Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-02-22
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
"Patria"-Idlehour March 9th.
Mary DECENTRALIZATION Friday.

Mary icldord-Idlehour Friday
Douglas Standardization Sat
urday
Mrs {. A. Miller visited with ltha.
ca friends on Tuesday of this week.
Postmaster V. L. Cash was in Far
well on business the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorland Smith of
Saginaw are visiting at the home of
relatives in this city.
F.. II. Weese, who has been visit
ing in New York for the past month,
has returned to his home in Alma.
Remember the date of the baked
goods sale by the ladies of st. Johns
church Saturday, March 3rd. 72-2t-p
The Ladies of st. Johns Episcopal
church will hold baked goods sale
ar the Gas Office on Saturday, March
3rd 79-2t-p
The local Western Union Telegraph
Office now boasts of uniformed mes.
senger to deliver kilograms in the
city.
j. T. Losey is attending the mid
winter meeting of the Michigan So
ciety of Optometrists, which is being
held in Lansing this week.
Miss Adelaide Ballou and Thomas
W Wright will go TO Hope college,
Holland Michigan, next week TO
represent Alma at the state oratorical
contest
The Gratot County Bankers asso-
citation is meeting in St. Louis today.
The bankers of this city are in st.
Louis attending the meeting Of the
ssociation
Ii you want a modern room, rooms
foi light housekeeping, house or a
garage, see V H. Shepard, first house
south OF Miller's grocery. Bell phone
1902, Union 406 79-lt-c
The city council on Tuesday even
ING conferred upon Marshal Rogers
the authority needed TO sell the pest
mousse. 1t was sold to Clifton Rock
we'll for $4,000
August Brantigam Of Atlanta, Hi
noiS, has purchased the Fred Rocka-
fellow farm, south of Alma, and has
i'moved his family there and taken
possession of the farm
Word has been received from the
auditor general of Michigan TO the
effect that the Alma Record has been
selected of the Gratot county papers
as the one in which the state tax sales
will be published in.
The Deluxe Candy company of this
city installed a fine new electric piano
this week, in its State street store,
which is a credit to the fine confec-
tionery. The new piano is one of the
most expensive on the market.
A new electric sign graces the front
of the Idlehour theatre, and hangs out
over the walk 1t has large green
glass shade, in which the word Idle
hour shows in white, and it can be
seen for some distance at night.
IL was reported the first OF the
week that Cecil Hamlin Taylor, not
ed aviator and consulting engineer
for the Republic Motor Truck Com
pany, Inc, has purchased one-half
interest in "A movie show in Sagi-'
nav.
II. d. Barnhil has purchased the
general draying and baggage bust
ness, owned by Verne Bamber Mr.
Bamber has operated this dray line
for number of years and has en-
joyed a fine business during that time.
which the new proprietor is hoping
TO keep drought careful attention to
the business of his patrons
A petition was presented TO the
council Tuesday night by residents of
Wright avenue, asking the council TO
put street through from north TO
/ south. at the west edge Of the park.
This would give the Wright avenue
re sdents chance to build on the
/ back of their lots. and make little
money. selling houses well located.
The offices Of Fred Rowland and
Attorney d. l.. Pohnson have been
changed greatly for the better during
the past two weeks Considerable new
woodwork has been placed in the Of
fees and they fail to resemble the Of
fees Of a month ago The fine wood
work that was used in the old First
State Bank was used in remodeling
the Offices,
The new pest house will not be To-
Gated in the third ward, if the petit
ton that was presented 70 the coun-
ell Tuesday night by residents of that
ward is to have any effect The third
ward protests against il being locat-
cd in that ward. as it will cause
slump in value and for other rea-
sons The council received the petit
ton, but no action was taken on the
matter.
The Mary Aaun concert Friday
evening will not start until $3.50 p.
M. being held because Of the basket
ball game between Kalamazoo and
Alma college for the NJ. l. A. A. IL
tie The basket ball game starts at
1880 p. M. Don't forget the change
IN the hour Of both Of these events.
If you are planning on attending
them The basket ball game will be
over before the concert starts. it is
expecter
The city council Tuesday evening
gave Marshal Rogers permission to
place night lights at the corner of
State and Superior streets for the
purpose of summoning the night
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