Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-05-25

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urday.
f. Lueverett Nichols, of the RECORD
force, spent Sunday at his home in
Howell.
A fair sized crowd of Breckenridge
people motored to Alma, Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. F. F. Shumway of Greenville
is the guest of Mrs. Geo Hayward
this week.
Mrs. Dan Zinn is entertaining hel
mother, Mrs. Bolinger of Vestaburg,
this week
The Garden club will meet with
Mrs. +. T. Lamb, Wednesday,, May 81,
at 3 o'clock
Several cases of scarlet fever are
reported in our city among them are
Donald Smith.
Cora Hern of Benzonia visited at
the home of c. ii. Washburn, Monday
and Tuesday
Miss Bernice Ireland has the honor
of being Alma College valedictorian
for the years work.
Mrs. F. L. McConkey attended the
funeral of Mrs. William VanBuskirk
at Ithaca, Wednesday
Mrs. Geo. H. Smith left for Grand
Rapids, Saturday last, on an extended
visit with her daughter
Herbert Mobo of Detroit, a former
Riverdale boy, was in Alma, Wednes-
day, visiting old friends.
+. !. Harris of Greenville, has re-
turned TO Alma and will work for
the Holland Furnace Co.
Frank Parker was a delegate at the
+. d A. Nj. grand lodge at Battle
Greek, the first OF the week
Mr. and Mrs John McNabb of Mid
dleton and Mr.. Lem Corter of Vesta-
burg, visited in Alma, Tuesday.
John Gaffney, who has been con
fined to his room for some weeks, is
out again, very much improved
Mrs. Brearley will leave Satur-
day for Reed City to visit her son.
George Brearley, for few days.
VIM Klatt is the owner of one of
the highest grade Lyon & Healey
pianos, purchased of the Alma Music
store
Memorial services will be held at
the Baptist church, Sunday morning,
May 29th. Address by Rev. J. w
Priest.
The Civic Improvement league will
mold meeting at the First State
Bank, Friday afternoon, at three
o'clock.
The Republic Motor Truck Co., have
just completed testing out handsome
motor oil truck for the Allen Oil
Co., of Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Hayes and Mrs.
Hayes mother, Mrs. f. Sloan, motor
ed to Saginaw last Wednesday in their
new Chevrolet
Leroy Fishbeck, son of Chas. Fish
beck, former resident of Alma. bet
ter known as "Tubby," is visiting
friends in Alma.
V. II. Shepard has just completed a
warehouse at 31s Wodworth avenue
for the storing of automobiles and
household goods.
Mrs j. c. Gossett and daughter,
Miss Laura, spent last week in Grand
Rapids and Spring Lake visiting
friends and relatives.
Alvin Dewey of the firm of Libby,
Mcneil & Libby, left Sunday night
for Canada. Mr.. Dewey expects to be
gone about three months.
The G.. A. r. and w. r. c. extend
an invitation to the schools and all
orders and societies to join them in |
the exercises Decoration Day
Those having flowers to give the
G. A. r. and W. r. c. for Decoration
Day will please bring or send them
to Weese's hall, Tuesday morning, May
Both.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Flott of Cros-
well visited at the home of j. A. Gar
hardt, Monday. They wer driving
from Croswell to Big Rapids and Reed
City.
About twenty Lady Maccabees from
Alma autoed to Pleasant Valley last
afternoon and assisted i'm
the installation of officers at that
place.
A large number from here attend
ed the play given at Elwell, last Sat
urday evening Several local people
were -taking part which helped inter-
est matters.
The Whitney Family show will APP
pear in Alma, Monday, May 10Th, with !
their usual attractive show They are
becoming an annual visitor to Alma
and always give a good show which
our people appreciate by giving them
a good crowd.
Messrs. VIM. Summerville, Ford
Gargett and Marshal Allen were in
Bay City, last Friday night, taking
he 32nd degree in the Masonic lodge.
The boys say the sand was mighty
lot and was made hotter by party
# Alma friends who were there for
he express purpose of making II