Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-22

slightly used pianos. Come in anC
see Us, Sawkins, at Victrola Store.
VIII Davis. formerly of this city
returned Wednesday to pass a few
days visiting his parents in this city
The Royal Neighbors of Gratiot anc
Montcalm counties will hold district
convention at Lakeview on Thursday
June 20.
John Crane on the way to his farm
near Marion called at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wysel, last
Tuesday.
ID. w. Robinson accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Josef Bistline motored ia
Detroit, Sunday, returning Tuesday OF
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. J. Kellogg of Hast
ings is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Scattergood on Wood
worth avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. King, Euclid
avenue, announced the arrival of
Kathrine Lenore King on Wednesday
afternoon Of this week.
President H. NJ Crooks was the
principal speaker at the commence
ment exercises of the Central State
Normal college, Mt. Pleasant.
The Rev. j. Frank and Mrs. Jack
son are entertaining their grandson,
Robert Jackson Of Saginaw He will
remain several days with them.
Married at the Presbyterian par
sonage by Dr. w. H. Mason, Tues
day, Miss Anna Carton of this city
to Mr.. Floyd Allen of Detroit
The fire department was called on
Tuesday afternoon to the city dump
at the corner of State and Ely streets,
where small blaze was gaining head
way.
The regular meeting of the Civic
Improvement League will be held on
Friday, June 30 at three o'clock on
the balcony of First State Bank. Will
the ladies please remember the change
in day of meeting. 44-2t
A memorial service will be held by
the L. o. T. NJ. NJ, Sunday, June %,
at the Odd Fellow hall. All members
OF the order and their friends are urg-
ed to be present. The services will
commence promptly at 2;30 o'clock
Several guests spent the week with
Or. and Mrs. Gill at their home on
North State street. Among those who
were present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Friedrich Gill of Saginaw, Mrs. Will
Calkins and daughter, Iona, of Perry
c. H. Smith, Mrs. Smith, son and
daughter, motored to Kent county,
last Sunday, to attend the funeral of
a niece. Mrs Smith remained for a
few days in Grand Rapids while the
rest of the family returned home Tues
day.
c. c. Hyde of Ann Arbor arrived in
the city for a short stay with friends.
Mr.. Hyde graduated from Alma col
lege with the class of 1914 and since
that time has been pursuing a medi-
cal course in the University of Mich
igan.
DR.. Pringle left Wednesday after
noon for Jackson where he will at
tend the funeral of John Carpenter,
who died at Lacrosse, Wisconsin,
Monday. The services will be in
charge of the Masonic fraternity of
Jackson.
Robert Notes.-The returned home
from the chautauqua circuit, Friday,
forced to discontinue his summers
work because of illness. He was one
of the cashiers on the Redpath
Chautauqua circuit was in Tennessee
at the time he was taken sick.
Miss Mae Hamilton, head of the
Domestic Science department Of Alma |
high school, who recently underwent
an operation for goitre at Lake Side
hospital. Cleveland, Ohio, is reported
TO be improving rapidly. DR.. Grille
IF Cleveland performed the operation.
Marshall Dallas broke ground Wed
1esday at his property on State street,
south, and will commence at once the
erection of new office building. Mr.
Dallas will put up a building 40xS0
equipped with all modern office con-
'eniences. The building will be made
If brick.
Following an examination before
Probate Judge J. Lee Potts of Ithaca,
Wednesday, John Cummings of this
ity was taken to Traverse City where
he will be confined in the hospital for
he insane until his condition inn
'roves. Mr.. Cummings has been in
J serious condition for several weeks
md Sunday was so violent that Mar
hal Rogers was called to the Cum
nings' home on Grover avenue to
axe charge of the case.