Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-03-13
COUNTY SEAT NEWS
by Special Correspondent

AieIk-
Joyce G. Wight, R., 262
Treasurer
William H. Kinsel, r., 222
Arthur j. BLIZZARD c., 100
Trustee, years
John II. Hodges, r., 24l
Robert j. Russell. r., 1873
Bernie l.. Case, r.. 232
Howard NJ Kelly, c., l64
Charles II. Jessup. c., 2l3
+. Sheridan SOmerville, c., 1917
Trustee year
William Roberts. r.. 1877
Clark L. Beebe, c., 225
Assessor
Clifton J. Chambers. r., 203
Willard ID. Tucker, c., 2O7
Number of straight Republican
tickets, 90 split 1879.
Number Of straight Citizens tick
cts, ll5; split II
The Father and Son" banquet held
Friday evening at the Baptist church
was we'll attended and a most enjoy
able and profitable evening was spent.
Music was furnished by the orchestra
and DR.. Skinner, Arthur Smith, Rev.
William Roberts and Harold Beebe re-
sponded 10 toasts, and Prof Webster
Pierce of the Mt Pleasant Normal,
gave the address Of the evening.
Rev. Amos Bruff of the Free Meth
odist church accompanied by Mrs.
Bruff, went 10 North Wheeler Satur-
day where he conducted quarterly
meeting on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs John Sprague went TO
Detroit Saturday TO spend three
weeks with their children residing
there.
ROLAND Hoffman of Alma spent
the week end with his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs +. p Hoffman
Lizzie Truman, aged 81 years, who
SINCE the death of Mrs. Harry
churchill has kept house in the
Churchill home. died Friday morning.
Rev. VIM. Roberts. pastor OF the
PRESBYTERIAN church, offered brlei
praver at the house and the BODY at
her request. was sent TO Ann Arbor
to the university clinic. She mas no
relatives except an aged mother IN
ireland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Bangs and
daughter, Sarah, of Box Elder, Mont
are visiting Ithaca friends and rela-
tives this week. They are spehuihe
the winter with Mrs. Bangs brother
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. George Lake
of Newark. ., 20
The funeral of Walter L. Mills. 59'
who died at his home IN Newark
Wednesday, March ., was held at the
Cemetery church in North Star town
ship Friday afternoon ana ourlal
made in the cemetery adjoining the
church E..
-. 49,. .ho bo,,a of her sister
Mrs. Earl Ryckman.
Christian Lehner passed away at
his home here Tuesday afternoon al
ter having a stroke of apopleXy Sat
1,rdav. A daughter. Mrs. Grace
KIeckner Of Toledo and son, I'd
Iehner. of Lansing also two brothers
John Lehner of Indiana and Mlchaei
Iahner of Kalkaska, came TO attend
the funeral Thursday
Oscar Parks is at his home on East
Center street, few days because OF
an injury received while working al
the Republic truck plant in Alma.
Mrs. Sarah Shanafelt has returned
tn her home in Owosso after severa
months spent at the home OF hel
daughter. Mrs George Lanphere.
Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Taft enter
tained several friends at dinner
marty Thursday evening at ther
heme on South jefferson street.
T. II. Kennedy arrived Tuesda!
and the last of the week accompanied
Mrs. Kennedy, who has been CUES
At the home of her sister, Mrs. IA.
Mccall. since the holidays, TO thei
home in Billings, Montana.
In response TO a telegram anHounc
ing the serious illness of her sister
Mrs. Robert Russell Mr. and Mrs
Charles Fleming arrived home Sun
Beach. Fla
day from several weeks at Pain
The Berean class of the NJ. f. Sun
day school is planning for st. Pat
riek's party, the time and place I
De announced in the near future
Mrs. J. L. Barden il chairman OF tn
social committee and has for her as
sistants, Mesdames Norton, Gibbs, +
K Iaycock, c. NJ. Hayes and Greg
Taft
MANY knitters have already re
sponded TO the call for refugee al
ticles and have secured yarn an
commenced work There is yet
considerable amount Of yarn at th
Ned Cross which will be open eac
week Tuesday and Thursday after
Moons.
Ellery Cobel of Beebe and Mr.
Ethel Sell of Ithaca were qunetl
married at the Baptist parsonae
Saturday evening at 3 o'clock by Re
l. S. Slaybaugh. They were accom-
panied by Ernest Cobel and Mis-
Grace Miner of near ithaca, WI
when this service was over. accom-
panied by the newly welded coupl
went TO the NJ. f. parsonage whel
they were united in marriage
Rev. Alfred Stephens.
DR.. and Mrs A. +. Mulder of Clal
we're week end guests of her moth
or, Mrs. Carrie WEIGH, East Center S
Mr.. and Mrs. Coalwell who resi'
on the f. l.. Convis farm south
town. entertained Mr. and Nh
Engle Of Flint the first of the wee
Clyde Pinney has returned from
business trip TO New York. Bost'
and Newark, N. j. During his a
sence Mrs. Pinney and son, Chandle
visited Mrs. Pinney's parents, NJ
and Mrs A. l. Chandler, Of Owoss
Mrs NJ G.. Skinner was in Banni
ter and Elsie the first Of the we
TO arrange for group meetil
which will be held during April
Elsie Another will also be held
Alma, and Miss Louise Bangs, a =
turned missionary from japan "
speak at both the gatherings. Nj
Skinner is president of the La
sing district which is composed Of