Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24
LOCAL NEWS


to Grand Rapids, Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. f. T. Lamb visited
in Grand Rapids, Wednesday.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Oswald
of Woodwork avenue, girl.
Eliza Emsley is confined to her
home with an attack of the grip.
William A. Bahlke made bust
ness trip to Grand Rapids, Tuesday.
James Crawford of Ithaca tran
sacted business in Alma Saturday,
last.
Mrs. John Wilson of near Forest
Hill is very sick at the present writ
ing.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kirby of Arcadia township, last
week.
Paul Odel, of the Republic truck
Company, was in Detroit the first of
the week.
NJ. l.. Perrigo of the Studebaker
garage was in Grand Rapids on bust
ness Saturday.
Florence Stitts of Vestaburg Wis
tied Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
Morris Hinckley.
George and Albert Mair and c.
Dashiell Collins of Alma spent eve
ming in St. Louis.
V. S. Hollenbeck has accepted a
position at Port Huron as bookkeeper
and is on the job.
Don't forget the Episcopal Rum
mage Sale, March 3 and in the
Arcadia Block.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. II. Patrick of De-
troit, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wright, Wednesday.
Homer Weed, produce buyer for
Swift & Co., at Breckenridge, was
in Alma on business, Saturday.
Miss Marta Gerhardt of Mt Plea
SAINT spent Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. 6erhardt.
Mrs. Frank, Albert, and II. f.
Church attended the funeral Of Albert
Mum, at Cedar Lake, Friday.
/ Donald Durham went to Grand
Rapids to spend the week end with
his uncle, Judge NJ. l.. Durham
w. A. Bahkle leaves Friday morn
ing on business trip to New York,
he will be absent about ten days
Floyd Howell went to Middleton
Tuesday evening where he took the
third degree in the Masonic order.
IL of /
is learning the tailoring business at
the Slater e. Goodies clothing store.
George Willard who has been con-
fined to his room for some weeks
was on the street again Wednesday.
Mrs. c. Bliss went TO North
Wheeler Wednesday to visit her
father who is very sick at present.
Mrs. ID. Plat, spent several hours
in Alma Tuesday, returning from
seven weeks visit in Ohio and Indiana.
Miss Ruth Shirk of Chicago will
have charge of the trimming depart
ment of Gaffney's Style Shop this
season.
G.. w. HOFFMAN of Kalamazoo spent
the week end at the home of his
brother-in-law, Alderman f. L. Nc
Conkey.
Charles Burson, manager Of the
Gratiot County Gas Company office
at st. Louis, was in Alma Saturday on
business.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Theo Nelson
of Brooklyn, New York, on Feb. 10,
hoy Mrs. Nelson is the daughter of
J. f. Schwartz.
Pres. II. NJ. Crooks made a trip
to Chicago last week to attend a
meeting of the Northwestern Alumni
Association OF Alma College.
Prof. f. A. Schultz left Monday
morning to attend the National Sup
erintendent's Association convention
at Detroit. The convention will ex-
tend through the entire week,
The Rev. j. Frank Jackson, started
! on Monday for visit to his three
sons, Allen, in Saginaw, Milton and
) Henry in Detroit He expects to re-
turn by the last train Friday night.
Mrs. II. M. Durham was pleasant
} ly surprised at her home on Wright
avenue, Wednesday afternoon by the
} women of the Methodist church. The
occasion being a birthday surprise
! party.
} Sheriff Newell Bradford of Ithaca
was in town Wednesday, he was en-
) route for Saginaw to attend the big
meeting of the Michigan Wild Life
Conservation association in session
this week
Fortino Bros. are building a room
J to ripen fruit in the basement Of their
store. They received their first car
of bananas from New Orleans last
week and have purchased a motor
truck to make deliveries.
The Ladies' Guild of st. Johns
Episcopal church will hold their
annual Rummagc Sale in the vacant
store building west of the Arcadia
hotel next Friday and Saturday,
March 3, and A. Many useful articles
in shapes of clothing, etc, will be Of
I fered for sale.-Adv.
Fred Amsbury, L. b. Kehn, Albert
Beason and A. A. Chick attended the
Michigan Wild Life Conservative
held at Saginaw, Feb. % to 20. The
meet brought sportmen from all over
the state. Game laws were discussed
and movements started for better pro-
lection Of our game.