Alma record., 1916-04-20


is visiting her son, Chas Ainsley, this
week.
! Alva Caple Of Toledo spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. S.
Capie.
DIR. E. c. Shytsr, Osteopathic ply
slcian vermeufen block. Union phene
E.-Adv.
Attorney y. l.. Johnson transacted
business in Riverdale on Monday OF
this week.
Mrs. w. W. Caple of Clare was the
guest of Mrs. NJ. PringIe the first Of
the week.
Harry Stevens spent the week end
in Breckenridge, guest at the home
of his parents.
Robert Erwin who has been confined
TO the house for some weeks was down
town last Friday.
J. C. Foster of Clare was an Alma
visitor the latter part of last week and
over the week end.
DR.. and Mrs. f. G.. Sluyter visited
his people at Flint over Sunday, re-
turning Monday night.
Thelma Stevens spent the week
end in Breckenridge. guest at the
home of her parents.
T. A. Leahy spent the week end in
Mt. Pleasant. a guest at the home of
his parents in that city.
Rodney Burgess of Big Rapids spent
I tl-. ,..,.l .rI "a, The ,itx trNaet at
the home of his parents.
Mat Johnson. a former Alma resi-
dent now living west Of Shepherd was
in Alma last Monday on business.
John Holman. local manager Of the
Bell Telephone company, transacted
business in Breckenridge on Saturday
The balance of the household goods
Of j. II. Lancashire are being shipped
to their eastern home i'm Manchester
Guy Wiligan and Ross Shimerhorn
were guests at the home of the form
er's parents in Breckenridge over the
week end
The friends of Mrs. Chas Ainsley
will be pleased TO hear of her rapid
recovery She is expected home IN a
few days.
Miss Hattie Mills returned home
the first Of the week from the Upper
Peninsula where she has been doing
relief school work.
William Seaman of Ithaca was in
Alma Monday making arrangements
to break ground for his new fiat on
east Downie street.
Arthur Lippert, agent for the Bris-
coc auto, received two new cars from
Detroit the rst OF Che week, selling
one to r. j Fraker OF this place.
+. A. Leonard and wife who have
been spending the winter IN Winter
Haven, Fla, arrived home last Friday.
They report a very pleasant winter.
Clyde Creaser, who is teaching in
Big Rapids, spent the week end in this
city. "A guest at the home of his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs p. w. Creaser
We are in need Of three copies Of
1.-THE Record dated March , 1916 and
would greatly appreciate it if some
one who has one to spare would bring
it in.
John Gaffney is the proud possessor
of a new Chalmers auto. 1t arrived
the last of last week and is in storage
for a few days until he is able TO in
itiate il.
Will Wysel and family OF Ann Ar
Dor a new employ Of the Record force
arrived the first of the week. Mr.
Wysel will be remembered as an en-
ploy Of the Record come twenty years
ago.
Dorothy Jackson, on Friday last,
had the misfortune 10 fall and fracture
her wrist An N-ray examination
showed the nature of the trouble. She
is doing we'll under the care Of Dr.
! Carney
President Crooks of Alma College
delivered an address at the regular
assembly at the Central State Normal
school at Mt Pleasant on Friday last
n His subject was "Thc Growth of Per-
sonality."
/ T.. +. Zumbrick has opened his gray
el pit on the Brown farm west Of the
Ely school house and is Ia shape to
furnish sand and gravel ia any guam
titles He viii deliver il on it may be
taken from the pit
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Chick
last Friday morning a girl. Mother
and Mrs. Pauline CORTLAND are do
ing well but Johns closest friends are
worried over his condition although
there is no immediate danger.
! Verne Bamber has leased his dray
business to Harold Metcalf who took
possession on Monday last. Mr.. Bam-
Der has accepted a position as travel
ing salesman for the Little Rock Coal
Co Of this place. Mr.. Bamber is a
man Of good address and should make
good in his new position.