Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-09


at the postoffice, is enjoying vaca-
ton this week, and is visiting with
relatives in Cadillac, Lake City and
other northern Michigan points.
Mrs. III. NJ. Durham left yesterday
for Grand Rapids and Douglas, Mich
igan, and Winona. Minnesota, where
she will visit with a son and two
daughters for the next five weeks.
DR.. Sluyter, osteopathic physician,
does not intend to leave Alma. He
will be in his Office every day during
the following hours: $3.50 to 1l:30
q. M, / 80 TO 4:30 and 700 to 500
p. m.-Adv.
Fletcher Gallagher and Isadore
Friedman of Alma college are now
in the aviation corps in training at
Columbus, Ohio. Gallagher was in
his third year at college and Fried
man graduated in June.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Blakely left
today for the Yellowstone National
Park, where they will enjoy two
weeks vacation. The trip comes to
Mr.. Blakely as a reward for his in
surance sales with the Mutual Life
Insurance company.
Edna Grouleff of Muncie, Indiana,
spent the week in Alma a guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Bert
Hicks. On her return the first of the
week she was accompanied by Mrs
Hicks and her son, who will visit in
Muncie for the next two weeks.
Thomas w. Wright of Detroit, a
freshman in Alma college this year,
is the first Alma college student to
pass the draft examination for ser
vice in Uncle Sans new army. 1t is
said, however, that Wright will file
exemption claims. Wright represent
ed Alma in debate and oratory last
year.
Miss Florence Lawlor, for the past
year bookkeeper for the Alma Grain
q Lumber Co., has resigned her po-
sition to take up the same line Of
work with A. +. McGeorge & Son
Of West Branch, Mich. Her many
friends which she has made since liv-
ing in Alma, wish her success in her
new work.
The c. A. Sawkns Piano company
of this city has been making several
noteworthy changes in its store of
late. Two new soundproof Nictrola
rooms have been constructed, which
allow the hearing of records without
having the charm of the music des-
troyed by noises from the street. New
record racks and player piano roll
cabinets have also been installed.
Paul V. Brett, assistant cashier of
the Farmers & Merchants State
bank of Carson City. was in Alma
Tuesday with a half dozen automobile
loads of young men who are mem
bers of the Young America Calf
club of that city. Professor Ed
wards of NJ. A. c. was also a mem
Der of the party. The men visited
the Alma banks, the Republic and
other institutions.
The July issue of the Pere Mar
quette magazine carried a ten-page
article on the city of Alma, which
had to deal with the growth Of the
city during the past few years, the
reasons for that growth, and gave
short sketches of the leading institu-
tions Of Alma. such as the Republic,
Libby, Mcneil K Libby, Swift q Com
pany, the sugar factory, the Masonic
Home, Alma college, etc. 1t was IL
Illustrated by about twenty cuts.
A picture received by Attorney j.
ID. Spinney and now on display in
Murphy's drug store, shows one of
the companies at Fort Sheridan.
The picture shows in the company
Jas A. Greene, Mark l.. Spinney
and A. j. Hoolihan, formerly of this
city The training ends at Fort Sher-
idan this week and it is expected
that all three of these men will re-
ceive commissions. The picture was
sent to Mr.. Spinney by his son, Mark
/ Spinney.