elapsed since
hc graduated in June. 1915.