Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-16
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Who has the Fatal Ring?-Adv.

butter CUP Wrappers. oA-ti
Geo. M. Conan in "Broadway
Jones -Idlehour soon.-Adv.
DR.. Sluyter, Osteopathic physician.
Vermeulen Block Both phones.-Ad.
The newest film novelty-"Moto
Comedies" Idlehour Saturday-Adv.
Help for general house work want
ed. Inquire Gaffney Style Shop.
04-l-c.
Dir. and Mrs. j. j. Osborn and Mr..
and Mrs II. NJ Durham were Harri-
son visitors Sunday.
Kenneth and Kathryn Tubbs of
Lansing are guests of relatives in
FOR couple of weeks.
Leland Fitch was a guest at the
home Of his parents in Marlette the
latter part of last week.
A nine pound girl came to the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd holland
OF this city this past week.
Theodore Scattergood of Sturgis is
guest at the home of his brother,
A. b. Scattergood this week
Rochester, New York, are guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs F. Ii. Row
land
Addison Wilson of Saginaw, for
mcr Alma college student, was in
the city visiting with old friends
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ellison and
family spent Sunday in Lansing,
guests at the home OF relatives in
that city.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs John r.
Bateman Of Arcadia township, Thurs
day, August 9th, six and one-half
pound girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Potter of
Ithaca were Alma visitors Tuesday
Mr.. Potter is the school commissioner
of Gratiot county.
Mrs. w. l.. Smith and two sons of
Pontiac are guests at the home of
Mrs. Smiths parents, Rev. and Mrs.
c. l.. Wood of this city.
Mrs. Peter Triwiller of Portland,
was a guest at the home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt Vought,
the fore part of the week.
Ed. Moffet will open new basket
grocery in Holiday Park addition at
the corner OF State and Hillcrest
streets about September LIST.
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Dawsett of
kensington Heights are the proud
parents Of seven and one-half
pound girl, which arrived Wednesday,
August 18th.
Mr. Stewart, who has charge of the
sale of lots in Holiday Park sub-di-
vision, reports the sale of about
$4,000 worth of lots since July 7th,
indicating that he had a highly sue
cessful sale.
Supt. w. 3. Thornburgh of Ovation
ma. Mimi, who has been attending
Columbia University in New York
City this summer, is guest at the
home OF his brother, Or. r. c. Thorn
/ burgh, his week.
Miss Jessie Smith and Mr.. Van
/ George Wesley were united in mar
riage Sunday afternoon at the Bap-
fist parsonage by Rev. J. w. Priest
Both of the young people are well
known here and have many friends
who are extending congratulations
Leland Fitch, Alma college athlete,
who has been working in Alma the
greater part OF the summer, is
among those drafted from Sanilac
county, it is reported, and as a re-
suit will not be back in college this
year He had been a member of the
football and baseball team at Alma.
The Iubbs family reunion was
held last week Thursday at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tubbs, west
OF Alma. About sixty members Of
the family from various parts Of the
country were present and a most en-
Joyable day was spent together. A
bountious repast was served at
noon.
Lieut.. E. II. Wyatt. VINO received
his commission at Fort Sheridan, is
a guest at the home OF his wife's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mills on Wood
worth Ave, for a couple of weeks.
He stated that Lieutenants Mark L..
Spirney, James A. Greene and En-
met J. Hoolihan would be here this
week, to remain for several days be-
fore reporting at Battle Creek
The city council has made arrange
ments with Barting d Holmes to
bay some road oil, which will be
used on the streets intersecting with
Superior, a distance OF one block each
way. The residents viii be asked to
pay a portion OF The costs. If the
F.. experiment proves "a success in
keeping down the dust, more Of the
streets win receive coating Of oil
neNt year, In an probability.
Ii is reported that Ager Wood
bias accepted a position as coach Of
th Moline, Illinois. high school ath-
lete teams this year Last year
wood coached the Doane college,
/ u -braska, tea;n4. but when the war
broke out it was decided to discon-
itlnue athletics there until the end of
the war, leaving Wood out OF a job
for time. The Moline job is a
good one. and carries with it a fine
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