Alma record., 1917-02-08

Recently 1000 workmen at Flint
were laid off. and many of them have
come to this city seeking employ
ment, due to the Alma boom.
The Record is in receipt of banana
blossom from Mrs Brewbaker, who is
spending the winter in ST. Cloud,
Florida Mrs Brewbaker reports that
they are all in good health, and that
the climate is fine.
Hiram Delbert Baltshe, the six
months old son of Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Bartshe. passed away at
the home Of his parents February
lst Burial was made in the old
North Star cemetery.
The local offices of the Western
Union Telegraph company were NOV
ed from the Wright House lobby last ,
week Saturday to the south room Of
the Gaffney block. where the offices
are now nicely located.
Rev William Carrothors Of Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania, member Of
the Presbyterian board of education,
was a visitor in Alma on Tuesday and
while here spent considerable time
az Alma college with President II. NJ.
Crooks
Five men, members Of the Mich
gan National Guard at Grand Rapids
who were working at the Republic
plant. were called home on Monday
OF this week with instructions TO re-
port at the Armory there before Tues
day noon.
Don't forget the Ypsi Normal-Alma
college basket bali game Saturday
right in the high school gymnasium.
I Npsi has not been defeated and Alma
is out to turn the trick 1t will be
hard fought game. and well worth
the money.
The high winds Of the fore part Of
the week caused the snow To drift
badly, seriously effecting the train
service on both the Pere Marquette
and Ann Arbor railroads Trains
were hours late Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday ms a result.
Mrs s. +. Osborn, who has been
spending the past few months with
relatives in Grand Rapids, was in Al
ma for a few days the first of the
week and on Wednesday returned TO
Grand Rapids. where she will spend
the balance Of the winter months.
a. j. Hall will build a two-family
flat this spring which will cost about
$4,000, and which will be located on
East Center street, just TO the rear
OF the Hall home. The flat will have
FIVE rooms, toilet and baths on each
floor and will be modern in every de-
tail
The Indian Herb Tablets that were
sold by Mrs. Ernest Manley can be
bought OF Mrs. William Carts who
has the agency They will he mail
eo to your address upon receipt of
$l00 money order made payable TO
Mrs. William Caris of Vestaburg,
Michigan.-Adv.
The F. & A. NJ Lodge No. 24i is
! holding another of its series of Ma
sonic dances at the Masonic home this
evening. This one being called Joy
Night" Music will be furnished by
Meder's orchestra. The big feature
Of the night will be the Mueller
Brothers quartet of Saginaw.
a card received Monday from Mr.
and Mrs. c. r. Renner, who recently
went TO McNinnvile, Tennessee, TO
spend the balance of the winter, in
formed the Record that they had not
received their last Record and that
they were lost without it. They have
probably found themselves by this
time as a paper was Immediately for
warded TO them.
United States Marshal Haller of
Bay City was in Alma last week Fri
day and while here summoned j. +.
Sartor, Jr., and a. w. Brock TO APP
pear in United States court in Cleve-
land February 9Th, as witnesses in
the case of the government against
the Double Service Rubber Co. Sartor
is summoned because of taking adj
vertising from this company, and
Brock as purchaser of stock in that
company.
Rev. William II. Mason and W.
G.. Griffin. manager Of the Alma Rol-
ler Mills, spoke at the Farmers In
stitute at Six Lakes on Wednesday
of this week Rev Mason's address
was THE Relation Between the Bus
mess Man and the Farmer while
M Griffin spone on the subject Of
Deans. the Money Crop Of Michi-
gan" The business men Of Six Lakes
wanted Alma speakers at their in
stitute. because OF the great activity
OF the local business circle during the
past months. expecting that Alma
people would be able to pound home
some things that others would pass
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