Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-29
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Attorney John d. Spinney is in
Ithaca on business today.
X. Il. Wagner returned on Monday
from "A business trip 10 Ames, Iowa.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Ondraka
OF Arcadia township March 18th "A boy.
William Knudson was in Ithaca on
business on Wednesday Of this week.
Attorney James X. Wright Of st.
Louis was in the city on business this
morning
Born to Mr. and Mrs. +. L. Monk
of Arcadia township on Sunday. March
25th, girl.
b. +. Bedford was called TO Chica-
20, Illinois, yesterday by the illness
OF his father.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl d. Cos
sett, Highland avenue, March 23rd, an
eight pound boy.
Mrs. Burt Pulfrey and daughter of
Saginaw were Alma visitors the fore
part Of the week
The womens club will meet at the
home Of Mrs. K. H. Wilcox, 537 State
street. on Monday, April 2nd
On and after April LIST, we will add
ten per cent to laundry lists until fur
ther notice Alma City Laundry.
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There will he a special meeting Of
the l.. o. r. VI. on Wednesday after
noon at 300 p m. at the residence Of
Mrs. ~ f. Saad.
Mrs. W A. Bailey Of Grand Rapids
spent the fore part Of the week in
Alma guest at the home Of her
cousin, Mrs. W. W Ferris.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will hold baked goods sale at the
Office OF the Gratiot County Gas com
pany ON Saturday, April 7th.
Harvey Button of Saginaw. "a for
mer Alma resident, visited with for
mer Alma resident visited with Alma
friends the fore part of the week
Glen Burkholder, an employe of the
Republic Motor Truck Company. Inc,
had the index finger of his right hand
nearly severed yesterday while work
ing at the plant
DR.. and Mrs. Williamson returned
home the fore part Of this week
Their friends will be- glad to learn
that Mrs. Williamson'S health is
greatly improved
Richard Teed was arrested her,
Monday by deputy sheriff. Clarence
Wheeler, and held for the sheriff al
Lake City. whore warrant for Teed's
arrest has been issued.
Mrs Frank f. Smith and two sons
! Frederick and Lyle. are visiting al
Flint this week, the guests of Mrs
Smiths sister. Mrs. f. A. Wade, anc
mother, Mrs Charles Thompkins.
Mt. Pleasant parties have purchas
ed the vacant property on Down.,
street, opposite the Catholic church
and is is reported that large fla
will be built by them within a shor
time
Oren Monroe Hyde passed ava,
March 26. 1917, following fv'
weeks illness with typhoid fever HI
was eleven years old. The body wa
shipped 10 Lowell on Wednesday 70
burial.
! Professor and Mrs. f. w. Moore o
Winona, Minnesota, announce the ar
rival af Robert Durham Moore, Marcl
22nd Mrs Moore will be remember
ed as Miss Sophia Durham. formerl
OF this city.
1t is reported that-Swift g. Com
pany has leased the req barn in tn
rear of the Wright House again, an
that it will be enlarged somevrnat I
make room for another truck whic.
thu company will purchase TO US,
here
Verne Colbuln, farmer livinl
east of Alma, lost sixty hogs the frs
OF the week from hog cholera. 1t i!
said that the hogs would weight
about 300 pounds each, and that Col
burn had refused 7 cents pound FOL
them
Robert Fleming and Rena Mill:
We're united in marriage al the home
of Elder G. II Carl at eight O'Clock
Thursday evening. March %. 1917
Robert with his bride will live on the
/ old homestead west of the Wright
school house
Mrs Carrie d. Stoddard returned
Monday night from Flint where she
had been attending the Michigan state
camp Of the r. ~ Of A.. as delegate
from the Alma lodge Mrs Stoddart
was elected member of the stat,
press committee.
4. c. Crandell was in Chicago lasi
week making purchases Of goods foi
the spring sale at the Crandell
Scott store, and this week Miss Laur;
Crandell is in Grand Rapids making
purchases. which will arrive in tim,
to' the spring opening next week
Carl Hedrick of Arcadia township
has returned from several weeks
visit in Box Elder, Montana. He re
ports that the several former Aim;
residents who are living there an,
enjoying fine health He also stated
that Jasper Nevins had over 10000
bushels of wheat last year which wa.
sold for $l.75. Mr. Hedrick is think
ing considerable Of locating in Mon
tana