Local Happenings In Alma And Nearby Towns
Alma and nearby communities report a busy week with many residents traveling for business and visiting relatives. Notables include G W Wright in Alma and Mt Pleasant, Miss Helen Collins of Coldwater visiting Laura Brown, and J J Burr moving to Saginaw. Several events feature church services, college activities, and local gatherings like a Mothers club meeting and a stag party at Mt. Pleasant. A steady stream of travel for business, family visits, and housing changes marks the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Efford Beverly
Detroit
G. P. Blanchard
Lansing
John Dunham
Owosso
St. Johns
Helen Collins
Coldwater
Laura Brown
J. J. Burr
Saginaw
C. H. Smith
W. Superior Street
Joe Watkins
South Bend
Chicago
Clint Nelson
Chas Graim
Francis McNamara
Frank Dusenbury
Mt. Pleasant
Alina
Harry Cohen
Perrigo House
N._ Center street
Albert Reynolds
Iva Amsbury
Albion
Maud Hooper
Carson City
Alma
Ella McMurtrie
Homer
R. T. Sanford
Mt.”asant
Ellsworth
Fern
Nellie Nelson
At Pleasant
W. J. Amsbury
W. Amsbury
James Berman
Bliss Milah
Mothers’ Club
Charles E. Blanchard
New York City
C.G. Rhodes
Sheral Calahan
Flint
Otter Lake
W. G. West
Commercial Savings Bank of St
Family Visits Span Canada Detroit and Chicago
Tom Kneeland and Miss Beth Kneeland returned to Goderich Canada after visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. Martland. Mrs. Martland joined them in Detroit for the State Fair. D. W. Robinson and kin went to Chicago for business, with Mrs. A. J. Robinson and Mrs. M. Parmeter planning to visit the former’s daughter. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stillwell from Grand Rapids joined in Detroit and Alma has them as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B. Waterman
Alma
Hastings
Frank Hurst
Ann Arbor
Detroit
Wm. H. Mason
James Perry
Bailey School
Bailey Cemetery
Summers Hawk
Davis District School House
Lewis
Riverside Cemetery
Leonard Mitchell
Chicago
PF. B. Smith
Crystal
G. W. Wright
E. H. Naldrett
Middleton
Louise Hood
Downey Street
Robert Cook
Grand Rapids
Joseph Berman
H. A. Pence
Fostoria
Ohio
Thos. Bartlett
B. A. Gill
D. L. Johnson
Perry
Miss Gill
Alfred Smith
Catherine Cleland
St. Johns
A. Raymond Cleland
L. C. Woodward
Ralph von Thurn
Danville
Sylvia Blackmere
Davison
W. D. Strong
Flint
C. P. Abrogast
Farmer City
Abrogast
Burt, Sharrar & Moore Land Co
Illinois City
Alma. O. O. F. Lodge
Ashley
Mary Fossett
Clarence Fossett
Union City
Alma L. O
Sumner
Elwell
Riverdale
D. Watson
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
John Dunham
Moose Hall
Tom Kneeland
Beth Kneeland
Goderich
Canada
A. H. Stillwell
Rand Rapids
John Wright
FARM BUYERS VISIT BUYS GRATIOT COUNTY FARM
Mr H D Page and Wm Bracken of Farmer City Ill visited H M Page in Michigan last week and bought a farm near Alma. Bracken plans to move this spring. The event included an indoor attic track meet with guests in track suits and Pauline Markham winning the gold medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Page
Wm. Bracken
Farmer City
Ill
H. M. Page
Michigan
Madison
Pauline Markham
Entertained for Madison Guest at Miss Blaisdell’s home
Miss Mary Blaisdell and Miss Margaret Allen hosted a Saturday evening in honor of Miss Eleanor Haefliger at Miss Blaisdell’s residence. The event welcomed the Madison guest with a warm social gathering, reflecting local customs and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Blaisdell
Margaret Allen
Miss Blaisdell
Eleanor Haefliger
Methodist Choir Directorship Secured for Year
Prof. T. A. Fannell of the college is chosen by the church music committee to direct the Methodist church choir for the coming year. He has significant experience directing choirs and choruses and has achieved success in that role. He will assume the position on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Smith
Relding
Free Methodist Church
Winn Smith
Alma High School
West
Bristow Hood
Huron College
S. Dakota
Paul Kress
University of Montana
Missoula
Moose Hall
Messrs. Oswald
Alma
Green
Mt. Pleasant
J. W. Holmes
Bessie
River Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
W. H. Mason
Presbyterian Board
United States
T. A. Fannell
The
Methodist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stuckey’s
Ind. Cash Grocery
the People’s Store
Bliss-Alger College
N. Franklin Street
Saginaw, Michigan
W. H. H. Smith & Son
St. Louis, Mich
Jonathan Allen
Sagin
Henry Sandall
Ithaca
Vestaburg
Edward Broehm
Cadillac
John Spinney
R. J. Fraker
G. W. Dick
Greenville
Optometrist
E. Superior St
Alma, Mich
Ralph Miller
C. Crandell
Portland
Frank Ruddick
J. G. Nicolett
Urbana
T. A. Burt
Beulah Parr
Wright House
Marie Haefliger
Wright Mall
Wisconsin State University
J. P. Losey
Superior
ST. Alma, Mich
D. W. Robinson
Gratiot County Farm
Madison Guest
Methodist Choir
First State Bank
G.S. Ward
L.a.sharp Francis King
P.m.smith Carl H. Washburn
Chas
O. Ward
G. Rhodes
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