Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-01-18
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

ness Tor rev days.
The Alma bowling team will go TO
Saginaw tonight for a match.
ii. NJ. Page was in Saginaw on bus
mess on Tuesday Of this week.
W. G.. Griffin and George Bildson of
ing considerably better this week.
John Daugherty was in Beulah on
business on Tuesday of this week.
Clarence Emery of Breckenridge
was an Alma visitor this morning.
Howard Willard transacted business
in Bay City on Tuesday of this week.
Charles Watson of Breckenridge
was in the city on business this morn
ing.
William Sherman of Detroit was an
Alma visitor for a short time on Tues
day.
Miss Mildred Kress of Detroit was
an Alma visitor on Tuesday of this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gerber visited
relatives in Fremont last week Thurs
day returning Monday.
William Ellsworth of ST. Louis was
an Alma visitor for "A short time on
Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. j. d. Holman was called to
! Flint the fore part Of the week by
the illness of her daughter
Attorney John D. Spinney was in
Smyrna and lonia the latter part of
/ last week on short business trip.
I Mr. Iat,,na = l. ,,1. rann,ta1 nc
being slightly better this week, but
her condition continues to be very
serious.
Mrs. VI. A. Holmes and son, John,
have gone to Petersboro, Florida,
where they will spend the winter
months.
James w Ostrander of Houghton
Lake is visiting at the home of his IA
ther-in-law, Dr. J n Day and wife
this week.
The Alma Record is publishing the
annual statement of the Alma Build
ing and Loan Association this week.
Leek for it.
Beginning Saturday. January both,
We will offer for sale all our mems
oyercoats at one-fourth Off G. }.
Maier 4 Company 74-lt-c
Beginning Saturday, January Goth,
We will offer for sale all our mems
overcoats NJ one-fourth off q. j.
Maier & Company. 74-lt-c
+ w Ruggles, George W Moore
and NJ A. Holmes have returned from
New York City, where they have been
attending the New York Automobile
show
If you have anything TO sell, or To
rent, or if there is anything that you
want to buy. you should use the Alma
Records Want Column" it gets re
suits.
Undersheriff George Lewis has NOV
ed from Ithaca TO Alma and will en-
ter the house building line here. He
has already erected four houses in
Alma.
w +. Griffin and George Bildson Of
the Alma Grain & Lumber company
have returned from Lansing, where
they have been attending the Millers'
convention.
S. +. Gardiner, M. D., specialist Of
the eye and ear, will meet patients at
the Brainerd hospital Monday, Janu-
airy 22nd. Make appointments with
DR.. Brainerd. 73-1y
Mr. and Mrs. John Daugherty and
family will leave the first Of the COM
ing week for New Orleans. where they
will spend the balance of the winter
with relatives.
The Luther Circle OF the NJ f.
Aid society will meet Tuesday after
noon, January 23rd. with Mrs. +. l..
Smith OH State street Some of the
rugs for which they are taking or
dors will be exhibited
The officers of the electric depart
ment Of the Alma Grain & Lumber
company have been moved from their
old location TO the floor elbow. with
am entrance near the mil Office All
bills will be payable there.
Mrs Francis Palmer, who has been
visiting at Weidmen for the past few
months, returned to Alma and could
not find house, or any rooms for
rent and has been forced to go to
Ithaca TO reside for the balance Of the
winter
Albert Rowlater, prominent farm
er residing near Mt Pleasant in lisa
bella county, was killed in a runaway
last Sunday afternoon Mr.. Rowlater
was former register Of deeds Of that
county and prominent in politics in
this part of the state for some years.
His son at one time taught school
here
Next week the Alma high school
basket ball team will battle with AL
pena high on the local floor. The
game will be played on Friday even
ing of next week and will be hard
fought affair. The Northern Michi-
gan team is strong and promises to
make the orange and black 90 the
! limit TO win.
Last week, while in Minneapolis,
Mimi, f. l.. Smith of the Republic
Motor Truck Company, Inc, met
Steve Briggs, former employee of
the Alma Record Mr.. Briggs was
about to leave for Europe in the inter
est Of the Hupmobile company for
which he is salesman at a salary Of
$4,000 year. 1t is lucky thing for
Steve that he left the newspaper bus
mess. where few are drawing such
salaries today
Next week the fans will not see the
Alma college basket ball team in ac-