Alma record., 1916-08-10
LOCAL NEWS

end in Ithaca with friends.
Glen Rockwell is spending the week,
resorting at Houghton Lake.
Mrs. +. III. Doane was a Shepherd
visitor on Tuesday of this week.
Miss Minnie Chisholm spent Sunday
with her parents in Breckenridge.
Charles Carnahan of Mt. Pleasant
was i'm Alma on business on Tuesday.
Silas Moody of Forest Hill was an
Alma visitor on Tuesday of this week.
Attorney John Mathews of Ithaca
was an Alma business caller on Tues
day.
are spending the week at Crystal
Lake.
Frank Rudick of Carson City was
an Alma visitor the latter part of last
week
Clarence Watson spent Monday of
this week with relatives in Grand
Rapids.
Dick Rockwell, Lyle Follett, and
Edwin Mahr spent the week end at
Crystal
DIR. f. G. Sluyter, Osteopathic ply
sician, Vermeulen block. Union phone
47.-Adv.
J. l.. Ellison sold Mitchell Light
Six to X. j. Mclaughlin the first of
the week.
Romaine Clark, one of st. Louis
prominent attorneys, was in the city,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McFall return
ed to their home in this city the first
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. Wright spent
the week end with DR.. and Mrs. X. p.
Smith at Crysal.
C. A. Miller, proprietor of the Idle
hour theater, was in Detroit on busi-
ness over Sunday.
W. A. Drummer commenced the erec-
tion of a new home on State street
the first of the week.
Mrs. j. p. Losey and son, Phillip,
are visiting with relatives and friends
in Lowell and Lapeer
Mrs. Bert Thorp and two daughters
left for her old home in Cleveland and
Lorraine for an extended visit.
Mrs. w. II. Miner and Mrs. Burgess
visited relatives and friends in Lake
new the fore part Of the week.
Miss Irene Root left Tuesday for a
visit with relatives and friends in
Saginaw, Flint and Detroit.
Attorney Charles Goggin is in Stan
ton this week conducting a case in the
circuit court in Montcalm county
Mr.. and Mrs. d. S. Pettibone of
Grand Rapids are guests at the home
Of Mrs s. +. Osborn on Grover ave.
Miss Helen Losey has returned
home from several days visit at the
home of Mrs. Eli Oswald, near Wheel
err.
President Crooks of Alma college
is in the eastern states this week in
the interests of the Presbyterian col
lege. ~
Rev. c. L. Wood left Monday for
Huntington, Indiana. on business con-
nected with the United Brethren
church.
Professor James f. Mitchell was in
Ann Arbor and Detroit the fore part
of the week in the interests of Alma
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee McClosky of
Grand Rapids were week end visitors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
X. Murphy.
Mrs. C. w. Crimmins and Miss
Myra Biddlecome of Morley spent
Chautauqua week with Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A. Drummer.
The, Dathn h. from. tho
Alma Music Store were used at the
cbautauqua bird masque to reproduce
the bird records.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Caple of Clare
spent Sunday in the city at the home
of Mr.. Caple's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John S. Caple on Woodwork ave-
Mrs. p. w. Donnelly, who has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. f. Donnelly of Gratiot avenue, re-
turned to her home in Adrian, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Tanner and son.
Paul, and Miss Hazel Rutherford of
Newark. Ohio. were Sunday visitors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. X. II.
Brown on State street.
VII MoHddA evening OF lhlS week
the day and half old baby of Mr..
and Mrs c. l.. Closson passed away.
The remains were taken to Ferris
Center on Tuesday for burial
J. A. Long and family, Mrs Eggert
and daughter of Cleveland and j. l.
Uurfey and daughter of Elderado,
Kansas, took dinner Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs f. L. McConkey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Convis, Prose
cutting Attorney 0. L. Smith, Attor-
merry John Mathews and other promi-
nent Ithaca residents were among
those who were in Alma last week to
hear Bryan speak.
Ralph Chisholm Arnold Robinson,
Alger Wood and w A. Ewing are cir
cling the state this week in Mr.
Chisholm's automobile. They expect
10 follow the pixies around the north
ern part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl r. Adams ari
spending "a couple weeks visiting with
the latter's parents in Washington,
Michigan, while Mr. Adams is enjoy
ms "A vacation from his duties at the