Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-05-17
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

"The Butcher Boy" is scream,
VIM s. ldlehour Wednes-
day.
"The Mystery Of the Double Cross
coming
Garland hewitt Of Mt Pleasant was
in the city on business this morn
ing.
The Alma high school baseball
team will play Greenville high school
here next week, and good game is
expected.
Herbert Pulfrey of Saginaw was
in Alma the latter part Of last week,
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Pulfrey.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will hold baked goods sale at the
Office Of the Gratiot County Gas COM
pany on Saturday, May 10Th.
Mr. and Mrs. II. h. Walton left
yesterday for Cleveland, Ohio, where
they will attend the Baptist church
convention which is being held in that
city this week.
Attorney Mcneil OF Detroit is hi
the city today and will be present at
the council meeting tonight to lend
his expert services in drafting the
proposed bonding issue.
The women's gymnasium classes Of
Alma college will give an exhibition
on Davis field Monday, if the weather
permits. If the weather is bad, it will
be given on the first nice day aft
efward
Fred w Goodies, supervisor Of the
second ward and a member Of the
fun OF Slater d Goodies. is confined
10 his home with an attack of appen-
dicitis He is reported as slightly
better today
Rev Sidney D. Eva Of Marine City
spoke AZ the Methodist Episcopal
church Tuesday evening at rous-
ing Epworth league meeting. which
was well attended by the members
of that organization.
The Rev j. Frank Jackson. who
has been suffering from an attack
OF appendicitis for the past week and
a half, was again out on the street
yesterday. much to the pleasure Of
his many friends here
Thomas Arnold Robinson arrived
here the latter part Of last week for
a short visit at the home Of his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. j W Robinson
before he leaves for France TO Join
the American ambulance.
The well digger for the sinking of
the test for the city's new water sup
ply arrived Tuesday and was taken
from the car on Wednesday Work
on the sinking of the test well in the
Bird aprk on East Superior street
will be started at once.
Miss Ruth Reemtsen left Alma
Monday for Indian Mound, Tennes-
see. where she will join her mother,
Mrs. c. w Reemtsen, and sister,
Nancy. for a short visit with rela-
tivcs and friends in that state. Her
father accompanied her as far as
Detroit.
The eXcavating for the Easements
of the new Merchants Building com
pany two story building and the |. 0.
Q +. lodge two story building is al
most completed, and will be finished
within the next few days When this
is done the construction work on the
buildings will be rushed.
Attorney W. +. Crane of Saginaw,
one Of the owners OF the Holiday
Park subdivision, is in the city for
a time. selling off the lots which re-
main unsold i'm Holiday Park He is
also taking treatments at the santa
rum i'm ST. Louis while here. He will
re found hi the Offices in the BARLEY
block.
LEXIS J. Sarvis and John McAuley
.of Alma college. who recently took
the examination for the officers train
ing camp at Fort Sheridan, received
orders last Friday and left immedi-
ately for Fort Sheridan, where they
will undergo "a three months train
ing. after which they will receive
commissions in the United Slater
army.
II is only two weeks now until the
Cratiot county field and track meet is
held. The meet this year will be held
in Breckenridge. this being the first
time that any place other than ltha-
ca. ST. Louis on, Alma has had the
meet. The Breckenridge team which
ran second to Alma in the county
meet last year is figuring strongly ON
taking the meet and Alma will bc
forced TO the limit 10 defeat the lads