Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-04-27
LOCAL NEWS


Miss Laura Hoxie of Riverdale Wis
tied with Alma friends over Sunday
H. NJ. Page was in Wexford county
the first of the week ON real estate
business
Miss Edna Campbell of Alma spent
Tuesday with her aunt, Mrs. |. c.
Moody.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kemp enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. r. Stahl of Coe
Sunday.
County Commissioner of Schools
Howard Potter of Ithaca was in Alma
Tuesday on business.
The ladies of the W. c. T. u. pre-
scented the Record Office with a hand
some pot of daffydils
Mrs. T. G. X. Brownlow will return
to this city Friday after visit with
her relatives at Scottsvile.
Miss Ruth Cook who is teaching in
Croswel is spending a few days with
her parents in this city.
j. Fuller of Clare. former manager
of the Wright House, did business in
Alma. the first Of the week.
b. S. Webb of Dewitt, an old res
ident of Alma, was in the city the
first of the week on business
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian
church will meet with Mrs. Maxwell,
726 River ST., Tuesday, May 2nd.
Miss Hazel belong who has been
visiting friends here returned to her
home in Bay City, last Saturday.
+. f. Moore, proprietor of the
Alma Hotel has laid new roof and
put other improvements on the build
ing.
Blaine Curtiss, county secretary of
the Y. NJ. c. A. is in Middleton this
week in the interests of the associa-
ton
Mrs. X. S. Palen has returned to
visit with her parents at the Alma
Hotel
Miss Olive Bate who is attending
college in this city, went to her home
i'm Bad Axe, last Friday on account of
ill health.
For Sale-Fully equipped car 20 h.
p. motor in excellent condition. Fore
door type body. Enquire at Arcadia
Cash Grocery. 36-3
William G.. Griffin, manager Of the
Alma Grain q Lumber CO., spent the
week end in Bay City, guest of rel
atives in that city.
The Civic Improvement league will
hold a meeting at the home of Mrs
l.. n. Baker, on Friday afternoon, May
9Th, at three o'clock.
Miss Lena Argent has returned to
Lansing after a four weeks visit at
the home of her grand parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. j. Booth.
The pupils of the public schools here
will give box social on Friday eve
ming May to which all who can are
requested to respond.
Alma needs more carpenters, it is
impossible TO get work done. Many
houses are not being built for lack
of men to do the work.
II. j. Zubler of Breckenridge was
in Alma, Tuesday, representing the
Quaker Steel furnace. His ad will be
found in another column.
The Real Estate firm Of Sweet &
Shepherd sold the Cliff Rockwell prop
erty on River street to Mr. Millinger
of Ithaca, the first Of the week
Harry Patterson has purchased the
new house just completed by NJ.
Rowley on Hastings street. He eX-
poets to move in about May 1st
Mr.. and Mrs Smith of Oil City,
Penn, are visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Hess They are
returning from a trip in Oklahoma.
The Y NJ. c. A. group will meet at
the Methodist church parlor on Friday
night Dr. Thornburgh will address
the group on THE Man From Mis-
souri,"
Professor Long of the Johnson Bible
College delivered the sermon in the
evening at the Church of Christ. There
was one confession at the close Of the
service
VIII Hill formerly of this city, late
at Cutchins, Mich, has returned with
his family to Alma and located on
Prospect street. He will work in the
Republic Motor Truck Co.
The Sunday school rally at the
Church of Christ Sunday April % was
"a grand success. There We're present
one numbered and lifty-six and the off
ering was a little over eight dollars
Mrs. d. l.. Johnson, president of the
Parent-Teachers club of this city,
spoke on Reorganization and Manage
ment." before the Ithaca club Tues
day Mrs. Johnson was entertained
by Mrs. Fay Hall
Rev. Geo. w. Bates, who has been
spending the winter in Alma, has ac-
cepted a call from the Clinton Ave.
Baptist church of Detroit, and will
enter on his duties May 1st. He has
teen supplying there for the last three
weeks
A. A. Chick, viii Amsbery and Al
bert Brown are all counting the days
to May lst now anticipating week
out on a northern trout stream, as
soon as the law will allow They are
already telling fish stories, much to
the amusement of their friends.
Jno. Wright is packing his house
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