Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-06-19
COUNTY SEAT NEWS
BY Special Correspondent

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Friday evening Supt. and Mrs. |. +
King were rendered reception by
the Order of the Eastern Star and the
branches of the Masonic order. Mr.
King has accepted position as
superintendent of the schools at
Coldwater and they expect to leave
about July l.
DR.. and Mrs. F.. H. Foust enter
tanned last week Mrs. Foust's broth
er who has returned from three
years service overseas. also her
brother, George Hard, wife and
daughter, Elnora, of Battle Greek,
and sister, Miss Laura Hard, of
Chicago.
Several friends of Mrs A. NJ.
Shaw were invited to her home last
Thursday afternoon by her daugh-
ters, Miss Jennie Foreman and Mrs.
Carl Foreman, the occasion being her
birthday anniversary. Refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Ebright died Thursday morn
ing of pneumonia following measles.
The funeral was held Friday after
noon at the home and burial at
Ithaca.
c. f. Webster after spending a few
days at his home here returned to
Grand Rapids where he has been
taking treatments for several days
Mrs. Annie Guthrie left Tuesday to
J spend some time with her sister in
\ Wisconsin
daughter was born Friday, June
II, to Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
/ Mathews
Mrs. NJ. c. Lake, who underwent
an operation at Hall hospital, was
taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Lake Thursday.
Carl Johnson left Friday for Man
chester where he will have employ
ment on the farm of l.. Whitney
Watkins. Otto Pine of Ithaca is
manager of the farm.
While wrestling at school Athur
Bouchey, aged about ten, had the
! elbow Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Ann Debar died at her
home here Thursday at the age of
81 years and the funeral took place
Saturday at the Baptist church with
Rev. Slaybaugh officiating Inter
ment was made at Ithaca. Her hus-
band and two sons and daughter
survive.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Willert and Mr.
and Mrs Ed. Rasor of Butternut
spent Sunday with Sheriff and Mrs.
| Alfred Willert.
Mrs Kitty Farrell, who has been
the guest Of her mother, Mrs Jacob
Waggoner, the past few weeks, re-
! turned Monday to her home in Bel
ding.
Mrs. Alva Brader and little daugh-
ter of Detroit who are guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. f. NJ. Harrington are
spending a few days at st. Louis
with Mr.. and Mrs. George V1et
A series of splendid lectures were
given last week by DR.. and Mrs A.
7. Robinson at the Baptist church
with the exception of Wednesday
and Thursday evenings when because
of the commencement exercises they
lectured at the Emerson church
northeast of town. Mrs. Robinson
has travelled extensively. having
been around the world four times.
once as a special representative Of
the largest literary syndicate in this
country. which embraces 80 news
papers and 20 magazines. She has
ktraveled over 300,0 900 miles in foreign
lands and is the only woman of Eng
lish birth that has visited the Rus
sian island prison of Saghalien which
was the subject Of her lecture Friday
evening.
On Tuesday evening the Berean
class Of the Methodist church of
which Mr.. King has been teacher
nearly the four years he has been in
Ithaca, entertained i'm connection
with the church in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. King and family and their
mother, Mrs. Margaret Mills A pot
luck supper was served and the even
ing was socially spent
Lawrence Price arrived home
Thursday from Hillsdale college for
the summer vacation.
Miss Edwina Macarthur has gone
to spend an indefinite time with her
grandmother and other relatives in
and near st. Johns.
Mrs. Charles Graham has returned
from brief visit at Marshall with
sher daughter, Mrs. VIM. Blue, who
returned home with her to attend the
commencement exercises.
The body of Ferris Roupe was
brought from Detroit Thursday and
the funeral was held Friday after
noon at the home of Miss Mae
Craver, his sister-in-law Rev. l.. S
,Slaybaugh officiated and burial was
made in the Ithaca cemetery.
Mrs. Simon Schofeld and daughter
of Morenci were week end guests OF
DR.. and Mrs. X. c. Dean. Miss Luicle
participated in the state oratorical
,contest at Mt. Pleasant on Friday
levening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Madar, who
have been with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Spooner, since his dis
charge from service, moved 20 Alma
last week where they will reside.
Lafe Muffly. a farmer residing a
short distance south Of town, met
with an accident recently in which he
received some broken bones and pos
sibly internal injuries. He was in
the field riding a roller when the
tongue broke throwing him to the
ground, the roller passing over him
Earl Vance, son Of Mr. and Mrs
Albert Vance, arrived home Monday
evening honorably discharged from
service in the hospital corps over
seas
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