Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-27
LOCAL NEWS

Sunday.
j. w. Robinson was in Vestaburg
Tuesday on business.
Charles Pettijohn was in Riverdale
Tuesday on business.
c. w. Chadwick of Ann Arbor was
in Alma Friday on business.
Mrs. + A. Ruggles is attending the
auto show in Chicago this week.
Mrs. +. III. Doane and Mrs. Ira
Moody were in Saginaw Tuesday.
George Sharrar and William Bahlke
were in Merrill on business Monday.
County Clerk b. L. Case of Ithaca
was in Alma Monday on business.
Dr. Graham and Jack Robinson of
Sumner were Alma callers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Nelson were
in Riverdale Tuesday visiting friends.
Guy Gongwer visited his prents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gongwer over
Sunday.
Mrs. George Sharrar spent the first
of the week with her sister, Mrs. t. A.
Johnston at Toledo.
Prosecuting Attorney o. l.. Smith
of Ithaca was an Alma visitor Tues
day, on professional business.
The w. c. T. U. meets next We'd
nesday afternoon, Feb. 2, with Mrs.
Overmyre on Woodwork avenue.
George r. Stone and j. T. Mathews
of Ithaca were in Alma Tuesday doing
business in Judge Manns' court.
Sheriff Newal Bradford of Ithaca
did county business in Alma Tuesday
in connection with the Gould case.
Mrs. Vern Trusdell and children
have returned home from a few weeks
visit with Mrs. Joseph White at lonia.
Alma friends are sending a postal
shower to f. G.. Alverson a former
resident now living at Beaves City,
! Utah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry King of Rives
Junction, Jackson county, are the
guests of T. J. Clark and family this
week
The Republic Truck Company were
trying out two "Jitneys" last week.
They will be shipped to Tampa,
! Florida.
Mrs. +. l.. Smith and son Gerald
with Miss Gladys Bradner. were
guests at the home of Mrs. II. c.
Clark Saturday
J. Fuller formerly proprietor of
the Wright House was in the city on
business Friday returning to Clare
/ Saturday morning.
\ Mr.. Herbert Montague, superinten-
dent of the Masonic State Home left
Thursday for Kansas City. He will
return about Feb. 4.
J. p. Gibbs of Saginaw was i'm Alma
one of the owners and managers of
the Church block.
l. f.. Mills is breaking the ground
for new residence to be erected on
the corner of Hastings street and
Woodwork avenue.
Rev c. y. Brookenshe of the col
lege will fill the pulpit at the NJ. f.
Church Sunday morning and Secre
tary Hobart of the Gratiot County
Y NJ c. A. will preside in the eve
ming.
Rev. Thomas c. r. Brownlow left
Tuesday morning for a few days visit
at Des Moines and Chicago. He will
return by the way of Gary, Ind. to
investigate their school system at that
place.
The postponed annual meeting of
the Civic League will be held at the
residence of Mrs. Frances King Fri
day, Feb. IL. 1t is requested that all
members be present as this is a very
important meeting.
II. Rosenbloom, the tailor employed
by Slater & Goodies, has resigned and
it is understood that he will open q
credit clothing store at Manistee.
Slater < Goodies expect to engage
first class tailor and coat maker.
A. B. Fisher of ElwelI was in
Howell last week and purchased of
w. w. Knapp of that place a regis
tered Scotch top short horn COW and
calf This is fine addition to Mr..
Fishers already fine heard of cattle.
Mrs. J. NJ. Springer, return mis-
sionary from Africa, will give an il
Illustrated lecture at the NJ. +. church
Tuesday, Feb /, at 500 p. m, under
the auspices of the Epworth League.
Admission free. An offering will be
taken. Everybody welcome.
William Wixon of Elm Hall and
A. b. Fisher of Elwell, two of Gratiot
county's prominent farmers have Sc
cured the agency of the Kalamazoo
Tank & Silo Co., of Kalamazoo and
will represent this county in the silo
business. Something every farmer in
Gratiot county should be interested in.