Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

or business Monday.
Stewart Birmingham is very i'll at
his home on Ely street.
Sheriff Newell Bradford Of Ithaca
was in the city Tuesday.
f. l.. Convis of Ithaca was i'm Al
ma on business Saturday.
FATTY" Arbuckle's latest comedy
Idlehour Wednesday-Adv.
William Amsbury is the owner of
a new Overland touring ear.
Dr. X. b. Smith was a guest at the
home Of his parents in Crystal Sun
day.
Miss Margaret Wilbur of Belding
is a guest of Miss Marion Chick this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Converse were
visitors at Huntington and Manistee
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Sanderhoff and
family visited with friends in Owosso
Wednesday.
Mrs c. w. Vining Of Lakeview
visited with Alma friends the fore
part Of this week.
George Myers Of the 33rd Mich-
gan, now in training at Fort Wayne,
was home over Sunday.
Mrs. Howard Lake, wife of Assist
ant Postmaster Lake, is confined to
her home because OF illness.
Attorney J. D. Spinney was in
Owosso on legal business Friady and
in Ithaca on business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stone left the
fIst of the week for a short visit in
Kalamazoo, with relatives and friends.
Miss Laura Gossett and Miss Mary
Stone of Flint visited at the home
of j. c. Gossett and family last week.
Mr. and Mrs A. F. Reynolds are
taking an automobile trip through
the southern part of the state this
week.
w. j Melchers of Owosso, general
manager of the Union Telephone
company, was in Alma on business
Monday.
Mrs II. l.. Birmingham, resident
of Arcadia township, died at her home
last Saturday, July 2lst.> Obituary
next week.
Miss Virginia McConkey of Cold
water is spending a few weeks at
the home of her uncle, T. l.. Neon
, key, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Osborn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Durham and daughter
and Miss Esther Durham spent Sun
day at Crystal.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. McConkey and
family spent the week end in Coldwa-
ter, the guests at the home of the
formers brother.
Mrs. W. f. Hansen of Chicago, a
former resident of this city, was a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Win Wilson last week
Allen Hooper of Edmonton, AL
berta, a former Alma boy, is a guest
al the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs f. w Hooper, this week.
| II. c. Moore, cashier Of the Alma
State Savings bank, and his family.
who have been enjoying two weeks
outing at Port Austin, have returned
to their home in this city.
Among those who were at Crystal
Lake Sunday were F. f. Pollasky,
John and Russell Gaffney. Dick Rock
well, Bradley Sartor, James Howe,
Will Falor and Ophir Mann.
Dr. Sluyter, osteopathic physician,
does not intend to leave Alma. He
viii be in his Office every day during
the following hours $50 to 1870
q. m, 1890 to 1870 and 700 to $40
p. m.-Adv
Henry W King has passed the
physical and board examinations Tor
first lieutenancy En- the United
States signal corps. aviation section
1T Minoola, Long Island, n. Y. He
! Is the son OF Mr.. and MIS- Francis
King of this city
! Alma young men now III other
cities placed MS follows for the draft.
| SO far as know. Dean Cowdrey high
up In the first in Detroit. Harry
Jackson probably in the first call and
Milton Jackson in the list for the
| third call. John Durham in Grand
Rapids is listed under the first call.
| Owing 10 the circus Saturday the
Alma Republics Of the Michigan State
league viii not play in Alma Sat
urday. as scheduled. The team will
| play away AiiNl llhiliC tiltS week. SIC
rotary Harmon is hoping that the
JirX, which has been hanging around
the local team. will be chased with the
change and that they may break into
the winning streak.
James d. Stauffer, Paul Austin
, Charles Depew and Chester Robinson
have all received word that their APP
. lplications for the second officers
training camp have been received and
placed on fle. and that they will be
notified later if the application is or
is not favorably considered. The last
three of the four men are Alma col
lege graduates or students.
Doc" Harmon left yesterday for
various parts of the near by states
in search of some real classy baseball
players, and hopes TO bring back a
few good ones TO Alma to strengthen
the local club. doc" is looking for
some men who have ambition enough
TO do little work on the side, and
who have the goods as ball players.
Among those for whom he is looking
are two pitchers who have the stuff
Harmon is determined to get team
in Alma that will be winner.
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