Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Nelson Smith was IN Ithaca on busi-
ness yesterday.
William Knudson was in Detroit on
business Wednesday.
w c. Reemtsen was in Mt. Pleas
ant on business yesterday.
J. A. BARLEY transacted business IN
Detroit on Wednesday Of this week.
Clinton Nelson was in Stanton on
business the latter part of last week.
Clinton Nelson transacted business
in St Johns on Wednesday of this
week.
Attorney James A. Greene was in
Stanton on legal business on Monday
OF this week.
w. {. Reemtsen left today for De
troit, Flint, Lansing and Battle Greek
on business trip.
On Friday of next week, Alma col
lege will close for the annual spring
vacation. College will open again
April 4th.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Church of Christ will have bake
sale at +. Champion store Saturday,
March 18th
The Alma Benevolent society will
meet at the home of Mrs f. NJ. Wood,
III East End street, Wednesday,
March DIST.
Mrs. Allen Jackson and her two
sons from Saginaw are spending the
week ut st. Johns rectory. with Rev.
j. Frank and Mrs. Jackson
The Alma public schools will be
closed next week Friday for the an
nual spring vacation of one week. The
schools viii open again on April 2nd.
Those who are interested in buying
high grade musical Instruments
should see the famous Ivers d Pond
piano at 6 Y Wright furniture
store. s2-lt-c
H. b stuckcy has sold his residence
~ East Downip 10 Allen Stafford Of
New Haven township and has pur-
chased the g. +. Renner residence on
West Center street.
The W II. c. will meet with Mrs II.
Rowlcy. on West End street. on Tues
day. March goth. for a pot-luck din
ner All members are requested 20 be
present at this meeting.
The Alma agency OF the Singer
Sewing Machine company now has
two Of hemstitchers on hand which
they will be pleased to demonstrate TO
anyone Interested ADV
The Illustrated lecture on Russia
given by Professor Meader Of the
University of Michigan on the Uni
versity Extension course al the high
school was well appreciated by large
audience.
Wednesday afternoon. Miss Hodg
son, teacher of gymnasia at the col
/, ge, drilled her class in the assembly
room at the Masonic Home. 1t was
fine exhibition and afforded the resi-
dents most pleasing entertainment.
Levi Heth, father of Mrs. L. w.
Race of this city. passed away We'd
nosday at the home of the latter on
Ely street, after an illness OF nearly
two years. Mr.. Heth was a lifetime
resident of Ionia county and his body
was taken there for burial.
George Stanley will be at the
George Brown livery stable on March
IL, II and ls to buy horses. He is
DESTROYS of a few block and chunks
from three to ten years old, weigh
ire from 1000 to 1900 pounds, and
will pay reasonable price. s2-ltc
The new furniture for the local
Western Union Telegraph Office has
arrived and is now installed. The new
fixtures give the Office a far better
look than the makeshift furniture
that has been used while the manager
was waiting for the new furniture to
arrive.
On Saturday afternoon, ten Alma
ladies went 10 st. Louis AT the invita-
ton of Mrs. Burns, supreme com
mander of the Maccabees for suf-
frage tea About seventy-hve St.
J ouiS women were present and most
enjoyable and enthusiastic meeting
was held. Mrs. Nudge of st. Louis,
district president of the W. c. T. u,
presided and her remarks showed
thorough knowledge Of the subject
Mrs Timby of this city read and ex-
planned the call for the county mass
meeting to be held in the |. Q. o. +.
hall in Alma on March both Every
woman in Gratiot county is urged TO
attend this meeting Several other
ladies' also read papers OF gave talks
on tho subject Of equal suffrage