Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31
LOCAL NEWS

George f. Sharrar and Clarence t.
Wheeler were i'm Merrill on business,
Wednesday.
Clyde b. Smith of Lansing trans
acted business with S. l.. Bennett,
Wednesday.
DIR. F. N. Notesten and son, Frank,
returned Tuesday from a trip to
Otsego Lake.
c. C. Struble was i'm Detroit on
Tuesday driving home Dr. Lambs new
Ford coupelet.
Mrs. George Sharrar is spending
the week end with friends in Ann
Arbor and Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wysel spent
Sunday at the home - Mr.. Wysels
mother in Greenville.
Miss Matte Fenner of Alma, is Wis
iting relatives and friends in St LOUIS
for a couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Sanderhoff are
entertaining Mrs. Ernest Sanderhoff
of Saginaw this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Parker were
called to Detroit this week by the ill
ness of Mrs. Parker's sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beard of Sum-
ner township announce the arrival of
a 9-pound boy, August 10th.
Miss Iona Calkins of Perry is Wis
ting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
+. A. Gill, North State street.
The Royal Neighbors will hold a
baked good sale at A. r. Smiths
shoe store, Saturday afternoon.
Floyd Johnson of Mt. Pleasant Wis.
tied at the home of c. M. Johnson
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
Miss Cleo Gill, who has been enjoy
ing an extended trip through the east
returned to her home in this city, Fri
day.
C. r. Brewer and Harry Hubbard
were in Detroit on business Saturday
driving home in new Ford for Mr.
Brewer.
Miss Jessie Potter of Thompson
vile, a former Alma high school teach
er, is visiting with old Alma friends
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Parker, and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Parker motored Il
Mcbride, Sunday, to visit relatives
for the day.
Miss Sadie Messenger and Mis-
Leontine Messenger returned the frs
of the week from a two weeks tril
or the lakes.
Rev. J. A. Watson of Sparta, form
erly pastor of the Free Methods
church here, spent several days in tn
city this week
Addison Wilson is visiting friend
in the city this week. Mr.. Wilson is
student at Mccormick Theological
seminary, Chicago.
Regular meeting and initatory worI
at the o. E. S. chapter rooms. ever,
member requested to be present, Fri
day evening, Sept. l.
William Strong has gone to Detroit
where he will act as timekeeper 70
the Michigan State Fair associatio
during the next two weeks.
F. F.. French, vice president of Cit
i7en's Auto Insurance Co. of Howell
informs us that they have write
$500 policies since July /, 1916.
Mrs. f. NJ Cowdry of Lima, Ohio
who has been spending the summer a
the home of 6. F.. Cowdry of thi
city, has returned to her home.
Owing TO a broken part on GU
press on Thursday, the Record is
few hours late this week By ma
chinists working all night we wer
able to start up Friday morning.
Rev. George p. Horst of Ports
mouth, Ohio, was in the city Wednes
day afternoon. Mr.. Horst graduate
from Alma college with the class o
1908.
Mr. and Mrs. f. f. Stoddard an
Mr. and Mrs. j. b. Wood of Sherida
and Mrs. f. r. Chapman and daugh
ter of Pinconning visited Mr.. and Mrs
II. NJ. Hill, Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Stump of this cit!
who has been visiting with relative
and friends in different points in Or
tario for the past two weeks. has re
turned to her home in this city.
Allen Morey. who has been in Jac4
son for sometime practicing ire
surgery, returned TO this city, Sat
urday. Mr. Morey reports that cor
ditions are very favorable there in hi
profession.
Mrs. Molly Murphey of Farm Cit.
Illinois, who has been spending tn
past five weeks with friends in tn
city, returned to her home this weel
Mrs. Maynard Pringle is visitin
: friends in Carson City this week.
Miss Maude Hooper, who has bee
visiting with her parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. F. w. Hooper, this summer, lie
for Marshfeld, Oregon, Monday. Mi,
Hooper will teach in the Latin &c
man department of the high schoc
Will Caple, son of Jno. S. Cap
OF this place, former Alma DO
having lived here for year, now
prominent real estate dealer at Clar
was nominated at the primaries, Tue
day for state senator of that distri
on the Democrat ticket. Will is
hustler and may give some one
horse race.
The executive committee of u
} Gratiot County Good Health associ
& tion will meet at the First Sta
bank, Friday evening. 1t is vei
important that all members of Il
! committee be present The lack
interest on the part of autside mer
: bers of the committee may. NAL
it necessary TO reorganize and a ne
committee appointed
Citizens Of Alma, who depend upc
the movie houses for their anus
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