Alma record., 1917-04-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

a lot i'm Holiday Park. SS-lt-c
Attorney J. d. Spinney was in Itha-
CA on legal business Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Helmer were
Mt. Pleasant visitors Saturday.
Attorney J. d. Spinney was in Sa-
ginaw on legal business Monday.
\ c. w Reemtsen was i'm Lansing on
business the fore part of this week
Auction sale Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, May 4th. 9th and 9Th. sS-lt-c
Attorney Charles Goggin was in
Grecnvile on legal business on Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Helmer were
Ithaca visitors on Friday Of last
week
Dr +. G. Sluytcr, osteopathic phys
ician, Ncrmeulen block. Both phones.
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Rev. Louis Brook of Howell was an
Alma visitor the fore part of the
week
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Francis of
Mt. Pleasant were Alma visitors on
Sunday.
Attorney William \. Bahlke was
IN Grand Rapids Oh legal business
Tuesday.
President c. f. Grawn Of the Mt.
Pleasant Normal was IN Alma on bus
mess Friday.
Rodney Burgcs spent the week end
in Ann Arbor. visiting with his fa-
ther in that city.
Miss Edna Mecomber spent the
week end in Saginaw. "A guest at the
home Of friends
r b. Wagner of the Gratiot Coun-
" Gas company was in Grand Rap
ids on business Monday
City Clerk Carl Gallagher was con-
fired to his home because OF illness
the latter part of last week.
Miss Charlotte Hamilton of ltha-
ca was a guest at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs F. l.. McConkey Sunday.
Clifford Carey of Detroit. a former
Alma college student, visited with
former Alma friends on Tuesday.
w A. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Burt
Parker were called TO Lansing on
Monday by the death Of "A relative.
J. Grover Of the real estate firm
OF Page 4 Grover was in Traverse
City or business the fore part of this
week
Mss Lena Argent of Lansing,
former resident of this city spent
the week end IN Alma. guest Of
fl ends.
President Harry Means Crooks OF
Alma college was in Lansing on bus
iress in connection with the college
on Friday.
Earl Porter of lpsianti visited
over the week end and the first of this
week with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
.G b. Porter.
Mr. and Mrs j. Stauffer and family
were called to Farwell the fore part
OF the week by the death of Mrs.
Stauffers mother.
Sarah Caple has returned to her
home in Canadaina. New York. after
a few weeks visit with her GRANDPA
ther, John s. Caple.
Fred Porter was in Grand Ledge
Friday looking up a position as an
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Ithaca visitors Friday.
Ir. and Mrs. Ray Cleland OF ST.
JOINS spent the week end in this city,
the guests at the home Of the latter's
father, William Strong.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. r. McNal and son
OF Ithaca were Alma visitors Sun
day. being guests AT the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. +. l.. McConkey.
Rev. f. c. Clapp of Harrison, for
mer pastor of the United Brethren
church, was in the city Monday.
shaking hands with old friends
Clinton Nelson purchased the Hen
~ Nauffziger eight acres, near Elwell.
the latter part Of last week, the deal
being made through Page & Grover.
Assistant Cashier r. o. Parker of
the First State bank was confined to
his home the latter part of last week
from an attack of ptomainc poison
ing.
Miss Ruth Cook. who is teaching
this year at Croswell. spent the week
end in Alma. a guest at' the home of
her parents, Nr and Mrs Albert p
Cook
Rucbeu Root. who has been taking
course at Ferns Institute. has re-
turned 10 bis home IN this city and
has accepted position with the su-
gar plant
Mrs Harley Williams and mother,
Who nave been visiting with NJ. Viii
Inams for ,he past few weeks. re-