Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-16

mother in Mancelona over the week
end.
c. V. Calkins, secretary of the AL
ma Development Company, Limited,
left Tuesday for Cleveland, Ohio, on
business.
Mrs. II. j. Hyde, Miss Alberta
Hyde and Miss Esther Durham spent
the week end in Flint visiting with
relatives.
n. A. Dagavarian of Indianapolis,
Indiana, was guest at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. Beshgetoor the latter
part of the week.
Linton Melvin Of DeTour has re-
turned to Alma.a will remain here
until college opens, when he Will
again enter Alma college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Stnchomb and
family and Miss Matte Fenner spent
the week end at Lake Odessa, guests
at the home of relatives there.
The Misses Nedra and Margaret
Andrews of Saginaw are spending the
week in Alma with their grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Friedrich.
T. A. Burt and George W. Moore,
who have been in New York on bust
ness for the Republic Motor Truck
Company, Inc, have returned to AL
ma.
Arthur Simminton Of Narlette was
an Alma visitor the latter part of last
week. He will be rem embered as "A
graduate of Alma College two years
ago.
Mrs. s. f. Osborn, who had been
visiting her son, Ted and family in
Saginaw county, for the past five
weeks, has returned to her home in
this city.
Tharb Streeter, wha underwent an
operation for appendicitis at Brainerd
hospital two weeks ago has so far
recovered that he was able to return
hcme Tuesday.
Enrol Stafford of Cadillac, for
mer Alma college student, visited
with old friends here Monday, while
enroute to Flint, where he joins the
Flint ambulance corps.
Mrs. +. j. Scott of this city, for
merly of Ithaca, who underwent
serious operation June 2Sth, has had
a very rapid recovery and is now able
tc be out and enjoy short automobile
rides.
Edwin P. Mahr of the division of
the 33rd Michigan, stationed at FIT.
Wayne, spent the week end at his
home in Alma. Ed. enlisted some
weeks ago and expresses himself we'll
satisfied with military life.
The Alma horses, which were in
the races at Mt. Pleasant last week,
made big hit, winning number of
races and carrying off greater share
of the purse which was offered. A
number of these horses were shipped
from Mt. Pleasant to lonia for the
fair this week.
1t is reported that the Evans and
April is soon to be tried out, prob
ably here at Alma. 1t is said that
patterns for the castings are now be-
ing prepared. II is claimed that with
this device the engineer on train
car close or open switch.
City Engineer Smith was in ST.
Johns Friday on business for the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Andrews of Sag
NAV are the proud parents of boy,
born Friday, August 10th. They
will be remembered as former resi-
dcnts of this city. Mrs. Andrews is
q daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Fred
rick.
Mrs. Harvey WEIGH was badly hurt
few days ago, while helping her
husband put hay in the barn. 1t
seems that she was driving the horses
aiding in the stacking, when the
whtIlletree broke and struck her in
the abdomen. She is at Brainerd
hospital, where she is making a rap
id recovery from the injuries inhict-
ed.
Professor and Mrs. J. I. Ewing,
who have been spending the past year
in the eastern states, have returned
to their home IN this city. Professor
Ewing was granted Sabbatical
leave by the board of trustees Of the
college q year ago and has been do
ing research work in New York and
other eastern cities since then. He
will resume his work in Alma college,
when it opens this coming month.
Sunday night when the lights on
the streets went out because of the
storm, someone, who thought that
he was really doing something high
ly elevating, made the rounds of the
automobiles on main street, and took
from each, the switch key, so that
when their owners got ready to start
them up, there was nothing doing.
A couple of the men thus tied up
were forced to 90 to the hotel and re-
main in Alma over night
Safety First With Cough and Cold
"Oh, just a cough" today may be-
come grippe or pneumonia tomorrow.
Thousands die from neglected colds.
Take DR.. Kings New Discovery be-
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