Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-01-11
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

in Alma on business Wednesday.
Mrs. Hubert Brainerd is reported
as being on the sick list this week.
+. M. Wood transacted business in
Barryton the latter part of last week
Attorney John ID. Spinney was in
day.
DIR. 4. G.. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
stefan, Vermeulen block. Union phone
E.-Ad.
Mrs. John Robinson visited with her
parents in Vestaburg on Tuesday of
this week.
Attorney William A. Bahlke left
yesterday for New York on short
business trip.
\ Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hoyt visited
with the formers sister in Saginaw
over the week end.
Mrs. Charles Ohland of Detroit is
guest at the home of her daughter
Mrs Harry Gerber.
Miss Cora V. Perkins left last week
for Tampa, Florida, where she will
! IJtHu lilt WllNti iilOitiis.
Rev j. w. Priest, pastor of the
Baptist church, conducted funeral
at Ithaca Tuesday afternoon.
Rev A. B. Bowman left Tuesday 10
assist in meeting in the North Shade
L. B. church near Middleton.
Jack Barkman of Breckenridge. "A
former Alma resident, was visitor
here on Monday OF this week.
O. f. Parker has sold his home IN
the south part of the city and has
purchased new place ON Pine street.
Clayton Moon of Ithaca was an
Alma visitor ON Tuesday of this week.
.lr. ioGn is a former resident Of this
city
The Civic Improvement ieaguc i an
uual meeting has again been postpoN-
ed II win be held Friday, January
18th
George Moore left Monday for New
York City on business for the Repub-
lie Motor Truck Company. Incor-
porated
Ike Fink of Columbus was an Alma
visitor over the week end He will
be remembered as former resident
OF this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Crandel and
daughter. Miss Laura. left this morn
ing for Grand Rapids, where they will
attend the furniture show
j. y. Holman, who was called to
Canton. Ohio, last week by the illness
OF hisc sister. returned to his home in
Alma on Monday of this week.
Mrs. Paul Crandell, who has been
visiting at the home Of her parents in
Saginaw, returned to her home ~
Alma on Tuesday of this week.
Reid Ruggles is the owner Of lit
tie automobile that is attracting a
great deal of attention on the streets.
II is a small red car, motor driven.
A new Nydia combination lock now
graces the front door of the Alma
State Savings bank No keys are used
Of, the lock, il being of the tumbler
type.
Mrs r. W. Hooper, who has been
visiting with hor daughter in Mil
waukee, Wisconsin, returned TO hel
home in Alma on Tuesday of this
week.
President Harry Means Crooks, L.
d., of Alma college is attending the
association of American colleges.
which is being held in Chicago, Hi
nois, this week.
". j. Vermeulen of Mt. Pleasant
was in the city visiting with old
friends on Monday Of this week. He
will be remembered as former AL
ma business man.
The Common Council for the city OF
Alma on Tuesday evening let a con-
tract for collecting garbage to Verne
Colburn, and he alone is authorized
10 collect il in the future.
There Is some prospects of the
Holland-St. Louis Sugar company es-
tablishing sugar plant at Reed City.
Negotiations are now under way with
the board Of trade of that city.
Harry Orwig was called to Lansing
the first of the week by the condition
Of his sister, returned 10 his home in
an accident. Mr.. Orwig is reported |
as coming along nicely at present.
The Parent and Teachers Club will |
meet next Friday, January 18th, at
3 p. m, at the junior high school /
building. DR.. Carney will talk on
Communicable diseases among chill |
dren."
A mistake occurred in the name OF |
the winner of first pen single comb |
black Minorca in last weeks Record |
II should have read single comD
black minorca, Carrie A. Sandel. FL
well, Michigan, first pen.
Harry Jackson. who has been spend /
ing the past two weeks in Alma. n
guest at the home of his father Rev.
J Frank Jackson, left the latter part I
CT last week for Detroit. to again
take up his work as chemist with |
the Dodge Motor company.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j Trierweiler Of
Portland, Michigan, are the proud
parents of little seven and half
pound daughter which came TO glad
don their home Saturday. January
9th Mrs. Trierweier will be re-
as Miss Alma Nought
Alger Wood, who has been spending
the holidays here, guest at the home
Of his parents, Rev. and Mrs c. l..
Wood. left last Saturday for short
visit with his sister at Pontiac, after
which he viii leave for Crete, Nebras
"a. TO resume his coaching work at
Doane college